On June 1, Manchester City announced that it would renew the contract with Chinese player Sun Jihai for another year. At the same time, Sun Jihai personally announced that after the end of this year's contract, he will no longer play in the European League, but will
Return to China.
Such news has caused a lot of discussion among Chinese fans. After all, Sun Jihai is an iconic figure among Chinese overseas players. Last season, he won the first five major league championship trophy won by a Chinese player in Europe as a substitute at Manchester City.
It is enough to take his status and identity to a higher level, but the games are obviously going to be fewer. Where Sun Jihai will go after the contract expires has always been unknown, but now, it is certain that Sun Jihai will play in the new
This season, we will challenge for the Champions League title with Manchester City.
Regarding this news, China's domestic reaction was mixed. After all, being able to participate in the Champions League is also the highest honor for Chinese players. However, they must only participate as a substitute. There was also some discussion. Sun Jihai did not care about this, and
I'm going back to my country for vacation and preparing for the upcoming season.
And Dick's work began here.
The first thing to look for is an organizing midfielder - it is not easy to find such a midfielder. After all, there are only so many core organizing midfielders in the world, such as Pirlo, Alonso, Sneijder, Xavi, France
Bregas... Players of this level are tightly controlled by their teams. No matter how much money Manchester City spends, they probably won't be able to get them.
Motta is a good choice. He has already planned to leave Barcelona this year. However, Motta has been plagued by injuries before and his physique is close to glass. In a game like the Premier League, I am afraid that the injury will be more serious and he will not be able to continue to give.
The team created chances, so Dick looked at another player.
Deco also plays for Barcelona.
After spending three wonderful years in Barcelona, Deco began to encounter a bottleneck last season. He did not get many playing opportunities in Barcelona last season. At the age of 30, he only played 18 games in La Liga.
, This is very different from the previous three seasons in which he played more than 30 times. However, although Deco is now 31 years old, he is still in good condition. Dick is also good at using such players.
Until we can find better players, players like Deco are actually very useful.
Dick knew that historically Deco had transferred to Chelsea this summer, but that was after Scolari took office. Now Scolari is leading the Portuguese national team to prepare for the European Cup. Dick decided to do this
Taking action under certain circumstances can achieve better results.
A two-pronged approach, one was to contact Deco's agent, and the other was to start a formal offer for Deco.
For Barcelona, there is no one they cannot sell, especially this kind of player who has begun to decline. Few Barcelona players can die well. This has been fully verified in the past time...
Now that Guardiola has taken office, his first task after taking office is to clean up the players. The growth of Xavi and Iniesta has made Deco no longer a necessity, so Manchester City quoted eight million pounds in the first wave.
When the time came, they said they could talk.
Although the relationship between Dick and Barcelona is very tense, business is business after all.
Deco's current contract only has one year left. In the contract year, he is a 31-year-old veteran. His worth is naturally not high. Eight million pounds is more than 10 million euros. Such a price is also a bit expensive for Barcelona.
Heartbeat.
"We still need to think about it." Barcelona responded for the first time.
Dick was a little anxious, because he knew he couldn't go on like this. Otherwise, if Scolari became the head coach of Chelsea and wanted to buy Deco, Dick would have no advantage. After all, Scolari was Deco's mentor.
, it was still very important at this point, so he immediately raised the price.
"Ten million pounds, I don't think any team will offer more. After all, Deco only has one year left on his contract, and his salary is only three million pounds. With his age and contract,
He can definitely buy out his contract, but we don't want to use such means."
Dick made the final offer. In front of such a quote, Barcelona quickly nodded. A player who was originally planning to sell could be sold at such a price. It was indeed very satisfying, and only
Manchester City, who are eager to gain experience in the Champions League, would pay such a price. After all, Manchester City is not short of money. What they want is to quickly strengthen their strength to cope with the upcoming Champions League games.
Even if the relationship with Dick is not good, it will not affect Barcelona's decision. No one will have trouble with money, not to mention that Barcelona is also in need of a blood exchange this season.
After taking care of Barcelona, the next negotiation with Deco's agent seemed much simpler.
He was not reused in Barcelona last season, which made Deco know that he may not have much future in Barcelona. With the rise of Iniesta and the maturity of Xavi, there is indeed no place for him in the Barcelona midfielder.
, instead of being a substitute here, it is better to be the core of another team, not to mention that Manchester City can now play in the Champions League and the salary is high...
What made him finally make up his mind was a phone call from Dick.
"Last season we began to prepare the team to play more gorgeously, but we lacked a core midfielder. After you join, our tactics will immediately mature. Are you willing to serve as such a top core?
Although you are not young, I only want to use you for one or two years."
Such a phone call made Deco make up his mind. After all, Deco's results in the past few years have been amazing. After leaving Porto, Deco has not been able to regain the honor of Champions League championship, although he won two
The league championship also made Deco a little unsatisfied.
So soon, he signed a three-year contract with an annual salary of five million pounds, which was more than what he earned at Barcelona. Being able to get such a contract, Deco also seemed
Very satisfied.
After finalizing Deco's transfer, Dick's eyes began to turn to the defense.
As for Manchester City, they haven't added any players in the defense yet, but someone has already come to poach their corner.
Joel Luka was transferred from Croatia for 9 million pounds last season. Although he has not become the main player, his all-round performance is quite good and has attracted the appreciation of many people. Such a player is naturally
Don't worry that no one wants him, especially when he is not Manchester City's main force...
And Cholluka also hopes to get the main position - although he is still young, he is one of the talents that have emerged in Croatia in recent years. Naturally, he does not want to not get enough playing opportunities all the time. After all, he is still young. It seems that
It's not time to hug his thighs. The more important point is that he is a player that Dick also values and naturally has greater confidence in his future...
"His agent said that he hopes to go to a team where he can have a stable main position, even a mid-table team." Marriner told Dick.
This mid-range team quickly emerged from the water.
Tottenham Hotspur offer £8 million to Manchester City for Croatian defender Joel Luka.
"Tell them that Joel Luca joined Manchester City for nine million pounds. His performance this season is not bad. If you want to win him, you have to show some sincerity." Dick laughed angrily at Tottenham's offer.
Well, it’s not that we want to sell the players, but you came to buy them, and you actually offered a price lower than the signing value. Do you really think I’m being taken advantage of?
"Ciorluca himself may play a role..." Marina reminded Dick.
"Of course I know, but he signed a five-year contract with us at the time, and now he wants to tear up the contract. Do you really think that I am a good-tempered person?" Dick sneered.
Soon, Cioluka's agent called Dick and revealed Cioluka's desire to join Tottenham.
"I don't care what he is thinking now. If he wants to leave, he can, but the current offer from Tottenham is definitely not enough. If there is not enough price, I would rather keep him. His contract with Manchester City still has four years. If there is no suitable one,
Offer, I won't let him leave."
After saying this, Dick laughed: "Of course, he can also use some means, but don't forget the fate of Vassell..."
Both Joel Luca and his agent were frightened. Vassell was left in the reserve team for the second half of last season and was almost rotten. Fortunately, he was almost thirty after all.
But Cioluca is less than 20 years old. If Dick does this to him, what future will he have in playing football?
So Cioluca gave up on the idea of causing trouble to get him to leave. He wanted to transfer because he wanted to have a broader development prospect, not because he wanted to destroy his own future.
In desperation, Tottenham and Manchester City started negotiations, but they were not short of money. Liverpool wanted to poach their forward Robbie Keane. The bid has reached 20 million pounds, and they also have enough money on hand.
confidence.
In the end, after bargaining, Manchester City sold Joel Luca for 12 million pounds - Dick was quite satisfied with this figure. After all, he made 3 million pounds a year, and such a business could be done.
Last season, it was because most of the members of the team were not needed by Dick. They were basically too old and had little potential. If they terminated the contract with zero value, they would terminate the contract. However, for players like Joel Luca, whose worth is low, Dick
Really don't do it.
By the time this matter calmed down, it was already mid-June. The sale of Joel Luka would not actually have a great impact on Manchester City's defense, because Richards can also play as a central defender, as long as Dick can still bring in
With an excellent full-back, the strength of the defense will not decline, but may continue to rise. Cahill is also a central defender with great potential, and it will be easier to train him.
Once in and out, Dick not only did not spend the balance of the transfer fee, but also earned two million pounds. This made Dick feel a little embarrassed. Although the more transfer fees he saved, he won the Champions League.
There will be more and more people available in the future, but Dick doesn’t want to look too bad. This season he won’t buy too many people like last season, so a big investment is also needed...
Historically, Manchester City introduced Robinho from Real Madrid at a high price this season, but this Brazilian boy Dick is not too cold. In terms of breakthroughs, he is not as good as Ribery, in terms of comprehensiveness, he is not as good as Torres, and in terms of scoring ability, he is not as good as Dinata.
Lai, instead of spending a high price to buy this Brazilian boy, it is better to spend your money on other aspects...
