As the new season approaches, Manchester City's transfer signings are gradually receiving good news.
First, he introduced Portuguese central defender Pepe from Bayern Munich for 30 million euros. Then, he introduced Portuguese international Moutinho from Sporting Lisbon for 10 million euros, and then he brought in Portuguese international Moutinho from Bayern Munich for 25 million euros.
Munich signs Brazilian left back Marcelo.
Three transfers cost 65 million euros. Manchester City spent money like water without blinking an eye.
What is even more striking is that the agent behind these three transfer transactions is Mendes.
Suddenly, the Portuguese agent was once again thrust into the limelight.
This is not the first time.
In recent years, Mendes has been a hot figure in the transfer market almost every summer.
Last year's Cristiano Ronaldo made a series of big moves this year. The Portuguese agent is the most powerful player in European football, making everyone feel his influence.
Among these three transfers, one was Su Dong's younger brother at Sporting Lisbon, and two were Su Dong's close friends at Bayern Munich. This suddenly made the media around the world excited again.
The news about Su Dong's transfer to Manchester City has long been publicized. Neither Manchester City nor Bayern have come forward to refute the rumors. However, German media revealed that Bayern is close to signing Stuttgart center Mario Gomez.
Why sign Gomez?
The answer goes without saying.
Now everyone knows that Su Dong is leaving the team, all he needs is an official announcement.
The transfer of a superstar like Su Dong is usually a lengthy soap opera, but this time it did drag on too long.
Ever since the Abu Dhabi consortium acquired Manchester City in 2008, Manchester City has been linked to Su Dong in every transfer period. Every time, the rumors were widespread. Everyone thought that Su Dong would join Manchester City, but every time it ended in vain.
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This time, the rumors are relatively more real. After all, even Su Dong's mansion has been revealed.
Especially in mid-July, the all-pervasive British media even dug up the admission notice from Oxford University Law School.
Su Dong’s girlfriend Wang Chuqing was officially admitted to Oxford University Law School!
The Sun even more conclusively concluded that Su Dong will go to the Premier League to play football for his girlfriend!
Suddenly, the entire transfer market was in turmoil.
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While Manchester City continues to make big signings, the arms race in the European transfer market is also in full swing.
After missing out on the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, Barcelona decided to gamble on the Champions League again.
The core dispute between Ibrahimovic and Messi finally ended with Messi's contract extension. The Swedish center announced a loan move to AC Milan in Serie A. One year later, the Rossoneri could pay 24 million euros
Buy out Ibrahimovic at a super low price.
This is tantamount to breaking a bone and dealing with it at a low price.
In addition, Zygrinski was also dealt back to Shakhtar Donetsk at a low price.
Both transactions ended in failure, and the effect of Barcelona's signings is actually quite touching.
After dealing with two failed transactions, Barcelona signed David Villa from Valencia for 40 million euros. This deal exceeded Pepe's 30 million euros and became the summer transfer
The new standard king on the market.
Mascherano also chose to join Barcelona between Real Madrid and Barcelona to partner with national team teammate Messi. The transfer fee was as high as 30 million euros, plus Sevilla’s Brazilian defender Adriano spent
10 million euros from Barcelona.
This summer, Barcelona spent a total of 80 million euros, which is a huge investment.
After selling Mascherano, Bayern immediately announced the signing of Gustavo from Hoffenheim and then extended Modric's contract.
This series of transactions made Toni Kroos feel that his position in the club was not valued, especially his request for a contract extension. Bayern was unable to meet Toni Kroos's requirements in terms of salary and role positioning.
Therefore, after Bayern renewed Modric's contract, Toni Kroos publicly stated that he was considering invitations from other teams.
Before that, Toni Kroos called Su Dong specifically and after understanding the situation, he resolutely chose Manchester City.
Three days later, Manchester City officially announced that it had signed Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich for 15 million euros.
This is the second midfielder Manchester City has signed this summer.
But like Moutinho, Toni Kroos has not fully proven his strength in the top league.
At least, he hasn't really been alone yet.
He signed three players from Bayern in one go, which surprised the media around the world.
Is it because Bayern's players are of high quality and low price, in line with Guardiola's positioning? Or is it to accommodate Su Dong?
The media has different interpretations. The Sun broke the news that Mendes was behind all Manchester City's four signings this summer.
Toni Kroos's agent is not Mendes, but Mendes negotiated the deal on behalf of Manchester City.
"According to the information obtained by the reporter, Toni Kroos had a close relationship with Su Dong during his time at Bayern, and he was also a player recommended by Su Dong to Guardiola."
The Sun concluded that in order to invite Su Dong, Manchester City even did not hesitate to recruit all his friends from Bayern and Valencia to join the team. The purpose was to allow Su Dong to have a more comfortable playing environment in Manchester City.
"In Mansour's mind, Sudong is like a flawless goddess, while Manchester City is a humble suitor. In order to make Sudong willingly join Manchester City, Mansour used all the means he could use.
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Under the economic crisis, the purchasing power of the entire European football community has plummeted.
As the richest league in the world, the Premier League has also been affected by the economic crisis.
The traditional four major families all began to tighten their money. Manchester United spent less than 10 million euros to introduce Hernandez. Arsenal finally got what they wanted and signed Chamakh, but in the form of a free transfer.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Bordeaux center has basically reached an agreement with Arsenal as early as last summer, and his free transfer is not unexpected now.
Not to mention Liverpool. The Red Army has always been a representative of frugality. They spent 11 million pounds to sign Meireles from Porto, which is also considered a cost-effective signing.
Not only that, the Reds also signed Joe Cole from Chelsea on a free transfer.
Joe Cole's free agency made him pursued by teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. In the end, Joe Cole chose Liverpool, which made Tottenham Hotspur, who had been pursuing him for a long time, very depressed.
Head coach Redknapp publicly stated that he was disappointed with Joe Cole joining Liverpool.
"I always thought he would choose Tottenham Hotspur, but I didn't expect that he would go to Liverpool."
Redknapp was disappointed when he failed to recruit Joe Cole, but he still ambitiously stated that after signing Brazilian midfielder Sandro and French central defender Gallas, Tottenham Hotspur will have more opportunities in the new season.
Opportunity to hit the Premier League title.
No wonder Redknapp is so confident.
In last season's Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur finally reversed Liverpool's situation, climbed to fourth place in the league, and obtained valuable qualifications for the Champions League, which gave Tottenham Hotspur great confidence.
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Redknapp said that the new Premier League season will be more exciting than ever.
"In the past few years, the Premier League has been dominated by Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and even Liverpool. These four teams have always been at the top of the league, but last season, this tradition was broken."
Redknapp's implication is that Tottenham Hotspur will become the spoiler for the Premier League championship.
Perhaps feeling that what he said was a bit superior, Redknapp brought Manchester City in again.
Tottenham's head coach said that Manchester City's strength has greatly increased in the new season, but the striker has become the team's biggest weakness.
"But as far as I know, they have finalized the most terrifying scorer in the world. Manchester City's biggest weakness last season will become Manchester City's sharpest weapon in the new season!"
Redknapp's words were interpreted by the media as breaking the news that Su Dong will join Manchester City!
However, many media still expressed doubts about Manchester City and Su Dong.
The reason is simple. Guardiola has never proven his coaching level, especially last season.
With Manchester City's investment, they only finished sixth, which is undoubtedly unsatisfactory.
Although Manchester City's management has repeatedly emphasized its support and trust in Guardiola, many media still said that today's head coach has become one of Manchester City's weakest links.
Especially after it was rumored that Su Dong would join Manchester City, the head coach is not worthy of Manchester City.
Many media are still questioning whether Su Dong can adapt to the Premier League and whether he can lead Manchester City?
You know, Robinho was also ambitious to join Manchester City, but what was the result?
Within half a year of playing, the Brazilian began to disappear, and his value plummeted when he moved to AC Milan.
Many British media have said that if Su Dong joins Manchester City, he may encounter Waterloo and fall from his position as the number one player in world football.
"He cannot adapt to the Premier League, let alone lead a mercenary army without stars like Manchester City to success!"
Such remarks not only exist, but there are many.
There has always been talk about Su Dong's inability to adapt to the Premier League, and it has been with him for many years.
As for today's Manchester City, it goes without saying that the head coach is a rookie. The biggest name in the team's lineup is David Silva.
Pepe and Toni Kroos both play rotation roles in the national team. Marcelo was also controversial during his time at Bayern, mainly because his offense was sharp, but his defense was too stretched and he exploded every minute.
Compared with Sudong's past, such a lineup is inferior to that of Valencia, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich, and Manchester City is not attractive enough to let superstars like Ribery and Robben join.
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Back then, didn't Kaka just reject Manchester City's financial temptation and resolutely choose Real Madrid?
Can Su Dong lead such a team to success?
It was amid such a wave of doubts and with the eager anticipation of fans all over the world that Manchester City finally officially announced Su Dong's transfer.
Just like Su Dong joining Bayern from Barcelona, it is a free transfer.