Back to Ajax?
Yang Yang really had thought about it. In fact, for a long time, that was exactly what he had planned.
There was a tradition in European football called returning to one's roots.
Many big-name stars liked to return to their parent clubs to see out their careers, and Ajax was Yang Yang's parent club.
So, for a long time in the past, Yang Yang had genuinely considered that once he could no longer continue playing in Europe's top leagues, he would return to Ajax to retire. He believed Ajax would certainly welcome him.
Of course, that depended on him making a huge concession regarding his salary. Otherwise, given what he earned now, Ajax could sell everything it owned and still not afford him.
But gradually, that line of thought faded. As for exactly why it had faded, he had never really stopped to think about it.
Yet now, with Van der Sar suddenly bringing it up, Yang Yang found himself missing the youthful years he had spent at Ajax.
His love story with Su Ye had begun at Ajax. His deep friendships with Ibrahimovic, Sneijder, Vermaelen, and the others had also begun at Ajax. His football career had started there too...
That club held far too many beautiful memories for him.
But if he really wanted to go back, could he?
Van der Sar had no idea that his words had stirred up enormous waves in Yang Yang's heart. Nor had he expected Yang Yang to agree to or promise anything. More than anything, he had simply expressed a wish.
If Yang Yang were willing to return to Ajax, he could certainly revitalize Ajax's market, reignite the passion of its supporters, and make the city of Amsterdam go crazy for Ajax again.
Only Yang Yang possessed