The first thing Gao Shen did after returning to Manchester was to move.
Previously, he had used a moving company to pack up all his belongings in Naples, fly them to Manchester, and store them in the hotel where he was temporarily staying.
Manchester City has also been helping him find a place to live.
Gao Shen's requirements are actually very simple. The room does not need to be too many. The most important thing is that it should be quiet and not easily disturbed. The surrounding living facilities should be complete and the public security environment should be good. He does not like to have his home burglarized every few days.
He has neither a family nor schooling problems for his children, so it is really convenient.
In the end, Manchester City carefully selected a detached villa for him in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, south of Manchester.
Alderley Edge, the most famous gathering place for wealthy people in the UK, is similar to the town of Windsor in London, except that one is in the south and the other is in the north. The surrounding area is also where many football stars live.
For example, Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson lives in Wilmslow, two or three kilometers north of Alderley Edge.
The small detached house is equipped with a garden, and the security facilities are very advanced. An automatic alarm system is installed inside and outside the villa. Once an alarm occurs, it is immediately sent to the police station in the town, and the police can arrive at the scene within five minutes. Public security issues
There is absolutely no need to worry.
The most important thing is that less than ten minutes' walk away is the town's commercial street, where you can find everything you need.
Gao Shen asked Carlo to make two trips for him. He took a look at the scene and found it very good.
Therefore, Gao Shen asked Manchester City to rent the house, and all the expenses were borne by Manchester City.
This is a treatment that only seniors can get. The other members of the coaching staff are also looking for houses on their own, and they basically choose to live near Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. Only Lucas likes to wander around at night.
So he chose to live in a high-rise apartment in the city center, where there is nightlife.
After returning to Manchester from Madrid, Gao Shen also signed for a package from Naples, Italy, in the hotel.
Inside are five suits specially tailored for him.
While coaching Naples, the famous local customized suit brand Qiton invited Gao Shen to be their spokesperson. The reason for this was because Gao Shen's suits were often stained by players and made it into the newspapers.
After Qi Dun came to visit, Gao Shen found out that there was the world's most famous custom-made suit brand in Naples, so he signed a sponsorship contract with the other party. It was only two million euros per year, but they had to customize several pieces for Gao Shen for free every year.
Put on a suit.
In return, Gao Shen will only wear their suits in all formal occasions he attends in the future.
Now that Gao Shen has left Naples, Serie A, and landed in the Premier League, Chiton also attaches great importance to it and customized five new "shirts" for Gao Shen in one go to help him compete in the Premier League in the new season.
Before Gao Shen was not there, the clothes were delivered directly to the hotel.
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There were not many advanced things, and he didn't need to call out a moving company. The hotel arranged manpower to help him deliver all his things to his new home in Alderley Edge.
After seeing his new home and the surrounding environment with his own eyes, Gao Shen was very satisfied.
Carlo's work is really meticulous, and Gao Shen has always felt at ease with him.
When he heard that Gao Shen was back, Carlo also brought Lucas, Sarri, Borrell, Buenaventura, Pintus and others to Gao Shen's new home, saying that he was here to report on his work.
Not long after, Mubarak also arrived with Marwood and Hajin.
Brian Kidd and Gary Cook are both still busy in Spain.
After everything was done and the house was tidied up, Gao Shen was not polite and directly invited everyone to have dinner at a nearby high-end hotel. This was highly recommended by the agent when Carlo was looking at the house, saying that this hotel was Orr
The kitchens of the rich in Deli Edge.
After everyone had dinner together, it felt really good, as all kinds of delicious food were provided.
After eating and drinking, the topic naturally turned to preparations for the new season.
At present, except for Modric, basically all the players that Gao Shen personally manages have been introduced.
Rakitic, David Luiz, Hazard, Neuer, Suarez, Javi Martinez, David Silva, Robben, Felipe, Gary Cahill and Garay
Si Baer, there are eleven players.
Manchester City's players were almost completely purged last season, but there is a huge gap between transfer revenue and expenditure.
This is mainly because the selling prices of Manchester City players are not high.
Firstly, it is because they were brought in at high premiums before, and if they want to sell now, they will definitely suffer a loss; secondly, everyone knows that Manchester City has money, and if they want to sell people, buyers are bargaining.
It is true that Manchester City does not particularly care about money. As long as the difference is not big, it will basically be sold.
Among the players currently remaining in the team, the goalkeeper is Given, Joe Hart has been loaned out, and the defense is left with Kompany, Sabretta, Bridge, and Micah Richards, but Gao Shen has left the team.
A player's name was called up in the youth team, Trippier.
The midfielder suffered the most severe losses, with only two players, De Jong and Ireland, remaining.
Only Robinho, Sturridge and Wright-Phillips are left on the front line.
Manchester City spent a total of 150 million euros in the past year, but very few players actually stayed.
This is actually also a problem with Manchester City's management, because in the past year, they have really been buying people at high premiums, and they don't have a clear direction. The players they have introduced include players like Robinho and Wright.
·A winger like Phillips.
Just like Brazilian center Jo, his original worth was about 10 million euros, but Manchester City spent a full 22 million euros to buy him from Russia. As a result, he did not play at Manchester City. In February
He was loaned to Everton.
The situation this summer is that Everton doesn't want to buy him either, which makes it very difficult.
There is also Elano, who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk and is worth 7 million euros. Manchester City spent 11 million euros to buy him. The premium is also very high, but he still has not been kicked out. Now he only
It could be sold for 6.5 million euros and was given to Turkey's Galatasaray.
Dutch midfielder De Jong was introduced during the winter break. He previously played for Hamburg. His worth is about 8 million euros, because in 2006, Hamburg only spent 1 million euros to buy him, but Manchester City paid a full
Sixteen and a half million euros were paid.
In fact, examples similar to this abound in the Manchester City team.
According to Gao Shen's own estimation, Kompany and Sabaleta are probably the only ones who can really raise their worth.
Mubarak himself also knew this.
Manchester City's management is really unprofessional. Gary Cook also worked at Nike before and has no experience in this area at all.
Because of this, Manchester City has a consultant Brian Marwood and technical director Brian Kidd.
But this also brings another benefit, that is, Gao Shen takes over Manchester City's competitive affairs without any resistance.
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"Judging from the current signing progress and configuration, our lineup is still relatively weak, especially in the midfield and center positions." Carlo reminded Gao Shen.
David Silva, Rakitic and Javi Martinez will definitely be the main players that Gao Shen has high hopes for. Judging from the cards, the strength is indeed good. The key depends on the players' running-in and integration level.
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But in the substitute position, two players, De Jong and Ireland, are also available, but there are too few.
In many cases, injuries are inevitable, and the Premier League still has a devilish Christmas schedule.
With Manchester City's current midfield configuration, if it comes to the Christmas schedule, or if two midfielders are injured at the same time, the team's situation will be very troublesome.
Of course, if you bring in more players but don't have the opportunity to play, this will also be a big problem.
So at this stage, what Manchester City needs is a substitute.
And there's the center forward.
Now, strictly speaking, there is no center forward in the Manchester City team.
Suarez plays on the wing at Ajax, Robinho, Robben, Hazard and Sturridge are not serious centers, and Gareth Bale is a left back.
In other words, at this stage, Suarez playing in the center of the frontcourt is just an advanced idea and has not been tested.
Even if Suarez really succeeds, will he alone be enough?
Suarez is 1.82 meters tall. With this size, his tactical role is limited.
"What did Peilai say?" Gao Shen asked.
Carlo shook his head, "Marino's reply was that Naples has sold enough this year."
Gao Shen couldn't help but smile.
Naples did sell a lot of them this summer and made a lot of money.
Three hundred and thirty million euros!
Net gain on the transfer market!
My God, this is an astronomical amount of money.
So now Naples has a lot of money and is threatening to renovate the new stadium, improve and upgrade the youth training system, and...
Anyway, with money, De Laurentiis and Marino will be more confident.
Of course, there is a whopping 66 million euros in it.
After forcibly retaining Cavani, Pellet's tactical role is also very obvious, and Allegri probably doesn't want to sell him.
After all, Pelai's tactical role is too obvious, especially in some tough battles and critical battles, he can often produce very good results and will be a powerful supplement to the front line.
"Wolfsburg's Dzeko is very good, we have been scouting him for a while." Brian Marwood suggested.
Carlo nodded, this player is indeed very good, "But his price is too high. He performed so well last season, and now he costs at least 25 million euros."
When Mubarak heard this, he waved his hand generously and said: "This is not a problem. We can talk about it as soon as possible."
More than 200 million euros have been spent. Do you still care about the 25 million euros?
But Gao Shen shook his head, "Dzeko is indeed quite good in terms of physical condition and technical ability, but I watched his game at Wolfsburg. He does not play as a center, but a bit like a second striker."
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In Gao Shen's previous life, after Manchester City introduced Dzeko, they used him as a center. The results were good and bad. Coupled with the addition of Aguero and other players, Dzeko gradually fell out of favor. However, in the Premier League stage, Dzeko is a good player.
His ability as a high center forward led to his explosive growth after moving to Roma.
Spending 25 million euros to buy a substitute, and even help with training and transformation. The key is whether Dzeko can output stably in key games when the team needs him. This is a question.
