Chapter 55 Dutch Flying Wings(1/2)
Groningen, many people are known for making fun of it, Grín.
This is mainly because Groningen is located in the northeast of the Netherlands and is a major agricultural production area.
From the Groningen Railway Station, heading north, there are green pastures along the way, endlessly, and lazy cows are leisurely gnawing on the pasture under the blue sky, raising their heads from time to time, mooing~
When Ye Qiu saw this scene, he couldn't help but smiled happily.
At this moment, he was sitting in the car heading to Bedham. On the left side of the road was a clear river, and on the right side was the scene of the pasture he had just seen, which made him feel relieved when he was sitting in the car.
If you are riding a horse at this time, it should be a different feeling.
However, just thinking about it, he didn't know how to ride a horse.
From the train station to Bedham, 15 minutes.
This is a small town with a small population. If it is in the country, it may only be considered a village.
Because it is the hot summer, many elderly people are out for fun. Some sit by the river, while others sit down the river in kayaks, which causes a burst of cheers, which is a joyful thing.
Ye Qiu got off the car at the intersection and walked into a coffee shop called Herit.
There was a piece of paper pasted outside the store with a very interesting sentence, "Welcome to all singles!"
"The owner of this store must be a man who can't pick up girls!" Roland pointed to the paper and smiled.
Ye Qiu was also smiling and pushed open the door of the coffee shop and went in.
"Welcome!" The one who came out to receive was really a young man, "What do you want?"
Ye Qiu walked up and said, "Hello, I want to find someone."
"You said, I know everyone in this town!" The shop owner was very enthusiastic.
"Hans Robben!" Ye Qiu said.
The man smiled, "Look for Hans, go out and walk forward along this street, turn right at the intersection, and the third one is here!"
"Thank you!" Ye Qiu nodded and thanked.
"Are you here to find Alyan?"
Ye Qiu stopped walking towards the store door and nodded, "Yes, we are from Ajax!"
"Ajax?" The shop owner was a little surprised, but he soon laughed, "Aryang is the best genius in our town that we have never seen in decades. You really have vision!"
"Thank you!" Ye Qiu walked out of the store this time.
He took Roland out the door, continued to walk forward, and found Robben's home in the direction indicated by the store owner.
A small and exquisite one-and-a-half-red brick-walled house is like other houses in the town, but there is a car parked at the door and a bicycle next to it.
Ding bell~ Ding bell~
Ye Qiu walked up and rang the doorbell. Not long after, a middle-aged man came out. When he saw Ye Qiu, he was slightly stunned. Obviously, he did not expect that an oriental person would come to visit him, but he soon noticed Roland.
"Hello, is Alyang Robben's home?" Ye Qiu asked politely.
Hans nodded, "Yes, are you?"
"Ye Qiu, head coach Ajax!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.
This news has spread throughout the Netherlands. Anyone who pays a little attention to football knows that Ajax set an extraordinary record, which is to hire a 25-year-old Chinese man as the head coach.
Of course, many people are not optimistic about Ye Qiu coaching the first team, but no one can deny that Ye Qiu was able to lead the second team to defeat Eindhoven, Feyenoord and other strong teams to win the Dutch Cup, which is an amazing achievement.
"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu, please come in!" Hans immediately realized something.
Ever since Ye Qiu led U15 to play a game with Groningen's youth team, he has begun to focus on Robben.
This kid is indeed a good piece of material. He performed very well in U15 last season. In addition to the game against Ajax, he scored goals in almost every game, scoring 50 goals in all competitions, which even surpassed Hunterlaer and Van der Fate, which shows Robben's strength and potential.
However, Groningen was in the DPRK League last season, and their youth teams were relatively average. The media will not focus on youth team events now, so only those who focus on Robben's scoring 50 goals in the youth team should know that Robben only focused on his scouts and clubs.
Of course, it is unclear whether there is a club to contact Robben.
Robben, who was always bald in his previous life, now only 16 years old, has short black hair, very short, so it still looks no big difference from his previous life. Ye Qiu recognized it at a glance.
Robben naturally recognized Ye Qiu, and when he walked downstairs to meet, he took the initiative to say hello.
At least, the previous game of Ajax against Groningen impressed Robben and was also the worst game he performed last season. In addition, Ye Qiu's series of deeds in the second team made it difficult for him to forget this person.
"Mr. Robben, since I led U15 to play a game with Groningen last time, our scouts have started to focus on your son. We appreciate his performance in the youth team very much, so the main purpose of my visit this time is to invite your son to Amsterdam to play for Ajax!"
Ye Qiu likes to get straight to the point. When he sees Robben recognize him, he will directly get into the topic.
Hans Robben was also very proud of his son, and he had received some contacts from scouts before, so he was not surprised that his son could attract Ajax's attention.
Although there are many rookies who score more goals in the Dutch Youth League, not many can score 50 goals in a season!
"Mr. Ye Qiu, thank you very much for your importance to Aryan, but we have signed a professional contract with Groningen, and Aryan is still studying in Groningen, so I'm afraid we can only apologize to you!" Hans shook his head.
Ye Qiu was not surprised by this, because Ajax's scout had contacted him before, but was rejected. Otherwise, Ye Qiu would not have had to come to the door in person, and since he came, it would not be so easy to give up.
"I know your concerns. We are in Amsterdam and have very close cooperation with the best high schools and universities. Many players on our team, such as Raphael Van der Fate, Wesley Sneider, Kras Young Hunterra, are still continuing to go to school, but they will play for the team's first team in the new season!"
Ye Qiu's words seemed to be introducing his own situation, but in fact they were also throwing out a tempting olive branch, telling Hans and Robben, look at your peers, they will all play in the first team of Ajax, play in the Eredivisie, or even European competitions. Don't you want to be the same as them?
Sure enough, Ye Qiu's words made Hans and Robben look at each other, and were obviously shaken.
You know, the same promise is completely different from the head coach's mouth.
"In the new season, we will carry out youth reforms. I am from the youth training camp. At that time, there will be a group of outstanding young rookies representing Ajax to play. I am very confident that in the next few years, we can build a brand new and combat-filled Ajax youth army!"
After a pause, Ye Qiu looked at Robben and his son with a sincere look on his face, "I hope Alyang can become one of them!"
After saying that, Ye Qiu looked at Roland, who immediately took out a document from his briefcase.
This document contains the Ajax scouting department's assessment of Robben.
Here, we have to mention the inspection process of Ajax's scouts.
Generally speaking, if a scout discovers a rookie, or the head coach arranges a scout to inspect a rookie, they will arrange the nearby scouts to go over. After a while, they will submit a report, which will be based on the evaluation score given by the Ajax Scouting Department on the scoring template for player inspection. As long as the score reaches a certain height, they will automatically enter the next round.
Later, Ajax will convey the evaluation report to other scouts, usually in the Netherlands, with more than 3 people, and ask them to inspect the player, submit a scout report, and then conduct an integrated evaluation, and finally formulate the most detailed and final evaluation report.
This evaluation report will be passed through the scouting department and then added to the technical analysis department for analysis, and finally comes to the head coach.
Ye Qiu's evaluation report lists Robben's performance in the past season in detail, points out his strengths and weaknesses, and puts forward some feasible guidance and crafting methods and methods.
It can be said that Ye Qiu took action himself and would not give up until he achieved his goal, and this report is the key.
When Hans looked at this report, he had to admire the ability and rigor of Ajax scouts. He thought of almost everything they could think of, very detailed. After all, he is an old youth training team. In terms of training players, there is definitely nothing to say. Other Eredivisie teams can't catch up.
"What I can guarantee is that if Aryan arrives at Ajax and plays directly at Eredivisie next season, I will give him the best environment and care to play his characteristics and advantages. I believe that with Ajax's ability, coupled with young rookies such as Van der Fat and Sneider, Robben can get better play and space."
Ye Qiu's commitment and preparation skills both show his sincerity, especially considering his Ajax background, this is indeed a temptation that is difficult for Robben and his son to refuse.
Groning did indeed return to the Eredivisie season, but the gap between this team and Ajax is still very big.
"But I'm going to get high school next year!" Robben said with a frown.
Ye Qiu read some information about Robben in his previous life and knew a little about him in high school. He smiled, "Don't worry, Ajax also attaches great importance to this aspect. We will contact you with a good school to ensure your academic and grades. Moreover, Amsterdam is not far from Groningen. If you want to visit anyone, it is very convenient to go back and forth during the holiday!"
Robben opposite heard this and blushed violently. He didn't expect that Ye Qiu would also know about the fact that he had secretly fallen in love with a classmate, which made him completely turn into a shy little boy.
Hans also knew that in terms of academics, Robben's grades were very good, and there was no big problem. Ajax gave enough sincerity, but Groningen was a problem.
Ye Qiu understood Hans' concerns, "If you agree, we will negotiate with Groningen in the name of the club. You don't need to come forward, we will negotiate directly."
Robben is now just a 16-year-old player who has never played in the first team in Groningen. Even if he plays well in the youth team, so what? Are there few talented rookies in the Netherlands youth team?
A player like Robben who has never experienced the training of the first team will not be worth a lot of money, and it will be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It's like in his previous life, Hunteral scored 26 goals in 35 games after loaning to the Dutch League. The price he transferred to Helenfin was only 900,000, and he was in the Dutch League professional league. Robben was just a youth team league, so the price would not be high no matter how you calculate it. Ye Qiu could make a decision directly.
However, there is a saying that is right, supply and demand determine market prices.
Hunterlaer was not expensive in his previous life, mainly because Eindhoven did not pay attention to him, but now Groningen attaches great importance to Robben and originally planned to promote Robben to the first team next season, but now Ajax suddenly penetrates, Groningen feels unhappy.
But nothing can be separated from the word "money". After Ye Qiu settled the Robben and his son, he went directly to the Groningen club to negotiate with Roland.
Although Groningen was not very happy, Ajax had a greater influence, and if they had handled the players, you had no choice, so in the end Groningen could only choose the money, but he was very tight in terms of price and insisted on $2 million before he was willing to let him go. But Ye Qiu and Groningen negotiated.
After an afternoon of negotiations, the two sides reached an agreement, and Groningen let the hope star Aryan Robben go for $1.2 million, who will play for Ajax in the new season.
It was only after signing in Robben that Ye Qiu deeply realized the benefits of a big club. At least, there is no need to worry about not being able to dig up the people I like.
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Ye Qiu's signing in Robben did not cause any noise or response, because this kind of thing is so common in the Netherlands. Who would react to Ajax's signing into a young rookie?
On the contrary, another transfer surprised many people.
That is the Portuguese genius Dani Carvalho.
As an international player who was once selected for the Portuguese national team, Dani Carvalho's downturn in Ajax made him miss the opportunity to participate in the European Cup, but everyone blamed this more on Ajax's turmoil and gave great confidence in Dani Carvalho's strength.
Moreover, in the Iberian Peninsula, Dani Carvalho is still very popular, which has led to Portuguese and Spanish teams such as Benfica, Atletico Lisbon, Atletico Madrid and other teams who are very interested in him. Among them, Atletico Madrid has been relegated to the Spanish Second Division this season, but they hope to get Dani Carvalho and strengthen the team's midfield strength.
In the end, Dani Carvalho switched to Atletico Madrid, who was eager to be sought after for 2.5 million. This transfer was actually not high for a former Portuguese international, but considering that Dani has not shown convincing strength in the past two seasons, the transfer was considered a success.
Atletico Madrid's general manager Foterre is very optimistic about Dani Carvalho. He said that Dani Carvalho will be the team's hope for returning to La Liga. He firmly believes that Dani Carvalho can return to his peak at Atletico Madrid.
To be continued...