With the end of the European Cup, the "purchasing" of major European teams has really begun.
Unlike Pan Yi's current "little fight", this summer's transfer market can be said to be extremely hot.
"Set a small goal first, for example, I will earn 100 million first," Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda Group, said in an interview. After his words became popular, world football also set a "small goal."
110 million euros! Pogba's transfer officially announced that football has entered the 100 million era! The arms race and the four-yearly European Cup have become the main reasons for the booming market.
As a benchmark for measuring the activity of the transfer market, the Premier League's performance this summer can be said to be a blast.
According to statistics, 13 of the 20 Premier League teams have broken team history signing records!
This summer, including Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton, many traditional and powerful head coaches in the Premier League have changed. Mourinho, Guardiola and other famous coaches have set off an arms race as soon as they took office.
Mourinho successively brought Bailly, Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan and Pogba to the Red Devils, while Guardiola signed Gundogan, Nolito, Stones and Sane for Blue Moon. Famous general.
Even Wenger, who has always been conservative, made a rare act of generosity this summer under the stimulation of powerful enemies, spending a huge sum of 100 million to sign Xhaka, Perez, Mustafi and many other strong players—— Some of these people were recommended to him by Pan Yi before.
Last season's dark horse, Leicester City, which reached the Champions League group stage for the first time in team history, hopes to go one step further. In addition to introducing Algerian forward Slimani from the Portuguese Super League for a team-record price of 30 million pounds, Mendy , Musa, etc. are expensive per capita.
Only Chelsea, coached by Arteta, focuses on stability, and there hasn't been much movement for the time being.
This is of course also because the current atmosphere of the team is good, and the honors brought by the seven-time championship also make the current players feel satisfied and unwilling to switch to other teams at this time.
But even without a "big dog" like Chelsea, the other 19 Premier League teams have invested more than 1.4 billion euros in this summer's transfer market! This number is terrifying.
In addition to the Premier League, the arms race in Serie A this summer is also fierce. Affected by the two blockbuster transfers of Pogba and Higuain, as well as Suning's entry into Inter Milan, it has formed a rare large investment in recent years, surpassing the Bundesliga, La Liga has become the second most expensive league.
Juventus and Inter Milan spent 162 million euros and 113 million euros respectively. Roma is also spending a lot of money, spending 98.1 million euros on people, ranking third. Napoli ranks fourth with 73.5 million euros spent.
That is to say, AC Milan has never had much money... At this time, "Society Your Brother Li" has not officially completed the equity acquisition of AC Milan.
As the leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich finalized the two most important signings, Hummels and Renato Sanches, as early as during the European Cup, which really gave them glory.
La Liga duo Real Madrid and Barcelona are showing completely opposite trends. Galacticos focuses on stability and has done little except taking back Asensio. Barcelona spent 120 million to recruit six major reinforcements such as Paco and Gomez. It is completely The budget is not as tight as outsiders speculate.
It is worth mentioning that the English Championship, as a second-tier league, ranks fifth in the league purchase list, which is higher than Ligue 1, one of the five major European leagues.
The first-place Premier League is 1.4 billion euros, the second-place Serie A is 699 million euros, the third-place Bundesliga is 543 million euros, the fourth-place La Liga is 458 million euros, and the fifth-place English Championship is 244 million euros!
These first and fifth places also reflect the current strong attractiveness and money-burning ability of the Premier League.
It is also because of the huge temptation of the Premier League that the competition for promotion among the English Championship teams is also very fierce, and this has also resulted in each team's huge investment in signings.
As the second-tier league in England, the English Championship is very strong on the buying side. For example, Newcastle was relegated to the English Championship after the end of last season, and this team also hopes to win in the English Championship in the new season with its outstanding performance. Due to their performance, they qualified for promotion, so the team spent 64 million euros on players, becoming the team that spent the most on players in the British Championship.
Of course, in addition to the intensifying arms race among various leagues, there is no doubt that the quadrennial European Cup is also an economic benchmark and the best stage for players from all over the world to gild.
In this football feast that attracts everyone's attention, even if you were just a little-known player before, as long as you perform well enough when attending this event, it is entirely possible to stage a successful "grassroots promotion season" , and this summer's European Cup in France is naturally no exception.
It is undeniable that the European Cup has indeed spawned many transfers, causing the value of many players to skyrocket, such as Batshuayi, Stones, Andre Gomez, Joao Mario and so on.
Before the European Cup, fans’ impression of the Belgian Batshuayi was still in the “rumored super star” stage. However, after finishing his trip to France with the European Red Devils, his worth rose sharply to 4,000. million euro price.
Andre Gomez and Joao Mario, the two humerus ministers who helped Portugal enter the final, even "jumped through the dragon gate" and married into two giant clubs, Barcelona and Inter Milan.
Even French midfielder Sissoko, a player from a relegated Premier League team who was not an absolute main force in the European Cup, was sold for a high price of 35 million euros.
In comparison, players from the champion Swedish team received a mediocre response from the market.
Except for Kulusevski, who was taken down by Pan Yi early, most teams are still in a wait-and-see state towards Swedish players.
Captain Ibrahimovic is well-known and has signed with Manchester United early. Of course, no one will ask for trouble again.
Since Forsberg has just arrived at Leipzig Red Bull for half a season, he himself is not willing to move immediately, and the team is not willing to let him go.
Liverpool is actually interested in this midfielder who performed well in the European Cup, but Leipzig Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff said: "Forsberg has performed very well this season. He is an important member of the team and will always like this."
Leipzig Red Bull coach Rangnick also said: "If we let Forsberg go like this, it would be an insult to our intelligence. We will not let our star player leave."
Forsberg himself, who declared Liverpool the favorite, said: "I know the interest from Liverpool, but at the moment I have no other ideas. I am in Leipzig and will play in the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig."
Lindelof, the Swedish defense general on the central axis, has also been favored by Manchester United. However, Mourinho did not have the idea of bringing him to Old Trafford immediately, but said that he would continue to observe for a while. time.
Including Isaac, the youngest main player of the Swedish team, he was also spotted by Dortmund, the famous "star training camp", but he was not in a hurry to make a move.
On the one hand, this is the club's cautious attitude towards players who have performed well in major competitions.
After all, although "big tests" such as the World Cup and the European Cup do have the ability to help players' worth rise, competitions have always been a "double-edged sword" for players' worth.
We have indeed witnessed many "grassroots" successes in appreciation, but who can guarantee that this is not a flash in the pan?
On the other hand, this is also the affirmation of Pan Yi by major European clubs!
Everyone believes that the Swedish team can pull off a big upset and win the European Cup, and almost all the credit must be credited to head coach Pan Yi.
In fact, the abilities of the Swedish players themselves can only be regarded as average. It is because of Pan Yi's superb tactics and the perfect integration of the Swedish players that they can play football that surpasses many European giants.
This is actually somewhat similar to when the Greek team won the championship in 2004.
The public also generally believes that the Greek team was able to win the championship that year mainly because of the role of the head coach Rehagel, known as "Emperor Otto".
He first achieved the "Miracle of Kaiserslautern" in the Bundesliga, and then followed it with the "Greek Myth", which can be said to be the legendary Du Laman.
But among that group of Greek players, none of them truly became super giants through that European Cup. Even the threshold of "star" was difficult to cross.
Probably Calagonis, who once played for Inter Milan, counts as one? But in fact, he was not the absolute main force in Inter Milan in the two seasons. He was regarded as the main rotation. Otherwise, he would not have left the team and went to the Portuguese Super League soon.
Moreover, after playing in the European Cup, he did not go to any bigger team. Instead, he first played in Benfica and then returned to China to join Panathinaikos.
Charisteas, Greece's main forward, was only a substitute forward for Bremen before the European Cup.
After scoring a key goal in the European Cup final to help Greece win the European Championship and make him an out-and-out national hero in Greece, he has indeed upgraded his career and become...
Ajax's backup striker! Uh, is this considered a successful upgrade?
In other words, if you ask a senior fan to tell you about the main lineup of the French team that won the European Cup in 2000, or the lineup of the Spanish team in 2008, he can probably tell you about it;
But if you ask him to name the 2004 Greek team's final lineup, he will probably only say: "There are a lot of 's' anyway!"
This shows how dim the star of the Greek team is.
This time, most people think the same way about the Swedish team players who also won the championship in an upset.
Except for a few players who are already stars (such as Ibrahimovic), it is still difficult for many people to dare to spend real money to buy these Swedish players who look very "civilian".
In a word: This is Pan Yi's success, not the success of the Swedish players!
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For Pan Yi, of course he will not chase famous stars like these big teams, but he will also try his best to get some "future stars".
The "Three Musketeers" of the Swedish national team, two old and one new, are certainly not enough for York City, which is determined to rush directly to the British Championship.
Of course, now that Pan Yi is looking for someone in the transfer market, his mood is not the same as before.
In the past, when he was a coach of other teams, he poached people mainly for the team's performance. As for the money he earned, it belonged to the club.
Now as the boss of York City, Pan Yi's job of poaching people is more like buying "financial management" products for himself. Basically, it is a guaranteed profit without losing money!
Therefore, Pan Yi was relatively high-spirited at the beginning, and started with a "high-end product" first.
That is the future core of Arsenal's midfield who "everything is inferior except Odegaard"!
The reason for looking for Odegaard is because York City already has Karlström and Kulusevski in the midfield. If there is another Odegaard, at least there will be no need to worry about the attacking ability in the midfield. .
At this time, Odegaard was only a little over 17 years old and was far from reaching his future achievements, so it was feasible to call him to York City.
But why call him "high-end goods"?
This is because, even though he is only 17 years old, it is too early for him to become famous!
In April 2014, Odegaard, who was only 15 years old, was officially promoted to the first team of Norway's Stromgast.
Then on April 13, in the third round of the Norwegian Super League, Strømgast defeated Alesund 2-0, Ødegaard replaced Peter Kovac in the 72nd minute and completed his He made his debut in the Norwegian Super League and became the youngest player in the history of the Norwegian Super League.
On May 16, in the ninth round of the Norwegian Super League, Strömgast defeated Sarpsborg 4-1, Ødegaard scored a goal in the 90th minute. The first goal in the Norwegian Super League, becoming the youngest scoring player in the history of the Norwegian Super League.
Odegaard, who is only 15 years old, played 24 times in all competitions on behalf of Strömgast in the 2014 season, scoring 5 goals and providing 6 assists.
This performance immediately attracted the attention of major European clubs, and Real Madrid immediately poached him in January 2015.
Moreover, in the 38th round of La Liga that season, when Real Madrid defeated Getafe Football Club 7-3 at home, Odegaard came on as a substitute for Ronaldo in the 58th minute, completing his La Liga debut.
It can be said that his starting point is quite high!
Of course, at such a young age, it is not easy to gain a foothold in Real Madrid where there are so many superstars.
Later, Odegaard could only play in Real Madrid's reserve team and play in the Spanish Second Division.
But no matter what, after all, he has the shining title of young genius, and behind him is a super club like Real Madrid. It is of course relatively difficult to poach him.
Pan Yi still tried.
Of course, the first thing to do is to seek the players’ personal wishes.
Although Real Madrid still values Odegaard's growth, if Odegaard is willing to play in Pan Yi's team, he should still be able to do Real Madrid's job.
After all, Real Madrid does not lack people!
Judging from Pan Yi's past life experience, Real Madrid later rented Odegaard here and there, and finally his contract expired and he went to Arsenal.
However……
When Odegaard's agent Kent Carlson called, Pan Yi gave up immediately.
The other party did not make any secrets, but said directly that for Pan Yi's sake, Odegaard could come to York City to "help the poor", but it would depend on how much salary York City could provide.
Then Pan Yi found out that Odegaard's current weekly salary at Real Madrid is...
Ninety-five thousand euros! ! ! !
Is this something a human can do?
Such a figure can be considered a maximum salary even for many teams in the Premier League.
Real Madrid signed Odegaard with such a high salary, but only let him play in the reserve team!
Really rich and powerful.
It is absolutely impossible for York City to pay such a price, otherwise the direct salary system will collapse and it will not be able to pass the Financial Fair Play rules.
For comparison, Morocco's talented right back Achraf Hakimi, who is also playing in the Real Madrid reserve team, has a much more reasonable salary, only 1,400 euros per week!
Since 2006, the 8-year-old Ashraf has come to the Valdebebas training base, became a youth trainee of Real Madrid Football Club, and played for all levels of Real Madrid.
Because of this, Real Madrid does not need to pay him an outrageous salary before he enters the first team.
However, after Pan Yi got to know him a little bit, he gave up the idea of recruiting Hakimi.
Quite simply, Hakimi is a serious youth training player of Real Madrid. The club regards Hakimi as a star of hope for the future and is already considering calling him into the first team within one or two seasons.
There may be some possibility of renting, but this is not in line with Pan Yi's team building policy. The veteran can still consider renting, but the young player does not want it.
Use my team's game resources to develop players for you? But pull it down.
You know, in Pan Yi's previous life, Hakimi was indeed unable to gain a foothold in the Real Madrid first team, and eventually went to Dortmund on loan.
After playing for two seasons, his value rose sharply, and he was finally transferred to Inter Milan for about 45 million euros.
Later, he joined Paris Saint-Germain with a fixed transfer fee of 60 million euros and a floating transfer fee of 11 million euros.
It can be said that Hakimi himself is a typical case of renting out his worth.
But now Pan Yi still hopes to cultivate his own players and then sell them, which will be even more fun!
When Pan Yi shook his head frequently and was about to completely give up doing business with a super big club like Real Madrid, Kent Carlson said:
"Don't you consider players from your own country? As far as I know, Real Madrid has already rated him very low and is happy to take action."
Pan Yi understood that Carlson was talking about Lin Liangming, a player from Longguo.
He can be said to be a new star that has emerged in China in recent years. With his excellent performance in the R&F U17 echelon, he has attracted the attention of Real Madrid.
Later, Lin Liangming was selected for the Dragon Kingdom U19 National Youth Team. When he went to Slovakia to participate in the Eight Nations Tournament and the Lisbon Four Nations Tournament, his outstanding performance on the front line attracted the attention of many European scouts. For this reason, he also received offers from many European clubs. Invitation to join.
In that game, Real Madrid senior scout Calafate also witnessed Lin Liangming's outstanding performance at the scene and was deeply impressed by him.
After watching the National Youth forward's game, Calafate formally proposed the idea of introducing Lin Liangming to Real Madrid, and Real Madrid officially decided to introduce him to the team after careful consideration.
Last year, Real Madrid paid a transfer fee of 300,000 euros to bring him to Castilla.
However, how easy is it to gain a foothold at a club like Real Madrid?
Apart from anything else, even talented teenagers like Odegaard and Hakimi have not been able to do it...
Well, let alone the first team, it is difficult for Lin Liangming to have a stable place in the Real Madrid B team.
There are so many young talents!
Well, he is actually not the absolute main player in Real Madrid's U19 youth team.
From Christmas 2015 to June 2016, Lin Liangming played only 10 times during this period...
Therefore, if Pan Yi reaches out to Real Madrid to ask for someone at this time, there is still a high probability that the deal will be completed, and the transfer fee will not be very large - after all, Lin Liangming's current value in Germany has even dropped to only tens of thousands of euros.
And at this time, Pan Yi's reputation and advantages of connections were reflected.
Including Kent Carlson, he must have recommended Lin Liangming to Pan Yi with the mentality of "business cannot be friendship", and even revealed "inside information".
After all, a world-famous coach like Pan Yi might have to deal with him one day to promote his players. It is very necessary to maintain a good relationship.
The same is true for Real Madrid.
Who hasn’t pursued Pan Yi?
If one day, Pan Yi wants to coach at a big club, wouldn't Real Madrid want to grab it?
Building a good relationship with them is of course a top priority.
Didn't you see, Manchester City and Chelsea are spending real money on York City in order to "compete for favor"?
Real Madrid just gave up a little player they didn't need at all to give Pan Yi some face, which can be said to be a huge gain without any harm.
Therefore, this deal is indeed possible!
After hanging up the phone, Pan Yi also thought about it.
Lin Liangming was not in his plan at the beginning. After all, as a professional player, this Dragon Kingdom player is still far away from Pan Yi's requirements.
But since both of them are from the Dragon Kingdom, it is not a big problem to join forces between fellow villagers;
Secondly, although Lin Liangming has not been kicked out yet, he is still young after all, and he still has talent.
After he returned to China, he was also selected for the Olympic team and the national team, which at least shows that his lower limit is at least the top in the country.
If he can go to England to practice in this life and be guided by Pan Yi and Scaloni, maybe there will be new changes in his career.
Third, York City is indeed short of players on the front line.
Except for Baker, everyone else was embarrassed and had to be replaced.
Lin Liangming can play as a left winger, left midfielder, center forward and midfielder. He is indeed a good addition to the team's lineup.
What, why not find a more powerful new forward?
Come on, the more advanced you are, the younger and more famous you are, which means the more expensive it is and the harder it is to get it.
For example, Brazil's "Little Bear" Vinicius is only 16 years old now.
But now he has been targeted by Real Madrid, and they are even prepared to pay him 45 million euros in liquidated damages...
The other Brazilian starlet, Rodrigo, is similar and has basically been booked.
Including the future FM monster Endrick, he was signed by Real Madrid in advance at the age of 16.
Another typical example is Moukoko, who broke various youth records in Dortmund. He was targeted when he was only 13 or 14 years old...
There is no way, this kind of striker genius always makes a big impact in the youth team at a very young age, and it is difficult not to attract the attention of big clubs.
And once the big clubs take notice, the whole world will take notice, and the price will definitely not be lower.
In comparison, the statistics of midfielders and backfield players are not so conspicuous, and the characteristics of their positions also determine that many players will not show their talents in their youth, which instead gives Pan Yi some opportunities to pick up the slack.
The English League One team is so humble, there is nothing we can do about it.
Most of the target players Pan Yi wants to sign now should give priority to small players who have not yet become famous and are still playing in small teams.
If it is in a large or medium-sized team, it is best to be a young player who has not signed a professional contract, as it is easy to "cheat" him like Kulusevski.
Of course, this also includes people like Lin Liangming who are about to be given up...
Thinking about it, Pan Yi didn't hesitate and dialed the phone directly!
