The enthusiasm in London in the scorching summer did not diminish. Not many fans paid attention to the transfers between the clubs. Even the ongoing "revolution" at Stamford Bridge appeared to be overshadowed because the England fans' attention was focused on Portugal. The UEFA European Cup was in full swing.
Now, the legend of England's new golden boy was spreading in the streets.
Wayne Rooney.
A Merseyside teenager who scored a brace in the second match against Switzerland after the England team experienced a dark moment in the first match of the UEFA European Championship and was overturned by the French team with a buzzer-beater.
All the England fans were looking forward to him becoming the new golden boy, the new generation of England's star player after Owen.
Qin Xiong arrived in London last night. He did not pay attention to the UEFA European Championship. He quickly fell asleep and recharged his energy. This morning, he arrived at the Arsenal Football Club with Freddy.
Vice-chairman Dane enthusiastically brought Qin Xiong on a tour of Highbury. The entire process was recorded by the club's staff.
Arsenal referred to Ajax's commercial growth in the second half of the last season and believed that signing Qin Xiong was not only the growth of the team's competitive strength that Wenger strongly requested, but also a tool for commercial development in the Asian market.
There was still a small group of fans outside the club to welcome Qin Xiong's arrival. They were allowed to enter the stadium by Dane and welcomed Qin Xiong's arrival in an orderly manner in the stands.
After all, Qin Xiong arrived at Highbury with the glory of being the Champions League champion. This glory was something that countless Arsenal fans had been looking forward to for a long time.
Qin Xiong walked around the stadium in casual clothes and then waved to the fans in the stands. There were probably only a few hundred fans in the stands, which was obviously a far cry from the huge number of Arsenal fans in London. However, Qin Xiong did not mind. Perhaps many Arsenal fans knew him because he helped Ajax keep Arsenal out of the Champions League last season.
It was just that it would be an exaggeration to say that the 180-minute game left a deep impression on him.
Qin Xiong was then accompanied by Dane to the club's medical room for a physical examination and a motor function test.
In the medical room, Qin Xiong was shirtless. His body was taped with a line to measure his physical activity. He and the team doctor who conducted his physical examination gave the camera a thumbs-up.
Arsenal's team doctor was very satisfied with his physical condition, and his motor function data was impeccable.
Before noon, Qin Xiong and Dane officially carried out the signing ceremony in the conference room.
After the signing of the contract was completed, the scene in the meeting room was uploaded to Arsenal's official website. It was officially announced that Arsenal had signed Qin Xiong from Ajax!
All that was left was to wait until the early morning of July 1, when the summer transfer window officially opened. Qin Xiong's player contract would be updated and filed with the Football Association and UEFA, representing that he would officially become Arsenal's player.
There was basically no problem with this process. After all, Ajax had received the money and signed the contract. It was just a necessary document process.
At noon, Qin Xiong, Freddy, and Dane had lunch together in a high-end restaurant in London.
Dane asked Qin Xiong about his schedule in China. He expressed regret when he learned that Qin Xiong could not participate in Arsenal's summer preparations. However, this was also what the Arsenal club, including Arsène Wenger, had in mind in advance. The AFC Asian Cup would not start until mid-July.
During lunch, Dane focused on discussing with Qin Xiong which number he wanted to wear for Arsenal.
Qin Xiong previously wore number 28 for Ajax, which had a certain special meaning. He officially joined Ajax on the 28th. At the same time, 2 + 8 also represented number 10.
Today was June 19.
Qin Xiong wanted to wear number 19 because number 10 belonged to Bergkamp. He would not even ask. He remembered Bergkamp's number when he played against Arsenal. Even if it was a polite inquiry, it was actually very rude.
Bergkamp was an iconic figure of Arsenal's era.
At the same time, there was another layer of meaning. Today was Qin Xiong's birthday.
His 19th birthday, the 19th. 1 + 9 was also 10.
Qin Xiong wanted to wear number 19, but Dane frowned.
Gilberto Silva was wearing the number 19 uniform.
Qin Xiong did not pay attention to this when he played against Arsenal. After all, he always faced Silva in the game and could not see his number. When he looked back at the backfield, he could always see number 10 Bergkamp, number 14 Henry, number 7 Pires, and number 8 Ljungberg.
Dane said that he wanted to ask Silva to see if the Brazilian defensive midfielder was willing to give up the number 19 jersey.
Qin Xiong immediately said that there was no need to complicate matters. Dane showed him Arsenal's number that was now vacant.
Within 20, there were more classic numbers. Number 9 was occupied by Reyes, who was bought by Arsenal at a high price half a year ago. Number 11, on the other hand, did not have an owner yet.
There were 2, 5, and 6 in front. He did not like it because in the ancient era of football, the smaller the player's number, the further back the position.
There was only number 15 in front, which had no special meaning.
Qin Xiong decided to wear the number 11 battle robe.
In this regard, Dane immediately nodded in agreement.
As for Robin van Persie, one of the Dutch Four Talents, who was bought at a low price before Qin Xiong, his number had not been decided yet. Qin Xiong decided first, so Robin van Persie's number would be decided when he returned from the European Championship.
Two o 'clock in the afternoon.
Qin Xiong and Dane appeared at the Arsenal Football Club press conference.
Fleet Street, which dominated public opinion in Britain and even Europe, sent a number of reporters here to report on Arsenal's transfer process.
There was no doubt that Qin Xiong was Arsenal's biggest acquisition this summer!
His value was almost double that of Robin van Persie.
The energetic Qin Xiong took Arsenal's jersey from Dane's hands. He showed his new jersey to the media and turned it around to show the number 11!
Finally, he put on the new jersey and sat on the stage to say in fluent English, "I'm very happy to join a championship-level team like Arsenal. Last season, the team won the Premier League title with an undefeated record and shocked the world. Manager Arsène Wenger's plan to pursue beautiful football at Highbury moved me. I think we have the same philosophy in football, which is the main reason I'm proud to come here. My career has come to a new stage, and for me, this is a new beginning. I will hope to fight with Arsenal and strive for more glory.
Thank you very much! "After the press conference, Qin Xiong left Arsenal Football Club. He sat in the car and prepared to return to the hotel with Freddy.
The flight back to China had already been booked. The plane took off at night and he had no intention of going shopping. This time, he would be returning to China alone. Freddy would temporarily stay in London to find an apartment for him. He also had to arrange for him to learn how to drive in England, take a driving test and so on. There was no other way, driving licenses could only be used in China. Even if Qin Xiong had a China driving license, he could not use it in England.
Just as he was calmly admiring the city of London through the car window, his phone vibrated in his hand. He looked down and smiled.
It was a text message from Sylvia, asking what he was doing.
He had informed Sylvia of his arrival in London yesterday, but he did not plan to go to Amsterdam because he had to return to China at night.
He sent a text message to apologize and told her that he was on his way back to the hotel. He would rest for a while and fly back to China at night.
Sylvia sent a text message to tell him: Come to Big Ben!
Qin Xiong was stunned for a moment before he understood. He suddenly became very excited and asked the driver to drive to Big Ben.
Outside Big Ben, London's landmark on the banks of the River Thames, Qin Xiong got out of the car and looked around. Finally, he saw the figure he had been thinking about day and night in the endless stream of people.
Sylvia stood there in casual clothes. She should have seen Qin Xiong a long time ago. She stared at Qin Xiong with a beautiful smile on her face.
Qin Xiong quickly walked towards her. As he walked, he turned into a trot. When he reached her, he picked her up and spun her around twice. Sylvia blushed and excitedly lowered her head to hold Qin Xiong's cheek and kissed him passionately.
When whistles sounded around, Qin Xiong turned his head and noticed that Sylvia did not come here alone.
There were also Georgia and some of Qin Xiong's friends from the Netherlands, Zeller, Deheus, Louis, and Kaaarhus. They all brought their girlfriends and stood around in pairs, cheering with smiles on their faces.
Just as Qin Xiong put down Sylvia and was about to say hello, they said to Qin Xiong in unison, "Hey, happy birthday!"
Qin Xiong laughed involuntarily. This was really a big surprise.
He smiled and walked over to hug his friends one by one.
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