On a summer morning in June 2021, an event in the soccer world quietly took place. Chinese Super League rivals Shenzhen and La Liga giants Barcelona joined forces to announce that Dutch manager Jr. Cruyff was about to embark on a new journey.
First, Mr. Jordi Cruyff, the coach who had written a brilliant chapter in the Shenzhen team, officially stepped down from the burden of being the head coach of the first-team of the Shenzhen Football Salon, and turned to the embrace of the Barcelona Football Salon.
Secondly, for the departure of Cruyff Jr., the Barcelona Football Salon expresses its heartfelt gratitude, with special thanks to the Jia Zhaoye Group, Chairman Guo Yingcheng and the Shenzhen Football Salon for their unwavering support for the development of Barcelona.
Third, looking to the future, Shenzhen Football Salon and Barcelona Football Salon will explore the possibility of cooperation in many areas such as youth training, coaching talent training, cultural exchanges as well as business development, and jointly write a new chapter.
-- June 3, 2021, a day to remember.