When we met for the first time, we naturally didn't talk about marriage-related topics. Gao Han's mother talked about family affairs, Gao Han's father talked about some hot events at home and abroad, Gao Han talked about trivial matters about school, and the night passed.
Zhao Yang did not stay at Gao Han's home. He booked a star-rated hotel not far from Gao Han's home.
Gao Han's parents were just polite and didn't force him to stay. They were a relatively conservative family. If their daughter's boyfriend came to visit her for the first time, she would definitely not be able to stay overnight.
After meeting his parents, he completed the mission. Then Gao Han accompanied Zhao Yang to play in Suzhou for three days. Then Gao Han stayed at home with his parents temporarily, and Zhao Yang drove back to Qizhou by himself.
While Zhao Yang was enjoying a quiet vacation at home, European football was in turmoil.
The four-year-old European Cup is in full swing starting from June 10th.
The five major European leagues ended earlier this season because of the European Cup being held in France this summer.
This competition is a feast for both fans and players.
Although the European Cup has attracted most people's attention, and every club is waiting to see how their favorite players perform in the European Cup, the transfer market does not stop for a moment.
The first one to take action was Bundesliga leader Bayern. They won Benfica's 18-year-old Renato Sanches at the end of the season.
Bayern, which has always been very stingy in the transfer market, changed from its normal behavior this time and actually bought this young man for a transfer price of 3,500 euros.
Then the Premier League giant Arsenal bought Swiss international Xhaka from Monchengladbach for 30 million pounds; the Premier League tycoon Manchester City bought Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund for 21 million pounds; the old tycoon Chelsea bought 40 million euros from Marseille. After acquiring Bayasua, the old overlord Manchester United bought Armenian international Mkhitaryan from Dortmund for 42 million euros.
Compared with the profligate Premier League and Bayern, whose temperament has changed drastically, La Liga teams have been very restrained in the transfer market this season.
Before the European Cup final, Barcelona bought center back Umtiti from Lyon, Digne from Paris Saint-Germain, and Denis Suarez from Yellow Submarine, but the three players together only cost 44 million euros from Barcelona.
Real Madrid, the most lavish club in La Liga, has not even bought a single player. It is said that they are negotiating with Juventus for Morata's return.
However, according to informed sources, Real Madrid’s first choice is Espanyol’s super star Zhao Yang, but judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that Zhao Yang will not leave Espanyol.
Although Zhao Yang returned to China for vacation, negotiations between his agent Martinez and Espanyol have been ongoing.
On the issue of annual salary, there are not many differences between the two parties. The focus of the conflict between the two parties is the image rights. The Espanyol team also hopes to give Zhao Yang the image rights in accordance with the original contract, but Zhao Yang hopes to obtain at least half of the image rights.
Now Zhao Yang is the darling of the transfer market, and he has the initiative on the issue of contract renewal. As long as Zhao Yang does not give in, the only one who will give in in the end will be Espanyol.
Although Zhao Yang is the top priority for the Espanyol team in the summer transfer, because they have reached the Champions League qualifying round, they cannot put all their energy on Zhao Yang. If they want to make a difference in the Champions League, they must continue Buy people to comprehensively improve the team's strength.
Espanyol head coach Sergio believes that as the Espanyol team's competitiveness has improved, they can better retain Zhao Yang.
Espanyol is a small club, and they are not as wealthy as teams like Manchester City and Chelsea.
Chinese owner Chen Yansheng can only be regarded as a mid-level rich man, and he is a very prudent investment man. He is not willing to spend sky-high prices to buy big-name players.
In fact, even if they have money, big-name players are not willing to go to small clubs.
The income of big-name football stars does not all depend on annual salary, advertising endorsements also account for a large part.
Small teams have low exposure and small platforms, cannot win championships, and cannot improve the fame and status of their stars.
Without fame and status, you can't get big advertising contracts.
But even without big-name players, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t perform well.
Teams like Villarreal and Sevilla have also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Leicester City in the Premier League also won the Premier League championship this season. They do not have big-name players.
Since the end of La Liga, Espanyol has begun to make frequent moves in the transfer market.
First, they recovered the loaned defenders Deweai, Arenas, Clerk, forward Morales, central midfielder Alex, and goalkeeper Parreno.
Then he signed former star Reyes, who became a free agent when his contract expired.
Compared to the unknown players of this club who are on loan, Reyes is a big name.
The 33-year-old Reyes is a native Spanish player. He is good at breakthroughs and can also cooperate with other teammates. He is a sharp knife in the frontcourt.
The Spaniards signed Reyes, even if they want him to replace Asensio, pass the ball and assist Zhao Yang, and at the same time share Zhao Yang's defensive pressure.
Another important signing was the purchase of midfielder Jurado from Watford in the Premier League for 1.2 million euros.
This 30-year-old midfielder was once selected for the Spanish U21 national team, and later played for Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Schalke 04 and other clubs. He has excellent personal abilities and experience in the Champions League. This is a very good player.
Practical player.
The Spaniard bought him and Reyes to prepare for the Champions League.
The last important signing before the European Cup final was the purchase of Atletico Madrid forward Baptisto for 5 million euros.
This is a striker in his prime, he is only 24 years old.
Baptisto became famous in Rayo Vallecano. He played 29 times and scored 7 goals in the 2012/13 season. In the summer of 2013, Atletico Madrid acquired Baptisto, but the Brazilian was never able to integrate into the team system.
After half a season, Baptisto only scored 1 goal in 11 appearances. In the next two and a half years, Baptisto was rented out by Atletico Madrid. In the second half of the 2013/14 season, Baptisto
Tisto scored 2 goals in 22 appearances for Betis. In the 2014/15 season, Baptisto returned to his old club Rayo Vallecano and scored 7 goals in 26 games. Last season, Baptisto
Stang was loaned to Villarreal by Atletico Madrid, where he scored 6 goals in 32 games.
Although Baptisto's scoring ability cannot be compared with Zhao Yang, as Zhao Yang's deputy, he can provide fire support to the Spaniard.
After having Zhao Yang, Caicedo, Moreno, Reyes and Baptistan, the Spaniard has become very rich on the front line.
Due to the Champions League qualifiers, Espanyol trains very early this season. Players who do not participate in the European Cup will have to return to the club for training after the European Cup.
Zhao Yang did not go directly to Barcelona. He left two days in advance, first went to France to watch the European Cup final, and then rushed from France to Spain.
In Paris, Zhao Yang expressed his welcome to the new players on Twitter and Weibo, and expressed his willingness to stay with Espanyol. Let’s see if the Espanyol club is sincere.