"On the other hand, there’s Bayern. Even Beckenbauer has spoken up."
Wenger thought for a mont, then asked, "What about Stuttgart?"
"They should be interested too. The entire Bundesliga is interested in Wang Shuo right now. But Stuttgart’s problem is that Goz wants to go to Bayern, and Bayern wants Goz too. Stuttgart’s condition is a trade for Tony Kroos and Podolski."
’A two-for-one trade? The Bayern executives can’t be that stupid,’ Wenger sneered inwardly.
But that’s the transfer market for you—turbulent and unpredictable. You never know what might happen next.
"Boss, we still need to hurry," Leman urged him again.
This ti, Wenger didn’t say anything more.
...
"They can dream on!"
Inside Rumnigge’s office at Bayern’s headquarters on Sebena Avenue in Munich, Hennes was raging.
It was because Stuttgart had said that if they wanted to sign Goz, they had to trade both Podolski and Tony Kroos for him.
"That deal is impossible!" Hennes said to Rumnigge, his tone firm and fierce.
Rumnigge nodded. "I didn’t say I’d agree to it."
"I’ll talk to Goz. If the player wants to co, Stuttgart can’t stop him!"
"And what about Tony Kroos? That bastard did a dia interview and blew the whole thing wide open. Now all of Germany knows he wants to leave." Rumnigge’s expression soured at the ntion of the troublemaker from East Germany.
"We’ll just have to calm the situation for now. We can loan him out. We can’t just let him go for good, right?"
There were many teams that wanted to loan Tony Kroos.
Didn’t Stuttgart want him too?
Teams like Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen all wanted to loan him.
Previously, Mainz had also wanted to loan Tony Kroos, but Bayern hadn’t agreed.
"Should we talk to Mainz about Wang Shuo’s transfer?" Rumnigge asked.
Hennes shook his head. "I’ve already spoken with Thomas Essien."
"And what did he say?"
"He asked how we could guarantee his playing ti at Bayern."
After Hennes said this, he let out a snort of laughter.
There was a hint of resignation in his laugh, but it was mostly disdain.
’In the Bundesliga, and they still want to negotiate terms with Bayern? How could we possibly promise playing ti to an 18-year-old kid? We promised it to Tony Kroos, and what happened? Now we’re in a whole ss of trouble! And even though Tony Kroos is from East Germany, at least he’s a native German player. But Wang Shuo?’
"Bayern doesn’t negotiate terms. Besides, I heard Mainz is paying him an annual salary of 800,000 euros. We can only offer the sa, not a cent more," Rumnigge declared.
"No salary increase?" Hennes was a little surprised.
’That doesn’t seem reasonable, does it?’
"He’s only 18. If we give him too high a salary now, it’ll be hard to manage things later. Plus, we have a lot of young players on our team. What about them?" Rumnigge’s stance was firm.
"You just tell Thomas Essien that the one they’re talking to now is Bayern!"
Rumnigge emphatically stressed the word Bayern.
In truth, this was a sowhat helpless gesture.
Never mind Wang Shuo, or even the hogrown talent Tony Kroos.
Even a current Germany international like Podolski couldn’t get any ga ti.
If they really did sign Goz from Stuttgart, the competition would only beco more fierce.
"I’ll have another good talk with Thomas Essien. Or maybe we sign him first, then loan him out to get experience, just like with Humls going to Dortmund. Lahm was also loaned out back in the day."
Rumnigge thought of sothing else. "In this round, Hoffenheim’s Ibisevic scored a brace again. That kid’s not bad. If we really can’t sign Goz, he’s soone to consider."
Goz’s biggest advantage was being German.
"It’s really strange when you think about it. It’s like this season’s Bundesliga is being dominated by last season’s 2nd Bundesliga," Hennes said with a laugh.
Rumnigge also shook his head and chuckled.
The ntion of the 2nd Bundesliga made him think of Klopp.
Back then, between Klopp and Klinsmann, Bayern chose Klinsmann.
But now, Klopp’s team was at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Sotis Rumnigge would wonder if things at Bayern would be different now, had they chosen Klopp back then. It certainly wouldn’t be the ss it was today.
"Do you think..."
Rumnigge started to speak, but then stopped.
He had wanted to ask if it was feasible to invite Klopp to coach Bayern if Klinsmann were to be fired.
But he imdiately dismissed the possibility himself.
’Knowing Klopp’s personality, there’s no way he would ever accept! If Bayern went and asked him, wouldn’t that just be asking for humiliation? Besides, when you look at world football, there are famous managers, rising stars, and geniuses everywhere, aren’t there?’
As a top-tier powerhouse, Bayern was never about a single individual.
Even figures like Beckenbauer, Rumnigge, and Hennes had only led Bayern through a certain era.
...
「At almost the sa ti.」
At the BMW Ho in Mainz, Klopp burst into Christian Heidel’s office.
This startled Heidel, who was sitting inside.
"Hey, Jurgen, you’ve gone too far!"
"Can’t you knock before coming into my office? What if I was in the middle of sothing? Barging in like this, you scared ! What if you scared so bad I got sick?"
Christian Heidel, feeling a bit like a thief caught in the act, went on the offensive, trying to seize the upper hand by speaking first and loudest.
"Don’t play dumb with , Christian."
Klopp roared, pointing at Heidel.
"I’m telling you right now, if you dare sell Wang Shuo during this winter break, I’ll resign on the spot!"
"And when that happens, you can be the one to explain it to the fans!"
With that, Klopp angrily stord out and slamd the door.
He left Heidel completely stunned.
Although he had expected Klopp to fly off the handle, he hadn’t thought he would be this furious.
Klopp hadn’t wasted any words.
But Heidel understood that this was no re threat from Klopp.
Knowing his personality, he would actually do it!
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