Chapter 156: Bayern's Crazy Recruitment
In the early morning of July 7, Beijing time, major British media reported a breaking news: Park Ji-sung is about to end his seven-year Red Devils career and join the Premier League team Queens Park Rangers.
The Independent, the Daily Mail and The Sun all made headlines in football, with the 31-year-old close to agreeing to join Queens Park Rangers for a £5 million transfer fee.
On the evening of August 17, Beijing time, Manchester United officially announced through its official website that it had completed all the procedures for Van Persie's transfer, and Van Persie signed a four-year contract with Manchester United until the end of June 2016.
Although the official website of Manchester United Club did not announce Van Persie's transfer fee, according to the previous confirmation of the British BBC website, Manchester United spent a total of 24 million pounds to get Van Persie.
Fulham officially announced the signing of Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, and according to British media, the transfer fee is 5 million pounds.
In the early morning of June 5, Beijing time, the official website of Chelsea Football Club officially announced the addition of Belgian international Eden Hazard, who also became the second signing of the "Blues" this summer after German international Marin.
The Telegraph revealed that the 21-year-old talented player's transfer fee reached 32 million pounds, with a weekly salary of 170,000 pounds, and the two sides signed a five-year contract, which also means that Hazard has become the second person in the history of Chelsea club after Torres in terms of transfer price.
In the early morning of July 26, Beijing time, Chelsea announced the addition of Brazilian midfielder Oscar on its official website, the official did not disclose the specific transfer amount, according to "Sky Sports", the Brazilian genius is worth 25 million pounds, which is also the second player signed by Chelsea in 2 consecutive days after Eden Hazard.
On June 26, Beijing time, Arsenal officially announced. France international striker Olivier Giroud has officially joined the Gunners for the second signing this summer after German international Podolski, and the 1.92m French striker has passed a medical examination and officially signed with Arsenal.
Arsenal's official website did not announce the amount of Giroud's transfer fee, but according to previous revelations from major media. The Gunners paid £13 million for the French striker.
On the afternoon of August 7, Beijing time, Arsenal officially announced that it had reached an agreement with La Liga Malaga Club, and the team's midfielder Cazorla joined.
Arsenal have not disclosed the transfer fee, and according to the latest reports from Sky Sports, Arsenal may have paid around £16 million for Cazorla, which will also break the all-time transfer fee record of 15 million held by Arshavin.
The transfer market of the Bundesliga is also very hot, on the evening of August 31, Beijing time, the Bundesliga Hamburg club officially announced. The team has signed midfielder Van der Vaart from Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, and Hamburg's official website has revealed that Van der Vaart has signed a three-year contract with the club, which will see the Dutchman stay with Hamburg until the summer of 2015.
Van der Vaart played for Hamburg between 2005 and 2008, making 112 appearances and scoring 48 goals in three seasons, in the summer of 2010. Van der Vaart came to Tottenham via Real Madrid, where he played 78 games for the north London club. Scored 28 goals. Van der Vaart said: "Returning to Hamburg is a dream come true for me and my family, and I am looking forward to the next three seasons. Coach Fink said: "I'm excited to see Van der Vaart back and the squad will be a big boost as a result. ”
Although Hamburg officials did not disclose the specifics of the contract, according to ESPN sources. Van der Vaart's transfer fee is 13 million euros, and he can receive a total salary of 11.7 million euros over the next three years, an average of 3.9 million euros per year.
However, it may not be wise for Tottenham to sell Van der Vaart, who just let go of Modric a few days ago. Now that Van der Vaart has been sent away, White Hart Lane has lost two midfielders in a row, and its strength has been greatly damaged.
After chasing Martinez for a long time this summer, Bayern Munich finally got their wish and brought the midfielder to Munich. On Wednesday night, Bayern announced the long-awaited news to fans through its German official website, and it is reported that Martinez will sign a new contract with Bayern Munich for a period of five years until 2017, and he will wear the No. 8 shirt in the new season.
Martinez's transfer can be described as twists and turns, many difficulties, first Bayern and Athletic Bilbao on the transfer fee is difficult to reach an agreement, when Bayern promised to pay 40 million, Bilbao is unwilling to continue to stay at the negotiating table, and then the chairman of Bilbao threatened to sue Bayern for this transfer, and Martinez has not been able to go to Munich for a medical examination.
Just when the fans did not have much hope for the result, Martinez finally landed in Munich on Bayern's special plane, for the specific amount of the transfer fee, Bayern Devin official website did not announce, but it has been learned through the German media that Bayern will pay him 40 million euros.
"When you look across Europe and you want to find players for a certain position in the team, if your eyes are wandering between these two players, you have to decide which one to buy," Hoeness said. ”
Bayern sporting director Summerer said: "He's a good player, the type we are missing in the squad. ”
Martinez's Academy coach cheered: "I have Patrick Vieira in my squad. ”
The head coach of the Spanish national team was thrilled when he talked about Martinez, saying: "In football, Martinez can compete with Patrick back then? Vieira is on a par. He's a natural leader and he's an all-round player. Bayern can bring him in, I can only congratulate Bayern. ”
The Bundesliga spent 240 million transfer funds, and Bayern paid 40 million euros for one Xavi Martinez alone, accounting for 1/6 of the total transfer quota, and Bayern's transfer investment of up to 70.3 million throughout the summer can rank among the top three in the transfer investment of clubs in Europe.
Bayern went all out in the transfer market this time for a reason, and last season's embarrassing Sanya King made Bayern Munich's senior management learn from the pain, and this summer, from the sports manager to the team's three lines of multiple positions, carried out a comprehensive overhaul.
At the last moment, Bayern bought the Spanish international Martinez, who can play multiple positions in the midfield, with a record-breaking price of 40 million (the previous record for Bundesliga clubs to buy Gomez for 33 million that year) to eat the Spanish international Martinez who can play multiple positions in the midfield, which can be seen as the team has almost completed the last important piece of the puzzle from the Sanya King to the Treble champion.
At the same time, the high profile of being willing to pay 40 million liquidated damages also made the whole of Europe see Bayern's good economic strength and thirst for scarce talents, and the acquisition of Martinez greatly enhanced the team's strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was tantamount to a good advertising campaign for the team in the whole of Europe.
In addition to Martinez, the arrival of 13 million Mandzukic, 4.7 million Dante and 11.6 million Shaqiri has also made Bayern's three lines of tactical options more abundant, with a total of 70.3 million euros of transfer investment If it can be exchanged for the golden Bundesliga and Champions League trophies, the club's investment will definitely not lose money. (To be continued.) )