Yang Chen has been in a bit hesitant recently, he did not return to China this summer, his family had been picked up by him in Prato last season, the club specially rented a new apartment for him and his family, in this city where you can meet Chinese everywhere, they are very adaptable, but due to the busy training and competition, he has little time to accompany them, this summer he is going to take them to the Apennine Peninsula for a good trip. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But a phone call from Germany ruined his relaxed mood as he prepared to travel. Schlapner, the former head coach of the Chinese national team, invited his family to Frankfurt, Germany. After the old man resigned from the position of head coach of the Chinese national team, he did the matter of selling Chinese players to join the German club, and in history, Yang Chen, Xie Hui, Li Bing, Shao Jiayi and others joined the German club, and he also earned a large amount of introduction fees.

Germany and Italy are very close, just over an hour by plane, and Frankfurt is also a famous airport in Europe.

After arriving at his destination, Schlapner told Yang Chen that after his recommendation, the Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt was very interested in him, and after watching his video in Serie C last season, he was already planning to make a transfer offer to him, I don't know what he means?

Yang Chen, who was hit by the sudden news, did not express his position on the spot, and he was extremely rational by nature to learn about the Frankfurt Club through other channels. Founded in 1899, Eintracht Frankfurt FC is a founding member of the German Bundesliga, having won several Bundesliga titles and reaching the Champions League final in 1960 only to be defeated by the mighty Real Madrid, before winning the UEFA Cup in 1980 and being one of only four teams in the Bundesliga to have never been relegated to the second division.

In short, this is a quasi-giant with a history, and it is undoubtedly eight streets away from Prato, whose highest honor is only a C-division cup. Yang Chen couldn't help but feel a little moved, for Chinese players, it is everyone's dream to join the four top leagues in Europe. Although Prato is now a second division team, just one step away from Serie A, sometimes that step is just the corner. Chen Lin's confidence is not shared by others. They have won consecutive Serie A teams, but league promotion is another complex system, in most people's opinion, Prato has jumped two levels in two years, has exhausted his luck and potential, the next thing to do is to settle down and accumulate, and strive to stabilize in the second division, not to be relegated back to the third division, and only when the accumulation reaches a certain point is to consider hitting the first division.

In Schlapner's view, between Prato and Frankfurt, Yang Chen has no need to hesitate at all. However, Yang Chen hesitated, in the past two seasons in Prato, due to Chen Lin's key care, he almost adapted to the team as quickly as possible, and now he can speak good Italian. And he will never forget that when he first arrived, it was Chen Lin who always supported him, and even put pressure on the head coach to let him play. China is a society of personal feelings, and he does not want others to say that he is ungrateful. Moreover, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart for Chen Lin's care for him and his family.

A few days later, Eintracht Frankfurt's transfer offer was sent to Prato FC. Chen Lin, who was unprepared for this, did not feel betrayed, but felt as if history was turning back to its original trajectory according to his powerful inertia. He contacted Yang Chen as soon as possible and wanted to ask him what he thought.

When Chen Lin found Yang Chen, his mood was a little low, and his mouth shooked a few times, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Through Yang Chen's expression, Chen Lin roughly got his own answer, so he looked at Yang Chen and said: "Chenzi, I know that I broke my promise first, and promised to give you the main position, but this season because of Inzaghi's joining, you have been wronged......"

Hearing this, Yang Chen raised his head suddenly, although he lost his position as the main player this season, he actually played a lot of time, even one more than Vieri, and because of his main attack on the league, he also won the Silver Boot Award of the C1 League with 19 goals. He knew that all this was inseparable from Chen Lin's support, so he said with a somewhat panicked face at the moment: "Head, don't say that, I never meant that......" Saying that, the righteous northern man gritted his teeth and said: "I won't leave......"

Chen Lin waved his hand and said to Yang Chen in a sincere tone: "Although I have broken my promise once, I will not break my promise again, I said at the beginning, as long as you have a better future in the future, I will never stop it, I just hope you can think about it, after all, every transfer needs to be cautious." ”

Yang Chen nodded silently: "Head, I know." ”

Chen Lin patted Yang Chen on the shoulder, and the two walked out side by side.

Two days later, Chen Lin approved Yang Chen's transfer in the office, Chen Lin can force Yang Chen to stay, and he is also confident that Prato will not be worse than Frankfurt in the future, but at least now in Yang Chen's eyes, he doesn't see it that way, the twisted melon is not sweet, and Yang Chen has become famous in Frankfurt in history, maybe it is suitable for him to develop, which is his fate. In the end, the transfer fee of 1 million marks (about 450,000 pounds) is obviously a bit cheap compared to Yang Chen's ability and potential, but Chen Lin himself does not plan to make money by selling Chinese players, so no threshold has been set.

However, on this day, Colvesi walked into the office and told him a piece of news, which almost stunned him.

"Boss, Premier League side Crystal Palace have sent a transfer offer, they are ready to ......"

"Where?" Chen Lin's eyes almost didn't pop out.

Colvesi was also taken aback by Chen Lin's expression, and whispered: "It's the Crystal Palace team that has only been promoted from League One to the Premier League this year." ”

"They want to buy Fan Zhiyi?"

This time it was Corvesi's turn to widen his eyes, and he could swear that no one else but him had seen the contents of the offer: "Boss, how do you know?" ”

Of course, Chen Lin couldn't say that he knew history, so he could only pretend to wave his hand mysteriously. However, his mood at this time could not be calmed down, Yang Chen's early transfer to Frankfurt can also be said to have changed history, and Yang Chen, who was originally nested in the BJ team to play as a substitute, was cultivated in advance, anyway, Schlapner's medium has not changed.

Fan Zhiyi, what the hell is this?

Reality is not fiction, every transfer is the result of many considerations by the team, players, players' families, agents, and sponsors, and is inseparable from the team's tactical needs and the player's age experience, which is almost impossible to replicate.

Historically, Fan Zhiyi only transferred to Crystal Palace in 1998 when he was 29 years old, which has something to do with the right time and place. In 1998, the owners of Crystal Palace changed hands, and British computer software giant Goodenberg stepped in as chairman of the club. The owner has a close personal relationship with former England manager Vinables, who urged him to become the team's head coach when he took over, and he gladly offered to make the appointment despite the Australian Football Association's dissuasion. In an effort to get back into the superteam, Venables recalled his assistant to the national team, Baoxton, and went on a recruitment spree during the World Cup. Venables felt that the team's centre-back position was not strong enough, so he asked Baxton, who had been in charge of scouting, to find a candidate, and the former who had helped China prepare for the top 10 match took the opportunity to recommend Fan Zhiyi to Venables. Moreover, Fan Zhiyi's ability to finally join Crystal Palace is inseparable from Houghton's appointment as the head coach of the Chinese national team at that time. Venables was the manager of Crystal Palace at the time and spoke three times with Houghton in China. Horton affirmed that Fan Zhiyi can be qualified for the position of central defender, which strengthened the determination of Crystal Palace to get Fan Zhiyi, you must know that Fan Zhiyi was the baby of the SH Shenhua team at that time, and the Shenhua team talked to Fan Zhiyi almost every day in order to keep Fan Zhiyi.

It took so many fortuitous factors to make that deal in history, and now it's only 1994, how did Crystal Palace fancy Fan Zhiyi, who played in the unknown Prato?