Chapter 10: The Pit

It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married.

Pere couldn't figure out whether Linson's words were true or false, or how true or how false, but Linsen was already very sure of one thing, that is, Suarez already had the idea of leaving.

As the saying goes, a twisted melon is not sweet, and this sentence is very appropriate in football. When a player has the heart to leave, the final outcome of forced retention is basically a lose-lose situation.

In the past few years, Lin Sen handled the matter of David Silva smoothly enough, and the two sides have never even said anything to the outside world, but even so, David Silva's table in the second season, although it cannot be said that he is intentionally slack, but without that point of concentration, the state is always not as good as the first season he joined.

Suarez wants to leave, which may be news for Manchester City fans, but not for Linsen, who has made it clear that he does not rule out the possibility of venturing to other leagues, and even explicitly mentioned Barcelona's name.

And now, Barcelona inquired about Suarez, and killed Linson, who did not believe that Pere and Barcelona had maintained a pure relationship in this matter from beginning to end.

Pere has been preparing for the present since last season.

In this case, there is no need for Linsen to force Suarez to stay, of course he can do the David Silva thing again, but not to mention that he is no longer the head coach, even if it is, what is the point?

Of course, the phone call to Pere had to be made and there could be no concealment, because in any case, he would not and could not give the other party any excuse to put the transfer responsibility on the club.

Speaking of Pellegrini, when he answered Linson's words that it was impossible, instead of resolutely no, Linsen had actually got an answer, that is, Suarez was not really as indispensable in Pellegrini's heart as he thought.

Case. Sanchez plus Fabregas, why not? No one in the world knows the trajectories of these two players better than Linson.

After processing Barcelona's offer, Linson shifted his gaze to another name.

Mangala.

It was the centre-back recommended by the club's chief scout Gary Worthington.

Pellegrini wants a new central defender, which is the position that the manager clearly wants to strengthen at the moment, and the club must not be lazy, and the transfer side is anxious to eat hot tofu, and must and can only take it slowly, and the transfer side needs to be fast, accurate and ruthless.

Linson has a lot of names for this position, but Pellegrini is currently positioning this candidate as a rotation player who can compete for the main team.

Just like when the team brought in Nastasic.

Therefore. Lin Sen could only aim at the small beets that were just beginning to sprout. Mangala, from Porto, Europe's first black store, has just entered Manchester City's sights.

For Mangala, Linsen is not without impression, when Mangala was still in Standard Liege, Linsen's Manchester City even "inspected each other on the spot", but Mangala was not playing the position of central defender at that time, of course, it is undeniable that last season. As a central defender, Mangala handed over a number of points in Porto that made many European giants hot.

It's a pity that Lin Sen knows very well what the ending of Mangala coming to Manchester City will be.

Not everything that seems delicious is delicious, especially something from a black store. In his memory, Mangala may even have come to Manchester City with the most expensive defender in the Premier League, and his value on the surface alone is 32 million pounds, however, he has never given a table worthy of his value at Manchester City.

So. Knowing that it was a pit, how could Lin Sen jump it?

It's just that Lin Sen can't just ignore Gary Worthington's recommendation.

As the manager in charge of transfers. Although Lin Sen has no more personnel relationships to deal with than when he was a head coach, it is no less important than when he was a head coach. In addition to acting as a bridge between the club and the manager, the relationship with the club's scouts is also extremely important, or to use a simple analogy, scouts are to football managers what players are to managers.

Gary Worthington, who is the main person in charge of Manchester City's scouting, used a five-star rating on his scouting report to Linson, which is almost the best rating a scout has for a target.

It should be explained that star ratings are not just something made up in the game of football, they are also widely used in reality, especially for scouts who are themselves interested in evaluating the ability and potential of players.

Star recommendation, generally five stars are full stars, in other words, the player who gets a five-star evaluation cannot be said to be signed, but it can also be seen that Gary Worthington is optimistic about this player.

It's okay to veto other people's results, but at least you have to give a reason, but now Lin Sen can't say that he knows that Mangala is a parallel import, so Lin Sen plans to simply not explain and ask the price directly.

After all, it's one thing to buy, it's another thing to buy or not. When talking about a transfer with Porto, the most lacking thing is always money, and the least lacking thing is always disagreement.

June 28.

The group stage of the World Cup in Brazil has all ended, and the round of 16 has been decided.

For many England fans, I'm afraid their World Cup is over, because the England team, whose heart is higher than the sky, is once again thinner than paper, and this time it is even more bleak than the last time, with one draw and two losses in the three group games, and the bottom of the group is out.

The poor results made the England team back in the UK even unpicked, and for a while, Hodgson's position was also in jeopardy, at this time, the "Sun" broke a news: the FA is considering a change of coach, and one of the main targets is Linsen, who has just become the director of Manchester City's football.

As soon as this news came out, many fans who are familiar with the habits of "The Sun" laughed.

Anyone familiar with English football knows that the English, who claim to be the progenitor of modern football, look down on outsiders from their bones, whether it's players or coaches, and this has been proven from Christian Eriksen to Fabio Capello.

Lin Sen is of course the hottest manager in Europe in the past few years, and his success in the Premier League has made him recognized by many English fans, but you must know that the Premier League has never lacked foreign coaches, and there have only been two foreign coaches in the history of the English national team.

Now, put an East face man at the helm of the England team? This is still beyond many people's imagination.

Sure enough, less than a day after the news came out, the FA quickly made a clarification: current manager Roy Hodgson will continue to coach England until the qualifying stage of the 2016 European Championship.

At this point, a lace news, which seems to have not yet bubbled, ended quietly, just like the impression given by the "Sun", only pursuing explosiveness, but after all, it is just eye-catching gossip.

However, is this really lace news?

At least Mubarak knew that things were not as simple as the outside world thought.

"I'm afraid you accepted it at the time." On the phone with Lin Sen, Mubarak said half-jokingly.

There are some things that do not have wind and waves. Manchester City did receive a fax from the FA asking Linson if he was interested in taking charge of the England team.

Mubarak was unfrustrated when he received this unexpected fax, because it was almost an invitation to Manchester City and Linson's contract "loophole". If Linson is going to accept it, then City have little reason to stand in the way.

And, no matter how you look at it, it seems like a very tempting invitation.

"If their invitation was before you." Lin Sen said with a smile.

Linson wasn't lying, and if England had offered an invitation earlier than Mubarak, then perhaps Linsen might have accepted it.

"Are you sure?" "It wasn't an easy job. ”

"Doesn't it mean that the head coach of England is second only to the prime minister in England?" Lin Sen said with a smile.

"That's just for their own people." Mubarak sneered.

Mubarak has been experiencing the xenophobia of the English almost all the time since he arrived at Manchester City, and every time he thinks he is about to forget, someone or something reminds him of it again.

Lin Sen smiled and acquiesced.

"By the way, I got a call in the morning." Suddenly, Mubarak said, "Do you know who it came from?" ”

"Huh?" Mubarak's tone made Lin Sen feel a bad feeling in his heart, but he didn't guess, but asked quietly, "Who?" ”

"Florentino." ――

If the most beautiful team in Europe last year was Manchester City, then the most proud team in Europe last year was Real Madrid.

After Florentino's return to Real Madrid, Real Madrid, which had pursued a superstar policy for several seasons in a row, finally came to a good season. Under the leadership of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, they not only defeated their rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey at home, but also won their 10th Champions League title in the club's history.

In Florentino's words, the tenth Champions League is a relief for Real Madrid fans, but for himself, this Champions League is enough for him to breathe a sigh of relief, because this is the championship that belongs to the team, and why not belong to his "political achievements"?

But is this the end? No, because Florentino also said something else: now, every Real Madrid is starting to talk about the eleventh.

Winning a Champions League only equaled Florentino's first stay at Real Madrid, and the second time, he wanted more than that.

Therefore, as Lin Sen thought before, Real Madrid will still continue.

At this time, Florentino called Mubarak for what he did?

Aside from Bell, Lin Sen couldn't think of anything else. (To be continued......)

PS: There's another chapter in the evening, but I don't know when I'll write it, so I'm going to write it anyway.