Manchester City's backline may boast the likes of Virgil van Dijk, but the wing-backs on either side have been their weakness.

Zabaleta used to be strong enough to even compete for the world's number one right-back, but as he got older, his form began to decline, and last year's performance was much worse than before.

So when Manchester City was negotiating with Tottenham for the transfer of Son Heung-min, they reached an agreement with Tottenham to bring in right-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham for 52 million euros.

Walker is a big name and a lot of talent, and he was named in the Premier League Team of the Year last season.

But what he is most talked about is in the penultimate round of last season, when he beat Manchester United with a bizarre free-kick against Manchester United, giving Tottenham a fourth-place finish in the league and shattering the myth that Arsenal had to do four.

Many Tottenham fans believe that it was his shot that broke Arsenal apart, Arsene Wenger resigned, and Arsenal lost its Champions League spot......

Tottenham and Arsenal are mortal enemies, and they can't be happier to see their opponents fall so upside down and end up like this.

Therefore, after learning the news of Walker's transfer, Tottenham fans felt very reluctant, but when they thought of the 52 million euros he received in exchange, this reluctance was diluted a lot.

Levi, the old fox, really doesn't make loss-making trades.

spent 50 million to buy Son Xingmin from Manchester City with great fanfare, but quietly sold the team's right-back at a high price, and made a net profit of 2 million euros back and forth.

However, Levy doesn't seem to have thought about selling a player as good as Walker, where can he find a replacement?

And selling to Manchester City, which has shortcomings in the backline, is it sure that it is not adding difficulty to the game to itself?

Once the right-back is dealt with, the remaining target is the left-back.

Kolarov is 32 years old this year, and because of his declining form, he didn't make many appearances last season, so it's hard to expect high hopes from him.

As for Klich, although he made more appearances than Kolarov last season, he is the same age as Kolarov, who is 32 years old, and both are likely to leave Manchester City this summer.

Therefore, Manchester City need to find a new quality left-back.

But the right left-back is not so easy to find, Guardiola has always wanted the person to be Bayern's left-back Alaba, but Bayern refused to let go at all and resolutely refused to sell Alaba to Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola had no choice but to settle for a £30 million offer to Chelsea in the hope of bringing Spain international Cesar Azpilicueta to the Etihad.

Unfortunately, the Blues were reluctant to let him go.

Chelsea have gone a long way this summer, with even the old captain John Terry leaving.

Conte has completed the proper personnel purge, and he does not plan to continue to make too many changes to the team's main lineup, and this is the time to start strengthening various positions.

Nemanja Matic's unplanned departure has left the Blues very passive, and with Conte's strong demands, the Blues are likely not to give up any of their main forces this summer.

After two failed offers in a row, Pep Guardiola had to take another step back and set his sights on Monaco's left-back Bonyamán Mendy.

Monaco has done a lot of business with Manchester City in recent years, and the two sides are old acquaintances.

Since they are acquaintances, Monaco is naturally unceremonious, and as soon as they make a move, they will open their mouths to ask for 60 million euros!

This number scared Pep Guardiola!

Monaco really dares to ask for it, when they bought Mbappe and B seats before, Manchester City didn't spend so much money!

Compared with these two, Mendy is far inferior to them in terms of strength and fame, is Monaco crazy?

How dare you ask for such a high price?

Although Manchester City is not short of money, Guardiola does not want to be the wrongdoer, and he resolutely does not spend money that should not be spent!

Monaco seemed to have settled on Manchester City and refused to let go at all, and the negotiations between the two sides reached an impasse.

In desperation, Guardiola could only choose to renew his contract with Christ for one year and ride a horse to find a horse.

Fortunately, in the new season, he is ready to make a big adjustment to the team's tactics, focusing on the formation and tactical play of the back three, and the importance of full-backs has decreased.

If necessary, you can make a cameo appearance for the midfielder!

Since the team is going to play in a back three, the team's reserve of central defenders will need to be strengthened.

Virgil van Dijk and John Stones worked well together last season and could occupy two main spots.

If the old captain Kompany recovers from injury, he can play the main rotation, and it should be no problem to play around 20 games a season.

The remaining half of the game could be rotated by Rudiger, and with these four in the field, it shouldn't be a big problem.

However, one or two substitutes need to be prepared in case of emergency.

At Lin Quan's suggestion, Pep Guardiola bought the 20-year-old Ruben Dias from Benfica's youth team for 20 million euros as a substitute for the team's central defenders.

Because the deal is relatively small and the target is still a 20-year-old young player, it has not attracted much attention from the outside world, only Benfica's side has mixed feelings after completing the deal.

There is a sense of complexity that feels both earned and lost.

Ruben Dias is a player from Benfica's academy and has been in the team for ten years.

Originally, if City had not stepped in, they had planned to promote Dias to the first team this summer and let him test the waters in the Portuguese Super League.

But after receiving an offer from Manchester City, Benfica's plans were completely disrupted.

20 million euros is not a small amount, especially for a 20-year-old young player who has not experienced a major tournament or even accumulated experience in the top flight.

Selling Ruben Dias at this price is not a loss for Benfica at this time, and it will even make a profit, after all, talent is such a thing, it is difficult to say whether it can be cashed out.

Ruben Dias has not played in Portugal after all, so it is unclear whether Benfica will be able to adapt to the top flight.

Maybe he can adapt, and even continue to grow, and when the time comes, he may be able to make more money by selling it.

But it is also possible that they will not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the Portuguese Super League, making them miss the opportunity to earn the 20 million.

And Manchester City's offer is also very good, just a little above their bottom line.

If Manchester City offer 15 million euros, they may not want to sell.

But 20 million euros, which makes it difficult for them to refuse.

Ruben Dias himself is not only not excluded by being able to play at Manchester City, but is also very excited.

Compared to the Portuguese Super League, the Premier League is obviously a bigger and higher level.

And Manchester City is also a real giant that has completely destroyed Benfica in terms of strength, influence and financial resources.

For young players, few say no to an invitation from such a top giant.

So Ruben Dias packed his things excitedly and went to the club to report as soon as possible.

Dias's excitement didn't last long, and he began to doubt his life because of the constant abuse.

It's terrible, are there monsters in the Manchester City team?

These one by one, how can they all be so good?

It's just that you can't stop Boss Lin, after all, in the entire football world, no one can have the confidence to prevent his attack.

But what about the others?

The 18-year-old French kid is super explosive, and he can pass him with one move, and he has tried and tested.

As for the other older fluffy head, the speed is very fast, the dribbling ability is strong, and the foot technique is good, but the passing action is not fancy at all, and can be eaten raw with speed, so he forcibly overtakes, and does not disdain fancy actions such as stepping on a bicycle at all.

If they are abused by these main or semi-main players, it is nothing, after all, their strength is indeed stronger than Dias at this time, and there is no shame in losing to them.

However, after being abused by these people, Ruben Dias was abused by three seventeen-year-old imps of the youth team, which made him a little suspicious of life.

Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

Why are people here so perverted?

Mom, I want to go home......

……

Standing in his office, Pep Guardiola couldn't help but laugh when he saw what was happening on the training ground.

The growth rate of these young players in the team made him feel a little surprised and worried.

Although Jadon Sancho, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland are all only 17 years old, the youth league has done nothing to help them grow.

They need to work on a higher level of stage, but it's hard for the first team to give them that much playing time.

After all, Manchester City's main goal for the first team is to win the title, with the league title and the Champions League both being their goals this year.

To achieve these goals, they will have to fight one tough battle after another, and these games are not suitable for young players.

So, lending these people out is obviously the best option.

"Sancho was born in March, the oldest, and the strongest of the three, it shouldn't be a problem to go to a weaker team in the big five leagues to be the main team, if it really doesn't work, the loan fee can be less."

Pep Guardiola first confirmed Sancho's loan arrangement, he has excellent speed, dribble, shooting, passing and other abilities, and has a good balance between left and right feet, more like a midfielder than a winger.

Such a player may not be easy to play in the first team of Manchester City, but in the weak team, he is likely to provoke the backbone of the team.

Pep Guardiola had planned to send Jadon Sancho on loan to La Liga, where he has some connections.

But the hornets Dortmund didn't know when they fell in love with Sancho, and after hearing the news that Manchester City planned to loan Sancho, they took the initiative to come to the door, hoping to sign a loan contract with Manchester City with a buy-out clause.

Hornets are a big club that is rarely used on loan from other teams.

They can take the initiative to come to the door to seek cooperation, and they must have a plan.

In fact, the answer is very simple, Dortmund is really optimistic about Sancho's development, and also feels that Manchester City's competition on the two wings is too fierce, and there may not be a place for Sancho in the team.

So as long as you get the player over first, there is a good chance of a buyout in the future.

And after tasting the sweetness of Dembele, Dortmund discovered the benefits of being a black shop.

Now they're starting to change their way of thinking, they're starting to recruit more young talent, reuse and develop it, and then expect them to grow up and earn more votes for the team.

Anyway, the Bundesliga is Bayern's world, and the Hornets know that they are unable to challenge the opponent's supremacy, so they simply lie flat.

In the spirit of win-win cooperation, Guardiola agreed to Dortmund's loan request and signed a 1+1 loan contract with Dortmund.

Dortmund is on loan for one year, and the second year can be renewed depending on the situation, but if Dortmund activates the renewal clause, Dortmund will have the initiative to buy out the player after Sancho has played for Dortmund for two years.

The contract is satisfactory for both parties, and if there is a vacancy in the Manchester City squad next year, Sancho can be recalled without renewing the contract.

As long as Dort rents for two years, he can have the initiative of whether to buy it out, and he will not be busy in vain.

After sending Jadon Sancho out on loan, Pep Guardiola's eyes were on Haaland and Foden again.

Foden is two months older than Haaland, but Foden's baby-faced, small stature, and looks younger than his actual age make Guardiola hesitate.

With such a young player who looks weak, will anyone really want to go on loan?

Even some weak teams will be discouraged, right?

So he pressed the idea of sending Foden out on loan first, and dealt with Haaland's matter first.

'Erling Haaland, do you want to stay on the bench and wait for your chance, or do you want to go out on loan?

After discussing with Lin Quan, Guardiola listened to Lin Quan's suggestion and decided to consult the player's own wishes.

Haaland has always been a very opinionated person, and his father, Haaland Sr., has been giving him all kinds of advice, which has helped him a lot in his career.

Haaland was hesitant to hear Pep Guardiola's words, unsure whether to stay with the team or go out on loan.

He said he needed to go home and talk to his family before making a decision.

Pep Guardiola nodded, leaving Haaland plenty of time to discuss.

"Coach, I want to stay on the team!"

The final result was a bit of a surprise for Pep Guardiola, and Haaland did not think about going out on loan to get more playing time, but chose to stay in the team and wait for the opportunity.

To be honest, this decision was a bit unexpected by Pep Guardiola and Lin Quan, both of whom previously thought that under the advice of Haaland Sr., Haaland Jr. would most likely choose to go out on loan, because he has just turned 17 and is now in the critical stage of rising the ball and needs more opportunities to improve his ability.

And staying at Manchester City, it's hard to get that much playing time.

"Have you figured it out?"

Pep Guardiola has repeatedly confirmed.

"Well, my father suggested that I do this, and I myself want to stay in the team and learn more from the coach you and Brother Lin!"

Pep Guardiola said with a smile. (End of chapter)