Yang Yang's decision to invest in Ajax was not really driven by the desire to profit from it. It was because he genuinely had feelings for Ajax and wanted to help the club overcome its difficulties and get back on its feet.
As for how to run the club from here on, he did not have many ideas at the moment. However, he trusted that Van der Sar, Davids, Overmars, and the others would have clearer plans. With Wei Zheng's assistance as well, Yang Yang himself did not need to worry too much.
This deal, conducted in secret, was unknown to everyone outside.
On the day Yang Yang arrived in Madrid, Wei Zheng took Raiola and Albers away from Madrid and headed for Amsterdam. As for how they would negotiate, whether they could reach an agreement, and when they would settle things, Yang Yang did not need to worry about any of it.
His focus would remain on Real Madrid.
For a club like Real Madrid, with so many international players, two weeks of National Team matches were an absolute disaster.
Last season, Modrić had suffered a serious injury while playing for his national team. After missing several months, he returned only to suffer another injury soon afterward, completely disrupting Real Madrid's midfield plans.
And during September's National Team match day this year, Real Madrid was once again struck by the FIFA virus.
In Colombia's match against Peru, James Rodríguez was injured and substituted after playing only fifty-nine minutes. The team doctor's diagnosis after the match suggested that the problem was not serious, but after the player returned to Madrid, the diagnosis was a torn muscle in his left thigh. He would be out for at least a month.
Real Madrid head coach Zidane was so furious that he