206: Tong Yi signs Real Madrid centre-back

Not long after Campbell left, after Crystal Palace sold Jedinak, Nagelsmann and Pintus also returned.

Before returning, they went to France again.

They went to Toulouse and introduced Ivory Coast right back Serge Aurier for 3 million euros.

A year and a half ago, Aurier's transfer fee to Toulouse was only 1.5 million euros. Now it has doubled. Toulouse has made a lot of money.

Although Aurier, who is about to turn 21, does not have a French passport now, it is not difficult for him to obtain a French passport.

Aurier is from Cote d'Ivoire, but he came to France when he was a child. He has been in France for more than ten years now, which is enough for him to obtain a French passport.

As for this matter, Nagelsmann left it to Toulouse.

Toulouse helped Aurier obtain a French passport, and Crystal Palace paid the transfer fee.

Toulouse agreed without thinking because it was so easy to operate.

After Aurier got his French passport, he no longer had to worry about labor certification.

Tong Yi was very satisfied to see Aurier, Milinkovic and Schultz behind Nagelsmann and Pintus. I am very satisfied with the signings this season and also very satisfied with the work of these two people.

Then Tong Yi handed these players over to Wagner and asked Wagner and his medical team to conduct a collective physical examination. If there are no problems in the physical examination, these players will officially join the Crystal Palace.

After the physical examination, Tong Yi was ready to formally introduce these players to the media and Crystal Palace fans.

At this time, the players of the Crystal Palace first team also returned to London in twos and threes, because the assembly day before the new season of Crystal Palace was coming soon.

If they don't come back, they will be late!

Being late is a big deal. Troublesome.

Moreover, almost all the new players introduced by Tong Yi have arrived at this time, and they are all undergoing physical examinations.

Then, Tong Yi also asked the returning Crystal Palace players to undergo physical examinations. Tong Yi wanted to see if these guys were crazy this summer and whether there was a weight report?

So at this time, Wagner, Dephne and Joanna became busy.

And while they were busy, Campbell also came back.

Campbell also brought someone back with him.

A man that many people don’t expect – Ricardo Carvalho!

Yes, Tong Yi's task for Campbell is to bring back the free agent Carvalho.

Even though Carvalho is 35 years old, he is still very capable and competitive.

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This summer, Valho moved to France's rich team Monaco, where Carvalho originally only got a one-year contract. But he simply played as the main central defender in Monaco for three years and did not leave Monaco until 2016.

And he also helped Monaco win double runner-up in Ligue 1 and French Cup as the main player.

More importantly, he returned to the Portuguese national team in 2014 and became a regular player for the Portuguese national team in the European Cup. He also won the European Cup with the Portuguese national team in 2016. In that European Cup, he was the team's main central defender in the group stage, starting in all three games. If it weren't for his age, physical fitness and injuries, it's hard to say that he would have always been the main player.

Therefore, although Carvalho is older at this stage, he still has strength.

Even though Carvalho was not selected for Real Madrid's pre-season training squad at the beginning of last season, he was retained by Mourinho in the later period. He also played 16 times for Real Madrid last season, and 1 assists.

So Tong Yi is very optimistic about Carvalho.

Although Carvalho is now older, his speed is not as fast as before, his turning speed cannot keep up with before, and his physical confrontation is not very strong. But before that, he was not the kind of fast central defender, nor did he rely on his body to make a living. He was that rare player who played very smartly and relied on his brain.

He is a typical deep-lying central defender.

He has a perfect sense of position and defensive insight, and his positioning skills are first-rate. He is very flexible and smart in using his body. He can always take advantage of the disadvantages in the confrontation and complete the defense, even if he faces the Premier League. Such a powerful center, he is not at the bottom either. Moreover, he is very accurate in judging the placement and path of high-altitude balls. He is always able to take the lead and cleverly avert danger.

Moreover, as a Portuguese player, he is also very skilled with his feet, and he is particularly knowledgeable about defending technical forwards. It is difficult for technical forwards to break through his defense. Moreover, his delicate foot skills also make his ball control ability very good. He can always quickly and accurately choose the best way to play the ball under high pressure. You can see him blindly kick the ball.

This is a very good deep-lying centre-back.

Moreover, he also has very outstanding heading ability, and his air defense ability makes it difficult for many Premier League Warcraft-level centers to take advantage.

Carvalho now has rich experience and strong willpower, which is what Crystal Palace lacks.

Therefore, Tong Yi asked Campbell to come forward and snatch this position back.

It's really a robbery.

At this time, Monaco

Carvalho is also watching with eager eyes.

Isn't Ranieri now frantically reining in the former Porto players? So does Carvalho!

Ranieri is also very optimistic about central defenders like Carvalho, and it can even be said that he relies heavily on him.

More importantly, Monaco is not short of money!

At this time, if Crystal Palace were later, they might not be able to grab Monaco.

Tong Yi knew the future, so he made a time difference.

Before Monaco could remember to contact Carvalho, Crystal Palace took action, cutting through the mess with a quick knife, and directly captured the experienced deep-lying central defender.

Even if this guy fails to come to Crystal Palace, his experience and teachings will be very important to Crystal Palace's young central defenders Van Dijk and Laporte. Tong Yi hopes that these two can learn some nutrients from Carvalho to make themselves more comprehensive and powerful.

Moreover, Tong Yi believes that Carvalho can succeed in Crystal Palace. ??

Carvalho once played in the Premier League. He transferred to Chelsea for 30 million euros and performed very well at Chelsea. He is the top central defender in the Premier League and even the world.

Tong Yi is full of expectations for Carvalho.

Therefore, Tong Yi also gave Carvalho a two plus one contract, with the final year being a team option.

In the last year, Crystal Palace has the option to renew the contract.

Yes, Tong Yi gave Carvalho, a 35-year-old veteran, a nearly three-year contract. This surprised everyone in the Crystal Palace, even Carvalho himself. None of them expected that Tong Yi would be so courageous and would be so optimistic about Carvalho.

Even Campbell and Harman felt that Tong Yi was a bit impulsive, and they both hoped that Tong Yi could be signed once a year.

Even Carvalho himself suggested this.

However, Tong Yi said that he is very optimistic about Carvalho and believes in Carvalho.

Carvalho was still very touched and felt like he was taken seriously again.

You have to know that Arsenal, the Premier League giant, has a rule, which is that players over 30 years old will be signed once a year and will not be given long-term contracts. And now Tong Yi actually gives such a long contract to a 35-year-old comrade, which is really a bit shocking.

Feeling Tong Yi's sincerity, Carvalho also made concessions on his weekly salary. Instead of taking the team's maximum salary of 350,000 pounds per week, he took a weekly salary of 250,000 pounds, which is 260,000 pounds for two years. A 10,000-pound contract is a two-year contract worth more than 3.1 million euros. If the contract is renewed for a third year, the salary will remain unchanged and will still be £250,000 per week.

To be honest, this contract is no longer

Very conscientious.

If Tong Yi remembers correctly, Carvalho joined Monaco freely, and his annual salary should be around 2 million euros.

So when he came to the Crystal Palace, Carvalho was still at a loss.

However, Crystal Palace gave him a 2+1 contract instead of a one-year contract like Monaco.

And to be honest, Crystal Palace is in the Premier League after all, and the French Football League cannot compare.

Moreover, Carvalho himself did not expect that he would be able to return to the Premier League again at his grade. To be honest, he is still looking forward to this trip to the Premier League.

Moreover, he himself does not think that he is old and can still fight again.

Even next year's World Cup and the European Cup three years later, he can fight again.

Of course, Carvalho doesn't think so much now, he just wants to play well in Crystal Palace.

Wagner and others are still a little worried about Carvalho's health. After all, he is 35 years old, can he still cope with such a high-intensity game? Did he have any hidden injuries on his body?

Wagner and the others were worried.

However, Tong Yi is not worried at all!

After all, he was able to become the main rotating central defender for the European Cup champions in 2016, which explains everything.

However, Tong Yi still valued Wagner's opinions.

Tong Yi asked Wagner and the others to take Carvalho for a physical examination. If he fails the physical examination, Tong Yi will let Kawalu leave.

Wagner and the others immediately took Carvalho for a physical examination.

Tong Yi was still full of expectations. Kavalu's body should be fine.

Seeing that the physical examination was almost done, Tong Yi couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Leo, how are you? Is there anything wrong with Ricardo's body?"

Wagner and Pintus looked at each other, and then Wagner said, "It's really hard to believe that Ricardo can maintain his body so well at this grade. It's really amazing! After our professional testing, we are willing to For sure, Ricciardo has no physical problems and no problem adapting to the intensity of the Premier League. It’s really hard to imagine!”

Pintus also nodded slightly, and then said, "As for physical fitness, there won't be too many problems. We are training before the season. If he is not injured this season, there should be no problem in playing twenty or thirty games."

Hearing these words, Tong Yi smiled slightly, very satisfied.

By this time, the signings for the new season are basically done.

Tong Yi is ready to officially introduce these new players to the fans and media, and then they are about to start a closed training camp before the new season.