Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 551 Tang Ye stays at Manchester United, Dembele submits transfer request.
The Munich Evening News reported that TY declined Dortmund's invitation.

"The reasons for the player's rejection of Dortmund are currently unclear, but salary is likely a key factor. According to reports, Dortmund can only offer TY a maximum weekly wage of €32, which is far below the player's expectations."

The news about Tang Ye and Dortmund was first published in Munich newspapers, which shows that some Bayern fans are starting to panic.

Fortunately, the deal ultimately fell through.

Both Bayern Munich and Manchester United fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Another news item that caught the attention of fans was Pravda's interview with Dortmund's CEO.

Dortmund CEO Watzke: TY's high salary and transfer fee made it impossible for us to bring him to Germany. Furthermore, based on my observation, TY himself doesn't seem to have a strong desire to leave.

"So, sir, you mean that Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain will not be able to get Tom either, and he will choose to stay at Manchester United, is that right?"

"Um... I can't answer that, but all I can say is that we're out of the running for him this season. As for Juventus and PSG, well, good luck to them."

……

Premier League official announcement: The 2019 summer transfer window for the Premier League has officially begun.

Marca reports that Real Madrid have reached a preliminary agreement with Chelsea for Eden Hazard's transfer, and the Belgian will officially become a Real Madrid player as soon as the La Liga transfer window opens.

The news from Marca has excited Real Madrid fans, as the club has been interested in the Belgian striker for several seasons.

Tang Ye has dominated the Premier League spotlight for the past two seasons, but this cannot overshadow Hazard's status as a top winger.

Real Madrid fans are already looking forward to Hazard's performance in La Liga!

But bad news soon followed for them...

The Times - Manchester United are discussing the possibility of signing Eden Hazard, even though Hazard's technical characteristics do not fit United's tactics, the team's coaching staff believes the Belgian can perform at his best for United.

【no? ? ? 】

"Don't mess with me, my new car is already at the door. And you want to buy it?"

[Hijacking Hazard, huh? Is Barcelona really not going to sell Dembele? I don't think it's necessary. Dembele's performance doesn't even warrant 100 million.]

Manchester United fans say buying Hazard would have been a better choice than Dembele; they have no idea how terrible Dembele's stats are in La Liga.

[Damn it, if Manchester United snatches Hazard from me, I'll swear I'll never forgive them!]

Don't worry, Chelsea will absolutely not sell. How could they possibly sell a team from the same league?

[With or without Hazard, Chelsea still can't beat Manchester United, right? It doesn't make any difference at all.]

Logically speaking, top players shouldn't transfer to teams in the same league, as this would cause problems for their original teams.

But Hazard's situation is special this time.

Manchester United have scored over 90 points once and over 100 points once in the last two seasons.

A close look at the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Chelsea reveals that even if Chelsea hadn't sold Hazard, they still wouldn't seem to be able to beat Manchester United.

"So what I mean is, you'd be better off coming to Manchester United than Real Madrid. You'd have to readjust to a new environment in La Liga, but if you stay in the Premier League, you won't have to go through all that trouble."

"Sir, actually, I've almost reached an agreement with Real Madrid."

Hazard's reply seemed to indicate that he was about to reject Ten Hah.

"There's a difference between 'almost there' and 'finally agreed.' Since you haven't signed a contract yet, there's room for adjustment."

Ten Hag looked Hazard in the eye: "I can negotiate for you, at least £32 a week, which can be increased to £35 later. That's second only to Tom and De Gea at Manchester United."

A weekly wage of £35 would rank among the top three in the entire Premier League. It's fair to say that Ten Hag offered Hazard a very tempting deal.

It was clear from Hazard's reaction that the Belgian remained silent for a while after Ten Hag stated his conditions.

"That's why I said there's room for maneuver as long as the contract hasn't been signed."

"Is Tom leaving?"

"Ok?"

Will Tom leave? Maybe go to Juventus or Barcelona?

"I can assure you, Tom will 100% not leave Manchester United this summer."

Ten Hag leaned forward, trying to put pressure on Hazard: "Any striker would want to be teammates with Teem, and Eden, you certainly are too."

"Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, they are indeed very good, but don't you think our midfield is even better?"

Ten Hach spread his hands, proudly raised his chin, and then extended four fingers.

"Tom, Rodri, and De Jong. Believe me, after the next Transfermarkt value update, these three players combined will be worth at least 4 million."

If Manchester United wants to compete with Real Madrid, they must highlight their strengths.

Manchester United's advantage is simple: firstly, they can offer higher wages, as high wages are a tradition at Manchester United.

Then there's point 2.

Manchester United boasts the best midfield in the top five leagues, bar none.

"..."

Gulu!

Hazard swallowed hard. "Sir, I need to think about it."

"The contract is ready; we await your response."

Ten Hajq stood up to leave, but was stopped by Hazard.

"If I go to Manchester United, will I still play as a left winger? You already have Rashford on the left wing."

"You can take a look at the document on the table."

Ten Hach was pointing to a white document, which Hazard hadn't noticed before.

"Hmm... okay."

……

Manchester Evening News reporter: De Ligt is very close to joining Manchester United, and Ten Hag believes the player can make up for the deficiencies in Manchester United's defense.

"De Ligt has performed exceptionally well for Ajax over the past few seasons, but experts say this transfer is still worth observing."

De Ligt is arguably the best center-back to emerge in the Eredivisie in recent seasons.

It is indeed impressive, but as the reporter said, some experts are not optimistic about this deal.

Manchester United's budget for this summer transfer window is unlikely to exceed £2 million under any circumstances.

The primary targets are the expensive Dembele or Hazard, with Manchester United expected to spend at least £1.2 million on either player.

If they were to buy another De Ligt at this point, Manchester United's budget would be completely wiped out.

With the budget gone, what will happen to the defenders?
Many fans didn't notice that Manchester United captain Valencia's contract with the team expired in July of this year.

"Once Luke Shaw recovers, he can start on the left wing, and then Ashley Young can move to the right. It seems fine at first glance, but thinking deeper... well, Manchester United don't have any backup full-backs."

The chief journalist of the Manchester Evening News posted a video on his personal Twitter account in which he shared his views on Manchester United's summer transfer plans.

"I think the full-backs are more important to Manchester United than the center-backs. This is because Manchester United's current tactics heavily rely on their full-backs getting to the byline and crossing the ball."

……

The season has ended, but Manchester United's training will continue until June 10th.

At the Carrington training ground, the players gathered to welcome Luke Shaw back to the team after recovering from his injury.

clap clap clap!
"resemble!"

Tang Ye and Luke Shaw clapped, while Rhodes joked from the sidelines, "It would be great if you recovered in two weeks. You've missed two chances to play in the championship game."

"Ha ha!"

"But I still won a medal."

Luke Shaw joked and hugged Tang Ye and Rhodes respectively.

"Marcus and I were sitting in the stands, and then we won the championship."

"Hmm... but this feeling is really not good." "If you had come, we probably wouldn't have had to take penalties."

Tang Ye said, but he clearly didn't realize that what he said had offended Ashley Young.

Hey!

Ashley Young shrugged at Tang Ye: "What do you mean, Tom? Was I that bad?"

"Oh, no, no, haha, that's not what I meant, I misspoke."

Tang Ye raised both hands: "You're amazing too, Yang."

I don't believe what you're saying anymore.

Ashley Young pretended to be angry and turned to walk behind Mata.

"Ha ha!"

Beep! ! !
After the warm-up, Ten Hag and Van der Gaghe gathered the players together and briefly explained today's training plan.

This is in preparation for next season, and Ten Hag has asked the players to try a 4-2-2-2 formation.

The defenders and defensive midfielders remain unchanged, but the attacking midfielders position is now shared by Tang Ye and Lingard instead of just Tang Ye.

The attacking line consists of Rashford and Ziyech.

However, since Rashford is unable to participate in the training camp, the Ziyech and Greenwood combination will temporarily take over the training.

"So Hazard is really coming?"

Rodri asked softly, noticing Alai's tense expression in the distance.

"Maybe so. Didn't Barcelona not want to sell Dembele?"

Ashley Young held his head in his hands: "I don't know what they're thinking. Dembele hasn't been performing well these past two seasons."

He shrugged: "They're deliberately targeting Manchester United because everyone knows they'll buy players for high prices."

Ashley Young has played for Manchester United for so many years that he considers the club his home.

The fact that Manchester United always spends more money than other clubs when buying players makes this former Manchester United captain very uncomfortable.

Because Manchester United is perpetuating a very bad trend!

"I think it's true. Mr. Eric called me before and mentioned this 4-2-2-2 formation. He meant for me to play alongside Hazard, but I've never played with him before."

Tang Ye sighed and kicked a ball in front of him away.

"Haha, Tom, you just want Dembele to come over, don't you?"

Rodri immediately saw through Tang Ye's little scheme.

"...Hmm, don't you guys think Osman would be a better fit for Manchester United?"

Tang Ye explained, "If you knew how fast Osman could run, you wouldn't question me. Do you understand, Rhodes?"

"Haha, I didn't say I was questioning you. Don't be nervous, Tom."

Rhodesley shrugged, while Ashley Young next to him had already started laughing.

The players at Manchester United all enjoy talking to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye has a very pleasant way of speaking, that's one thing. On the other hand, no matter what, Tang Ye always loses in every argument.

He has never won!
……

On the evening of June 3, at a local bar in Manchester.

All the Manchester United players were present, including even Van der Gach.

Because today is a very, very important day!

"I'm really happy to have won the Premier League title with you guys. To be honest, since the year before last, I thought Manchester United had no chance of winning the Premier League title, at least not before I left."

The players were all sitting on the sofa, listening to their captain, Valencia, speak.

This is Valencia's last month at Manchester United.

"Some of you are new to the team and don't know this, but since winning the title in 2013, Manchester United's competitiveness in England has been gradually declining. In recent years, we haven't even participated in the Champions League many times."

Valencia was simply stating a fact, but as he spoke, he became incredibly moved.

He is currently the most senior player in Manchester United, having been there for 10 years since 2009!

"Many of you probably can't understand how I feel right now..."

"I can feel it!"

Tang Ye called out, reminding them, "We were outplayed by Manchester City last season, so we can feel it."

"Haha, that's true."

"Anyway... haha, Tom, I don't know what to say after you've done this."

"Thank you very much for coming, because since last season, or rather the season before that... I've felt the team improving little by little since then. Of course, I think we still have a lot of room for improvement..."

Are you really leaving, Antonio?

Tang Ye looked up and asked a question that stumped Valencia.

"call……"

Take a long breath.

It can only be said that Tang Ye, who is only 20 years old, cannot understand Valencia's current situation.

The Manchester United captain's performance level has been declining little by little with age.

He could see Manchester United slowly rising, but he couldn't wait until that day.

Manchester United fans want Tang Ye to stay because they know he is in the prime of his career and can be a great help to the club.

But if it's Valencia, Valencia is already 33 years old...

"My staying will no longer be of any help to the team."

"Oh, Antonio!"

Several Manchester United players stood up and gave the Manchester United captain a hug.

After Valencia sat down, Tang Ye leaned over and put his hand on Valencia's shoulder.

"If you leave now, you won't win the Champions League."

"Shit, are you really that confident you can win the Champions League?"

Valencia punched Tang Ye: "I'll be watching the Champions League final live. If you don't see me then, you're finished."

"Haha! You underestimate us, Antonio!"

……

The Mirror reports that Manchester United assistant coach Wan-Bissaka is interested in Crystal Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and United staff are currently scouting the defender.

Manchester United assistant coach, that's obviously referring to Van der Gahr.

Because he has always kept a low profile, many Manchester United players and even journalists do not know the name Van der Gach.

But those who watched the live broadcast knew that there was such a guy on the Manchester United bench, a key member of coach Ten Hag's team.

Wan-Bissaka is Crystal Palace's €4500 million full-back, and he looks incredibly strong in the highlights. I just don't know how much impact Van der Gahe's ideas will have on the team's signings.
The Mirror's news has caught the attention of fans, but it's not the hottest news in recent days.

The front page of AS reports that former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has suggested a swap deal involving Tyreke and Lionel Messi. Laporta believes the Argentine's high salary is hindering the club's development, stating, "It's time for Barcelona to enter a new era."

Barcelona beat reporter: Dembele left the training ground an hour early, citing physical discomfort.

……

PS: Two more chapters to come.

(End of this chapter)