National table tennis star Fan Zhendong joined the Bundesliga and was accused of being related to Francesca, and the annual salary of the franchise was exposed

Olympic gold medalist and Chinese table tennis player Fan Zhendong recently announced that he has joined Bundesliga club Saarbrücken (1. FC Saarbrücken TT), this single transfer has caused heated discussions in China, Europe and even the world table tennis circles, and comprehensive media reports, more transfer insiders have gradually been exposed.

Fan Zhendong won gold medals in the men's singles and men's team at the Paris Olympics

According to the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), Fan Zhendong transferred to the German player Francesca has a close relationship, and the two have a close personal relationship, and they will meet in different matches in the past, or contact each other privately.

It is alleged that Francesca jokingly beckoned to Fan Zhendong and invited him to play with him in Germany, but Fan Zhendong was very interested and finally the transfer came true.

Fan Zhendong's joining the Bundesliga was alleged to be related to Francesca

Saarbrücken's club manager revealed that Fan Zhendong took the initiative to contact the club more than two weeks ago, and everything went very quickly, and finally the two sides reached an agreement before the deadline for the registration of Bundesliga players, "I can't believe the contract in front of me, this is the first time I have seen Fan Zhendong's signature, everything is very surreal." He said that Fan Zhendong is sincerely eager to live and play in Germany and is looking forward to a trip to Europe. In fact, before Fan Zhendong competes in the Bundesliga, he will participate in the first two stages of the Chinese Table Tennis Super League from June 9 to 11 and July 25 to 28.

He will represent the Shanghai Real Estate Group team, and his teammates also include Xu Xin, and the doubles combination of Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin has attracted much attention. Due to the overlap between the third stage of the table tennis super and the finals and the Bundesliga, it is expected that Fan Zhendong will not be able to participate.

Fan Zhendong has the opportunity to continue to play in the domestic table tennis Super League

It is pointed out that according to the salary regulations of the German Table Tennis Association, Fan Zhendong is expected to receive a maximum salary of 1.2 million euros (approx98210,000 yuan), together with the prize money for winning the game, the share of jersey sales and the bonus of sponsors, etc., the annual income may exceed 2 million euros (approx163710,000 RMB).

In response, the manager of Saarbrücken said: "The treatment we gave Fan Zhendong was by no means a symbolic 'get more than a handshake', but we certainly did not have the exaggerated financial scale of Saudi Arabia. ”