Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Chinese players can no longer fetch high prices because of Sun Jihai!" (Lan)

As the largest football newspaper in China, this statement by the Football News immediately misled many fans in the country who still have relatively simple minds.

Especially compared to Fan Zhiyi and Yang Chen.

But actually, let alone the fact that these three situations are completely different, even if they were the same... then are Fan Zhiyi and Yang Chen currently playing in the second-tier league?

So what if Sun Jihai also goes to play in the second division?

Faced with immense public pressure, Sun Jihai's family members were the first to succumb.

Some relatives and friends even called him, scolding him as a traitor and saying that his actions would cause all Chinese players to lose their market value in the future.

This is a loss of state-owned assets!

Sun Jihai finds it difficult to explain these things to others, and even he himself may not be able to make sense of them.

It wasn't until Jiang Yunzhu, president and editor-in-chief of Dongqiudi, who was involved in the Sun Jihai transfer saga, published a headline article titled "How Long Will This Deception Continue? Revealing the Value of Chinese Players Through Sun Jihai's Transfer to Manchester City!"

"We have long misjudged the value of Chinese players. First of all, we must be clear that transfer fees are solely the club's revenue and have no direct financial relationship with the player."

"In the early days, player transfer fees were generally not high, but due to the exchange rate between foreign currencies and our currency, the revenue that our clubs could obtain from selling players was quite considerable."

"As the European football economy developed and the center of world football shifted from Italy to Spain and England, player transfer fees skyrocketed. This included players like Vieri, Ronaldo, Figo, Zidane, Buffon, Mendieta, and Veron."

"Some domestic clubs naturally projected this inflation onto their own players in a delusional way. For example, my top player used to sell for 100,000 euros, while your top player sells for 1 million euros."

"So now, your top player is worth 70 million euros, and proportionally, my top player should be worth 7 million euros. Even considering our players' strong performances in the Premier League and Bundesliga, compared to players with similar stats, their value should be around 15 to 20 million euros." — Lan

"So when foreign teams want to buy players from our club, they immediately ask for three to five million euros."

"But what's the reality? The cheapest player back then cost 100,000 euros, and the cheapest player now still costs 100,000 euros. In fact, Sporting Lisbon has several starting players who were acquired for less than 100,000 euros."

"The ceiling for player valuations has indeed risen significantly, but the floor hasn't increased as a result. If clubs use the floor value of players to measure the increase in the value of the ceiling value, the only result will be letting the whole world know that Chinese players are overvalued."

"Over time, no team in the top five European leagues will want Chinese players anymore. A player costing over three million is considered cost-effective among players who haven't proven themselves in top European leagues, but it's definitely not a low price."

"I know some people will say that there are South American talents who are sold for ten or twenty million euros, such as Ronaldinho and Saviola. But those are talents. Sun Jihai is ten years younger, and I think Manchester City will be willing to pay five to ten million euros for him."

"Don't let some greedy domestic football clubs lead you by the nose, and don't close the door for Chinese players to go to European football because of this."

"Only when more and more affordable yet effective Chinese players like Wu Xudong appear in the top five European leagues can Chinese players truly establish a brand effect, making our future young players increasingly valuable. Only then will we have the opportunity to develop in the direction of 'Made in China, Guaranteed Quality,' thereby cultivating sky-high-priced, talented players." - Lan

"This is a path Brazil has taken decades to traverse; we cannot surpass it in just a few years. A focus on short-term gains will inevitably lead to a major setback for Chinese football!"

Jiang Yunzhu's article on Toutiao attracted many fans to read it. Some people suddenly understood, some had an epiphany, and some scoffed at it.

The major clubs are certainly unhappy, and some have even publicly stated that they will forever refuse to cooperate with Dongqiudi and will make Dongqiudi lose all its sections of the Chinese football league!

Subsequently, Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon announced their entry into Dongqiudi.

The number of registered users on Dongqiudi in China has surged.

In the short term, the blockade of Dongqiudi by major domestic clubs does not seem to have any effect.

Perhaps it will have some effect over time.

But what if more foreign clubs join Dongqiudi after it's added to the platform?

For football fans, do you think Real Madrid is more attractive, or is a certain domestic football club more attractive?

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February 17th, the 23rd round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Sporting Lisbon defeated Farens 4-1, maintaining their position as league leaders.

But... less than a month after recovering from his injury, Lothar Matthäus was injured and forced to retire again.

After the match, media outlets commented that "Matheus, this German classic car, seems to finally be running out of gas."

This is a compliment to Matthäus, who will officially turn forty-one in a month!

You can't imagine that a player of such advanced age can still maintain the level of a starting midfielder in one of the top five European leagues.

Some people are seven years younger than him, but they have been sitting on the bench of Sporting Lisbon for a long time without playing.

Deschamps: Who are you slandering?

Some people are ten years younger than him, but they have already been abandoned by the big clubs and can only play as starters in the second division.

Guardiola: Is it my fault? Am I also responsible for Gerrard's slip?

This directly led to media pessimism about Sporting Lisbon's next match.

Because the next match is in the Champions League!

Lothar Matthäus confirmed unavailable for the Arsenal match! Sporting Lisbon's already slim chances of winning drop by another 10%!

Wenger expresses regret that both teams' biggest stars are unavailable for the match!

Anglo-French forces storm Portugal! Arsenal fly to Lisbon, ready for all-out war!

Henry of the Highbury Express: Looking forward to scoring a goal at Alvalade Stadium!

Bergkamp, ​​the "Ice Prince": Taking three points from Lisbon doesn't seem that difficult!

Ljungberg: Losing Matthäus is a huge blow to Sporting Lisbon; beating Barcelona shows they are a formidable opponent!

Arsenal have arrived at Alvalade Stadium.

Professor Wenger, in the presence of reporters' flashing lights, was quite suave and even discussed some inside stories of the winter transfer window: "The winter window is over, and we did inquire with Sporting Lisbon about their willingness to trade for Duncan."

Reporter: "Really? You want Deng Kai?"

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