"Is everything clear?"
When he saw Yang Yang walking toward the noisy area where the players were gathered, General Manager Manuel Redondo and Technical Director Valdano both approached Florentino and asked with concern.
Florentino nodded, unable to hide his disappointment. "Ajax announced today that their head coach has been dismissed. He'll take over in six months."
Although they had been prepared for this result, Redondo and Valdano still felt somewhat disappointed. They had both been hoping that Florentino could persuade Yang Yang to stay, but the result was still disappointing.
"I heard that Ajax's consecutive victories over Feyenoord and Eindhoven in the last few rounds were all thanks to Yang Yang's advice behind the scenes. I had a feeling then that it was only a matter of time before Ajax's head coach was dismissed."
As Valdano spoke, he turned to look at Yang Yang in the distance, who was being congratulated by his Real Madrid teammates.
"Ferguson was absolutely right. Yang Yang has a real talent for coaching. His insight into and analysis of matches are incredibly strong, and his personality is steady and calm. He can always make the most precise and rational choice. That's terrifying. Zidane has said more than once that without Yang Yang, he could never have led Real Madrid to where it is today."
Florentino nodded slightly. He had always known that Yang Yang was no ordinary person.
As a player, he was the best and most outstanding player in the history of World Soccer, as well as the greatest. As a head coach, everyone familiar with Yang Yang agreed that he would also become one of the finest and most successful coaches.
He had become Real Madrid's Chief Assistant Coach at twenty-nine and would become Ajax's head coach at thirty-one. If he could truly