Chapter 834: It's OK to go to Manchester City!
Downtown Lisbon, Pombal Square, Edward VII Park.
With a messy bird's nest hair, David Luiz walked into this famous internet celebrity check-in spot.
This is a well-known park and subway station in the center of Lisbon. In recent years, with the rise of Sudong and Cristiano Ronaldo, it has become even more famous, attracting countless domestic and foreign tourists every day.
This is David Luiz's first visit to the park.
What he saw was a park with a landscape similar to that of New York's Central Park, a large expanse of grass. Even in the cold winter, it still had a unique scenery.
The Brazilian center back tightened his thick coat and came to the most famous check-in spot in the park, the indoor football field.
This place became famous because of the acquaintance between Su Dong and Ronnie, and was talked about by countless media and fans.
Everyone remembers that two world footballers once met here and started their magnificent careers.
Now, one has gone to Manchester City in England to emulate Maradona's great achievements in Naples; the other plays for Real Madrid, the century's giants, aiming to lead the greatest club of the 20th century to a revival.
They are already the best football players in the world! At this moment, standing in front of this indoor football field, David Luiz could not imagine how the two fledgling boys trained hard here and eventually became the world's top stars today.
Today, he has received invitations from many top teams.
There are invitations from Chelsea, as well as hospitality from Real Madrid. Manchester City is also determined to get him, and even Arsenal has joined the battle. All these make David Luiz feel hesitant.
He didn't know what to choose! He found a chair nearby and sat down, feeling a little cold.
I opened the newspaper I just bought and saw a report about his transfer. Begiristain of Manchester City had a private meeting with the president of Benfica and reportedly raised the offer to 25 million euros.
This is already a sky-high price for a central defender.
Manchester City is very interested and offers a very high salary, but David Luiz is well aware that the competitive pressure in Manchester City is also great.
Pepe and Kompany are the best central defenders in the Premier League this season. Jerome Boateng has also performed well. Micah Richards is a young talent cultivated by the club. In this case, can David Luiz grab a position if he goes to Manchester City?
After turning two pages, I saw a report on a Premier League match.
Recently, the Premier League has ushered in a devilish schedule.
The 26th, 28th and 31st will each play a game. Such a difficult schedule is a huge challenge for any team. It not only requires a high level of bench depth, but also requires the team to have a good rotation mechanism.
It is obvious that Manchester City's main lineup is strong, but the bench is not deep enough, so in the most recent home game against Blackpool, Manchester City lost 0-1.
Manchester United won again, narrowing the gap between the two sides again.
This is the most recent time that Manchester United has narrowed the gap.
Ferguson's threat to catch up with Manchester City during Christmas and the winter break seems to be gradually becoming a reality.
Guardiola's team seems to be unable to score any goals after losing Su Dong.
Just before yesterday's game, Manchester City held a short signing ceremony for Wolfsburg, no, it should be former Wolfsburg player Dzeko, and the Bosnian center officially joined Manchester City.
If nothing unexpected happens, Santa Cruz will be sold by Manchester City, and the transfer fee is expected to be between 5 and 10 million pounds.
Professional football is so cruel and ruthless.
Benfica is the city's arch-rival of Sporting Lisbon. David Luiz has heard a lot of rumors about Sudong and Ronaldo. His current teammate Aimar was Sudong's good friend when he was in Valencia, and Saviola was Sudong's substitute when he was in Barcelona. From their mouths, David Luiz got a lot of Sudong's secrets.
This made him begin to believe that Su Dong was a natural winner. He went to Manchester City not just for the money, but for something else! But can Su Dong really achieve what he wants? Now Manchester United is chasing him relentlessly. Manchester City has been narrowed by Manchester United twice in a short period of time. Next, Manchester City will challenge Arsenal away, which is likely to be another draw or loss.
Can Su Dong really lead Manchester City to rise?
David Luiz isn't so sure.
After thinking for a while, he finally took out his cell phone and called his agent.
"Help me get a ticket for Arsenal vs. Manchester City so I can go and see it live!"
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While David Luiz in Lisbon, Portugal decided to travel north to London, England to watch this world-renowned Premier League focus game, in Liverpool, west of Manchester, Everton left-back Leighton Baines received a call from the club's head coach Moyes at home.
"I'm sorry, Leighton, the conditions offered by Manchester City are too generous, and the club's finances are very tight right now. We need the income from this transfer fee to make up for the club's financial shortfall."
Moyes tactfully informed him of the latest transfer progress over the phone, but there was no guilt in his tone.
Professional players are like commodities on the club's shelves. As long as the price is high enough, they can be bought away by anyone.
Everton's financial difficulties have not been a one-day thing. As early as that year, in order to make up for the club's financial deficit, they were forced to sell Rooney. Now they have no psychological burden at all to sell players again.
In fact, Leighton Baines was mentally prepared for this.
"I understand, sir." Leighton Baines said, "I wonder if you could tell me how much the transfer fee Manchester City offered?"
Although he was sold, Leighton Baines also wanted to know how much he was worth.
Moyes hesitated on the other end of the phone, and finally said: "10 million pounds in cash, plus two players, Santa Cruz and Wright-Phillips."
After hearing this, Leighton Baines felt relieved.
It turns out that I am quite valuable.
He couldn't help but feel more relieved. After all, Manchester City did not treat him unfairly, and the reason why Everton sold him was because the conditions offered by Manchester City were generous enough, which was exactly what Everton needed at the moment.
In this round of the Premier League, Manchester City lost to Blackpool 0-1 at home, but no one would think that Manchester City was inferior to their opponents. It was just that Guardiola's rotation was limited by the depth of the team's lineup and failed to maintain a strong position at home.
Everton also lost 0-2 to Stoke City away from home. Moyes' team is currently ranked 14th in the Premier League. They have struggled to climb out of the relegation zone. If they are not careful, they may fall back at any time.
Su Dong has scored thirty goals in the Premier League scorer list so far, but do you know how many goals Everton has scored so far?
Twenty-two goals!
The team's top scorer Cahill scored eight goals, the second-top scorer Arteta scored only three goals, the main striker Yakub has only scored one goal so far, and Saha, who transferred from Manchester United, has scored zero goals.
It can be said that Everton's forward line can no longer be described as weak. Twenty-two goals have made Everton tied for fifth from the bottom in the Premier League, almost the same as West Ham United. The Hammers are currently ranked 17th in the Premier League, the same points as 18th-placed Wigan Athletic, and one point more than the second-to-last Wolves and Fulham.
As for Everton, they are only three points ahead of West Ham United, just one game away.
In this situation, in order to avoid relegation, Everton must strengthen the team's strength, especially its offensive strength.
It is understandable that Moyes hopes to use Santa Cruz and Wright-Phillips to strengthen the team's forward attack.
Looking at the current Premier League, the only team that can provide Everton with forward support is Manchester City.
Is this... going to Manchester City?
Leighton Baines is a Liverpool native and has been an Everton fan since he was a child. However, he was unable to receive youth training at Everton and instead went to nearby Wigan Athletic. He later made his debut at Wigan Athletic and after rejecting invitations from many teams including Sunderland, he returned to his hometown and joined Everton as he wished.
But in the end, he still couldn't spend the rest of his life in this team.
Leighton Baines sighed with mixed feelings. This was his dream since he was a child! But soon, he calmed down and had more expectations for the future.
It's fine to go to Manchester City! One day in the future, he will definitely return to Everton!
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It was already evening when Su Dong received the notice from the club.
Although he had finally taken some time out to stay at home with Wang Chuqing and enjoy some time alone and a candlelight dinner with her, he was still happy when he heard the news that the club had successfully signed Leighton Baines.
Manchester City's efficiency in recruiting players is still very high, and the club is working hard to recruit players on the transfer list given by Guardiola.
Now all that's missing is David Luiz.
However, central defender is not the most in-demand position for Manchester City at the moment, and the signings of Dzeko and Leighton Baines are the key.
Bridge has lost Guardiola's trust. Sometimes he would rather use Jerome Boateng on the left than Bridge, and the same goes for Santa Cruz.
Therefore, the arrival of Leighton Baines and Dzeko has greatly improved the depth of Manchester City's bench.
Of course, these two players are also very expensive, but there is no need to doubt their strength. I believe they can bring strong reinforcements to Manchester City.
If they had joined earlier, Manchester City would not have lost to Blackpool.
Since Su Dong played two games on Boxing Day and the 28th, he was not included in the roster for the game on the 31st, and the team lost again.
The lack of depth on the bench has become Manchester City's biggest problem.
The team was eliminated from the League Cup at the beginning of the season because of insufficient bench strength. Now they have introduced several players at once and spent tens of millions of pounds in the hope that they can transfer during the winter break to strengthen the team's lineup and reserve ammunition for the second half of the league.
After all, Manchester United has just started to exert its strength, and Manchester City cannot repeat Chelsea's mistakes.
Manchester City must win this battle against Arsenal!
Not only for three points, but also for revenge.
(End of this chapter)
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