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Chapter 67 Toni Cross

Everything in the team was running very well, and Edward started to get busy with the things at hand again.

In East Germany, it was too easy for him to think of a person when he knew his name.

At this time, Toni Kroos hadn't joined the professional youth team, but his father was the coach of the youth team in the amateur team Greifswald, which was the team where their family lived, Greifswald Only 50 square kilometers, with a resident population of 8000, and Tony Cross is training here.

Their family is all engaged in sports. Cross's father is a coach and his mother is a German badminton champion, so he has excellent genetics.

However, their family's financial situation is not very good. Edward stood in front of Cross's house, staring at some old buildings in a daze.

It seems that every great player comes from an ordinary family.

This is not bad for Kroos. Their family is at least a middle-class sister. Ronaldinho or Brazilian players can’t afford to eat or wear warm clothes since they were young.

Soon, the old butler went up and called for the door.

Roland Cross, the father of Tony Cross, was a little surprised when he saw the two people in front of him, but he quickly adjusted his emotions. The old and the young were well-dressed, and the whole of Greifswald had no scruples. He can't afford to offend such a rich man who wears such an expensive suit.

"Excuse me, is something wrong?"

Roland Cross slightly bowed his waist and asked.

"Don't be nervous."

Edward showed a friendly smile: "Accept yourself first. I am Edward Hoffmann, the chairman of Union Berlin, and this is my housekeeper, Mr. Philip Jennings."

"Oh my God, it's you, the prodigal who is often in the newspaper..."

Although Roland Cross didn't finish speaking, everyone knew what he was going to say.

"Haha, that's me, the prodigal son of Bild, can we go in?"

Edward raised the gift in Yang's hand and said with a smile.

"Come in quickly."

Although he didn't know the purpose of the other party's visit, Roland Cross was not worried at all. In Edward's eyes, people like him were no different from ants, and it was impossible for them to come all the way to harm him.

He even wondered if his talent was valued by Edward and he was going to invite him to the youth team of Union Berlin.

"These are two bottles of Chateau Lafite red wine. I only brought such a small gift when I came to the door for the first time. I'm really sorry."

"Rafi? My God, you are too polite."

The friendlier Edward was, the more uneasy Roland Cross became.

He didn't think Edward was here to bring him wine.

Fortunately, Edward didn't mean to be secretive: "Well, my scout said that you have two very good sons. I would like to invite Tony and Felix to go to Berlin Union for training."

Toni Kroos also has a younger brother. Although he is not as talented as him, he is also a professional player. He played for Werder Bremen. When Edward was playing FM in his previous life, he discovered Felix through Toni Kroos' kinship. Kross, he only found out that the kid had played for Union Berlin.

In this case, why not bring him to Union Berlin in advance, not to mention becoming an important member of the team, at least as a substitute is still possible.

"This..." Roland Cross rubbed his hands a little at a loss. Edward didn't come to invite him, but he was also very happy to hear that his two sons came into Edward's sight.

"Mr. Hoffman, this is not a trivial matter. I need to discuss it with their mother."

Fearing that Edward would be angry, he explained with a smile: "The two children have not traveled too far. They are still young, and it will be very difficult to leave their parents. I hope you can understand my concerns."

"This is not a problem at all. If you agree that Felix and Tony go to Berlin Union for training, I will arrange a job for you in the Berlin Union youth team. Similarly, their mother can also get a suitable job for her."

"This……"

Roland Cross didn't know what to say.

The current situation is completely beyond his expectations. Although many teams sign players and provide jobs for their parents, they are simple but heavy jobs.

Edward directly promised him to become the coach of the Union Berlin youth team. Union Berlin will basically appear in the first division next season, which is completely different from his amateur team in Greifswald, and his wife also will get a good job.

He began to wonder now, are the two children in the family really geniuses?

"Roland, let me introduce you to the current situation of Union Berlin. The club is equipped with boarding schools, so we can easily absorb players from other regions. The disastrous defeat in the European Cup two years ago made German football start to reflect, and the youth training gradually became more technical. , I think Tony will become one of the better players in this group, and he may become the new Matthaus."

Although Robben Cross felt that his son's talent was good, he did not expect Edward to have such a high evaluation.

Finding that Edward is not a man-eating tiger, he can let it go: "But Mr. Hoffman, you also said that Tony would be a good player, but why should I let him join Union Berlin? If he really told you As talented as he is, Bayern Munich will definitely extend an invitation to Toni."

Sure enough, I didn't expect that time and space will change, and it is still inseparable from the influence of Bayern.

In his previous life, Toni Kroos joined Bayern Munich at the age of 14, but his experience at Bayern was not entertaining. Every time he left, he couldn't help complaining on social media every time he recalled that time.

"Roland, you can call me Edward. This is a fair conversation, so there is nothing wrong with you having doubts."

Edward walked to the window and pointed into the distance and asked, "Where is this?"

"Greifswald, Germany?"

"Wrong!" Edward waved his hand and said, "This is East Germany! Do you think the East German players will have good results in Bayern? Look at the national team. Ballack has become the core of the midfield, but has he received the respect he deserves?" ?I can assure you that Tony may get attention when he goes to Bayern Munich, but his status as an East German player will be an obstacle. It will be difficult for him to get promoted to the first team. What about the exclusion of guilt, don't you want Tony to have a memorable growth period?"

"Union Berlin is different. We will become the No. [-] team in East Germany. Although we are an East Germany team, we treat all players equally. I believe you have watched our games. Don't you think we have so many talents? Is your team worse than Bayern Munich?"

Roland Cross was buzzing with Edward's words.

He has been thinking about whether Bayern will have a better training environment, but he has forgotten about regional discrimination. Most of Germany's strong teams are in West Germany, and just like Edward said, they really look down on East Germany and their players. .

Thinking of this, Roland Cross immediately made a decision: "There is no need to discuss this matter. As long as I settle down, I will take the children to Berlin immediately!"

(End of this chapter)