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Chapter 392 Manchester United, it is Ling Feng’s Manchester United!
As the transfer window deadline approaches, the major giants are also stepping up their pace, hoping to bring in new players who can help the team at the last minute.

While participating in the national team's mission, Ling Feng also did not forget to pay attention to the ever-changing transfer market.

As the saying goes, only when you know yourself and your enemy can you win every battle!

In Ling Feng's opinion, Manchester United's biggest competitors in the Premier League this season are only three:

Chelsea, Manchester City, and Tottenham!

As for Liverpool, which is still in the process of rebuilding, and Arsenal, which is about to fail, Ling Feng doesn't take them seriously at all.

First up is Chelsea.

Although they failed to steal the ball past Manchester United and missed out on Kante, the "Premier League steal king".

However, Chelsea also gave great support to new coach Conte in this summer window and purchased several strong players according to his requirements.

Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi and Fiorentina left-back Marcos Alonso
And the day before the transfer window closed, the team welcomed back the Brazilian central defender David "Puffy Hair" Luiz who used to play for the team!

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea’s advantage over other title contenders this season is that they do not have to fight in European competitions!
This way, the Blues can focus all their attention on the league.

Therefore, even without Kante, this Chelsea is still a strong contender for the league title!
As for Manchester City, like Chelsea, they both have big financial backers.

This is Guardiola's first season in England.

In order to support this world-class coach, the oil consortium behind Manchester City also spent a lot of money to bring him the record-breaking defender transfer "New Terry" Stones, Schalke star Sane, Dortmund midfielder Gundogan, Barcelona goalkeeper Bravo, Spanish winger Nolito, Colombian international Marlos Moreno and other players.
With the addition of Sterling and De Bruyne who have gone through the running-in period, as well as Aguero, Yaya Toure, David Silva and others, the lineup is still star-studded.

Guardiola can confidently and boldly build the Blue Moon Fleet in his mind!

As for Tottenham, they created a remarkable youth storm last season!

The front DESK combination of Kane, Son Heung-min, Ali and Eriksen, which is composed of four young talents, and the Belgian central defender pairing in the back are the backbone, and they have excellent performances on both offense and defense.

In the summer window, Tottenham Hotspur signed Wanyama and Sissoko in succession, greatly strengthening the midfield.

This season, the White Hart Lane youth team, with a more complete and mature lineup, will certainly move forward and strive to add a championship trophy to the empty honor room.
Of course, in addition to potential title contenders in the Premier League, Ling Feng also paid special attention to Barcelona, ​​whom he will soon face in the Champions League group stage.

Compared to Real Madrid, which only repurchased Morata, Barcelona has been making frequent attacks this summer.

After cleaning out a number of veterans and young players from the youth team, they signed six new players in one go!

Spending 65 million euros to pack the twin stars Andre Gomez and Paco Alcacer from the "Bat Army" Valencia;

Then spend 25 million euros to buy Lyon center back Umtiti to fill the vacancy of center back;

They then signed French left-back Digne, Dutch goalkeeper Cillessen and repurchased Villarreal youngster Denis Suarez.

Six new players cost a full 130 million euros!

With six new players, plus the existing MSN combination, Iniesta, Rakitic, Busquets, Pique, Alba and other super stars in the team, Barcelona's lineup is full of expectations.

Although they won the La Liga and King's Cup last season, the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. It was very painful to watch Real Madrid win the Champions League.

This season, their goal is naturally to defend the league title while making another attempt at the Champions League title!

This is also the third season for MSN.

However, only Ling Feng knew it.

After next year, Neymar, who is unwilling to continue to serve as the crown prince of Barcelona, ​​will leave Camp Nou.

At that time, the MSN group that has gone down in history will officially disband.

Therefore, if you want to face off against this historic front trident, this season will be the best and last chance!

Of course, the emergence of this big butterfly has changed the original career trajectory of many players:

For example, Kante moved to Manchester United, Pogba did not leave Juventus
Therefore, if he sniped Barcelona in the Champions League this season, perhaps Neymar would feel that he still has shortcomings and continue to stay in Barcelona.

However, in Ling Feng's opinion, this possibility is very small.

After all, at Messi's current age, he can still maintain his peak form for at least five or six years.

Moreover, as long as he stays in Barcelona, ​​he is the top card and soul of Barcelona!

No matter how well Neymar performs, or how many championships he leads the team to win, the Barcelona player who will ultimately win the Golden Ball will only be Messi!

With Neymar's current mentality, he certainly can't tolerate this.

It is even more impossible to wait until Messi's form declines before ascending the throne of Barcelona.

Not only himself, but also the 200 million Brazilian fans behind him hope that Neymar will become the second Pele, rather than Messi's deputy.

Therefore, his departure was inevitable!
This also made Ling Feng think of Real Madrid, which had extended olive branches to him several times.

Fortunately, he has a clear understanding of his career plan and was not tempted by the reputation of Real Madrid.

Once he transfers to Real Madrid, his situation will be basically no different from Neymar's.

No matter how well he performs, he can only be the team's second in command and the background board for Ronaldo to win the Golden Ball!

This is also the reason why Ling Feng will firmly choose Manchester United!
Real Madrid is Ronaldo's Real Madrid, and Barcelona is Messi's Barcelona.

And Manchester United is Ling Feng’s Manchester United!

. . .

After the short national team match day, Ling Feng did not return to Manchester immediately, but came to London with his agent Mendes.

Because he is about to renew a new sponsorship contract with Nike!
After a miraculous season, coupled with an impressive performance in the European Cup in France, Ling Feng's fame and influence in world football has been greatly enhanced.

Many people can see that Ling Feng’s rise is unstoppable.

Excellent ball skills, handsome appearance, and excellent character.
A superstar is rising!

What followed were olive branches extended by major brands.

In addition to the price increases of various brand endorsements, the sports brand giants have once again set off a "Lingfeng battle"

Two years ago, Nike won the first season of the Lingfeng competition with Adidas, Puma and other brands, and signed a three-year contract with Lingfeng for 1.2 million pounds a year. At that time, Nike didn't feel much.

Although I think Ling Feng has great potential and is likely to become a superstar.

However, even Nike’s analysis team would not have thought that Ling Feng’s growth rate would be so terrifying!
Two years have passed, and the former best player in the Championship and best newcomer in the World Cup has become the best in the Premier League and the best of the new generation!
He even broke the transfer fee record of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale, transferred to join the Red Devils Manchester United, and became the most expensive player in football!

As a new generation superstar in football whose social media fans are second only to Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and others, his commercial value has naturally risen.

Ling Feng's huge influence on the youth group has also doubled Nike's sales in the UK.

As Ling Feng has only one year left on his contract with Nike, Nike naturally began holding meetings to discuss what kind of treatment should be offered in order to retain the Red Devils' No. 7!
However, while they were still in the meeting to discuss, their opponents took the initiative!

As the jersey sponsor of Manchester United, Adidas has long wanted to recruit Ling Feng, the most popular young player in today's football world.

Especially if we can snatch Ling Feng from our arch-rival Nike, it would be even better!

So, during the European Cup, Adidas began to contact Mendes.

At the same time, Puma, which was in urgent need of a star player, also took a fancy to Ling Feng and joined him.

Nike, which realized the situation later, exclaimed, "Damn, our home was almost robbed," and immediately contacted Mendes.

The second season of the Battle for Lingfeng has just begun!

Although there is still one year left in the contract with Ling Feng.

However, the penalty was only five million pounds!

In other words, whether it is Adidas or Puma, if they pay this money, they can buy out Ling Feng's contract and then sign a new contract with him!
Nike, fearing that Ling Feng would be snatched away by other competitors, took action immediately.

Ling Feng, who received quotations from various companies, sat back and compared prices.

Ling Feng is now more at ease than he was two years ago.

Because, it was not Nike, Adidas and Puma who chose him, but he made the choice among these three world-class sports brands!

After more than a month of negotiations, Nike defeated Adidas and Puma for the second time and successfully reached a new contract agreement with Ling Feng.

Firstly, the annual sponsorship fee increased from 1.2 million pounds per year to 12 million pounds per year!

A tenfold increase!
The contract is for ten years, which means that in the next ten years, Ling Feng will be able to receive sponsorship fees of 1.2 million pounds!

Such an amazing contract also allows him to surpass Neymar, who earns 1100 million pounds a year, and become the football player with the highest sports brand sponsorship fee after Messi and Ronaldo!
The signing fee is 10 million pounds!

In addition to the sponsorship fees in real money, Nike also promised to make a special pair of sneakers for Ling Feng every year, and two years later, it created his own brand specifically for Ling Feng.

Moreover, there is a special "Golden Globe Award" incentive clause in the contract.

As long as Ling Feng wins the Golden Ball, Nike will reward him with 10 million pounds!

Such high treatment naturally comes with corresponding obligations.

Ling Feng participates in Nike activities and advertising shoots every year, and needs to wear Nike clothes on occasions such as post-match press conferences, media interviews, PFA Awards Ceremony, Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, etc.

Of course, these are just details.

Judging from the treatment offered by Nike, Nike can be said to be full of sincerity.

So, on the afternoon of September 9, Ling Feng, accompanied by Trevor Edwards, global president of Nike brand, arrived at Nike's UK headquarters in London.

At the signing ceremony, Nike also invited more than 30 media outlets to broadcast the event live around the world.

"In our opinion, Ling Feng was a super genius in the football world back then, and he is also another superstar who is destined to go down in history in the future!"

“So, we are very happy to have a long-lasting relationship with him!”

After a brief media Q&A session, Ling Feng signed his name on the contract in front of multiple cameras on site and in front of thousands of viewers watching the live broadcast around the world!
Just a few minutes later, Ling Feng's mobile phone received a text message:
XX bank account received 10 million pounds
Ling Feng stayed in London for a whole day.

During this period, in addition to Nike's related promotional activities, he also participated in commercial activities and promotional shoots of other brands.

The next morning, he rushed back to Manchester and returned to Carrington.

The first lesson after returning from the national team was not recovery training or tactical training, but watching game analysis videos.

Because in three days, Manchester United will usher in the fourth round of the Premier League.

And the opponent is Manchester City led by Guardiola!
Inside the tactical room, Manchester United players sat in their seats, waiting patiently.

After a while, Mourinho, wearing a black training suit, walked quickly into the tactical room.

The next second, the deep voice of the "madman" with a Portuguese accent sounded:
"Our goal is very clear, and that is to win four consecutive games!"

"And standing in front of us is our neighbor, whose strength should not be underestimated and who has also won three consecutive league games!"

"It's going to be a derby, guys!"

After a pause, Mourinho raised three fingers and continued:

"During my coaching career, I have participated in no less than 30 derbies, including the London derby, the Milan derby and the Spanish derby."

"I can say that I have a lot of derby experience."

"I know very well that in such a crucial game, it is easy to get excited. However, as part of the game, you must calmly deal with pressure and changes on the field. Only when the brain remains clear can you make the most correct decision."

"At the same time, I need you to be tough and fierce on the field!"

As he spoke, Mourinho signaled his assistant to turn on the big screen in the tactical room and start playing Manchester City's game analysis clips:

"Today, let's take a look at how our opponents play on the field."

Manchester United players spent the entire morning in the tactical room.

After watching the Manchester City game analysis clips, they then followed the analysis of Mourinho and the tactical coach to understand how to deal with Manchester City players.

Judging from Mourinho's attitude and the prepared game analysis materials, all Manchester United players, including Ling Feng, can feel Mourinho's emphasis on this game and his determination to win it!

It is no exaggeration to say that this is definitely the most important game for Mourinho and Manchester United so far this season!
(End of this chapter)