As mid-July approached, Zhang Chaoqiang left for France to prepare for the pre-season preparations.

Whether you want to transfer or not, you have to participate in the preparation.

He's not the kind of player who has a broken relationship with the team and wants to transfer when he strikes.

After returning to Lyon, Zhang Chaoqiang first picked up Ahri from the foster pet store.

Immediately received a call from the team's chairman, Aulas, inviting him to his home for coffee.

"Mr. President, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Zhang."

After the two met, they exchanged a few words.

Soon Aulas was succinct about the intention of the invitation:

"Zhang, I believe you can guess the purpose of my invitation to you, I hope you will stay with the team for another season."

"You're a smart person, so I won't give you any ambitions, and even if you do, you won't believe it."

"But for now, there are a lot of teams that are paying attention to you, but most of them are in the wait-and-see stage, and there is no team that desperately needs you."

"After all, you've only been on the rise for a short time, technically only played for one season."

"A lot of the time transfer is a transaction, if someone else doesn't urgently need the commodity, but you take the initiative to sell it to the other party, then the other party will make a psychological discount on the value of the commodity."

"This is very disadvantageous for both the seller and the product itself."

"If that's the case, then why don't you stay in Lyon and continue to prove yourself in the Champions League, waiting for those top buyers to come to your door?"

"I believe your agent has already told you, recently Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have asked Lyon for a price, but as soon as they heard that they wanted a transfer fee of more than 50 million, they immediately backed down......"

Since the end of the season, Lyon has been claiming that Zhang Chaoqiang and Alexandre Lacazette are not for sale in the team.

But Zhang Chaoqiang already knew through his agent that if he really wanted to transfer, Leon would recover at least 50 million transfer fees from him.

The price is really high and Grand Paris is the only team willing to give money without hesitation.

Qatar has won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, and Paris is certainly willing to bring in a rising Asian star like Zhang Chaoqiang, even if it is a little more expensive.

But Zhang has little interest in Paris, and Olas is reluctant to sell his star to a direct rival.

Unless the other party gives too much money, there is no way to refuse.

The other two teams that are interested in Zhang Chaoqiang, Liverpool and Juventus, both have a psychological price of around 40 million.

If Zhang Chaoqiang really made it clear that he wanted to go to those two teams, he should be able to reach a consensus.

Recently, two more La Liga teams have made tentative price requests.

Barcelona has a new favorite MSN, so Pedro is reluctant to stay as a substitute, so he is ready to move to Chelsea in the Premier League.

So Barcelona tried to offer 30 million to Lyon, wanting to buy Zhang Chaoqiang back as a substitute striker.

Leon directly rejected the other party, and this offer was insincere.

Atletico Madrid are also strengthening their attacking line, with Croatian strikers Mandzukic and Simeone on the verge of leaving.

But Griezmann, who was introduced last season, has been raised decently, so he wants to find a good helper for Griezmann.

But Leon's asking price for Zhang Chaoqiang was too high, and they simply asked the price and immediately backed down.

Spending 50 million to buy a second striker, Atletico Madrid is not the kind of local tyrant team.

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[You strengthen your body through personal training, and your stamina is +1]

The new season training camp in Lyon has begun.

Lacazette was the first to announce a contract extension with Lyon, which reassured Lyon fans.

The transfer period is full of rumors of the departure of the two guns, and Lyon fans are quite worried that the newly honed golden double guns will be sold clean after only one season.

Now Lacazette has renewed his contract, which gives them a little peace of mind.

But Zhang Chaoqiang has not renewed his contract, and they are still very worried.

If one of the two guns is missing, isn't it a limp leg?

So outside the Lyon training ground, there are fans holding signs asking Zhang Chaoqiang to stay every day.

On July 30, Lyon officially announced that it had completed the contract renewal with Zhang Chaoqiang.

Now Lyon fans are completely relieved.

The golden double guns stay in the team, and there is hope for the new season again.

Staying in the team was Zhang Chaoqiang's deliberate decision.

He is currently in an embarrassing position of not being up or down, and he is already a star, but if it is said that it has caused the giants to rob, it is not enough.

The three teams that really showed sincerity in the transfer market, Grand Paris didn't want to go, Juventus didn't want to go, and Liverpool didn't have the Champions League.

After thinking about it, it is better to stay and play for another year.

After the contract renewal, Zhang Chaoqiang's annual salary rose to 3 million euros, and he also received a signing fee of 2 million euros.

This is also an alternative compensation.

Last season, he received a salary of 1 million, but he contributed more than most players, so he was compensated.

And after the contract renewal, Zhang Chaoqiang's tactical status in Lyon will be improved and he will become a veritable star.

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On the afternoon of the contract renewal between Zhang Chaoqiang and Lyon, the team departed for North America to participate in the French Super Cup.

The French Super Cup was only held for the first time in 1995 and has been moving overseas since 2009 to help Ligue 1 promote its international presence.

Although at the moment, it doesn't seem to have much effect.

But Ligue 1 officials have been insisting on this.

North America, Africa, Asia, these places have already held the French Super Cup.

Last year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, the French Super Cup was held in China.

It's a pity that Lyon didn't qualify, and Zhang Chaoqiang didn't have the opportunity to participate.

This year's French Super Cup will be held in Montreal, Canada, with Lyon and Grand Paris heading to compete for the ultimate title as league and cup champions.

The French league official really hopes to go to China again, because of the existence of Zhang Chaoqiang, the promotion effect must be good.

The venue has already been announced in advance, and the temporary change is too much to implicate and is not cost-effective.

Because Canada was once a French colony, the Ligue 1 league was more influential there.

But for now, Canada has become the 51st state of the United States, integrating into the United States in all aspects.

Soccerly, Canada doesn't even have its own professional soccer league.

The only three professional teams, Toronto FC, Montreal Shock, and Vancouver Whites, all compete in the Major Leagues.

Not only football, but in many areas Canada does not have a real independent body, and the United States is acting for them.

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On August 1, at 3 p.m. local time in Canada, the new season of the French Super Cup officially kicked off at the Saputo Stadium, the home of Montreal.

[You unleash a steal on Thiago Silva, bounce +3]

Zhang Chaoqiang directly stole the most attributes, and tried to raise all the attributes to 80 to unlock the superstar technical awareness.

In the new season, as the first tactical core of the team's attack, it must have the corresponding strength.