Chapter 299 The transfer period begins, Paris Saint-Germain offers Lin Quan 200 million euros!

After the match against Mexico, Bosque gave the team two days off as usual, so that the players can go out and relax before the quarter-finals.

According to the schedule, the quarter-finals will start in a week.

While the players are resting, the coaching staff seizes the time to collect intelligence on other opponents.

Although their opponents in the quarter-finals were not very strong, it is not uncommon for the weak to defeat the strong on the World Cup stage.

Costa Rica must have some outstanding qualities to be able to get first place in the group.

The Greek team once fought back despite being underestimated by the outside world and won the European Cup surrounded by strong European teams.

Even though these two teams are not as strong as Spain, they should not be underestimated.

Spain's goal is to defend the World Cup title, and they are now only three games away from achieving this goal, so they cannot take it lightly.

So, Bosque took Coach Tony to watch the quarter-final match between Costa Rica and Greece.

Before the game, the outside world was more optimistic about Costa Rica, believing that they would have a greater chance of winning.

Judging from the situation of the game, this seems to be the case.

Costa Rica played very actively in this game and at one point had a huge advantage.

In the 52nd minute of the second half, Costa Rica's No. 10 player Brian Ruiz scored the first goal, changing the score to 1:0. This goal seemed to mean that Costa Rica would make a historic breakthrough into the World Cup quarterfinals.

However, the Greek team is worthy of being a team that once created a dark horse miracle.

They played with great resilience and were not defeated by the opponent's goals. Instead, they became more proactive.

In the 66th minute, Costa Rican defender Duarte brought down Greece's Holebas while defending and was shown a second yellow card by the referee.

Two yellow cards turned into one red card. The young defender, who played for the same club as Wang Shangyuan, paid the price for his reckless behavior.

This red card made the situation of the game confusing. Costa Rica, forced to play with 10 men, gradually lost control of the situation on the field.

The Greek team began to take the initiative and launched round after round of fierce attacks.

In the 67th minute, Holebas made a free kick and Samaras headed the ball slightly off the right post.

In the 69th minute, Christopoulos' powerful shot from the top of the arc went wide of the goal.

During this period, the Greek team's offensive quality improved, and every shot they made Costa Rican fans feel terrified.

Although they are still leading in the score, no one knows how long this lead can be maintained under the fierce attack of their opponents.

Under the opponent's high-pressure attack, the number of fouls committed by Costa Rican players suddenly increased.

In the 70th minute, Ruiz brought down Samaras and was shown a yellow card. Two minutes later, Manolas made a flying tackle on Joel Campbell and was also shown a yellow card.

In order to control the situation of the game, Costa Rica replaced Acosta with full defense.

Greece replaced the veteran player Katsouranis to strengthen the attack.

With one team defending desperately and the other attacking desperately, the game gradually turned into a half-court offense and defense drill.

This made the game extremely intense. In the final stages, fans of both sides almost watched the game standing up.

The Greek team launched the most fierce attack in the final stage of the game. In the 80th minute, Karagounis fired a direct free kick from 25 meters away from the goal.

In the 82nd minute, Greece took a free kick into the penalty area, and Manolas headed the ball from 6 meters away from the goal but it went over the crossbar.

The Greek team launched a strong attack and seemed to be getting closer and closer to scoring.

Seeing that the game situation was not good, the players were overwhelmed.

The Costa Rican coach immediately made the final substitution, bringing on Brenes for the exhausted Bolanos.

Bolanios was slow to leave the field and deliberately delayed time, which made the Greek players very dissatisfied.

In the 87th minute, Christopoulos broke through on the right and passed the ball to the middle. Samaras, who was in front of the goal, had only to receive the ball to score a goal!

At the critical moment, Costa Rican goalkeeper Navas made a contribution.

He grabbed the ball before Samaras and resolved this extremely threatening attack.

However, good luck always runs out.

In the first minute of injury time, Yekas' shot from 8 meters away from the goal was again saved by Navas.

Navas missed the ball and it was still in Costa Rica's penalty area.

Greek defender Papastathopoulos, who once played with Lin Quan in Werder Bremen, scored with a follow-up shot, 1-1!

Greece scored the winning goal, which was the first goal in the knockout round of the World Cup in the history of the Greek team and the first goal of Papastathopoulos in 51 national team games! This precious goal pulled the Greek team back from the abyss of elimination! "Is the Greek team going to advance to the quarterfinals?"

Seeing the Greek team's buzzer-beater, Coach Tony said in surprise that they were worthy of being the team that created the dark horse miracle, their resilience was too strong!

"It's very likely that the game will soon enter overtime. The Greek team has the advantage in numbers and is now more motivated than their opponents, so they have a better chance of winning!"

Bosque nodded seriously. The Greek team is indeed a tenacious team.

Winning the European Cup ten years ago is the best evidence.

Not only the two Spanish coaches thought the Greek team was going to win, but even the Greek fans were optimistic as well.

However, after Greece equalized the score, their luck seemed to have run out.

Costa Rican goalkeeper Navas seemed to be on a roll, making four consecutive key saves in injury time and overtime, blocking all attacks from the Greek team.

Costa Rica, with 10 men, defended until the very last minute and the game was dragged into a brutal penalty shootout.

This was the second penalty shootout of this World Cup.

In the three knockout matches so far, there have been two penalty shootouts, and the frequency of penalty shootouts is getting higher and higher.

This also proves how difficult it is to defeat the opponent in the knockout stage.

Both sides scored the first three goals in the penalty shootout, but at the fourth penalty, Greece's No. 17 Yekas' penalty was saved by Navas.

Thanks to this crucial save, Costa Rica narrowly defeated its opponent in the penalty shootout and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, setting a record in team history.

They are also certain to face the powerful defending champion Spain team in the quarter-finals! In this game, Navas won the best player of the game without any suspense.

The Greek team completed a total of 27 shots in this game, 13 of which were on target, 4 of which were almost certain to score.

But Navas saved these shots one by one, saving Costa Rica from danger time and time again.

This made him remembered by many fans and even scouts from top clubs!

As the transfer window opens, more and more top clubs are sending scouts to Brazil to closely observe the players they like! As penalty shootouts are frequently staged in the World Cup, some talented goalkeepers stand out first.

For example, Navas, Bravo and so on.

These two goalkeepers were quickly noticed by top clubs due to their outstanding performance.

Just as Barcelona was in contact with Bravo's agent, Real Madrid also planned to make an offer to Levante to bring Navas back to the Bernabeu to replace the aging Casillas.

However, this transfer may not be so smooth, because while Real Madrid took a fancy to Navas, another club also took a fancy to him! This club is none other than the newly crowned Champions League champion Manchester City!

Manchester City head coach Pellegrini is not very satisfied with the team's current main goalkeeper Joe Hart. He feels that his ability is not strong enough and his condition is not stable enough.

Pellegrini had long wanted to replace Joe Hart, but he had not been able to find a suitable candidate before. The promoted goalkeeper performed even worse, so he had to make do with him.

However, after Manchester City won the Champions League, they had higher aspirations for the team lineup in the new season.

If unstable factors in the defense like Joe Hart can be eliminated, it is better to eliminate them as soon as possible.

Pellegrini wants to bring in an excellent goalkeeper with stronger ability and style more suitable for Manchester City to further improve Manchester City's defense.

In addition to introducing goalkeepers, he also plans to investigate outstanding defenders, and if he finds a suitable candidate, he will take action without hesitation.

This season, Mansour's investment in Manchester City remains huge, and he has no intention of reducing his investment just because Manchester City has won the Champions League.

On the contrary, Mansour intends to take advantage of Manchester City's championship opportunity to build Manchester City into a top team and establish the foundation of a wealthy club.

There is a huge gap in influence and reputation between a real wealthy family and a nouveau riche.

What Manchester City lacks most now is foundation. A Champions League trophy can only allow them to temporarily get rid of the image of a nouveau riche, but they are still some distance away from truly becoming a wealthy club.

Therefore, he wants to keep up the good work and let Manchester City try to defend the Champions League. If they can achieve the feat of defending the title that no one has ever accomplished before, then Manchester City will completely get rid of the image of a nouveau riche and truly become a top club.

Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity of hosting the World Cup, Pellegrini personally came to the scene to examine the players recommended to him by the scouts, and closely observed those players who were not on the inspection list.

Players who can participate in the World Cup are basically the top players on the planet.

Therefore, every World Cup year is a great opportunity for many clubs to recruit players.

On the World Cup stage, capable players are more likely to seize opportunities to stand out and win the favor of top clubs.

Moreover, the World Cup games are of high quality. Players who perform well in such high-intensity games are basically not fakes, so there is no need to worry about wasting money.

Because of Lin Quan, Pellegrini watched more of Spain's games. During the group stage, he was very impressed by Chile's goalkeeper Bravo.

Bravo's strengths are very prominent. He covers a large defensive area and is good at attacking and intercepting.

In addition, he has a quick reaction speed, delicate footwork, and strong passing ability. He can calmly participate in backcourt passes and launch long passes when the opportunity arises.

These all meet Barcelona's requirements. They need a goalkeeper with delicate footwork who can serve as a passing point.

Moreover, the advantage of being good at attacking also makes it easier for Barcelona to end the opponent's attack when facing a counterattack.

Therefore, Barcelona immediately made an offer to Real Sociedad, intending to bring him back to Camp Nou.

If Pellegrini had not seen Navas' outstanding performance in this game, he might have considered taking action against Bravo.

After all, Pellegrini and Bravo are both Chilean, and buying a local player will allow for better control in the locker room.

However, after watching the game, he felt that Navas was also very good.

If Bravo can't be bought, then Navas must be bought at all costs.

Although Real Madrid also plans to buy Navas, their main goalkeeper Casillas is in good form at the moment, so Navas will have to compete for the job after he goes there.

Casillas' age of 33 is not particularly old. For a goalkeeper, it is not uncommon to still play for top clubs at the age of 36 or 37.

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For example, Buffon, now 36 years old, is still an absolute main force for Juventus and the Italian national team.

There is also former Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar, who was 35 years old when he transferred to Manchester United and continued to play for Manchester United until he retired at the age of 40.

Given Casillas' current form, there is no problem for him to play for Real Madrid for a few more years, unless Real Madrid takes the initiative to clean him out.

In view of this, Pellegrini is full of confidence. After all, if Navas goes to Manchester City, he will be the absolute main force of Manchester City.

But if he goes to Real Madrid, he will most likely sit on the bench in the new season and will only have a chance to play when Casillas is injured or his form declines.

On one hand, he can get a high salary as an absolute main force, and on the other hand, he can get less salary and be a substitute. Unless he has a very special feeling for Real Madrid, he should choose to join Manchester City.

Pellegrini acted quickly. After the game, he immediately asked the club to make an offer to Levante, first offering 8 million euros to test the waters and see if the other party would sell.

If the other party is not satisfied with the price, he can continue to increase the price.

However, Manchester City's current recruitment strategy has also changed. It is no longer like before, where they simply bought players at high prices.

In the past, they offered high prices because they had no foundation, no honor, and could not attract outstanding players.

But now, they have a Champions League title and are extremely competitive in the league, making it much easier to attract high-level players.

So when they buy players, they don't need to use a high premium strategy to impress the other party! Of course, Manchester City is not short of money, so Pellegrini can accept a maximum offer of 15 million euros.

If the price exceeds this, he will have to reconsider.

After the match between Costa Rica and Greece ended, Pellegrini went straight to another stadium to watch the match between Colombia and Uruguay.

This is a civil war in South America. Both teams are very strong. Colombia has remained unbeaten in nearly ten games, but their most recent loss was to Uruguay.

Therefore, before the game, many people were more optimistic about Uruguay because on paper, Uruguay was stronger.

Because of the presence of a large number of top stars, this game attracted a large number of spectators and scouts to watch the game.

Scouts from top clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Manchester United and many others were present.

The head coaches of Bayern and Manchester City even appeared in the stands in person, and Pellegrini came with his assistants.

Guardiola came to watch the game with Lin Quan.

In this game, the three people who deserve the most attention are: James Rodriguez, Suarez and Cavani.

It has been reported that Liverpool's top scorer will leave Anfield this season.

The team he is most likely to join is the La Liga giants Barcelona.

In order to observe Suarez's condition, Barcelona sent senior scouts to watch the game on site.

But to their disappointment, before the game, FIFA announced the punishment for Suarez.

FIFA has banned Suarez for four months for biting Chiellini during the match against Italy.

Now, Suarez's World Cup journey is over, and whoever buys him will not be able to play in at least 9 games in the new season.

If he continues to stay in the Premier League, the suspension will reach 19 games, and he will not be able to play for half a season.

In view of this, Arsenal, who were originally quite interested in Suarez, directly withdrew from the competition, and the professor was reluctant to even offer 40 million and 1 pounds.

Without Suarez, the game was less interesting, but James Rodriguez attracted everyone's attention with his outstanding performance.

When Monaco spent 45 million to bring him from Porto to Ligue 1 last summer, the outside world generally felt that the Monegasques were cheated by Porto, this old black shop.

Because of the language barrier, the Portuguese Super League is the first stop for many South American players arriving in Europe.

With such advantages, some teams in the Portuguese Super League started the business of buying low and selling high.

Among them, Porto is the most famous.

Among the players they have sold in recent years, they have made huge profits on almost every deal!

The most famous one among them is Carvalho, who joined for zero transfer fee and was sold to Chelsea for 30 million euros!

Falcao was bought for 4 million euros and sold to Atletico Madrid for 40 million euros! James Rodriguez was bought for 7 million euros and sold to Monaco for 45 million euros!

If we add Pepe, who was bought for 2 million and sold for 30 million, and Anderson, who was bought for 5 million and sold for 31.5 million, the money that the black shop has made in the transfer market in recent years is probably more than 300 million euros! Porto is making a lot of money, but the clubs that bought their players are taking great risks.

Among these transactions, Quaresma and Anderson were the most controversial. One was sold to Inter Milan at a high price, and the other was sold to Manchester United. As a result, neither of them showed the strength that matched their price, so they were considered to be counterfeit goods by the outside world.

Last year, James Rodriguez was also questioned by the outside world.

However, in his first season in Ligue 1, he dispelled outside doubts with his outstanding performance.

Last season he made 37 appearances for Monaco, scoring 10 goals and providing 12 assists.

This data is quite outstanding for an attacking midfielder.

If there weren't a monster like Lin Quan among the younger generation of players, James Rodriguez would definitely have received more attention with these data.

But gold will always shine.

In this World Cup, James Rodriguez performed very well.

In the first round of the group stage against Greece, James Rodriguez scored a goal for the team in injury time. In the second match against Côte d'Ivoire, he scored the first goal for Colombia, helping Colombia win and advance to the round of 16 one round ahead of schedule.

In the final match against Japan, James Rodriguez, who came on as a substitute, took only 45 minutes to score three goals and send Japan back home.

If the performance in the group stage was just an appetizer, then in this quarter-final, James Rodriguez's performance can be said to have astonished the audience.

In the 28th minute of the first half, James Rodriguez scored a goal from deep into the Uruguay goal.

Shortly after the start of the second half, he scored another header to help the team expand the score!

Facing Uruguay, which was more favored before the game and had many stars such as Suarez, Cavani and Forlan, Colombia defeated the opponent with only James Rodriguez, and finally sent Uruguay away with a score of 2:0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

James Rodriguez, who scored five goals, also successfully made it onto the scorer list, currently ranking second, only behind Lin Quan who scored 6 goals.

After watching the game live, scouts from all the big clubs were shocked by James Rodriguez's dominant performance! Last year, they laughed at Monaco for being too rich and foolish to be cheated by Porto, but now they wish they were the ones being cheated!

Based on this game alone, James Rodriguez's value has soared to at least 50 million euros! If his outstanding performance in Ligue 1 and the World Cup group stage is taken into account, it is generally believed that his value can reach at least 60 million or even 70 million euros! In the whole of South America, the only player who can compete with him at his age is probably Neymar!

So, after the game, the major giants took action and submitted offers to Monaco, hoping to take James Rodriguez away.

Real Madrid took the lead in sending someone to contact the player's agent and made an extremely high offer of 80 million euros to Monaco.

This offer was something Monaco couldn't refuse. Last year they spent only 45 million euros on the player, and they didn't spend a penny in a year, and they made a net profit of 35 million euros. Such a good thing is hard to find! However, before Monaco accepted Real Madrid's offer, Real Madrid's sworn enemy Barcelona jumped out, and there were rumors that Barcelona was willing to spend 88 million euros to buy James Rodriguez.

Barcelona's offer has not been confirmed yet, and Manchester United has also come out to join in the fun. They have made an offer of 63 million pounds, hoping to bring James Rodriguez back to Old Trafford.

The Red Devils, determined to crush their city rivals Manchester City, immediately began recruiting players after signing Van Gaal.

Juventus midfielder Pogba, Monaco star James Rodriguez and even Real Madrid's Di Maria are on their list of signings.

Manchester United has just signed a 10-year sponsorship contract with Adidas with a total amount of up to 750 million pounds.

This means they have sufficient funds to spend in the transfer market, and Van Gaal, who has a lot of money, will naturally not save money for Manchester United.

Manchester City won the championship by spending 1 billion pounds, Manchester United can do the same!

Manchester United had just joined the competition for James Rodriguez, and the Reds Liverpool immediately stepped out to disrupt the situation.

Seeing Suarez flirting with Barcelona, ​​he has no interest in renewing his contract with the team.

Moreover, Suarez always bites people on the field and is often suspended, which is not a big deal.

Therefore, Liverpool has assumed that Suarez will leave this summer, and once he leaves the Reds, Liverpool urgently needs to introduce a high-level offensive player to fill the vacancy left by Suarez.

James Rodriguez, who performed well in this World Cup, is naturally the best candidate in their opinion! If James Rodriguez was the most watched person at the beginning of the transfer period, then the whole football world was shocked by a piece of gossip reported by the French team! Paris Saint-Germain offered Manchester City 200 million euros to take away their No. 10 player Lin Quan!

(End of this chapter)