Chapter IX Counter-purchase
Manchester City?
When Guardiola, who was on vacation, heard the name, what flashed in his mind was not Manchester City's number one star, but a familiar and strange Oriental face.
"There should be sincerity, they directly gave a quotation of 20 million." Begiristan's voice on the other side of the phone was dull, "As for Arsenal, there is no reply yet, but Pep, I think the chance of Wenger nodding in your request..."
Guardiola nodded, of course, the answer that Begilistan received was nothing but silent.
Guardiola naturally knew that Wenger had a low chance of nodding. In fact, his request was more appropriate than a "demand". Manchester City was not the first team to offer a offer for Yaya Toure. Before them, Arsenal had already made an actual offer, because Yaya Toure's brother Kolo Toure, and the players would not constitute an obstacle, but the price they proposed was far less sincere than Manchester City. The first offer was 12 million.
Barcelona’s reaction? Reverse purchase!
Yaya-Turega is 10 million, looking to buy Fabregas.
Since Fabregas became famous, the relationship between Barcelona and Fabregas has become a bond between a loving mother and a wandering son, and has also made a touching drama that has been staged every summer in recent years: the call of the mother. Barcelona does not hide his intention to recall Fabregas, and Fabregas never denies his hope of returning to Barcelona.
Of course, Guardiola was happy to see Fabregas' return, especially when it was confirmed that Yaya Toure left the team, but the primary condition was that Fabregas was a top midfielder, and the secondary condition was that Fabregas could seamlessly connect with his tactics. As for the "bond", it was just the cherries on the cake. With it, it could make the cake more attractive. Without it, the cake was still a cake. Of course, it was undeniable that it was useful to seduce people.
Wenger, who accidentally became a "bad man", naturally did not want the core he cultivated was picked by others, even if the seeds were indeed "stolen" from the other party. But he could not stop this.
Bond? Hell bond.
La Macia's youth training camp is world-famous, and when it comes to the stars produced by La Macia, Barcelona fans can always know them as they know them. However, not every player who came out of La Macia can successfully enter Barcelona and become a star. If Wenger had not poached Fabregas from La Macia back then, Fabregas might still become famous, but it would never be the "small method" today.
Barcelona is particularly fond of Fabregas because they are "one of their own people". No one doubts about this. No one doubts about Fabregas's hope to return because of his origins. But what if Fabregas is just an ordinary player? And what if Barcelona is a team that is not inferior to Arsenal? If that is the case, then is the so-called bond still a bond that sounds extremely poetic?
Others don’t know, but Lin Sen, who knows the ending, will most likely sneer, the bullshit bond. It’s better to miss each other than meeting each other.
Sure enough, Wenger simply wanted to sell it or not for Barcelona's "bargaining", and this was actually within Guardiola's expectations.
"What about Chelsea?" Guardiola asked for a long time.
"They?" Begilistan smiled, "Don't say they're just staying in the asking price stage. Even if they really make an offer, are you really going to sell it to them? Pep."
Guardiola laughed, too.
Of course, not to sell.
Although one is in La Liga and the other is in the Premier League, the two teams that have often appeared in the Champions League and have repeatedly "coincidenced" have always met each other. Because of Mourinho's relationship, they have become the opponents of the most "enemy" in the European arena, especially after the "Stanford Bridge Massacre". At least, the relationship between the two teams is far from being eased.
"What do you think of Manchester City?" Begiristan asked again.
"My opinion?" Guardiola raised his lips, "It's very simple."
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Lin Sen's reaction to Barcelona's response was only these two words.
"If you want Yaya Toure, use David Silva to exchange it, and exchange it in a tie!" This is Barcelona's reply to Manchester City's bid for Yaya Toure.
Obviously, this is not a familiar script in Lin Sen's memory, but Lin Sen is actually not surprised by this script.
After Manchester City qualified for the Champions League next season, after a little story between Linsen and Barcelona, this deal could not be as easy as in memory. Linsen could have imagined that the other party wanted David Silva, although this was not Linsen's expectation, but it was reasonable.
With Henry going to the United States to join New York Red Bull this summer, Barcelona has lost a heavyweight player on the left. Although in this position, Pedro actually squeezed Henry to the bench last season, and Barcelona does not seem to have supplemented it immediately in memory, but Manchester City, David Silva, who came to Barcelona, is undoubtedly a good candidate for Barcelona.
What made Lin Sen sneer was the one who changed the exchange.
The core of the Premier League championship, a rotation player who tied the Barcelona team? What a joke.
Lin Sen admits that after joining Manchester City, Yaya Toure's role in Manchester City is not smaller than David Silva, and it is even more than that in memory. But that is, now, even in terms of value, the two are far from proportional. Last season, Manchester City spent 30 million to introduce David Silva, while Barcelona only spent 9 million to introduce Yaya Toure from Monaco two years ago.
Guardiola has a good plan.
However, since the other party did not directly refuse, it means that history has not changed. Yaya Toure, for sale.
In no hurry to respond to Barcelona, Linson asked Mawood to contact Yaya Toure's agent first. Although it was not in accordance with the rules, it was always right to take a look at the verge of the first, especially now that Manchester City lacked an important bargaining chip to attract Yaya Toure in memory: after the brotherhood. Of course, Manchester City also had some other bargaining chips, such as defending champions, such as Champions League qualification.
Then, Lin Sen temporarily took off from this transaction, but this did not mean that he was doing nothing.
Like last year, if you want to "rush" to leave alone, or "moving" a person's job, then as the head coach, it's better not to be an "ostrich". However, like David Silva, when the players still have a World Cup mission, Lin Sen can only temporarily postpone the conversation and then focus on players who do not have a World Cup mission.
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Ji Wen was not surprised when he received a call from Lin Sen.
He has been in England for fifteen years and knows the power of English household registration, not to mention that he is still a genius with household registration. From the moment he came to Manchester City, he knew that sooner or later he would be replaced by Joe Hart. In fact, when Linson left Joe Hart last season, he doubted whether this process would be ahead of schedule.
As it turns out, Lin Sen still trusts him. But today is different from the past.
He was not injured last year, but now he has another hidden danger. He was one year younger than he is now, and now, Joe Hart, who is following England to compete in the World Cup, has another season of experience.
An old Irish gate and a future gate of England are not difficult to make. Even if it is left to Jiwen himself, there is no suspense.
So, things are actually very simple. If Ji Wen obeys himself, then he doesn't need to worry about his "superior pension" contract. A few months ago, when he was injured, Lin Sen had already given a very obvious hint. However, the problem is that Ji Wen is not obeying his old age. He believes that he still has the ability to become the main goalkeeper of a top team.
What Ji Wen didn't expect was that Lin Sen, who called, did not immediately tell him as he expected that he would not be the team's main goalkeeper in the new season. Lin Sen just asked him what plans he had in the future.
The so-called future refers to his retirement.
Ji Wen didn't think too much about this future. Although he has reached the age he has to think about, the only thing that can be confirmed is that he will definitely not leave football. Being a head coach? This is a good idea. Although Ji Wen doesn't think he is the material, he doesn't mind trying it. Being an ordinary coach? The goalkeeper coach is undoubtedly the most professional and this seems to be a good choice.
Although he didn't expect Lin Sen to ask, Ji Wen immediately understood Lin Sen's intention, and then, he had to admit that this was indeed a temptation.
but……
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Lin Sen put down the phone.
Ji Wen was the first person he called and one of the team members he most wanted to stay.
Ji Wen was right. Lin Sen intended to let him try some coaching work in the new season, mainly as a goalkeeper coach. If it is appropriate, he even intended to let Ji Wen join his coaching team, because there is a goalkeeper coach missing from his small team.
There are several necessary conditions to find a team member. The most important point is that his boss is Lin Sen, not Manchester City. In other words, if Lin Sen leaves one day, he needs to leave with Lin Sen. From this point of view, Ji Wen has this premise. After all, Manchester City, which allowed him to win the first Premier League championship in his career, is far from being Ji Wen's "home team".
However, Lin Sen's "good intention" is also good and bad for Ji Wen.
The advantage is that once he becomes the goalkeeper coach, Ji Wen will receive more than just a player retirement contract, but also a wonderful challenge he can imagine. The disadvantage is that if he promises Lin Sen, it means that his career as a player will basically end here, or rather, the player's Dingfeng, to be precise.
Chapter completed!