"Chinatown's performance in recent times has been insane. ”

In Madrid, Spain, a discussion is taking place in the conference room of the editorial office of the newspaper As, about the recent changes in the situation in La Liga, starting with Chinatown, which is in the limelight.

"Originally, we all thought that the sale of Schneiderlin would greatly affect the strength of Chinatown, but we didn't expect that not only Ander Herrera performed well, but also the two youngsters Isco and Koke showed quite good potential, and even the new signing Rakitic was eye-catching and impressive. ”

The editor-in-chief, Alfredo Relaño, was amazed.

This is also the general consensus in the Spanish media circle in the past period, Chinatown is better than last season, fully equipped to compete with teams such as Valencia, Sevilla and Villarreal, and vaguely qualified to reach the top four of the league, which has to be shocked.

You know, this team was promoted last season, it has only been established for ten years, and the foundation is very weak, but now it is third in the La Liga standings, and at the same time it is preparing to build a new stadium, which is unbelievable.

Marca has previously made an in-depth feature report on Chinatown, revealing for the first time many of Chinatown's unknown secrets, and the focus is on introducing Chinatown's proud youth achievements, this team has been established for only ten years, and is now one of the best teams in Spain's youth academy.

Strong youth training, outstanding talent training, coupled with the results of never missing a recruit, have made the overall strength of Chinatown rise steadily, and now it has become a force to be reckoned with in La Liga.

At the end of the 21st round, Barcelona is at 50, Real Madrid is seven points behind with 51 points, while China City is third with 48 points, and Atletico Madrid is fourth with 42 points after the introduction of Schneiderlin.

They are followed by Valencia with 41 points, Espanyol with 37 points and Athletic Bilbao with 35 points.

Looking at the entire La Liga standings, Chinatown is enough to shock fans all over the world.

In the scorer list, Messi is in first place with a record of 21 goals in 21 rounds, and in second place is Michu of Chinatown, with four goals scored in the last five rounds, Michu is close behind with 18 goals, and Ibrahimovic, Torres and Villa have all scored 14 goals.

This is also what shocked everyone.

You know, Michu has scored more goals this season than he has scored in his career in previous years combined, which is shocking on the one hand because of Chinatown's clever hand tuning, but on the other hand, it also makes one have to wonder if Michu's excellent performance can continue?

"The situation in Chinatown is very good, the red card of Marcos Senna against Real Madrid has been proven to be a miscalculation, but it has not affected Chinatown either, and Marcos Senna is suspended, but Ilia Ramendi is also doing quite well. ”

After Schneiderlin's transfer crisis, Rakitic can basically be said to have filled the vacancy in the French midfield, and his performance is not inferior to Schneiderlin, while the Croatian only spent 2 million euros in Chinatown, but Schneiderlin sold for 30 million euros, a fifteen times the difference. ”

Everyone in the conference room was amazed after hearing this, and the current business model of Chinatown can almost be said to be resolutely implementing the idea of black stores, and has taken buying low and selling high to the extreme, which is even darker than teams such as Porto in the Portuguese Super League.

What's even more terrifying is that their overall competitiveness has been maintained quite well, and their strength has been steadily improving.

"Atletico Madrid is probably going to cry this time. Sesk, a journalist sitting under the editor-in-chief, gloated.

Everyone present knew that he and Gao Han were mortal rivals, and they had been looking at Atletico Madrid and Chinatown unpleasantly over the years.

His point of view is also the evaluation of many mainstream media now, because Atletico Madrid first chose Rakitic, and it is said that he has been in contact, but then he bought Schneiderlin in Chinatown, and Chinatown turned to buy Rakitic, and the performance of the two midfielders was not comparable.

This makes many people feel that Atletico Madrid's money is being spent unjustly.

"Not really. Alfredo Relaño shook his head, his position being more objective.

"Atletico Madrid has a new stadium, the income has increased greatly, the commercial development in recent years is also good, there is a faint atmosphere of a big team, for them, buying Rakitic is a risk, but buying Schneiderlin is more secure, if it is Atletico Madrid before the completion of the new stadium, they will probably choose Rakitic, but now, the choice of Schneiderlin is a matter of course. ”

"This is also a testament to the change in Atletico Madrid's business thinking, they have begun to focus more on the quality of their stars, because they want to ensure that their team's results are firmly at the top of the league, and now Atletico Madrid can be regarded as a real rival to Real Madrid and Barcelona. ”

Everyone also understood what the editor-in-chief meant.

La Liga has never lacked challengers over the years, from Super Laco, to Atletico Madrid, to Valencia, they all have, and even once defeated Real Madrid and Barcelona, but each time it was after the peak of glory, the team quickly fell apart under the poaching, and gradually went back to the line of pursuing cost-effective players.

But now, after several years of accumulation, Atletico Madrid has a sufficient financial foundation to start making efforts.

"On the contrary, Chinatown, such a good performance this year, I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain, and there are already many teams salivating and wanting to poach, and this summer transfer is the biggest test for them. ”

Alfredo Relanho is a veteran who has been in La Liga for decades, and it is admirable to analyze.

"Editor-in-chief, now that many media are planning to continue to dig deeper into the topic of the collapse of the second half of Chinatown, do you think we should also follow up?"

Alfredo Relanho thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's useless, Chinatown gives the image of the outside world is very united, once such a team has played morale, it is often not so easy to collapse, and their state is up this season, so how to play smoothly, everyone in the team from top to bottom is holding their breath and twisting into a rope, wanting them to collapse, the probability is very small." ”

Speaking of this, Alfredo Relaño smiled, "In contrast, I think I have more hope of seeing them keep the top four in the league." ”

"Top four in the league?" everyone present was shocked.

"Is this possible?"

'yes, to finish in the top four of the league is to play in the Champions League next season. ”

"Oh my God, this ......"

Alfredo Relaño was obviously mentally prepared for the suspicions of his colleagues, and said with a calm smile: "Don't forget, Chinatown is now in third place, with 48 points, Atletico Madrid is 42 points, and Valencia is 41 points, that is, Chinatown is at least seven points ahead." ”

"In terms of team strength, Valencia has no advantage over China City this season, the latter has basically an advantage except for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, at least not falling behind, Valencia's Emery is indeed more sophisticated, but Pochettino is younger and full of sharpness. ”

"There are still more than a dozen rounds in the league, and it's too early to say, but I think Chinatown has a lot of hope of keeping the top four in the league, and you know, Chinatown is a one-line game, they play once a week, and they only need to think about La Liga. ”

The editor-in-chief's remarks left everyone present speechless, especially the single-line battle, which has a very obvious advantage for Chinatown, and there is plenty of time to prepare every week.

"Then what do you mean ......"

Alfredo Relaño smiled proudly: "Everyone else sings about Chinatown, so we might as well join forces with Marca, we sing more about Chinatown and see them as the favorites in the top four of the league, and this brings up another very interesting question." ”

"What's the problem?" everyone looked at the editor-in-chief curiously.

Alfredo Relaño was very pleased with the look in his colleagues and smiled.

"Manchester City led by Gao Han has basically won the championship, and next season's Champions League will be nine out of ten, if China City enters the Champions League again, then ......"

When everyone heard this, they immediately applauded.

Isn't it?

In the UEFA Statutes, there is a very clear clause that in order to prevent conflicts of interest, if a club owns a stake in another club, or has any management or sports entanglements with another club, or if an individual or legal entity controls or has a decisive influence on both clubs, then both clubs may not participate in UEFA competitions at the same time.

This is very obvious.

Gao Han is the chairman of China City and the only owner of the team, but he is also the chief technology officer and head coach of Manchester City, and from this point of view, there is a serious conflict of interest between Manchester City and China City.

So, what if Manchester City and Chinatown reach the Champions League at the same time?

Will UEFA actually prohibit two teams from playing at the same time, as stated in the clause?

Alfredo Relaño was like a cunning old fox who keenly captured this piece of news.

"I immediately organized people to prepare, interviewed more legal people who studied UEFA's constitution, and made sufficient preparations in this regard, and at the same time interviewed UEFA to ask them about their views and attitudes on this matter. ”

"What about Chinatown and Gao Han?"

"Don't alarm them for the time being, it's not time yet, we should encourage Chinatown more and play better, the better they behave, the more exciting this news point will be, especially related to the cold. ”

Everyone also understood what Alfredo Relaño meant, and this news point was indeed exciting enough.

In European football, this kind of news has not been reported before, for example, a few years ago, Tottenham Hotspur and Basel Switzerland, Glasgow Rangers and AEK Athens belonged to the same company, and once became the focus of media attention, but then UEFA dealt with it in a low-key manner and ended the turmoil with rectification.

But this time it is obviously different, Gao Han's status in the current world football is too lofty, and his relationship with Chinatown is too special, which can be said to be an unprecedented case, which will definitely stimulate the attention of fans and increase newspaper sales.

"Why don't I let Zambrano light the first fire in the column?" Sesk suggested.

Alfredo Relanoño looked at Sesco and nodded appreciatively.

Zambrano has been a columnist for the newspaper Ace all these years, and he makes a living from it, and his most typical characteristic is that he scolds Gao Han anyway, regardless of whether it is justified or not, which also makes him loved by many readers.

And it is only fitting that he will light the first fire in such a report.

(End of chapter)

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