Chapter 144: Kevin De Bruyne
Ferguson doesn't have time to reflect on the 'Manager of the Year' and 'Best Contribution' awards, and he still has to lead Manchester United to the most important game - the Champions League final. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the past 35 years of coaching career, Ferguson has participated in the Champions League final more than once, Manchester United is a regular in the Champions League final, many players in the team have experience in the Champions League final, so Manchester United still have experience in dealing with the final, but there is still some nervousness in the team before the big game, after all, it is the most important competition in Europe, and there will be at least more than 100 million spectators to watch the game in time, and those experienced stars will feel nervous.
Ferguson hired a psychiatrist for the team, and also asked the team to do some light training before the big game to adjust the physical and mental state.
For five days in a row, United were training behind closed doors.
Two days before the final kick-off, United had their final training session, after which the club held a press conference and Ferguson and several key players appeared in front of reporters.
It started with the press officer's speech, then Ferguson stood up and said something about the team's confidence and stuff, and then it was the journalist's turn to ask questions.
After a reporter from Manchester Sport took a look at Manchester United's preparations, it was the turn of the Catalan reporter to speak, the Catalan reporter had just arrived from Barcelona, he stood up and said, "Sir Alex Ferguson, congratulations on winning the Coach of the Year, you have achieved great things in more than 20 years at Manchester United, and it is not ......an exaggeration to say that you are the best manager in the world."
Ferguson's flattering words made Ferguson smile, and before he could realize what the other party meant, the reporter asked, "So have you considered retirement recently?" After all, you are over 70 years old, maybe a Champions League winner is the best gift for retirement! ”
Ferguson was a little stunned.
Even if the Scotsman has been coaching for more than 30 years, it is the first time he has heard the opposing media say that his team can win the championship, he feels a little wrong, but he still thinks that the media cares about his retirement, so he said, "I thought about retirement a few years ago, but now, I think I can still do it for a year or two, and now, the most worrying thing for me is that there is no qualified successor ......"
Ferguson's words were decent, expressing his concern for Manchester United, and also said that he did not want to always 'occupy a position', but he was worried that there would be no qualified successor, but he did not expect that his words would make the scene noisy.
What's going on?
Ferguson was a little confused, and it took a while for the room to calm down.
By this time, Ferguson was clear.
Originally...... It's that damn Chinese!
Ferguson knew he was being tricked by the Catalan media just now! Where is the other party complimenting himself, just wondering if he is going to retire at the end of the season!
But the source of it all was the damn Chinese, who thought that after that guy left Manchester City and returned to distant China, he wouldn't have anything to do with that guy...... I didn't expect it!
That guy went to Spain to coach Atletico Madrid, didn't participate in European competitions, but he can still disgust himself!
Ferguson hated his teeth itching, "Bastard! Damn-damn! ”
The Catalan media were delighted, proving countless times that Wansheng's 'prediction' was very accurate, saying that if Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the season, then Manchester United could win the Champions League, but vice versa...... The title went to Barcelona.
Ferguson said that he had two more years to play, which means that Barcelona will be the winner!
The Catalan media suddenly felt that they had developed a crush on Wansheng.
This Chinese is still very cute!
That night, the whole Manchester United team took a bus to London to prepare for the showdown with Barcelona at Wembley Stadium, but the media across Europe began to associate Wan Sheng with Ferguson's words.
The Spanish media inspired the report to convey a message - Barcelona will win the European championship!
The English media are a little silent, and they also want to express their views in support of Manchester United, but how can they refute Wan Sheng's statements?
The media that have tasted it all feel that 'we shouldn't have made a judgment so early', otherwise it will ...... What about the fulfillment of that guy's words again?
They feel entangled.
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Wan Sheng didn't know how Ferguson felt, and even if he did, he would gloat.
Manchester United and Barcelona played the Champions League final, which had nothing to do with Wan Sheng, but CCTV still invited him as a guest to London to explain the game live.
Wan Sheng originally wanted to push it off on the grounds that he was busy with work, but he had planned to go back to London with Anita first, and participate in a football match commentary without delay.
In addition, Wang Xiaolei, the former disciple and Manchester City's main goalkeeper, has also become an invited guest, and it is not bad to be able to meet Wang Xiaolei on the CCTV program and become a guest to explain the game together.
Wan Sheng finally agreed.
But before going to London, Wan Sheng still has to deal with the club's affairs, and the priority is to find a suitable full-back to replace Reyes.
In the past few days, Wansheng has checked a lot of full-back information, some of which are more suitable, but it is impossible to transfer at all, and some have good abilities, but they are not suitable at all.
In the end, it was a staff member of the club's transfer department who reported a piece of news that caught Wan Sheng's attention.
"Chelsea Football Club in the Premier League is in operation to bring a Belgian youngster to Stamford Bridge!"
Chelsea's eyed youngster?
Wan Sheng was immediately interested, and he found the name of the player - Kevin De Bruyne.
A little impressive, but also very unfamiliar.
Wan Sheng already knows very well that the memories of his previous life can not help him much, and those stars who can play in his memory are almost all very famous by now, so he needs to dig out outstanding players by himself.
Kevin De Bruyne, a name that seems to have been heard, and I don't know whether it was in the past or this life, but it should be good to have an impression, not to mention, Wan Sheng remembers most clearly that on the eve of the crossing, Belgium seems to have in addition to many stars, and the entire Belgian national team, and even became one of the teams with the highest physical evaluation among the sixteen teams in the European Cup.
Will there be this Kevin De Bruyne among those stars?
Wan Sheng didn't know.
The information given by the scouts proved that Kevin De Bruyne was excellent, and at the age of 7, De Bruyne started his football training in Delongen and was discovered by Ghent's scouts from that time.
At the age of 12, De Bruyne signed with Genk FC near Delongen as part of the Genk Academy, and joined Genk Youth two years later.
At the age of 14, De Bruyne joined Genke's youth team and was recognised by the coach for his outstanding performances, which led to his promotion to the first team in the 2008-09 season.
He was only 17 years old at the time.
During his time with Genk's first team, De Bruyne was exceptional, especially last season, when he scored five goals and provided 16 assists in 22 games to help Genke win the Belgian First Division title, so he attracted the attention of many European giants.
Now with Bayern Munich and Chelsea, Chelsea have the best chance of taking the talented youngster first, and they have raised their transfer offer to £8.5 million, which is incredible for a 20-year-old Belgian.
After reading De Bruyne's information, Wan Sheng decided to let the club join the race after a little consideration.
One of the big reasons is that De Bruyne has been quite consistent on the flanks and has received a lot of recognition for his ability to assist.
Maybe he'll be a player who can replace Reyes, or even play better than Reyes.
'Chelsea don't have a shortage of full-backs, they just want to buy a youngster. We're going to get it fast, get the transfer finalised quickly, bring him to Madrid! ”
"Belgian talents are more inclined to come where they can show their talents!"
This is the tone that Wansheng has set for De Bruyne's transfer.
In the purchase of De Bruyne, whether it is Bayern Munich or Chelsea, they are rational to operate, such as to increase the price appropriately, in order to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds less, to negotiate in detail, Wansheng is to let the club directly increase the offer, so that the Genke club is satisfied, and when the competitor does not react, directly finalize the transfer first.
That's a bit irrational.
But as long as De Bruyne is a real genius and pays millions of euros more, it is not a problem, but it will be the biggest failure to miss out on genius because of a little money.
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The next day, Wan Sheng and Anita rushed to London together.
That morning, Manchester City in the Premier League and Atletico Madrid announced the transfer of Sergio Aguero together.
Manchester City's official website, a high-profile announcement of Aguero's joining, also detailed Manchester City's 'preferential treatment' to Aguero, the transfer fee of 63 million pounds, has been disclosed by the media before, naturally there is nothing special worth saying, the most attractive of which is undoubtedly Aguero's salary contract - Aguero got a five-year contract with a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds.
Sergio Aguero has officially become a member of Manchester City and has been offered a five-year contract by the club. The 23-year-old Argentina international striker has moved from Atletico Madrid to Manchester City and will be playing in the weekend's Dublin Super Cup. In the new season, Sergio Aguero will wear Manchester City's number 16 shirt. ”
Sergio Aguero has become the most expensive player in Manchester City's history.
The Guardian applauded Aguero's transfer, "From Manchester City's point of view, Manchester City's introduction of Robinho for a Premier League record £32.5 million three years ago was a sensation, and the £27 million signing of Dzeko at the beginning of the year also attracted absolute attention, but Robinho is just a passerby of Manchester City, and Dzeko is far from meeting expectations." ”
"Sergio Aguero is different from the two above, he is younger, he is more energetic, he has performed impressively at Atletico Madrid and the Argentine national team, and we believe that Aguero will become the most important player for Manchester City!" (To be continued.) )