Chapter 590 Haaland’s decision

Although Manchester City's defense has the world's top central defender like Van Dijk, the full-backs on both sides have always been their weakness.

Zabaleta was once very strong and could even compete for the world's No. 1 right back, but as he got older, his condition began to decline, and his performance last year was not as good as before.

So when Manchester City was negotiating with Tottenham on the transfer of Son Heung-min, they reached an agreement with Tottenham and introduced the opponent's right back Kyle Walker from Tottenham for 52 million euros.

Walker is very famous and very capable. He was selected into the best team of the Premier League last season.

But what is most talked about for him is the penultimate round of last season. In the game between Tottenham and Manchester United, he used a weird free kick to beat Manchester United, allowing Tottenham to win fourth place in the league and break the Arsenal's indispensable myth.

Many Tottenham fans believe that it was his shot that caused Arsenal to fall apart, Wenger resigned, and Arsenal lost their Champions League spot...

Tottenham and Arsenal are mortal enemies. Seeing their opponent be so unlucky and end up like this, they are certainly not overjoyed.

Therefore, after learning the news of Walker's transfer, Tottenham fans felt very reluctant, but their reluctance was diluted a lot when they thought of the 52 million euros he received in exchange.

Levi, an old fox, really doesn't do business at a loss.

They spent 50 million to buy Son Heung-min from Manchester City with great fanfare, but quietly sold the team's right back at a high price. They made a net profit of 2 million euros over and over again. This transaction was done in one word, convinced!

But Levi didn't seem to have considered that if he sold a player as good as Walker, where would he find a replacement?

And by selling to Manchester City, which has shortcomings in the defense, are you sure you are not making the game more difficult for yourself?

After taking care of the right back, the remaining target is the left back.

Kolarov is 32 years old this year. Due to his decline in form, he did not play many games last season, so it is difficult to place high hopes on him.

As for Clichy, although he played more games than Kolarov last season, he is the same age as Kolarov, 32 years old. Both of them are likely to leave Manchester City this summer.

Therefore, Manchester City needs to find a qualified left back again.

But a suitable left back is not so easy to find. The person Guardiola has always wanted is Bayern's left back Alaba, but Bayern refuses to let go and is determined not to sell Alaba to Manchester City.

Guardiola had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and offer Chelsea the Blues £30 million to bring Spanish international Azpilicueta to the Etihad Stadium.

But it's a pity that the Blues are not willing to let him go.

Chelsea has already left a lot of people this summer, even the old captain John Terry has left the team.

After Conte has completed the appropriate personnel purge, he does not plan to continue to make too many adjustments to the team's main lineup. At this time, he will start to strengthen various positions.

Matic's unplanned departure has made the Blues very passive. Under Conte's strong request, there is a high probability that the Blues will not give up any main force this summer.

After two consecutive failed bids, Guardiola could only take a step back and focus on Monaco left back Benjamin Mendy.

Monaco has done a lot of business with Manchester City in recent years, and both parties are old acquaintances.

Since they are acquaintances, Monaco was naturally rude and asked for 60 million euros as soon as they made the move!

This number shocked Guardiola!

Monaco really dared to ask for it. When they bought Mbappe and B seats before, Manchester City didn't spend so much money!

Compared with these two people, Mendy is far inferior to them in terms of strength and reputation. Is Monaco crazy because of the loss?

How dare you ask for such a high price?

Although Manchester City is not short of money, Guardiola does not want to be taken advantage of and will not spend money that should not be spent!

Monaco seems to have decided that Manchester City will not let go at all, and the negotiations between the two sides have reached a deadlock.

In desperation, Guardiola had no choice but to renew his contract with Clichy for one year and start looking for a horse.

Fortunately, he plans to make major adjustments to the team's tactics in the new season, focusing on the three-back formation and tactical play, and the importance of full-backs has declined.

When necessary, the midfield players can make a guest appearance!

Since we are going to play a three-back formation, the team's central defender reserves must be strengthened.

Van Dijk and Stones cooperated well last season and can occupy two main spots.

If the injury of the old captain Kompany recovers, he can play the main rotation. It should be no problem to play 20 games in a season.

Rudiger can be arranged to rotate in the remaining half of the game. With these four people here, it should not be a big problem.

However, you still need to prepare one or two substitutes in case of emergency.

At Lin Quan's suggestion, Guardiola bought 20-year-old Ruben Dias from Benfica's youth team for 20 million euros to serve as the team's substitute at center back.

Because the amount of this transaction was relatively small and the target was a 20-year-old young player, it did not attract much attention from the outside world. Only Benfica had mixed feelings after completing the transaction.

There is a complicated feeling of making money and losing money at the same time.

Ruben Dias is a player from Benfica's youth training camp. He has been joining the team for ten years. As a player with good roots, Benfica still attaches great importance to him and is optimistic about him.

Originally, if Manchester City hadn't stepped in, they planned to promote Dias to the first team this summer and let him try the waters in the Portuguese Super League.

But after receiving an offer from Manchester City, Benfica's plans were completely disrupted.

20 million euros is not a small amount, especially for a 20-year-old young player who has not experienced the baptism of major competitions or even accumulated experience in top leagues. This is simply a sky-high price.

Selling Ruben Dias at this price is not a loss for Benfica at this time, and may even make a profit. After all, it is difficult to say whether talent can be realized.

After all, Ruben Dias has never played in Portugal, so Benfica doesn't know whether he can adapt to the top league.

Maybe he can adapt and even continue to grow, and maybe he can make more money by selling it by then.

But they may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the Portuguese Super League, causing them to miss the opportunity to earn 20 million.

And Manchester City's offer is also very good, just a little above their bottom line.

If Manchester City offers 15 million euros, then they may not be willing to sell him.

But 20 million euros made it difficult for them to refuse.

Ruben Dias himself is not only not repelled by being able to play for Manchester City, but is actually very excited.

Compared with the Portuguese Super League, the Premier League is obviously a larger and higher-level stage.

And Manchester City is also a real giant that has completely surpassed Benfica in all aspects such as strength, influence and financial resources.

For young players, few say no to invitations from such top clubs.

So Ruben Dias packed his things excitedly and reported to the club immediately.

Diaz's excitement didn't last long, and he began to doubt life because of the constant abuse.

It's terrible. Are all the monsters in the Manchester City team?

How come all of these people are so good at getting ahead of others?

It's okay if he can't guard against Boss Lin. After all, no one in the entire football world has the confidence to guard against his attack.

But what about the others?

The 18-year-old French kid has super explosive power. He can get past him with just one move, which he has tried repeatedly.

As for the other older fluffy head, he is very fast, has strong dribbling ability, and good foot skills, but his passing moves are not fancy at all. He can use his speed to eat raw and forcefully overtake, and he doesn't even bother to ride a bicycle. Classy fancy moves.

If you are abused by these main or semi-main players, it doesn't matter. After all, they are indeed stronger than Diaz at this time, and it is not shameful to lose to them.

However, after Ruben Dias was tortured by these people, he was tortured by three seventeen-year-old brats from the youth team, which made him doubt his life.

Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

Why are people here so perverted?

Mom, I want to go home...

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Guardiola stood in his office and couldn't help laughing after seeing what happened on the training ground.

The growth rate of these young players in the team made him a little surprised and a little worried.

Although Sancho, Foden and Haaland are all only 17 years old this year, the youth team league can no longer provide any help to their growth.

They need to practice on a higher level stage, but it is difficult for the first team to provide them with such abundant playing time for them to practice.

After all, the main goal of Manchester City's first team is to win the championship. The league championship and the Champions League championship are both goals they are chasing this year.

To achieve these goals, they will inevitably have to fight fierce battles one after another. These games are not suitable for young players to exercise.

Therefore, renting these people out is obviously the best choice.

"Sancho was born in March. He is the oldest and the strongest among the three. It shouldn't be a problem to become the main player for a weaker team in the five major leagues. If it is not possible, the rental fee can be lower."

Guardiola first confirmed Sancho's loan arrangement. He has excellent speed, strong dribbling, shooting, passing and other abilities. His left and right feet are also balanced, and he is more like a midfielder than a winger.

Such a player may not be easy to use in Manchester City's first team, but in a weak team, he is likely to be the backbone of the team.

Guardiola originally planned to loan Sancho to play in La Liga, where he has some connections.

But Dortmund didn't know when they took a fancy to Sancho. After hearing the news that Manchester City planned to rent Sancho, they took the initiative to come to the door, hoping to sign a loan contract with Manchester City with a buyout clause.

Generally speaking, a wealthy team like the Hornets rarely rents players from other teams.

If they can take the initiative to seek cooperation, they must have some agenda.

In fact, the answer is very simple. Dortmund is really optimistic about Sancho's development, and they also feel that Manchester City's competition on the two wings is too fierce, and there may not be a place for Sancho in the team.

So as long as we get the players over first, there is a high possibility of buying them out in the future.

After tasting the sweetness of Dembele, Dortmund discovered the benefits of being a black shop.

Now they are beginning to change their operational thinking, and are beginning to recruit more young talents from all walks of life, reuse and train them, and then hope that they will make more money for the team when they grow up.

Anyway, the Bundesliga is dominated by Bayern, and the Hornets knew they were unable to challenge their opponent's dominance, so they simply settled down.

In the spirit of win-win cooperation, Guardiola agreed to Dortmund's loan request and signed a 1+1 loan contract with Dortmund.

Dortmund is on loan for one year, and in the second year, they can choose whether to renew the lease depending on the situation. However, if Dortmund activates the lease extension clause, Dortmund will have the initiative to buy out the player after Sancho has played for Dortmund for two years.

This contract is quite satisfactory to both parties. If there is a vacancy in the Manchester City team next year, the contract can not be renewed and Sancho can be recalled.

As long as Dortmund rents it for two years, it will have the initiative whether to buy it out, so it will not be a waste of money and work in vain.

After loaning Sancho out, Guardiola's eyes stopped on Haaland and Foden.

Foden is two months older than Haaland, but Foden has a baby face and is short in stature, making him look younger than his actual age. This makes Guardiola a little hesitant.

Would anyone really want to rent such a young player who looks so weak?

Even some weak teams will probably be intimidated, right?

So he first put down the idea of ​​loaning Foden out and prioritized Harland's affairs.

"Haaland, do you want to stay in the team as a substitute and wait for the opportunity, or do you want to go out on loan to play?"

After discussing with Lin Quan, Guardiola listened to Lin Quan's suggestion and decided to consult the players' wishes.

Haaland has always been a very independent person, and his father Haaland Sr. has been providing him with various suggestions, which has been of great help to his career.

Haaland hesitated after hearing Guardiola's words, unsure whether to stay in the team or go out on loan.

He said he needed to go home and discuss it with his family before making a decision.

Guardiola nodded, leaving plenty of time for Haaland to discuss.

"Coach, I want to stay on the team!"

The final result surprised Guardiola. Haaland did not want to rent out to get more playing time, but chose to stay in the team and wait for opportunities.

To be honest, this decision was a bit unexpected for Guardiola and Lin Quan. Both of them had previously felt that under the suggestion of the elder Harland, the younger Harland would probably choose to rent out, because he had just turned seventeen and now He is in the critical stage of increasing his goals and needs more game opportunities to improve his abilities.

If you stay at Manchester City, it will be difficult to get so much playing time.

"Have you thought about it?"

Guardiola confirmed again and again.

"Well, my father suggested me to do this. I also want to stay in the team and learn more from coach you and Brother Lin!"

Guardiola said with a silly smile. (End of chapter)