Chapter 388 The legendary temperature difference sign
"Arsenal is close to signing Schalke 04 star Goretzka..."
On this day, Pan Yi saw such a piece of news in the newspaper, and couldn't help but cheer up and read it carefully.
"Arsenal has basically made no moves this summer. Apart from the fact that goalkeeper Petr Cech, who was on loan from Chelsea last season, has been confirmed to be bought out for 10 million pounds, there has been no forced transfer."
"On the contrary, they sold Podolski to Turkey's Galatasaray for 1.8 million, and Ryo Miyaichi, Diaby and others left the team on free transfers."
"Therefore, the move to Goretzka is considered an important move by Wenger, who believes that this is a player with great potential."
"The 20-year-old German midfielder has already shown his ability in the Bundesliga. He played for Bochum at the age of 17, and was subsequently poached by Schalke 04, and played in the two
He played a total of 44 times for Schalke 04 this season."
"His comprehensive ability in the midfield was obviously noticed by the German national team coach Loew. In May 2014, Goretzka was selected for the German national team for the first time and played in a warm-up match against Poland.
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"Wenger said that Arsenal will do their best to sign Goretzka, who will become an important pillar of Arsenal's midfield in the future..."
Seeing this, Pan Yi touched his chin.
Yes, Gretzka.
Isn't this guy my favorite all-around midfielder?
He can play as an attacking midfielder, midfielder or defensive midfielder on the central axis, and can completely replace the gap left by the departure of Ramirez and Mikel.
And it might be even stronger than the combined abilities of these two people!
He is somewhat similar to the German star Ballack. He is tall but not slow. Especially when the midfielder moves forward, he has a great threat.
Specifically, he has the following characteristics:
First, get the ball with your back, turn around and push forward.
The midfielder's ability to hold the ball is a major characteristic of Goretzka. Especially in the case of close defense, he has enough ability to cope with it. Facing the defense, he can pick up the ball with his back and turn around to advance with the ball. The whole action is done in one go.
, showing solid personal skills and abilities.
Taking the ball behind the back is not necessarily just a skill that centers need to possess. Even midfielders need to have such conditions in order to give the team the opportunity to counterattack and break through during a high-pressure press.
Second, the pass is accurate and the court vision is good.
When participating in the team's offense, Goretzka can use his passing skills and has good court vision, which can make him more penetrating in passing, even if it is composed of multiple players.
Goretzka has the ability to penetrate any defense.
As a midfielder, he has scalpel-like precise through balls, which is very threatening. Now Goretzka has exactly this ability, and his creativity can be said to be quite amazing.
Third, long-range shooting is a conventional offensive method.
In the process of attacking, Goretzka's threat is not only reflected in organization and passing. He will occasionally hit the mountain with a long shot, and even has the ability to score the ball and create goals for the team.
, expand the score.
Having the ability to shoot long distance also allows Goretz to handle the ball in more ways in the midfield position. He does not need to pass the ball to the teammates in front of him all the time. As long as the opportunity allows, he can be relied on at any time.
Use your personal ability to try to knock on the door.
Fourth, man-to-man defense in the midfield, interception and steals.
In addition to offense, Goretzka's defensive ability cannot be ignored. In the midfield position, he has a certain degree of aggressiveness and a strong sense of personal marking. Moreover, he is tall and can give the enemy defensive skills.
The players bring a great sense of pressure.
In addition, Goretzka also has the ability to steal the ball. During the process of close defense, he will look for opportunities to regain the ball and create counterattack opportunities from defense to offense, posing a great offensive threat.
To sum up, Goretzka performed well both offensively and defensively. He can be considered a comprehensive player, a true hexagon warrior, or a b2b midfielder.
Bringing him here to cooperate with Kanter in the midfield, two versatile midfielders, wouldn't it be a pleasure?
Maybe he's not strong enough now, but that doesn't matter. Let's start building muscle immediately after he gets it!
In Pan Yi's previous life, Goretzka was able to gain a foothold in Bayern Munich and the German national team, which are full of famous players, which itself illustrates his strength.
It's just that German players have always been relatively low-key, and their reputation is often inferior to players from countries such as England of the same level. This made Pan Yi not think of this guy for a while.
When Pan Yi was thinking about midfielders before, he was thinking about Modric, Rakitic, David Silva, Insko, Vidal... and the like.
But these famous stars are either a bit older and do not fit in with Pan Yi's idea of building a team; or they are too expensive and always feel uneconomical, so they have been shelved.
I really didn’t expect it. Wenger’s ability in discovering new talents is really impressive.
Wenger is already ready to take action on players that I, Pan Yi, have not even noticed!
That won't work.
Why don't you take action to intercept Hu?
Anyway, they just have an intention and haven't actually signed a contract and made it official yet.
Moreover, the "temperature difference signature" is not done once or twice. I believe the professor is used to it.
After making up his mind, Pan Yi set off immediately without further ado!
Where to go?
Of course to Germany.
With my face, Pan Yi, and my sharp tongue, I will definitely be able to convince that magnetic card to surrender!
Wenger is in a very good mood today.
Because in the afternoon, the young German midfielder he is interested in will come to the training base for a physical examination with Arsenal, and this is almost a symbol of successful signing.
At the beginning, Goretzka was not Wenger's first choice.
On the one hand, he is too young, only 20 years old, and lacks competition experience. On the other hand, they think that his value is too high and it is a very risky investment.
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Although this deal actually only costs Arsenal about 10 million euros, it is still a bit much for Wenger who is now spending a penny in half.
Because of this, he just bought out the loaned Cech in this summer window, and then made no other moves.
But in the end Wenger decided to bite the bullet and take down Goretzka!
The main reason is that Arsenal’s current midfielder needs fresh blood.
Captain Arteta is already old. He only played seven times for the team last season and is basically on the verge of retirement.
Including Flamini and Cazorla, they are all over 30, and their competitive status has begun to decline.
And once Goretzka can successfully integrate into Arsenal, Arsenal may not have to worry about the midfield position in the next 10 years.
After all, there are young talents like Ramsey and Wilshere on the team who can grow up with him.
Signing Goretzka is an adventure, and the final result can only be tested through games.
Of course, Wenger is quite satisfied with Goretzka's performance in the Bundesliga in the two seasons, and he is more optimistic about this young all-round midfielder.
At this moment, an assistant hurriedly opened the door and walked into Wenger's office.
"What are you so worried about?" Wenger looked up.
"Gretzka's agent Edin just called and said that Goretzka has something to do and won't be able to come today," the assistant said.
Wenger was shocked: "What?"
At that moment, Wenger remembered the names of many stars: Messi, Ronaldo, Yin Bu...
These are all famous figures in "Temperature Difference Sign".
When Wenger went to La Masia to observe Fabregas, he also tried to bring Messi to Arsenal, but unfortunately he failed in the end.
Cristiano Ronaldo was personally confirmed on the show of Arsenal loyalist Piers Morgan, and he was only "one step away" from joining Arsenal. Wenger also joked that "there is only 500,000 pounds left to sign Cristiano Ronaldo." p>
In 2000, the professor wanted to sign Yin Bu, but he asked for a trial first. The 19-year-old Swede arrogantly said: "Zlatan never does trials." Arsenal has missed out on Dafengxian since then.
After that, there are even Buffon, Pique, Yaya Toure, Pogba, Di Maria, Cavani... and a long list of very famous names.
There are two very famous cases.
One is Suarez.
When the Uruguayan striker became famous in Liverpool, Arsenal made an offer to buy him, and the price was 40 million pounds 1...
This is because Arsenal knew there was a clause in Suarez's contract that allowed him to leave for more than £40 million.
But this "insulting offer" was rejected.
Everyone knows the subsequent story: Suarez switched to Barcelona for 75 million pounds.
The other one, and the more famous one, is Yin Guayin who was lost in the medical examination room.
This was a transfer incident involving Yin Guayin joining Arsenal in 2013.
Before that season, there was a lot of news that Arsenal was about to sign striker Yin Guain from Real Madrid. Many well-known and authoritative media in European football had confirmed that the Argentine forward was about to join the Gunners.
From this point of view, it seems that it is only a matter of time before Yin Guayin becomes an Arsenal player.
At that time, there were even media reports that Yin Guayin had arrived in London and began to officially participate in the medical examination arranged by Arsenal officials.
According to some media reports, Yin Guayin has almost completed the physical examination arranged by the gunman and will complete the official announcement within 48 hours.
But what is unexpected is that after 48 hours expired, there was still no information that Yin Guain was about to sign with the Gunners. Both Real Madrid and Arsenal suddenly remained silent.
At the same time, Naples in Italy suddenly sent out news. They officially announced that Argentine forward Yin Guain had joined the team for a transfer fee of 39 million euros.
This kind of information is really difficult for Arsenal fans to accept. Arsenal's two most authoritative fan organizations, the "Arsenal Fans Fund" and the "Black Turban Movement" collectively issued a statement, accusing the club management and head coach Arsene Wenger of misbehaving in the transfer market.
Incompetence.
This incident also generated two famous memes.
One is the Arsenal dressing room version of "The Peach Blossom Spring", explaining where the mysterious Arsenal medical examination room leads to:
Yin Guayin walked more than ten miles from the Arsenal's medical examination room to a mountain with a small mouth, as if there was light. He left the boat and entered through the mouth. It was very narrow at first, and then he could pass people. He walked dozens of steps again.
Suddenly enlightened, we arrived in Naples.
The other one is "up the tree" and "down the tree".
It is about a fan in a village who learned that Arsenal was going to buy Yin Gua Yin within 48 hours. He was already undergoing a physical examination. Because the signal was not good, he had to go up a tree to check the news. As a result, no news came out for a long time.
"Who told me what happened in 48 hours! I'm still in the tree!"
Since then, fans have called the process of waiting for the home team's official announcement of new players to go up the tree, and once the transfer is finalized, it has become the down tree.
And isn’t this Goretzka’s current situation very similar to Yin Guayin’s original situation?
Also when I was about to enter the physical examination room, something suddenly happened?
Wenger certainly didn't believe the nonsense about Goretzka having to postpone his medical examination.
He called Goretzka's agent Tobias Edin directly.
"Tobias, we have been very happy working together. I hope you can tell me frankly, what happened?"
Edin was silent for a short while, and then told the truth: "It was Chelsea. Or to be precise, it was Pan Yi. He came to Goretzka in person, so the young man changed his mind."
It can be seen that the agent is also a bit headache.
Arsenal have been focusing on promoting Goretzka's transfer for less than half a year. Almost all consensus has been reached. It can be said that the only thing left is to sign the contract after the medical examination.
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But when he changed his mind at the last moment, Edin was indeed a bit unjust.
Moreover, no agent is willing to have a stalemate with a wealthy team like Arsenal, and there will be many opportunities to negotiate business in the future.
Helpless, Pan Yi’s charm is too great!
As soon as he took action, Goretzka said that he was unwilling to go to Arsenal and was determined to join Chelsea!
At this point, Edin can only dump the blame on Pan Yi.
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Wenger." Edin continued, "As you know, Pan Yi is very popular in Germany. Many players like him very much, especially young people, who admire him. So..." "I understand, thank you." Wenger hung up the phone, his face ashen.
It’s actually that guy Pan Yi!
Of course, Wenger will not blame the agent. After all, the player's wishes are the most critical factor.
If a player doesn't want to go to a certain club, it's useless no matter how powerful the agent is.
Moreover, Wenger was annoyed not only by Pan Yi's sudden intervention, but also because he got a piece of information from Edin's mouth:
Pan Yi contacted Goretzka, and then Goretzka chose Pan Yi without hesitation between Wenger and Pan Yi...
This shows that in the minds of young players, Wenger is no longer the first choice.
You know, Wenger has been famous for his courage to cultivate and use new players in world football for many years. Many young players are also willing to go to Arsenal to receive guidance from professors.
But unexpectedly, in just a few years, this "status in the world" seemed to be replaced by Pan Yi.
This makes the professor feel a little sad.
No, we can’t just let it go.
Wenger decided to take action himself!
There is no use calling anymore. He has to go to Germany in person, to Gelsenkirchen, to have an interview with Gretzka.
He didn't believe it. Pan Yi's charm was really that great!
He also wanted to know whether Goretzka would suddenly change his mind again when he faced him in person?
When Wenger knocked on the door of Goretzka's house, he was surprised to find that in addition to Goretzka, there were two more people in the living room.
One is Goretzka’s agent Edin, and the other is Pan Yi!
This guy lives in Germany and won’t leave, right?
Of course, there is another greater possibility, that is, Pan Yi is preparing to settle all the contract matters with Gretzka before returning to London...
Wenger could even think that Pan Yi might have been there when he called Edin.
The words Edin answered were exactly what Pan Yi taught him.
This is naked showing off and provocation!
What about "young people all admire him..."
Are you embarrassed!?
And Pan Yi obviously didn't expect that Wenger would rush over without saying a word, and the two of them stared at each other for a while.
The collision between Pan Yi and Wenger made the air seem a little solid, while the young Goretzka standing aside was both excited and a little scared.
The reason for the excitement is simple. Both Pan Yi and Wenger personally invited him, which made the young man feel very happy.
This shows that he is taken seriously, and it is even more remarkable that he is taken seriously by two world-class coaches who are famous for cultivating young players at the same time.
The reason for fear is even simpler. These two are both big bosses, and he can't afford to offend them.
He tried his best to pretend to be a little transparent, and only served the two people with drinks and snacks. He didn't dare to say anything more, leaving everything to his manager Edin to handle.
But obviously, the main combatants in the living room now are Pan Yi and Wenger.
"Professor, you are late, Leon has decided to join Chelsea." Pan Yi said.
Goretzka's full name is Leon Goretzka, and Pan Yi calls him that, which shows that the relationship between the two is relatively close.
"Have you signed a contract?" Wenger snorted.
"Not yet, but Schalke 04 has agreed to sell Goretzka to us." Pan Yi smiled, picked up the water glass on the table, and greeted Wenger, "We paid 12 million." Wenger didn't want to pay attention to this guy. His target was Goretzka, and he tried his best to convince Goretzka.
After all, although Chelsea paid a higher price, the player's willingness is the most critical.
"Leon, come to Arsenal, you will be the main midfielder. If you go to Chelsea, do you think you can compete with Kante and Matic? They are the main midfielders of the Champions League championship level!"
Pan Yi smiled: "Thank you for your compliments on our team. But have you ever thought that it is precisely because Chelsea is the Champions League champion that Leon wants to join our team more?"
Wenger's expression changed and he glared at Pan Yi.
But Pan Yi is right to say that one team is the Premier League champion and the Champions League champion, and the other team can only compete for the top four in the Premier League. Under the same conditions, which team to choose seems to be a very simple matter.
Not to mention that Chelsea is likely to offer higher wages...
Then Pan Yi said: "My team's Mikel and Ramirez have decided to leave the team. There is a huge vacancy in the midfield. There will definitely be a chance for Lai Anglai."
Finally, Pan Yi came up with another trump card: "And who says I will definitely continue to use 343 in the new season? Maybe I will use 3313, or maybe 352. By then, he will play with Kanter and Matic.
It’s not impossible.”
Now Wenger has nothing to say.
Promising to give Goretzka the main position was originally Wenger's ultimate move to attract Goretzka to join. Unexpectedly, Pan Yi actually responded.
Then compare the two sides again...
To be honest, if Wenger put himself in Goretzka's shoes, he would choose Chelsea 100% of the time.
"Alas." Wenger sighed, then thought about it, and pulled Pan Yi into another room, "I can give you Gretzka, but you have to compensate me for it, right?"
This is based on the principle of "it's all here", but we still need to pick up Chelsea's wool.
Is it okay for such local tyrants and evil gentry to get out some land without giving it away?
"Compensation?" Pan Yi's face was full of questions, "I really sold you the Cech you wanted."
"That's a different story. Won't I give you the Gnabry and Martinez you want?" Wenger said with a smile, "But I do lack a midfielder now, and Goretzka was bought by you.
Now, I really have no one."
"Oh... let me recommend someone, right? OK." Pan Yi said with a smile, "Also at Schalke 04, there is a young player named Sane. He should be... 18 or 19 years old this year, right?
He scored a goal against Real Madrid in the Champions League last season. You will definitely not lose money if you buy him."
Sane just entered the Schalke 04 first team this season, but he quickly established himself as the main player with his excellent performance.
In fact, in 2016, he will be poached by Manchester City, and the transfer fee will be as high as 50 million euros!
With such a good player, why doesn’t Pan Yi take action?
The main reason is that there are too many players in the team who can play winger, and Mbappe can't even practice them. How can he have time to care about Sane?
So as a favor, I recommended it to the professor.
But what I didn't expect was that the professor shook his head: "I don't want a pure winger, I want a midfielder now."
It’s understandable that Wenger said this.
Arsenal also have many wingers in their squad now.
Sanchez firmly occupies the main winger position, while Walcott, Chamberlain, Joel Campbell, including Cazorla, Ramsey, and even Welbeck can all play as wingers.
Including the Japanese player Ryo Miyaichi who just left the team, he also plays as a winger.
It can be said that Arsenal currently has a surplus of winger talent, which is one of the important reasons why Wenger was willing to sell Gnabry last season.
So he currently only bids for Goretzka, not Sane.
Of course, there is another reason, that is... Sane is more expensive.
There is no way, offensive players are more likely to attract attention.
Among other things, in the second leg of last season’s Champions League 1/8 finals between Schalke 04 and Real Madrid, the 19-year-old Sane made his Champions League debut. This game will make many Europeans
Scouts are watching him.
At that time, he came on as a substitute for the injured Choupo-Moting in the 29th minute, and in the 57th minute, he shot past Casillas with a shot from the edge of the penalty area, becoming the youngest player to score against Real Madrid in the Champions League, helping Schalke 04 away game.
43 defeated Real Madrid.
Therefore, there are actually many teams coveting Sane, and Schalke 04 asked for 25 million at the beginning, which of course made Wenger quit.
"That's it..." Pan Yi shook his head and another name came out of his mouth, "How about Xhaka from Monchengladbach? He is only 22 years old this year and can play in the middle from the attacking midfielder to the defensive midfielder.
, which almost overlaps with the position that Goretzka can play. Moreover, this player has a tough playing style and a tenacious style..."
"This person has a too aggressive personality and is too easy to get into trouble." Before Pan Yi could finish speaking, Wenger shook his head again and rejected the proposal.
"Uh... okay." Pan Yi almost laughed.
Xhaka’s card master title is indeed very famous.
The problem is that in Pan Yi's previous life, Xhaka would be brought to the Emirates Stadium by Wenger next year, and Pan Yi just recommended it in advance.
I didn’t expect Wenger to be so disgusted with Xhaka now.
"Actually, I still only want one person." Wenger said, staring into Pan Yi's eyes.