86 Spend small money to do big things

On the day Yang Cheng arrived in Frankfurt, he met Schneider and his agent accompanied by Werner Melzer and Paul Bayer, and the two sides met formally in a hotel.

Yang Cheng was the first to recognize Schneider's performance in Jena, believing that he is the core of the frontcourt of this team, with excellent skills, a rare technical player in German football, and is very consistent with his own skills and tactics. However, he also pointed out that Jena can no longer tolerate this great Buddha.

If Jena in the 1995/96 season was amazing, then Jena in the last season was a little depressed and almost fell into the relegation zone. This is unacceptable to Schneider, because he has experienced the test of the German Second Division and knows his strength, so he is eager to prove himself on a higher and broader stage.

"Technology and offense are the tactical concepts of my team. I am very optimistic about your future after joining Kaiserslautern, but I don't want to lie to you. After you come to my team, you will encounter cruel competitive pressure. Clemens Fritz and Sebastian Deisler, who performed well last season, can all perform on the right and will be your competitors!"

When Yang Cheng first met, he bluntly told the current situation in his team. He is not the kind of person who likes to cheat, so he will not deceive him in order to introduce a player, otherwise it will only bring hidden dangers in the future.

"But I hope you can understand that even if you don't choose Kaiserslautern, you can go to any team, as long as you have strength, ambitions, and want to have great achievements, there will be no less competitive pressure, because that is the guarantee of performance!"

After hearing what Yang Cheng said, Schneider couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. He did not feel any pressure in the Jena team, so his progress in the past few years has not been as good as before. However, he is already 24 years old. If he misses the opportunity to further his career, he will undoubtedly sink with Jena.

"Pressure is like a double-edged sword. It can not only make people stronger, make continuous progress, but also make people completely defeated and unable to recover. The key is how you view pressure yourself!"

Schneider has few opportunities to choose from now. Apart from Frankfurt's clear interest in him, Kaiserslautern is the only player who has had substantial contact with him. However, Frankfurt's idea is to wait until his contract ends this season before transferring to Frankfurt for free. When he sees it, he can provide Schneider with a more generous salary contract.

Kaiserslautern's transfer proposal is more reasonable. They are willing to negotiate with Jena. According to Schneider's current situation, the transfer fee will not be high, and it is estimated that it will be around 350,000 US dollars, because his contract is only one year left.

"You think about our proposal carefully, but we hope to be able to do it as soon as possible, because I don't want the new players to miss the key pre-match preparation period!" Yang Cheng ended the conversation with a smile.

After leaving the hotel where Schneider lived, Yang Cheng went to Hamburg and met Salihamidic with Angel Wings. However, this was just a formal meeting. The latter had been moved by Kaiserslautern, but he also wanted to know what Yang Cheng viewed his joining.

Yang Cheng still did not promise to give him the main position, and repeatedly stated that his team was in a state-based state, and whoever was in good condition was the same, even Denilson and Salihamidic were the same. He repeatedly emphasized that the reason why he wanted to recruit Salihamidic after having Denilson was to fight on multiple fronts.

Being able to participate in European events is Kaiserslautern's advantage over Hamburg. Although the latter relegated steadily in the Bundesliga last year, he has always been in a half-dead state. He can't participate in European events and has no worries about relegation. Salihamidic also hopes to be able to make another shot at his team to improve his career.

There is no doubt that Kaiserslautern, as one of the most popular teams last year, is indeed a good place to go.

In addition, Salihamidic also has his own analysis, that is, in Kaiserslautern, except for Klose, who is a forward, there are no speed players. What he is best at is his speed. Coupled with his excellent breakthrough ability, these are all magic weapons for survival.

Yang Cheng also obviously attached great importance to his point, so he met with many indirect points. Finally, Salihamidijichi nodded and agreed to transfer to Kaiserslautern, which made the previous transfer fee contract between the Red Devils and Hamburg for Salihamidijichi's $650,000 transfer fee between Salihamidijichi and Hamburg officially take effect.

A day later, Schneider's agent called Merzer and said that Schneider was willing to transfer to Kaiserslautern, and the transfer, which was only $350,000, officially took effect.

At the same time, Kaiserslautern introduced the right forward Flins from Werder Bremen for $400,000, and the left forward Leonard de Deus Santos from Atletico Brazil for $400,000, which is Dede, the left-wing player who transferred to Dortmund for $2.5 million in 1998 in Yang Cheng's previous life, has just emerged at Atletico, and his value is naturally not high.

However, although Dede has always played for Dortmund, he is very capable. He is both in the game and in reality. The transfer evaluation of the super coach assist system evaluates his strength at 146 and the potential evaluation reaches 180. It can almost be said that he is the most outstanding left-back after players such as Robert Carlos, Maldini and Zambrota.

Yang Cheng once considered that if he played 4 defenders, he would arrange for two full-backs to step forward to participate in the offense, so the wingers he introduced were all players like Dede and Fritz who have excellent wing assault ability.

After finalizing Dede's transfer, so far, Yang Cheng has introduced four players this season, namely, 400,000 yuan to buy Dede, 350,000 yuan to buy Schneider, 650,000 yuan to introduce Salihamidic and 300,000 yuan to introduce Flins.

All of these four transfers were transferred quotations made by Yang Cheng based on the transfer analysis of the Super Coach Assistance System. Melce followed this quotation. In addition, no other teams participated in the competition, so the four players were successfully won.

Selling Marshall, Kuka, Kadletz, Wagner and Greener, Kaiserslautern earned $5 million in the transfer market. Now, buying these four players has spent a total of $1.7 million, but the overall strength of the team has made a very obvious improvement compared to last season, especially in terms of bench thickness.

As for the introduction of the forward line, Yang Cheng also had a clear goal, so after he met players such as Salihamidic and Schneider, he immediately went to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

When he came to Rotterdam again, Yang Cheng's mood was completely different from the first time he arrived.

The last time he came, he felt like he was tortured to death and then live, but this time he was with the feeling of poaching and secret joy.

"Feyenoord has agreed to our decision to acquire Henrik Larson for $1 million!"

When he heard this news, Yang Cheng almost felt the joy of laughing out loud, because he knew better than anyone else that this Swedish striker with 165 strength and 180 potential could definitely become a guarantee on the Kaiserslautern's forward line.

Now Larson is no better than him after breaking his legs. He is now very fast, has high goal efficiency, and has outstanding running and awareness. He is a rare striker. It was because of his super high goal rate of 50 goals in 56 games in the Swedish Premier League, especially in the full season of the first Sweden. He scored 34 goals in 31 games and won the best scorer. Feyenoord brought him from Sweden to the Netherlands for a high price of 500,000 US dollars.

However, after joining the Netherlands, Larson worked hard to adapt to the Netherlands league, so his number of goals in the first two seasons dropped sharply, and closely followed by the future Chinese head coach Ali Han became Feyenoord's head coach. He arranged Larson from the forward line to the wing and even other positions in the midfield.

The Swedes have excellent skills and comprehensiveness, and the high ball quotient allows him to always find his position at Feyenoord, but under the coach of Ali Han, he always misses the front line because in Ali Han's eyes, he is just a forward who cannot score the ball, but he performed well after changing to other positions.

Feyenoord performed poorly in the 1996/97 season, Ali Han was fired. Former Real Madrid coach Leo Benhack took office as Feyenoord's new head coach this summer, but according to the current situation, Larson's status and treatment in the club have not changed significantly.

It was in this case that Kaiserslautern's $1 million offer was delivered to Benhack. The latter nodded and agreed to Kaiserslautern's offer because it was enough to directly buy out Larson's contract.

Yang Cheng, who was a fan in his previous life, remembers Larson more from the 202/03 season. The Celtics coached by Martin O'Neal and Porto coached by Mourinho met in the UEFA Cup final. Larson scored twice in that game. Although the Celtics eventually lost, the Swedish striker won respect and attention.

Later, his temporary work experience at Barcelona and Manchester United gave people a more comprehensive understanding of Larson's strength.

In Yang Cheng's view, Larson, a mixed-race European and African man, is definitely a model for a striker who belongs to the high-ball merchant. His support, running position, and scoring ability are amazing, and his physical fitness is even more powerful. He has both the toughness of Europeans and the flexibility of Africans, physical confrontation, turning speed, ball dribbling skills, grabbing the spot and running position, his sense of smell in front of the goal and the ability to seize opportunities are all excellent. He can be called a perfect striker.

If Larson can be introduced, Kaiserslautern's forward line in the new season will undoubtedly be accompanied by Fanny, Larson as the main force, and Klose's substitute. And Yang Cheng is looking forward to it. Once the two forwards and four defenders are changed, the two forward combination of Larson and Fanny will be even more terrifying.

The reason is very simple. Kaiserslautern's ability to create opportunities in the midfield is excellent, and he has opened the wing lane. Whether it is Fanny or Larson, they are all famous for their efficiency and scoring. At that time, Kaiserslautern will inevitably trigger an offensive frenzy!

However, after Feyenoord agreed, Larson himself was hesitating.

The reason is very simple. The one who made him switch to Feyenoord was the club's technical director at that time, Wim J J Son, the head coach of Hiroshima Sanarak Team in Japan. However, this head coach, who had a very messy coaching score in the Japanese J League, is now listed on the list of coach selection by the Celtics.

Sometimes things in the football field are so strange. Although Wim Jansen's career is brilliant, his coaching career is a mess. The peak is that he coached Feyenoord for two seasons, served as the head coach of Saudi Arabia, and then Feyepiao Astronomy. As long as he has a strong relationship, anyone can get along here.

As a player whom Wim Jansen advocated the introduction of the game back then, Larson received a promise that if Wim Jansen could successfully become the head coach of the Celtics, he was willing to convince the Celtics to pay $1 million to take Larson away.

In fact, in recent years, Wim Jansen has long wanted to bring Larson to Japan, but the Swedes are unwilling to waste their time in Japan during the prime of their career, so they did not make it.

Before seeing Larson, Yang Cheng had already made all preparations. He had already investigated everything and knew that the Celtics' selection of coaches had not yet been achieved, so he took out the most powerful weapon to persuade Larson.

"In my team, you only have one position, and that is the striker!"

When Yang Cheng said this firmly, Larson's expression was more surprising than anything else, because his performance in Sweden was not well known. After all, the information is seriously underdeveloped, and after joining Feyenoord, his position rarely appears on the forward line.

But Yang Cheng determined at a glance that he was a striker. Why?

"I believe in intuition very much. I have watched your game video and have seen you play football. Although you are very fast, have good skills, and have excellent cooperation awareness, you should never be just limited to the side. You should go back to the middle and back to the closest place to the goal!"

"And in Kaiserslautern, in my team, you can get this treatment. Although I can't give you the main players, you can only fight for it yourself!" Yang Cheng smiled and offered this most tempting condition.

Larson looked at the head coach in front of him who was almost the same age as him. He sat in the stands in the final of the European Winners Cup last season. He naturally knew Yang Cheng, and naturally knew how amazing the achievements Kaiserslautern, whom Yang Cheng coached, had made.

At that time, he couldn't help thinking in his heart that if he was the striker of Kaiserslautern at that time, he could score any goals Marshall could score, and he could score even those goals Marshall couldn't score!

But a summer passed and he gradually woke up, but now, when Kaiserslautern, the young head coach, stood in front of him, and spoke out his deep desires, he was shocked.

"You played in the Netherlands. Have you heard of Luther? Didn't Van Nystruey?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Larson nodded. This is a striker who is very popular in the Netherlands. This season, including Eindhoven, hopes to buy this striker, but Kaiserslautern won't sell it.

"He used to play midfield in the Netherlands, but after switching to Kaiserslautern, I told him that he should change to play forward, he has the potential to be one of the best forwards on the planet, and now, Henrik, I want to tell you that you can do it too!"

Larson was almost completely frightened by Yang Cheng's remarks. He even began to doubt what he had to pay attention to?

"Think about it, Henrik, I know what you are waiting for. Instead of waiting for a slim hope to play in the Scottish Super League, it is better to seize the opportunity. I believe that joining Kaiserslautern will definitely not disappoint you, because our goal in the new season is not just to stay in the Bundesliga. We hope to get more and stand higher!"

Yang Cheng's instigation obviously touched Larson. After Yang Cheng and others left, the latter's agent persuaded Larson to switch to Kaiserslautern. After all, whether Wim Jansen can coach the Celtics will not be said for now. Even if it is really possible, will the Soviet Super League be more promising than joining Kaiserslautern?

Can the Celtics make it easier than Kaiserslautern?

"You are 26 years old, Henrik, you don't have much time to squander and waste. I think Yang Cheng is right. Instead of waiting for a slim hope, it's better to seize the opportunity and join Kaiserslautern and compete in the Bundesliga in the new season. Besides, he hasn't promised to give you the forward position you have always dreamed of?"

The agent's persuasion made the Swedish, with long braids and snake hair, excited. He knew that this was a rare opportunity. If he missed it, he didn't know when he would be able to have it again!

After making up his mind, Larson immediately contacted Yang Cheng and others through his agent, and held a second meeting the next day. The two sides began to negotiate in-depth issues on the personal contract and finally reached a preliminary agreement.

In this way, Henrik Larson switched to Kaiserslautern for a high price of $1 million. This midfielder who performed averagely at Feyenoord was introduced by Yang Cheng's former striker. This immediately caused a certain response in Kaiserslautern and German football. However, with Fanny's previous lessons, everyone kept their eyes open and looked at what good performance this time Larson could have, which is worth Yang Cheng's spending so much money on him.

You should know that since the two seasons coaching Kaiserslautern, Yang Cheng has always been known for spending small money to do big things. In addition to introducing Schneider, Salihamidic, Dede and Flins this season, he introduced Larson for 1 million and a 17-year-old young central defender for 300,000, and then announced the closing of the summer transfer.

By this calculation, Kaiserslautern spent $3 million in summer transfers, but earned $5 million, which was equivalent to net profit of $2 million. This is a significant profit for the club.

The only suspense is that in addition to making money for the club in the transfer market, can Yang Cheng also earn honors for the club on the court?
Chapter completed!