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Chapter 1455 Are you optimistic about him?

Chapter 1455 Are you optimistic about him?

"Who?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

Van Gaal did not answer directly, but thought for a while, considered the wording, and then spoke.

"We have considered two options, one is conservative, the pursuit of immediate combat power, and the introduction of Huntelaar from Schalke [-]."

Everyone is no stranger to this center. He is a Dutch international and a center trained by Ajax.

"We all know that he was not happy at all in Schalke 34. Although he once recovered his peak form here, he is no longer as good as before. He is about to be [-] years old and still has good strength. He has shouted at them many times before, hoping to return to Ajax."

This is also a tradition in European football, which is regarded as returning to the root of the fallen leaves. Even Yang Yang himself thought about returning to Ajax when he was old.

But is Huntelaar in line with Ajax's long-term plans?

This is a question.

Seeing that Yang Yang didn't express his opinion, Van Gaal knew what he was thinking.

In fact, not only Yang Yang, including Van Gaal and Van der Sar, but also many core executives are also very doubtful, because Huntelaar is too old. Although his return can satisfy the wishes of fans and many club executives, it is difficult to determine whether he can bring the team the competitiveness it deserves.

And his salary is not low, especially at Ajax.

"We have several other younger options." Van Gaal changed the subject and motioned everyone to look at the screen in the conference room, which soon played a player's game highlights.

"This player is Erling Haaland. He didn't turn 17 until July. He debuted at the Brüne Club in Norway. During the transfer period of the Norwegian League at the beginning of the year, he was transferred to the Norwegian giant Molde. Molde's head coach is former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer."

Norway's league is different from other countries. Because they are located in the Nordic region, they cannot play games throughout the winter, so their league is not New Year's Eve, but starts from February and March and ends before winter, so the beginning of the year is the transfer period when their league is suspended.

"Raiola's scouts have been tracking this player. He recommended it to us before, and our scouts have also watched his games. In the U17 European Youth Championship qualifiers, Norway defeated Israel [-]-[-]. He scored twice and left a very deep impression on our scouts."

Yang Yang frowned, because he saw the problem right away.

too young!

Maybe in the future he will be successful, but right now, he is definitely not suitable for Ajax.

What Ajax now wants is young players with potential and good combat effectiveness.

Erling Haaland may really be as Ajax's scouts said, he has great potential, but that also belongs to the future, and he only joined Molde in February. It is estimated that Ajax will suffer a lot if he is transferred in the summer.

At the very least, the transfer fee will definitely not be low.

However, Yang Yang was not angry, because he knew that Ajax is in an embarrassing situation in European football. It is very difficult to find suitable candidates. He can only try to choose those young players who are not well-known but have a certain foundation of strength, but this is too difficult.

With the development of information in European football today, as soon as young players show up, they are immediately targeted by teams from the four major leagues. It is not Ajax's turn, let alone those players with potential.

After data has entered the European football and youth training system in an all-round way, the club's assessment of player strength and potential has become more and more accurate. It is basically difficult to find that kind of dusty bead.

Subsequently, the two or three players introduced by Van Gaal were either those who performed well in the Eredivisie or those who were not well-known. Basically, it was difficult to find players who could match Dolber.

"This is the last one."

Van Gaal reluctantly chose to continue playing the video, and at the same time introduced it to everyone present.

"His name is Luka Jovic. He is 19 years old. He debuted in Serbia's Red Star team. In January 220, due to the club's financial crisis, the Red Star team sold Luka Jovic to a team called Limassol Helios in the Cyprus First Division. The transfer fee was [-] million euros."

"During his time with the Red Star team, he scored twelve goals in 42 appearances, showing quite good potential, so after signing him, Limassol Sun God sold him to Benfica of the Portuguese Super League as soon as he changed hands.

Hearing this, Yang Yang smiled wryly in his heart, this is the status quo of European low-level leagues.

The Red Star team was in deep financial crisis and urgently needed a sum of money, so they found a middleman, but in this way, the player's worth would inevitably have to be sold at a low price, so that the middleman could make money.

"Jovic has been unable to adapt to life in Portugal. He has been adapting to Benfica for the first half of the year, but the effect is not ideal. He only got 6 minutes of playing time and was expelled from the squad by the head coach for appearing in a nightclub. This made his situation in Benfica even worse."

"Rui Costa spoke highly of Jovic and gave him a lot of help. In addition, he himself performed well in the reserve team and training, so he saw hope at the beginning of this season, but he did not expect to hurt his foot in the swimming pool. After more than 50 days of injury, he missed the game at the beginning of the season, and finally played in the second team for another season."

When Yang Yang saw this, he couldn't help feeling very curious, "Louis, do you like him?"

"Yes." Van Gaal nodded with certainty.

"why?"

"I watched him play in Serbia's domestic league and the national team. I think he is a very promising and prolific scorer, especially in the national team. He scored 16 goals in 17 appearances in the U18 national team, [-] goals in [-] appearances in the U[-] national team and scored [-] goal in the U[-] national team."

"Now, he is only 19 years old, but he has been selected into the U21 national team in advance. Although he is still in the adaptation stage, it can be seen that he has always been the best among his peers. What really makes me optimistic about him is not his scoring efficiency or his excellent physical fitness, but here."

Van Gaal pointed to his temple vigorously, saying that he was optimistic about Luka Jovic because of his head.

"This is a very smart player. He knows what he should do when he arrives on the court. Although he has outstanding physical fitness, he has solid basic skills, is very flexible, has a wide range of movement, is also very smart in his position, and has a strong impact. I think this is very suitable for our long-term planning."

After finishing speaking, Van Gaal smiled again, "Actually, I don't think there is any need to see if he scores goals. For a player of his type, you only need to watch him one or two games to clearly know that he is different from others."

After Yang Yang heard this, he couldn't help but also laughed.

He knew what Van Gaal meant, as he did when he saw himself in Almere.

Van Gaal always said that when he saw Yang Yang, he felt that Yang Yang was different from other people.

God knows if he really thought so at the time?

But Yang Yang really trusts Van Gaal's vision of people, which is really poisonous.

"How feasible is it?" Yang Yang asked.

Luka Jovic is 19 years old, the same age as Dolber. If he is a capable player as Van Gaal said, then now is the time for him to be unrecognized, and he is not seen by Benfica. It is exactly the type that Ajax wants.

If he is reused by Benfica, it is impossible for Ajax to poach corners.

"It is very feasible, because Benfica has also lost patience with him. He bought it for 700 million euros. Now there is no hope of appreciation. Benfica is also eager to make a move so as not to be trapped." Van Gaal laughed.

No matter whether it is Benfica or Ajax, the potential for appreciation will definitely be considered when introducing players, because they all use this to maintain the club's livelihood.

Only the four major leagues, even those giants, will pay more attention to immediate combat power when signing.

However, now even the top giants like Real Madrid are considering the introduction of young talents, which further reduces the living space of teams like Ajax.

"What do you think?" Yang Yang looked at the other people present and asked their opinions.

In fact, they have already talked about it, but Yang Yang needs to make a decision.

Sure enough, Van der Sar shrugged and spread his hands helplessly, "We have no better choice now."

Yang Yang looked at the others, including Overmars, the director of player affairs, and they seemed to have basically reached an agreement, so he didn't say anything more.

"Since that's the case, then we've decided to keep it if we can, and sell it if we can't!"

Everyone also nodded, obviously this matter cannot be chosen by Ajax.

"Although we want to sell, we still need to have a good posture, and we must not suffer losses." Yang Yang ordered.

Wei Zheng nodded and took over the conversation: "The technical department is in charge of the transfer, but Menno Heron is in charge of the specific business negotiations. Although it is difficult for us to keep people, but the other party wants to poach our corner, it will definitely not work without a little blood."

Menno Heron is in charge of the business department and has done a good job in the past year, but Ajax has a weak foundation and cannot see results for the time being. I believe that with time, it will definitely make achievements in the future.

It would be perfect for him to be in charge of playing tricks and negotiating with opponents.

"Then is there a suitable candidate for the head coach of the new season?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

This is another big trouble.

Both Van Gaal and Van der Sar showed embarrassment, apparently they have not yet found a solution to this problem.

Ajax's coaching position is not so easy to be, especially to shoulder the task of hitting the Champions League group stage and the Eredivisie championship, which is even more difficult.

Therefore, after Peter Boss switched to Dortmund, more than half a month has passed, and Ajax has not yet found a suitable candidate.

(End of this chapter)