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Gao Zheng's transfer to Atlético de Madrid for 75 million euros not only aroused very strong repercussions in China, but also a very sensational news in Europe.

After all, this is the worth of a Chinese player.

For European football, there has never been a Chinese player worth so much money before.

Prior to this, the record for the highest transfer fee of a Chinese player belonged to the legend of Chinese football, Sun Jihai. He is the most successful Chinese player who has studied abroad. Of course, it seems that this honor will probably be handed over to Gao Zheng...

In 2002, he transferred to Manchester City permanently for 2 million pounds, or about 3.26 million euros.

This transfer fee even created a transfer fee record for Asian players at the time. Coincidentally, Gao Zheng's transfer fee has also set a record for the transfer fee of Asian players.

But even if he played for Manchester City for six seasons, played 130 times in the league, and scored three goals as the "China's most successful overseas player", his worth is 20 times different from Gao Zheng's now.

Even taking into account the inflation from 2002 to 2014, this growth rate is very scary.

With this net worth, Gao Zheng jumped into the ranks of world-class stars.

The high net worth has greatly satisfied the vanity of many Chinese fans.

After the transfer was finalized and the amount of the transfer fee was disclosed, a large number of Chinese fans were overjoyed. For professional football, a player's worth can often reflect the player's ability and grade from a certain angle.

This is why everyone cares so much about the transfer fee.

But not everyone will applaud this transfer fee. In fact, there are another large number of Chinese fans who are "scared" by this figure.

Seventy-five hundred euros, not seven and a half million euros, but seventy-five million euros!

What is this concept?

This summer's transfer window has not yet closed, and there will be new transfers at any time.

In La Liga, on July 16th, Barcelona announced that they had signed Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez from Liverpool for a transfer fee of 81 million euros. It is the "king of bids" in the transfer market of La Liga this summer so far.

And Gao Zheng's 75 million is ranked second-Real Madrid is pursuing Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez, and it is said that it is almost successful. If the transfer is confirmed, the transfer fee may be Around eighty million euros. But even so, Gao Zheng's transfer fee can be ranked among the top three in La Liga this summer.

Comparing horizontally with the European transfer market this summer, Gao Zheng's transfer fee is currently among the top three.

If we make a longitudinal comparison in the time dimension, Gao Zheng's transfer fee of 75 million euros is also a shocking figure, whether it is La Liga or the entire European football world-this figure makes Gao Zheng ranked in 2001. -On top of Zidane in the 2002 season. Only Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to Real Madrid in 2009, Gareth Bale, who moved to Real Madrid last year, and Suarez this year, and possibly James Rodriguez . (Note 1)

That is to say, in the transfer fee rankings of the entire world football history, Gao Zheng can be ranked fourth or fifth!

In other words, he is the fourth or fifth most expensive player in world football history!

This is an astonishing achievement.

Through this horizontal and vertical comparison, it is not difficult to understand why many Chinese fans and media reporters are frightened...

Some people think that Atlético Madrid is crazy. They actually spent so much money to buy Gao Zheng. While putting huge financial pressure on themselves, they also put huge pressure on Gao Zheng. He will always wear the hat of "the most expensive signing in the history of Atlético de Madrid" and be observed by countless people with a microscope. As long as he does not perform well once, he will probably attract verbal criticism and ridicule. This kind of public opinion environment is very important for Gao Zheng. Said, obviously not friendly. At that time, if Gao Zheng is not as expected, the hat of "the most expensive signing in the history of Atlético de Madrid" will probably be labeled as "the largest parallel import in the history of Atlético de Madrid"...

Some people think that the mysterious Chinese consortium that provided part of the transfer funds for Atletico Madrid is purely kind and dishelpful. Their doing so made Gao Zheng create history, but it also pushed Gao Zheng to the forefront. They didn't care about Gao Zheng's transfer fee record, and would rather make Gao Zheng's transfer to Atletico Madrid a simple transfer, so that everyone should not focus on Gao Zheng's transfer fee figure.

Of course, some people think that Gao Zheng's high status is not a good thing, and naturally there are people who think the opposite.

Most of those who support Gao Zheng's high social status are Gao Zheng's fans. They believe in their idols and think that Gao Zheng is worthy of such a social status. He also thinks that those who are worried are "fake fans" who lack confidence in Gao Zheng, and only they are true love.

Gao Zheng's worth has not only caused controversy in China, but also in Europe.

After the transfer deal between Atletico Madrid and Sampdoria was officially announced, the figures on Gao Zheng's transfer fee were also quickly reported by the media.

The "Marca" newspaper even gave Gao Zheng a headline on the front page. Next to Gao Zheng's photo, his transfer fee number was printed, followed by a big question mark.

Even without looking at the specific content, you can understand the attitude of the "Marca" newspaper.

They were surprised by Gao Zheng's transfer fee and thought Gao Zheng was not worth the price.

Some people are opposed to it, and others are supportive. This is the same in Europe and China.

The "Aspen" newspaper believes that Luis Suarez, who scored 31 goals in the Premier League last season, can be worth 81 million. James Rodriguez, who scored 11 goals in the Ligue 1 last season They may be worth 80 million euros. Why is Gao Zheng, who won the European Golden Boot last season, ranked second in the UEFA Champions League scorer list, and broke the historical record of scoring goals in a single season in Serie A, worth 75 million euros?

Of course, this year is the World Cup year, and Gao Zheng did not participate in the World Cup. Suarez and James Rodriguez participated in the World Cup. The latter also performed well in the World Cup, which is one of the reasons for their high status.

But Ibrahimovic also did not participate in the World Cup. He also had a transfer fee of nearly 70 million euros when he moved to Barcelona. Judging from his performance in the league at the time, no one thought that Ibrahimovic Is Vicky worth the price?

The "Aspen" newspaper believes that Gao Zheng is definitely worth 75 million euros. Of course, whether Gao Zheng can perform in line with his worth in Atletico Madrid is another matter...

What happened in Madrid, Barcelona's media also came to join in the fun, but they have nothing good to say. While Barcelona sees Real Madrid as their foe, Atletico Madrid are equally their foe - Barcelona and Atletico Madrid fought for the league title last season and with one round left in the league, Atletico Madrid were first and ahead of second place. Barcelona three points. And the last round of the league is precisely the direct dialogue between the two sides, Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid at home.

As long as Barcelona can beat Atletico Madrid at home, they can win the league title with the same points as Atletico Madrid by virtue of the advantages of the relationship between the two sides.

This game is still Barcelona's home game, and the home team is more optimistic before the game.

As a result, Simeone's team, despite encountering unfavorable circumstances, drew Barcelona tenaciously 1:1 away and won the league championship.

The pro-Barcelona "Mundo Deportivo" gloated and said that the worth of 75 million euros would become a time bomb buried in the Atletico Madrid team, and it was unknown when it would be detonated. Moreover, such a high transfer fee will also make Gao Zheng enemies in the team. What do other Atletico Madrid people think of this newcomer who came under the "most expensive player in team history"?

The mouthpiece of Barcelona, ​​"Daily Sport", simply called this transfer transaction a commercial act of Chinese companies spending a lot of money to sponsor Gao Zheng to play at Atletico Madrid. They believed that Atletico Madrid's purchase of Gao Zheng had no competitive aspect. The consideration is just to be able to develop and utilize the Chinese market to make money. The 75 million may not have been paid by Atletico Madrid, and Gao Zheng is just a mascot they invited for free.

Gao Zheng performed well in Serie A, but in the eyes of "Daily Sports Daily", the declining Serie A is not worth mentioning at all, and his outstanding performance in that declining league cannot prove anything. La Liga and Serie A are no longer the same level of league.

In this summer's transfer market, Barcelona's lack of interest in Gao Zheng fully illustrates this point. A club like Real Madrid would even have a relationship with a club like Sampdoria for a Chinese player. In comparison, Barcelona is worthy of being a real giant - a real giant will not condescend to compete with those two or three Streaming club deals.

Finally, "Daily Sports Daily" welcomed Gao Zheng meaningfully: "Welcome to Xichao, Chinese!"

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Note 1: The version of Neymar's transfer fee here is 57 million euros, not the 111 million euros reported by "Marca", nor the 8,600 euros. million euro statement. So Neymar's transfer fee is far below Gao Zheng.

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