What kind of city is Milan? Zhang Jun has thought about it for a long time, and what he heard from others is that Milan is a city of high expectations, fashionable and extravagant, and a fusion of ancient and modern architecture...... These are intertwined to form a bizarre world of flowers.

But when he did come to Milan, he realized that everything was not as serious as he thought. What a city looks like depends on how you live. For him, Milan is just an ordinary city.

Zhang Jun is the biggest deal for AC Milan this summer, with an annual salary of 3.2 million euros and a transfer fee of 8.5 million yuan also proving his ability, you must know that this money is much more than Kaka's original arrival at AC Milan.

Many Chinese media can't wait to announce that "Zhang Jun is the brightest star in the transfer market this summer", and this confidence also comes from Zhang Jun's treatment. From the annual salary and transfer fee of a player, it can be inferred that the player's status in a team, AC Milan's highest annual salary is the Ukrainian "nuclear warhead" Andriyshevchenko (4.7 million euros). He is also the top scorer in Serie A for the last two consecutive years, and AC Milan are currently the top scorer, with a total number of goals far surpassed that of the legendary Van Basten.

Zhang Jun's annual salary is above average in the team. It can be seen that AC Milan really wants to cultivate Zhang Jun and make him another great striker who can bring glory to Milan after Van Basten and Shepchenko.

Giving such a high salary is just to keep people's hearts.

Crespo (Hernanecrespo) is gone, and the "11" jersey he left behind is naturally given to Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun was able to get the number he liked, while Yang Pan was not so lucky, the "7" he liked was worn on Shepchenko, unless Sheva retired, Yang Pan didn't think about it. Back at AC Milan, he had to choose the number 16, but according to his requirements, there was a small "+" sign between "1" and "6", which means "1+6=7", although the number looked different, in fact, he still wore the "7". This is a self-comfort method that many players take when they can't get their favorite numbers.

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Zhang Jun, accompanied by Galliani and Carlo Ancelotti, attended the press conference together.

"Milan is a beautiful city and AC Milan is a great team. I'm here to prove myself and the best way to prove that is to win a trophy for Milan. ”

Compared with two years ago, that shyness and nervousness can no longer be found on Zhang Jun's face, replaced by a mature and steady smile. It seems that he has really grown a lot. Li Yan sighed alone below.

Andrea Kaliani was also among the reporters, looking at Zhang Jun who was taking questions in the stands, and he was very happy. Tokaka helped, and his interview with Zhang Jun was released when he transferred to Milan, and the response was very good. There is a lot of interest in Milan's most expensive transfer player this summer. Italians are a bit arrogant and know very little about non-home football. Zhang Jun, a player who came out of the small club in the Netherlands, made them feel very mysterious. Later, it was revealed in an exclusive interview with Caliani that he and Kaka, who is now popular in Milan, turned out to be high school classmates and teammates on the school team, and they had a very good personal relationship. This made AC Milan fans in Milan find it even more interesting, and the attention to him has gradually increased.

Finally, Zhang Jun, Galliani and Ancelotti took a group photo holding the AC Milan red and black sword striped shirt with Zhang Jun's name and number. It will be a memorable photo to collect, as it may prove that Chinese players can also play in the world's top teams.

Is Hidetoshi Nakata great? It's just playing for Rome.

We've got players playing at AC Milan, and it's two!

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After the press conference, reporters flocked to the San Siro Stadium, where more than 100 fans would wait to welcome Zhang Jun and reporters would take many photos of him. Then these photos will appear on the Internet for the first time, in newspapers and magazines.

When Zhang Jun entered the field, he found out that AC Milan FC had arranged a surprise for him: Yang Pan and Kaka looked at him with a smile in AC Milan jerseys.

Zhang Jun, who was overjoyed to see his old friend, was overjoyed, and the nervousness of meeting the fans was also thrown out of the clouds.

To be honest, Zhang Jun was a little nervous when he first heard that he was going to meet more than 100 fans. Despite his success in the Netherlands, he was still a little intimidating for a newcomer who had just landed in Serie A. Even Yang Pan, who is not as valuable as him, will feel that he is his "predecessor".

Now that he has two good friends with him, Zhang Jun is a lot more relaxed and has a lot more ease coping with it. Signing autographs for fans, performing their skills in front of a crowd and holding red and black scarves with "frozamilan" written on them for journalists to take pictures. Finally, Zhang Jun, Kaka and Yang Pan took a group photo at the request of reporters.

The three stood side by side, smiling and taking a group photo.

But while Calliani pressed the shutter widely, he always felt that the photo was not tasteful enough, it was too commonplace. He needs a little gimmick or something.

"Excuse me, excuse me, can you do this......" he gestured to his feet.

"So?" The three of them rearranged their poses, as Calyani had said, and asked.

Kalyani smiled: "That's right! That's it! ”

Ancelotti and Galliani, who were spectators on the sidelines, were taken aback. They saw Zhang Jun squatting between the two, his hands pressing the football, while Kaka and Yang Panfeng stood on either side behind Zhang Jun, one with his hands around his chest and the other behind his back. The trio smiled at the reporters, and the cameras in their hands began to ring.

What they saw, what surprised them so much.

It's actually very simple, because they saw a time that they missed so much.

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As I pressed the shutter, I cheered on my idea. At the beginning, Basten, Gullit, and Rijkaard also took a group photo in front of reporters in this way, and Basten's position was exactly the same as Zhang Jun at that time. Now the meaning of his copying is obvious, that is, to compare these three people with the three people in the past.

Look at it! These three young people will surely write a new legend for us! I'm convinced.

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The next day's edition of Sport Milano devoted a full page to the press conference, and naturally that photo was used. The small print of the accompanying picture reads: Three young people with good personal friends gathered in Milan, as if people saw the Dutch Three Musketeers again.

In the article, Kaliani analyzed that Filippoinzaghi's pre-season injury gave Zhang Jun a great opportunity to prove himself. All he has to do now is to settle in with his team-mates as quickly as possible, adapt to the style of Serie A, and then take every opportunity to secure his starting role once the league starts.

As long as you're really good, no one cares what nationality you're from at AC Milan.

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On the second day of the press conference, Zhang Jun threw himself into AC Milan's pre-season training. With Kaka's help, he integrated well with Yang Pan, who Andreapirlo is more familiar with because he played against the Chinese team at the Olympics. He will also jokingly "question" why Yang Pan was so ruthless when he played against AC Milan last season.

Seeing so many stars who have admired for a long time since he was a student, Zhang Jun was inevitably a little overexcited, and he really wanted to ask for autographs when he met someone. Kaka told him not to do that, or he would only be looked down upon. Zhang Jun wondered how Yang Pan could behave as usual, and Kaka smiled: "When he was still in Bologna, every time he played against AC Milan, he held back his strength, and he did it with real knives and guns. How can you say that he can put on a star-chasing posture again? ”

Only then did Zhang Jun understand why Pirlo said that.

Zhang Jun doesn't know Italian yet, but with two translators, Yang Pan and Kaka, there is no big problem in language. He and Yang Pan shared a villa, which was very close to Kaka's house, and the problem of living was solved. And his dream sports car was also flown from the Netherlands to Milan, so it was easy to travel.

After being taken out for a few spins by Kaka, he gradually became familiar with the city of Milan. And just like that, everything started to fall back and forth in Milan.

Zhang Jun is now putting all his mind into football, and he can't wait for the first round of the league to arrive on September 1. Because Inzaghi is injured, as long as he performs well in training, he will be an ironclad starter.

Yang Pan was not so lucky, the midfield was full of talent, and although he had two years of experience in Serie A, he could not fail to concede to Gennaroivangattuso on the right side.

Yang Pan felt that it didn't matter, he had already had the consciousness of starting over again when he returned to AC Milan. AC Milan's strongest midfielder is the midfielder, and if he wants to make his way here, he will have to work several times harder than he did in Bologna and be patient until he gets his chance.

Yang Pan is very smart and has a plan for everything, and now this situation is naturally within his expectations. So he often asked Zhang Jun not to be blind for him, and it was right to take care of himself. Kaka also has a non-caring attitude. They all know very well that in a team like AC Milan, human relations do not play a big role, and if they want to get ahead, they should talk about their own strength.

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AC Milan lost to Juventus in a tight race for the league title last season and were knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United in the quarter-finals. The little oscillation that Berlusconi's departure brought to the team was all played by the important Champions League. Empty-handed, AC Milan are still ambitious this season, proposing the Serie A title, the UEFA Champions League, and the Coppa Italia title, all three titles are missing.

With such a goal, Ancelotti is under a lot of pressure. In fact, he didn't agree to buy Zhang Jun, at least he didn't agree to spend so much money to buy it. There is also Marcoborriello available in the striker. And what he wants most is the players at the back. Left-back Paolomaldini has not been playing for long, and Cafu is also 35 years old, and it is estimated that he will not be able to play this season, but he has never been able to find a suitable successor. Centre-back Alessandro Costacurta is only in his final season, and Jaapstam is getting older, with more injuries and only one better substitute, Fabrizio Colini.

Compared to the vibrant midfield, the backline is clearly a bit old.

But Galliani was clearly more interested in the talented boy known as "Basten the second". As a result, Milan spent tens of millions of dollars to buy him, and the transfer budget for other positions is very tight. Except for Yang Pan, who came back from Bologna, his level is good and worth looking forward to, the few players he bought at random only have the ability to be a general substitute.

This reassures Ancelotti that Milan is a team that wants to fight on the third line, and if the depth of the bench can't keep up, the more critical the back, the more the team will suffer.

With the transfer market about to close, the club still hasn't reached an agreement with Lazio's Massimooddo, and it seems that any demands will have to wait until the winter break.

AC Milan's first game of the 05/06 season was at home to veteran Gianfrancozola's Cagliari. As Zhang Jun expected, he performed well in training and made the starting lineup, while Yang Pan appeared on the bench.

The news that Zhang Jun played the starting role in Milan caused a sensation in China, and this is definitely a historical moment: the Chinese player not only joined the giant AC Milan, but also has the ability to play the starter! Look, how exciting!

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A newspaper was thrown on Sophie's desk, and on the front page was a photo of Zhang Jun, with the text caption: First release, Zhang Jun makes history!

She looked up strangely and saw the master who took her, Zeng Yi, the gold medal photojournalist in the newspaper, and Teacher Zeng.

Zeng Yi said to Sophie with a straight face as usual: "I think you are a little busy, so I will bring you one." After saying that, he turned around and left, not saying a word of superfluity.

Zeng Yi was introduced to Sophie by Li Yan, and the two were college classmates, so he asked Sophie to join the newspaper as an intern photojournalist through Zeng Yi's relationship. Zeng Yi is good at photojournalism, and that's what Sophie wants to learn.

For Sophie, Teacher Zeng is an absolute "strict teacher", and he has never seen him smile. The newspaper office was no longer surprised by his unsmiling attitude, but Sophie was a little surprised when she first came in: how could a man never smile?

In fact, not to mention Sophie, even Li Yan, who has been in college for four years, rarely saw him smile.

Zeng Yi was very strict with Sophie, and if something was wrong, he would be reprimanded, and he didn't treat her as a girl at all, let alone a beauty. At first, Sophie couldn't stand it, and after being trained by Zeng Yi several times, she didn't dare to refute, so she could only run to a place where no one was there to cry secretly. But after crying, she continued to work as if nothing had happened. The satchel full of various photographic equipment asked her to be carried by a girl, Zeng Yi just took a camera to shoot everywhere, and Sophie had to carry a large shoulder bag that was disproportionate to her body, and ran around behind her. If you encounter an emergency, your hand is slow to change lenses and films, and naturally there will be a merciless reprimand.

There are still many sufferings and grievances, all of which are not enough for outsiders. Sophie didn't even tell Zhang Jun, and she endured it all silently. She knew that compared to the pain Zhang Jun had suffered, she was nothing at all.

I'm going to be strong, Jang Jun.

Sophie's eyes and thoughts fell back to the newspaper. She has already read what is written on it, and she has not forgotten to buy it, in fact, she has already bought a copy and read all the reports related to Zhang Jun.

But I still want to thank Mr. Zeng in my heart, it turns out that under his cold and impersonal expression, he also has a delicate heart. Thinking about it like this, Sophie didn't realize how terrible Teacher Zeng was.

Zhang Jun played the starting line-up, although it was related to Inzaghi's injury. But this is also an opportunity to seize, Zhang Jun.

Sophie looked at Zhang Jun's photo and thought, she suddenly realized that Dutch football is very different from Italian football, I wonder if Zhang Jun can adapt to it?

"Sophie, it's working!" Zeng Yi rushed out of the back room, Sophie hurriedly agreed, grabbed the satchel on the table, and rushed out after him.

Zhang Jun, work hard!

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Jang Jun lay on the bed and found that he couldn't relax no matter what. He thought he was used to seeing big scenes, but on the eve of the first round of Serie A, he still felt nervous.

"Hey, Yang Pan......" He got up and knocked on Yang Pan's door, but there was no response, thinking that Yang Pan was asleep.

But Zhang Jun came with him, but he couldn't sleep, he came to the living room alone and sat down, took out his mobile phone and played. Seeing his phone glow in the dark, he wanted to call Sophie and talk to her and hear her voice.

But he soon realized that he had to talk to Sophie every time he encountered something, and he was too unproductive. So I cut off the idea of making a call, threw the phone aside, and leaned back on the sofa to get distracted.

Think about other things and forget about the tension in front of you. Zhang Jun said to himself, and then he closed his eyes.

When a beautiful girl took the initiative to find him and asked him to join the school football team, he probably never imagined that his life would change so much in the future. Originally, with his surname, high school was muddy, and he went to a third-rate school in college, and then went to society to find another job and wait for death, but he didn't expect that he would work so hard now.

And those brothers and friends, everyone walks all the way, and there are many times when you feel tired and tired, as long as you joke with them and make trouble, there is nothing.

There are Sophies, there are friends. Zhang Jun felt that he was a happy person and didn't want anything more.

When Jang Jun opened his eyes again, a hint of sleepiness hit him, and he stood up and yawned, intending to go to sleep.

Tomorrow, it's going to be like a good start in the Netherlands, right?

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This is not the first time Zhang Jun has been to San Siro, but every time he comes, he still has to be amazed by the majestic architecture he sees, which is one of the most famous football stadiums in the world!

But this time I saw him again, but it was a different feeling. In the past, he was at most a tourist, but this time he came to be the master of this place.

Think of this as a battlefield, and he's here to fight.

Kaka leaned over to Zhang Jun's side: "Are you nervous?" ”

Zhang Jun nodded: "A little." ”

Kaka smiled: "Don't think too much, with your strength, you are fully capable of gaining a foothold in Italy." Don't take the game seriously, imagine how a few of us played football in school, huh? He winked at Zhang Jun.

This calmed down Zhang Jun, because he recalled the happy and beautiful times in the past. yes, it's not a big deal, isn't it just playing football together again!

AC Milan still used their traditional 4312 formation, with Brazilian Dida in goal, Alessandronesta and Stam at centre-back, Paulo Maldini at left wing-back and Cafu at right-back. Andrea Pirlo played as a lone midfielder, with Clarenceseedorf focusing on attacking on the left and Gattuso on the right. The front midfielder is Kaka. Two strikers, Shepchenko and Zhang Jun.

Cagliari are not strong and AC Milan will be looking to get off to a good start on the other side, so this game is naturally an elite one.

CCTV5 broadcast the game, and hundreds of millions of fans across China had their eyes on the Apennines and the San Siro. They wanted to witness history and see Zhang Jun set foot on this grassy football temple with their own eyes.

In the San Siro's tunnel of the players, Shepchenko stood in front of Zhang Jun and had a brief exchange with him, with Kaka acting as the translator for the two. As a striker partner, communication is essential.

Yang Pan was already sitting on the bench, and the TV camera gave him a close-up shot that lasted for three seconds. He sat in his chair with a blank face, not making any movement. The Sky Italia commentator was eager to find out what was going on in Yang Panlian's mind, and his friend, a rookie who had only been in Italy for less than two weeks, became the object of everyone's attention in a short period of time and was selected for the starting lineup. And he has been in Italy for two years, but he has never become popular, and now he can only be a substitute. Wouldn't he have an opinion? Doesn't it feel unfair? Wouldn't you be jealous?

But they only know that Zhang and Yang are friends, but they don't know how good they are - basically they can be said to be brothers. Yang Pan, the eldest brother, will only be happy for Zhang Jun's every progress, and will definitely not be a little jealous.

What's more, Yang Pan practiced "iron-faced magic skills" in Bologna, how could the naked eye see through what he was thinking?

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Zhang Jun can feel that the players in Milan take good care of him, although he is a giant, but he does not feel the arrogance and coldness of the giants, no wonder Kaka will choose Milan. Everyone gets along well, and it is rare to hear of any contradictions and scandals in the Milan dressing room.

This is a wealthy family with a strong sense of humanity.

"It's on!" As soon as Maldini shouted at the front, everyone immediately changed their expressions, and Kaka, who was still joking with Zhang Jun just now, also had a serious face, his eyes staring intently ahead.

This sudden change made Zhang Jun a little unacceptable, he looked around, and happened to see the veteran Zola who was leading the way in Cagliari, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Just now, he was just chatting with his teammates, and he didn't notice the silent captain of the other party.

Speaking of which, Zola is also one of Zhang Jun's favorite players, as he fascinates him with his technique and free kicks. I used to only be able to watch Zola's wonderful performances at Chelsea in front of the TV, and I never thought that I could compete with him, so I could almost be his uncle!

Zhang Jun now feels more and more that he has come to Italy to come to the right place. He wondered how he would exchange jerseys with the bantam after the game.

At this time, the team moved. Zhang Jun knew that he was going out, and he was going out to receive the cheers of 85,000 people!

He also retracted his thoughts, pursed his lips, and touched the red lucky bracelet on his right wrist with his left hand. "Sophie, watch me play, this time at the San Siro."

He bent down and ran out of the aisle and ran towards San Siro.

"Milan! Milan!! AC Milan's team anthem resounded at the San Siro, this familiar melody Zhang Jun has heard more than 100 times on different occasions, but this time, when he wore the AC Milan red and black jersey, stood at the San Siro, and waved to the fans, he heard this song again, and there was an inexplicable urge in his heart.

He's hungry to play here, he's hungry to win cheers here.

Italy, Zhang Jun is here!

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