Chapter 21: Never Die
The World Cup is over.
As Lin Sen remembers, the tigers are hard to beat the wolves, and Messi, who carried the whole of Argentina on his shoulders, finally lost to the imposing German chariot, with Gotze's overtime stunner, the German team that regained the World Cup after 24 years also equaled Italy's number of championships, second only to five-star Brazil.
Lin Sen didn't watch this game, not because he didn't care, but because, for him, although there were occasional discrepancies, it was still a game that was equal to a replay for him, fortunately, this was the last replay, and the next one, he could finally enjoy the fun of the World Cup. Unfortunately, this is also the last replay, because by the time of the next World Cup, Lin Sen's plug-in has expired.
Like previous World Cups, every World Cup will always create a few dark horses, a few heroes, and a few idols...... And in this year's World Cup in Brazil, the biggest idol is not from the champion and runner-up of the World Cup, nor from the host Brazil, which suffered a historic defeat, but from another South American team, Colombia.
James Rodriguez.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored five goals in five games, is fully entitled to accolades.
But frankly speaking, in this World Cup, Ronaldo's table is indeed excellent, but he is not the only one, Suarez, who has just transferred to Barcelona, Thomas Muller, who helped their respective national teams reach the final, and Messi, are no worse than Ronaldo, but only Ronaldo has become the darling of the media.
Because, J Ronaldo's table xiàn is the most topical.
Driving a Ferrari to the finish line, no matter who its driver is, is not a surprise to people, and when a classic car suddenly rushes onto the track, it is actually on a par with Ferrari for a while, even if only once, even if it still fails to reach the finish line. For the audience, it is already the biggest surprise.
How could Florentino, who is familiar with business operations, give up such an opportunity, so Ronaldo has become Real Madrid's biggest prey so far this summer, and his influence even exceeds Bayern Munich, who joined Real Madrid with two dazzling halos on his head, and Kroos, the core of Germany's double midfield.
Transfer fee, 80 million.
Perhaps when Monaco brought in Ronaldo from the black store Porto at a high price of nearly 40 million, they didn't expect that they would one day be able to become a bigger "black shop".
Throughout the World Cup, arguably the biggest beneficiary. It's Real Madrid, 25 million to get Kroos is a good price, as for J Ronaldo's sky-high price, in the words of the media, he said that he can earn back half of the cost for Real Madrid before he plays, although it is a bit exaggerated, but it can also be seen that Real Madrid introduced J Ronaldo's thinking.
The defending champions of the Champions League are even more terrifying, but, the end of the World Cup. It does not mean the end of the transfer period, in fact, the end of the World Cup just means that the transfer market has been squeezed out of time. will begin to speed up.
On July 17, Manchester City announced their second transfer: Richards joined Fiorentina in Serie A for a fee of 8 million, with a follow-up fee of 2 million linked to the player's table.
July 19th. Manchester City's third transfer was born: Nastasic joined Schalke in the Bundesliga on loan for a loan fee of 2 million and a buyout fee of 20 million. Not mandatory.
The departure of Richards and Nastasic also means that Manchester City's defensive reinforcements are imminent, and Linson did not let Pellegrini, who is leading the team to the pre-season warm-up in the United States, wait long, only two days later, a young and mature Argentine appeared at Manchester Airport accompanied by his agent, waiting for him is a group of reporters who have already been informed.
'Manchester City are a great team and for me it's a fantastic opportunity.
The one who spoke was actually just a post-90s Mousakio.
Mateo Musacchio, born in the Argentine River Plate club, was bought by Villarreal in 09, first played for the B team, and then was quickly promoted to the first team.
When introducing La Liga players, you can't fail to mention a clause, that is, the minimum release clause. What is convenient is this clause, because with this clause, the value of many players is basically set an upper limit, but the trouble is also this clause, because for many La Liga clubs, this clause is also a shield.
Linsen didn't want to bring in Musacchio at first, because Villarreal's chairman Fernando Roig announced early on that he needed to take 50 million if he wanted Musacchio, which invisibly forced out many clubs interested in Musacchio, including Manchester City. Linson's first wanted to play for Stoke City's Shaw Closes.
Shawclos, who was born in Manchester United, did not gain a firm foothold in Manchester United, but gradually occupied the position of the main central defender in Stoke City with his own table, although he could not be regarded as the best in the Premier League in recent seasons, but he was also one of the most stable defenders in the Premier League, and Linsen, who still had hopes for Nastasic's return, did not really plan to introduce a defender to replace the former's position, so Shawclos, who is in line with Pellegrini's positioning in age and ability, has become a suitable choice.
But Linsen's plan was quickly shattered by Stoke City's lion's big mouth, and after several counter-offers where the gap between the two sides was still huge, Linsen decisively changed the target, which is now Musacchio.
Villarreal's negotiations were equally difficult, but Villarreal were not as "stubborn" as Stoke City, and the gap between the two sides was slim after Linson put another Manchester City centre-back, Boyata, to the negotiating table.
In the end, the price that Manchester City paid for Musacchio was 15 million, plus Boyata's loan, of course, with a buyout clause, and this buyout clause was only a measly 5 million. In other words, Musacchio's worth is equal to 10 million, plus Boyata.
In the afternoon, Musacchio underwent a medical examination under Manchester City's arrangement, and then Manchester City announced their second signing on their official website. After signing for Manchester City, Musacchio will be given three days off to attend to personal matters, and then he will be flown to the United States to join the team.
Musacchio signed for Manchester City, and one person was depressed.
Leonardo has no interest in Musacchio, however, Manchester City's signing is tantamount to telling everyone that they have completely withdrawn from the "competition" of Mangala, and it is ironic that in fact, since Paris Saint-Germain intervened in Mangala's transfer, Manchester City has not really competed with Paris Saint-Germain at all.
It was only now that Leonardo came to his senses: the other party had never been interested in Mangala's transfer at all.
It's not surprising to think about it, this summer's Manchester City, in addition to Suarez's transfer, although the biggest movement is the backline, but in fact, their backline is still the most stable link, especially the central defender, Kompanyga's defender-Luiz combination is one of the best configurations even in Europe, not to mention, they also have England international Cahill. On this basis, although Rodrygo was furious with City's offer, what City really needed was a fourth centre-back.
And Musacchio's arrival is basically equivalent to announcing that the transformation of the opponent's defensive line has been completed.
This is clearly not good news for PSG, which is bent on poaching David Luiz.
It can't be said that the strategy is wrong, it can only be said that Leonardo, who is in the wrong direction, is now a little difficult to ride the tiger, and the transfer of Mangala with Porto is still deadlocked, but in fact, the gap between the two sides is not so big, Porto asks for 30 million, Paris Saint-Germain's offer is 25 million, but the gap is 5 million. Porto believes that this gap is just a trivial matter for Paris Saint-Germain, so they bite the bullet and do not let go.
As everyone knows, Leonardo's goal is not this.
Shortly after the announcement of Manchester City's signing, Leonardo had an urgent consultation with manager Blank, and then, the next day, Linson, who had just arrived at Manchester City's headquarters, received an offer.
A lucrative offer.
Million.
Paris Saint-Germain have officially made a bid for David Luiz.
The first reaction in Lin Sen's heart after receiving the offer was: There is really no death!
Then, the second reaction was not to immediately reject the other party's offer, but to pick up his mobile phone and call David Luiz, who was treating the "heartache" caused by the World Cup in Brazil.
In memory, there are many theories about why David Luiz, who played for Chelsea, left, and from the club level, half of the reason why Chelsea will amplify the departure of defender Luiz is also because they were in the position of central defender at that time, and they already had an ideal partner, plus David Luiz's annual salary and positioning, he is destined not to be willing to be a substitute, therefore, after receiving an offer from Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, which has no intention of staying, chose to let go.
But this possibility does not exist in Manchester City at the moment. Because David Luiz has been firmly established at Manchester City in recent seasons, his partnership with Kompany can be said to be seamless, and Manchester City have no reason to let David Luiz go.
It's just that the club doesn't let go, it doesn't mean that the players don't have ideas.
In fact, as early as when Paris Saint-Germain inquired about the price, Linson had communicated with David Luiz about this issue, and David Luiz made it clear that he would not leave.
However, this is not the case, and the World Cup is over.
From the player's personal point of view, according to the original trajectory, according to David Luiz himself, the reason why he chose to leave in the first place was mainly because of the persuasion of one person, and this person was his partner in the Brazilian team, the Brazilian captain of Paris Saint-Germain, Thiago Silva.
Never underestimate the power of the "pillow wind".
After a summer of roommates, no one can be sure that nothing will happen if Thiago Silva has the heart to persuade David Luiz to change his ways. (To be continued......)
PS: I forced the phone to be transmitted for more than half an hour~~~