"Were things really that bad for Ajax lately?"
Valdano and Raiola talked behind closed doors for a long time. Gradually, both sides calmed down.
Raiola also took the initiative to explain why Yang Yang was considering returning to Ajax. Valdano naturally understood Yang Yang's choice, and only then did the two of them truly sit down and communicate properly.
"It's indeed pretty bad." Raiola let out a heavy sigh, feeling extremely helpless. "After being eliminated by Nice in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, Ajax returned to the Europa League to play in the playoffs. But they lost 1–0 at home and 3–2 away, suffering a double defeat at the hands of the Norwegian side Rosenborg and failing even to reach the Europa League group stage."
"In the Dutch First Division, they lost away to Heracles in the opening round, then quickly defeated Groningen 3–1 at home, Venlo 2–0 away, and Zwolle 3–0 at home, putting together a three-match winning streak and seemingly getting back on track. But in the last two rounds, they first drew 1–1 away to ADO Den Haag, then lost 2–1 at home to Vitesse."
"They were knocked out of both the Champions League and Europa League, and Ajax's fans had long since reached the boiling point. After six rounds of the Dutch First Division, they were only seventh in the league, with three wins, one draw, and two losses. They were already five points behind PSV Eindhoven, so naturally the fans found it even harder to stomach."
At this point, Raiola let out another long sigh. "The management is under enormous pressure. The Supervisory Board has halted Ajax's plan to build a youth training base in China. One year has already passed since Yang Yang's original three-year agreement with the Supervisory Board, and