Zhu Ting joined Italy's Scandicci and has already helped the team secure the second place in the regular season. Now that Zhu Ting is getting better and better, Scandicci's strength has been further improved. As things stand, Scandicci already has what it takes to compete for the Serie A title in the playoffs.
Scandicci's two-line battle has blossomed, finishing second behind Conegliano in Serie A, and reaching the last four in the Europa League, which has laid the foundation for the team to open up the Champions League battlefield. In accordance with the provisions of the Champions League, the winners of the member leagues are directly qualified to participate; The winner of the Europa League also qualifies directly; The 2-6 teams in the league go through the play-offs, and the team that finishes first also qualifies for the Champions League. With Scandic's current situation, one of the three paths must be seized. It can be said that Scandicci's participation in the Champions League is actually a certainty.
Scandicci's performance in the past has not been very good, and the reason why Zhu Ting is so strong this season, Zhu Ting has played a very key role. Zhu Ting, who used to play a big attack, is still in the transition period of recovery after recovering from injury, so she played a small main attack in Scandicci. The technically well-rounded Zhu Ting can attack and defend well and perform far beyond the club's expectations. Because of this, before the end of the season, there were news in the Italian media that Scandicci wanted to continue to renew Zhu Ting's contract, and the salary was higher than the current 1.3 million euros.
Fans want to see Chinese players playing in the Champions League, and Zhu Ting's renewal of Scandicci's contract will fulfill this wish of fans. However, the Champions League may bring fans much more excitement, because there is another player in the Chinese women's volleyball team who may also appear in the Champions League, and that player is Li Yingying.
At home, Li Yingying has long been rumored to join Turkey's Fenerbahce club, and she almost put it into action in 2023. However, as the world's number one main attacker, Li Yingying's offer was only quoted for 650,000 euros for half a season, which was converted into a price that was only the same as Zhu Ting after recovering from injury. Obviously, this too low offer is not sincere in Fenerbahce's opinion, so the hand-in-hand between Fenet and Li Yingying has no follow-up.
Why did Li Yingying do this? Li Shan, a former national team player, explained that Li Yingying took into account the interests of the national team, so she voluntarily gave up the opportunity to play abroad. If you think about it, that's true. Because the national team is facing the dual test of the Asian Games and the Olympic qualification tournament this year, Li Yingying, driven by national interests, giving up personal interests is indeed a unity of heart.
However, before the next season, the tasks of the Asian Games and Olympic qualification of the Chinese women's volleyball team are over, and Li Yingying can finally unbind the national interests. At this time, the time has come for Li Yingying to reflect her true worth, and she is waiting for Fenerbahce and other giant clubs to rush to sign with her. Unsurprisingly, Li Yingying will join the Fenerbahce club for a very high price.
In the past, in the domestic league, fans very much wanted to see Li Yingying and Zhu Ting fight each other, but they never had the opportunity to see it. However, the Champions League may fulfill this ideal for fans. Fenerbahce has been a regular in the Champions League, and Scandicci will also set foot in the Champions League. That is to say, Zhu Ting and Li Yingying are expected to face off in the Champions League, in that case, fans can really feast their eyes.