The Donetsk Miners were a team founded in 1936. At that time, they participated in the Soviet Union League. They had won the Soviet Cup four times, but they had never won any league championships.

The Soviet football strength at that time was the world's top.

Speaking of Donetsk miners, we have to mention Renato Akmetov, the chairman of the Donetsk miners team.

He is the richest man in Ukraine. On the latest Forbes rich list, Akmetov's wealth has reached the top 100 in the world, comparable to the wealth level of his former Soviet compatriot Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich.

But according to the inference of the British media, Akmetov's wealth is far more than this. In fact, he has more than 25 billion pounds of wealth, three times that of Abu, and even surpasses Albacher, the richest man in Europe.

Although he was both super rich in the former Soviet Union with Abu, Akmetov unswervingly stated that he "will not invest in foreign clubs." He said that the Donetsk miners were the only club in his mind.

A few years ago, in a match between the Miners and Barcelona, ​​Akmetov once took a private jet to Barcelona, ​​and his style was even bigger than the political leaders of some countries. He said in an interview with Catalan media: "If the Ukrainian league can be the top European league like Spain, Italy or England, then I will really give Ronaldo the highest offer."

If someone dares to make such bold statements, it is obvious that his wealth and energy are indeed terrifying.

There are even rumors that he owns a private armed force of up to three thousand people.

The former Donetsk miners were just an unknown small club. After Akmetov became the chairman, he gradually built the team into a domestic giant that could compete with Dynamo Kiev.

As a team owned by such a super rich man, the Donetsk miners are naturally ambitious and have always aimed at European championships.

Their domestic rival, Dynamo Kiev, once won the European Cup Winners in 1975 and 1986, but they never won the Intercontinental Championship.

The home stadium of the Donetsk miners is Shakhtior Stadium, but the brand new stadium is under construction, which is one of Akmetov's big investments. He has invested more than 400 million euros in the new Donbas Arena, which will be officially put into use in the second half of 2009.

The new stadium will have a capacity of more than 50,000 people and a very modern design. Once completed, the Donbas Arena will definitely become one of the top stadiums in Europe.

At the same time, Donbas Arena will also become the venue for the 2012 European Cup of Poland-Ukraine.

It was Akmetov's super financial resources and ambition that Donetsk miners began to search for the top geniuses around the world. Of course, their search scope has always been mainly South America.

Xu Qi was almost the only player from other places except Eastern Europe and Brazil.

He is the first foreign aid from Asia for a Donetsk miner. Leaving his hometown may make Xu Qi feel uncomfortable, but Xu Qi still thinks he will be able to adapt to it soon.

Xu Qi just likes such ambition club. If you want to achieve enough success, of course you must have enough ambitions.

In the Champions League group stage in the first half of this season, the Donetsk miners, Barcelona, ​​Sporting Lisbon and Basel were assigned to a group.

Barcelona undoubtedly won the first place in the group, while Sporting Lisbon beat Donetsk miners to win the second place in the group.

In the end, the Donetsk miners could only participate in the UEFA Cup as the third in the group.

Xu Qi still feels a little regretful that he cannot participate in the Champions League this season, but he thinks that he may be able to participate in the Champions League next season, and he only needs to wait for another half a year.

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Donetsk Miners Club Base.

After arriving at the team, some media and fans have gathered here.

Of course, perhaps because Xu Qi's fame is too small, there are not many people here to greet him. After getting off the car, Xu Qi waved to the fans and prepared to participate in the physical examination that the club had prepared.

Regarding the physical examination, Xu Qi of course passed the smoothly.

Later, Xu Qi met Akmetov, a legendary business tycoon.

Akmetov was not too old, and looked only about forty years old. He shook hands with Xu Qi with a gentle smile.

His face was always accompanied by a smile, which surprised Xu Qi and felt that this person was actually easy to approach.

This image is not so similar to the so-called rumored big boss-level images of Xu Qi imagined, with countless bodyguards and private armed forces.

The two shook hands enthusiastically and then had a simple exchange through translation.

Xu Qi then successfully signed under the witness of many media, and finally picked up Xu Qi's jersey in the Donetsk miner with Akmetov.

From now on, Xu Qi has truly become a member of the Donetsk miners team.

The moment the two of them held the "14" jersey together was also instantly frozen, becoming the news material for the local media.

Xu Qi also likes this number 14. It just so happened that no one uses this number at the moment, so Xu Qi chose this number.

The former Cruyff and today's superstars such as Henry have become legends in football wearing jerseys of this number.

Afterwards, Xu Qi accepted an interview with local media.

Dai Siqi consciously became a qualified translator around him.

"Do you think the winter in Ukraine is cold?"

"I feel that the climate here is similar to my hometown, so I adapt very much. Of course, it is still a little cold to a higher or lower." Xu Qi replied with a smile.

"Did you know the Donetsk Miners team before?"

Although Xu Qi had done some homework early, he still didn't say anything about the lie that "my dream is to join the Donetsk miners" that was discovered at a glance.

"Of course I know that this is a very famous club in the world. It may not be as famous as those top European giants, but at least I can still find this team in live games. Yes, most of my knowledge about Donetsk miners may still exist in computer games, but I have learned more recently."

"What kind of performance do you hope to conquer the fans here in the next game?"

"During this period, I often fantasize about how I will perform after becoming a miner. I think there are the best fans in the world. I also met many enthusiastic fans before coming to the club. I hope to get their recognition, maybe through goals, assists, or through my skills on the court. I believe that fans will soon have an understanding of my abilities."

Since it is a free transfer, many people actually do not have a particularly high expectation of Xu Qi's ability. They are just curious about the identity of a Chinese player.

To help the team win, of course, it depends on the Brazilian help.
Chapter completed!