Chapter 458: It's Another Summer
With the end of the Champions League, European football has gradually fallen silent, and only a few teams such as Bayern are still preparing for domestic cup competitions. The summer transfer market may not have officially opened, but many clubs are already gearing up for their favourite players.
Of course, the Chinese media is paying attention to Chinese players, and the first thing that can be determined is that Tang Ling, who was loaned to Galatasaray in Turkey by La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid, will return to Atletico Madrid, Tang Ling played 28 league games last season, scored three goals and provided five assists, and as a defender, he can deliver such a statistic, which is very remarkable. At the same time, his tackles, interceptions, and clearances are among the best in the entire Turkish Super League, which is an important reason why he can return to Atletico Madrid.
Of course, Tang Ling has to thank one person, and that is Atletico Madrid's head coach Simeone. After the London Olympics, Tang Ling almost had no ball to play in Europe, but Simeone valued him and loaned him out for a year, which also promoted Tang Ling's growth and allowed him to return to Atletico Madrid smoothly after the season.
Tang Ling, who came to La Liga, will play a "Chinese derby" with Sevilla's Xu Ziyi in the league. But just two days later, the British "Daily Mail" said: Premier League giants Chelsea want to bring in the Chinese player from Sevilla, and the price is expected to be 20 million - 25 million euros.
This news has caused quite a stir in Chinese football, and if it is true, then Xu Ziyi will become the fifth Chinese player to join the super team after Zhang Shujie, Li Mu, Ma Junqiang and Tang Ling. However, Chelsea is still silent on this matter for the time being, and Sevilla officials have also announced that they have not received an offer from Chelsea for the time being.
Although the main eyes of the Chinese people are on their own players, this does not mean that they are ignorant of the movements of players in other countries, especially the fact that Neymar, the Brazilian king, joined Barcelona, which is like a bombshell that exploded in this summer.
As early as May 26, Barcelona's official website announced the explosion **** They signed Neymar for 57 million euros, with an annual salary of up to an astonishing 8.8 million euros! Signed for 5 years, plus all the image rights! Neymar, who is only 21 years old, is considered the banner of Brazil in the next ten years, and the football king Pele even proudly said: "Neymar is the closest player to me in Brazil in recent decades." ”
Barcelona's purpose in signing Neymar is obvious, which is to assist Messi first, and then slowly take over from King Mei and carry the banner of Barcelona. I believe in Neymar's ability, only if he can grow up smoothly in Barcelona, this day will come sooner or later.
Some media suspect that Neymar's transfer fee is actually far more than 57 million, and with his skill and potential, Barcelona will have to shell out at least 80 million euros to get the Brazilian star. But so far, these are all speculations in the media, and the truth can only be proved by time.
And Barcelona's arch-rivals, Real Madrid, are reluctant to fall behind their opponents in anything, including in the transfer market. Therefore, when Neymar signed a five-year "deed of sale" with Barcelona, Real Madrid began to look for stars in Europe who could match Neymar.
At the same time, there are also rumors in the Real Madrid team that several players may leave, among which Higuain, Ozil and even Di Maria are all names mentioned in the media, and there is one person who has to be mentioned, that is Kaka!
In 2009, Kaka moved from AC Milan to Real Madrid for a whopping 65 million euros and was considered to be Real Madrid's number one star, but then the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo changed all that. Kaka has not been successful in the past few years at Real Madrid, and does not match his value, fame and status as a Ballon d'Or winner, and now that Kaka's contract with Real Madrid has expired, he has also confirmed that he will join AC Milan for free, the team that made him famous.
The window for the summer transfer market doesn't officially open until 1 July, but an undercurrent of celebrities between the clubs has already begun.
On June 2, the German Cup was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, with Bayern Munich playing against Stuttgart, and in the end Bayern defeated Stuttgart 4:2 to lift the championship trophy and win the third title of the season, winning the treble!
Zhang Shujie scored Bayern's fourth goal in the 76th minute of the second half, which was also the goal that sealed the victory. It was his 50th appearance of the season and his 54th goal, an average of more than one goal per game. This is the third player to do this, in addition to Messi and Ronaldo.
Zhang Shujie's club games are all over, and he will report to the national team to participate in the World Cup qualifiers against Australia on the 11th of this month.
The importance of this game is known to all China, as long as they can beat Australia, then the Chinese team will get a ticket to Brazil in advance, so everyone should not be careless.
However, before Zhang Shujie had time to leave Germany, he suddenly heard a news: Bayern has taken a fancy to an Ajax defender, and this defender is none other than Zhang Shujie's old friend - Yan Tao!
This news is extremely authentic, and it is completely different from Xu Ziyi's incident. Zhang Shujie called Xu Ziyi before and asked him if Chelsea would really bring him in, and Xu Ziyi said that he had never heard of it at all. And Xu Ziyi also revealed to him privately that even if other teams really want him, he doesn't want to leave immediately, but plans to stay in Sevilla for at least another season, after all, he is only 21 years old, and he has just stabilized this season.
Therefore, it is certain that Xu Ziyi will be in Sevilla next season, and if he can perform more than this season (8 goals and 10 assists this season), then he will consider going to a bigger club.
Yan Tao is different, although he has only played for a year at Ajax, he has been the main force in Vidis before, and his state is much faster than Xu Ziyi. What's more critical is that Bayern, as Yan Tao's favorite, is not just interested in him, but has shown sincerity - the club has made an offer to Ajax: 10 million euros!
However, after receiving the offer from Bayern, Ajax quickly gave a price as well: 15 million euros!