Midfielder

The time is running out before the winter transfer window opens. Kenyon left London the day after discussing with Mourinho. He knew that this mission was not that easy.

First of all, he had to finalize Bosingwa's transfer time as soon as possible. Compared with others, Porto might be the easiest fortress to conquer. As long as there is enough money, many things can be discussed.

Although Da Costa did not agree on the phone, Kenyon had heard from the Porto chairman that he might be willing to talk about it. Now it is estimated that only two people are left to discuss the price.

Everyone knows that Chelsea is willing to invest, so every club that does transfer business with Chelsea will wield a big knife and make a lot of money, but Kenyon will not be a sucker every time.

"The deal will be done for about 15 million euros." This is the upper limit that Kenyon can accept.

After all, Bosingwa is not an indispensable figure like Carvalho or Terry. He is just an appropriate supplement. Kenyon has no need to drive up prices, not to mention that he has no opponent this time.

Fifteen million euros is the price that only Chelsea can afford to pay for a defender. You know, Bosingwa was recruited from Boavista by Mourinho for only 200,000 euros.

In less than two years, this guy's value has soared to such an astonishing level. It is estimated that even Mourinho himself is amazed by Porto's ability to create stars. However, that is thanks to the reputation of the triple crown. Otherwise, not many people would be willing to spend such a high price to buy people.

And this time Kenyon has no competitors, which is why he is confident and bold to bargain with the other party.

Teams like Manchester United and Liverpool do not have too much transfer funds on hand. Instead of competing with Chelsea for such a defender, it is better to spend more money to increase the attack power.

You know, in the first dozen rounds of the new season, Chelsea's offense was far ahead.

Changing the conservative tactics of last season, they swept many opponents with a strong offense. Not only did they win, but they also won beautifully, which made many commentators speechless.

Originally, these guys were preparing to mock Chelsea's cautiousness with a sharp tone, but in the end, they could only watch Mourinho's team dominate the Premier League standings with a strong attack.

Not only are they leading in points, but even in terms of goal difference, they are 12 goals ahead of Manchester United, which is ranked second. If they really need to compete for goal difference at the end of the season, they will definitely win.

It is estimated that teams including Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are now looking for their own striker. Even if it is to prevent Chelsea from dominating, they have to find the right person.

And Bosingwa's price is not cheap. Ferguson and Wenger don't have so much money.

However, compared with the transfer record created by Lin Yi, it is still a small matter. If that kid wants to transfer now, he needs at least 50 million pounds, which is still a conservative estimate.

Now that kid is absolutely worthless. You can't buy him even if you want to. Florentino and those oil oligarchs, who is not holding the check with red eyes, waiting for Chelsea to sell players?

But Abramovich is not so poor that he needs to sell players, not to mention that Lin Yi's value is still rising. No one knows how much he is worth, including Mendes.

"Well, if we estimate it in a conservative way, his transfer value alone can be exchanged for a Porto team. In fact, it is about the same. If he can win the World Footballer of the Year, this price may be more, or even half a team can be added."

Mendes is not exaggerating, but Lin Yi is really worth so much money now. The market value of Porto now does not exceed 50 million pounds, of course, without hardware.

Now the total value of the players in their entire team is only about 40 million pounds. After all, Porto is no longer the team in the treble period. The valuable players have been sold off almost. Now Bosingwa can be said to be the most valuable player in the entire team.

Lin Yi has attracted so many people's attention without too many personal honors. His transfer value has more than doubled compared to the year before when he joined Chelsea.

This is just the transfer value. If his personal value is taken into account, it is estimated that this number will be several times higher. You should know that Mendes has a lot of commercial contracts that have not been decided yet.

Nike, Adidas, these big manufacturers are competing for Lin Yi's potential stock. As long as you are not stupid, you can see how much this kid can achieve. Signing him can only be a sure win.

Look at how many jerseys Lin Yi has sold in Chelsea in a season to know how much potential this kid has in commercial value now. He has not participated in the World Cup or the European Cup.

If he can show his dominance in these two international competitions like he did in Chelsea.

Then the honors waiting for him will increase exponentially, and his value will also explode geometrically.

Don't forget that he is not yet 19 years old. This kid still has at least ten years for these business partners to develop his potential value. Lin Yi is now like a gold mine waiting to be mined.

And it is a rich mine. No one can predict the future according to the boy's development momentum.

Including Mendes and Mourinho, Lin Yi's growth rate and potential are too amazing.

Although he has not achieved as great as Maradona now, who dares to predict that he will not be able to reach that height in the future? It's just that the boy will not brag about his future in front of the media.

Lin Yi is still more accustomed to using facts to explain everything. He rarely refutes others, but his actions are sometimes more effective than words. Those who have denied him actually have a bit of embarrassment in the end.

This is the bad habit of the boy. He always makes those who deny him lose face. It has been like this since the Benfica era. The more others dislike him, the more he will compete with others.

Anyway, so many times, it is always others who lose in the end. His ruthlessness is really terrible.

This is probably the so-called self-esteem. This guy will remember everyone who respected him in the past. For example, in the contract with Nokia, although there are similar products that will offer a higher price, Lin Yi is unmoved. He would rather choose to renew the contract, which makes Mendes very melancholy, but he has no good solution.

Of course, there is another reason for choosing Nokia. Lin Yi still wants to continue to partner with Selena.

Although not many people will take the initiative to mention this couple now, Lin Yi has not forgotten the passionate kiss at the door of the locker room, and he is now so desperate to kill the opponent who blocked the road, also in order to go to the United States before Christmas to give that ghost-like girl a surprise.

In addition to these sports brands, commercial contracts cover almost all aspects, food, clothing, use, housing, transportation, anyway, as long as it is a big brand that can be shown, they want to have something to do with Lin Yi.

However, Lin Yi is very picky. In addition to the commercial contracts he chose at the beginning, he did not put his mind on business operations this summer, but Mendes would not mind it.

"His value comes from the football field. As long as he can maintain this competitive state, then money is just a matter of earning it sooner or later. The contract he is going to sign will be worth tens of millions."

Mendes has the confidence to handle all this, but at the same time he will use his connections to promote Lin Yi's plundering of personal honors. Mendes has put a lot of thought into the World Footballer of the Year privately.

Although Lin Yi himself has no feelings about this honor, according to his words, what is mine is mine, and what is not mine is useless to force, after all, you can't manipulate those who are ready to vote.

Although what he said is true, but the hype in the media and the sponsors' behind-the-scenes promotion are all things that can be seen by a discerning person. Which World Footballer of the Year is elected purely on the competitive level?

Competitive performance accounts for a large proportion, but the power of each sponsor and media is definitely an indispensable part of such a choice, and their power is very strong.

Mendes is now considered a super crocodile in the agent circle. The value of the players he holds in his hands is probably more than 200 million pounds, which is still a relatively conservative estimate.

There is no need to count Lin Yi and Carvalho. Now many young people with potential in Portugal have joined the agency company founded by Mendes. This not only brings benefits to Mendes, but also makes the newly forged youth team of Chelsea Club the biggest beneficiary.

Many football seedlings from Spain and Portugal were sent to London by Mendes.

Although there is no guarantee that many of them will really stand on the Premier League field, Mendes believes that even if the next Lin Yi cannot emerge, at least it will dig up many players.

You can't ask everyone to stand at the top of the pyramid, but as the foundation of a team, these players who keep coming in are enough, and they also represent the future of Chelsea.

Although there are more and more business things now, Mendes' time on the plane has long exceeded his time on the ground, but Mendes has never slacked off for the future of Lin Yi.

This time, Mendes has already started the operation behind the scenes for the World Footballer of the Year, but he knows that Lin Yi rarely pays attention to these things, but as an agent, he doesn't want Lin Yi to be empty-handed.

The failure to win the Premier League's best rookie award last season has already sounded a wake-up call for Mendes. If you want to gain the upper hand in this kind of competition for personal honors, you can't really let others manipulate everything.

Even if you don't do shady operations, you can't let your competitors take advantage of it. It's really ironic that a core player who won the treble didn't even win the Premier League's best rookie award.

Of course, the media satirized the English Football Association and the League Competition Committee, but Mendes thought that this irony was also directed at himself. As an agent, he believed too much in the strength of the arena.

Although these World Footballer of the Year awards are not necessarily won, Mendes must at least ensure that Lin Yi can at least be among the top three in the selection after such an outstanding season.

Ronaldinho is very good, and Lampard's performance is also good, but compared with Lin Yi, they do not have that kind of absolute dominance, at least Mendes thinks so. If Lin Yi can be among the top three with these two, it will be a powerful counterattack against Lin Yi's failure to be selected as the Premier League's best rookie.

At least Mendes wants to tell those idiot Premier League selectors that you are really idiots!

Kenyon is busy, Mendes is busy too, and guys like Mourinho will definitely not be idle.

Before Chelsea meets Manchester United head-on, they still need to deal with two opponents. Mourinho's requirements are simple, at least to maintain the current unbeaten record before rushing to Old Trafford.

"Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, one is in the relegation zone, and the other is in the 14th place. They have been very difficult to deal with recently, especially Middlesbrough. They even beat Manchester United at home with a big score, but that is not Chelsea. Our team will not make such mistakes. Six points, six points in two games, this is my requirement, remember this task, there is no room for negotiation."

Mourinho said in this tone in the training class before the first league game in December. He was not being arrogant, but this guy had enough confidence to win.

Just like he said, six points, this is a mission that will not be changed. Chelsea must not lose points easily in the face of these two opponents. They must maintain this winning streak before they meet Manchester United.

"Our games at Manchester United's home ground are not the focus now. The focus is that we have to win these two league games and then go to Old Trafford. As for the victory or defeat, it depends on our own performance, but before that, I don't want the team to start to relax. Everyone should remember that we have more goals to aim for this season than last season. The three crowns are definitely not the end of Chelsea!"

It doesn't matter how others evaluate Chelsea's championship. Anyway, Mourinho knows what his team needs. The championship can represent whether a team is successful or not. So use more championships to pile up the era of Chelsea. After fighting with Manchester United, Mourinho is ready to win the Club World Cup in Japan. If successful, this will be Chelsea's fifth championship this year.

This season has been so crazy. Can you still expect Mourinho to lead his team to regress?

If five crowns are in hand, then the six crowns will be the next goal Chelsea pursues. Isn't it crazy? However, these animals in Chelsea just like to make themselves crazy in the eyes of others.

Especially the kid who pursed his lips and said nothing, but had a weird smile on his lips. He is the source of madness in the whole team. Chelsea's blue hurricane will sweep the Premier League again.

In the match against Portsmouth, Makelele and Lampard were still squatting in the stands depressed. It is estimated that before meeting Manchester United, Mourinho did not intend to let them take risks to play.

However, Mourinho can still do something about the offensive firepower in the frontcourt. It is very tricky without Lampard, but if Crespo and Drogba start together, it will also be explosive.

When the two central defenders of Portsmouth, Prisque and O'Brien, saw these two standing in front of them, they were so depressed that they just wanted to scratch the grass to vent their anger. Isn't this clearly bullying!

Well, Mourinho is such a mean person indeed. Crespo and Drogba's double bombardment is probably not something that ordinary teams can bear, but there is nothing that can be done about it. Everyone knows that Chelsea's offensive firepower is very strong now. Everyone deliberately retreats to defend in order to prevent Lin Yi from having a chance to pass through in the middle and front court. Mourinho can only use two center forwards to play a strong attack.

The two center forwards join forces, one is good at using his strong body to knock away all obstacles, and the other is used to cruising in the penalty area, looking for all opportunities to kick. With such a pair of partners, it is estimated that any central defender will be in tears, not to mention that Lin Yi is also adding fuel to the fire.

Portsmouth used this defensive tactic to defend against Lin Yi's through ball in the middle, but they could defend the middle but not the side. Lin Yi was still able to use accurate passes to create opportunities for Robben and Duff to cross from the bottom, and he also taught the opponent a lesson himself. The passing technique is not only performed on the ground, Lin Yi's half-high balls in the two ribs can also be fatal.

Chelsea's first goal was scored by Lin Yi cutting in from the ribs. Facing the tight defense of two people, he kicked a half-high ball from the bottom line. Although Crespo's first shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper, Gerrard's sweeping shot after that could no longer be blocked. Just fifteen minutes after the start of the game, Chelsea had already cracked the carefully crafted tortoise shell of Portsmouth with a goal.

Although the final score of 2-0 was not as crazy as the previous games, the opponent did not have a chance to shoot in the 25-meter area of ​​the penalty area throughout the game. Such a tight defense made people see Chelsea's steel defense again. If this momentum continues, Chelsea's goal loss throughout the season may be controlled in single digits. Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, in fact, it doesn't seem difficult.

After defeating Portsmouth, Mourinho's team rotated nearly half of the players.

Still completed the away game against Middlesbrough. The score of 3-0 made Manchester United fans very depressed. You know, the Middlesbrough people who were not stingy had just defeated Manchester United by a large score three weeks ago, but now it is the same group of guys who are as obedient as sheep in front of Chelsea.

Fourteen consecutive wins, perhaps when Manchester United fans find that their next opponent is about to arrive at Old Trafford with such a terrible result, they will feel a sense of crisis.

The confrontation between the red and blue is bound to be full of sparks. . .

(Tomorrow at 3 pm, the Chinese men's football team will play against Laos in the World Cup qualifiers. Uh, will it be a tragedy? It shouldn't create miracles for us every time. In fact, I am really a little worried...)