Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 665 The true meaning of "money football" is buying footballs with money.

"Pogba!"

"Pretty!"

Pogba made a precise interception of Müller's pass to Sané in the backfield, and Bayern lost their last attacking opportunity as a result.

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

"Alright, the match is over!"

"So the final score of this match was 1-2. Thanks to goals from Pogba and Haaland, Dortmund finally completed a double over Bayern this season!"

The snow hadn't stopped falling when Dortmund players rushed out from the bench.

Although Dortmund will remain top of the Bundesliga regardless of whether they win this match or not, defeating Bayern twice in one season is a milestone for Dortmund players.

"Haha, wow!"

Marty raised his hands high.

Eskreva has yet to make a move, while Dortmund's assistant coach has already started celebrating ahead of time.

After this match, Dortmund further widened the gap with Bayern.

In Matthias's eyes, Dortmund is already the Bundesliga champion!
"..."

Müller stood there sighing, and after a long pause, he suddenly squatted down.

Tang Ye walked over and squatted down in front of Muller: "Hey, it's okay, there are still many matches to come, it's not over yet."

Muller looked up at Tang Ye but didn't say anything.

Tang Ye wanted to say something more, but his teammates had already started calling for reinforcements, so he could only pat Muller on the back and then run towards his teammates.

Slide on your knees!

boom!
Swish, swish, swish——!!!
Tang Ye knelt there, tearing marks in the grass, with Haaland and Pogba kneeling beside him.

Looking left and right to make sure no cameras were pointing in their direction, Tang Ye covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "Actually, we're already the champions."

"Oh!"

"Haha! Tom, humbly!"

Harland cautioned Tang Ye against becoming arrogant.

"Hey, you're already the champion, really."

Tang Ye is one year older than Haaland, and if we look at the standings, Tang Ye is also more experienced than Haaland.

"Trust me, Erling, we've won the championship."

"Fuck, haha!"

……

Walking to the away team's stand, Tang Ye raised both hands to greet the Dortmund fans.

Although Dortmund is not far from Munich, it is still an away game, and we should thank the fans for coming to support us.

Tang Ye casually bounced a ball on the field, sending it higher and higher before finally sending it into the stands.

"Wow!"

The ball was caught by a German man wearing a hat. He raised the ball with his right hand, ready to throw it back.

Hey!

Tang Ye shrugged: "I've made my hints very clear, the ball is yours!"

"Oh! Haha!"

"Thank you, Tom!"

"Go Champions League!"

The atmosphere was fine at first; the players and fans were singing together.

As a result, Dortmund players unconsciously felt pressure whenever the Champions League was mentioned.

After playing Bayern on the 6th, they will rest tomorrow, and then head to France the day after tomorrow.

On March 9th, Dortmund will face their crucial Champions League match at the Parc des Princes!

"Well, come on!"

Tang Ye bumps fists with fans in the stands.

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Tang Ye, in an interview, said: "German is very difficult to learn. Completing the double victory over Bayern has boosted our morale, and we are confident that we can reverse the situation against Paris in the second leg."

Tang Ye didn't win the MVP award for this match, but because he was named the Bundesliga Player of the Month for February, he still gave an interview to reporters in the mixed zone.

As Champions League winners, Manchester United represented the European region and successfully defeated the Mexican Tigers 2-0 to win the Club World Cup.

Tang Ye naturally offered his congratulations, but he didn't seem overly excited.

The Champions League winner will win the Club World Cup the following year, which has been a tradition in global football for many years.

After all, the European region is the undisputed strongest region, and the Champions League champions are basically invincible for half a season.

Actually, compared to wishing Manchester United well, Tang Ye is now more focused on the upcoming Champions League match.

Manchester United are in a relatively good situation, but Dortmund are currently in crisis!
Click, click, click!

In the press conference room at the Allianz Stadium, head coach Escribá and team captain Reus walked to their respective positions.

The reporters were cunning; instead of asking about today's glorious match for Dortmund, they focused their attention on the Champions League.

"According to relevant information, if Dortmund does not advance to the Champions League quarterfinals, even if you win both the Bundesliga title and the German Cup, the €70 million spent on the loan of TY will not be recouped. Is that true?"

"..."

Eskeriva did not speak immediately, which was basically an admission of guilt.

Each club's management has informants within the newspaper, so their financial situations are actually very transparent.

The Bundesliga champions don't receive much money; the real money comes from the Champions League.

"I believe the honor of winning the championship is greater than the prize money. If we can win the Bundesliga title, then this loan will be worthwhile. The Champions League prize money is a bonus."

Eskeriva means that one should not be too greedy.

In essence, Dortmund's performance this season has been a case of spending money to buy the Bundesliga title.

So you actually want to cover the cost of loaning Tang Ye with Champions League prize money?

Hmm, isn't this a bit too inappropriate?

"Dortmund currently has excellent players in every position. Have you activated the clause in TY's loan contract to extend it for another year in order to compete for the Champions League next season?"

Click, click, click!

The moment the question was posed, the press conference room fell silent.

Reporters are unaware of the conditions for activating Tang Ye's +1 year clause and are awaiting a response from the Dortmund coach.

"Borussia Dortmund's last Champions League title was in 1997."

Eskeriva offered a reminder.

"I admit we have excellent players in every position, and if given the opportunity, we can try to compete for a Champions League spot next season. However... whether or not the loan can continue is not entirely up to me."

"You can't imagine how difficult this is."

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Ruhr newspaper's front-page headline: Could Dortmund become a strong contender for next season's Champions League title if the +1 clause in TY's loan deal is activated?
The Sun (Germany) – According to known information, Borussia Dortmund will not be able to activate the +1 year clause in TY's contract unless Manchester United fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.

"It is almost impossible to deprive Manchester United, who are currently second in the league, of Champions League qualification. Manchester United are not stupid. They have already ensured that the +1 option cannot be triggered when they set the contract."

The Dortmund Times' front-page headline reads: "€7000 million for the Bundesliga title? It's not as simple as you think!"
According to the Dortmund Times, Dortmund has now temporarily widened the gap with Bayern Munich, a gap that is enough for Dortmund fans to start imagining their team winning the championship.

A €7000 million deal for the Bundesliga title seems like a very worthwhile one.

But is this trade really as worthwhile as fans think?

Actually, that's not the case!
If Tang Ye hadn't been loaned to Dortmund, based on past seasons' results, Dortmund would most likely have finished third or fourth this season.

The Bundesliga champion receives a €500 million bonus, and Tang Ye's addition will also bring Dortmund an additional €2000 million in broadcast revenue.

You thought Dortmund spent 75000 million euros, but it was actually 5000 million euros!

This isn't just any value, it's an extremely, extremely valuable one!
Appendix: 2020-21 Bundesliga Standings (after Round 24):

1. Borussia Dortmund, 63 points.

2. Bayern Munich, 54 points.

3. RB Leipzig, 50 points. 4. VfL Wolfsburg, 44 points.

5. Frankfurt, 44 points.

……

Popular discussion on Dongqiudi: The second leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund is about to kick off. Can Dortmund pull off a miracle comeback with a one-goal deficit?

Although it was only one goal behind, it was still quite difficult.

Since Paris Saint-Germain now has two away goals, Dortmund's goal of only one at the Parc des Princes is not enough.

We need to score at least two goals, or we'll lose!
Time comes on the third day.

Dortmund players are resting at the training ground after finishing their morning training session.

They are flying to Paris this afternoon.

The match against Saint-Germain is tomorrow night!
……

Forbes, 2020 ranking of the world's highest-paid athletes.

1. Conor McGregor (UFC), $1.8 million.

2. Tang Ye (football), $1.5 million.

3. Messi (football), $1.3 million.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo (football), $1.2 million.

……

6. LeBron James (basketball), $9650 million.

7. Neymar (football), $9500 million.

After peaking at $3 million in 2018, Tangye’s revenue declined in both 2019 and 2020.

Of course, this is not because Tang Ye's endorsement price has decreased; on the contrary, his endorsement price is actually more expensive than before.

Tang Ye's income has decreased because of his declining willingness to endorse products.

Since 2019, Tang Ye has been fighting tooth and nail for the Champions League. In addition, he needs time to rest during holidays, so he basically chooses to complete only 1 out of 10 commercial contracts.

To be honest, if it weren't for Bohr's constant urging on the phone, Tang Ye might not have earned even $1 million in 2020.

However, this year might be different.

With the pandemic gradually subsiding, there is still ample time for rest during the summer transfer window, in addition to preparations for the most important event: the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Although Tang Ye is currently in Germany preparing for the Champions League, major Asian companies are already ready.

As soon as GGBond returns to China, several leading Chinese companies will put him in a sack and kidnap him!
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Radio Rome

A YouTube video has recently gone viral. It was posted by Rome TV using a backup account and consists of an 80-minute live replay.

Borussia Dortmund's loan signing of Tang Ye to vie for the Bundesliga title, with an actual cost of less than 5000 million euros, has provided ideas for many teams in the top five leagues.

"Actually, I think AC Milan could also try a loan move; they need a versatile midfielder."

"Commentator Connor said with a smile on his face."

Everyone knows that it's impossible for Tang Ye to continue on loan because Manchester United won't agree, but it still became a hot topic of discussion among fans and commentators.

Spend 5000 million euros to buy a season of the top five league titles.

This is absolutely infuriating!

Take Serie A as an example. Inter Milan was practically the only dominant force in Serie A this season. Then AC Milan came along with a loan deal, spending a net 5000 million euros, and will directly snatch the Serie A title from Inter Milan next season.

It may sound a bit abstract, but this is something that is really happening.

Borussia Dortmund is the teacher of the teams in the top five leagues.

Stealing the Bundesliga title for 50 million euros, and even if they advance to the Champions League quarterfinals, that would cover a large portion of the money. How would you rate this move?
"Come on, let's look at this."

Commentator Connor clicks on the PowerPoint slide to move to the next slide.

This is an image from a cartoonist of unknown country.

The chibi version of Eskrima pulls out a check for 7000 million euros at the chibi version of Ten Hag, and then Ten Hag hands the Bundesliga title shield to Eskrima.

"Tsk, the price of this check is actually inaccurate. Including league prize money and additional broadcast revenue, it is actually 5000 million euros."

Connor's words quickly drew opposition from another commentator.

"You can't calculate it like that. You have to take the Champions League into account. Without TY, could Dortmund have advanced from Group D? There's an extra 2000 million euros in revenue sharing for reaching the round of 16. If you include that, it's 3000 million euros."

"hiss--"

Connor nodded slightly: "That's true."

"To be honest, FIFA probably didn't consider this issue when they formulated the loan rules. They might need to modify the rules for TY."

The two commentators from Rome TV looked at the camera with serious expressions.

"We must never allow the trophies of the top five European leagues to become commodities that can be bought with money!"

Money-driven football is money-driven football; spending more money can lead to better results, which is reasonable.

But it would be a big mistake to buy footballs directly with money.

Is this even something I can buy?
Dortmund: Yes!

……

Bayern Munich legend: Money-driven football has begun to change its nature.

At 3 p.m. German time, there were still 2 hours before the Dortmund players gathered to head to the airport.

The club staff were anxiously packing their luggage.

That's how it is with professional sports teams; they always have lots of packages, big and small, on every trip.

The package contained some professional training equipment used in hotels, including the same type of ball used in competitions, jerseys, shorts, and so on.

Although there are many items, they are all necessities, which will be a hardship for the team's logistics staff.

【6月9日20时30分，巴黎圣日耳曼VS多特蒙德（欧冠1/8决赛次回合）】

Escribé stood alone by the toilet door, his phone displaying pre-match news about the Paris vs. Dortmund game.

Football experts analyzed the situation from various perspectives, with some favoring Paris Saint-Germain and others favoring Borussia Dortmund.

Experts who are optimistic about Paris Saint-Germain believe that Dortmund has no Champions League goal this season and there is no need for them to fight tooth and nail for it.

However, this statement is actually incorrect.

At least for Escriva, he wanted to advance to the quarterfinals.

It wasn't that Eskeriva wanted to save Dortmund money, but rather that he felt he should do as much as possible since he was the one who arranged the loan.

Ten Hag is loved and respected by Manchester United fans.

Why can't Escriva be revered by Dortmund fans?
In the corridor leading to the restroom, Escriva put his phone in his pocket and clasped his hands together: "God... even though you've been bad to me, I hope you'll help me this last time, you must help me this one last time. I just want a Champions League title..."

crunch--

The door opened, and Tang Ye came out of the toilet, staring at Eskeriva.

"Mr. Ferran?"

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the lounge?"

"The restroom in the lounge was taken, so I had to come to the main building..."

Tang Ye awkwardly scratched his head, but the one who was actually the most embarrassed was Eskeriva.

"Is there anything I can help you with, sir?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm going to the lounge now. You should get ready too, we're leaving soon."

As he spoke, Eskeriva turned his head and walked towards the door.

"that."

Tang Ye suddenly spoke up.

Eskeriva kept his feet on the ground and turned his head.

Just as Eskeriva was about to ask Tang Ye what was wrong, Tang Ye suddenly spoke up.

"Mr. Ferran, actually..."

"If you want the Champions League, just tell me."

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(End of this chapter)