Chapter 12: Greater Paris

Blessings and disasters do not go alone.

Now, the good news has not yet seen a shadow, and there is no response from Barcelona for Lin Sen's reply for the time being, but the news that Lin Sen does not want to hear has followed.

Fax of inquiry from France, from Paris.

Grand Paris.

Unable to suppress Manchester City with prestige and heritage like Real Madrid and Barcelona, but still dare to break ground on Manchester City's Tai Sui, Paris Saint-Germain, who can compete with Manchester City financially.

And this time, although their purchase made Lin Sen a little sudden, in fact, their target was not unexpected.

David Lewis.

When it comes to Paris Saint-Germain, Linson can't help but think of a rivalry between Manchester City and them two years ago.

After taking charge of Manchester City, except for the first season, Lin Sen rarely had a long time to look forward to, this is not that he is really self-cultivation, but he understands that if a team wants to remain competitive, appropriate squad updates are necessary, but they must not be updated simply for the sake of updating, so in the following seasons, Lin Sen was extremely cautious every time he made a shot, of course, he also missed a lot of stars for this.

For example, Hazzard, who has become Chelsea's number one star. For example, the current midfield commander of Real Madrid, Luka Modric, and Neymar, who is in harmony with Messi in Barcelona......

Some of these stars may not have much chance of winning even if Lin Sen intervenes, but some, Lin Sen gave up entirely because he didn't want to destroy the balance in his team.

Among so many stars, there is only one star that makes Lin Sen really have the idea of eating a bowl and looking at the pot, and that is former AC Milan star Thiago Silva.

The Brazilian player, who is known as the world's No. 1 central defender, has been coveted by Linsen for a long time since he was still in Brazil, but he could only watch him move to AC Milan due to limited conditions, so when Thiago Silva is likely to leave AC Milan. Lin Sen decisively put forward a bid.

At that time, it was Paris Saint-Germain that competed with Manchester City.

Frankly speaking, Linson was still full of confidence at the time, because Manchester City was no worse than Paris in terms of the league environment and the attractiveness of the team itself, but he forgot one thing, which was the attitude of AC Milan and the attitude of Thiago Silva towards the club.

The final result is known to all, and along with Ibramovic, Thiago Silva moved to Paris Saint-Germain for the world's number one value of defenders at the time.

This transfer. It is also one of the few transfers that Lin Sen wanted to complete but ultimately failed to succeed. And now, Thiago Silva is still in Paris, but Paris has set its sights on Manchester City.

Maybe it's because of Bale's relationship just now, when he received the fax from Paris Saint-Germain, Linsen once subconsciously thought that like Real Madrid, Paris had already done the work on the players, but when Linsen contacted David Luiz, who was preparing for the quarterfinals of the World Cup with the Brazilian team, the other party made it clear that he didn't know about it.

Lin Sen felt that the players themselves should not fool themselves on this issue, then. He was a little curious about where Paris Saint-Germain got the confidence to think that Manchester City would sell his main central defender.

And at this moment, Pellegrini finally ended his vacation and returned to Manchester.

"I never imagined that we would meet again in such an capacity."

Manchester City headquarters. When Pellegrini saw Lin Sen in a suit and leather shoes, even if he had accepted Lin Sen's identity in his heart, he still inevitably felt a little emotional, and he sighed. It's not without a hint of complexity.

The same people don't have the same fate.

A few years ago, the person in front of him was still a young man who needed his words to defend, and now. The achievements of this young man are enough to make many coaches, including him, envious and hateful.

"It's fate." With a smile on his face, Linson reached out to shake Pellegrini's hand.

Pellegrini smiled and didn't speak, acquiescing to Linson's joke.

To say that fate is of course an exaggeration, but he and Lin Sen do have a lot of intersections, which is a fact.

After a brief greeting, Linsen quickly chatted with Pellegrini about his work this summer, and for the recent transfer news, Linsen did not hide it, but told Pellegrini very bluntly.

To Linsen's surprise, Pellegrini's reaction to these things, including Bale's likely departure, was much calmer than Linsen originally thought.

Looking at Lin Sen's expression, Pellegrini smiled bitterly.

Needless to ask, Pellegrini also knows why Lin Sen has that expression, but compared with Lin Sen, who had many disasters at the beginning and then called it smooth sailing, Pellegrini, who had a much bumpy coaching career, has long been used to such things.

Frankly, in his nearly 30-year coaching career, Pellegrini has only had two seasons in which he didn't really need to worry about his players being poached, one when he was in charge of Real Madrid, and the other last year.

Therefore, for Linsen's bad news, anger may be the sentiment that many managers should express at this time, but for Pellegrini, since the wood is already in the boat, why bother to ask for a sword?

"On the side of the substitute...... Is there any direction? After a moment of silence, Pellegrini asked.

Pellegrini's sentence is actually very low, because normally speaking, as a manager at this time, what he should do is to make a request, not ask.

Hearing Pellegrini's words, Lin Sen smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that even if he has made it clear that his current identity is a manager rather than a coach, it is obvious that he does not want to get rid of that layer of identity for a while.

He shook his head and said, "Not yet, it depends on what you think." ”

Manuel Pellegrini's posture can be lowered, but Linson can't take it for granted, because now, he is a professional manager and an amateur coach.

"If the exchange you said can really happen, maybe ......," Pellegrini said after a moment's thought.

The previous exchange naturally refers to the exchange of Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas between Linson and Suarez, who he had previously advanced.

Perhaps thinking of Linson's previous identity, on the issue of replacements, Pellegrini did not stubbornly believe that the loss of a Bale must bring in a player of the same level as Bale, but on a case-by-case basis.

If Suarez can really be replaced by Sanchez and Fabregas, then, Sanchez naturally wants to replace Suarez's position, and Fabregas can completely replace Bale, of course, this replacement is not a direct replacement in the position, but an indirect replacement, because in that case, Reus, who has been fixed in the forward position by Pellegrini last season, can return to the position of left winger that he is best at.

"But are you really sure this exchange can happen?" At this point, Pellegrini added.

Even if Lin Sen's tone didn't seem like a joke at all, he still felt that this exchange was a little too idealistic.

"Can't say sure. But as long as they want Suarez, it's possible. Lin Sen smiled.

Although it is not clear what the transfer fee for Sanchez to Arsenal and Cesc Fabregas to Chelsea is in memory, Linsen, who knows the price of Suarez's transfer to Barcelona, is very sure that at least in terms of transfer fee, one for two is absolutely enough.

The question is whether Barcelona are willing to change. A transfer deal, although it is also a sale, but the player is not a commodity after all, and Barcelona may be willing to pay more than Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas together to buy Suarez, but they may not be willing to accept the offer of two for one.

They also need to take into account the reaction of the fans, and even more so that Manchester City are already one of their strongest opponents in Europe.

This is also the reason why Linson said that he can't be sure, and why Linson did not directly offer to put the two players he is playing into the trade.

The skill of negotiation is that you can never let the other person know what you want.

Lin Sen's wishful thinking is to let Barcelona bring it up themselves, and at worst, it will be put forward after a while, otherwise it will be too naked.

It's just that up to now, several days have passed, and there is still no movement on Barcelona's side, which makes Lin Sen a little unsure of the other party's rhythm, of course, as long as Barcelona still wants Suarez, it will not be Lin Sen's turn to be anxious anyway.

"By the way, the Parisian side ......" Hearing Linsen's words, Pellegrini nodded, and then brought up another matter.

Compared to Suarez and Bale, Pellegrini is unlikely to accept the departure of David Luiz in any case, which is not difficult to understand, his own central defenders are not idle, how can he let go of his main central defenders?

"David won't go!" Lin Sen's answer this time was succinct and clear, just like his reply to Paris Saint-Germain: not for sale!!

As a manager who has also been transferred from head coach, if PSG's manager Leonardo is smart enough, he shouldn't be dwelling on it anymore. Because Lin Sen felt that his reply was clear enough, and if the other party continued to entangle, then, Lin Sen didn't mind having a king with the other party, and Mars hit the earth.

Leonardo may be more handsome than him, but Lin Sen doesn't think that Leonardo can really have more funds at his disposal and stronger appeal than him, and passive response has never been Lin Sen's habit.

Hearing Lin Sen's categorical answer, Pellegrini smiled silently.

After a season of working with Marwood, Pellegrini does not deny that Marwood is a good manager, but he has never heard such a confident answer from the other side.

Perhaps, cooperating with Lin Sen is not necessarily a disadvantage for himself......

Pellegrini thought to himself. (To be continued......)