The Strongest Demon Front

Among the twenty teams in the Premier League, Southampton is a somewhat special team. ◢Follow◢Dream◢Small◢

They are like Atalanta in Serie A.

Vigorously develop youth training, and the success rate of young players is very high.

They continue to send talents to the strong teams in the league, and are deeply "loved" by the rich teams.

Bale, Luke Shaw, Lovren, Lallana, Theo Walcott, Chamberlain, Mane, Chambers, Wanyama... and other stars are all proudly produced by Southampton.

Now, all the strong teams in the Premier League have set their sights on another talented player produced by Southampton.

Dutch defender, Southampton's new captain Van Dijk.

Some people joked that Southampton handed over the captain's armband to Van Dijk in order to emulate Arsenal.

This may be because everyone knows that the player Van Dijk is destined not to belong to Southampton. And Southampton made a gesture to retain Van Dijk, just to sell it for a high price.

Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all want Van Dijk very much.

It's no secret.

However, Southampton's pricing for Van Dijk still caused these four teams a headache.

In the transfer market, the records for the highest transfer fee for a central defender are held by two players, David Luiz and Stones respectively.

In 2014, Shaggy moved from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain. The transfer fee was not announced. There are three versions, the highest is 5,000 pounds (Sky Sports), and the lowest is 40 million pounds (British BBC).

Stones moved to Manchester City from Everton last summer for a fee of £4,750.

And Manchester City's offer of 50 million pounds to Van Dijk was still rejected by Southampton.

This also means that if any team wants to successfully take away their captain from Southampton, the transfer fee spent is very likely to create a new defender's transfer value record.

Perhaps stimulated by Chu Ge's 1.5 billion euro transfer fee, the value of those outstanding players in the transfer market has also risen.

I think Ferdinand, who cost 30 million pounds at the beginning, was already a sky-high price.

But now, what you can buy for 30 million pounds may only be semi-finished products like Mangala.

In the Premier League in the first half of the season, Van Dijk played the data of the world's top central defender.

Whether it is the number and success rate of headers, or the success rate of steals, clearances, and one-on-one, Van Dijk is even more impressive than Chiellini, Ramos, and Thiago Silva. Slightly weaker than Ramos in pass success rate.

Chiellini, Ramos, and his sister-in-law are all among the best central defenders in their respective leagues and the best central defenders in the world.

And the twenty-five-year-old Van Dijk is pretty close, if not at their level.

No wonder Southampton will mark a sky-high price.

Apart from being expensive, good things really have no disadvantages.

And Manchester United was a little embarrassed.

Because they have no money.

Too much investment in the summer transfer window has caused Manchester United to lack stamina.

After selling Depay and Schneiderlin, Manchester United returned some funds, and freed up some salary space after allowing Schweinsteiger to freely transfer to the American Major League, but even so, they did not have enough funds to promote Van Dijk deal.

This is a bit embarrassing.

After learning of Southampton's attitude, Ferguson was a little distressed.

Even if Van Dijk is marked up at a high price, he does not want to give up his attempt to buy Van Dijk. However, financial problems also forced Ferguson to consider alternatives.

If Van Dijk cannot be finalized during the winter transfer period, Manchester United still needs a strong central defender to join.

The problem of the team's defense is only more obvious as time goes on, as the team's physical fitness declines, and as each team becomes familiar with Manchester United.

Running away doesn't solve the problem.

To achieve good results, Ferguson must find a way to solve the loopholes in the team's defense.

Only in this way can the team's performance be truly stabilized and there is hope for better results.

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Time flies quickly in the mutual wrangling between the parties involved in the transfer.

On January 21, it will soon be time for the start of a new round of the league.

In this round of competition, Manchester United unexpectedly capsized.

They lost 01 away to Potters Stoke City.

After experiencing a wave of winning streak, Manchester United suffered a defeat for the first time.

after the game.

Ferguson accepted the defeat calmly.

"No team can win a whole season. It's a pity that the 10-game winning streak has been terminated, but this is football. You can win against a very strong opponent, or you can lose against a team that looks relatively weak. nothing."

"Consecutive games have made the players a little tired. Next, my coaching staff and I will find a way to solve this problem."

"The loss of this game may be an accident, but it does reflect some problems in our defense. In the 22nd round of the league, we are the only team among the top few players who conceded goals every game. We can no longer Continue like this."

"If the defensive work is not done well, it will be very difficult for the team not to say to compete with other teams for the championship, or to keep the second place."

The media regarded Ferguson's statement after the game as putting pressure on the club's top management.

"United need a good centre-back."

After the defeat in this game, the Manchester Evening News pointed out the most serious problem of Manchester United.

"We can't ask Manchester United's frontcourt players to do more. Chu has 17 goals and ranks first in the scorer list; Ibrahimovic has 14 goals and is tied for third in the scorer list. It is Manchester United's luck to have such a strong attacker. However, if the ball If the number of goals conceded by the team remains high, Manchester United is doomed to miss the league title again this season."

"Despite what the team has achieved so far, there is no doubt that Manchester United supporters are hungry for more."

"Because we are Manchester United."

Manchester United star Scholes wrote in his column.

At this time, the media in London was reporting.

"Chelsea beat Hull City by two goals and their victory was unstoppable."

"Manchester United lose, Chelsea win, Conte's team is firmly in first place!"

"Leading the team close to the championship in the first year, how strong is Conte?"

The media paid tribute to Conte and his team.

Last season, Chelsea fell into turmoil for three years. At the end of the season, they ranked in the middle of the league and did not even qualify for the Europa League.

Who would have thought that changing a coach would bring this team back from desperation.

This season, they are the team with the highest winning percentage in the league.

Twenty-two league rounds and a score of fifty-five points amazed everyone.

In addition to Manchester United's loss and Chelsea's win in this round of the league, there is also an unexpected news that has received widespread attention.

Related to Van Dijk.