Chapter 149: Building a Lend-Lease Legion (Part I)
"Well, Mr. Baines, welcome to Tottenham Hotspur. Pen ~ fun ~ www.biquge.info "put away the contract with Bynes' name on it, Marotta smiled and shook hands with Bynes and his agent, "Believe me, joining Tottenham is definitely the wisest decision you have ever made in your career!"
"Haha, Mr. Marotta, I hope so too. Having said that, in reality, Leighton Baines is still somewhat hesitant about moving to Tottenham. After all, Everton, the favorite of his childhood, was the team he wanted to join the most, but Marotta's sincerity in the negotiations and his commitment to playing time managed to impress Bynes and make the decision to join Tottenham.
The reason why Baines refused the olive branch extended by giants such as Manchester United and Arsenal in his previous life was because he had already become the absolute main force of Wigan Athletic's left-back position at that time, and the team's breakthrough situation was very good at that time, and he was very hopeful of entering the Premier League. In such a situation, there is no need for Baines to move to the Red Devils or the Gunners, waiting for a chance to play in the shadow of the likes of Heinze or Ashley Cole, thus wasting precious time.
The situation is completely different now, and although Baines performed well at Wigan Athletic last season, he is only just getting into the main position. And with Wigan Athletic finishing seventh in League One last season, the team's hopes of success in the new season don't look great in the eyes of Baines. Not to mention, Marotta's claims in terms of playing time aren't just plain up, with Matthew Taylor being a good example. Therefore, Baines chose to accept Tottenham's invitation, because in the eyes of this young man, even if he is unlucky on this trip to White Hart Lane, he can at least play a certain reputation in the Premier League like Matthew Taylor.
In this way, even if he leaves Tottenham in the end, Baines will not lack a next family willing to take over in the Premier League. And if he chooses to stay at Wigan Athletic, God knows how long he will have to wait before he gets the chance to show his talents in the Premier League, and when he will have to play in the top flight!
It can be seen that Baines's personality is actually quite content with the status quo, dislikes too much competition within the team, and lacks the ambition that is essential for a first-class star. In other words, unless there is absolute certainty that he can gain a foothold in his new club, Baines will not choose to transfer easily. This is also the main reason why Baines in his previous life chose to stay at Everton to play although he was once praised by the British media as the first left-back in the Premier League after Ashley Cole grew old!
However, for Tottenham, Baines' personality is not entirely a bad thing. Because this also means that as long as Baines can be given enough playing time and at the same time does not treat him badly in terms of personal treatment, then Tottenham will not need to worry about the selection of left-back in the next ten years!
After signing Leighton Bynes for £5 million, Matthew Taylor's transfer soon had a final result - Everton, who only came ashore at the last minute last season, bought the homegrown defender from Tottenham for £4.5 million, and Moyes is quite optimistic about Matthew Taylor, believing that the left-back has the ability to be a left-sided iron gate for the Toffees!
So far, Tottenham's first team squad for the new season has reached 24 players. While one short of the allotted 25-player cap, George doesn't plan to use that last spot right now. After all, Tottenham now have at least one reliable rotation player available in every position, enough to cope with a multi-front situation without a massive injury. If the first team is full, there is a high risk that some people will be unhappy with the lack of playing time, which will have a negative impact on the atmosphere in the dressing room.
The reason why Tottenham didn't make any trouble at full capacity last season was also thanks to the successive injuries of Redknapp Jr. If it weren't for his long-term absence, George's plan to rotate Carrick and Basturk as the core of the organization would have been difficult to implement. After all, Redknapp Jr., who was already famous in the British Isles during his time at Liverpool, has a greater influence among the media and fans than the low-key Carrick. If he gets into trouble midway through the season over playing time, then George will have a headache for it.
Therefore, George plans to put this spot aside for the first time, and wait until the team really has a personnel crisis before taking targeted reinforcements according to the actual situation.
Although the summer recruitment work of the first team has basically come to an end, and the task of poaching the youth team has been handed over to his subordinates, this does not mean that George can be idle. Because George also needs to loan some players who need to play and practice, or who cannot be brought directly to White Hart Lane for the time being, to satellite clubs such as Monaco and Ajax, so that they can thrive in these teams and become the backbone of Tottenham in the future!
In other words, from now on, George will finally start to build a loan army belonging to Tottenham!
You know, in George's plan, the benefits of this loan team for Tottenham in the future are quite huge. Because when these players make a name for themselves, not only can they further strengthen Tottenham after they return, but even if they don't have a place in the Tottenham team, they can be sold to other teams in exchange for a large amount of transfer income!
While the FA and Premier League have taken a stance on banning players who do not have labour certification from playing on the issue of non-EU players, this rule does not affect those who are out on loan. That's why George took this approach and brought together the future stars he remembered.
As a result, under George's direction, Brazilian right-back McConn, who failed to join Manchester United in June due to labour certification issues, became the second player after Luka Modric to go on loan to Monaco. Thiago Silva and Meireles also arrived on loan at the Stade Louis II and became part of the Monaco club.
Romedal Falcao, Luka Modric, Meireles, Thiago Silva, McConn...... If Deschamps can successfully play the strength of this loan team, and at the same time use the players Abidal, Sagna, Tulalang, Romedahl and other players purchased by Monaco themselves under George's suggestion, then Monaco, which was dismembered this summer, is very likely to bring another surprise to European football in the new season!
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