Before bringing in Ivanovic, Leon had asked Brazilian giants Gremio to buy McConn. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now, the Brazilian giants have finally heard back, and to Leon's surprise, Gremio did not refuse, but directly gave the price, and they asked for a transfer fee of 8 million euros.

I've heard that Brazilian clubs are all about money, but Leon really saw it this time, and he threw Gremio's reply fax directly into the trash.

Leon also completely died of the idea of playing McConn, on the one hand, because the opponent's lion opened his mouth, and on the other hand, after Ivanovic, Sporting Gijón is still relatively abundant in the position of right wing-back.

Of course, there is another reason that there are now Croatian Luka Modric and Serbian black Branislav Ivanovic in the Sporting Gijón team, La Liga stipulates that a team can only have three non-European places, and now there is only one non-European place left, and Leon needs to think carefully.

Speaking of non-European quotas, there is one thing that Li Ang thinks is very strange, he has the impression that the Brazilian Pepe got a Portuguese passport in 2006 and became a Portuguese citizen, but two days ago, Li Ang casually asked Pepe, only to know that Pepe had successfully obtained a Portuguese passport and joined the Portuguese nationality a month ago.

Leon doesn't know what caused this change, but it's a good thing for Sporting Gijon, and Pepe doesn't need to occupy a precious non-European spot.

Having just hit a wall with the Brazilian club, Leon then hit the nail with Bremen.

The new Bundesliga champion said Miku was not for sale and rejected Sporting Gijon's offer.

Bremen won the Bundesliga last season and have ambitions to make a difference in the Champions League this season, with Miku at the heart of their midfield, and they will not be willing to let go.

Rao is mentally prepared for this result, Li Ang is still a little disappointed, of course, the reason for the disappointment is not only because of Bremen's refusal, but also because he has had phone contact with Miku's agent, and the other party's refusal attitude is very direct.

The bid for Miku was unsuccessful, and Leon had to continue to find a playmaker in midfield for the team.

Now, with 6 million euros in hand, Li Ang has found that it is really not easy for him to find a reliable midfielder in the current transfer market.

Those future midfielders in his memory can only be said to be midfield demons now, and they can't do what they can do, and now those experienced and famous midfield stars either can't afford Sporting Gijón, or the other party can't look down on Sporting Gijón, of course, more often than not, Sporting Gijón can't afford it, and the players can't look down on Sporting Gijón, the La Liga promotion horse.

For young players, Leon can lure in with appearances and qualification for the UEFA Cup, but for those who have become famous, these are not attractive, they are the main players in the original club, and many clubs are mostly able to play in European competitions, and Leon has no seductive capital in his hands.

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On July 23, 2004, the entire team of Sporting Gijón departed for Italy.

They are heading to the port city of Palermo in northern Sicily, Italy, to play a warm-up match against the Serie A promoted polo team, which was agreed upon when Grosso moved to Sporting Gijón.

While transiting at Rome Airport, Leon picked up a newspaper in his hand, and he was attracted by the news in the newspaper.

This is a copy of Roma Sport with the latest transfer news.

First of all, there is the news that Spanish star Gezca Mendieta may be officially saying goodbye to Lazio. The former Spain international picked up momentum during his loan spell at Premier League club Middlesbrough last season and is now seeking to terminate his contract with Lazio and move to Middlesbrough on a free transfer.

Seeing this news, Li Ang's eyes lit up.

Mendieta, the strength of the former Valencia star is needless to say, Mendieta's biggest characteristics are full of physical strength, large range of movement, outstanding technique, good at long-range shooting, and excellent ability on both left and right feet. He can play in every position in midfield. He was one of the main witnesses and founders of Valencia's ZTE, with club and national teams at the peak of his career, and Mendieta had the hope of becoming a serious contender for the world footballer of the year.

However, Mendieta's transfer to Lazio in the summer of 2001 was considered a rare and important failed transfer in Spain for several years, and after leaving Valencia, he was far from the peak of his football career, when Real Madrid asked for Mendieta, but Valencia did not want the captain of the team to switch to direct rivals in the league, and the unsuccessful transfer of 24 million euros to Real Madrid also made Valencia's anti-Real Madrid go to the first peak. The Valencians were then attracted by Lazio's €48 million offer and agreed to the transfer, but the move to Lazio was a lose-lose deal for both clubs.

Mendieta failed to replace Veron's tactical position in Lazio, and Valencia did not expect that Lazio's instalment payment was actually a blank check, Valencia never received that huge transfer fee, and then used to mortgage Mendieta's transfer fee to Corradi, Fiore and others performed meswarmly. Mendieta was a surprise spectator in Italy. The Spanish press even lamented that in Italy, Mendieta was a prisoner who enjoyed a high salary.

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Leon began to wonder if he could get Mendieta to his Gijón Athletic.

The crux of the matter now lies in Mendieta's personal attitude, according to his understanding, the debt-ridden Lazio intends to get rid of Mendieta's high-tech baggage, and Lazio finally agreed to terminate Mendieta's contract. So, Mendieta's attitude dictated his choice.

At the moment, the biggest obstacle is that Mendieta performed well when he went to Middlesbrough on loan last season, the Spanish superstar is willing to continue to stay in Middlesbrough, and the unbearable experience at Lazio makes Mendieta cherish the feeling of being in Middlesbrough, and in Leon's memory, Mendieta even turned down the invitations of several Western clubs and finally chose to go to Middlesbrough.

In addition to the news about Mendieta, Leon also saw a piece of news about former AC Milan star Demi Albertini, who is currently trying to persuade the veteran Italian to join after Lazio dropped his contract extension.

When Li Ang saw the news, he also fell into deep thought.

If Albertini can be persuaded to join, it will also be a huge help for Sporting Gijon, and similar to Mendieta, who is about to terminate his contract with Lazio, Albertini is now a free agent, which means that the two veterans do not need to spend a penny on the transfer fee. If you can save a lot of money in the midfield reinforcements, the team will be able to invest money in other positions.

Unlike Mendieta's style, Albertini is best at controlling the tempo of the game.

These two veterans, no matter which one can get their hands on it, will be able to solve Sporting Gijón's midfield problem.

Even at this moment, Leon immediately had two plans in his mind, how to play with Mendieta's Sporting Gijón, and what Sporting Gijón with Albertini would look like.

He was so excited that he even began to write and draw in his notebook, and the assistant coach Banderas, who was sitting next to him, turned his head to look at it, and saw that it was full of arrows and tactical diagrams, and shook his head, Leon is really a workaholic.

Li Ang was busy for a while, rubbed his temples a little tiredly, and then looked at the results of his work, but he laughed first, Mendieta or Albertini still didn't have a clue about the signing, he didn't even go to communicate with these two players, and he was too anxious.

After the failure to buy Miku and McConn, Leon is now starting to have some gains and losses, and he is beginning to realize that the current Sporting Gijón is really not attractive, which is really embarrassing.

He decided to contact Mendieta first to inquire about the situation. Comparatively speaking, Mendieta is younger, and in my memory, after joining Middlesbrough this summer, Mendieta played in this Premier League team for several seasons, especially in the first two seasons, and still performed well, although it did not return to the level of the time when it was in Valencia, but compared to the time in Lazio, the state has still rebounded a lot, so that it is rumored that Lazio has some regrets and agreed to terminate the contract with Mendieta. Moreover, Mendieta should be a little more familiar with the Spanish league.

"Pablo. Leon put away his notebook and said to his assistant Banderas, "You can help me contact Mr. Agent." ”

Banderas turned his head to look and saw Leon pointing to Mendieta's portrait in the newspaper, and he glanced at Leon in surprise, "Gezka?"

Leon nodded.

ps: Regarding the arrangement for Pepe to get Portuguese nationality in advance, this is also considered, Pepe's transfer to La Liga, if he does not join Portuguese nationality in advance, it will be impossible to get a Portuguese passport because he works in Portugal, and he will not be able to play for Portugal. This changes a lot of things, so it's a little bit of a setting.

The fourth watch, the second change of the guarantee. Mendieta and Albertini, or whatever, do you have any good advice to talk about? To be honest, I've been hesitating for a long time in midfield and stuck here.

Ask for a monthly pass. (To be continued.) )