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Chapter 121 Winter Break Transfer

1999 is over, and the millennium is here.World football has started to get busy again. Even the Chinese team has changed their coach. Lao Mi has arrived as scheduled. This southerner will bring the biggest surprise to Chinese football.

The transfer market has arrived during the winter break, and European clubs have become lively again.

The Bundesliga teams have also started to move. Rostock, Ulm and Bielefeld, the bottom three in the league, have all changed their head coaches. The original head coach has become a scapegoat. If the results are not good, then get out of class.

In the player market, Bayern introduced Deisler to further improve the team's offensive system. With Deisler's arrival, the glass man Sauer is estimated to be a substitute.

Of course, if Deisler develops along his historical trajectory, he can only blame Bayern for his poor character. He and Sauer have similar storylines, the same talent, and the same 'super glass man'.

Leverkusen signed Lucio. This Brazilian player joined Leverkusen a year earlier than history, and only cost Leverkusen 200 million euros. Leverkusen made a good deal.Lucio's strength is very strong, and he will soon be selected for the Brazilian national team, which makes Leverkusen's defense line with Nowotny, Ramello and Lucio unprecedentedly strong.

The Hamburg team was cheated by Edmondo, so they had to continue to search for guns during the winter break. This time they did not choose those explosive barrels, but introduced Pandiani from Uruguay's Penarol team.

Pandiani may not be a prolific shooter, but he has a good containment ability on the front line and is good at playing for his teammates. Maybe he is more suitable for Hamburg than Edmondo.

The actions of other Bundesliga teams are relatively small. Except for Dortmund's introduction of Brazilian striker Amoruso, other small teams have limited budgets, so they can only make a fuss about some young players. Such transactions are difficult to set off any whirlpool in the transfer market news.

Borussia Mönchengladbach also started their own choice. The transfer of Henri Larsson has been negotiated long ago. Borussia Mönchengladbach paid 1200 million euros for this. Larsson has already brought his family to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia Mönchengladbach held a press conference specifically for Larsson.

"I am very happy to join Borussia Mönchengladbach. This is a team full of vitality. As early as in Scotland, I often heard the name of the captain Nick. I am very happy to be able to fight alongside him." Larsson obviously has the true biography of the Eastern thick black school. Whose team is Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Rolla also delivered a speech: "Henrik is a striker with outstanding ability, I believe he will contribute a lot of goals for the team."

Nick also immediately expressed his welcome to Larson. Eto'o's gap was finally filled by someone. Maybe Larson's speed is not as fast as Eto'o's, but Larson is more mature and has a keen sense in front of goal. He will definitely be a prolific shooter.

The African teenager Yaya Toure also came. He was very strong at the same age as Nick, and he was no different from the Toure in history. Of course, he was prepared as a team reserve.

And Nick has been paying attention to Laura's actions. Since that night, Laura hasn't come to see Nick again, and she's all focused on player transfers.

On January 2000, 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach held a press conference, announcing that Brazilian star Edmilson was cast from Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a transfer fee of 10 million euros.

Nick doesn't have a deep impression of Edmilson, but he also knows that this man played in the 02 World Cup in Korea and Japan and is also the main central defender of the Brazilian team.

Lola's skill is good. Edmilson can play both central defender and defensive midfielder. This is a good supplement to the team. In this way, Li Yihuan can continue to play his left midfielder.

Three days later, Borussia Mönchengladbach held a press conference again, announcing that the Argentine star 'Little Donkey' Ali and Ortega had transferred from Parma, and his worth reached 1300 million euros.

Nick now has a good impression of Lola. Edmilson and Ortega are indeed world stars in their prime. The joining of the two will bring a qualitative leap to Borussia Mönchengladbach. With such a lineup, Nick firmly believes that they can maintain the competition for the championship in the league.

Lola's actions are still going on. On January 1, the French star Florent Malouda transferred from the French Chateauroux team, and the transfer fee also reached 13 million euros.

At the same time, Lola is also constantly selling players.

After Ortega came, Shunsuke Nakamura’s position was very awkward. At this time, there was an offer of 600 million euros from the Reggina team in Serie A. Lola agreed without hesitation.And Shunsuke Nakamura also showed his strength in Borussia Mönchengladbach, maybe there will be better development in Serie A.

Veteran players Wenhoff, Polster and Mateus moved to China's Xichuan 1999 team. Nick mentioned this to Lola that night on a romantic night. Lola also sold Nick's face. All three were transferred for zero value. Their departure left a place for the young players behind them.

Borussia Mönchengladbach specially held a farewell match for the three veterans to repay the three veterans for their contributions to the team.

Nick also went into battle and participated in this warm-up match against Cologne.The outcome is not important, the important thing is that when the three veterans were replaced, they all shed tears and won warm applause and cheers from the fans.

The Danish player Petersen also moved to the Bologna team in Serie A. As a Danish international, Peterson brought Borussia Mönchengladbach an income of 800 million euros.With the arrival of Larson, Peterson can no longer find his main position. Even Nossa is ahead of him. The Dane will naturally choose to leave.Maybe it's another win-win situation.

Rolla then announced that Borussia Mönchengladbach's winter transfer window was closed.

Nick is quite satisfied with this winter transfer. The arrival of Ortega will undoubtedly create more opportunities for Larsson and Jankel. Nick has seen Ortega’s performance in the 98 World Cup. His ball control is simply amazing.

The arrival of Edmilson has also added a lot of safety to the defense. Before the Nicks come back, Edmilson is likely to be placed in the midfielder by Karl.Teenager Toure will be his substitute, and this little guy will get some opportunities to exercise.

The arrival of Malouda will add more power to the team's side attack. Now Borussia Mönchengladbach has a lot of good players on the side. Li Yihuan, Madavikia, Malouda and Dex are all first-class side attack players. This provides Karl with a lot of routines.

On February 2, the team regrouped and Nick returned to the team. Although he was still unable to play, with so many new players joining, Nick had to do something.

After Karl's brief speech, the team proceeded to recovery training.

Nick intentionally ran beside several newly joined players and chatted with them.

"Hey, Ariel, I've watched a lot of your games, your skills are really good."

"Hehe, the captain has won the prize. I have also watched your game. One man is in charge, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it. Especially the long-range shots are even more impressive!"

"Haha, Ariel, you are too exaggerated. With you here, our frontcourt offense will increase a lot of variables, but you have to play smarter and pass the ball quickly. Don't let those guys kick you all the time, it will hurt you."

"Well, you are right. I am also considering changing my playing style. In Parma, I suffered a lot of injuries. Now it is time to change my style."

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"Hey, Florent, you are such a fast sidewalk horse. How is it? Do you have any experience in the Bundesliga?"

"Oh, captain, you really flattered me. My characteristic is on the wing. I hope I can continue to bring victory to the team. When I was in France, I heard that the Bundesliga has a fast pace and pays great attention to physical confrontation, but this is completely fine for me."

"Hey, Henrik, you scored a lot in Scotland. How much are you going to score in the half season after you arrive at Borussia Mönchengladbach?"

"Haha, captain, at least double digits!"

"Wow, Niubi, scoring a goal is your goal, if you don't reach it by then, be careful I will kick your ass!"

"Hey, Captain, you have no chance!"

"Hey, Amy, coming to Germany to fit in?"

"Yes, yes, Germany is really an interesting country. Life here is completely different from Brazil."

"Haha, the beauties here are also different from those in Brazil, Amy, if you perform well, there will be many girls from Borussia Mönchengladbach falling for you."

"Oh, that's great, I like it very much."

"Hey 'Duck', how do you feel about coming to Germany from Africa?"

"Hey, captain, there is actually something white and gaudy here, what is it?"

"Haha, haven't you ever seen snow? Oh, I forgot, it doesn't snow in Africa. But your body is really good, we are the same age, I am only a few months older than you, play well, I will help you."

"Thank you Captain, thank you!"

The communication between Nick and his teammates made them feel a lot more at ease, and the players gradually became familiar with each other. In the ensuing group confrontation, there were continuous laughter and roars on the court, which made Carl very happy off the court.

After a few days of training, the team's main lineup has been basically determined. Forwards Larsson and Jankel, midfielder Ortega, left midfielder Li Yihuan, right midfielder Dexters, midfielder Edmilson, left back Malouda, right back Madavikia, two center backs Metzelder and Friedrich, and goalkeeper Enke.

(End of this chapter)