Star Card System

Chapter 571: Winter transfer period sprint

2017 has passed.

There are so many good things this year.

Especially for the rebuilt Manchester United, it is really beautiful.

They are enjoying a successful season with the quadruple crown.

So far this season, they have been competing on multiple fronts and are in excellent condition.

Even after two consecutive draws, they are still 10 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City.

They are on the way to greater miracles.

Despite the huge lead, their competitors did not give up.

Especially this winter, the winter transfer period is extremely fast.

Manchester City spent a lot of money, spending 65 million euros at the beginning of the transfer window to sign Spanish defender Laporte.

This transfer deal has been planned by Guardiola for a long time, and Laporte had come to Manchester for a medical examination a few days in advance.

For Manchester City, their goal this game is to compete for the championship on multiple fronts, and they need a strong rotation of players.

In addition to the defensive line, the offensive line has also been further strengthened.

Youth team player Brahim Dias was promoted to the first team.

This 18-year-old Spanish attacker is a talented player that Guardiola values ​​​​very much.

Fast, good dribbling and excellent passing, he will become a great player in time.

Manchester City spent a lot of money, and Liverpool directly spent nearly 100 million yuan.

They signed Southampton's defensive core Van Dijk for 85 million euros.

This transfer broke the record for defender signings!

"Klopp is crazy!"

That's the headline in today's sports section of The Times.

Isn't it too exaggerated to make such a high-dollar transfer just to buy a defender?

But people who really know the business know the value of this transfer very well.

You know, Liverpool is not the only club that likes Van Dijk.

Famous coaches such as Mourinho and Wenger have long publicly expressed their appreciation for Van Dijk.

But because of the high transfer fee, he failed to win this Dutch genius.

In the end, the Liverpool management, which firmly supported Klopp, signed Van Dijk at a high price and signed the defensive core for the next ten years.

The reason why Liverpool is so happy is because they have just received a large transfer fee.

Coutinho, who had been clamoring to leave the team, finally left.

He transferred to Barcelona, ​​which he longed for, for 135 million euros, and finally put on the red and blue jersey.

Liverpool sold the attacking core and Arsenal brought in the attacking core.

Wenger spent a lot of money this winter, spending 64 million euros to sign Dortmund forward Aubameyang.

This 28-year-old world-class forward finally left Dortmund and came to the Premier League that he had longed for.

He will replace Sanchez, who is about to leave the team, and become the new offensive core under Wenger.

Compared with Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal, Chelsea also spent more than 50 million euros to sign three strong players.

Roma defender Emerson, Everton midfielder Barkley, Arsenal forward Giroud.

The transfer fees of these three people were around 20 million euros, and they just spent the 60 million euros earned back.

This is the 60 million euros for the sale of Diego Costa. The Spanish forward had left the team before and the transfer has now been officially completed.

The conflict between Chelsea and Conte is still sclerotic.

Tottenham have not been idle this winter, they have also strengthened their front line.

Signed Paris forward Lucas Moura for 28.5 million euros.

The 25-year-old Brazilian forward will become an important piece for Conte in the second half of the season.

Many strong teams have signed up, and Manchester United will naturally not be idle.

For Manchester United, signings are also urgent.

In fact, Manchester United needs to strengthen many positions, such as the defense line that Mourinho has been thinking about.

But unfortunately, all of his signing targets were passed over by the management with ambiguous words.

Mourinho was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

However, the management is not doing nothing. They have been working hard to recruit forwards.

Sanchez transfer rumors are now flying everywhere.

But only insiders know that he is about to join Manchester United.

Mourinho is very confused about Sanchez's joining.

On the one hand, he feels that Sanchez is a bit lonely and not very team-oriented. Moreover, he just suffered an injury at Arsenal and his condition cannot reach the previous thigh level.

On the other hand, there is also a small episode-Wenger wants to let Mkhitaryan be included in the transfer transaction!

What's even more exaggerated is that the club management actually agreed!

This makes Mourinho very different!

Why, the seller didn’t even ask for my consent!

But Woodward's words left Mourinho completely speechless.

"Jose, we don't have much transfer funds now, as you know. If you want to buy people, you have to sell people to raise money. Wenger said that as long as Mkhitaryan is added to the transfer, then he will A transfer fee of 34 million euros will be paid. This is exactly the transfer fee for Sanchez! In other words, the two are exchanged for a world-class striker who is in poor condition and has not been seriously injured. ah!"

These words left Mourinho unable to find words to refute for a while.

Mkhitaryan had indeed just been injured and was in poor condition after recovering from the injury.

But Mourinho has great confidence in him and has been working hard to help him adjust.

The club also asked him several times if he had any idea to get rid of the Armenian.

Mourinho was firmly opposed.

Now, the management finally took action.

And Mourinho really had nothing to say.

After all, Mkhitaryan's condition has been really bad recently. He is willing to give him time, but the club is unwilling...

And Mkhitaryan also knows that he is getting further and further away from the starting lineup at Manchester United. In addition to Wenger's invitation and promise, he is also willing to leave the team.

Alas...

On New Year's Day, Mkhitaryan went to London for a physical examination to make final preparations before joining.

Before leaving, he sent a message to Mourinho.

"Coach, I'm sorry, I may have to leave. I'm very clear that I have been in a bad state since the serious injury; you have been helping me, I also understand and thank you very much. But I'm sorry that I still can't reach the good state of last season, so I want to leave. I wish you and Manchester United all the best, and I hope that one day in the future we can join forces again. Goodbye, take care."

Mourinho sighed after receiving Mkhitaryan's message.

Alas...

On January 3, before Manchester United was about to play against Everton, Manchester United management released the transfer news on the official website.

"Arsenal's No. 7 star Sanchez officially joined Manchester United!"

This is a heavy signing news, enough to cause shock throughout England.

Sanchez is coming!

Everyone knows this news.

Even Manchester United players who are away from home for away games know it first.

In the locker room of Goodison Park, Manchester United players who are about to go on the field to warm up are talking about it... (End of this chapter)

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