323: Crystal Palace signs Ballon d’Or nominee goalkeeper

Recently, Crystal Palace's first warm-up match before the new season is about to begin, and many people are still paying attention to the situation of Crystal Palace.

After all, Crystal Palace was the Premier League runner-up and Europa League champion last season. Although Goretzka, Paulinho and Mendy left this season, Crystal Palace also introduced Perisic and Witsel, so its strength should not have declined. How much.

Everyone wants to see what the strength and situation of Crystal Palace are in the new season?

In the new season, will Crystal Palace still be as competitive as last season?

Is Crystal Palace capable of challenging for the Premier League title in the new season?

Therefore, many media reporters flocked to Nanlin, waiting for the game to start.

At this time, Tong Yi was on the phone with Campbell! ??

Tong Yi asked, "How is Jose's recent strength and condition?"

Tong Yi is very concerned about Ignacio's situation.

After all, Ignacio is Tong Yi's key training target. Last season, he fell into a feud with Lukaku, which had a great impact on the young him. Lukaku, a guy who ridiculed the young Ignacio last season, was not as good as him and could not score double-digit goals in a season.

At that time, media reporters also added fuel to the fire and put a lot of pressure on Ignacio.

But to be honest, for a young man who has just grown up, Ignacio's performance last season was still very good.

Last season he scored 9 goals in the Premier League and 2 goals in the Europa League, for a total of 11 goals this season.

And he also has 12 assists in all competitions.

This is already very, very, very impressive data for a newcomer of his age.

But to be honest, this data is obviously not comparable to the luxurious data Lukaku handed over when he was at Crystal Palace. Therefore, Lukaku also madly mocked Tong Yi and Ignacio, and the media reporters also fanned the flames and added fuel to the fire.

Tong Yi didn't want Ignacio to be affected too much.

And Tong Yi also wants to see if Ignacio's status, strength and mentality have improved this season after last season's experience and growth?

After all, Tong Yi will reuse Ignacio in the new season.

Campbell naturally knew the arrangements, and even the entire coaching staff understood Tong Yi's arrangements.

Moreover, the entire coaching staff is very optimistic about Ignacio and full of confidence.

Campbell immediately said, "Boss, don't worry! Jose has been in very good shape recently, and his mentality is very good. He is very active and devoted in training. It can be seen that he is also working hard to improve himself. I think Lu The words of Kaku and the media reporters still stimulated him and made him more involved."

Hearing this, Tong Yi nodded slightly, such words were very good.

Campbell continued, "If Jose can maintain his current form after the start of the new season, I believe his performance in the new season will definitely shock everyone! I am full of expectations for his performance in the new season!"

Tong Yi very

Satisfied, he nodded and said, "If that's the case, then give him more weight in the new season. He will be an important offensive weapon for our Crystal Palace in the new season!"

Campbell immediately expressed his understanding and then said, "Boss, don't worry, we will take good care of him. We all believe that he will shock the world in the new season."

Tong Yi laughed and said, "Then I'll wait!"

At this time, Campbell praised Ignacio again, and he was full of expectations for Ignacio.

Tong Yi can feel it from the description in his words.

To be honest, Ignacio is really good. He scored 11 goals and 12 assists last season. He fulfilled his role as a tactical center very well.

In the new season, Tong Yi is also full of expectations for him.

Tong Yi basically did not discuss the warm-up match for the new season with Campbell on the phone.

Because Tong Yi really didn't care about the results of the warm-up match at all.

What he values ​​more is the warm-up match process, the state and mentality of the players, etc. Therefore, Tong Yi did not ask this question.

Originally, Tong Yi was ready to hang up the phone, but Campbell asked about signings again.

Campbell certainly knows that the number one goalkeeper of Crystal Palace in the new season will definitely be Alisson, but even so, Crystal Palace still needs a number two goalkeeper. Not long ago, Tong Yi gave Campbell a list, and they are now poaching the players on the list Tong Yi gave them.

To be honest, it’s hard to introduce any of them!

The first one is the 22-year-old young goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, who was born in Paris, France in 1993!

This little guy came out of Paris Saint-Germain's youth training from the beginning. In 2012, at the age of 19, he entered the Paris Saint-Germain first team. But there are very few opportunities to play, almost none. In 2013, he was rented to Lens in Ligue 2, where he became the team's main goalkeeper, and helped the team win the second place in Ligue 2 in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, leading the team to successfully upgrade.

Last season, he was rented to Bastia Football Club in Ligue 1 and played as the main player for one season.

This summer he returned to Paris Saint-Germain.

However, it is obvious that Paris does not have Areola's name, and he does not even have a chance to compete with Trapp.

Therefore, what lies before him is still the fate of renting out or being sold.

Tong Yi knows very well that Areola will be transferred to La Liga's Yellow Submarine in the next season. Here he will become a god and help Villarreal reach the league's third place as the main force. Fourth and fourth in the Europa League, he also completed 15 clean sheets in La Liga, second only to Oblak, and set the club's longest consecutive time without conceding a goal at 620 minutes.

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Because of his sister Ping's amazing performance this season, she was recalled to the team by Paris Saint-Germain, thus winning the opportunity to compete with Trapp for the No. 1 goalkeeper. Then he defeated Trapp with his excellent performance and became the number one goalkeeper of Paris. It was not until the arrival of Buffon in the 2018-2019 season that he gradually lost his main position, and was then rented to Real Madrid!

This guy is pretty good.

Tong Yi is also relatively optimistic.

But, to be honest, Tong Yi thinks there is little chance of introducing him!

Obviously, he would not be willing to come to Crystal Palace as a substitute.

What he needs now is playing time and game training, and he has recently been in contact with Villarreal in La Liga. Obviously Villarreal promised the main position, and Crystal Palace had no chance at all. ??

What's more, Areola still has a dream of Paris Saint-Germain in his heart, and he will not transfer and leave Paris Saint-Germain at this time!

Therefore, Vieri of Crystal Palace was defeated by Areola!

Areola's reply was clear. He would be willing to move to Crystal Palace if Crystal Palace could promise him the position of one of the main players.

Obviously, this is unacceptable to Tong Yi.

Tong Yi said to Campbell, "Forget it, our main goalkeeper in the new season can only be Alisson!"

Campbell also knew that this was the case, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

The second goalkeeper on the list given by Tong Yi is still from France. His name is Mike Maignan. He was born in French Guiana in 1995 and also came from the Paris Saint-Germain youth training.

But obviously, the treatment he received in Paris was not as good as Areola!

Paris Saint-Germain are more optimistic about Areola.

It can be seen in the attitude towards the two of them!

In Tong Yi's memory, Areola has always been a concession, and Paris has never had any intention of selling him. It is obvious that he is being trained as the team's future No. 1 goalkeeper. After all, Lens and Yellow Submarine originally hoped to buy out Areola, but it is a pity that Paris Saint-Germain did not sell him.

The attitude towards Maignan is completely different. Maignan will be sold to Lille this year.

Later, he performed well in the Lille team and was even selected into the best team of Ligue 1 and became the best goalkeeper of Ligue 1 in the future. He later moved to Serie A giant AC Milan, where he helped Milan regain the Serie A championship after 11 years. He was also selected into the top 30 Ballon d'Or awards for his outstanding performance this season.

This is the most powerful goalkeeper of the year!

Therefore, this guy is actually very strong.

But because he and Areola are not much different in age, Paris is more optimistic about Areola. So they chose Areola instead of Maignan.

It should still be feasible to introduce Maignan at this time.

After all, when he moved to Lille, he was a substitute who failed to play.

, it was not until the 2017-2018 season that he became the main player of the Lille team.

Therefore, Maignan should not be able to get the commitment of Lille's main force at this time. Even if he goes to Lille, he won't be the second goalkeeper, so there is a chance for Crystal Palace.

However, Vieri feels that Crystal Palace should introduce Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero!

Yes, the third goalkeeper on the list given by Tong Yi is the Argentina national goalkeeper.

Although everyone is very optimistic about Alisson now, this guy is very talented. But he really has too little game experience at the goalkeeper position. If anything goes wrong, Crystal Palace will be doomed! If at this time, there is an experienced veteran goalkeeper in their lineup who can replace him at any time, there will be no such danger.

Therefore, more people on the coaching staff are more enthusiastic about Romero.

However, it is also difficult to introduce Romero.

Romero is not considered a veteran yet. He is only 28 years old. At this time, he is in his prime as a goalkeeper.

How could Romero come to Crystal Palace as a substitute?

Of course, Tong Yi knows very well why Romero will join Manchester United as a free agent this summer. Because at that time, Manchester United was already preparing to sell De Gea, thus introducing Romero from the free market, promising Romero's main position. He came to replace De Gea. Who knew that De Gea did not leave in the end, so he had to sit on the bench of Manchester United. And it's not a pure substitute, it's basically the rhythm of De Gea playing in the league and Romero playing in the cup.

Could it be that at this time, Crystal Palace is going to use the same trick as Manchester United, tricking Romero into taking the main position, and then letting him sit on the bench and die?

Isn't this too immoral?

Tong Yi also knows very well that if the Crystal Palace promises Romero the main position, he will definitely be willing to join the Crystal Palace.

However, Crystal Palace does not have the main position that Romero wants!

Tong Yi has left all the recruiting matters to the coaching staff. Whoever you can win among these three people can be recruited, right? The transfer operations this season will be left to you. It's also about training Vieri and watching others.

To be honest, Vieri and the others are really going for Romero.

It is said that they also discussed with Romero for a long time, but Romero still did not relent, and still said that if he could be promised the main position, he would transfer to Crystal Palace.

At this time, Campbell came to Tong Yi and wanted to persuade Tong Yi. How about giving Romero the main position in the new season? Let Alisson grow for another two years? Two years later, Romero happened to come to the bench at the age of 30, and Alisson was also in his prime. Isn't this reasonable?

Then, Campbell and the others were rejected by Tong Yi, and Alisson will be the team's main goalkeeper in the new season!

Campbell and the others were a little disappointed. They went to talk to Romero, but in the end they didn't come to an agreement.

Therefore, Crystal Palace can only introduce the young French goalkeeper Maignan, who is just 20 years old, with a transfer fee of 1 million euros!