I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 127 Manchester City's Signing Plan
Fernandinho is definitely one of the top defensive midfielders in today's football. Guardiola would think that this guy named Kante is comparable to Fei Bird. Of course, Soriano was very surprised. .

He immediately reached out and grabbed the evaluation report on Kanter in front of Guardiola, and looked at it carefully.

In his latest evaluation after seeing the end, Guardiola just commented today: I think N'Golo Kante has all the conditions to be a better defensive midfielder than Fei Bird, and he even has his French predecessors Makelele's potential!
My God, Makelele, Guardiola, are you sure you're not joking?
If Fei Bird is the top player in the current football midfielder, then Makelele is a historical figure.

"Pep, this guy named Kante, who only played in Ligue [-] for one year, and then only played as a midfielder in the Premier League for half a season, can he be compared to Makelele?"

To be honest, this is too unbelievable, Soriano couldn't help his surprise anymore, he was eager to find the answer from Guardiola.

If this is true, let alone 4000 million euros, in this era when good players are getting more and more expensive, even 6000 million euros is not too much!

A new Makelele is definitely worth the price!

Guardiola, who sat opposite Soriano, also immediately explained:
"In the 17 league games that Kante played for the team, he sent out a total of 79 steals, averaging 4.6 steals per game, and is the steal leader in the Premier League so far this season.

He has contributed a phenomenal interception performance in the Premier League this season, and his continuous midfield precision tackles and accurate judgment of the ball's placement have become a nightmare for countless attackers in the Premier League.

He put up a mobile midfield wall for Leicester City on the pitch.

His biggest advantage is the huge defensive coverage area throughout the court.

He can not only appear behind the forward line when the team is attacking, and be responsible for the protection of two penalty kicks, but also return to the defense line in a defensive state and become the most solid support for the defenders.

It can be said that if Manchester City has Kanter, our frontcourt players will be able to organize offenses more freely in the frontcourt.

Kanter is 1.68 meters tall but weighs 70 kilograms. Compared with Fei Bird, who is 1.79 meters and 67 kilograms, Kanter's confrontation ability is even better.

And it didn't affect his foot frequency and recovery speed.

The center of gravity is low, the bottom plate is stable, and the dribbling technique is also very delicate.

As long as there are two tall central defenders behind him to control the opponent's high-altitude ball, Kanter's technical characteristics can be perfectly displayed.

Not only that, but his short passing and ball making ability are also good. I believe that after my training, he can also achieve good performance in offensive organization and passing.

After buying him, I will let him and Fei Bird share the playing time equally. In the next few years, Manchester City will no longer worry about defensive midfielders! "

"Pep, I have to say, you blow my heart."

Soriano carefully read the report on Kanter, and after listening to Guardiola's explanation, his heart was involuntarily moved.

"Begiristan, if Leicester City disagrees, we can increase the money!"

Soriano is not a petty person, except of course negotiating with vampires like Levi.

"Fernan, the owner of Leicester City and Thai billionaire Vichai Vichai is not short of money. Like Abramovich back then, he bought Premier League clubs to expand his influence.

So he cares more about the team's record. When Ranieri said that selling Kanter to us would affect the team's record, he was already reluctant to sell Kanter to us in the middle of the season. "

Begiristan spoke anxiously, wanting to tell all about the difficulty of the transfer.

After listening to Guardiola on the side, he quickly expressed his opinion:

"There are no media that get in the way here, we can boldly state our goals, and Manchester City after reinforcements must work hard with the goal of the Premier League championship.

Leicester are a full nine points behind us and will be 19 points behind us if we keep winning in Round 12!It is almost impossible to compete for the championship!
Begiristain, keep talking to Leicester after our game!
Under the double-digit point difference, they will recognize the reality, and they should set their goals on competing for the Champions League seat!
If they still don't accept the loss of team strength, we can also sell some substitute players to them at a low price, such as Fernando, Jesus Navas and so on.

And raise the price, suggesting that they use signings to make up for their losses.

If it doesn't work, at least next summer must buy Kanter! "

"Then do it! But, Pep, do we have a backup?"

"There are not many other options. There are too few good midfielders outside the giants, and most of them are from other leagues. I don't know if they can adapt to the current Premier League."

Guardiola looked at his list of signings and shook his head regretfully.

"Okay, Begiristan will do his best to take Kanter!"

Soriano made the final call.

Begiristain also immediately said he would do his best.

"Are there any signings from other positions?"

Soriano looked to Guardiola again and asked.

"The position of the winger and the position of the left back also need to be supplemented."

"Except for Zhao Jinge in the frontcourt, we don't have any other explosive points on the wing.

I am currently planning to let David Silva play in the midfielder position and rotate with De Bruyne when the game is intensive.

In order to allow him to better display his talents, I am no longer going to put him on the wing.

Now the team's first choice besides Zhao Jinge is Sterling on the wing. He is too unstable, and he still needs enough time to grow.

When facing strong teams this season, he hardly played any outstanding performances. I need a new hot spot on the wing. "

Having said that, Guardiola paused, took out two player reports and handed them to Soriano.

"Leicester City's Mahrez, Southampton's Mane, two Premier League wingers who have performed well in the first half of this season, as long as we can buy one, it will be a good improvement for our frontcourt attack."

Soriano has no special impression of these two people, but he believes in Guardiola's judgment.

He carefully looked at the two reports in his hand.

Mahrez played well in Leicester City this season. He has handed over eight goals and five assists before the first half of the league.

Mane's goals and assists are also in double figures. The overall performance of the two is indeed much better than the current Sterling.

If bought, it will indeed significantly improve Manchester City's frontcourt.

Soriano nodded, put down the report in his hand, and looked at Begiristan beside him:
"How are these two players getting in touch?"

Begiristan smiled bitterly, his expression told everyone in the conference room that the situation was not ideal.

"Maherez is the same as Kante, Leicester City don't want to let people go, their team is on the rise, and Southampton is the same.

Koeman is now focused on maintaining the top six rankings in the Premier League. They are unwilling to sell the team's wing attack core in the middle of the season.

Southampton told me directly that people can buy it next summer, but not in winter.

It is more important for Leicester City to deal with Kanter. It is almost impossible to buy both of them at the same time based on the current situation.

Unless we can wait until next summer. "

"If we could wait until next summer, we wouldn't be in such a hurry as we are now. If it's just to supplement the defense, I'm confident to win the Premier League championship!
But if we don't supplement the defensive midfielders and wingers, then we will have obvious shortcomings when facing strong enemies in the Champions League!

If results are about to come out this season, then we can't wait any longer!

Leicester City is really troublesome here, first contact Southampton and we can accept Jesus Navas plus cash in exchange for Mane!
The Saints train players to sell money, as long as there is a suitable price tag, they should sell in the end. "

Guardiola then expressed his opinion.

After bowing his head and thinking for a while, Begiristan also agreed with Guardiola's words:
"In addition to Jesus Navas, we may have to pay 4000 million euros in cash. But it will be worth it for the results.

If these four people can be bought as scheduled, Stones is 5000 million, Walker is in the early 5000 million, Kanter and Mane should both be 4000 million plus some role players.

In other words, if we complete the signing goal, we will spend at least [-] million euros in cash plus some role players, and this is still without the introduction of left backs. "

Begiristain finally reported a surprising number.

Soriano glanced at Bellada, who was in charge of finance and hadn't spoken for a long time:

"Omar, there is no problem with funding!"

Bellada, who had been listening to the other three people, nodded immediately:

"Funding is no problem, if there are only these four people!
If you want to introduce more players, there may be problems with funds. After all, it is not Xia Chuang, and you cannot use too much funds for this year's financial report. "

Hearing Berrada's answer, Soriano immediately turned to look at Guardiola:
"Is the problem of the left back serious? Can it last until next summer."

Guardiola thought for a while and gave the final answer:

"Kolarov and Chrissy should be able to make it through this season, but next summer we will have to add manpower.

Next summer, our left and right full-backs will each need to add a young man, and the same is true for the central defender position. Demichelis and Kompany won't last long! "

"Then it's settled, next summer we will continue to improve the defense, and now we will supplement the personnel we have set so far.

If Leicester City and Southampton do not let go, then continue to increase the bargaining chip!
I don't believe that they can withstand the higher and higher prices! "

Soriano made the final call!

After confirming all the transfer candidates, Manchester City immediately started the final negotiations before the winter window.

Soon, Everton and Tottenham have reached an agreement.

Walker's transfer fee was set at 300 million. Levi, that old fox, finally asked Manchester City to spend more than 5000 million euros in transfer fees to take Walker away.

On Stones' side, Manchester City did not take advantage of it. Everton, who knew that Manchester City was in urgent need of a central defender, finally sat down and raised the price again!

Manchester City finally paid a price of 200 million euros to buy Stones.

The other two more difficult transfer targets have also made some progress with Manchester City's unremitting efforts.

The first is Southampton. Southampton's management agreed to a deal with Jesús Navas plus cash, but the lion opened its mouth and asked for 500 million euros.

In the end, Manchester City counter-offered to 200 million euros, and it took a lot of effort to take away Mane!

However, the negotiations with Leicester City have been fruitless for a long time, and it seems that they can only wait until after the contest between the two sides.

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