Chapter 9 100 million
In Lin Sen's memory, the happiest thing about being a Manchester City head coach is that not only do you have the money you claim to be spending, but there are also few teams who dare to covet your players.●⌒
To put it simply, it is a non-decision. In other words, there are not many clubs who dare to play against Manchester City players. Coveting requires qualifications, otherwise it will easily become a toad and want to eat swan meat. In the past, the reason why other teams dare not covet was nothing more than that other clubs could not match Manchester City in terms of treatment. Now, with Manchester City becoming a veritable top European team, apart from the legendary "new challenge" and "having been a fan of a certain team since childhood", there is nothing that can make other teams dare to covet Manchester City.
This summer, Manchester City's transfer budget can still be considered as unlimited, which is why Lin Sen was amused and crying when Mubarak said that the budget was finalized.
Do you still remember that the budget is no less than 100 million for three consecutive years? Lin Sen spent four years at Manchester City. In addition to the first season of the big fight, the next three years not only did not spend it, but also accumulated a lot of money for Manchester City.
So, it can be said that as long as Manchester City can come, there is nothing you can't think of.
The so-called "can be" means that it is operable. For example, players like Messi and Ronaldo are basically not operable. It is not that Manchester City can't afford it, but that the players themselves are unlikely to come.
In this case, even if other teams are not poached by Manchester City, they will not dare to covet Manchester City. Teams that are qualified to covet Manchester City, or Lin Sen needs to guard against now, are actually not many teams, with full play and no more than one hand.
The biggest direction of defense is probably still coming from Spain.
Lin Sen didn't know if the rumors were true, but we must take the lead in preventing anything. Real Madrid, who had poached two Manchester City players for two years while Lin Sen was still in office. Last season, Lin Sen left Manchester City. He did not continue to poach people from Manchester City, but this is not what they didn't want to.
In fact, the most topical soap opera last summer also came from between Real Madrid and Manchester City, and this time the target was Bale. However, Real Madrid failed in the end.
Will Real Madrid give up this summer? Lin Sen doesn't think so anyway.
However, just when Lin Sen was ready to wait for the offer from Real Madrid, Lin Sen received another offer from Spain, which was also in memory. It surprised Lin Sen a little.
On June 23, Lin Sen received his first transfer fax as Manchester City manager: Barcelona, inquiry for Suarez.
In my memory, Linsen knew that Suarez finally transferred to Barcelona, but had forgotten which season it was. Moreover, as one of the players who had also changed their trajectory by himself, Linsen was not sure whether Suarez, who did not bite, was still Barcelona's target.
For Linson, Barcelona's offer actually means that in addition to the matter itself, another transfer may have entered the agenda.
That's Sanchez's transfer.
Last season, Barcelona, which suppressed its arch-rival Real Madrid, ended up being the biggest four. The arch-rival Real Madrid became the double champion. Barcelona not only could only watch their opponents reach the top of the Champions League, but even watched their opponents win the championship in the Cup of del Rey. Therefore, even if Barcelona came with Messi's label, Martino still could not escape the fate of being dismissed, and the one who succeeded the Argentine coach was another Barcelona legend - Luis Enrique.
It is worth mentioning that Enrique's coaching resume is very similar to Guardiola. He has coached Barcelona B team before, and it is not difficult to guess the idea of Barcelona's club appointing Enrique.
However, similar to Guardiola does not mean that Guardiola is.
At least, in Linson's memory, although Enrique's adjustment to Barcelona's lineup this season is not a failure, it is far less than Guardiola's first season in Barcelona.
And Sanchez is one of them.
Barcelona is interested in Suarez, which means they are already planning to let Sanchez go.
In my memory, it was Barcelona who sold Sanchez to Arsenal and then introduced Suarez from Liverpool. Such "great shifts in the universe" are common in Barcelona. For example, Etoo replaced Ibramovich in the past few years, and then Ibramovich replaced Villa...
Interestingly, the person who was replaced by such a "replacement" is actually not bad in Barcelona, and it can even be said to be outstanding. Etoo is one of the best strikers in Barcelona's history, and Ibrahimovic even scored a double-double. Now, Sanchez has thirty games in the Barcelona league last season, and nineteen goals, which is not a bad result in any case...
It can be said that, except for the personal relationship between Ibrahimovic and Guardiola, their departure has nothing to do with the players' abilities, so it can only be considered as a coach.
Once memories are opened, they come in.
When thinking of Sanchez, Linson can't help but think of another Barcelona player's transfer, that is: Fabregas.
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Pellegrini has already set the time to return to Manchester, July 1st.
Manchester City's new season training time is in early July, when most of the Brazilian World Cup games are almost over. Of course, players with World Cup missions will definitely postpone their return to the team, but for the coaching staff, there will be no change in the schedule.
After the last phone call, Pellegrini thought that his second exchange with Linsen would be in England, but just now, he received another call from Linsen.
On the phone, Lin Sen gave him a possibility, a very tempting possibility.
Can you accept Suarez's departure?
This is the first sentence Lin Sen said.
Obviously, this is not a good thing for Pellegrini. Which head coach is happy to leave the team with his excellent form? Pellegrini's first reaction at that time was that Lin Sen received the offer, and then he was inexplicably angry.
The first reaction is reason, and the second reaction is emotion.
However, Lin Sen's second sentence immediately made Pellegrini's reactions shocked, because Lin Sen's second sentence proposed two more names: Sanchez and Fabregas.
That's right, Lin Sen's second sentence is: What if Suarez leaves the team, can he get Sanchez and Fabregas?
Is a Suarez equal to Sanchez and Fabregas?
Even last year, this is also an inequality. However, now, at least Lin Sen knows that this equation is completely valid, and even the former is greater than the latter.
So, even if Pellegrini was reluctant to let Suarez go, he still couldn't just say the word "no" for such a proposal, so he replied: This is impossible.
It is not surprising that Pellegrini has this idea. It is said that Barcelona wants to change a striker. Pellegrini believes that after all, Barcelona has such a precedent, but with Fabregas?
You should know that although Fabregas' performance and role in Barcelona are far less eye-catching and important than the Arsenal period, he insisted on returning to Barcelona with the scolding of countless Arsenal fans. But he returned as the "Savi's successor" and hasn't even left yet, Barcelona sent Fabregas out?
Then, Lin Sen's answer made Pellegrini even more confused.
What if?
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After calling Pellegrini, Linsen immediately responded to Barcelona.
It is not a righteous no, nor is it a non-sale product that is still holding a pipa and half-covered, nor is it a Sanchez Ga Fabregas. But...
One hundred million!
Lin Sen priced Suarez: 100 million.
So, is Suarez really worth 100 million? The answer is no.
In Lin Sen's opinion, even if football is not worth the money now, Suarez is still not worth 100 million. However, in memory, Suarez transferred to Barcelona with a transfer fee of 81 million. Moreover, when Suarez was trapped in a bite incident and was banned for four months, if this impact is removed, Lin Sen's price for him is 100 million, which seems to be an exaggeration. What's more, Suarez now not only plays the data of Liverpool in memory, but also brings honors that cannot be brought to Liverpool in memory.
Of course, these are all Lin Sen's confidence, but it is not the reason why he dares to "open the lion". The reason why he dares to "open the lion" is that the other party is Barcelona.
And they have a mortal enemy Real Madrid who they want to defeat anyway.
There is no need to elaborate on the feud between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The two teams are not only fighting each other on the court, but also facing each other outside the court. In recent seasons, Real Madrid's call forth in the transfer market has stimulated Barcelona.
In this case, Lin Sen was not afraid that his big words would really scare the other party.
After replying to Barcelona, Linson called Suarez's agent: Pere Guardiola.
Yes, that's Guardiola.
This guy is the brother of Pep Guardiola, who is now the coach of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. It should be noted that Perre Guardiola is also the agent of former Barcelona striker Villa.
Therefore, for some transfers, fans often ask why they don’t go there. In fact, the reason is not that difficult to understand.
In the phone call to Perre, Lin Sen "notified" Barcelona's inquiry fax to Perre very bluntly, and also told him that Manchester City's reply to the fax. On the phone, Lin Sen said righteously that such a "price tag" can fully interpret Manchester City's determination to keep Suarez. Suarez will still be a core member of the team next season...
Then, when Lin Sen hung up the phone, Lin Sen's frankness brought Perre Guardiola not frankness, but:
In the clouds, in the fog. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, novels are better, updated and faster!
ps: If there are any typos, please forgive me. I am really not used to using this keyboard... As for what I have experienced recently, I will be an angry young man if I say too much, but I am clearly an uncle... So, let's shut up.
Chapter completed!