Without an extensive network and exceptional negotiation skills, you simply can't make it in this business.
That's why, when Chelsea wanted to poach Wang Shuo from Dortmund, they needed someone like Strus—an individual trusted by Dortmund—to make the approach.
By the same token, if Dortmund intended to sell Wang Shuo, they would also task Strus with searching for potential buyers and sounding out offers.
Only when the dust settled and both sides had reached a basic agreement would a formal offer be faxed over.
But by that stage, the rest was just a formality.
At least, Strus had never witnessed a transfer fall through once it reached the fax stage, with the clubs, the player, and the agent all in agreement.
When he arrived at Westfalen Stadium, he went straight to Watzke's office. Zorc was there as well.
The three of them chatted and laughed like old friends behind closed doors.
It was during this conversation that Strus revealed Chelsea's intentions.
