i want to be king

Chapter 504
Bayern has a tradition of conducting winter training in Dubai in previous years, which is mainly due to the team's deep pockets.

But this year is obviously different from previous years, because this year some sponsors took the initiative to come to discuss cooperation.

Because of Su Dong!

This is also the first time that Bayern's business department discovered that it turned out to be such a happy thing to have such a superstar in the team.

They used to do everything possible to find sponsors, but now sponsors eagerly come to them, and the sponsorship fees are almost non-negotiable, which is not too cool!

Just like this time, Bayern originally booked a relatively cheap hotel, but the sponsor waved his hand and directly supported Bayern to stay in the most luxurious Twin Towers Hotel in Dubai, and participated in an event of the sponsor in the UAE. Bayern took away a sponsorship contract, which almost made Hoeness laugh.

He never thought that having a superstar turned out to be equivalent to a money printing machine.

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Su Dong officially participated in Bayern's training camp, but he, Marcelo, Modric and other new players are still adapting to the team.

Heynckes replaced Magath, and there was an obvious change in training, that is, the amount of training was reduced.

As we all know, Magath is a well-known training madman. His training has aroused the dissatisfaction of many Bayern players. Even after being fired two days ago, Magath still insists that his crazy training is actually for the improvement of the players.

After Heynckes coached, the first training session made people feel the difference between him and Magath, that is, the training intensity was reduced, but the entire training program was still arranged very tightly. From ball training to tactical drills, Heynckes attached great importance to it.

This move by the German coach has won the affirmation of Bayern, but if you think that Heynckes is accommodating the players, it is a big mistake, because the players quickly felt the sternness of Heynckes.

Before the training, Heynckes made it clear that all the first-team players present must communicate in German uniformly. For Su Dong, Modric and Marcelo, who have not yet learned German, Heynckes has specially equipped translators to allow them to communicate through the translator, but requires them to master German as soon as possible.

The amount of training is less, but the requirements for details are more stringent.

He meticulously arranges every training session, emphasizing all kinds of details. Whenever a player makes a mistake, he will be reprimanded loudly. Besides being strict, he will patiently point out the areas where the players need to improve, and take the trouble to explain his tactical thinking. He wants to crush his tactical system and instill it into the players' minds.

This is reflected in the arrangement of training programs and the requirements of the coaching staff.

It is this kind of relaxed training that creates a sense of pressure and urgency in the Bayern training camp.

In addition, in the routine tactical meeting, Heynckes will also combine the video of the game to analyze various problems that occurred in the first half of the team, and give some improvement plans of his own.

In private, at the beginning of the training camp, Heynckes took the time to communicate with each player in private, not only telling the players his thoughts and ideas, but also listening to the players' opinions.

According to Heynckes, when he was at Schalke [-], he suffered from not communicating with the players, and this time he learned a lesson.

In addition to the coaching staff, during Bayern's trip to the Middle East this time, the genius doctor Wolfart also led the medical team to follow the team throughout the process to provide players with comprehensive medical protection.

Sudong still brings his own personal coaching staff. Nuno Cruz and Wolfart are both well-known figures in European football. The two have had many exchanges in private. Regarding Sudong's situation, Wolfart also understands clearly. How to divide the work, they will negotiate on their own.

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A week after Bayern arrived in Dubai for training, the first warm-up match, the semi-finals of the Dubai Cup, was played against Benfica in the Portuguese Super League.

The two sides drew [-]-[-], and finally in the penalty shoot-out, Benfica eliminated Bayern.

Su Dong, Modric and Marcelo all did not play the whole game.

This is what the outside world is currently paying attention to, that is, when will Su Dong's premiere be?
Judging from the training, Bayern players generally have a lot of problems, but the most important thing is the mental level.

Salihamidzic, Pizarro and other players have already decided to leave the team after half a year. Hargreaves is also looking to leave the team. Coupled with the team's sluggish performance in the first half, it only ranked fourth in the Bundesliga. This makes the players generally lack enthusiasm and lack of fighting spirit.

Heynckes realized that this was a big problem, and immediately announced the cancellation of joint training during training, and instead adopted different groups for training, and carried out targeted deployment for each player, the purpose is to let the players gradually regain their passion and fighting spirit.

This is not an easy task.

In the subsequent third and fourth finals of the Dubai Cup, Bayern Munich lost two goals in a row when facing Marseille. Van Bommel quickly pulled back a goal, but still failed to reverse the situation.

Until the second half of the game, Ma Kai scored two goals in a row to help Bayern reverse Marseille [-]-[-].

In the end, Bayern got third.

Su Dong still did not play in this game, but Marseille's Ribery started and performed well.

After the game, Hoeness, who led the team to Dubai, had a conversation with Ribery in the player tunnel, and it was vaguely visible that Ribery looked in the direction of Sudong from time to time.

The news in the locker room said that Hoeness had formally reached an agreement with Marseille during his stay in Dubai.

However, in a subsequent interview with the German media, Hoeness said that this was a rumor and that Bayern had not had any contact with Ribery. As for when Ribery will start operating, Hoeness said that it would not be clearer until March and April.

But this is only a confuse to outsiders. For Bayern, the meeting between Hoeness and Franck Ribery must have been approved by Marseille, otherwise, it will be accurate.

It is not difficult to see from this that it is not far away for Ribery to join Bayern.

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When the team's training camp in Dubai came to an end, Hargreaves suddenly left the team early and flew back to Europe from Dubai.

When Bayern heard the news, they had already guessed it.

Sure enough, two days later, Bayern's official website announced that Manchester United bought Hargreaves from Bayern at a high price of 3000 million euros, and this transfer was quickly confirmed by Manchester United.

Hargreaves flew directly from Dubai to Manchester, accepted Manchester United's medical examination, and successfully completed the transfer procedures.

The sudden departure of the England midfielder dealt a blow to Bayern's formation.

The second half of the league is about to start, but Bayern currently only has two midfielders, Van Bommel and Schweinsteiger, which is far from enough. Modric has just arrived, and it will take some time to integrate.

Under such circumstances, Bayern's management began to look for suitable midfielders in the transfer market.

The night before Bayern returned to Germany, Hoeness met the agent Joorabchian who came from England in a hotel.

The Iranian-British man became notorious for packing Carlos Tevez and Mascherano to West Ham last summer when he made a fuss about it.

Although the reputation of the agent is notorious, the abilities of Carlos Tevez and Mascherano are obvious to all.

After joining the Premier League's West Ham United, Mascherano has not played even a minute for West Ham United for three or four months.

However, because he played for Corinthians in Brazil and the UEFA Cup for West Ham United earlier, he is now in a very embarrassing situation.

Therefore, after learning that Bayern had to send Hargreaves away, Joorabchian immediately flew from England to Dubai, met with Hoeness, and recommended Mascherano to Bayern, hoping that the Bundesliga overlord could sign him.

"He only played one UEFA Cup knockout game for West Ham United, but the Hammers have already been eliminated, and in the past six months, he has only played six times for West Ham United and started twice. I think it is entirely possible to apply to FIFA and approve him to participate in the second half of Bayern's games."

Hoorabchian's suggestion moved Hoeness, and the Bayern giant immediately communicated with Heynckes, and also called Su Dong for his opinion.

Su Dong knew about Mascherano and his strength was good. Messi praised the strength of his national team teammate at the beginning. Su Dong also watched the World Cup in Germany. Mascherano performed well. If he can really join Bayern, it will definitely be a great support.

Subsequently, Hoeness communicated with Beckenbauer and Rummenigge.

Beckenbauer is a figure with all-hands in both FIFA and UEFA. He immediately stated that if Bayern is determined to introduce Mascherano, they can apply for special approval and he will be in charge of lobbying. It is not a big problem.

Therefore, Hoeness immediately started negotiations with Joorabchian, and immediately applied for special approval from FIFA, so as not to delay the transfer during the winter break.

Mascherano finally successfully transferred to Bayern Munich with a transfer fee of 500 million euros.

However, if this transaction is to be completed, it must have special approval from FIFA.

Therefore, Mascherano is not yet a Bayern Munich player.

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In just over a month, Bayern Munich has taken on a whole new look from Sudong's joining to coaching changes and signings.

Modric, Marcelo and Mascherano, who have not yet completed the transfer, spent a total of 3000 and [-] million euros in Bayern's transfer fee. This is the largest winter break transfer in Bayern's history.

Rummenigge fulfilled his previous promise and also showed Bayern Munich's ambition.

Of course, some media have calculated an account, that is, by selling Hargreaves, Bayern took back 3000 million euros and invested 3000 to 200 million euros. In fact, the net investment was [-] million euros.

The most powerful is undoubtedly Su Dong, who came to Bayern directly on a free transfer.

So much so that after Bayern returned to Germany, Bild was full of expectations for Bayern in the second half, believing that the Bundesliga overlord will catch up in the second half and counterattack Werder Bremen and other opponents.

More fans are guessing whether Su Dong will appear in the first game after the winter break, Bayern's away game against Dortmund?

(End of this chapter)