When Sampdoria returned to Genoa, there was still talk about Gao Zheng's goal against Celtic in Europe.

This is not the first time that Gao Zheng has been discussed throughout Europe because of his beautiful goals.

The last time against Barcelona, Gao Zheng's goal to help Sampdoria equalize almost formed a viral marketing after the game, whether they know Gao Zheng or not, whether they pay attention to Sampdoria or not, they are all forwarding Gao Zheng's video of Sampdoria's goal, and they have exclaimed.

And it's not just ordinary fans, there are a lot of football experts, celebrities and media people.

It's the same this time.

Gao Zheng's name is becoming more and more recognizable, not just because of his performance in Serie A last season.

In fact, it is not very convincing for many players to perform in their own leagues.

People value a player's performance in European competitions, especially on a top-level stage like the Champions League.

It is more attractive and more testing than the five major leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, and Serie A.

The tacit assumption is that young players who have performed well in the Champions League will have more quality and a higher market value than young players who have only performed well in their home leagues.

Gao Zheng's outstanding performance in this season's Champions League naturally attracted more people's attention for him.

There are both from the media and from the Proud Club.

The general perception in the Italian media now is that Gao Zheng's outstanding performance is a sweet annoyance for Sampdoria FC.

On the one hand, relying on his performance, Sampdoria has the hope of qualifying from the group, and the team's result in the Champions League has also brought the club a lot of Champions League bonuses, which is a strong support for Sampdoria's finances.

But on the other hand, the better Gao Zheng's performance, the more difficult it may be for Sampdoria to keep him. When the giants threw an olive branch to Gao Zheng again, what reason did Gao Zheng have to stay in Sampdoria this time? One of the reasons why he stayed last season was the death of the old chairman, and part of the reason was that Gao Zheng had not played in the Champions League. And now that the factors that can restrain Gao Zheng's departure are all gone, it is hard to say whether Sampdoria will be able to play in the Champions League next season, but it may be difficult to look at the team's current ranking in the league. There is no Champions League next season, and there are a lot of teams outside that can play the Champions League who are interested in Gao Zheng, why should he stay?

It's hard to say whether Sampdoria, who has lost Gao Zheng, can continue to perform so well.

This is good news for those who don't like Sampdoria. But for Sampdoria fans, it's the harsh reality they have to face and accept.

In today's era of increasingly commercial football, it is difficult for small clubs to retain those great players, who can play in small teams at a young age, and after playing for a high price, they are bound to leave for a big team that can satisfy their ambitions.

And what about the small teams? Take the transfer fee from selling these players, and then tap some young, cheap and potential players, cultivate them, help the team achieve good results, and at the same time attract the attention of the giants, and sell their young players for a price...... That's how small teams survive.

Gone are the days of the Seven Sisters of Serie A, and it is becoming more and more difficult for small teams to compete with the giants without the injection of capital from local tycoons.

Sampdoria will definitely not be able to stop this surging trend, and if the European giants are crazy about grabbing Gao Zheng, Sampdoria will definitely not be able to keep people. At that time, the only thing they can do is to take advantage of the fact that there is no liquidated damages clause in Gao Zheng's contract with them, try to earn more transfer fees among the giants, and sell Gao Zheng at a high price.

In the end, if you can use this money to introduce a group of players to the team, try not to let the team's strength fall too much, and stabilize in the middle of the league, it will be considered a very successful operation.

Now that the winter break is getting closer and closer, some teams can't hold back and plan to make a move against Gao Zheng in the winter transfer window.

However, Sampdoria's attitude is also clear - what will happen next summer is uncertain now. But during the winter break, they will never let Gao Zheng go.

After all, there is a very realistic goal that requires Gao Zheng, not the Champions League knockout round, but relegation.

With the team's performance in the league, maybe Gao Zheng is really needed to help Sampdoria relegation.

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“…… The whole of Europe is talking about Gao, and I don't know if this will make Inter Milan, who failed to bring in Gao this summer, a little depressed. But to be honest, as a substitute for Gao, Icardi is not bad. He has scored eight goals for his new club this season, joint third with Cherci, but he is still one goal behind Gao......

Ahead of the Sampdoria and Inter Milan matches, Icardi is a topic worth discussing.

Because of his performance in Sampdoria last season, but also because of his relationship with Gao Zheng, and his decisive decision when he left Sampdoria in the first place, these are all hype gimmicks.

However, Icardi was the least likely to accept this statement in those discussions, and that was to see him as a substitute for Inter Milan's failed pursuit of Gao Zheng.

Although it is true that Inter Milan has pursued Gao Zheng many times, and it is also true that Inter Milan went to find Icardi after pursuing Gao Zheng to no avail, Icardi resolutely cannot agree with this kind of disparaging statement.

You must know that he came to Inter Milan to get rid of Gao Zheng's shadow, but now he has scored eight goals in Inter Milan, but he still lives in Gao Zheng's shadow!

Is it tolerable or intolerable?

So in an interview, Icardi said amazingly: "I'm not a replacement for Gao, and the club didn't buy me to replace Gao Zheng." I chose to move to Inter Milan for the simple reason that I wanted to challenge Gao, I wanted to beat Gao, and Inter Milan could meet my requirements. ”

As soon as these words came out, the reporters surrounding Icardi were stunned.

In fact, as for the reason why Icardi left Sampdoria and went to a team that can't even play in Europe, the common speculation is that Inter Milan is a giant, and the glory of the treble has not completely disappeared, and in the eyes of a talented young player like Icardi, the attraction must be better than Sampdoria.

Even if Inter Milan does not have to play in the Champions League and Europa League this season, everyone firmly believes that this situation will not last long, and maybe next season Inter Milan will return to the Champions League and return to where they should be.

And what about Sampdoria? After a good season, it's hard to say whether it will be in Serie A next season.

So Icardi went to Inter Milan because Inter Milan is a giant, and Sampdoria is an ordinary team.

Who would have thought that the truth of the matter turned out to be like this - Icardi didn't care if Inter Milan was a giant, he just wanted to compete with Gao Zheng before he transferred!

Didn't you say before that Icardi and Gao Zheng's personal relationship was very good?

How did you suddenly become an enemy?

What the hell is going on?