Super Marshal

"The transfer market has been tough this year!"

The first high-level meeting of Atletico Madrid's new season was not deliberately arranged.

On the morning of Gao Han's return to Madrid, after he reported to the sports city, the management giants, team leader, chief scout and core coaching staff all came to his office at the same time.

A dozen or so people sat around the tea table like this, chatting with each other while drinking the new tea that Gao Han specially brought over from China.

"The crisis in the Bundesliga has obviously affected the entire European football world. Now not only the small teams are frugal, but even the rich teams are shrinking. There are even many teams in Serie A who are in financial crisis. The superstar Real Madrid is also struggling to make progress in transfer operations."

Paul Futre analyzed the current situation in European football and looked very pessimistic.

As the so-called Prophet of the Spring River Plumbing Duck, the transfer market is the clearest way to see whether life is going well.

Compared with the heyday and prosperity of previous years, this year is really shabby.

If nothing else, just talk about Real Madrid.

If Florentino had money, he would spend as much money as he did in the past two years. He didn't even need 50 million euros. As long as he could get 40 million euros, Lazio would definitely offer Nesta with both hands. , and why are you arguing like now?

"Now in the entire transfer market, we can be regarded as local tyrants." Little Hill laughed.

Everyone couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

"How much is our transfer budget this year?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

Cerezo looked at the people around him, "30 million euros."

Everyone was in an uproar. They are indeed local tyrants. If they talk well, they can buy a superstar.

"It's also thanks to Gao Han." Cerezo looked at Gao Han gratefully, "The team's performance in the past two seasons has been eye-catching, especially last season, which has greatly promoted the team's business development, and its income has increased a lot. But there is very little investment in transfers."

"This summer, we sold Fernando Correa and sent away the veteran Oscar Mena. The team not only left a lot of expenses, but also got a transfer income, so the budget is relatively generous."

Having said that, Cerezo looked intently at Gao Han, "You decide how to spend this budget."

Except for the Big Three, everyone else was shocked and looked at Gao Han in unison.

That's 30 million euros!

But Gao Han thought about it, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I really don't know how to spend it!"

Everyone suddenly burst into laughter.

It can be seen that too much money is also a very troublesome thing.

"Let me talk about the current transfer news related to our team." Paul Futre said.

After everyone looked over, the Portuguese hooked nose spoke again.

"Galliani from AC Milan called me and wanted to introduce Xavi Alonso. They hoped to use players and cash to complete it. Jose Mari, Albertini and Coloccini Any player can."

Paul Futre smiled slightly, "I even think that if we are willing to talk, it will be no problem to replace the three of them."

The 23-year-old Jose Mari is a striker and winger. He debuted in Sevilla, but became famous in Atletico Madrid. Later, he transferred to AC Milan at a high price of 19 million euros, but his performance was still not satisfactory. , are not reused.

Albertini is a veteran player who also plays as a midfielder.

As for the Argentine central defender Coloccini, who is only 20 years old, he is a rising star of the Argentine central defender. He did not get a chance after joining AC Milan, but he was loaned to Alaves in La Liga last season and became the backbone of the team's defense. , performed very well and was hailed as the Little Lion King.

It is indeed a bit sincere to exchange three for one, but Gao Han is not interested.

He shook his head without even thinking about it, "They have a good idea, three substitutes and unwanted players, just want to change Xavi Alonso?"

Everyone also knows that Harvey Alonso is not only a midfielder that Gao Han personally excavated and cultivated, but also the core of the future midfielder that the top and bottom of the Sheets Corps place high hopes on. How could it be sold?

"Roma also called and asked about Guardiola's asking price." Paulo Futre continued.

Gao Han sneered, "Push it, don't sell it!"

"Barcelona is very interested in Xavi Alonso and Villa. It is said that Van Gaal appointed Xavi Alonso to take over the fourth position, and Villa will replace Rivaldo."

But as soon as the Portuguese finished speaking, Gao Han asked strangely, "Are they rich?"

Everyone roared with laughter again.

Xiao Hill asked this question before, and the Catalan media was speechless. Now Gao Han asked again, and the answer was the same.

no money!

"I heard that after selling Rivaldo, there will be money." Paul Futre laughed.

Everyone smiled again.

A majestic giant, Barcelona has indeed been shabby in recent years.

"By the way, has Valencia made any moves recently?" Gao Han suddenly remembered the Bat Legion.

As the runner-up of last season, the Bat Corps is too low-key, and there is a suspicion of making a fortune with a muffled voice.

Benitez is not an easy guy.

"It's the same. I'm short of money. I heard that there's been a quarrel with Lazio recently." Little Hill was familiar with these things, and replied.

"what happened?"

Little Hill shook his head and smiled: "Isn't it the matter of Mendieta's transfer back then? Lazio defaulted on the due installment payment, but Valencia is eager to get funds to invest in the transfer market and strengthen the lineup. And Lazio has no money, so they want to return the underperforming Mendieta, but how can Valencia agree?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't laugh, but sighed instead.

Mendieta, Spain's active national footballer, a superstar player who was popular in European football a year ago, has been reduced to this field a year later, and has become a hot potato that no one can avoid on the shelf.

The gap is really embarrassing.

But what Gao Han saw was not only these, "Winter is really coming!"

Everyone's heart trembled, who said it wasn't?

Even Lazio and Valencia are beginning to be unable to uncover the pot, and the depression in the transfer market is inevitable.

This is also due to the popularity of the past few years. The seven sisters of Serie A, the two heroes of La Liga, plus the Premier League and the Bundesliga, the entire European football scene is in a mess. All teams burn money recklessly, which directly leads to the expansion of the entire transfer market. sharp.

Well now, the Kirsch Group went bankrupt before the World Cup, and the Bundesliga was greatly affected. Many teams, including Dortmund and Bayern Munich, were in deep crisis, and the Bundesliga sank.

But European football has long been integrated, and the fall of the Bundesliga has naturally affected other European leagues, especially La Liga and Serie A.

Relatively speaking, the Premier League is relatively good, with well-developed broadcasting rights, coupled with strong commercial operation capabilities, the impact is relatively small, and several teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal still have good purchasing power.

But on the whole, winter has really come.

After Gao Han exhaled heavily, he stopped thinking about these issues, and looked at Paul Futre again.

"Regarding midfield signings, does the technical department have any suggestions?"

The Portuguese nodded immediately and handed over a document, "According to your previous request, we cooperated with the scouting department and finally delineated several players."

After Gao Han opened it, he put it on the coffee table, and the surrounding coaching staff surrounded him.

"Wild boar Edgar Davies, twenty-nine years old, at his peak, but not liked by Lippi, was almost sent to Arsenal during the winter break, but stayed with the team, Juventus gave him a mark The price tag was ten million euros."

Gao Han nodded slightly, his heart moved, his piercing eyes swept away, and the data of Edgar Davis immediately appeared.

With a potential of 185 and a strength of 174, he is quite a midfielder.

Moreover, he was born as a winger, with excellent skills at his feet, both offensive and defensive skills, and he is small, which fits Gao Han's midfield position.

"Everyone knows the advantages of this Dutch midfielder, but his disadvantages are also more obvious. He must not be willing to be a substitute, and it is even difficult to accept rotation. Moreover, his salary is also a big problem. He is very high-spirited."

As a world-class midfielder, Davis' salary is indeed not cheap compared to Atletico Madrid.

I'm afraid we have to break the team's salary structure.

"Not long ago, Lazio got in touch with us through an intermediary. They intend to sell three players, Mendieta, Lopez and Simeone, to raise funds for the team's new coach Mancini."

"Lazio's offer to Mendieta is 20 million euros, and it allows a one-year lease. Compared with the sky-high price of 48 million euros a year ago, it has shrunk by more than half."

Everyone was also quite surprised.

Although Mendieta's performance in Serie A is sluggish, there is definitely no problem with his strength.

In this short period of one year, 28 million euros have shrunk. In addition to the poor performance of the players, it may also be due to the bubble being squeezed out.

"Lazio's offer for Claudio Lopez was 15 million euros, while for Diego Simeone it was only 2.5 million euros."

After going to Lazio from Valencia, although Lopez's performance is not as good as in La Liga, it is still not bad. Compared with the 22 million euros two years ago, the shrinkage is not serious.

As for Simeone, he was recuperating for most of last season, and later participated in the World Cup, and his performance was not satisfactory. He even let Beckham avenge himself against England. One object of the purge is the Argentine midfielder.

Among these three players, both Mendieta and Simeone can play Marcos Senna's position, especially Simeone.

As the minister of the humerus of Atletico Madrid's double crown that year, he shined in this position.

"AC Milan also gave the green light to the transfer of Albertini. Although this player is relatively old, his performance has been very stable, and according to the answer I got from his agent, although his annual salary is as high as 350 million euros, but he is willing to reduce his salary, and AC Milan is also willing to bear part of the salary."

"In addition, we also contacted Van Bommel from Eindhoven. This player has performed well in the Netherlands. He has both offensive and defensive skills. He is quite a general. However, his transfer fee is not cheap. Eindhoven let them go."

When Gao Han heard this, he knew it well.

Among these candidates, Mendieta is the biggest name and the one who can stimulate fans the most, but also has the highest social status and salary.

Of course, as the biggest superstar player, if he can use it well, Mendieta is also the strongest.

Davis is the most suitable for the high cold requirements, but this guy is a thorn, the most difficult to manage, and he cannot accept substitutes and rotations.

Van Bommel's cards are not big, but he is in the rising period of his career. He is worth a lot of money and has excellent strength.

Albertini is considered the most cost-effective, but his most suitable position is in the middle of the midfield, which is the position of Guardiola and Xavi Alonso. It may not be suitable to play Marcos Senna.

As for Diego Simeone, Gao Han has seen it with piercing eyes. After the injury, his strength has dropped a lot, only 160, and he is the weakest among several candidates. love.

Such a circle seems to be suitable, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

What a headache!

People say that making money is difficult, but I am the opposite.

Why is it so difficult to spend money?