Chapter VI. A new beginning

"Lee, are you interested in playing at Ajax for a year?"

Raiola's voice was full of temptation, which caught Li Lin, who was already ready to go to Sunderland, a little caught off guard.

"Why? Isn't Sunderland optimistic about me? Li Lin was a little puzzled.

"Martin O'Neal is very optimistic about you, but their CEO doesn't look down on you at all, that Bichi, and he makes it difficult for you to deal with your contract! Li, this face, you must get it back in the future! Raiola said viciously, "Moreover, Ajax is so much better than Sunderland, there is no better option than Ajax except not in England." ”

"If you do well, maybe you may still have a chance to play in the Champions League, you know, Ajax have qualified for the Champions League this season!"

Eredivisie giants, Ajax!

Champions League!

The things behind these names made Li Lin's blood boil instantly, and in an instant it seemed that he had been in the hot Champions League, galloping across the Amsterdam stadium, the home of Ajax.

But the next moment, he had calmed down, his dark black eyes looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a slightly cautious look on his face, and he was slightly moved in his heart, he understood that he actually had no choice, but the other party still asked about his attitude very carefully, which is actually not easy, especially since the other party is an agent predator with deep connections in European football, it is even more rare to do this.

"I'm fine, I'll go wherever you tell me to go, I'm sure you won't hurt me, right, Mino."

Raiola breathed a sigh of relief, although the two sides have known each other for a long time, but after all, cooperation is the first time, he understands very well that the relationship between people often starts from small things, so he is very careful, which is also the reason why he has a good relationship with so many big-name players under his umbrella.

Everyone always has a reason for their success, no one is completely lucky, such people do not exist, and success will not last long.

"Then you are ready to go to the Netherlands, I have prepared information about Ajax and your teammates, take a good look, going to the Netherlands does not mean that it is easier than England!"

Soon, a piece of news quietly appeared on Tottenham Hotspur's official website.

"Tottenham Hotspur have signed former Manchester United Academy graduate Li Lin on a five-year contract, after which he will spend a year on loan at Ajax."

Ajax also confirmed the news on their official website and welcomed the new players on behalf of the team.

A week later, Li Lin took a flight to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, the country of tulips.

Here, Li Lin will usher in a completely different football culture and philosophy from England, which he has been waiting for for a long time.

……

When he came to Amsterdam, the first thing Li Lin had to do was to participate in the team's physical examination.

What surprised him a little was that the training facilities here were not worse than Manchester United's, which could be regarded as allowing Li Lin to realize the strength of the Eredivisie giants in terms of hardware, and it would be impossible to have such hardware facilities without strong financial resources.

And what surprised him was not over, just after he had just finished his medical examination, he saw a familiar face, although he had not seen this person in reality, but in the materials given by Raiola, he had seen this person many times.

Frank de Boer, a Dutch legend, had a very illustrious resume as a player, the first player to play more than 100 games for the Dutch national team, won five Eredivisie titles with Ajax, and later moved to Barcelona to become part of Barcelona's famous Dutch gang during that special period.

Frank de Boer was a top defender as a player, although he may be remembered for missing a series of penalties in the semi-finals between the Netherlands and Italy at Euro 2000, which ultimately put the uncrowned king on his way to the title again.

However, now Frank de Boer is in the spring breeze, the first time he picked up the whip, he led Ajax to win the Eredivisie title for two consecutive years, and before that, Ajax had lost the Eredivisie title for six consecutive years, especially in the 09/10 season, Ajax gave the title to Twente by one point. After Frank de Boer took over, the team immediately won the team's first Eredivisie title since '04, and this title is also the thirtieth Eredivisie title in the history of Ajax FC.

However, despite this, everyone has not relaxed, especially Frank de Boer himself, because it can be seen from the standings that the advantages of Ajax in these two championships are not obvious, and they only won the championship by a small point advantage, so if you are not careful, you may be pulled down by other teams next season.

So, when Frank de Boer heard that the team had brought in a young player on loan so early, he stopped by to take a look.

"John, how's the medical exam going?"

Frank DeBoer saw John Buck with the medical report and asked.

The coach's expression was very relaxed, he shrugged his shoulders, with a smile on his lips, and replied: "It looks like there should be no problem, the player has no hidden problems, there is no serious injury history, although the body is a little thin, but it should be no problem to adapt to the rhythm of the game in the Netherlands." ”

"Speaking of which, in terms of personality, I still like this young man very much, but unfortunately, after all, he is training players for others."

John Barker looked at Frank DeBoer with a smirk, the expression on his face was intriguing.

Frank DeBoer curiously glanced at the room where the medical examination was held, and saw that Li Lin was chatting with a young girl inside, and his face suddenly turned black. But he doesn't really care about developing players for other teams.

Everyone knows that the current Ajax is no longer the Ajax of the past, and has long been reduced to a star factory, but the form is stronger than the people, and there is no way to do it. Now Frank de Boer is more concerned about whether this player can surprise him and give him the immediacy he desperately needs.

Despite winning the title this season, the team's performance in the forward line is not flattering, and Soleimani, who spent a lot of 16.2 million euros to bring in reinforcements, quickly became mediocre after the initial arrival, and the remaining strikers could not satisfy Frank de Boer, with the team's midfield dominating, a striker who can adapt to the team's tactics is what he desperately needs.

Therefore, as soon as the physical examination was completed, the coach went in anxiously to communicate with Li Lin.

Seeing that Frank De Boer attaches so much importance to his arrival, Li Lin is also very happy in his heart, this can be regarded as a good start.

"Lee, first of all, on behalf of the team and the players and staff of the team, I would like to welcome you, today, you and the staff are looking for an apartment to live in, tomorrow, I want you to come to the training ground, I want to see how you are doing, and there are some of your future teammates who have not left yet."

"Okay, I'll be there on time!"

Li Lin is naturally happy to make a good impression on his head coach.

Frank De Boer left satisfied, he knew in his heart that because of Soleimani, the team was not destined to spend a lot of money to buy a certain player in this transfer period, so he wanted to be able to tap into the ability of each player, and he was also walking on thin ice in the position of Ajax manager.