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126、The present and the future

Commentator Decour may be the one who understands McLaren's mood the most. He stroked his cheek and felt a little empathetic: "McLaren thinks he still cannot defeat Van Basten this season, so he chose to leave!"

Since the visiting coaches have resigned, the only protagonist of this press conference is the winning Ajax side.

"Every game against Twente was tough, especially after a summer of World Cup and the team's lineup changed dramatically, and the victory seemed even harder."

Van Basten summed up the game sincerely:

"Our players were very tired. Enno was injured at the beginning and undoubtedly made his teammates feel scruples. In the first half, we were almost completely out of control, injured, lost balls, red cards, physical fitness problems... Fortunately, we regained the rhythm in the second half.

There is no doubt that Long is the key to this game. When Louis got off the red card, I'm afraid everyone thinks that our situation is over, and even I have this idea. Fortunately, Long stood up and gave the first championship trophy of the new season to Ajax fans with a goal and an assist.

Yes, this is not the first time he has saved the team. I am very lucky to be able to bring him to the first team. He is an important force in Ajax's revival. It has proved this in the past season, and he is still growing rapidly now. The growth rate has even surprised me. I can't think of it for long, and those European giant clubs will chase him like crazy. My only hope now is that he can play in Ajax for a while."

Van Basten and the club's senior executives know that Ajax is at best a springboard for stars to conquer Europe, and they cannot play for a small team that provides a weekly salary of up to 20,000 euros for the rest of their lives.

A reporter raised his hand and asked: "Malco, we heard that Sporting Lisbon and Lyon expressed their interest in Dragons a few days ago. Is this true?"

"If you tell me that they have made a offer to the club, I wouldn't be surprised at all, because a good player will never lack a chaser," Van Basten smiled, but the tone changed, "but as the head coach, I haven't heard these rumors yet."

His average and steady answers cannot satisfy the reporters' appetite. They immediately turned the gun and wanted to seek a more explosive answer from the young players: "Mr. Long Shute, Real Madrid's new head coach Mourinho is taking over young talents. A few days ago, he also said that the team's transfer work has not ended, and he appreciated your performance in the Champions League last season. What do you think about this?"

"Is that right? I didn't hear anything." Long Shute shrugged, "but I think Ajax is my best choice now."

"You are talking about 'now', not forever?" The reporters were afraid that the world would not be in chaos and chased him relentlessly.

The answer to this question is obvious, but it is difficult to answer. Even Van Basten couldn't help but cough, reminding his disciples to respond carefully and it's best not to answer.

If Long Shute tells the truth and admits that he will leave Ajax one day in the future, although this is something that everyone expects, it will inevitably temporarily decline his reputation among fans and public opinion.

And if he promotes against his conscience that he is always loyal to Ajax, then everyone will think that this Chinese is really hypocritical...

What if you don't answer?

In the eyes of the audience, it is a sign of avoiding the problem and guilty! Maybe Real Madrid has reached an agreement with him!

But Long Shute asked back: "I'd like to ask, Mr. Reporter, which media do you work for?"

"Well, I'm working for the Rotterdam Sports News now." The reporter first answered him as usual, and then said disdainfully, "Does this have anything to do with my question?"

"Oh, of course, Mr. Journalist." Long Shute shrugged, "You are talking about serving Rotterdam Sports 'now', not 'forever'?"

The Rotterdam reporter was speechless, while his colleagues smiled approvingly for the young player's response.

Van Basten also smiled with relief.

His disciples have overcome a difficult time.

But another senior Ajax executive was not happy.

The club's financial director Jerone Slopp had some headaches.

On the sofa in front of him was a bald man sitting, now in final negotiations with him.

"How is it, Mr. Slope," Pere Guardiola's face already showed the winner's smile. "I don't think you will tell me that my player is just an insignificant little character in the Ajax team, right?"

"Oh no, he is now a core member of the team." Slope has not turned black and white.

"Ajax, the overlord of Dutch football, can their core members only get a weekly salary of 3,000 euros?" Gua's younger brother smiled like a devil, "Do you need me to accidentally leak this news to other clubs?"

If someone else had negotiated with him in such a tone, Slopp would probably just sneer, but he knew the identity of this person.

So Ajax's financial director could only admit defeat: "But he has only played professional football for a year. If he is given an excessive salary, it will undoubtedly break the team's salary structure..."

"I think I need to remind you, Mr. Slope," Gua interrupted his defense. "If my employer hadn't turned the tide many times, Ajax would have been likely to not even be eligible for the Champions League last season. Your losses would not be less than 20 million euros. Am I right?"

Slopp didn't say anything. He was in charge of finance and knew better than anyone how much real money the Champions League quarterfinals brought to the club. He could never say "The Europa League is actually quite good" and "Ajax is not short of money" - this will only insult his IQ.

"My request is not too much, and I will not propose a higher salary than Suarez," Seeing that the other party gave in, Gua's younger brother also took a little step back. "I just hope that Long Shute can get a salary worthy of performance."

"You're right, the salary of 3,000 euros is really not worthy of Dragon's performance." Slope finally nodded, "I agree to this new contract."
Chapter completed!
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