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Chapter 433 FIFA's Best Team of the Year!
With the opening of the winter transfer window, all major teams have the last chance to strengthen their lineups, and the transfer market has become abuzz.

Transfer rumors surrounding various big and small stars are also overwhelming and have become a hot topic among fans after dinner in the New Year.

Of course, the winter window is much quieter than the summer window.

Rumors are just rumors, but there are only a handful of transactions that have actually been completed.

Moreover, most of them are mid- and lower-tier teams with serious lineup problems.

For example, West Ham United was short of strikers and had a falling out with star player Payet;

For example, Leicester City, whose midfield defense has declined, are looking for Kante's successor.
For example, Middlesbrough, who are at the bottom of the league, can't score.
As the top team in the Premier League and a strong contender for the championship this season, Manchester United's outstanding players naturally become the target of poaching by other teams.

Various topical scandals also spread everywhere.

Sometimes it says "Martial is dissatisfied with his playing time and is forcing the club to resign", and sometimes it says "Mata is unhappy under Mourinho and hopes to return to Chelsea"

Among them, the most ridiculous transfer rumor has become a hot topic among fans:

According to an exclusive report from The Sun, Chelsea, which sold its star player Oscar to a Chinese team before Christmas and received a transfer income of 60 million pounds, has set its sights on Manchester United's super number seven Ling Feng!
The team owner Abramovich personally selected Ling Feng as the primary transfer target for the winter window, intending to replicate the operation that saw him poach Torres from Liverpool and spend a huge amount of money to sign Ling Feng, the top player in the Premier League.

According to Chelsea insiders, Abramovich gave a death order to Chelsea's transfer director "No Sister" Marina Granovskaia to sign Ling Feng.

To this end, he also planned to offer Ling Feng the highest weekly salary in football, 500,000, making Ling Feng directly the highest paid player in football!

However, people who know the matter simply sneered at the explosive exclusive news from The Sun and did not take it seriously at all.

The Sun's reports, except for the gossip news that has exploded in credibility, all other news can be regarded as fart.

Although at first glance, this rumor seems to make sense and is consistent with Chelsea owner Abramovich's capricious approach to buying players.

However, if you think about it carefully, you will know that this deal is simply impossible!

First of all, there is no way Ling Feng will leave Manchester United at the moment!

From Manchester United, the top team in the league that also plays in the Champions League knockout stage, to Chelsea, the second team in the league that does not play in the Champions League and only fights on a single front?

This not only treats Ling Feng as a fool, but also treats everyone else as fools!
Secondly, Chelsea can’t buy Ling Feng either.

Manchester United spent 90 million pounds to buy Ling Feng.

In other words, Chelsea has to offer at least 200 million pounds before Manchester United is willing to let Chelsea's people sit down and have a cup of tea.

Of course, with Ling Feng's huge commercial value, Manchester United's top management, who have always valued stock prices and commercial income, will not give up Ling Feng, this cash cow!

As for the penalty of 500 million euros, even Abramovich, who is worth over 10 billion, cannot afford it easily.

Unless he's crazy!
Therefore, it is not just Manchester United fans who regard the Sun's report as a joke. The vast majority of Chelsea fans do not think this deal is realistic.

However, when even Manchester United and Ling Feng did not take it seriously, things turned out to be beyond their expectations:

A few days later, Ling Feng, who had just defeated West Ham United with his team at the London Stadium, received a call from his agent:
"Hey, Jorge."

"Man, this is crazy! Chelsea really wants you!"

Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows:
"you sure?"

"Really! I just got off the phone with Marina from Chelsea, and she said Abramovich really admires you and invited you to dinner later!"

No, Abu, are you serious?!
Or is it that I am too poor, which limits my imagination and makes me unable to keep up with the thinking of rich people?

Although he complained in his heart, Ling Feng did not hesitate at all and immediately refused:
"I don't want to go and I don't want to be seen having dinner with the owner of Chelsea."

In response to Ling Feng's answer, Mendes directly explained:

"I understand your concerns, but there's no need to worry. It's just a meal with a new friend. Besides, we're in a private dining room, and no one is allowed to bring their cell phones in."

Under Mendes' persuasion, Ling Feng did not refuse Abu's face and changed his clothes to keep the appointment.

After all, the other party is a Russian oligarch. If he really dislikes me, it would only take a few minutes for him to send the mafia to kill me.
After arriving at a very secretive restaurant in London, Ling Feng met Abramovich, one of the owners of the most beloved football team, for the first time under the introduction of Mendes.

After having dinner together, Abu asked directly:
"Ling, would you like to come to Chelsea to play?"

Without waiting for Ling Feng to answer, Abu directly gave his conditions:
Chelsea number seven jersey!
Half a million pounds a week!
20 million pounds signing fee!

100% portrait rights income!

The absolute core position of the team!

Although Chelsea was very sincere, Abramovich himself also offered extremely attractive conditions and promises.

However, Ling Feng's answer is still "NO"

"Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Abu. I am grateful and honored."

“However, I am doing very well in Manchester and have no intention of leaving.”

Ling Feng's answer did not surprise Abu.

Ten years ago, when he first took over the Blues, he thought everything could be bought with money.

Whether it is an excellent player, a special coach, or even a championship trophy
However, ten years later, he has realized that there are some things that money cannot buy.

Such as the players' ambition and desire for honor!

Seeing that Ling Feng's attitude was very firm, Abu did not continue to speak. He just smiled and said that they could have a cup of coffee together next time if there was a chance.

This private meeting was not made public.

Even Mourinho didn't know that his favorite player had been poached by his former boss.
Because at this moment, he is trying to recruit other head coaches' favorites.
. . .

Manchester.

In the meeting room of the Carrington base, the club's head coach Mourinho, global scouting director Marcel Porter, chief scout Jim Lawler and others were all present.

"At the moment, we have compiled a list of potential winter transfers"

After a week of analysis, Mourinho and his team agreed that the team's current lineup is sufficient to cope with multi-line operations in the second half of the season.

But if you have money on hand, why not spend it?
According to Sandezi's active disclosure, he will have 30 million pounds of transfer funds available in the winter window.

If Schneiderlin is sold in exchange for 20 million pounds, Mourinho will have 50 million pounds in transfer funds to use for winter transfer window signings!
You know, 50 million pounds is more than enough to buy a famous first-class central defender!

After all, David Luiz's return to the Blues from Paris Saint-Germain was only £34 million.

Of course, if you want to buy a backup center, this money is more than enough.

Therefore, today's meeting is to select the right candidate from the candidate list and then conduct further analysis. The first candidate central defender recommended by the scout department made Mourinho's eyes light up:
"The first one is Virgil van Dijk, who currently plays for Southampton!"

"We have been observing this 25-year-old Dutch boy for a year. He is also the first choice on our candidate list!"

"He has a strong physique, excellent speed and explosiveness, and is very aggressive on defense."

"He has good footwork and can maintain high accuracy whether passing short or long."

"Also, although he is right-footed, he can play as both left and right centre-backs, and he often plays as the left centre-back. No matter who he plays with, he can take the lead in defence."

"I think his style is very similar to Ferdinand's. He is simply the template of a modern central defender! His joining can greatly improve our ability to pass the ball in the backcourt!"

"From the perspective of difficulty and cost-effectiveness, he may be the best candidate for us to strengthen the central defender position!"

After the chief scout introduced Van Dijk's scouting report, Mourinho, who was wearing reading glasses, stopped writing in the notebook and waved his hand:
"next."

"The second one is Victor Lindelof, a Swede who currently plays for Benfica."

"This 22-year-old young central defender has secured his place as the team's main central defender this season and has become the most relied-upon player in Benfica's defence"

"In addition to his strong physical fitness, he also has excellent basketball IQ and handles problems very calmly."

"The third one is Jose Fonte, a central defender who also plays for Southampton. Although he is older, he maintains a very good competitive state and has played in the Premier League for many years and is very experienced."

“The advantage is that it is affordable and can be used immediately.”

"The fourth one is Leonardo Bonucci, an Italian international currently playing for Juventus. At the age of 29, he is at the peak of his career."

"In terms of experience and ability, he is one of the best central defenders today."

"However, considering how much Juventus values ​​him, the possibility of introducing him is low, and the price will not be low."

"The fifth one is Harry Maguire who currently plays for Leicester City."

"A 23-year-old young central defender, tall and with excellent aerial defense."

"His ability is still a little behind the previous players. But he also has many advantages. He is relatively cheap, young and has strong plasticity."

"He, Ling Feng, Jesse Lingard and Kante were teammates at Leicester City. He has a very close relationship with Ling Feng in particular and is not worried about integration and adaptation at all."

"His inclusion in the latest national team roster is in line with our club philosophy of introducing and training young English players."

It was not until he heard that Maguire and Ling Feng had a close relationship that Mourinho paused. He then looked up at Maguire on the projection screen, examined him carefully, and then said casually:
"This kid has a big head, no wonder he's so good at heading."

In addition to several candidates for the center back position, the scouting department also gave several candidates for backup center and winger.

For example, Portugal's "new C Ronaldo" Guedes, Porto's new striker Andre Silva, the best young player in the Belgian League Leon Bailey, etc.
It is worth mentioning that more than one-third of the entire winter transfer window candidate list are Portuguese players under Mendes!

Mourinho was not surprised at all.

This is also a way and means for him to cooperate with Mendes for many years.

Instead of buying players from other countries that you don’t know much about, it is better to buy young talents from your own country recommended by your agent. This way, the probability of buying counterfeit products will be relatively smaller.

As the saying goes, it is better to do business with your family than to let the wealth flow to outsiders.
After a three-hour meeting, Mourinho made a decision:
Main attackers Van Dijk and Lindelof!

As for Maguire, he is the last alternative.

As a result, Manchester United took the lead in sending emails to Southampton and Benfica at the same time, asking about the possibility of Van Dijk and Lindelof's transfer.

However, just ten minutes later, Southampton took the lead in responding:

First, they rejected Manchester United's inquiry.

And insisted that Van Dijk is not for sale!

And the same was true of Benfica’s response.

However, such a response was not unexpected.

Both Van Dijk and Lindelof are the mainstay of their respective teams' defense.

How could the head coach let the team's main central defender transfer away in the middle of the season!

Even if the buyer offers a very attractive price, they cannot afford the huge risk of the main central defender leaving, the team's defensive system collapsing, and the performance declining.
. . .

Of course, it is not Ling Feng’s turn to worry about the team’s winter transfer window operations.

He just came to Zurich, Switzerland with his girlfriend Barbara and attended the 2016 FIFA Awards Ceremony in his best clothes!

This is his first time attending the FIFA Awards Ceremony.

"Ling!"

"Hey!"

"Barbara! Smile!"

"Look here!"

After enjoying a wave of flash lights outside the venue and answering a few questions from the host, Ling Feng walked into the venue with his girlfriend.

As he entered the venue, he saw many familiar yet unfamiliar faces at a glance.

Luo Ge, Modric, Teacher Tony, Shui Ye, and the team pet.
Puyol, Ronaldo, Maradona and other football veterans...

And his former coach, Ranieri!

After exchanging polite greetings with acquaintances and friends one by one, the award ceremony started on time.

After the opening performance, the first to be announced was the best lineup of the year!
The FIFA Team of the Year is jointly launched by FIFA and the World Players' Association (FIFPro).

去年12月1日，来自75个国家超过25000名职业球员投票选出了一份55人的候选名单，每个人可以选择1名门将、4名后卫、3名中场和3名前锋，最终确定2016年度最佳阵容。

As last season's Champions League champion, Real Madrid became the biggest winner of the best team of the year, with five players selected.

Barcelona came second with three players selected.

In the goalkeeper position, it is the current number one goalkeeper, Bayern’s “gatekeeper” Neuer!

He was a key player in Bayern's domestic treble win last season, and this is the fourth consecutive year he has been selected;
The four defenders are Alves, Pique, Ramos and Marcelo!

The three midfielders are the Real Madrid midfield duo of "Magic Flute" Modric and "Teacher Tony" Kroos, plus the "No. 1 player in the Premier League" Ling Feng who was selected for the first time!
After ranking third in the Ballon d'Or, Ling Feng defeated Griezmann and Iniesta and became the only Premier League candidate to be included in the Team of the Year!
The three forwards are Melo and Ronaldo, who have been selected into the annual best team for ten consecutive times, on the left and right, and the "raw god" Suarez in the middle!
It is no exaggeration to say that the eleven players in this lineup are the strongest eleven in football in 2016!
(End of this chapter)