Chapter 353 The strongest assistant coach! Super fake! Yang Cheng: I will make it difficult for you to fail in your relegation! [Subscribe]
It’s a bit funny to say, but finding an assistant is actually harder than finding a head coach.
Assistant coaches like Brian Kidd can find a job in minutes as long as they leave Bayswater Chinese.
A lot of top teams are waiting to sign him.
He is experienced, capable, and meticulous in his work. The key is that he is not overbearing as an assistant coach and has a good personality.
It would be difficult to find such talents even if you searched all over European football with a lantern.
Today's professional football emphasizes division of labor and cooperation.
This is true for the players on the field and the coaches on the sidelines.
Just imagine, if you find an assistant coach who argues with you all day long, who would have the heart to work?
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the head coach will choose to use his own team.
Julian Nagelsmann also has his own team.
Video analyst Benjamin Glück and team manager Timo Haden.
The three of them have one thing in common: they are young.
Nagelsmann is 28 years old, Timo Harden is only 26 years old, and Glück is a little older, only 29 years old.
The three of them came to Hoffenheim's youth training camp to work very early. They were of similar age and had similar interests, so they got together and became close friends. Later, Nagelsmann joined them in the U17 and U19 teams.
Now, if he wants to come out and coach on his own, the Three Musketeers must advance and retreat together.
Yang Cheng had no objection to this.
Based on his experience in his previous life, Glück later became one of the best video analysts in Germany, following Nagelsmann all the way to Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and the German national team.
Timo Harden is the team leader, mainly responsible for team management, team building and tactical planning. He is also an important member of the head coach's assistant team.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, he followed Nagelsmann all the way to Leipzig Red Bull, but did not go to Bayern, but went directly to Frankfurt. Later, he became the sports director of Frankfurt. His abilities are still very outstanding.
Overall, these two people are really good.
Of course, the most important thing is to have the opportunity to exercise.
The current chief analyst in Frankfurt is Marcel Daum, who is only 29 years old.
Chief analyst and video analyst are two different positions.
Generally speaking, there are many different positions under the data analysis team, including data analysis, video analysis, etc.
Video analysts are more focused on editing videos, a bit like UP hosts.
Marcel Daum is now well-known in German football and will gradually grow into one of the best analysts in Germany in the next few years.
When Xabi Alonso coached Leverkusen, he was Leverkusen's assistant coach, providing advice to Xabi Alonso and making great contributions to Bayer Leverkusen's championship.
Apart from these honors, Marcel Daum was also one of the first coaches in Germany to work as an analyst.
He was only 21 years old that year.
There must be many people wondering if this is too outrageous.
Working as an analyst at the age of 21?
As soon as you graduate from college?
You don’t even need to find someone to teach you, just get started right away?
That's right.
Because the head coach of Cologne at that time was his father, Christopher Daum.
He was the guy who was reported by Hoeness for drug use at the beginning of the century and ultimately failed to become the head coach of the German national team.
Although Daum was forced to leave German football due to the controversy surrounding his drug use, and went to coach in Türkiye, Austria and other countries, he returned to Germany in 2006 and coached Cologne.
As one of Germany's famous coaches, Daum's influence and connections in German football are extraordinary.
In January 2008, Marcel Daum joined Cologne and began working as a match analyst.
After that, he followed his father all the way from Cologne to Fenerbahce to Frankfurt.
Old Daum's coaching of Frankfurt in 2011 was a mid-term rescue. He took office in March and was sacked in May. The team failed to avoid relegation.
Afterwards, old Dom left the team, but young Dom stayed and followed the team back to the Bundesliga.
Now, Marcel Daum has also become the chief analyst in Frankfurt.
In fact, it is similar in all walks of life, including in football.
Even data analysis is a job that requires practice to become proficient.
Cases like old Dom training young Dom are actually very common. For example, hasn’t Ancelotti always been bringing up his son and son-in-law?
In any case, there is no conflict between Marcel Daum as chief analyst and Nagelsmann bringing in video analyst Glück.
But if this happens, the entire coaching team will have a very serious problem.
Too young!
They are all young people under 30 years old.
Apart from Marcel Daum, none of the others even have any experience coaching in the Bundesliga.
Can you rest assured?
Yang Cheng actually does not doubt Nagelsmann's ability.
After talking with Yang Cheng, Dan Ashworth, Mike Rigg and others, they can basically figure out whether there is real material or not.
Nagelsmann is capable.
This coaching job at Frankfurt is a very important opportunity in his life.
He believes in Glück and Timo Harden, and there will be no problem with those two.
The point is, they really have no experience.
Yang Cheng couldn't help but keep thinking about the phone call from Ten Hahe.
Frankfurt really cannot afford to lose anything next.
In order to take advantage of the enthusiasm and advanced ideas of young people while avoiding experience and avoiding pitfalls, the best way is to equip him with a capable and experienced assistant coach.
The key is that this person must also get along well with the head coach.
The first person that came to Yang Cheng’s mind was Hermann Grande.
The 61-year-old German man played football for Bochum all his life. After retiring in the 1980s, he first coached the youth team in Bochum and then went to Bayern. From 1991 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2009, he was the head coach of Bayern's second team.
In the intervening years, he taught independently outside, but was not successful.
Since 2009, he has assisted famous coaches such as Van Gaal, Heynckes and Ancelotti.
Yang Cheng knew this assistant coach, who was nicknamed "Tiger" within Bayern, but the key was that he could not poach him.
He is not young anymore and has worked in Bayern for so many years. I guess he doesn't plan to leave in the future.
Bayern certainly doesn't want him to leave.
This is just like AC Milan previously used Tassotti as an assistant coach for the first team.
Tassotti is permanent, but head coaches come and go.
Every time a head coach takes office, it will be much easier to get started if there is someone like this who is experienced and familiar with everything inside Bayern to help him.
Yang Cheng’s current positioning of Brian Kidd is actually similar to this.
It is impossible to dig out such people.
However, Yang Cheng immediately thought of another person.
Peter Hermann, 63.
If Grande belongs to Bayern, then Peter Hermann belongs to Leverkusen.
Peter Hermann has been working for Leverkusen since the 1980s and started working as an assistant coach for the first team in 1996. In 12 years, he has seen at least seven or eight head coaches come and go.
He has experienced the three-time champion period of Leverkusen and also experienced lows.
In addition to being the head coach of the first team, he also serves part-time as the head coach of the second team.
In the 08/09 season, he worked as an assistant to Dieter Hecking in Nuremberg for a season. In 2009, he was poached by Heynckes and brought back to Leverkusen. In 2011, he followed Heynckes to Bayern.
Yes, during Heynckes' tenure as Bayern head coach, he had the two best assistant coaches in the Bundesliga at the time.
Hermann Gland and Peter Hermann.
Where is he now after Ancelotti replaced Heynckes as Bayern's head coach?
…
"What do you think of Peter Hermann?" Yang Cheng suddenly asked.
Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg, who were sitting opposite him, were both stunned.
But both of them reacted immediately.
It would be a perfect deal if Peter Hermann could be recruited to be Nagelsmann's assistant coach.
This guy is famous for his good temper and can work with anyone. The key is that his abilities are beyond doubt and he is definitely top-notch in Germany.
The experience is particularly rich.
It’s absolutely amazing!
"Yang, Peter Hermann can do it!" Dan Ashworth applauded.
Otherwise Yang Cheng is the boss.
Before they could even figure it out, he had already thought of the right person.
And he is such a person.
Yang Cheng looked at Nagelsmann again.
In European clubs, the head coach actually has no control over this matter.
Everyone works together and performs their own duties.
But Yang Cheng was able to reveal the news to Nagelsmann in advance out of respect for him.
This made Nagelsmann feel happy and grateful.
Recruiting Peter Hermann to be his assistant was more of a help than an assistance, bringing him in.
This is a great boost to his entire coaching career.
This veteran's reputation is well-known in German football.
His abilities and character are both well-known.
So, after hearing this, Nagelsmann was very happy and nodded repeatedly.
"Where does Peter Hermann work?" Yang Cheng looked at Mike Rigg and asked.
Mike Rigg had already looked it up. "In Düsseldorf in the German second division."
"In the German second division?"
"right."
"Why did you go to the German second division?"
Mike Rigg did a quick check and immediately gave a wry smile, "It's about the same as ours."
"What do you mean?" Dan Ashworth was a little puzzled.
"Didn't Düsseldorf get relegated from the Bundesliga in 2013? In the following two seasons, they ranked 6th and 10th in the Bundesliga, which was not a very ideal situation. So this season they hired the young Frank Kramer to coach them."
Frank Kramer is now 43 years old, which is indeed very young for a head coach.
Oh, by the way, he came from Hoffenheim, coached the second team, and also saved the first team.
"However, Frank Kramer's coaching in Düsseldorf was a failure. He had a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in 15 games, ranking 17th in the Bundesliga. He was fired in late November."
"After Frank Kramer was fired, Peter Hermann took over the first-team for four games and finished the first half. Düsseldorf is still looking for a head coach."
Obviously, Peter Hermann's contract is with Düsseldorf and is not tied to the head coach.
This is a bit troublesome.
Yang Cheng grabbed the mobile phone on the table, checked the address book, and quickly found Peter Hermann's number. He got up and walked out of the office, and went to the balcony outside to make a call.
The two of them actually knew each other for quite a long time, but they didn't keep in touch much on weekdays.
"Hello, Peter, it's me, Yang Cheng."
"Hey, Yang, I'm glad you called me." Peter Hermann sounded very happy.
Yang Cheng said a few greetings and then went straight to the point.
Peter Hermann naturally knew about Frankfurt's situation. When Yang Cheng told him that he planned to hire Nagelsmann as the head coach, this veteran in German football was almost scared silly.
"Isn't this too risky?" Peter Hermann was a little bit unbelievable.
But this is indeed something Yang Cheng can do.
"If you talk to this young man, you will find that he really has ideas. I think I should give him a chance to prove himself."
Peter Hermann agrees.
It is difficult to say whether Yang Cheng’s decision was right or wrong.
But young people don’t have the opportunity to stand out, so they can only endure.
If you keep enduring, you might end up losing all your vigor and enthusiasm.
Just like him now.
Düsseldorf asked him if he was willing to be the head coach.
Peter Hermann refused.
Why?
So tired!
At his age, he can't do anything anymore.
"Peter, you must know why I called you. We are old friends, and I won't beat around the bush. As long as you are willing to come to Frankfurt, I will sign a long-term contract with you. You can sign for as long as you want."
"I'll help you pay the penalty for breach of contract between you and Düsseldorf."
Not to mention that you are an old friend, even if you are here to poach someone, Yang Cheng is very kind to make such a promise.
"The buyout fee is about 1 million euros. I will talk to Düsseldorf and I can leave directly after Christmas."
Peter Hermann was also very forthright.
The most important thing is Yang Cheng and his football league.
For Peter Hermann, the older he gets, the more he hopes to avoid trouble as much as possible.
Just like Hermann Grande, staying in a team, going to work and coming home every day, nine to five, it's comfortable!
"It's settled then. I'll have Mike Rigg contact you later."
"Okay, it's a pleasure working with you, Yang!" Peter Hermann said with a smile.
"Thank you, Peter, for keeping an eye on Nagelsmann for me. This guy is really good!"
"Don't worry, I will do my best to cooperate with him."
"Thanks."
"You're so polite. I'll treat you to a meal later."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone with Peter Hermann, Yang Cheng let out a long sigh.
In European football, the convenience of having many acquaintances is this.
If others want to find Peter Hermann, they usually have to go through several layers of relationships.
Yang Cheng didn't need to do that. He just called and talked face to face.
…
Yang Cheng is really busy.
The time he could spare for Frankfurt was actually very little.
After returning to the UK from Japan, there was a series of Christmas activities.
This is a very, very important matter.
Whether as the owner or head coach of Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng must participate.
There is also an annual Christmas dinner.
Afterwards, Yang Cheng was invited to attend UEFA's pre-Christmas party in Nyon, Switzerland.
Ceferin reiterated that UEFA fully supports David Gill's candidacy for FIFA president.
This is undoubtedly the final mobilization for the February election.
So, Yang Cheng must come as well.
Then I went to the FIFA headquarters in Zurich to participate in FIFA activities.
Many UEFA officials are also FIFA officials, so the activities of both parties are staggered.
It was not until December 24 that Yang Cheng finally found time again.
Instead of flying directly back to London from Zurich, he went to Frankfurt.
Wolfgang Stubing personally picked him up at the airport and the two chatted a lot on the way.
At present, all the procedures for the acquisition have been completed.
Yang Cheng was not stingy with his generosity towards this great contributor. Not only did he give him a seat on the committee and make him a fan representative, he also allowed him to serve as a consultant in the club.
On the one hand, he wanted to leverage his connections in Frankfurt to provide support for future business development.
On the other hand, it is also a reward for him.
Stubin hopes to use this relationship to further expand his network and channels.
To be honest, if Frankfurt remains in the half-dead state it was in the past, many things will simply not be possible.
Just then, on the way, Yang Cheng discussed a big deal with him.
The driver was driving in the front seat, and the two of them were in the back seat discussing the purchase of the Commerzbank Arena from the city government.
The amount of money is not small, and Yang Cheng is not stupid. He will definitely not pay it out of his own pocket. He will directly borrow from the bank and pay it back in Frankfurt in the future.
Frankfurt can't pay it back?
What are you afraid of?
Yang Cheng is backing you up from behind!
Also, we need to expand after buying it.
That basketball court and the indoor arena for hockey are to be built.
The training base needs to start planning to purchase land and build it.
All of these require money and must go through the bank.
Stubin was very familiar with this business, and he figured it out for Yang Cheng without much ado.
The specific operations will be followed up by Xia Qing's people in the future. Yang Cheng is not a professional and will not participate.
In fact, Frankfurt's Commerzbank Arena is just east of Frankfurt Airport, about ten minutes' drive away.
When Yang Cheng arrived at the stadium, he found that not only Frankenbach, Dan Ashworth, Mike Rigg, Marcel Daum and others were present, but Nagelsmann and Peter Hermann were also there.
Obviously, they all knew he was coming and came here specially to wait for him.
In fact, the more you look into Frankfurt's situation, the easier it is to see that the club's problems are deep-rooted.
If you dig deeper, it's even a bit shocking.
On the surface, Frankfurt's sluggish performance this season comes from a wave of injuries.
But can we dig deeper?
Just like Peru's central defender Zambrano.
26 years old, at the prime of life.
He used to be a mainstay in Frankfurt's defense, but has been injured repeatedly since last season.
The most serious one was a sprained lateral knee ligament, which kept him out for 108 days.
He was injured 6 times in the 14/15 season and rested for 146 days, spread throughout the season.
This season is even more outrageous.
From September to now, I have been injured 4 times. In September, I had a broken rib, in October I had fatigue and rest, in November I had the flu, and in December I had a muscle strain.
This is really outrageous.
And he is not an exception.
Another player, Stefan Reinartz, 26 years old, can play as a central defender and defensive midfielder. He transferred from Leverkusen on a free transfer in the summer of 2015.
Fans who are familiar with Toni Kroos must know him. This guy is a close friend of Toni Kroos.
After Toni Kroos joined Bayswater Chinese, he spoke up for Toni Kroos many times. He can be said to be TK's best substitute in Germany and his strength is indeed impressive.
But there were too many injuries.
And they are all very troublesome injuries.
I am still resting because of patellar tendinitis.
Yang Cheng has a deep impression of Reinartz, mainly because this guy chose to retire in 2016 because he was still suffering from injuries after groin surgery.
But he has a good brain.
After retiring, he set up his own data analysis company, specializing in studying the passing quality of midfielders.
In the past, statistics on midfield passes were largely based on success rate, assists, key passes, etc., but statistics on pass quality are very difficult and there is no set standard.
But Reinartz's company is very interesting. They made a data model to measure the quality of midfielders' passes.
For example, how many times he bypassed the opponent's blockade, delivered accurate passes, and launched attacks.
Later, many clubs bought their data.
Yang Cheng also bought it when he was coaching.
But now he doesn't need to do that, he is familiar with this system, so he let the Chinese in Bayswater do it themselves.
As for what kind of business Reinartz and others were planning to start in the future, Yang Cheng had no idea.
All in all, this guy is indeed very capable, but he suffers a lot of injuries.
If this happens to just one or two people, it can be considered a coincidence.
Or, bad luck.
But if many players in the first team are like this, it proves that there must be something wrong.
The 20-year-old genius Marco Stendra is considered to be Frankfurt's own youth training. He joined the team at the age of 14.
He is considered to be the most legitimate national team midfielder, starting from the U17 level, and has been continuously promoted all the way up, and has just recently entered the U21 level.
He is not tall, but has delicate footwork, is very good at passing and breaking through, and became famous in the Bundesliga last season.
Almost everyone believes that this kid is a genius!
He joined the first team at the age of 16, in the summer of 2012. As soon as he came on, he injured his shoulder in pre-season training and rested for 80 days. For this reason, his debut was repeatedly delayed.
That season he started twice, came off the bench three times, and contributed one assist.
This is an assist in the Bundesliga, which is a good start.
As a result, in the 13/14 season, in a friendly match during the pre-season training, he came on as a substitute for 8 minutes and tore his cruciate ligament, which almost ruined him for half of the season. His performance was a mess throughout the entire season.
Stendra's upward momentum was curbed.
But it didn't matter. In the 14/15 season he regained his form and performed very well, receiving praise from the entire German football world, but he still suffered from injuries.
There were 5 injuries throughout the season.
The most serious one was missing 10 games.
What about this season?
On August 13, just as the league started, he injured his hamstring and missed two games.
In late November, I injured my adductor muscle and was injured for more than a week.
This is a talent that the German football world is looking forward to and has high hopes for!
If such a thing had happened 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago, Yang Cheng would still find it understandable.
But now in 2015, every club treats its youth talents like treasures.
Who can I go to for justice?
The 27-year-old Brazilian center back Anderson has played for Düsseldorf and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
He was first loaned to Frankfurt in 2011 and was bought out a year later.
Since 2012, he has been plagued by injuries. First, he had to rest for two months due to abdominal muscle strain, and in 2014, he had to rest for half a year due to a torn ligament.
In May 2015, he underwent knee surgery and has not returned to the game since.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Anderson continued to recover from his injury until April 2017 when he terminated his contract with the club and announced his retirement.
The 30-year-old local central defender Marco Reus has been in Frankfurt except for the 11/12 season when he was sold to Wolfsburg.
He is also a glass man. He gets injured two or three times almost every season. In the 10/11 season, his meniscus was even torn twice.
He tore his muscle twice in the 13/14 season.
In the 14/15 season, there was meniscus injury, adductor strain, ankle injury...
What about this season?
He suffered a muscle strain and hamstring injury and did not resume training until early December.
But you can't say it's a coincidence or not. The only thing is that he went to Wolfsburg in the 11/12 season and played 24 Bundesliga games, and nothing happened.
The situation in Frankfurt is actually very, very complicated.
Yang Cheng and his team are not detectives, so they have no way of finding out what is going on.
The question is, injuries are uncontrollable.
But so many players, so many injuries, for several years in a row, all out of control?
Are there any problems within the club itself?
Will other teams suffer as many widespread injuries as Frankfurt did for several consecutive years?
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Stendela tore his cruciate ligament again in 2016 and was once again out for almost the entire season.
In the end, this German genius fell!
Of course, the locations of the two cruciate ligament tears are different.
The first time was on the right leg and the second time was on the left leg.
No team can avoid injuries, they can only try to reduce them.
But situations like Frankfurt are really rare.
At least in Yang Cheng's opinion, there is only one reasonable explanation.
The training level and conditions are too poor, and the medical facilities and rehabilitation therapy are incomplete.
The bottom line is that the club's investment in this area is seriously insufficient.
"We must catch this piece as soon as possible!"
Yang Cheng turned to look at Dan Ashworth, "After Christmas, there is still about a month until the second half of the season starts. You should immediately arrange for people to prepare the stadium, the first team training ground and the youth team training ground, all the grass, fields, training facilities, including the locker rooms, medical room, rehabilitation room, etc."
"Check everything for me. Every detail must be done strictly in accordance with our standards."
"If it needs to be replaced, replace it. If it needs to be demolished, demolish it. If it really doesn't work, demolish the entire stadium, the training ground, and even the Stubbing Building, and I will build a new one!"
When Yang Cheng finished speaking, he was really angry!
What kind of team is this?
It's already 2015, can't we invest a little more?
If you buy one less player, or even a worse one, it won’t even cost one million euros. You can invest a few hundred thousand euros every year, which is enough!
But the irony is that there are just such some people in this world, some team management.
For example, Manchester United is willing to spend 100 million or 200 million to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and Pogba, but is reluctant to spend 1 or 2 million to transform Carrington.
Is it that these people don’t understand football?
no.
It’s because these people in Carrington have no say.
Whenever a team cuts its budget, they are often the first to be cut.
Even someone like Wolfgang Stubin knew that the team's problems were serious, but he really didn't know they were so serious.
Frankfurt is, of course, poor.
But I don’t know where the money went.
"Is one month enough?" asked Peter Hermann.
Dan Ashworth looked at Yang Cheng and nodded solemnly, "If it's in London, there will be no problem. In Germany, I will try my best, but the winter training camp..."
"Let's go to Malaga. The training base there is now up and running. Take a vacation and bring the players and their families over."
Yang Cheng also knew that now was not the time to lose his temper.
But as a head coach, he really feels that Frankfurt's current situation is outrageous.
In the entire European football, they are not the most outrageous.
Nagelsmann and Peter Hermann looked at each other and nodded.
This is a good reason, as it not only provides some benefits to the players, but also avoids interference with training.
"Then let's start studying the winter training."
…
According to Nagelsmann and Peter Hermann, there are actually quite a lot of people in Frankfurt who can be used.
There are indeed too many injuries.
For example, Argentine center back David Abraham.
This central defender is actually quite capable.
Japanese international Makoto Hasebe is capable of playing as a right back and midfielder and can be retained.
Frankenbach believes that the Japanese international can help the team develop the Japanese market.
25-year-old American international Tim Chandler can play the entire right side and can also play a role.
Left-back Ochipka is quite capable and has an excellent cross-ball ability, so he will definitely stay.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Stefan Reinartz underwent groin surgery in January 2016, but his injury never improved and he retired after the season.
This time, Yang Cheng meant to arrange for the best experts in the world to study his condition and then perform surgery to see if his career could be saved.
This player is indeed a talent, has a sharp mind, and is a close friend of Toni Kroos.
As of January 1, he will be only 27 years old.
Not to mention Stendra, he must be treated well.
As long as such a player is cured and helped to regain his form, he can become a local international player!
Marco Reus is a member of our own youth training and also wants to stay.
There is also the Serbian teenager Gasinovic.
Gasinovic, who is only 20 years old, is still a substitute this season, but this player is quite strong. In Yang Cheng's previous life, he was one of the heroes who helped Frankfurt reach the Europa League final. He performed very well and had good strength.
But not all players choose to stay.
The club has been in a state of panic over the past period of time, especially with the possibility of relegation, so many players are reluctant to leave.
There are basically no valuable players in the midfield and backcourt, and the one who wants to leave now is Peruvian central defender Zambrano.
Didn’t he just return from injury?
Currently wanting to join Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League.
Rubin Kazan is now wealthy and is willing to pay a transfer fee of 5 million euros for him.
There is also Swiss international Seferovic.
The center forward was signed by Frankfurt from La Liga Real Sociedad for 3.2 million euros in the summer of 2014.
He made 32 appearances in the Bundesliga last season, scoring 10 goals and providing 8 assists, a good performance.
So far this season, he has made 14 appearances, scored 3 goals and provided 5 assists.
He is currently attracting attention from many teams.
After all, there are not many centers who can provide assists these days.
According to Frankenbach, Seferovic's agent has already started contacting teams.
If Yang Cheng had his way, he really wanted to keep Seferovich.
In his previous life, this guy performed very well after transferring to Benfica in 2017, and his peak value reached 20 million euros.
But unfortunately, the player has now decided to leave.
It is expected that a transfer fee of around 10 million euros can be recovered.
With Seferovic leaving, the entire frontcourt goal will become a big problem.
The other is Dutch center Luke Castagno.
The player transferred from Eredivisie club Twente in 2015 for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros.
But after coming here, he continued to suffer injuries.
If you sell it now, the estimated revenue is 2.5 million euros.
After all, he scored 4 goals in the few appearances he had.
The most anxious one is Czech striker Václav Kadlec.
The 23-year-old striker has already been linked with a move to Midtjylland in Denmark.
The latter paid a transfer fee of 2.1 million euros for him.
The deal has been negotiated, but because the transfer market has not yet opened, it cannot be completed.
In 2013, Frankfurt spent 3.2 million euros to buy him.
There is also local player Aigner on the right side.
The player joined Frankfurt from 1860 Munich on a free transfer in 2012.
Now, Munich 1860 is willing to buy it back for 3 million euros.
Munich 1860 is fighting for relegation in the German 2nd Division this season. The situation is not very optimistic. We hope that this youth player can be quickly reinforced.
There was one player who originally wanted to leave.
That is the team’s own youth player, 19-year-old striker Waldschmidt.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, this player also transferred to Hamburg in 2016, where he won the top scorer of the European Youth Championship and became famous. He then transferred to Freiburg, where he achieved success and was selected for the national team.
Now that Yang Cheng has taken over, such players must be retained.
A left-footed player with fast speed and good footwork, he can play in all positions in the frontcourt. Such a versatile player, who is also a product of the team's youth training, must be kept.
From the current perspective, the above transfers are basically finalized.
Frankfurt expects to receive more than 20 million euros in revenue.
But they are all paid in installments.
In the past, the main theme of Yang Cheng’s transfers was to be thrifty and buy low and sell high.
But things are different now.
The most important thing for Frankfurt right now is to regroup and strive to avoid relegation in the second half of the season.
The team's biggest problem right now is injuries.
Except for goalkeeper Hradecky, the other three lines basically need to be strengthened.
So, this time Yang Cheng also invested a lot of money.
The first player he wanted to sign was none other than Naby Keita, the midfielder of Salzburg Red Bull in Austria!
Many fans' biggest impression of this Guinean player is probably that he is a fake.
And it's super parallel import.
Because Liverpool spent a huge amount of money to sign him, but a few years later, he was worthless and left Liverpool on a free transfer.
But in Yang Cheng's opinion, the most crucial question is why Liverpool and Klopp would spend a sky-high price, even a year in advance, to sign this player?
You know, Liverpool snatched Naby Keita from Barcelona and other giants.
Is everyone stupid?
No!
Naby Keita grabbed many firsts in the 16/17 Bundesliga season.
He regained the ball 8.5 times per game, ranking first among Bundesliga midfielders.
Scored 8 goals, ranking first among Bundesliga midfielders.
With 8 assists, he ranks first among Bundesliga midfielders.
He averages 2.7 dribbles per game, ranking first among Bundesliga midfielders.
In terms of ability to create chances, the Bundesliga midfielder ranks first.
The pass success rate is 82%, ranking first in RB Leipzig and 11th among Bundesliga midfielders.
But after arriving at Liverpool, the player's pass success rate suddenly soared to 89%.
This shows that he was held back by the overall level of RB Leipzig.
Naby Keita was an incredible all-round player that season.
He is not tall, only 1.71 meters, but he has excellent footwork, is very fast, is very flexible, and can run very well.
He can steal the ball, pass the ball, assist, and dribble through the court. Most importantly, he can run fast...
He's like Kante with the skills and awareness of Pogba!
If nothing else, just based on this point, how much is he worth?
Neither Klopp nor Liverpool are stupid.
As soon as he saw Naby Keita emerging, he rushed over waving a check and signed him a year in advance.
As for what happened to him after he joined Liverpool, that is another matter.
Naby Kante moved from Este in France to Red Bull Salzburg for €1.5 million in 2014.
He made 30 appearances last season, scoring 5 goals and providing 2 assists.
His performance this season has gone one step further. So far, he has made 18 appearances, scored 8 goals and provided 6 assists.
Currently, the Guinea international is valued at 7.5 million euros.
Yang Cheng let Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg talk freely.
According to Yang Cheng's budget, it should be possible to accomplish this within 15 million euros.
This is already a very high price in the Austrian league.
But Yang Cheng felt it was worth it!
The most important thing is that Naby Keita can provide the midfield strength that Frankfurt needs most urgently.
15 million euros?
After hearing what Yang Cheng said, Stubin and Frankenbach on the side became restless.
Frankfurt hasn't had such a big transfer deal for many, many years.
Sold several players, but spent 15 million euros to bring in Naby Keita?
“Quality is more important than quantity. A good midfielder can transform the entire team!”
Yang Cheng made the decision on the spot, let’s talk about it this way!
Having just one Naby Keita in midfield is definitely not enough.
Yang Cheng had said before that he wanted to sign a defensive midfielder for Nagelsmann.
This time he gave a specific candidate.
Lobotka is a Slovak midfielder who plays for Nordjylland in the Danish league.
The player transferred to Nordjylland for 500,000 euros at the end of August 2015.
After joining, he played all of Nordjylland's games.
But Nordjylland is not a strong team in the Danish league, so its performance can only be considered okay.
Yang Cheng knew Lobotka very well because the player later played very well for Celta Vigo and Napoli in La Liga.
It can be said that apart from being a little short, there is almost nothing wrong with him as a defensive midfielder.
You know, in the 17/18 La Liga season, he could regain the ball 7.6 times per game, so he is definitely a ball-grabbing machine, okay.
The key is, his passing is as steady as an old dog!
And he claims to never advance.
So there will be no goal.
But this guy passes the ball, plays the ball, gets rid of it, organizes, and makes long passes...
He can do anything!
Yang Cheng really couldn't bear to see such a player continue to be buried in the Danish league!
It only cost 500,000 euros half a year ago, and now the estimated value on the German transfer market is 600,000 euros.
So, Yang Cheng said that he would try to sign him within 1 million euros.
There are countless players in Europe. Whether it is Nagelsmann or Peter Hermann, it is impossible for them to know all the players and understand their characteristics.
Some players have heard of it but are not familiar with it.
If Naby Keita could be considered heard of, then Lobotka had really never been heard of.
Are these two players really as strong as Yang Cheng said?
What you hear is not as good as what you see.
Yang Cheng immediately asked Dan Ashworth to open his laptop, connect to the database, and let them watch the game videos and technical characteristics analysis of the two players directly.
Everyone at the scene was stunned!
On the one hand, after watching the game video, they really found that these two players are very strong.
It is definitely a buried treasure!
Nagelsmann couldn't help but get excited.
He could imagine that if these two players appeared in his Frankfurt team, Frankfurt would definitely take off in the second half.
You know, they are still relatively young.
Lobotka was born on November 25, 1994 and is only 21 years old now.
Naby Keita was born in February 1995 and is only 20 years old now.
Players in this age group have their technical characteristics initially formed and their strength basically demonstrated, but have not yet reached their peak.
Judging from the abilities they showed at Red Bull Salzburg and Nordjylland, it is definitely worth the wait.
Nagelsmann and Peter Hermann just looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
They were shocked at the extent of the Bayswater Chinese scouting network.
The most incredible and shocking thing about the whole thing was that Yang Cheng could really dig out two such players for them.
They have the combat capability, but at the same time they are still very young and have a lot of potential for the future.
This is simply outrageous!
Who would dare to believe such a thing if they didn't see it with their own eyes?
If such a transfer operation is successful, it will definitely shock the whole world.
Wow, looking at the European football scene, who else can do it except Yang Cheng?
The more they thought about it, the more shocked they became.
But the more shocked they were, the more they looked forward to the upcoming game in Frankfurt.
Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese are definitely a treasure trove.
God knows how many treasures will be dug out from this treasure house in the future?
How many more surprises and unexpected events can it bring to the world?
"Don't be too surprised yet, Julian."
Yang Cheng could see that Nagelsmann was ready to try.
When these two midfielders are put on the field, any coach with a bit of vision can see their strength.
"This is just the beginning. I have more surprises coming."
"What else?" Nagelsmann was a little surprised.
The few players he knows so far range from Phil Kruger to Naby Keita to Lobotka.
If he can really sign these three players, he will actually have a great chance of leading the team to avoid relegation.
Because their strength is obvious.
Especially the addition of the two midfielders will definitely transform Frankfurt and take its strength to the next level.
Yang Cheng smiled at Nagelsmann.
"You know, I'm a Virgo. I don't like surprises, so I will prepare a strong lineup for you, making it difficult for you to fail in relegation!"
Yang Cheng's confident look stunned both Nagelsmann and Peter Hermann.
Is there such a good thing in the world?
(End of this chapter)
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