Chapter 433 FIFA’s Best Team of the Year!
With the opening of the winter window, major teams have the last chance to strengthen their lineups, and the transfer market is also in turmoil.
The transfer scandals surrounding various big and small stars are also overwhelming and have become a hot topic of discussion among fans after dinner in the New Year.
Of course, winter windows are much quieter than summer windows.
Gossips are just scandals, and there are only a handful of transactions that have actually been completed.
Moreover, most of them are mid-to-lower teams with serious lineup problems.
For example, West Ham United is short of manpower at the front and has fallen out with the team's star Payet;
For example, Leicester City is looking for Kante's successor due to declining midfield defense.< br>
For example, if they can't score a goal, Middlesbrough are at the bottom of the league.
As the top team in the Premier League and a strong contender for this season's championship, Manchester United's outstanding players will naturally become The target of poaching by other teams.
All kinds of topical scandals are flying everywhere.
Sometimes it appears "Martial is dissatisfied with playing time and is asking the club to force him", and sometimes "Mata is unhappy under Mourinho and hopes to return to Chelsea"
Among them, the most disappointing one is A ridiculous transfer scandal has become a hot topic among fans:
According to the exclusive report of "The Sun", the team's general Oscar was sold to the Chinese team before Christmas for 6,000. Chelsea, with a transfer income of 10,000 pounds, is eyeing Manchester United's super No. 7 Ling Feng!
Team owner Abramovich has selected Ling Feng as his primary transfer target in the winter window. He plans to repeat the operation of poaching Torres from Liverpool and spend a lot of money on Ling Feng, the number one player in the Premier League.
According to Chelsea insiders, Abramovich gave Chelsea transfer manager "NO Sister" Marina Granovskaya a death order to capture Ling Feng.
To this end, he also plans to offer Ling Feng the highest weekly salary of 500,000 in football, making Ling Feng directly become the player with the highest weekly salary in football!
However, knowledgeable people just laughed at the explosive exclusive news from "The Sun" and did not take it seriously at all.
Except for gossip news with explosive credibility, the Sun’s reports can be regarded as farts.
Although at first glance, this scandal sounds serious and consistent with the willful operation of Chelsea owner Abramovich.
However, if you think about it carefully, you will know that this deal is impossible!
First of all, there is no way Ling Feng will leave Manchester United at the moment!
From Manchester United, the top team in the league and playing in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, to Chelsea, the second team in the league without playing in the Champions League and only playing in a single line?
This not only treats Ling Feng as a fool, but also treats others as fools!
Secondly, Chelsea cannot buy Ling Feng.
Manchester United spent 90 million pounds on Ling Feng.
In other words, Chelsea must offer at least 200 million pounds before Manchester United is willing to let Chelsea people sit down and have a cup of tea.
Of course, with Lingfeng’s huge commercial value, Manchester United’s senior management, who has always valued stock prices and commercial income, will not give up Lingfeng’s cash cow!
As for the liquidated damages of up to 500 million euros, even Abramovich, who is worth more than 10 billion, cannot take it out casually.
Unless he is crazy!
Therefore, not only Manchester United fans regard the Sun's report as a joke, the vast majority of Chelsea fans do not think this deal is realistic.
However, when even Manchester United and Ling Feng did not take it seriously, things unexpectedly happened to them:
A few days later, the team had just defeated the team in the London Bowl. Ling Feng of West Ham United received a call from his agent:
“Hey, Jorge.”
“Man, this is crazy! Chelsea really wants you! ”
Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows:
"Are you sure?"
"Really! I just got off the phone with Marina from Chelsea. She said that Abu admires you very much and invites you to come tonight. Let’s have dinner together later!”
No, Abu, are you serious? !
Or is it that I am still too poor, which limits my imagination and cannot keep up with the ideas of rich people?
Although he was complaining in his heart, Ling Feng did not hesitate at all, and even refused:
“I don’t want to go, and I don’t want others to see me having dinner with the boss of Chelsea.”
Regarding Ling Feng’s answer, Mendes explained directly:
“I understand your concerns, and there’s no need to worry. It’s just a meal with a new friend. Besides, We went to a private dining room, and no one was allowed to take their mobile phones in.”
Under Mendes’s persuasion, Ling Feng did not refute Abu’s face and went straight to change clothes and go to the appointment.
After all, the other party is a Russian oligarch. If he really doesn't like him, it would be a matter of minutes to send the mafia to kill him
After arriving at a very secretive restaurant in London, Ling Feng also went to Mende Under the introduction of Sri Lanka, I met one of the owners of football’s favorite team, Abramovich, for the first time.
After having dinner together, Abramovich asked directly:
"Ling, are you willing to come to Chelsea to play football?"
Before Ling Feng answered, Abu directly gave his conditions:
Chelsea No. 7 jersey!
A weekly salary of half a million pounds!
Twenty million pounds signing fee!
100% portrait rights income!
The absolute core position of the team!
Although Chelsea is full of sincerity, Abramovich himself has also given extremely attractive conditions and promises.
However, Ling Feng's answer is still "NO"
"Mr. Abu, thank you for the invitation. I am very grateful and honored."
"But , I have a good life in Manchester and don’t plan to leave.”
Ling Feng’s answer did not surprise Abramovich.
Ten years ago, when he just joined the Blues, he thought everything could be bought with money.
Whether it is excellent players, a special head coach, or even a championship trophy
However, ten years later, he has understood that there are some things that money cannot buy.
Such as the player’s ambition and desire for honor!
Seeing that Ling Feng's attitude was very firm, Abu did not continue, he just smiled and said that we would have a cup of coffee together next time if we had a chance.
And this private meeting was not exposed.
Even Mourinho doesn’t know that his beloved disciple has been poached by his former boss.
Because at this moment, he is poaching other head coaches. Love disciple.
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Manchester.
In the conference room at the Carrington base, club coach Mourinho, global scouting director Marcel Porter, chief scout Jim Lawler and others were all present.
“At present, we have compiled a list of potential winter window signings”
After a week of analysis, Mourinho and his team agreed that the team’s current situation The lineup is enough to cope with multi-line operations in the second half of the season.
But, if you have money on hand, why not spend it?
According to Santoku's initiative, he will have 30 million pounds of transfer funds to use in the winter window.
If Schneiderlin is sold for 20 million pounds, Mourinho will have 50 million pounds of transfer funds for winter window signings!
You know, 50 million pounds is more than enough to buy a famous first-class central defender!
After all, the price for David Luiz to return to the Blues from Paris Saint-Germain was only £34 million.
Of course, if you want to buy a backup center, the money is completely enough.
So, today’s meeting is to select suitable candidates from the candidate list and then conduct further analysis. The first candidate central defender recommended by the scouting department made Mourinho’s eyes shine. ：
"The first one is Virgil Van Dijk, who is currently playing for Southampton!"
"This 25-year-old Dutch boy has been inspected by us for a year. At the same time, He is also the first choice on our candidate list!"
"He has a strong body, excellent speed and explosiveness, and is very aggressive defensively."
"His foot skills are good, no matter short or short. Whether it is a long pass or a long pass, it can maintain a high degree of accuracy"
"In addition, although he is right-footed, he can play as a left or right central defender, and often plays the role of left central defender. No matter what teammate he is paired with, he can take the lead in defense"
"I I think his style is very similar to Ferdinand, and he is simply a template for modern ball-playing center backs! His joining can greatly improve our ball-playing ability in the backcourt!"
"From the perspective of introduction difficulty and cost-effectiveness! , he may be our best candidate to strengthen the central defender position!”
After the chief scout introduced Van Dijk’s scouting report, Mourinho, who was wearing reading glasses, also stopped. The movement of writing on a small notebook, with a wave of hand:
“Next.”
"The second one is the Swedish Victor Lindelof who is currently playing for Benfica."
"This 22-year-old young central defender has secured his position as the team's main central defender this season and has become Benfica's defense The player I rely on the most”
“In addition to his strong physical fitness, he also has an excellent football intelligence and handles problems very calmly.”
“The third one also plays for Southampton. Don's central defender, Jose Fonte. Although he is older, his competitive condition is very good, and he has played in the Premier League for many years and has rich experience."
"The advantage is that it is affordable and has immediate combat effectiveness"< br>
"The fourth one is Leonardo Bonucci, the Italian international who currently plays for Juventus. At the age of 29, he is at the peak of his career."
"Whether it is experience or ability, They are all the best among today's central defenders."
"However, considering the importance Juventus places on him, the possibility of introducing him is low, and the price will not be low."
"No. Five, is Harry Maguire who currently plays for Leicester City."
"A 23-year-old young central defender with a tall body and excellent air defense ability."
"Compared with the previous players, there is still a certain gap in his strength. But he also has many advantages. The price is relatively cheap, he is young, and he has strong plasticity."
"He and Ling Feng and Lingard , Kanter were teammates in Leicester City, and especially have a very close relationship with Ling Feng, so they are not worried about integration and adaptation issues at all."
"He was selected for the latest national team roster. , and it is also very consistent with our club philosophy of introducing and cultivating young local English players.”
Until he heard that Maguire and Ling Feng were closely related, Mourinho’s hand movements suddenly paused, and then he looked up He looked at Maguire on the projection screen, looked at it carefully, and said casually:
"This kid has a big head, no wonder he has a good header."
In addition to several candidates for the central defender position, the scouting department also proposed several candidates for backup centers and wingers.
For example, Portugal's "new Cristiano Ronaldo" Guedes, Porto's new striker Andre Silva, Belgium's best young player Leon Bailey, etc.
Worth it One thing to mention is that more than one-third of the entire winter window signing candidate list are Portuguese players owned by Mendes!
Mourinho was not surprised at all.
This is also a way and means of his cooperation with Mendes for many years.
Instead of buying some players from other countries that you don't know much about, it is better to buy young talents from your country recommended by your agent. This way, the probability of buying parallel imports will be relatively smaller.
As the saying goes, it is better to be mature than to be a stranger, and the wealth should not flow to others
After the three-hour meeting, Mourinho made a decision:
Focus on Van Dijk and Lindelof!
As for Maguire, he is the last option.
Ever since, Manchester United took the lead in sending emails to Southampton and Benfica at the same time, asking about the possibility of Van Dijk and Lindelof transferring.
However, just ten minutes later, Southampton was the first to respond:
First of all, they rejected Manchester United's inquiry.
And insists that Van Dijk is not for sale to the team!
And Benfica’s reply was the same.
However, this answer is not unexpected.
Both Van Dijk and Lindelof are the backbone of their respective teams' defense.
In the middle of the season, how could the head coach let the team's main central defender transfer and leave!
Even if the price offered by the buyer is very attractive, they cannot afford the huge risk of the main central defender leaving, the team's defensive system falling apart, and the record declining.
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Of course, it's not Ling Feng's turn to worry about the team's winter window operations.
He just came to Zurich, Switzerland with his girlfriend Barbara, and attended the 2016 FIFA Awards Ceremony dressed up!
This is his first time attending the FIFA awards ceremony.
“Ling!”
“Hey!”
"Barbara! Smile!"
"Look here!"
After enjoying a wave of flashlights outside the venue and accepting a few questions from the host, Ling Feng Then he walked into the venue with his girlfriend on his arm.
Stepping into the venue, he glanced over and saw many faces that were both familiar and unfamiliar.
Luo Ge, Magic Flute, Teacher Tony, Shui Ye, team favorite.
Puyol, Ronaldo, Maradona and other football seniors...
And his former coach, Ranieri!
After greeting acquaintances and friends one by one, the award ceremony started on time.
After the opening performance, the first to be announced was the best lineup of the year!
The FIFA Best Team of the Year is jointly launched by FIFA and FIFPro.
On December 1 last year, more than 25,000 professional players from 75 countries voted for a 55-person candidate list. Each person could choose 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards, and the final decision was made. Team of the Year 2016.
As the Champions League champion last season, Real Madrid became the biggest winner of the annual best team, with five people selected.
Barcelona is second, with three people selected.
The goalkeeper position is today’s number one goalkeeper, Bayern’s “goalkeeper” Neuer!
He was a contributor to Bayern’s domestic treble last season, and this is the fourth consecutive year he has been selected;
The four defenders are Alves, Pique, Ramos and Marcelo!
The three midfielders are the Real Madrid midfield duo of "Magic Flute" Modric and "Teacher Tony" Kroos, plus Ling Feng, the "No. 1 player in the Premier League" who was selected for the first time!
After third place in the Ballon d'Or, Ling Feng defeated Griezmann and Iniesta, and as the only youngster in the Premier League, he became a member of the best team of the year!
The three forwards are Melo, who has been selected into the best team of the year for ten consecutive times, on the left and right, and the "God of Raw" Suarez is in the middle!
It is no exaggeration to say that the eleven players in this lineup are the strongest eleven in football in 2016!
(End of this chapter)