i want to be king

Chapter 754 Su Dong's Waterloo
As the new season approaches, Manchester City's transfer and signings are gradually coming out.

First, Portuguese central defender Pepe was introduced from Bayern Munich for 3000 million euros, followed by Portuguese international Moutinho from Sporting Lisbon for 1000 million euros, and then Brazilian left-back Marcelo was signed from Bayern Munich for 500 million euros.

Three transfers cost 500 million euros, and Manchester City spent money like water, without even batting an eyebrow.

What is even more striking is that behind these three transfers, the agent is Mendes.

Suddenly, the Portuguese agent was once again pushed to the forefront.

This is not the first time.

In recent years, almost every summer, Mendes has been a figure in the limelight in the transfer market.

Last year's Cristiano Ronaldo, this year has made big money one after another. The Portuguese agent can be described as the all-powerful player in European football, making everyone feel his influence.

Among these three transfers, one was Su Dong's junior in Sporting Lisbon, and the other two were Su Dong's best friends in Bayern Munich. This immediately made the media all over the world excited again.

The outside news about Sudong's transfer to Manchester City has long been hustle and bustle. Neither Manchester City nor Bayern have come forward to refute the rumors, but German media revealed that Bayern is close to signing Stuttgart center Mario Gomez.

Why sign Gomez?

The answer is needless to say.

Now everyone knows that Su Dong is leaving the team, all it takes is an official announcement.

The transfer of a superstar like Su Dong is often a lengthy soap opera, but this time it really dragged on for too long.

Since the acquisition of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi consortium in [-], Manchester City has been associated with Su Dong in every transfer period.

This time, relatively speaking, the story was more authentic, after all, even Su Dong's mansion was exposed.

Especially in mid-July, the all-pervasive British media even dug up the admission letter from Oxford University Law School.

Su Dong's girlfriend Wang Chuqing was officially admitted to Oxford University Law School!

And the Sun newspaper even concluded with certainty that Su Dong will go to the Premier League to play for his girlfriend!

All of a sudden, the entire transfer market was in turmoil.

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At the same time that Manchester City has successively invested heavily in signings, the arms race in the European transfer market is also in full swing.

After missing the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, Barcelona decided to gamble again on the Champions League.

The core battle between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Messi ended with Messi’s contract extension. The Swedish center announced that he would be loaned to AC Milan in Serie A. One year later, the Rossoneri could buy out Zlatan Ibrahimovic at an ultra-low price of 400 million euros.

This is tantamount to breaking a bone and dealing with it at a low price.

In addition, Ziglinski was also dealt back to Shakhtar Donetsk at a low price.

Both of these two transactions ended in failure, and the effect of Barcelona's signings is really quite touching.

After dealing with two failed deals, Barcelona signed David Villa from Valencia for 4000 million euros. This deal surpassed Pepe's 3000 million euros and became the new bid king in the summer transfer market.

Mascherano is also between Real Madrid and Barcelona. He chose to join Barcelona and partner with the national team teammate Messi.

This summer, Barcelona spent a total of 8000 million euros, which can be called a huge investment.

After selling Mascherano, Bayern immediately announced the signing of Gustavo from Hoffenheim, followed by Modric.

This series of transactions made Toni Cross feel that his position in the club was not valued, especially his request for a contract extension. Bayern could not meet Toni Cross's requirements in terms of salary and role positioning.

Therefore, after Bayern renewed Modric, Toni Kroos publicly stated that he was considering invitations from other teams.

Before that, Toni Kroos called Sudong specifically, and after learning about the situation, he resolutely chose Manchester City.

Three days later, Manchester City officially announced that they had signed Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich for 500 million euros.

This is the No.2 midfielder Manchester City signed this summer.

But like Moutinho, Toni Kroos has yet to fully prove himself at the top level.

At least, he hasn't really been alone.

The signing of three players from Bayern in one go surprised the media all over the world.

Is it because Bayern's players are of good quality and low price, in line with Guardiola's positioning?Or is it to accommodate Su Dong?
Interpretations by the media vary. The Sun broke the news that Mendes is behind all of Manchester City's four signings this summer.

Toni Kroos' agent is not Mendes, but the deal was negotiated by Mendes on behalf of Manchester City.

"According to the information obtained by the reporter, Toni Kroos had a close relationship with Su Dong during his time at Bayern, and he was also a player recommended by Su Dong to Guardiola."

The Sun concluded that in order to invite Su Dong, Manchester City even searched all his friends from Bayern and Valencia to join the team. The purpose is to allow Su Dong to have a more comfortable playing environment in Manchester City.

"In Mansour's mind, Sudong is like a flawless goddess, while Manchester City is a humble suitor. In order to make Sudong join Manchester City willingly, Mansour has exhausted all the means he can use!"

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Under the economic crisis, the purchasing power of the entire European football has declined sharply.

As the richest league in the world, the Premier League is also affected by the economic crisis.

The four traditional big families have all started to tighten their money. Manchester United spent less than 1000 million euros on the introduction of Hernandez. Arsenal finally got their wish and signed Chamark, but it was done on a free transfer.

The Bordeaux center had basically reached an agreement with Arsenal as early as last summer, and it is not surprising that the free transfer is now.

Not to mention Liverpool, the Red Army has always been a representative of frugality. Signing Meireles from Porto cost 100 million pounds, which is also considered a cost-effective signing.

Not only that, the Red Army also signed Joe Cole from Chelsea on a free transfer.

Joe Cole's free agency made him pursued by teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. In the end, Joe Cole chose Liverpool, which made Tottenham Hotspur, who had been pursuing him for a long time, very depressed.

Head coach Redknapp has publicly expressed his disappointment with Joe Cole joining Liverpool.

"I always thought that he would choose Tottenham Hotspur, but I didn't expect him to go to Liverpool."

Redknapp was disappointed by not being able to recruit Joe Cole, but he is still ambitious and said that after signing Brazilian midfielder Sandro and French central defender Gallas, Tottenham Hotspur have a chance to hit the Premier League title in the new season.

No wonder Redknapp is so confident.

In the Premier League last season, Tottenham Hotspur finally reversed Liverpool, climbed to the fourth place in the league, and won the precious Champions League qualification, which brought great confidence to Tottenham Hotspur.

Redknapp said that the new season of the Premier League will be unprecedented exciting.

"In the past few years, the Premier League has been dominated by Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and even Liverpool. These four teams always strike at the top of the league, but last season, this tradition was broken."

Redknapp's implication is that Tottenham Hotspur will become a spoiler for the Premier League title.

Perhaps because he felt that what he said was a bit too high, Redknapp brought Manchester City in again.

The head coach of Tottenham said that Manchester City's strength has greatly increased in the new season, but the striker has become the team's biggest weakness.

"But as far as I know, they have settled on the most terrifying scorer in the world, the biggest weakness of Manchester City last season, and will become Manchester City's sharpest weapon in the new season!"

Redknapp's remarks were interpreted by the media as breaking the news that Sudong will join Manchester City!

However, there are still many media who have expressed doubts about Manchester City and Su Dong.

The reason is simple, Guardiola has never proven his level of coaching, especially last season.

With Manchester City's investment, they only got the sixth place in the end, which is undoubtedly unsatisfactory.

Although Manchester City's management has repeatedly emphasized their support and trust for Guardiola, many media still say that the current head coach has become one of Manchester City's weakest links.

Especially after the rumor that Su Dong will join Manchester City, the head coach is even more unworthy of Manchester City.

There are still many media who are questioning whether Su Dong can adapt to the Premier League and whether he can drive Manchester City?

You know, Robinho was also ambitious to join Manchester City back then, but what happened?

After not playing for half a year, the Brazilian started to disappear, and his transfer to AC Milan also plummeted.

Many British media have expressed that if Su Dong joins Manchester City, he may encounter Waterloo and let him fall from the No.1 throne in world football.

"He can't adapt to the Premier League, let alone lead a mercenary team like Manchester City without a star to success!"

Not only do such statements exist, but there are many.

There have always been comments about Su Dong's inability to adapt to the Premier League, and it has been with him for many years.

As for Manchester City today, it goes without saying that the head coach is a rookie. In the team lineup, the biggest name is David Silva.

Pepe and Toni Kroos are both rotation roles in the national team. Marcelo was also controversial during his time at Bayern, mainly because his offense was sharp, but his defense was too stretched, and he exploded in minutes.

Such a lineup is not as good as Sudong's in the past, whether it is in Valencia, Barcelona, ​​or Bayern Munich, and Manchester City is not attractive enough to allow superstars like Ribery and Robben to join.

Back then, didn't Kaka just reject Manchester City's money temptation and resolutely choose Real Madrid?
Can Su Dong lead such a team to success?
It was in this burst of doubts, under the eager anticipation of fans all over the world, Manchester City finally officially announced Su Dong's transfer.

Like Su Dong joining Bayern from Barcelona, ​​​​it is a free transfer.

(End of this chapter)