Golden Greenery

On the penultimate day of August, Real Madrid made a difficult comeback at home to win the Spanish Super Cup, earning their first decent trophy of the season.

On the last day of August, which is also the last moment of the summer transfer window, Real Madrid finally finalized its only transfer acquisition this summer.

Nicknamed the ‘Magic Flute’, 27-year-old Luka Modric came to Real Madrid.

Modric only entered the Real Madrid management's vision after entering August. Regarding this, we must also mention the contribution of the fat Raiola.

Although Modric's agent is Croatian Marko Naledilic, he and Modric's wife Vanja Bosnic jointly manage Modric's football affairs. But basically, agents in Eastern Europe will more or less rely on Fatty's huge connections and channels. Supporting them is also Fatty's move to control the Eastern European player market.

Therefore, Raiola is very familiar with the situation of agents like Naledilic, and they are also willing to follow the fat man's advice.

After Lafayette searched for guns and hit a wall, Raiola recommended Modric to him because he knew that Modric had the idea of ​​​​leaving Tottenham and seeking a new career, and his characteristics just met Real Madrid's mating standards.

It is obviously not enough to have only three midfielders, Zhuoyang, Detu and Helian, but the specific situation must be analyzed in detail.

Whether playing as a double midfielder or a three-back midfielder, Zhuoyang is the core one. He shoulders the important task of connecting Real Madrid's past and next and transitioning offense and defense. In comparison, Detu is more focused on defensive sweeps in the midfield. He is the blue-collar guy responsible for doing the dirty work.

These are the two types of defensive midfielders today. Although Zhuoyang does the dirty work very well, his main business is not this. Although Khedira is also very versatile and good at both offense and defense, he lacks Zhuo Yang's clever pass. This pass is extremely important for Real Madrid, which has a luxurious attacking group in the frontcourt.

After the three Lontengers left, Detu seemed to have no substitute behind him, but in fact, Coentrao, Pepe, and even Carvalho were able to fight in the defensive midfielder at critical times, and their impressive midfield defense The skill is also quite impressive. Therefore, Real Madrid is not actually lacking in defensive midfielders.

Zhuoyang did not have a suitable substitute.

If Zhuo Yang is absent, He Lian and Er Yan will be needed to make up for the lack of tactical functions.

Originally Alonso was the ideal candidate for this role, and Granero could also be used to some extent. He was born as an attacking midfielder. But after they left, Zhuo Yang became a loner.

Therefore, the direction of Real Madrid's signings has always been in this aspect. The rumored Akuang Kroos, Gundogan, and Debich are all players of this type. Except for not having Zhuoyang's terrifying scoring ability, they are all low-end versions of Zhuoyang in other aspects. The rumors were all true, but they didn't give Lafayette face.

As for Essien, Real Madrid is indeed interested, but in view of the lack of urgency in the defensive midfielder, they only proposed a loan and have no intention of letting him stay at the Bernabeu forever. It doesn't matter to Real Madrid that Essien was messed up by Guti and the fans.

In fact, what Real Madrid is looking for is the core midfielder. The core midfielder and the goal-scoring winger are the two most important positions in today's football. There are many of them, but they are all treated like treasures by their respective teams.

After running into obstacles everywhere, Raiola introduced Modric into Lafayette's sights at the right time.

Luka Modric is one month younger than Zhuo Yang. In 2008, he moved from Dinamo Zagreb to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. Four years later, he has become a core player for Tottenham. However, Tottenham's overall strength is limited.

The pool is also a bit shallow.

Modric is a Xavi-type player, with the same height, weight, and playing style. Not only can he serve as a substitute for Zhuo Yang, but he can also coexist with Zhuo Yang, just like Barcelona's Xavi and Xiaobai. If he can join, the changes in Real Madrid's midfield will increase a lot, which is indeed very suitable.

Modric really wants to come to Real Madrid, a prestigious club, and he doesn't need any other reason at all. I wanted to leave, Real Madrid wanted him, and Tottenham didn't want to let go but knew they couldn't keep him, so they opened their mouths and offered 70 million.

Real Madrid's transfer market was really ruined by Zhuo Yang's 150 million, and everyone looked like they were taken advantage of.

Modric is worth 70 million, but he is not worth it now. According to the regular market price, 25 million is about the same. Spain's main midfielder Alonso was only sold for 30 million. During this period, Longo is much more famous than Magic Flute. Modric is very good, but he has not yet reached Longo's stature.

This fight was very hard, and it was not until the last few hours of the last day of the transfer window that Real Madrid gritted their teeth and reached an agreement with Tottenham - a 40,000 floating clause.

This worth ranks second this summer, tied with Thiago Silva. But Paris has oil robes and Real Madrid does not have a money printing press. Real Madrid sold a bunch of people in the summer, and in the end all the revenue was spent on Modric alone.

With such a worth, Modric became a superstar overnight. Real Madrid, who originally only wanted to find a supporting role, just introduced a Galaxy superstar to themselves.

However, Modric's salary is similar to when he was at Tottenham, less than 4 million after tax. At this point, Real Madrid's hierarchy is still quite strict.

The team introduces heavyweight players, sometimes not entirely for tactical reasons. It is also important to have a catfish effect internally. Real Madrid has been unable to get into form at the beginning of the season. A large part of the reason is that everyone has no sense of urgency and is a little tired of winning.

It was precisely after seeing this that Lafayette decisively captured Modric on the last day, allowing the newcomer to inject some vitality into the team.

Modric is packing his bags in London and others have not arrived yet, but Real Madrid already has his number. Modric has always worn No. 14 at Tottenham, but at Real Madrid he did not choose the No. 14 left by Alonso, but took the vacant No. 19.

Because of 1+0, Modric always carries the football ideal of No. 10 in his heart.

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As the transfer window closes, the lively transfer drama has also come to an end.

In La Liga, Barcelona, ​​​​with a new coach, chose to make minor repairs. Real Madrid originally only wanted to add bricks and tiles, but in the end they made a big move. But Atletico Madrid, which is really making big moves, has its fangs deeply hidden. The 42-year-old Diego Simeone is not willing to stand behind the two heroes and act as a green leaf.

Serie A seems to spend a lot of money. The 20 teams combined will exceed 300 million, but they have sold 340 million people. Serie A has become the only league among the four major leagues to achieve transfer profits this summer.

Arsenal continues to sell their captain, AC Milan continues to sell their core, and Manchester United continues to raise prices everywhere. Guardiola has not yet found a job, Chelsea has changed coaches again, Ferguson is still only talking about retirement, Totti is still his captain of Roma, and Madibo has sold another new star.

Rich people continue to burn money, and Bitcoin continues to rise.

This summer seems to be no different, but the summer has just passed, and the time has come to September, but Zhuoyang did not wait for the usual honors. He lost in the selection of the best player in Europe.

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