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

Chapter 552 Tom, wait for me, I will definitely come!
Spanish TV channel La Sexta reports that Barcelona will sign Griezmann in the summer transfer window due to concerns from the coaching staff about Dembele's long-term stability.

Barcelona will sign Griezmann in the summer transfer window; the transfer is practically a done deal.

With its current attacking lineup fully booked, Barcelona's move to bring in another striker has sparked speculation among fans.

Spanish commentator La Sexta believes that the decision was made because the Barcelona coach did not trust Dembele's consistency (Dembele missed three months in the 18-19 season due to a muscle strain).

Some English newspapers believe that Barcelona's decision is due to their intention to sell Dembele.

Two years ago, Barcelona signed Dembele from Borussia Dortmund for €1.35 million, but the French winger has failed to live up to his €1.3 million valuation.

Many Barcelona fans are somewhat disappointed with Dembele!
Sky Sports commentator Jason shared his opinion on this.

"Barcelona has stated they are unwilling to sell Dembele, but I believe this is merely rhetoric. For Barcelona, ​​an opportunity to sell Dembele for €1.2 million is one they absolutely must seize."

"Currently, Dembele's market value and form are declining. If they wait another one or two seasons to sell him, Barcelona could very well lose tens of millions of euros."

Jansen said he believed Barcelona were willing to sell Dembele, but they also wanted Tang Ye, so Barcelona and Manchester United were at odds over the deal.

Therefore, if Manchester United completely rejects Barcelona's offer to exchange Messi for Tang Ye and tells Barcelona that they cannot get Tang Ye, then Dembele will no longer be unsellable.

"However, I think Hazard is a better choice than Dembele."

Jansen turned to another commentator in the room: "Compared to the inconsistent Dembele and Hazard, they should be the answer for Manchester United's attack. Because you have to understand, Dembele's professional attitude is problematic."

"Is that so? I don't quite agree with that statement."

Jansen's words drew criticism from another commentator: "If Dembele comes to Manchester United and partners with Tom, will Dembele still maintain his previous negative attitude? I think this is a very worthwhile question to discuss."

"hiss……"

With a frown, Jason remained silent.

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The Times front-page headline: Chelsea's new manager Lampard hopes to use Hazard in a swap deal to fill the team's midfield gap. If Manchester United agree to the deal, it would confirm that Hazard will not be transferring to Real Madrid.

The Times front page second headline: Manchester United interested in Benfica's talented attacker Joao Felix, Benfica asking for no less than €1.4 million.

France Football – Manchester United are interested in Real Madrid center-back Varane, but Ten Hag prefers De Ligt.

Yes, Manchester United has started raising their bid again.

Varane? This is really good! It's much better than De Ligt.

De Ligt is a promising talent, but Manchester United needs immediate impact. Varane seems more suitable, but it feels like the academic star (Varane) is prone to injury.

[Portuguese winger for 1.4 million? Are you trying to sell him like Cristiano Ronaldo?]

Benfica is just plain shady.

[Don't be so rude, isn't Felix better than Dembele? Did Dembele perform well at Barcelona in the first two seasons?]

Manchester United is always linked with a bunch of star players whenever the transfer window opens, and as Manchester United fans, we're all used to it.

However, Manchester United is considered to have a tough task in this summer transfer window.

Manchester United need to fill the gaps in both forwards and defenders to overcome their recent slump.

Speaking of Manchester United, they are truly incredible. They are the only team in the top five leagues that relies on their midfield to play.

You say Manchester United is phenomenal, letting their midfield handle both attack and defense? Well, Manchester United truly is phenomenal. After all, you don't see this kind of tactic in other teams.

But you can say Manchester United is incredible.

You can't say Manchester United's midfield is bad!
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Romano: Here We Go! First signing of the summer transfer window: Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka joins Manchester United, with an estimated transfer fee of £4200 million.

The Sun reports – It's official? Wan-Bissaka follows Manchester United's official Instagram account and accounts featuring Manchester United players including TY and Rashford. TY also liked Wan-Bissaka's travel tweet posted on the 11th.

To be honest, many Manchester United and even Premier League fans were a bit confused when they saw this news this morning.

Wan-Bissaka was just linked with Manchester United a week ago, and today Romano reported that he has already transferred.

Valencia's contract with Manchester United hasn't even fully expired yet!

However, upon closer examination, it makes sense. Wan-Bissaka's transfer faced almost no obstacles. Manchester United agreed, Crystal Palace agreed, and the player himself agreed, so the transfer naturally went through.

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Costa del Sol, Spain.

Tang Ye, Rodri, and Rashford were lying on sun loungers.

It's a beautiful sunny day, but the sun isn't too strong. The warm sunshine feels wonderful on my skin!

"Where's Mata? Didn't he say he'd be back soon?"

Rodri looked around, but couldn't see Mata anywhere.

Sharing a chair with Rhodes, his girlfriend Laura replied, "I remember he said he went outside with his wife."

They went to play golf.

Tang Ye suddenly shouted.

"Hmm? He told you?"

Rodri's eyes widened because he didn't recall Mata saying anything like that.

"I was just guessing."

Tang Ye shrugged: "It's definitely golf, 100%. I've seen him play before, but I don't know why they all like playing golf."

Rhodesley waved his hand dismissively: "Hey, you're just guessing. What's the difference between that and not knowing at all?"

"I just know it. It's definitely something, not a guess. I know Mata very well."

Tang Ye continued to argue.

However, he was absolutely certain that Mata had decided to take his wife and kids golfing.

The master's intuition is never wrong!
"Did you film a movie last year, during the summer vacation?"

Tang Ye asked, while Zhou Ye was reapplying sunscreen.
Tang Ye likes to lie on the sun chair without a sunshade, which is terrifying for Zhou Ye, who is afraid of the sun.

"Yeah, I feel like 'Better Days' should be a hit, but it's hard to say. Actually, I don't have many scenes."

Zhou also laughed and said that he wanted to help Tang Ye apply sunscreen, but the latter refused.

"You, my younger self? What are you talking about? Dating at school? You'd have to hide from the teachers then!"

Tang Ye rested his hands on the back of his head, smiling happily.

It's been half a month since the season ended, and to be honest, he hasn't been this relaxed in a long time.

"No, no, it's about school bullying."

"School bullying?"

Tang Ye, who hadn't been interested at first, suddenly became interested after Zhou Ye mentioned it: "Wait, is that awesome? How do you bully people? Are you going to get beaten up?"

"Forehead……"

Zhou Ye touched her hair and gave an awkward smile: "I'm playing a bully..."

"..."

"Ha ha"

"Hey, hey, stop laughing!"

Zhou also covered Tang Ye's mouth.

But the master was not so easy to control. Tang Ye quickly countered Zhou Ye and was still smiling happily.

"Hey! Don't laugh! I have a movie to shoot in August, and I'll be playing a good guy then."

Zhou Ye shared her upcoming film with Tang Ye.

"Youth in the Flames of War" tells the story of the Southwest Associated University during the War of Resistance against Japan.

Having already read the script, Zhou Ye even told Tang Ye what her character did in the play. "Wait, the fight's already started, why are you still hiding in the back reading? Hurry up and find a gun!"

"It's not me reading from the back, it's the character I'm playing reading from the back, and... wait, oh dear, Tang Ye, you're trapping me!"

Zhou Ye punched Tang Ye in the chest: "Doing research at the Southwest Associated University, which is now Tsinghua University and Peking University. Just fighting wars isn't enough; we need to research weapons."

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Tang Ye's eyes were shining.

Although he wasn't good at studying, he had always admired the classmates who got good grades.

The Chinese people's respect for intellectuals is ingrained in their very bones.

"Oh, that's right..."

Zhou lowered his head.

I hesitated, but finally said, "Our director said that if it's suitable, could you have a cameo role in our show? A fighter pilot, you don't actually need to fly, just a few lines."

"When?"

"August"

"That won't work..."

Tang Ye quickly declined: "The league starts in August, and I estimate I'll be in England in July, so there's no way to film."

"Come play water polo, Tom!"

De Jong shouted, and the next second Tang Ye put on his slippers and quickly ran towards the pool: "Add one more! Add one more!"

boom!
"..."

"call……"

Zhou sighed, then pursed his lips.

Call the director.

"Director, Tang Ye isn't very keen on coming because he won't be in China in August; they need to prepare for the competition."

"I'm not really willing to come..."

On the other end of the phone, the director sensed something.

“We can go there. You can tell him that when we film the relevant scenes, the whole crew can go to England together. Just see when he's free!”

"what?"

The director was so excited that Zhou Ye almost didn't react in time.

"Well... Director, should I talk to him about it?"

"Yes, yes, you absolutely must say it! This role is crucial for us, extremely crucial!"

"He only said four sentences, didn't he?"

"Hey, Xiao Zhou, you don't understand. Those four sentences are also very crucial!"

Unable to contain his excitement, the director continued, "Sister Zhou, you must help me talk to Tang Ye about this, and also discuss the appearance fee. Try to keep it from being too high, because you know... our budget is limited right now, and we might not be able to afford too much money."

"Well... I'll see how things go then. I'm mainly worried about bothering him."

Zhou also hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, Tang Ye climbed out of the pool and received a phone call from Rodri.

"Mr. Eric? Hmm, I'm here. I haven't been drinking, I haven't been drinking. I'm training, practicing water polo."

"Water polo? You're going to participate in the Olympics, right?"

"Haha, no, no, Mr. Eric, you say it."

Just by listening to the voice, Rodri knew that Tang Ye was talking to Ten Hach, so he waited for a while.

After about two or three minutes, the call ended, and Rhodes asked Tang Ye, "What happened?"

Mr. Eric asked me to call Dembele.

"Well"

Rhodes' eyes lit up: "Persuade him to come over?"

"Um"

Tang Ye stood still and dialed Dembele's number, while Rodri continued to wait beside him.

The call didn't go through, so Dembele sent two text messages.

I'm arguing with club management and can't answer the phone right now.

Tom, wait for me, I'll definitely come!

"..."

"How to say?"

Rodri asked from the side.

Tang Ye didn't know what to say, so he simply showed his phone screen.

"..."

Well, even I, Rod, don't know what to say.

The hidden synergy is about to be activated, so how far is it from Dembele joining Manchester United?
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NetEase News – The premiere of "Better Days," originally scheduled for October 2019, has been moved to June. Football star Tang Ye may attend.

Ajax reporter: Matthijs de Ligt's move to Manchester United is on an unlimited basis, and both sides have reached an agreement on everything except the transfer fee.

“De Ligt himself is very willing to join Manchester United because he hopes to win the Premier League title with them. Ajax is asking for €8000 million because the player might win the 2019 Kopa Trophy. But Manchester United believes that whether the player wins the Kopa Trophy is irrelevant to the transfer fee, and they hope to get a lower price,” the reporter said.

Manchester Evening News – Manchester United are scouting Leicester City centre-back Harry Maguire and will officially begin negotiations with Leicester City if talks with Matthijs de Ligt fall through.

The benefits of winning the Premier League title became apparent at this point; when Manchester United sought players from other clubs, every player wanted to transfer and join Manchester United.

Last month's Premier League title win not only symbolized Manchester United's rise, but also saved them a significant amount of transfer fees during the summer transfer window!

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June is the holiday season for all Premier League players, and during this time, staff from Dongqiudi (a Chinese football website) released information introducing Manchester United's match schedule for the new season.

On July 10, Manchester United will travel to Australia to play friendly matches against an A-League team and an English Championship team.

Then came three International Champions Cup matches against Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, and AC Milan.

The most important of these three matches was undoubtedly the one against Tottenham.

There was no other reason than that the match was being played in China, specifically at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai.

This will be Tang Ye's first time playing a match in China as a Manchester United player!
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On June 19th, Tang Ye returned to China.

At Boll's suggestion, Tang Ye carried out a series of off-season activities.

The front page headline of Titan Sports reports that Tang Ye will visit Luneng Football School (Weifang) and Evergrande Football School (Qingyuan) on June 21 and June 25 respectively, and will donate the Premier League Player of the Season trophy to both youth training bases.

The front page headline of Guangzhou Youth magazine reports that Tang Ye is expected to take the entrance exam for Peking University's men's high-level football team on June 23.

Based on past experience, applicants for Peking University's high-level football program need to achieve a score of approximately 86.5 in the football skills test to pass the exam.

"This is quite a challenge for candidate Tang Ye."

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(End of this chapter)