Super Marshal

The division between the rich and the poor in La Liga is undoubtedly quite serious. It can be said that the league is dying of waterlogging and dying of thirst.

Just like the Galacticos Real Madrid, Florentino claimed that he had hundreds of millions of euros in transfer fees, but he was unable to find the superstar he wanted. He is currently targeting Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and has offered nearly 100 million euros in transfer fees. A whopping price of 70 million euros.

Barcelona is also extremely rich. Guardiola wants to get Ibrahimovic. In order to convince Inter Milan, Barcelona is willing to include Eto'o in the transfer plan and pay Inter Milan a large sum of money. transfer fee.

For these two wealthy teams, with transfers worth tens of millions, a newly promoted team like Chinatown would be unthinkable.

This summer's transfer, the Chinatown team spent 4 million euros, which was the result of Armando Marcos's frugality and frugality. After spending all the money, the general manager of the Chinatown team almost cried.

So much so that Gao Han couldn't help but feel sad.

"If poverty was a disease, there was no doubt that I had a terminal illness."

When he said this, Atletico Madrid chairman Cerezo, general manager Xiao Hill and newly appointed coach Diego Simeone visited the Chinatown team. Several people sat around Gao Han's office and laughed about the Chinatown team this year. Summer's big deal makes Gao Han cry for poverty.

But Cerezo, Xiao Hill and others laughed heartily.

"Okay, if you are crying for poverty, why don't you let others live?" Xiao Hill was the first to feel unhappy.

"Really? Who in the world doesn't know that your current annual salary is 50 million pounds after tax, how can you still cry about being poor?" Cerezo scolded with a smile.

Diego Simeone looked envious, because he has always been aiming for the cold.

But gradually, he found that the distance between himself and Gao Han seemed to be getting farther and farther.

"I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about the Chinatown team." Gao Han looked like you really don't understand me, "If you count the 20 teams in La Liga, how many of them have invested less than us?"

Hill laughed after hearing this, "Don't tell me, so far, there are teams with less investment than you, such as Sares, Osasuna and Sporting Gijon. These three teams have invested much less than you. .”

Indeed, according to official data released by La Liga, the Chinatown team did invest more than them.

"Sporting de Gijon probably really has no money. Otherwise, judging from their thrilling relegation last season, they will definitely increase their investment. Look at the two teams in Madrid, Getafe and Valladolid. Last season, this team was tied with Sporting Gijon on points and had a very close chance of relegation, but this summer they have invested more than 10 million euros."

The three people present also nodded in unison, agreeing with Gao Han's judgment.

To put it bluntly, the professional league is about investment. Whoever is willing to invest will have more confidence.

Of course, players in the transfer market are like a commodity put on the shelf. You get what you pay for and the price is clearly marked. But if you pursue something higher, then you get two cents for two cents and three cents for three yuan. goods.

Because of this, every team in every league will have a very clear and clear positioning of itself in the league, which is determined based on the team's financial budget and its own strength.

Just like the Chinatown team, Gao Han's goal this season is to avoid relegation, and the investment of 4 million euros is also to avoid relegation.

Like Sporting Gijon, there are no players sold, but there are no introductions. Relegation in the new season will be very difficult.

Of course, spending a lot of money is not necessarily a good thing.

Just like Getafe, they don't have many signings and spend their money very realistically, while Valladolid spends a lot of money, but they have introduced a total of 14 players, which can be said to be a strain for this pair in the new season. Not necessarily a good thing.

"Osasuna's own strength is there, and they don't need too many signings. Relegation will definitely be no problem. As for Sares, they are careful with their calculations, but I estimate that they may be the worst off this season."

"Why?" Diego Simeone asked curiously.

Gao Han looked at his former disciple and smiled, "Leasing is a very cost-effective way to own players, but the problem is that players lack security, and it is difficult for the team they rent to play at their best. And you see Look at Sares this season, with so many players on loan, can such a team be competitive?"

This is also the reason why Gao Han has insisted on promoting youth training and buying out players in the past two or three years.

To put it bluntly, if a loaned player plays well, he or she is making a wedding dress for others. If he plays poorly, he himself will also suffer.

As for Diego Costa, who is rented first and then bought out, let's talk about it separately.

"To be honest, your goal this season is really just to avoid relegation?" Xiao Hill was a little surprised. This is not like Gao Han's style.

Gao Han looked at the rich second generation with a wry smile, "I said, buddy, how about you lend me 40 million, and I will immediately buy a group of people and try to break into the top ten, okay?"

Xiao Hill and others laughed.

With the Chinatown team, it is reasonable to invest 40 million euros to break into the top ten.

"It doesn't matter to me, but the question is, I lent you 40 million, can you pass the financial review of the Football Association?"

Gao Han curled his lips, feeling really helpless.

In the past few years, national football associations have reviewed the financial situation of clubs. Excessive debt is not allowed, and some may even be ordered to be relegated. Therefore, even big players like Abramovich and Mansour If you are a wealthy person, if you want to use money to burn money for the club, you have to find a clever name.

The reason is simple: accounting needs to be done.

Just like Chelsea, when they asked Abramovich for money in the past, they had to write an IOU, and the accounting was recorded as the club's debt. So in those years, both the Premier League and UEFA have been focusing on Eyeing Chelsea's debt, multiple warnings.

Almost every year, some teams in European football are ordered to be relegated or have their promotion quota canceled due to debt.

Manchester City's current approach is different from Chelsea's. They directly inject capital in the form of huge sponsorships, which is not considered a debt. However, the flaw of this approach is also obvious, that is, once Manchester City withdraws its investment in the future, the funds invested now will definitely not be returned. .

On the contrary, like Abramovich, it is a debt and can be recovered even if the club goes bankrupt.

As for Gao Han, he is not poor, but he is not rich enough to burn money.

To put it bluntly, if he spends his salary and burns it, it’s hard to say whether he can burn it into the qualifying area for the European war, but does that make sense?

Therefore, his strategy is still very responsible, to accumulate honestly and to cultivate the current group of players in the team.

In a short period of time, Gao Han will be satisfied as long as he can gain a firm foothold in La Liga.

"By the way, in addition to catching up with you today, I also want to tell you some news."

"What?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

Hill smiled slightly, "We have officially signed an agreement with Valladolid. Sergio Asenjo will transfer to Atletico Madrid for 5.5 million euros."

After hearing the news, Gao Han immediately beamed with joy, because he knew what this transfer represented.

As early as the BJ period, Gao Han asked Paul Futre to dig into Atletico Madrid's corners, and he was not sneaky at all, but discussed it very openly, because he knew very well that Atletico Madrid needed a sum of money.

Originally Gao Han's targets were four people, midfielders David Silva and Xabi Alonso, defender Ramos, and goalkeeper Petr Cech. These four players were all brought out by Gao Han, and they all It was he who brought him to Atletico Madrid.

But as a result, after in-depth negotiations between Paulo Futre and Atletico Madrid, the Shenbi Legion initially only agreed to the transfer of Xabi Alonso and David Silva, because Atletico Madrid had enough players in the corresponding positions. Talent pool.

But on the issue of central defender Ramos, Atletico Madrid made it clear that it was impossible.

Gao Han personally called Hill and Cerezo, finally convinced them, and recommended Valladolid goalkeeper Asenjo as their replacement. Gao Han believed that this goalkeeper had the potential to grow into Casillas. Convinced Atletico Madrid to release Petr Cech.

Manchester City paid a total of 100 million euros for three players, David Silva, Xabi Alonso and Petr Cech, which can be said to have been a big loss.

But all three players are vital pivot members of Alpine's plans, so it's money well spent.

It's a pity that Ramos failed to come to Manchester City, which made Gao Han somewhat regretful.

Fortunately, he found a suitable replacement.

"You went to San Sebastian before, why did you suddenly turn around and go to Bilbao?" Xiao Hill asked strangely.

Gao Han just laughed, with an expression like "I won't tell you," which made Xiao Hill helpless.

On the other hand, Cerezo sighed softly, "To be honest, if it weren't for the 100 million euros that could help us pay off our bank debt, we really wouldn't consider selling these three players."

The three-member tiger general is regarded by Gao Han as the central axis of Manchester City in the future, so why not the central axis of Atletico Madrid?

In the past few years, Atletico Madrid has sold people almost every year, all for the sake of the new stadium.

Now, the new stadium is open, the debt has been paid off, and I can breathe a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, even if we sell three generals, we will still attack the league championship in the new season." Diego Simeone is full of confidence in this.

Gao Han nodded appreciatively towards Simone, he was optimistic about his former disciple.

In particular, Diego Simeone's fierceness fits the characteristics of Atletico Madrid very well. He believes that Simeone will bring a new situation to Atletico Madrid.

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As a newly promoted team from La Liga, the Chinatown team's transfer investment of only 4 million euros cannot make a splash in the vast transfer market. However, the team's background and legendary resume still make it quite attractive. People pay attention.

But the real protagonists are the two giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.

With the introduction of Ibrahimovic in a stalemate, Guardiola's attempt to introduce Ramos from Atletico Madrid was frustrated, and instead introduced central defender Zygrinski from Shakhtar Donetsk, hoping to strengthen the team's strength. The defense plays the ball.

After Real Madrid announced that Mourinho would be coaching, they introduced local players such as Raul Albiol, Arbeloa and Granero. In addition, center back Garay returned from loan. Real Madrid's reorganization It was obvious when.

At the same time, after failing to poach Manchester United center back Pepe, Real Madrid quickly took action and introduced Portuguese international center back Bruno Alves from Porto for a high price of 30 million euros by paying the release fee.

According to AS, this player is the central defender appointed by Mourinho and will provoke Real Madrid's defense in the new season.

While continuing to attack many superstars including Rooney and Franck Ribery, Real Madrid is also purging more than a dozen players including Sneijder, Negredo and Huntelaar.

A massive purge began at the Bernabeu.

But just when Gao Han had settled matters with the Chinatown team and was ready to take up his post in the UK with peace of mind, Paul Futrey, who was far away in Manchester, suddenly called.

Some teams have reached out to Manchester City for poaching.

And, it’s Chelsea.