Chapter 0392, the frenzied summer of 2009
The summer of 2009 was a crazy summer.
European football is in turmoil, and several transfers that have shaken Europe have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
Among the five major leagues, La Liga is at the center of the shock.
Florentino's restoration this summer immediately put Real Madrid back in the spotlight. Kaka, Ronaldo, Benzema, Xavi Alonso four superstars have come to vote, Albiol, Granero and Arbeloa three powerful players quickly joined, Florentino's investment of 257 million euros has created a record of burning money in football, and Real Madrid has also got the world's most luxurious overall lineup. In terms of purging, Real Madrid sent away Heinze, Cannavaro, Huntelaar, Sneijder, Robben and other first-line cadres, and also sold or loaned a number of young players to get training.
Under pressure from Galeries Lafayette to restructure the new galaxy, Laporta was also forced to invest heavily in the transfer market, with a total expenditure of 111.5 million euros. Ibrahimovic joined for β¬68 million, making Shenta the most expensive player in the club's history. , 25 million euros Ziglinski is Barcelona's most expensive central defender, Brazil's new striker Kerison is worth 14 million euros, Maxwell is the only new player in Barcelona this summer with a high cost performance, and the former Inter left-back is only worth 4.5 million euros. In terms of purging, Barcelona has sent a large number of players for nothing, Eto'o discounted 20 million euros to become Ibrahimovic's transfer partner, CΓ‘ceres' loan fee is only 1 million euros, and Silvinho, Holkela, and Enrique are given away for free, which makes the team a serious shortage of manpower.
On the other hand, in the Premier League, the traditional top four are collectively low-key, and there are no too conspicuous transfers. On the contrary, Manchester City in the hands of the Abu Dhabi consortium continues to spend a lot of money, Tevez has become the Premier League champion this summer with 32 million euros, and Lescott, Toure, Adebayor and others are also worth a lot of money.
The most conspicuous Serie A team this year is Inter Milan, Mourinho used the transfer fee to sell Ibrahimovic to bring in a number of strong reinforcements, Milito, Lucio, Sneijder, Motta and other powerful stars to join the team. Juventus, AC Milan and other teams did not make much moves, basically maintaining the original lineup.
And this summer's Bundesliga transfer market, set off a boom, under the leadership of Bayern's 75 million euros investment, the arrival of many stars also made fans excited, not only the transfer fee record reached a new high, but also brought to the Bundesliga, including Robben, Martins, who have played for Real Madrid, Inter Milan and other giants, which also makes people look forward to the new season of the Bundesliga.
The Ligue 1 team is as low-key as ever, and it is not because it is poor and ......
In the face of these conditions, France Football published an opinion piece expressing concern about the future of Ligue 1.
"There are always people who say that Ligue 1 is not strong enough and is not as good as the other major leagues, and some people even suggest that the title of the top five European leagues should be changed to the big four European leagues, of course, we are certainly not convinced. But looking at the season transfer situation, we have to admit that the strength and influence of Ligue 1 cannot be compared with the other four major leagues. β
"There hasn't been any big move by any of the Ligue 1 teams this summer, maybe not as much as Real Madrid in La Liga. Not only that, but our number one star in Ligue 1 has been poached repeatedly. After Lyon striker Karim Benzema switched to Real Madrid, Monaco's attacking core Chen Tao also left England and became a member of the Gunners. The situation of making ends meet abounds in Ligue 1 teams, and I really don't know where the future of Ligue 1 is......"
The "Parisien" newspaper conducted a detailed analysis of the situation of Monaco's players, but the words were full of sourness, especially when they saw Chen Tao's departure, they looked even more gloating.
"Monaco had a good season as they took the first step in their revival by winning the domestic treble. But this is the beginning, and it is likely to be the end. Because they started the beginning of a tragedy - the Monaco supermarket opened! β
'It's a situation with a lot of teams, one season they're in a state of power, and the next season they're fighting for relegation. Because the team's financial strength is insufficient, it needs to sell players to survive, such as the current Monaco, they have sold their star Chen Tao to Arsenal. Not only that, it is said that Wenger is still looking to buy Dong Fangzhuo, and many players such as Flamini, Uj Farousi, Kompany and many other players are also being targeted, and it may not be long before Monaco will be completely hollowed out. β
In Prince Albert's office, Albert was chatting with Yunsheng about the transfer situation for the new season.
"Yunsheng, we have had a great success this season and I am very satisfied with your coaching. What do you think about this transfer window? Rest assured, I will fully support you, whether it is funds or rights, full support! β
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, I have some plans, and I am also considering the allocation of personnel, next season the team will be fighting on four fronts, and the team will inevitably have to make a lot of changes in this transfer period."
"I still say the same thing, full support! All the funds left by Chen Tao's transfer will be given to you! Not only that, but I have another 30 million euros for you, if it is not enough, I will have it! And the current player in the team, as long as you don't want to sell, he has to stay in the team, and I don't care how much money others give! β
Looking at the high-spirited Prince Albert, Yun Sheng was very moved in his heart.
When I was in Ketbus, where did I get this kind of treatment?
Yun Sheng said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, the money is in place, and the next step is to choose a target to negotiate." In fact, in the transfer market, the most troublesome thing now is not the problem of funding, but the problem of influence. Not to mention Monaco, the influence of the entire Ligue 1 league has dropped dramatically and is getting worse and worse. In this way, even if we have money, the opposing club agrees, and the opposing players do not necessarily agree, which is the biggest problem. β
Prince Albert frowned: "This problem, it's not easy to handle, otherwise we will raise the salary level and use high salaries to attract players?" β
Yun Sheng waved his hand: "This will not work, on the one hand, it will disrupt the normal deployment of the team and affect the healthy salary structure of the team; On the other hand, the players who are attracted by the big money are not loyal enough to the team. We are mercenaries, but we are also a big club, and we need our own loyalty. β
"Your Royal Highness, please rest assured, I already have a candidate target, I will determine it in the next two days, and then officially bid to the other club. If these players can join Monaco, then we will not only be able to greatly increase the possibility of defending the league title next season, but also be competitive enough to go further in the Champions League! β