At the Sinsheim Indoor Track and Field Training Center, perhaps because of various reasons such as his physique being maximized and his speed potential being maximized, Lu Wenbin's current speed ability value increased a little after only a few days of training with Noel, becoming 15/20, which greatly surprised Lu Wenbin.
This saves a skill point.
Of course, Noel was even more surprised.
Based on the potential shown by Lu Wenbin, he judged that if Lu Wenbin trained with him attentively for a few years, he might even be able to participate in the Olympic sprint finals.
Of course, it is impossible for Lu Wenbin to participate in the sprint competition. What he likes is football. His plug-in is also the football champion system. Football makes more money than track and field.
Moreover, it is impossible for Lu Wenbin to only practice short-distance running. He also needs to practice shuttle running, sharp turns, sudden stop sprinting, running with the ball, etc.
But when a professional sprint coach like Noel says this, when his speed reaches its maximum, there will be someone to support him. This proves that it is not that his speed improvement is too abnormal, but that he has great potential that has only been tapped now.
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While Lu Wenbin was working on his speed, Hoffenheim also finalized the contract renewals for other players in the team.
Ozcan, Jancker, Copado, Eduardo, Parjic and others who had originally received invitations from top clubs chose to stay, renew their contracts with Hoffenheim, and continue to fight alongside Lu Wenbin.
This is why Hoffenheim is determined to keep the 19-year-old Lu Wenbin even if it means offering him the highest salary in the Bundesliga, because everyone else is watching Lu Wenbin's movements.
Only if Lu Wenbin stays will others have the confidence to stay and compete for the honor.
If Lu Wenbin left, they would lose confidence.
Going to other teams with the honor of winning the treble can bring both high salary and face, which is better than staying in Hoffenheim, a country club with no foundation.
Of course, it is useless to just secure contract extensions for existing players.
The competition in the Champions League next season will be much more intense than that in the UEFA Cup. If Hoffenheim wants to go further in the Champions League or even win the championship, it must strengthen its lineup.
Especially in the center back position, there are only two genuine main center backs, Jancker and Nilsson. After all, Komper is a right back and can only play as a guest occasionally.
Two regular central defenders plus a guest central defender may be enough for the Bundesliga, but it is definitely not enough for fighting on three fronts.
If someone else gets hurt, it will be even worse.
No matter how good Lu Wenbin is at scoring goals, if the defense line is not good, the team may be beaten into a sieve. If Lu Wenbin scores 3 goals, the opponent may score 4 goals.
Therefore, it is urgent to introduce a strong central defender.
According to the advice of head coach Ralph, Hoffenheim first signed the expiring central defender Eichner from the relegated Karlsruhe on a free transfer, and then also set their sights on Hertha Berlin's main central defender Simunich.
Eichner is a free transfer as his contract expires, and there are no obstacles, but Simunich is the main central defender of Hertha Berlin. Last season, Hertha Berlin was able to finally rank fifth in the Bundesliga and qualify for the European Cup. Simunich's contribution in defense was crucial.
Simunić is 195cm tall and weighs 89kg. He is taller and stronger than Jancker and Nilsson. He naturally has an advantage in defending headers and high balls in the penalty area.
Moreover, Simunić has a high basketball IQ, a strong ability to read the game, precise and decisive positioning, and a very high success rate in steals.
Such a central defender is exactly what Hoffenheim needs, but Hertha Berlin will naturally not let him go easily.
Not to mention the importance of Simunić to Hertha Berlin, just the fact that Hoffenheim itself is Hertha Berlin's competitor in the league means that Hertha Berlin will not let him go easily.
But Simunić himself wanted to leave. He wanted to play for Hoffenheim, which can play in the Champions League and has the strength to compete for the championship. His mind was no longer on Hertha Berlin.
Therefore, Hertha Berlin can only negotiate with Hoffenheim on the specific transfer fee.
Just as Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin were engaged in a tug-of-war in negotiations, Real Madrid once again announced on its official website on June 26, 2009 that they had officially completed the transfer contract with Manchester United superstar and Ballon d'Or winner C Ronaldo, and the contract would take effect on July 1.
Everyone expected Ronaldo to transfer to Real Madrid, but his transfer fee shocked the whole world.
According to Manchester United, Ronaldo's transfer fee is as high as 80 million pounds, which is equivalent to 96 million euros, just short of 100 million.
Adding the signing fee, commission to the agent, etc., I'm afraid Real Madrid's spending on Ronaldo really exceeds 100 million euros.
This is the real 100 million euro man, much more genuine than Lu Wenbin’s 100 million euro penalty clause.
Ronaldo thus surpassed Zidane to become the football superstar with the highest transfer fee in the world and the most valuable person in the world.
The sensation it caused completely blew away the treble achievement of arch-rival Barcelona, which was thrown into oblivion.
All media and fans are discussing Ronaldo's 96 million euro transfer fee and Florentino's second phase of the Galacticos.
Including the introduction of Kaka, the old man has spent more than 160 million euros on his second return to the club.
With the arrival of two Ballon d'Or winners, as well as superstars such as Casillas, Raul, Guti and Van der Vaart, countless people exclaimed that the era of "white terror" ruling La Liga and even Europe is coming again.
In such an atmosphere, both Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin felt that their haggling over Simunić's multi-million euro transfer fee was becoming somewhat boring.
Anyway, SIMUNIC is determined to leave and cannot be kept. Hertha Berlin does not want to waste time. They want to get the transfer fee as soon as possible so that they can find a replacement for SIMUNIC.
As a result, the two sides quickly reached an agreement.
On June 30, the last day before the start of the summer transfer window, Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin reached an agreement on Simunić's transfer fee. Both parties announced Simunić's transfer to Hoffenheim and the contract would take effect on July 1.
Next season, Simunić will play for Hoffenheim.
As for the transfer fee, it is 7 million euros.
In the Bundesliga, which pursues a healthy financial policy, the players are not expensive to begin with, and since he is a defender, the price is only this low.
Even so, this price is considered a relatively heavy transfer in the German transfer market and is expected to be among the top ten Bundesliga transfers in the 2009 summer transfer window.
It is estimated that there will not be many other transfers worth more than 10 million. It depends on what measures Bayern Munich, which failed to win any of the four major titles last season, will take.
It is said that Bayern has set its sights on Robben from Real Madrid and Gomez from Stuttgart. If the transfers of these two players are successful, they will probably be the top two in the Bundesliga in terms of transfer fees this year.
In addition to Simunić and Echner, Hoffenheim is still looking for players to strengthen its bench.
Jochen Seitz and Teber, who played few games last season, are confirmed to leave. Sanogo, who was loaned from Bremen, has also left. Hoffenheim needs to find replacements for them.
The biggest good news is that center forward Ibrahimovic has recovered and will be able to participate in training on the first day of the team training in the new season.
Hoffenheim's second Bundesliga season is about to begin!