Chapter 194 Summer transfer players renew their contracts and leave!

Not long after this game ended, the 36th round of the Premier League was over.

Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City, Tottenham 2-0 Watford, Manchester City 4-1 West Ham United.

The most noteworthy one is naturally the latter. Even though Manchester City is 6 points behind Manchester United, they have not given up the fight for the championship.

Of course, the Manchester City players didn't hold out much hope.

After all, there are only two rounds left in the league.

Manchester United's opponents are still Brighton and Watford. The two teams are currently ranked 14th and 15th respectively in the standings, 7 points away from the relegation zone.

It can be said that the league spot has been securely secured, and the players’ minds have long been focused on the holidays.

Therefore, in the next two games, both teams probably won’t try very hard.

However, Mourinho still dared not let his guard down, as he had seen many setbacks.

He is ready to go all out in the Champions League on May 2, and then use a half-rotated lineup to play against Brighton three days later, hoping to take away as many points as possible.

In this way, no matter what the result of the last round of games is, it will not affect the ownership of the league championship.

In fact, this is also a helpless move. After all, playing three games in a week is extremely exhausting for the players, and it is impossible for him to fight with all his strength after the second round of the Champions League.

Instead of that, it is better to give up the next round and conserve our energy for the decisive battle with Watford.

at the same time.

The football transfer market is changing rapidly. Most clubs have already found the players they want, and the remaining clubs are watching the World Cup, hoping to meet young and promising players.

However, with the example of James Rodriguez, they all behaved more cautiously.

As the transfer window for the Premier League next season ends on August 9, Manchester United is also busy preparing for transfers, such as the central defender that Mourinho is very eager for.

Alderweireld, Maguire and Boateng all need to discuss with the players, clubs and agents in advance.

However, compared to the transfer, there is a more important issue on the table.

Renew!

Basically, no club will wait until the player's contract is about to end before renewing it. There are also many young players with outstanding performance, and their treatment needs to be increased through comprehensive consideration.

Oh, and there is also liquidated damages.

Otherwise, the young players who have been trained with great effort will end up with nothing, which will have a huge negative impact on the club.

Manchester United's management sat together again to discuss the issue of player contract renewal.

"If we want to buy a central defender next season, we have to sell more than one central defender."

"Otherwise our finances will explode!"

Sandezi Woodward said in a deep voice.

Smalling, Phil Jones, Lindelof, Bailly, Rojo, David Luiz.

A full 6 central defenders, generally speaking no club can use that many.

But Manchester United is prone to injuries. Bailly alone has missed most of the season, Rojo has not fully recovered from his injury last season, not to mention Phil Jones.

Moreover, their salaries are not low, and Woodward has long wanted to sell a few of them.

Mourinho frowned and said, "I will consider this issue. I will choose more suitable players based on the squad for next season."

At the end, he couldn't help complaining: "I asked you to buy Maguire before, but you refused to agree. Now look at the gap between him and Lindelof. If you want to buy him now, it will probably cost you 20 million euros more."

Woodward remained silent after hearing this. He was indeed in the wrong in this matter.

Due to Manchester United's recent excellent performance, Mourinho's status in the club has risen accordingly, and Woodward will not make things difficult for himself.

Mourinho paused for a moment, "There are also midfield positions that need to be strengthened. Kovacic should be brought in next season instead of loaned out, but he can only be a substitute for Pogba."

"I need another defensive midfielder who can cover a large area, like Gueye from Everton, Doucoure from Watford, or Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk."

"Oh, and Chelsea's Kante is also good."

Everyone smiled helplessly.

They were not sure whether Mourinho was joking or serious in proposing the above list of players.

You should know that Kante just transferred to Chelsea for 35.8 million euros in the 16-17 season.

After two seasons of training, he has undoubtedly become the strongest defensive midfielder in the Premier League.

He has also been selected for the French national team. If he wins the World Cup with France, his net worth will probably soar to over eight figures.

Yes, Manchester United can and is willing to spend the money.

But the key is that Chelsea is not short of money. Abramovich's financial crisis has just ended, and it is said that they are going to sell goalkeeper Courtois.

Think of this.

Woodward suddenly had an idea. If Manchester United sold De Gea, could they take advantage of the situation?

But he just thought about it at most.

Woodward said seriously: "We will try our best to meet your requirements, but you know we also need to see returns. This season's Premier League title is very good."

"Of course, if you can win the Champions League, I can get you not only Kante but also Cristiano Ronaldo."

Er Dezi next to him made a joke.

The meeting room suddenly became quiet.

In the end, it was Woodward who spoke up to break the awkwardness, "We should strive to reach the final of the Champions League, which will increase the team's exposure and earn more from the broadcasting fees."

"I mainly want to talk about next season. The club is in a good financial situation and has enough money on the books to buy a lot of players in the transfer market."

"Premier League, Carabao Cup, FA Cup, Champions League."

Listening to the words Woodward said, Mourinho suddenly laughed. He has never been a person who saves money.

This is also the reason why he and Abu were able to coincide with each other in the first place.

In his championship blueprint, there is still a lack of a top right winger. After all, Rashford is not a right winger by birth and his dominant foot is still right foot.

Bale or Griezmann are both very good choices.

But it is too difficult to take down both of them, it is almost impossible to do.

Mahrez still has a lot of opportunities.

Soon the transfer came to an end, and Woodward began to talk about the contract renewal issue. "There is no need to say too much about the salary increase of others, mainly Chu, what do you think?"

"34 goals in 36 games, tied with Liverpool's Salah for the top scorer, and he is only 18 years old, with the support of China, a company with huge commercial value."

"So I suggest giving him the same salary as Pogba and making concessions on the proportion of image rights."

Er Dezi Arnold pondered for a long time and said in a very serious tone.

“Very sincere!”

Woodward sighed, but had no intention of refusing.

Mainly because a few days ago when Manchester United executives attended a dinner with Mendes, the latter openly mentioned the interest of other clubs in Chu Feng.

Especially Real Madrid, which is even willing to pay a sky-high price to take Chu Feng away.

After all, Florentino knows that Ronaldo's departure is a foregone conclusion, and the forward line urgently needs additional players. In fact, Vinicius from Real Madrid's second team Castilla can also be used.

But compared with the emerging Chu Feng, he is completely at a disadvantage in terms of overall technology and commercial value.

When Manchester United's top management was holding the meeting, Manchester United players had just finished their morning training and gathered in the cafeteria to prepare for lunch.

"To be honest, our new chef has no passion for food and can't grasp the cooking time well. I don't approve of what he cooks!"

McTominay had a bitter expression.

Rashford echoed, "What Chu said last time was right. The food is not as good as before. Do you know what British food is?"

“But Hunter is really professional.”

Chu Feng said something nice, but when he saw the tasteless boiled fish, boiled chicken, pasta and fresh vegetables on the plate, he couldn't help but complain: "After the Champions League game is over this weekend, let's go out for a good meal."

After all, he is not a high-level monk and still has appetite.

"Let's go to Tianwaitian. I really want to eat the chili shredded chicken. Oh, and I'm going to suggest that Hunter learn from them. It would be fine to have some steamed sea bass."

McTominay's eyes lit up.

Smalling next to them looked at everyone silently, eating vegetables slowly, as if he couldn't understand the other party's helplessness.

Perhaps because of his injuries, he became a vegetarian.

In fact, this is very common among players.

He had previously suffered from tendinitis, and his Achilles tendon was often swollen after the injury. After reducing his red meat intake, his symptoms did improve significantly.

During the break, they talked about the league again.

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"Who will Manchester City face in the next two rounds?"

De Gea asked.

"Huddersfield and Southampton are both average teams, so Manchester City has a high chance of winning the game."

Chu Feng said with a smile, and then added: "You'd better not put your hopes on them. As long as we can remain undefeated in the next game, we can win the championship one round in advance."

"In the FA Cup, we played Huddersfield with an all-substitute lineup and sent them into the quarterfinals. Shouldn't they help us stop it?"

Lukaku touched his shiny forehead.

"It's not like you haven't played against Manchester City before. It's hard for them to lose the game. Let's think about the Champions League this weekend first."

Chu Feng never liked to pin his hopes on others, nor did he like to think about things that had not happened.

Only by keeping your feet on the ground and walking slowly can you go further.

He continued earnestly, "There is an old saying in my hometown, 'A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step.' It means that the closer you are to success and the more difficult it is, the more seriously you should take it."

Lukaku studied it carefully. Since the start of the season, he has been fascinated by Chinese culture.

Especially the extremely difficult Chinese language, which made him feel like he was chanting a spell and always felt that it was full of metaphysical power.

The rest of the team members listened to the second half of the sentence.

"There's been a lot of transfer news recently. Have you noticed?"

Rashford suddenly raised his lips casually, but his eyes drifted to the side intentionally or unintentionally.

"I will not hide it from you, I will leave next season and go to the Los Angeles Galaxy."

Ibrahimovic put down the cutlery in his hand and took out a tissue to wipe his mouth.

The huge cafeteria suddenly fell into silence.

Chu Feng asked in a daze: "Do we have to leave?"

Ibrahimovic is not just a teammate to him, he also plays many very important roles.

After a while, Chu Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Then we must work hard and try to give you the best gift."

He knew that with Ibrahimovic's stubborn character, since he had made a decision, no one could change it.

So I stopped trying to persuade him, and just felt a little heavier on my shoulders.

Regardless of whether Ibrahimovic wants it or not, he wants the other party to leave without regrets.

"What about you?"

Ibrahimovic glanced around.

In fact, he also wanted to stay in Manchester United, but he was no longer a main player, and staying any longer would only erode his pride.

That was what he was most proud of.

He once used this energy to walk out of the refugee zone and become the one and only Zlatan.

Manchester United players all looked at Ibrahimovic.

Especially those young players, they all regard Ibrahimovic as their idol, and the latter has taught them a lot.

They have come a long way together, winning the League Cup, Europa League and English Super Cup last season and the Premier League title this season.

Now we suddenly have to say goodbye, and everyone is very reluctant to leave.

"I will definitely stay. I didn't agree even when my boss suggested I leave."

McTominay's attitude is very firm.

Since coming to Manchester United at the age of 5, he has fallen in love with the club and is determined to stick with it no matter what.

Ashley Young and Valencia, two inspirational veterans, also said they would stay.

Rashford remained silent.

Lukaku roared in a muffled voice: "At the beginning of the season, no one was optimistic about us winning the championship, but we beat the other BIG6 and occupied the top spot in the standings for 154 days."

“This shows that the team we have put together is very strong, and the same lineup next season will definitely be very strong too!”

Chu Feng looked at the gradually dull atmosphere and chuckled, "Why are you all so sad? It's not like we won't see each other again in the future. Maybe Zlatan will come back in a few years."

He was reborn, hated separation, but could accept it.

"That's right. And I'm not going there to play football just to relax. I want to spread football culture to the United States and dominate the MLS!"

Ibrahimovic waved his fist vigorously, as arrogant as ever.

Then he looked at Chu Feng and raised his eyebrows, "What about you?"

The Manchester United players' attention immediately shifted over, their eyes full of anticipation.

Who is the biggest contributor this season? Even a proud Pogba has to admit that Chu Feng has greatly improved Manchester United's overall strength. Even though there are reasons for the tactical system, Chu Feng's personal ability cannot be ignored.

Especially the terrifying growth rate.

"Of course I'll stay."

Chu Feng regained his composure and spoke softly.

Maybe he will leave Manchester United in the future, but at least not next season.

Emotionally speaking, he likes Manchester United and likes fighting alongside Mourinho and his teammates.

Rationally speaking, Manchester United is suitable for his future development.

After strengthening the lineup next season, they can compete for more championships and he can also pursue more personal honors.

Since then.

Manchester United players trained more seriously, including Pogba, who reduced his entertainment time.

Soon it was May 3rd.

The second leg of the Champions League semi-final is about to begin.

The red wave swept in from afar, seemingly drowning the entire Manchester, and finally gathered at Old Trafford.

The stadium, called the Theatre of Dreams, was bathed in moonlight.

10:00 p.m.

As the exciting UEFA Champions League theme song sounded, players from both teams walked out of the player tunnel.

(End of this chapter)