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"How is it?"
As soon as Yang Cheng walked out of the hotel room, Tim and Paul immediately went up to greet him.
Yang Cheng shook his head and left the hotel with two assistants.
"They say they'll consider it, let them consider it then!" Yang Chen's tone was somewhat unpleasant.
He seemed to have heard Watzke's perfunctory remarks, but now he can't keep up with Leverkusen in terms of value or status. However, he insisted on his own principles and must get the greatest power of the first team.
"Waller, this technical director doesn't seem simple either!" Yang Cheng said coldly. If he can't isolate this guy's meddling hands from the first team, it's hard to guarantee that he won't bully his young and inexperienced teammates, casually interfering with the first team, and when that happens, wanting to achieve results will be difficult.
"I've heard that the number one hot candidate for their current leader is Daurm!" Paul Bayer apparently didn't think much of Yang Cheng's trip to the medicine factory either.
To put it bluntly, Leverkusen has money and people, and is a Bundesliga team, so their vision can't help but be higher. Although Yang Chen has already proven his ability in Chemnitz, not everyone with ability has the opportunity to stand out in this world.
Leaning against the back seat of Paul Bayer's Volkswagen sedan, his head resting on a pillow, his eyes closed, letting Paul take him to another hotel.
At this time, he was a bit like those college students in his previous life who were looking for jobs and going through interviews everywhere!
"Compared to Leverkusen, I think Kaiserslautern is more sincere!" Paul Bayer said while driving.
Yang Chen can understand this, because although Kaiserslautern is a strong team in the Bundesliga, they have been relegated after all, and more than half of the main players in the team have left. The new season's Kaiserslautern will inevitably face a reshuffle.
A Bundesliga relegation success team, a Bundesliga relegated team, the conditions of Leverkusen are undoubtedly better than the two, but it can be seen that their requirements are also more, at least they cannot give Yang Chen too much power.
New official takes office with three fires, Woller is not a good guy either, and he will definitely not give up the power in his hands easily, especially when he faces Yang Cheng who has zero experience in Bundesliga.
After this analysis, Yang Chen's good impression of Leverkusen decreased a lot. He began to care more about the negotiations with Kaiserslautern and it seemed that in order to show the club's importance to Yang Chen, the club chairman Frederik personally came to Chemnitz.
Unlike the negotiations with Le Havre, Frederic's talks with Yang Sheng went very smoothly, especially his series of reform suggestions, which were applauded on the spot. He even stated that he could give Yang Sheng the greatest power in the first team and let Yang Sheng be responsible for the transfer market.
His only requirement for Yang Cheng's coaching is: upgrade!
Thanks to the smooth progress, both parties' negotiations also went very quickly, and they discussed the contract at their first meeting.
Kaiserslautern proposed a 1+1 contract, if Kaiserslautern can be promoted from the 2nd Bundesliga this season, Yang Chen will extend his contract for one year. Otherwise, the club will consider Yang Chen's coaching performance and then decide whether to renew his contract.
The contract is very reasonable, and the salary is also very generous. The weekly salary reaches $1500, Yang Cheng pinched his fingers to calculate, and in a year it would be around $80,000. If you add the team's promotion and winning bonuses, wow, it's close to $150,000! Roughly calculated at an exchange rate of 1:7, that's a yearly salary of 1 million RMB, and it's after tax!
Yang Cheng almost died of beauty, he just thought that with a monthly salary of around 2,000 RMB in Chemnitz, everything in the West was so beautiful!
But what excited him was just the beginning, and Frederick then dissected the current situation of the team to Yang Cheng. He said that due to the team's relegation, many main players had applied to leave the team, and only about a dozen loyal players with higher loyalty were willing to stay, which is also the biggest problem faced by Kaiserslautern.
"It's precisely because of the severe loss of players, so the team's reconstruction efforts will be increased this season. According to the club's preliminary estimates, we can provide you with around $5 million in transfer fees, and we will also continue to invest most of the proceeds from player transfers into the club's transfer market."
Frederick's words nearly made Yang Cheng jump up, his eyes wide with a look of utter incredulity.
$5 million, with today's purchasing power, although you can't buy a leg of a top star, but it's still possible to buy some promising future rookies, and then build a strong superstar team, won't you be rich?
Frederick didn't know the little abacus in Yang Cheng's heart, and thought he was not very satisfied with the current team situation, so he immediately said a few more good words, gave a few more guarantees and promises, but they were all irrelevant now.
Kaiserslautern's preferred candidate was Otto Rehhagel, who had just been sacked by Bayern Munich. However, after Bayern's disastrous season, Rehhagel wanted to take a break and declined the offer from Kaiserslautern.
In addition, Kaiserslautern also approached several other strong Bundesliga head coaches, but basically they all retreated as soon as they heard about the relegation team, because everyone knows that a relegated team will inevitably disintegrate and it is extremely difficult to be promoted again. Moreover, looking at Kaiserslautern's inability to retain players, it's not hard to know that this team's finances are also very general.
Indeed, Kaiserslautern's finances are generally not good. If they hadn't sold several star players and performed well in the Bundesliga and European competitions in recent years, accumulating some money, they wouldn't have been able to come up with this $5 million.
Yang Chen had studied Kaiserslautern as a fan in his previous life, and felt that his current environment was similar to Rehhagel's, but if he really took over Kaiserslautern, then he would definitely not follow the same path as Rehhagel.
To say the least, Rafa Benitez signed midfielder Sforza from Inter Milan as soon as he took office, spending $3 million, which is too luxurious. With this $3 million, Yang Chen can buy a better player than Sforza.
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The negotiations with Frederick went very smoothly, and on the first day, they had a very in-depth discussion. The attitude of Kaiserslautern was very good, and the conditions offered were also quite generous, which made Yang Chen feel satisfied.
It was Bayer Leverkusen who initially treated Yang Chen as a backup, with their main target being Daum, the same one who later caused a stir due to his drug scandal. Although Daum is also an excellent German coach, Yang Chen still felt disrespected by Leverkusen's disregard for him.
After talking to W?ller twice, Yang Cheng immediately called off the negotiations and stated that he had not considered coaching Leverkusen for the time being, and instead focused on negotiating with Kaiserslautern.
Frederick hit a few walls after the end of the season, now seeing Yang Cheng's reputation rising, and at the professional coaches' party, he was talking freely, deeply valued by Beckenbauer and the Football Association chairman, so he wanted to take a risk and make an investment, after all, he had brilliant results in Chemnitz.
After three days of continuous negotiations, Yang Cheng and Frederic formally reached an agreement. Next season, Yang Cheng will take over the German Red Devils, becoming the youngest head coach in the team's history, and he will also undertake the responsibility of leading the team to upgrade.
After both parties signed the agreement, the specific contract still needs to be signed in Kaiserslautern, but Yang Chen's joining Manchester United is already a done deal.
According to the agreement between the two parties, Yang Cheng can independently form a coaching team of 4-5 people, and Kaiserslautern will bear the salary of other coaches.
Yang Cheng also realized at this time that all the world-renowned coaches had 4 or 5 assistants by their side, but he himself was still alone until now. Although Tim and Paul were very supportive of him, Yang Cheng wondered if they would be willing to follow him to Kaiserslautern.
So after reaching an agreement and sending Frederic away, Yang Cheng returned to the city center in no time. In Paul Bayer's sports goods store, he sat down with his two partners, planning to have a heart-to-heart talk.
"Is it settled?" Paul Bayer asked with a smile.
Yang Cheng nodded, "Yes, next season, Kaiser Slautern!" His words were full of confidence and his spirit was soaring.
"Congratulations!" Paul Bayer said with a smile.
Tom Hanks was also among the first to congratulate Yang Cheng.
"Now that it's come to this, I suppose I don't have to keep hiding it anymore. I hope you can help me!" Yang Cheng said with a serious face.
"After this season, I believe everyone is familiar with each other. I know your abilities and need you to continue supporting me by my side, helping me. So here I formally extend an invitation: I hope you can follow me to Kaiserslautern to take on the role of my assistant!"
Paul Bier listened and looked at Tim Hanks, who also had a dull expression. The two of them seemed to be lacking in enthusiasm, which suddenly made Yang Cheng's heart sink to the bottom of the river. Had they never thought of following him out to explore?
Little did Yang Cheng know that at this thought, Paul Bier and Tim Hanks couldn't help but burst out laughing again.
"You... you're fooling me!" Yang Cheng cursed with a smile. If he couldn't see through their tricks at this time, then Yang Cheng wouldn't be able to mix in anymore.
"We've actually been waiting for your invitation, Paul and I have already agreed that as soon as you speak up, I'll immediately quit my job, and Paul will hand over the store to his family to take care of, then we'll accompany you to Kaiserslautern to make a go of it!"
Yang Cheng smiled and patted the shoulders of both men, especially Tim Hanks, knowing that Tim had a deep affection for East German football, otherwise he would not have chosen to return to Chemnitz after graduating from university.
"Don't worry, after a year's time, I've come to realize many things. The rise of East German football isn't something that can be accomplished overnight, nor is it something one person can do alone. So even if I stay, my role won't be significant. On the contrary, if I leave and we make a name for ourselves, using our influence to call on more people to pay attention to East German football, wouldn't that have an even greater impact than staying?"
Yang Cheng couldn't help but nod in agreement, and he was also very moved that Tim Hanks chose to support him at this time.
Although he made a name for himself, no one knows how the expedition to Kaiserslautern will end, but they are willing to take risks with him. Yang Cheng knew that if it weren't for his brothers, not many people would be willing to do so.
"With your help, I'm even more confident. However, what's most important now is to quickly form a coaching team!" Yang Cheng said with a smile full of confidence about the road ahead.
Just as the three of them were discussing how to proceed, Barack arrived!