I Want to Be the King of Football

With the approaching of the new season, Manchester City's transfer signings also gradually came to good news.

First, Portuguese central defender Pepe was introduced from Bayern Munich for 30 million euros, followed by Portuguese international Moutinho from Sporting Lisbon for 10 million euros, and then 25 million euros from Bayern Munich. Munich sign Brazilian left-back Marcelo.

Three transfers cost 65 million euros, and Manchester City spends like water, without even batting an eyebrow.

What is even more striking is that behind these three transfer transactions, the agents are Mendes.

Suddenly, the Portuguese agent was once again pushed to the forefront.

This is not the first time.

In recent years, almost every summer, Mendes has been the limelight in the transfer market.

Last year's Cristiano Ronaldo has made a lot of money again this year. The Portuguese agent can be said to be all-powerful in European football, so everyone can feel his influence.

Among the three transfers, one was Su Dong's younger brother in Sporting Lisbon, and the other two were Su Dong's close friends in Bayern Munich, which immediately made the world's media excited again.

The news about Su Dong’s move to Manchester City has long been buzzing. Neither Manchester City nor Bayern have come forward to refute the rumors, but German media revealed that Bayern are close to signing Stuttgart center Mario Gomez.

Why sign Gomez?

The answer is already needless to say.

Now everyone knows that Su Dong is leaving the team, and it is just an official announcement.

Transfers of superstars like Su Dong are often lengthy soap operas, but this time it really dragged on too long.

Since the Abu Dhabi consortium acquired Manchester City in 2008, every transfer period, Manchester City will be linked with Su Dong, and every time there is a nose and an eye, everyone thinks that Su Dong will join Manchester City, but every time it ends without a problem .

Relatively speaking, this time, it was more real. After all, even Su Dong's mansion was revealed.

Especially in mid-July, the pervasive British media even dug up the admission letter from Oxford University Law School.

Su Dong's girlfriend Wang Chuqing was officially admitted to Oxford University Law School!

And The Sun even more conclusively concluded that Su Dong will go to the Premier League to play football for his girlfriend!

for a while,

The entire transfer market is in turmoil.

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At the same time as Manchester City's massive signings, the arms race in the European transfer market is also in full swing.

After missing the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, Barcelona decided to gamble on the Champions League again.

The core battle between Ibrahimovic and Messi finally ended with Messi's contract extension. The Swedish center announced that he would be on loan with AC Milan in Serie A. A year later, the Rossoneri could pay 24 million euros. Buy out Ibrahimovic at a very low price.

This is tantamount to dealing with broken bones at low prices.

In addition, Ziglinski was also dealt with back to Shakhtar Donetsk at a low price.

Both of these transactions ended in failure, and the effect of Barcelona's signings is also quite touching.

After dealing with two failed deals, Barcelona signed David Villa from Valencia for 40 million euros. This deal exceeded Pepe's 30 million euros and became a summer transfer. The new king on the market.

Mascherano is also between Real Madrid and Barcelona. He chose to join Barcelona and partner with national team teammate Messi. The transfer fee is also as high as 30 million euros, plus the Brazilian defender Adriano of Seville. 10 million euros for Barcelona.

This summer, Barcelona spent a total of 80 million euros, which is a huge investment.

After the sale of Mascherano, Bayern immediately announced the signing of Gustavo from Hoffenheim, followed by Modric.

This series of transactions made Toni Kroos feel that his position in the club was not valued, especially his request for a contract extension. Bayern could not meet Toni Kroos' requirements in terms of salary and role positioning.

So, after Bayern renewed Modric, Toni Kroos publicly stated that he was considering invitations from other teams.

Before that, Tony Cross specifically called Su Dong, and after learning about the situation, he resolutely chose Manchester City.

Three days later, Manchester City officially announced the signing of Tony Kroos from Bayern Munich for 15 million euros.

This is the second midfielder Manchester City has signed this summer.

But like Moutinho, Toni Kroos has also not fully proven himself in the top flight.

At least, he hasn't really been on his own yet.

The signing of three players from Bayern in one breath surprised the media around the world.

In the end, is it because Bayern's players are cheap and high-quality, in line with Guardiola's positioning? Or to accommodate Su Dong?

The media have different interpretations. The Sun broke the news that Manchester City’s four signings this summer are all backed by Mendes.

Toni Kroos' agent is not Mendes, but the deal was negotiated by Mendes on behalf of Manchester City.

According to the information obtained by the reporter, Toni Kroos had a close relationship with Su Dong during his time at Bayern, and he was also a player that Su Dong recommended to Guardiola.

The Sun concluded that in order to invite Su Dong, Manchester City even did not hesitate to search for his friends in Bayern and Valencia into the team. The purpose is to make Su Dong have a more comfortable playing environment in Manchester City.

In Mansour's mind, Su Dong is like a flawless goddess, while Manchester City is a humble suitor. In order to make Su Dong willingly join Manchester City, Mansour did everything he could. !

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Under the economic crisis, the purchasing power of European football has fallen sharply.

As the richest league in the world, the Premier League is also affected by the economic crisis.

The traditional four families have all begun to tighten their money. Manchester United only spent less than 10 million euros to introduce Hernandez. Arsenal finally got their wish to sign Chamark, but in a free transfer.

The Bordeaux center had basically reached an agreement with Arsenal as early as last summer, and it is not surprising that a free transfer is now available.

Not to mention Liverpool, the Red Army has always been a representative of frugality. The signing of Meireles from Porto cost 11 million pounds, which is also a cost-effective signing.

Not only that, the Reds also signed Joe Cole on a free transfer from Chelsea.

Joe Cole's free agency made him pursued by teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. In the end, Joe Cole chose Liverpool, which made Tottenham Hotspur, who had been pursuing him for a long time, very depressed.

Head coach Redknapp has publicly expressed his disappointment with Joe Cole joining Liverpool.

I always thought he would choose Tottenham, but I didn't expect him to go to Liverpool.

Redknapp was disappointed by not being able to recruit Joe Cole, but he was still ambitious, saying that after signing Brazilian midfielder Sandro and French central defender Gallas, Tottenham Hotspur will have a new season. Chance to hit the Premier League title.

No wonder Redknapp is so confident.

In the Premier League last season, Tottenham Hotspur finally reversed Liverpool, climbed to the fourth place in the league, and got the precious Champions League qualification, which brought great confidence to Tottenham Hotspur .

Redknapp said that the new season of the Premier League will be unprecedented.

In the past few years, the Premier League has been dominated by Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and even Liverpool. These four teams always strike at the top of the league, but last season, that tradition was broken.

Redknapp's implication is that Tottenham will be a spoiler for the Premier League title.

Perhaps thinking that what he said was a bit over the top, Redknapp pulled Manchester City in again.

The head coach of Tottenham said that the strength of Manchester City in the new season has greatly increased, and the striker has become the team's biggest weakness.

But as far as I know, they have settled on the world's most terrifying scorer, Manchester City's biggest weakness last season, and will become Manchester City's sharpest weapon in the new season!

Redknapp's remarks were interpreted by the media as revealing that Su Dong would join Manchester City!

However, there are still many media doubts about Manchester City and Su Dong.

The reason is simple, Guardiola has never proven his coaching skills, especially last season.

With the investment of Manchester City, it only got the sixth place in the end, which is undoubtedly unsatisfactory.

Although Manchester City's management has repeatedly emphasized its support and trust in Guardiola, there are still many media outlets who have said that today's head coach has become one of Manchester City's weakest links.

Especially after the rumors that Su Dong will join Manchester City, the coach is even more unworthy of Manchester City.

There are still many media who are questioning whether Su Dong can adapt to the Premier League and whether he can lead Manchester City?

You know, Robinho was also ambitious to join Manchester City, but the result?

After half a year, the Brazilian began to disappear, and the transfer to AC Milan also plummeted.

Many British media have said that if Su Dong joins Manchester City, he may encounter Waterloo and let him fall from the throne of the world's No. 1 football player.

He can't adapt to the Premier League, let alone lead a mercenary team like Manchester City without a star to success!

Such rhetoric not only exists, but there are many more.

There has always been talk of Sudong's inability to adapt to the Premier League, and it has been with him for many years.

As for today's Manchester City, it goes without saying that the head coach is a rookie. The biggest player in the team's lineup is David Silva.

Pepe and Toni Kroos are both rotating roles in the national team. Marcelo was also controversial during his time at Bayern, mainly because of his sharp offense, but his defense was too stretched and exploded in minutes.

Such a lineup is not as good as Sudong in the past, whether it is in Valencia, Barcelona, ​​or Bayern Munich, and Manchester City is not attractive enough to let superstars like Ribery and Robben join. .

Back then, didn't Kaka just reject Manchester City's money temptation and resolutely chose Real Madrid?

Can Su Dong lead such a team to success?

It was in such a burst of doubts, and with the anticipation of fans all over the world, Manchester City finally officially announced the transfer of Su Dong.

Just like Su Dong joined Bayern from Barcelona, ​​he made a free transfer.