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Chapter 100: Record-breaking Price! Let's compete with Real Madrid for the player! [Subscribe]

FC Bayern Munich headquarters, Harlaching-Sebernerstraße, Munich, Germany.

The team has not yet assembled due to the World Cup.

But on this day, the Bayern headquarters office was unusually lively.

If there were any media reporters or fans familiar with Bayern at the scene, they would be extremely shocked by this scene.

Franz Beckenbauer, the German football emperor and chairman of the Bayern Supervisory Board, has just attracted a lot of attention at the World Cup.

Herbert Hainer, Chairman of the Board of Management of adidas and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayern Munich.

Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom and Member of the Supervisory Board of FC Bayern Munich, Karl-Gerhard Ek.

Dieter Lampel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Germany's HypoBank Group and member of Bayern's Supervisory Board.

Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of Audi AG and member of Bayern's Supervisory Board.

Helmut Markwarth, Editor-in-Chief and Member of the Management Board of the globally renowned media company Hubert Burda.

When this group of bigwigs who call the shots in Germany's physical manufacturing, financial industry, media, telecommunications and other fields arrive at Bayern Munich's headquarters at the same time, everyone will realize that their business today is by no means simple.

This group of bigwigs got off the car one after another at the door, and the three giants of Bayern's executive committee were already there to welcome them.

Rummenigge, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Uli Hoeness, Vice Chairman, General Manager and CEO of Sports Business, and Karl Hopfner, member of the Executive Committee and CFO, who is responsible for finance, legal, human resources and retail.

Anyone who sees Bayern's current situation cannot help but sigh at Bayern's strong background.

Not only the Big Three that are widely rumored by fans, but also the lineup of the Supervisory Board can be described as uniquely luxurious in world football.

The group climbed the stairs and entered the administrative offices of Bayern's headquarters.

Soon, they sat down in the conference room on the second floor of the office, which was reserved for senior management meetings.

The staff had already prepared everything they needed for the meeting.

The time of the bosses is very precious.

As soon as everyone entered the venue, the meeting began immediately.

……

The meeting was convened by the Bayern Executive Committee, so it was chaired by Uli Hoeness.

As the powerful boss of Bayern, Hoeness enjoys extremely high prestige in Bayern.

He first thanked all the Supervisory Board members present. They were able to take time out of their busy schedules to attend this meeting, which proved their feelings for Bayern and their emphasis on the development of Bayern's football business.

He then briefly introduced Bayern's achievements in the past season.

In the past season, Bayern won the Bundesliga and German Cup double.

But Bayern has become accustomed to this.

To put it in an exaggerated way, it will be news if Bayern fails to win the championship.

Therefore, the members of the Supervisory Board present did not take it seriously, but instead looked carefully at the document in front of them.

A player in material terms.

In the past few months, especially during the just-concluded World Cup in Germany, they have been hearing about these players all day long.

Franck Ribery.

This is also the purpose of their trip.

"Everyone, over the past few years, we have been waiting for the emergence of a world-class player."

"We thought that Ballack would be the man we were looking forward to. He brought us very good expectations and many championships, but unfortunately, we failed to keep him."

"Even though we had told him about our plans, he still chose to join Chelsea."

All those present were Germans, and they all felt very sorry for Ballack's departure.

He is the only remaining superstar with global influence among the current players in German football.

"We have decided to sign Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel from Barcelona. The technical team believes that he can replace Ballack and become an important member of the team's midfield."

"But it's not enough!"

When Hoeness said this, he showed a PPT on the big screen that he and his team had shown to the members of the Supervisory Board in the past. It was a structural diagram of the team.

All positions are built around a core player.

The competitiveness of this core player around the world and the strength of the platform built for him represent Bayern Munich's competitiveness in European football.

In the past few years, midfield core Ballack has not met the expectations of Bayern management.

This cannot be entirely blamed on Barak.

Over the past few years, Bayern has actually been facing a dilemma.

On the one hand, there are problems with youth training in German football, and there is a lack of talent. It is expected that it will be difficult for world-class players to emerge in the next few years.

The fastest we can do is wait until the post-90s generation matures.

But on the other hand, because of the Bundesliga, Bayern lacks appeal to those European football stars with considerable potential. They prefer to go to La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A rather than come to the Bundesliga.

Many people had high hopes for Deisler, but unfortunately, he was unable to overcome his depression.

"Since 2003, the transfer market in European football has undergone very obvious changes. The madness brought by Chelsea has made the entire transfer market increasingly irrational."

"At the same time, they frantically recruited many football talents, such as Robben, Essien, Drogba and so on."

"We also considered Robben, but the Dutchman chose the Premier League."

"This season, Juventus was going to be relegated. We also considered participating in the competition for players such as Ibrahimovic and Vieira, but they did not choose the Bundesliga."

"I would say we have lost the appeal of having world-class players."

Everyone present was silent.

The decline of the Bundesliga is obvious.

Apart from Bayern, there are almost no teams in the Bundesliga that are competitive in European football.

Even in recent years, Bayern lacks the competitiveness it once had.

In addition, Bayern dominates the Bundesliga, and its global influence is far less than that of the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga.

Under such circumstances, it is normal that those world-class stars are unwilling to come.

"But now, we have an opportunity!"

"A milestone signing opportunity that could change Bayern's history!"

On the big screen behind him, Hoeness projected Ribery's heroic performance in the World Cup.

Everyone’s first reaction is that it’s ugly.

But it’s really strong!
Anyone who has watched the World Cup knows how strong he is!
"We have no way to compete with Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​or even teams like Arsenal for stars. Dortmund's Rosicky chose the Gunners between Bayern and Arsenal."

"But Ribery didn't come from these big clubs, he came from Bayswater Chinese."

"A team that only appeared in the Premier League last season and still doesn't have its own home stadium!"

"He is completely different from Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Robben, Kaka and others. He has no experience in any top teams. He is a player trained by the Chinese in Bayswater themselves."

"At the same time, he is also recognized by everyone in the world of football as a quasi-superstar with the strength of a top player!"

The reason why it is accurate is that Ribery has never played for a top club.

Judging from his performance last season, if he was at Arsenal or Manchester United, he would have been a superstar long ago.

"Our technical team thinks highly of him and believes that he will be the leader of the new generation of France after Zidane, and a superstar who has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year!"

“He’s also the signing opportunity we’ve been waiting for years!”

Bayern Munich does not think it is attractive to poach players from top teams.

But the Bayswater Chinese are not a wealthy family.

"I heard that the top four teams in the Premier League, Real Madrid in La Liga and Inter Milan in Serie A are all eyeing him," said Herbert Hainer.

He is at the helm of Adidas, but the Bayswater Chinese signed for arch-rivals Puma.

Whether from Bayern's competitive perspective or from Adidas' business perspective, he supports Bayern signing Ribery.

"We understand that the Bayswater Chinese are not willing to let Ribery join the Premier League, and there is probably no team in the Premier League capable of signing Ribery now."

"Arsenal did get a bit of money when they sold Henry, but their own financial situation was not ideal."

"Chelsea has the financial resources, but they are sworn enemies of the Bayswater Chinese. Their relationship became strained because of the land of the stadium."

“Not to mention Liverpool.”

"The most important thing for Manchester United now is to strengthen the midfield, not the frontcourt. Ferguson probably can't afford to pay a high price for Ribery."

"As for Inter Milan in Serie A, they have also started to wait and see after signing players like Ibrahimovic and Vieira, and Moratti doesn't have that much money."

"Right now, our biggest competitor is Real Madrid, who have offered a whopping £3000 million, which translates to 4500 million euros."

Ribery's value varied greatly before and after the World Cup.

If it was before the World Cup, I think this price would be completely acceptable.

But after their outstanding performance in the World Cup, the Chinese in Bayswater obviously felt that the price was too low, so they have been slow to respond to Real Madrid.

Are they waiting to see if there are any new buyers?
"Our executive committee and technical team all agree that this will be a milestone signing in the club's history and that Ribery will lead Bayern to a comprehensive revival."

"So, we hope to get the support of the Supervisory Board and officially make an offer for Ribery to compete with Real Madrid!"

At the end of his speech, Hennes clenched his fists, showing an ambition and passion that had been suppressed for many years.

Real Madrid has been the most influential super battleship in world football in the past few years.

Everyone says that there is nothing Real Madrid can’t buy if they like the player.

The stars are also proud to join the Bernabeu.

But now, Bayern wants to tell the world through such a transfer deal that the Bundesliga champion is back!

The Bayern Munich that once swept across Europe and was invincible is experiencing a revival!
This cannot be achieved by just shouting slogans.

This requires a series of blockbuster signings and recruitments, and the introduction of exciting superstars.

More importantly, Bayern's revival is bound to drive the revival of the entire Bundesliga.

As the Bundesliga champion, Bayern has always had this sense of mission.

"What is the club's current financial situation?" Dieter Lample looked at Karl Hopfner with concern.

"Since we won the Champions League in 01, apart from Makaay and Lucio, we have never made any moves for players with transfer fees exceeding eight figures, so financially, we are still quite well-off and competing for Ribery is not a problem," Hopfner replied.

"In addition, we are considering selling Hargreaves to Manchester United to recover some funds."

Bayern management has been saving money in the past, just waiting for a great signing.

After signing Ribery, Bayern will inevitably make a series of supporting signings in the next few years to create an exciting team that is highly competitive in European football.

"Then let's compete with Real Madrid for players!" Beckenbauer shouted loudly.

The members of the Supervisory Board also nodded and echoed.

This made Rummenigge, Hoeness and others excited.

After years of silence, Bayern Munich is finally going to shake off its past decadence and regroup!
……

Yang Cheng was not aware of what was happening in faraway Munich, Germany.

Now, there are two things before him.

a good thing.

When everyone was still immersed in the fever of the World Cup, Edin Dzeko returned to the team early and took the initiative to request intensive physical training in advance, hoping to improve his body muscles.

He hopes to take on more tasks in the new season.

It is obvious that the Bosnian center saw hope in the second half of last season and wanted to become the team's main center in the early stages of this season.

Yang Cheng was also happy to see this kind of competition, so he naturally cooperated with it fully.

Thad Fawcett and others developed physical strengthening training specifically for Dzeko to improve his power confrontation and the strength of his core muscle groups, which is crucial for a center forward.

A bad thing.

Newcastle United in the Premier League sent a fax of quotation to the Chinese in Bayswater.

The Magpies are looking to sign Danish midfielder Leon Andreasen from Bayswater Chinese for a transfer fee of £500 million.

Just when Yang Cheng wanted to refuse, he received another call from Andreasen's agent.

His players want to move.

Why?

Because Andreassen felt that if he continued to stay in Bayswater Chinese, he would still have to be a substitute for Yaya Toure.

Going to Newcastle is closer to Denmark, and the Magpies promise him a starting position.

This put Yang Cheng in a dilemma.

……

Why has Yang Cheng never advocated a large lineup?

A very important reason is that he hopes that every player on the team can get enough playing time, play a role, and get enough training and improvement.

It's not just because the team is young.

The same concept has been verified in many teams.

A large lineup is not necessarily a good thing.

For example Chelsea.

Why is Gallas so determined to leave Stamford Bridge?

It's because he feels he is not being treated fairly.

Terry and Carvalho always held the main central defender position, forcing Gallas to switch to full-back, which made the Frenchman very dissatisfied, so he wanted to leave.

Ma Taobao said something very right.

There are only two reasons for leaving a job: either the salary is not enough, or you feel aggrieved.

Yang Cheng thought he was quite fair in this regard.

Except for young players born in 89 like Gareth Bale and Walcott, who mostly participated in reserve team games, other first-team players had considerable playing time.

Even Matuidi, who was born in 87, got a lot of playing time and his overall strength improved rapidly.

Not to mention Andreassen.

The Danish midfielder also performed very well last season and is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder and central defender.

Especially during the time when Yaya Toure participated in the African Cup, he single-handedly supported the Chinese team of Bayswater on two fronts in the Premier League and the League Cup, and his performance won everyone's recognition.

At the age of 23, it is great that he can get such a chance to play and put in such a performance.

But sometimes, that's just the way it is.

When a player's performance reaches a certain level, he will no longer be satisfied with the status quo and want to go further.

From the perspective of professional football, this is inevitable and a good thing.

But from the club's point of view, this is a dilemma.

The reason why Andreassen wants to leave the team is because he feels that he can play as a starter in an upper-middle Premier League team.

This has been proven last season.

Newcastle ranked 8th in the Premier League last season and is a traditional veteran team in the Premier League.

Should he stay in Bayswater and continue to be a substitute for Yaya Toure and play a rotation role?

Or go to the Magpies to play as a starter and get a higher salary?
Each has its pros and cons.

After all, the Chinese at Bayswater can play in the Champions League, while Newcastle can’t even play in European competitions.

Andreassen eventually chose Newcastle.

Yang Cheng is now facing a thorny problem.

Not selling?

Whether the forced melon is sweet or not is another matter, but it will definitely leave cracks inside the locker room.

How many players have seen their form decline rapidly due to being unable to transfer, or even become so sloppy that their market value plummeted?

Sell.

Who will replace Andreassen?
Otherwise, why would some people say that finding a qualified substitute is more difficult than finding an outstanding main player?

Unfortunately, only Yang Cheng can make this kind of decision.

……

In the conference room, the senior executives of Bayswater Chinese were all looking at Yang Cheng.

Everyone can feel the difficulty of this decision.

If it goes wrong, the entire season could fall apart.

Winter transfers?
That's the one who gets slaughtered.

"Are you sure Wenger won't recruit new strikers after selling Henry?" Yang Cheng looked at Mike Rigg.

"It's absolutely true that Arsenal are not well-funded at the moment."

Yang Cheng knew that Arsenal didn't have much money.

In his previous life, Henry should have transferred to Barcelona in 07.

But now, since Arsenal missed the chance to play in the Champions League, he left a year early.

It is said that Henry made the decision as early as after the Champions League final.

That is to say, the Gunners in the new season will rely on Adebayor and Van Persie as the main players, both of whom are 23 years old.

In midfield, apart from the 29-year-old Gilberto Silva, the Gunners are now fully young.

The 19-year-old Fabregas has long been an absolute main force, and this season the team signed an 18-year-old Brazilian player Denilson.

Plus 18-year-old Alex Song and 20-year-old Diaby.

The oldest was Flamini, 22 years old.

But this French midfielder is very interesting. He always explodes in his contract year, and his condition declines after signing a new contract.

Moreover, his entire career was spent as a free transfer.

I really don't know whether I should praise him for being sober in the world or being sober in the world.

The Gunners are not just like this in midfield.

On the defensive line, 21-year-old Clichy and 22-year-old Senderos are already considered veterans.

The 19-year-old Djokovic, the 16-year-old Traore, the 16-year-old Gibbs, the 19-year-old Corey Gilberto and others have all been included in Wenger's plan and are being trained as a priority.

Sometimes Yang Cheng thought about it and felt really sorry for Wenger.

But on second thought, Wenger in his previous life was able to make it into the top four of the league with the help of this group of young players. Could it be that I would do worse than him?

The current players of Bayswater Chinese are generally around 20 years old, and their strength and talent are better than the young players in Wenger's team.

What else is there to worry about?
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng finally understood everything.

"Send a fax to Newcastle saying they can take Andreassen for £700m."

Yang Cheng said this to Adam Crozier.

His price tag for Andreassen is £700 million.

"I see." Adam Crozier nodded, "Then Real Madrid's offer for Ribery..."

"First, you drag Mijatovic and continue the talks, and then see if Inter Milan will make a move." Yang Cheng said.

Inter Milan has been eyeing Ribery for a long time and has always maintained contact with the Chinese in Bayswater.

As for Arsenal?
Yang Cheng could only laugh.

Wenger once told him that when he wanted to sell Ribery, he should remember to give him a call.

Yang Cheng really did it, and Real Madrid's offer was 3000 million pounds.

Wenger was immediately silenced.

Given Wenger's personality, would he be willing to pay for a transfer that is beyond his expectations?

On the contrary, after the outbreak of the phone gate, Inter Milan will be the only dominant team in Serie A. Moratti is also very ambitious and wants to compete in the Champions League and recreate the glorious peak of the Inter Milan era.

It’s interesting to say that after Maicon was intercepted by Yang Cheng, Inter Milan did not make any moves in this regard.

I guess it's because Zanetti is still in good shape.

……

"Mike, go to Serbia."

After the meeting, Yang Cheng kept Mike Rigg to explain something to him.

"Serbia?"

Mike Rigg was very surprised.

I just came back from a trip to South America, so why did I go to Serbia again? "About 50 kilometers south of their capital Belgrade, there is a city called Lazarevac."

"In the north of Lazarevac, there is a football club called Korubala. It is very easy to find. Go there and help me buy a player named Nemanja Matic."

"If my information is correct, Matic has not signed a professional contract with Koruba. Koruba is only a club in the third-tier Serbian league. After you contact Koruba, bring Matic back directly."

Why did Yang Cheng know this?
Because in his previous life, he once led a team to play a friendly match in Koruba, which was facilitated by Matic.

He even knew that Matic's hometown was in Ubud, 20 kilometers west of Lazarevac.

Yang Cheng also visited Matic's home.

But there is no need to go into detail about these things, let Mike Rigg explore them himself.

"Serbian players don't have EU qualifications yet. Has he made the national team?" asked Mike Rigg.

Yang Cheng shook his head. "He is only 18 years old and has never played in a professional league."

Mike Rigg frowned when he heard this. How can we play in the Premier League like this?
"But he has Slovak citizenship."

Mike Rigg suddenly realized.

As for how Matic holds dual citizenship of Serbia and Slovakia, Yang Cheng has no idea.

"Oh, yes, he is an attacking midfielder."

"Attacking midfielder?" Mike Rigg was frightened again.

Aren't you looking for Andreasen's successor?

How to choose a midfielder?
Yang Cheng chuckled, not knowing how to explain it.

Nemanja Matic's career can be described as ill-fated.

His father was a football player who taught him to play football since he was a child and was very strict.

At the age of 5, he started receiving youth training at his hometown team Valero, which was coached by his father.

The club is located in the northern suburbs of Ubud, next to a cemetery. Later, after Matic became famous, they renamed the stadium Matic Center Stadium.

In 97, when Matić was 9 years old, he was spotted by Obrenovac 1905, the best youth training camp in Serbia at the time. He participated in the national championship with them and won the championship.

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance in Obrenovac 1905 that Matic was spotted by two Serbian giants, Red Star and Partizan, two teams in the capital Belgrade.

He chose Red Star.

As a result, after four years of youth training at Red Star Belgrade, he was forced to leave Red Star due to his poor performance and joined another team in the same city, Partizan Belgrade.

But he only stayed at Belgrade Guerrilla for a few months and was fired due to poor performance.

So he had to return to his hometown of Ubud and join the youth team of the professional team Jedinstovo.

He spent only one year in the youth team of Jedinstovo.

In 2005, he moved from Ubud to Lazarevac and joined Korubala in the Serbian third division.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, he should have transferred to Košice in the Slovak First League in January 07.

Later, he moved from Košice to Chelsea.

Matic, who was born as a central midfielder, possesses excellent footwork and passing skills. At the same time, his 1-meter-tall body and outstanding physical fitness make it easy for him to gain an advantage in confrontations.

But it also brings a problem.

Especially as the competitions he participated in became higher and higher and the intensity of the competitions became higher and higher, this problem became particularly obvious.

With such a large body and weight, his movements are slow and his body is not flexible enough.

The same situation happened when Pirlo played as an attacking midfielder for Inter Milan.

Therefore, at Chelsea, Matic is not valued.

During those years, Chelsea's player training was very problematic.

On the one hand, they recruited many talented young players, but on the other hand, they did not give them opportunities and chose to loan them out more often.

Matic is one of them.

He was loaned to Vitesse in the Netherlands.

In 2011, thanks to his outstanding performance in Vitesse, Matic was sold to Benfica of the Portuguese Super League as a bargaining chip for Chelsea to introduce David Luiz.

It was at Benfica that head coach Jorge Jesus adjusted his position, from the original number 10 position to the number 4 position, becoming a defensive midfielder.

This change has enabled Matic to achieve rapid growth and progress.

Two years later, Chelsea signed Matic back for a whopping £2 million.

This is why Premier League fans love to talk about: Forward, forward, old horse!
Matic's case confirms Yang Cheng's long-held view.

As long as young players find their position and play to their strengths, they can still perform very well even if they are younger.

Scholes once praised Matic, saying that his technical style was very similar to Carrick, but better than Carrick.

Carrick doesn't have the aggression that Matic has.

Moreover, Matic has excellent skills, can control the ball and steal the ball, and also has excellent midfield organization and sorting abilities.

As an Englishman, Scholes' evaluation of Matic, especially the comparison with Carrick, should still be worth referring to.

"After you finish your business in Serbia, go to Warsaw, Poland, and sign Lewandowski."

Yang Cheng thought, since they were going to sign Matic, then Lewandowski wouldn't make a difference.

The Chinese in Bayswater have been keeping an eye on Lewandowski for a year, and Yang Cheng had been keeping a close eye on Legia Warsaw as early as when Piszczek was signed.

When Legia Warsaw signed Lewandowski last year, Bayswater Chinese scouts have been keeping an eye on him.

Last season, Lewandowski played 3 times in Poland's third-tier league, scoring 12 goals and providing 2 assists.

This is really outstanding for a young player who is only 17 years old.

Originally, Yang Cheng didn't want to sign him, but now he thinks it would be better to just sign him and train him himself.

Whether it is Matic or Lewandowski, they will never lack games after coming to Bayswater Chinese.

You can play in the youth team and the Premier League reserve league.

More importantly, three years later, he became a local youth player of the Chinese team at Bayswater.

Of course, if Lewandowski prefers to return to Poland to play official games, he can choose a suitable team to loan him back and come back for training every year.

……

The Chinese players of Bayswater finally completed the signings before the start of the team's summer training camp.

After Mike Rigg personally flew to Serbia, he successfully signed Nemanja Matic.

And it's a free transfer, free of charge.

Afterwards, the chief talent officer of Bayswater Chinese flew directly from Belgrade to Warsaw, Poland, and signed Polish striker Lewandowski from Legia Warsaw's youth training team for only 1 pounds.

At the same time, Bayswater Chinese sold Danish international Leon Andreasen for a transfer fee of £700 million.

Several transfers were completed with extremely high efficiency.

While the Chinese player at Bayswater completed his transfer, other Premier League teams were also recruiting players in full swing.

Chelsea finally got their wish and signed Ashley Cole.

The Gunners really have no choice as Ashley Cole has decided to leave.

In exchange, Arsenal got French center back Gallas from Chelsea.

In addition, Chelsea also spent 1600 million pounds to sign Mikel from Norway.

The reason for such a high price is mainly because Mikel had already signed a contract with Manchester United in April.

The Red Devils signed John Obi Mikel from Norwegian outfit Lynn for £400 million.

But Chelsea intervened and dealt with Mikel.

Manchester United was furious and started a fight with Chelsea.

unacceptable!

When Manchester United tried to snatch Robben before, they could say that he had not signed the contract. But now that the contract has been signed, they are still snatching him?
Do you really think we Red Devils are made of clay?
However, despite being angry, Chelsea finally spent 1200 million pounds, which directly made Manchester United lose their temper.

This also proves a truth once again.

There is nothing that is not for sale and nothing that cannot be traded in the transfer market.

If so, it means the money given is not enough.

Manchester United's 1200 million pounds plus Norwegian player Lynn's 400 million pounds is exactly 1600 million pounds.

For a time, the entire European football world was shocked.

Especially the UK.

Let me ask you, if Mikel is worth so much money, is Aaron Lennon's 2000 million pounds still expensive?

After Manchester United received the 1200 million pounds, plus the 1000 million pounds from the sale of Van Nistelrooy, they immediately spent 2500 million pounds to sign Michael Carrick from Tottenham Hotspur.

This transfer is more expensive than Yang Cheng's previous life's 1860 million pounds.

Tottenham Hotspur also knows how to raise the price.

But then Manchester United made an offer for Owen Hargreaves of Bayern Munich.

The England midfielder performed well in this World Cup and won the recognition of Ferguson.

According to The Sun, Manchester United actually wanted to sign Cambiasso from Inter Milan at first.

It’s a pity that Inter Milan doesn’t want to sell it at all.

Manchester United and Bayern also talked again and again, and finally the two sides agreed on a price of 2000 million pounds.

There is no way. Now the entire European football world knows that Manchester United lacks midfielders and everyone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Ferguson was also depressed.

We didn’t supplement the midfield before, but now we do, and it costs more money.

4500 million pounds was enough to buy Carrick and Hargreaves.

My flesh hurts!
Real Madrid is also a victim.

When the transfer market was hot on midfielders, Real Madrid bought Mohamed Diarra from the vampire Lyon for 3000 million euros, which was 400 million euros more expensive than Yang Cheng in his previous life.

As for the signing of Ribery in the frontcourt, Mijatovic went to London twice but failed to sign the French winger.

The two sides have been arguing over the transfer fee.

Just when everyone thought that Ribery's transfer to Real Madrid was almost a done deal, Bayern Munich, which had just sold Hargreaves, finally made a move.

The Bundesliga giants spent 3500 million pounds, more than 5000 million euros, to catch up with Shevchenko's transfer.

Fans all over the world were completely excited.

No one expected that it was not Inter Milan but Bayern Munich who made the final move.

This Bundesliga boss looked honest and upright, but it turned out that he was scheming behind the scenes.

Real Madrid president Calderon had already called for signing superstars including Ribery during his election campaign.

Right now, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Robben all out of hope, Ribery becomes the key to fulfilling his campaign promises.

So, Real Madrid raised its offer again.

£3800!
Surpassed Shevchenko!
The entire European football world was excited.

The media and fans became excited.

The winning bidder!

Definitely the winning bidder!
No one expected that Ribery's transfer fee would exceed Shevchenko's!
As analyzed by German Bild, Ribery has already demonstrated world-class level.

But he is only 23 years old.

What's more, his salary at Bayswater Chinese was not high.

Bild did some calculations, and if you add the transfer fee plus the annual salary, the total cost is that Ribery is less than Shevchenko.

Not to mention, Ribery is much younger than Shevchenko and can be used for at least 10 years.

After years of being without a championship and being unexpectedly elected as president, Calderon was determined to get Ribery.

But he began to regret that he should not have discussed Mohamed Diarra's transfer with Lyon too early, which resulted in Real Madrid's transfer budget running out.

There was no other choice but Real Madrid gritted their teeth, scraped together some money, and raised their offer again.

£4000!
That is 6000 million euros!
This makes Ribery's value equal to Luis Figo, second only to Zidane's 7750 million euros!
The media and fans around the world went crazy.

No one expected that the wealthy Real Madrid would pay such a high transfer fee for Ribery.

Even the Bayswater Chinese themselves didn't expect this.

It feels a bit like a bidding war.

But just when everyone thought that Bayern Munich was going to back down, the Bundesliga champions also made an offer of 4000 million pounds.

Although the two quotations are the same, the terms are very different.

For example, Real Madrid's terms will be more stringent, including that Ribery must win the Ballon d'Or.

Adding up all the harsh conditions, the transfer fee is up to 4000 million pounds.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, only stipulated routine terms such as playing time. With Ribery's strength and current situation, it would be basically no difficulty for him to meet the requirements.

In addition, Real Madrid's installment payment lasts for 5 years.

What about Bayern Munich?

They promised to pay it off within 3 years.

Not only that, Bayern Munich also showed enough sincerity. The two giants Rummenigge and Hoeness personally went to France to meet with Ribery and his agent and explained Bayern's team building strategy to the French.

They convinced Ribery.

So, the French called Yang Cheng and he was more inclined to join Bayern.

Real Madrid is indeed more attractive, but the Galacticos have been in chaos for many years and no one knows how long they will continue to be in chaos.

On the contrary, Bayern is more sincere and ambitious.

After the players made their choice, the Chinese in Bayswater also gave their support.

Ribery eventually transferred from Bayswater to Bayern Munich for a whopping price of 4000 million pounds and 6000 million euros.

This not only set a transfer record in the Premier League, but also set a transfer record in German football.

……

When the news of Ribery's transfer to Bayern Munich spread, Mourinho stood in front of the window of his office at the Chelsea training base north of London Heathrow Airport, staring blankly in the direction of the city to the east, and stood there for a whole afternoon.

At Manchester United's training base in Carrington, west of Manchester, Ferguson made a rare appearance on the training ground and personally presided over the team's training, making these Manchester United players miserable.

No one understands why the old jazz became so violent today?

At the Colney training base in north London, Arsenal head coach Wenger sat in his office, let out a long sigh, and felt relieved.

"Although it is a pity that we failed to sign Ribery, the Chinese in Bayswater lost their key player, which is definitely a godsend for us."

"We want to return to the top four of the league this season!"

Wenger said with great force.

He felt that he was able to do it again!
……

Due to the influence of the World Cup, Yang Cheng gave the participating players a holiday, so each player's return time is different.

Among them, there are players like Dzeko, who returned to the team as early as late June and started physical training.

Most of the players report back to the team a few days before the training camp.

The team's summer training is still mainly focused on physical fitness reserves.

There were not many players participating in the World Cup, and after Ribery's transfer, the only one who actually made it to the final was Las Diarra.

The key is that he hasn't played yet.

Even so, Yang Cheng still gave him and Ribery, who had not yet transferred, a week's vacation.

On July 7, the first-team players of Bayswater Chinese began to assemble.

Several new players in the team also came to report.

This season the team sold three players, Ribery, Roger Johnson and Leon Andreassen, and signed five players, Pepe, Marcelo, Di Maria, Matic and Lewandowski.

This brings the number of first-team players to 25 this season.

The oldest of them is backup goalkeeper Danny Coney, who is 33 years old.

The youngest is Gareth Bale, who doesn't turn 7 until July 16.

There are 20 players in the team who are under 7 years old.

The average age is 21.32 years old.

Last season it was 20.95 years old.

This proves that the Chinese in Bayswater are gradually maturing.

Although they lost Ribery, the core player, they brought in Arshavin during the winter break.

Coupled with the players' maturity and progress, Yang Cheng believes that the team's overall competitiveness will not be weaker than last season.

By then, the league and the Champions League will be the main battlefields for the Chinese in Bayswater.

The League Cup and FA Cup will be left to the young players in the team.

During the training camp, Yang Cheng also made some adjustments on the tactical level.

First of all, Yang Cheng will give Dzeko more responsibilities.

The 20-year-old Bosnian center has seen obvious results after more than half a month of muscle building and body strengthening training.

The overall performance in training was also quite good.

Yang Cheng adjusted the team's offensive tactics around Dzeko.

On the tactical level, Yang Cheng gave Dzeko and Lambert more freedom, almost letting them act as free men in the frontcourt, allowing them to rush forward, pull to the side, and retreat at will, fully unleashing their versatility.

Arshavin is different from Ribery.

Ribery is relatively more like a ball-controlling winger.

Although he was the team's offensive core last season and scored 17 league goals, this was not what he was good at, but more of a tactical need for the team.

On the contrary, Arshavin is essentially a small forward with greater speed and explosiveness, and better shooting and scoring ability.

Yang Cheng's current strategy is to give full play to Dzeko's versatility, as well as the advantages of Arshavin and Ashley Young in the frontcourt who are proficient in both flanks, and to have the trident cross positions more often.

The midfield is mainly based on direct passes. Yaya Toure has more authority to make late runs. Modric is still in charge of controlling the ball and organizing the midfield, and Las Diarra is still responsible for sweeping and stealing.

In the back line, the two full-backs boldly moved forward.

Arshavin and Ashley Young in front mostly run diagonally and to the flanks, while the flanks are left to the full-backs to run in from behind.

In terms of the team's overall offensive tactics, it is to advance quickly along multiple lines, give full play to the personal abilities of the frontcourt players and the small-scale coordination formed by active running and cross-position switching, as well as the multi-level offense from behind.

With the foundation laid in the past few years, Yang Cheng is very confident about the team's style of play in the new season.

Moreover, the players have played together for at least half a year, and some even for one or two years, so they are familiar with each other.

The overall framework of the team basically continues the foundation laid by Yang Cheng when he coached the team three years ago, with basically no changes.

Especially the midfield.

Yang Cheng has now invested a huge amount of money to keep the midfield combination.

Among them, Modric and Yaya Toure are both the top paid players in the team, with a weekly salary of 2 pounds.

Las Diarra is the second highest paid player, with a weekly salary of 1.5 pounds.

The weekly salary shows how much Yang Cheng values ​​the midfield.

……

After the training camp opened on the 10th, the team arranged a warm-up match on the 19th and 23rd.

The opponents are Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers.

Among them, the match against Crystal Palace was the first one, and the result was 3-3.

And this game for Queens Park Rangers was more like a farewell match for Loftus Road.

Because starting from the new season, Bayswater Chinese will move to Wembley Stadium.

This also makes Queens Park Rangers fans feel very envious.

The former mortal enemy is now the runner-up of the Premier League and the champion of the UEFA Cup.

And what about them?

Forget about being promoted to the Premier League, they narrowly avoided relegation last season.

There was no suspense in this farewell match either, as Bayswater Chinese defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-0.

Under such circumstances, another group of Queens Park Rangers fans chose to switch to Bayswater Chinese and bought season tickets for Wembley Stadium in the new season.

After playing his farewell match, Yang Cheng led the team to leave London and fly to Hong Kong, China, starting the first trip to China in the club's history.

(End of this chapter)