Chapter 154 Vertical and Horizontal

The warm and quiet life was fast. In a blink of an eye, it was time to go back to Europe. Jiang Mu's parents couldn't bear to see their son leave and did not go to the airport. Zhao Guangming drove his father's car and sent Jiang Mu to the airport with Chen Jing and Feng Ke. Zhao Guangming was the assistant of the youth team and did not need to go back to the Netherlands so early.

The plane takes off at 11:40. In the waiting hall, Zhao Guangming patted Jiang Mu on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead. I'll enjoy a few days at home, and then go with you."

After Chen Jing fell in love, she also became much more generous, "Waiting for you to return brilliantly."

Jiang Mu said boldly, "I must be the champion coach when I come back."

"It doesn't matter whether you are the champion or not. Have a good time in the Netherlands and pay attention to your health."

Feng Ke was very plainly dressed today, a white slim down jacket with a silver-gray scarf, and her snow-white face was blown red by the warm air conditioner.

Zhao Guangming smiled and said to Chen Jing, "Let's see how they told you. Let's avoid it first and let them whisper."

"I'm afraid of you if you want to whisper."

Feng Ke snorted and heard the shout of flight KL898 boarding in the hall. She kissed Jiang Mu on the face and shouted, "Have a good trip." After saying that, he turned around and ran out of the waiting hall.

Jiang Mu was a little stupid when he touched his face.

Zhao Guangming smiled and said, "Wood, go to the plane to think about it. Don't be late."

Jiang Mu shook his head, hugged Zhao Guangming and Chen Jing, and said, "Let's go, don't worry about it." After saying that, he turned around and walked into the flow of people boarding the plane.

11 hours later, flight KL898 landed at Amsterdam International Airport. Sheringa drove Jiang Mu to Alkmaar in a red Ferrari sports car.

Seeing that the house he rented was cleaned up and there were still a few pots of flowers on the window sill, Jiang Mu was surprised and said, "You did it?"

Sherinja smiled and said, "I cleaned it up with the hourly worker."

Jiang Mu breathed a sigh of relief. This beauty is not easy to enjoy. "How's the transfer going?"

Shelingya said angrily, "As soon as I got home, I talked about the transfer, so I can't say anything else."

Jiang Mu smiled, rubbed Sheringer's golden hair, and said, "Aren't I worried? Otherwise, I wouldn't have come so early."

Shringa shook her head and said, "You are really a workaholic. Lucio has basically finished it. The transfer situation in Europe is not very good. We thought that Ismail was in the Crystal Palace of League One, and it should not be difficult to buy him. After all, we are the winning team in the Dutch League. It is almost determined to participate in the Champions League next year, but now The Lens of Ligue 1 wants him very much now. Lens is the defending champion of Ligue 1 and the hometown team of Ismail. Their attraction is obviously much more than ours. Although our current offer is higher than Lens and the annual salary for Ismail is also high, this goatee Frenchman is always vague.

Jiang Mu smiled, because Ismail had a goatee. Although he was only 24 years old, he looked like an old player.

"What are the quotations of Lens and us?"

"Lance's offer is $1.5 million, we are $1.8 million, Lens's annual salary is only $300,000, and we are $500,000."

Jiang Mu frowned. The price gap was not small. It seemed that Ismail's appetite was not small.

"What about Van Bitten?"

Scherlinga said helplessly: "Van Bitten's transfer is more annoying. It's not a strong team in Serie A Charleroi, and they don't plan to keep an excellent central defender like Van Bitten. As long as the money is suitable, Van Bitten has signed an agreement with Standard Lier in private, and the transfer will be transferred at the end of this season. Standard Liede, if we want to buy Van Bitten, we have to pay a breach of contract fee to Standard Liede.

Jiang Mu shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. "This is too coincidental. It seems that the timing of our action is a little wrong. How much does it cost to buy Van Bitten?

"Let's offer $1.5 million. Charleroi said it was negotiable, but he still had to pay a penalty of 500,000 yuan in liquidated damages." Sherin said.

"It's almost the same."

"Yes, which one do you think we should focus on now? It's too hard for the two to win together. A team like us can't afford an excellent backup central defender." Sherin said.

"Focus on attacking Ismail. Van Bitten is a substitute. If you really can't take it, let's talk about Van Biten."

Van Bitten is also an excellent central defender. He is nearly two meters tall and has a high-altitude barrier on the rear defense line. Although the defense is not so reassuring, he is low-key and hard-working, with strong attack ability. Two million is completely worth it, but now Alkmaar is sure to win Lucio. Both of them like it. With the assist central defender together, Jiang Mu can imagine that they attack at the same time, and there are only two backs left in the defense line. Now Alkmaar's front-court attack is very strong, and there is no need for the defense to attack such a strong defender.

Sheringa misunderstood and said, "Ismail is older and more stable with Lucio."

Jiang Mu nodded and said, "Why don't you arrange a time for us to have a meal with them? I'll talk to them. If it doesn't work, I'll use money to smash it. Lens is definitely not willing to pay too much."

Sheringia said, "Oi, you take a day off first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Jiang Mu nodded and said, "Well, the transfer can't be done in a moment. Don't show impatience, so that the other party is more confident in negotiating with us."

Sheringa leaned on Jiang Mu's chest and said, "As my father said, if it hadn't been for the stadium budget that needed too much money, I would have thrown it over with money and forced Lens to give up."

Jiang Mu sat down on the sofa around Sherringia's waist and said, "It's not good to spend money. When they transfer later, they will ask for a lot of money. This is ruining the market. We are going to offend people.

Sheringia smiled and said, "You are only one year older than me. Why are you as cunning as my father?"

"Men, live a more tiring life and take more responsibilities. It's also a year. We use it for two years. According to the actual age, you should call me uncle." Jiang Mu laughed and joked.

"I'll take advantage of you and kill you."

Sherinjia heard Jiang Mu ask her to call uncle, and rode on Jiang Mu and beat Jiang Mu's chest.

"Stop fighting. You have to find another coach to kill you." Jiang Mu grabbed Sheringjia's fists, "Let's go eat something. The plane meal is too bad."

"Well, let's go to Linhai Bay for afternoon tea, eat some muffins, and then go to the Holiday Hotel to eat raw herring and pea soup." Sheringa seems to have made up her mind.

"OK, just listen to your arrangement." Jiang Mu doesn't pay much attention to Western food.

There are no games during the winter break, and there is generally no big transfer news, so the media has to hype some lace news to attract the attention of fans.

No one knew Jiang Mu before he came to the Netherlands, but as a prominent figure in the Dutch League, after he came to the Netherlands, the reporter immediately got the news. The next day, photos of Jiang Mu and Schleslinjia drinking afternoon tea in the Gulf appeared in major Dutch newspapers. Many reporters were very conclusively saying that Jiang Mu came to Europe in advance. In order to get engaged to Sheringa, both parents have agreed to the marriage.

But the next day, Jiang Mu immediately broke the rumors. He received Ismail, a French central defender who is now playing in the Crystal Palace, at the Sea Palace, and the two sides talked for two hours.

On the third day, Jiang Mu met with Belgian central defender Van Biten at the Hilton Hotel. The reporter reported that now Alkmaar is pursuing this strong central defender. Jiang Mu returned to the Netherlands to find a defender in the transfer market.

On the fourth day, Jiang Mu announced at a press conference that they had completed their first transfer during the winter break. Brazilian international central defender Lucio joined Alkmaar with a transfer fund of 1.1 million US dollars. Lucio and Alkmaar signed a contract for three years with an annual salary of 500,000 guilders plus a floating bonus.

Whether it was Lucio, Van Bitten or Ismail, they were a small role in the European market at that time. They attracted too much attention in the Netherlands, mainly because of Alkmaar's reputation and Jiang Mu's hype. Of course, the main reason was that the media did not have any good news to report.

Jiang Mu wants to use this to put pressure on Ismail to make him understand two points. One is that Alkmaar is not a must, and the other is that Alkmaar is fully capable of competing for the championship and has great potential in the future.

Jiang Mu's strategy is very effective. The transfer, which turned out to be close to stagnant, has begun to progress slowly. Ismail said that he is now considering the transfer. It is a good choice to go back to France or the Netherlands.

Although the progress is slow now, there is still a period of time before the beginning of the league. Jiang Mu is not in a hurry. Progress is a good phenomenon. In order to add another fire, Jiang Mu expressed in the column of The Telegraph to prepare for the Champions League next season. His ambition was hyped by reporters again. Jiang Mu On the basis of the magical coach, he is also known as a football maniac in the Netherlands.

A week after Jiang Mu returned to the Netherlands, the calm of the transfer market was suddenly shattered by an amazing news. The Telegraph first broke the news that the Debor Brothers, who had signed a lifetime contract with Ajax before the season, joined Barcelona for a transfer fee of up to 20 million US dollars. And Lit Manning will also leave Ajax next season.

The next day, the news of the transfer of the DePaul brothers was confirmed by the head coach of Ajax Club and Olsen. The Danes were very frustrated and disappointed and said, "The children think I can't motivate them and improve them. It's normal to leave."

Olson's words not only confirmed the departure of the DePaul brothers and Little Manning, but also proved that there was something wrong with Ajax's locker room. Originally, Ajax had improved a little, and the media was optimistic that they would work hard in the second half to compete for the championship with Faye Nord and Alkmar. After all, dark horses like Alkmaar are not persistent, but now they have been completely excluded from winning the championship, and Alkmaar's odds of winning the championship have increased by two points.

Jiang Mu expressed regret for the departure of the Debor brothers. He said, "Without the De Bor brothers and Litmanning, the quality of the Dutch League has further declined. I hope they are. In addition, whether they are there or not, it will not affect us to win the championship. We have thrown them off 20 points before."