Europe is the center of world football. The professional leagues here are quite developed and the clubs are fully capitalized, attracting investment from wealthy people from all over the world.
Before and in the future, Chinese people have invested in European professional league clubs.
The most famous person at the moment is naturally Boss Yang, who is the sole major shareholder of the Premier League team Birmingham City. He is still quite famous in the domestic fan circle.
Later, as the veteran giants of Serie A, the control of Milan and Milan fell into the hands of mainland capital.
It's a pity that these wealthy Chinese bosses basically focus on teams in the five major leagues.
It seems that they do not think too much about football itself, but rely on such means to expand their influence, whether domestic or foreign.
To be honest, as the football players of General Fan's generation have aged and retired, and the so-called middle-aged and platinum generation have not yet emerged, there are currently very few players who have the strength to gain a foothold in the five major league teams.
Of course, at this time, there are still a few Chinese players playing in European leagues.
However, if it is for competitive reasons, it is best for the first stop abroad to be in the second or third-tier European leagues, rather than the top five leagues.
The competition is too fierce, the pressure is too great, and there is not much time and opportunity for trial and error.
Unless there are talented players like Sun Jihai and Li Gang, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the five major leagues.
The key reason why Wu Dong chose Antwerp, which was still in the second tier at this time, was that it was cheap and easy to control.
He can still afford two to three million US dollars. The key is that the Belgian Professional League has no limit on the number of foreign players who can play.
This is good. When we buy more domestic players in the future, we won't waste time due to restrictions on foreign aid.
The acquisition went very smoothly, the price had been negotiated before, the new season is about to start, and time waits for no one.
In other words, although Wu Dong has not focused on football betting again, he has made some money one after another in recent years, which adds up to enough to buy the Antwerp club.
At the same time, the Antwerp club contacted Manchester United in the Premier League, hoping to loan out several Manchester United youth team players. After all, it is a satellite club of Manchester United, and it must always support Antwerp.
By the way, I contacted Dong Fangzhuo, who had canceled his contract, and hoped that the injured striker would rejoin Antwerp.
Dong Fangzhuo, who had originally planned to return to China, suddenly received an invitation from Antwerp Club and was a little confused.
It is said that while he was on loan in Antwerp, he made some unpleasant noises because he participated in national team and Olympic team events.
Especially in his most prosperous season in Antwerp, he missed the most crucial first-division match because he returned to China to participate in the national team competition.
That season Antwerp failed to reach the First Division. Although the responsibility may not necessarily lie with him, the Antwerp club would not think so.
At this time, Dong Fangzhuo was seriously injured while participating in the Olympic team game. Manchester United planned to give up on him directly. At this time, Antwerp contacted him, which was a bit strange.
Then, he got a shocking news: Antwerp changed hands and fell into the hands of a mainland boss!
And this mainland boss is none other than Wu Dong, the boss, head coach and main player of the most prosperous club in China recently.
Without playing any tricks like visiting the thatched cottage, Wu Dong directly explained the situation to Dong Fangzhuo on the phone, and the invitation again received a positive response.
To be honest, if they can stay in the European League at this time, which domestic players are willing to return to China?
This is not the time when Jinyuan Football will become popular.
As for Dong Fangzhuo's injury, it was nothing to Wu Dong.
He can help Dong Fangzhuo recover as quickly as possible. Of course, he cannot return to his peak state, but he should at least have 70% to 80% of his peak strength.
On the other side, Li Gang, who had returned to China, suddenly received a call from his old friend General Fan, directly inviting him to join Antwerp in the second division.
Hearing General Fan's uncontrollable elation on the phone, Li Gang was completely stunned.
He never expected that the owner of Guihua School Club, which was rampant in the Chinese Super League, would quietly acquire Antwerp Club.
Without thinking much, since the call was from his old friend General Fan, there would definitely be no problem, so he agreed directly.
In addition to these two, General Fan also contacted Sun Xiang, who was in the Eredivisie.
In the previous season, Sun Xiang gradually failed to play games in Eindhoven.
At present, PSV is interested in loaning him to the Austrian team Vienna.
To be honest, the level of Austrian League One is still a level lower than that of Belgium League One.
The level of B2 is definitely not as good as that of Austria A, but the difference is not big.
If Sun Xiang can join Antwerp at this time, the team will be much better than in Austria when it reaches the League One.
Sun Xiang just hesitated for a while before deciding to join Antwerp, and PSV readily let him go. The transfer fee was only a few tens of thousands of euros.
Not only that, Zhang Chengdong and Yu Dabao, who are playing football in Portugal, also received invitations from Antwerp.
However, Yu Dabao was currently playing for a giant Portuguese club and did not agree.
Zhang Chengdong readily agreed and arrived in Belgium as quickly as possible.
At this time, the Belgian Second Division has started.
Wu Dong was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, as the club's technical director, he directed the team's games remotely.
The previous head coach was fired immediately and the assistant coach was promoted.
It can only be said that we are lucky. The assistant coach of Antwerp is an honest guy and he is also a local of Antwerp, that is, he is a loyal fan.
Because he is not a professional and is self-aware of his own abilities, he has no objection to Wu Dong being the puppet of the technical director.
Of course, there is a prerequisite, that is, the team's performance must be good, otherwise he will not agree.
Needless to say, Wu Dong’s commanding ability?
He fine-tuned the tactics based on the team's players' physical fitness, skills, and coordination factors, and the results soon showed.
At the same time, some real ingredients without any irritating factors have been added to the players' nutritious meals to help the players better improve their physical fitness.
In short, the team quickly got off to a good start with three consecutive wins.
At this time, several Chinese players arrived one after another, quickly integrated into the team during training and games, and soon became the mainstay of the team.
After all, they are all people who have seen big scenes and played in the five major leagues or the Champions League.
Although their strength at this time is no longer enough to establish themselves as a team in the five major leagues, it is very easy to get into the Belgian second division.
Whether it's Dong Fangzhuo's injury or Li Tie's serious decline in physical fitness due to injury, Wu Dong can solve it.
This made the two of them extremely happy, and their initially anxious hearts immediately settled down.
On the other hand, the medical department of the college was on the verge of breaking out because of a cooperation agreement with the club where the school team is located.
As a partner of the club where the school team is located, the Belgian Antwerp Club invited the Department of Medicine of the college to dispatch some elite soldiers to Belgium to form the club's medical team.
This is quite a rare opportunity!
Although the medical department of the college is somewhat famous in the entire prefecture-level city, it is not worth mentioning in the province or even the country.
In the current era when the economy has not yet taken off rapidly, it is impossible for the college to have that much funding. The most important thing is that there is no way to send teachers and outstanding students from the medical department to European medically developed areas for further study.
Now, Wu Dong has given the college's Department of Medicine a chance to make a leap.
Although Belgium is not as good as Britain, France and Germany, it is also a standard European developed country.
Both university education and medical standards are quite good, at least much better than those in colleges.
The Antwerp Club is an out-and-out local leader and has connections with universities and medical institutions in the city. As long as the elite members of the medical department of the college are there, there will be no chance of contact and exchange with the local university medical system.
Fortunately, Wu Dong took the lead in communicating with the college, and he must send someone with real abilities instead of just pretending to be a gold-plated existence.
It’s not that I can’t afford to support an idle person, it’s that I can’t afford to lose that person.
Wu Dong's request reminded the top management of the college that although this incident caused a stir within the College's Department of Medicine, it did not spread to the public.
By the time the outside world, especially the large hospitals and medical schools in the provincial capital, got the news, the college had already sent the people to Belgium.
Not to mention how much chaos and nastiness was caused in the country because of his easy actions.
Wu Dong commanded the Antwerp club remotely and destroyed all sides in the Belgian second division. He had the spirit of going straight to Belgium's first division.
Especially after several powerful Chinese players joined, the team's strength increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At this time, the level of the Chinese Super League is definitely not comparable to that of BiA, but it is comparable to BiB.
The three of them are all outstanding players in the Chinese Super League, and they happen to be front, middle and rear players. After integrating into the team, the effect of improving the team's combat effectiveness is quite obvious.
Originally, the fans who were quite critical of the sudden addition of four Chinese players to the team quickly accepted them due to the dazzling results and the outstanding performance of the three.
After all, Sun Xiang and Dong Fangzhuo are still young. They are just enjoying the exhilaration of the team's continuous victory and the excitement of improving their personal strength.
Needless to say, the nutritional meals that Wu Dong personally prepared based on their bodies are extremely effective.
Quietly, their physical fitness, which had begun to decline, slowly began to move closer to its peak state, and their strength naturally improved.
Li Gang, on the other hand, has begun to consider retirement at a young age and is quite interested in coaching.
Wu Dong did not stop him. As long as the players are willing, they can all participate in the discussion of team tactics and improve the players' vision and quality. Anyway, he has opened his mouth. As for whether the players are willing or not, that is their own business.