Mr. Rossi also has a daughter, but now she is far away in the United States and has not come back for Christmas, Zhang Yuan is not clear about what she does, and Mr. Rossi's family has not said.

Zhang Yuan did not relax his training during the vacation, and if he went out on loan, he hoped that he could go to a team that could have a stable chance to play, rather than continue to be a cold bench.

His worries are also Raiola's worries, why Schalke 04 looks at Zhang Yuan is not important, Raiola is only worried that Schalke 04 is still a substitute, but he knows that the German team has a good place now, that is, willing to give talented young people, which means that as long as there is talent, German teams are generally willing to use young people, not like Italian teams, most teams are not willing to give young people a chance, Italian teams are more keen to loan their young players for other teams to develop, which is one of the reasons why Italian teams take half ownership. Small teams are not stupid, whoever is willing to help you develop players for nothing, half of the ownership can give back to these small teams.

Zhang Yuan is less than 18 years old, so half of the ownership method cannot be used, which is also a reason why many middle and lower teams are reluctant to take him over.

One night Zhang Yuan had dinner, he was watching TV in the living room, and the mobile phone next to him rang.

"Hey, hello! I'm Zhang Yuan! ”

"Hello! Zhang Yuan, I'm Schalke 04 head coach Milk. Slomka! ”

"Ah, hello! Mr. Slomka! Zhang Yuan didn't expect Slomka to call him personally.

"That's right, the club is ready to bring in a striker in the winter transfer window and I recommend you to the club!" Slomka said straight to the point.

"Oh!" It turned out to be you, Zhang Yuan thought secretly. Does this mean that the protagonist is willing to give himself a chance?

'I admire your talent and you're exactly the player I need. You know Mesut. Mesut Ozil? ”

"I don't know!" Zhang Yuan replied truthfully that he really didn't know Ozil.

'Oh, he's a young player in our squad, I've promoted to the first team, he's good at creating chances up front, but unfortunately he's had a bit of a problem with the club lately and is going to leave during the winter break. Let's be honest, I just want you to fill in his blanks. You don't have as good a pass as him, but you have better breakthrough ability than him, so I think you can play a role in the team, and I even think you can contribute more than him! So in terms of appearances, I won't give you any guarantees, but as long as you can show your quality in training, I will definitely give you a chance to play. "Slomka can also understand Zhang Yuan's mood when he wants to play, but if he is not in good shape or does not meet the requirements of the team, then you still can't play, and he made this clear in advance.

Slomka is indeed a player who likes young players very much, the average age of Schalke 04 is not very old, he is also very optimistic about Zhang Yuan, he now has the idea of cultivating Zhang Yuan to become the core of Schalke 04's frontcourt attack, but he will not tell Zhang Yuan about this.

"Thank you very much for your appreciation, Mr. Slomka! I guess I'll think about it, okay? I'll make a decision as soon as possible! ”

"Well, I'm looking forward to working with us! Goodbye, Zhang Yuan! ”

"Goodbye, Mr. Slomka!"

Hung up the phone, Zhang Yuan called Raiola, told him about the situation just now, and proposed that he intended to go to Schalke 04, Raiola listened carefully to Zhang Yuan's description, and felt that in fact, Schalke 04 was a good choice, who believed in Zhang Yuan's ability the most, Raiola believed the most, since Slomka had already said that he would not deliberately suppress Zhang Yuan's appearance, then Zhang Yuan should have the strength to compete for a position.

Besides, Schalke 04 is not so idle that he has to rent a player who is not planned in the second half of the season to toss, and Schalke has another benefit, they entered the round of 16 of the Champions League, which means that Zhang Yuan can show himself on a bigger stage, which is definitely a good thing for Zhang Yuan.

The two of them made a comprehensive analysis on the phone, and finally came to the conclusion that the loan to Schalke 04 was not bad, and it was still possible to go, so the matter was decided.

Zhang Yuan has disappeared from the media's sight, but when this transfer period comes, everyone will refocus their attention on him, because everyone is very concerned about what Inter Milan will do with Zhang Yuan, a young talent, and continue to be a sparring partner? From time to time, when you work as a water dispenser caretaker? Giving a chance to play once in a while? Or go out on loan to work out?

Especially in the domestic media, Mo Qi called Mai Xuewen more than once to find out Zhang Yuan's next move, but unfortunately Mai Xuewen said every time that he was still undecided and was still thinking about it.

The power of the media is huge, and then they finally learned a little bit of news, Schalke 04 of the Bundesliga is interested in loaning Zhang Yuan, and has negotiated terms with Inter Milan.

As soon as this news came out, it stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone said that there was a nose and an eye, in fact, Schalke 04 had just made contact with Inter Milan at that time, and had not yet entered substantive negotiations.

In this way, it has alarmed many clubs, adhering to the fact that everyone is really good to grab, well, since Schalke 04 wants, it proves that Zhang Yuan is really good, and there are clubs that have come to negotiate with Inter Milan one after another, wanting to lease Zhang Yuan.

After all, Inter Milan is in business, and there is no reason to push the buyers out, and they have all been contacted, but what disappoints them is that these clubs are very picky in the buyout fee and are unwilling to pay 4 million euros, which makes Inter Milan completely unacceptable, and it is still Schalke 04 reliable.

The terms between Inter Milan and Schalke 04 have long been negotiated, just waiting for Zhang Yuan's meaning, and now Zhang Yuan agrees to loan to Schalke 04, then all obstacles have been removed.

On December 30, Zhang Yuan, accompanied by Raiola, went to Schalke 04 Club in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to undergo a physical examination, and undoubtedly passed smoothly.

Gelsenkirchen is located in the Ruhr industrial region (Ruhr area), which was once the center of coal mining in Europe, so the Schalke 04 team is nicknamed "Coal Miners (miners)", and is also known as "Royal Blue".

Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga from its establishment to the 90s history is relatively general, after entering the 90s, Schalke 04 gradually rose, is the number one strong team in the Bundesliga, and is also a well-known team in European football.

Last season, under Slomka's leadership, Schalke 04 came closest to the Bundesliga title, but in the end they were two points behind Aminfeld's youth team Stuttgart, and unfortunately relegated to second place. To be honest in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is simply a giant, no team can shake their status, other teams want to win the championship, they have to take advantage of Bayern Munich to nap, last season was when Bayern napped, but Schalke 04 failed to win the championship, but the youth army Stuttgart won the championship, so this season Schalke 04 is also very pragmatic, our goal is to continue to qualify for the Champions League, which means that the top three in the Bundesliga, the champion is to think about it, there is a chance to masturbate, no chance to forget it, A team that doesn't want to win the championship is not a good team, right?

Bayern Munich really woke up this season, with 10 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the first half of the season, ranking first with 36 points, and the only one who can keep up with them is the old rival Werder Bremen with 36 points.

How many points is Schalke 04 this season? is only 29 points, 7 points short of the first and second, and if you don't work hard in the second half of the season, let alone the championship, the qualification for the Champions League cannot be guaranteed.

Schalke 04 also entered the Champions League round of 16, the opponent is Porto, the opponent is not weak, the Champions League can play one more game, that means money, Schalke 04 has no reason to give up, plus the German Cup, the second half of the season will be a third-tier battle, which is also the reason why Schalke 04 is also very busy in the winter transfer window, reinforcement This is their main purpose, so in addition to Zhang Yuan, they also introduced local players Streit, Brazilian midfielder Ozawa? Roberto.

On January 1, Inter Milan and Schalke 04 Club announced the news of Zhang Yuan's loan transfer on the official website at the same time, and the two sides only said the loan, but did not disclose the follow-up buyout clause. The domestic media generally regret Zhang Yuan's loan departure, Inter Milan is a real giant, Schalke 04 is obviously not a level of team, alas, Zhang Yuan finally failed to gain a firm foothold in Inter Milan! Moqi analyzed in the report that this is a good thing for Zhang Yuan, rather than sitting on the cold bench at Inter Milan, he will not enter the Bundesliga. The tone of the foreign media is similar to that of Moqi, who thinks that the loan is also a good opportunity.

The regret of the domestic media and fans is also excusable, finally a Chinese joined the giants, as a result played a few substitutes, was "swept away", too sentimental, if you continue to stay in the giants, in the giants to kill all sides how good, but unfortunately these are dreams, sometimes the reality is so cruel, in the face of fierce competition on the front, the young Zhang Yuan is the one who sacrificed.

If there is a stable playing time, Zhang Yuan may not be as good as other strikers, but he has never been able to get stable time, Balotelli has played more than him, and choosing to leave is just a last resort.