Zhang Yuning Faces Uphill Battle in Bundesliga
For Zhang Yuning, one of the best paths to follow is that of his Chinese predecessor, Yang Chen. When Yang Chen first stepped into the Bundesliga, few believed he would succeed. At the time, he was even a substitute at Beijing Guoan, sitting behind established forwards like Gao Feng and Wang Tao. Yet, against all odds, Yang Chen carved out a place for himself in Germany’s top league. On July 1, 1998, he transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee of 1 million Deutsche Marks, wearing the number 21 shirt. Over four seasons, he became a key figure: in the …