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Chapter 257: Super high price! Yang Cheng won! Superstars are fleeing! Digging Yang Cheng's girlfriend, so cool! [Subscribe]

Superstars are fleeing!
When the European Cup was in full swing, Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport used an eye-catching front-page headline that set off the entire Italian and even European football world.

In this report, Gazzetta dello Sport believes that: as Italy is in an economic downturn, superstars are constantly fleeing Serie A, and this trend is getting more and more serious!
"We are losing our league's signature players!"

Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Serie A clubs have no way to deal with this.

Last summer, after Pastore and Sanchez, two players who had emerged in Italy, were bought by Ligue 1 and the Premier League respectively, the Italians felt that their glory days were gone.

And now, other leagues are once again turning their attention to Serie A.

Looking at Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Roma now, among these four traditional top teams, are there any outstanding stars in their prime years?

On the contrary, in Naples, the two South American players Cavani and Lavezzi have become the focus of attention of many teams.

The emergence of Verratti, the young midfielder of newly promoted Pescara, has made Italians sigh with emotion.

Both AC Milan and Juventus are very interested in the young midfielder.

But giants such as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern are also coveting Verratti.

This made Gazzetta dello Sport feel sad.

Once upon a time, Serie A poached stars from other leagues to supplement Serie A's competitiveness, which created a star-studded mini-World Cup.

Nowadays, Serie A has declined to such an extent that even 19-year-old young midfielders are being poached.

"We are like leeks planted in the field, being harvested one after another!" Gazzetta dello Sport was filled with bitter tears.

But the problem is that Italy itself is not good at training young players. The youth training environment is quite bad and there is an extreme shortage of youth training talents.

Nowadays, as soon as a player emerges, he will be poached even before he plays in Serie A.

If this continues, what will happen to Serie A?
Does the former mini-World Cup still have any future prospects?

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This report by Gazzetta dello Sport caused a great shock in Italy and prompted reflection in the Italian football world.

Italians have always been reflective.

It’s hard to say whether or not things will change after reflection, and whether they can be changed well.

When Yang Cheng saw this report in London, his first reaction was to laugh.

"Italians are still immersed in the glory of the Little World Cup. They have not yet accepted reality and have not yet found their place in European football."

Yang Cheng's words hit the nail on the head.

Not even just now, but in the next few years.

As the saying goes: When you are poor, you think; when you think, you change.

Serie A will continue to open up to foreign investment in the future.

In fact, they have no choice but to open up.

Now that the Premier League, La Liga and Ligue 1 have all been opened, can Italy continue to be conservative?

Working behind closed doors will only lead to a more miserable death for the Italians.

Premier League clubs are too expensive.

Especially after the signing of this new three-year broadcasting contract, Premier League clubs will only become more valuable.

La Liga is actually not cheap, and it has two giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Just two days ago, Mourinho said something when he was interviewed by media reporters.

"Teams from any other league can only fight for third place in La Liga because La Liga has the two strongest teams in the world."

He was talking about Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Yang Cheng had no intention of engaging in a war of words with Mourinho, otherwise, he would definitely ask Mourinho: Have you forgotten the disastrous defeat at the Bernabeu not long ago?

Will the Chinese from Bayswater only be able to compete for third place in La Liga?

Do you respect me?
But there is no doubt that because of the existence of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​La Liga is not very attractive to foreign capital, especially large conglomerates.

The reason is simple: there is no prospect.

From Yang Cheng's perspective, he certainly knows that La Liga will reform the broadcasting fees in the future, which will increase the income of mid- and lower-level teams.

But based on the current situation, La Liga has no economy and no income, so what does it have?

After the Middle Eastern tycoon bought Malaga, he invested a huge amount of money and the results improved, but the income did not increase.

This summer, the Spanish media were saying that the owner of Malaga had "disappeared".

La Liga's broadcasting fees comply with the 80/20 principle.

Other teams account for two, and Real Madrid and Barcelona account for eight.

How can other teams survive?
Therefore, it is not surprising that Serie A is welcomed by a lot of foreign capital, especially American and Asian capital.

But Italy has many problems and greater restrictions.

The first is the issue of stadium ownership.

There is also youth training.

At least La Liga has youth training and the whole of South America behind it. What does Italy have?

In a way, running a club in Italy is really no different from doing charity.

In fact, many Italian companies and family-run clubs do have a bit of a charitable feel.

What impressed Yang Cheng the most was Juventus' final gamble and signing Ronaldo.

"The overall economic environment is sluggish, overseas market development is slow, private golf course construction is hindered, and foreign investment is not effective..."

After Adam Crozier took over Yang Cheng's words, he also shook his head and sighed.

"Who could have imagined that the former Little World Cup would fall to this level."

"However," Xia Qing took over the conversation, "According to my investigation, Serie A teams are gradually approaching a balance between revenue and expenditure. This is difficult to compare with La Liga, let alone the Premier League. I'm afraid only the Bundesliga is doing better than them."

"The biggest problem in Serie A right now is the loss of fans. Stadium attendance has always been terrible."

This is actually not a coincidence.

A very important point for Serie A teams to be close to breaking even is that their revenues are low, but the players' salaries are also low.

They are willing to sell their stars because they can't afford to support them.

After selling the stars, wouldn't the salary pressure be reduced?

This is a dynamic process.

"With fewer stars, the pressure on salaries has eased, and the club's financial situation has improved. Now is the time to start working on internal strength, learn from the Bundesliga, take steady steps, take root in youth training, and change the soil of Serie A football."

When Yang Cheng said this, he couldn't help but think of Gasperini with white hair.

Ever since he came to visit the Chinese in Bayswater, he has kept in touch with Yang Cheng.

During this period, I also visited London twice and even trained with the Chinese in Bayswater.

He is also considered the number one head coach in Italy.

"If we can't attract fans back, the overall environment of the league will not be good." Adam Crozier said the key point.

The reasons for the loss of Serie A fans are very complicated.

This is due to the loss of star players, the fact that the games are too ugly, and the hardware problem of the stadium facilities being outdated.

In short, Serie A is now facing a situation where all the problems accumulated over the past many years have emerged all at once.

To some extent, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

At least, from the perspective of 2024, Yang Cheng believes that Serie A will continue to develop in the next few years.

But the most important thing is to have a stadium of your own.

In Serie A, without your own stadium, there is really no future!

"The economies of the five PIIGS countries are all very bad right now, but from the perspective of the leagues, you chose to single out Serie A and La Liga. I recently read some reports from Deloitte on Serie A and La Liga, and many small and medium-sized clubs really don't see a future."

Xia Qing was a little confused as to what Yang Cheng was thinking.

But she still believed in Yang Cheng's vision.

"Look at La Liga, clubs like Villarreal, Valencia and Sevilla, we simply can't afford them. Other teams like Getafe, Rayo Vallecano, Valladolid, Espanyol, etc. are not cheap and each has its own problems."

"For example, teams in the areas surrounding Madrid are basically siphoned off by Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and it is too difficult to develop fans. The same is true for teams around Barcelona."

"Valencia has Valencia and Levante, Sevilla has Sevilla and Betis."

"Teams in northern Spain, like Deportivo La Coruna, were once very successful, but the city's development is limited."

The city of La Coruña has a total population of only 23, so it is really difficult to support a football team.

Yang Cheng thought of Malaga.

The club was originally bought by a wealthy man from the Middle East, and it was indeed the right choice.

It is one of the five largest metropolitan areas in Spain, with a city population of nearly 60 and a surrounding metropolitan area population of over one million.

As one of the most important port cities in Spain, Malaga's economy has always been quite good.

The most important thing is that from now until 2024, Malaga's population has maintained a growth rate of more than per thousand, which is quite good in Spain.

Of course, the best are metropolitan areas like Barcelona and Madrid.

From an overall comparison, Malaga is even more eye-catching than important cities such as Seville, the capital of the Andalusian Autonomous Region, and Valencia.

Moreover, the climate here is really good, and it is a famous holiday paradise in Europe.

It’s a pity that it was acquired by a wealthy man from the Middle East.

Given Spain’s economic situation, it probably won’t be able to survive without a big city to rely on.

Malaga has another advantage.

That is, they are separated from Africa by a body of water.

Yang Cheng knows how much influence Africa and African-American players will have in European football in the next few years.

Even Real Madrid, an aristocratic club that pursues high appearance, has become an African team, so there is no need to guess about other teams.

"It's okay. We're not in a hurry. Just be patient and wait." Yang Cheng smiled at Xia Qing and comforted her.

He believed that there must be a chance!

……

This report by Gazzetta dello Sport can't actually save anything.

This 19-year-old young player from Pescara has long been favored and paid attention to by many top European teams.

But the first to seize the advantage are Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.

Not to mention Paris Saint-Germain.

According to the Italian media, this French Ligue 1 tycoon is simply taking whatever it wants from Serie A.

Do you know the talented Brazilian winger Lucas Moura?

A talented winger second only to Neymar.

Inter Milan was the first to take a fancy to the player and made the first move, and the media once thought that the deal was a done deal.

But the result?

Paris Saint-Germain didn't hesitate to spend 4000 million euros, which directly stunned Sao Paulo.

You know, this Brazilian genius, who will not turn 8 until August, currently has a market valuation of only between 20 million euros and 1500 million euros.

Paris Saint-Germain directly spent 4 million euros, what can other teams do?
I've seen a lot of wealthy people in European football, but have you ever seen someone as rich as this?
Inter Milan is helpless about this.

What can I do if I am not as financially well-off as others?
There is also Lavezzi of Napoli, who is very popular in Serie A and is coveted by traditional top teams.

The results of it?
Paris Saint-Germain directly offered 3000 million euros, and even Napoli chairman De Laurentiis admitted that 3000 million euros was a deal that Napoli would find difficult to refuse.

So, the Argentine winger went to Paris Saint-Germain.

Cavani was also poached.

According to De Laurentiis, the purpose of selling Lavezzi is to exchange for some funds.

At the same time, Napoli also hopes to keep Cavani.

This will be a crucial decision for Naples!
But it is not easy to keep the Uruguayans.

Teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are all eyeing Cavani.

Especially Manchester United.

The British Sun has revealed that Manchester United is raising funds and hopes to sign Cavani from Napoli for a transfer fee of 4000 million pounds this summer.

But De Laurentiis denied the deal.

"4000 million pounds? That can only buy one leg of Cavani!"

De Laurentiis also denounced the seduction of Cavani by these top teams, believing that this would seriously undermine the current situation in European football. He also said that Napoli would not let Cavani go under any circumstances.

It was in this atmosphere that Paris Saint-Germain officially made an offer for Verratti from Pescara.

The French Ligue 1000 team's first offer was million euros.

This is a very good price for Verratti, who is worth only 650 million euros and has never played a Serie A game.

But what was unexpected was that on the other side, Manchester City immediately took action after hearing the news and made an offer of 1200 million euros, surpassing Paris Saint-Germain.

The competition between the two wealthy teams is still very exciting.

There are even media reports that Pescara intends to raise Verratti's offer to 2000 million euros.

But the facts prove that neither Manchester City nor Paris Saint-Germain are stupid at all.

After a series of offers, the two wealthy teams both stopped at 1500 million euros.

Next it was Manchester City head coach Ancelotti who came forward.

The famous Italian coach said in an interview with media reporters that Verratti is a very talented player.

"When I saw him, I felt like I saw Pirlo when he was young!"

During the European Cup, Pirlo also said in an interview with media reporters: Verratti plays football very much like himself when he was young, and he can definitely come to Manchester City to take over his job.

Because he is already 33 years old.

Ancelotti and Pirlo's consecutive actions finally made Verratti express his position.

When interviewed by media reporters, the Italian teenager expressed his gratitude to Ancelotti and Pirlo for their recognition.

"I have made it clear to the club and my agent that I want to play for the best team in the best league in the world!"

What this means is that he is going to Manchester City!
In the end, the Blue Moon snatched Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain for a high price of 1500 million euros.

……

In the 2012 European Cup, the most watched team is of course Spain.

But in the group stage, it was Prandelli's Italy that was the highlight.

Although Prandelli's team was not favored before the game, they have been amazing since the group stage.

Whether it was veteran Pirlo, De Rossi, or Balotelli on the front line, they all left an extremely deep impression on people.

But outside of the European Cup, the transfer war in the Premier League is also extremely exciting.

Especially after Manchester City snatched Verratti.

After the Blue Moon signed Verratti, they signed Rodwell from Everton for a transfer fee of 1500 million pounds.

The young English midfielder has been favored by many teams including Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.

But was eventually sold to Manchester City at a high price.

In addition, Manchester City also signed local winger Sinclair from Swansea for a transfer fee of 1000 million pounds.

While signing players, Ancelotti's team also released a number of players one after another.

For example, Dutch midfielder De Jong transferred to AC Milan for a mere £300 million.

Homegrown winger Adam Johnson moved to Sunderland for £1200 million.

22-year-old local striker Daniel Sturridge moved to Liverpool for £1500 million.

Players such as Robinho, Bridge, Stuart Taylor and Asulin were also sold one after another.

And many of them are free transfers.

In the past few years, Manchester City has hoarded too many stars in its lineup, causing the entire lineup to appear particularly bloated.

This is no longer in line with the current European situation.

After all, UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations have begun to tighten.

Ferran Soriano, the newly appointed general manager of Manchester City, was in charge of finance when he was vice president of Barcelona.

Therefore, as soon as he took office, he immediately began to carry out drastic reforms on Manchester City.

One of the first things to do is to eliminate redundant staff and cut salary expenses.

You know, Manchester City's current salary expenditure is second to none in the Premier League.

Even after sending away several stars, Manchester City is still one of the clubs with the highest salary expenditure in the Premier League.

Another team that can rival Manchester City is Chelsea.

But surprisingly, when many people thought that Chelsea's Abramovich might not have much money to spend on signings, the Russian tycoon surprised people again.

Signed Marco Marin from Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for £1000 million.

Signed 2500-year-old midfielder Oscar from Internacional for £20 million.

Signed Spanish player Azpilicueta from French Ligue 1000 Marseille for £ million.

Signed Nigerian winger Victor Moshi from Wigan Athletic for £1000 million.

Signed Brazilian winger Willian from Russian club Anzhi for a transfer fee of £3000 million.

The five transfers cost Chelsea a total of 5 million pounds.

The Blues have shown their ambition to reorganize the team.

Head coach Di Matteo was able to stay in his position after leading the team to defeat Atletico Madrid of La Liga on penalties in the Europa League final last season and winning the Europa League.

Now he is also ambitious and hopes to lead Chelsea to regroup.

After signing a number of players in succession, Chelsea once again waved the pounds in their hands and made an offer to the Chinese in Bayswater, hoping to sign the new England international Ryan Bertrand for 1500 million pounds.

The player originally came from Chelsea's youth training and joined Bayswater Chinese in the summer of 2009.

He has performed well at Bayswater Chinese over the past three years, but has always been second to Marcelo.

But even so, Ryan Bertrand still won recognition from the outside world with his stable performance in many games and was selected for the England national team.

So, Chelsea now wants to buy back this young player from the youth training camp.

The Sun also revealed that Ashley Cole was also trying to persuade Ryan Bertrand to return to Chelsea while England were playing for the European Cup.

"Bertrand had a close relationship with Ashley Cole when he was at Chelsea."

"Now, Ashley Cole is 31 years old and his form is not as good as before. He hopes Ryan Bertrand can return to Chelsea and take over his left-back position."

Chelsea head coach Di Matteo also said, "Ryan Bertrand is a very trustworthy player, and he is still very young. He will be the best choice for Chelsea's future left back."

Under the unanimous encouragement of Chelsea, Ryan Bertrand also conveyed his wishes through his agent.

On the one hand, he really can't play as a main player in Bayswater Chinese.

Because there is Marcelo, the world's best left-back, in front of him, he can only play a rotation and substitute role.

This made Ryan Bertrand, who was about to turn 23, not very satisfied. He hoped that he could play a bigger role.

But most importantly, Marcelo is only 24 years old.

If he waits any longer, how long can he wait?
On the other hand, Chelsea was willing to offer him double the salary he earned at Bayswater Chinese, which was something Bayswater Chinese could not offer.

Although his contract with Bayswater Chinese expires in 2014, the player has made it clear that he hopes to go to Chelsea.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Bayswater Chinese to keep the players.

But Adam Crozier rejected Chelsea's £1500 million offer. This is an England international!

Although he is only a fringe international player and a defender, he is still an international player!
Both in West London, after several rounds of negotiations, Chelsea finally bought Ryan Bertrand for 2000 million pounds.

This caused quite a stir in the UK.

In 2009, when Ryan Bertrand moved to Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng only spent 200 million pounds.

Three years later, he returned to Chelsea and was sold for 3 million pounds.

A full 10 times!
In addition to Ryan Bertrand, another player from the Bayswater Chinese team is also leaving the team.

That is substitute goalkeeper Begovic.

The Bosnian international moved to Bayswater from Portsmouth for £2007 in 30, initially serving as Neuer's backup goalkeeper.

When Neuer moved to Bayern Munich for a huge sum after the 2010 World Cup, Begovic thought he had finally had a chance to shine.

Even though Bayswater Chinese signed Courtois from Belgium, it did not affect Begovic's confidence.

But no one expected that with the start of the new season, Courtois quickly gained a foothold and showed incredible maturity and stability.

Especially last season, the Belgian set a record in the Premier League with 29 clean sheets, which made him famous overnight and became one of the world's top goalkeepers.

This left Begovic with no chance of emerging.

At the age of 25, he was unwilling to continue wasting time in Bayswater.

In this case, Premier League Stoke City made an offer for him.

Stoke City is not only willing to pay a transfer fee of up to 1000 million pounds for Begovic, but is also willing to give him a higher salary.

While on vacation, Begovic made a special call to Yang Cheng and expressed his feelings to him.

Although he was a substitute, he played in many important games and won many championships in the past few years with Bayswater Chinese.

For him, there is not much meaning in continuing to stay in Bayswater Chinese.

He now knows exactly where his strength and potential lie.

Especially after having experienced two talented goalkeepers, Neuer and Courtois, how could he still not see himself clearly?
Therefore, he would rather go to Stoke City as a starter.

Yang Cheng had actually guessed it a long time ago, so he didn't try to persuade her to stay.

After sending Begovic away for 1000 million pounds, Bayswater Chinese announced that they had signed former England goalkeeper Robert Green, whose contract had expired, from West Ham United on a free transfer.

The 32-year-old goalkeeper was once England's main goalkeeper.

In recent years, with the rise of Joe Hart, Robert Green has gradually lost his main position in the national team.

But he was still selected for the England national team for the European Cup, but he served as a substitute goalkeeper.

At the club level, Robert Green has always been West Ham United's main goalkeeper, and in last season's Championship League, he helped West Ham United defeat Blackpool in the play-offs and successfully return to the Premier League.

But for some unknown reason, Green had a disagreement with West Ham United on the contract renewal issue.

Before the European Cup, Robert Green's agent publicly stated that he would not renew his contract with West Ham United.

As a result, the England goalkeeper attracted the attention of many teams, including Stoke City.

But after Stoke City decided to sign Begovic, Bayswater Chinese turned to sign Robert Green.

This player's salary is slightly higher than Begovic's, but it is also within the acceptable range for the Chinese in Bayswater.

More importantly, the players also hope to further enhance their careers in a team like Bayswater Chinese.

To put it simply, it is gold-plating.

At his current age, even if he comes to Bayswater Chinese as a backup goalkeeper and wins a few more championships, his status and influence will be even more extraordinary after he retires in the future.

What's more, playing for a top team will be of great benefit to his national team career.

It's the same being a substitute, being a substitute for Courtois in the club and being a substitute for Joe Hart in the national team, there is no difference.

Robert Green's joining was not handled by Yang Cheng, but was the idea of ​​Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg.

They believe that this local goalkeeper is not only experienced but also strong, which will be a great motivation for Courtois.

Apart from anything else, even just serving as a sparring goalkeeper can be helpful to Courtois.

At the same time as Bayswater Chinese signed Robert Green, the British Sun once again broke a bombshell, causing a strong earthquake in British football.

Yang Cheng, who was originally on vacation with Xia Qing, was forced to end his vacation early and return to London.

……

"Just received the news that Lucio's contract extension negotiations failed and he left Manchester City on a free transfer."

"Based on the information we have received so far, it is not yet clear whether he wants to continue to stay in European football or return to Brazil."

On the car from the airport to the city center, Yang Cheng and Xia Qing sat in the back seat and listened to Mike Rigg's report in the front.

Lucio is 34 years old.

As a central defender known for his physique, he actually lost his main position last season and gradually began to fail to keep up with Manchester City's requirements.

To some extent, Manchester City's failure to overtake Arsenal last season was related to problems in the defense.

"The problem now is that Savic is still not up to the task for the time being, Jerome Boateng makes a lot of mistakes, and Chiellini is the most stable player in Manchester City, but it is far from enough."

Yang Cheng listened silently, but he was still thinking in his mind.

Whether it is Bayswater Chinese or Manchester City, at this level, fighting on multiple fronts with only two stable defenders is definitely not enough.

Not to mention, there is only one Manchester City.

Therefore, Manchester City naturally began to want to introduce strong reinforcements.

Looking at the current European football scene, there are not many truly top central defenders.

There are 3 Chinese people in Bayswater, which is quite luxurious!
Especially when Manchester United's Vidic and Ferdinand, Chelsea's Terry are already old, the three world-class central defenders of Bayswater Chinese are really enviable.

Thiago Silva, Pepe and Kompany, these three central defenders do not have a clear distinction between main players and substitutes.

Last season, Yang Cheng even often arranged for the three of them to take turns playing in the games.

Apart from anything else, everyone can see how scary the team was in last season's league with only 9 goals conceded.

"What did Adam say?" Yang Cheng asked with concern.

"He said that Manchester City was serious this time, and that Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea were also watching."

At this point, Mike Rigg let out a wry laugh.

"At the moment, there is not a single top-class central defender in the entire European transfer market!"

Waiting and watching means that they may take action at any time.

Needless to say, Chelsea lost out on David Luiz. Although they brought in Cahill, their defense is still not strong enough and Terry is already old.

Liverpool has also been troubled by central defenders, with Skrtel, Daniel Agger and Carragher not strong enough.

Mancini has mentioned more than once that he hopes to sign a world-class central defender.

But looking at the current European football scene, world-class central defenders are almost all sought-after by every team and it is impossible for them to flow into the transfer market.

For example, will Real Madrid sell Ramos? Will Barcelona sell Pique?

Or, will Manchester City sell Chiellini?
The answer is obvious, no!
It is precisely because of this that whenever an excellent central defender appears, he immediately becomes very popular.

For example, David Luiz, who had never proven himself in the top league, made Manchester United pay a high price of 3500 million pounds for him.

But now, most of Europe's top clubs are troubled by central defenders.

Let me ask, how high is the transfer fee for a central defender?

"Manchester City is also very cunning. Among our three central defenders, Kompany is the youngest." Mike Rigg complained in the front passenger seat.

Yang Cheng smiled secretly in his heart.

佩佩是83年的，现在已经29岁了；蒂亚戈·席尔瓦是84年12月的，现在是27岁。

Kompany was born in 86 and is now 26 years old.

From the current perspective, Kompany is the youngest among the three central defenders.

But sometimes, the length of a career may not be related to age.

……

"Yang, nice to see you again!"

At the Lancaster Royal Hotel, Yang Cheng met Tesikki Begiristain.

Manchester City's new technical director, former Barcelona football director.

Back then, it was he who strongly supported Guardiola to coach the first team within Barcelona.

Although Yang Cheng's relationship with Barcelona is hostile in public, he has personal relationships with many Barcelona executives in private.

Of course, relationships can be good or bad.

The relationship with Begiristain is just average.

"To be honest, if I have a choice, I really don't want to meet you!" Yang Cheng asked Begiristain to sit down and complained to his face.

Begiristain couldn't help laughing.

Of course he heard the sarcasm in Yang Cheng's words.

If it were me, I would probably do the same.

There is no way. Which head coach would like to see his favorite player being poached?

But as a target of poaching, Begiristain said that it feels really good to poach Yang Cheng's players!

Dig once, feel good once, keep digging, always feel good!

"I believe Dan should have already told you the purpose of my trip south this time."

Begiristain also brought Manchester City's team.

Yang Cheng met with them accompanied by Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg.

"We are very sincere this time and hope you can listen to our offer for Kompany."

Yang Cheng looked at Begiristain deeply, "You guys made quite a big noise this time."

Today's meeting is semi-public in nature, and the outside media have already heard about it.

This shows that Manchester City did not deliberately want to conceal it.

That is, they just ask the Bayswater Chinese to start listening to offers.

Other teams that are watching from the sidelines will surely take action as well.

Whether they can snatch the players at that time will depend on Manchester City’s ability.

But Yang Cheng interpreted another meaning from Begiristain's actions.

Manchester City is determined to get Kompany!
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng was actually a little surprised.

The rich are so willful!
I don’t care how much you sell, I only care whether you sell.

After thinking about it, Yang Cheng felt that he was still too poor.

In fact, the fact that Yang Cheng can sit here itself represents that the management of Bayswater Chinese has reached a consensus.

Although Kompany's agent did not say anything, he hinted at something.

They are not opposed to joining Manchester City!

The Sun also gave some revelations, saying that Manchester City is willing to offer Kompany a high salary of 15 pounds.

This is something that the Chinese in Bayswater could never give.

On the other hand, this also shows Manchester City's sincerity towards Kompany.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng turned his head and glanced at Dan Ashworth, who immediately understood and spoke.

“What will your first offer be?”

Begiristain's face lit up immediately and he said with a smile: "5000 million pounds!"

Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg's faces both changed and they turned to look at Yang Cheng.

Once this transfer fee is announced, it is bound to break the central defender transfer fee record set by Ferdinand.

Manchester City gave this number as their first offer, and I have to say it was full of sincerity.

Manchester City has always had a good reputation when it comes to buying players.

He is a bit rich, but he has always been willing to spend money.

"This is still quite a distance from our psychological price range," Dan Ashworth replied indifferently.

This time it was Begiristain who was a little surprised.

5000 million pounds is equivalent to 6250 million euros.

This is already the highest transfer fee for a central defender in history.

Are the Chinese in Bayswater still not satisfied?
Yang Cheng noticed Begiristain's expression and knew what was going on. "Why don't you go back and think about it again?"

There was a hint of desire to end this meeting in his tone.

Begiristain couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

There are wolves all around us now. If we cannot convince the Chinese in Bayswater to release the player in one negotiation, when rich teams such as Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool get involved, it is hard to say how much the transfer fee will be, and we may not even be able to buy the player.

Yang Cheng is of course aware of the current situation of Begiristain and Manchester City.

In fact, a transfer fee of 5000 million pounds, even if it is put in 2024, will be able to enter the top ten of the central defender transfer fee list.

You know, that was the year 2024 when player transfer fees soared.

At the moment, there will definitely be no more than three teams willing to pay this money.

Probably Manchester City, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea are reluctant to spend.

If you really want to sell it, it's actually a very good price.

But Yang Cheng was not ready to give in easily.

The reason is simple. He feels that he can still squeeze some money out of Manchester City.

Begiristain's mind changed quickly, but he finally made up his mind.

"Yang, give me an hour. I'll make a phone call."

Obviously, Yang Cheng won this game!

……

When Yang Cheng walked out of the Lancaster Royal Hotel with Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg, the media reporters who had been waiting outside suddenly rushed up and asked about Kompany's transfer.

But Yang Cheng still answered the same way as before.

Only Yang Cheng and others knew that Begiristain had just made a very long phone call and discussed with Mubarak, Soriano and others in Manchester for an hour.

In the end, they re-drafted an offer to £5500 million.

But Yang Cheng gave the final asking price for Bayswater Chinese.

£6000!
Begiristain made another call.

This time it only took about half an hour to respond.

Manchester City agreed!
This translates to 7500 million euros, a transfer fee that would rank among the top five even if it were delayed until 2024.

This is definitely a very good deal for the Chinese in Bayswater.

For Kompany, moving to Manchester City and leaving Pepe and Thiago Silva, he can get a weekly salary of 15 pounds, which is a good deal for Kompany who has won almost all club championships.

On the evening of the same day after the negotiations, the Sun, which was the most informed, was the first to disclose the deal.

A transfer fee of 6000 million pounds is definitely a sky-high price for a central defender!

Even a sky-high price that no one could imagine!

But in recent years, there are too few and too scarce excellent central defenders in European football.

Now, Kompany has finally entered the transfer market, which naturally attracted the scramble and attention from all parties.

The 6000 million pounds offered by Manchester City is almost the limit of what they can afford!
In fact, for many teams, they will not even consider it if the maximum price reaches 5000 million pounds.

The reason is simple, they will also calculate the pros and cons.

The most typical proof is that on that night, once the news leaked out, the other wealthy families who were originally on the sidelines all withdrew.

Obviously, this was beyond what they could bear.

The next day, Bayswater Chinese and Manchester City officially negotiated Kompany's transfer.

It only took one day for the two sides to reach a formal agreement.

What remains is the negotiation between Manchester City and Kompany's personal treatment.

The transfer fee of 6000 million pounds is bound to shock the media and fans around the world!

It’s definitely a sky-high price!
But before the transfer was officially completed, Yang Cheng, Brian Kidd, Dan Ashworth, Mike Rigg and others held a meeting to discuss how to deal with Kompany's transfer to Manchester City.

The most important thing is who will replace Kompany?
After the Belgian's transfer, it is inevitable to weaken the depth of the Chinese bench in Bayswater.

The key is how to make up for it?
With Pepe and Thiago Silva remaining in the starting lineup, Bayswater Chinese should still rely mainly on young players for now and there is no need to demand immediate combat effectiveness.

Yang Cheng considered Van Dijk, Koulibaly and Nastasic from Nice in Ligue 1.

Especially Nastasic.

This central defender, known as the Second Vidic, performed very well in Nice in Ligue 1 last season and also performed well in the Champions League, winning the attention of many top teams.

In addition, Yang Cheng also considered Marquinhos of Corinthians of Brazil.

But Marquinhos is short in stature, which is a problem.

Thiago Silva is short himself and has always had weaknesses in high balls and power confrontations.

This is a natural defect and cannot be corrected.

If there is another Marquinhos in La Liga, it won’t be a big problem.

But this is the Premier League!

This is obviously not acceptable in the Premier League, where tall center forwards dominate.

As for Van Dijk and Koulibaly, both of them are very good, but they need to be trained well.

Just when Yang Cheng and his assistants were discussing whether to "buy" Nastasic, Liverpool, who failed to snatch Kompany, turned around and made a £1500 million offer to Ligue Nice.

When Emmanuel Perrin called Yang Cheng to inform him of the news, Yang Cheng didn't say anything more and asked Emmanuel Perrin to negotiate with Liverpool.

In the end, the Serbian center back moved to Liverpool for 2000 million pounds.

Nice turned around and signed Marquinhos from Corinthians of Brazil for 300 million euros.

Bayswater Chinese signed the 100-year-old English central defender John Stones from Championship Barnsley for a transfer fee of £18 million.

The young central defender played twice for Barnsley in the Championship last season, playing for 2 minutes and 38 minutes respectively, without much performance.

But he performed well in the youth team and was selected for the England U19 national team.

After signing John Stones, Yang Cheng thought about it and made another offer.

This time it was passed to Sheffield United in the Championship.

Yang Cheng hopes to sign young central defender Harry Maguire from Sheffield United for a transfer fee of £100 million.

There is no way, Virgo men can’t afford to be hurt!
Yang Cheng always felt that signing Stones without signing Maguire, the aircraft carrier, at the same time, seemed like a bit of a flaw.

Now, the future main central defenders of the British Empire are all in our possession.

Plus Kyle Walker and Luke Shaw.

England simply copied the entire back line of the Chinese at Bayswater.

The revival of English football will be largely due to the Chinese in Bayswater!

By then, the Chinese in Bayswater will be a unique and special existence in English football!
It’s exciting just to think about it!

(End of this chapter)