With Chelsea also winning this round, City did not close the gap between the two teams after the game against Arsenal.

The gap between the two sides remains at three points, and Manchester City will face Chelsea away in the next game, so in order to save strength, in the FA Cup match against Millsdeburg in midweek, Guardiola chose to hide a large number of main players and play as a semi-substitute.

Unexpectedly, Manchester City was unexpectedly upset away from home, losing 0:2 to their opponents, and the FA Cup was also eliminated.

This result caused an uproar in the outside world, and after Guardiola joined, Manchester City lost a lot of games!

This record does not look much better than when Pellegrini was absent.

As a result, many people began to wonder if Guardiola's set was really not suitable for the Premier League as Mourinho said?

The opponent was unexpectedly upset, and Mourinho naturally wanted to stand up and mock it.

Especially when the two teams are going to play each other directly in the next round, psychological warfare at this time to affect the mentality of the other party will be of significant help to Chelsea to improve their winning rate.

"I've long said that Pep Guardiola's set can only be used in La Liga, it won't work in another league, and the defeat to Millsburgh is proof of that!"

'The next game at Stamford Bridge will teach Guardiola how to play when he arrives in the Premier League, the world's number one league!

Originally, everyone was skeptical of Mourinho's words about teaching Manchester City a lesson at Stamford Bridge, but judging from the state of Manchester City in recent games, everyone began to believe Mourinho's words again.

Manchester City's form still looks sluggish and their recent record has not been great.

They are in this form to visit Chelsea's most difficult home stadium, and I am afraid that it will be really unlucky.

For Mourinho's mouth cannon, Guardiola didn't bother to respond.

When he was in La Liga, he learned Mourinho's psychological tactics, mouth cannon is the opponent's strength, if he is really provoked by the opponent, then he will be fooled.

However, these games have also exposed some problems within the Manchester City team, and after Yaya Toure returned to Africa on leave to play in the Africa Cup of Nations, City's midfield was a little understaffed.

In addition, there are many problems in the backline, which need to be supplemented by continued reinforcements.

So, taking advantage of the window that has not yet closed during the winter break, Guardiola began to try to buy people.

He first sold defender Mangala, who was bought from Porto in the summer window, for 23 million euros.

Mangala played very poorly in this half season at Manchester City, often making low-level mistakes in his limited appearances.

On top of that, he was unhappy with the weather and food at Manchester City, and the player himself was having a hard time fitting in, and staying at City was just a torture for both sides.

As a result, the two sides broke up, and Manchester City lost 7 million euros and let him leave at a reduced price.

Manchester City's defenders are already understocked, and after letting Mangala go, they desperately need to bring in a defender to bolster them.

However, it is not easy to buy a good defender, and after the unremitting price hike of the big Paris, the price of defenders in football is now generally inflated.

Judging by David Luiz's sky-high transfer fee, it is impossible to buy a good defender without a little blood.

If you encounter a black store like Porto, you will inevitably be slaughtered.

Pep Guardiola has his eye on two Bayern defenders, Boateng and Alaba.

Although Boateng has a famous scene where he was shaken down by Lin Quan, his defensive awareness is excellent.

The reason why he was shaken down was entirely because his consciousness kept up with Lin Quan's speed, but his body couldn't.

If it was an ordinary defender, it might have been passed cleanly at the first time Lin Quan adjusted.

Boateng's brain can keep up, which is already very difficult.

And in addition to not being able to prevent Lin Quan, Boateng performed very well when facing other players.

After the tempering of the league and the Champions League in the past few years, Boateng has played better and better, and there is a faint style of general.

As for Alaba, when he was at Bayern, Guardiola valued his potential.

Alaba is not yet 23 years old this year and may still lack some experience, but his talent is very high.

Alaba is strong, fast, and flexible.

He is the kind of player who can attack and defend, and Guardiola is very optimistic about him, believing that he has a good chance of becoming the first left-back in football in the future.

Manchester City's right-back Zabaleta is very strong, but left-back Kolarov is almost off.

Kolarov has a strong offensive ability, but not a strong defensive ability.

In their last game against Arsenal, Arsenal opened the door on his side, allowing Manchester City to be breached twice.

As a result, City's left-back is often rotated, with Kolarov and Klich taking turns to play.

Pep Guardiola wants to bring in a more well-rounded full-back to solve the problem once and for all.

Like Arsene Wenger, Pep Guardiola also likes to buy youngsters.

This kind of player has a lot of room for transformation, and he is more obedient to management, and if he buys it, he can become the cornerstone of the team's building and play for the team for a long time.

Even if it doesn't work, the cost won't be very high, and someone will take over if it is sold.

He's new to Manchester City and there's not a lot of pressure on results, so it's a matter of how to build a squad that will satisfy him.

So after the transfer period opened, Manchester City submitted a transfer offer to Bayern as soon as possible.

Manchester City intends to spend 80 million euros to pack and take the two men.

This offer was not low, but Bayern didn't even look at it and directly rejected Manchester City's offer.

Now the Bundesliga is only halfway through and the Champions League is only in the knockout stages.

At this time, let Manchester City pack up its two main defenders and take it away, so how will Bayern play in the second half of the season?

After Heynckes' comeback, he is ambitious and ready to do a big job!

After being rejected by Bayern, Guardiola dropped Boateng and made a separate offer to Alaba for €40 million.

It's difficult to take two people away, but if you take one person, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?

And the price is very high, with Paris Saint-Germain's backline not lacking people, it is unlikely that any other club will offer a higher price than Manchester City.

However, Bayern still rejected Manchester City's offer, and Bayern's general manager Hoeness even said that as long as Guardiola is at Manchester City, Bayern will not be able to make any deal with Manchester City.

It seems that the relationship between Guardiola and Bayern has been completely deadlocked.

Bayern had no drama on their side, and Guardiola tried to make offers to several other teams, such as Real Madrid's Karhava, Dort's Hummels, etc., wanting to take away the opponent's main defender.

But these offers were either rejected by clubs with ambitions for results, or some teams took the opportunity to inflate the price and speculate the price to the sky.

A series of rejections have hit Guardiola hard.

"It's so hard to buy people during the winter break!"

Tired and home, Guardiola took off his suit and threw himself on the sofa to lie down.

It happened that Lin Quan came back from playing football with his younger brother Marius, and after hearing his words, he couldn't help but ask:

"Haven't you got the defender yet?"

"No, it's that easy!"

Guardiola shook his head and sighed:

"In these days, good defenders are as scarce as gold, and you can't buy them at a high price, and if you don't like them, buy them back as a time bomb?"

Hearing Guardiola's words, Lin Quan nodded approvingly.

"Why don't I give you a detailed reference?"

"You?"

Guardiola glanced at Lin Quan with some doubts, does he also know about these things?

With the attitude of a dead horse as a live horse doctor, Guardiola nodded:

"Well, you name it!"

"You've just come from the Bundesliga, have you followed the Bundesliga?"

Pep Guardiola nodded, indicating that he had paid attention.

The leagues in Germany are running very well, whether it is the Bundesliga, the Bundesliga or even the Bundesliga, or even the Bundesliga, they are financially healthy.

A healthy financial situation allows them to operate stably, and the huge football population base can also provide a steady stream of talent for these teams.

In addition, many teams, including Bayern, will loan young players to the Bundesliga to practice, so the team in the Bundesliga is very strong, and the game is not ugly.

"And do you have an impression of RB Leipzig's right-back Kimmich?"

Guardiola thought for a moment and nodded:

"Well, it's a bit of an impression that this kid has a high ball IQ, a great sense of defensive positionality on the pitch, and a great cross!"

Pep Guardiola recalled it in his mind and found fragments of Kimmich's memories.

This kind of player who can make his eyes shine, Guardiola only needs to see it once, and basically he will not forget it.

"Kimmich is now just 19 years old, and he is still very young, and he could have bought Zabaleta as an heir.

And his worth is not expensive, estimated to be around 700-10 million euros.

When he comes out of practice, Zabaleta is estimated to be retiring, and it will be the perfect succession when the time comes! ”

"You're so optimistic about him?"

Guardiola couldn't help but feel very surprised when he heard Lin Quan say that he wanted to train Kimmich to be the successor of Zabaleta.

Zabaleta's quality is clear to Pep Guardiola, who is one of the few players in the Manchester City backline who can be used by Guardiola with confidence.

This is something that even the captain Kompany has not reached!

"It's not that I'm optimistic about him, it's Bayern who is optimistic about him, considering Lahm's age, Bayern is expected to make a move in the summer and buy him!"

"So if you don't want to miss the opportunity, now is the last chance to make a move, and once Bayern have shown their intention to buy Kimmich, do you think you have a chance to steal from Bayern's men?"

Pep Guardiola has coached Bayern, so he has a deeper understanding of Bayern's huge influence in the Bundesliga.

For the vast majority of German players, playing at Bayern Munich means that their chances of making the German national team will increase significantly.

So, Bayern's offer is almost something they can't refuse.

Many German players will even lower their prices to play at Bayern after learning that Bayern is interested in them.

This is also the reason why other teams in the Bundesliga are difficult to resist Bayern's poaching, resulting in the dominance of the Bundesliga.

The good seedlings have been poached by Bayern, and other teams will certainly not be able to compete with Bayern.

Guardiola didn't attach much importance to it, but Lin Quan's words made him dare not take it lightly.

It's no secret that Bayern are thinking about an heir for Lahm.

Lahm, who was born in 83, is no longer young, and he can only play for Bayern in the last two or three seasons.

In this case, Bayern must find a candidate as early as possible and train in advance in order to fill the vacancy after Lahm retires or leaves.

Kimmich's talent is outstanding, and Bayern will notice him sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Guardiola made a decisive decision:

"Okay, I'll make an offer to Leipzig!"

"Remember to be secretive and try not to let Bayern know in advance, once Bayern cuts off the beard, the possibility of buying people is very small!"

Lin Quan reminded.

"Well, I'll pay attention!"

At Pep Guardiola's behest, Manchester City submitted an offer of €5 million to RB Leipzig.

This price is completely sky-high for RB Leipzig, they only spent 500,000 euros to buy Kimmich from Stuttgart, this guy has only been in the team for a year, and he can earn 10 times as much as he can change hands!

This makes RB Leipzig feel unreal!

However, since the other party has made a bid, then they have to bargain, right?

As a result, RB Leipzig trembled and raised the price to 7 million euros.

They didn't dare to raise it too outrageously, for fear of scaring this gold owner away.

However, after receiving Leipzig's offer, Manchester City did not bother to bargain with the other party at all, and directly agreed to the other party's price.

This made Leipzig's side dumbfounded!

They feel as if they are going to be less, and with the bold attitude of Manchester City, it seems that if they add a little more money, the other party will agree?

After the two sides reached an agreement, Manchester City's money was transferred to RB Leipzig almost immediately.

Getting the money so quickly made RB Leipzig very emotional.

It's so cool to do business with a tyrant like Manchester City!

Manchester City not only made generous moves, did not bargain, but also gave money quickly.

It's a pity that the other party only has a crush on Kimmich, and if they can take a fancy to the others, then they can make an extra profit.

Kimmich arrived at Manchester City soon after and went through a trial and medical for the team.

During the trial, Pep Guardiola was very pleased with the 19-year-old.

He believes that as long as Kimmich is cultivated well, over time, he will definitely become the anchor of Manchester City's left side of the defense!

Considering that this transfer was completely carried out at the suggestion of Lin Quan, this gave Guardiola a kind of blind confidence in Lin Quan.

After completing Kimmich's transfer, he immediately ran to Lin Quan for advice:

"We still have a centre-back, a midfielder and a striker, do you have any good candidates to recommend?"

Not to mention, Lin Quan really has it.

"As a centre-back, Stuttgart's Antonio Rudiger is good, he shouldn't be expensive at this time, and he has just suffered a serious injury, which can be done within 15 million euros."

"As for the midfielder, I know of a very defensive midfielder!"

"Oh? How powerful? ”

Pep Guardiola asked with interest.

"Well, the ceiling can be as high as that of Makelele, right?"

Guardiola's eyes widened with a look of disbelief.

He and Claude are players of the same era, both are midfielders, so he knows better than anyone how terrifying Makelele is at his peak!

This is a fierce man who can play a single midfielder.

Without his existence, it would have been difficult for the top-heavy Real Madrid to win the Champions League.

It's no wonder Casillas says the player he misses the most is Claude Makelle.

After all, after the departure of Makellele, even with a large number of top stars such as Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham, the Galaxy battleship that lacked a back still fell quickly.

And after him, there are few players in football who can play as a single midfielder.

That's why Guardiola was so surprised, he was very curious in his heart, who could get such a high evaluation from Lin Quan.

"He's a Frenchman, currently playing for Caen in Ligue 1, and his name is N'Golo Kante!"

(End of chapter)