In addition to the old and the new, the transfer problem of German international Goretzka has suddenly become the biggest hot spot in German football. The news began with the news coming out on the last day of 2017 by the Spanish newspaper Marca, which said that "Barcelona have received signals about a deal between Bayern and Goretska", so Barca and Real Madrid have withdrawn from the competition. Germany's Sports Pictures magazine immediately followed up, noting that "The report of Marca is correct" and that "Goretzka will be free to transfer to Bayern Munich in the summer." Since Sport Picture magazine and Bild are one, Bild immediately forwarded the Sports Picture report. Another authoritative German media, kicker magazine, did not receive any wind, but relayed the "Maca" report that afternoon.
Goretzka loves Bayern?
On New Year's Day 2018, Schalke Sports director Haider personally responded to the relevant reports. In an exclusive interview with Sport1, Haider said: "Leon (Goretska's name) has not yet told us that he decided to transfer. I trust Leon and his agent (Neubauer), who I was in contact with yesterday. Neubauer then told Sport1: "Leon and I will inform Schalke first if there is a decision." "In short, the question of Goretzka's whereabouts doesn't seem to be a nail in the coffin.
Today, Bild reported further, revealing that the key figure in Goretzka's decision to move to Bayern was Bayern assistant coach Hermann Gellan. Why did Goretzka get involved? Because like Goretska, the 63-year-old Görland is also a Bochum native. As a player, Gölland played for only one club in Bochum. After retiring from the army, Gerland stayed in the team and became a coach. He spent a total of 20 years at his hometown club before moving to Bavaria and taking root at Bayern. Goerlan was friends for many years with Goretzka's father, Conrad. According to Bild, the Tigers did a lot of work with the Goretska family. As early as 2012, before Goretzka entered the bochum pro team, Goretzka had invited Goretzka to join Bayern.
Goretzka was invited by Bayern before signing a professional contract with Bochum in 2012.
In any case, as of now, we cannot assert that Goretska is already in Bayern's pocket. But with Bayern's style, this matter is also inseparable. The next question is, what should Schalke, who is highly likely to lose Goretzka, do? As we all know, after two consecutive years of missing the Champions League, Schalke is rebuilding around Goretska. At the start of the season, Haider and new coach Tedesko stripped Hvedes of his captainial armband, appointed goalkeeper Fairman as the new captain, and made Goretska the new vice-captain – in fact, to train him as a future captain. After the start of the season, Goretska was bound to start as long as he was in good health, setting a new Bundesliga half-time scoring record with four goals early (although he only made 11 appearances in the first half due to injury).
But the move was a big gamble. After winning the Confederations Cup, Goretska's value and prestige with only one year left on the contract soared, and Schalke could have taken the opportunity to sell him at a high price. But the summer window does not sell, which means that Schalke has completely lost the initiative and can only be led by the nose by goretzka's side. At the end of the first half, Schalke made a final attempt to prepare a new contract with Goretzka with an annual salary of up to 12 million euros. In fact, everyone knows that Schalke can't keep the promising talent midfielder for a long time, and Haider just hopes that even if he leaves, he can leave a fortune for the club like Leroy Sane or Draxler, and not a free transfer like Joel Matip or Kolasinac.
Kolasinac (center) has already left Schalke on a free transfer last summer, and Goretzka and Meier will follow suit?
Since the odds of Goretzka not renewing his contract are highly likely, all Schalke has to do is avoid another talented midfielder, Max Meier, from leaving in the same way. As early as the end of last season, Meier, who was disappointed in the development of the club, had made it clear that he would not renew his contract. But with the successful transition to a backside under new coach Tedesko this season and the development trend is improving, the Schalke academy player has every reason to change his mind, not to mention that unlike Goretzka, who has been invited by many giants, there do not seem to be many good players interested in Meier.
Facing the danger of losing his midfield twin star, Schalke has also become one of the most active potential buyers in the free transfer market, with Freiburg centre-back Kempf (22), Hoffenheim striker Ute (26) and Bundesliga Nuremberg striker Tojcht (20) all targeting Haider. Kempf and Tojcht have already decided not to renew their contracts, and the latter, who has been "blacked out" by Nuremberg, will almost certainly transfer in the winter window. Schalke brought in Austrian striker Burgsthäller from Nuremberg a year ago, while another Austrian player, Shepf, joined from Nuremberg in the winter window of 2015/16. Given the friendly relations with Schalke, it was entirely understandable that Nuremberg would pour the untended fat water into the fields of his old friends.
Nuremberg rising star Tojcht is highly likely to transfer in the winter window, will Schalke become his new owner?
Tojcht is the current Germany u21 international, while Kempf was a member of the previous Germany u21 team. Like Meier, the Freiburg centre-back was also the hero of the victory in the UEFA Europa League of Xia u21. As Serbian centre-back Nastasia is highly likely to move to Roma at the end of the season (it is believed that it has already been negotiated that Nastasia's contract to 2019 contains a €10 million severance clause), Schalke is in dire need of a centre-back, but Stuttgart and Hanover 96 are also interested in Kempf. As for Ute (9 goals, tied with Forlander), the top local goalscorer in the first half of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim have not given up on their efforts to renew their contracts. But according to Bild, Schalke should have spoken to Ute, and the biggest competitor was Mönchengladbach.
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Although Schalke spent a surprising half season under Tedesco and finished runner-up in the Bundesliga halfway, with this thin and under-talented squad, Schalke can hold out until the end of the season. If he can return to the Champions League, Schalke will have enough money to regroup even if he loses his midfield twins; if he fails to return to the Champions League as desired, he will have to hold out for at least another year, and the strength of the squad will further decline, and even bring more long-term negative effects. In short, what lies ahead of Haider and Tedesko is a high-risk mission that will succeed without success.