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

Chapter 849 The player least skilled at winning championships joins the club most skilled at winning championships.
They wanted to use the East Asian Cup as an opportunity to test Wang Wei's abilities, but the first match was unsuccessful.

The reason is simple: the prerequisite for triggering [Wang Wei] is that you must start the game and be the captain, but Tang Ye was a substitute in today's match, which is a real pity.
The result was quite good, with a score of 6-0, which was a good start.

"Judging from the matches between Japan and South Korea, they don't seem to be prepared to test their team's strength in the East Asian Cup, because I saw that they fielded a lot of substitute players."

During the post-match interview, Tang Ye delivered some bad news to the fans.

Following yesterday's matches between Japan and South Korea, China's East Asian Cup plans have also changed.

The Chinese national football team originally planned to use the matches against Japan and South Korea to test the team's strength, but Japan and South Korea did not take this East Asian Cup seriously and fielded mostly substitutes.

There's nothing we can do then; the Chinese team can only tank.

You want Tang Ye to play against those substitute players from Japan and South Korea?

This is too abstract, tiring, and doesn't bring any benefits.

"So, do you have anything to say about the upcoming World Cup?"

"...The group assignments are bad, very bad..."

Tang Ye kept shaking his head; this problem had been giving him a headache for some time.

"We'll figure something out, okay?"

"..."

Xinhua News Agency summarized the interview with Tang Ye:

1. Key players of the Chinese team (Tang Ye, Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning, Jiang Guangtai, etc.) will not participate in the next two East Asian Cup matches.

2. The World Cup group draw is not good, but we will find a way to overcome it.

3. Based on my understanding, Manchester United will have a very significant signing this summer, but it has not been confirmed yet.

……

Manchester Evening News front-page headline: Greenwood case unresolved, Manchester United need to find a backup for Dembele.

The transfer window is about to close, but there's still no news from Manchester United.

Even the proud Manchester United fans are starting to feel nervous.

With Cristiano Ronaldo leaving and Greenwood being sued, Manchester United suddenly lost two strikers.

For Manchester United, who rely heavily on attacking football, it is certainly unacceptable to play in the Premier League next season with such a squad.

Manchester United need a strong center forward, and Dembele also needs a suitable backup!

Romano: Here We Go! Feyenoord defender Malacia has joined Manchester United for a transfer fee of €15 million plus or minus 15 million.

Who are you, bro?

Manchester United still have €1500 million in transfer funds; is this a backup for Luke Shaw?

[€1500 million? Has Ten Hag been out of his mind by Emmanuel Ethan? Why would Manchester United buy a player for such a low price?]

Honestly, you could sign a Tang Rui for 1500 million euros, but isn't my little pig better than this spicy shrimp?

Buy some tough players, can't you go for something ruthless?

After waiting for so long, Manchester United's first transfer news turned out to be just a "cheap" player for 1500 million euros, which directly angered the Red Devils fans.

For Manchester United right now, a €1500 million player is indeed a bit awkward, because you can't imagine what role a player of that caliber could play in a Champions League match.

As fans have said, Manchester United would be better off using that €1500 million to sign Tang Ye's newborn son!

However, some fans were more rational, pointing out that Luke Shaw is prone to injury and does need a substitute.

Manchester United's £1500 million purchase of the Malaysian was not intended to produce any spectacular performances, but simply to provide a full-back to fill in after Luke Shaw's injury.

Malaysia's signing was purely defensive, and from that perspective, the €1500 million was indeed a worthwhile investment.

Then the problem is coming.

Where are the offensive signings coming from?
Where are the tough guys at Manchester United?
……

On July 26, Manchester United officially announced that U18 player Garnacho had been promoted to the first team. This player happens to be a right winger.

After the news broke, Manchester United fans, who had been silent, suddenly became excited.

They checked Ganacho's profile; he's a legitimate Carrington youth academy graduate!
Is this Manchester United's youth academy system? Greenwood just fell and a new Greenwood immediately stepped up!

Sky Sports: Manchester United’s youth academy is indeed excellent, but Ganacho’s ability still needs to be tested in official matches.

Commentators pointed out that no matter how talented this new Manchester United player is, it's unrealistic to expect him to be Dembele's backup.

A major problem with youth academy players is that they lack sufficient match experience and cannot solve problems like top stars.

You can't expect every youth trainee to be as phenomenal as Tom in 2015, who had no experience but impressive stats.

Manchester United fans have high expectations for Garnacho, which is a good thing. However, from the perspective of the team as a whole, the club should look for a more experienced winger.

The Sun reports that Manchester United have made their third bid for Anthony, with the final transfer fee potentially reaching €7000 million if Ajax agree to the player's departure.

Eskreva's beating did not deter Ten Hag from his original intentions; the Manchester United manager continued his consistent style: favoring Dutch players or those playing in the Dutch league.

This news immediately upset many fans, especially those Manchester United supporters who belong to Ronaldo's faction, who pointed out that Ten Hag's thinking was wrong.

If you look back, you'll see that among the Dutch or Eredivisie players that Ten Hag bought, only De Jong's performance met the fans' expectations. Others, such as Lima, De Ligt, and Amrabat, did not perform up to the high prices Manchester United paid for them.

With such a low success rate, why is Eric still insisting on his ideas?

Buy Anthony for €7000 million when he's worth €3500 million?

With a little more money, we could get Felix!
……

"They think your player recruitment plan is strange."

Van der Gagh sighed, put his hands behind his head, and sat across from Ten Hag, the Manchester United manager who was browsing through complex player profiles on his computer.

His left hand was wrapped in thick bandages and had a hard cast on.

Although the pain has subsided, Eskeriva's punches have left marks on the Dutchman.

"'who are they?"

"Fans, huh?"

Ten Hag took his hand off the mouse: "Why should we care so much about the fans' opinions? Michel, we are the professionals, not them."

"That's...ok."

Van der Gach shrugged: "You have to consider the management's opinion, right? We'd have to pay at least €8500 million to buy Anthony now."

Reporters all said Ajax was asking for 7000 million euros, but little did they know that their information was delayed.

Ajax rejected the €7000 million offer, and Manchester United would have to pay at least €1500 million more to buy Anthony.

Buy a player valued at 8500 million euros for 3500 million euros?
Manchester United's management are all capitalists; they are indeed disgusting.

But capitalists aren't fools!

“I will explain to them that the premium is normal.”

Ten Hach appeared indifferent.

He has achievements to his name, so he naturally has the right to challenge the club's management: "I spent 1.8 million euros to buy Tom back then, wasn't that a premium? I remember Tom's value was only a little over 1 million euros at the time."

"Premium has always been normal."

"That's...ok."

Van der Gach nodded.

Since the head coach has said so, he, as the assistant coach, naturally can't refute it.

"What about Garnacho? Are you planning to give him a chance next season... if he performs well in training?"

"We'll talk about that later."

Ten Hag waved his hand, a clear look of disgust flashing in his eyes when he heard the word "Ganacho".

Seeing this, Van der Gach could only sigh helplessly.

Ganacho is still too young. I really don't understand why he liked Ronaldo's comments that targeted Ten Hag.

Did he think Ten Hach wouldn't read the news? After leaving the office, Van der Gach immediately approached Ghanacho and told him about the "like."

Why did you do this?

Van der Gach angrily shrugged: "I've already told you this once before, but you still did it! Do you know this will get you into trouble?"

Ghanacho, who was being criticized, turned his head away and said, "Anyway, I just think Ronaldo is right, so I gave him a thumbs up."

"..."

Van der Gach shook his head quickly.

Ganacho's liking of Ronaldo's post is tantamount to him standing against Ten Hag.

"Fuck!"

Van der Gach shouted, "I really don't understand, aren't you Argentinian? Why are you liking Ronaldo's post?"

"hiss……"

"Well, there's nothing I can say, but my advice is to stop following Ronaldo's Instagram."

"Ronaldo was able to compete with Eric because he was a superstar and had enough supporters."

“If you’re going to go against Eric like him, you need to think this through.”

Van der Gach reminded Ganacho that he was just a youth player and that if he wanted to go against Ten Hag, no one could protect him.

The Manchester United assistant coach sighed, then put his hand on Ganacho's shoulder: "Alejandro, the future is more important."

……

The Sun – Cristiano Ronaldo points out Ten Hag's bias in signings during an interview with Saudi media, and Manchester United's newcomer Ganacho gives his approval.

He has Argentine blood, but he supports Cristiano Ronaldo, and no amount of reminders from Van der Gach can change his mind. It just goes to show that Ganacho is a player who is too abstract.

However, football ultimately comes down to ability, and fans are choosing to wait and see before Ganacho officially takes the field at the start of the new season.

What if he's a true genius?
If Manchester United can acquire a footballing prodigy who can rival Ten Hag, then fans will have something new to watch next season.

On July 28th, Manchester United defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 in a friendly match.

Just two hours after the match ended, the most explosive news of this summer transfer window arrived.

Amsterdam newspaper – Desperate to join Manchester United, Anthony has already paid a fine of over €8 for his strike, and sources indicate that the strike will continue.

Romano: Here We Go! Kane joins Manchester United for a transfer fee of £1.3 million in add-ons, with a pre-tax weekly wage of £42.

The Manchester Evening News' front-page headline: Harry Kane joins Manchester United for £1.2 million, with a pre-tax weekly wage of £40.

The Guardian – Kane is suspected to have joined Manchester United, who will assemble a £3 million attacking line for the new season.

With Romano and so many newspapers talking about Kane's signing, it's highly likely that the transfer is really happening.

Manchester United actually pursued Kane in the previous two seasons, but backed down due to Tottenham's high offer.

Manchester United finally made their move this season, with a transfer fee of £1.3 million in add-ons. The Premier League giants are as big spenders as ever.

To sum up this record-breaking signing in one sentence: The player least adept at winning championships has joined the club most adept at winning championships.

……

"Welcome, Harry."

Tang Ye and Kane clapped hands and hugged each other.

With the new season starting in less than two weeks, Kane reported to the training base immediately after the transfer was finalized.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Haha, it hasn't been that long, has it?"

"It's been about half a year. You were playing in the Asian Cup qualifiers when we played Tottenham in the league last season."

"what?"

"I'm telling you, when Manchester United played Tottenham in the league last season, you were playing in the Asian Cup qualifiers!"

"Wow, wow, your spoken English is really impressive."

Tang Ye gave Kane a thumbs up.

The English striker has a terrible lisp; if you had to describe his voice in one word, it would be...

Hmm, it's very viscous.

"Luckily, I've lived in England for quite a while, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to understand what he was saying."

Tang Ye and Dalot next to him complained.

"Haha, not really. Actually, it's alright. I think I explained myself quite clearly."

Kane tried to defend himself, but Tang Ye, of course, didn't believe him: "You're quite famous where we're from because your voice... is very sticky. If someone isn't a native speaker, they definitely won't understand you; they'll need a translator."

"But there's no problem talking to me; my English is very good."

Tang Ye made a "pinching" gesture with his right index finger and thumb.

"Then there's no problem. The competition is the key."

Accompanied by a photographer, the group arrived at the office building, where manager Ten Hag welcomed Kane.

Since everyone is from the same league, they are all quite familiar with each other, so there's not much need for introductions.

"How do you feel now?"

Rashford accompanied Kane to the press room.

"Yes, that's great. Can I say that I actually wanted to come last season?"

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye thought Kane was very outspoken, especially since they were surrounded by cameras: "Then why didn't you come last season?"

"My club doesn't want me to leave."

"But you still came."

"Because Manchester United offered too much in transfer fees."

"However... I'm actually still quite embarrassed."

As he spoke, Kane touched his hair, revealing a shy expression on the face of a man in his thirties.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're a millionaire to begin with."

"No, I wasn't talking about the transfer fee..."

Kane touched his nose: "I'm under a spell."

"what?"

Tang Ye didn't react immediately.

Hesitated for a moment.

"Oh, oh oh! Haha!"

"I understand, but it's okay."

Tang Ye put his hand on Kane's shoulder: "I've never believed in that stuff."

"Really? But my spells have never failed me."

"Haha, impossible."

Tang Ye shoved Kane into the press room: "Hurry up and take the official photos, you'll find out when the season starts next year."

……

Manchester United have announced that Ajax striker Anthony has joined Manchester United as their fourth signing of the summer transfer window.

Hot Topic: 3x Premium? Manchester United Signs Dutch Attacker Anthony for €9500 Million + €500 Million in Add-ons.

(End of this chapter)