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a day and a half ago.

At 7 am on July 1st in Germany and most European countries, the 2 summer transfer window has opened for two hours.

Two hours have passed since Bayern Munich and the 1860 Munich official website jointly announced the transfer of Robert Lewandowski and Dante Santos.

Polish time is synchronized with German time, while Brazilian time is 3-4 hours behind German time. Although the time difference is slightly different, it is currently midnight in the three places.

Neither Lewandowski nor Dante slept.

One of them was in Poland and the other was in Brazil, but they did the same thing. The bedroom was not turned on, and the surroundings were pitch black. They were lying on the bed with their eyes open, their hands crossed on their bodies, and a mobile phone under their hands.

They are all waiting for a call.

A phone call will come sooner or later.

There may be questioning or scolding in it, even if they are denounced as "ungrateful white-eyed wolf", Lewandowski and Dante are ready to accept it.

Lewandowski's cell phone rang first, and he stared at the screen for a moment before connecting on the fourth ring: "Boss..."

"From now on, I am no longer your boss." The person on the other end of the phone said, "Please call me by my last name."

"Yes, old...Mr. Alston." Lewandowski held his breath and waited, but 1 minute passed without any questioning or scolding. This was both refuting and consistent with his expectations. It made him feel sour and guilty in his heart, and he couldn't speak for a while.

"Tell me, what kind of conditions did Bayern Munich or Wildmoser use to persuade you to transfer." After being silent with Lewandowski for a while, Karl sighed slightly in his heart, using the same language as usual. asked the other party in a tone of voice.

For any transfer, without the player nodding and agreeing, the club cannot trade him.

More than an hour ago, when Karl was woken up from the bed by a phone call from Mendes and learned that Lewand and Dante had transferred to Bayern, his first thought was not "betrayed", but extremely Shocked and unbelievable.

It is not surprising that Bayern and the club contacted secretly before the capture window opened, and even completed a private transaction.But what kind of conditions did they use to convince Lewand and Dante that they decided to leave the team that had just won unprecedented honors in football, leave the teammates they got along with day and night, and let them hide things before the transfer news was announced? dead?Is it a higher salary, more bonuses, an absolute main position, or as long as you are a player, you all yearn for the rich?

Karl would not be reconciled if he didn't ask the reason clearly.

"I grew up in a not-so-rich family, Mr. Alston. My father died when I was 15 years old, leaving me, my mother and my sister. Because my father was a judo champion and my mother was a volleyball player, I was young. My sports talent is also very good. Since I was in middle school, track and field coaches have visited my home, hoping that I can become a track and field athlete, but I have not agreed. I have made up my mind to become a professional player since I was very young. , Because the stars can earn more money, Bayern did offer me a very high salary. In the new contract, the salary I can get every season is twice the current salary... and Bayern is a rich team, a rich team To have more exposure, the head coach of the national team usually pays more attention to the players who play in the giants. I really want to be the absolute main force of the national team in the World Cup in South Africa. On this point, Dante and I think It's the same, he's Brazilian, he's more competitive in the national team..."

Karl listened quietly without making a comment.

If Lewand and Dante turned their backs on Munich 1860 just because of material temptation, it would make him very chilling, but now listening to Lewand, although the other party has expressed his pursuit of money and honor very straightforwardly, Karl feels that Lewand There should be something to say next, which is also an important reason why he has remained silent until now.

Taking a deep breath, Lewandowski continued to say in an extremely serious tone: "I admit that the conditions offered by Bayern are very exciting, but Mr. Oston, you have to believe me, the main reason for my decision to transfer is Or because Mr. Zeutmeyer invited me and my agent to the office one day, and said something...about you."

In Karl's mind Zeutmeyer = Wildmoser, he asked: "What did you say?"

"Mr. Zeutmeyer said that Mr. Chairman doesn't like you very much, and he will not let you coach in Munich 1860 for a long time." Drive Auston away before his contract expires, and won't let him stay in the club to dictate", but Lewandowski couldn't say such shameless words, so he chose to express euphemistically. The boss will understand what you mean.

Carl really understood: "And then?"

Then Lewandowski told Karl his own considerations: "If the club intends to keep you for a long time, I will definitely not choose to leave, but if you leave, the future development of the team will become Without the unknown, every team will usher in a low tide when the honor reaches its peak. Without you, the trough of Munich 1860 may come quickly and urgently. In that case, 1860 has completely lost the value of my stay, so I selfishly made a choice that was most beneficial to my future development."

What Lewandowski is saying now is actually different from what Zeutmeyer told him.

The reason why Zeutmeyer told Lewandowski that the club will dismiss Karl sooner or later is to let Lewandowski know that the current head coach of the team values ​​him, but after Karl leaves, the new head coach may not give him the main position. Zeutmeyer wanted Lewandowski to back down and agree to transfer to Bayern smoothly, so that the club could also take the opportunity to earn a large transfer fee.

Compared with Zeotmeyer's optimistic and foolish ideas, Lewandowski and his agent see it more clearly: Zeotmeyer and the people behind him may be confused by the euro. They are all too naive. They think that the team has developed very maturely. Even if Auston is driven away, Munich 1860 will continue to be one of the best teams in the Bundesliga... From the standpoint of bystanders, Lewandowski and his team The agent really wants to say "hehe" to the top management of this club.

It was precisely because he knew that Karl would be kicked out sooner or later, and the chairman of Munich 1860 was a guy who probably had his brain flooded, that Lewandowski went from resisting the transfer at the beginning to accepting it quickly and making a lightning move. Signed a new contract with Bayern Munich.

On the day when the transfer contract was secretly signed, whether it was Wildmoser, Rummenigge or Lewandowski's agent was all smiling. Before walking out of the 1860 chairman's office, Lewandowski finally looked back at Will who was holding a check and smiling. De Moze glanced at it, and said silently in his heart: Human beings with fish lips, you filled your wallet, but you made a team with a bright future no future.

Lewandowski admitted that he was a bit selfish, but he felt that he was not from the youth training of Munich 1860 after all. There is no need to stick to it and refuse to leave knowing that the team is going to collapse. So after seeing the situation, he , slipped away quickly.

The only thing that feels guilty is that after deciding to transfer, he didn't say hello to the boss, but let the other party and the whole world know the news... It's not that he didn't want to say it, but he didn't dare to say it, because he was afraid of never saying hello. After learning the truth, the boss will say harsh things to him... Although he knows that if the boss wants to scold him, he can't avoid it, but it's a day if he can postpone it for a day.

This is what Lewandowski thought after signing with Bayern.

Perhaps deep down in his heart, he still feels that his behavior is not fair enough, although he can confidently say to others, "Professional players are all chasing interests. Bayern can give me better conditions. Why can't I be like other players?" To fulfill his dream of being a wealthy player like a player in the world?" But in this case, he couldn't say it to the boss.

Just like many men who propose to break up with their girlfriends, they still hope that they can be friends again, Lewandow also doesn't want the other party to completely reject him because of this incident.

After telling everything, Lewandowski suddenly felt that everything became easier, both mentally and physically.

He continued to wait quietly, like never before, hoping that the boss would scold him severely.

But what came from the other end of the phone was still the sound of silent breathing.

The atmosphere was so quiet that Lewandowski's mood became even more sour, and the weird swelling even flooded his eye sockets, making him feel that his tear ducts were slightly expanding, as if something could flow out of them if he was not careful.

Then he heard a sigh: "I hope you are here, Bayern is developing smoothly. You are very assertive and made the right choice."

Lewan blinked, feeling something suddenly blurring his vision.

There are also blessings, that is, I don't mean to be so annoying, right?

"Thank you, boss," Lewandowski said, taking a deep breath, in a slightly inflected voice.

"Goodbye." Nodding silently, Carl hung up the phone.

Lewandowski stared blankly for a while at the mobile phone that displayed the words "The call has ended".

Tonight is bound to be a sleepless night.

Less than five minutes after Lewandowski's phone went silent, Dante's phone rang.

Carl asked the other person the same question.

And Dante's answer was similar to Lewandowski's.

Karl had a decision in his mind.

……

one day ago.

There are three people in Orr's ward, the owner of the ward, Carl, and Mendes.

"It's fine to leave now." Orr pushed his reading glasses, and was the first to speak: "If Wildmoser is determined to drive you away, you won't be able to stay even if you want to, knowing Zampa Rini?"

Carl found the information corresponding to this name from memory: "Is it the chairman of the Serie A team Palermo?"

As the chairman of a middle and lower Serie A club, Zamparini is very well-known in European football. Some fans even don't know who the owner of a strong team has heard of his name. The reason is his sturdy personality. Copy the frequency of the team's head coach——Since entering football in 1987, Zamparini has successively served as the chairman of the Italian lower league team Venice and the first division team Palermo. During these 21 years, he has a total of Experienced 34 different coaches, most of which were fired by him, including Prandelli, Guidolin, Del Neri, Ballardini, Zenga, Cosmi, Gass Coaches who enjoy a wide reputation in European football, such as Perini and Malesani, are often fired within a few months of taking office.

"Chelsea's chairman Abramovich has only copied three head coaches from 2003 to the present, but paid almost 3000 million pounds in liquidated damages, and Zamparini almost used a few times a year to copy. Coach, the news that Palermo paid a sky-high liquidated damages to the dismissed coach is rarely seen in the newspapers, do you know why?"

Karl shook his head: "I don't know much about Serie A teams."

Specialized in the technical field, Orr has held a high position for many years and has been the club chairman for several years. He naturally knows the methods of Zamparini, who is also the chairman, and Carl is the head coach of the team. His usual job is to manage players and It is normal for Zamparini and Palermo not to have a deep understanding of Zamparini and Palermo.

Mendes has dealt with contracts and laws all year round, and has a lot of contacts and news. He immediately heard what Orr wanted to say. He didn't interrupt, but waited for Orr to finish the topic, because he knew that at this moment, Orr Er and his thoughts must be the same.

"When Zamparini wants to fire a manager, he doesn't say 'I don't want you, get out', because then you have to pay the other party a huge termination fee according to the contract. Zamparini's method is to directly inform the head coach that the team no longer needs him, but he does not directly dismiss him, but pays the salary on time, but just does not let the coach intervene in the team Instead, another coach was invited to join the coaching staff to act as an assistant to do the work of the head coach. As long as the head coach is still receiving his salary, he is still considered an employee of Zamparini, and he cannot continue to coach Palermo. , and there is no way to find a new team to coach with the contract. If this state lasts for a long time, the football world will forget this coach in a short time-every time Zamparini resorts to such means, It can always quickly force the coach to personally terminate the contract with the club, and then they will break up peacefully, and Palermo does not have to pay the other party a termination fee every time the coach is dismissed."

Karl understood what Auer meant: "Are you worried that Wildmoser will use Zamparini's methods against me?"

"If he really did that, I wouldn't be surprised at all." Orr's face became solemn: "I have been the chairman, and I understand how unscrupulous the chairman will become when they make up their minds. De Moser has worked with him for many years and knows his way of doing things very well-Wild Moser will not only use Zamparini's methods, but if the team is sold by him this summer, the new After the season's performance drops, he may still use you as a scapegoat and blame the team's poor performance on you. There are so many fans in Munich 1860, and they will not stand behind you 100%. If you are personally instigated by his remarks, what awaits you at that time may not be a peaceful breakup with the club, but a direct dismissal and dismissal."

"Mr. Orr and I have the same thoughts." Mendes looked at Carl, nodded and said, "There are some things you can't stop, just say goodbye at the best time, if you leave now, you It can also leave a glorious back for the fans.”

"Contact Wildmoser for me," Karl finally said.

……

18 hours ago.

Karl called every player at 1860 Munich and informed them that he was about to terminate his contract with the club.

Everyone reacts differently.

Some were extremely shocked and unacceptable: "I don't believe it! Today must be April Fool's Day, you are lying to me, right?"

Someone immediately choked up: "This is not true..."

There are unbelievable and incomprehensible: "What kind of chairman would want to drive you away? Is his head full of grass and mud horses?!"

Someone yelled at Lewand and Dante: "Did those two bastards hurt your heart?"

Some directly asked: "Where are you going at the next stop? Take me with you."

Some hung up the phone directly, called back a minute later, and said with a smile: "Boss, when I finished eating, I suddenly had a dream. I also dreamed that you called me and said you were going to leave the ball." Team, hahahaha, this is ridiculous, right?"

Some said after being silent for a long time: "After knowing that the first meeting between you and Wildmoser broke up badly, I expected such a day to come."

Some tried to persuade them to stay: "If all our players go to the chairman together and tell them that we will stop training if we let you leave, is there still room for things to turn around?"

There are also silent tears on the other end of the phone without saying anything.

Karl once again witnessed the rich emotions of his players, and the clear and clear emotional messages sent through the microphone made his heart tremble slightly.

Every time he makes a phone call, he will add a point to the discomfort in his heart.

But Karl is also fortunate that this is the summer break, and he has no way to meet these players scattered all over the world, so he can only contact by phone.

If he leaves during the season, he will inevitably have to announce the decision publicly in the locker room.

Such a parting will be thousands of times more sad than now.

He would certainly not be able to hold back the tears.

If you cry, you can't smile and say one by one in a voice full of blessings: "You will be well in the future."

……

The news that Munich 1860 terminated the contract with the meritorious coach Karl Oston successfully stunned the whole of Europe, no, the world of football.

Countless European media listed this event in the ranks of the "Top Ten News of the Year" when they made their annual summaries, not only because it was shocking enough, but also because of the countless collateral effects caused by the termination of the contract. World football and European football have been flying around for several months.

In July and August, when various transfer information grabbed the headlines, but in the 62-day summer transfer period, there were 28 days of newspaper headlines, which were dominated by Auston's termination of the contract and the subsequent events of the termination. of.

In the ten days after Munich 1860 just announced the termination of the contract with Karl, almost every newspaper was opened, every sports TV program was turned on, every sports media website was logged on, and the homepage was full of Auston Auston Auston... The heat didn't ease until mid-to-late July, when the superstar Ronaldinho returned to his hometown of Brazil and started playing football again, and the news that Ronaldinho was purged by Barcelona and transferred to AC Milan was announced.

After Wildmoser appointed the club's CEO Zeutmeyer as the team's head coach with lightning speed, everyone was completely clear: Karl Oston has completely broken up with Munich 1860, and he will not Might go back again.

Some fans, who just lost their head coach at the end of last season, are cheering, and they strongly hope that their team will be Karl's next stop.

The other media and fans, apart from guessing "what is the chairman of Munich 1860 thinking?", are doing repeated research: "Auston leaves, what should Munich 1860 do?" "The "Five Champions" Munich 1860 is almost a team that Auston has developed and grown with his personal charm.

Every main player is trained by Orston, and the tactics of each game are also formulated by Orston himself.

The locker room depends on him to stabilize, the game depends on him to lead the team to play, and even when the club buys people during the transfer period, it is not good for him to first grasp which players are popular.

What role did the top executives of Munich 1860 play in these years?

No.

They didn't do anything but not drag their feet.

And now even Orr, the only one who can't hold back the team's legs, has stepped down. The newly replaced person makes all the European media and fans feel... horrible.

Incompetence is not your fault, but if you are both incompetent and unwilling to use capable people, then don't blame everyone for despising you.

Wildmoser's first important decision after coming to power did not earn him a good name (except for the club's shareholders looking at the check with great joy), and no newspaper was willing to report his image as Positively, on the contrary, they are all happy to actively write about him.

Wildmoser's generous 500 million euro termination fee has also been criticized by the media and fans.

Not long after, Munich 1860 gave birth to the first extreme fan organization in the history of the club with a large number, a slogan, a clear division of duties, and more influence: the Anti-Wildermoser League.