In this year's anti-gang crime operation in Chinese football, a number of players involved in the case were taken away for investigation, including former international players. According to domestic media sources, a former international who was handcuffed away has now been released on bail, but instead of relenting, he forcibly "borrowed money" from some former teammates in a threatening tone. If this news is true, then the former international is undoubtedly suspected of blackmail.
According to relevant reports, the former international was once selected for the national team of the Lippi era, and according to media person Li Pingkang, the former international "extorted" money from his former teammates and coaches after being released on bail. "The point is that this person is really bad enough, his own account is frozen, he will look everywhere for people who have worked together and have not been caught, just say that he has no money, he needs to borrow money, and the amount is quite large, these people understand in their hearts that borrowing money is a pretense, and extortion of protection fees is true, which means, if you don't give me money, I will explain you one day! Li Pingkang said.
In the comment area of his personal social account, Li Pingkang directly rebuked the former international footballer for being "heinous". If it is true that as Li Pingkang said, this former international footballer was first taken away because of the "fake gambling black" involved in the Chinese football scene, and now he has extorted a huge amount of money from his former colleagues in the name of "breaking the news", then this person's human nature is indeed not good, if not heinous, he is also a kind of person who is so bad that he pinches the top.
As for who the former international is, neither the relevant reports nor Li Pingkang have clearly revealed his name. However, according to Li Pingkang, this person is not Shandong Taishan player Jin Jingdao, and from the clue that he was selected for the Lippi era national team, the "former international footballer" is likely to be Shenzhen team goalkeeper Zhang Lu who was taken away for investigation last winter.
It is worth mentioning that Li Pingkang has repeatedly issued articles reprimanding Zhang Lu's character, and even called him "brother tobacco and alcohol". And Zhang Lu is indeed not good in the circle of Chinese men's football, if it is true that as Li Pingkang said, the front foot comes out of the investigation department and the back foot asks for money from his teammates, then it may be difficult for this player to continue to gain a foothold in the football circle in the future.