2.044 Chinese power in European football
Gao Hongbo can also understand this, and he is even more interested in Li Chengfeng's plan to build Norka into a training base for Chinese players. Although La B is only the third-level league of Spain, its strength is almost the same as that of the Chinese Super League team, and even without foreign aid, the Chinese Super League team is not as good as it, which is suitable for Chinese players to enter Europe. The West C League, in which the Norka second-tier team participates, is also suitable for young players to practice and play.
Gao Hongbo also observed the training of Tao Qianglong, Jiang Shenglong and Li Tenglong, and also recognized their potential, although their ability is still limited, but train well, and when they are qualified to play for Norka, they are also qualified to be rotation players in the first team, and there is no performance pressure anyway. However, there are still fewer Chinese players, so they can only take their time, everything takes time, and Rome cannot be built in a day. Li Chengfeng now only hopes that the three dragons from China can gain a foothold in Europe and grow to the level of the five major leagues, but it is difficult, really difficult.
Li Chengfeng was also worried that they were not valued by the Spanish coach and their training was not in place, so he specially hired Gai Zengchen, who has been rooted in youth training all the year round, from China to serve as the coach of the Norka club, hoping that he could help these future Chinese stars grow rapidly.
Li Chengfeng finally brought the Norka club on the right track, and the time has come to July, and he hurried back to Como, where there is still a lot of work to be done. The most important thing is to finalize the team's main striker. Last season's main striker Jack Marriott has moved back to England and Lee Seung-bong needs to bring in players to fill his void.
Originally, Li Chengfeng was optimistic about Inter Milan's youngster Jens Odegaard and wanted to loan him, but Inter Milan sold him to Serie A team Sassono for 5 million euros as an addition to the introduction of Politano.
Inter Milan are still under the supervision of UEFA's FFP this season, and they have been forced to sell a lot of academy vouchers to improve their financial situation, but Lee Seungfeng does not want to pay that money. Look at the Lucas and others who got it from Bayern, why spend money if they can be free.
The remaining young players of Inter Milan, Li Chengfeng's Pinamonte was loaned to Serie A's Frosinone, Bastoni was loaned to Parma in Serie A, while Van Hesden was loaned to Belgian giants Standard Liege, Caramo went to Ligue 1 Porto, and in the end Como only got one Zion Amos. Originally, Zion was also sold to Genoa, but in the end, they did not negotiate the price and stayed, and they were loaned by Li Chengfeng.
As for the remaining young people in Inter Milan, Li Chengfeng can't look at it, but no matter what, he must bring in a powerful main striker. However, now that the football industry is becoming more and more developed, young people who are slightly famous are worth a lot of money, let alone those who have made a name for themselves, even the main striker at the Serie B level is something that Li Chengfeng can't afford.
Lee Seung-bong finally made the decision, gritting his teeth and spending €1 million to buy Serbia's talented striker Dejan Jovirdzic from Sevilla's Red Star Belgrade.
Li Chengfeng also saw his name in the 99-level world young talents selected by the British Guardian, and he does really have potential. However, his lack of experience in the professional league, and his status as a non-EU player also made him much less expensive than players of the same level, so Lee was able to buy him for a low price of 1 million euros.
Although the Italian Football Federation has stipulated that Serie B clubs cannot bring in non-EU players from abroad, Lee Seung-bong spent one point to add a Bulgarian second nationality to Joverzic to solve the problem. Although that point made Li Chengfeng a little distressed, the team's striker in the new season has finally solved it, as for that point, as long as he becomes a real head coach in the real world, he doesn't have to worry about points.
There is also Como's midfield that needs to be strengthened, especially the position of the midfielder, the team lacks a strong defensive midfielder, but there is no suitable price on the market, not even one that can only defend. Originally, Li Chengfeng took a fancy to Inter Milan's Niukuri, but he had heart problems and had not played an official match for more than a year, and until now he has not been able to obtain the doctor's permission to play, and Li Chengfeng does not dare to take risks.
In the end, it was a collaborator from England who offered him a target, with Jack Rodwell, a former Everton talent, fleeing to Sunderland after a two-year transfer to Manchester City. After three years of struggling to avoid relegation at Sunderland, they were finally relegated last season. Sunderland, who were relegated to the Championship, could not afford to pay up to 100,000 euros a week for Rodwell, and used cold storage methods to try to reach a termination with him. Rodwell fought for a while and finally gave up, he was only 27 years old and didn't want to end his football career here, so he signed Sunderland as a free agent this summer.
But the sluggish form of not playing a game for a whole year, as well as the frequent injury physique, also made it not so easy to find his next home. He tried out with Millwall in the Premier League but couldn't get a new contract, so Lee's collaborators in the UK recommended him after knowing he was looking for a full-time defensive midfielder.
But how much strength can a player who hasn't played much in a year have now? Li Chengfeng was skeptical, but he had no other better candidate, so he decided to fly in to check on the state of Rodwell.
As Li Chengfeng suspected, Rodwell's physical condition is very bad, although he has always insisted on exercising by himself, but compared with professional team training, it is much worse than professional team training, and the feeling of being away from the court for a year is inevitable, the only thing to be thankful is that his body has been cultivated in the past year, and the hidden danger of injury is not so big.
With his current physical condition, he will not be able to hold on to the whole game, and it will take at least a few months to adjust and recover. However, his foundation is still very good, he has played in the Premier League for a few seasons before, and now he is only 27 years old, if he recovers well, it is a good business to sign him now.
However, Li Chengfeng will not offer a contract as big as his previous one, he only offers a three-year contract with an annual salary of 800,000 euros after tax.
Rodwell wanted to stay in England, but until the end there was no decent contract offered by the team, only Blackburn, who had just been promoted to the Championship this season, were willing to try their luck with a one-year contract.
In the end, Rodwell compromised, and he had to support his family. However, Li Chengfeng is not ready to let him play immediately, his physical condition is not yet suitable for official matches at Serie B level, and it will take at least a few months to recover and adjust, and then gradually increase his playing time to adapt to the needs of professional competition.
Li Chengfeng also spent 1 million euros to buy Everton's Chinese player Browning when he went to the UK this time. Inter Milan rejected Como's request to sign Bastoni and Van Hesden on loan, and Lee had no choice but to change targets. Originally, Browning was worth more than that, but his contract only had one year left to expire, and in order to be able to play, he decided not to renew it.
Everton also rejected his loan application, only wanting to sell him to recoup some investment, but no one offered except Lee Seungfeng, and everyone thought that they would wait for his contract to expire and be exempt before allowing Como to take a bargain. Browning was still playing in Sunderland in the Championship last season, and now he can buy it for 1 million euros, and the Chinese player Jenneris, who also played in the Championship last season, is worth 3 million euros.
Although the introduction of a defender at a price of 1 million euros made Li Chengfeng feel a little distressed, Li Chengfeng felt that it was still worth it. Como has a lot of Chinese, and the arrival of Hou Yongyong last season has boosted attendance at the Giusep Sinicaglia Stadium, and now bringing in a second Chinese player may make more Chinese in Lombardy consider Como their home team. In addition, Li Chengfeng has also cooperated with Chinese travel agencies to develop the Como football tourism route, attracting tourists in China under the banner of Chinese football elements. Como is a tourist destination in its own right, and it's good for everyone.
Finally finalized two more players, Li Chengfeng's heart also settled down a little, and he stopped by to visit the Wolves club in the Premier League. The Premier League club, which is also controlled by Chinese capital, is doing well, having just been promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, and Lee Seungfeng is also hoping to reach a partnership with them to get some support on loan players.
Regarding Li Chengfeng's idea of cooperation, the Wolves team agreed without thinking about how long it took long. In fact, they have already had such a partnership with Jumilia in La B B, and their team of Chinese Yang Mingyang and some other players are now playing on loan at Jumilia.
Jumilia is also a Chinese-controlled Spanish team with five young Chinese players playing for their first team and B team. Li Chengfeng also communicated with their bosses Li Xiang and Tang Hui, who are also football enthusiasts and have done their best for the development of Chinese football in a foreign country.
There are many more people like this, and they make Li Chengfeng feel that he is not alone. But with so many people silently paying for Chinese football, why is Chinese football still so heartwarming?
Maybe it's good luck, Lee Seung-peak has received good news one after another, Hvoye Milic agreed to Como's offer and signed a one-year contract with Como, and he is still looking forward to the call of the Serie A team. Derrick Odyssey and Gaudino held out until the final day of the transfer window, did not receive contracts from other clubs, and had to agree to join Como.