Chapter 468 Winter transfers open, Barcelona offers 100 million euros for Reus

Lin Quan’s second goal was the turning point of the game. After he scored this goal, Leicester City’s morale was completely broken.

In the subsequent games, they never launched any decent offensive.

On the other hand, on Manchester City's side, at the end of the game, Lin Quan assisted Aguero to score the third goal of the game, completely killing the suspense.

After completing this assist, Lin Quan was substituted off the court.

Because this is an away game, this does not mean that he can leave the field early and enjoy the applause of the fans.

It's just that Guardiola saw that the situation was already decided and made normal rotations.

However, surprisingly, when Lin Quan left the field, in addition to the Manchester City fans who came to the away field to cheer for the team and stood up and applauded, some fans wearing Leicester City jerseys also stood up and applauded him.

In this game, Lin Quan performed very well and all three goals were related to him.

Even the fans of Leicester City were convinced.

In the commentary booth, the two commentators were very surprised to see Fox City fans applauding Lin Quan:

"It seems that there is no need to choose the MVP of this game. The fans of the home team have already found it for us!"

"Haha, the home fans applauded the visiting team's players. This is the most graceful game I have seen recently!"

"There is no grudge between these two teams, otherwise Leicester City fans would never do this!"

This battle for the top spot did not turn out to be the scene that everyone expected, and the process and result of the game were more one-sided.

This made many fans realize that Manchester City’s dominance in the Premier League will not be shaken in the short term.

After the game, the headline on the front page of BBC Sports was:

"The birth of a dynasty, a dynasty belonging to Manchester City!"

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Guardiola was very happy after defeating his biggest rival for the championship. After praising the players in the locker room, he announced a three-day holiday.

This decision drew cheers from all the players, who excitedly lifted Guardiola up and threw him into the sky.

These three days of vacation may not be a big deal for players in other leagues who have nearly a month's vacation, but for players in the Premier League, it is a precious vacation.

Many people want to take this opportunity to spend the New Year with their families to make up for the regrets of the previous Christmas.

Guardiola also discussed with Lin Quan about returning to Catalonia together to celebrate the New Year with Serra and others.

The climate in Manchester is really bad. It is rainy, wet and cold. In this kind of weather, even on vacation, you can only stay at home and can't go anywhere.

Instead of being stuck at home and getting moldy, I might as well go back to Catalonia and enjoy the sunshine and beaches there.

Before making this decision, Lin Quan discussed it with Collins.

She also didn't like the weather in Manchester, so she readily agreed and said she would just treat it as a holiday.

"Everything about the Premier League is good, except for this damn weather, it's really terrible!"

As soon as I got off the plane, I felt the warm climate and bright sunshine of Barcelona.

This was in stark contrast to Manchester, and Guardiola couldn't help but start complaining again.

When he went to Germany to coach, Serra and several children were always with him.

But this year, after the children had their winter vacation, Serra couldn't wait to take them back to Catalonia. She didn't seem to want to stay in Manchester for even a second, as if this was a hell on earth.

His wife and children are gone. If it weren't for Lin Quan's company, Guardiola would have almost become an empty-nest elderly. This feeling is not pleasant.

"Honestly, if it weren't for the courtesy and kindness shown by boss Mansour to my son and me, I really wouldn't want to continue coaching Manchester City!"

Lin Quan glanced at Guardiola. Why did this guy talk so much today? Or was he like this after all the pressure and defenses were removed?

"Your tactics won't work in a weak team. You need to coach a big club. There aren't many big clubs in today's football world that will go all out to support you. All in all, Manchester City is the best choice."

Lin Quan poured a bucket of cold water on Guardiola, making him face the reality.

Although he complained about the weather in Manchester, he really couldn't leave, even if he wanted to.

Although the world is big, there are not many teams that can accommodate Guardiola.

“Really…”

Guardiola did not try to refute it stubbornly because what Lin Quan said was indeed the truth.

The climate in the UK has always been like this, cold and wet.

Of course, due to Manchester's geographical location, the climate here is worse than in London and other places.

If we don't consider the Premier League, there are not many teams Guardiola can go to, and there are only two at the very least: Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

Barcelona is his former club and has always welcomed his return to the team. If Guardiola wants to come back, Barcelona will definitely open its doors to him, not to mention that the current Barcelona president Laporta has a good relationship with Guardiola.

When he comes to the team, he should get strong support from Laporta and his work will be relatively easy.

Apart from Barcelona, ​​the only remaining option is Paris Saint-Germain.

Like Manchester City, this is also a team with a Middle Eastern financial background, and the words "not short of money" are written all over its face.

In order to meet Guardiola's tactical requirements, the team must have sufficient financial resources to introduce high-level players and form the lineup he envisions.

The passing and controlling skills cannot be mastered without money, and Paris Saint-Germain meets the requirements in this regard.

However, Paris Saint-Germain's unprofessionalism and eagerness for quick success are also well-known in the football world.

In terms of club development plans, they are far behind the Abu Dhabi consortium behind Manchester City.

In addition, Paris Saint-Germain also has a political mission - to build momentum for the Qatar World Cup.

Therefore, it may be difficult for Guardiola to get the same level of support in Paris Saint-Germain as he did in Manchester City.

"Barcelona will have to wait and see how they perform this year. If they don't perform well this year, they will have to rebuild."

When thinking of Barcelona, ​​Guardiola still has complicated feelings.

As a legendary player and coach of Barcelona, ​​he still hopes that Barcelona can become better, but Barcelona’s current situation does not seem to be very good.

"Barcelona is in big trouble right now. Even if you return to Barcelona, ​​you can't save them. At most, you will be dragged down by them!"

Guardiola nodded. The problem of Barcelona's aging lineup is getting more serious year by year, and not everyone can see it.

Many of the veteran players from the Dream Team III era have retired or left.

Old captain Puyol, midfield core Xavi and others are no longer in the team.

Iniesta is about to turn 32 and his form is starting to decline.

Even Messi is finding it increasingly difficult to see him making crazy breakthroughs and dribbling performances on the field.

One of the main reasons for Barcelona's lack of young players is the decline of youth training. Since Bojan, few players produced by La Masia youth training camp have been able to gain a foothold in the first team.

To make matters worse, after Messi, Lin Quan, the only untapped talent in the La Masia youth training camp, was abandoned by Barcelona itself.

Although the La Masia youth training camp has become more and more famous, the output of players in recent years has been very poor and it is no longer as strong as it used to be.

Without outstanding youth training talents, we have to spend a lot of money to buy people from outside.

Barcelona had the foresight to buy Neymar, and Neymar's strength and performance also met expectations.

But the problem is that Neymar was abducted by Paris Saint-Germain!

Although a large sum of money was left to Barcelona, ​​the damage caused by Neymar's departure cannot be compensated by this money.

At the beginning of this season, affected by Neymar's departure and Messi's injury, Barcelona struggled in the league and the Champions League.

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Although Barcelona ushered in a wave of winning streak after Messi returned from injury, they also successfully qualified as the first in the group in the Champions League.

However, after losing Neymar, Barcelona's offensive system is a bit lame.

Without Neymar to share the pressure on the wing, the burden on Messi becomes heavier and heavier.

Barcelona's opponents also saw the huge impact Messi had on Barcelona, ​​so they took measures to limit Messi by targeting his misses.

This makes Messi's game much more difficult and more exhausting than last year.

In the second half, the league championship race begins, and the Champions League enters the tense knockout stage. The intensity and pressure of the games on both sides are very high.

This makes people worry about Messi's physical fitness and injury condition. If he is absent for a period of time due to injury at this time, Barcelona may collapse.

So, during this winter break, Barcelona is waving its money all over the world, trying to buy a replacement for Neymar.

Barcelona is interested in Dortmund's Reus, Atletico Madrid's Griezmann, Liverpool's Coutinho, Paris Saint-Germain's Di Maria and even Real Madrid's Rodriguez.

It can be seen from Barcelona's selection of players that what they need are young players with strong combat effectiveness, rather than those little monsters with high potential.

The players they have their eyes on all have one characteristic - they are expensive!

Whether it is Reus, Coutinho, Di Maria or James Rodriguez, the transfer price to get them will probably not be less than 80 million euros.

The only cheaper one here may be Atletico Madrid's Griezmann. Griezmann is currently performing very well in Atletico Madrid. He won the La Liga championship with his teammates last year, which made his value skyrocket.

However, considering that Atletico Madrid only offered 50 million pounds to sell its top scorer Diego Costa, this was the price after including the full-back Felipe.

So if Barcelona really wants to buy him, they have a chance to get Griezmann for around 60-70 million.

Of course, Atletico Madrid is very ambitious this season, and Simeone may not be willing to sell.

As for the player himself, Griezmann is said to have been a Barcelona fan since he was a child and is very yearning for Barcelona.

If Barcelona extended an olive branch to him, he would most likely accept it.

Guardiola frowned and thought:

If I were the current head coach of Barcelona, ​​how would I complete the reconstruction of the team?

Rebuilding is a very difficult thing, especially for a wealthy club.

How to arrange some of the meritorious veterans in the team, how to get the newcomers, how to build a new lineup and tactical system, and how to ensure the team's performance during the reconstruction period?

These are tough questions!

Moreover, the performance of a team in the rebuilding period will not be very good.

But for top clubs like Barcelona, ​​even during the rebuilding period, fans have high expectations of them.

At least they must have the strength to compete with their arch-rival Real Madrid for the league title and the Copa del Rey.

They also have to qualify from the group stage in the Champions League! Because this is the minimum standard to maintain their exposure and commercial value. If they fail to enter the Champions League or fail to qualify from the Champions League group stage, Barcelona's annual commercial income will be greatly lost, which is a double whammy for Barcelona, ​​which urgently needs more money to buy players.

But in this era, when players' prices are skyrocketing, how easy is it to buy the players you want? Neymar's transfer price was raised to that level by Paris Saint-Germain, which means that transfer prices exceeding 100 million yuan will become the new normal in football.

A team like Barcelona, ​​which has the word "sucker" written on its face, will definitely be slaughtered by others once it makes a move.

Therefore, we still need to work hard on our own youth training.

Guardiola suddenly felt a little curious. La Masia youth training camp has become so famous in recent years, and so many talented young talents have come here from all over the world.

Is there really no talent left? Impossible. When he was at Barcelona, ​​he once set a record in which all the players on the field were from the La Masia youth training.

At that time, La Masia was not as famous as it is today, and the source of talent was much smaller than it is now. Logically speaking, the current La Masia youth training camp should not be without successors.

Thinking of this, Guardiola had the idea of ​​visiting the La Masia youth training camp.

However, he is now the head coach of Manchester City. If he goes to La Masia youth training camp, it would feel like poaching players from Barcelona. Even if Laporta has a good relationship with him, he probably won't agree!

Forget it, it’s not your business, so don’t worry about Barcelona.

Instead of spending this time thinking about what kind of players Manchester City wants during the winter break.

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On January 1, 2016, the first day of the new year, the winter break in football officially began.

As expected by the outside world, after the winter break began, Barcelona, ​​who did not have time to buy players in the summer window, became impatient to act.

And their first offer was jaw-dropping.

Barcelona offered Reus to Dortmund for 80 million euros.

Reus's strength no longer needs to be proven. Barcelona now needs a strong player like him to share the pressure on Messi.

However, Reus is loyal to the Hornets and is unwilling to leave the team at this time, so Barcelona's offer was rejected by the Hornets:

Want to buy our top player? No way! Seeing that the other party was very determined, Barcelona changed direction and made an offer to Paris Saint-Germain for Di Maria with 75 million euros.

When Paris Saint-Germain bought Di Maria from Manchester United in the summer, they only spent 65 million and could make 10 million by reselling him. This deal was not a loss for them.

But, does the Qatari consortium need this little money?

Of course there is no shortage, so Barcelona's offer was rejected again! (End of this chapter)