Yang Yang had not been to De Toekomst for many years.
Unlike the shabby training ground of the past, Ajax's training ground had now been completely transformed.
Sitting in the car, he could clearly see De Toekomst from a distance. The brand-new training building stood prominently, along with a beautiful indoor training facility with a membrane structure. The latter had been specially sponsored by Adidas for Ajax and was said to contain the most advanced complete set of high-tech training equipment in all of Europe.
Besides the buildings, Ajax's training ground had reportedly also undergone a comprehensive upgrade. Its various training facilities were more complete and scientific, with dedicated caged football pitches and small-sided pitches. The facilities could be considered first-rate in Europe.
Ajax had made an excellent start to the season. They had recorded six wins, one draw, and one loss in their first eight rounds and currently sat at the top of the Eredivisie table, level on points with Feyenoord. Their archrivals Eindhoven were fourth, two points behind Ajax.
But Amsterdam's fans were not satisfied with this record at all. In the eighth round of the league, the final match before the National Team break, Ajax had lost 2–1 at home to their archrivals Eindhoven. This was clearly an unacceptable result.
Yang Yang, however, did not care too much about that.
From the moment he decided to invest in Ajax, he had stopped viewing the club solely through the lens of a single match or even a single season. Instead, he looked at Ajax from the higher perspective of an operator, considering the problems and challenges the club currently faced.
Put simply, the club had to find a sustainable path of its own once again.
In more straightforward terms, it needed to find its place in the pyramid