50 million euros, Spanish center Michu switched to Arsenal!

This long-rumored old news has finally been officially recognized by the two teams and has appeared on the pages of major media around the world.

The European transfer market has generated a number of surprisingly high prices this summer, with both the media and fans becoming more immune to the €50 million transfer fee, but it was still shocking when Michu switched to the Gunners at such a high price.

You must know that a year ago, when Mi Chu joined Chinatown, he was worth only one million euros, but a year later, it has reached 50 million euros, and in just one year, his worth has soared fifty times, which is the only number in the world.

Regarding the signing of Michu, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that this will be the most important transfer for Arsenal this summer.

"He's a very good player, he's always been, it's just in this year in Chinatown that he brings out the best in himself and makes us all rediscover his value. ”

'He's very tactical, he's very scoring, he's very versatile, we need that kind of player right now, and I'm confident he's going to fill the void in the front line and he'll be successful in the Premier League. ”

This also makes Michu the second Chinatown striker to join a Premier League team after Falcao, and with Falcao's jewel in front of him, everyone is full of confidence in the 25-year-old Michu, believing that the atypical Spanish attacker can fill the vacancy left by Van Persie's departure.

Just after Chinatown officially confirmed the news that Michu had joined Arsenal, the team also quickly announced that it would bring in 26-year-old Italian center forward Graziano Pelle from AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie for 1 million euros.

Public opinion was in an uproar.

Many media outlets began to suspect that they had heard it wrong, and after selling Michu for 50 million euros, they only spent 1 million euros to bring in Pelle?

The newspaper even ran a front-page headline questioning, who is Pelle?

The 26-year-old Italian centre-forward has quickly become the focus of media and fans around the world, and everyone is wondering who is the sanctity of this little-known Italian, who can fill the void of Michu and take over the baton from the likes of Falcao, Diego Costa and Michu to prop up the front line of Chinatown?

As a result, once excavated, Mi Chu's past resumes surfaced one after another, and everyone was disappointed.

It turned out that this was just a player who couldn't even play in the Eredivisie.

Everyone began to question Pelle's arrival, and Zambrano, a well-known columnist for As, even publicly criticized the transfer strategy of Chinatown's management and blindly superstitious about the club's past achievements.

"Maybe they think Pelle will be the second Falcao, Diego Costa and Michu. ”

"But you know, in the past few years, European football has begun to usher in the information age, and it is rare that high-level players are not valued, and it is very unlikely that Pelle will replicate the successful precedent of his predecessors. ”

Zambrano even asserted in his column that if Chinatown does not spend a lot of money on a center forward, they will miss out on the top four in the new season.

But soon, Javier Matayana, a gold medal reporter for Marca, also refuted in his column, arguing that Pelle is indeed outstanding, otherwise he would not have been taken seriously by Van Gaal and Koeman one after another.

"Before joining Chinatown, Michu was just a midfielder and never played his best, but after joining Chinatown, in just one year, he transformed into a first-class attacker in Europe with excellent scoring ability. ”

'Whether a player is good or not depends on the quality of the player himself, but also on the condition of the club and the manager's use of him, and if you take a closer look at Pelle's game at AZ Alkmaar last season, it is not difficult to see that he scored six goals in 18 substitute appearances, which is enough to look forward to. ”

The famous host of Radio Serre de la Morena also supported Pelle in a high-profile manner on the show, and revealed to all listeners, "As far as I know, signing Pelle is Gao Han's decision, Chinatown can trace Pelle as early as a year ago, and since half a year ago, after the transfer rumors came out of Michu, Chinatown has been targeting Pelle as a target." ”

"I can conclude that this is not a transfer on a whim, nor is it a gamble, but a rational choice made by the technical team of Gao Han and Chinatown after a long period of tracking. ”

In the midst of all the disturbances from the outside world, China City coach Pochettino proved his support for Pelle with practical actions, he personally attended Pelle's joining ceremony, and said in an interview with the media that he and Pelle have had a long in-depth exchange, and he believes that Pelle is a very professional player.

'Actually, I'm very much in agreement with the technical team, we are all optimistic about Pelle, he is a very quality player and what I need to do as a manager is to give him a space to show his talent as soon as possible. ”

'Of course, we won't put too much pressure on Pelle and all of us will help him settle into the team as soon as possible. ”

After signing with the club, Pelle also said in an interview with the media that he never dreamed of joining Chinatown, and he was so excited at this moment that he couldn't wait to serve Chinatown.

"I promise to play for the team with all my power and I hope to prove myself and repay the trust and support that everyone at the club has put in me. ”

On the afternoon of the signing ceremony, Pelle went directly to the training session in Chinatown, and Pochettino also opened the whole training session directly to the outside world, Pelle looked in good shape, more excited, and very active, but he was still very rusty with his team-mates and needed to further integrate into the team.

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When the cold came to France, Arsenal signed Michu, Chinatown introduced Pelle and other news made a stir in European football, far away in South America on the other side of the world, the officially renamed U20 World Cup was also in full swing in Colombia.

Chinatown has players competing in the tournament, including Brazil's Danilo and Alex Sandro, Spain's Carvajal, Isco and Koke, and Colombia's James Rodriguez.

Brazil were the favourites ahead of the tournament, with a number of players playing in Europe, such as Danilo and Alex Sandro in Chinatown, Philippe Coutinho at Inter Milan, and some of Brazil's biggest names in the country, such as Oscar, Henrik and Willian.

FIFA listed the top 10 potential stars of the Under-20 World Cup before the tournament, with James Rodriguez at the top, the others including Real Madrid's Canales, Chinatown's Isco and Koke, Real Sociedad's Antoine Griezmann, Roma's Lamela, Sao Paulo's Casemiro, Internacional Brasil's Oscar, Porto's Iturbe, and Lazio's Emmanuel.

The first round of the group stage made everyone addicted, and the game was very exciting.

Colombia beat France 4-1 in the opening game, and James Rodriguez sealed the victory with two passes and one shot, and was also voted the best player of the opening game, greatly in front of his country's compatriots.

Spain also beat Costa Rica 4-1, with Isco and Koke both netting, Bolton Wanderers striker Rodrygo netting twice, Brazil drawing 1-1 with Egypt and Chinatown right-back Danilo netting a bone.

However, in the second round, Brazil learned the hard way, knocking Austria 3-0, while Spain beat Ecuador 2-0, with Real Madrid's Canales and Espanyol's Vazquez scoring goals.

Hosts Colombia beat Mali 2-0, James Rodriguez scored again and France beat South Korea 3-1 to secure a win from the group stage.

In the third round, Colombia beat South Korea 1-0, with James Rodriguez scoring the crucial goal, while France beat Mali 2-0 to join the hosts in qualifying.

Spain had a big explosion in this round, with Vázquez netting his first hat-trick of the tournament to help Spain beat Australia 5-1, while Inter Milan's Philippe Coutinho scored twice to help Brazil beat Panama 4-0.

The funniest thing in the group stage is England, the three group games were 0-0, without scoring a goal, but with three clean sheets and a draw, England also broke through from the group stage and successfully entered the knockout round.

After entering the knockout round, Colombia was met with stubborn sniping from Costa Rica, and after a 0-0 draw in the first half, the two sides continued to threaten in the second half, starting with Colombia's goal, but Costa Rica equalized and took the lead in two minutes.

Eighty minutes later, James Rodriguez showed the heart of his squad at crucial moments, first setting up defender Frango with a set-piece and then scoring the winner in the 92nd minute of stoppage time to help Colombia beat Costa Rica 3-2 to keep the hosts' cup trip alive.

After the battle, countless media praised James Rodriguez's outstanding performance, especially the general's demeanor at critical moments, which aroused unanimous affirmation.

Entering the quarterfinals, Colombia welcomed Mexico, scoring in the 38th minute of the first half, but was equalized by Mexico in the 60th minute of the second half, and then Colombia played a little impatiently, and the scene was a little passive, but in the end it was James Rodriguez who scored twice in the 79th and 84th minutes to help Colombia beat Mexico 3-1.

Playing the role of savior in the knockout rounds in a row, James Rodriguez's performances not only won praise at home but also brought him a tidal wave of praise, and he also secured the top scorer with six goals.

But Colombia's strength is still not good after all, after entering the semi-finals, the Brazilian team was very clean 2-0 victory, missed the final, and in the next three or four finals, James Rodriguez passed and shot to help Colombia defeat the French team 3-1 and get the third place in the cup.

Brazil and Portugal, who eventually reached the final, were tied 2-2 in the regular season, but it was Brazil's midfielder Oscar who scored the winner at a crucial moment's note, and Brazil also beat Portugal with Oscar's hat-trick in the final.

Brazil's number one striker, Henrique, won the Ballon d'Or, while James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot with seven goals.

After the end of this Cup, the 20-year-old James Rodriguez continued the popularity after the Toulon Cup and the Copa America, and has become a hot talent in European football, and Brazilian midfielder Oscar, who scored a hat-trick in the final, also became famous and attracted the attention of European giants.

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