"Then there’s Dortmund. Dom has had a falling out with the managent, so he might not even finish the season."
"Hamburg’s Martin Jol and Frankfurt’s Fink... their coaching positions are also very unstable right now. They could be sacked at any mont."
Wang Shuo’s impression of Hamburg was that their ambition far exceeded their grasp.
Even though their current league ranking was decent, the "Northern King" just wasn’t satisfied.
It seed they were still lost in their glory days as a Bundesliga powerhouse, unable to move on.
Besides, Hamburg had been too chaotic in recent years.
As for Frankfurt, Wang Shuo wouldn’t even consider them.
The team had money, but their results were terrible.
Besides, Frankfurt had given him the cold shoulder before; now, he was going to be out of their league.
"Oh, right. So sponsors have contacted recently, including a few German car brands. I’m making initial contact now to gauge their sincerity and discuss the specifics of a potential partnership. We can weigh our options afterward."
Germany was famous for its cars, and one of the most important markets for German cars was China.
Wang Shuo wasn’t surprised at all that German car companies were approaching him.
’It’s great to have a powerful motherland backing you up!’
Wang Shuo was reminded of Giant Yao and Flying Liu.
At their peak, it was said that these two sports superstars earned over a hundred million a year from dostic brand endorsents alone.
That was over a hundred million!
Wang Shuo was just getting started.
"I don’t have a driver’s license yet," Wang Shuo added, thinking of a problem.
Only then did Thomas Essien rember.
It was mainly because Wang Shuo was too busy.
Over the past year, he had thrown almost all his ti and energy into matches and training.
He didn’t even rest on holidays.
On Christmas Day, Thomas Essien had originally planned to invite Wang Shuo to his ho in Freiburg to celebrate.
But in the end, Wang Shuo chose to stay in Mainz and do extra training by himself.
Incidentally, after Zhao Yifan joined Mainz U19, he not only successfully passed his trial but also imdiately played in several U19 league matches after signing his contract with Mainz.
Wang Shuo had made a point to speak with Tuchel, who had a very high opinion of Zhao Yifan.
Right now, Mainz U19 was in dire need of a passer, and Zhao Yifan’s arrival perfectly solved Tuchel’s problem.
Zhao Yifan had not only thanked Wang Shuo privately several tis, but in interviews with the Chinese dia, he also repeatedly ntioned how much Wang Shuo had helped him—not just with training, but also with the connections Wang Shuo had introduced him to.
All of this played a crucial role in helping him quickly establish a firm foothold at Mainz U19.
This season, Mainz U19 was currently ranked second in the Southern Division of the German U19 league. Their only loss was to Freiburg U19, and their ranking was even higher than Bayern Munich U19’s.
There had been persistent rumors within the Mainz team that if Klopp really left, the one to take over as head coach of the first team would very likely be the U19’s manager.
Of course, there were two other candidates as well.
One was Kramny, and the other was the second team’s head coach, Neustadter.
But from what Wang Shuo understood, Kramny himself wasn’t ready yet.
Wang Shuo had also told Zhao Yifan in private that if Tuchel moved up to the first team, he would definitely rebuild the squad.
This was because many of his tactical philosophies were not aligned with Klopp’s.
Given Mainz’s financial situation, he would certainly promote talent from the youth academy.
With Zhao Yifan’s current skill and performance, it was basically unrealistic for him to beco a starter in the short term.
That would take ti.
Not everyone could be Wang Shuo!
After Zhao Yifan established his foothold at Mainz U19, the Huairun Football School beca more confident about its young players going abroad.
As Wang Shuo’s fa grew, his agent, Thomas Essien, also beca an honored guest for major teams in Germany and even across Europe.
His professional network was also expanding rapidly.
He was now working intensely to arrange for players from the Huairun Football School to go abroad for trials and to play professionally.
Wang Shuo had previously given so advice, suggesting they take a more down-to-earth approach by starting with Germany and its neighboring regions, such as the 2nd Bundesliga, the Eredivisie, the Belgian First Division A, and leagues in Austria.
The most important thing was to get familiar with and integrate into the European league environnt.
After facing ample competition, they could use the matches to rapidly improve their skills and then climb the ladder step by step.
Given the current standard of players at the Huairun Football School, it wasn’t impossible for them to aim for the sky and join a Bundesliga team directly, but if they couldn’t get any playing ti, what was the point of joining?
Wang Shuo still wasn’t sure if his best friend from his village, Zhang Xiaopeng, would be among the group of players coming to Europe for trials.
The two of them weren’t just from the sa village and school; they had been thick as thieves since they were little, playing together on the Lingshan Seventh Middle School team and entering the Huairun Football School together.
Contrary to Wang Shuo’s leaner build, Zhang Xiaopeng—nicknad Zhang Xiaohou—was actually a strong and powerful guy.
Which just goes to show that nicknas can be really misleading.
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