Chinese The players are on holiday, but the team is not on holiday. When Zhao Yaning left the team to go to France, there were already a lot of transfer news from the Liverpool team, and at this time, the team naturally had to continue to deal with those affairs.

At this time, Benitez also saw the management style of two long-known bosses. The two Americans also began to manage the internal affairs of the team.

"Coach Benitez, I said a while ago that there will be a lot of new changes in the team when I take over. I asked you to give me a report and write down the names of the players you wanted, and then write down the names of the people you think should leave the team...... Your report is timely, and I have read it, which is excellent. "The Americans are two people together, but apparently, it is Gillette who speaks mainly. Apparently, they had discussed it privately before calling Benitez.

Benitez nodded, he didn't know what Gillette was thinking, but he kept his face polite.

"Well, I'll just say what I think. You know, I want to make Liverpool bigger, stronger, and make Liverpool the best in the world. And I think the most important thing to do is to build a new stadium and the other is to change the team, right? ”

"Yes, my plans are written in the proposal......"

"Very good plan, I read it." Gillette immediately said, "And, I agree, although I don't know very well, the player who can get your trust must be unusual, we are trying to try to bring in Torres, Atletico Madrid is negotiating with us, and the transfer fee they proposed is about 30 million, which is about the same as you said." ”

'He's worth the price, he's a good player.' "He's got a lot of explosiveness and speed, and his technical characteristics allow him to attack from the flanks a lot of the time. If he comes, he can afford to attack on the left, and Joey is in charge of the attack on the right, plus Stephen's pass insertion and Dirk's sweep, they can make the best attacking lineup that will make any team fearful. ”

"I believe that and I'm looking forward to it." Gillette nodded, "But before that, there is another problem that I want to solve first." We have a limited number of players in the squad, and if we bring in new players, shouldn't the old players also think about cleaning up properly? ”

Benitez did not speak, this question, he did not know how to answer. The team had just won the treble, and if Morse was there, he would have asked for everyone to stay. Gillette, however, seems to have a very different view. If it had been before, he wouldn't have thought too much about it, but ...... Liverpool's team atmosphere is good now, if they leave, will it make the team atmosphere worse? Benitez is still a little worried.

"In my opinion, there are a couple of contracts in the team, all of which are a bit inflated. First, we have four goalkeepers and Dudek used to be our main player, but now he's just a substitute with a lot of wages. We have two young goalkeepers who have played well on loan and we don't need to be on the bench that way. In the same way, the same is true of Hyypia, whose salary is also ridiculously high. Yes, he has contributed a lot to the team, and as a veteran captain of the team, I respect him, but he should not be paid at such a salary level. Not working with a high salary will make young, capable players not want to come. "There are two more people, Figo and Fowler, whose wages are too high. This is not what a normal team should do, and having useless veterans with a high salary has a lot of negative impact on the team......"

"Fowler has already said that when this season is over, he is ready to leave. Again, Dudek's contract has expired and the issue of our renewal needs to be negotiated. Benitez frowned, "But, Hyypia and Figo, they both have very outstanding contributions to the team, we can't ......"

'We can't be ungrateful, I know that, I understand the traditions of football, and I'm definitely not sorry for them. I'm going to find a way out that they're happy to accept and that we're able to agree to: my idea is to get a couple of them out of the team at a low price. We don't want a high transfer fee, and at the same time let them contact their favorite team so that they can negotiate a contract, and in doing so, we can be considered benevolent, right? ”

"They couldn't sell it at a high price, so it's just a disguised bombardment of them. And, if you do that, what's the point of having no income? Benitez asked.

"We've freed up salary space...... It may be a misused word, but it doesn't matter, the point is, instead of watching the veterans grow old day by day, it's better for us to sell them and buy a few young new stars, isn't it? I've already figured out who to choose, Babel from the Netherlands, a very strong lad, I'm already negotiating, he's going to be our player, it's a little gift from me. And the defender you mentioned, Skrtel, I will also send someone to contact, and besides, the player Lucas of Brazil, I will not ignore ......"

"You crossed me over to negotiate a deal with Babbel?" Benitez dissatisfied.

"This is the surprise I prepared for you, how can the surprise let you know in advance." Gillette looked innocent.

"This kind of thing is a coach's business, please don't overstep your authority. At the very least, you should discuss it with me......"

"Well, I said I don't know much about this process, we Americans don't like to do things too much." "Still, a top rising star in the Netherlands, I think you'll be happy. ”

"There's a tactical problem, and we have enough manpower......"

"Actually, it's not enough." "On the question of us bringing in Torres, Milito has already raised the issue of letting him go if he doesn't play in the main team. And Atletico Madrid also wants to add him to this transfer and use him to offset some of the transfer funds...... Of course, I haven't promised yet, these things are in your charge, and you have to agree with them. ”

Benitez was silent this time, he had already seen that this owner wanted to completely renew the team.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Liverpool's current achievements are all Morse era, and the new boss came to power, obviously unwilling to do nothing. This should be a good thing, but why does it still feel awkward?

"Anyone else leaving?"

"The two contracts of Luis Garcia and Sissoko, I also don't think there is much need to keep them. They are not young, there is no room for improvement, and if they are substitutes, because of their merits, the team has to pay them a high salary, and it is not appropriate to keep them. And they are not qualified to be the main player, so I think it is better to sell such players, and we can buy young people to train. By selling Luis Garcia, we can raise Walcott, and by selling Sissoko, we can raise Lucas...... These young people are more cost-effective and more in line with the development needs of the team. ”

"Sometimes, a team can't just look at the value for money...... Benitez blurted out, which made him a little stunned, but he still continued, "Love for the team sometimes determines the performance of the players." ”

"Then let them love the team, Liverpool is such a good team, why don't they love the team?"

Benitez didn't say anything more, and Gillett continued, "Rafa, we all know very well that sooner or later this team is going to be renewed, and what we are doing is what is good for the development of the team. Don't let the championship hold us back, don't let the glory get carried away in our minds, we have to go further. Moreover, you don't have to worry about infamy, I'll take care of these bad reputations for you! ”

It seems that you also wanted to sell people. The thought crossed Benitez's mind, but he didn't say it.

Regardless, the two Americans have a good idea, at least they are thinking about it from the perspective of the development of the team. It's just that what makes people feel strange is that this team has changed owners, and it stands to reason that it should be rich, but instead it has to abandon a large number of players because of salary issues and use a large number of young people. How can such a thing seem so strange? Are you getting richer, or are you getting poorer?

However, the team wants to build a new stadium, and the team also needs money, so it is also necessary to save some money. Moreover, Garcia and Sissoko are indeed a little up and down, there are more than substitutes in terms of strength, and the main force is insufficient, and staying in the team is probably not very good for their own development, Milito is even more so, the main striker in the Champions League plays as a substitute, which is indeed a bit excessive, and it is not bad for them to leave.

It's just a pity that this well-equipped team is gone.

However, thinking that the boss is willing to complete his reinforcements and can't wait to spend money, Benitez didn't say anything.

"When it comes to things I don't understand, I have one more question to ask." Gillette opened his mouth, "Zhao Yaning, is it time to renew the contract?" ”

"This is a must. Joey is the best player on the team right now, and his salary is a bit on the low side and should be raised. Milan's Kaka, almost a year-a-year increase in contract. After the Champions League, in order to appease Kaka and prevent him from leaving the team and going to a bigger team, Milan immediately offered him an annual salary of 9 million. And Joey's contract is even lower than Kaka's previous contract, and the fact that it didn't go up last year has already given us a lot of benefits, and it's impossible not to go up this year. ”

"Isn't there three more years left?"

"It's not a question of years, it's a question of ability. And if we don't renew our contract this year, and next year, we have two years left on our contract and we have to renew it anyway, the team is on the back foot. So, it's good to renew it earlier. ”

"But how much is the right amount?" "I'm asking this mainly because we're bringing in new signings and I want to have a good salary structure – that's what a healthy team has to do. ”

This question made Benitez frown, "We are buying young people, the salary is not high, Torres is an exception, if he comes, then, referring to his contract at Atletico Madrid, Torres if he does not reduce his salary, his contract will have to be about 110,000, and Joey's contract will have to be higher than him." I think it's more appropriate to give Joy and Stephen a rise of 120,000 or 130,000. Of course, if you consider that Joey is going to compete for the Golden Globe, I think it's acceptable to be higher. ”

"Doesn't that mean they're the highest salaries in the Premier League?"

"Doesn't Joey deserve the highest salary?"

"Of course you deserve it." Gillette immediately answered the question, and then he muttered, "However, I have heard the saying that Liverpool's strength does not depend on a certain individual, and Liverpool is strong because of the name of the team, not a certain player. Even if we sell Keegan and sell Owen, we can all survive the same. So if Zhao Yaning's high salary breaks the salary structure, then his negative impact on the team is greater than the positive impact, isn't it time for us to consider selling him? "Cat flutter Chinese