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"Godfrey?" Wei Le asked.

Matt Hobbs scratched his hair, which was not much, and said, "Ah... yes. Godfrey."

Wei Le sighed.

Regarding Godfrey, Wei Le was actually a little helpless.

Ben Godfrey, an Englishman, was born in 1998 and just celebrated his 20th birthday. He can be said to be a very young and very talented player. He was once called the hope of England's future defense line.

At the beginning, Wei Le bought Godfrey to fill the vacancy of the full-back position. At that time, he was strong and fast, which was very suitable for the tactical play of Wolves in the Championship.

But when Godfrey was a full-back, his disadvantage of not having a good vision made him sometimes become the terminator of Wolves' wing attack, and his lack of flexibility also made him look a little clumsy when facing some wingers with excellent skills. Therefore, Wei Le once decided to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and wanted to turn him into a central defender.

After being promoted to the Premier League, with the arrival of Tierney, he was obviously the first choice of Wolves at full-back. Later, Wei Le brought back Alphonso Davies from Canada, who was stronger, faster and more flexible than Godfrey.

Now Godfrey has no place at all.

But in the middle, the combination of Maguire and Ruben Dias in the middle is as solid as a rock, and the two of them have also proved that their combination is at the forefront of the Premier League.

If you want to use the substitute, then Wolves will send captain Coady. He is the team's third substitute central defender, and Godfrey has become the team's fourth substitute central defender at this time. The fifth substitute central defender is Marcos Gilman, who was loaned out, and finally Danny Bass, who was in the Championship two years ago, is the sixth substitute central defender.

However, Bass is now 28 years old, his physical condition has not been very good, and he has been injured frequently. It feels like he is on the verge of retirement. He is definitely not as good as the ones in front of him in terms of ability, so he is not in a hurry and is waiting to retire in Wolves.

As Wolves are facing a two-line battle, they don’t actually need a rotation of defenders. In the first half of the season, the schedule is not dense. With one game a week, Ruben Dias and Maguire are fully capable of doing the job.

When Maguire and Ruben Dias were slightly injured, Godfrey and Coady stepped up, but overall Godfrey didn’t have much playing time.

He didn’t actually have a particularly outstanding performance, but he didn’t make any big mistakes. In this case, although Godfrey himself was not very angry, he was definitely disappointed, and he also knew that he was definitely not as good as those in front of him.

Everton came to the door in the winter window.

Allardyce's Everton is now lacking defender rotation. Veteran Ashley Williams suffered an injury, and then Michael Keane also suffered an injury. At this time, Everton only has three central defenders available, and another is the 32-year-old veteran Baines, whose competitive ability is not as good as before.

In a hurry, Everton found Godfrey under the Wolves.

Everton is very optimistic about Godfrey's future. In this case, he is also very much looking forward to Godfrey's growth, and can promise him a stable opportunity to play, to gradually complete the team's defense line. The old and new exchange.

Godfrey really wants to leave.

Young players need to exercise. This exercise is not simply to participate in training, but also requires sufficient game time, and the U21 game is obviously a waste of talent for Godfrey.

This season, Godfrey has started very few games, and basically got some substitute opportunities at the last moment of the game. In fact, there is not much exercise for him.

Having played regularly in the Championship with Norwich and Wolves before, Godfrey no longer needs to "feel the atmosphere of the game". What he needs is a real game, which is obviously impossible in Wolves.

Godfrey also discussed this topic with Wei Le in private. He vaguely expressed that he might want to go to other clubs for stable appearances. Wei Le understood what he meant.

Godfrey is very happy in Wolves. There are his partners and a team willing to accept him. Everyone is young and the atmosphere is very good. But he is a professional player, and these are not enough for him.

If he wants to improve, he must play football. Although he is very happy here, football cannot be played well just by being happy.

Although Wei Le feels very disappointed, there is no way. The position of central defender is indeed special. Now there are only three substitutions in the game. In most cases, the central defender will sit on the bench.

In the two firstWith the central defenders performing well, although Wei Le certainly hopes that his central defender bench will be deeper, it is definitely not his intention to let this 20-year-old young man waste here.

"How much do they offer?"

"1000+200, 8 million euros in cash, 2 million euros in installments, and 2 million euros in future payments. As long as he can play 20 games for Everton next season, we will get 2 million."

Wei Le shook his head, "Too low."

"They want Godfrey to leave, yes, but obviously the price is not enough. My estimate is about 15 million euros, at least 10 million euros in cash. I am very optimistic about his talent, and I don't want the low transfer fee to become a constraint on his future development."

Matt Hobbs nodded, "It's okay, we can talk about it, no rush."

"The winter window is like this, the transfer window itself is relatively short, it is normal to buy players at a high price at this time, we can raise the price again, it doesn't matter."

After confirming Godfrey's departure, Wei Le once again reviewed the existing lineup. He thinks the current squad depth is still relatively healthy. Although Godfrey will leave, Marcos Kilman has returned from Hull City on loan. Although Kilman is definitely not as strong as Godfrey, it is still okay to come as a substitute in the second half of the season.

Godfrey expressed his regret to Wei Le during the negotiation process, and Wei Le could see that this was indeed not a lie. Godfrey really likes Wolves and really admires Wei Le.

Wei Le also understands his original intention of choosing, which can be regarded as a good breakup.

Everton was eager to buy people, so they did not lower the price and directly agreed to 15 million + 2 million installments, with a total price of 17 million euros. Although the price is high, everyone is full of expectations for Godfrey's future-although he is not worth the price now, his future is worth it.

Before sending Godfrey to Merseyside, where Everton is located, Wolves also held a dinner party, and everyone was present.

The friends played together in the English Championship game after game, and the relationship was very strong, so the atmosphere of the whole dinner was a bit dull.

Godfrey was the first player in the "Weile system" to transfer away from Wolves. He will definitely not be the last. And in such a complicated mood, Wolves welcomed Dortmund, who played away.