After three consecutive wins in the league, Leverkusen ranked first in the standings, followed by Hamburg. They also won all three games, but because they were behind Leverkusen, the next one was Munich 1860. They won two wins and one draw in three games, the fourth was Kaiserslautern, and the fifth was Bayern Munich.

"Kickers" wrote in the headlines - the Bundesliga has changed. At least this season, we have seen a different scenery. Bayern Munich is no longer the top spot. There are four teams ahead of them. Munich 1860 in the same city is even ranked third. This year is no longer the situation where Bayern Munich dominates. Perhaps, the championship will be produced in the top four, and the strong Leverkusen is obviously the most promising, but in the eyes of Spinach Company, Bayern Munich's odds are still ranked second.

"Kicker" continued to give Zheng Zhi a high score of 1, and rated him as the Bundesliga Player of the Week for three consecutive rounds. The comment he gave was that he continued to prove that he was the strongest player in the Bundesliga. Under his leadership, his teammates also performed world-class. Ze Roberto, Barack, Beinrich can do everything, and Waller can even temporarily forget Emerson.

Biography shows Bayern Munich's helplessness in the form of a comic - the old man with big nose Heathfield took his disciples Effenberg, Basler and others in a sports car, stretched his neck from the window and looked forward, but there were Hamburg, Munich 1860 and Kaiserslautern three sports cars. He could only see the taillights of the Leverkusen sports car in the front, while Waller and Zheng Zhi were grimacing at them...

Undoubtedly, what this comic wants to show is that Heathfield cannot lead Bayern Munich to keep up with Leverkusen's pace...

Strangely, although the National Olympic Team lost to the Nigerian National Olympic Team 0:5, it did not cause any reflection at home. The media trend turned very quickly.

"This is the difference between Zheng Zhi and without Zheng Zhi. The Chinese National Olympic Team with Zheng Zhi can defeat any opponent, and the Chinese National Olympic Team without Zheng Zhi can also lose to any opponent."

"Sports Weekly" quickly found the reason for the Chinese Olympic team to lose. "It is undeniable that the Chinese Olympic team is still a very strong team, but the premise is that there is Zheng Zhi, which is not inconsistent with our previous views. The team that lost to Nigeria 0:5 and defeated Argentina 4:2 is not the same team."

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When everything becomes a habit, people become accustomed to it.

In Milan City, Italy, "Milan Sports" launched a vote. The first two games of AC Milan this season only achieved a record of two draws, which made AC Milan fans quite dissatisfied. The Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko perfectly scored 2 points for Milan with his personal ability, but it still could not conceal Milan's weakness on the offensive end. For this reason, "Milan Sports" believes that AC Milan should immediately introduce a front midfielder to the team, and the list they gave was given a total of three people with names - Rui Costa of Fiorentina, Riquelme of Boca youth, and Zheng Zhi of Leverkusen.

"Milan Sports" called on fans to vote on their official website, but nearly 100,000 people almost paralyzed the website.

Among the four options, Rui Costa has the highest vote rate, with a 55% approval rating. Milan fans want to get the Portuguese midfield commander. His outstanding performance in Fiorentina has made him loved by nearly ordinary fans. As we all know, Rui Costa has always expressed that he wants to perform at a higher stage, and it is undoubtedly one of the best places to go in AC Milan.

The news of AC Milan's acquisition of Rui Costa has also been circulating.

Italy's Rai Sports Channel claims that AC Milan and Fiorentina have reached an agreement on Rui Costa's transfer fee, and that one of the world's best midfielders will join Milan for a high price of $30 million this winter break.

Almost at the same time, a director named Sandrili in Florence admitted on an Italian TV show that the club was in an unprecedented financial crisis and predicted: "Rui Costa is very likely to join AC Milan."

The report has not been confirmed by the two clubs and Costa himself. Previously, it was reported that Parma was willing to bid $35 million and wanted to buy Costa and Tordo at the same time. However, Costa himself recently expressed his intention to be Real Madrid, a La Liga powerhouse. He said that he could play for the same club for the first time with his national teammate Figo.

Rui Costa is the current captain of Fiorentina and has become the spiritual leader of the team. Fiorentina did not want to let the pillar go, but the club suddenly fell into a serious financial crisis. Chery Gauri was forced to cash out four major masters including Rui Costa, Tordo, Chiesa and Gomez, hoping to raise a huge amount of US$70 million to avoid the doom of being liquidated.

Although Rui Costa’s net worth ranges from 30 million to 35 million, it is certain that his destination is basically not available in the five major clubs, including AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio and Real Madrid.

Florence fans, who have always been known for their hot temper, placed a bomb in a cinema under his jurisdiction last week, but no casualties were caused.

The above incident is just a microcosm of the Fiorentine crisis. The happiest thing is the opponents who are eyeing each other. Among them, Rui Costa will inevitably trigger a fierce battle, and the outcome will be achieved soon. But at present, it seems that AC Milan has the greatest hope of taking the lead. Because AC Milan needs a good midfielder, AC Milan chairman Berlusconi and head coach Trim both highly praised Rui Costa, making his transfer a top priority, and even surpassed the plan to introduce Inzaghi.

As for Riquelme? His vote rate is as high as 23%.

Although he performed mediocrely in a recent friendly match, Riquelme is now a celebrity in the eyes of Barcelona Club. Although Spanish media broke the news last week that Barcelona will buy Riquelme for $5 million, in Italy, he and AC Milan are also infinitely close.

After returning from Europe, Riquelme quickly had a conflict with the Boca Youth Team. He wanted to transfer to Europe, but wanted to leave the Boca Youth this winter. A trip to Europe made him feel ready and could no longer hold back his loneliness. It was probably the agent who encouraged him to do this.

As the conflict between Riquelme, known as the new Maradona and the parent team Boca youth team continues to escalate, Serie A giant AC Milan is expected to take the opportunity to sign with the Argentine Hope Star in advance to alleviate the unprecedented pressure faced by the club.

Although Riquelme is currently negotiating a contract renewal with Boca Club, he has been in fact full of scandals. There were news a week ago that he would transfer to Barcelona. However, AC Milan has long said that he would sign with Riquelme, and the most likely thing is next summer.

It is possible that this winter is ahead of schedule.

Boca Club is threatening to reduce wages and force Rikelme to accept a new labor contract, although the contract is only one year left.

Riquelme's agent Franky has been in frequent contact with AC Milan about the transfer. He has notified the latter that if the salary negotiations with Boca Club eventually break down, Riquelme will be listed for sale by Boca Club.

If the situation is true, AC Milan Chairman Berlusconi will definitely breathe a sigh of anger. Although he still has not fulfilled his promise to the fans of our team to "bring one of the top five stars in the world to AC Milan". But at least he has also captured a future superstar, right?

This summer, AC Milan lost a lot in the bid for Rivaldo and Beckham, and was far behind other opponents in the transfer battle. The league started with two consecutive draws, which made AC Milan's dilemma even bigger. For a moment, the sky above AC Milan was covered with dark clouds and crises.

Riquelme, who is about to turn 20, has always been highly respected and is unanimously recognized as Argentina's best star in the future. Riquelme has a total of ten siblings. He was discovered by a scout while playing in a garbage dump near his home and has since been out of control. From the first day of signing with Boca team, he has inherited the No. 10 jersey of King Maradona, and is an idol in the minds of countless Boca fans.

Under Riquelme's instruction, Franky has been fighting the Boca Youth Team for more than a year on a high-paying contract to play for a long-term Boca team. So far, Boca chairman Markley and general manager Pan Pelio have not been able to accept the conditions and price codes offered by Franky.

Although Riquelme's contract with Boca will expire in 2001, AC Milan's vice chairman Gariani has long been confident that he has signed a contract with Riquelme on his return to Milan next summer.

Speaking of which, Riquelme's biggest benefactor should be the national team coach Bilardo who led the team to win the 1986 World Cup. He was a unique vision and promoted Riquelme to the first team of Boca. When he was only 18 years old, Riquelme won the first chance to play for the legendary Boca youth team. However, he was talented and successful at a young age, not a fame. In 1997, Riquelme led the Argentine youth team under the age of 20 to win the South America and World Youth Championships.

The third place is Zheng Zhi. His vote is as high as 22%, only one point less than Riquelme. This shows that AC Milan fans have a deeper understanding of Zheng Zhi. This is nearly one-quarter of the votes. Although it cannot be compared with Rui Costa, it is at least the same level as Riquelme. Riquelme is famous in South America and Zheng Zhi is famous in Europe. Both of them are hailed as one of the best midfielders in the future.

AC Milan is interested in Zheng Zhi. It came out this summer, but it has always been a thunder and rain. The news of Zheng Zhi joining AC Milan is uncommon in China. The Milan Sports Daily has also reported it, but they are all speculations that AC Milan Club has never come forward to clarify.

Now 23% of the votes have made AC Milan club chairman Berlusconi and vice chairman Galliani look at each other differently. They have discussed Zheng Zhi in the office for the first time.

"Bald, we may have missed a big business." Berlusconi put the "Milan Sports" on the table and pointed at Zheng Zhi's avatar.

When he and Galliani are usually called Galliani...

"We should have had contact with Frankfurt in advance."

"If this kid is really kicked out, no one has a better commercial market than him."

Berlusconi's business acumen never needs doubt.

"We can earn a lot of money from Chinese people."

"Of course, the competitive income will not be much worse."

"Look at his approval rating, oh ~ I've made a mistake."

Galliani smiled and replied:

"Silvio,"

"You can't use the political style to fool fans and Milan."

"You said that you should bring Milan the top five stars in the world, not young people."

"Our goal must be more determined, Portuguese Rui Costa, who is our midfield ace. Moreover, we already have the best candidates for young people. But he is not Riquelme, nor Zheng Zhi. He is in Brazil."

It turns out that Galliani has long been confident. AC Milan's signing plan has not changed. He is one of the best football managers in the world, comparable to Juventus' Moji.

"The young people in Brazil are the best, and I can be sure that that guy can bring crazy to Milan."

"Ronaldinho?" Berlusconi blinked, obviously knowing Ronaldinho very well. "If he could come, there would be no problem. That guy is just an elf, he just feels that he is not reliable and playful. But who was not like this when he was young?"

After saying that, Berlusconi stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, with a look of yin in his eyes. He thought of the scene of spending the night with those teenage Italian girls in his villa last night...

"No, no, not Ronaldinho, it's another Brazilian guy. The guy is Ricardo Izekson Dos Santos Reit."

Galliani was a little proud, and it seemed that she really thought she had discovered a genius.

"I don't know." Berrisconi rolled his eyes, "Which garbage pile did you come out? I haven't heard of the player's name."

"Well, he is not famous yet, not at all, but I'm sure Milan should wait for him, he's only 17 years old this year."

"Ha? Then why don't you wait for Rikelme or Zheng Zhi? Everyone is about the same age. Especially the latter, how much I want to make money from the Chinese. Look at Perugia, that Chinese has brought a big effect to Perugia. If we can win their first star, it will definitely be extraordinary."

"Boss, have you forgotten?"

“We are a professional club, and our primary goal is competition, not business?”

Berlusconi sighed and buckled his eyebrows helplessly.

"Bald,"

"This does not hinder our performance. You underestimate his business interests. Think about it carefully. If he performed well in Milan, even if he became a regular substitute, he might earn $50 million for us a year. Do you believe it?"

“!!!”

Galliani smiled.

"Boss, you're thinking too much."

"You know the best thing about how cheap Chinese manufacturing is. As far as I can tell, Perugia has only won a little popularity and has no profit. I heard from their boss that China is full of pirated goods, and their jerseys are sold wildly, but they are all pirated on street stalls. No one buys genuine jerseys or genuine goods."

"Bald, we can't ask everyone to pay us money by taking their pockets, just a part of it. At least if it's in Rikelme, including the one you just said, I think Zheng Zhi is the most suitable. But you're right, I have to buy Rui Costa, I have to buy it. We can't wait any longer, we need a world-class midfielder."

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Chapter completed!