After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

July is a critical time for European teams to start pre-season preparations for the new season.

Although the European Cup did not end until July 7, it has nothing to do with the Dutch who did not enter the finals. Ajax did not have any international players to participate, so the training camp started very early.

And at this time, it is the best time for the players who have returned from vacation to recover some physical condition through training, and then recover the game condition through the warm-up match, and run into the new lineup.

Today, their opponent is the Norwegian team Molde.

The game is not considered official, so it is played at the Ajax training ground, which is regarded as a teaching game.

Since Van der Sar said hello, the starting lineup sent by Ajax is basically based on the reserve team + youth team players, or in other words, they are all on the list!

On Molde's side, it is also half the main force and half the youth army.

This kind of teaching game sometimes arranges several games in a short period of time, so the players of each team will also take turns to look for status, and everyone generally does not pay much attention to the lineup and the result of the game.

And as for why Ajax found a Norwegian team to warm up...

Apart from the fact that Norway is relatively close to the Netherlands, the main reason is that Van der Sar has friendship with the head coach of the Molde team!
The current head coach of the Molde team is the former super substitute of Manchester United and the future "So Hi"-Solskjaer!

Van der Sar played for Manchester United from 2005 to 2011, while Solskjaer played for the Red Devils from 1996 until his retirement in 2007. The two have been teammates for two years at Manchester United.

This kind of friendly match is usually a bit of friendship between the senior executives and the coaches, who will have more contact with each other, and it can be settled after a few chats.

As for the fact that Pan Yi, the "world's first teacher", was watching the game from the stands today, Van der Sar was also tight-lipped.

Because Pan Yi said, I still hope that the players will not be affected by watching the game, so that they can see their true level.

Of course, Pan Yi also disguised himself a bit, wearing a hat, big sunglasses, and a fake beard, and sitting in the corner of the stands, basically no one would notice.

Otherwise, let alone Pan Yi's popularity, just such a handsome appearance, no matter where he hides, he is like a firefly in the dark, so bright and outstanding, he will definitely attract the attention of others!

After the game started, Pan Yi's eyes were of course always on De Ligt.

To be honest, it is really difficult to see De Ligt's true level in such a game.

The main reason is that this somewhat improvised Ajax team does not have a complete ball delivery system in the backcourt, so it actually cannot reflect the characteristics of De Ligt's liveliness.

Moreover, his current body is not very strong, and his ability to stay in the air and bounce seems relatively average, and it seems a bit difficult to guard the opponent's big center.

In addition, in the early days of joining the Ajax youth academy, De Ligt's position on the field was actually an organizational midfielder, which also made him prefer to attack forward on the field.

It's one of the hallmarks of a modern centre-back, like Chelsea's David Luiz.

But in such an unsystematic game, De Ligt's characteristics have become his shortcomings instead, and the gap behind him is frequently beaten by Molde to counterattack.

"It is indeed a good seedling, but it still needs to be polished."

Pan Yi thought in her heart, and Wei Wei secretly rejoiced.

It's also thanks to De Ligt who gradually became enlightened after a few months and played more in line with Ajax's style. Otherwise, where would it be his turn to pick up this leak?
At this time, Van der Sar had already sat beside Pan Yi at some point: "How about it, do you see someone?"

Pan Yi shook his head slightly, and was about to say something, but saw the Molde team make a substitution, and a black boy came on as a substitute.

"Why does this kid look familiar..."

Just as he was thinking, this black guy took advantage of the Ajax players who had just come on the field, and passed by De Ligt's side, received a through ball from his teammate, and went straight to Huanglong!
So fast!

De Ligt wanted to lean on him with his body, but he didn't shake at all and caught up with the ball.

Such a strong body!

The Ajax goalkeeper hurriedly attacked, but the black guy didn't rush, rubbed the ball up and shot!
The ball just passed the goalkeeper's body, got into the net, and the ball went in!
And good shooting skills!
But Pan Yi still didn't recognize who he was.

Strange.It stands to reason that if it is a famous star in the future, Pan Yi, as a senior fan, should know everyone...

And when the black boy happily rushed to the coach's bench and hugged Solskjaer to celebrate the victory, Pan Yi looked at his innocent smile and remembered!

This is Armand!

Thomas Armand!
If you have never played FM games, you may not be familiar with this name.

But his name is well-known in the FM game world, and almost every senior player knows him.

It is because of his super physical fitness, coupled with enough football talent, that he can make a killing in the major leagues where there are many strong players!

This has also led to him becoming the first choice striker for many players who started with small and medium clubs.

Get Amon, get the world!
If someone mentions "Mang Bao" in the real world, it may refer to Chelsea's Mount, but if "Mang Bao" is mentioned in the game, it must refer to the cute smiling Aman!
Of course, although he is not as good as in the game in reality, he is actually very good.

He is only 18 years old this year, and he has been favored by Solskjaer. He can play for Molde, a strong team in the Norwegian Super League, and has played here for several years.

By next year, if Pan Yi hadn't intervened in this life, he would have formed a striker combination with a handsome blond man from Norway.

The name of that blond handsome man is - Harland!

That's right, the Norwegian super version has one high and one fast, which is the top!
Pan Yi looked at Amon who was hugging Solskjaer, and had a new idea in his heart.

Since the current young forwards are very expensive, why not bring Amon?
Wouldn't it be great for him and Baker to form a high and fast one?

There must be no problem for Norwegian Super League players to play in League One. The most important thing is that Amon is not very picky about the team, otherwise FM players would not be able to recruit him in various teams.

For a player from a poor place in Cameroon like Amon, the most important thing is to be able to play football and earn money to support his family...

"Hey, why didn't the ball stare at the opponent's forward?" Van der Sar's voice came from his ear.

Of course he didn't know Amon, he was just upset with De Ligt's defense just now.

First of all, De Ligt just moved forward to meet the return pass from his teammate, and did not mark Amon who had just played;
Secondly, when Amon started, De Ligt did not catch up immediately;

When he realized that the opponent was going to fight alone, he wanted to rely on his body, but he didn't.

In Van der Sar's view, this conceded goal completely exposed De Ligt's shortcomings: aggressive advance, poor defensive positioning, insufficient recovery speed, and insufficient physical strength.

"Just this kind of defender, how can it be worth 1000 million euros?" Pan Yi deliberately snorted.

Van der Sar heard Pan Yi's "irony", and said with a smile: "The liquidated damages are like this, and they will be set higher. If you want, you can take 300 million."

Originally, he was a little hesitant about selling De Ligt, otherwise he would not have added his name at the last moment.

But looking at it like this today, I feel that it is really not good. If I go to the first team, I will definitely be hindered!

"Let me look at other people, no one's money is blown by the wind..."

Then Pan Yi pretended to continue watching the ball seriously.

Of course he wouldn't go up and have any contact with anyone, the purpose was too obvious.

In the end, Molde defeated Ajax 1-0 with Amon's only goal in this game.
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"Forget it, or he is the only one, there is really no other suitable candidate. Rent Westerman, and then buy him for 250 million euros!"

In Van der Sar's office, Pan Yi made a decision with "extreme pain" after "choosing thousands of choices" from the player list.

The name he pointed at his fingertips was the last one on the list: De Ligt.

"Hey, if it weren't for our lack of defenders, I wouldn't come here to ask for Westerman?" Pan Yi was still shaking his head in pain:

"I wanted to find another veteran, but since you have to buy one get one free, I can only choose another central defender."

"Forget it, let my old captain lead the new. I hope this pair of central defenders can cope with the fierce competition in League One."

"By the way, this 250 million... can it be paid in installments? Just pay it in three years."

250 million to buy a youth team player who has not played in the first team. If the name is not De Ligt, it is a bit high to be honest.

That is to say, you can get a Westerman on free loan, which is equivalent to 250 million to get two main guards, so it seems a bit more cost-effective.

However, Pan Yi still had to make some gestures and counter-offer, so as to avoid being thought that he had taken advantage of him.

Van der Sar stood up abruptly: "No, it must be paid in one lump sum! It is agreed, 250 million is 250 million! We will draw up a transfer contract immediately!"

Pan Yi covered his face with his hands to avoid van der Sar seeing his smirk, but his voice still seemed uncomfortable: "Hey...that's fine. We are just a small club, I have to think about how to get so much money..."
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As for De Ligt, the young man was still a little tangled at first.

After all, he grew up in the Ajax youth training camp since he was a child, and of course he hopes to enter the Ajax first team one day.

But now that the club is determined to sell him, he also feels slightly chilled.

However, this is also within the scope of his understanding.

Clubs like Ajax rely on blood production and selling blood to make a living. Even if De Ligt really enters the first team and plays well, the final result may still have to leave.

The only difference is that the selling price will be higher when the time comes...

Now the club is in a difficult moment both in terms of performance and management, which exacerbates the process of selling blood, so De Ligt can only leave.

Of course, what made him happy was that it was Pan Yi who took a fancy to him!
The ultimate dream for young players!
Think about how many good central defenders have rapidly grown into well-known stars under his hands when he was at Chelsea, Ake, Zouma, Christensen... This does not include Van Dijk who was trained before.

Although I only went to a League One club this time, I am still young, and if I practice more in such a league, I might have a better development.

Besides, isn't the Ajax club planning to put themselves in the second team to play in the Netherlands this season?

League One and Netherlands Two, although one is the third level and the other is the second level, but to be honest there is not much difference between the two.

After all, England has the most powerful low-level league in the world!

The strength of the players on both sides cannot be directly compared, but their worth and wages are comparable.

In Dutch B, the salary of club players is about a few thousand euros less than the weekly salary, which is actually lower than that of League One.

If the second teams like Ajax and Eindhoven are removed, the salaries of ordinary Dutch second teams are even generally a few hundred to one or two thousand euros, and their worth is even pitifully low.

At least in League One, there are still a lot of players worth hundreds of thousands or millions.

If it is some teams that are preparing to hit the British Championship, the value and wages of the team's players are not low.

For example, Sheffield United, the "carrier" of League One this season, has several players with a weekly salary of more than 200 euros, and the transfer value of these players has also reached more than [-] million euros.

This is because their goal is the British Championship, which is to build a team according to the standards of the British Championship. Of course, the players are also at the British Championship level-and this is the goal of York City now.

In short, after de Ligt's own consideration and communication with his family, he agreed to play in York City!

Therefore, Pan Yi spent 250 million euros to take away De Ligt and Westerman from Ajax, one old and one young, and two defensive generals! ——
Of course, it's not over yet.

Pan Yi also quickly contacted the 18-year-old Thomas Amon of the Molde Club, and the lobbying of the young black player and his family has reached the final stage.

As for Molde's coach and management, it's easy to handle.

Because Solskjaer actually doesn't have a good impression of this strong and fast striker. The main reason is that Amon highlighted the word "reckless" on the field.

He often ran around like a headless chicken on the front line, and fell into the opponent's offside trap from time to time.

Moreover, the accuracy of shooting is also his major weakness. He can often squeeze out a chance through his strong body, but it is often just a wave of shots.

For Molde and Solskjaer, what they need more is a shooter who can make the final decision.

It is also because of this that in the half of the season when Amon joined Molde, he played as a substitute most of the time, and he can only be regarded as a marginal rotation player at best.

Of course, more importantly, Molde got Amon for free at the beginning, but now York City is willing to pay 20 euros to buy him, which is undoubtedly a good deal.

Earn 20 million for nothing!
For a Norwegian team, they basically rely on loans and visa exemptions to buy players. If they have to spend money, it will rarely exceed 100 million.

For example, in the normal timeline, they will buy the young center Haaland from the Blaney team next year at a price of 10 pounds...

And if we talk about the players in Modri ​​now, the most valuable is Siguldasson from Iceland, which is 70 euros, and the second most valuable players Gabrielson and Olsnes are only 40 euros.

In other words, it is really a high price to sell the free Amon for 20 euros.

Therefore, Pan Yi's main job is to convince Thomas Armand and his family to let him join York City.

The resistance here is still the family, because Amon is from Cameroon, and when he signed a professional contract with Molde, his family came to Norway.

In this way, they have to consider whether to move again.

So Amon's father and mother hesitated at first.

It is indeed a great thing to be able to join a League One team, especially a club under Pan Yi's name.

However, Baby Amon is going to play football in England, and they must be worried that his son will go alone.

If they were to follow, they would be reluctant to give up the job they had just found in Norway, after all, they still had to work to support their families.

The salary in the Norwegian Super League is not high, especially for players like Amon who have only signed their first professional contract and have not yet performed well in the league. The current salary is 650 euros per week.

Well, even if the maximum salary of the Molde team is more than 3000 euros, in fact, the "big teams" from the Norwegian Super League to the League One are basically considered an increase.

In order to attract Amang to join, Pan Yi will naturally not be too stingy in salary.

"If Thomas comes to York City, his weekly salary will rise to 2000... no, [-] euros!" Pan Yi said eloquently, "Mr. Amon, imagine that Amon will become a player in the British Championship or even the Premier League in the future. His weekly salary may be equal to what you have worked for for several years..."

Mr. Amon waved his hand, "Stop talking! Go to England! Damn it, let's go to England with our son!"

Not to mention future wages at the British Championship and Premier League levels.

Even now, 2000 euros per week is enough to make people excited.

After all, Amon's weekly salary in Molde is only 650 yuan now...

And he can get 8000 euros a month in York City, which is a high salary even in the UK.

After all, the average monthly salary of an ordinary British person is about [-] euros.

Even if the tax is deducted, it is enough for the Amon family to live in the UK. Of course, they can't be extravagant.

And Pan Yi also said that after the family goes there, they can still rent accommodation, which can save a lot of money.

"Then..." Pan Yi took out the contract directly, showing a charming smile.

"Sign!" Mr. Amon nodded, and then gave his son an idea, "Son, remember, go to England to play football, we will take care of you, don't worry about the rest. Don't let me down!"

Thomas Amon gritted his teeth, nodded vigorously, and then showed his bright smile!
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Shortly after signing Thomas Amon, Pan Yi received a call from Scaloni and also heard good news.

That's where the Declan Rice move got done too.

First of all, Rice himself is willing to leave, after all, he has not been very popular in the Chelsea youth training camp;

The second is that I heard that Pan Yi entrusted Scaloni to ask for someone. Of course, Chelsea gave the green light all the way, and there was no obstacle at all.

The price paid by York City is only a weekly salary of 1000 euros for Rice...

In this way, Pan Yi's main lineup for the new season's League One for York City has almost surfaced.

主打一个4-3-3或4-4-2，主要是看对手情况来改变。

There will be no change in goalkeeper Isaacson.

There are four people in the back line, from left to right are Alfonso Davis, Westerman, De Ligt, Fu Anjianyang, and this will basically not change.

When the midfielder played 4-3-3, the three players were Rice kicking the back midfielder, and in front of him were Karlstrom and Kulusevsky in an inverted triangle position.

There are three strikers, Lin Liangming on the left, Amon on the right, and Baker in the center.

If you play 4-4-2, you can pull Lin Liangming to the left midfielder position, let Kulusevsky play the right midfielder, Karlstrom and Rice play double midfielders, and the forward line is Baker + Amon's one high and one fast!

Of course, there are still many variables here. For example, Westerman or De Ligt can be pushed to the midfielder to play the three backs, or Alfonso Davis can be pushed to the front to play the left winger, including Kulusevski. It is also possible to play the right winger.

This specific tactical change will be discussed and confirmed with Pan Yi when he returns to the UK with Scaloni!