Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 128 A new beginning

After the match, the on-site reporters immediately sent their written reports back to China, and the news was dominated by the national team's 3-0 victory over France in the warm-up match.

"National team friendly match: 3-0 victory over France!"

"Shan Yongzhuo scores a hat-trick in his national team debut!"

"In his debut hat, Shan Yongzhuo demonstrated the power of the European Golden Boot!"

"The world's number one striker has been born: Shan Yongzhuo!"

"..."

As a series of reports were released, the match on the field had already ended, and the Chinese team members were celebrating happily.

Shan Yongzhuo hugged Mexes and the two exchanged jerseys.

On the sidelines, Gao Hongbo and Domenech shook hands.

Gao Hongbo wore a smile, displaying the demeanor expected of a "renowned coach," or at least that's what he thought. Domenech, on the other hand, couldn't smile at all; his face only showed bitterness.

Gao Hongbo watched Domenech's retreating figure, then looked at Shan Yongzhuo on the field, and smiled with satisfaction.

He was happy!

I'm so happy!
He came to this match against France with the mindset of minimizing the loss, but he never expected such a result.

Shan Yongzhuo's performance was outstanding, his efficiency was too high. He had very few chances, and even that corner kick could not be considered a chance, but he still managed to score 3 goals!

If the French team couldn't defend against him, then Asian teams would have even less of a chance. This guy would be a killer weapon in Asia!

Gao Hongbo felt that the future was incredibly bright, with the Asian Cup next year and the World Cup qualifiers following. He felt that everything seemed very secure.

"Just fight like this!"

"When facing strong teams, we play a defensive counter-attacking style. With Shan Yongzhuo on the team, we don't expect him to perform like this in every game. Even if he only plays at half the level, it's more than enough compared to Asian teams..."

Gao Hongbo couldn't help but imagine the future.

This match was just a warm-up game. Although the Chinese team defeated the French team, it was still just a warm-up game.

Once the hype dies down, it's over.

After training in Reunion for a few more weeks, the national team returned to China and went to Kunming for a period of intensive training before disbanding.

Shan Yongzhuo returned home safely. The World Cup is currently underway and will continue until July, so Shan Yongzhuo has nothing to do but watch the World Cup at home.

The result was no different from the previous World Cup in South Africa.

As expected, the French team was plagued by internal strife, resulting in an ugly exit from the group stage. Ultimately, the Netherlands and Spain met in the final, where Iniesta's decisive goal left the Netherlands heartbroken once again.

In mid-July, after the World Cup ended, the transfer battle in Europe began.

The summer of 2010 was generally peaceful, and even Florentino Pérez's Real Madrid restrained themselves in the face of a sluggish economy and increasingly stringent regulations from UEFA.

Apart from Manchester City, the other Premier League teams have also been relatively restrained. Manchester United only brought in Hernandez, while Chelsea brought in Ramires.

The two biggest signings this summer were undoubtedly David Villa, who joined Barcelona for 4000 million euros, and Shan Yongzhuo, who joined Manchester City for 6500 million euros.

Shan Yongzhuo flew to England at the end of July, met up with Kroos in London, and the two then flew to Manchester together. As the first signing of the summer and Manchester City's most significant signing, the entire club attached great importance to Shan Yongzhuo's arrival in Manchester.

A hotel was arranged for Shan Yongzhuo well in advance, and he underwent a medical examination at the club. While waiting for the results, Manchester City prepared a signing ceremony.

The transfer of Shan Yongzhuo to Manchester City for 6500 million euros was announced before the World Cup. However, at that time, the world's attention was focused on the World Cup. Now that the transfer battle has begun, Manchester City has immediately dominated the news.

Last season, Manchester City, thanks to its financial resources and large-scale investment, finished fifth in the league.

This summer, Manchester City once again lived up to the nickname Europe has given them: €6500 million for Shan Yongzhuo, €2875 million for David Silva, €3000 million for Yaya Toure, €2700 million for Kolarov, €2950 million for Balotelli, €2200 million for Milner, and €1250 million for Boateng.

Manchester City quickly finalized a series of transfers, spending a whopping 2 million euros, and also secured this summer's record signing, Shan Yongzhuo.

The €6500 million signing surpassed Barcelona's acquisition of Spanish national team striker David Villa from Valencia, and is also Manchester City's most expensive signing in history.

This has led some to question the decision, with some mocking Manchester City for being foolish and having too much money, only to be ripped off by Roma.

However, Shan Yongzhuo's performance last season was so convincing that there were far fewer doubters.

Manchester City's squad underwent a major overhaul this summer, and now boasts a star-studded lineup, including European Golden Boot winner Shan Yongzhuo from Roma, one of Valencia's two stars from La Liga, Silva, Barcelona's defensive linchpin Toure, Italian prodigy Balotelli, and England international Milner...

With the addition of players like Tevez, Kompany, De Jong, and Toure, the outlook for Manchester City remains very positive.

Especially the vast number of Manchester City fans.

Last season's European Golden Boot winner, widely recognized as having the world's best shooting technique, scored 97 goals in all competitions in one season, and is the Serie A goalscorer...

These are the points that Manchester City fans are focused on. For these noisy neighbors who have long been frustrated by Manchester United's dominance, they now feel that their team has finally welcomed a superstar.

"He will definitely surpass Son's achievements at Manchester City!"

"We're definitely going to make it into the top four of the league!"

"Top four? Maybe we can contend for the title. Our squad is much stronger than Roma's!"

"Competing for the championship? That seems a bit..."

Manchester City fans are buzzing with discussion, with some even eagerly awaiting the start of the new season.

Meanwhile, Shan Yongzhuo was lying in the hotel feeling a bit bored. Marilena had come from Italy and was helping Cross with the preparations for their new home.

The new home is in Manchester city center, a small two-story manor house that Manchester City Football Club bought for Shan Yongzhuo and then deducted the payment from his salary in installments.

It's not particularly expensive, at £380 million.

Of course, this price is very expensive for Shan Yongzhuo, who hasn't received his salary yet. But after thinking about it, he will be spending the next four years in Manchester, so buying a property is not a bad idea.

Marina, as the housekeeper, has already started preparing the new house, and we can move in in a few days. The next thing to do is go to the club tomorrow and buy a car.

While in Italy, Shan Yongzhuo had already obtained a driver's license, so driving was no problem for him. As for English, he also spent a point to improve it.

Amidst all the hustle and bustle, a new day has arrived.

Dressed casually, Shan Yongzhuo stood in front of Manchester City Football Club and stepped inside after being warmly received by CEO Gary Cook.

A new beginning has arrived!
(End of this chapter)