Chapter 143 under the lineup of the new season

"The squad is too young.." Gao Bo looked at the list of players in his hand. It's a team that's too young. Among the current signings, the oldest Schmeichel is only 23 years old.

"Maybe we can bring in some veterans?" Lin Sen asked. Lin Sen has also returned, and he has been assisting Gao Bo in handling the transfer during this time.

Gao Bo does have plans to bring in one or two experienced veterans, especially at the back.

'Let's see if there's a lot of experience at the back these days, we've got time.' Gao Bo is not in a hurry about this matter.

"Maybe we can try to sign Campbell!" John said.

"Which Campbell?!" Gao Bo suddenly became interested.

"Saul Campbell! His contract at Pusmouth has expired and he is now a free agent, so we don't have to pay a penny if we invite him. ”

Saul Campbell?

Gao Bo immediately remembered who he was, a former England international who played for Tottenham and Arsenal. Gao Bo is still very impressed with this player.

Not many players have played for either of these rival clubs, and the Saul Campbell even captained Tottenham Hotspur at one point.

However, in 2001, Saul Campbell's contract at Tottenham Hotspur expired, and after that, he made a move that made Tottenham fans gnash their teeth - he decided to join another club in north London, Tottenham Hotspur's sworn rivals Arsenal!

In various media selections such as "Top Ten Traitors", basically Campbell and Figo will definitely not be able to escape.

Campbell's free transfer from Tottenham to city rivals Arsenal caused an uproar in English football. But it was with this move that Campbell developed into one of the Premier League's greatest centre-backs, winning two Premier League titles and two FA Cups with the Gunners, and was named in the 2002 World Cup Team of the Year. As a defender, Campbell has excellent physical fitness, excellent confrontation ability and a must-have header.

The 1974-born veteran is now 35 years old, and Gao Bo has the impression that the veteran seems to have spent a few years in the lower leagues, and finally played for Newcastle for two years before retiring.

This is a very experienced centre-back who has plenty of quality as well. The only thing to worry about is his fitness.

Gao Bo thought about it for a while, and finally made a decision: "Let people contact him, we need his experience in the central defender position!! ”

Campbell's physical condition is indeed a cause for concern, after all, he is a veteran in his thirties, but Gao Bo is not too worried about this aspect - it is a big deal to get a card to improve his physical strength and physique for this veteran to use.

An experienced and physically fit centre-back can definitely help the team go a long way!

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Saul Campbell gladly accepted Luton's offer, for Campbell, there are not many opportunities to get at the end of his career, Luton still have a lot of games this season, Campbell can at least get a lot of opportunities.

Luton Town offered the veteran a one-year contract with a weekly salary of £10,000.

Saul Campbell, who came as a free agent, happily signed the contract.

"I'm glad you can choose my team, Saul!"

It seems that the two sides are pulling their jerseys to take pictures, and Gao Bo is still in a very good mood. Getting an experienced centre-back for free will help Luton's backline considerably this season.

"Haha, I really didn't expect that at my age there would be a chance to play in European competitions." Campbell grinned.

He made 33 appearances in the Premier League and three in the FA Cup at Putsmouth last season and was still in good form, but at the end of the season, Pusselmouth did not offer the veteran a contract extension.

But Campbell didn't expect that he would soon find a job again. Although this time he entered the English First Division from the Premier League, Campbell, who is already 35 years old, has nothing else to ask for.

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The hectic transfer operation soon came to an end, and when Gao Bo made his collective appearance with several new signings, it was announced that the summer transfer window for Luton Town was closed!

This summer, Luton Town have moved in Alex Sandro, Antoine Griezmann, Kasper Schmeichel, Karl Jenkinson, and veteran defender Saul Campbell.

Five players were transferred, and the only main player who transferred out was Charlie Austin.

In this way, the basic framework of the team for the new season is still the same as that of last season, but it has been strengthened in some positions.

After qualifying for the Europa League, Gao Bo took a hard look at the personnel within the team and then made a judgment: his team does not need to add too many personnel, and the current few new signings are enough to take the team's squad up a notch.

All the buying plans for this summer are coming according to this season. Five players have been introduced, one main player has been removed, and the thickness of the team's squad has been improved, and there will be no waste of hoarding players.

In other words, Luton no longer have to look everywhere in the transfer market, and Gao Bo's squad is basically determined.

In terms of goalkeepers, Gao Bo decided to use Kasper Schmeichel as the main player this season, while Claude will be the second goalkeeper. However, as the hero of last season, Claude will not be completely left in the cold - Gao Bo has already spoken to Claude, Schmeichel will be the main goalkeeper in the league and Europa League, while Claude is in charge of other cup competitions, the English Championship, the League Cup, the FA Cup.

In terms of central defenders, last season's main central defender combination was Jeffrey and George Parker, but this season has added Campbell, if Campbell is in a worry-free physical condition, Gao Bo will still trust the veteran in central defenders, after all, central defenders are a more critical position, and Jeffrey and George will compete for a main position.

That's the way it is in professional football, where competition is everywhere.

The left wing-back is Alex Sandro, of course, while the right wing-back is a little hesitant, and he still needs to look at Karl Jenkinson, after all, Karl is only 17 years old now – to be exact, he has only turned 17 for a while.

The midfield remains unchanged from last season, with Drinkwater and N'Golo Kante, as well as Kevin Keane, and Adam sometimes used as a midfielder. And Gao Bo also promoted two players from the academy to the first team, namely Joseph Ander, who is 190 cm tall, a defensive midfielder who can also make a cameo appearance at central defender, 20 years old this year, and a 19-year-old who can play as a defensive midfielder or a central midfielder, named Nick Rose.

On the forward line, after Charry Austin left, the main force on the forward line became Vardy and Griezmann. However, sometimes Adam can also play the forward position, and with Matt on the bench, the forward line is quite adequate.

On 30 June, Gobo announced that the team would no longer make any moves in the transfer market, and this season's transfer window ended for Luton Town.

And the list of the team, Gao Bo, has also been roughly drawn up.

Goalkeepers: Schmeichel (12), Claude Rondo (1), Dean Boehly (25)

Defenders: Karl Jenkinson (22), Mitchell Piran (2), George Parker (3), Jeffrey (5), Saul Campbell (21), Alex Sandro (6), Solo Davis (24).

Midfielders: Kevin Keane (10), Drinkwater (8), N'Golo Kante (4), Lewis Emmanuel (18), Hassan Ali (23), Adam White (11), Joseph Andel (17), Nick Rose (25)

Forwards: Jamie Vardy (9), Anthony Griezmann (7), Matt Schmidt (19)

Seeing this list, Gao Bo is still very satisfied, in terms of the quality of the main players, he is fully qualified for the Europa League. And the number is not too redundant, most of the players have the opportunity to play.

For the next season, Gao Bo is full of confidence.