"The competition in the Premier League is fierce this season!"

On a beach somewhere in Catalonia, under a huge parasol, Lin Quan and Pep Guardiola are lying on a deck chair enjoying the sea breeze.

Pep Guardiola held a newspaper in his hand and looked at it with relish.

"Really?"

Lin Quan asked casually.

Pep Guardiola is a workaholic, although it is time to take a vacation, but he still cares about football matters, and even remotely operated a Bayern transfer operation, selling the disobedient Mandzukic.

"Yes, several giants in the Premier League have made a lot of moves in the transfer market, especially your neighbor Manchester United, who has been crazy about buying people recently!"

Lin Quan remembers that after Moyes was sacked, it was Dutchman Louis van Gaal who took the helm of the Red Devils.

This guy seems to have spent a lot of money in office, and most of it was unjustly paid.

Lin Quan took a look at the newspaper, and sure enough, Manchester United's action this summer was really big.

As soon as the transfer market opened, they couldn't wait to buy Luke Shaw from Southampton for £33 million.

Then they bought their midfielder Herrera from Athletic Bilbao for £31 million, Di Maria from Real Madrid for £60 million, and defender Marcos Rojo from Benfica for £20 million.

In addition to this, they also have a baby tiger Falcao on loan from Monaco for £6 million a year.

Manchester United spent €180 million in the transfer market this summer, making it the most expensive team in all of Europe.

Although Barcelona's transfer investment is also high, Barcelona recovered 70 or 80 million euros through sales.

Although Manchester United has left a lot of people this summer, the funds recovered through the sale of people are only 43 million euros.

In other words, their net investment is up to 140 million euros!

Van Gaal can really burn money!

It's just that Van Gaal has burned so much money, if he succeeds, it's better to say, if he fails, I'm afraid he will be scolded miserably!

However, Lin Quan went to the Internet to take a look, and Manchester United fans seemed to be applauding Van Gaal's big recruitment, and the opponents were not without it, but the voice was very small.

The vast majority of fans are delighted and looking forward to such an ambitious signing from the club!

"Hehe, the club has invested so much this season, it looks like it's ready to do a big job!"

"Hey, looking forward to revenge on Manchester City in the league!"

"Manchester City's squad hasn't changed much, and there is Lin, can we really beat them in the new season?"

There are also people who don't know the bottom of their hearts, although Manchester City is a nouveau riche, but they are the Champions League champions last season, and Manchester City's strength must not be underestimated!

Manchester United were beaten home and away by Manchester City last season, and it was a big loss.

The scene of Lin Quan's hat-trick at Old Trafford and the way the king of Cantona toured the stadium still pierced the hearts of Red Devils fans and even became a nightmare in their hearts.

"Rest assured, we have a large number of top stars such as Van Persie, Rooney, Falcao, Mata, Di Maria and so on in the new season.

"That's right, this squad is basically scheduled to win the Premier League this season, and the Champions League is guaranteed to be the top four!"

"Sure enough, money is a good thing, Manchester City can get good results by burning money, our Red Devils have a stronger background, this season has invested so much, and next season will not beat out the of Manchester City!"

Red Devils fans are very confident about the team's record in the new season and now they are just looking forward to the start of the new season.

Seeing the appearance of Manchester United fans looking forward to it, Lin Quan couldn't help but want to laugh a little in his heart.

Van Gaal is a good player at spending money, but he leads the team to results......

Outside of Manchester United, the Blues Chelsea are spending a lot of money and are the first club to make the move.

On May 24, just after the end of the Premier League, before the start of the World Cup, Chelsea impatiently reached a transfer agreement with the French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

The Blues sold their main centre-back David Luiz to Paris for £50 million.

This price breaks the world record held by Thiago Silva, another central defender at Grand Paris.

David Luiz has also become the most expensive centre-back in the world so far.

Interestingly, Thiago Silva and David Luiz were Brazil's main centre-backs at this World Cup.

It is estimated that the Paris side tasted the sweetness after buying Thiago Silva, thinking that David Luiz, who is also the main central defender of Brazil, is as strong as his brother-in-law.

And these two are teammates in the national team, there must be no problem in terms of tacit understanding, and it doesn't take too long to buy him to integrate into the team, so even if it costs a little more, it is cost-effective.

I have to say that Paris Saint-Germain's calculations are very good.

But when Brazil were thrashed 7-1 by Germany at the World Cup, they couldn't laugh anymore.

But the Blues fans were beaming, as if they had found the culprit behind last season's defeat:

"Thank you to the Middle East tyrants for helping me clear the mines!"

"Sell a defense bomb for 50 million pounds and make a lot of money!"

"No wonder my car's record was so bad last season, it turned out that there was a time bomb at the back!"

Of course, not all Blues fans think so, but there are still people who do justice to David Luiz:

"David Luiz's strength is still quite strong, but his positional sense is a little worse, and every time I see him make defensive mistakes, it's when he is in the grab."

"That's right, this guy is too fond of grabbing to expand his defensive area, and once he fails to grab, it will look very eye-catching, which makes it look like a defensive bomb."

"This kind of guard is not suitable for being a commander in the back line, but it is suitable for a general who charges into battle, and when someone is in command, they will be very useful!"

These fans really understand the game, in fact, the Brazilian team lost to the German team, after the game, many professionals believe that the suspension of Thiago Silva, the commander of the backline, is far greater than the suspension of Neymar on the Brazilian team.

Marcelo and David Luiz are the kind of players who like to leave their positions, and with the German team coming up, they are ahead.

The Brazilian team was in a hurry to recover the score, and the kick was too frizzy, which was only then the opponent blew up the backline, which is not to say that the difference in strength between the two teams is really so big!

Of course, to say that David Luiz is worth £50 million would be to be lying with an open eye.

So this deal, Chelsea must have made a lot of money.

If the transfer takes place after the World Cup, it will be a maximum of £30 million.

With the sale of David Luiz, the Blues have raised enough transfer funds to finally buy their favourite striker.

As the champion of this World Cup, Spain's striker Diego Costa is favored by many giants.

The Blues, who suffered from a lack of strikers last season, have long been interested in Diego Costa, a striker who has performed well in the Champions League and the World Cup.

So, before the end of the World Cup, they made an offer to Atletico Madrid for 35 million pounds, hoping to take Diego Costa.

Chelsea are still chicken thieves, and their offer to Atletico came at a time when Diego Costa was unable to play due to injury in the group stage of the World Cup.

At that time, Diego Costa was absent due to injury in the Champions League final and the World Cup, which led to the outside world suspecting that Diego Costa was a glass man, which greatly affected his transfer value.

Atletico have the same concerns, so they have opened transfer talks with Chelsea.

However, as we talked, Spain won the championship and Diego Costa returned from injury in the final.

Although he failed to score, his performance in the final was not bad, but Lin Quan's light was too great to cover him up.

Seeing that Diego Costa's injury was fine, Atletico Madrid's negotiations were much more confident and resolutely disagreed with the price reduction.

You Chelsea made 50 million by selling David Luiz, and buying a World Cup-winning striker like Diego Costa, are you embarrassed for less than 50 million pounds?

This offer obviously made the Chelsea people very uncomfortable, and they are not Middle Eastern tycoons who are not bad for money.

Even if it's really a local tyrant, then you can't be slaughtered as a Kaizi!

50 million to buy Diego Costa, is it worth it?

If the opponent is not injured and can be a perfect fit for Chelsea, the price is not outrageous.

However, if they really spend so much money on people, then their transfer budget may not be enough.

Last season's defeat to Manchester City left the Blues in their bellies, and this season they are gearing up to go on a recruitment spree, arming themselves to the teeth in order to take revenge on Manchester City.

Therefore, in addition to the striker, they also look at players in other positions, such as Atletico Madrid's left-back Felipe, Barcelona's midfielder Cesc Fabregas, etc.

To buy these stars, without 50 million, I'm afraid it's not enough.

As a result, Chelsea had no choice but to continue negotiations with Atletico.

After grueling negotiations, an agreement was finally reached between the two sides, with Chelsea sending Fernando Torres away to bring Felipe and Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge for £50 million.

For Chelsea, they traded a declining Spanish striker for another younger, more prime-looking Spanish striker.

In addition to this, he also got a left-back with great potential, and also cleared up the salary space in the team by the way, this deal is definitely not a loss!

For Atletico Madrid, after sending Diego Costa, they also need to bring in a high-level striker, and Torres, who came through the Atletico academy and is a Spaniard, is a good choice to bring him back to Atletico.

The point is that Torres' transfer price is only 5 million euros, which is no different from giving it away for nothing!

For Torres, his seasons at Chelsea have struggled.

Rather than continue to be marginalised at Chelsea, it would be better to rediscover your form in a different environment.

And he debuted from Atletico Madrid, entered the Atletico Madrid academy at the age of 11, and only transferred away after playing famous.

Now, returning to the parent team after seven years is also a return to the roots for Torres.

Once the transfer was completed, Chelsea began to make all-out contact with Barcelona to bring in Cesc Fabregas to complete their final piece of the puzzle.

Barcelona actually didn't really want to let Xiaofa go, but because they wanted to buy Suarez and compete with Real Madrid for Ronaldo, they had to sell people to raise funds.

So, after some negotiations with Chelsea, the two teams finally agreed to a deal for 33 million euros.

Chelsea spent €110 million on buying people this summer.

However, after selling players such as David Luiz and Romelu Lukaku, they recouped 100 million euros.

In total, it cost less than 10 million euros, barely breaking even.

In fact, for Chelsea, who lack quality strikers, Lukaku, who has excelled at Everton, should not be sold.

However, Abu's relationship with Mourinho was strained, and he was not provided with a large amount of money for the transfer operation, and Mourinho could only raise funds by selling people.

Romelu Lukaku is good, but selling him would bring a budget of 40 million euros to the team, so it is better to sell him, and Chelsea are worried that his performance will be short-lived and may depreciate in the future.

However, the decision set the stage for Romelu Lukaku's three entries and three exits for Chelsea......

Manchester United and Chelsea are both big buyers, and Liverpool are not far behind.

This summer, Liverpool became very rich after selling Suarez, so they bought a whole bunch of players such as Emre Can, Lallana, Markovic, Lovren, Divock Origi, Moreno and Balotelli.

The value of these players is generally not high, and the most expensive is midfielder Adam Lallana, who has a homegrown household book, but it is only 31 million euros.

And the likes of Malkovic, Lovren and Balotelli all have transfer fees of around 20 million euros.

Although the transfer fee for a single player is not high, it can't stand the crowd!

The purchase of these players cost the Reds a total of 150 million euros, which set a new record for the Reds' single-season transfer fees.

However, although a large number of people have been bought, among these players, except for Balotelli, others have no taste of stars at all.

And Balotelli is a well-known problem player......

As a result, there is a very strange phenomenon, although the team has spent the highest transfer budget in the 131-year history of the team, the Reds fans are still worried.

I always feel that the players bought with so much money are not as useful as Suarez alone!

But Suarez bites and bans at every turn, FIFA's ban, and FA's ban, all of which add up to 19 games!

Half a season ban, who can withstand this?

Among the traditional four giants of the Premier League, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool have spent more than 100 million euros on purchases, and Arsenal naturally cannot afford to take action.

Since spending £45 million on Ozil last summer, the professor has become reluctant to spend.

This summer, Arsenal also hardened again.

They bought Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona for €42.5 million and then striker Welbeck from Manchester United for €20 million.

The professor then spent 35 million euros on two defenders and another 4 million euros for a backup goalkeeper.

All in all, Arsenal spent a total of 100 million euros this season, deducting the income from selling, and the net investment reached 80 million euros, which is definitely a big hemorrhage!

It seems that the arms race in the Premier League does have a big impact.

Even a person like Arsene Wenger, who has always been diligent and thrifty, has been forced to buy people in a big way!

As the initiator of the arms race, Manchester City's side has made little moves this summer.

They spent €15 million to buy the best goalkeeper in La Liga from Levante, Keylor Navas, who has performed well in the World Cup.

This was followed by the purchase of Porto midfielder Francisco and defender Mangala for 15 million and 30 million euros.

That's it, it's gone!

Manchester City's total transfer investment in buying people is only 60 million euros, which is far less than the big four!

Not only that, this summer, Manchester City released a large number of players such as Xavi Garcia, Negredo, and Rodwell, and recovered 65 million euros through sales.

In this way, their total investment is actually negative!

What about the golden dollar football?

Where is this still a little bit of golden dollar football?

With such a small amount of transfer investment, the outside world can't help but start questioning, is Manchester City going to start rotting?

(End of chapter)