Chapter 23 The Transfer of Götze

On April 23rd, Bayern Munich playing Barcelona at home should have been the most eye-catching event, but now the news of Götze's transfer between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Everyone was discussing this matter.

Many neutral media believe that Bayern Munich's move can be said to be Hoeness's masterpiece, killing two birds with one stone, and it is very, very ruthless to Borussia Dortmund, so ruthless that it is almost fatal.

Bayern Munich has poached Götze, strengthened its own strength, weakened Borussia Dortmund's strength, and打击ed their morale. It is no exaggeration to say that this poaching operation has even fundamentally shaken Borussia Dortmund's club culture and damaged Borussia Dortmund far more than just losing a talented player.

It will make it difficult for Borussia Dortmund to get rid of labels such as "can't keep people" and "no matter who it is, it is difficult to escape the fate of using Borussia Dortmund as a springboard"...

And this kind of label, or impression, will have a very far-reaching impact on Borussia Dortmund.

It will make every player who comes to Borussia Dortmund think that Borussia Dortmund is just a springboard, a springboard to a bigger club. They will not stay in this team for long, nor will they develop any feelings for this team. Many people even start thinking about when to leave Borussia Dortmund from the day they enter Borussia Dortmund.

This is a destruction of Borussia Dortmund's football culture, making it impossible for Borussia Dortmund to retain talent, and naturally unable to threaten Bayern Munich's hegemonic position.

Although Şahin and Kagawa Shinji had both left Borussia Dortmund before, their departure and Götze's departure have completely different meanings in the hearts of Borussia Dortmund fans.

After all, Şahin and Kagawa Shinji are not German players, and Götze is considered the core and leader of German football in the future. He is even called the "German Messi."

His significance to Borussia Dortmund is completely incomparable to Şahin and Kagawa Shinji.

As a result, such a future core of Borussia Dortmund, who was considered to be a true red, was so easily poached by Bayern Munich.

Many Borussia Dortmund fans couldn't help but feel desperate in addition to being sad—are we just training reserve forces for Bayern Munich? Even if we win Bayern Munich in the league title race for two consecutive seasons, do our players still only want to play for Bayern Munich?

Şahin was determined to leave, and he went to Real Madrid. Kagawa Shinji went to Manchester United, and neither of them went to Bayern Munich.

But Götze went, to Bayern Munich, as the future core of Borussia Dortmund.

This incident has indeed had a great impact on Borussia Dortmund.

From morning to noon, and then to the afternoon, everyone was talking about Götze going to Bayern Munich.

Although the transfer has not really happened yet, it can be seen from the statements of both clubs that Götze's move to Bayern Munich is a certainty, without any doubt.

Borussia Dortmund fans couldn't even prevent all this from happening, and could only watch it happen, which made them feel very powerless.

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At the end of training that day, the entire Borussia Dortmund team boarded a bus at the Brackel training base, and then they would go to the hotel to stay overnight, preparing for tomorrow's game.

Although this is a home game, Klopp will also require the entire team to rest in the hotel the night before each home game, instead of allowing them to go home. This is convenient for management, so as to avoid the players going out to party all night, which ultimately affects their condition during the game.

Before each home game, when the team boarded the bus at the Brackel training base, they would be greeted by the fans.

But today, hundreds of fans gathered outside the training base, not to cheer on the team.

When the bus slowly drove out of the training base, the players on the bus saw the fans gathered outside the base, holding banners and roaring at the bus.

"Why?!"

There was only one question on the banner.

This is the only question that the puzzled Borussia Dortmund fans want to ask Götze. This is also the question that Borussia Dortmund players had when they heard the news at the time.

Why?

Why leave?

Why go to the bitter rival Bayern Munich?

The players in the bus looked at the fans outside the window who had blocked the road, and remained silent. The carriage fell into a deathly silence.

Götze sat in his seat, lowered his head, and didn't look out the window.

The soundproofing in the sealed carriage was very good, and it was difficult to hear the noise outside, but without hearing the sound, just by looking at the expressions on the faces of the fans, you could know what kind of storm was going on outside.

In addition to angry and disappointed fans, there were also a large number of media reporters outside reporting on the news of Borussia Dortmund fans protesting.

For a team about to participate in the Champions League semi-finals, such a scene is simply too morale-crushing—their own fans are so publicly opposed to them, this is infighting.

The training base had to call in security to try to create a passage for the bus. But there were too few security guards, and their appearance only made the fans more angry. In the face of the angry tide, the security guards couldn't even build a human wall, and were rushed to pieces.

Seeing that the players' bus was trapped in the angry crowd and couldn't move, the sky gradually darkened, and no one knew how long they would stay here.

The carriage continued to remain silent. This embarrassing silence fully illustrated how low the team's morale was now...

At this moment, Zhou Yi suddenly stood up from his seat, and then walked towards the door. At the door, he said to the bus driver, "Please open the door, thank you."

The bus driver was shocked by Zhou Yi's words, and Zhou Yi also attracted the attention of everyone else in the car.

Assistant coach Buvac stood up and asked, "Zhou Yi, what are you going to do?"

"Someone has to solve this matter..." Zhou Yi pointed to the fans blocking the road outside the windshield. "We can't just stay here and not leave."

"We've already called security..." Buvac's words were not finished when a hat worn by a security guard was thrown onto the car window by angry fans, making a bang and startling many people.

"Obviously, that's not working..." Zhou Yi spread his hands.

"Even more so, I can't let you go down, it's too dangerous outside..." Buvac frowned.

"It's okay, they're not targeting me." Zhou Yi didn't care, he turned his head and repeated his request to the bus driver again.

The bus driver turned his head and looked at the team's coach Klopp, who nodded: "Open the door, I'll go down with you."

With that, he also stood up and walked to the door.

"I'll go too." Captain Kehl also stood up and walked towards the door.

With a hiss, the door was slowly opened.

And the noise outside the carriage also poured in.

"Explain this clearly! Why go to Bayern Munich!!"

"You don't deserve to be our pride!"

The fans' protests came in and fell into everyone's ears.

Zhou Yi took the lead in jumping out of the car, followed closely by Klopp and Kehl.

The fans saw the door open, and two players and the coach got out of the car. The shouts gradually subsided until they disappeared. They just looked at the three people. The reporters also quickly surrounded them, aiming their cameras at them.

"I understand everyone's mood, but I still hope that everyone can make way for us. We need to go to the hotel to rest. There is a very important game waiting for us tomorrow..." Zhou Yi said.

A fan stood up, obviously the leader of a fan organization. He said to Zhou Yi, "Zhou Yi, this is none of your business. We just want Götze to come down and confront us, and tell us what he's thinking and why he's going to Bayern Munich!"

Just as Zhou Yi was about to speak, Klopp interrupted him: "Player transfers are personal decisions, and no one has the right to interfere. And his move to Bayern Munich is also a matter for next season. So far, he is still our Borussia Dortmund player. I hope everyone can focus on the overall situation of the team. The Champions League semi-final is very important, and our opponents are not easy to deal with."

Captain Kehl also added next to him: "I think when Mario is willing to talk about this, he will naturally talk about it. Now you are forcing him to come out and give you an explanation... Of course, you can block us here for more than ten hours and force him to come out and apologize, but I don't think that will be his true feelings."

"This is an excuse! When will he be willing to talk about it? I don't think he will be willing to talk about it when he goes to Munich! What we need is for him to explain it to us face to face, instead of hiding like a turtle!" The leading fan leader waved his fist and said.

His words also aroused the emotions of the fans present, and they all waved their fists and shouted, demanding that Götze come out and explain clearly.

Klopp and Kehl were also helpless in the face of such a situation. Obviously, the other party was aiming at Götze, and no matter what they said, they would not listen.

The scene of hundreds of people chanting slogans together is still very shocking, but this kind of shock is not worth enjoying for Borussia Dortmund players and coaches, because this kind of excited emotion often contains dangerous sparks, and who knows when it will be ignited and then explode...

Seeing that the scene was about to get out of control, Klopp was even considering whether to call the police.

The reporters surrounding them were very excited. The more chaotic the situation, the happier they were, because it meant there was big news!

After Götze's transfer to Bayern Munich, if it can also lead to explosive news such as Borussia Dortmund fans and players confronting each other and infighting, then at least there will be no shortage of focus events for the next week.

At this moment, Zhou Yi suddenly stood up, raised his arm, and signaled that he had something to say.

He kept his arm raised until the fans on the scene turned their attention to him, the sound became smaller and smaller, until it finally disappeared.

Although Zhou Yi is young and not the team's captain, whether it is the first captain or the second or third captain, he still has prestige in the hearts of the fans. After all, his performance on the court has never disappointed, so of course fans are willing to listen to what such a person says.

"Let me say a few words." Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Zhou Yi finally put down his arm and began to speak. "Well, now that things have happened, whether you want to or not, you can't change the result. So doing this is actually meaningless." He pointed to the fans surrounding the bus.

"Since it can't be挽回ed, shouldn't we look forward and look ahead at this time? I think if we lose in the next game, our enemies will be very happy. So go back, gentlemen, don't let some people make fun of Borussia Dortmund."

He turned his gaze to the media reporters.

As soon as this was said, the excited fans suddenly turned their attention to the reporters, which made the reporters feel very embarrassed in the face of this situation... Obviously, Zhou Yi is shifting the conflict!

But the fans just listened to him, and as soon as he said it, everyone turned their attention to the reporters, with very unfriendly eyes!

The Chinese reporters present had to admire Zhou Yi's "passing" ability—what was originally an internal conflict among the people, he turned into a united front against foreigners.

Whatever internal conflicts there are, they can still be discussed behind closed doors. But if it involves external struggles, then the guns must be aimed at the outside world.

Borussia Dortmund is a very united city, and the fans here are naturally very united. They also have internal conflicts, but as long as there are disputes with the outside world, they will always put the war against the outside world first.

Zhou Yi's words were sharp and to the point. When Borussia Dortmund fans saw those reporters with cameras and expectant eyes, they would naturally know that Zhou Yi's words were true.

So after a brief silence, the leading fan leader made a gesture, and all the fans silently pushed to both sides, making way for the bus.

Klopp and the people in the car breathed a sigh of relief.

As Zhou Yi turned around to get on the bus, the fan leader stopped him: "We'll listen to you, but you can't deceive our feelings in the next game! I know it may be difficult for you now, but you must win!"

Zhou Yi nodded with a smile: "Okay, no problem."

After speaking, he turned around and boarded the bus.

The door slowly closed, and along the passage made by the fans, it drove forward and finally left the Brackel training base.