The whistle sounded at the end of the game. Schalke 04 defeated Hamburg with three goals and caught up with Dortmund. The two had 53 points together. Dortmund ranked first with a goal difference advantage.
Yang Feng and Sun Xingmin exchanged jerseys, but they just smiled at each other and walked into the player tunnel without any communication.
None of them are the stars of their respective teams, or even the core. Yang Feng seems to be awesome, but he doesn't even start a game. The Asian derby called by the media of the two countries before the game is a little bit... Fortunately, both of them performed well after coming off the bench, and with the crazy Atsushi Uchida stealing the show, the Asian Derby is worthy of its name.
In Yang Feng's eyes, the real Asian Derby may have to wait until Son Heung-min moves to Tottenham.
At that time, Son Heung-min should have been a world-class attacker, and he had probably received multiple blue cards, possessing world-class combat power, and his status in his respective team was at least at the level of the core of the attack. A true Asian derby.
As for now, everyone is still in the leveling stage, but since they are from the Fengling Yueying Sect, they are a big step ahead in every aspect.
In the competitive world, performance determines everything. If the team wins and Yang Feng scores a goal, he will naturally be praised at home and abroad. Although there are still some articles on Weibo advising Yang Feng to keep a low profile and stay away from alcohol and women. Some people also take advantage of his single-mindedness. Come in and talk about things, but the mainstream media and most fans still have a positive attitude towards him.
In the German media's post-match report, the focus was mainly on the comeback of Huntelaar. The battle between him and Gomez for the top scorer is certainly more eye-catching than some damn Asian derby. However, because of his outstanding performance, Yang Feng The contract renewal negotiations have made breakthrough progress and have almost reached the final stage.
It's just that Strus's first words after meeting Yang Feng had nothing to do with the contract, but a topic that sounded completely irrelevant, "Yang, your Chinese table tennis is really too... ...How do you say that sentence you taught me...Oh, niu (fourth tone) pi (fourth tone, the kind that makes saliva spit out)! So awesome!"
Yang Feng knew that he had been studying Chinese culture recently in order to deal with domestic businesses and media in the future, but he was still baffled by this sudden topic, "You just came back from ancient times? Isn't this something the whole world knows?"
"No, no, no, I made a mistake. I didn't mean table tennis, I meant your table tennis team," Strus said. "I just watched the news and heard that your country's table tennis team is different from your country's table tennis team." Our football team played a friendly match, and your table tennis team actually won?”
"...That must be fake news," Yang Feng said helplessly, "If you don't believe the rumors, don't spread them."
"How is that possible?" Strus said unconvinced, "Look! I specially asked someone to translate it."
As he spoke, he turned over his cell phone.
Yang Feng took it and took a look. It turned out to be news from 2003. It was about a match between the National Table Tennis Team and Shenhua United. "There is indeed a problem with the translation. The score was 4:3. The table tennis team lost, and the opponent also lost." Not our national football team, but just a club association."
"real?"
"Of course it's true," Yang Feng said, "So don't always say that we are not good at football. Look, any team we pull out can win the world championship."
"Sounds reasonable?"
"Of course it makes sense," Yang Feng quickly changed the subject, "Let's get down to business, how was the conversation with Helter?"
"It's pretty much what we expected, with an annual salary of three million and a signing fee of one million, but he asked for a five-year contract."
Yang Feng was happy, "Three million? Is he willing to give it up?"
Anyway, he thinks the current salary system of Schalke 04 is quite funny. Draxler only has 1.5 million, Obasi dares to call for 4 million, and Heldt has to pay 6 million for Falfanshe. When it comes to Yang Feng, he is twice as good as Draxler and half as good as Farfan.
"Of course he is willing to give it up. You are now the team's second shooter, and your competitive and commercial value are immeasurable," Strus said. "So my bottom line is 3.5 million, and the contract is three years. Of course, this is temporary. Yes, if you continue to perform like this, I am confident that you will soon be able to get the third or even second highest salary in the team, what do you think?"
He said feeling happy in his heart.
Back then, Heert called him a vampire when he shouted for two million to renew his contract. Now Helt is begging him for three million, which is almost exactly the same as the joke Yang Feng made at that time.
The reason why I approached Yang Feng at the beginning was actually that I studied several examples and saw through the routines of some Chinese counterparts, which is to export to domestic sales, throw Chinese players to Europe for gold plating, and then transfer them back to China at a high price. The money is like free money. The picks were the same, but I didn't expect that Yang Feng would actually play in the Bundesliga. As long as he wasn't the kind of player who breaks out for a while and then goes silent, then this kid would even become his most profitable player.
Yang Feng said: "Where are the other teams?"
"They are basically around two million, and most of them are Bundesliga teams, but Bayern Munich and Dortmund give more signing fees," Strus said. "Our biggest advantage now is besides your age. In addition, your contract is about to expire, and "Kicker" estimates your worth at about 10 million, so I guess 3 million is definitely not Helter's bottom line."
Yang Feng thought for a moment, "3.5 million is about the same. The time must be within three years."
"Okay," Strus nodded, "Also, I have discussed your ideas with Helter. Compared to others, you prefer to cooperate with Raul. I believe you can have some influence."
"I'm curious," Yang Feng said, "If Royce returns to Dortmund, what will be his annual salary?"
"It's not settled yet, but it should end up being between four million and five million."
"Then set a small goal first, with an annual salary exceeding Royce?"
Strus shrugged, "Although you are all my players, I don't mind competition between you, and I even welcome it."
The player's contract renewal work has gradually made breakthrough progress, and the team has also made rapid progress in the league. Schalke 04 has been like a miracle in recent times. The only setback is probably the loss to Twente in the Europa League, so the two sides are about to start a battle. The second round of the game is the top priority right now.
Stevens showed great importance to this game and decided on the starting lineup early. Yang Feng, who had a mediocre performance in the last round, was once again included in the eleventh roster.
Although the preparations for the game were in full swing, it was generally calm. Unexpectedly, Twente coach McLaren started talking to Yang Feng during an interview, making the media excited again.
The former England national team coach first protested Yang Feng's foul in the last game, and then scoffed at some media's comparison of Yang Feng and Irving.
"That is undoubtedly a red card. The Chinese should not appear on the field... China's Owen? Oh my God, how can there be such a ridiculous statement? Just because they are very fast? Football is not a sprint game, and I don't think his speed can be compared with Michael... It's really ridiculous. Michael is the European Ballon d'Or winner and one of the best forwards in England's history. Yang? As far as I know, he is not even the best striker in China. Jiadu is not... can he start in my team when he arrives? I can say with certainty that he cannot..."
The coach started the battle. Douglas, who first plotted against Yang Feng and then was plotted against by Yang Feng, was of course not to be outdone. He immediately started beeping in front of reporters, "He cheated for a penalty kick in the penalty area? No, no, no, that's not necessarily true. I Having fought against him, I know that he is too weak and will fall down at the first touch. Have you ever played football with children? It's that kind of feeling. I don't even dare to use too much force..."
Yang Feng still saw the news after being reminded by his father.
Although pretending to be slapped in the face is not popular nowadays, if someone takes the initiative to send his face to the countryside, wouldn't it be impolite not to give him a hard slap?
