Chapter 342 Pogba II! Equal revenge! Recruiting troops! The future leader of football! [Subscribe]

Over the past few years, Bayswater Chinese’s youth training has gone from strength to strength.

With one training centre in Brent and 10 satellite training centres, the selection range covers London and surrounding cities.

With such a huge range of selection, the level of youth training for Bayswater Chinese is getting higher and higher.

Not only did it make the Premier League teams feel despair, but it was also unmatched by the entire European football world.

But another route soon evolved.

That's poaching.

This is a bit like when top teams like Manchester United and Arsenal were eyeing Barcelona's La Masia to poach players.

Nowadays, many European giants are also eyeing the Bayswater Chinese youth training camp to poach players.

As soon as any younger players emerge, they are immediately targeted by them.

After that, they would do whatever it took.

Whether it was using reason, emotion or profit, in short, they tried every possible means to poach people from the Chinese in Bayswater.

The Chinese in Bayswater actually don’t have a good solution to this problem.

Or rather, there is no need to deliberately stop it.

Just like Patrick Roberts.

The 18-year-old young player officially submitted a transfer application.

He hopes the club will allow him to leave the team.

He wants to go to Manchester City and play under Guardiola.

The young player is also favored by many top teams including Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.

The technical team of Bayswater Chinese also had high hopes for this young player, so they had previously suggested to Yang Cheng that he promote him to the first team. Yang Cheng did so and gave him many opportunities.

But everyone thinks differently.

Just like Solanke, he chose to stay.

Patrick Roberts wants to go to another team and face new challenges.

The Chinese in Bayswater really have no good solution to this decision.

That’s all the first-team players there are.

Given the current status of the Chinese in Bayswater in European football, even if Hazard leaves, will Yang Cheng be confident in letting Patrick Roberts take on a heavier burden? Whether for the sake of maintaining stability or for long-term interests, Yang Cheng is inclined to sign Salah.

In this way, Gareth Bale, Walcott, Salah and Sterling, four outstanding wingers, can fully compete on multiple fronts throughout the season.

Even if injuries occur, it will not have much impact.

But if Salah is turned into Patrick Roberts, there will definitely be hidden dangers.

Of course, the best option is that all four wingers and Patrick Roberts stay.

At the age of 18, if you want to play more games for a top club like Bayswater Chinese, you have to be a genius.

It has been rumored that Patrick Roberts is as good as Sterling.

But Yang Cheng and the club themselves are very clear that he is far behind Sterling.

However, the players themselves do not see it that way.

So, after two years of pursuit by Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, especially after seeing the club sell Hazard and sign Salah, Patrick Roberts chose to submit a written transfer request.

He wants to go to Manchester City!

Obviously, he has already reached an agreement with Manchester City privately.

Manchester City also showed enough sincerity and they were willing to pay a transfer fee of 20 million pounds for Patrick Roberts.

They are really optimistic that Patrick Roberts can become the second Sterling.

What is the concept of this?

As soon as this transfer came out, it immediately caused heated discussions among the entire British media and fans.

He is second only to Wayne Rooney in that year! In 2004, Rooney moved from Everton to Manchester United, spending the Red Devils 30.7 million pounds.

This has always been the transfer fee record for players under the age of 18 in the Premier League and has not been broken yet.

Patrick Roberts is the second most expensive player after Rooney! Of course, if Yang Cheng chose to sell Harry Kane or Sterling, the transfer fee would definitely be more than that, even more than Rooney.

But now, Patrick Roberts is being praised by the entire British media and fans.

Everyone thought he would be the second Sterling.

This 20 million pounds, to sign a quasi-Sterling, is simply too good a bargain! After Patrick Roberts transferred to Manchester City, many Premier League giants still did not stop poaching.

They were like hungry wolves, staring at the Bayswater Chinese youth training camp with eager eyes.

The next target is Nketiah.

The 16-year-old has not yet signed a professional contract with Bayswater Chinese, but has already made a name for himself in the youth team and has also been selected for the England national team.

Nketiah, who has Ghanaian ancestry, is very fast and has smart positioning. He scored many goals in the youth team and is the most popular rising star in the national team. Naturally, he has also attracted the attention of many top teams.

But among the Chinese in Bayswater, his situation is actually quite embarrassing.

In front is the 22-year-old local center forward Harry Kane, who was written into the team song by Yang Cheng.

Scored 31 Premier League goals last season, which is a complete success! Not to mention Giroud.

Behind the two ace center forwards, there is also a 17-year-old Solanke who is working hard to improve.

You know, the number of goals Solanke scored in the youth team and the national team are record-breaking.

In this situation, Nketiah saw no hope of making any progress.

Therefore, before he reached the age limit and signed a professional contract, many wealthy clubs came knocking on his door.

Whatever promises are made here, whatever treatments are given there...

The end result was that Liverpool brought the young rookie to the north with more generous terms.

They only left a tiny amount of youth training compensation to the Bayswater Chinese.

Of course, if Nketiah transfers in the future, the Chinese in Bayswater will be able to get a lot of money.

But this poaching behavior became more and more serious, which made Yang Cheng a little fed up.

"We must give them some punishment, otherwise, they will really think we are soft persimmons and can be easily bullied!"

Yang Cheng acted decisively and immediately sued Liverpool to the English Football Association.

But everyone knows the nature of the English Football Association, and it will definitely focus on mediation.

It's impossible to let Yang Cheng step in for such a small matter, that would be too cheap!

Therefore, Yang Cheng instructed Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg to take action immediately.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is also 16 years old and has not yet signed a professional contract, was poached from Liverpool's youth training camp.

What do you call this? This is called equal retaliation! You poach one from me, and I give one back to you.

I will give you as much compensation as you give me.

Fair, right?

Don't say it, Liverpool really can't say anything! But with Yang Cheng's approach, either don't do it, or if you do it, it's definitely impossible to just do this step.

As a result, the Chinese in Bayswater took action one after another.

Signed 15-year-old Phil Foden from Manchester City's youth academy and 13-year-old Cole Palmer.

Not only that, the Chinese in Bayswater have also set their sights on the famous young players from other youth training camps of teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham, and they seem to be determined to catch all of them in one fell swoop.

Who are the Bayswater Chinese?

The dominant team that has won five consecutive Premier League titles and four consecutive Champions League titles!

A top club that all players in the world want to join.

If a team like this comes forward to poach players, as long as they put in a little effort and make some promises, they can basically recruit them.

This immediately shocked the entire English football world.

All the major football teams have complained and protested.

The English Football Association really can't sit still anymore.

The heads of football from Bayswater Chinese, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and other Premier League teams were immediately called to London for a meeting at the Lancaster Royal Hotel.

The general meaning is: Don't go too far!

Is it fun to dig at each other and make a mess?

This matter ends here!

Let’s forget about what happened before, but from now on, we must all point our guns outward in unison and not allow random poaching within England.

Everyone signed an agreement not to poach each other's employees! If you want to poach, you can, the official will come forward and negotiate seriously!

Dan Ashworth, the representative of the Chinese in Bayswater, was the first to sign.

No matter what other teams think, they have no choice but to sign.

Manchester City was the most aggrieved, and immediately asked, what about the Chinese from Bayswater who poached Phil Foden and Cole Palmer, two young talents? Greg Dyke, chairman of the English Football Association, also got excited, "I've already said that the past is in the past, and you poached Patrick Roberts."

"We paid, 20 million pounds, but they... they didn't pay!"

Greg Dyke was also stunned.

How can we settle this account clearly?

"You two can resolve this issue among yourselves in private."

Manchester City almost broke down in tears on the spot!

It’s all Liverpool’s fault!

Not following the rules!

Liverpool, on the other hand, were laughing: Manchester City is a fool, spending 20 million pounds to dig Patrick Roberts and also paying for Phil Foden and Cole Palmer.

No, I have to write down the names of these two guys. They might be useful in the future.

Unlike us, although we lost a defender, we got a more valuable forward.

This is a really smart deal! I can't help but give myself a thumbs up!

The attitude of the Chinese in Bayswater is clear.

Dan Ashworth received instructions from Yang Cheng: the money can be given, but the people will never be returned!

Players who have entered my door, do you still want to go back? It's so beautiful!

The final negotiation result was that the Chinese in Bayswater paid Manchester City a youth training compensation.

Not much, just a few hundred thousand pounds in total.

Because these two players are very small.

After Yang Cheng received the news, he immediately waved his hand.

After Arnold came to the team, he trained directly with the first team.

At the same time, Declan Rice and Reece James were promoted from the youth team to the first team.

…

After finishing his business in London, Yang Cheng, accompanied by Xia Qing, Adam Crozier and others, flew directly to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In just half a year, the efficiency of Yang Cheng's team is obvious.

In the city center, after the Allianz Park Stadium was taken back, a comprehensive renovation began to expand the commercial space.

Although a considerable amount of money is invested, it will greatly promote future income.

Mauricio Garriotte told Yang Cheng that there are already many interested partners inquiring.

He was full of confidence in the revenue target he had set at the beginning.

The first-team training base near Allianz Park is also being renovated.

Not only does it require the construction of a brand new training building, but all hardware facilities also need to be renovated and various advanced instruments and equipment introduced.

All in all, Palmeiras needs to fully benchmark Bayswater Chinese.

At the same time, to the north of Tiete Ecological Park, the transformation of youth training has also been put on the agenda.

The processes of land purchase, approval and planning have now been completed.

We are just waiting for the design company to produce the architectural drawings and then to issue a bid to the builders.

The whole Palmeiras can be said to be brand new.

In just half a year, Yang Cheng's team made the entire Brazilian football community, and even the entire South American football community, feel what the Chinese speed is!

On the court, Palmeiras' performance has also improved significantly.

The Brazilian team resolutely implemented Yang Cheng's previous promise and would never delay the payment of salaries and bonuses.

But the whole team is mainly composed of young players.

After Ten Hag and the Dutch coaching team came to Brazil, they will definitely need some time to adapt.

But the benefits are also obvious.

Not only did he take charge of the first team, he also carried out a comprehensive transformation of Palmeiras' youth training system and introduced a number of high-level youth training coaches from Europe.

This made Ten Hag clearly feel a kind of pleasure of holding power that he had never been able to enjoy in Europe before.

According to Brazil's schedule, the state competition will be played first, followed by the national league.

The São Paulo State Championship has been completed.

The tournament is attended by 20 teams, which play 15 rounds, with the top 8 teams entering the championship play-offs.

The bottom four teams were relegated.

Palmeiras actually played very badly at the start of the tournament.

Even though Palmeiras did not perform well in the Brazilian Serie A last season, it is definitely a strong team in the state of Sao Paulo.

But at the beginning they suffered three consecutive defeats and were directly at the bottom of the list.

If we say that in the first three rounds we encountered two stronger teams, Ponte Preta and Corinthians, and lost 0-1 at home, it would be understandable.

But how come you lost 0-2 to Red Bull Bragantino's second team away from home?

Red Bull Bragantino is a team from the Brazilian Serie B. They used their second team, and you still lost 0-2?

Isn't this a complete disgrace to the grandmother's house? Perhaps the parents who feed and clothe us will be confused.

That's not right. How can a Brazilian second division team use its second team to play in the state league? And what about Red Bull?

To explain, although Red Bull Bragantino is now called Red Bull, it is only a title sponsor and has not yet been acquired.

Currently, Palmeiras is the only club in the entire Brazilian league that has been acquired by foreign capital.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Red Bull would not acquire Bragantino until 2020.

So, now it is just a title sponsorship, no shares.

So why use the second team? Because their first team is also playing in the state league.

The most outrageous thing is that after all 15 rounds of games were played, Bragantino's first team ranked 19th and was relegated.

What about the second team? They were ranked 6th and entered the championship play-offs.

In the fourth round, Bragantino's first team lost 2-3 to the second team at home.

Such a weird thing can only be seen in the chaotic Brazilian league.

As for Ten Hag, he did encounter a crisis of confidence after three consecutive defeats at the start, especially the loss to Bragantino II.

Many people think that this European coach is not good.

I am not familiar with the Brazilian football environment, Brazilian players, or even the opponents.

We don’t even speak the same language and have to rely on translation.

Isn't this just pure nonsense?

At that time, many people suggested that we should change the coach as soon as possible because there was still time.

But Yang Cheng and his team have one advantage: they don’t just look at the results.

After analysis, the technical team came to the conclusion that the team's games are getting better and better.

The feedback from the players has been very good.

This group of young players are like blank sheets of paper and have a strong ability to accept new tactics.

Therefore, the management of Palmeiras withstood the pressure and supported Ten Hag to continue coaching.

Starting from the 3-0 home win over Rio Claro in the 4th round, including the 2-1 away reversal of Santos in the 9th round, and the 3-0 home win over Sao Paulo in the 12th round.

Palmeiras won nine consecutive games in one go.

From three consecutive losses to nine consecutive wins, Ten Hag's team is like on a roller coaster.

In the end, Ten Hag's team won 10, drew 1 and lost 4 in 15 games, got 31 points, ranked fourth in the state league and entered the championship play-offs.

After entering the play-offs, Ten Hag's team still performed well.

First they defeated Botafogo 1-0, then in the semi-finals, they drew 2-2 with Corinthians away from home, and defeated their opponent in the penalty shootout to enter the final.

In the two-round final, Palmeiras first defeated Santos 1-0 at home, and then tied Santos 2-2 away.

In the end, they narrowly defeated Santos with a total score of 3-2 and won the São Paulo State League championship!

Although the process was a bit thrilling, at least it was a championship trophy.

Ten Hag suffered first but eventually gained recognition and began to gain a foothold in Palmeiras. He won everyone's approval and at least his coaching level is still quite good.

The most important thing is that Palmeiras played really well.

After finishing the Sao Paulo State League, we immediately started the Brazilian League.

Ten Hag's team has achieved an impressive record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the first 8 rounds of the game, scoring 19 points and ranking first in the current Brazilian league standings.

These included a 2-2 draw with Atletico Mineiro at home, a 2-0 away win over city team Corinthians, and a 2-1 home win over Fluminense.

But in the 8th round, Ten Hag's team lost 0-1 to Gremio away.

The goal for Gremio was scored by Uruguayan center forward Bryan Rodriguez, who was loaned from La Liga Real Betis this season.

When Yang Cheng arrived in Sao Paulo, he was just in time to watch the 9th round of the city derby.

Palmeiras played at home against Sao Paulo, which had Pato, Fabiano and Ganso.

Judging from various signs before the game, many people are still optimistic about São Paulo.

The cards are big enough and the strength is strong enough.

Palmeiras has more young players.

Even those who are optimistic about Palmeiras basically think that the two teams are evenly matched.

But no one expected that at Allianz Park, São Paulo's defense only lasted 30 minutes.

In the first 30 minutes, Palmeiras adopted a high-pressure tactic and exerted strong pressure on Sao Paulo in the midfield and frontcourt.

In the 32nd minute, Jesus scored against Sao Paulo.

Before the end of the first half, center back Bremer took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and scored against São Paulo again.

After the second half, Gerson scored first, and then Richarlison scored another goal.

After only 72 minutes of play, Palmeiras completely defeated Sao Paulo with overwhelming force.

Pato performed poorly throughout the game and was replaced by his teammate Ribeiro in the 75th minute.

After that, no one was able to score again.

Palmeiras finally beat Sao Paulo 4-0 at home! Yang Cheng entered the Palmeiras locker room after the game and met with the young players.

Yang Cheng spoke highly of their wonderful performance.

“I even doubted that I was watching a top European league match!”

Facing the players, Yang Cheng also fully affirmed Ten Hag's coaching and the team's technical and tactical style, which is completely different from other Brazilian teams.

More holistic and more aggressive, while retaining the Brazilian's skillful and smooth coordination.

"I believe that all of you here will definitely go to the top European leagues in the future."

Yang Cheng's words were recognized by everyone present.

Playing football in Brazil, there are many games and heavy tasks, but the salary is very bad.

Palmeiras is relatively good, at least they don't owe salaries and bonuses.

If I changed to other teams, I wouldn’t be paid even after playing the games, and it would be a problem to support my family.

"Palmeiras is giving you such a window and a step!"

Yang Cheng smiled and talked about Gerson, one of the scorers.

"Recently, many people have asked me about you, including Barcelona and Juventus. Luis Enrique and the Barcelona team are very optimistic about you. It seems that they have contacted you before?"

Yang Cheng asked the question face to face, and the young 18-year-old midfielder nodded without hesitation.

It's not really a secret.

"To be honest, whether it's Juventus or Barcelona, ​​the price they offered is very high."

Yang Cheng was talking about a serious transfer that could determine a player's life, just like he was chatting with a friend.

"If our club sells you, with the money, we can buy any midfielder we want in Brazil, and not just one, we can probably buy several."

Juventus offered 18 million euros.

The transfer fee offered by Barcelona is 20 million euros.

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Why? Because Gerson is doing really well in the Sao Paulo State League.

With the help of Palmeiras platform and the club's publicity, especially Gerson's role as captain of the Brazilian U20 national team, his value has skyrocketed.

The outside media described Gerson as being very similar to Pogba.

This alone is enough to make Gerson extremely famous.

"But you know, I spoke to the officials of our club and my suggestion was to reject them."

Yang Cheng's words surprised everyone in the locker room.

"I'm not trying to stop you from playing in Europe, nor am I trying to force you to stay and continue playing for Palmeiras. I can say very frankly that if we accept their offer, we can buy a lot of people with that money."

"But why shouldn't I say yes?"

Yang Cheng took out an analysis report provided by the technical team and handed it directly to Gerson.

"Take a look at this. This is your assessment report. You played well in Brazil, but if you go to Europe, your physical confrontation is too poor and you will not be able to adapt at all."

"You can ask those players who have played in the European leagues, such as Pato and Fabiano in the next dressing room, and ask them how fierce the competition is in the top European leagues."

"If you can't fight physically, no matter how good your skills are or how outstanding your awareness is, it's all in vain and you won't be able to adapt at all."

"At your age, you cannot adapt to the rhythm and competition of the top European leagues. If you go there, you will probably only play a few games, perform poorly, and then sit on the bench."

"Maybe in a year, or even half a year, you will be loaned back again, but by that time, your confidence and ambition will be completely different from what they are now, and you will become a loser!"

Yang Cheng's words were his truest opinion, so he said it with great confidence.

The players are not stupid either. They can tell what is perfunctory and what is sincere.

At the very least, Yang Cheng had no need to lie to them.

Judging from the behavior of other Brazilian teams, after receiving the money, they would be eager to get the players out as soon as possible.

"One of the important reasons why I decided to buy Palmeiras is that I don't want to see so many young Brazilian talents go to Europe every year and fail to play for various reasons."

"So at Palmeiras, you will work harder than at other clubs. You have to master multiple foreign languages, including English, and you have to abide by some of the most basic rules of the top European league clubs."

"You need to get into the nasty gym and train harder like the pros who play in Europe."

"Every week, we have to take two or three tactics classes that seem boring and have no idea what they are for."

"But please believe me, when you arrive in Europe, you will find that all of this is to help you gain a foothold in the top European leagues!"

Yang Cheng's words were unanimously affirmed by all the players present.

There was warm applause in the locker room.

Afterwards, Yang Cheng specially gave Gerson a USB flash drive as a gift.

"They all say you look like Paul Pogba."

Yang Cheng looked at Gerson with a smile, "Paul is the Chinese I brought to Bayswater and the player I trained. Even now, he still keeps in close contact with me."

"When you are 18, look at Paul Pogba at 18 and you will know where the gap is."

After saying that, Yang Cheng patted Gelson's shoulder encouragingly.

Afterwards, he met with Jesus, Neres, Richarlison and others one by one.

These are all talented young people and their performances are quite good.

He did not give away USB flash drives to others.

But once the renovation of Palmeiras' training base is completed and it is fully connected with teams such as Bayswater Chinese, Nice, Atalanta, Twente, Malaga and others, Palmeiras' technical team will be able to access these videos and materials at any time.

By then, the young players of Palmeiras will know the gap between themselves and them.

These are not game footage, but various very detailed training and players' physical fitness data.

Yang Cheng's speech at Palmeiras aroused enthusiastic response within the Brazilian team.

From players to coaching staff to employees, basically everyone gave very positive feedback.

Especially the young players in the team.

They are indeed anxious to make money, but on the other hand, the salary offered by Palmeiras is decent and never in arrears.

Secondly, Yang Cheng was right.

If you rush to Europe to play football, fail miserably, your life may be ruined.

Is this really what they want?

Instead of doing that, it would be better to prepare for one or two more years in Palmeiras, wait until I am more mature and stronger, and then go to Europe. Wouldn't that be better? It wouldn't make less money, right?

To paraphrase Ten Hag, Yang Cheng's words were more effective than anything he could say to the coaching staff.

At least this group of young players no longer resist the gym or tactical classes.

Yang Cheng spoke highly of Ten Hag's coaching and encouraged him to keep up the good work.

"When you bring this Palmeiras out, I promise to fulfill your wish!"

With Yang Cheng's current identity and status, as long as Ten Hag can bring results, wouldn't it be easy to recommend him to coach in the top five European leagues?

Although Ten Hag knew it was just wishful thinking, he still enjoyed the meal.

Even work becomes more exciting.

…

After returning to Europe from Brazil, Yang Cheng’s first stop was Malaga, Spain.

After taking over the plan of the Middle Eastern tycoon Al Thani, the Yang Group began to launch real estate projects in the cities of Malaga and Marbella.

This time, Yang Cheng also went to Marbella specifically to take a look.

After the expansion, the yacht marina will become a commercial complex for high-end tourism consumption.

The Yang Group has a very high opinion of this project and has high expectations for it.

Although this type of project may not bring obvious benefits in the short term, once the business matures, the long-term income will be very considerable.

This piece of land in Malaga is also a commercial project with the theme of tourism and vacation, and construction has not yet started.

On the contrary, the land to the north of the site has been expropriated and Malaga's training base has begun construction.

In particular, under the leadership of Pellegrini, Malaga returned to La Liga after a year.

Although they only stayed in the Spanish Second Division for one season, for the local fans of Malaga, it really felt like they had walked through the gates of hell, and their state of mind is completely different from the past.

Looking at the past season, although the team is mainly composed of young players, players like center forward Santa Cruz, local winger Juanmi, Venezuelan midfielder Juanpi, and former Real Madrid player Miguel Torres have all performed well.

But after helping Malaga return to La Liga, the 34-year-old Santa Cruz has completed his mission.

After negotiations with the club, he eventually left Malaga on a free transfer.

As the team's top scorer, the 22-year-old local player Juanmi scored 17 goals in the Spanish Second Division last season and contributed 10 assists. His performance has won unanimous recognition from the outside world.

Premier League team Southampton chose to successfully sign the local winger with a transfer fee of 10 million euros.

Both Malaga and Pellegrini actually hope to keep Juanmi.

His performance was indeed quite good.

But unfortunately, Southampton offered higher salary and a bigger stage, so Juanmi chose to go to the Premier League.

As the core midfielder last season, Juanpi has also attracted the attention of many La Liga teams.

Especially Real Betis, the newly promoted La Liga team also located in Andalucia.

Speaking of Real Betis, this is also a scam.

In the summer of 2014, Real Betis and Malaga were relegated from La Liga at the same time.

At that time, Real Betis took advantage of Malaga's bankruptcy to poach players from Malaga.

Including someone like Portillo, although he was poached, the transfer fee of 1 million euros is still owed.

This time he wants to sign Juanpi again.

The Venezuelan player's value is not high, only 3 million euros.

But Real Betis has no character.

After returning to La Liga, Real Betis has been very active.

Signed Joaquín and Juan Vargas from Fiorentina, Rafael van der Vaart and Javier Westermann from Hamburg…

Real Betis itself is not particularly rich, so many players are signed as free transfers.

The annual salary is not low.

This undoubtedly greatly increases the operating pressure of Real Betis.

Under such circumstances, Yang Cheng asked Malaga's general manager Alfonso Diaz to negotiate with Real Betis.

Want Juanpi? Sure, 4 million euros will do! No money?

It’s okay, just exchange it with players.

In this way, Ceballos came to Malaga for 4 million euros.

In last season's Spanish Second Division, Ceballos made 33 appearances, contributing 5 goals and 5 assists.

Juanpi made 29 appearances, contributed 6 goals and 5 assists, and his overall performance was better than Ceballos.

However, Ceballos is a local player and is only 18 years old.

Juanpi is 21 years old.

Although the Venezuelan midfielder is more mature, Pellegrini appreciates Ceballos more.

After selling two key players, Juanmi and Juanpi, and sending away center forward Santa Cruz, Malaga, which was promoted to La Liga, also began recruiting.

However, this team still adheres to the strategy of frugality and has not made large-scale signings like Real Betis, which is also a newly promoted team, but instead focuses on low cost.

After the Brazilian central defender Gabriel joined, there are basically no problems with Malaga's defense.

But in midfield and frontcourt, there are big problems.

After signing Ceballos, at the suggestion of Yang Cheng, Malaga signed Luis Alberto from Liverpool for a transfer fee of 2 million euros.

The Spanish midfielder performed very well in Sevilla and Barcelona's second team, but he has never been given a chance since moving to Liverpool.

He was loaned back to La Liga last season, but also performed poorly.

His current market value has dropped from 8 million euros at its peak to 2.5 million euros now.

So, Malaga easily signed Luis Alberto for 2 million euros.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, this player was originally loaned back to Deportivo La Coruña in the 15/16 season. His form improved, and he later transferred to Serie A Lazio, reaching the peak of his career.

There is no problem with his ability, he just is not adapted to the Premier League.

At the age of 22, he is still full of possibilities.

On the front line, after Santa Cruz left the team, although Malaga still has Lautaro Martinez in the team, this Argentine striker, who will not turn 18 until August, will definitely not meet the team's requirements to compete in La Liga.

So, the team signed local striker Gerard Moreno from Villarreal for 3 million euros.

The local striker has never been a regular starter for Villarreal, but he was very efficient in La Liga and the Europa League last season.

His shot accuracy rate is over half, and in the Europa League, it even reached 58%.

On average, he scored one goal every three shots, which was an outstanding performance.

And he only had one year left on his contract with Villarreal, so Malaga signed him for 3 million euros.

In addition, Malaga signed 18-year-old Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur from Boca Juniors in Argentina for €2 million.

Signed 20-year-old Belgian winger Trossard from Genk, Belgium for 500,000 euros.

In addition, Malaga also signed Moroccan winger Ziyech from Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie.

However, the specific transfer amount of this transfer was not disclosed to the public.

Ziyech performed quite well in the Eredivisie last season, making 31 appearances, contributing 11 goals and 16 assists.

The current transfer market valuation is over 10 million.

In addition, after a year of hard pursuit, especially after seeing Malaga return to La Liga, Pedri from the Canary Islands finally agreed to join Malaga's youth training camp.

Unfortunately, when Yang Cheng arrived in Malaga, Pedri had not yet reported, so they were unable to meet.

But when meeting with Pellegrini, the Chilean engineer was very satisfied with the team's current transfers, especially the several players signed.

He believes that with the team's current level, there shouldn't be any major problems staying in the league.

This is also Yang Cheng’s requirement for Malaga in the new season.

It's impossible to finally climb out of the Spanish Second Division and then be relegated back again. Isn't that like an elevator?

…

After things in Malaga came to an end, Yang Cheng set off for Nice, France.

Compared to Malaga, Nice's problems are actually simpler.

After years of operation, we have a complete talent pool.

The only problem is that the defense is relatively weak.

With Koulibaly gone, the only central defenders left are Jose Fonte and Umtiti.

Konate, Upamecano and Saliba are all in the youth team, but they are all very young.

The oldest player, Upamecano, is only 16 years old. Can he be used?

Therefore, Yang Cheng had previously asked Nice to sign the 20-year-old Akanji from Winterthur, Switzerland for 700,000 euros.

As a result, although Nice has suffered heavy losses this summer, its player configuration is still good.

As long as he is trained well for another two years, he will be a brave man again! ...

Contrary to Nice, Atalanta's biggest problem in Serie A is not in the defense or midfield.

Although Argentine midfielder Biglia transferred to Real Madrid, the team still has plenty of talent as Frank Kessie, a young player from the youth training camp, was promoted to the first team.

In addition, Atalanta also signed the 15-year-old local player Sandro Tonali from Brescia's youth team.

Tonali joined Brescia from Piacenza on a free transfer in the summer of 2012.

Now he's moved to Atlanta.

The defense also signed 17-year-old left-back Dimarco from Inter Milan for 1 million euros.

In addition, there is another player in the youth training camp whom Yang Cheng attaches great importance to, that is the 16-year-old central defender Bastoni.

He has also been promoted to the first team.

It can be said that Atlanta's overall strength is still very strong.

The only problem is the center.

Luca Toni is getting older. Although he is still in good shape, his form declined significantly in the second half of last season.

There was a period of time when we were unable to score a goal.

In this case, relying solely on Milik is not enough.

With Felipe Anderson, Perotti and Kingsley Coman on the two flanks, plus a versatile De Paul, the overall strength is more than enough and can create endless opportunities for the center forward.

The key is that if Luca Toni is really not good enough, a center forward will definitely need to be recruited.

Tony himself is aware of the problem, so his plan is to retire in 2016.

In this situation, Yang Cheng recommended Immobile, who was struggling in Dortmund, to Gasperini.

This Italian center forward, or should not be called a center forward, should be called a forward.

Anyone who has seen Immobile play football should have a pretty average impression of him.

He has a nice physique, but not very strong, so don't expect him to take on the entire back line.

The speed is not slow, but not fast either.

The ground underfoot is not rough, but not thin either.

He can protect the ball and get rid of it, but neither is outstanding.

He is one of those mediocre players who has no particularly eye-catching advantages and no memorable points.

In fact, the same is true of Immobile's career.

From Juventus to Turin to Dortmund, the only surprise was the season when he broke out in Turin.

He became the top scorer in Serie A with 22 goals.

But after transferring to Dortmund for a high price, he struggled again.

Everyone thinks that Immobile is no longer good.

His market value has also dropped from 20 million euros at its peak to 10 million euros now.

But Yang Cheng actually had the opportunity to talk to Immobile once in his previous life.

As many people think, Immobile is a player who looks mediocre and actually has no special skills.

So he lacks confidence and is relatively introverted in private.

This led to him going to Bundesliga side Dortmund at a high price. On the one hand, the Hornets were in trouble at the time and almost no one was not struggling, including head coach Klopp.

On the other hand, he was transferred here at a high price and everyone had high hopes for him.

But he had just arrived, didn't speak the language, and had no friends around, which made him completely confused.

The experience in Dortmund was a big blow to him.

So in Yang Cheng's previous life, he was later loaned to Sevilla and Turin, but was unable to regain his form.

Until he joined Lazio.

Let me say something that many people may not understand: loaning and transfer are completely different for the players' mentality.

After transferring back to Serie A and joining Lazio, a team that focuses on ground advancement, passing and penetration, and flexible movement in the frontcourt, Immobile's originally mediocre comprehensiveness has become an advantage.

So, he had a big explosion.

With Yang Cheng's strong recommendation, Gasperini met with Immobile in person.

Many things will come naturally afterwards.

Atalanta signed the Italian center back from Dortmund for a transfer fee of 10 million euros.

This is also the most important deal Yang Cheng has signed since taking over Atlanta.

When Yang Cheng traveled from Malaga to Nice and then to Bergamo, he met with Gasperini and Immobile in person.

Yang Cheng gave great encouragement to Immobile.

He said that he was very optimistic about Immobile's performance after returning to Serie A, allowing him to play football with peace of mind and slowly regain his confidence.

Immobile also promised to do his best.

Yang Cheng also had a discussion with Gasperini on how to use Immobile.

After dealing with matters in Italy, Yang Cheng and his party set off for the Netherlands.

Twente was the last stop of his trip.

This is also the most important stop! After experiencing turmoil in the past few years, this Dutch team has ushered in the summer without worrying about finances for the first time in more than a decade.

Although the team's top star Ziyech was sold to La Liga Malaga.

But Yang Cheng also signed a number of major signings for the Dutch Eredivisie team.

There is also a future leader in world football!

(End of this chapter)