London.
Colney training ground.
Team tactics room.
The entire coaching staff of Arsenal's first team was sitting in a dark room.
Only the brilliance of the projection screen reflected on the face.
The tall, thin old man with white hair and sitting in the upper seat, looking intently at the projection screen, is Arsenal's head coach, the Frenchman nicknamed "Professor" - Arsene Wenger!
At this moment, everyone's eyes are on the projection screen.
And the picture on the screen is Ling Feng's personal game video!
In fact, as early as when Ling Feng emerged against Stoke City in the third round of the FA Cup, an Arsenal scout responsible for looking for future stars in the English Championship discovered this amazing piece of raw material. Jade.
After the game, he immediately submitted his first rough scouting report to the scouting department.
At that time, the scouting department also recognized his judgment and then assigned him to follow up and inspect Ling Feng.
Therefore, in the next half month, whether it was home or away, the scout went to the game to inspect Ling Feng's performance.
The longer the inspection lasted, the more shocked and excited he became.
Ling Feng's performance made him exclaim inwardly:
"England actually has young players with such creative passing skills?!"
Looking at Ling Feng on the court, he felt like a pirate who had been searching for many years and finally found a priceless treasure!
So, on the night after the FA Cup match ended, he called "Professor" Wenger and strongly requested him to sign Ling Feng immediately.
Today's meeting was facilitated by him.
"He has so many good qualities."
"Highly motivated to move and willing to cooperate with teammates..."
"Broad vision, steady playing style, a midfield commander type..."
"The most amazing thing is his passing."
"Every time he gets the ball on the court, he gives people a very threatening feeling, as if he can deliver a fatal blow at any time..."
"Moreover, he has a strong ability to read the game and can change his playing style according to different situations on the field..."
"The disadvantage is that the physical fitness is average, and the speed and strength are below the horizontal line. This means that the ability to fight is poor and the ability to escape from the feet is poor. Once pressed, you cannot make moves calmly or pass threatening balls..."
"However, under our tactical system, this shortcoming of his will be avoided to the greatest extent."
"His willingness to move forward is good, but there are too few shooting data to judge his shooting skills..."
"Defensive confrontation ability, he prefers to select positions in advance and intercept passing routes..."
After watching Ling Feng's personal game video and listening to the scout's detailed report, Arsenal's coaching staff recognized Ling Feng's potential and immediate ability.
So, the next question is:
Should we try to buy Ling Feng before the winter transfer window closes?
After 22 rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal topped the standings and once again won the Premier League half-time championship.
However, the devilish schedule during the Christmas period caused Arsenal to suffer a wave of injuries:
"Little Tiger" Walcott was immediately reimbursed for the season, and Wilshere, Chamberlain, Ramsey and Ego, the biggest signing in the summer window, also suffered injuries to varying degrees.
Even so, as a representative team of the Premier League's technical flow, Arsenal's midfielder is still sufficient.
Veterans Rosicky, Arteta, and Flamini can all temporarily take over the midfield position.
However, which head coach would think he has too many good players?
Besides, with the age and ability that Ling Feng has shown so far, he definitely has a place in this young Arsenal.
If he can be bought, he can fill the short-term void in midfield and keep Arsenal's lead until the final game of the season.
So, this is definitely a worthwhile transfer!
After careful consideration, Wenger stretched out his hand to push up his reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and made a decision on the spot:
"How much do we need to sign him?"
During the summer window, Arsenal bought German core midfielder Ego from Real Madrid for a record breaking team transfer fee of 50 million euros.
Although they want to strengthen, Arsenal and Wenger really can't afford too much transfer fee.
According to Wenger's estimation, if Ling Feng's price exceeds 15 million, Arsenal will not consider the deal.
Faced with this question, the scout who had been inspecting Ling Feng for more than half a month smiled slightly and then raised a finger.
"Ten million pounds?"
"For a player who has played less than five games in the Championship? It's a bit expensive."
"I don't think 10 million is expensive at all. You know, he is the core midfielder who led Leicester City to defeat Chelsea. Moreover, he has sent six assists in four consecutive games. Such performance is enough to prove his strength. !”
While the coaches were discussing whether the price was worth it, the scout smiled even more.
At this time, he interrupted everyone's argument:
"Everyone!"
"You all guessed wrong. I didn't say ten million, but one million!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned.
Even Wenger also looked puzzled.
"One million?! How is that possible?!"
"Yeah, are the top management of Leicester City all idiots?"
Facing everyone's shock and disbelief, the scout tried hard to suppress the raised corners of his mouth and explained:
"According to my investigation, the professional contract Ling Feng signed with Leicester City when he was seventeen years old included a clause for liquidated damages."
"And the amount is only one million pounds!"
"So far, he has not renewed his contract with Leicester City..."
Hearing this, everyone in the room looked at Wenger who was sitting on top.
With only one million pounds, you can buy Ling Feng, who has unlimited potential? !
This is a pure mistake!
Wenger ignored his gentleness and turned to assistant coach Steve Bould without hesitation and said decisively:
"Go and make an offer to Leicester City immediately!"
They can know that Ling Feng's contract liquidated damages are only a measly one million pounds.
This means that other Premier League clubs also know!
They must grab Lingfeng before other Premier League clubs do it!
"yes!"
Steve Bold immediately left the tactics room to send an email to Leicester City.
Since raising money to build the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal owner Kroenke has given Wenger a lot of power in order to appease Wenger, the meritorious coach.
Naturally, this also includes transfer power.
Therefore, any player Wenger wants to buy will receive maximum support as long as the price is right.
What's more, this deal is only one million.
Wenger didn't even need to hold a meeting with the club's senior management to make a decision.
Since the TMS system was officially launched in 2010, the club's transfer documents are generally communicated and delivered through electronic means such as emails, and fax machines are rarely used.
And the transfer that was canceled because of the faxed documents was just the person taking the blame for the breakdown in negotiations between the two clubs.
Just like whatever happens in football, Benzema can be blamed...
