The transfer market is treacherous, and the interesting thing is that it is unpredictable.
For example, for Leeds United's central defender candidate, Gao Shen and the Leeds United team made several plans, and graded each plan successively. After the previous plan failed, he immediately switched to the next plan.
The introduction of Jose Fonte is undoubtedly the highest priority, which is why Leeds United couldn't wait to sign Jose Fonte just after the season ended. To put it bluntly, they were afraid of being beaten first.
If Southampton defeats West Ham United and advances to the Premier League, then signing Jose Fonte is unrealistic. Leeds United will immediately turn around and go to the Eredivisie to sign Feyenoord's young central defender Stefan ·Defry.
This tall Dutch central defender is also known for his stability, and like Wundt, he is good at passing the ball and meets Leeds United's requirements.
But now that Wundt is in place, Devry is naturally no longer needed.
Instead of letting De Vrij come to Leeds United and compete with Maguire, Koulibaly and Stones, it is better to let him grow up in Feyenoord. Players in the Eredivisie are generally worth a lot of money. As long as Leeds United stays in the Premier League, acquiring Eredivisie players won't be a big problem.
And Leeds United are not the only ones who move quickly in the transfer market.
Any team that targets popular players is basically fast.
For example, Chelsea, just after the season ended, immediately made an offer of 30 million pounds for Tottenham Hotspur's Croatian midfielder Modric, which has already reached the asking price of Daniel Levy last summer.
But the interesting thing is that Levi refused!
Yes, Levi refused without hesitation!
The CEO of Tottenham Hotspur said that the team will compete in the Champions League in the new season. Modric is an indispensable member and will not be sold! Let alone a Premier League team!
But Chelsea clearly refused and immediately started a new offensive, even planning to contact Modric directly.
In addition, Chelsea are also interested in Newcastle midfielder Tiote and Leeds United midfielder Schneiderlin.
The British media Independent revealed that Chelsea's first choice target is Tiote, because the Ivory Coast midfielder has proven his strength in the Premier League. However, if signing Tiote is unfavorable, Chelsea will consider upgrading Leeds United midfielder Schnee. Delin.
However, The Independent also believes that Schneiderlin has become one of the most sought-after deep-lying midfielders in the Premier League. Teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle are also interested in the French midfielder.
Even news from the Catalan media revealed that Schneiderlin's name also appeared on Barcelona's signing list.
The reason is simple. This French midfielder not only has excellent defensive ability, but also has excellent passing stability.
Another Leeds United player has also become a hot commodity in the transfer market, that is Belgian center Benteke, who has scored 34 goals in the Championship this season. He is the top scorer in the Championship this season. , and only twenty-one years old.
Chelsea's high center forward Didier Drogba has announced that he will leave after the end of the season. The introduction of a high center forward has become Chelsea's first choice, and Benteke has once again entered the list.
In addition, Liverpool is also strengthening the team's offense.
The Daily Mail revealed that the incoming Liverpool head coach Rodgers personally appointed Benteke to join, believing that the high forward will provide Liverpool with more tactical methods and that he also has excellent foot skills.
Another person on Liverpool's inspection list is Adam Lallana.
This local player scored 15 goals and provided 18 assists in the British Championship last season. His performance was very amazing. He was elected as the best player in the British Championship. He is the best performing and most creative local player in the British Championship. players.
Teams including Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea are all paying attention to the transfer progress of this local player.
If these are just transfer rumors, then on the second day of the Premier League's suspension, The Sun, which has always been known for its accurate transfer insider information, suddenly broke the news that Manchester United had already made a preemptive move to Leeds United midfielder Schneiderlin. Quotation.
Once Ferguson makes a move, it will be 15 million pounds!
As soon as this news came out, teams in the entire Premier League and even European football that were interested in Schneiderlin immediately started to work. Everyone was examining the accuracy of this news and how to deal with it.
Do you want to pay a higher price than Manchester United? Or wait and see what happens?
On the same night, Leeds United CEO Fernando Lucas disclosed in the Yorkshire Post that Manchester United did make an offer for Schneiderlin, but Leeds United rejected it.
The reason is that this player is an important part of the team's new season and is not for sale!
Lucas's words not only did not dispel the outside world's attention on Schneiderlin's transfer, but further inflamed the situation.
Everyone knows that there is nothing not for sale in the transfer market?
Leeds United's disclosure is more like confirming that Ferguson has already started to snatch people.
This is like a clarion call calling all teams: Do you still want Schneiderlin?
Brothers, if you want it, hurry up and grab it!
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Three hours before Lucas called a reporter from the Yorkshire Evening Post to reveal Ferguson's offer, Gao Shen organized a dinner at his home in Cheshire.
Only Fernando Lucas and Borrell participated, while Gao Shen and Su Qing were the hosts.
Although as the head coach, Gao Shen is very aware of the importance of this position to a team, from a management perspective, the head coach cannot be included in the top management of the club.
Even when Gao Shen wants to exert some influence on Leeds United, he mostly does it through Lucas and Borrell. This is also to prevent him from skipping these two executives and being directly responsible to Sarri. .
This is a taboo in management.
Once Gao Shen does this frequently, regardless of whether he has such intention or not, it will actually lead to the exclusion of Lucas and Borrell, which will lead to the expansion of the head coach's power.
This is obviously not a good thing.
Over the years, the Premier League has continuously introduced management experience from the European continent, including technical directors. The purpose is to limit the power of head coaches and allow them to step away from administrative management and focus on coaching the team.
To put it simply, it means decentralization, from the original manager to the current coach.
In this case, the club's hierarchy becomes the management echelon from chairman, CEO, technical director to head coach.
After a year of exploration, Leeds United's management system has become mature.
Therefore, it is impossible for Sarri to participate in high-level meetings like tonight's.
As for Gao Shen, it was because the team had a day off before the Champions League final, so he took time to meet them.
The first topic discussed was Ferguson's offer.
Fifteen million pounds.
Ferguson is very sincere.
After this offer is submitted, it basically means that Lass Diarra will leave Manchester United.
"I heard that there is another candidate, Dutch international player Kevin Stroman from Eindhoven. His worth should be around 15 million pounds." Lucas reported the latest information.
The meat on the grill was smoking sizzlingly, Gao Shen was flipping it casually, picking up a piece from time to time, or putting it on the plates of others around him, or keeping it for himself, eating it with gusto.
It seemed casual, but the three people around him knew that he had been listening.
"What do the technical team think?" Su Qing looked at Borrell.
Borrell was holding the bowl, picking up a piece of meat and preparing to put it into his mouth. When he heard Su Qing's question, he immediately put it down.
"I have asked the technical team to do a survey before. Taking into account various factors, especially the team's overall performance in the last two or three months of the season and the performance of the players in training, we all agreed that if we use
With Jorginho replacing Schneiderlin, there will inevitably be some defensive problems in the midfield, but passing, creativity and control will be better."
Schneiderlin's passing is very good and stable, but he lacks creativity and organizational skills.
To put it bluntly, his basic skills are good enough.
But Jorginho is different. This Brazilian midfielder with excellent skills is an organizer and has good defensive ability.
If Jorginho is used to replace Schneiderlin and Paul Pogba remains unchanged, then the other person in the midfield must have good defensive capabilities, such as...
"Alan!"
"Alan?" Su Qing couldn't help but glance at Gao Shen and found that he was still staring at the barbecue "concentratedly", feeling speechless in her heart.
"Alan is not tall, only 1.75 meters, but he has strong confrontation ability. He is very good at close defense and stealing. He has good foot skills. He has strong short passing and ball protection skills. He is excellent at dribbling and pushing forward. We all
I think he can fulfill the role of central midfielder."
"Furthermore, we all believe that with Jorginho holding back and Alan in the middle, the team's midfield organization and defense can be guaranteed, and Pogba can let go and attack, which can unleash his talents to the maximum extent."
Different players create different tactical combinations, but training players often has a certain purpose.
For example, Leeds United are trained just to sell money.
Benteke, Paulinho and Adam Lallana are the kind of players who can be sold at a good price at first glance, but unexpectedly, Ferguson took action and it was Schneiderlin instead.
Pogba's prospects are better than those of Benteke and others, so this season, Leeds United will not sell Pogba under any circumstances.
Because it still has considerable room for appreciation.
According to the original plan, Pogba and Schneiderlin were retained, and Kondogbia took Paulinho's place to maximize the stability of the midfield, but now it seems that there is no other way.
Once Ferguson made a move, Schneiderlin couldn't keep him.
Two of the three midfielders left at once. Everyone knows how difficult things are.
But if the plan given by Borrell and the technical team is followed, Schneiderlin will not be unable to let him go.
Gao Shen remembers clearly that in his previous life at Naples, Sarri used the midfield combination of Jorginho and Alan and played very smoothly.
After everyone had discussed it, the situation was basically explained. They even had a relatively clear answer, so they all turned to look at Gao Shen.
Gao Shen happened to look at them at this time, smiled slightly and said, "Then do as you say."
Lucas nodded immediately, "I'll contact the Yorkshire Post when I get back and get the news out."
Everyone laughed tacitly.
But this is not the happiest news tonight.
Immediately afterwards, Su Qing brought a piece of good news to Gao Shen.
