Compared with N'Golo Kante and Keylor Navas, the outgoing Milner did not visit Lin Quan.

He was ready to leave the team before the end of the season.

Like Keylor Navas, Milner left because he couldn't get a starting spot, and he wanted to go to a team that could start.

Milner is a versatile player in the Manchester City team, he can play as a winger, midfielder, full-back and other positions, which can be called a versatile player.

Such a player is actually very popular with Pep Guardiola, so last season, Milner made a total of 49 appearances in all competitions, scored nine goals and provided eight assists, not only the statistics are beautiful, but also the attendance rate is very high.

However, most of them were used as substitutes, and only a third of the games were starts.

When he learned that Milner had rejected Manchester City's offer of contract extension and was planning to leave the team, Guardiola had a very sincere discussion with him in detail and tried to make a reservation.

However, after the two chatted, Guardiola's expression darkened.

He knew that Milner had made up his mind and that he couldn't keep the other party.

Milner is a very calm, very intelligent player.

He has analysed City's squad and knows the quality of the players in every position in the squad.

City currently have regular starters in a variety of positions, and these positions are difficult for him to shake, so he has to stay as a versatile substitute.

But that's not what he wants, he wants to be a mainstay, he wants to play in midfield.

And that's what Manchester City can't give.

Therefore, in the face of the big contract with a weekly salary of 160,000 pounds handed over by Manchester City, Milner still chose to refuse and accepted the olive branch handed by Liverpool instead!

He went to Liverpool, definitely not for the money.

Because of the petty Liverpool, the weekly salary offered to him was only 125,000 pounds, almost a quarter less than Manchester City's salary.

For such a player with a clear plan for the future, Guardiola is not easy to fool the other party, and can only wish the other party a good future on Liverpool's side!

Milner is a well-rounded individual who runs aggressively on the pitch and defends hard, making him a player with a lot of commitment and mental attributes.

What's more, he is also a native of England, which can be said to be a huge plus for a Premier League team.

And such a player, who can join his own team with zero transfer fee, is definitely a big profit for Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp is very pleased with the transfer, and his first signing at Liverpool is going well, giving him confidence in his future at Liverpool.

However, Liverpool is still very weak now, and all three lines of the team need to be strengthened.

After signing James Milner to strengthen their midfield, Liverpool immediately began to search for suitable strikers and defenders.

Soon, they spent 41 million euros to sign Hoffenheim striker Roberto Firmino.

It's not that Klopp doesn't want to buy a better one, it's really hard to find a good striker, he wants to poach Bayern's Lewandowski, but Bayern Lions opened his mouth and asked for a transfer fee of 80 million.

This money is not something that Liverpool can afford now, so they can only buy people from small clubs like Huocun.

After buying the striker, Liverpool still need to strengthen their backline.

In response, Klopp has set his sights on Manchester City's young defender Virgil van Dijk.

This person performed very well in the Premier League and Champions League last year, although he was young, but he played very calmly, and he already had the wind of a general.

Jurgen Klopp then made an offer of €35 million to Manchester City in an attempt to seduce Van Dijk.

However, such a price is simply a humiliation for Manchester City, and Guardiola rejected Liverpool's offer and labelled Van Dijk as not for sale.

Pep Guardiola has a veto on Manchester City's transfers, and if he doesn't plan to sell anyone, they won't be able to leave.

Even if the player himself comes to make trouble, it is useless, and Van Dijk has stayed well at Manchester City and has no intention of leaving Manchester City.

Even if you want to go, it must be a person who walks to a high place, how can you go to the down-and-out Liverpool?

Liverpool has not won the Premier League title for 25 years, and such a team has little hope no matter how you look at it, how can it be compared with Manchester City, which is in full swing?

Besides, with Demichelis gradually relegated to the background, Van Dijk is now firmly in the main position of Manchester City.

The club are also interested in signing him a new contract, increasing his salary to £150,000 a week.

For a 24-year-old player, this salary is already very high.

So Van Dijk only has gratitude in his heart, and has no thoughts of leaving the team at all.

Liverpool's poaching failed, and Klopp couldn't help but feel a little sorry in his heart.

So he bought the opponent's right-back Klein from Southampton for 17 million euros.

Klein's offensive ability is good, and he can better execute Klopp's offensive tactics.

He didn't come to Liverpool to play defensive counter-attacks, he intended to bring his attacking football tactics at Borussia Dortmund to Anfield.

Another 5 million euros were spent to bring in 18-year-old young defender Joe Gomez from Charlton.

This person's potential is okay, although it can't be used now, but it can be bought as a reserve force first, and then it will be regarded as an investment.

In line with the good habit of being thrifty and thrifty, Klopp spent another 8.3 million euros to buy a young striker from Burnley.

Seeing the new coach of his own team buying people so carefully, Liverpool's top management couldn't stand it.

So they gave Klopp another sum of money and helped him sign Aston Villa striker Benteke.

This transfer cost Liverpool 46.5 million euros!

Klopp is angry!

What do you mean?

With so much money, why didn't you take it out before?

If he had 87.5 million euros in his pocket before, then he would definitely have offered Lewandowski to Bayern!

As a result, now the money has been split into two parts, and two strikers have been bought!

One of them is not what he wants yet!

In Klopp's opinion, even if Benteke and Firmino are combined, they are definitely not as good as real strikers like Suarez and Lewandowski.

Even if it has to be split into two, Klopp is not interested in Benteke, but another Southampton player - Mane!

Although, Liverpool's expenses this summer are also not small, and all the players together have spent a total of 120 million euros.

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Compared to Liverpool, the other team in the double red club has been buying more frequently in the transfer market this summer.

Manchester United not only bought Pogba this summer, but also spent 60 million to buy Anthony Martial from Monaco and 35 million to buy Depay from PSV Eindhoven.

In addition, Schneiderlin, who is 35 million euros, and Darmian, who is 18 million euros, have also joined the Red Devils this summer.

All in all, Manchester United's total spending on buying people this summer is as high as 260 million euros, and even if the money from the sold players is deducted, the net investment is as high as 150 million euros.

Since Alex Ferguson's retirement, Manchester United have been shopping in the transfer market with cheques in almost every transfer period.

Thanks to Manchester United, the family has a strong foundation, if it were another team, I am afraid that it would have been ruined by such a squander.

has spent a lot of money on buying people in the transfer market for many years, and if the team's record does not improve, then it is really sorry for the fans and sorry for the club.

So, even after leaving Chelsea, the pressure on Mourinho's shoulders has not become less at all, but has become more intense.

"Manchester United's mess is not easy to clean up!"

Looking at the list of players in his hand, Mourinho couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Although it costs a lot of money, if you want to beat Manchester City next door with such a lineup, it is really a bit difficult.

And Manchester United is different from Chelsea, there is no big grudge between Chelsea and Manchester City.

However, Manchester United and Manchester City are bitter rivals, and the derby between the two teams is a must-win for both sides.

Jose Mourinho fears that if he takes Manchester United to Manchester City in the derby, the saliva of Red Devils fans around the world may drown him.

Manchester United at this time was not the battered Manchester United ten years later, and during the Ferguson era, Manchester United amassed countless fans around the world.

At this time, the Red Devils' global influence was far from being comparable to that of Manchester United, who had been in chaos for a decade.

Although Manchester United's record has declined in recent years and lost some championship fans, the popularity accumulated before has not been lost, and Manchester United fans around the world have not completely given up and still have expectations for the team.

If he can't live up to the expectations of the fans, then being scolded is something that can't run.

However, how can it be regarded as meeting the expectations of the fans?

Straight to beat Manchester City?

Winning the league?

Or will he lead Manchester United to another crown in the Champions League?

Each of these three goals is more difficult than the other, especially with Manchester City, and the first one alone is difficult to achieve.

Mourinho has summed up the experience of last season's Chelsea collapse and knows that if he is to win the league title, two direct matches against Manchester City will be crucial.

Even if you can't win Manchester City, you can't lose to the other side.

Last season, Chelsea were beaten twice by Manchester City, which led to them being tied at the end of the season, which led to the collapse of the team and the collapse of the team in the final moments.

Had Chelsea lost one less defeat to Manchester City last year, the final result would have been very different.

Manchester City's home stadium is difficult to play and the Etihad Stadium is notoriously devil's home, and Mourinho has nothing to expect from a win over Manchester City here.

If United were to travel to the Etihad Stadium, he would opt for a conservative approach and try not to lose.

As for at home, it is even more necessary to strengthen the defense and definitely not let Manchester City win.

I just don't know if I will be booed by my fans if I put a bus at Old Trafford?

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When other giants in the Premier League have started the buy-buy-buy mode and are buying people in the transfer market, Arsenal fans can only drool with envy on the sidelines.

This summer, Arsene Wenger was very calm, he didn't buy anyone, and seemed to be planning to save the money and put it in the bank for interest.

When asked why he didn't buy someone, Arsene Wenger said the best players were already in his squad.

Arsene Wenger actually has people in his eye, Cavani in Paris, Benzema in Real Madrid, and Lin Quan in Manchester City.

Arsenal lack a striker, a good striker who can lead the team to attack the city.

Everyone knows that!

Since the failed attempt to bring in Suarez last year, Arsene Wenger has scoured up a number of strikers for Arsenal, but all of them have failed to join the team for one reason or another.

After Suarez went to Barcelona last season, it was like a hanging.

Wenger regrets that in his heart!

I didn't bother with the figure of £40 million if I had compromised and added £5 million to Liverpool instead of £1, the result might have been completely different.

With Suarez's strength, if he joins the Gunners, the Gunners' forward line will be directly reborn and greatly strengthened.

The Gunners are not weak in midfield right now, but the forward line is really not enough.

That's why Arsene Wenger is so desperate to buy a good, preferably the kind of striker who has already proven himself in a big club.

There are actually quite a few such people, Cavani, Suarez, Lewandowski, Benzema, Higuain, etc.

However, these people are very expensive, with a starting price of 70 or 80 million euros, which is too expensive for Arsenal, who are careful to break a penny in half.

It is precisely because they do not want to spend a lot of money on reinforcements that Arsenal missed Higuain and Suarez one after another, and can only watch them join other teams.

The professor's heart is actually very entangled, he is used to being diligent and thrifty, and he is not used to spending money lavishly.

But on the other hand, he also knows that at his current age, he may not be able to work at Arsenal for long.

Therefore, he hopes to lead the team to another trophy before he retires, and it is not a trophy like the FA Cup and the League Cup, but a Premier League title, or even a Champions League title!

It's just that these two champions, if they don't have a super squad strength, Arsenal has no chance to get involved.

As a result, Arsene Wenger is in a quandary:

Is it according to the previous habit of spending money on a budget?

Or go crazy, take out all the money you have saved over the years, and buy a super striker back?

He inquired that the price offered by Grand Paris for Cavani was 75 million euros.

Real Madrid's price for Benzema is 90 million, while Bayern's price for Lewandowski is 85 million.

These three strikers are all very strong, and any one of them can take Arsenal away.

However, their price is too expensive, Arsenal's all-time transfer record is only 50 million euros, and if these players are bought, it will greatly break the Gunners' transfer record.

If these players fail to adapt to the situation in the Premier League, like Di Maria did at Manchester United, then Arsenal may lose all their money!

Wenger's cautious personality kept him hesitant and never decided.

And the time of the transfer period passed little by little, until the end, Arsenal still did not sign anyone.

(End of chapter)