Chapter 799 Manchester United’s Newcomers

Fourth in the Premier League and Champion of the Europa League.

This result is considered qualified for Manchester United.

Actually pretty good.

But for the extremely demanding Manchester United management and fans, it is far from enough.

The miracle of six crowns in the 2017-2018 season has completely whetted their appetite.

For them, a Europa League is nothing. At least the semi-finals of the Champions League should be the most basic operation.

Therefore, the pressure on Manchester United will only be greater next season.

Solskjaer has strongly requested the board of directors to increase the transfer fee limit numerous times, but to no avail.

This summer Manchester United is still searching.

Solskjaer was only given a transfer budget of 5000 million euros.

This is a measurement after taking into account the team's sales situation.

Solskjaer was helpless.

Chelsea spent 8000 million euros on the German teenager Kai Havertz, who became the top bidder this summer;
Manchester City's rising defensive star Dias, worth 6800 million euros, is also a big spender;

Arsenal's midfielder Thomas also has 5000 million euros, and the Gunners are no longer looking for it.

Compared with these opponents, Solskjaer's transfer fee is not even enough to buy a player from the other side.

Ha ha.

In the final analysis, the management still does not trust Solskjaer enough and is unwilling to invest heavily.

If the head coach is replaced by a famous coach such as Guardiola or Ancelotti, will the management pay for it?

Ha ha.

In the end, Solskjaer can only try his best to buy players with high cost performance.

But in today's Jinyuan football environment, where are there any cost-effective players?
In the end, he was cruel and spent a "high price" of 3900 million euros to introduce Ajax's young midfielder Van de Beek.

This young man is good at both offense and defense and is a good player in the middle.

In order to strengthen the left wing, he also introduced Brazilian defender Telles from Porto. The fee was not high, 1500 million euros, but it was only a substitute for Luke Shaw, nothing more.

Buying means fighting power, and you also have to buy the little demon.

This is Solskjaer's consistent recruitment strategy.

The 18-year-old Uruguayan forward Pellistri transferred from the Uruguayan club Penarol for 850 million euros. This youngster has only played 20 games in the Uruguay First Division before he was spotted by Solskjaer.

Speed, dribbling and agility are his greatest characteristics.

From Rashford, Greenwood to James, and now Pellistri, Solskjaer is a fast-paced shooter.

After buying three people, the transfer fee exceeded 60 million, which exceeded the expected budget.

This is all because Smalling's transfer and departure brought Manchester United a transfer fee of 1500 million euros.

This summer, two loan players, Smalling and Sanchez, officially left the team and stayed in Serie A.

They bid farewell to the Red Devils career completely.

Dalot was also loaned to AC Milan. The young defender failed to develop his talent and went to Serie A to practice.

There are also several young players such as Pereira, James Garner, and Tahith Chong. They were promoted to the first team by Solskjaer, but they did not have many opportunities to play and were also loaned out this season.

The team adjusted for a long time, but the key problem was still not solved-the lack of a center!

The newly acquired Pellistri did not get a chance to play for Manchester United for the time being. He was loaned to Alaves for training and returned two years later.

Manchester United still has not solved the problem of forward weakness.

Ighalo's loan signing cannot be considered a success, but it is not a failure either.

After all, the price is there, he is just a temporary transitional product, just a substitute player.

The team needs a center who can actually score goals.

Now, Manchester United is out of money.

They want to find a top center without spending any money, the kind who can conquer the Champions League this season.

What a daydream. The management talked about some cheap forward players, but they were not suitable.

Either they look down on Manchester United, or Manchester United looks down on them.

Eventually, they brought in Cavani for free.

The 33-year-old Uruguayan veteran's contract with Paris Saint-Germain ended this season and left on a free transfer.

He wanted to go to a wealthy club, but his condition declined seriously and no wealthy club wanted him.

Manchester United wants a world-class forward, but they have no money, so they can only deal with it.

In the end, the two parties hit it off and joined hands successfully.

Manchester United has added a veteran to its front line.

Didn't reach Solskjaer's goal, but still better than nothing.

In addition, Manchester United still has a problem, which is Drinkwater's fate.

Last summer, Drinkwater came on loan from Chelsea at the invitation of Xia Xing.

After failing to play at Chelsea, he gradually recovered at Manchester United.

Although not an absolute main force, he is still a rotation player.

Especially during the period when Manchester United was suffering from injuries, he made a great contribution to the team.

And because of his tacit understanding with Xia Xing, he also had some good performances.

But for Manchester United, they don't really want to keep Drinkwater.

Because Manchester United now has a large number of midfielders. They bought B fee half a year ago and now they have introduced Van de Beek. There is no need to add Drinkwater.

However, Xia Xing repeatedly suggested that the club could keep its old teammates.

As for whether there were any personal feelings involved, it is unknown to outsiders. In the end, Manchester United decided to keep Drinkwater.

However, they did not raise the issue of buyout with Chelsea, but started a tug-of-war.

Because they know very well that there is absolutely no problem with this transfer.

First of all, Drinkwater himself wants to stay.

Especially with Xia Xing here, he has a better chance of staying at Manchester United.

Then Manchester United wants to keep him, which is no problem.

Whether it was for tactical considerations or to give Xia Xing face, the club decided to keep people anyway.

There is also the problem of Chelsea.

Their current team lineup is bloated, and the existing players cannot be used, and they have to be rented out, let alone recalling a player that the team does not need.

It's just a question of transfer fees, which is very troublesome.

Manchester United's transfer team is up and running.

When they bought other people, they were generous, but when they bought Drinkwater, they were hesitant.

It's a buyer's market now anyway, and they are not in a hurry.

In the end, they simply spent 1000 million euros and chose to rent Drinkwater for another two years.

Chelsea would be speechless with this move.

Because Drinkwater's contract expires in two years.

What's the difference between Manchester United's approach and a direct buyout?
But in the end, Chelsea didn't show too much pretentiousness. They have a big business and don't care.

It’s someone you don’t want anyway, so if it’s cheaper, just leave.

Finally, Manchester United proposed to pay in installments, and Chelsea actually agreed.

It's really funny.

In the end, Manchester United's No. 10 jersey still hasn't changed hands in the new season, and it still belongs to Drinkwater.

The transfer team has finished everything, and now it’s time to talk about a big thing... (End of this chapter)