The day after Lin Feng posted on Weibo, news soon came that Guangzhou Evergrande was communicating with Longteng Club about Lin Feng's transfer.
Of course, Guangzhou Evergrande was not the only one who was revealed to be in contact with Lin Feng, including Shanghai SIPG, Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan, Jiangsu Suning, which is about to change its club from Sainty to Suning, and even the Chinese League One who just finished second Second, China Fortune Land Development was promoted to the Chinese Super League.
Lin Feng suddenly became the most dazzling player in the transfer market. At the same time, he was basically scheduled to be the top domestic transfer bidder this season.
By convention, the Chinese Super League's winter transfer window has always started in January every year, but the actual situation is that clubs and players often take action in the last few rounds of the season - unless there is relegation or championship or victory. The task is to qualify for the AFC Champions League.
This season, due to the strength of the Longteng team, there was no suspense about winning the championship very early. At the same time, relegation was almost clear in the second and third rounds from the bottom. The only suspense issue, the AFC qualification issue, was actually decided, so at the end of the league After several rounds, news about transfers from various clubs has been flying all over the sky.
While the Dragons were still working hard for the AFC Champions League, transfer rumors for international players like Wu Xi were already abuzz. Brazilian star Kaká, Romanian international Alibek, and Mexican international Marco Fabian The gossip about the Chinese team's quotation has also become known to everyone.
But as soon as Lin Feng's transfer rumors came out, they overwhelmed all transfers. Even the revolutionary rules issued by the Chinese Football Association prohibiting cross-regional transfers of teams were not as influential as Lin Feng's transfer.
In fact, in Zhang Sheng's view, professional clubs will be prohibited from inter-provincial and inter-city transfers, which is not a good policy. However, at this stage, it seems that it is very effective in the professionalization and de-corporation of Chinese football. At this stage The important policy of sex is far more important than individual transfers.
The transfer and name change of football clubs is a very common thing in China.
During the 10 years of Class A and Class B alone, there were as many as 127 transfers, relocations, dissolutions, bankruptcies, etc. If we count from the beginning of the professionalization of football, in the past 21 years, there have been close to 200 transfers of Chinese football clubs.
Many clubs often change their names once a year, and some clubs even change cities every few years. The most common ones are Guizhou Renhe Team, which moved from Shanghai to Xi'an, then from Xi'an to Guiyang, and finally from Guiyang to Beijing. The famous "Man and the Rangers".
And what happened to Guizhou people is not a single incident.
Like Guangzhou R&F, from Shenyang to Changsha, from Changsha to Shenzhen, and finally from Shenzhen to Guangzhou, the name is also constantly changing between Shenyang Jinde, Changsha Jinde, Shenzhen Phoenix, and Guangzhou R&F.
Like Shanghai Shenxin, from Shanghai to Nanchang, and from Nanchang back to Shanghai, the name changes are also very frequent, Shanghai Jinmao, Shanghai Hengyuan, Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan, Nanchang Hengyuan and finally Shanghai Shenxin, many Fans didn't know it and thought they were several different teams.
There are also some clubs that although the owners have not changed and the name of the club has not changed, they travel to many places, such as Harbin Yiteng. Their historical walking route is Dalian-Harbin-Yantai-Dalian-Harbin-Shaoxing, Zhejiang. It is really "hard work" to run from the northernmost part of China to the eastern part of China.
The Chinese Football Association has actually been paying attention to this phenomenon for a long time. Before the 2015 season started, the Football Association had the idea of "banning inter-provincial transfers of clubs", but it was shelved due to doubts from opponents. In 2015
At the Chinese Super League meeting in September, someone brought up this matter again.
In view of the fact that some opponents held big slogans that were contrary to the marketization and professionalization of football, they eventually gave up.
But by the end of this season, whether it was the Chinese Super League, Chinese League One or Chinese League Two, there were a large number of teams preparing to sell their teams and change their addresses after obtaining shell resources. The Chinese Football Association finally couldn't help it anymore and introduced this rule this time.
The Football Association also has considerations. The current situation of Chinese football is better than in history. As for what the opponents said may cause individual clubs to be dissolved due to the inability to transfer, the Football Association believes that even if there is dissolution, these clubs'
Players are also quickly absorbed by other clubs.
When I went to Japan for an inspection, I was even more convinced of the Football Association's ideas.
This year, the Chinese Football Association organized representatives of the Chinese Super League and Chinese League One clubs to visit Japan. The Football Association specifically asked the Japanese Football Association how professional league officials handle club transfer matters in Japan. People from the Japanese Football Association were very puzzled by this issue, saying that the club is a cultural symbol of the city.
In part, localization is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and transfer events are unlikely to occur.
Officials from the Japan Football Association also specifically emphasized that only when a club takes root in a region can it truly achieve stability and healthy development, otherwise it will affect the overall football situation of the entire country.
Such an answer was recognized by the representatives of the Chinese Super League and Chinese League One clubs who were accompanying them. It can be said that the backwardness of Chinese football made them plausible in their discussions. When they heard the Japanese, whose football is more developed, they immediately "awoke".
Already.
Although this decision is a good one, the inferiority complex of Chinese footballers is evident.
But putting these aside, in Zhang Sheng's view, club names are changed and transfers occur frequently. Frequent moves and transfers not only make fans confused and lack a sense of belonging, but also put Chinese football in turmoil.
For example, in the past during the A-A and Chinese Super League periods, there were temporary reductions in the scale of competition, resulting in teams having byes in each round. Such unserious and unprofessional actions harmed the overall interests of the league.
In addition to the above, there are many other good things about prohibiting cross-regional transfers of teams and the gradual "localization" of professional clubs.
The forced localization of the Football Association will, firstly, allow club investors to act according to their ability and not blindly "burn money" to engage in crazy salary comparisons, and will not engage in an arms race in the players' salary structure; secondly, it will allow club investors to consider inviting
More shareholders will join to realize the true joint-stock system of professional clubs, so that the club will not be unable to survive due to poor management; third, demutualization can make the club name neutral.
The neutralization of the club name is the ultimate goal. This goal does not mean just removing the name of the company, but it means making the team truly become a symbol of the city or a region of the city. It is not that the company passes the football club.
Get benefits from the government and then throw them away after using them.
Lin Feng is so popular now. In addition to the transfer issue, there is another point that everyone is extremely concerned about. That is the 2015 AFC Annual Awards Ceremony to be held in New Delhi, India on November 29th. Lin Feng will be the final selection of the Asian Football Confederation.
One of the three candidates for Footballer of the Year, he is an absolute hot spot.
Although the Arab media are unanimously building momentum for the other two candidates Omar and Khalil, saying that Omar is the "Messi of the Gulf"; they say that in the AFC Champions League final, even if the Dubai Al-Ahli team led by Khalil loses
He was given to the Dragon Team led by Lin Feng, but this will not hinder his ability to demonstrate his self-worth and so on.
However, although fame may sometimes have a little influence in the selection of Footballer of the Year, performance will still be the main factor in the end.
Historically, Zheng Zhi was not elected as the Footballer of the Year. He was more dragged down by the results of the national team. Otherwise, according to the practice of the AFC - in the past five Asian Footballer of the Year elections, four were awarded to the AFC Champions League champion team.
Member, Zheng Zhicai will be the final winner.
But now it's completely different. The Chinese national team has maintained a complete victory in the World Cup preliminaries, qualifying for the group stage and entering the top 12 is just around the corner. Lin Feng even scored the only goal in the most critical away game against Qatar, becoming a favorite on the spot.
MVP.
Such results are not worse than the results of the United Arab Emirates in the world preliminaries. As for the third place in the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, which was trumpeted by the Arab media, most people in the football circle know that it was because the Chinese team was unlucky and encountered the strongest team.
A strong host.
After the AFC annual awards ceremony began, this Asian football festival also became a carnival day for the Dragons.
First, in the AFC Club of the Year, the Dragons defeated Al Ahli in Dubai to win this honor; then Pato won the AFC Foreign Player of the Year Award. This was also the case for Guangzhou Evergrande’s Mourinho in the 2013 season.
After Richie won this award, a Chinese club won this award for the second time.
When the final winner of the Asian Footballer of the Year was announced during the ceremony, the atmosphere reached its climax. When AFC Vice Chairman Salman burst out the name "Lin Feng", He Wei, who was in charge of the live broadcast commentary, also shouted loudly.
Said: "Lin Feng, Lin Feng won the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2015. He is the second youngest footballer in the history of Asian football and the third Chinese player to win this honor. He is just 21 years old this year and has a bright future.
Unlimited.”
In the history of Asian football, the youngest Asian Footballer of the Year is Qatar's Kalfan Ibrahim. He was only 18 years old at the time and unexpectedly won this honor. However, the result that time was not convincing because
At that time, Kalfan Ibrahim was playing in the Cartel League and had neither any honors nor widespread support - the official website of the AFC at the time showed that his approval rate was only 7%, plus the then AFC
Haman, the co-chairman, is a Qatari, and no Qatari player has ever won this award.
So to this day, many people believe that Kalfan Ibrahim's award is entirely due to his "godfather" Haman.
Before Lin Feng, China had two footballers, one was the famous "General Fan" Fan Zhiyi, and the other was the captain of Guangzhou Evergrande Zheng Zhi.
Not to mention Fan Zhiyi’s abilities, forwards and defenders are among the top in Asia regardless of position. Before he won the Asian Footballer of the Year, he had already been nominated twice. The third time he reached the World Cup because of the Chinese team.
In the finals, Zheng Zhi was actually similar to Fan Zhiyi. He was also a central defender, defensive midfielder, and attacking midfielder. Unfortunately, he was dragged down by the performance of the Chinese national team. It was not until the age of 33 that he helped Guangzhou Evergrande win the AFC Champions League.
He just won the title of Footballer.
And now that Lin Feng has received this honor at the age of less than 22 years old, it can be said that in the eyes of outsiders, his future will blind the eyes of 24K golden dogs.
Only Zhang Sheng knows that Lin Feng has now reached his peak, and it is because of Zhang Sheng's tactical system that he has become the most outstanding player on the team.
Of course, Zhang Sheng is happy to see that Lin Feng has won the Footballer of the Year award. If nothing else, this title alone will increase Lin Feng's net worth by at least 50 million.
Now Longteng Club has actually received offers from three teams for Lin Feng, the lowest of which is over 100 million.
Moreover, Lin Feng put forward two conditions with all the clubs that contacted him. One is that the transfer is possible, but he must first complete the Club World Cup. In fact, this is why Lin Feng held a breath in his heart. Since the head coach Zhang Sheng thinks that he is worthy
If he is not in a wealthy team, now he has the opportunity to face the world's top team like Barcelona. He wants to prove to Zhang Sheng that he can do it. Secondly, Lin Feng also proposed that once he transfers, if there is a team from the five major European leagues,
When mid-to-upper-tier teams seek purchase (especially clubs that can participate in the Champions League), the club must not set up obstacles.
Moreover, Lin Feng also promised that if he agreed to these two conditions, he could make concessions on his annual salary.
It can be seen that Lin Feng has become more confident in himself after winning the Asian Footballer of the Year. He believes that he has met the ability requirements of European giants.
Even if Lin Feng put forward such conditions, teams that want to buy him are still flocking to him. Among them, Guangzhou Evergrande seems to be more sincere, with an offer of 150 million and an annual salary of 150,000 before tax. It is definitely the current Guangzhou Evergrande.
Apart from foreign players, the highest salary in the team is even higher than that of Gao Lin, who previously had the highest annual salary of 12 million among local players in the Guangzhou Evergrande team.
Compared with the 70 million Shu Jun transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande last year, Evergrande's offer to the Longteng team this time was completely reversed.
If he performs well, he will be proactively recommended to Real Madrid or Inter Milan.
Such sincerity really made Lin Feng unable to refuse.
Soon, when the Longteng team announced the list of players who would go to Japan to participate in the Club World Cup, Guangzhou Evergrande and Longteng Club reached an agreement on Lin Feng’s transfer issue, that is, Lin Feng would participate in the Club World Cup with the Longteng team.
After the Club Cup, I went directly to Guangzhou Evergrande to report.
Evergrande has a very good attitude: "Support Chinese teams to achieve good results on the world football stage."
The participation rules of the Club World Cup are different from those of the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League. In the Club World Cup, all foreign players with labor contracts and registered with the CFA can play. In other words, the five foreign players currently in the Longteng team, including those whose loan contracts have expired, can play.
"Little Motorcycle" Fernando can sign up to participate.
And Zhang Sheng did ask the club to sign up for Fernando and let him participate in the team training that started on November 30. The Longteng team's goal is directly towards the Club World Cup.
