Super Marshal

With the additions of Benjamin Mendy and Nelson Semedo, the reorganization of full-backs in Chinatown is also evident.

Since Alves left the team, Barcelona has always had a weakness on the right side. After they failed to compete with Manchester City for Danilo, the right side has always been a weakness of Barcelona. The recall of Montoya has also been rumored for a year.

Now, it has finally become a reality.

With 80 million euros, Barcelona finally spent a huge amount of money on Montoya, determined to bring this local youth player back to Camp Nou to fill the last shortcoming in the team's lineup.

This transfer sounded the first clarion call for transfers this summer, and immediately after, it was Real Madrid who fired the second shot. The Galacticos only finished fourth in the league last season. With poor results, the management is under great pressure. To fill the shortcomings on the left side of the lineup, it has become Florentino's first choice.

But at the same time, Manchester City was also very interested in Alex Sandro, the Chinatown left player. The two giants started a fierce competition. In the end, Real Madrid successfully acquired the Brazilian at a high price of 90 million euros. Left back.

After sending away Montoya and Alex Sandro, and introducing Nelson Semedo and Benjamin Mendy, Chinatown has two in and two outs. The transfer operation is still very smart and adheres to the principle of cost-effective transactions.

The aftermath of the two blockbuster transfers has not yet subsided, and the transfer market soon became stormy again.

Chelsea, which performed poorly last season, finally asked Abramovich to spend money again. After firing Mourinho midway, they confirmed the Italian national team coach Conte to take over early, and the latter named the one he wanted. As a central defender, he also locked in the Dutch central defender De Vrij in Chinatown early.

This 24-year-old central defender has been the backbone of Chinatown's defense in the past few seasons. Whether in La Liga, the Champions League, or in the national team, his performance has been remarkable and he can be called a central defender in the world. The backbone of the position.

In order to get De Vrij, Chelsea paid a high price of 80 million euros, which eventually led to the Dutch central defender switching to the Blues, which also greatly improved Chelsea's weak defense.

After De Vrij moved to Chelsea, Chinatown also quickly announced that it would renew the contracts of Chinese teenagers Zhao Jun, Wang Lei, Gao Ren and Yang Xin, and officially promote these four teenagers to the first team.

The newly appointed head coach Valverde also publicly stated at the press conference that he was very optimistic about Zhao Jun's potential and believed that the Chinese youngster's future would surprise everyone.

“We will not be recruiting any more central defenders because we already have four central defenders in Varane, Marquinhos, Umtiti and Zhao Jun. I think this is completely enough to cope with the third-line battle in the new season. "

At the same time, Zhang Yuning, who was far away in the Netherlands, finally made a decision. After Mendes's operation, Ajax officially introduced young center Zhang Yuning from Vitesse for one million euros.

This 19-year-old youngster has just scored twice in the national team game and helped Vitesse win the U19 Cup. He has won strong praise from head coach Gao Han. He has great potential and will take over the ball in the new season. Team number nine jersey.

This is the jersey number worn by Van Basten and Ibrahimovic, which shows that Ajax attaches great importance to Zhang Yuning.

The last player to wear the No. 9 jersey of Ajax was Poland international Milik. He scored 21 goals in 32 games last season and was transferred to Ajax for 32 million euros this summer. Naples.

Everyone at Ajax has expressed their expectations for Zhang Yuning's joining and firmly believes that he can succeed.

But compared to Chinatown's tens of millions of euros in transfers, Zhang Yuning's one million euros transfer to Ajax is simply insignificant, and it did not attract much attention in the European transfer market.

On the contrary, in July, with the European Cup coming to an end, the movements in the transfer market are attracting more and more attention. First, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said that he will leave Manchester City, but his whereabouts are unknown, and then the Manchester United coach. Pochettino reportedly attaches great importance to Morata.

Pochettino said that Griezmann was elected as the top scorer in the European Cup. If Morata can be introduced, Manchester United's forward offense will be greatly improved in the new season.

But at the same time, Italy's Juventus is also eager to improve its frontcourt attack power, and is also very interested in Morata and Dybala. Many European giants have begun to launch carve-up plans for Chinatown.

At the end of July, news came one after another, and the transfer soap opera finally began to come to an end.

Cristiano Ronaldo finally moved from Manchester City to Paris Saint-Germain for a sky-high price of 200 million euros.

After sending away Neymar, the French giants finally introduced a heavyweight superstar again to reorganize the super striker of Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cavani and Aubameyang.

After announcing that they were sending away Cristiano Ronaldo, who was inconsistent with Guardiola's tactics, Manchester City quickly announced that it would introduce a new FIFA Golden Ball player from Chinatown for a record-breaking price of 250 million euros. Award winner Eden Hazard.

This 25-year-old Belgian youngster is undoubtedly in his prime and at his peak. After winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or, he is second only to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and is ranked No. 1 in world football. The three of them, regardless of age or competitive status, are the best signings in world football.

They sold out a Portuguese in his early thirties and added Hazard to a price increase of 50 million. This transaction of Manchester City was very shrewd and aroused heated discussions in football circles around the world. Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain also entered the market again. The core of global public opinion.

But after confirming Hazard's transfer, Manchester United finally made some moves.

The Red Devils have been reorganizing in recent years and have made a lot of signings, but their overall competitiveness is not strong enough. The management is determined to increase investment. After their rivals in the same city introduced Hazard at a record-breaking price, Manchester United quickly announced that At a high price of 150 million euros, French midfielder Paul Pogba was introduced from Chinatown.

This transaction once again caused a sensation around the world.

But the day after signing Pogba, Manchester United once again officially announced that it would introduce striker Morata from Chinatown for a high price of 100 million euros. Pochettino finally got what he wanted and got the center he wanted.

After Manchester United signed Morata, Juventus quickly signed Argentine forward Dybala from Chinatown for a high price of 100 million euros. This transfer also created the highest signing in the history of Serie A. record.

Entering August, just when everyone thought the transfer market was coming to an end, Manchester City once again announced that it would introduce midfielder De Bruyne from Chinatown for a sky-high price of 150 million euros.

The Belgian midfielder is hailed as one of the most outstanding midfielders in European football last season, helping Chinatown sweep the entire European football world with overwhelming momentum. At the age of only 25, he is at his peak. In this period, 150 million euros is undoubtedly a very ideal transfer price.

And after sending away many core players one after another, when everyone thought that Chinatown's player supermarket was about to open, Chinatown resolutely announced that it rejected Chelsea's poaching of Kante, and Real Madrid's poaching of Varane and Varane. Illarramendi has an offer of up to 100 million euros.

Technical Director Cantarero said that these players are not for sale in Chinatown and the team will not sell them.

At the same time, the technical director of Chinatown also said that the transfer door of the team this summer has been closed, and there will be no more external sales and signings. This also makes all teams that are still coveting Chinatown regretfully. Look back.

With eight core players available for sale, Chinatown received a total transfer fee of up to one billion euros, which shocked the world and even shook the entire European football world.

What is even more shocking is that Chinatown only invested a measly 20 million euros in transfer investment, introducing Benjamin Mendy and Nelson Semedo. This is undoubtedly quite incredible.

Could it be that Chinatown plans to rely on a group of young players in the team in the new season?

In this regard, head coach Valverde said that after training and preparations for the new season, he has a fairly in-depth understanding of the team's overall strength. He believes that the team's current lineup is fully capable of coping with La Liga.

On August 10, the Chinatown team, which had just returned to Europe from participating in the International Champions Cup in North America, soon ushered in the European Super Cup in Norway. Their opponent was the Europa League champion, La Liga team Sevilla.

Interestingly, Sevilla will also face Chinatown in the next two Spanish Super Cups.

After Zidane announced his departure from Chinatown, Emery was once included as a candidate for Chinatown's coaching position. He used to be Gao Han's assistant, and it was natural for him to go directly to Chinatown. But in the end, Chinatown chose to go with Gao Han. Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde cannot get along, which is undoubtedly an unexpected thing.

Therefore, the European Super Cup is also regarded by the media as a battle for Emery to prove himself.

Both sides devoted their main strength. Although Chinatown sold eight core players in one go, the lineup that Valverde was able to field was still better than Sevilla.

Goalkeeper De Gea, the defense is Benjamin Mendy, Umtiti, Varane and Bellerin, the midfield is Kante in the back, Isco and Asensio are in the center, and the front trident is It is a combination of Jessie, Martial and Kingsley Coman.

Cork was injured during the summer preparations and missed this game.

At the beginning of the game, Chinatown took the lead and played very actively. In the 21st minute, Asensio scored a goal assisted by Isco. The young player was very active.

After changing sides in the second half, Bellerin's cross from the right allowed Jesé to score another victory.

Before the end of the game, Chinatown got a corner kick opportunity and quickly took a tactical corner kick. Benjamin Mendy passed a diagonal pass from the left, and Varane scored with a header in the penalty area, making it three to zero.

In the end, Chinatown defeated Sevilla in Norway with three goals and won the European Super Cup.

Not only that, after returning to Spain, Chinatown defeated Sevilla 2-0 on the road and 3-0 at home, with a total score of 5-0, and won the Spanish Super Cup championship in the new season.

With three wins, eight goals scored and zero goals conceded, Valverde's team has performed unbelievably since the beginning of the season, especially the vitality shown by this group of young players in the team. It's even more amazing.

The whole world is exclaiming about Chinatown's dream start. No one would have thought that after selling eight core players, Chinatown could be resurrected with full blood in one summer.

This not only relies on Valverde's excellent training and preparation, but more importantly, the strong talent pool that Gao Han and Cantarero have built for Chinatown in the past few years.

At the beginning of August, many people suspected that Chinatown would fall out of the top four due to the summer hemorrhage. But now, what everyone is discussing the most is, can Chinatown continue to compete for the championship?