"We're going to sell people? I haven't said I'm going to sell people yet. Li Bin was a little puzzled, Levy has always been very shrewd, so he wouldn't suddenly be confused at this time, and wanted to hide such a thing as Li Bin being a traitor.

Li Bin knew that Levy was a shrewd businessman, his ability to talk about buying and selling was not weak, and he could even be said to be very greedy, so Li Bin did not interfere in the club's transactions, but he didn't expect that Levy would suddenly say that the club was going to sell people.

"It's not that we want to sell, it's that the players have to go." Levy said helplessly, "Kolarov has submitted a transfer request and wants to leave. ”

This person who left was something Li Bin didn't expect. There are a few people in the Tottenham team who can't play and may want to leave, this Li Bin also knows, but Kolarov? How could he be the first to want to go?

"We treat him well, I have always been the absolute main force when I use him......"

"It was Manchester City who poached him." Levy immediately said, "We can't match the wages they give." ”

Li Bin raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly, "That's reasonable." Money can make ghosts grind, and Manchester City has this ability. ”

Manchester City's current left-back is very poor, and Li Bin also knows it. However, in my memory, Manchester City dug Arsenal, and I didn't expect Mancini to be a guy who set his sights on himself. This guy really has north London as his academy and both teams have a lot of people at the moment, and he comes when he needs them......

In recent times, Kolarov was injured and applied to go to the United States for medical treatment. Li Bin did not object, and even helped him contact him to see the injury, but who knew that he hooked up with Manchester City during the period of recuperation.

"How much is the Manchester City offer?"

"They were offering £18 million – not a lot."

It's not low, but it's not too high. Li Bin knows better than others that a player in the position of left-back is a player who will not depreciate. If you want to play well in this position, you have to play with your left foot, there are very few people who can play yourself, coupled with the need for footwork and running ability, so that there are too few people who are willing to play left-back, and even fewer who can play well, there are good players in this position, and it is not a loss to spend more money anyway, Mancini is also born in Italy, and he also knows the story of those left-backs in Italian history, so he is willing to pay for this position. And the money was not unjustly spent: Li Bin bought someone, it took a year to run in, and he adapted to the Premier League, and he bought it again, of course he didn't suffer a loss. Moreover, Kolarov is not only a left-back, but also has a free-kick kung fu that can make up for Manchester City's set-piece shortcomings, and he spent a sum of money to buy two players, and Manchester City's deal is shrewd.

It's just that he poached so much, Li Bin was a little unhappy. He was also thinking in his heart about how to plot against Mancini at once, so that he could know that he was not easy to provoke.

"You can watch and do business yourself, whether you can get a higher price, I don't know." Li Bin thought about it and didn't say anything more. Although he thinks Mancini's psychological price may be higher - Manchester City, but he thinks it is better to be quiet. The current Tottenham management does not interfere with his coaching, and he does not interfere with the management's good business.

"Aside from him, it's Darren Bent who wants to leave. He doesn't have a main position, and he's not in our academy, but he's in good shape right now and wants to fight for the world. Moreover, he said that he is an Arsenal fan and does not want to play for Tottenham......"

"Why didn't you remember to be an Arsenal fan?" Li Bin sneered, "With the characteristics of his skills, no matter how hard he tries, he doesn't want Capello to take a fancy to him, this effort is in vain, but ...... Does anyone want him? ”

"Aston Villa wanted to buy it, but the offer was a bit low, only 15 million. We bought it for 16.5 million, and we can't sell it cheaply, I have to ask them to raise the price again. When you are interviewed outside, don't say that he is no longer in the plan, otherwise we won't be able to sell it. ”

15 million is not low. Li Bin said in his heart. A substitute striker, basically no kicker, and the level is inferior to the point where I can't bear to watch, 15 million is still too low? His level has been pulled to Ligue 1, and if anyone wants 5 million, they have to buy people in small leagues, 15 million, and this price can buy very good players.

The household registration book is really wonderful. A household registration book was exchanged for 10 million funds...... However, in Li Bin's memory, it seems that Darren Bent was once fired to a value of more than 20 million, and he also has to sigh that the Premier League is really magical.

"In addition to them, Dawson is also leaving. He basically didn't have a chance and didn't want to stay. He hasn't played for a long time, he has a lot of injuries, and his value may not be high. Outside of these few people, no one thought of leaving. The main players are all fighting to make a name for themselves, and this summer has just passed the economic crisis, the transfer market is chaotic, and there are few buyers. Most of our substitutes are academy players, so loyalty is not a problem. Especially with Champions League play, they won't go. ”

The latter sentence is the point - the UK's tax policy is very strange, playing football at home is taxed, and playing football abroad is not taxed. In the Champions League, the players are not taxed. That's why the players rejoice when they hear about the Champions League.

However, even so, Lennon, Janas, Ledley King, Hoddlestone, and Boateng are still good to stay.

Li Bin has nothing to say to the people who leave, Dawson will be listed by him even if he doesn't leave, and Darren Bent's salary is also a bit high, staying is considered a household registration book, and he doesn't want to stay with him if he wants to leave. It's just that Kolarov is a pity to go, on the left-back, although Li Bin has other preparations, but his original intention was to let Kolarov stay for another season, and bring the young man with him - the left-back will not depreciate - and leave now, which somewhat disrupted his plans.

But this is also something that must be faced, and if the team is at a high level, it will definitely be poached, which is inevitable. Now it's Kolarov, the next one could be Neuer, it could be Thiago Silva, it could be Yaya Toure, Gustavo, Suarez - anyone could be. Li Bin's luck is actually good, now the past two years have been an economic crisis, and most of the giants are not rich, otherwise, his team would not be able to face such a poaching person.

'If we sell three guys, then we're definitely going to have to bring in more reinforcements – can I ask, how much is my transfer fee for this year?'

"According to what is said, the net investment is 30 million, and you can get about 40 million from the seller, and the board of directors will not ask you for a penny, you can have 70 million to 80 million money to invest in the transfer market. However, the board thinks we have to play in the Champions League next season and if we don't have enough money, we can add more. ”

"I don't know if it's enough, but we've done it." Li Bin thought for a moment and said, "We will definitely have to replenish manpower next season." Next season, we're going to have at least three lines, 38 league games, the FA Cup and the League Cup, but that's 10 games together, that's 48 games. Then there's going to be about 10 games in the Champions League......"

"Ten?" Levi asked rhetorically.

"To qualify from the group, you have to play at least eight games. To advance to the quarterfinals, you have to play ten games. I didn't overcount, it's about the same amount. 58 games, plus a Super Cup, it's almost 60 games, and the depth of the bench this season, I don't think we can last 60 games, we have to add thickness. ”

There are many games in the Premier League, and the intensity is high, and it is difficult to play 60 games in a season. Last season, Tottenham did not have European competitions, only played in the league and the FA Cup, and in the winter they were tired and had to replenish defenders in the winter to survive, which was also because the thickness was not enough, and the consumption of Chelsea was large, and Villa took away the points, and it is impossible to add ten more games next season, without adding the thickness of the bench. Of course, Li Bin knows that La Liga Barcelona has set a record of 19 people playing 67 games in a season, but Li Bin believes that it takes a lot of luck to be able to do a season without injury, let him continue to play 60 games with 23 people next season, he will definitely not do it.

In this regard, he also has to ask the club's opinion: the more players, the higher the salary, and Tottenham Hotspur has to agree to Li Bin's expansion of players and increase the salary amount.

Fortunately, Levy understood this truth, and he readily agreed to Li Bin's idea of asking for a buyer.

'First of all, we sold Dawson and we only had three centre-backs, and with Kolarov, we had Jerome Boateng on him. The defenders are too thin and we have to make up for them. One left-back, one centre-back, one more jack-of-all-trades, three more defenders, and then we promoted Wal to the first team as a substitute and we have nine defenders. That's pretty much it. There were no departures in midfield, and I wanted to take back Ramsey from loan and play in midfield, which is basically fine, and adding a wide player, making a rotation, and expanding the way of playing, it would be almost enough. And the forward line ......"

"You have to add a lot, right?"

"The key is not how much, but who to supplement. Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez are our absolute mainstays, and even next season, I could play as a single striker, and both of them have to have a man on the bench, and the people who buy can only play on the bench, so it's not easy to buy. And my idea is to buy three guys, a high striker, a small shadow striker, plus a fast horse type counter-attacking striker, so that we can have more routine variations. However, candidates are not easy to find, too bad ones are useless, and good people are not willing to come to the iron bench. ”

It's common sense that substitutes are not easy to buy. Tottenham are in solid form at the moment, and if they want to buy another player, they will definitely be substitutes. And those who can be willing to play as substitutes are generally veterans or low-level. Tottenham are not enough to attract veterans right now, and Li Bin doesn't look down on those with a low level, so it's a problem.

"You look for it slowly, and if you don't have enough money, you can talk." Levy said, "It's too much, it's okay to add another 10 million." ”

Li Bin nodded, he knew that Tottenham is now stimulated by entering the Champions League, and they are very ambitious - in fact, the Premier League results in the past two years are too good, and Tottenham does not dare to bear the infamy of being unfavorable in Europe - if they really do that, they will always be blackened to death. Don't want to be too big, you can't be eliminated from the group, that's the minimum requirement for Tottenham.

However, he also knew that Tottenham's spending over the years had been good, and this year he also wanted to make up his mind to strengthen the squad again and increase the thickness of the bench, so he nodded unceremoniously.

"Three were sold, but there are eight that need to be introduced...... But I'm still thinking about another third goalkeeper, I heard that Manchester United are selling academy players, Germany's Ziller, we can try to buy it, if it doesn't work, try to sign Newcastle's Given, if it doesn't work, forget it, anyway, it's just the third goalkeeper, David Burton can also do. Li Bin added, "In this way, we will have about 30 people next season, and this thickness is enough." ”

30 men, 60 games – that's about the same thickness when you factor in injuries and form. The first season is set up, and in the second season, it's time to replenish the staff.