Football giants

Chapter 646 Let it go!
"Hello, welcome to La Turby, Master Huan!"

On the mountainside behind Monaco City, La Turby, Monaco's training base, ushered in the team's behind-the-scenes boss.

Head coach Martino led his coaching team to greet Yang Huan who got off the car downstairs in the newly completed training building.

Accompanied by the club's two core executives, Michael Bolingbroke, and Jean-Luc Bissin.

"Hello, Gerardo!" Yang Huan shook hands with Martino with a smile.

If Yang Huan remembers correctly, the Argentine head coach should have taken over Barcelona in his previous life.

But now, he is coaching Monaco, and he is doing quite well.

The Ligue [-] league in the new season has just gone through three rounds. As a result, Monaco has won three consecutive victories.

Not only that, after defeating Bordeaux [-]-[-] away in the first round with the goals of Depay and Mitrovic, they returned to the Stade Louis II in the second round and immediately defeated Montpellier [-]-[-]. Mitrovic scored a hat-trick.

In the third round that followed, they once again defeated Toulouse [-]-[-] at home. Depay, Aubameyang and Thauwan each scored a goal.

In the three rounds of the league, they scored nine goals and only conceded one goal, ranking the leader of the Ligue [-] league. As a newly promoted Monaco, the limelight shocked the entire Ligue [-] league.

Especially in the main lineup of this team, most of them are a group of young players from the post-[-]s generation. All of them are so talented that even the Ligue [-] teams can't express their envy and hatred!
Behind the team's eye-catching performance, Martino's coaching team also contributed a lot.

Of course, the generous bonus given by Master Huan is also quite attractive.

Last season, Monaco was successfully promoted from Ligue 400, and Yang Huan gave out a promotion bonus of more than [-] million euros in one breath.

This amount of money is apportioned to each player, which is really not much, but in the Ligue [-], it is already much higher than the winning prize money of other teams. Even Paris Saint-Germain, which won the championship, may not have such a generous bonus.

Therefore, all the players have suffocated their strength and are going to do a big job in the new season.

Accompanied by Martino and others, Yang Huan met with the players one by one, exchanged polite greetings, cheered them up, encouraged them a lot, and then let the players continue training, and the group returned to the training building.

It was when Yang Huan sat on the office chair in the conference room that a flash of light flashed in Yang Huan's mind.

The reason why Martino coached Barcelona in the previous life is said to be the recommendation of Messi.

After seeing Martino's performance in coaching Newell's Old Boys, the latter recommended him to coach Barcelona.

But now it is obviously different. Martino's coaching in Monaco is indeed very good. This French team has also been trained by him to play pleasing offensive football, but it has not attracted much attention from the outside world.

For one thing, there are no big-name players, and they all rely on a group of young players to play games.

Secondly, Ligue [-] is not the top league after all, and it doesn't get much attention.

However, this is a good thing for Yang Huan.

"Herrador, let's get straight to the point, we are very satisfied with the team's current performance!"

Yang Huan's words immediately received nods from Michael Bolingbroke and Jean-Luc Bissin.

As a newly promoted, Monaco can rank first in Ligue [-] after three rounds, which is not an easy task.

"I've talked to them. We all hope that the team can maintain the current momentum. We hope that the team can rank in the top three in the league after the end of the season. What do you think?"

According to the Champions League points of Ligue 3, a total of three teams can participate in the Champions League, of which No.[-] will participate in the qualifiers.

Therefore, the goal of Yang Huan and the management in the new season is to strive for the top three.

After listening to Yang Huan's words, Martino made eye contact with his assistants Jorge Baotaso, Adrian Coria and others. Both of them obviously felt that this goal was a bit stressful.

It is no wonder that although the Monaco team is full of talents, the players are generally young and newly promoted. This summer, Martial was introduced from Lyon and Embolo was introduced from Basel, Switzerland, but both players are post-[-].

This is obviously not the age of achievement!

"It's okay, talk about the team's problems, you can speak freely!" Yang Huan encouraged.

In his opinion, reaching the top three in the league is more important than anything else!

"Master Huan, with the current team configuration, the team is still quite competitive in Ligue [-]. In addition, Mitrovic's state has been adjusted quite well this season. He has scored four goals in three games. The trident formed with Depay and Aubameyang is also skillful, showing sharp attack power!"

The amazing start of the league this season is inseparable from the outstanding performance of the Trident.

At least, these three players scored eight of Monaco's nine goals, and only one came from the teenager Thauvin.

From this point, it is not difficult to see the importance of Trident's outstanding performance to Monaco.

"In addition to the Trident, we also have young teenagers such as Tovan, Fekir and Benzia, all of whom are good offensive players, so there are almost no major problems in our frontcourt attack!"

"The defensive line is not a big problem, but there is only the midfield. I think that if we want to win the top three in the league, we need to at least continue to introduce more mature and stable defensive players in the midfield."

When Yang Huan heard this, he also felt that it made sense.

Verratti and Kondogbia were the main midfielders of the team last season, while Germain, Mendy and Esserik were the rotation players in the midfield. As for the young player Rabiot, whom Martino is very optimistic about, although he has won many opportunities to play, he is talented and cannot be alone for the time being.

As the team enters Ligue [-] this season, the opponents they encounter are getting stronger and stronger. It is only natural to introduce a powerful midfielder.

Although in this way, Yang Huan must pay for this transfer transaction himself, but considering that if the team can successfully reach the top three in the league and enter the Champions League, it will definitely bring more benefits to the team.

Thinking of this, Yang Huan knew what to choose.

"The European transfer market is almost over. So far, there are not many defensive midfielders. Are there any targets?"

Yang Huan asked with a smile. After speaking, he also took out his mobile phone, logged into Southampton's official app, accessed the database, and after selecting a few filter items, he directly checked and searched for player transfer information.

After this investigation, a long list quickly jumped out.

Martino didn't know what Master Huan was looking for, but nodded after hearing the question.

"Well, we did have a couple of goals that we thought were good."

Yang Huan nodded towards him, "Let's listen."

"Toulouse's core defensive midfielder, Étienne Capoue, is 25 years old. He is in his prime and is a French native player. Both his footwork and awareness are quite good, and he can also play as a central defender."

As soon as he said it, Yang Huan immediately found Capoue's clue in the mobile app.

Needless to say, Tottenham Hotspur had been eyeing him before, but after the local tyrants in Qatar took over, the standard of the players introduced was significantly improved, and Capue was finally given up, but the scouting system rated him quite high.

"Another target is Malaga's midfielder Toulalan in La Liga. He is now 29 years old and is considered a famous star in Europe. His strength is beyond doubt. Since April, he has been in the injury phase. The contract with Malaga still has two years, but the transfer fee will not be too high, and he himself has the willingness to return to China."

This Turalan is a famous star in Europe, otherwise, Malaga, the local tycoon of La Liga, would not have taken a fancy to him.

Although due to internal strife during the [-] World Cup, he has since missed the French national team, but Toulalan still has considerable popularity and influence in France, and in terms of strength, he is also worthy of the national football status.

"Another candidate is the Argentine international currently playing for Anderlecht, Belgium, Lucas Biglia."

"Argentine international?" Yang Huan was taken aback for a moment, obviously surprised.

When did the Argentine national team recruit a player who played for the Belgian Serie A team?

"Yes, I've been paying attention to him for a long time!" Martino said with a smile.

From the expression on Martino's face, Yang Huan can easily see his appreciation for this player.

Could it be that this is another case where the pearl is covered in dust?

"How are these three players worth?" Yang Huan asked again.

Jean-Luc Bissin thought for a while and replied: "Now we have entered the final stage of the transfer market. Some players have even played a few games. If you want to sign up, you must be quick. It is difficult to negotiate the price."

"Say it!" Yang Huan knew the rules of the transfer market better than anyone else.

"Toulouse has been suffering from a debt crisis recently. It was reported by the media before that Toulouse will have to sell many high-quality players including Capoue to cash out. However, Tottenham Hotspur, which was the closest before, suddenly chose other targets, while Arsenal chose the free transfer of Flamini after introducing Mesut Ozil and Higuain."

"In the end, no one cares about Capoue. If we sell, the price should be around 1000 million euros!"

Seeing Master Huan nodding, Jean-Luc Bissin was also encouraged to continue talking.

"Tulalang's problem is that he does not know whether he will be able to recover after the injury, and his salary is slightly higher. As for the transfer fee, Malaga has clearly marked the price, and 500 million euros can take him away."

"As for Lucas Biglia, it's a bit difficult to deal with. At present, I have received invitations from many teams including AC Milan, Naples, Lazio, West Ham United, etc. If I want to win him, I'm afraid..."

With Monaco's current situation, it is undoubtedly difficult to compete with the top league teams.

Yang Huan checked Biglia's profile using the mobile app, and found that the scouting system rated him quite well.

During the seven years he played for Anderlecht, he brought a total of five league championships and two league runner-ups to this Ligue [-] team. Moreover, he is an unshakable core player, which shows that the strength of this player is quite stable.

Capoue and Toulalan each have their own advantages. The former is a popular rookie in Ligue [-] and is also in his prime, while the latter is a famous French star who is at his peak. For the current young Monaco, it is definitely a powerful supplement.

"Master Huan, as long as these three players can win one, they will be more confident in hitting the top three in the league!"

Martino said expectantly.

In fact, the weakness of the midfield has become a major hidden danger for Monaco.

Before Yang Huan didn't come, the management had no money and couldn't make decisions on many things.

Now that Master Huan is here, the question is on the table, what to do, just follow Master Huan's instructions!

After listening to Martino's words, Jean-Luc Bissin immediately took it.

"Master Huan, I think Capuai is the most promising one. If you think it's appropriate, then I'll call Toulouse. There should be no problem!"

From what he said, it seems that the relationship with Toulouse is good.

After hearing this, Yang Huan nodded and said, "All right, you call Toulouse and bring in Capoue!"

When Martino heard this, he felt somewhat regretful.

He really appreciates Biglia more, and at worst is Tulalan. As for Capoue, he is also good, but compared with the first two players, he is still somewhat inferior.

But since Master Huan said it, and the transfer period is so tight, it's better than nothing, let's just let it go!

But at this moment, Master Huan made a strange move.

(End of this chapter)