Chapter 121: Two Reinforcements to Increase the Thickness of the Midfield (Second Update)

In terms of buy-in, Chang Sheng has his eye on Porto's midfielder Merreles and Sao Paulo's Hernanes.

The common denominator of these two players is that they can adapt to multiple positions on the field, that is, they are versatile in midfield, which is in line with the principle of winning reinforcements - one specialization and multiple abilities.

Mereles was Porto's main midfielder, but he made just 10 appearances last season due to injury, returning from injury a month before the end of the season.

It is still in the recovery period.

But Chang Sheng, as a traverser, naturally knows the achievements of the Portuguese defender, who is still not well-known.

As the main defender of the Portuguese national team in the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, Meireles is not well-known, but his role is important.

In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Mereles was the only player to have played in all 12 games, ranking first in 1,0042 minutes and scoring in the final play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, winning 1-0.

He moved to Liverpool from Porto in the 2010-2011 season, where he won the Fan Favourite award in his first season. He received the award after beating Torres, Nasri, Berbatov and David Ruiz.

After a season at Liverpool, he moved to Chelsea and became a regular for Chelsea, performing well in both the league and the Champions League. It was only suspended for accumulating yellow cards that he missed the final.

Such a giant's main level of back, Chang Sheng is now won when he is not yet famous, this is the advantage of the traverser.

Mereles is full of fitness and is mainly responsible for the defensive interception of the midfield. His physical condition is not outstanding though. But the tireless running makes up for the shortfall.

The ability to run is the main reason why Mereles is chosen by Constant Wins, because running is the most important thing in Constant Winning tactics, and any player needs to have enough running. Especially the midfielders. The requirements for running are even higher.

per game. Lazio's midfielders are the longest, with each midfielder running an average of more than 13,000 kilometers per game.

Furthermore. Apart from his best midfield, Mereles can play anywhere in midfield, has excellent passing skills and has a beautiful long-range shot. This is also in line with the requirements of the midfielders to be both offensive and defensive.

The only problem with taking down Mereles is money.

Although as a black shop. Porto is not as famous as Lazio – who earned €170 million in transfer fees last summer – the number one black shop in Europe – but it's also an old black shop, and it's not easy to get a bargain from Porto.

Lazio in particular wants to ......

When Meireles moved from Porto to Liverpool, he spent 14 million euros on the transfer fee of the Liverpool club.

Now that he suffered a serious injury last season and his performances have been sluggish, he may be able to lower his transfer fee a bit, but not too much. After analysis, Chang Sheng believes that Lazio will need a transfer fee of about 10 million euros to bring in Mereles.

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Even if Mereles can join the team smoothly. Lazio still have only five midfielders, and they are one man short of the ever-winning principle of "every position must have a substitute".

Another target for regular wins is Anderson Hernanes, who currently plays for Sao Paulo FC.

Hernanez did go to Lazio later in the memory of the constant victory, and the transfer fee was around 13 million euros.

As a player who joined a European team directly from Brazil. That's not cheap.

However, the value can also reflect the ability of a player.

He quickly became the heart of Lazio's midfield, making 36 appearances and scoring eleven goals in his first season. In the second season, he made 31 appearances and scored eight goals, and in the third season, he made 34 appearances and scored eleven goals.

This kind of performance is definitely the core performance.

Because Chang Sheng knew that Hernanes had succeeded in Lazio, he would be comfortable buying him.

Hernanes is a talented Brazilian player with real talent.

Hernanes, who now plays for Sao Paulo, is already the main core of Sao Paulo.

So it's really too cheap to take this player away.

Like Mereles, Hernanes is a versatile midfielder, playing in a variety of positions including right wing-back, right midfield, forward and midfield.

He is also very good at dribbling, and often pedals two or three people on the court. He can sometimes make beautiful stop-and-turn turns, shake off the players who are marking him, and more often than not, he relies on his body and determination to go straight to the opponent when he is under pressure. He has the foundation of a forward midfielder, so he has a certain amount of strength in passing the ball.

He has a well-balanced foot but prefers to use his right foot, has simple and practical movements when holding the ball, controls the ball well when being closely marked, and can often send through balls or transfers. His back-to-back attack was very sharp, and with his playmaking and long-range shooting ability, he was quite well-rounded overall.

Look at these technical characteristics, and that's what it takes to be a midfielder to win consistently!

In São Paulo, the Brazilian media saw Hernanes as the new Raï, or Kaka's successor, but in Italy he was more likely to be seen as Pirlo's successor.

In the 2007-2008 season, he became the main core of Sao Paulo, leading the team to the league championship and being voted the best player in the league.

In 2008, he participated in the Beijing Olympics as a main player.

Hernanes has already attracted the attention of many big clubs, such as Inter Milan, AC Milan and Barcelona.

If Chang Sheng wants to buy him, he needs to face competition.

At this time, the intention of the players becomes particularly important.

At present, the new manager of Lazio FC Tare, has left for Brazil, just to talk to Sao Paulo FC and the players.

But even if the player is willing to join Lazio, Lazio will have to be prepared to pay a transfer fee of 10 million euros.

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Porto are not too strong about keeping Meireles.

Because they came to survive by selling players, and they didn't train players to keep them out for the rest of their lives in Porto and eventually retire......

As long as there is a suitable price, there is no one who cannot sell.

Since Lazio is interested in Merreles. Okay, let's sit down and talk, the price is negotiated, Mereles must be your Lazio people!

Sao Paulo have promised that they will not sell players abroad. But on Hernanes. This promise is useless.

Tare's feedback to the winning team was that Hernanes was interested in playing in Europe and was delighted with Lazio's invitation.

"Although he didn't tell me directly why he would be happy to play for Lazio. Often. But I can still guess that it must have something to do with you! Talay laughed on the phone.

"Something to do with me?" Chang Sheng also smiled after reacting.

Needless to say, it must be another young player who has been impressed by the level of his training of young people and wants to play under his own team.

Just like Götze.

Chang Sheng really didn't expect his fame in this regard. On the contrary, it also made Lazio move a lot more smoothly in the transfer market.

If Hernanes really wants to play under him, then this transfer deal will be much easier. At least no matter what other European giants are competing against, Hernanes just wants to come to Lazio, and Sao Paulo can only talk to himself.

The next thing is nothing more than money.

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Seeing that Lazio were interested in their Merreles, Porto took the opportunity to offer them their desire to exchange Merreles for Coentrão.

But Chang Sheng refused without hesitation: "Coentrand can't give it to them, and even if they want to exchange, they need to add another 10 million." Tell them. Coentrão goes to Coentrão, and Merelles goes to Merreles. A yard is a yard. ”

Of course, Porto naturally couldn't just give in so easily, and they contacted Coentrão privately. Hopefully to be able to bring Coentrão back to Portugal.

Coentrão is expected to win the Serie A title. And Lazio, who has the strength to impact the Champions League, does not wait, and has to go back to Portugal? Is he insane?

Although he did not play the main team in Lazio, because of the rotation tactics used to win often, Coentrão also had a lot of appearances. He made 21 league appearances last season, which is no ordinary number of appearances for a substitute.

So Coentrão did not hesitate to refuse Porto's invitation. Returning to Portugal from Serie A, Coentrão believes he made the choice because his career has gone downhill. But now he thinks that his career is still on the rise, and even if he wants to leave Lazio, he will only go to a team like Real Madrid or the Premier League, and returning to Portugal is an option that he can't afford to mix up outside.

And he used to be a Fika player, and Fika and Porto are bitter enemies of the same country...... Even if he were to go back to Portugal, he would choose Fica instead of Porto.

Seeing that Coentrão was resolute, Porto had no choice but to give up.

As Chang Sheng said, Coentrão is Coentrão's thing, and Merreles is Merreles's thing.

They had no choice but to go back to the negotiating table and talk to Lazio about the transfer of Merreles.

In the end, after some bargaining, the two sides reached an agreement on the price of 10 million euros.

For a player who was seriously injured last season and only played 10 games, Porto are already satisfied with the 10 million euros they can sell.

The Mereles are also not hesitant to join Lazio.

Today, Lazio are one of the strongest teams in Europe, and in Italy, they have won the league title for four consecutive seasons and completely dominated the Serie A league.

An invitation from such a team is difficult for him to refuse.

In this way, Porto and Lazio clubs have officially announced that defender Merreles transferred from Porto to Lazio for 10 million euros.