Chapter 553: The team is in turmoil, Lin Quan chooses to renew his contract with Manchester City
After Kroos' transfer was completed, the ambitious Real Madrid continued to pursue another midfielder in Manchester City.
On July 20, Marca was the first to disclose a piece of news: Real Madrid offered De Bruyne for 60 million euros.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of the entire football world.
"Real Madrid is trying to hollow out Manchester City's midfield!"
"Yeah, not satisfied with poaching Kroos, they're also thinking about De Bruyne!"
"If De Bruyne is also snatched away by Real Madrid, then Manchester City will probably collapse in the new season!"
"Real Madrid seems to be full of ambitions for next season. They recalled Morata from Juventus and bought Kroos from Manchester City at a high price. If they can also get De Bruyne, Real Madrid's midfield will be greatly strengthened!"
"Enrique's Barcelona is now a bit on the decline, and Bayern's lineup is gradually aging. If Real Madrid can hollow out Manchester City by poaching players, then they can replace them and become the strongest team in Europe!"
Fans are quite amazed at Real Madrid's series of transfer operations. In order to fulfill the team's long-cherished dream of winning the tenth Champions League trophy, Real Madrid has spared no effort and tried every means to strengthen the team over the years.
If these transfers can really be completed, then the strength of Real Madrid's lineup will be simply terrifying. Even if they want to strengthen it, there will not be much room for improvement.
Unless they dig Lin Quan here at all costs.
Manchester City will naturally understand Real Madrid's little tricks.
So they decisively chose to reject Real Madrid's second offer.
There is no way around it that Kroos will transfer away. If Real Madrid wants to follow suit and poach De Bruyne like they did with Kroos, they are really thinking too much.
Even if De Bruyne doesn't want to stay in Manchester City, Manchester City is unlikely to sell him to Real Madrid.
After learning that their offer was rejected, Real Madrid executives did not give up, but chose to continue raising the price.
They added €5 million to their original offer and quickly made a second offer for €65 million.
This price has caught up with Kroos' transfer price, which means that Real Madrid recognizes that De Bruyne's strength has reached the level of Kroos.
Although the price is a bit high, if Real Madrid can really take De Bruyne and Kroos away for 130 million, it will definitely make a huge profit.
However, this offer did not receive a response from Manchester City. Obviously, Manchester City did not want to bother with Real Madrid.
After waiting for a week, Real Madrid realized that their offer failed to meet the other party's psychological expectations, so they gritted their teeth and added 10 million, making another offer to Manchester City at a price of 75 million.
Although Real Madrid is very rich, this price is almost their limit.
The transfer fee represents the player's status in the team to a certain extent. If they pay De Bruyne more transfer fee than Kroos, and much more.
Then they should also give the same level of treatment in terms of salary and status within the team.
When Kroos transferred to Real Madrid, although his salary did not increase much, he received some compensation in the form of image rights.
If they give De Bruyne the same treatment, then Real Madrid's salary system might collapse.
After all, if the salaries of new players like Kroos and De Bruyne are so good, shouldn't the salaries of the team's veterans be mentioned? Others have said less, should Modric, who plays in the midfield, be treated in the same way as Kroos and De Bruyne? Modric's current annual salary is 6 million euros, only half of Kroos's.
As a veteran who has played for the team for four years, although he has not won many honors in the team, he has worked hard even if he has no credit.
An annual salary of 6 million is indeed a bit low. After all, rising stars like De Bruyne are almost catching up with him in annual salary at Manchester City.
Considering that Kroos has four Champions League trophies and is much more honored than Modric, his salary is slightly higher than Modric's, which is not completely unacceptable to Modric.
But if De Bruyne's annual salary significantly exceeds his, Modric will definitely feel uncomfortable.
Modric is not the only one who feels uncomfortable.
Are the veterans in Real Madrid, such as captain Ramos and striker Benzema, feeling comfortable? Ramos' current annual salary is only 7 million, temporarily ranking behind Ronaldo and Bale.
When Bale's annual salary exceeded Ramos', Ramos was quite dissatisfied. Now there is Kroos, whose annual salary is nearly twice as high as his. It would be strange if he didn't have any complaints.
If De Bruyne comes after Kroos, whose annual salary is comparable to Kroos, then Ramos and the veterans in the team will definitely rebel! Therefore, from the perspective of the team budget and the balance of the team's salary system, Real Madrid may not be able to take De Bruyne. If they force it, it will be very uncomfortable.
However, if De Bruyne is not given a pay raise, the probability of poaching him will be close to zero, unless he also has a dream of playing for Real Madrid and has been fond of it for a long time.
Although Real Madrid's offer was very difficult to make, the onlookers who were watching the fun did not know the inside story.
After seeing Real Madrid continuously raising its offer and looking determined to win, many optimistic Real Madrid fans have begun to imagine the beautiful scene of Manchester City's dual midfielders wearing Real Madrid jerseys and galloping on the field in the new season.
Real Madrid's rapid progress seemed to have inspired other teams, and they also began to get excited.
Bayern has taken a fancy to the young player Kimmich in Manchester City's lineup and plans to bring the new German international back to the Bundesliga.
For this they are willing to offer a transfer fee of 30 million euros.
Arsenal have their eyes on Manchester City's backup striker Jesus and want to take him away for £40 million.
Tottenham Hotspur has set its sights on Sane and Son Heung-min and has made offers to Manchester City for £35 million and £30 million respectively.
Napoli has set its sights on another striker, Iheanacho, and has offered him 25 million euros.
The most shocking thing was Liverpool, who offered a direct offer of 50 million pounds for Van Dijk.
Various offers came in like snowflakes, and Manchester City was overwhelmed with offers.
But the problem is that they don't plan to sell most of these players! Iheanacho is not for sale, but the player himself wants to go to Leicester City, and Leicester City is relatively poor and can't afford too high a transfer fee.
Manchester City can continue to discuss the offer from Napoli, but they need to do the work on the player themselves.
Whether they can convince players to join Serie A depends on their own negotiation skills.
As for other offers, Manchester City rejected them all without hesitation and made it clear that these players were not for sale.
In fact, even if Manchester City is willing to sell, other teams may not be able to afford it.
The problem is the same as Real Madrid's. Players from Manchester City generally have higher annual salaries. If the new team cannot offer higher annual salaries, it will be difficult to impress them. But once a high salary is really offered, it will greatly affect or even destroy the team's own salary system.
Therefore, unless it is a player that Manchester City does not want or is not a main player, you should either not buy other players or be prepared to pay a huge price.
Although the club rejected offers from major teams, Manchester City fans are still worried about it. Kroos' transfer came so quickly that many people did not have time to digest the news.
As a result, news of the transfer of De Bruyne and a large group of players has now been revealed, which has made many Manchester City fans panic.
The team had finally enjoyed a few years of good times, was it going to collapse so soon? They had seen the tragic situation after the collapse of Manchester United’s dynasty next door, so they were particularly worried that Manchester United’s fate would befall them.
The reason why Manchester City fans are so panicked is not just the transfers of Kroos, De Bruyne and others, but more about Lin Quan's contract renewal.
When Lin Quan joined Manchester City, he signed a five-year contract, and now he only has two years left on his contract.
Although the club had already contacted and even negotiated with the player's agent regarding the contract renewal last year, there was no news that the two sides had reached an agreement.
In other words, up to now, Lin Quan has not chosen to renew his contract with Manchester City.
This has to make outsiders think a lot. With only two years left on his contract, it seems that the core of Manchester City may leave the team at any time.
And once he leaves, it will be a huge upheaval for Manchester City, and the entire team will have to be torn down and rebuilt.
Moreover, if Manchester City fails to sign Lin Quan, other players in the team will also be hesitant when renewing their contracts.
Lin Quan has proven his strength in the league and Champions League over the past few years, and his teammates admire him very much.
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If Lin Quan continues to stay in Manchester City, even if several core players are lost, everyone will still have hope for the results of the new season.
But once Lin Quan leaves, Manchester City will completely lose its backbone, and the team's record may plummet.
Therefore, Lin Quan's decision will undoubtedly affect the decisions of many other people.
Once he leaves the team, many players who stayed because of Lin Quan may leave Manchester City and try their luck in other championship teams where it is easier to win honors.
Manchester City was also very aware of this, so at the end of July, they sent someone to visit Lin Quan and wanted to have an in-depth and candid communication with him about the contract renewal.
In order to avoid influencing Lin Quan's decision, Guardiola did not get involved in the matter.
Although Guardiola hopes that Lin Quan can stay, he also does not want Lin Quan to be wronged because of himself, so he decided to stay out of this matter and not interfere.
After picking up the new contract from Manchester City and taking a look at it, Lin Quan couldn't help but frown.
Manchester City has shown great sincerity, and the treatment in terms of annual salary, bonus, image rights, etc. is so generous that it is unimaginable.
As long as he signs this contract, his annual salary will far exceed that of his competitors such as Messi and Ronaldo.
Judging from the situation, the other party is determined to keep me at all costs.
Lin Quan actually thought about whether to transfer for a long time.
To be honest, I'm a bit tired of being in Manchester City for three years.
He was not very satisfied with the Premier League schedule, the league style, as well as Manchester's climate, culture, food, etc.
Relatively speaking, Lin Quan still prefers to return to La Liga to play.
Being closer to home will help him adapt better to the climate, culture, and food. Even if the salary may be lower, it doesn't matter much because he is not short of money anyway.
But the problem is that for a player of his level, there are really not many teams to choose from. Even some of the top giants may not have enough financial resources and salary space to accommodate him.
In La Liga, only Barcelona and Real Madrid have this strength, and Lin Quan originally preferred Real Madrid.
Real Madrid president Florentino has always admired him very much and has invited him many times.
The other party was so sincere that Lin Quan felt embarrassed to keep refusing.
But Real Madrid may not have enough financial resources to sign him this year, especially after signing Kroos at a high price.
Unless Real Madrid chooses to clean up Ronaldo and sell him in exchange for a large transfer fee, there will be some room for maneuver.
But the problem is that there are not many teams willing to sign Ronaldo now!
Even if Real Madrid is willing to sell, there are very few teams willing to buy. Only Paris Saint-Germain, the big sucker, can have some hope. However, Paris Saint-Germain spent a huge amount of money to sign Neymar last year. It is a big question whether they have enough funds to sign another superstar.
Moreover, such a huge transfer amount is difficult to complete in a hurry.
It may not be too late for Real Madrid to negotiate with Manchester City about Lin Quan's transfer after they have finalized Ronaldo's transfer.
Therefore, he is unlikely to go to Real Madrid this summer.
What's more, Real Madrid's move to poach Kroos from Manchester City also made Lin Quan feel a little worried.
Now that Kroos is gone, some people in Manchester City are feeling nervous. If he leaves again, the team might really fall apart.
At least based on his understanding of De Bruyne, there is a high probability that the other party will follow him.
Lin Quan has been in Manchester City for three years and still has feelings for the team.
He doesn't want to see Manchester City fall apart, nor does he want to see Guardiola in a mess at Manchester City.
So, after learning the news of Cross's departure, Lin Quan finally decided to stay.
After learning the news that Lin Quan had renewed his contract with Manchester City, Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he did not participate in the negotiations, he was always worried about it and cared about it more than either party involved in the negotiations.
Lin Quan is the most important person in the team. His contract renewal is of great importance. It is the most important thing for Guardiola and the entire club, no doubt about it!
If we can't take down Lin Quan, all other things will be difficult to handle.
And once Lin Quan is dealt with, the rest will be easy!
After successfully renewing the contract with Lin Quan, Manchester City Club immediately issued an announcement on its official website to make the matter public!
(End of this chapter)