Chapter 956: How do you tell others to play?

Like most other Serie A teams, Juventus's office headquarters are not located in the stadium.

In the past it was because the stadium did not belong to Juventus, but now it is because they are used to it.

Compared with the bustling city of Milan, Via Ferraris in Turin is like a small street in the urban-rural fringe.

Juventus' headquarters is here, a building that looks very, very ordinary from the outside.

If we have to find something special, it is that Juventus' office building has four floors, while most of the surrounding buildings are one- or two-story bungalows.

Although it looks ordinary from the outside, it is decorated very elegantly inside.

It's not luxurious, on the contrary, it's very ordinary and a little old, but it's tidy and makes people feel comfortable.

All departments of the club are gathered in this four-story building, including the chairman, general manager, competitive department, finance department, marketing department, public relations department...even people from the sales department and football promotion department are here.

This makes the small building, which was not spacious to begin with, seem even more crowded.

Fortunately, the divisions of floors and areas are relatively standardized, so there are not any problems.

But for all sponsors, when they come here, their first impression is that this is the heart of Juventus?

Therefore, in order to better reflect the image of the club, they have begun to propose a plan to build a training base around the new stadium, as well as the club's office building.

It is said that this is very popular these days!

Go up the spiral staircase in the lobby on the first floor to the third floor. The largest room opposite is the conference room.

At this moment, the lights are on in the conference room, and heads of various departments are sitting here, discussing various matters concerning the team this summer.

There are mainly two major events, one is transfers and signings, which is also what the fans are most concerned about.

Another one is summer preparations, the highlight of which is the International Champions Cup.

When Juventus drew lots this year, they were drawn to the Asian region. This was a very good choice for the people in Juventus' marketing department, because they had always been in North America in the past, and now it was a good opportunity to go to Asia to expand the influence of the Zebras.

It would be even better if I could take the opportunity to sign a few sponsorship contracts.

However, the focus of the management's discussion is still transfers.

It was a pity that Juventus failed to qualify from the group stage of the Champions League last season, but what was even more sad was that they actually lost the Serie A championship, which is not a good sign.

You know, Italian football has always been conservative and attaches great importance to its domestic league.

Juventus has been rising strongly in recent years and has always been firmly rooted in its domestic league, wanting to reproduce the dominance of the Zebra Army in the past. However, it has now been replaced by Inter Milan, and it absolutely cannot give up.

What is even more unacceptable is that Inter Milan has a group of outstanding stars, while Juventus lags behind Inter Milan both in terms of player strength and head coaching.

Although they can say sarcastically to others that money makes things easier, in fact, they know in their hearts that Inter Milan's rise is not as simple as just having money.

Can money gather such a group of players?

This is imagining European football to be too simple!

Therefore, this summer, Juventus, from top to bottom, has a unified goal, which is to regain the league title.

If we want to regain the league title, we must strengthen our recruitment and improve the team's strength.

Head coach Allegri's transfer goal for the team is to strengthen the midfield and frontcourt, especially the midfield, wingers and forwards.

After Llorente left the team, Juventus' offense has been having problems, so it is quite necessary to introduce a high-level striker.

As for the midfield, although there are powerful stars such as Pirlo, Marchisio, Guarin and Hernanes, Pirlo is already old, and it is necessary to introduce another creative midfielder to take over Pirlo's job.

As for the flanks, this has always been a difficult problem for Juventus.

In the Italian league, there has always been a traditional saying that whoever controls the wing controls the world.

Although Italy does not produce many wing players, looking back over the years, every Serie A champion has often possessed powerful wing stars, so it is quite necessary to strengthen the recruitment of wing players.

The goal was clear and the target was locked in early, but problems arose in the recruitment process.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the entire conference room seemed a little inappropriate.

"I just spoke to the general manager of Schalke 04 on the phone. They told me that Draxler's transfer to Bayern Munich has basically been finalized and the transfer fee will be as high as 40 million euros."

"In addition, I have also received confirmation from Hoffenheim that Firmino will move to Bayern Munich for 40 million euros!"

Giuseppe Marotta announced these two pieces of unsatisfactory news in his unique voice.

Draxler and Firmino are the more popular front attackers in this summer's transfer market. Both are from the Bundesliga, but were both snapped up by Bayern Munich.

80 million euros, even the Bundesliga giants seem to be scared!

"Last season, Hamburger SV rose strongly in the Bundesliga. Although they only finished second in the league, they once defeated Bayern Munich and successfully reached the top. This was a huge threat to Bayern Munich."

At this point, Giuseppe Marotta shook his head and sighed, "More importantly, Bayern Munich originally wanted to bring in two wingers, Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman, from Hamburg to replace Ribery and Robben, but Hamburg's Beiersdorf refused to sell at all, and the players had no intention of leaving the team."

"This is not a good thing for Bayern Munich!"

You know, the reason Bayern Munich was able to run rampant in the Bundesliga in the past was because of its strong strength and abundant capital. Their style of doing things has always been: if I can beat you on the court, then we will solve it on the court.

If I can't beat you on the court, I'll poach you in the transfer market.

But now, they can't beat Hamburg on the field. In the two rounds of confrontation last season, Bayern Munich lost one and drew one, without a win!

The idea of ​​poaching Hamburg in the transfer market did not come true, so Bayern Munich can only turn to other alternatives, namely Draxler and Firmino.

These two players should be considered the most reliable ones for Bayern Munich to introduce.

But this will cause great harm to Juventus.

Originally, Juventus was also interested in these two players and wanted to get one of them.

But now, both players have failed.

"What about the striker?" Club president Andrea Agnelli asked with concern, frowning.

"I have contacted Manchester City and they told me that Dzeko has left the team, but it has not been announced yet."

"Leaving the team?" Andrea Agnelli was a little surprised.

"Yes, they brought in Aboubakar from Hamburg, and Dzeko was part of the deal and will move to Hamburg in the new season."

"Hamburg?" Andrea Agnelli read the name.

Marotta sighed, "Yes, Hamburg is also Yang Huan's team."

"Damn it!" Andrea Agnelli cursed angrily.

Marotta smiled bitterly and shook his head. "That's why Bayern Munich felt threatened. Dzeko's strength is unquestionable. He was the former Bundesliga Golden Boot winner and has strong control in the frontcourt. Partnering with Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman, Hamburg's front trident is only stronger than last season!"

Andrea Agnelli couldn't help shaking his head after listening to this. What kind of people are these people under Yang Huan?

The transfer operation is so smart and efficient, isn't it too outrageous? How can others play it?

"Yang Huan's current approach has clearly gone beyond the scope of professional football. He has organized a group of consultants to study team tactics, analyze team problems, and come up with specific solutions. They even draw up a list of players to recruit, and then hand it over to professionals to be responsible for the specific operations."

Every profession has its own specialties. Some people are good at scouting players, while others are good at transfer operations. Everyone has their own strengths.

"I also received news that Bayern Munich was able to bleed heavily this time and successively introduced Draxler, Firmino and Benatia. One very important reason is that they decided to sell several players in the team to cash in."

"Who?" Andre Lanieri asked curiously.

"Reina, but has gone to Naples."

Andrea Nelli smiled slightly. They had Buffon, so they didn't need Reina.

"It is said that Gotze and Dante are also leaving the team!"

"Götze and Dante?" Andrea Nelli's eyes suddenly lit up.

There is no need to mention Gotze, he is Germany's most promising talented midfielder, and although Dante cannot play in Bayern Munich, he still has some strength.

Although Juventus is not short of people on the defensive line, those who pick up leftovers from big teams are usually synonymous with good quality and low price. Juventus has always done such things, such as Pirlo.

If Juventus can bring in Gotze and Dante from Bayern Munich, it will greatly enhance its strength.

"Dante is not considering leaving the Bundesliga because he will be able to get a German green card in two years, so..."

Giuseppe Marotta sighed, "As for Gotze, he has not thought about leaving the Bundesliga for the time being. Moreover, according to the information I have received, Gotze's agent has been in close contact with Hamburg. The reason why Bayern Munich wants to sell Gotze is because Hamburg offered a high price, which is said to be 30 million euros."

It is hard to say whether it is worth spending 30 million euros to introduce Gotze, who is not a starter in Bayern Munich.

But if it were a team from other leagues, they might not do such a thing, after all, the risk is too great.

In the Bundesliga, the only team that can afford this amount of money is probably Hamburg.

After they sold Abubakar, they made a lot of money and of course they became very wealthy.

When Andrea Agnelli heard this, he shook his head and sighed in frustration.

"Cuadrado went to Inter Milan, Dzeko went to Hamburg, Napoli never thought about selling Hamsik, and now Draxler and Firmino have been frustrated again, and Gotze is destined not to come. We now only have one last goal left!"

At this point, Andrea Agnelli stared at Giuseppe Marotta.

"Recently, there has been a lot of news about Inter Milan. We have lost to our rivals in the competition to sign Cuadrado. Seeing that Inter Milan is getting stronger and stronger, we must do something."

Giuseppe Marotta nodded and said, "I understand, Mr. Agnelli, we are already wasting time."

After a pause, he displayed a new PPT on the big screen in the conference room, which showed two players.

"Sevilla striker Bacca and Ajax striker Luis Adriano, both players are our targets, especially Bacca. However, it is said that AC Milan's Thohir and others are also actively trying to introduce this player."

There is no way. Stronger players are too popular. If we can't compete with our opponents, we can only settle for the next best thing.

We have a better chance of winning by competing with AC Milan than with other top teams.

"As for the midfield, we also have a target, that is Roma..."

But just as Giuseppe Marotta was showing a PowerPoint presentation of Roma’s players, Andrea Agnelli’s phone on the table suddenly rang.

The Juventus chairman took the phone, looked at it, then looked at Marotta and smiled bitterly.

"Needless to say, he was beaten to it by someone else!"

For a moment, everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.

What is going on?