It was a time when defenders were scarce.

It was an era of a flood of strikers.

In today's football, if a striker is only worth 30 million euros, he is embarrassed to say that he is a top striker. But when a defender is worth that much, it's definitely the best defender in the world – and of course, some people who are inflated don't count.

Therefore, Bayern offered 10 million to Yan Tao, who is still too famous, which is not a shameful price, not to mention that Yan Tao is only 22 years old, and the future is full of unlimited potential.

Because of this, Ajax felt that 10 million was too low, so they raised the price to 15 million. Ajax club president Julie Coronel said: "It's rare to see a defender as young and as good as Yan Tao now, and if Bayern really want to get him, then I think 15 million is a very reasonable price. ”

It is not without reason that Yan Tao has played in almost all of Ajax's games this season, scoring four goals and providing five assists, and can adapt to the role of central defender and full-back, which has a great impact in attack and defence. In the Eredivisie, he basically froze all the forwards, and it can be said that Ajax can win the Eredivisie championship for a second time, and Yan Tao on the back line can be said to have contributed a lot.

After Zhang Shujie learned the news, he was very excited, and he was very eager for Yan Tao to come to Bayern. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to go to the national team in a hurry, he really wanted to build momentum for Yan Tao in front of the media, so as to promote Bayern to buy Yan Tao.

Bayern's top management is not stupid, after receiving Ajax's return price, the chairman of the board of directors Rummenigge said: "The price is not a condition that prevents the player from trading, we will negotiate further with Ajax, because Yan Tao is the defender we need." ”

With Rummenigge's words, Zhang Shujie feels that Yan Tao seems to be able to wear Bayern's jersey next season.

In addition, Real Madrid also began to dig up Bayern's corner, and the person they wanted was Zhang Shujie, but Real Madrid was withdrawn by Bayern before they could make an offer. Barcelona seem to be fighting for Real Madrid, with their eyes on Li Mu, and similarly, Juventus have indicated that they will not sell the new core.

On June 4, Zhang Shujie came to the national team, and the rest of his teammates basically arrived. The Chinese media have long created an atmosphere for the national team on major networks and newspapers in advance, and the fans are even more excited, and everyone is optimistic about the Chinese team. The reason is that there are two people in our country who have appeared in the Champions League final, and one of them has won the championship.

In terms of strength, the current Chinese team is definitely above Australia, which is everyone's consensus. With the title of "For the World Cup", the media first praised Zhang Shujie, Li Mu and other core players, as well as head coach An Rong, and then analyzed several possible scenarios and was very optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese team.

However, on this day, Bayern officials in Europe once again came with news, this time not about Yan Tao's transfer, but Heynckes' departure. At the same time, Bayern also announced that former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola will become the team's new manager.

The simultaneous announcement of these two news may not be less shocking than the shock brought to the world by Neymar's arrival at Barcelona. Zhang Shujie still can't believe it, because Heynckes has never revealed that he has the idea of leaving Bayern Munich before, he only said in January this year that his contract with Bayern will be discussed after the end of the season.

At the time, people thought that Heynckes was leaving a way back for himself, and if Bayern got nothing, then Heynckes would leave automatically, but if he could win either the Champions League or the league, Heynckes would renew his contract. Now Bayern has the two championship trophies in the bag, so everyone thinks that Heynckes will choose to renew his contract with Bayern, who knows......

At the Xianghe training base, the team's training will not officially start until tomorrow, Zhang Shujie called Heynckes in his room.

"Hi Zhang, if you're going to ask me why I'm leaving, then all I can say is, I'm tired. ”

Heynckes' first words after the phone connection made Zhang Shujie speechless, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But you just won the league and the Champions League for us." ”

"Wouldn't it be nice for me to retire satisfied?"

"Retirement?"

"Yes, retirement. ”

"You're saying you're not going to coach any other team?"

"Not anymore. I got all the accolades at the club and I think it's time to leave, I'm not a greedy person. ”

"But ......"

"Don't be, Zhang, you're very good, you're the best player I've ever had. I think you can be the one who wins the Ballon d'Or again after Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but you have to have discipline and always be passionate about the game. ”

Zhang Shujie smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.

Heynckes added, "Zhang, I've been lucky enough to work with you for a year. Get along with Pep Guardiola in the future, he's a very good coach. You should be in China by now, right?"

"Well, yes sir. ”

"Bring glory to your country, and I'm sure I can see you in Brazil next year." ”

"I will. ”

"That's it, goodbye. ”

"Goodbye. ”

The two hung up the phone one after another.

Zhang Shujie stood in front of the window, the sunset hanging in the sky, staining his face red.

He had only been under Heynckes for a short year, but he was very impressed by the veteran coach. In Zhang Shujie's eyes, Heynckes is not a very serious person, although he always stands on the sidelines in a suit and leather shoes, and rarely has a smile on his face. However, Zhang Shujie always believed that Heynckes was very easy to get along with.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the year of Bayern and the year under Heynckes, Zhang Shujie's improvement is extraordinarily significant, and it is precisely because of this that he has grown from a first-class star to a current top star.

Sigh. Then Li Mu walked in, and saw that Zhang Shujie's mood was a little wrong, so he asked, "What's wrong, Jie Zai?"

Although in the Champions League not long ago, Juventus led by Li Mu lost to Bayern led by Zhang Shujie, this did not affect their friendship. What's more, as two of the best players in the Chinese team, what they have to do now is to play for the country and help the national team enter the World Cup.

Zhang Shujie looked back at him and said, "Heynckes has left Bayern." ”

"I know, Pep Guardiola is coming. ”

"That's right. To be honest, I'm a little reluctant to let him go. ”

"Sometimes, we can't change a lot of things. Besides, he chose to leave after winning the treble, which is a perfect curtain call, right?"

Zhang Shujie smiled: "Why do you have the same meaning with him?"

Li Mu also smiled: "Because this is a fact." Many years later, when Heynckes was mentioned, he would be referred to as a hero. Okay, let's not talk about that, let's go and eat. ”

The two went out the door. happened to meet Yan Tao coming out of the opposite room, and the three of them said hello.

Zhang Shujie said: "By the way, Yan Tao, you will come to Bayern next season, and we will soon become teammates." ”

Yan Tao had a smile in his eyes and said, "I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet." ”

"I don't think it's a problem. ”

Yan Tao smiled after hearing this, he really wanted to come to Bayern, not only because Zhang Shujie was here, but also because Bayern was a stronger team than Ajax.

Zhang Shujie thought of another thing: "Has Tang Ling arrived at the team?"

Li Mu said: "Listening to Leader Cao, it seems that it has just arrived at noon. ”

"That kid, it's all at Atletico Madrid, should we congratulate him?"

Li Mu nodded: "Speaking of which, only Chen Zihua, Huang Yu and Liang Xiran have no European games to play in our group of people who were promoted from the National Olympic team." ”

Yan Tao suddenly interjected: "Uncle Feng said last time that he planned to find a bigger club for Chen Zihua as soon as possible, and it would not work if he always nested in Ajaccio." ”

Li Mu said: "It's true, it's almost relegated this year. But did Uncle Feng say where he wanted Chen Zihua to go?"

Zhang Shujie said with a smile: "This is not a unilateral decision, it depends on which club appreciates him." I remember Paris Saint-Germain saying that I liked him more. ”

"Paris Saint-Germain, Europe's upstarts, this is not a small team. ”

"So, if Chen Zihua really has this opportunity, he might as well try it, with his ability, he should be able to gain a firm foothold. ”

But he has also said before that he would like to see other leagues. ”

"That's the big four leagues. ”

"I guess it's not that fast! Ajaccio is so small, and the attention is too low. ”

"Hey, we can't do anything about this, we just hope he can get better and better. ”

Yan Tao listened to the conversation between the two and said, "I believe that one day, he will definitely be able to transfer to a bigger and better team." ”