Chapter 484 Ibrahimovic’s successor, the aircraft carrier enters the port!
After hearing Ling Feng's strong recommendation, Mendes also valued it very much.
In his opinion, with Ling Feng's top golf intelligence and experience in top leagues, anyone who can catch his eye must be a genius!
He immediately sent one of his men to collect game videos of the Birmingham club's U18 echelon.
And sent people to investigate the personal situation and family background of the young player Zude Bellingham.
The most important thing is whether he has an agent!
Afterwards, the two briefly chatted about filming the show and personal branding before hanging up the phone.
After playing this wild ball at Morris Park, the program team also signed up for Ling Feng at another wild ball field later in the day.
According to the program team's plan, by filming two games in each region in each episode, and then adding in a personal interview with Ling Feng, one episode can be made up of thirty minutes of content.
Unfortunately, this time, he didn't find any very bright future stars.
In the next week, Ling Feng went to different golf courses in six areas in northern England: Newcastle, York, Leeds, Sheffield, and Nottingham to conduct fish fry.
And it is not limited to five-a-side, seven-a-side and eleven-a-side.
Of course, in order to hide his strength, Ling Feng also learned the playing style of "Charming Brother" Berbatov.
Mainly plays a standing center, no running, no sweating, no shooting!
Of course, with a slightly contrasting figure and a unique playing style, the effect of the show of showing off and slapping people in the face is straight away!
Soon, with the spread of social media on the Internet, a story of "Who can resist Andre?" quickly spread throughout the English wildball community!
Everyone knows that a Spanish uncle who came to England for a short trip and was said to have played for the Spanish low-level league recently fried fish on the field!
At this time, Netflix also released the first issue of "King of the Field" on streaming media at the right time.
With Netflix's massive publicity and Ling Feng's popularity and fame, the ratings for the first episode of the show exploded!
However, when the audience clicked in to take a look, they were surprised to find that the "Spanish Uncle Andre" who was recently legendary in the English field football field and went to the field to fry fish, turned out to be England and Manchester United's Super No. 7!
Bellingham, who rarely watches TV, only learned from a very excited friend that the Spanish uncle who played with him that day was actually the Manchester United star Ling Feng in disguise!
Immediately afterwards, on the day the program was broadcast, he received a call from the program team:
"Hello, we are the staff of the "King of the Field" program team. We are calling to convey good news to you"
"Congratulations on becoming the first future star of "King of Fields"!"
Later, Ling Feng also represented the program and personally came to Bellingham's home in Birmingham and gave Bellingham the Future Star T-shirt prepared by the program team.
And invited him to participate in the final showdown on the field.
As an English superstar who has risen rapidly in recent years, Ling Lingfeng is definitely a role model for England's younger generation of players.
Even Bellingham often watches Manchester United games.
It is worth mentioning that he especially likes Ling Feng’s exclusive celebration moves!
Therefore, at Xiao Beilin's request, Ling Feng also agreed to face the camera with him and perform the "King of the World" celebration together, leaving a precious group photo.
After filming the first season of "King of the Field", Ling Feng can finally enter vacation mode.
At the same time, Manchester United’s summer signings are also in full swing
In fact, as early as after the Champions League final, Mourinho and Manchester United had already begun operations for the summer window.
As the new Premier League and Champions League champions, they did have an almost perfect season.
However, the results he delivered in his first season were too dazzling.
How to maintain the team's competitiveness in the league and Champions League in the second season is Mourinho's concern.
In a sense, Mourinho has posed a problem for himself and the players on the team.
If they fail to win the Premier League title in the second season, or are eliminated from the Champions League too early, the club's senior management and fans will feel a huge gap.
You may even put yourself in a crisis after class!
Therefore, in order to continue to compete for the championship and maintain strong competitiveness, they must make signings and enrich their lineup!
After all, compared to super giants such as Juventus, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Barcelona, Manchester United's lineup depth is too thin.
Of course, before introducing new players, the team needs to clear out some redundant personnel.
For example, "Little Pig" Bastian Schweinsteiger, who had little chance last season, has announced that he will join the Chicago Fire of the Major League;
For example, team veteran Carrick made up his mind to retire and then directly joined the coaching staff of Manchester United;
Another example is the young players from the youth training who are temporarily unable to gain a foothold in Manchester United and are ready to be loaned out.
In addition to cleaning up the fringe figures in the team, as last season's Triple Crown champions, Manchester United players who performed well have also become the prey of major European giants!
The first one to bear the brunt is naturally the head football star Ling Feng!
With the broadcast of the "King of the Field" program, Real Madrid immediately asked Manchester United about the possibility of Ling Feng's transfer.
Lafayette is a person who does not regret easily.
In the past, if a player rejected Real Madrid, he would never extend an olive branch to the opponent.
No matter how outstanding a well-known star he is, or a talented prodigy with great potential!
However, with Ling Feng, he made an exception.
No one else, just because Ling Feng is so outstanding!
According to Lafayette's entourage to the media, Lafayette admires Ling Feng very much and believes that he is the best successor to Ronaldo.
However, only Florentino himself knows that he already regrets not winning Lingfeng last year!
Otherwise, Real Madrid may be able to break the curse of defending the Champions League this year and achieve unprecedented feats!
Therefore, in order for Real Madrid to continue to dominate La Liga and Europe, and to make up for the situation, he put down his dignity and continued to pursue Ling Feng.
However, Manchester United did not give face at all and directly rejected Real Madrid's price inquiry.
He also stated in the fax that Ling Feng was not for sale to the team.
And Lafayette was naturally unwilling to give up.
Wasn't Ronaldo also what Ferguson said was "not for sale" back then?
It’s not like he joined Real Madrid!
However, when Lafayette wanted to confidently call San Dezi in person and propose the idea of signing Ling Feng, he was declined by San Dezi.
Although Santoku doesn't know much about football, he is very clear about the club's commercial value and stock price changes.
Just since Ling Feng joined the club and won the Triple Crown this season, Manchester United's stock price has soared like a rocket!
Ling Feng not only brought an improvement in the team's strength, but also had a huge influence on the club's brand value.
As the top player in the Premier League, his popularity and reputation are among the best in today's football.
You know, in the past 16-17 seasons, Lingfeng's jersey sales ranked first in the Premier League and even Europe!
What is this concept?
Just from the jerseys and peripherals, Ling Feng can bring tens of millions of pounds in commercial income to the club!
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for San Dezi to give up this cash cow!
Of course, in addition to Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, which is backed by a wealthy and white turban, also wants to sign Ling Feng.
Since the Qatari consortium took over, their goal has been to reach the top of Europe.
However, over the past few years, they have been unable to make breakthrough progress in the Champions League. And this year, they lost the French Ligue 1 championship that was a sure win!
This is unacceptable to the ambitious Nasser!
When they saw that Ling Feng led the team to win the Champions League in his first season after joining Manchester United, they seemed to see the team's hope of winning the Champions League!
However, regarding the call from Paris President Nasser, Santoku was more direct:
Want Ling Feng?
Okay, spend 500 million euros on it!
500 million euros is Ling Feng’s contract penalty!
Of course, in addition to Ling Feng, other Manchester United players have also received offers from other clubs.
For example, players such as Kanter, Herrera, Rashford, Luke Shaw and others have received substantial offers.
However, all were rejected by Mourinho.
Before making signings and reinforcements, what Mourinho has to do is to retain this championship team!
The first person to lock in the team is Ibrahimovic, whose contract is about to expire!
Ibrahimovic, who signed a one-year contract with Manchester United last year, was actually able to negotiate with other clubs in January for a free transfer.
In March, the team had expressed hope to renew his contract.
However, at that time, Manchester United's senior management only planned to renew his contract for one year.
Ibrahimovic was very unhappy about this and directly shelved the contract renewal negotiations.
Therefore, the contract renewal has been in a stalemate and no actual progress has been made.
As the team advanced to the finals and won the Champions League, the tacit cooperation between Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic also made many people realize the role of Ibrahimovic, a super center, in the team.
After all, Manchester United's senior management realized the importance of Ibrahimovic, a veteran, and completed a 1+1 contract extension with him!
What does 1+1 contract mean?
Just try out a one-year contract first, and then extend it for another year if appropriate.
This kind of contract is a bit like trying on new shoes. If they feel comfortable, buy them. If they don't, forget about them.
This is also the contract commonly used in football to renew contracts with older veterans.
Although Ibrahimovic, who was the team's second-leading scorer last season and scored 37 goals in all competitions, will stay with the team next season.
However, after all, Ibrahimovic is about to turn 36. No one knows how long he can maintain such a state in the high-intensity Premier League.
If his condition declines, they won't have a suitable center candidate at all!
Whether it is Martial or Rashford, the effect of playing center is not very good.
Therefore, Manchester United must take precautions and find a suitable successor for Ibrahimovic.
Ever since, Manchester United's first center signing target was Alvaro Morata, who was repurchased by Real Madrid from Juventus last season and then became a "bench gangster"!
Morata does not have a main position in Real Madrid, has a strong desire to transfer and is only 24 years old, which is also in line with the team's future plan to rejuvenate the age structure.
Compared with Ibrahimovic, Morata is better at running. He can often use his speed and breakthrough to create opportunities in counterattacks, and he is also better able to create better effects with Ling Feng's deadly through balls.
The idea of Mourinho and the top management of Manchester United is very simple. First buy Morata for rotation, and then slowly take over from Ibrahimovic and become the main force of Manchester United's striker.
As for whether Morata himself is willing to come to Manchester United to play a rotation role, they are not worried.
After all, he is also willing to rotate in Real Madrid.
It is naturally not something difficult to accept when he comes to rotate in the Manchester United team that defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
In addition to Morata, Everton's Lukaku, Atletico Madrid's Griezmann, and Turin's Belotti are also candidates for center signings.
Based on Manchester United's excellent results last season, coupled with Manchester United's great platform and well-known generous treatment, Manchester United's attraction to players is definitely much better than last season.
In addition to the need to strengthen the central defender and center positions, Mourinho also hopes to strengthen the midfielder.
As "Little Pig" Bastian Schweinsteiger is about to move to the MLS and Carrick retires, the number of midfielders in the team suddenly drops to six.
They are Ling Feng, Kanter, Herrera, Fellaini, Mata and Lingard!
Among them, Lingard spends more time as a substitute on the right wing.
In this way, it is equivalent to the team's three midfield positions, with only five players rotating.
This kind of lineup depth is definitely not enough when facing a third-line battle and the impact of potential injuries!
As the saying goes, if you win the midfield, you win the world.
Although the defensive midfielder combination of Kanter and Herrera is very stable, the coverage area is ranked first in the Premier League.
Fellaini and Mata can also step in when necessary to provide the team with certain tactical changes.
However, if we can introduce another midfielder who can control the ball and also have certain interception ability, it will also be excellent for the team's midfield dominance.
And his primary signing target in the midfield is his old player at Chelsea, Serbian strongman Matic!
Finally, if the players he wants are obtained in the three key positions of center back, center, and midfielder, Mourinho will also consider enhancing the depth of the wingers.
Of course, that's all for later.
For Mourinho and Manchester United, the top priority is to get Maguire first!
After all, Manchester United is not the only one who wants Maguire, there are other Premier League clubs who also want this budding English local aerial bully!
The first bidder was the wealthy Chelsea!
With the veteran captain Terry's contract about to expire and his return to the Champions League next season, Conte hopes to strengthen the central defender position.
After all, there are only three central defenders in the team now, David Luiz, Cahill, and
If the main 352 formation is used, Azpilicueta can also play as a central defender.
But who can have too many good players?
What's more, they have plenty of money!
In addition to Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Serie A Juventus, Bundesliga Dortmund and other giants are interested in Maguire.
Some just asked about the price, while others gave substantial quotations.
However, due to the players' personal wishes and Mourinho's personal promotion, Manchester United's transfer department accelerated the pace of negotiations and reached an agreement with Leicester City before other clubs.
Following friendly negotiations between the two clubs, Manchester United finally officially announced the club’s first transfer transaction of the summer window on the morning of June 25:
Spending 45 million pounds to sign 24-year-old England central defender Harry Maguire from "Blue Fox" Leicester City!
At this point, the English aircraft carrier officially sailed into the Port of Manchester!
(End of chapter)