Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 556 Dinner
Juventus immediately published the news "Chinese star Zhang Yuan joins Juventus" on the official website.

"Today the Chinese star Zhang Yuan officially became a member of Juventus. He signed his name on a five-year contract, which ends on June 2016, 6."

"This Chinese star has extremely outstanding talent and ability. He has previously played for Rimini, Inter Milan, Schalke 04, and Real Madrid. He is the winner of the European Golden Boy Award in 2008. He has shown in various teams before. A very strong performance and I am very happy to have him at Juventus."

Real Madrid's official website also released the news "Chinese star transfers to Juventus", and Real Madrid also blessed Zhang Yuan.

Neither club revealed details of the contract, which was apparently negotiated.

After meeting with the fans, Zhang Yuan accepted an interview with Juventus's official TV station. In fact, what questions were asked and how to answer some questions had already been put on record by the press officer.

For example, how does it feel to join Juventus?Press Officer's Answer "It's been great here and I'm looking forward to a new start here!"

Another example is why did you choose Juventus?Is it a career step back to come here from Real Madrid?Answer from the press officer "I think this is an ideal place. Juventus is one of the best clubs in the world. It is an honor for me to join here and it does not mean anything backwards!"

Some questions need to be answered by Zhang Yuan himself, such as what he wants to say to the fans.

This is not the first time Zhang Yuan has seen such a scene, nor is it the first time that a press officer has helped you "write" a speech.

After the physical examination in the morning, he has already visited the Juventus History Museum, which is part of the new stadium. Juventus’ new stadium has not yet found a title sponsor, so it can be called the Juventus Arena. in the north of Turin.

It is a very beautiful stadium. Compared with the original Alpi Stadium, the capacity has been reduced, but there are more than four seats. The design of the new Juventus stadium is based on the design atmosphere of the Premier League team. The fans are very close to the stadium. But it's not as close as the Premier League. Behind the billboards are people.

This is a modern stadium, and the fans' sense of watching the football inside is absolutely first-class. It is foreseeable that every home court here will attract many fans to watch the game.

In the past, the Alpi Stadium was big but the attendance rate was low. This has an effect, not only because of the team's competitive reasons and national economic reasons, the number of fans watching the game has decreased. Another reason is that the senses are too poor. More than 6 people There are only more than 2 to 3 people in each stadium, and half of the seats are empty. This obviously makes the fans feel very bad. The atmosphere is not warm, so the fans went to the stadium to watch The ball enthusiasm is greatly reduced.

Now the new stadium is different. Many fans who have already visited the new stadium have waved their banknotes to buy season tickets. The number of tickets for Juventus this season has increased a lot compared to last year. The data will continue to increase in the years to come.

Because it is a new stadium, the ticket price of Juventus is relatively expensive. It is second to none in Serie A and ranks among the highest in Europe. However, the fans did not flinch and still bought enthusiastically.

According to the accompanying staff, Juventus has sold more than 2 season tickets this year, and there are only over 4 seats in the audience, and more than 2 season tickets have been sold. This is a pretty good figure.

In the evening, in order to reflect the importance Juventus attaches to Zhang Yuan, Agnelli and other high-level officials invited Zhang Yuan to dinner.

They always take the trouble to say that we are rebuilding our business, and you will definitely not regret coming here.

Juventus has been in a trough these years. Big-name stars are unwilling to come. Many stars are paid for by money. This is the case for Diego, Amauli, Melo, etc. Unfortunately, none of them can be called successful. Yes, Diego came for one season and then left. Amaury and Melo couldn't get rid of them, because no one was willing to take over because of salary issues.

After dinner, Zhang Yuan spent time in the hotel. The Juventus team has completed the Berlusconi Cup match, and the season is about to start. On August 8, they will play away against Udinese in the first round of the league.

Now the whole team is training at the Vivono training base. Juventus's current training is also training twice a day, and the time will not last for an hour and a half. But Vinovo is in the suburbs of Turin. Players will be allowed to go home by themselves.

The next morning, Zhang Yuan was not able to participate in the training. Although he wanted to, he still had to attend the press conference at the Juventus Arena press center as arranged. Conte did not come, and Marotta and Nedved As a high-level representative, he accompanied Zhang Yuan to this meeting.

The news of Zhang Yuan joining Juventus has been circulating for a long time. This is the most important and most eye-catching deal in Europe this summer, not to mention in China. Previously, Aguero, the winner of the European Golden Boy Award in 2007, joined Manchester City is relatively big news, but the news of Zhang Yuan is even bigger, because the strength and ability Zhang Yuan has shown and the honors he has won feel stronger than Aguero.

So today's press conference room was crowded with many reporters, and everyone wanted to ask questions to Zhang Yuan and to the senior management of Juventus.

"Mr. Marotta, what prompted you to buy Zhang Yuan?"

"We have seriously analyzed, we think Zhang Yuan is the player that the current team needs, so we bought him, although the process is very difficult, but we are very happy to get him!"

"The purchase of Zhang Yuan cost a lot of money. Will this put pressure on the team's finances?"

"No, we are a club with a good operating environment and there will be no problems!"

"Zhang, do you think such a high net worth is a kind of pressure?"

After all, Zhang Yuan is also a business student. Although he has not yet graduated, he still understands these principles.

He joked and said: "I am not the only one who determines my value, but the market! If everyone defines their own price, many people may think the same as me. I am priceless! As for the pressure issue, I think it should be It's my motivation, not the pressure!"

"What changes do you think you will bring to Juventus?"

"I don't know, because I'm not the head coach, but under the arrangement of the head coach, I can definitely help the team!"

His answer reveals a lot of self-confidence. Many players will choose to avoid the issue of their worth, but Zhang Yuan does not want to avoid it. He really feels that he is more than this price. As for helping the team, since I have repeatedly If I break through Buffon's gate, then I can help the team score again and again.

Someone asked, "Your girlfriend is the Italian singer Christina Rossi. It is said that she is pregnant. Is this why you returned to Italy?!"

The real reason is very important, but Zhang Yuan could not say, he replied: "No, she will not interfere with my transfer, she is very supportive of my career, I only transferred here because it is a great place. The club, I want to play for it."

The reporter asked all kinds of questions, Zhang Yuan seemed very patient, and answered them one by one with the senior management. Sometimes Marotta and Nedved, who were difficult to answer, would help him out. Generally speaking, it went smoothly. .

Marotta and Nedved accompanied Zhang Yuan to the Vinovo training base at noon, and Zhang Yuan will start training on this day.

The pre-season physical examination is still required. The physical examination items for transfer are different from those for pre-season training. Before the transfer, the focus is on checking for injuries and hidden diseases. The pre-season physical examination focuses on checking weight, height, and fat , muscle power, etc.

To put it bluntly, to prevent some players from not paying attention to diet during the holidays and exceeding the standard in various items, they will be trained by the coach and will be unlucky.

Zhang Yuan has no problems, he did not train with the team during the holidays, but he himself exercises every day, except when he goes to Rimini to visit Anna.

At noon, Marotta and Nedved invited Conte, Del Piero, and Buffon to have lunch together. In fact, lunch is also a buffet, but everyone’s meal in the team’s restaurant is prepared , everyone is just having dinner at one table.

Zhang Yuan is not the only one who enjoys such special introduction treatment. Every newcomer will have the management to meet the coach and captain first, and the whole team will have dinner together in the evening to welcome the newcomers to join.

(End of this chapter)