The Chinese team has entered the pace of preparing for Brazil, and perhaps the most severe game they are facing at the moment will also determine whether they can continue to move forward in this World Cup - then again, it seems that the Chinese team does not have that game, which is not a serious test...

At this time, Zhou Yi received a call from his agent Shurtze.

"I'm sorry, Zhou Yi. Actually, I shouldn't disturb you at this time... But I definitely can't make any decisions about this matter by myself, and the other party was very anxious and had called me several times..."

"Okay, Tino, just say something, right?"

"Uh, that's it... Four days ago, I received a call from Spain. They told me on the phone that they were from Real Madrid Club and wanted to ask if you had any ideas about playing football at the Bernabeu... At that time, you were practicing with the team to prepare for the game against Spain, so I didn't call you. And you also know that there are many tentative calls in this club. If you look for you every time, you might have to fire me... So I didn't tell you, I think it was just a routine. But they called four more times in the past few days, and every time they asked me about your thoughts on playing football at Real Madrid. I think I should tell you so that I can give them a reply..."

Zhou Yi was a little surprised when he first heard Real Madrid interested him, but he did not interrupt Shultze, but waited for him to finish everything.

"Go to Real Madrid to play football?" he asked Schulze.

"Yes, yes. They made several calls in a row, and they seemed a little anxious."

"What suggestions do you have, Tino?" Shurtze is Zhou Yi's agent. Although Zhou Yi finally gets many ideas, he always asks for his agent's opinions, otherwise what would he do when he finds an agent?

"I think this is a good opportunity, Zhou Yi. If you want to go to a higher level, you must go to a bigger wealthy family and a broader stage. I not only refer to the competitive level, but also in terms of influence and commercial value... all of this. I never advised you to leave Dortmund before because you said that you still have to win the championship in Dortmund. Now you have won all the championships you can win in Dortmund, and you even helped them get more. So what reason can stop you from leaving?"

As an agent, Shurtze certainly hopes that his players will transfer to Dortmund and go to a larger team. This is not only because he can draw commissions from the transfer, but also means that Zhou Yi can have greater influence and commercial value. He can also help Zhou Yi make more money and reflect his value as an agent.

"Are there any greater wealthy families in this world now besides Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona? No more. But you will definitely not go to Bayern Munich. Just Barcelona and Real Madrid, Barcelona looks very suitable for you, and Real Madrid is also good, it depends on your personal choice."

Shurce left the choice to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi pondered for a while.

He also felt that it was time to leave Dortmund. He could have left last summer to help Dortmund win the Champions League title, which was a great opportunity. But the successive departure of Gotze and Lewandowski made him unable to leave his parent team in a storm. In that case, it would be too ruthless. So he chose to stay.

At that time, he had an idea in his mind. No matter what the final result of this season was, he would leave Dortmund and pursue higher challenges.

Unexpectedly, he helped Dortmund win the double championship in the league and the Champions League this season, and there was no more suitable time to say goodbye than this.

He did not owe Dortmund anything at this time, nor could anyone blame him for being ruthless.

The only question is where to go.

As Schultzer said, after he helped Dortmund win two Champions League titles and four league titles, there are only a handful of teams in the world that can get him out of the familiar environment.

The only ones who can truly be more powerful than Dortmund are Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Serie A has declined as a whole, so all Serie A teams are not good.

In the Premier League, Manchester United in the Ferguson era is a good choice, but now Manchester United is no longer able to do it. Wenger's Arsenal could have gone, but now Arsenal is in chaos, and people are questioning Wenger more and more. It is hard to say what will happen after he goes there.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are all similar. If you want to go to a higher level, why do you want to go to these teams?

So after all, the two Western Super League players are suitable.

Barcelona's tactical style may be more in line with their own style, and they have been looking for Xavi's successor.

Real Madrid is famous and is the best team in the 20th century. They urgently need to break Barcelona's suppression and are eager to seek talents.

Whether it's joining Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​it's good.

But Zhou Yi doesn't want to make a decision like this now. It's still early for the transfer window to close. Who knows what will happen?

Just as Zhou Yi was pondering, Shultze suddenly said, "Oh, I almost forgot. Real Madrid told me that if you agree to join, they will directly activate the liquidated damages clause in your contract with Dortmund."

"Free liquidated damages? How much is my penalty?" Zhou Yi himself was a little confused.

"Ninety million! Euro!" Shultze said loudly.

"Wow, it's a big deal." Zhou Yi sighed. Ninety million euros, you can pay for it at any time. There are probably not many clubs in this world who can do this. "Strange, Real Madrid was not boring to me before, but I've never been so interested...

"I think there is a very important reason, probably because you led Dortmund to beat them in the Champions League final." Schultzer smiled.

"Ha? I beat them, so the more interested they are in me... Does Real Madrid have Stockholm syndrome?"

"The dream of ten championships is broken, and you are the one who destroys their dreams with your own hands. If you can't beat you on the court, of course you will be taken under your command. This is quite in line with the service style of Florentino. And he insists that Real Madrid's big-name signings are the world's top players, so if Real Madrid is really willing to spend 90 million euros for you, it means you are the world's top player."

After hearing Shurce's explanation, Zhou Yi felt that it made sense. This kind of buying a person who caused a headache for himself is not uncommon in professional football.

This is not the first time I have beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League. The time Borussia Dortmund won the Champions League last season also defeated Real Madrid in the semi-finals.

Real Madrid has fallen into the same opponent for two consecutive Champions League games, which really forces them to poach Dortmund.

Zhou Yi is not opposed to going to Real Madrid, but he will not make a decision easily, so he said to Schultze: "Tell Real Madrid that I don't consider any transfer now. I will only focus on the national team's game. If you want to discuss whether to transfer or not, it's better to wait until the Chinese team's World Cup is over. If they are still so interested at that time, then you can talk about it."

"Okay, just do as you said. In addition, congratulations on your reaching the World Cup quarterfinals, Zhou Yi. Actually, I think that if the penalty we signed with Dortmund was 100 million euros, Real Madrid might have paid the money... By then, you will be the first player in the world to have a net worth of 100 million euros, tsk..." Schultzer was looking forward to such a future and couldn't help but smack his lips. When Bale transferred to Real Madrid, he also claimed to have a transfer fee of 100 million euros, but in fact it did not reach 100 million, it seemed to be 96 million euros.

"Don't think so much, I haven't even had a single word of the eight characters." Zhou Yi boldly criticized Shurce's fantasy.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi thought about what Real Madrid is interested in. If he really can play football in Real Madrid, it would be good. Whether it is the honor of the club, the popularity of the team, and its influence around the world, it is far beyond Dortmund. As a Chinese, I may have a deeper understanding of Real Madrid's influence.

Real Madrid came to China in 2003, and the sensation caused at that time can only be described as "there are no people" in the streets.

There are also many European teams who come to China to play commercial competitions, and there are many wealthy families, but only Real Madrid can reach the scale of 2003.

Even after just going through a trip to China with Dortmund, Zhou Yi felt that the influence and scale of the trip to China at that time were not as good as Real Madrid.

So Zhou Yi himself knows what improvements he can make in playing football in Real Madrid.

But he just thought about it and left this matter behind his mind.

As he said, the World Cup is the top priority at present, and the personal future is far from being compared with collective honors.

So Zhou Yi didn't say this, no one knew that Real Madrid was actually pursuing him crazy.

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On the other hand, Schultze replied to Real Madrid and expressed their gratitude to them for Zhou Yi's interest, but now for him, the most important thing is the World Cup, so he did not consider discussing transfer matters with any team before the World Cup ended.

Real Madrid certainly understands Zhou Yi's approach, but they also noticed the keywords in Shurce's words.

"Don't you consider talking to any team?"

"Yes, I won't talk to any team, it's not just you." How could Schultze not understand what Real Madrid's focus is.

"Is this... Zhou Yi's original words?"

"certainly."

"Huh... OK, thank you, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Shultze. I hope we can establish good communication and keep in touch with each other often..."

"Of course, no problem, it should be." Shulzer agreed very readily. As an excellent agent, how could he not do this?

After hanging up the phone, Schultze couldn't help but start looking forward to Zhou Yi's transfer to Real Madrid.

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the best team in the 20th century, Real Madrid.

Joining such a team with a net worth of 90 million euros almost means being the core player of this team, and its status is self-evident.

By then, Zhou Yi's personal image will be associated with the wealthy Real Madrid, and will be greatly improved.

The commercial value is naturally increasing.

However, the management of portrait rights in Real Madrid is a bit troublesome... They want to force 50%.

In this way, should there be some compensation for salary?

Zhou Yi’s annual salary in Dortmund is now 8 million euros. If he goes to Real Madrid, his annual salary will definitely not be lower than this one, and he can only be higher.

How high is it?

Last season, the total annual salary of the 23 players in Real Madrid's first team was 184 million euros. The salary level of the whole team was roughly divided into five levels. The lowest-level representative is a young talented player like Jose and Nacho, who is not stable in the team because of his low qualifications and his position in the team is not stable, so he only has an annual salary of 1.2 million yuan after tax.

The fourth gear is players like Khedira and Diego Lopez who play an important role in the lineup, but whose wages are not high, have only two million euros after tax.

The third gear is key players like Pepe, Di Maria and Modric, ranging from 3.5 million to 5 million euros.

The second-tier players include star players like Casillas, Xavi Alonso, Ramos and Benzema, whose annual salary after tax ranges from about 5.5 million to 6 million euros.

The first level is significantly ahead of the second level, with an annual salary of more than 10 million after tax. Only two people in the team have such treatment. One is Bale, who joined the team last season, with an annual salary of 22.8 million euros before tax, and about 11 million after tax. The other is Real Madrid's star, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of 35.3 million euros before tax, and an annual salary of 17 million euros after tax.

This is no secret. This is the annual salary data of Real Madrid's first team publicly disclosed by the media. According to this data, Schultze began to position Zhou Yi to facilitate the price when negotiating contracts with Real Madrid in the future.

In his mind, Zhou Yi must be a player of the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale. His annual salary after tax must be 10 million.

This level of income can be regarded as a leap for Zhou Yi.

You should know that although Zhou Yi is now earning an annual salary of 8 million in Dortmund, that is pre-tax, and Germany's tax rate is as high as 45%, so the eight million basically has to be cut in half, which is the money Zhou Yi gets.

The annual salary data for Real Madrid just now were all after tax.

Schultze hopes to earn more than 11 million euros of annual after-tax salary for Zhou Yi.

He believes that Zhou Yi is better than Bale in terms of personal abilities and importance to the team, so Zhou Yi deserves to get so much money.

And he has the advantage, that is, Real Madrid is now looking for him thirsty, instead of him taking the initiative to come to promote Zhou Yi, and he also made four calls within four days.

Since Real Madrid is so anxious and sincere, Schultze can naturally raise the price.

When Shurtze thought of Zhou Yi's annual salary, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep.
Chapter completed!