I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 423 Mbappe comes to Etihad

"We have the opportunity to bring Mbappe to the Etihad Stadium, but it may cost some money. Mr. Pep, I need you to tell me now, if Mbappe comes, it can help the team's strength, and Won’t it destabilize the team’s locker room?”

Sometimes, buying too many stars, especially young talents, may not be a good thing for the team. On the contrary, his arrival may destroy the stability and unity within the team.

Take Mbappe for example, once he comes, the main positions of these players on Manchester City's front line will be threatened.

So they will definitely not welcome Mbappe, and they may even feel insecure and disloyal because of this transfer.

For example, Sterling has not won the main position in the past two years.

"Mbappe is very strong but also has great potential. He still has huge room for improvement. If he can join the team, our tactics will be richer and the depth of the bench will be deepened, so this pair It is undoubtedly a reinforcement for the team!”

Guardiola will naturally not reject Mbappe's joining. He has already thought about Manchester City's striker configuration after Mbappe comes to Manchester City: Zhao Jinge, Mahrez, Sterling, Mbappe and Giroud.

Each of these five forwards has its own characteristics, including super runners like Mbappe and Sterling, and all-around fighters like Zhao Jinge. Giroud also has his own advantages in positional battles.

Depending on the intensity of the game and the strength of the opponent, three of them are selected to play.

As a result, it is difficult for opponents to predict Manchester City's forward configuration, but Manchester City can make personnel adjustments at any time based on the trend of the game.

With just a few different combinations in the frontcourt, he feels like he can make a difference.

As Manchester City's opponent, other teams will definitely have a headache!

"Now that you say so, the club will go all out!"

After Manchester City's sporting director Begiristain figured out Guardiola's attitude, he immediately sent someone to contact Mbappe's agent and the Monaco club.

Although Mbappe is not yet 18 years old, it is probably impossible to buy him for less than 80 million euros.

However, for a mature and steady person like Begiristan to spend 80 million euros or more to buy a 17-year-old boy, an injury could wipe out this huge sum of money at any time. young people.

This decision is obviously very difficult!

It's not that Begiristain doesn't believe in Guardiola's vision and judgment, but he also needs to evaluate the risks here.

So, he decided to think carefully before deciding whether to bid. In the end, Begiristain added another 10 million to the first offer and made a further test at a price of 70 million euros.

After Monaco accepted Manchester City's offer, they did not make an immediate decision. They were also very nervous and hoped that other giants would quickly raise the price.

However, after waiting for several days, except for Manchester City's second offer of 70 million, no other offers for Mbappe were received from other teams. This made it difficult for Monaco's senior executives to accept. They had previously asked about their transfer intentions. At that time, everyone said nice things, but when they really wanted to pay for it, everyone hesitated!

As for Manchester City, Begiristain made another offer after thinking seriously for a few days.

This time, he increased the price to 80 million euros.

Eighty million euros is enough to buy a star who can play the main role in the transfer market.

Therefore, Manchester City's third offer can be said to be full of sincerity.

After receiving this offer, Monaco obviously hesitated.

The 80 million euros was a full 10 million euros more than the previous offer. This number made them a little excited. You must know that a midfielder like Bernardo Silva who has already achieved his worth, they only sold 50 million euros!

Although they regard Mbappe as a treasure, as long as they give enough money, there is no treasure that cannot be sold.

With the giant Paris Saint-Germain standing in front of them, Monaco's ambitions for the French Ligue 1 championship are no longer great.

In terms of capital and investment, Paris Saint-Germain completely overwhelmed them, so naturally they couldn't compete with Paris Saint-Germain.

Since they are not as good as Paris Saint-Germain in all aspects, there is no need to invest so much money. They can't win the championship anyway. They just need to compete for the top three in the league and get a Champions League seat.

Therefore, the Monaco people know very well that Mbappe will leave sooner or later, and they simply cannot keep such a superstar embryo!

Since they have to leave sooner or later, how to maximize their profits is something they have to seriously consider.

It is to take a big risk to train him for one more year in the hope that he can perform better next season, attract the attention of more buyers, and then sell him at a higher price.

Or should we catch the fat sheep of Manchester City and slaughter it now, and save the money first?

There is never a shortage of young talents in football, but there are very few who can succeed in the end.

Occasionally some geniuses flicker, but most of them disappear quickly like an epiphyllum.

The reason why Melo is called the peerless duo is not only because they have good skills and score many goals, but also because they can stay at their peak for a long time and have a very long and stable career. .

Looking at the entire football world, it is very rare to maintain the peak period for more than ten years.

Therefore, major clubs are very cautious about young players and are unwilling to take too many risks. Of course, it is a different matter if it is a cheat like Zhao Jinge!

If Monaco chooses to sell people now, they can steadily earn 80 million euros.

But if we really wait another year, the player may be ruined due to an injury, and the money will be wasted.

So they were a little undecided and did not immediately respond to Manchester City.

"The other party didn't reply, which shows that this transfer is promising and Mbappe is not for sale!"

Although he did not receive a reply, Begiristan immediately understood the other party's attitude.

For the team's not-for-sale items, major clubs will reject outside offers to clarify their attitude and make those who are trying to poach them give up.

In the Manchester City team, Zhao Jinge enjoys such treatment.

In the past two years, Manchester City did not even take a second look at the amount of offers from other teams to submit Zhao Jinge, and directly rejected them all.

Show your stance with a firm attitude in an attempt to make other clubs give up.

Although the attitude is very firm, the effect does not seem to be very good. Other clubs have not given up because of this. Every year there are offers for Zhao Jinge, and the amounts are getting higher and higher every year.

Monaco did not immediately reject the offer as before, which shows that Manchester City's offer is very close to their psychological expectations.

So, should we continue to increase prices now?

"Wait a minute and settle the transfers of other positions first!"

Begiristain has rich experience. He knows that Monaco is still hesitant at this time and will most likely choose to continue to wait and see.

If Manchester City raises the offer again before the other party gives a clear reply, it will only allow the other party to take the initiative and continue to ask for sky-high prices.

Therefore, Begiristain and Guardiola planned to deal with it coldly and play psychological warfare with the Monegasques.

Because during the summer transfer window last season, Guardiola did not make any big purchases. This makes Manchester City's transfer funds very abundant this year, with the total amount reaching 300 million pounds.

If the money is not enough, he can continue to apply to the club. With Mansour's usual generosity, his request will basically not be rejected.

With such abundant funds in hand, Begiristain and Guardiola also acted decisively.

Begiristain first bought Jesus from Brazil for 30 million euros, and then made an offer to Liverpool to introduce the other side's winger Salah.

This series of offers and transfers has attracted the attention of the Premier League and even the entire football world.

What are Manchester City doing? He just removed Mane, who didn't even get the main position, and made such a big reinforcement to the front line in one breath. Is he really heading for three consecutive Champions League titles?

Monaco is also closely observing Manchester City's movements in the transfer market. When they learned that Manchester City spent 30 million euros to bring a young striker from Brazil, they couldn't help but feel a little worried.

They are worried that after Manchester City buys this substitute forward, they will no longer consider Mbappe, which means that their opportunity to earn 80 million euros is gone.

And when they learned that Manchester City was preparing to buy Salah, they became even more desperate.

Salah, like Mbappe, was a player who made a name for himself last season and has always been regarded as a treasure by Klopp.

Moreover, Manchester City's offer to Liverpool was the same as that given to them, which was 80 million euros. Therefore, Monaco's senior executives quickly figured it out. Manchester City submitted transfer offers to both of their clubs and then prepared to choose one from them.

They did not respond in time, so the deal may soon be taken advantage of by the Liverpool people.

After understanding this, the Monaco people suddenly became a little anxious. If they had known this, they should not have hesitated in the first place!

Salah is much older than Mbappe, and both are wing stars with high potential.

Relatively speaking, Salah, who is six years older than Mbappe, currently does not receive much attention in football, but Salah, who is about to turn 25, is obviously more capable than Mbappe. Strong, so he is a more suitable choice for Manchester City who need a wing rotation.

Thinking of this, the Monaco people suddenly felt that they had taken advantage by accepting Manchester City's offer of 80 million euros?

Unfortunately, they missed this opportunity.

Seeing that the transfer period is coming to an end, and no other team has made a higher offer for Mbappe than Manchester City, this makes the Monaco people feel even more regretful.

In fact, the Monaco people did not think about selling Mbappe immediately at first.

But after being prompted by Manchester City's offer, they passively came up with this idea.

And because what is lost is the best, they feel extremely regretful at this time.

What a bullshit treasure, if you can’t sell it, it’s just a bullshit treasure if you drop it into your hands!

In mid-August, when the Monaco people were in regret and more than half of the transfer period had passed, Manchester City submitted their fourth offer to the Monaco people.

This offer did not increase the amount of the transaction, but merely sent the third offer again.

However, what is different from before is that after receiving the same offer from Manchester City again, the Monegasques felt like a treasure.

This feeling of regaining what was lost made the Monaco people so excited that they immediately agreed to Manchester City's offer without even thinking about it, for fear of delaying it and letting the cooked duck fly away!

The same 80 million euros had completely different effects at different times.

When they learned that the club had accepted Manchester City's offer and wanted to sell themselves, Mbappe was confused:

What the hell?

I am a little transparent person who has just made a name for himself in Ligue 1, and someone would actually offer me a sky-high price of 80 million euros to buy me?

And the team that buys me is Manchester City, the top team in football?

Is today April Fool's Day?

After confirming that this was not a joke, Mbappe was overjoyed and happily packed up his things to report to Manchester.

After Monaco accepted Manchester City's offer, they were no longer active in renewing Mbappé's contract, and it was even less likely to provide him with a salary like Manchester City's.

On August 11, the day after Jesus officially transferred to Manchester City, Manchester City once again announced a blockbuster transfer.

Monaco's talented youngster Kylian Mbappe has officially transferred to Manchester City for 80 million euros. Next season, he will wear the No. 11 jersey and play for Manchester City.

Once this news was announced, it immediately shocked the entire football world!

"Holy crap, is it true? That French genius actually went to Manchester City?"

"Manchester City has officially announced that today is not April Fools' Day. This news is probably true!"

"Didn't Monaco say Mbappé was not for sale before? How come he became a Manchester City player in the blink of an eye?"

"There is nothing I can do, Manchester City has given me too much!"

"Indeed, 80 million euros to buy a young player who has just made a name for himself is too luxurious. I am Monaco and I can't refuse such an offer!"

"It has to be you, Manchester City!"

“It feels so good to have money!”

"To play devil's advocate, I don't think it's a good thing for football to have Manchester City burning money like this.

This will seriously increase the value of players and the transfer bubble, making it more expensive for major teams to buy players.

As a result, small and medium-sized teams are even less qualified to compete in front of wealthy and wealthy clubs! "

"Although what you said is right, this kind of shopping feels so good!"

"Indeed, I am a Manchester City fan and I feel very happy!"

Regarding Manchester City's transfer, there is still a lot of controversy in football.

Many people believe that since the Middle Eastern consortium took over Manchester City, the transfer market has been disrupted by them.

Before 2008, player transfer fees were not so outrageous.

But since the Middle Eastern tycoons bought Manchester City, they have single-handedly raised the worth of almost all their players by virtue of their character as wealthy tycoons.

Manchester City has nothing but money, so if they fancy a certain player, they will pay a higher price to compete.

This means that teams that want to compete with Manchester City must pay the same or even higher transfer fees than Manchester City.

(End of this chapter)