"Hello, Mr. Gazidis."

When the transfer is announced, there are not many taboos. It didn't take long for some media to find out that Arsenal staff were coming in and out of Schalke, and even Gazidis came directly to Schalke, but many media outlets had lost interest in reporting. If it had been a few months ago when Gazidis had been seen in Schalke, it would have been news.

By now, it is not news that Gazidis has appeared in Schalke.

Jin Ming also met Gazidis for the first time.

The first few times Ghazidis came to Schalke, he secretly contacted Wen Dongfang and did not meet Jin Ming. Jin Ming was also reluctant to meet with Gazidis at that time. But now that the dust has settled on Jin Ming's transfer, Jin Ming is not shy about it.

Of course, there is nothing to shy away from.

Although Jin Ming has not fully joined Arsenal, it is only because the season is not over yet. Now even Schalke does not prohibit Jin Ming from contacting Arsenal, and Jin Ming does not need to shy away from it.

"Kim, welcome to Arsenal."

'I'm also very happy to be joining Arsenal.

Anyone can say anything about the scene.

Gazidis nodded. I have long heard Wen Dongfang say that Jin Ming has a good language talent and can speak a variety of words. Now he is even happier to see that Jin Ming can speak fluent English.

If you can pass the language barrier, you will be able to integrate better into the team.

"Kim, actually, I have something I want to ask for your opinion."

"You say."

"Kim, the club would like to ask you about the jersey number you want after joining the club."

It's very simple for Gazidis to find Jin Ming today.

It's already April, and there are only two months left before Arsenal's trip to China. Speaking of which, Arsenal really don't have any stars who can do it in China this time. If there is one big star, it is Robin van Persie.

However, the club's hierarchy understands that Van Persie's departure from Arsenal is almost a foregone conclusion.

Van Persie is leaving, and Walcott's contract extension has not been resolved. If there are a couple of big names, it's Rosicky and Arshavin. It's a pity that Rosicky is old, and Arshavin has slowly become a substitute at Arsenal.

Van Persie's situation Arsenal hierarchy understands. Van Persie is ironclad in his departure. Since Van Persie is leaving, he will definitely not go to Arsenal for China. And whether Walcott can go or not is still unknown.

In this way, Arsenal can not play many cards in this trip to China. Even if you are Arsenal, even if you have a lot of fans in China, if there are no good players in the team, then why should you have Arsenal fans come and support you?

That's the big problem.

Therefore, Jin Ming is almost the most important card of Arsenal's China trip this time. Not only is Jin Ming himself a Chinese player, but more importantly, Jin Ming is also a player who broke Arsenal's transfer record and is currently one of Arsenal's biggest players. So Gazidis attaches great importance to Jin Ming's situation.

Gazidis hopes to use Jin Ming to make more money in China, and one thing to be determined now is the issue of Jin Ming's jersey number. If it's an ordinary player. The club didn't have the time to ask you what shirt number you wanted.

Just like when Jin Ming joined Schalke, whatever number Schalke gave you, you wanted whatever number. You still dare to ask the club for any number. Whether it is Jin Ming at Seoul FC or Schalke, he never chooses the jersey number by himself, but wears whatever number the club assigns you.

But now Jin Ming is different.

Jin Ming has enough strength and fame to make demands with Arsenal. Ask for the number you want.

And Gazidis also hopes to determine Jin Ming's jersey number as soon as possible.

This will allow you to catch up with Arsenal's trip to China. Take advantage of this opportunity to get Arsenal's jerseys sold in China. Arsenal have not paid much attention to shirt sales. As a result, Arsenal's jersey sales revenue is not high.

But Gazidis, an American, will not give up such a good opportunity. Jin Ming has a huge influence in China, and it would be the most stupid not to sell Jin Ming's jerseys in China.

Determine Jin Ming's jersey number early. Then Kim Ming's jersey is printed. That's what Gazidis is here to do today.

"This ......"

Jin Ming hesitated.

Speaking of which, Jin Ming's favorite number is seven. Because Jin Ming liked Manchester United's Beckham more back then. There is also a legend in many clubs, and many of the No. 7 players are wide players, so Jin Ming likes No. 7 very much. I always think that No. 7 is very handsome.

Arsenal's last number seven was Pire.

Piret is also a very dashing wide player. It is a classic example of playing left with the right foot.

It's just that Arsenal's No. 7 flower has a master. The current Arsenal No. 7 is Rosicky, known as the "Mozark of football". Although Rosicky is already old, he is thirty-two years old this year.

But Jin Ming respects this veteran very much.

It was impossible for Jin Ming to grab his number. Even if Jin Ming really asked for No. 7. It is estimated that Wenger will not agree either. Because it can easily cause chaos within the club. And even if Wenger agrees, Jin Ming will offend a large number of players in the Arsenal dressing room. Jin Ming won't do such a stupid thing.

"Mr. Gazidis, I would like to know. I am now able to select the numbers. ”

In fact, for a club like Arsenal, important numbers have been divided among other players. Unless someone leaves, the number won't be empty. So Jin Ming wants to see the number he can still choose now.

"I've got it here."

Gazidis took it out.

There really aren't any good numbers. Arsenal's more important numbers are all manned. However, there are also a few important numbers of players who may be leaving. Van Persie's 10, Walcott's 14.

Of course, Gazidis took it out in more detail.

Just like the number ten, the small print has already indicated that once Van Persie leaves, it may be handed over to Wilshere.

Jin Ming will never grab such a number. Although the number ten is very good, it is the number of the core of the team. Arsenal's number 10 was the number worn by a generation of legends at Bergkamp. But Jin Ming has no problem with his head, and he will clash with Wilshere. Although Wilshere is young, two years younger than Jin Mingdu.

But who made Wilshere the crown prince of Arsenal.

Wilshere is a player who came out of the Arsenal academy and is expected to be high by Arsene Wenger, and even by Arsenal as a whole. And it's not just Arsenal, it's the whole of English football touting Wilshere.

Although he is very young, he is in the hearts of Arsenal fans. Wilshere is the next Arsenal crown prince.

With such a player, Jin Ming will not offend him. The number 10 jersey is good, but it would be foolish to go for the number 10 jersey.

The other numbers Jin Ming was not satisfied.

Seeing Jin Ming's frown, Gazidis stepped forward and pointed to a person's number, and said, "Jin, this number will actually be vacant." It's just that this number hasn't been very good for more than a decade. So ......"

"But doesn't this number have an owner?"

"You're talking about Park, who is going to be loaned out by us this season. It should be going to La Liga, and it's almost over. So this number will be available next season. ”

Gazidis is talking about the nine.

And the current owner of the number nine is South Korean player Park Joo-young. Park Joo-young came to Arsenal from Monaco last summer and picked up the number nine shirt. After a season, Park Joo-young basically didn't play. Only one goal was scored in the Carabao Cup.

Such a table is certainly unlikely to satisfy Arsene Wenger. Park Joo-young was able to join Arsenal last summer because Arsenal was short of money, so he wanted to open up the Korean market.

Of course, Park Joo-young's transfers are all transfer fees from Korean companies.

However, Park Joo Young was unable to establish himself at Arsenal, and Arsenal were ready to send him out on loan.

The human situation really does not know.

Four years ago, when Park Joo-young had not yet joined Monaco, Kim Ming was Park Joo-yong's little follower at Seoul FC. It should be said that Jin Ming was Li Qinglong and Ji Chengyong's followers at that time, and Li Qinglong and Ji Chengyong were the followers of Park Zhouyong. At that time, Park Joo-young was the top talent in the entire Asian football world.

But four years later, Park Joo-young has failed very much at Arsenal.

But Jin Ming joined Arsenal in a high-profile manner.

"Nine?"

Jin Ming shrugged.

The number nine is placed in any club, and it is a very important number. It's all legendary numbers. Because the number nine is to show that this is the ace scorer of the club. However, at Arsenal, and especially after Arsene Wenger took charge of Arsenal, the owners of the number nine shirt were rarely successful.

Arsenal's no.9 can't say there's any curse, but the no.9 players have been largely unsuccessful.

Except for that genius Anelka.

Then started with Jefferson, a well-known genius in England at that time, and later Reyes, Baptista, Eduardo, and Park Joo-young. Basically at Arsenal it was a big failure. Whatever the reason, they can't be said to have succeeded at Arsenal anyway. This number is not as good as Thierry Henry's number fourteen at Arsenal, nor is it as good as Bergkamp's number ten or Pire's number seven.

It can be said that the Nine has been in the past ten years. There hasn't been a single number nine who has really succeeded at Arsenal.

But Jin Mingcai didn't care.

Spells?

Jin Ming didn't believe this. Jin Ming has some expectations. The number nine is the number that has been unsuccessful since Arsene Wenger became Arsenal manager. But if you succeed, you will break that spell.

Maybe Nine is because of his success. Re-established as Arsenal's legendary number.

In fact, Jin Ming doesn't like Nine very much.

Because in football, the number nine is generally the number of the shooter. Jin Ming does not consider himself a shooter. Jin Ming prefers Arsenal's number seven and prefers the number of the wide player. But now it doesn't seem that there are any other numbers, so Jin Ming thinks that the number nine is also good.

Therefore, Jin Ming nodded and said, "Mr. Gazidis, I want this number nine." But Mr. Gazidis, I know Park and we have played at the same club before, and we have a good personal relationship. So I don't want him to feel like I've robbed the number. I want the club to complete Park's loan first and then give me the number. Instead of announcing my number first. ”

Although Jin Ming and Park Joo-young have not been in contact in the past two years.

But Jin Ming still doesn't want people to think that he has robbed the players of their numbers before they have left. When I was at FC Seoul, both of them came from the club's academy, so the relationship was not bad. It's not very intimate, but it's okay.

If he hadn't left, Jin Ming would have gotten the No. 9 jersey, which always doesn't sound good.

After listening to Jin Ming's words, Gazidis said very happily: "I understand. You can rest assured that the club will take care of it. ”

He didn't expect that Jin Ming and Park Joo-young still knew each other, and they were from the same club. But that's not the point, the point is that they can easily solve it.

"Thank you."

Gazidis solved one thing and was therefore happy. What he is thinking about now is how to send Park Joo-young away quickly, and then start printing Kim Ming's Arsenal No. 9 shirt. However, his business today is not over, and Gazidis continued: "Kim, the club wants the signing ceremony between the two sides to be held in Beijing. What do you think? ”

When the club signs new players, they do a press conference.

The introduction of some heavyweight players will be held at the signing ceremony on the spot. Then invite a whole bunch of media to come and witness. Of course, the contract between the two parties has already been negotiated, and the so-called signing ceremony is just a formality. It's for the media to witness the club bring in heavyweights. Arsenal brought in players by breaking the club's transfer record by doing a signing ceremony.

This time, though, Arsenal want to host it in China.

Jin Ming didn't answer directly, but looked at Wen Dongfang. Because this kind of thing Jin Ming was handed over to Wen Dongfang, Wen Dongfang knew more about the twists and turns in this regard. Wen Dongfang nodded and said, "Mr. Gazidis, there is no problem with this. I'm sure the Chinese media will be very happy too. ”

Wen Dongfang immediately understood what Gazidis meant.

Hold a signing ceremony in China and then make a few souvenirs. Just like Jin Ming's Arsenal jersey, make some commemorative editions, plus Jin Ming's signature. It was then sold to Chinese fans at the signing ceremony.

What a simple thing.

It's all about the money. It's even just to curry favor with Chinese fans.

However, since he has joined Arsenal, Jin Ming is also obliged to cooperate with the Arsenal club. Therefore, Wen Dongfang did not object. Moreover, the signing ceremony of Jin Ming and Arsenal in China will also improve Jin Ming's status.

After all, it's cool to watch.

When a European club brings in a player, a signing ceremony will be held in the player's country. This is actually a kind of attention. Once this news is announced, the Chinese media will certainly report it in a big way.

Even the Chinese media will feel that Jin Ming's joining Arsenal this time has greatly increased face.

"That's great."

Hearing Wen Dongfang's agreement, Gazidis was very happy. Although he had long concluded that Wen Dongfang would agree, after all, it was a win-win situation. But he was still very happy to hear Jin Ming's consent in person.

Originally, this time I came here, and the ordinary staff could do it. However, Gazidis still stepped in to show that Arsenal attaches great importance to Jin Ming.

It's all about money. (To be continued......)