Super Marshal

Gao Han is very aware of the current situation in Chinatown.

To put it bluntly, a Champions League championship changed everyone's expectations for Chinatown.

This is more exciting than winning a La Liga championship, and it is also more exciting to look forward to Chinatown's performance.

If in the past, everyone still felt that Chinatown lacked the temperament of a strong team, then now Chinatown has filled in this weakness and shortcoming. With the current overall strength and situation of the team, it is entirely possible to continue to move forward.

And all the pressure of decision-making fell on Gao Han's shoulders.

Gao Han also felt the gazes of everyone around him. He was also very aware of the burden on his shoulders. He turned his head and looked at Zidane, who was sitting below Cantarero, but never said a word.

"What do you think?"

Zidane felt Gao Han's gaze and nodded slightly, "As long as the lineup is maintained and the excellent results of last season continue, I can't guarantee it, but at least the team's performance will not be worse than last season. "

The Champions League championship is something that can only be achieved by chance, and no one can guarantee it.

But judging from Zidane's response, he is still quite confident about the top four in La Liga.

It is not difficult to understand. Chinatown is characterized by youth and is known as the youth guard of La Liga. Young players will become stronger with growth and accumulation of games, which will in turn lead to an improvement in the strength of the entire team. .

Gao Han knows this best. After training last season, the overall strength of Chinatown's main players has basically entered the first-tier European players. Among them, Hazard, Isco, Verratti and other main players, and more He already has the appearance of a top star, especially Hazard.

And players like Griezmann, Jese, Firmino, Morata, Dybala, Pogba and other players have improved very rapidly, which has led to great competitive pressure within the team itself. Goalkeeper De Gea and left-back Moreno are relatively difficult to shake Alex Sandro's main position. There are at least two players in fierce competition for every other position.

For example, on the forward line, Firmino performed well, but Morata scored a fatal goal in the Champions League final, Jesé completed an assist, and Dybala also scored many goals in all competitions. These three players There will be competitive pressure on Firmino.

Not to mention the midfielder. Pogba, Koke, De Bruyne and other players are all qualified to challenge the main force. Denis Suarez also performed well, plus he is on loan at Dinamo Zagreb. Kovacic of the youth team, Saul of the youth team, Chinatown is full of talents in this position.

Gao Han himself had to admit that if you pick any one of the talented rookies in the Chinatown team, even if they go to other wealthy teams, they will definitely be the targets of key cultivation.

"If Godin transfers to Atletico Madrid, do you think our central defender needs any more signings?" Gao Han asked with concern.

Atletico Madrid is coveting Godin. This is no longer a matter of one or two days. In the central defender position, Varane, De Vrij, Marquinhos and Umtiti are all trustworthy and cultivated. Young players.

Zidane obviously understands what Gao Han means. Godin's contract has not expired, but there are some problems with renewing the contract with the club. The main reason is that Atletico Madrid's salary is higher than that of Chinatown.

This is also a normal thing in the transfer market.

However, it is not easy for Atletico Madrid to poach Godin, and the 50 million euros release fee is not available.

It is said that according to Hill's wishes, Godin and Sanchez are Atletico Madrid's key introduction targets this summer. Coupled with the strengthening of other positions, it is hoped that the transfer investment this summer can be controlled at around 150 million euros.

This will also be the season with the highest transfer investment in Atletico Madrid's history.

But it is not difficult to see from this that Atletico Madrid has completed its upgrade from a quasi-strong team to a powerful La Liga team.

At the very least, the Sheets Legion already has enough financial resources and confidence to compete with European giants for players.

"I think Varane will be the top central defender in Europe in the future. The other three players are also very good in strength and potential. As long as these four players stay, I have no opinion on whether to sell Godin or not." Zidane Expressed his stance.

His words basically determined Godin's transfer.

"The team reached its peak last season, but this is far from our limit. I believe our team has enough ability to cope with all opponents. There is still huge potential that has not been fully tapped. We should not stop moving forward. , we should take a longer-term view.”

When Gao Han said this, he paused deliberately and looked at everyone present.

I don’t know since when, more and more senior officials have participated in meetings of this level. This means that Chinatown is becoming more and more professional and has the appearance of a wealthy team.

This made Gao Han feel proud for no reason.

"What I want to say is that after any team reaches a certain height, it is inevitable that there will be some decline. This is something that everyone in our team must pay careful attention to. Appropriate transfers are undoubtedly beneficial to the team. A big internal stimulus, whether it’s selling or bringing in, is a necessary metabolism.”

Everyone also understood what Gao Han meant.

If the club never recruits or sells, the team's lineup will be in stagnant water. It will be fine for a year or two, but once time passes, the players will easily become tired and slack, and the team's performance will plummet.

This is most likely to happen after a team achieves a great honor, such as the Champions League.

Gao Han's meaning is very clear. This summer Chinatown will still focus on maintaining the overall strength of the team, but he does not rule out buying and selling people.

Of course, in order to ensure the stability of the team's overall strength, transfers will definitely be controlled within a small range.

For example, if the central defender sells Godin, the defense will basically not move again.

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After the transfer tone for this summer was set, all departments began to have a direction, and the topic of the meeting began to shift to the overall situation of La Liga next season.

In the past season, with the reform of broadcasting rights, the income of all 20 La Liga teams except Barcelona and Real Madrid has increased sharply, especially Atletico Madrid, which won the championship. This is why Hill can show such A large transfer budget gives them the confidence to challenge Europe's powerful players.

But there are also some teams that have various problems, and the first ones to bear the brunt are the mid- and lower-tier teams.

With the strong rise of Chinatown, La Liga has become a competition among the top players, and the influence of the league has increased. While many small teams in the middle and lower reaches are still suffering in the quagmire of operation, foreign investors with a keen sense of smell have seen room for profit.

For example, Valencia had financial problems due to preparations for the construction of a new stadium and poor management of the club. It was placed under the custody of the listed company Bankia Bank, and the internationally authoritative accounting firm KPMG was responsible for the sale. As a result, after several twists and turns , is currently said to be linked to Singaporean tycoon Lim Wing Hock.

After all, the Bat Legion is a strong team in La Liga, and the situation is relatively good, but the situation of Getafe, which is located in the southern suburbs of Madrid with Chinatown, is not ideal.

As early as April 2011, the Royal Dubai Group announced an investment of 90 million euros in Getafe and planned to acquire Getafe outright. However, in June 2012, Juan Ola, the intermediary in the acquisition case, Barcelona was arrested by the police, and everyone discovered that he was just the leader of a fraud gang.

This takeover scandal caused Getafe to lose face and the club suffered heavy losses.

Coincidentally, at the beginning of 2011, Indian tycoon Ahshan Said planned to acquire Racing Santander for 36 million euros. However, except for the payment of 2 million euros, nothing happened. Said Also evaporated.

Even the Al Thani consortium that made a lot of noise in the past to acquire Malaga has not invested a penny in recent years except for the initial investment of 85 million euros. The Al Thani consortium has no so-called As for the new stadium, sports city and real estate projects that were previously boasted, all of them came to nothing.

The reason why La Liga teams have been deceived repeatedly is not only because the government is trapped by the European debt crisis and strongly welcomes foreign investment into Spain, but also because the club management is not professional enough.

Take Racing Santander for example. Before Said acquired Santander, he had repeatedly committed fraud in the UK and was exposed by the British media. He was also a wanted criminal in Australia and Bahrain, but none of these were taken seriously by Racing Santander.

There is also Getafe. President Torres visited Dubai one year ago, but there was no citation at all. He just met with Juanola and a guy pretending to be the sheikh, and he couldn't wait to disclose it to the media. As a result, Juanola Rah has a long criminal record and is not the ruler of Dubai at all.

Regarding the current situation of La Liga, Armando Marcos said that the La Liga Professional League is paying attention and will take on more responsibilities to maintain the stability and development of the league. Moreover, he believes that with the increase in broadcasting rights income, each team will The team's finances will be relatively abundant, and with each step gained, La Liga's operations will become more and more standardized.

But judging from the current situation, the four major teams are far ahead, and teams such as Valencia, Sevilla, Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao will not be broken, especially in the mid-table. They are the top four teams, and their lead is too obvious.

Whether it is the overall strength of the team, the strong financial resources of the club, or the management mechanism of the management, it is obviously more standardized and professional than other teams in La Liga, and it is also the goal for all other Spanish professional teams to learn from.

Especially Chinatown.

Gao Han is not surprised at all by this league situation.

The professional league is like a pyramid. This is true between leagues and between teams in the same league.

Originally, La Liga was a two-team competition, then it was Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and now it is a four-strong competition. This undoubtedly means that the competition in La Liga is becoming more and more intense, and the league is becoming more and more beautiful. This will drive the development of the league and its influence. diffusion.

After this three-year broadcast contract, the bidding price for the next three-year broadcast contract is estimated to be higher.

In addition to the league situation, Gao Han also specifically mentioned the 4th Chinatown Youth Football Invitational Tournament.

What is different from the past is that this time, in addition to the age group of fifteen or sixteen, there will also be a competition for the age group of thirteen or fourteen.

In other words, this year's invitational tournament will be divided into two. The purpose is also to provide more competition training for the young players in the team, especially for BJ Chinatown.

One of the important reasons why Chinatown has such confidence is that Armando Marcos has attracted a lot of sponsorship for the invitational tournament, ensuring that although the cup has expanded in scale, it will not increase the investment pressure on Chinatown. .

After all, after the preparations for the first three editions, this invitational tournament has gradually entered the attention of mainstream media and fans around the world.

Especially within China.