1185 Death of the Gate God
'I've been given reliable information that Mendes is working on Monaco striker Falcao to Manchester United, which could well be another sky-high transfer and the beginning of a revival for Manchester United.
Falcao is a player who has risen rapidly in European football in recent years, from the Portuguese Super League to Atletico Madrid to Monaco, his biggest feature is a flood of goals, during his time at Atletico Madrid, he was even once considered to be able to challenge Yang Yang's position as the top scorer, but in the end it was unsuccessful, and after transferring to Monaco, he unfortunately suffered a serious knee injury in a game and was reimbursed for the season.
At present, Falcao has not fully recovered, so he did not participate in the World Cup in Brazil, which is also seen as a big regret.
It is worth mentioning that Falcao's absence is good news for China, because in the group stage of this World Cup, China is in the same group as Colombia, Greece and Ivory Coast, which is also a consistent feature of the World Cup.
Asian, South American, European and African teams are in the same group, which is undoubtedly a big attraction.
Falcao's absence is bound to hit Colombia's attack, which is indeed good for China.
Manchester United only finished seventh in the league last season, missing out on European competition, David Moyes was sacked at the end of the season, and it is also a suspense who will take over the manager's position at the moment, but the recruitment is imminent.
The Red Devils are very rich now, and they are not short of money at all, they want to build a team with top competitiveness as soon as possible, and rebuild their golden body, which requires a superstar of Falcao's level, the only risk is how much Falco's form and strength can recover after injury?
"You know, Manchester United after Alex Ferguson, the transfer process has not been smooth, the main reason is that the management is not familiar with the transfer operation of football, but Mendes is a good player in this area, look at his cooperation with Atletico Madrid and Monaco over the years, both teams are now in full swing, Mendes has contributed behind the scenes.
For example, Falcao, many people are curious, with the financial resources of Atletico Madrid at that time, how did Falcao be introduced?
Even later, Falcao transferred from Atletico Madrid to Monaco, is there really such a high transfer fee?
There have always been rumors in the outside world that Falcao went from Porto to Atletico to Monaco, but it was all operated by a third-party owner behind it, with the purpose of speculating on the value and finally letting a big team pay for it.
And now it seems that it is very likely to be Manchester United.
"In addition to Falcao, Manchester United also wants to get Real Madrid's Herrera and Di Maria, but judging from the current situation, Di Maria is basically impossible to go, and his contract renewal with Real Madrid has been almost negotiated, but Herrera may go, according to the current information, Herrera's price is around 35 million to 40 million euros."
This did not surprise Yang Yang, because Herrera was indeed worth the price.
Don't look at him as a substitute for Real Madrid, but in fact, Herrera's strength is obvious to all.
You know, in Real Madrid, his competitors are the world's top midfielders at the level of David Silva, Modric and Xavi Alonso, even if he is on the bench, he still has a European golden boy like Isco as an opponent, but even so, Herrera still grabbed a place in the Real Madrid first team, and his strength can be seen.
What's more, Herrera is only 24 years old, at an age when a professional footballer is about to enter his golden years.
With such a player and a resume, a transfer fee of 40 million euros is not expensive.
Of course, there is also a reason that Manchester United can't hire a really top midfielder today, because they can't play in the Champions League.
For example, Toni Kroos, Bayern midfielder refused to renew his contract and wanted to leave, this news is no secret for a long time, and the German midfielder's performance at Bayern Munich is absolutely world-class, and the teams interested in him include Barcelona, Real Madrid also want him.
In this case, Toni Kroos's transfer fee will not be too high, but he will not go to Manchester United today.
"This year's Manchester United can be said to be sparing no expense, threatening to have a transfer budget of more than 200 million, and want to restructure the team as soon as possible in a summer, in this case, De Gea is regarded as the pillar of Manchester United's defense, Real Madrid wants to poach, it is really, really difficult, and it can even be said that it is impossible."
Although Manchester United wants to renew the contract with De Gea, in fact, the Spanish goalkeeper's contract is quite long, and when the contract is far from expiring, it is really difficult to poach a player, unless Real Madrid is willing to spend money.
Judging from Real Madrid's current transfer strategy, Florentino is obviously more pragmatic and unlikely to spend money like crazy.
Although there are some things that Yang Yang is not suitable to say, everyone in Real Madrid knows that Casillas is no longer a reliable goalkeeper, whether it is the past season or the last Champions League final, it is all proving this.
He is the captain of Real Madrid and the banner of the team, and no one will say anything against him, but everyone will think in their hearts, and the management will also think, some things are inevitable.
Heroes are in the twilight, beauties are white-headed, who can beat time?
"Actually, I don't really understand why I don't think about other people, such as Borussia Mönchengladbach's Ter Stegen and Atletico Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, who are very good goalkeepers, why De Gea?" Wei Zheng asked puzzled.
Raiola looked at Yang Yang and noticed that the latter showed a wry smile, and he also smiled bitterly.
"Local fans are always the foundation of a team, just as Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium needs to be filled with Manchester fans, and Real Madrid needs to take into account the thoughts of Madrid fans, especially Real Madrid members, and there is no doubt that De Gea is more likely to cater to Real Madrid members."
De Gea is a native of Madrid, and despite being born at Atletico Madrid, he is a Madrid descendant and the obvious choice for the Spanish international for the next decade, which makes all Real Madrid fans recognize him as the successor to Casillas.
The future national successor to the aging national Iker Casillas, is there anything more logical in the world?
"Actually, Chelsea is currently negotiating with Barcelona, Barcelona's first choice is Courtois, and Chelsea's offer is 35 million euros, but it is estimated that around 30 million euros can be won, because the Blues still have Cech, and Courtois's willingness to return to the Premier League is not very large."
"Barcelona really wants Courtois, but they don't have much money, and there is even news that players such as Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas and Bojan may go, which will bring Barcelona nearly 80 million euros in transfer fee income, greatly easing the club's financial pressure and new tax burden, but it is basically impossible to bring in more reinforcements."
Back in the latter part of last season, everyone was hyping up Barca's financial liabilities, including high salaries.
With the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Xavi and Andres Iniesta unable to move, the squad will be reduced as much as possible, with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas, Bojan, Tello, Alexandre Song and Cuenca all set to be sold or loaned.
To put it bluntly, it is to reduce expenses and reduce the team's salary expenditure.
But one of the problems posed by the fire sale of players is that Barca's already modest squad is likely to become even thinner.
"If Real Madrid interferes in Courtois's transfer, with the strength of Real Madrid, there is not much problem with Barcelona, I believe Courtois is a smart person, and he should also want to come to Real Madrid, the problem is that Real Madrid is willing to give up De Gea, and even if it is not Courtois, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Ter Stegen will only be cheaper."
Yang Yang listened to Raiola's analysis, but did not express his opinion, because he knew the situation of Real Madrid.
Florentino is certainly a one-handed man, but there are many times when he also needs to consider the opinions of the directors, members and fans, not to mention that Courtois is still a player for Atletico Madrid, although it is only on loan, but it is also necessary to take into account this situation.
This season, Real Madrid's backbone will not move, the back line has performed well, the run-in is in place, basically there will be no changes, the midfield is estimated to have not changed much, and the biggest problem is the front court and the goalkeeper.
Needless to say, the goalkeeper and the biggest problem up front is the departure of Arjen Robben.
The Dutchman has long been determined to go, and the team he is most likely to go to at the moment is Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
This Bundesliga team wants to bring in Robben and form devilish wings with Ribery, Real Madrid is currently negotiating with Bayern, I believe that the problem is not big, the transfer fee should be around 25 million euros, which is not high or low for Robben, who is just over 30.
With Robben leaving, Real Madrid also needs a qualified substitute in addition to Di Maria in the right winger position, or a competitive winger, Isco and Suarez can both play in this position, but it is estimated that Ancelotti is unlikely to consider this.
On the contrary, if you play a 4321 Christmas tree formation, it may be more suitable for Real Madrid without Robben.
Of course, it depends on how Ancelotti advises the technical team.
Yang Yang didn't want to get too involved in the club's operation, so he didn't intervene in this aspect, and his most important priority now is to recover from his injury as soon as possible, recover and adjust his condition as soon as possible, and prepare to participate in the World Cup.
He's 27 years old this year, and he'll be 31 years old at the next World Cup, so how much form will he be able to maintain at that time? How much more can be played?
Even if he had confidence, what about his teammates?
As Feng Xiaoting and other golden generation players age, although there are only new generation teammates such as Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng, they cannot completely replace the group of players who won the World Youth Championship with the team that year.
And it is very interesting that many of the players who participated in the World Cup this year participated in the World Youth Championship in the Netherlands that year, such as Argentina, almost based on the players of the World Youth Championship that year.
This is undoubtedly a test of the progress of China's players over the years.