Chapter 147: The Arms Race
On the morning of June 15, 2007, Wolfsburg held a press conference to announce that the Wolfsburg team officially introduced Yang Fan at a price of 20 million euros. (Good Novel)
This news caused a sensation in both Germany and England. In the eyes of the English media, the closest to Yang Fan is undoubtedly Arsenal and Bayern Munich, without him, the giant' team is always the most attractive player, of course, the English media in these two giants', or more inclined to Arsenal, they even got the news to prove that Arsenal was paying attention to Yang Fan half a year ago, in order to prove Wenger's imperative heart for Yang Fan.
And Newcastle's football 'fans' hope that Yang Fan can stay in Newcastle, they hope that this talented and talented 'shooter' can attack the city for Newcastle, and, in fact, Newcastle owner Ashley's determination to sell Yang Fan for cash is relatively hidden, and even Newcastle's current head coach Allardyce doesn't know much about it, let alone the ordinary Newcastle ball 'fan'.
I didn't expect ...... Yang Fan eventually transferred to Wolfsburg, to the 'small club' that made him famous half a year ago.
In addition, Wolfsburg was able to come up with a transfer fee of 20 million euros, which also surprised the media.
Just one minute after the press conference, Wolfsburg's official website published the news that Yang Fan had joined for 20 million euros.
In some cases, the club is not very willing to disclose the transfer value of the player, but to hide it, but this time, Wolfsburg directly disclosed the amount of the transfer fee, which is also the meaning of the club's top management, they want to use such a gesture to send a signal to the football 'fans' and the public that Wolfsburg is going to rise! The team has abundant funds, and is willing to 'spend' money, ambitious, confident to make a difference in the new season!
With the announcement of Yang Fan's joining Wolfsburg, this also ignited the enthusiasm of Wolfsburg football 'fans', and in the Wolfsburg team's merchandise store near the Volkswagen Arena, Yang Fan's No. 28 jersey was snapped up by the Wolfsburg team 'fans' who came to hear the wind within a few hours. In fact, Yang Fan's jersey has always been the best-selling among Wolfsburg players right now.
Yang Fan wore the No. 28 jersey in Wolfsburg last season, and his jersey number has not yet been determined for the new season, so Yang Fan's No. 28 jersey is still sold in the jersey store.
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For Yang Fan to join Wolfsburg at a price of 20 million euros, the German media was a sensation.
Bild: For 20 million euros, Yang Fan became the most expensive player in Wolfsburg's history, and the young 'goalscorer' was the biggest contributor to Wolfsburg's entry into Europe last season.
"Eintrachter Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung": Organthaler left, Magath took charge of Wolfsburg, but Wolfsburg, who changed the head coach, is still bound to win Yang Fan, and being able to snatch Yang Fan from Bayern Munich and Arsenal is enough to show the team's ambitions in the new season.
Kicker: After a near-miraculous second half of the 2006/2007 season, Wolfsburg will want to prove to everyone that they can continue to perform well in the new season, and it is clear that keeping Yang Fan in Wolfsburg is a big priority for the team nicknamed 'Wolfsburg'. Magath should be happy because as long as Yang Fan has half the goal efficiency of last season, his team will not need to worry about scoring goals.
Hamburg Tribune: Obviously, last season's success spurred Wolfsburg, and the team is interested in achieving better results in the new season, buying out Yang Fan, which is the most crucial part of their plan!
The big headline of the Bayern Munich Courier reads: Chinese Yang, the second most valuable player in the Bundesliga history!
Yang Fan's worth of 20 million euros may not be sky-high in the Premier League or La Liga, but in the Bundesliga, which has always been known for its small investment, it is definitely a sky-high price.
The most expensive club in the Bundesliga is not the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich, but Dort'Monde! Dort 'Mongt' is the most willing to 'spend' money in the Bundesliga transfer market in addition to Bayern, in 2001 Amoruso transferred from Parma Club in Serie A to Dort'Monde, the transfer fee is as high as 25 million euros, this transfer value has not been broken so far.
Before that, the second most valuable player in the Bundesliga was Ma Kay, who was brought to Bayern Munich by Bayern Munich from Deportivo La Coruna at the beginning, and 'spent' 19.75 million euros, and Ma Kay also became the second most valuable player in the history of the Bundesliga after Amoruso!
However, now, Yang Fan has surpassed Ma Kai with a transfer value of 20 million euros and has become the second most valuable player in the history of the Bundesliga. And considering that Yang Fan is not yet 19 years old, he has also become the most valuable young player in the history of the Bundesliga!
At the end of the report, the "Munich Courier" criticized Bayern Munich for being reluctant to spend money, so that Yang Fan went to Wolfsburg.
This media report was responded to by Bayern Munich fans, Bayern fans, who were very impressed by Yang Fan, who scored a hat trick at the Allianz Arena, and they expected the team to get Yang Fan, and even some football "fans" believed that Yang Fan would be Bayern Munich's "bag", but they didn't expect that Yang Fan went to Wolfsburg, which made Bayern Munich "fans" very dissatisfied, and they angrily criticized the team's lack of reinforcements.
Before Yang Fan joined Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich had just signed Fiorentina's Italian center Lucatoni for 11 million euros, but for the choice between the veteran who is nearly 30 years old and Yang Fan, Bayern Munich football 'fans' naturally tend to choose Yang Fan.
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I don't know if it was in response to the questions of the media and football 'fans', Bayern Munich immediately increased the recruitment of Yang Fan after the news of Yang Fan's official transfer to Wolfsburg was announced.
Previously, Bayern Munich had been chasing Ribery, only because of some hesitation over the transfer fee, the talks between the two sides have been deadlocked, and Ribery's agent is inclined to take Ribery to Arsenal.
Now, Yang Fan has joined Wolfsburg, which has caused Bayern Munich football 'fans' to be dissatisfied with the club's recruitment, and Bayern Munich club management can not be calm, they almost immediately finalized the transfer of Ribery and agreed to the transfer fee of 25 million euros demanded by the Marseille club.
Subsequently, Bayern Munich announced in a high-profile manner that it had reached an agreement with Marseille Club on the transfer of Ribery, and Ribery would come to Munich for a medical examination on the same day. The time when Bayern Munich announced the news was the day after Wolfsburg announced Yang Fan's joining, which shows Bayern Munich's mood at this time.
On June 16, 2007, Ribery arrived in Munich, and it took only 30 minutes for FC Walfaert, the team doctor of Bayern Munich, to complete Ribery's medical examination. Speaking to reporters waiting outside after the medical check-up, Ribery said: "I'm very happy to be joining Bayern Munich and I'm looking forward to doing my best for this club. This also attracted a large number of Bayern Munich fans' to cheer, and the introduction of Yang Fan's frustration was finally encouraged by the arrival of Ribery.
At the media conference held a little later, more than 100 journalists came to the venue.
Bayern Munich chose to introduce Lucatoni and Ribery to the public at this press conference to show Bayern Muni's determination to 'regain lost ground' in the new season.
Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness personally 'handed over' the number nine shirt to Toney, while Ribery handed over the number seven shirt left over from Sauer's retirement.
"I'm very proud to have Franck Ribery and Toney on board. Bayern have fulfilled their promise to rebuild a big team with a lot of money, and Ribery is a very good player, and his arrival will play a crucial role in improving Bayern's midfield attack. Hoeness said excitedly.
When a reporter asked what he thought of Yang Fan not choosing to join Bayern Munich, but choosing to go to Wolfsburg, Hoeness seemed indifferent, "Yang Fan is a 'colorful' 'shooter', but he is too young, we have a World Cup champion player like Toney, his experience and scoring ability are the most suitable for Bayern! We are happy to have Toney." ”
The reporter seemed to be particularly eager to ask Yang Fan that he did not choose to join Bayern Munich, and then the reporter asked Hoeness to predict who the league golden boot will be in the new season.
Hoeness's face was already very bad, "This is the moment when Toney came to Bayern, he is the protagonist today, who is the league golden boot in the new season?
The reporter who was 'aggressive' forcing 'people' to ask questions laughed, and he was waiting for Hoeness's words. He's already figuring out how to hype up the topic.
In fact, Wolfsburg won Yang Fan with a transfer fee of 20 million euros, showing his determination in the new season with such a big deal, and at the same time, it also greatly stimulated other clubs in the Bundesliga, especially Bayern Munich, which had no income last season, and began to call for wind and rain in the transfer market.
At the same time, Wolfsburg's reinforcements have only just begun.
In addition, the sensation caused by Yang Fan's transfer to Wolfsburg for 20 million euros is not only limited to German football, but also in England and China.