▁J ør g ensen ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁new ▁national ▁manager ▁Bo ▁Joh ans son ' s ▁Dan ish ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Their ▁connection ▁was ▁evident ▁in ▁their ▁joint ▁celebr ation ▁following ▁Hel veg ' s ▁goal ▁in ▁Den mark ' s ▁ 4 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁Milan ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁Hel veg ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁to ▁A . C . ▁Milan , ▁alongside ▁his ▁U d inese ▁team mate ▁Oliver ▁B ier hoff . ▁The ▁transfer ▁deal ▁made ▁Hel veg ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁Dan ish ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁at ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁£ 6 ▁million . ▁The ▁shift ▁from ▁U d inese ▁to ▁A . C . ▁Milan ▁was ▁made ▁easier , ▁when ▁Milan ▁later ▁signed ▁manager ▁Alberto ▁Z ac cher oni ▁from ▁the ▁U d inese ▁days . ▁The ▁tri o ▁gained ▁success ▁in ▁Milano , ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁Italian ▁championship , ▁Lo ▁Sc ud etto , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 . ▁Thomas ▁Hel veg ▁played ▁a ▁large ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁st arter ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁first ▁choice , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁challeng ed ▁sever ely ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁Italian ▁players ▁like ▁G enn