Super Coach

When anyone sees the Santiago Bernabeu, the first reaction is to say, Oh my god, how much is this stadium worth?

This can even be said to be the most valuable stadium in the world, because it stands in the center of Madrid's most prosperous financial district. It stands here like a giant.

It is said that when this stadium was built, it was still a suburb and the value of the land was only about 10,000 euros, but now it is worth more than 500 million. It is conceivable that in the past few decades, Madrid's land has How much has the price increased?

In order to facilitate contact and negotiation, Yang Cheng lives in a hotel near the Bernabeu Stadium, but after he officially announces his arrival at the Bernabeu, he will move to a five-star hotel near the airport, which is a short distance from Real Madrid’s Valdebe. The Bath training base is very close and can be reached on foot.

Lunch was eaten at Raul's house. His wife just gave birth to a pair of twin sons last year. Now the Real Madrid captain has a total of 4 sons and is prosperous. Joaquin Torres also came to Raul's house specially. , saying that he wanted to meet his idol, so this lunch was very lively.

Regarding the villa, Joaquín Torres did not waste any words. If Yang Cheng wanted to buy it, he would sell it, but the specific details still need to be discussed. After all, this is a private mansion transaction worth millions of euros, and it is still under construction. , there will definitely be a lot of procedures to be processed, and Yang Cheng will also make some requests.

After lunch, Yang Cheng asked Raul to drive Charlize Theron and his son back to the hotel. Then they headed north to go to the Valdebebas training base. When they passed the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on the way, Yang Cheng made such a sigh.

The Bernabeu will be the greatest president in the history of Real Madrid. He left many valuable legacies to Real Madrid. Inside Raul's Audi RS6, Real Madrid's captain also said with pride.

Yang Cheng nodded. During Sanz's administration, Real Madrid's debt reached 270 million, which was later paid off by selling land.

By the way, where is the old sports city? Yang Cheng asked strangely.

More than a kilometer ahead! Raul pointed ahead.

After walking forward for about a kilometer, we arrived at a four-way intersection. We saw that a project was being carried out on the west side of the overpass at the intersection. The road was surrounded by building walls. We could see the S in charge of Florentino. Construction company logo.

That's the old sports city, and it will become the symbol of Madrid in the future! Raul said while driving and pointing ahead.

Yang Cheng looked around and found that this place was already very prosperous.

Moreover, it is the city center and a highly developed commercial area, so the value can be imagined.

You must be wondering if there is something fishy about the Sports City deal, right? Raul grinned.

Yang Cheng didn't deny it and nodded. Everyone in the outside world was doubting this.

In fact, the Madrid government had already formulated a plan as early as 1998. The sports city at that time was relatively old and did not match the image of the financial and commercial district planned by the municipal government. They proposed to requisition the sports city at that time and were only negotiating. There was no agreement, and after Florentino came to power, he fought for the best interests of Real Madrid.

Yang Cheng noticed something. When Raul mentioned Florentino, his expression was complicated.

The sports city covers an area of ​​110,000 square meters. Calculated at a price of 480 million euros, it is indeed high. But you must know that the city government took the initiative to buy it and must satisfy Real Madrid in terms of price. Moreover, they did not use all cash at the time. To repay debts, it also includes land near Madrid Airport, which is nearly ten times the size of the old sports city, but its value is extremely low.

In addition to Valdebebas, the government also allocated a 70,000-square-meter land in the southwest of Madrid. The value in 2000 was 500,000 euros, because the land was scarce at the time, but now the subway is connected. , a lot of real estate developers have poured in there, and now the value there exceeds 15 million euros, which has increased 30 times!”

But the city government obviously wants to cheat on this land, and Florentino had a lot of quarrels with them! Raul chuckled, As for the old sports city, four modern skyscrapers will be built there. These four unique skyscrapers in downtown Madrid will become Madrid’s landmarks.”

After listening to Raoul's words, Yang Cheng finally understood.

In the final analysis, it is not about whether there is something fishy, ​​but that the city government wants to acquire land and needs to come up with enough bargaining chips to impress Real Madrid. The money must exceed the market price. This is the most basic business law. You must buy it. I don’t want to sell it. Then you have to offer a higher price to impress me. Of course, this is based on the fact that the Madrid government does not dare to force Real Madrid to demolish.

Therefore, it is definitely impossible for the Madrid City Government to acquire the Sports City at market price, unless Real Madrid is stupid. This is a truth that everyone understands, so there is no government deliberately purchasing land at a high price to fill Real Madrid's shortfall.

As for whether that piece of land is necessary, if you look up the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and the four-tower commercial district that will be completed in 2008 on the map, and combine it with the land value in the center of the domestic capital city, it is not difficult to imagine that in the end, with 4.8 It is not cost-effective to purchase a piece of land of 110,000 square meters for 100 million euros.

Perhaps the only thing I can complain about is that there was such a good chairman in Real Madrid's history who purchased such a large piece of land in Madrid in advance, and this was the reason for the subsequent move to sell the land.

But when we really left the city and drove towards Barajas Airport, we were surrounded by barren land. It seems that many Real Madrid fans’ criticism of Florentino is justified, because this place is indeed a relatively quiet place. Deserted, right next to the airport.

Valdebebas is surrounded by residential and commercial areas planned by the government. To the north is Madrid's second-richest area after Posueno de Alarcon. Plans have already begun to build villas and high-end hotels. Residential, in ten years, this will be another prosperous area in Madrid. Raul introduced with a smile.

Yang Cheng couldn't help but secretly wonder, he NND, if the land prices here skyrocket again in ten years, how much will this land of more than one million square meters be worth? Moreover, there is also the commercial corner of the Bernabeu and the 70,000-square-meter land that is still in dispute with the city government. These are all big landowners.

He is really a master at playing with capital! Yang Cheng said with emotion.

He was really convinced!

By selling the sports city, he got a large amount of cash to repay debts, and at the same time exchanged for several pieces of land with great appreciation potential. Florentino is constantly expanding the value of the fixed assets in Real Madrid's hands, and nothing else. He said that the Valdebebas training base and the Di Stefano Stadium under construction for the second team cannot use half of the land. If the value of this place increases in the future and the other land is leased out, it will be another year. A large amount of pure rental income.

A smart person has a far-sighted vision. If Florentino didn't think so long-term, who would be willing to give up the precious land in the urban area and come to this suburb where there is no money left?

Raul smiled noncommittally, and it was obvious that his affection for Florentino was limited to the capital field.

We're here! Raul pointed forward and said.

Yang Cheng looked over and was surprised to find a huge signboard that looked like a sailboat standing on the side of the roundabout in front of him. The word Welcome was written on it in 8 languages, including Japanese and Chinese, which Yang Cheng was most familiar with. Welcome Those two Chinese words made him feel very familiar and comfortable.

The surroundings are indeed very empty, with no hair, not even grass. If you had not come from Madrid in person and just looked at the photos for the first time, you would suspect that Real Madrid built its training base in the Sahara Desert.

After passing the welcome sign, we entered Real Madrid's security system.

It can be seen that the security here is very good, and all detection equipment is in use. Although Raul's license plate was recognized, the security team did not let him go, but stopped Raul's car.

What's going on? Raul obviously had never been treated like this before, pressing the electric window.

No, captain, we just want to take a look. Is this Caesar? One of the security guards, who looked very strong, walked over with a smile and bent down on the car window so that he could see Yang Cheng clearly. , Hello, I am the leader of the Real Madrid security team, you can call me Juan!

Yang Cheng took the initiative to reach out and said, Hello, Juan!

Juan laughed and shook hands with Yang Cheng, then pointed inside, Piri and Butragueno have arrived a long time ago. They should be in the head coach's office. You go quickly! After saying that, he pointed at his colleagues shouted.

After Yang Cheng drove away in Raul's car, he could still hear them talking loudly behind him. Without exception, they were all envious of Juan. Although as Real Madrid's security team, he was used to seeing big-name stars and the world. A famous coach, but in their view, Yang Cheng is still somewhat different from other head coaches.

He is the .1 in the world!

Jose! Emilio! As soon as Yang Cheng got off the car and walked into Real Madrid's training building, he saw Piri and Butragueno coming to greet him. It was obvious that Yang Cheng had called to inform him that he would come to Valde in the afternoon. Bebas, they came over quickly.

There are still some details in the negotiation that have not been completed, such as Yang Cheng's salary and bonus, etc. Originally, this should be the easiest to negotiate, because Yang Cheng's salary requirements are actually not high, but if Adidas and Audi are involved, With two sponsors, the situation is more complicated.

The salary provided by Florentino to Yang Cheng will reach 15 million euros after tax, part of which will be completed by these two sponsors, and these two major sponsors also hope to negotiate a personal sponsorship contract with Yang Cheng , because Yang Cheng’s image rights are in his own hands, which requires additional sponsorship fees.

In addition to Adidas and Audi, there are several other Real Madrid sponsors who are very interested in Yang Cheng, and they all hope to be involved in this negotiation. If all are negotiated, Yang Cheng's annual income at Real Madrid It will exceed 30 million euros, which can be said to be a sky-high price in the field of football. It is more than Mourinho by more than one street, and Beckham, who has the highest salary among players, can only come up to him.

The contract period is 3 years, because Yang Cheng feels that with the current situation of Real Madrid, there must be a long-term plan, and he needs to get a guarantee. Of course, as before, he has the right to terminate the contract on his own during the contract period. .

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The first impression given by the Valdebebas training base is that it is big, really very big.

In addition to Real Madrid's first team training here, there are also youth teams and youth training systems, all training here. The Di Stefano Stadium under construction at the entrance will be Castilla's home court.

This Real Madrid second team was relegated from La Liga in 1997, but was promoted back in 2005. It is currently ranked in the middle of La Liga. Since Real Madrid is in La Liga, Castilla is destined to be unable to upgrade, and they have become No desires or desires.

The Spanish Second Division schedule will not end until June 18. The players are still training. When Yang Cheng arrived, accompanied by Piri and Butragueno, he directly entered the second team. The training building is separate from the first team training building.

Do you know how Mourinho later described the size of the Valdebebas training base?

He said that before the 2010 Champions League final, Inter Milan and Bayern were training in this training base, but they had never met each other. How big is it!

Of course, this statement is a bit like a joke and is a bit exaggerated.

Inform their head coach! Yang Cheng stood outside, stopping everyone who wanted to go in directly.

Piri and Butragueno were stunned, while Raul looked thoughtful and looked at Yang Cheng with complicated eyes, but no one objected.

Soon, Castilla's interim coach Alessandro Menedez came out.

Hello, Mr. Yang Cheng! Alessandro Menedez greeted Yang Cheng. The first impression this Spaniard gave people was that he was very sad. It can be seen that the recent situation in Castilla has made He was worried.

In the past five years, Castilla's head coach has been Carlo, and the team's performance has always been relatively stable. Last season, it was promoted to Segunda División. However, after Rosenborg dismissed get out of class, Carlo went to the first team to put out the fire. , Potugal, who once served as a scout for Real Madrid, began to take charge of the second team and achieved good results.

But before the end of the La Liga season, Portugal jumped ship to Racing Santander, leaving Castilla leaderless, so Alessandro Menedez was temporarily promoted to the fire-fighting coach.

Yang Cheng really thinks this phenomenon is very interesting. From the first team to the second team, there are frequent coaching changes. There are a lot of fire-fighting coaches. I am afraid that Real Madrid is the only one in the world who does this.

The boys from the second team were all resting, but when they heard that Yang Cheng, the head coach of the first team, had come to Valdebebas and came to visit them, they all went crazy with joy and rushed out just to have a look. Yang Cheng’s true appearance.

Hello, boys! Yang Cheng smiled and waved to them.

Hello, Mr. Yang Cheng! The boys responded politely. This is the Real Madrid coach in the next few years.

Yang Cheng walked over slowly, nodded, and pointed at one of the tall men, Alvaro Negredo!

Yes, Mr. Yang Cheng! Negredo was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded in response, looking very excited.

Juan Manuel Mata Garcia! He pointed to a shorter player next to him. He was the world-famous left winger who later joined Valencia, became a Spanish international, and then moved to Chelsea. , Mata.

Yes, Mr. Yang Cheng! Mata replied tremblingly.

Miguel Torres, Xavi Garcia, Ruben de la Red, Avaro Arbeloa, Esteban Granero, Roberto Soldado...

He saw Yang Cheng walking towards a group of boys. He knew every player on the second team very well. He even recognized Daniel Parejo, who had just been transferred from the youth team a few days ago.

I don't know why, Piri and Butragueno suddenly looked at Yang Cheng saying this to these young players, and they felt like crying, because no Real Madrid coach has ever done this. Before he took office, he took the initiative to inspect the youth team and knew every youth team player very well.

Boys, I heard that you have been performing poorly recently? Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

This group of boys are all a little ashamed. It is indeed quite chaotic, after all, there have been so many head coaches.

We are Real Madrid, boys! Yang Cheng looked at the group of brats in front of him, Whether you are in the first team or the second team, you have to work hard for me and work harder to kill your opponents so that you will not be humiliated. The team emblem on your chest is our pride!

I have long heard that Yang Cheng is a die-hard Real Madrid fan. As soon as they heard what he said, the boys suddenly became excited.

I will be there to watch the away game against Lleida on the 28th. You all have to work harder for me. If you don't take it down, I will deal with you well when I come back! Yang Cheng seemed to be threatening.

This group of kiddies all laughed, but all of them nodded in agreement.

In return, if you have a way to break into the top 5 of the league again, remember, it is the top 5, I can give you a reward. Players who perform well can get the right to train with the first team in the summer. If you perform better during the training, outstanding……

Yang Cheng smiled at this group of brats, making them all eager to give it a try, ...then you can say goodbye to Castilla!

Wow! Several young players immediately cheered on the spot.

Long live Mr. Yang Cheng! Delarede went even further and flattered him directly.

It's useless to flatter me, Ruben, show me the most practical performance on the court! Yang Cheng pointed at this kid.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Remember what I said, on the 28th, I will be watching from the court, don't screw it up!

After saying that, Yang Cheng said hello to Menendez and then said goodbye to the players.

He could imagine how excited and excited the group of cheering boys behind him were.

Their strength is not bad! Yang Cheng looked very serious as he walked out of the training area of ​​Castilla. What they lack is just opportunities and trust. Now that I am here, they will get enough opportunities!

Raul, Piri and Butragueno have seen how special Yang Cheng is this time. At least no Real Madrid head coach can bring such high expectations to people like him before he takes office.

Standing between the training building and the training ground, looking up at the roof of the training building of Castilla, The eagle of Castilla will soon be hovering over the Bernabeu Stadium again. The reason why I came to Real Madrid , just to turn him into a football club again!

This requires the concerted cooperation of each of us! Yang Cheng stretched out his hands.

Piri, Butragueno and Raul looked at each other and couldn't help but smile, but they all stretched out their hands and shook them with him. This was what they wanted to see, and they had no other choice. s Choice.

Today Yang Cheng is the only one for Real Madrid!