Chapter 0343, Goodbye Xia, I'm leaving
In the summer of 2016, the Premier League welcomed several world-class managers.
Jose Mourinho!
Pep Guardiola!
Courtney!
The trio are in charge of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea respectively, and they are set to forge a new Premier League landscape in the new season.
Being able to bring in a super coach is enough to see the ambition of the team.
So in this summer, their input will naturally not be instigated.
Manchester City, as a representative of the local tyrants in the new era, has spent a lot of money!
220 million euros is a meeting gift from the local tyrant boss to Guardiola!
Now Manchester City is already at the top level, but for Guardiola, it is not enough.
They do have the quality to compete for the Premier League title, but they are still far from the Champions League.
Need to keep it up!
Stones, €55.6 million!
Sane, 50 million euros!
Gabriel Jesus, €32 million!
Gundogan, 27 million euros!
Bravo, 18 million euros!
Nolito, 18 million euros!
These famous names have all been pocketed by Guardiola!
There are also Moreno with 5.5 million, Rulli with 4.7 million, Zinchenko with 2 million......
Pep Guardiola spent a lot of money and almost bought a new team!
Among these players, there are strong stars in their playing years, as well as young football talents.
For example, Brazilian teenager Gabriel Jesus is a talented striker that Guardiola has been eyeing for a long time.
The Times commented on Pep Guardiola's move: "It's a long-term plan and it's clear that Pep Guardiola is not using Manchester City as a springboard and he intends to build a new Premier League blue dynasty. ”
Compared to Pep Guardiola's layout for the future, Mourinho is more focused on the present.
He signed a contract with Manchester United before the end of last season.
Because of this incident, Van Gaal was very dissatisfied with Manchester United and Mourinho, and finally left unhappily.
But Mourinho is not interested in that, he only focuses on the present.
What are United lacking right now?
Lack of good center forwards, lack of midfield playmakers, lack of wing knives, lack of stable defensive giants.
Manchester United are no longer the dominant Premier League champions of the Ferguson era, they have experienced three seasons of slump, and they are in dire need of change and a return to the top.
The board was unstingy and gave Mourinho great power to buy as many people as he wanted.
However, Mourinho's first transfer after joining Manchester United turned out to be a zero-value transfer.
Swedish god Tajbrahimovic, from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer!
This transfer didn't cost Manchester United a penny!
It's all thanks to Mourinho's charisma!
The two had a deep friendship during their time at Inter Milan and still do.
The second transfer is also a player that Mourinho has always been optimistic about.
Borussia Dortmund's winger Mkhitaryan joined Manchester United for €42 million.
This transfer is considered a heavyweight recruitment.
Mourinho openly stated: "Mkhitaryan is Manchester United's new Giggs!" ”
This is not a low evaluation.
The third player, naturally, is the Portuguese's favourite defensive player.
Black man Bailly, who joined from Villarreal, cost Manchester United €38 million.
The deal is very cost-effective, and compared to Manchester City's starting price of 50 million to buy a defender, Bailly is very cost-effective.
However, Bailly had occasional injuries in La Liga, and he had to be physically strengthened and protected under Mourinho, otherwise it would be difficult to realize his talent.
The fourth transfer came, directly setting a record for the La Liga transfer window!
105 million, Pogba!
The return of the talented French midfielder has been quite dramatic.
He used to be a member of Manchester United, but because of the high contract requirements, he was very unfriendly with Ferguson, and was finally abandoned by the stubborn Ferguson.
Unexpectedly, after joining Juventus, he quickly grew into a world-class midfielder.
Worth more than 100 million, he has become one of the best midfielders of this era.
His joining made Manchester United secretly laughed at by many people.
The person who let him go by himself spent more than 100 million yuan to buy it back, isn't this a big wrong?
But Mourinho doesn't care.
Manchester United's midfield now lacks agility and organisation and needs a talented midfielder like Paul Pogba to take charge.
With four players joining, Manchester United are already strong.
This summer, the two heroes of Manchester City spent a lot of money and began an arms race in the same city.
Manchester is buzzing with activity, and the city of London is buzzing.
Chelsea welcome a new manager, Antonio Conte, and their local boss Abou is naturally fully supportive.
120 million euros, is their transfer expenditure this summer.
39 million euros to bring in Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, 35.8 million euros to sign Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante, 38.5 million euros to bring in Paris defender David Luiz, 23 million euros to buy Fiorentina winger Marcos Alonso......
Each transfer transaction is very targeted, and the new signings are all golden age.
The top three in the Premier League have all changed managers, and the new season is poised to get off the ground.
Arsene Wenger, as a veteran coach, has also spent a lot this season, and even set a record for the team's summer transfer spending.
Xhaka was brought in for 45 million euros, Mustafi for 40 million euros, Lucas Perez for 20 million euros and Japanese player Takuma Asano for 4 million euros......
With a total transfer fee of more than 100 million euros, Arsene Wenger has spent a lot of money this summer.
Other powerhouses also have in-depth reinforcements.
The Premier League is still the richest league this summer.
While many strong teams have introduced strong reinforcements, one team is a little sad.
That's Leicester City.
As the reigning champions of the Premier League last season and the top five European champions, Leicester City were in the limelight last season.
But because of this, they have become the target of many giants this summer.
Countless players have been poached, which has made it difficult for Leicester City to resist.
For Leicester City, the treatment and prospects they can give their players are limited, and they really can't compare with the top giants.
And with this miracle season of the five crowns, it is also a good opportunity for them to leave the team in search of a better future.
Kante, for example.
Although he has only been with the club for a year, N'Golo Kante has already proven his quality.
Not only did he become the absolute core of Leicester's miracle's defense, but he was also selected for the French national team with his outstanding performances.
Now he is recognized as the future world's No. 1 defender.
Therefore, in the poaching of Chelsea, Kante sincerely negotiated with the club and proposed the idea of leaving.
In the end, the club respected his idea.
With a transfer fee to match their value, Leicester City have sadly let go of their world-class midfielders.
Without N'Golo Kante, Leicester City's squad integrity for the new season has been hit hard.
N'Golo Kante left Leicester City at a time when the players were on leave and he didn't have time to say goodbye to his team-mates.
Just sincerely sent a farewell message to everyone.
Xia Xing's mobile phone rang, and Kante's name appeared.
"Goodbye Xia, I'm leaving."
(End of chapter)