Super Marshal

When Gao Han walked into the executive conference room of the Chinatown training base, there were general manager Armando Marcos, technical director Carlos Cantarero, head coach Pochettino, and Sergio García, who was responsible for data analysis. West Asia and other key officials had already gathered together, waiting for him to come.

As soon as the cold weather arrived, the meeting officially began.

General manager Armando Marcos took the lead in summarizing the past season.

Last season, Chinatown defeated many opponents such as Valencia and Sevilla, finished fourth in La Liga, and successfully entered the Champions League. This was a huge encouragement to everyone on the team and made everyone in the team Everyone is confident and ambitious.

Playing in the Champions League is a stage that all professional players dream of.

In addition to the rapid improvement in performance, the club's financial revenue has also increased significantly. Although it is limited by the capacity of Bullock Stadium, Chinatown's financial revenue has still skyrocketed, with the focus mainly on the commercial area.

“This summer, we will arrange a training camp in BJ, China, and will sign several sponsorship contracts in Asia. Therefore, it is expected that next year’s financial revenue will continue to increase steadily, so after discussion, we decided to further increase the club’s salary. Structure, giving salary increases to many players including Hazard and De Gea."

What Gao Han is holding is a report submitted by the club, which clearly lists the current salary structure of Chinatown. It is roughly ranked in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga. After another round of improvement, it is expected that it will only be in the middle of La Liga. Not to mention compared with the three giants Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, even Valencia and Sevilla are higher than Chinatown.

"In the past season, our team's performance has indeed been outstanding, but because of this, we have been criticized in the transfer market. If we want to retain players, we must further increase our salary packages. .”

It is not difficult to understand what Armando Marcos said.

Professional players play football just for money. Young players are relatively better off, but they shouldn't be too stingy.

Just imagine, if other wealthy teams come to poach players with checks worth three or four times their annual salary, which player can resist the temptation?

Gao Han fully supports the club's increase in salary and benefits. After all, the current situation facing the team is not optimistic.

The good performance last season has certainly made the club's ranking rise and its reputation higher, but there are also more teams wanting to poach Chinatown, which will be a big challenge for the club.

Especially since we have to play the Champions League again in the new season.

"There are currently many teams interested in our players, including De Gea, Carvajal, Alba, Alderweireld, Otamendi, Rakitic, Isco, Herre La, James Rodriguez, Illarramendi, Hazard, Michu and Aubameyang..."

Following these words from technical director Carlos Cantarero, everyone present smiled bitterly, not knowing what reaction they should give. Should they be happy? Or painful?

If we really let go, Chinatown's main lineup may be hollowed out.

"I can say this, players in almost every position in our Chinatown are at risk of being poached. Many positions have even attracted the attention of many wealthy teams, such as Barcelona. Zubizarreta called me to ask about it before. In the case of Otamendi, Alba and De Gea, Real Madrid are also very interested in De Gea."

Barcelona has always been dissatisfied with goalkeeper Valdes, and Mourinho is also very worried about the height of Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas. Both of them intend to introduce goalkeepers. De Gea was the best performer in La Liga last season. One of the most eye-catching goalkeepers, and more importantly, he is very young, only twenty years old, but he has already been selected for the national team.

Gao Han is very aware of De Gea's potential and strength, but more importantly, De Gea is now the vice-captain of Chinatown. After Marcos Senna retires, he is the logical number one choice for the team's captain, and he is also a key player of the club. object.

It can be said that De Gea is the first batch of players on the team, and has accompanied the team from the low-level leagues to the top leagues and the Champions League step by step. Such players must be retained no matter what.

Therefore, after Gao Han thought for a while, he said very firmly: "I will contact De Gea this afternoon. I must keep him no matter what. No one will make any offer. He is the captain of our team."

Everyone knows the weight of Gao Han's words. Unless De Gea himself wants to leave the team, no matter how high the price offered by any team, it will be impossible to convince Chinatown to sell him.

This has nothing to do with financial gain, only the philosophy of the club.

"Have the procedures for Varane's return to the team been completed?" Gao Han asked with concern.

This French central defender is also a player he is very optimistic about. The contract was finalized last summer, but he was loaned to Lens for another season. Lens was relegated this season, but Varane performed well, so it is logical to return to Chinatown.

"It's done," Cantarero replied.

After Varane returns, the team will be able to deal with the transfers of Otamendi and Alderweireld with ease.

Of course, the French central defender is still very young. In terms of experience and strength, he is definitely not as good as the two current main players. But now it is a wealthy team that is poaching. If it is really impossible to retain people, there is nothing Chinatown can do.

"Everyone must remember that we have only entered the qualification zone of the Champions League. If we want to enter the official competition, we have to participate in the third round of qualifiers. This two-round knockout round is not easy at all, especially for the team lineup. There are very high requirements for stability, so our transfer this season is mainly to stabilize the team's overall situation and ensure competitiveness first."

Gao Han's meaning is very clear. Large-scale selling of people is absolutely not allowed, no matter how much money the other party offers.

For example, on the defense line, Carvajal, Alba, Alderweireld and Otamendi are all being watched by many wealthy teams and may be poached at any time, but Chinatown will never allow the entire team to be sold in one summer. A line of defense.

There are also forwards, Hazard, Michu, Aubameyang and De Bruyne are all interested in the team, but Chinatown will not let them go easily. Even if they really want to let them go, it must be for sure. They will only agree if they receive additional reinforcements.

Fortunately, technical director Cantarero has developed an orderly management process for Chinatown in the past period. There are suitable replacement candidates for each position. As long as there are not too many sales at once, Chinatown can definitely do it. Handle.

"It's best to stay stable in the midfield." Gao Han set the tone for the team's midfield.

Marcos Senna is getting stronger as he gets older, and Illarramendi begins to take over one after another. James Rodriguez, Herrera and Rakitic compete for the remaining two positions in the midfield. Fortunately, Isco and Cork has made great progress and can fill the team's rotation vacancies.

In this case, selling people is undoubtedly not good for Chinatown.

Both Pochettino and Gao Han attach great importance to the midfield and believe in the principle of midfield supremacy. Therefore, maintaining stability in the midfield is also the key to the team's performance next season.

"How did James Rodriguez perform in the Toulon Cup?" Gao Han asked with concern.

Cantarero smiled slightly and said: "Excellent."

"Oh?" Gao Han was a little surprised.

"Colombia was assigned to Group A. It first tied with Portugal 1-1, defeated Ivory Coast 4-1, and then drew 1-1 with Italy. In the three group matches, James Rodriguez scored two goals and provided two assists. His performance It has to be very eye-catching.”

"After emerging from the group stage, in the knockout round, James Rodriguez made another pass and shot, helping Colombia defeat Mexico 2-1 and enter the final, where they met the host France."

“In the final, the two teams were closely tied, with France scoring the first goal, but Colombia equalized the score in the 74th minute with Zapata’s goal assisted by James Rodriguez. Then they eliminated the French team 3-1 in the penalty shootout and successfully won the championship.”

"In the end, James Rodriguez was elected as the most valuable player of the tournament, and French forward Monrose was elected as the top scorer of the tournament. These two players were also the most eye-catching players in this Toulon Cup."

Monross is an African-American forward who plays for Lens. When Chinatown inspected Varane before, he also paid attention to this player. However, after Gao Han looked at him with a sharp eye, he found that he was not very good. Basically It can be said that now is his peak period, so Chinatown has not considered introducing him.

There are not a few players who have always shined in the Toulon Cup, but have gradually faded into obscurity.

James Rodriguez's performance in the Toulon Cup is indeed satisfactory, but there are also a lot of troubles that come with it. Many wealthy teams are staring at the Colombian midfielder, and he continues to After that, we have to participate in the America's Cup and the World Youth Championship, and it is no longer possible to keep up with the pre-season preparations in Chinatown.

"In pre-season preparations for the new season, I am afraid that we must first focus on running in the four players Herrera, Rakitic, Isco and Koke, especially Herrera and Rakitic. They will be the best players in the world." As the main force of the team in the new season, Isco should also be given more game training and opportunities." Gao Han looked at Pochettino and asked.

Gao Han is very optimistic about these players, especially Isco. This player is definitely the kind of talent that anyone can discover at a glance. In the past two seasons, he has established a foothold in the first team and won many awards. He has received more and more competition opportunities, but Gao Han still feels that for such a genius, he should be given more competition training.

In fact, for a team like Chinatown, there is no signing to speak of at all.

The team's current lineup is well configured, with a balance between offense, defense and midfield. Therefore, the most important task this summer is to ensure the stability of the team's lineup.

If a player in a certain position is poached, then add reinforcements as soon as possible. This is Chinatown's transfer strategy.

"How is Michu's situation?" Gao Han asked solemnly.

This was the most eye-catching scorer in La Liga last season, and he was also the top local scorer. He scored more goals than Villa and Torres. His technical characteristics are very pleasing, and he has been favored by Manchester United, Liverpool and AC Milan. The attention of many teams.

However, Michu only shined for one season, and it's hard to say whether any team is willing to poach him.

"We are already intensively preparing to renew the contract. The players have also expressed their willingness to stay in the team, so there should be no problem." Cantarero replied.

Michu only joined the team last year, and his contract is far from expiring, but the salary is too low. The club decided to re-sign a contract with him and give him a salary increase, hoping that he can continue to maintain this status.

But there are many teams currently coveting Michu.

Gao Han also felt helpless about this. Fortunately, he had already identified a replacement during the winter break when the outside world was hyping Michu to leave the team. If a team really poached Michu, he would be able to make up for it as soon as possible. Strong support to ensure the team's competitiveness.