Chapter 26 Lucky
Dina is the only team member to follow Lin Sen to "publicly paid tour" to South Africa.
Because Ariel has no job needs, and she doesn't like this kind of work-oriented "tourism", while Tang Hua needs to participate in coaching training.
When I came to Manchester City, there were still not many people who could speak. The exchanges with assistant coach Kidd were more about topics at the football level. Whether it was age or interest, it determined that both sides could not hit it off at first sight and be heart-to-heart. So, in the end, after going around such a big circle from Madrid to Malaga to Manchester, the person who knows Lin Sen's mind best was Dina.
Dina soon noticed Lin Sen's absent-mindedness. Although Lin Sen still looked relaxed on the surface, he also had reasons to relax. Manchester City won both warm-up matches. Although there was no limit to such warm-up matches, no one would refuse to win. After asking Lin Sen, Dina knew what was going on.
Manchester United intervened in Bale's transfer, which was indeed unexpected by Lin Sen.
In this regard, there is no need to deceive ourselves. Manchester United's attractiveness to players is greater than Manchester City. This is a fact. In particular, there is a little story between Ferguson and Bale, which makes Manchester United's intervention even more troublesome.
The so-called derby has never been limited to the stadium. The transfer market is also a place where derby is often staged. Last season, Manchester United chased Berbatov for the whole summer, but Manchester City suddenly intervened at the last moment, and as soon as they took action, the price was accepted by Tottenham. Manchester City sold Berbatov a price of 35 million. The transfer fee for Tottenham and Manchester United had been 28 million for the whole summer. The final decision on this transfer was the player's personal wishes. Berbatov was not interested in Manchester City. However, due to Manchester City's intervention, Manchester United finally had to raise the offer, and the Bulgarian's 30 million transfer fee also set a record for Manchester United.
So, the old lord suddenly attacked Bell. It was not surprising at all. It was not that he didn't report it. The time was not here, and this sentence would never go out of date. It was just that Lin Sen was a little unlucky and encountered a disaster without any recklessness.
What are you going to do? Give up?
Although Dina is just a physical coach, this does not mean that she knows nothing about the transfer market. After Manchester United intervened, she just thought about it and knew the troubles. However, she obviously did not know Bale's position in Linson's heart. Therefore, in her opinion, since it is troublesome, why not change the target as soon as possible, anyway, it has changed once.
Lin Sen shook his head silently. Give up? Of course, this is a simple choice and it also suits Mawood's wishes, but it is not that easy to find another replacement of the same level.
In fact, this matter is troublesome to refer to the difficulty of operation, but it is not troublesome to deal with for Manchester City.
The most direct response is to continue to increase the quotation. The attitude of the Tottenham club is still unclear. Obviously, they are still weighing the quotations from both sides of Manchester City and Manchester United. Whether to accept one of them or both sides accept or reject them, these are possible. However, since they are weighing, it is also reflected on the side that the quotation gap between the two sides is not large. Then, if Manchester City chooses to increase the quotation at this time, it is very likely that Tottenham will lean towards Manchester City in terms of choice, thus rejecting Manchester United.
In that case, the ball will be kicked to Ferguson's side. Either you have to give up, or you have to match Manchester City to continue to raise the offer.
If the transfer falls into such a routine, then for Manchester City, they are just spending more money. Linson knows that Ferguson appreciates Bale, but he doesn't think Ferguson will spend 40 million on Bale at this time.
Therefore, the key point of things, like Berbatov's transfer last year, is still the attitude of the players. Bale's first choice must be Manchester United, but Manchester City is not completely without a chance. The reason is the same as when he chose Tottenham and rejected Manchester United back then, which is a matter of opportunity. Linson can completely guarantee Bale's appearance, but Ferguson may not be able to do it, even if Bale is already more mature.
This is also the main reason why Lin Sen is absent-minded at the moment. This scam trip to South Africa will make him lag behind Ferguson in this regard. If Ferguson convinces Bell before he returns to the UK, everything will be over.
When he heard Lin Sen express his concerns, Dina unexpectedly looked at him with a strange look and gave him a simple suggestion.
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On July 19, David Silva arrived in Manchester. At noon that day, he passed the physical examination arranged by Manchester City. In the afternoon of the same day, Manchester City's official website announced the joining of the former Valencia star.
"I enjoyed my five years in Valencia, and they discovered and trained me. Valencia will always be in my heart. It makes me happy to be able to join Manchester City. Manchester City is one of the best teams in the Premier League, with a very great plan, it is a new challenge. The Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world. I hope to succeed at Manchester City and win the championship. Lin? I haven't spoken with him on the phone, but we met when we were in Spain. Last year's Malaga was one of the best teams in La Liga. Lin has proved that he is an excellent coach and I think our cooperation will be very pleasant." David Silva, who was interviewed by the Manchester Evening News, had a bright smile on his face.
David Silva's words were somewhat insincere, because Manchester City is far from being the best team in the Premier League at the moment, but it is reasonable to join the team and praise the new club. Manchester City may not be as good as Real Madrid and Barcelona, which had previously been rumored to have a scandal with him, but in terms of prospects, it is far from being able to compare Valencia, who claims to be competing for the championship every year but discusses with other teams every year how to sell their own stars. Not to mention anything else, the weekly salary of 120,000 pounds is four times that of him when he was in Valencia.
On the other hand, after signing David Silva, Espanyol's 30 million yuan worth has also made Manchester City's current investment in the transfer market reach an astonishing 90 million yuan. Coupled with Bale's transfer, it is undoubtedly that Manchester City's investment will exceed 100 million this summer. Espanyol's joining has made all Manchester City fans happy. Compared with other stars that have won this summer, in their minds, David Silva is the transaction that can truly compete with Robinho's transfer last year, and his joining has also diluted their attention to Bale's transfer to a certain extent.
After joining Manchester City, since the team is playing a warm-up match in South Africa at this time, David Silva will not go to South Africa. After handling his personal affairs, he will go directly to Manchester to wait for the team to return.
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On July 20, a secret club in the suburbs of London.
Bale and his agent sat upright, not Ferguson, but a man who should have been far away on the African continent at this time: Manchester City coach Lin Sen.
It is actually a violation of regulations to contact the players before reaching an agreement with the club.
However, Lin Sen also knows that this ban is actually ignored many times. Because it is difficult for you to catch evidence, such as Mourinho's private meeting Ashley Cole was revealed, which is just a very individual case. This is actually related to the fact that both Chelsea and Mourinho were too strong at that time.
Regarding Bale's transfer, Lin Sen knew that Ferguson would definitely contact Bale, but in South Africa, he was in a state of mind and thought that he could only wait until the end of his trip to South Africa before returning to the UK. However, he did not expect that Dina would wake him up with just one sentence: Isn't this very simple? You can also go back to the UK.
Yes, who stipulates that he must stay in South Africa and wait for it?
Lin Sen, who came back to his senses, was a little embarrassed. But he soon discovered that this was a good idea. Because Lin Sen returned to the UK at this time, it seemed to be forced by the situation, but for Bell, this was not a manifestation of sincerity.
In fact, it was precisely because Linson personally returned to the UK from South Africa that Bell's agent Barnett agreed to arrange the meeting.
As Lin Sen thought, if he could only make a choice between Manchester City and Manchester United, then this choice would undoubtedly be Manchester United. What's more, he was not on Tottenham's transfer list, and he himself never thought of leaving. Although he was in trouble last season, just as he did not expect Manchester City to suddenly become interested in him, he did not expect Lin Sen to leave the team at this time and make a special trip back to the UK just to meet him.
It's not a question of being flattered, but Bell has no reason to keep Lin Sen away from him because of his importance to him. What surprised Bell was Lin Sen's directness after meeting him.
"Garreth, I know Sir Ferguson has met you, and he may have given you some promises, but please believe me, Manchester City is your better choice." This is Linson's opening remark.
"I'm not doubting Ferguson's promise, but promises sometimes don't change all the facts. I believe you understand this because you have rejected Manchester United. No matter how good the blueprint you are, if you can't be one of them, it's just a castle in the air. I don't know if Ferguson promises you the present or the future, but I can tell you the promise I can give you, that is, if you choose Manchester City, then the whole wing is yours, not next season, not next season, this season!"
"You don't need to question me at all. I rushed back from South Africa, not to lie to you. Because Manchester City is the team that is really interested in you this summer. It's not Ferguson who makes a offer to you, but me. It's not Ferguson who thinks you're worth 25 million, but me. I'm bluntly speaking, I believe you'll hear about the transfer of your former teammate Berbatov. To be honest, I don't think Ferguson really wants to introduce you, he just doesn't want you to come to Manchester City."
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Lin Sen said a lot. He felt that he didn't say so much to the problem character Adriano, but in fact, he didn't need to say so much, because in Bale, most of the things Lin Sen said before when Ferguson met him. To be honest, in terms of sensationalism, Lin Sen is far inferior to Ferguson.
However, Lin Sen, who was foresighted, said one sentence with "lucky" that among the many things Lin Sen and Ferguson said, only this sentence was not mentioned, and it was this sentence that really touched Bell.
The whole side road is yours!
Chapter completed!