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Chapter 1005: No Retreat

Mendes took action personally and the negotiations with Dynamo Zagreb went very smoothly, and the two sides could almost say hit it off.

After only one day of negotiations on the transfer between Kovacic and Kalilovic, Mendes returned to Madrid again, while Chinatown's technical director Carlos Cantalero set off on the next day following Mendes' old path to Zagreb.

This time he was still the Mamichi brothers, but the location was not at the Maximili Stadium, but at the office of the Asa agency, the two sides began to negotiate the treatment of Kovacic and Harilovic.

The treatment of the two young players in Dynamo Zagreb was not ideal, and they were also very satisfied with the treatment offered by Chinatown. The two sides quickly reached a consensus, and Cantalero then made an appointment with Kovacic and Kalilovic's family respectively.

Chinatown's scouting system is also very good in Eastern Europe. Kovacic has already entered the Chinatown's scouting list. Cantarello has a very complete Kovacic's intelligence and technical characteristics analysis. In addition, after Gao Han and Cantarello communicated and contacted each other many times, the Chinatown technical director came up with a very attractive long-term plan as soon as he met.

Cantalero said that although Chinatown left two players in Dynamo Zagreb, it does not mean that the team will ignore it. On the contrary, every month, Chinatown technicians will go to Zagreb to conduct various physical tests for two players, Kovacic and Kalilovic, and update the players' data and upload them to the data system for analysis.

Chinatown’s scouts in Eastern Europe will also track the players’ every game to ensure that the club can grasp the players’ every move and various detailed information. At the same time, if the players have any problems, the technical team will have a specialist to solve them, and the players have two opportunities to participate in the team’s training every year.

Both players, both themselves and their families, were very relieved about the various plans proposed by Chinatown. They all felt the professionalism and attentiveness of Chinatown, and all the players needed to do was to concentrate on playing football, that's all.

Cantalero's personal commitment, coupled with Gao Han's endorsement behind the scenes, made the two players full of confidence and hope for the prospect of joining Chinatown.

Soon, under the witness of Asa Brokerage, the two parties officially signed an agreement and the transfer will be completed on January 1st.

According to the agreement signed by Cantalero and Dynamo Zagreb, the transfer fee for the two players is 10 million euros, and there is also a training fee of up to 5 million euros. However, if Dynamo Zagreb wants to get the five million euros, he must ensure his attention and investment in player training.

Chinatown's youth training is well-known. The Mamichi brothers attach great importance to their exchanges with Chinatown and their cooperation with Mendes, and said that they will do their best to help Chinatown train two young players.

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When Gao Han received the news from Cantalero, Paris Saint-Germain was on his way to the away game.

That night, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nancy 1-0 away in the tenth round of the Ligue 1 game.

Due to the mid-week away game in Zagreb and running back and forth, Gao Han had to rotate the team. Paris Saint-Germain's performance was not satisfactory, but he still won steadily.

But Chinatown, far away in La Liga, was not so lucky.

Pochettino's team challenged Valladolid away.

Affected by the hard battle with Arsenal in the middle of the week, Chinatown did not play well in this game. Instead, the newly joined young player Griezmann played in his best form this season.

In the 39th minute of the first half, Griezmann received an assist from Veratti, opening the first record for Chinatown.

But four minutes later, Valladolid midfielder Ebert equalized the score.

After the side change in the second half, Hazard assisted Griezmann to win another goal, surpassing the score again, but unexpectedly, in the 79th minute, Ebert assisted his teammate Gonzalez to tie the score again.

In the end, Chinatown could only regretfully draw Valladolid 2-2 away game, but failed to score all three points.

After this round of matches, Chinatown's ranking in La Liga has not changed, and it is still ranked eighth, but it is only four points away from Real Madrid, which is fourth in the league, and only five points away from Malaga, which is third in the league.

A week later, the 11th round of Ligue 1.

Paris Saint-Germain won Saint-Etienne 3-1 at home, and the latter's young central defender Zuma scored a goal in the 81st minute, leaving a very good impression on Gao Han.

But Chinatown was defeated by Espanyol at home in the tenth round of La Liga. With the advantage, the opponent took advantage of a corner kick and scored the only goal in the game.

Zero to one, Chinatown lost another defeat and the league ranking fell to tenth place again.

Many media outside the outside world have accused the team's performance, but more of them have to wait and see.

Compared with the 10th place in the La Liga, Chinatown remains first in the Champions League group, which gives Chinatown management confidence.

What's more, last season, Chinatown did not perform well in multi-line combat, but in the end he caught up in the league and finally caught up to fourth place in the league, maintaining his qualifying for the Champions League this season.

Technical Director Cantalero said in an interview with the media that the management is satisfied with the current situation of the team and believes that all the problems are only temporary and Pochettino has the ability to solve these problems.

But after losing to Espanyol, Chinatown went to England to challenge Arsenal away.

Chinatown was restrained by the home team Arsenal throughout the game. Not only did he not play the pass and control, but he also made mistakes in oppression, especially in the 73rd minute, Michu scored his only goal for Arsenal.

In the end, Chinatown returned home with zero or one hatred.

After the four-round group match, Chinatown won three wins and one loss and had nine points, and was still ranked first, while Arsenal ranked second with two wins, one draw and one loss. A Milan defeated St. Petersburg Zenit at home, and also had seven points with two wins and one draw, which was tied with Arsenal.

Only the unlucky St. Petersburg Zenit, although he invested heavily in the summer, still failed to make any difference in the Champions League group stage, losing all four games and ranking last in points.

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Dynamo Zagreb 4-0 at home, and Kovacic and Kalilovic also appeared with the substitutes, but neither player could perform well.

After the game, Gao Han met with the two players as a private person and gave encouragement, hoping that they could continue to work hard in Dynamo Zagreb and improve their strength as soon as possible.

After playing the fourth round of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain returned to the Ligue 1, defeating Montpellier 2-0 away in the 12th and 13th rounds, and defeating Renne 3-0 at home, continuing to lead the Ligue 1 standings.

In the fifth round of the Champions League group, Gao Han's team was forced to go to the snowy Ukraine. In the extremely unfavorable climate, it finally defeated Dynamo Kiev 2-0 with the help of Gao Han skill card.

Chinatown's performance in La Liga has also improved.

In the 11th round of away match, Pellegrini's Malaga.

With rumors from the outside world that Pochettino will go to Manchester United to replace Ferguson, Pellegrini is one of the successors of Chinatown coaching position recognized by many media. He also showed quite good strength at home in this game.

Just one minute into the game, Hazard scored first, but Malaga equalized with Saviola in the 37th minute.

Afterwards, both sides fell into a tough battle. Pellegrini's team had the advantage of possession, while Pochettino's team performed very tenaciously. Finally, in the 69th minute, Pelle assisted Rakitic to score a goal, helping Chinatown defeat Malaga 2-1 away.

After the 11th round, Chinatown received a week of rest, which was undoubtedly quite difficult for Chinatown, which was fighting continuously. Pochettino's team regrouped and soon broke Vallecano at home in the 12th round of La Liga a week later.

Hazard performed brilliantly in this round, scoring twice, Danilo and Griezmann each scored one goal, Pelle and Rakitic both contributed two assists, and performed very vigorously.

With this two-game winning streak, Chinatown once again reached fifth in the league, only one point away from Levante, fourth in the league, but the gap with Real Madrid also widened to seven points, not to mention Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, which have remained unbeaten so far.

However, when he performed bravely in the league, Pochettino's team encountered a tenacious sniper away game.

At the end of November, it will be a torment for any team to go to the icy and snowy Russia, not to mention Chinatown.

In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, with Pelle's one pass and one shot, Chinatown scored two goals in two minutes and established a lead early, but in the second half, Zenit, St. Petersburg, launched a counterattack.

The cold weather became Chinatown's biggest enemy, but Spaletti's team was obviously more adaptable to this climate. Dani and Hulk's two goals eventually helped St. Petersburg Zenit equalize the score.

Chinatown brought back one point from the away game 2-2.

But Arsenal defeated A Milan 3-1 away, scoring three-pointers, tying Chinatown in points.

After the five rounds, Chinatown had three wins, one draw and one loss to accumulate tens, while Arsenal also had three wins, one draw and one loss to accumulate tens. According to the rules of the Champions League group stage, considering the results of the two sides' matches with the same points, Chinatown has an advantage, so it is still ranked first in the group.

A Milan scored seven points with two wins, one draw and two losses, ranking third in the group, and Zenit, St. Petersburg, only scored one point and was eliminated early.

In the last round of the group stage, Arsenal played against St. Petersburg Zenit at home, and Chinatown hosted A Milan at home.

These two duels will not only determine the top spot in the group, but may even shake the right to qualify.

According to the rules, as long as Milan can beat Chinatown more than three goals away, it will have the ability to take Chinatown and replace it, successfully counterattack, and become second in the group.

If Chinatown wants to qualify in the group, it must avoid net losses of more than three goals. If you want to compete with Arsenal for the first place in the group, you must do your best to win.

But as a result, at Brock Stadium, the two sides were hard to tell.

Allegri's team focuses on defensive counterattacks and is based on stability, but Pochettino's team is unwilling to be a draw and takes the initiative.

What is even more unacceptable is that in the 16th minute, midfielder Ilia La Mendy, who performed well this season, was injured and defensive midfielder Kanter came on as a substitute.

But before the first half was over, Milan made a wave of offensives, with former Barcelona teenager Boyan assisting Pacini to score.

After the second half of the game, Chinatown took the lead in attacking and equalized the score in the 50th minute.

But in the 61st minute, Boateng's assist allowed Boyang to win another goal and surpass the score again.
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