On August 4, the Brazilian king Neymar transferred to the French giants Paris Saint-Germain, with a transfer fee of up to an astonishing 222 million euros! This also makes Neymar the king in the history of world football! In fact, to be precise, Neymar's deal should be regarded as a liquidated damages buyout rather than a transfer fee, but as far as the final destination of this huge amount of money is concerned, Paris Saint-Germain paid it to Barcelona, thus giving Neymar a "ransom", so it is reasonable to count it as a transfer fee.

After Barcelona lost Neymar, and Liverpool's Brazilian star Coutinho also failed to negotiate, so they switched to Dortmund's Dembele, and now the whole world knows that Barcelona has money, and they want to knock it hard, so Dembele's price will not be low.

However, Milan fans are most concerned about whether Xu Ziyi can come to Milan, so long has passed, since the last time there were some scandals, there has been no news, and Xu Ziyi has not revealed his next stop, and Manchester City's official website has not been updated.

On August 9, the UEFA Super Cup began, Champions League champion AC Milan played Europa League champion Manchester United, and the Rossoneri defeated Manchester United 2:i with goals from Zhang Shujie and Chen Zihua to successfully win the UEFA Super Cup.

Five days later, AC Milan welcomed the Italian Super Cup against Lazio. In the game, Zhang Shujie, Chen Zihua, Suso and Silva scored one goal each to defeat Lazio 4-3 to win the second title before the season and the fifth title won by AC Milan this year. There is no doubt that the Rossoneri are on their way to the glory of a six-time crown.

On August 21, the first round of the new season of Serie A started, and Xu Ziyi did not join. In this round, AC Milan will challenge the underdogs Crotone, and a win should not be a problem. Inzaghi lined up 433, goalkeeper Donnarumma, defenders Ricardo Rodriguez, Bonucci, Yan Tao and Conte, midfielders Bonaventura, Chen Zihua and Kessie, and forwards Calhanoglu, Zhang Shujie and Suso.

In the player tunnel, Zhang Shujie wore the captain's armband and stood at the forefront of the team, this is the first time he has stood at the forefront of the team as a professional player, he likes to stand at the back in the past, but this time is different from the past, he is not only the first brother of the team, but also the captain and the spiritual leader of everyone.

In this game, AC Milan swept the opponent 5:0 unexpectedly, the team's new captain Zhang Shujie scored twice, Suso, Kessie and substitute Cutrone scored one goal each, Chen Zihua had two direct assists and three indirect assists, creating all five goals for the team.

AC Milan, who got off to a good start in this way, have been praised across Italy, with the new signings performing well enough, but the core players are still the veterans. This is what Inzaghi wants to see, no matter how strong the ability of the new players is, they can't be compared with Zhang Shujie and others.

Zhang Shujie continued his heroic performance from last season, and three days later, the selection of Europe's best players began, with three Chinese players shortlisted: Zhang Shujie, Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi. This is the first time that three players of the same nationality have won the top three, which also proves the prestige of Chinese football in world football in recent years.

Milan striker Zhang Shujie won the award by beating two of his Chinese compatriots in the European Player of the Year poll. It was also the second time in his career that he had won the trophy, the last time being in 2012, when he was also a treble winner.

The second round of Serie A will be held on August 28, but just one day before the game, AC Milan came with the news: "Chinese midfielder Xu Ziyi, who plays for Manchester City, has transferred to Milan for 80 million euros. At the same time, Manchester City's official website also publicly said: "Xu Ziyi is about to leave Manchester City and go to Milan, thank you for his contribution to Manchester City, thank you." ”

As soon as this news came out, the whole Milan city was boiling! "Milan Sports Newspaper" welcomed Xu Ziyi's arrival with the title of "Twin Hands in Hand", and the report also said: "Xu Ziyi signed a five-year contract with AC Milan, and he will play until 2021 / Milan directly signed Xu Ziyi by smashing liquidated damages, presumably Manchester City has regretted why the liquidated damages signed with Xu Ziyi were only 80 million instead of 800 million." ”

Xu Ziyi's annual salary at AC Milan has reached 14 million euros, the same as Chen Zihua, and it is not difficult to see that the team also has very high hopes for him. Speaking at the press conference, Xu Ziyi also said: "I am very happy to be here at AC Milan, this is a championship team, and I hope to lift the trophy for Milan again with my team-mates." ”

Last season, Xu Ziyi played 51 games for Manchester City, scored 23 goals and provided 23 assists, and won a big double-double! He will be given a place in the starting line at AC Milan, but he is not available at the moment and he will need to pass a medical before he can play.

Judging from Xu Ziyi's data and performance last season, AC Milan only spent 80 million euros to get the best player in the Premier League, compared to Neymar's 222 million and Dembele's 145 million who went to Barcelona in a few days, Xu Ziyi is too cheap.

Some media sighed: "It seems that the cheapness in the transfer market this summer has been taken advantage of by AC Milan." Many players are traded early, and if it were a little later, AC Milan would have to pay at least 100 million more to buy so many people. ”

On the 28th, AC Milan hosted Cagliari, this game Inzaghi changed the 352 lineup, goalkeeper Donnarumma, three central defenders Yan Tao, Bonucci, Romagnoli, five midfielders Calhanoglu, Chen Zihua, Kessie, Conte and Rodriguez, two forwards are Zhang Shujie and Cutrone.

In this formation, Inzaghi has advanced the positions of Rodriguez and Conte as full-backs, which is not uncommon in world football, and Real Madrid often advances Carvajal and Marcelo to further increase their attacking power.

In the game, AC Milan fell behind by one goal first, and Zhang Shujie, Chen Zihua and Cutrone scored one goal each, winning 3:1, successfully getting three points at home, and also winning two consecutive league games. AC Milan, who have scored eight goals and conceded only one goal in two games, are also temporarily at the top of the standings, and the season has just begun, and the Rossoneri have shown strong attacking ability to make the whole of Serie A tremble.

"As the reigning Serie A champions, AC Milan have improved again. Although it is too early to say that it is too early to win the championship, it has to be admitted that with the strength of AC Milan, even if it wins the Serie A title for a second time, it is normal. ”

After this round, there will be a temporary halt in European football, and players from various countries will return to the national team to participate in the World Cup qualifiers. Since the Chinese team has qualified ahead of schedule, most of the foreign players have not been recruited into the team by An Rong, and only Xu Zhixin, who played at Bayern, and Manchester City goalkeeper Ma Junqiang have returned to the national team.

In Wuhan on August 31, the Chinese team played against Uzbekistan. Towards the end of the first half, Xu Zhixin relied on his speed on the left side to break up the Uzbek defense, and then passed the ball to Lin Li, the teenager who became famous in the Confederations Cup grabbed a point in front of the goal and hit the goal with his left foot, and the Chinese team led 1-0.

It was Lin Li's third goal for the Chinese nation, and he has only played six games in total, and although the win or loss of this game has no impact on the Chinese team, for a young striker of the national team, scoring goals is the best way to gain the trust of the manager.

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