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Chapter 204 Candidates for Central Defender?
Where there is going out, there is going in. The configuration of four forwards is enough, not to mention that Fellaini is also a mobile fort at critical moments.In the youth training camp, there is also the teenager Sturridge.

So Manchester City no longer needs other forwards. The 28-year-old Vassell joined the Ankara Steeds in Turkey for 150 million euros.As for another teenager forward, Ismail Miller, he performed well after being loaned to West Bromwich Albion and scored 16 goals in one season, so West Bromwich Albion officially signed him for 90 pounds. The performance can be increased to 140 million pounds, signed for 3 and a half years.

Then there is the adjustment of the midfield.The arrival of Yaya Toure is a strong supplement to the midfielder. He can provide support for the team on both ends of the offense and defense, and can also serve as a hub for offensive and defensive transitions.The front and rear dual-core formed by him and Silva will be Manchester City's main central axis for a long time to come.

At the same time, the team also loaned back the 22-year-old Stephen Ireland. During the one-year loan period, this player performed well. Duncan decided to keep him in the first team. He can play two positions: right midfielder and central midfielder.

In terms of the backcourt, after the team signed Lichtsteiner "Lee Million", there is no news about the central defender position that everyone is most concerned about.

Moreover, the team not only did not buy players, but also sold Dunn, the main back-up substitute, to Everton for 300 million euros.

Then there is the goalkeeper position. Diego Lopez was bought from La Liga Villarreal for 700 million euros. He and Joe Hart can complement each other, one playing in the cup and the other playing in the league.

Then Duncan led the team for pre-season training.The training content is mainly physical training, supplemented by a certain amount of ball training.After a summer of life, many players' bodies are a little fatter, and the excess fat must be lost first.

Under professional equipment testing, not only is the maintenance degree of each player's physical condition clear at a glance, but also provides different exercise programs for each player.

As for the candidates for Manchester City's introduction of central defenders, the outside world is full of rumors.

During this period, Duncan remained calm, but the outside world harassed Manchester City's transfer targets, from Cannavaro to Chiellini, from Ledley King to Gary Cahill, and finally The news of Manchester City's purchase of Nemanja Vidic was passed on in a vivid manner.

God, Duncan actually just went to Manchester United for a stroll. The two training bases are adjacent to each other, and the pre-season training is boring and tight, so he found a free time to brag to Ferguson.

This trip made Real Madrid very nervous, thinking that Manchester City was going to pursue Ronaldo.

Seeing that Real Madrid has been chasing for two summers, they are about to catch Ronaldo, but don't let the rich and powerful Manchester City pick the peaches!
Real Madrid's Calderon has been annoyed by the news of Manchester City for a while. When he first arrived in Madrid, he teased Real Madrid's players one by one. Calderon was so nervous that he sold Aguero from Atletico Madrid next door.After that, Calderon was actually a little bit aggrieved. From Higuain to Ruud van Nistelrooy, which one is worse?

Originally, when Duncan left Madrid, he took the news away, and Calderon's head was also clean.As a result, this time Duncan jumped out to add trouble to Real Madrid, and Manchester City chairman Thaksin kept talking about "buying Kaka" all day long. Calderon really didn't like this wealthy local team.

Because Kaka is also the prey of Real Madrid!

For a giant like Real Madrid, the spoiler Manchester City is a nouveau riche team that can only wield money, but they are indeed rich and powerful, and they can buy Real Madrid's prey, which makes Real Madrid even more aggrieved.

There is no way, just because of a rumor, Calderon gritted his teeth and increased the offer to Manchester United by another 1000 million pounds.

Of course, Duncan went to Manchester United not to poach people, he just went to contact a summer warm-up match.

The first game of next season will be the Community Shield between Manchester City and last season's FA Cup champion Portsmouth on August 8.Counting the days, it has been less than a month.

In addition to this warm-up match, Manchester City also contacted the Bundesliga Hamburg team, the Bundesliga Dynamo Dresden, and the Austrian team Heidemoor next month.

On July 7, all the players who participated in the European Cup returned to the team. Three days later, on the 13th, Manchester City and Manchester United played a warm-up match at the Carrington Base.

In this game, the lineups of both sides changed a lot. In the first half of the game, Manchester City used the old lineup from last season, and the team led Manchester United 1:0.In the second half of the game, the new players who joined in the summer were replaced. As a result, Manchester United, who had a tacit understanding, scored two goals in a row and overtook the score.

Manchester United's newly joined Berbatov and full-back Fabio are both average, and it seems that the running-in is not enough.It's just that the defense is still an old face. Pique, who performed well last season, returned to Barcelona.

In the end, Duncan sent Fellaini, relying on Stephen Ireland's cross from the wing, Fellaini's header forced the score to equalize.

After the game, the Manchester City team flew to Austria, under the snow-capped mountains, and started the pre-season training trip.

When arriving in Austria, Duncan received two messages.

The first news is that the financial crisis of the boss Thaksin Shinawatra was revealed. If it is confirmed, then Thaksin Shinawatra is likely to sell the Manchester City club.

The second news is that the transfer team sent to South America brought good news. The team had a series of negotiations and communications with the Argentine Sarsfield Club and their agent, and then dealt with the complicated ownership relationship of the players. After that, the transfer was negotiated.The team will buy Sarsfield's young central defender at a price of 300 million euros.

Nicolas Otamendi.

The 20-year-old Nicolas Otamendi just completed his debut at Sarsfield last month. Although he became famous at a young age, he is still young now. The price of 300 million euros is enough for a player of this age.

Of course, Otamendi at this age is still very immature in terms of skills and awareness, and has not reached the level of fire.It's okay to be a substitute on the back line, but it's almost meaningless to be the main force.

As for the negotiation of another central defender candidate, it was a bit difficult. The team asked for a lot of money, and the players also held a certain degree of skepticism about landing in Europe.

Moreover, the news that Thaksin's assets were frozen also made the opposing club doubt whether Manchester City has enough funds to complete the transfer.

It's not just signings. After learning that the club owner is in an economic crisis, the players of the Manchester City club are also a little bit out of their minds, and they are also in poor condition during training.

There are even some agents who have begun to encourage players.

The performance last season was very good. In fact, many teams have inquired or quoted for Manchester City players. Manchester United has inquired about the prices of Samaras and Hargreaves. Tottenham even directly quoted 1000 to Joel Kuka. As for Hwangsa, they are very interested in Silva.

Especially the newly joined foreign players feel a little uneasy.

For a while, there was an undercurrent in the Manchester City team.

Fortunately, Duncan established a good prestige last season. With him in charge, the players still dare not show anything directly.

Of course, Duncan has always reiterated to the team that the club's crisis will definitely pass and players will not be in arrears of wages.

(End of this chapter)