On June 1, Manchester City announced that it would renew the contract with the team's Chinese player Sun Jihai for another year, and Sun Jihai also announced that after the end of this year's contract, he will not play in the European League, but will return to China.

After all, Sun Jihai is an iconic figure among Chinese overseas players, and last season he won the first five-major league championship trophy won by a Chinese player in Europe as a substitute in Manchester City, which is enough to make his status and identity go to the next level, but the game is obviously going to be played less, and where Sun Jihai will go after the contract expires has always been unknown, and now, it is certain that Sun Jihai will attack the Champions Cup with Manchester City in the new season.

After all, being able to participate in the Champions Cup is also the highest honor for Chinese players, but they must only be able to participate as substitutes, and there are some discussions, Sun Jihai did not care about this, but returned to China for a vacation, preparing for the next season.

And Dick's work began.

The first thing to look for is to organize the midfielder - it is not easy to find such a midfielder, after all, there are so many organizational midfield cores in the world now, Pirlo, Alonso, Sneijder, Xavi, Fabregas...... Players of this level are pinched by their team, and even if Manchester City spends more money, I am afraid they will not be able to smash it.

Motta is a good choice, he is already planning to leave Barcelona this year, but Motta has been plagued by injuries before, and his physique is almost glass, and when he arrives in a field like the Premier League, he may be more injured and unable to continue to create opportunities for the team, so Dick has his eye on another player.

Deco, who also plays for Barcelona.

After three wonderful years in Barcelona, last season, Deco began to hit a bottleneck, last season he did not get too many appearances in Barcelona, at the age of thirty, he only played eighteen games in La Liga, which is very different from the previous three seasons have more than 30 appearances, but now although Deco is thirty-one years old, but the form is still good, Dick is also good at using such players, before there is no way to get a better player, a player like Deco, It's also very useful.

Dick knew that Deco had moved to Chelsea in the summer, but that was after Scolari took over, and now that Scolari was leading the Portuguese national team in preparation for the European Championships, Dick decided to make a move in such a situation to better effect.

The two-pronged approach, on the one hand, is to contact the agent of Adecco, and on the other hand, to start a formal offer to Adecco.

For Barcelona, there is nothing they can't sell, especially this kind of player who has begun to decline, and Barcelona has very few players who can die well, which has been fully verified in the past time......

Now that Pep Guardiola is in charge, his first task after taking office is to purge the players, and the growth of Xavi and Iniesta has made Deco no longer necessary, so when Manchester City offered eight million pounds in the first wave, they said they could talk.

Although the relationship between Dick and Barcelona was very tense, business, after all, was business.

Deco now has only one year left on his contract, and in the contract year, he is a thirty-one-year-old veteran, and his value is naturally not high, eight million pounds is more than 10 million euros, and Barcelona is also a little tempted by such a price.

"We still need to think about it." This is how Barcelona replied for the first time.

Dick was a little anxious, because he knew that he couldn't go on like this, otherwise, when Scolari became the head coach of Chelsea, he would have no advantage in buying Deco, then Dick would have no advantage, after all, Scolari was Deco's mentor, and it was still very important at this point, so he immediately raised the price.

"10 million pounds, I don't think there will be any more bids, after all, Deco only has one year left on his contract, and his salary is only 3 million pounds, with his age and contract, he can buy out his contract, but we don't want to use that method."

Dick made a final offer, in front of such an offer, Barcelona quickly nodded, a player who was originally going to sell can sell such a price, it is indeed very satisfied, and only Manchester City, who is eager to increase the experience of the Champions Cup, will offer such a price, after all, Manchester City is not short of money, they want to quickly increase their strength to deal with the next Champions Cup matches.

Even if the relationship with Dick is not good, it will not affect Barcelona's decision, no one will have trouble with money, not to mention that Barcelona has also reached the situation of changing blood this season.

After getting Barcelona, the next negotiation with Deco's agent is much simpler.

Last season in Barcelona was not reused, which made Deco know that he may not have any future in Barcelona, with the rise of Iniesta and Xavi's maturity, there is indeed no place in the Barcelona midfield, rather than being a substitute here, it is better to go to another team as a core, not to mention that Manchester City can now play in the Champions Cup, and the salary is high......

What finally made him up to the point was a phone call from Dick.

'Last season we started to prepare for a more spectacular game, but we just lacked a core midfielder. After you join, our tactics will be able to mature immediately, and will you be willing to serve as such a top core? Although you are not young, I have only used you for the past two years. ”

Such a phone call made Deco determined, after all, Dick's results in the past few years are simply amazing, and after leaving Porto, Deco has not been able to relive the honor of the Champions Cup, although he won two league titles, but also made Deco a little unsatisfied.

Soon, he signed a three-year contract with an annual salary of £5 million, which is more than he got when he was in Barcelona, and Deco seemed very satisfied to be able to get such a contract.

After finalising Deco's move, Dick's eyes began to turn to the backline.

For Manchester City, they have not yet added players to their backline, but they have already been poached into their corners.

Jorluka moved from Croatia for £9 million last season, and although he did not become a regular player, his all-round performance was quite good, and he also attracted the admiration of many, and such a player is naturally not wanted, especially when he is not a regular for Manchester City......

And Jorluka also hopes to get the main position - although he is still young, but he is one of the talents that have emerged in Croatia in recent years, and naturally he is not willing to get enough opportunities to play all the time, after all, he is still young, and it seems that it is not time to hug his thighs, and more importantly, he is a player that Dick also values, and naturally has greater confidence in his future......

His agent said he wanted to go to a team that could have a solid place in the main team, even if it was a mid-table team. Marriner said to Dick.

This mid-stream team quickly emerged from the water.

Tottenham Hotspur have made an offer of £8 million to Manchester City for Croatian defender Joel Luka.

'Tell them that Joel Luka joined Manchester City for £9 million and that he hasn't been bad this season and that if you want to get him, you have to show a little sincerity.' Dick was laughed at by Tottenham's offer, and it's not that we want to sell the player, but you came to buy it, and actually offered a price lower than the value of the reinforcements, am I really wronged?

"Joel Luca himself may play a role......" Marina reminded Dick.

"Of course I know, but he signed a five-year contract with us at the time, and now he wants to tear up the contract, am I really a good-natured person?" Dick sneered.

Soon, Joel Luka's agent called Dick and revealed Joel Luka's desire to join Tottenham.

'I don't care what he's thinking now, he wants to leave, yes, but the offer from Tottenham at the moment is definitely not enough, if there is not enough price, I would rather keep him, he has four years left on his contract with Manchester City, and if there is no suitable offer, I will not let him go.'

After saying this, Dick laughed: "Of course, he can use some means, but don't forget what happened to Vassell......"

Joel Luca and his agent were scared, Vassell was thrown in the reserve team in the second half of last season, and they were all about to get moldy, he was okay, after all, he was almost thirty, but Joel Luka was less than twenty, if he was really messed with by Dick, what future would he have in the future?

So Joel Luca died of the heart to make trouble to let himself go, and he wanted to transfer because he wanted to have a broader development future, not because he wanted to destroy his future.

In desperation, Tottenham and Manchester City have started negotiations, but they are not short of money, and Liverpool want to poach their striker Robbie Keane, with a bid of £20 million, and they have enough confidence in their hands.

In the end, after haggling, City sold Joel Luca for 12 million pounds – a figure that Dick was happy with, after all, he made 3 million pounds a year, and such a business was done.

Last season, because most of the members of the team were not needed by Dick, and they were basically old and had no potential, and the contract was terminated at zero value, but a player like Joel Luca was worth a low value, and Dick really didn't do it.

By the time this thing stopped, it was already mid-June, and the sale of Joel Luka actually did not have a great impact on the Manchester City backline, because Richards could also play as a central defender, as long as Dick could bring in an excellent full-back, the strength of the back line would not only not decline, but could continue to rise, Cahill is also a very potential central defender, and it will be easier to train.

One in and one out, Dick not only did not spend the balance of the transfer fee, but also earned two million pounds, which made Dick feel a little embarrassed, although the more transfer fees saved, the more he will get after winning the Champions Cup, but Dick doesn't want to be too ugly, this season will not buy too many people like last season, so a large investment is also needed......

Historically, this season, Manchester City introduced Real Madrid's Robinho at a high price, but this Brazilian kid Dick is not too cold, he is not as good as Ribery in terms of breakthrough, he is not as good as Torres in terms of comprehensiveness, and he is not as good as Di Natale in terms of scoring ability......

A top-class right-back is what Dick is looking for right now.