057: Is he the final piece of AC Milan’s championship puzzle?

After confirming the introduction of Martinez, Tong Yi directly contacted Arsenal.

Tong Yi contacted Arsenal CEO Gazidis.

He is now in full charge of Arsenal following Wenger's departure. And at this time, he and his sports director Mislintat and football relations director Sanllehi, who he poached from Dortmund, also formed a three-person coaching team.

Now they are choosing a coach for Arsenal.

When Tong Yi found Gazidis, Gazidis was shocked.

After all, Tong Yi has already gone to AC Milan at this time. If he came to contact Tong Yi before joining AC Milan, he should be very happy.

Because they originally wanted Tong Yi to replace Wenger, and Gazidis had also been in contact with Tong Yi.

However, it is obvious that Tong Yi is not here to coach Arsenal.

So Gazidis is still a little confused about Tong Yi's purpose.

However, he was very happy that Tong Yi came to them at this time. After all, he had something that needed Tong Yi's help.

Everyone knows that they are chasing Yuan Zhen now, and Yuan Zhen is Tong Yi's disciple. If Tong Yi helps to persuade him, it will be easy for Arsenal to win over Yuan Zhen!

Therefore, Tongyi Gazidis was welcomed.

Then he asked Tong Yi about his purpose of coming.

Naturally, Tong Yi got right to the point, saying that he wanted to introduce Arsenal’s loaned goalkeeper Martinez!

Gazidis was slightly stunned, not expecting that Tong Yi would fall in love with the Argentine goalkeeper.

To be honest, it seems that no one except Wenger is optimistic about Martinez as a goalkeeper. There is no chance of staying in the team, and there is no chance of going out on loan. Even Wenger, who was optimistic about him, didn't give him any chance, so Gazidis really didn't expect that Tong Yi would like this guy!

Is this guy really a genius?

But if you think about it carefully, if this guy is really a genius, Tong Yi will not introduce Courtois, but directly introduce Martinez. What's more important is that Martinez is not young anymore and has little potential, right?

Therefore, Gazidis believes that Tong Yi introduced this guy just to find a backup goalkeeper.

As for why you approached Martinez? He doesn't know!

Gazidis asked directly, asking Tong Yi why he wanted to bring in Martinez.

Tong Yi directly gave him an extremely true answer - cheap!

Also, Tong Yi said that Martinez has good height and long wingspan, and he can be regarded as a qualified substitute goalkeeper candidate.

Gazidis felt a little disapproval.

If Martinez was really a qualified second-choice goalkeeper, he wouldn't have been loaned out frequently in recent years.

Moreover, when Martinez stayed at Arsenal, he did not get any opportunities to play, which further illustrates this point.

In Gazidis' view, Martinez is only a wicket-keeper at best!

Anyway, Gazidis is not very optimistic about Martinez. If he can build a relationship with Tong Yi through this, it would actually be very good.

Gazidis claimed that there is no problem selling Martinez to AC Milan, but Tong Yi must do their Arsenal a favor!

Tong Yi frowned slightly, help?

After asking, Tong Yi smiled bitterly and said directly, "I can only help you connect the dots. Forget about persuasion, you still have to talk to Xiao Yuan yourself!"

Yes, Gazidis hopes Tong Yi can persuade Yuan Zhen to join Arsenal!

They all know that Yuan Zhen is Tong Yi's apprentice, and Yuan Zhen should be obedient to Tong Yi's advice. In that case, Yuan Zhen should come to coach their Arsenal.

Tong Yi did not agree because he did not want to affect Yuan Zhen's own judgment.

However, Tong Yi said that he is willing to connect Gazidis and Yuan Zhen, and whether you can succeed depends on you.

Gazidis hesitated and agreed.

After bargaining with Arsenal, AC Milan finally spent 4.2 million pounds to introduce Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal.

Arsenal spent 1.1 million pounds when they brought Martinez from Argentina to England eight years ago. After so many years of training, they were finally sold for 4.2 million pounds.

Gazidis and the others saw this as another classic case of Wenger's mistake!

And at this time, they feel that it is not bad to be able to recover so much transfer fee.

After negotiating with Arsenal, Tong Yi contacted Martinez and his agent. The two said there were no problems and directly agreed to sign. Tong Yi signed a five-year contract with Martinez. Martinez's annual salary after tax is 1.5 million euros.

To be honest, this is much cheaper than Reina, and Martinez is younger and has a promising future. If he is transferred later, AC Milan will definitely make a lot of money.

After finalizing Martinez, AC Milan's three goalkeepers will also abstain from the new season. They are Courtois, Martinez and Livieri!

After finalizing Martinez, Tong Yi has not been idle!

Tong Yi sent people to Madrid again and brought Atletico Madrid veteran Fernando Torres to AC Milan!

Torres' contract with Atletico Madrid has expired and there is no intention to renew it.

At this time, Torres had plans to retire, and at this time, the Tosu Sand Rock Club from Japan found Torres, hoping that Torres would go to Japan.

This effect. And Torres also has the intention to go gold mining and prepares to earn some pension in Japan.

It is said that Tosu Sand Rock has offered Torres an annual salary of 4 million euros!

To be honest, if Torres wanted this annual salary when he came to AC Milan, Tong Yi would definitely not be willing to give it.

The reason why Tong Yi brought Torres here is to find a good teacher for the young people on AC Milan's front line, and to increase experience on the front line, etc.

Therefore, Tong Yi's introduction of Torres will not give him a high annual salary at all.

Just like Reina!

If Torres bites off the annual salary of 4 million euros, this deal will definitely not succeed.

However, after Torres contacted AC Milan's Stecrus, he gave up his plan to go to Japan to earn a pension, and instead prepared to join AC Milan!

Although AC Milan only offered him an annual salary of 1.8 million euros a year, they gave him a career plan for the future. What Tong Yi means is that now Torres comes to AC Milan as a player-coach. After retiring next season, he can directly join AC Milan's coaching staff and become Tong Yi's assistant!

This season, he can also learn from Tong Yi as an assistant coach.

If Torres had no plans in this regard, he would definitely not give up the opportunity to go to Japan to make big money.

However, after hearing this proposal, Torres was tempted.

And he thought of Campbell, Hamann, Vieri, Fernando and others who had followed Tong Yi before. To be honest, he was still a little envious. This makes him understand that it is very good to study with Tong Yi, and there is no doubt that he can become a good head coach in the future.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Torres still rejected the invitation from Tosu Sand Rock in Japan, and directly chose to sign a free contract with AC Milan. Torres has returned to AC Milan again!

Yes, Torres once played for AC Milan, although he didn't play for a long time and his performance was not very good. But now he is quite happy to be able to revisit his old place and prove himself again.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate for long before he agreed to join AC Milan freely.

When the AC Milan club announced this deal, all Milan fans were shocked. They did not expect that Torres might return to AC Milan. This was really something they did not expect.

However, some fans still welcomed Torres' return.

And they also believe that AC Milan really needs an experienced forward on the front line, and one who is experienced in competitions. Torres is really good. He has played in various competitions, including the Champions League finals, European Cup finals and World Cup finals.

Torres's experience is quite helpful to AC Milan's young forward players.

Therefore, they welcomed Torres' return.

Moreover, these fans also understood from AC Milan's announcement that Torres came back as a player and assistant coach this time, and they understood what Tong Yi's purpose was in bringing Torres back. They applauded one after another, feeling that Tong Yi did something very right, and this is what they, the AC Milan people, need.

When interviewed by media reporters, Torres also said, "It is indeed like this. What attracts me most is being able to be a member of Mr. Tong Yi's coaching staff. I believe I can learn a lot from such an excellent coach. I also believe that I will become a very good head coach in the future!"

Sure enough, Torres has already planned his own future path!

After getting these two people, AC Milan's lineup is basically the same this season.

As for whether an experienced veteran is needed in the defense, Tong Yi feels that this is not necessary. Their tactics prefer young and athletic central defenders. When veterans come, they will hardly get any opportunities.

What's more important is that their club's Maldini is also an expert in this field, and the club also has the famous Nesta. If there is a need, it is actually feasible to ask these old guys to come out to teach these young central defenders in Milan.

Therefore, a veteran at this position is not necessary.

If there is a suitable transfer on the market, Tong Yi can get it. If there is no suitable one, then it is okay not to introduce him. Therefore, Tong Yi no longer pays attention to this aspect. He usually pays attention to the team's physical training and formulates offensive and defensive training for the new season.

By this time, Kruger, who was far away in Russia, had also returned and participated in the tactical preparation meeting for the new season.

By mid-to-late July, AC Milan's physical reserve training had been completed very well, and the team also started ball training and began to run in as a team. Not to mention that these young players have really good receptive abilities and good learning abilities. The team's tactical training is actually very smooth.

Tong Yi and Stecrus were very happy to see this, and they also have more confidence in the new season.

At this time, news came out from the outside world that the Arsenal Football Club and Yuan Zhen had broken down, and Yuan Zhen would not take over Arsenal. At the same time, some media reporters said that Crystal Palace has not reached an agreement with Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen seems to have no intention of leaving the Chinese Men's Football Team. He will continue to coach the Chinese Men's Football Team!

Therefore, Arsenal had to give up Yuan Zhen at this time, and then quickly found a new coach. Spaniard Emery officially took over the Gunners and became the Gunners' new head coach.