"Dad, dad. Let's go play football. Come on, come on." The son's voice sounded outside the door.
Zhang Sheng walked to the door and picked up his son: "Come here, come here."
"Honey, let's go." It was Zhang Sheng's turn to urge Ye Ting, "My son is waiting impatiently."
"That's right, mom is the slowest." The son complained to his mother in a sweet voice.
Ye Ting came over and pinched her son's face: "It's my fault that mom is up. She is preparing clothes and a kettle for you."
While talking and laughing, Zhang Sheng's family of three drove to the football school. There is a football interest class specially prepared for children. As a coach, he handed over his son to the most professional early childhood football coach for enlightenment.
, who told his son to also like football?
This is Zhang Sheng's rare opportunity to relax during this holiday.
The players and the coaching staff are all on vacation, but Zhang Sheng cannot completely abandon it. He has to think about the tactics for next season and the staffing. Because of his special status, there are still many club matters that he needs to communicate with.
To manage, of course, the most important thing during this period is transfers.
After Zhou Wei approached Zhang Sheng, an inquiry phone call came from Kaisa. The asking price of 70 million was very suitable for a former national goalkeeper, and the club directly let him go without any further haggling.
Kaisa is still very happy. After all, there are very few clubs in China that can provide good players. Being able to build a relationship with the Dragons, for the Chinese League One team, even if they miss a little bit, they can make the team better.
It helps a lot on the way to overtaking.
With the first one, there will be a second one, and the local tycoons in the Chinese Super League also know: a season has passed, and it’s time for the Longteng Supermarket to open again.
What is different from previous years is that domestic clubs previously bought more Dragons players, but now even a bunch of European, American and even Asian clubs have come. Not only are domestic players paying attention, but several foreign players have also become popular.
I was subjected to numerous temptations.
For example, Rock Gil is making noises about leaving right now. He wants to go to a club that Zhang Sheng never expected - New York City FC from Major League Soccer.
This club, jointly built by the City Group behind the Yankees and Manchester City, is located in the Big Apple (New York). This team has former world-class stars such as Pirlo and Villa, and is famous. It also has Bravo on the team.
, Martinez and several Argentinian players.
Roque Gil was introduced to the club by Bravo.
Regarding the transfer proposed by Roque Gill, Zhang Sheng gave the answer without thinking too much. For a foreign player whose ability value has never exceeded 100 and whose potential is only 104, it really doesn't make much sense whether he should stay or not. Moreover,
He hopes to increase his salary from 1.5 million euros to 2.5 million euros. This is too outrageous. Zhang Sheng knows that 1.5 million in the American major leagues is already the pension level salary for top players in the past. If he wants to go to the major leagues, he will definitely take a salary cut.
However, the natural longing of South Americans for the United States is really something that Zhang Sheng cannot resist with words. With the call of the Lighthouse Country, Roque Gil will leave unless he is given a high salary, but he is not worth the price.
What makes me unhappy is that the price of players for major league teams has always been low. Because of the salary cap, the club's annual expenditure is limited. Rock Gill's level is just that, and New York City is only willing to pay $2 million.
, which is cheaper than when he was bought (the purchase price was 2 million euros).
Considering that Roque Gil still had less than a year left on his contract, Zhang Sheng felt that there was no point in worrying about it anymore. Once he didn't renew the contract, he wouldn't get a penny and it would be all in vain. And Roque Gil was coming.
In the team's two and a half seasons, they helped the team win an AFC Champions League, two league championships, and an FA Cup championship. They have contributed enough. It is better to get together and part ways than to part ways on bad terms.
So Roque Gil became the second player to leave the team after the Dragons officially announced a transfer.
In fact, not only Roque Gil, but also Chavez and De Paul have received many offers. Among them, Asia's top giants, Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal, have been seeking to buy Chavez, and they have always hoped to get involved in the AFC Champions League again.
Chavez, a forward who had an outstanding performance in the AFC Champions League final and played a lot of AFC Champions League games in two seasons, is very concerned about it.
Fortunately, Chavez and De Paul are relatively satisfied with their current lives. Even if Argentinians are homesick, they would go back to the American continent and very few go to the Middle East.
The clubs of the Chinese Super League also thought that the players of the Dragons would be popular, but when some players went to the American Major League, they had to lament the diversity of the destinations of the players of the Dragons.
"It seems that players from the Dragons will really be present in all the top professional leagues in the future. Thinking about the anniversary of the founding of the team, I am very excited to receive congratulatory letters from all over the world." Fans of the Dragons are not happy with Roque Gill's departure.
I don't mind too much. The club has already sent many foreign players to Europe. It's not a big deal to send another one to the United States.
On the Internet, there are more blessings for Rock Gill.
The Longteng team is here to collect some pocket money. The teams outside are not so gentle and thrifty. They wave checks, shout the loudest slogans, and red for every outstanding player in the transfer market.
It is the norm to fight with eyes and bayonets.
For example, the Beijing Rangers had just released Zhang Chenlin, and SIPG took the lead first. Then Suning rushed out of the grass halfway. After a battle, SIPG was just about to take home an excellent all-rounder with great satisfaction.
, Evergrande dropped from the sky with several tons of banknotes. Before SIPG could react in a dazed state, Zhang Chenlin was kidnapped by Evergrande.
There are many opinions on this transfer, including a transfer fee of 120 million yuan and a transfer fee of 80 million yuan. Zhang Sheng knows that the latter should be more reliable, but the actual transfer fee should be less--
Later, Evergrande's financial report also showed that his transfer fee was 65 million - after all, this is just a former international player. Evergrande bought him mainly because this year's left-back curse is too terrible. Buying a main left-back can still
Players who can play right back, center back, or left midfielder are very necessary.
If Zhang Chenlin's transfer fee is rumored to be a bit exaggerated, then the rumor that Yang Shanping's transfer to the newly promoted Chinese Super League tycoon Tianjin Quanjian exceeds 100 million is the most outrageous. A central defender with extremely obvious weaknesses can pass this news
The price is really confusing. He is currently worth more than 30 million yuan, and ten years ago, it was estimated to be less than 1 million. The only reason to blame is that there is a real lack of experienced and qualified players.
Evergrande's transfer was very successful. The purchase of a qualified substitute among the chaos was their pride in the transfer market. Needless to say, the strategizing of the club's general manager Liu Yongzhuo played the most important role. However, on December 24
When Zhang Sheng received Mei Fang's wedding invitation that day, he was still a little confused.
Mei Fang returned to China to get married after playing in the Club World Cup on December 18.
In this year's Club World Cup, Evergrande performed even better than last time. The players who returned one after another gave them great support. When facing Mexico America, an old acquaintance of Chinese football, Scolari continued on the field.
With their unique moves, Diego Costa and Paulinho demonstrated the abilities of world-class and even top stars.
In mid-November, in the South American World Cup qualifying match, Brazil defeated Argentina 3:0. Paulinho performed extremely well. Now in the Club World Cup, he still shows a superior level of skill, competing with
Go Costa scored one goal and eliminated America America 2:1.
Mexico America is also having a hard time. It has won the CONCACAF Champions League for two consecutive years and is at its peak. In the 2015 Club World Cup, they encountered the Dragons, which has two stars, Pato and Ben Alpha. This year they met again.
To Guangzhou Evergrande with Paulinho and Diego Costa.
In the semi-finals, Guangzhou Evergrande met the Galacticos Real Madrid. They played extremely tenaciously. Diego Costa, who was very experienced in playing against his former rivals in the same city, even made Real Madrid uncomfortable. He played in the first half
Scoring a goal once put the team ahead of the world's super giants.
It was not until the end of the second half that Cristiano Ronaldo stood up and scored a free kick to help Real Madrid equalize the score. His crazy celebration was no less than that of scoring the equalizer in El Clasico. After all, Real Madrid's overall strength is still strong.
Too many, and the physical gap between the minor league teams and the top teams in the five major leagues slowly emerged.
In the third minute of stoppage time, before the game was about to end, Guangzhou Evergrande, which had been defending for more than 20 minutes, was scored by Benzema. This winning goal made all Real Madrid players go crazy.
I thought Real Madrid had won the Champions League final.
Although it was a pity to lose to Real Madrid, Guangzhou Evergrande's performance still gained great respect. After the game, Evergrande players exchanged jerseys with Real Madrid players, and the other players were very polite.
In the subsequent third-place finals, Guangzhou Evergrande relied on Goulart's brace to draw 2:2 with Atlético Nacional, the champion of the Copa Libertadores of South America, and defeated the opponent with a penalty kick to win the third place in the Club World Cup.
The result tied the best result of a Chinese team in the Club World Cup created by the Longteng team last year.
Guangzhou Evergrande can be said to be at its peak right now. As famous as the Longteng team was last year, they are just as famous now. Mei Fang chose to hold a wedding one week after the game to make the wedding star-studded. No matter what, everyone has to come to give this face, after all
Many senior executives from Evergrande are coming to participate.
Zhang Sheng must also give this face.
But before he came, Zhang Sheng knew that there was no good banquet.
Sure enough, Liu Yongzhuo had the same attitude and smile as when he came to see Zhang Sheng last year. Zhang Sheng almost couldn't help but touch his pocket to see if the things were still there.
"Mr. Zhang, long time no see." Liu Yongzhuo took the initiative and came over, "Congratulations to the Longteng team for winning the Triple Crown."
"Mr. Liu, your AFC Champions League title is very valuable." Zhang Sheng quickly entered the business mutual bragging mode.
"Today we have a big gathering of football talents in Jiangcheng." Liu Yongzhuo said he was a native of Jiangcheng without any shame. "Chinese football can achieve its current progress because Jiangcheng has contributed a lot of talents."
"Mr. Liu, your contribution to this is not small." Zhang Sheng lifted up the sedan chair and at the same time extended his hand to greet the acquaintances at the banquet.
"Not as good as the outstanding players trained by Mr. Zhang." Liu Yongzhuo always circled the players, and then whispered, "I have something to discuss with Mr. Zhang, why don't we find a place to relax?"
"That's fine." Zhang Sheng knew he couldn't escape this incident, so under Liu Yongzhuo's guidance, he found a private room and sat down.
After the two parties sat down, Liu Yongzhuo's words almost made Zhang Sheng jump: "I'm very sorry to trouble Mr. Zhang again. The main reason I came here this time is to discuss the transfer of the player Du Zhenyu with you."
"Who? Du Zhenyu? Are you talking about the players from Changchun Yatai?" Zhang Sheng thought he heard wrongly and subconsciously complained, "That has nothing to do with us?"
"..." Zhang Shengpi made Liu Yongzhuo really not sure how to answer. After Zhang Sheng digested the news for a while, he said, "Mr. Zhang, you also know that Xiao Du is a
Good player.”
After emphasizing the word "small", Liu Yongzhuo continued: "Actually, I think this can be the beginning of strategic cooperation between our two companies. Recently, Evergrande is preparing a joint development project with Longteng Group in Shanghai.
We can definitely regard this as part of the project cooperation.”
"Huh?" Zhang Sheng somewhat understood what Liu Yongzhuo meant, "But I am only responsible for the sports business, and I will not be involved in anything else."
"I'll just mention it." Liu Yongzhuo obviously also knows that Du Zhenyu's matter is not that easy to talk about. He is now a member of the national team, the current center back star of the national football team, one of the key players in the Olympic medal, and also the Dragon Team's unbeatable player in the past two seasons.
The main center back.
In the current situation where Chinese football talents are so scarce, an outstanding central defender who was born in 1996 and is only 21 years old has rich experience. He has more than 70 league and AFC Champions League games and his performance is very good. If Yang Shanping can do it
If it is rumored to be sold for more than 100 million, how much should Du Zhenyu be worth?
As long as you can buy such a player and there are no serious injuries, the problem of central defenders for many years will be solved. The key is that you can't buy such a local player even if you have money.
This kind of thing made Zhang Sheng uninterested in the exquisite dishes of the entire banquet. After watching the core part of Mei Fang's wedding, he hurried back home.
Zhang Zhijun did not give details about the cooperation with Evergrande, so it is completely unknown whether Liu Yongzhuo came to him this time on his own initiative, or whether it was the intention of Evergrande's higher-ups. Therefore, communicating with his father is what Zhang Sheng must do.
After listening to Zhang Sheng's words and seeing that Zhang Zhijun didn't have any surprised expression, Zhang Sheng knew that things were obviously not simple.
"The group has developed very fast this year, and the stalls are very large." Zhang Zhijun said slowly, "We are doing well in Jiangcheng and Hubei Province, and the funding channels are relatively smooth, but there are some problems in the Shanghai stock market. As you know, that's it.
A few days ago, on the 16th, the central government proposed that houses are for living in, not for speculation. The brakes were a bit harsh. I had received the news before, but sometimes I ran too fast and couldn't stop even if I wanted to.
ah."
"Of course, don't worry. If it doesn't work, you can borrow money from other channels. The credibility of Longteng Group is absolutely fine." Zhang Zhijun was also afraid that it would be difficult for Zhang Sheng. At the beginning of the year, Zhang Sheng didn't ask for a penny from the group.
, he was able to achieve good results, but now he has to ask the club to compensate the group. I really feel sorry for him.
