An Airbus arriving from Donetsk, Ukraine, slowly landed at London's Heathrow Airport.

Twenty-one-year-old Zygrinski, accompanied by his brother and manager, Viktor, went through security and walked out of the gate.

This tall and strong Ukrainian with long flowing hair looks worried, but instead of the kind of powerful brute force shown by his body, he gives people a kind of elegant temperament, and if it is in Donetsk, Ukraine, no one in the whole city will not know him, they call him the Ukrainian Beckenbauer.

That's the love of the citizens of Donetsk, but that's only in Ukraine, but he's in London.

One of the world's leading international financial centres, and the team he wants to go to is Tottenham Hotspur, who have just beaten the Red Devils in the Champions League final, but even now, he still feels a little unbelievable.

It's like a dream

Ukraine's Premier League started early, starting in mid-July and has now played five rounds, Shakhtar Donetsk have not been very good this season, and this Ukrainian team, which has been very strong in the past decade or so, is currently only in seventh place in the league this season, which is not very good.

Two days ago, he had vowed in his heart that he would fight hard for Shakhtar Donetsk to defend the Ukrainian Premier League title for the new season, but two days later, he was no longer part of the team, which made it a little difficult for Tsygrinski to accept such a change, but as his brother, who is also the agent Viktor, said, it was a very, very rare opportunity

Two days earlier, after a training session, he had been called to the club's office, where he had met his brother, along with another man, a very old man, who introduced himself as Peter de Visserl of the Netherlands, a name Ziglinski had never heard of.

But after the old man left, he knew from the club's officials and head coach how famous the old man was, and which team he represented behind him now.

Yes, maybe in the Premier League, in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur is not a giant, but in Ukraine, it is a giant

Even now, Russians and Ukrainians are still talking about the Luzhniki miracle that passed not long ago, which is not only the pride of Tottenham Hotspur fans, but also the pride of Russians, and Ukrainians are equally honored.

It was then that the club told him that Shakhtar Donetsk had accepted an offer from Tottenham Hotspur for seven million euros, and that he belonged to Tottenham Hotspur, and that according to Tottenham Hotspur's request, he should leave for London as soon as possible to report and participate in the team's new season.

It all came so fast, so suddenly, so fast that he didn't even have time to react, and so suddenly it made him resist.

Seven million euros is not low for Shakhtar Donetsk's players, because a year ago, the core player of the midfield, Brazilian Elano, transferred from Shakhtar Donetsk to Manchester City, and the transfer fee was only 8 million euros, but Elano has the aura of a Brazilian and is the core of the midfield, and it is not difficult to see from this that Ziglinski's value is not low.

And the value often represents how much the new owner values you.

took off the familiar Donetsk Shakhtar's jersey, changed into a neat suit, and watched his eldest brother busy preparing for a ticket to London, and communicating with the Tottenham Hotspur placement staff who called, but Ziglinski was a little idle, but he just couldn't sleep.

Not only could he not sleep that night, but on the way to London, he didn't even close his eyes during the whole journey, so when he walked out of the gate, his eyes were bloodshot, giving people a feeling of lack of energy

Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu's team, Ribery, Messi, Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and a lot of world-class stars are in this team, and he can compete with these world-renowned stars, and play in the Premier League, as long as he thinks of all this, it makes Ziglinski inexplicably excited, excited, but a little scared.

He has never been a guy with a lot of self-confidence, on the contrary, the manager often tells him that the most important thing he needs to strengthen is his mental quality, because with his body, with his position, he should make himself more domineering and awe-inspiring, so that he can control the court.

"Hello, Tsygrinski?" As soon as the brothers stepped out of the gate, they were immediately greeted by a fat, fat-looking guy who would have suspected that they had encountered a terrorist if it weren't for the smiling face of the fat guy.

"Yes," the elder brother Victor replied immediately.

"Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach, Roland Shepas, in Theobold, everyone calls me Fat Robert" Regarding his figure, the chubby Dutchman doesn't seem to mind at all, and even takes the initiative to joke about it.

This gave Zygrinski a glance at his brother, and Victor shrugged his shoulders and thought it was funny.

Out of the airport, to the parking lot, to the BMW, the brothers sat in the back, and Roland drove in the front

"Are we going to White Hart Lane?" Victor asked casually as he watched the car drive out of Heathrow Airport.

At this time, they are very glad that both brothers have learned English and speak very well, not only do they have no problems communicating, but they also have no problems at all in football and some professional fields.

"Oh no, we're going to Theorebald now, that's our training base," Roland drove with a smile, "When I came just now, the head coach told me that he wanted Ziglinski to meet him once at noon and attend a training session in the afternoon, and Victor, we will have someone to take you to White Hart Lane, this should be no problem, right?" ”

Victor and his brother looked at each other and nodded, "Of course, there is no problem"

Although Roland was driving a car, he also secretly glanced at this Ukrainian in the rearview mirror, this guy is not small, and his body is quite sturdy, although he is not as good as Hangrande, but it is not bad, and Peter De Visel said that this guy's skills are good, and his passing and organizational skills are also quite good among the central defenders, so Ye Qiu discussed with the old Dutch man and bought it directly.

Along the way, I walked along the Ring Road, and it didn't take long to come to the north of Enfield, get off the highway, enter the territory of Hertfordshire, and arrive at the West Obold training base.

For this ultra-luxurious five-star training base, the Ziglinski brothers were naturally amazed again.

"Hello, Roland" The security guard at the door approached, glanced at the car with a serious face, and then nodded to let him go.

"That's our security captain, he knows you, next time you come, you should be able to see the smile on his face" Roland laughed and teased the club's security captain.

The BMW entered Theobald and slowed down, but soon found themselves in front of the first team's training building.

When I got out of the car, I immediately felt a burst of fresh air, surrounded by greenery, and the environment was as good as a garden.

"Follow me," Roland beckoned to the two of them, and as they passed the first floor of the training building, Ziglinski noticed that in one of the rooms near the stairs, the players appeared to be playing games, some playing table tennis, others playing cards and mobile phones.

On the second floor, you will pass through a technical analysis room, then the coach's room, and then the head coach's office.

It was the old Dutch man he saw in Donetsk the day before yesterday who came to open the door, and after he walked in, there were quite a few people in the office, if it had been a few days ago, Zigrinsky would not have recognized him, but now he knows every single one, because he specially made up for his homework in this area.

"Please come in," Peter Devisel smiled and invited them in.

The people in the office seemed to be discussing something before, the table was covered with all kinds of drawings, and after seeing Zygrin come in, Mauro Tasotti immediately put everything away, and Ye Qiu greeted him directly, with a smile full of kind welcome on his face.

"I heard you speak English very well?" Ye Qiu's first sentence was a tentative joke.

"Yes, sir," Tsygrinski was a little reserved, "you can say anything to me in English, and I can understand it"

Ye Qiu immediately clapped his hands vigorously and laughed after hearing this, in his previous life, after Ziglinski joined Barcelona in 09, he immediately encountered a very serious problem, that is, language.

At that time, the only one in the Barcelona team who could speak English was Pique, including Pep Guardiola, who could not speak well, so Ziglinski was indeed quite unlucky in Barcelona and did not play very well, including technical and tactical problems, as well as language and living habits.

Ziglinski's physical flexibility, especially in terms of turning, makes him more obvious in La Liga, because he and Pique are actually two players who are very similar, with similar technical and tactical characteristics and physical fitness, so his sadness in Barcelona cannot be a test of his strength at all.

But there is no problem in this aspect when coming to the Premier League, first of all, the style of the Premier League is closer to the Ukrainian Premier League than La Liga, and Tottenham Hotspur's overall tactical play is also more able to play the characteristics of Ziglinski's backfield and ball, at least more suitable than Barcelona.

After beckoning the Ziglinski brothers into the office, the other members of the coaching staff left, leaving Ye Qiu alone to greet the two of them, and sat in the hospitality area to drink tea.

"You know, our relationship between China and your Ukraine has always been very good, and I believe that I and you will be the same" Ye Qiu made a joke with a smile, and then introduced the whole process of his fancy to Eglinski and the team's current problems in the backline.

Using Yaya Toure to play central defender, Ye Qiu is never very relieved, one or two games are okay, but it can't be done after a long time, and Lucas is not there in the midfield, there is only one Beckham, Ye Qiu is worried about the interception and hardness of the midfield.

Only the two central defenders of Thiago Silva and Kompany can't last a season, so Ye Qiu asked Peter De Visser to find a central defender early, Ziglinski was named by Ye Qiu himself, let Peter De Visser observe, and the Dutchman gave a very high evaluation, because the Ukrainian Premier League started, he inspected this player for a total of three games, and the evaluation was not bad, not only his strength in defense, but also his ball and organizational ability.

Ziglinski's defensive characteristics are a bit like that of Brad Hangride, he is quite good on the front, he is also good on the ball, he is not as physical as Hangrid, but he is not bad, he is good one-on-one, but he turns slowly and can be a problem with fast players.

Unlike Hangrande, he has a strong ability to play the ball, not only short passes, but also medium and long passes, plus he can hold the ball and have enough sense of receiving, so Ye Qiu believes that he will be a powerful addition to Tottenham Hotspur's backline, at least he and Kompany and Thiago Silva can complement each other.

Ye Qiu noticed a problem as early as the trip to China, after selling Hangrand and Mike Dawson, Kompany is about to sit firmly in the main force, which seems to have brought some pressure to Kompany, and he can't let go of his hands and feet in the game.

Judging from the current central defender configuration of Tottenham Hotspur, Thiago Silva is the strongest in defense, the most personal awareness, and the best in skills and ball ability, but he is short, which will be a weakness in the Premier League, fast speed, and super recovery ability, which is Thiago Silva's advantage.

Kompany is a little different, his defensive skills need to be further polished, especially when he grabs the ball, a little reckless, but the position of central defender, all the top players are ravaged by people, Kompany is very experienced in this area, so I believe that after playing the main team, the strength will continue to improve steadily.

The Belgian has a near-perfect centre-back build, with no problems with speed, turns, agility and so on, but at the same time he is equally good at tackling and controlling the ball, and he is equally good at handling and playing the ball, but he is not consistent enough, which is a big hit for the centre-back.

Ye Qiu introduced Ziglinski, on the one hand, to strengthen the team's competition, if necessary, he to use Ziglinski to press Kompany, at least to remove his burden, and at the same time to urge his progress, and Ziglinski himself is also a strong addition to Tottenham Hotspur's backline.

So, by all accounts, with the introduction of Ziglinski at seven million, Tottenham Hotspur did not suffer at all.

Ziglinski, Kompany and Thiago Silva, the three central defenders are enough to cope with Tottenham Hotspur this season, plus Yaya Toure who can play at center back anytime and anywhere, Ye Qiu feels that such a combination is enough.

"By the way, stay in Theobald for the training camp this afternoon and tomorrow丨I hope you can participate in the Community Shield the day after tomorrow, is there a problem?" Ye Qiu asked.

"Just going to the competition?" Ziglinski was a little surprised, he had not participated in any training session of Tottenham Hotspur, but listening to Ye Qiu's tone, it seemed that he was ready to play the main role in the Community Shield.

It wasn't just Zygrinski who was a little surprised, but even his agent's brother Victor was equally surprised

"It's just the Community Shield, although it's an official match, but it's only an official warm-up match, and a week after this game, it's the first round of the Premier League, so I want you to be able to participate in this game, let me see your strength"

Ye Qiu was obviously encouraging, but at the same time, it was also very strong and irritating, which made Ziglinsky's heart move, and he didn't think about it anymore, nodding in agreement, "No problem" If Ye Qiu has such confidence in him, and he himself is timid, it will be too weak, and it will definitely make Ye Qiu look down on him.

After all, the debut battle is nothing for Taglinsky to mess up, but Ye Qiu is different, and his pressure will be even greater.

"With the league just around the corner and the UEFA Super Cup coming up, we won't be arranging a special ceremony for you, but in our first home game, we'll have a short ceremony for all the White Hart Lane fans to get to know you." Ye Qiu still said with a smile.

Ziglinski has no other thoughts about this, and he himself knows very well that he is not a star at all, especially in the Premier League, in the Tottenham Hotspur team, he, a Ukrainian player from Shakhtar Donetsk, has no capital to show off, and it is an honor for him to come to Tottenham Hotspur to play.

After getting the nod of Chygrinsky's agreement, Ye Qiu called Roland in again.

"In the next few days, we will arrange for you to stay in the hotel, and then there will be a special car from the club every day, and at the same time, the club also hopes that you can find a house in the neighborhood as soon as possible, and you have already conveyed your ideas and requirements to the resettlement staff, and they will take you to see some houses in these two days."

"Also, wait a minute Thiago Silva will come and take you to the players' area, arrange everything in your dressing room, and in a few days you will get a BMW, you can tell Roland about the model you like, and then you can only drive a BMW at the Theobald training base"

With Ye Qiu's advice and explanation one by one, Ziglinsky was a little flattered.

A big team has the rules of a big team, although now in the eyes of many people, Tottenham Hotspur is not a giant, but this team is undoubtedly a quasi-giant team, so with the establishment of the sponsorship system, there are many rules, especially some matters with sponsors.

It didn't take long for Thiago Silva to arrive.

The captain of the team in the new season has become the central defender Thiago Silva, and Beckham is still the vice captain of the team, which is also the conclusion that Ye Qiu consulted Beckham after talking to Beckham, and finally came to the conclusion, because Thiago Silva is currently the earliest group of players in the Tottenham Hotspur team, and Beckham is gradually unable to play the main team, so Thiago Silva is very good as the captain of the team.

The Brazilian central defender has a calm and calm personality, and is relatively low-key and introverted, but he gets along with other players in the team, and this player is very strong in his bones, has a strong desire to play, and has a sense of responsibility, and is indeed an ideal candidate for captaincy.

And in Ye Qiu's positioning, Thiago Silva's position in the team is not lighter than Messi and Ribery in the frontcourt, which Ye Qiu also revealed to Thiago Silva, he firmly believes that Thiago Silva can become the best central defender in the world, and the player also accepted the captaincy, and expressed his gratitude to Ye Qiu, saying that he would do his best to repay Ye Qiu's trust and affirmation.

Watching Thiago Silva take away the Ziglinski brothers, Ye Qiu also felt relieved, this transfer took nearly a month, but the effect will be seen in the next few days of training and the Community Shield.