Chapter 36 One million liquidated damages! [Please read it! 】
London.
Kearney Training Base.
Team tactical room.
The entire Arsenal first team coaching staff were sitting in a dark room.
Only the brilliance of the projection screen reflected on the face.
The tall, thin old man with white hair and sitting at the top, looking intently at the projection screen, is the head coach of Arsenal, the Frenchman nicknamed "Professor" - Arsene Wenger !
At this moment, everyone’s eyes are on the projection screen.
The picture on the screen is Ling Feng’s personal game video!
In fact, as early as when Ling Feng emerged against Stoke City in the third round of the FA Cup, an Arsenal scout responsible for looking for future stars in the English Championship discovered this An amazing piece of jade.
After the game, he immediately submitted his first rough scouting report to the scouting department.
At that time, the scouting department also recognized his judgment and assigned him to follow up and inspect Ling Feng.
Therefore, in the next half month, whether it was home or away, the scout went to the game to inspect Ling Feng's performance.
The longer the inspection lasted, the more shocked and excited he became.
Ling Feng’s performance made him exclaim inwardly:
"England actually has a young player who can pass the ball so creatively?!"
Looking at Ling Feng on the court, he felt like a man who had been searching for many years and finally found a priceless treasure. pirate!
So, on the night after the FA Cup match ended, he called "Professor" Wenger and strongly requested him to sign Ling Feng immediately.
And today’s meeting was facilitated by him.
“He has many advantages.”
"He is highly motivated to move and is willing to cooperate with his teammates."
"He has a broad vision and a steady playing style. He is a midfield commander."
"The most amazing thing is that he "
"Every time he gets the ball on the court, he gives people a very threatening feeling, as if he can deliver a fatal blow at any time."
"And , his ability to read the game is super strong, and he can change his playing style according to different situations on the field"
"The disadvantage is that the physical fitness is average, and the speed and strength are below the horizontal line. This means that the ability to fight is poor and the ability to escape from the feet is poor. Once pressed, you cannot make moves calmly or pass threatening balls"
< br>“However, under our tactical system, this shortcoming of his will be avoided to the greatest extent.”
“His willingness to penetrate forward is good, but there are too few shooting data to judge his shooting skills. ”
“Defensive confrontation ability, he prefers to select positions in advance and intercept passing routes”
After watching Ling Feng’s personal game video and listening to the detailed report of the scout , Arsenal’s coaching staff all recognized Ling Feng’s potential and immediate ability.
So, the next question is:
Should we try to buy Ling Feng before the winter transfer window closes!
After the 22nd round of the Premier League, Arsenal topped the standings and once again won the Premier League half-time championship.
However, the devilish schedule during the Christmas period caused Arsenal to suffer a wave of injuries:
"Little Tiger" Walcott was directly reimbursed for the season, Wilshere, Chamberlain, La Musai and Ego, the biggest signing in the summer window, also suffered injuries to varying degrees.
Even so, as a representative team of the Premier League's technical flow, Arsenal's midfield staff is still sufficient.
Veterans Rosicky, Arteta, Flamini and others can all temporarily take over the midfield position.
However, which head coach would think that he has too many good players?
Besides, with the age and ability that Ling Feng has shown so far, he definitely has a place in this young Arsenal.
If he can be bought to fill the short vacancy in the midfield, let Arsenal maintain their lead until the last game of the season.
So, this is definitely a worthwhile transfer!
After careful consideration, Wenger reached out and pushed up the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, and made a decision on the spot:
"How much money do we need to sign him?" During the summer window, Arsenal At a price of 50 million euros, which broke the team's transfer fee record, the German core midfielder Ergo was bought from Real Madrid.
Although they want to strengthen, Arsenal and Wenger really can't afford too much transfer fee.
According to Wenger's estimation, if Ling Feng's price exceeds 15 million, Arsenal will not consider the deal.
Faced with this question, the scout who had been inspecting Ling Feng for more than half a month smiled slightly and then raised a finger.
“Ten million pounds?”
“For a player who has played less than five games in the Championship? It’s a bit expensive.”
“I think it’s a bit expensive. It's not expensive at all. You know, he is the core of the midfielder who led Leicester City to defeat Chelsea. Moreover, he has provided six assists in four consecutive games. This performance is enough to prove his strength!"
While the coaches were discussing whether the price was worth it, the scout smiled even more.
At this time, he interrupted everyone's argument:
"Everyone!"
"You all guessed wrong. I didn't say ten million. But one million!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned.
Even Wenger also looked puzzled.
“One million?! How is that possible?!”
“Yes, are the top management of Leicester City club fools?”
Facing everyone Shocked and unbelievable, the scout tried hard to suppress the raised corners of his mouth and explained:
"According to my investigation, the professional contract Ling Feng signed with Leicester City when he was seventeen included a liquidated damages amount of terms.”
"And the amount is only one million pounds!"
"So far, he has not renewed his contract with Leicester City."
Hearing this, everyone in the room raised their eyebrows. He looked blankly at Wenger, who was sitting in the upper seat.
With only one million pounds, can you buy Ling Feng, who has unlimited potential? !
What a pure mistake!
Wenger ignored his gentleness and turned to assistant coach Steve Bold without hesitation and said decisively:
"Go and make an offer to Leicester City immediately!"
< br>They can know that Ling Feng's contract liquidated damages are only a measly one million pounds.
This means that other Premier League clubs also know!
They must grab Lingfeng before other Premier League clubs do it!
"Yes!"
Steve Bould immediately left the tactics room and went to send an email to Leicester City Club.
Since raising money to build the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's owner Kroenke has given Wenger a lot of power in order to appease Wenger, the meritorious coach.
This naturally also includes transfer power.
Therefore, any player Wenger wants to buy will receive maximum support as long as the price is right.
What's more, this deal is only one million.
Wenger can make decisions without even having a meeting with the club's senior management.
Since the TMS system was officially launched in 2010, club transfer documents are generally communicated and delivered through electronic means such as emails, and fax machines are rarely used.
And the transfer that was canceled because of faxed documents was just the scapegoat for the breakdown in negotiations between the two clubs.
Just like whatever happens in football, Benzema can be blamed.
There is one more chapter before twelve o'clock
(End of this chapter)