Chapter 231 The transfer period has begun, and the major clubs: Manchester City, don’t come over!

In one of the stands at the Etihad Stadium, Kevin De Bruyne, like the Manchester City fans present, was nervously watching the familiar figure on the field.

It is difficult to score directly from a free kick. Even if you are a master of free kicks, it is impossible to guarantee that you will score every time.

Lin Quan has used a free kick to score a winning goal in the game before. The opponent can't be unprepared. In this case, it may be even harder for him to score.

Lin Quan closed his eyes, looking for the feeling of scoring directly from a free kick before.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and started to move.

The Manchester City fans at the scene saw Lin Quan retreating step by step, and their hearts began to hang.

Can this goal be scored?

They all couldn't help but ask questions, but no one could answer them.

After retreating about eight or nine meters, Lin Quan glanced at the Liverpool goal and started to accelerate!

coming!

Including Liverpool's goalkeeper, everyone in the audience stared wide-eyed, fearing that they would not be able to see the result of this free kick in the blink of an eye.

Under the spotlight, Lin Quan completed his run-up, raised his right foot and kicked the football hard.

With a bang, the football turned into a heavy cannon and flew towards Liverpool's goal.

The football jumped over the wall and rose rapidly.

In the wall, Suarez, Sturridge, Gerrard, Sterling and other Liverpool players subconsciously turned back to look at the football.

The football flew higher and higher in everyone's sight, as if it was about to fly away from the goal.

Is it high?

Seeing the flight path of the football, everyone couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

However, just when they thought the ball was about to fly into the stands, the football fell rapidly as if someone had cast some kind of magic on it.

coming!

Lin Quan's famous stunt - Elevator Ball!

Goalkeeper Mignolet squatted down suddenly and pounced in the direction he judged the opponent was hitting the goal.

If you don't save it, it will be too late!

However, when he completed the save, Mignolet was not very sure.

The trajectory of this ball was completely inconsistent with common sense. If he hadn't studied Lin Quan's free kick in advance, he wouldn't have known how to save it.

However, even after studying it through video tapes, I even practiced it with teammates.

But when he arrived at the arena, he was still extremely nervous.

Compared with the free kicks taken by his teammates, Lin Quan's free kicks are faster, weirder, and more difficult to defend.

Mignolet's eyes widened and he stretched out his hand towards the trajectory of the football he predicted, but he encountered nothing.

The football fell a little faster than he expected, almost grazing the lower edge of his glove and flying into the net!

Actually, I got in!

De Bruyne stood up suddenly and stared at the football flying into the net in stunned silence, unable to believe his eyes.

The fans at the scene had almost the same idea as De Bruyne, and they didn't react when Lin Quan scored the ball.

After a full three seconds passed, the scene erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Seeing that Lin Quan really made the free throw, the Manchester City players all rushed towards Lin Quan like crazy.

Another buzzer beater, Lin's free kick was truly amazing.

On the other side, Liverpool, watching the three points they received turned into one point, their players had expressions of frustration and unwillingness on their faces.

Suarez put his hands on his hips and looked helplessly at Lin Quan, who was surrounded by his teammates, with mixed feelings in his heart.

When they were in the national team, they lost twice to each other.

He thought he could get revenge when he arrived at the club, but he didn't expect his team to be defeated by his opponent again.

Is it true that I will never be able to defeat him in my life?

At this moment, looking at these teammates around him, Suarez remembered what his agent said to him before the game:

Louis, Liverpool is not a strong team. They have not entered the Champions League for a long time. Your teammates are limited in strength. It will only waste your time and youth here. You should go to a bigger and more powerful team. To chase the Champions League trophy and the Ballon d'Or.

Suarez looked back at the teammates around him and seriously considered his agent's proposal.

Liverpool captain Gerrard didn't know what Suarez was thinking, but seeing the unwilling expression on his face, he walked up, patted Suarez on the shoulder, and comforted:

"It doesn't matter, we at least broke their home victory record. Next time we return to Anfield, we will definitely win!"

Liverpool is in very good shape recently, and the team's record is rising like sesame seeds, so Gerrard has the confidence to say this.

Suarez nodded expressionlessly, but he was thinking in his heart:

If he leaves Liverpool during the winter break, can Liverpool still beat Manchester City at home?

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Although he helped the team draw with the menacing Liverpool at the last moment, Lin Quan was not happy.

This game, like the previous league games, was very tiring, at least he felt very tired personally.

"You came to watch the game? How does it feel?"

After the game, he received a call from De Bruyne and learned that De Bruyne had come to the Etihad Stadium.

As a landlord, Lin Quan naturally wanted to fulfill his duties as a landlord, so he invited De Bruyne out and found a place to get together.

"I have watched your game on TV before, and this is the first time I have watched it live. In terms of feelings, I think your strength is still very strong, and you are worthy of being the leader of the Premier League!"

"Stop being polite, I asked you to help me find the problems in the team, not for you to blow rainbow farts here!"

A fan of the authorities, Lin Quan himself realized that there were problems in the team, but for a while he couldn't find where the problems were.

De Bruyne happened to be here, so he wanted De Bruyne to help him analyze it from an outsider's perspective.

"Well, I think there are some problems with the operation of your team's frontcourt offensive system. Your teammates are more adaptable to you organizing the offense in the frontcourt. Once you go to the front, the frontcourt lacks an organizational core and the offense cannot be played. Make threats."

Lin Quan thought for a moment. After he moved to the front line, his threat to Liverpool's goal plummeted. The situation was exactly what De Bruyne said.

"The club has begun to consider this issue. They plan to make a signing during the winter break and buy a top midfielder to solve this problem."

De Bruyne's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this sentence, top midfielder?

Do you have a chance?

"Oh, really? Which top midfielders do you have your eye on?"

He asked quietly and tentatively, hoping to get information from Lin Quan.

"Real Madrid's Modric, Barcelona's Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas, Bayern's Kroos!"

"Gone?"

"Gone!"

Seeing De Bruyne's disappointed expression, Lin Quan laughed:

"Haha, don't worry, I have already recommended you to the club!"

Realizing that he had been tricked by Lin Quan, De Bruyne also planned to rebel. He pretended to be deep in thought and said:

"Although I can reluctantly accept Manchester City's invitation, Chelsea may not agree to my transfer to you!"

Lin Quan nodded: "That's true. After all, they are direct competitors in the league. Chelsea definitely doesn't want to see us make reinforcements."

Mourinho is a top coach and he should be able to see the problems within the Manchester City team.

In this case, it is normal for Mourinho not to want to let him go.

However, De Bruyne performed very poorly under him and has been completely excluded from the team's roster.

In this case, Mourinho may not have a clear enough understanding of De Bruyne's strength.

Maybe he will think that De Bruyne's transfer to Manchester City is a good thing. After all, this way, he can not only make a fortune from Manchester City, but also affect Manchester City's exploration of other top midfielders.

If Manchester City really buys a midfielder like Modric or Fabregas, it will not be a good thing for Chelsea.

Therefore, Lin Quan feels that as long as Manchester City's offer is high enough, there is a high possibility that Chelsea will agree to release him.

After all, Chelsea is also looking for signings during the winter break. It is rumored that they have already been in contact with Basel and plan to bring Basel's winger Salah to Stamford Bridge during the winter break.

In addition, Mourinho also plans to bring Drogba, his wandering love in the Turkish Super League, back to Chelsea to further strengthen the team's forward line and solve the problem of forward weakness that troubles him.

These signings all cost money, and Mourinho's current relationship with club owner Abramovich and manager Emnaro is very tense. The transfer funds he can obtain may not be sufficient, if he does not sell people. , may not have the money to buy his favorite players.

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After the game against Liverpool, Manchester City continued to face the challenge of Crystal Palace at home the next day.

With Lin Quan's goal in the 76th minute of the second half, Manchester City defeated their opponent with difficulty.

After winning this victory, Manchester City won the half-way championship of this season's Premier League with a 9-point lead.

After 19 rounds, their results were 16 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 51 points.

This result created a record in the history of Manchester City. Unfortunately, they were 1 point behind the Chelsea team in the 2005-06 season and failed to break the Premier League half-time record.

Mu's Chelsea team in the first period created a terrible record of 17 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss and 52 points in the Premier League. This is the team with the highest score in the Premier League so far.

And Chelsea also relied on their huge lead to win the Premier League championship that season as they wished.

With Chelsea's successful example in front of them, Blue Moon fans can breathe a sigh of relief after winning this half-time championship.

They are currently 9 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal, which is still a huge advantage.

Judging from Arsenal's habit of collapsing late in the season, as long as Manchester City does not collapse even more severely, the possibility of winning the league championship is very high.

But for Manchester City, they are not without worries.

Although they won the game, Manchester City was still in bad shape.

Neither team scored in the first half, which is very rare at the Etihad Stadium.

There is indeed a problem with Manchester City's offense, which makes Blue Moon fans generally worried.

Chelsea is plagued by a lack of forwards. This season's record has suffered a huge decline, and Everton is almost catching up with Everton in league points.

If Manchester City follows Chelsea's footsteps, it will be really hard to predict the second half of the season.

Because of this, Manchester City's determination to sign players during the winter break has become even greater.

On January 1, 2014, the transfer window during the winter break of the five major leagues officially opened.

The major teams that have already locked in their respective signing targets have waved their checks and made offers towards their favorite targets.

The first to take action was Manchester City's neighbor Manchester United. After the transfer window opened, the Red Devils immediately offered Chelsea a price of 30 million pounds, hoping to introduce the opponent's midfielder Mata.

Like De Bruyne, Mata is not the kind of player Mourinho likes.

After Mourinho returned to Chelsea, Mata's number of appearances and scoring efficiency declined severely.

He has only played 14 games for Chelsea this season, including 10 in the league, 2 in the League Cup and 2 in the Champions League.

Mata has only scored 1 goal in these 14 games, and he scored it in a low-level competition such as the League Cup.

Compared with his phenomenal performance and absolute core status in the Chelsea team in previous seasons, Mata's current performance and status in the team have declined very seriously.

Unable to obtain the absolute main position and playing time guarantee, the Spaniard gradually became disillusioned.

In order to be able to participate in the World Cup, Mata was unwilling to sit on the bench at Stamford Bridge, so he expressed his intention to leave.

The Red Devils and Manchester United really need a top midfielder after Scholes retires. Mata going to Manchester United seems to be a good result for both parties.

Mourinho did not open his mouth to try to retain Mata. Instead, club manager Emnaro made some contact with Mata under the instruction of Abramovich.

Mata is an important contributor to helping the Blues win the Champions League. Abramovich has feelings for such an old player.

But Mata was determined to leave, and Emnaro's efforts to retain him were unsuccessful.

So, after some bargaining with Manchester United, the two teams finally reached an agreement on a price of 37 million pounds, and Mata officially left the Blues and joined the Red Devils.

This transfer was reasonable, but still very unexpected.

Mata has always been Chelsea's thigh and true core in the past few seasons. Unexpectedly, after Mourinho returned, he was quickly abandoned. As expected, he was once an emperor and a courtier!

This transfer between Chelsea and Manchester United made Lin Quan and De Brau a little worried.

Without Mata, Chelsea's midfield competition seems less intense.

Maybe De Bruyne will get a chance to play?

Will this affect De Bruyne's transfer?

"Well, do you think Chelsea will let you go now?"

De Bruyne is not sure either: "I don't know, it shouldn't have any impact, right? There are Oscar, Willian, and Hazard in the team too!"

Oscar and Hazard are Mourinho's favorite players. Hazard is regarded by Mourinho as his own Messi and he can't wait to play him in every game.

And Oscar is also highly regarded, even ranked before Mata in the order of appearance.

After this are Mata, William, Moses and others, and then it is De Bruyne's turn.

Therefore, the departure of Mata will not have that big an impact on De Bruyne.

Just as the two were discussing the transfer of De Bruyne, according to a report by Real Madrid's mouthpiece Aspen, the Premier League tycoon Manchester City made an offer to Real Madrid at a price of 45 million euros, hoping to introduce Real Madrid's midfield star Modric.

If Real Madrid accepts this offer, this transfer will become the highest transfer during the winter break.

However, when faced with Manchester City's offer, Real Madrid rejected it without even thinking about it.

Manchester City did not give up. They continued to raise their offer and once again launched an attack on Modric with a price of 50 million and an annual salary of 7 million euros.

This price is exactly the same as the transfer fee for Özil to join Arsenal, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Real Madrid gave Arsenal a huge blow in Özil's transfer.

Based on Ozil's current performance in the Premier League, he is not worth the 50 million at all, and 35 million is about the same.

Modric has not been joining Real Madrid for a long time. Although he has vaguely shown his general style in the game, considering that the price when he joined Real Madrid was only 35 million euros, for a midfielder, one and a half The value increased by 15 million euros during the season, which is quite exaggerated.

In addition, the annual salary offered by Manchester City is too high, and they are worried that the players themselves will not be able to withstand the temptation and be abducted by Manchester City.

Therefore, facing Manchester City's offer, Real Madrid also began to hesitate.

Do you want to make this money?

"We cannot let Modric go. We have finally stabilized the structure of the main lineup. Now is the time to fight for the championship. Now let him go. Do you still want the league championship? Do you still want the Champions League championship?" wanted?"

Ancelotti expressed strong opposition to the transfer. As a coach, he naturally did not want to see the tactical system he had finally built collapse because of the lack of a certain player.

Real Madrid currently has a very good record in the league and the Champions League. After spending huge sums of money to introduce Bell, their goal is the Champions League trophy.

At this time, naturally, we cannot sell the core midfielder of the team just because we are greedy for this little money!

So, Florentino made a final decision: "Reject Manchester City's offer. In addition, inform Modric's agent that we need to re-sign a contract with them, and the club will give Modric a salary increase!"

Modric's current annual salary is 4.5 million euros after tax, and Manchester City's price is half higher.

Real Madrid can reject Manchester City's offer, but they cannot just reject the offer without any expression. At this time, they must not only use the main position and emotional cards to retain the players, but also give them a salary increase. This two-pronged approach will prevent the players from being dissatisfied with the club. .

Real Madrid plans to offer Modric an annual salary of 6 million, which is the second level in the team, the same level as Casillas and Ramos, and second only to Ronaldo and Bale.

Modric has only been with the team for more than a year, and the club has given him a salary increase. I wonder what other players will think after hearing this news, and will they also ask for a salary increase?

Florentillo felt a little headache when he thought of this.

Damn it, Manchester City, why do they want to make an offer for Modric?

One quotation caused our wage system to collapse!

Damn oil man!

Real Madrid's rejection was expected by Manchester City. They were not discouraged, but immediately changed their target and placed their target on Bayern midfielder Kroos.

On January 4, according to the Munich Daily News, Manchester City made an offer to Bayern for 35 million euros in the hope of taking Kroos away.

Now, it's Guardiola's turn to have a headache!