After all the celebrations for winning the championship were over, all Milan players were dismissed on the spot and went on vacation.
Of course, for many players in the Milan team, there is no holiday this summer.
On June 8, the 2012 European Cup will begin in Poland and Ukraine.
Players who have performed well this season, such as Gattuso, Ambrosini, and Abate, have been selected for the Italian national team, and De Sciglio, who froze Robben in the Champions League final, has also been called up.
He replaced Gianluca Zambrotta, who was injured in the final and will be out for a month due to a strained thigh muscle.
In the group stage of the European Cup, there will also be scenes of Milan players "fighting in the same room". Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who represents the Swedish national team, and Kante, who was selected to participate in the competition in France for the first time, will face off in Group D.
Van Dijk also entered the Dutch national team for the European Cup for the first time. They will face strong challenges from Denmark, Germany and Portugal in Group B.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Pan Yi now.
The day after the party, he went to Hamburg, Germany, to finalize the final contract with Hamburg Chairman Yahofer.
This is because Hamburg is quite sincere and has been actively contacting Pan Yi to discuss some details during this period, so it is easy for both parties to reach an agreement.
Of course, Pan Yi also had the additional requirement to bring his assistant coach with him on this trip, and Yachov also agreed.
After all, this is a normal thing in football, and many times the transfer of the head coach also represents a change in the entire coaching staff.
In the same team, everyone is familiar with each other, which can reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles, shorten the running-in period as much as possible, and start work as soon as possible. This is even more good than bad for Hamburg.
In the end, Hamburg offered Pan Yi an annual salary of 1 million euros and a two-year contract.
This is already very good in Germany, ranking in the middle of the pack among all head coaches.
For Pan Yi, his salary has increased five times, and he is of course quite satisfied.
Signing for two years is also in line with Pan Yi's own plan, which is to stabilize his position in the Bundesliga and strive to play in the European competition in the first year, and then to achieve full results in the second year.
As for the rest of the matter, we will talk about it later.
After all, if you perform well, not to mention that Hamburg will not renew your contract, there will definitely be more teams ogling you.
"Um...this salary, can you advance it a little bit? I need it urgently."
At the end of the negotiation, Pan Yi made this request again.
Yahov was stunned, but still agreed.
He also understood that Pan Yi was just a young man who had just graduated. Now that he was traveling to Germany alone, he would definitely have a lot to spend money on.
Now that they have made up their mind to invite Pan Yi to Hamburg, this matter can be accommodated.
Moreover, Yahov was also afraid that something would happen, so he was so anxious to find Pan Yi to negotiate the contract.
There are many competitors who want to ask Pan Yi to be the head coach, so don't let yourself get lost in such a trivial matter.
Besides, the sooner the head coach is appointed, the sooner they can prepare for next season, which will definitely be beneficial to Hamburg.
So it was settled.
Just after finishing the chat at noon, Pan Yi officially signed a contract with Hamburg Club and held a press conference in the afternoon.
Although Pan Yi's contract with Milan originally did not expire until June 30, everyone broke up with each other amicably after winning several championships, so no one cared about the last insignificant month.
The two parties quickly negotiated to terminate the contract.
So Pan Yi officially became the head coach of Hamburg!
At the press conference, many reporters came to the news and asked Hamburg Chairman Yachov:
"Yesterday Pan Yi was the assistant coach of AC Milan, and today he became the head coach of Hamburg. Does this lightning speed indicate that you have been in contact with each other for a long time?"
Yahov smiled and said:
"We have naturally admired young talents like Pan Yi for a long time. It is our honor to sign with him before other clubs."
"Just the day before yesterday, Pan Yi helped AC Milan win the Champions League this season, which in itself proves his strength. He has made Milan make great progress in both offense and defense."
"Inviting Pan Yi to come to Hamburg as the head coach is a unanimous decision of the club. Every Hamburg player I met said that they are eager to play under him!"
The chairman's words are of course half-truth and half-false.
The Hamburg players had already gone on vacation, so where could he listen to what they had to say?
Besides, when it comes to hiring a head coach, how can the players get their turn to speak?
This is just a common gimmick at press conferences to show the club's support and trust in the new head coach.
The reporters naturally knew this and did not go into details. They focused their attention on today's protagonist - Pan Yi.
When asked about his thoughts today, Pan Yi said:
"Being the head coach of a team and displaying my skills on a bigger stage has always been my dream. So I am very grateful to Mr. Yachov for trusting me and giving me this opportunity. I
I feel very excited now.”
The reporter asked again: "What do you think of the Hamburg team?"
Pan Yi replied: "This is a team with great potential. There are many young stars in the team. They fell into the relegation zone this season. In my opinion, it was just an accident. After I arrive, I will explore these young stars.
We will also look for more outstanding young players to bring Hamburg back to where they should be."
This is the first signal sent by Pan Yi, that is, he will reuse new players in the new season.
Regarding this, neither the senior management nor the reporters felt any surprise.
Aren’t those young people in AC Milan who are killing everyone the most discovered by Pan Yi?
What Pan Yi is saying now actually has another purpose, which is to give the senior management a preventive shot to prevent Van der Vaart from returning in the future.
At this time, Van der Vaart was past the peak of his career.
After he left Hamburg for Real Madrid in 2008, his performance has been mediocre. Two years later, he moved to Tottenham in the Premier League.
After Villas-Boas became the head coach of Tottenham, Van der Vaart was not reused, so he will seek to return to Hamburg in the 2012-2013 season.
In Pan Yi's previous life, the deal was finally concluded.
This is not to say that Van der Vaart cannot be used in the current Hamburg formation, but the transfer fee of around 15 million euros is still too high for Pan Yi.
Wouldn't it be nice to use this money to get De Bruyne or something?
The 20-year-old teacher Ding is still unable to play at Chelsea and will be loaned out everywhere in the future.
So now Pan Yi emphasizes the need to reuse new people, which is to pave the way for future operations.
Finally, the reporter asked: "What is your goal for the new season?"
Pan Yi replied happily:
"Turn Hamburg into a team as powerful as Milan. As for the specific results... let's enter the Champions League!"