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Chapter 195 Long time no see, Zhang Jun(1/3)

Delavalai's words were like throwing a bombshell in the downtown area. Some media exaggeratedly putting that passage on the front page, and then used red letters as the title next to it, shouting in a scary way: "This is the final verdict!"

It is obvious that Dela Valé supports Maresani. Zhang Jun no longer has the space to live in Fiorentina. Only the fans firmly support him, but is it useful for fans' support?

When the club was about to sell Baggio, did you listen to the protests from the fans?

When Chezzi Gauli insisted on letting Fiorentina be buried in vain despite the opposition of everyone, did the huge protests of the fans play a role?

In the eyes of investors, fans are always a vulnerable group and they cannot influence the club's decision-making. Even if one day the public outrage is really hard to calm down, there will be a lot of scapegoats.

Therefore, although many fans went to the club and Malezani's house to protest, it did not help change Zhang Jun's situation. There were even extreme fans threatening Malezani's personal safety, and they smashed the head coach's glass with stones. This made Zhang Jun even more passive, and there was another evidence of him "inciting fans to cause trouble."

Zhang Jun no longer shows up, and everything is left to his agent Hua Fang to handle with full authority. He is waiting for the call of the national team.

Due to FIFA's decision, the Asian Cup, which should have been held in 2008, was advanced to 2007. The top one meant that they were worried about colliding with the Olympics and European Cups, which affected their attention.

This Asian Cup was also unprecedentedly co-organized by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Although public opinion generally believes that co-organization of the four countries will lead to many problems, the bureaucrats of the AFC still handed over the hosting rights to the four countries under the flag of promoting football.

Considering this situation, and the Beijing Olympics is imminent, Qiu Suhui and Chen Wei communicated and decided not to pay attention to the results. They sent a national team composed of some first-teams and the National Olympic Team to participate. The head coach of the National Olympic Team was temporarily transferred to the national team coaching team, and the meaning of training was very obvious.

The General Administration of Sports of China also agreed to this plan, and the media did not dare to say anything in the Olympic environment. Only the fans felt unhappy. The Chinese team became famous in the World Cup and wanted to continue watching them be powerful in the Asian Cup, but now it has become a training.

Of course, in China, fans are even more completely vulnerable, and no one cares what they think.

Under such circumstances, Qiu Suhui called Zhang Jun and asked him to take advantage of this holiday to have a good rest and would not have to participate in the Asian Cup.

Zhang Jun was a little surprised when he received the call. He really wanted to participate in his first Asian Cup, but Qiu Suhui told him seriously that his physical condition was not ideal, so he should not participate, take a good rest and relax his body and nerves.

Zhang Jun had no choice but to accept this arrangement - he couldn't accept it and there was no way for him to do so. Qiu Zhi would not change the entire preparation plan because of his personal wishes.

In the end, this national team introduced several first-team players based on the National Olympic team. Li Yongle, who had just helped the team win the league championship, was very popular and had no health problems. He was summoned to the team. Xiang Tao, Wang Yu, Wu Shangshan and others who rarely appeared also came back to make a familiar face. Yang Pan, like Zhang Jun, was not summoned to the team, and Liu Peng, Li Suisheng, Zhao Pengyu and others in China were also summoned to the team. Zhang Jun heard that foreign clubs were already interested in them, but he didn't know the reaction in China.

These people formed the so-called national team and marched south under the banner of training.

Zhang Jun took his mother out and ran to Switzerland with Sophie for two weeks.

In the past two weeks, I have not turned on my phone, read the newspaper, and I have not been online. I have been playing around with my mother and Sophie every day. He wants to compensate for the filial piety that he has not fulfilled in recent years, and also wants to solve the pain of missing Sophie.

Sophie brought him good news. From the second half of the year, she was sent to Italy by the newspaper to serve as an assistant to Li Yan.

This is news that makes Zhang Jun ecstatic. He and Sophie have been separated from each other since they went to the Netherlands. This kind of lovesickness cannot be endured by a lover for a long time.

At that time, he can live with Sophie and sing every night... Oh, too!

Sophie twisted Zhang Jun's ears and told him not to think about it. He would be one person and one room when he went there. Anyway, the house was big.

Zhang Jun muttered in his heart: "Then I'll sell that house, let's go to the city to squeeze in one place..."

Although he thought so, he was already very grateful that Sophie was able to come to him. He also knew that some things were unhurried.

In fact, it would be great to be able to come back after the training every day, and people would snuggle together and talk when they are depressed, and people would share when they are happy. Then, no matter how much pressure you work hard every day, it would be worth it.

The Swiss mountains and rivers are beautiful, and Zhang Jun is in a particularly good mood. He seems to have completely forgotten that there is still a big mess waiting for him in Florence.

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The two-week holiday is too short for Zhang Jun who is lingering. The national team has just arrived in Thailand.

Sophie flew back to China with her mother. She needed to go back to go through various procedures and said goodbye to her parents. Zhang Jun called Sister Hua and flew back to Italy directly.

Sister Hua told him on the phone that something had changed, but she did not tell him in detail what the change was, nor did she know whether it was a good change or a bad change.

When he set foot on the land of Florence, he felt the change that Sister Hua said. It was hard to say, but the atmosphere in Florence was quite strange.

No one paid attention to him and Malezani's life and death.

"Because they have new topics." Hua Fang said straight to the point as soon as she met Zhang Jun. "There are rumors recently that a consortium wants to acquire Florence, and de la Valle wants to sell it at a high price."

"This is impossible!" Zhang Jun blurted out. He did think that Sister Hua was joking with him. "Dravale is yelling to revive Florence every day. Will he let go?"

"Zhang Jun, Delavalais' first identity is a businessman, and chasing higher interests is his ultimate goal. As long as someone offers a price that he cannot refuse, things will be hard to say." Hua Fang used to be a businessman, and she knew the businessman's idea very well.

"So how much does that consortium offer?" Zhang Jun asked casually.

Hua Fang's left hand is one, and his right hand is five: "It is said...150 million euros."

Zhang Jun didn't close his mouth. He was not a fool who knew nothing. Li Yan once told him that before Dela Valle's acquisition of Florence, his wealth was conservatively estimated to be 166 million euros. By 2006, Florence was promoted to the First Division, and this number exceeded 300 million. The consortium offered half of Dela Valle's worth, which was indeed not easy to refuse.

Huafang continued to attack Zhang Jun: "And the consortium also said that if it is not satisfied, they can raise the price... This is not a business? It is obviously spending money." When she was in charge of Fahrenheit Group, her total assets were only 180 million euros, and she had to sigh in her heart about the strong capital strength of the consortium.

Zhang Jun's brain returned to normal after a long period of time after stopping responding. Fiorentina was almost relegated, and there would definitely be some cleaning after the season. The current team is not worth 150 million at all. However, if you bid according to the real market price, Dela Valée would have to consider his loss of reputation among fans and the government and would not give up easily. Then, if you open this price, you are obviously eager to acquire it.

But what are you buying a club like Florence? Want to make money by this? Just kidding, it would be nice not to lose money. Besides, such a rich consortium still cares about this little money? So is it just buying it for fun? That's really boring, treating players and fans as toys, or... money laundering?

Zhang Jun shuddered and didn't dare to think about it any more. Some things do not belong to his world, so don't go into it. After staying in Italy for two years, he also learned a little about how powerful the Mafia is in Italy. He just plays football honestly, and nothing else is in charge of it.

Zhang Jun shook his head: "Is this related to my affairs?"

"Look at it now... If the new boss is different from De La Valée, will you stay in Florence? I always have to listen to your ideas."

Zhang Jun was stunned. Indeed, after all, he was unwilling to leave here. If the new boss didn't hate him, everything could be saved.

"Then... let's wait first, wait..." he murmured.

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The acquisition rumors have caused disagreement among Fiorentina fans. Some hard-core and radical fans firmly oppose the team's acquisition. They believe that Fiorentina clubs should be Fiorentine's clubs, not toys that anyone with money can take.

Another group of people think that being acquired is a good thing for Florence, which is now in trouble. At least Dela Valle is incompetent. If someone else is replaced, it may make the team shine again, just like Chelsea, which is now full of glory. Money is not a bad thing. It depends on where it is used and on the team. They have no objection.

Now, the influence of this acquisition rumors is not limited to Florence, and the entire Italian football world is paying attention to this matter. Everyone is very interested in the mysterious consortium that is generous. Because neither party has made any public disclosure, the reporters have to investigate on their own, and the Italian judicial authorities also suspected that this involves mafia money laundering and launched an investigation.

Of course, the results they investigated were basically the same: this is a registered, formal group with strong funds from its owners. Even if it involves commercial secrets, even the judicial authorities cannot do so, after all, they are not an Italian company.

One week, the Chinese team entered the knockout round in the Asian Cup, and the matter here also had a result.

On July 27, the Fiorentina Club officially announced that the Renz Group successfully acquired the team and all assets under its name, and Dela Valle resigned.

Various speculations over the past month have finally been confirmed, which still surprised many people. Many people even lamented that even the classical team of Florence, a Renaissance-style team, could not withstand the offensive of money. It seems that commercial football is everywhere.

Just after the news was announced, people came to protest and protest every day, and some people attacked De La Valée as a liar and a shameless speculator. In just five years, his bold statement that he wanted to do his best for Florence football became bullshit. People held slogans and vilified portraits and protested loudly outside his house all night long. But their protest was ineffective, Florence had changed hands, and their former owner had already secretly ran abroad for vacation to avoid the limelight.

After realizing that they had done useless work, the fans began to point the protest at Francesco Jalimian, the executive director of the Rez Group. They printed the avatar of this man on paper, drew a big red cross on it, and various comics that satirize him. They called on fans not to buy the team's tickets for next season and boycott the game in Florence.

"This is a shame in the history of Fiorentine football!" This sentence is the most frequent among protest slogans.

But just as fans protested that Delavalais wanted to sell Zhang Jun would not work, their protests would not help the team to change their positions.

Subsequently, the executive director of Rez Group ignored the fans and went directly to visit the mayor of Florence. After a morning of talks, he shook hands cordially with the mayor and said goodbye with a smile. The mayor then issued a statement saying that Mr. Jalimian assured him that the Florence club was still the property of the Florence Municipal Government and always represented the city of Florence, and he supported Mr. Jalimian's work.

"I did a great job! I don't know how much benefits they gave to the mayor, but they managed the government so quickly." Zhang Jun sighed.

Then Jalimian visited the Italian Football Association Chairman, the Italian Professional League Chairman, especially the latter. He assured Galliani that Florence had no intention of fighting among various factions, and Rez just wanted to make some contribution to Italian football and save the heart-wrenching Florence. This statement was so high-sounding that it was impossible to find fault.

Then he promoted himself and some senior members of the group as loyal fans of Florence in a foreign country, and his grandparents and grandchildren all supported Florence. "I even have purple blood!" Mr. Jalimian proudly said that he would be willing to make Florence regain his glory no matter what he did.

This move has won the hearts of many fans.

Within just one week of acquiring Florence, so many effective measures were made, and the efficiency was amazing. It seemed to be casually resolved this acquisition crisis. It was obvious that this was a premeditated acquisition action and was by no means the product of a wealthy man's whim.

Jalimian was doing everything for public relations, but he ignored the team's mess. This made many Italian sports media joke that the new bosses are idiots who know nothing about football except money. Zhang Jun and Malezani were anxiously waiting for the new boss's verdict, but there was no further information.

Huafang also took this opportunity to fly to Germany to handle Anko's transfer. Dortmund's economic situation has never improved. Huafang is very dissatisfied with the salary received by the top star Anko in the Bundesliga. On the one hand, she forced Dortmund to change the contract and pay, and on the other hand, she actively contacted Bayern Munich.

Now Bayern Munich has offered a high price that Dortmund cannot refuse, and Anko no longer uses feelings as an excuse, and his departure is a foregone conclusion. Dortmund fans did not criticize Anko, but just wish him good luck. Beckenbauer has said more than once: "We need a talented goalkeeper like An." Now, he has got what he wants.

The two sides had a very smooth talk, with only the physical examination and final signature left. At this time, Huafang had time to come back to work on Zhang Jun's affairs.

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This acquisition has also had a certain impact in China. Some die-hard Fiorentine fans, like their Italian counterparts, regard this acquisition as a shame and sell themselves. It is just because they don’t know more about the situation, so they are more extreme and extreme. It doesn’t matter those who like Florence because of Zhang Jun. They care more about Zhang Jun’s fate, whether to leave or stay in the end.

Some media lamented that the incident was so big: "I thought it was just a matter of changing coaches or selling players, but I didn't expect that I would change the boss directly. Things in the world are unpredictable, and this is the case."

In Italy, after soothing people's hearts, Jalimian began to think about focusing on the team, but he did not have any prospects for next season, but wanted to clean up the mess last season.

On the last day of July, players who were on vacation in various places returned one after another, and the Chinese team's Asian Cup trip ended in the semi-finals. This summer, the national team's game is not the main focus.

Jalimian first issued a statement saying that he did not know much about the grudges between Zhang Jun and Malezani, but he believed that these were just misunderstandings. Both of them were professional and they would unite for Florence without any problem.

In Li Yan's words, this statement is fart, he talks nonsense all over, says nothing, and does not reveal the personal preferences of the new boss. He reminds Zhang Jun to be careful, such people are often the most playful.

Afterwards, Jalimian asked the two to go to the office to talk.

No one knew what they were talking about, and Zhang Jun didn't know what the new boss said to Malezani, but when he saw Malezani came out, he remembered Li Yan's advice, and when he entered the generous office, he was nervous.

Pushing open the wooden door, he met Florence's new president, Mr. Francisco Jalimian. This was the first time he had met a real person face to face. He had only seen photos on TV and online before.

Medium figure, bald, thick beard, deep eye sockets, can't see the person's eyes clearly, and is wearing a neat purple suit to show his love for Florence. It was such a person who acquired Florence, and it was such a person who would decide whether he would stay or not.

He sat down on the sofa opposite the new chairman and waited for the man to speak.

But it seemed that Jalimian was very interested in Zhang Jun's appearance. He stared at Zhang Jun repeatedly for a long time, and Zhang Jun felt a little embarrassed and almost wanted to get out of the door.

He won't have that tendency, right?

After a long time, Jalimian spoke, but only said one sentence, ended the talks.

"My boss wants to see you, and he will decide whether you will stay or not."

Zhang Jun was stunned.

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Zhang Jun was sitting in this pure white extended Rolls-Royce, and Jialimian was sitting opposite him. This gentleman was staring at him with a smile. Zhang Jun felt scared and dared not look at him. In order to cover up, he simply closed his eyes and leaned his head on the back of a leather seat to pretend to sleep.
To be continued...
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