When Gao Han walked into the executive conference room of the Chinatown training base, key players including general manager Armando Marcos, technical director Carlos Cantarero, head coach Pochettino, and Sergio Garcia, who was in charge of data analysis, had already gathered and were waiting for him.

As soon as Gao Han arrived, the meeting officially began.

General manager Armando Marcos was the first to take stock of the past season.

Last season, China City defeated Valencia, Sevilla and many other opponents, finished fourth in La Liga, and successfully reached the Champions League zone, which is a huge encouragement to everyone in the team, and also makes everyone in the team full of confidence and ambition.

Playing in the Champions League, this is the stage that all professional players dream of.

In addition to the rapid growth of results, the club's financial income has also increased considerably, although limited by the capacity of Block Stadium, Chinatown's financial income has skyrocketed, with a main focus on the commercial sector.

"We have a training camp in Beijing, China, this summer, and we will sign several sponsorship contracts in Asia, so we expect to continue to increase steadily next year, so after discussions, we decided to further increase the club's salary structure and give a number of players, including Eden Hazard and David De Gea. ”

Gao Han is holding a report submitted by the club, which clearly lists the existing salary structure of Chinatown, which is roughly ranked in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, and after another round, it is expected to only be in the middle of La Liga, not to mention the three giants of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, even Valencia and Sevilla, which are higher than Chinatown.

'We did really do well in the past season, but because of that, we've been a big hit in the transfer market and if we want to keep players, we have to raise our pay package even further. ”

Armando Marcos's words are not difficult to understand.

Professional players play for money, and young players are relatively better, but they can't be too picky.

Think about it, if other big teams come to poach with checks for three or four times their annual salary, which player can resist the temptation?

Gao Han fully supports the club's salary increase, after all, the current situation facing the team is not optimistic.

Last season's good performance has certainly made the club rise in the rankings and more well-known, but there are also more teams looking to poach Chinatown, which will be a big challenge for the club.

Especially in the new season, we have to play the Champions League again.

'There are a lot of teams interested in our players at the moment, including David De Gea, Carvajal, Jordi Alba, Alderweireld, Otamendi, Rakitic, Isco, Herrera, James Rodriguez, Ilya Ramendi, Eden Hazard, Michel Michu and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang......

With this sentence of Technical Director Carlos Cantarero, everyone present smiled wryly, not knowing what reaction to give, should they be happy or painful?

If it is really released, the main lineup of Chinatown is afraid that it will be hollowed out.

"I can say that almost every position in our China Town is at risk of being poached, and many of them have even attracted the attention of many big clubs, such as Barcelona, and before Subisareta called me to ask about Otamendi, Alba and De Gea, Real Madrid are also very interested in De Gea. ”

Barcelona have always been unhappy with goalkeeper Valdés, while Mourinho is also unhappy with the height of Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas, both of whom are interested in bringing in goalkeepers, De Gea was one of the most eye-catching goalkeepers in La Liga last season, and more importantly, he is very young, only 20 years old, but he has already been selected for the national team.

Gao Han is very aware of De Gea's potential and strength, but more importantly, De Gea is now the vice-captain of Chinatown, and after Marcos Senna retired, he is the team's natural number one captain and the target of the club's key cultivation.

Arguably, David De Gea was one of the first players in the team and has accompanied the team all the way from the lower leagues to the top flight and the Champions League, and such players will do their best to keep them no matter what.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Gao Han said very resolutely: "I will contact De Gea this afternoon, no matter what, I want to keep him, no one can make an offer, he is the captain of our team." ”

Everyone knows the weight of Gao Han's words, unless De Gea himself wants to leave the team, otherwise, no matter how high the price is offered, it is impossible to convince Chinatown to sell people.

It's not about monetary gain, it's about the club's philosophy.

"Have you completed the formalities for Varane's return?" asked Gao Han with concern.

The French centre-back is also a player he is very optimistic about, having been finalised last summer, but on loan for another season at Lens, who have been relegated this season, Raphael Varane has performed well and is a logical return to Chinatown.

"It's done. Cantarero replied.

With Raphael Varane's return, the team will be able to cope with the transfers of Otamendi and Alderweireld.

Of course, the French central defender is still very young, whether it is experience or strength, it is definitely not as good as the two current main players, but now it is the giant team that is poaching, if it really can't keep people, then Chinatown has no way.

"Everyone has to remember that we are only in the Champions League qualification zone now, and if you want to enter the official competition, you have to participate in the third round of qualifying, this kind of two-legged knockout round is not easy to play at all, especially the stability of the team has high requirements, so our transfer this season is mainly to stabilize the overall situation of the team and ensure competitiveness first. ”

Gao Han's meaning is very clear, large-scale sales are absolutely not allowed, even if the other party gives more money.

At the back, for example, Carvajal, Jordi Alba, Alderweireld and Otamendi are all under the watchful eye of a number of big clubs and could be poached at any time, but Chinatown will never allow the entire backline to be sold in one summer.

There are also strikers, Hazard, Michu, Aubameyang and De Bruyne are all interested in the team, but Chinatown will not release people easily, and even if they do want to release people, they will only agree if they are sure to add strong reinforcements.

Fortunately, Cantarero, the technical director, has been working out an orderly management process for Chinatown for some time, and there are suitable candidates for each position, as long as it doesn't sell too much at once, Chinatown can handle it.

"In midfield, it's better to be consistent. Gao Han set the tone for the team's midfield.

Marcos Senna is getting stronger, Ilia Ramendi is starting to take over, and James Rodriguez, Herrera and Rakitic are not busy competing for the remaining two positions in midfield, but Isco and Koke have improved a lot to fill the rotation gaps.

In this case, selling people is undoubtedly not good for Chinatown.

Both Pochettino and Gao Han attach great importance to the midfield and believe in the principle of midfield supremacy, so maintaining the stability of the midfield is also the key to the team's results next season.

"How did James Rodriguez fare at the Toulon Cup?" asked Gao Han with concern.

Cantarero smiled slightly, "Excellent. ”

"Oh?" Gao Han was surprised.

Colombia were drawn 1-1 with Portugal, 4-1 against Ivory Coast and then 1-1 with Italy, and James Rodriguez had two goals and two assists in the three group games. ”

After coming out of the group stage, in the knockout round, it was James Rodriguez who helped Colombia beat Mexico 2-1 and reached the final, where they met the host France. ”

In the final, the two teams were inseparable, with France scoring the first goal, but Colombia equalized in the 74th minute with a Zapata goal from James Rodriguez and then eliminated France 3-1 on penalties. ”

In the end, James Rodriguez was named the most valuable player of the tournament, while French striker Monrose was named the top scorer of the tournament, and the two players were also the most eye-catching players in the Toulon Cup. ”

Monroth is an African-American striker who plays for Lens, and he had also paid attention to this player when Chinatown visited Varane before, but Gao Han looked at him with a keen eye and found that he was not very good, basically it can be said that now is his prime, so Chinatown did not consider bringing him in.

There are not a few players who have always shined in the Toulon Cup, but they have gradually become obscure.

James Rodriguez's performance in the Toulon Cup was indeed satisfactory, but it also came with a lot of troubles, with many big teams staring at the Colombian midfielder, and he will not be able to catch up with Chinatown's pre-season preparations for the Copa America and the World Youth Championship in the future.

"In the pre-season preparation for the new season, I am afraid that we must first focus on the four players Herrera, Rakitic, Isco and Koke, especially Herrera and Rakitic, they will be the main force of the team in the new season, and Isco should also give more training and opportunities. Gao Han looked at Pochettino and instructed.

Gao Han is very optimistic about these players, especially Isco, this player definitely belongs to the kind of talent that anyone can dig out at a glance, and he has established himself in the first team in the past two seasons and has gained more and more opportunities to play, but Gao Han still feels that for this kind of talent, he should be given more game training.

In fact, for a team like Chinatown, there is nothing to say about signings.

The team has a good squad at the moment, with a good balance at both ends of the pitch and in midfield, so the most important task this summer is to ensure that the squad is stable.

If a player in a certain position is poached, then add reinforcements as soon as possible, this is Chinatown's transfer strategy.

"How's Michu's condition?" asked Gao Han with a solemn face.

He was the most eye-catching scorer in La Liga last season and the homegrown top scorer, scoring more goals than Villa and Torres, and his technical characteristics were pleasing and attracted the attention of many teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool and AC Milan.

However, Michu has only been shining for a season, and it is difficult to say whether there will be a team willing to poach him.

"We are already working hard to renew his contract and the player has said that he is happy to stay with the team, so there should be no problem. Cantarero replied.

Michu only joined the team last year, and his contract is far from expiring, but the salary is too low, and the club decided to re-sign him with a new contract and give him a raise, hoping that he can continue to do so.

But there are not many teams coveting Michu at the moment.

Gao Han also felt very helpless about this, fortunately, as early as the winter break, when the outside world hyped Mi Chu to leave the team, he had already looked for a replacement, if there is really a team to dig Mi Chu, then he can also make up for the first time to ensure the competitiveness of the team.

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