Chapter 798 Summer 2020
The stumbling 2019-2020 season is over.
This season will be recorded in history in the future.
A plague has brought the football world to a halt.
In the end, it came to an end reluctantly.
Manchester United ended the season with the Europa League title.
Although the league was regretful, the final Europa League result was not bad, and this season also gained something.
At least fans can look forward to next season.
This summer, clubs across Europe are under great pressure.
Due to the impact of the plague, the global economy has suffered a severe blow.
Especially for wealthy clubs, player salaries are a top priority.
The total investment in the entire summer transfer window was the lowest in five years.
It is now difficult for clubs to spend large transfer fees to buy players.
But for some wealthy clubs, they still have the ability to spend money like water.
For example, Chelsea spent 8000 million euros to introduce German teenager Havertz, 5300 million euros to introduce Werner, 5020 million euros to buy Leicester City's popular genius Chilwell, and 4000 million euros to buy Ajak. Sri Lanka forward Ziyech. These four transfers alone amounted to more than million euros. There are also many powerful stars such as goalkeeper Mendy, central defender Thiago Silva, defender Sarr, etc. Chelsea have great ambitions in the new season.
Manchester City, which lost the championship last season, has continued to spend money this summer, focusing on improving its defense. They spent 6800 million euros to sign Portuguese star Dias, and spent 4530 million euros to introduce Dutch central defender Ake. The two transfers exceeded million euros. With the addition of young forwards Ferran Torres and Bustos, Manchester City's two lines continue to upgrade.
Arsenal has not been idle either. They signed powerful midfielder Thomas for 5000 million euros, introduced young Brazilian defender Gabriel for 2600 euros, and faced Chelsea's experienced forward Willian. The three lines continued to strengthen. And this summer, they promoted a group of young players from the youth team, such as Smith Rowe and other young players. These young people will become the team's new hope in the future.
Tottenham spent a lot this summer, more than 100 million euros. Lo Celso, Reguilon, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Joe Rodon... many powerful stars have joined the team. In the new season, Mourinho has more trump cards to compete with his old opponents.
Leicester City sold Chilwell, they did not put the money in the bank, but invested it all in the transfer market. Fofana was signed for 3500 million euros, and Castagne was bought for 2090 million euros. Both players are defenders, filling the vacancy after Chilwell left the team. In addition, they promoted young players such as Luke Thomas and Daniel Iverson from the youth team to continue to ensure the flow of young blood.
Competitors have taken action, and this season's Premier League champion Liverpool has not been idle either. They made consecutive moves and signed Diogo Jota, Thiago and Tsimikas. All three lines were reinforced. Liverpool is looking forward to defending the title in the new season. The Premier League is lively, and Serie A is equally lively this year.
Juventus spent 7200 million euros to recruit Arthur from Barcelona. Immediately afterwards, they sent Pjanic from the team to Barcelona for a transfer fee of 6000 million euros. The economic operations of these two clubs are very slippery...
Naples spent 7000 million euros to transfer Osimhen from Ligue Lille to Naples. Their ambitions this season are not small.
Inter Milan spent a high price of 4300 million euros to introduce Achraf from Real Madrid, but it is indeed a high-end product and the money is well spent. Barrera was bought out again, costing 3250 million euros. Signing Sensi and Pinamonti at the same time cost a total of 4600 million euros. Adding up these transfers, Inter Milan's transfer fee is over million.
La Liga is still an era of three-wizard struggle for hegemony.
Atletico Madrid bought out Morata, who was on loan from Chelsea, spending 3500 million euros. The 27-year-old Spanish center is looking forward to rebirth. Former Atletico Madrid star Carrasco returned from China and spent 2700 million euros. The most surprising thing is that Atletico Madrid signed Barcelona veteran Suarez. The transfer was only 900 million euros. Rodrigo Riquelme, a young player promoted from the youth team, is highly appreciated by Simeone and will get a chance in the new season.
Barcelona, which is still in a period of change, has not changed much this summer. Arthur was sold and Pjanic was introduced, but not much changed. The 20-year-old Portuguese teenager Trincao cost the team 3000 million euros, but this transfer is not favored by many people. After all, this young man has not yet proven his strength in the top league. Young players such as Fati and Pedro have been promoted to the first team. They are the team's new hope. It is precisely because of their rapid growth that the club can boldly give up the veterans and decisively sell Suarez and Rakiti. Qi, Vidal and other stars. Barcelona's changes are continuing, and in the new season they are still hiding behind the scenes.
Compared to Barcelona's downturn in the transfer market, Real Madrid is also the same. They sold Achraf, Reguilon, Rodriguez and other players, earning a total of more than 100 million euros. The rest are just some loans and youth team promotions, no big moves. Last season they spent a lot of money to introduce many talented stars, Milito, Mendy, Rodrygo, Jovic... These young players have been enough to fill the team's lineup. Real Madrid now has a complete lineup and a good financial situation.
In Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain still stands out.
Paris spent 5000 million euros to buy out Icardi, who was on loan last season, and then only spent a few million euros to introduce Rico and Rafinha. This was their entire transfer investment, less than 6000 million euros. They promoted many young rookies from the youth team, Muyinga, Pembele, Artie... Paris' signing strategy began to develop toward a healthy defense.
Although Paris Saint-Germain did not spend huge sums of money, they are still the club that invests the most in Ligue 1.
Last season, Ligue 1 was completely canceled in the second half of the season due to the epidemic, which had a great impact on various clubs. In terms of advertising revenue, a lot of share has been lost. So everyone has no money.
Compared to Ligue 1, Bundesliga is poorer. They are still the poorest in the five major leagues, bar none.
Bayern spent 4900 million euros to recruit Sane from Manchester City, which was their limit.
Dortmund signed the talented English midfielder Bellingham. For the 17-year-old, they spent a high price of 3000 million euros. At the same time, 15-year-old supernova Mukoko was promoted to the first team. Dortmund's overall thinking this season is still clear, and it is still developing in the direction of cultivating supernovas.
Many European giants are turbulent in the transfer market, but on Manchester United's side, their management's transfer operations are not very satisfactory to the fans... (End of Chapter)
