On July 5, Ajax's official website announced that their midfielder Wesley Sneijder will play in Borussia Dortmund, Germany, next season, and the deal brought them 5 million euros. In addition to this, Dortmund also announced that they have managed to acquire 80% ownership of their player Di Maria from Rosario Central, for which they spent 3 million euros.

On 6 July, Borussia Dortmund officially announced the signing of Zaragoza's Spanish striker Villa, for which they paid Everton plus three million euros. At the same time, midfielder Maduuni joined Bayer Leverkusen for 6 million euros.

In the early hours of July 7, the news of French star Thuram's switch to Dortmund began to circulate in major media.

The transfer news of Dortmund two days ago did not pay much attention, after all, the World Cup final is imminent, and everyone's focus is not on such a Bundesliga team that is not a giant. However, the news caught the attention of the media, as the protagonist of the news, Lilian Thuram, will appear in the World Cup final two days later.

The news broke by Italy's newspaper Sport Milano, who claimed that someone had revealed the news to them. It is unclear why Thuram did not go to Champions League champions Barcelona and runners-up Arsenal to whom he was invited, and chose to go to Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

After the news broke, local journalists in Germany tried to interview Thuram, but due to Domenech's ban, they could not find an opportunity to pry Thuram's mouth open.

Since it doesn't work on the player side, let's find the club! The reporter, who never knew what to give up, contacted the senior management of the two clubs, Juventus and Dortmund, who were busy because of the phonegate incident, refused to give a reply, and Dortmund's attitude was much more ambiguous.

Watzke replied to reporters: "Thuram is a world-class defender who many clubs want him, and of course we are no exception. ”

The statement was interpreted by the media as Dortmund will also join the race for Thuram, but what are their advantages over Barcelona and Arsenal?

Whether it's money, fame, or the strength of the club, they can't compete with their rivals.

Will Thuram really join them?

After returning to Germany, Yan Jing saw a large number of missed calls from Lambert on his phone. He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, and could roughly guess why Lambert was looking for him.

Yan Jing dialed Lambert's number, although he didn't tell him how many articles he wanted to write or when he would stop writing, but obviously his homesickness still made him release Lambert a pigeon.

"Hi Yule, it's me. ”

After receiving a call from Yan Jing, Lambert responded anxiously.

"God, God forbid, you've finally called me back. Yan, where the hell have you been?"

"I went back to my hometown, where a German number didn't work. ”

"What about the email? Did you see the email I sent?"

"Mail?"

Yan Jing was stunned for a moment, immediately got up and connected the power to the notebook, and after clicking on the private mailbox, he did see several reminders from Lambert and emails asking about his status.

"I see it now, but it seems too late?"

“…… Yan, next time you have something to do, tell me in advance, the editor-in-chief has urged me to find you to get the manuscript and urge my head to explode. ”

Lambert's original expectation was to hope that Yan Jing could predict the entire World Cup from beginning to end, and if he was lucky enough to guess all correctly, then it would definitely be the talk of fans before the start of the new season. Now that there are fewer semi-finals, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced, but it's better than nothing, this column still has to be written by Yan Jing.

"But the World Cup isn't over yet, if you can, will you update your column from today?"

Yan Jing browsed the recent transfer news and responded casually: "Okay, anyway, it's the final the day after tomorrow, and I guess I don't have a few articles to write." ”

A few days after the summer window opened, except for a small number of players who had long been optimistic about the official announcement of their targets in advance, other teams had just begun to enter the tentative phase of trades.

Many teams, especially the big clubs, are waiting to bring in some of the best young stars at the end of the World Cup – such as their league rivals, Bayern Munich, who have plenty of young stars to choose from. But they are still hesitating, there are so many good seedlings, basically there is no reluctance to come, and there is still a lot to consider.

With the exception of Yaya Toure, the last of whom is still in negotiations, Borussia Dortmund's summer transfer window was largely closed yesterday. By starting in all directions months in advance, Dortmund was able to make such quick and accurate movements, an efficiency rarely seen in the entire football world.

If it is placed in normal times, Dortmund's series of announcements will definitely attract the attention of many media and fans. However, it just so happens that this is a special moment, the World Cup final is about to start, and it is not that the local media simply can't spare extra attention to pay attention to the little moves of a team like Dortmund, at most they will follow up on the news in time, and in a few minutes there will be new news to drown it out.

That's a good thing for Dortmund, and the less media attention they have, the more pressure it takes for them.

Of course, the local Dortmund fans are different, as they are more focused on their home team than in the World Cup, where Germany has already been eliminated.

In the past few days, the bombardment of news has been concentrated, which has made them a little dizzy, and the voices of approval and doubt have sounded at the same time, and there are more and more related posts on this topic in the Dortmund fan forum.

Post Subject: According to statistics, as of nine o'clock this morning, our team has transferred out a total of 8 people and bought 5 people. Is such a drastic rebuild of the roster good or bad?

Main building content: To be honest, I'm a little overwhelmed by the official website these days...... I've been watching Dortmund since '94, which isn't too long, but it's been more than a decade and it's the first time I've seen such a big rebuild. At first, I thought I was going to sell people for money to fill the debt hole, but then I found out that the money spent on buying people was not a lot at all, and Silva alone was 8 million euros. Last season we had a good result, I think it's almost okay to make a small repair on that basis, such a big move, the influx of new signings, can the team run in in one summer?

The 2nd floor replied: I feel the same way as the landlord, you see what time it is, and there is no movement from other teams, and our team is like turning the sky upside down. I wonder if I don't know any of the players in the squad next season......

The 3rd floor replied: This is very strange, our management has never made such a big move before, I think it may have something to do with Yan Jing. He did a good job last season, but then the previous tactics will be disrupted, and it will not be a matter of a day or two to fully integrate the new signings into the team, and I am worried about our results at the beginning of next season.

4th floor replied: Speaking of Yan Jing, his column has been updated again, I don't know if you have seen it, he thinks Italy will win the final victory.

5th floor replied: Did he explain why he disappeared when we played Italy?

The 6th floor replied: It seems to be saying that I went back to China to visit my parents, but I didn't explain much.

……

Yan Jing's re-emergence column made many media very excited, and the news spread quickly, and some reporters even asked about the views of the players and coaches on both sides.

Italian coach "Silver Fox" Lippi laughed at this: "Yes? That's really good news, it looks like I have to go back and tell my players quickly." ”

At this time, Cannavaro, the captain of the Italian national team, walked out of the hotel lobby, and Lippi called out to him with a smile.

"Fabio, come here!"

Cannavaro, who was passing by playing soy sauce, heard his head coach calling him, and hurriedly walked over: "Marcello, is there something wrong?"

"This gentleman just told me that the 'Wizard of the East' foresaw that we would win, what do you think?"

Cannavaro was stunned when he heard this question, he turned his head to see the normal smile on his eyelids, and then turned back to the media and smiled: "I think it's good? ”

With that, Cannavaro and Lippi both laughed, apparently they were just talking casually to amuse the reporters.

For France, head coach Domenech found the topic particularly funny.

"If his guess is really 100% correct, then why should we come to Germany for the World Cup? ”

"But he has not missed it yet, Mr. Domenech. ”

Domenech glanced impatiently at the reporters who were still pursuing the issue.

"I think there are many people in the world who haven't missed their predictions, but you just don't know. At the end of the day, it's just a pre-match prediction, and the real game is so fast-changing that no one can predict it. ”

As it turned out, Domenech's words were not wrong at all, and no one could have guessed the transience on the football field.

On 9 July, at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, more than a billion fans around the world followed the match live on TV in guò.

French President Jacques Chirac, Italian President Napolitano, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, South African President Mbeki, Austrian Chancellor Schüssel, and Prince Albert of Monaco ...... In the VIP box, dignitaries from various countries sat down one after another, which also raised the security work of the night to the highest security line.

In terms of injury suspensions, Italian defender Nesta was the only absentee for both teams, having missed all of the knockout stages with a groin injury. France's substitute striker Saha was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, while Italian midfielder De Rossi ended his four-game suspension and sat on the bench.

Zhang Lu and Huang Jianxiang, two live commentators on China Central Television, sat in the stands wearing headphones and were surrounded by enthusiastic fans from both countries.

"Today's game against France has a special meaning for the Italian captain Cannavaro, who will make his 100th appearance for his country. ”

Huang Jianxiang, a well-known Chinese commentator, said a famous commentary with a strict personal bias when Italy played Australia in the quarterfinals of this World Cup, and he could not suppress his feelings -- "The soul possesses the body! The great Italian left-back! He is not fighting alone!", this incident caused an uproar in China, and even well-known foreign media followed up on it.

Huang Jianxiang watched the players on both sides of the stadium warming up, he knew in his heart that this incident would have a huge impact on his future, but he did not regret the passionate commentary for a moment.

It also makes Cannavaro the third Italian international to enter the "100 Matches Hall of Fame" after Maldini and Zoff. ”

At Otria's house, the family gathered around the TV, with all kinds of small snacks on the table, as if they were having a party.

Of course, Yan Jing also wanted to go to the scene to watch such a wonderful game, but the venue was not in Dortmund, and he couldn't buy tickets without applying for tickets in advance.

The wall clock on the strong wall was about to go to eight o'clock, and Yan Jing looked in the direction of the gate.

I said that I would arrive at half past seven, and now it's almost eight o'clock, didn't Mario have something wrong on the road......