The next day, July 2, was the start of Hamburg’s summer training camp for the new season.
Since no players will participate in the just-concluded European Cup, all Hamburg players, including new summer transfer players, will gather at Hamburg's training ground on time.
Outside the training base in Hamburg, many media reporters gathered early.
Some are local from Hamburg, some are from the German National Sports Station, and many are from all over Asia, including Dragon Country, Japan, South Korea...
This is of course due to Hamburg's various "big moves" this summer, especially the signings from East Asia.
First, it was the joining of Dragon Country coach Pan Yi, and then he brought in Dragon Country new star Wu Lei.
Hamburg signed Japan national team captain Makoto Hasebe from Wolfsburg.
Coupled with the two youth training players in the Hamburg team who have already attracted much attention: Korean teenager Son Heung-min and Lin Zhijian, who has Hong Kong descent, this is simply an East Asian coalition!
However, many local fans in Hamburg expressed dissatisfaction with the club's signings.
"How can a player like this who plays in the second division of the Dragon Country play in the Bundesliga?"
"There must be something shady about this deal! Did Pan Yi take a kickback? Or it's nepotism. The Dragon Kingdom striker doesn't have the strength at all!"
"That's fine with Makoto Hasebe. After all, he has proven himself in the Bundesliga. But what's going on with this goalkeeper from Segunda B? From some Caribbean country, I can't even spell its name!"
"The Belgian De Bruyne performed well in Genk, but 12 million is too expensive, right? It's not worth it at all! You must check this deal carefully!"
"When you put it this way, I feel that Brazil's Casemiro also has a problem. He may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of European football."
"And that amateur player from England is just fooling around! I feel like I can even play in the Bundesliga!"
"It's over. The management is so messy. I feel like we are really going to be relegated this year..."
The German and Hamburg media are also concerned.
First of all, except for Makoto Hasebe, who Hamburg has been actively recruiting, Pan Yi advocated the introduction of some lesser-known players, and they are all in their early 20s.
Although he did similar things when he was in Milan, is he really so sharp-eyed that he can "scratch lottery tickets" successfully every time?
Secondly, after Pan Yi took over in Hamburg, he sold about ten first-team players.
Although some of them were originally in the team and didn't play much, but the main players like Guerrero and Petlic were also sent away, which can't help but make people worry.
Could it be that Pan Yi just wants to copy what he did in Milan and let a group of young people around 20 years old conquer the world?
But Hamburg and Milan are not the same thing.
Milan has Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, and Gattuso. No matter what they do, they always have a central axis core, and there is no harm to their muscles or bones.
And now in Hamburg, it seems that Pan Yi is planning to replace the entire main lineup.
Although there are no signings on the defense line yet, it is said that Pan Yi is already paying attention to several candidates.
The famous German newspaper Bild also believed that Pan Yi acted a little too hastily.
"Pan Yi invested 25 million euros in the transfer market before the summer window officially opened, which is already a huge expenditure in the Bundesliga."
"The Hamburg club's desire to regain its glory this season is understandable, but it seems that among the players introduced so far, except for the experienced Makoto Hasebe, there is a lack of people who are really capable of making an impact right away."
"I heard that Hamburg Club gave head coach Pan Yi sufficient power to manage the team, but it is unwise to blindly select young players like this."
"If these young players cannot fill the gap in strength caused by the departure of the main players, then Hamburg's strength will decline instead of rising this year, and its prospects in the league will be in jeopardy."
"After all, this is only Pan Yi's first season as head coach. He will probably pay a heavy price in the highly competitive Bundesliga because of these immature signings he personally made!"
Other media held almost the same view and expressed concerns about Pan Yi's prospects of coaching Hamburg.
It's not that they question Pan Yi's ability in Milan, but they wonder if he was a bit overconfident after gaining so much power in Hamburg.
Without the strong support of Milan (including senior management, coaches, scouts, players... etc.), Pan Yi has to make many decisions on his own in Hamburg. Is this a 26-year-old Bundesliga head coach?
Has his shortcomings been exposed?
Take buying players as an example. The Salahs that Pan Yi recommended to buy when he was in Milan were actually put on the list by Milan scouts from all over the world.
Now when we arrived in Hamburg, it was said that Pan Yi drew up a list of items to buy.
The professionalism shown in this was completely different, and Pan Yi's chances of making mistakes were much greater.
Of course, precisely because of this, Hamburg has received unprecedented attention this season.
Will the coach of the Dragon Country who has achieved success in Milan encounter waterloo in Hamburg?
Can the newly formed East Asian Legion be successful in the Bundesliga?
Can Wu Lei, another Dragon Kingdom player who landed in the Bundesliga after Hao Junmin, gain a foothold?
This is a topic that everyone is concerned about.
It was also under such attention that Hamburg's summer training camp officially began, and Pan Yi also walked into the training ground to have his first official meeting with the players.
Pan Yi naturally ignored the doubts from fans and media.
Do they know how to play football?
Although it is not as cost-effective as when he was in Milan, the operation of De Bruyne + Casemiro + Makoto Hasebe + Wu Lei + Vardy + Navas = 25 million is also a huge profit for TM, right?
Let’s not mention the others. De Bruyne, who has practiced a little bit with the correct methods of coach Pan Yi, can’t start with tens of millions or hundreds of millions, and still has no market price?
Do you understand the value of Shiyi Zhong?
The top player, Casemiro, should be worth hundreds of millions, right? Even when he joined Manchester United when he was 30 years old, the total transfer fee was more than 70 million euros.
Even Wu Lei, at his peak when Pan Yi joined Espanyol in his previous life, was worth 10 million euros.
In this life, Pan Yi has to give young Wu Lei intensive training. The final value will definitely not be lower than this number!
There is also Vardy, Navas... who is not picking up a big deal? These two are about to usher in the explosive period of their careers. Pan Yi only needs to give them a little guidance to integrate them into the team.
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By then, their worth will skyrocket to tens of millions of euros.
As for Makoto Hasebe, it seems that it is difficult for him to sell for a high price as he is older, but in fact, Makoto Hasebe's career still has more than ten years, so in theory there is still room for appreciation.
Pan Yi was also a little lucky that he agreed to the senior management's signing of him.
As one of the few "rational investments" in Hamburg this summer, Makoto Hasebe helped Pan Yi block some of his saliva and prevent his approval rate from falling to the bottom...
Now, Pan Yi has entered the training ground, and the players are lining up at the edge of the field waiting for him.
Pan Yi saw Wu Lei standing next to the team at a glance.
The striker of the Dragon Kingdom shaved his head and looked at Pan Yi with a smile on his face, as if he saw an old acquaintance walking towards him.
Pan Yi also smiled and walked towards him, patted Wu Lei on the shoulder and said in Chinese: