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Thomas Vermaelen was born on 15 November 1985 in Capelen, a small town in Antwerp, Belgium, where he began his football career and still plays for Real Generjunar Bierchott in Antwerp.

He is a left-footed defender with a knife, he is the future captain of Ajax and Arsenal, Arsenal spent £10 million when they brought in Vermaelen, and then he moved from Arsenal to Barcelona for a transfer fee of 19 million euros.

Vermaelen is very strong, at the beginning everyone was very optimistic about him, although he showed some good performances, but did not reach the height of everyone's expectations, he was completely ruined by injuries in the later period, and became a famous glass man.

However, Vermaelen still has a lot of potential and quality right now, and the main thing is that he is a left-footed centre-back. Zhong Cheng was very interested in him and wanted to bring him to Leeds United.

Zhong Cheng remembers very well that Vermaelen left Belgium for the Netherlands this season and joined Ajax FC.

For £200,000, Leeds United got Real Germinar Biershot.

Leeds United is also a very good team for Vermaelen, and the name of the young guard is still attracting a lot of young players.

Vermaelen happily signed the contract, which allowed Zhong Cheng to regain some confidence.

With the introduction of Vermaelen in the back line, Zhong Cheng already feels that the back line is already okay and there is no need to introduce any more players.

After the introduction of Vermaelen, Zhong Cheng loaned Joel Luka to the Eredivisie team Ajax, who originally wanted to buy out Joel Luka, but Zhong Cheng did not agree.

Zhong Cheng loaned Joeluka to Ajax in the Netherlands for three years, and after three years here, Joeluka should be able to get a green card in the Netherlands, so that he can play directly for Leeds United without having to apply for a labor certification.

Ajax also felt that it was not bad, and the three-year loan was equivalent to buying Joel Luka.

For the next three years, the Ajax side only had to pay Leeds United a loan fee of 100,000 euros a year, and then pay Jorluka's salary. In other words, Ajax will spend 300,000 euros to buy out Joel Luca for three years.

Previously, Joel Luka and Luka Modric signed a six-year contract with Leeds United, so Joel Luka went to Ajax for three years, and after three years his ownership is still Leeds United.

After sending off Joel Luka, Zhong Cheng was looking for a rotation player for Modric in the transfer market, Modric is still very young, and there are too many games in the Championship in a season, Modric must not be able to work full, and to prevent accidents, Zhong Cheng also has to find a rotation player for Modric.

This is that Zhong Cheng has set his sights on those veterans in the transfer market.

First of all, Zhong Cheng fell in love with the later famous Gua Bald Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola has dedicated most of his career to Barcelona, where he was a key member of Cruyff's 'Dream Team' to win the first Champions League title in the club's history, captaining the club for the last four years.

Pep Guardiola, along with Italy's Albertini, Argentina's Redondo and Portugal's Paulo Sousa, is known as the "Four Talents", and they all have great international prestige.

In Barcelona he is extremely popular and famous. He is a Barcelona legend who played for the team for 17 seasons, winning six La Liga titles, one European Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Champions League, two Copa del Rey, four Spanish Super Cups and two UEFA Super Cups.

Pep Guardiola is called the "king" by Barcelona fans and is the absolute core of the national team and Barcelona.

In 2001, Pep Guardiola was at odds with the club and finally chose to leave and join Brescia. A year later he joined Roma and in 2003 he returned to Brescia. However, Guardiola did not pass the drug test, and finally had no choice but to say goodbye to the Apennine Peninsula and go to Qatar to pan for gold and join Al Ahly. In his first season with Al Ahly, Pep Guardiola was named the best player in the league.

Pep Guardiola is still playing for Al Ahly.

Zhong Cheng remembers that next year, Pep Guardiola will leave Qatar to join a Mexican team, and he is far away from football.

However, Zhong Cheng now believes that Guardiola still has the strength to play in the mainstream European leagues, and they hope to bring in Guardiola.

After Pep Guardiola came to the club, he was not only able to rotate with Modric, but also to teach and teach the young Modric, which was very helpful for Modric's growth.

After learning that Guardiola was going to be introduced, Trevo Birch went out personally.

Zhong Cheng didn't go out because his mind is now focused on the team's training, and now it is the most critical moment to prepare for the new season.

Trevo Birch met Pep Guardiola when he went to Qatar.

However, the negotiations between them have not been very smooth, Guardiola has no intention of returning to European football, and he is also good to earn a pension in Qatar.

This is mainly due to the fact that in the two years since Pep Guardiola left Barcelona, he was a little frustrated by his unsuccessful experience in Italy. So, he turned down Trevo Birch's invitation.

And Trivo Birch also learned that Qatar's Al Ahly price tag for Guardiola is very high, after all, this is the best player in the Qatar league last season, and the salary they paid to Guardiola is also super high, which Leeds United cannot afford.

There was no way, and Trevo Birch had to return disappointed.

Seeing Trevo Birch return disappointed, Zhong Cheng sighed, it is a pity that the great melon bald in the future will not be able to get Leeds United. It seems that it is really difficult to find a good teacher for Modric.

Missing Guardiola, Zhong Cheng set his sights on another of the "four talents", the famous deciduous ball master Dmitrio Albertini.

This is also a well-known midfield maestro, his position is a central midfielder, but his playmaking and passing skills are very strong, especially his accurate long balls and falling balls are talked about.

This time, Zhong Cheng handed over all the work in his hands to Ortega and Rogers and others, and he and Trivo Birch flew directly to Milan, Italy.

That evening, Zhong Cheng and Trevo Birch met the world-class midfielder in a Milan restaurant.

Demitrio Albertini has dark curly hair and thick lips, and he does not look handsome at all, but his smile is so approachable, and he exudes an air of elegance from the inside out, and he has a masterful demeanor in his gestures.

Zhong Cheng has been looking at this legendary world master.

In later generations, the Serie A league was the first league broadcast by CCTV, and Chinese fans and football people have a deep and unique feeling for the Serie A league, and Albertini was the talented midfielder of the Serie A league during that period, and the vice captain of the giant AC Milan and the Italian national team, which is naturally loved by Chinese fans.

Zhong Cheng also has a deep impression of Albertini and knows him very well.

Demitrio Albertini came through the AC Milan academy and made his debut before spending the 1990-1991 season on loan. A year later, when Fabio Capello took over the Rossoneri and replaced Carlo Ancelotti with Albertini, Milan went on to glory, winning the league title three years in a row and going unbeaten in 58 games.

Until 2002, Albertini was the main midfield core of the Milan team, and even later, he became the leader of the Milan team, and he has a very high reputation among the fans.

In his 14 seasons with AC Milan, he won five Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia titles, two UEFA Champions League titles and two UEFA Super Cups.

In 2002, in the cycle of cause and effect, Ancelotti, who was replaced and retired by Albertini that year, took over AC Milan, and Ancelotti changed the core of the team first when he took office, kicking Albertini out of the Rossoneri, which also meant the end of Albertini's 14-year Milan career.

He was loaned to Atletico Madrid that year, Albertini was also loaned to Lazio last year, and now that Albertini's contract with Milan has expired, he is now a free agent.

It is said that at this time Lazio also had no interest in Albertini as they could not afford Albertini's high salary. Albertini's situation is still a bit difficult, and he has not yet found a home.

At this time, Zhong Cheng contacted Albertini's agent Blanchini, and this is the same way, so today's meeting was born.

Zhong Cheng stared at Demitrio Albertini with both eyes and said: "Demy, I know your current situation, I don't think you are now at the age of a hero, you can still fight for your football career!

'Albertini hasn't received any offers yet, Leeds United were the first to extend an offer to him.

Albertini naturally has no intention of retiring, he feels that he is not old, and he can still play for a few more years, but at this time, it seems that many people do not think so, so that he did not receive any invitation before the arrival of this Chinese in front of him.

Looking at the British-Chinese in front of him, Albertini could naturally feel the sincerity of Leeds United. However, as far as he knows, the situation of this British-Chinese in Leeds United is not very good, is it the right choice to go to Leeds United?

Albertini looked at Zhong Cheng and asked, "As far as I know, your situation is very bad now!"

Zhong Cheng smiled slightly and said: "Demi, aren't you in the same situation now? We have the same situation and situation, and we are all the same people, we are not convinced and do not admit defeat, I think we will be very compatible, we can use our actions and achievements to prove to everyone that this belongs to our era, and you Demi is not old, you are still the great No. 4, the great four talents!"

Of course Zhong Cheng knew that Albertini could not be excited by him in a few words. However, Zhong Cheng was well aware of Albertini's unwillingness.

Sure enough, Albertini's face was very calm, and he was not bewitched by Zhong Cheng at all.

However, Albertini suddenly asked, "Then Mr. Luoya, what is the position you give me?"

Zhong Cheng smiled slightly, and then gave his own conditions.

Zhong Cheng did not guarantee Albertini's main team, but gave a rotation position, in the new season of the Championship, he and Modric will share the starting position, and also gave Albertini the position of vice-captain, Leeds United's top annual salary and a three-year contract.

Albertini was so impressed that he immediately consulted with his agent before agreeing to join Leeds United.