Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1178 The First Shot of This Summer Transfer (Second Monthly Ticket)

Chen Yingxiong called Balotelli and explained the matter like this.

Balotelli said it was a trivial matter, and it was on him.

The two chatted some more about women, then hung up.

Chen Yingxiong is waiting for Balotelli's reply.

After waiting for two days, Balotelli called back and told him that he had told Thornton. Thornton expressed his interest in Liverpool's invitation, and Liverpool could talk to him directly.

After Chen Yingxiong thanked Balotelli, he replied to Niang instead.

Niang was very happy to get Chen Yingxiong's answer. He asked Chen Yingxiong for the contact information given by Balotelli, and then called Thornton.

It was only later that Niang realized that he didn't need to bother at all, so he went round and round to find Thornton.

I just need to go directly to Thornton as the manager of the Liverpool club.Thornton is very interested in joining Liverpool. What he worries about is whether he wants to go to Liverpool, whether he wants to go to Liverpool, not whether he wants to go to Liverpool or not.

Of course he really wants to go. Now in English football, how many players don't want to go to Liverpool?

This Liverpool team is full of vitality. There are young players such as Chen Yingxiong, Bale, Sanchez and Suarez. If the team's policy is stable, their brilliance is completely predictable.

Going to this team is obviously more promising.

But at this time, Niang still didn't expect that his team had become a favorite in the eyes of these players.

He also imagined them in terms of conventional thinking.

Anyway, Niang ran to contact Thornton. Thornton had no nonsense, and said that he was very happy to transfer to Liverpool, as long as Liverpool could handle Newcastle United.

In Thornton's view, the Newcastle United club may not be willing to let people go.But in the eyes of Niang, this problem is very simple, it is much easier to deal with the club than the players.As long as players want to join, there is no obstacle.

The two parties negotiated a specific personal agreement and initially signed the contract, which will only take effect when Thornton transfers over.

Next, the Liverpool club formally applied to Newcastle United for the transfer of Thornton.

Newcastle United naturally had to be hypocritical, saying that Thornton was their assistant full-back, and it was impossible to sell it to a competitor...

To put it bluntly, it is to raise the price.

Niang is also slowly grinding with Newcastle United. He knows that Newcastle United will not refuse to sell Thornton. Although Thornton is the main player in Newcastle United, he has some injuries. If Thornton can sell for a good price, Newcastle The United will not hesitate.Thornton was not cultivated by Newcastle United's youth training camp, nor is he a peerless genius who comes out every 50 years. Everyone in professional football clubs understands that no player can absolutely be retained, so it is better to take advantage of it. It is true to sell him for money when the price is affordable.

After some bargaining, the two sides finally reached an agreement at the price of 500 million pounds.

Niang discovered that Liverpool really had a tradition of poaching full-backs from Newcastle United - the team's main left-back Jose Enrique was also transferred from Newcastle United, which cost Liverpool 600 million euros at the time.

Now another full-back has been poached from Newcastle United.If we keep digging like this, maybe Newcastle United will become Liverpool's reserve team...

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David Thornton became Liverpool's first shot in the transfer market this summer.

When last season ended, many teams couldn't wait to announce their signings, or planned signings.Only Liverpool have been holding back, not revealing in the media who they are interested in and who they have bought.

Many people thought that Liverpool was satisfied with their lineup and did not plan to adjust it.

However, the joining of Thornton can't cause any sensation. What is the attraction of a player worth only 500 million pounds?Thornton used to be a genius a long time ago, but now after so many years of experience, he has long since washed away the aura of "genius" on his body and has become an ordinary player.His transfers happen countless times in the entire professional football world every summer, and they can't attract people's attention at all.

Only Liverpool fans welcomed Thornton's arrival.They are also very clear that this is a substitute for Enrique. Enrique performed well last season, but the lack of a substitute is always worrying-what if he gets injured?
Well now, with Thornton.

As for whether Thornton can adapt to Liverpool after coming, that is Martin O'Neill's business, and has nothing to do with them.

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Thornton was the last to start the transfer offensive, but became the first to come.

This shows that Thornton's transfer is very difficult, while the transfer of Pepe and Gotze has been planning the layout before.

After dealing with Thornton's transfer, Niang went back to deal with the transfer of Gotze and Pepe.Mainly Gotze.

Whether it is playing against Mendes in Brazil or returning to Liverpool to buy Thornton, Niang has been paying close attention to the latest transfer rumors about Gotze.

Although Dortmund rejected the transfer applications of a group of teams including Liverpool, the number of teams interested in Gotze has not decreased at all, and there is even a growing trend.

The German media is full of news that Gotze may transfer to Barcelona, ​​may transfer to Chelsea, may transfer to Inter Milan, may transfer to Arsenal, may transfer to Juventus... and other news.

Some media also said that Gotze seemed to be moved to leave Germany to play football.

In Brazil, he was asked about going abroad to play football in an interview with reporters. He did not express any objection: "Who can say clearly about the future? I am not responsible for predicting the future, but I am willing to accept the new situation." challenge."

Gotze has not left Dortmund since the youth team. He has played for this team for many years and helped Dortmund win almost all the championships they can win.There are three Bundesliga champions and two German Cups.

But his honor is limited to this.

Outside of Germany, he didn't win a single championship, although he was favored every time.However, hitting the wall again and again in the Champions League made him realize that no matter how strong Dortmund is, it can only play well in the Bundesliga. This is not a problem of Dortmund, but a problem of the entire Bundesliga.Compared with the Premier League and La Liga, the Bundesliga is slightly less competitive.

If he wants to pursue higher honors, he should move away and go to teams that can help him realize his dreams.

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When Niang saw the media reports about Gotze, he knew that Gotze had moved Fanxin and wanted to leave the team.The time has come.

When Dortmund realize that it is impossible for them to keep Gotze, they will be willing to negotiate with other teams, and that is Liverpool's opportunity.

Liverpool has Shaheen, which is a weapon that other teams do not have.Gotze has become more and more mature in the past few years, and has taken on the important task of Dortmund's midfield organization. Although his assault is still sharp, his passing has gradually been cultivated. In Dortmund, he has grown into a player who can pass and lead. All-around midfielder.

Therefore, in the Dortmund formation in the past few years, he has been serving as the core midfielder, partnering with Shinji Kagawa, disturbing the opponent's defense line.

If Gotze leaves, Dortmund will lose a midfield core, how to make up for it?

Liverpool sent Shaheen.

Shaheen was originally the core of Dortmund's midfielder, responsible for organizing the offense and controlling the rhythm.Maybe the functions and characteristics are different, but they all play the same role.

If Gotze cannot be kept, will re-recalling Shaheen be a way to ensure the stability of the lineup and tactics?

Niang felt the need to remind Dortmund of the existence of Liverpool, and he made an offer to Dortmund again.The price remains the same, 3000 million euros plus one Shaheen.

Niang is not worried that Shaheen will not leave. In Liverpool, his performance last season was lackluster. He didn't play many games, but suffered a lot of injuries.Shaheen also knows that he has no chance in Liverpool, so returning to Dortmund, which he is also familiar with, may be an opportunity to prove himself again.

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Zorke was very annoyed by the snowflakes of faxes showing his love to Gotze. He rejected those clubs more than once, but he didn't expect them to take the trouble to ask for prices and quotes.

This made Zorke very unhappy.

But what disturbed him even more was what Gotze said in an interview with a German reporter two days ago.

He said he was open to new challenges.

What does it mean?
Doesn't this mean that he has the intention of leaving Dortmund?
If Gotze himself has this will, it will be tricky.Zorc, who has been Borussia Dortmund's sports manager for 16 years, knows that if the player wants to leave, almost no club can successfully stop him.

The meaning of this sentence is not trivial, and it also caused some commotion among Dortmund fans.

He decided to ask for clarification.

Gotze is preparing for the World Cup, so he can't contact him directly, but it doesn't matter, he can contact Gotze's agent Strutz.

"Michelle, what are you nervous about?"

Because he is already very familiar with Zork, Goetze's agent Strutz directly called Zork's name in a relaxed tone.

Zorc was relieved to hear his tone - it seems that Gotze will not leave Dortmund yet.

He didn't expect that the second sentence that followed would pour cold water on him. "I remember we reached a consensus a long time ago that Mario will always go out... Last time we said that he moved abroad when his contract expired. At that time, his contract expired this year. ...It's just that we renewed the contract later, but it didn't change Gotze's own mind, Michel. Gotze really wanted to play abroad, didn't you know that?"

Zorke hadn't listened to the words behind Trutz's implementation.

Because he knew that Gotze did have this plan at the beginning. At that time, there were many rumors about Gotze's possible transfer to Bayern Munich. At this time, Gotze stood up through his agent Strutz to refute the rumors, saying that he would not go to Bayern Munich. He played in Munich, but he hopes to develop abroad after the contract expires.At that time, his contract with the club expired in 2014.

Unexpectedly, Shaheen left the team, and Gotze's status suddenly became important. Dortmund did not want to let Gotze leave, or did not want him to leave so early. The two sides negotiated for a long time, and finally renewed the contract. 2014 extended to 2016.

Zorke thought that with the passage of time, Gotze and his agent would give up the idea of ​​moving abroad to play football, but three years later, Gotze's wish has not changed.

Outsiders thought that Gotze was unwilling to transfer and leave Dortmund because he hadn't grown up yet, just like he still lived in his mother's house and ate the meals cooked by his mother.But Zorc knew that Gotze had given up the idea of ​​leaving Dortmund and going abroad for a long time.

At that time, he didn't want to go out because he hadn't grown up yet, and he didn't want to part with his mother... It's just that he felt that he should practice more in China.But now he feels that his level has reached the highest level to be able to play in Germany, which is a bottleneck.If he can't make it through, he will be like many domestic talents, such as Royce and Toni Kroos, that's it, and there will be no further progress.Any team in Germany, even Bayern Munich can play the main force.But Gotze is not here. If he wants to become one of the few figures in the history of German football, he must go out and go to higher-level leagues and teams to accept experience and new challenges.

Gotze is far more mature than his appearance and age make people feel...

The following discussion is no longer necessary, Zorke leaned back in his chair, he knew that Gotze's departure was unstoppable...

(End of this chapter)