"How's it going?"

Rist himself was in a hurry. Flying directly from China to England, there was not much time to rest at all. Then I went straight to Manchester and went straight to the hospital.

There are already quite a few people in the hospital. Among them were the staff of Lister in Manchester, and Lister didn't have time to say anything else to them, so he just asked.

"Boss, the situation is not very good. The knee needed surgery, and doctors conservatively estimated that it would take four months for him to be able to walk normally. If you want to return to training, it should take at least half a year. ”

"Shit. What the hell is going on? ”

Rist couldn't help but explode when he heard the words of his staff. Rist was in such a hurry to get back because Torres was injured, and it was very serious. It was a knee injury, otherwise Rist would not have come back from China so soon. There are still many things on Lister in China, and many clubs in China want to get in touch with Lister. But Torres' injury made him push off all these invitations.

Fernando Torres is one of Rist's aces. Among Rister's players over the years, Torres is definitely one of the players who has brought Rister the most money. He became famous at a young age, and Atletico kept bribing Rist in order to keep him. The various bribes obtained from Atletico Madrid alone amounted to nearly 10 million euros.

In addition, Torres is the first person in the academy at Atletico Madrid and is the flag player of Atletico Madrid. As a result, his salary at Atletico was almost in the top five of European football at the time, and Torres was not yet 20 years old at the time.

Even now Torres is only twenty-six years old, still in the prime of a player. But Rist knows one thing, and that is that a striker like Torres is most afraid of injury. Once injured. At that time, his explosiveness and speed will decrease, and his maximum power will be gone. And the injury this time is in the knee, which is the knee.

A knee injury is a serious injury for any player. For a speed player like him, it is even more fatal. Although Torres is not only good in terms of speed, but also his basic skills, his technique, and his shooting skills. But if there is no speed, or if the speed drops, his power will drop by 30%. Torres was only twenty-six years old and should have had a lot of prime time. To earn more money for Lister, how can Lister not be in a hurry. Rist can only pray that Torres' knee injury will be well recovered.

"When you play, you take the header. Fell to the ground and injured his knee. ”

There were quite a few people at the entrance of the hospital. There's the Manchester City staff, there's Rist's staff in Manchester, there's Torres' family. But after listening to this, Rist really didn't care about it.

"How's the surgery?"

"The doctor said it was a success."

Reese nodded, as long as it succeeded. Although it hurt his knee, it had some impact on his explosiveness and speed in the future. But as long as he can have seventy or eighty percent of his original power, it is enough for Torres.

In addition to speed, Torres also has skill and shooting ability. Historically, at Chelsea, the £50 million transfer fee was too much pressure on him. His performance at Chelsea could not have been said to have been bad. But compared to his worth of 50 million pounds, that's really bad. The worse the performance, the more pressure he will have. The more he wants to perform well, the worse he performs. In the end, a vicious circle came out.

Rist didn't want Torres' career to be like that. So the best thing to do now is to let Torres recover well, and definitely not rush back.

"Ola dumb, you accompany Fernando first. Tell him not to have any burdens. So many years. Let him rest well, too. ”

Rist was relieved to hear that the operation had been successful. Then he took care of Torres's wife and said a few words to her. Ola Dumb nodded, Rist had known Ola Dumb for a long time. Ola Dumb and Torres are childhood sweethearts boyfriend and girlfriend, and Rist knows Torres and also knows Ola Dumb.

When Torres was fifteen years old, Rist became Torres' agent. Torres was able to become a millionaire at the age of seventeen, and Rist was a huge contributor. It has been more than ten years since Rist and Ola have known each other for so many years.

"I understand, Lister."

"I'll go to Manchester City first. Tell Fernando that I'll come over tomorrow. ”

Fernando Torres is City's top scorer. Manchester City must have been nervous as well. Therefore, Rist is going to visit Manchester City and discuss it with Mubarak and Manuel Pellegrini.

"Rist, you're here."

When Rist arrived at Manchester City, Rister saw that Mubarak and Pellegrini were not very good-looking. Of course they are angry and now Manchester City are doing very well in the Premier League. There is a good chance that Manchester City will be able to defend the Premier League title. Once they defend their Premier League titles, Manchester City can really slowly shed the nouveau riche montagonist. At such a moment, it turned out to be the top scorer. How can two people not be angry in such a situation.

"No, no, no. Have you heard from the hospital as well? ”

"Yes. It takes six months to be able to train, and it can take seven to eight months to get back to full competitive fitness. ”

Pellegrini's face was gloomy. With Manchester City's endless financial support, Pellegrini now has a luxurious squad. Manchester City's current substitutes are all capable of forming a Premier League powerhouse. Originally, this season was even smoother, and in his opinion, he could easily win the Premier League title. I didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"Really."

Rist shook his head. Who could have known that Torres would be injured at such an important moment. Pellegrini looked at Rister and said with some hesitation: "Rist, we all think that Fernando's injury has been too long. It is hoped that in the winter transfer season, a striker will be brought in to complement it. ”

Rist frowned as he listened to Pellegrini's hesitant words. Manchester City has no shortage of strikers, with Tevez, Dzeko and Sturridge. It's just that Torres has been at his peak in recent years, and from Atletico Madrid to Manchester City, his goal rate has been high. Coupled with the fact that the results of the Spanish national team have been getting better and better in the past two years, Torres' status in European football has also been very high in recent years. Therefore, they can only play as a substitute.

Now Torres is injured, but there are also them. Each of these three has its own strengths. Carlos Tevez has proven himself in the Premier League over the years, Dzeko was once a sharpshooter in the Czech First Division and the Bundesliga, and Sturridge is a talented striker that Manchester City has cultivated themselves. Manchester City should be thinking about who to put in the position to replace Torres's vacant seat at this time. How would you be ready to buy a striker?

"You're looking to bring in a main striker?"

"Yes."

Mubarak answered, saying: "Manchester City are aiming for the Premier League title this season and want to do even better in the Champions League. Rist, we need top strikers. ”

Rist did not speak immediately. Manchester City have money. You can hoard players at will. But for Torres, that's a lot of pressure. Manchester City have their own goals and are not short of money, standing in their position and not willing to waste almost a year waiting for Torres. It is better to bring in a player to ensure the team's results, and Rist is not incomprehensible. But it still made Rist a little angry.

Torres was only twenty-six years old. He was only 27 years old when he returned to the field. What will happen to the two top strikers at that time, and how will Torres be able to compete with his opponents after returning from a serious injury. A star of Torres' level will definitely be under pressure when the game doesn't go well. It's a not-so-good cycle.

"Do you have a goal?"

"Yes. I may need your help though. ”

"Say."

Rist wasn't surprised. Now there are only a few powerful and well-known strikers in European football. The star of the top giants, Manchester City will definitely not be able to bring in. Then the remaining strikers, Rist can count them on one hand. And a few top strikers remain. Which one has nothing to do with Rister.

"Tottenham's Luis Suarez, Napoli's Falcao or Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero."

"Falcao is here, but he can't play in the Champions League."

Napoli is in the knockout round of the Champions League, and Falcao can't play the Champions League when he comes. And Napoli are not short of money and are unlikely to let Falcao go in the middle of the season. Even if Falcao is sold, it will only be in the summer transfer, not in the winter.

Neither Tottenham nor Atletico Madrid have made it to the Champions League. Tottenham have risen sporadically in the Premier League. But most of the moments are tragic. Because there are too many strong teams in the Premier League, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, the three traditional strong teams, as well as Chelsea and Manchester City, the two nouveau riche. Unless Tottenham wipe out two of their five teams, it will be difficult for them to get a Champions League chance. Liverpool have been in chaos for a while in recent years, but this season Liverpool is catching up with the team again, so Tottenham can only continue the tragedy.

Atletico were unlucky. Because after they sold Gago, they did not find the core of the midfield to replace Gago. And in the past few years, Atletico has sold too many people. Last season's performance was not very good, and in the end it was squeezed out by other clubs and failed to get a Champions League place. As a result, Bianchi's position has problems. This season has regained some strength though. But the results are still not so optimistic.

"Yes. Because we think about Suarez and Aguero. ”

"Are you taking a fancy to Suarez?"

"Yes."

Mubarak nodded. Pellegrini next to him said: "Suarez has been doing well at Tottenham and he has adapted to the Premier League environment. Although Aguero has performed well at Atletico Madrid, he has not played in the Premier League after all. Suarez's ability to play and not affect our results this season is our biggest goal. ”

Rist was a little hesitant. In a club at Manchester City. Hoarding Torres and Suarez is too extravagant, and isn't it cannibalism.

What happened to Rist a year later. Torres and Suarez are competing for the main position, who will Rist help then? Torres wanted to leave, but there were a few clubs that could accept him. After all, Torres has a weekly salary of 220,000 pounds, which is more than 6 million euros after tax. In the current European football world, there are only two giants in the Western Super League, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, who can give such high salaries. It's hard to find a club other than them that can offer such a high salary.

Rist thought about it, if Aguero came, he would be passive in the future. Sergio Aguero is a player owned by IMG Entertainment, one of the giants of world sports, although in football Lister is not afraid of IMG at all. In world football, Lister is a giant, and IMG has a lot of influence in other aspects of the sports world, but in football he is not a match for Lister at all. But no matter how you say IMG, they are sports giants, and Rist is unwilling to let IMG meddle in Manchester City's affairs. At that time, if Torres can't compete with Aguero, then Rist's special interests at Manchester City will be affected.

Compared to Aguero, it looks like Suarez is better. How to say that both of them are their own players, and it is easy to operate if something happens. It's really not good, just let another transfer when the time comes. Which transfer to choose, Rist also has room to maneuver. Therefore, Rist finally nodded slowly and said, "Louis, it's not cheap. ”