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Chapter 485: The Dragon and the Phoenix of football, the Manchester United that defies the heavens!

6 month 26 number.

Manchester United, Carrington.

Maguire, wearing a Manchester United Polo shirt, sat on the sofa, looking a little nervous.

Sitting next to him was the "reporter" specially sent by the club to interview this summer window new signing, and also the team's top player - Ling Feng!
"First of all, Harry Maguire, welcome to the Manchester United family!"

Facing Ling Feng's opening remarks, Maguire also smiled:

"Thank you, it is an honour to join such a great club with such a rich history."

“Are you looking forward to the new season?”

“I can’t wait to play!”

"Haha, as a Manchester United player, I am very happy to see an excellent player join the team. This is for the team, and this is my former teammate who I once fought side by side with."

"Come to think of it, where was the first time we met?"

In the short interview video, Ling Feng talked about his close relationship with Maguire in front of the camera, and also shared a story about how Maguire stood up for him and got a red card in the Europa League match against Wolfsburg.

Following Ling Feng’s “disclosure” and after the video was broadcast, the Red Devils fans also had a preliminary understanding of the player Maguire.

It turns out that this big guy who looks a little dull is actually a very loyal man!

Putting aside whether he has the ability to gain a foothold in Manchester United, just this kind of loyalty to his teammates is worthy of their first praise today!

As Manchester United's first deal in the summer window, Maguire's transfer operation has been analyzed in many aspects by the media and football experts.

Most people are optimistic about Maguire's development prospects at Manchester United.

Especially with the help of former club teammates or current national team teammates such as Ling Feng, Kante, Rooney, Lingard, Maguire will definitely be able to quickly integrate into Manchester United, and then become a world-class central defender under Mourinho's training!
In the eyes of many people, Maguire is likely to replace Smalling and Rojo and form the main central defender partnership with Bailly for Manchester United in the new season to protect the team.

After defeating competitors such as Chelsea, Manchester City, Juventus and others to successfully snatch Maguire, Mourinho's next goal is to rotate the center forward.

The candidate he chose was Real Madrid's young striker Morata!

In the season that just ended, as Real Madrid's striker, Morata made 26 appearances in the La Liga and scored 15 goals.

At the same time, this is the first time in his career that he has scored more than 15 league goals in a single season.

The current Morata is not yet the abstract player of the future "King of Yue" and "Double Inverse Foot".

Instead, he is one of the best young center forwards in today's football world, with great potential to become a superstar.

Centers are very scarce these days.

Not to mention an excellent center who can pull the defense, dribble the ball, and coordinate the ball!
In his two years at Juventus, he fully demonstrated his value and ability to the world.

So, this is why Real Madrid bought him back last season and Manchester United also wants him this season!

Through his agent, Mourinho knew that the player was very willing to join a big club like Manchester United and was willing to accept the role the team wanted him to play.

Unfortunately, they encountered a very tough attitude from the club.

Perhaps it was because Manchester United rejected Real Madrid's offer for Ling Feng that made the old man very unhappy.

Therefore, in the face of Manchester United's offer, Real Madrid insisted on the price of 90 million euros and refused to give in.

He even said that if Manchester United couldn't come up with 90 million euros, they could use De Gea in exchange.

Of course, Real Madrid knows very well that Manchester United is unlikely to be willing to exchange De Gea for Morata.

The reason for making such a proposal is just to avenge the fax machine incident that year.

Even though the transfer funds provided by Manchester United executives this season are as high as 1.5 million pounds.

However, Mourinho still felt that spending 90 million euros to buy a rotation striker who had only scored more than 15 goals in one season was a bit too expensive.

You know, Higuain, who has already proved himself by scoring goals in La Liga and broke the single-season goal record in Serie A, only had 90 million euros when he transferred to Juventus!
Even though Morata is five years younger than him, he has the advantage of age.

But with Morata's goal efficiency, he is definitely not worth the price!
Of course, everyone knows that you at Manchester United are stupid and rich, and everyone wants to make some money from you.

If you don't pay a premium, you won't be able to buy the players you want.

Although his goal-scoring efficiency is not high in his career, he cannot be called an efficient shooter.

However, Morata's tactical support role as a center forward is very obvious.

If Morata can run through the frontcourt at all costs and support the opponent, it will definitely further unleash Ling Feng's offensive ability!

This is also what Mourinho values.

After all, for this Manchester United team, as long as Ling Feng can play comfortably, the offense will be unstoppable!

After rigorous value analysis, Mourinho and Manchester United's transfer department believe that 80 million euros is the highest acceptable price.

If it exceeds 80 million, you might as well buy someone else.

Of course, in order to avoid being stuck in a rut, while negotiating with Real Madrid, Manchester United also turned around and joined the war with Chelsea for the "Little Beast" Lukaku!
This season, Lukaku has been on a roll in the Premier League, scoring 25 goals and ranking fourth in the Premier League scorer list.

What does it mean to be able to score 25 goals in the Premier League?
Henry, Drogba, Shevchenko, Michael Owen and other superstars who have left their names in the Premier League may not be able to score 25 goals in a single season.

With such a number of goals, he would have surely won the Premier League Golden Boot in previous years!

Unfortunately, Lukaku, who was in the midst of his explosive growth, encountered three perverted guys:

Kane's short-lived success!
Ibrahimovic is a fierce dragon crossing the river!!

And the terrifying Ling Feng!!!

However, as a Premier League player, his speed and impact in the frontcourt, as well as his tough physical confrontation, finally made the nickname "Little Devil" that he got when he joined Chelsea become well-deserved!
Before the season is over, Lukaku has become a hot commodity for all the big clubs.

Everyone knows that a club like Everton can no longer keep a player like Lukaku.

And it was Chelsea who took the first step!

Conte looked down on the "handsome" Diego Costa and tried to clean up this bulldog-like striker as early as the winter window.

Even though he scored twenty goals in the Premier League!

Therefore, adding a center forward is the top priority for the Blues in the summer transfer window. And the one they are looking at is Lukaku, the "little monster" who has a relationship with the club and played at the peak of his career at Everton last season.

Coincidentally, Lukaku is also open to returning to Stamford Bridge.

Originally, in the eyes of many football experts and media, Lukaku's return to the Blues was a foregone conclusion.

However, Manchester United's sudden joining has made Lukaku's next club unclear.

After all, Chelsea has no advantage over Manchester United, which just won the treble.
Upon hearing the news, Ling Feng, who was on vacation in Italy, couldn't help but complain:

What the hell!

The aircraft carrier just entered Manchester Harbor, is it about to take down the professional sideline player? !
Is Manchester United crazy?
Want to gather the dragon and phoenix of football? !
If you add the team's original "King of Forcing" Ibrahimovic, "Director of Horses" Martial, "Emperor of Lin" Jesse Lingard and a group of other (geniuses), this lineup is simply against the sky!

Of course, despite all his complaints, he is not surprised at all by the transfer rumors that Manchester United is interested in Lukaku.

Compared to Morata, he thinks Lukaku is better.

Although Lukaku is a fool and sometimes has no brains.

But at least he is strong and fast enough, and he can stretch the ball to make soup, do a rhino turn, and his left-foot shot is reliable!

Ling Feng only made a few complaints about Manchester United's potential striker recruitment targets.

However, for Rooney, Manchester United's major signings in the striker line is a matter of great interest to him!

In fact, after Ling Feng joined the team this season, Rooney, who had been in decline under Van Gaal's rule, has directly experienced a second spring in his career.

With the involvement of two superstars Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic, Rooney came to the right and got more chances to get the ball, and goals and assists came in large numbers.

The fans also exclaimed: Fat Lu is back to the top!
However, as Mourinho changed the team's tactical play and placed more emphasis on pressing in the frontcourt and quick attacks, Rooney began to have trouble keeping up with the team's rhythm.

Especially in the Champions League where opponents are stronger and the pace is faster, Rooney's body, eroded by years of alcohol, has become increasingly clumsy and slow.

This made it even more difficult for the Red Devils captain to play.

Many times, he was unable to hold the ball in the frontcourt, his movements were slow, and he could only play the role of distracting the defense to allow his teammates to gain more space.

Therefore, since entering the Champions League knockout stage, Rooney's number of goals and assists has dropped sharply. He often starts the game but does not make much contribution before being replaced by Lingard.

Lingard's vitality after coming on the pitch and the changes he brought to the team's frontcourt offense were also obvious to all.

Originally, Lingard had already taken up a lot of playing time in the right winger position.

If the team buys Morata or young forwards such as Lukaku, Belotti, etc., his playing time will only be further compressed!
Unless he moves back and plays in midfield.

But he doesn't want to play in midfield!
This was also the important reason why Rooney had conflicts with Ferguson and almost left Manchester United after Van Persie arrived in the Ferguson era!
Besides, even if he retreats to midfield, he cannot compete with Kante and Herrera and is destined to be a substitute.

As a result, he now faces what may be the last critical decision of his career:

Either stay in the team as a substitute!
Just like Carrick did last season, he can lead the young players in the team and make full use of their remaining energy in the last years of his career;

Or transfer away!

Find a team that can guarantee him a starting position so that he can seek new challenges at the end of his career!

During his years at Manchester United, he has won every championship and also broken the club's goal record.

Recalling the Champions League final, Rooney already had a premonition when he was just on the bench witnessing the team defeat Real Madrid and lift the Champions League trophy.

He knew very well that he no longer had a main position in this rebuilding Red Devils team.

As he gets older, his competitive form declines. He can no longer play the entire game or become the hero who decides the outcome of the game like he used to.

But he is still young, only 31 years old!
He was unwilling to waste the limited time of his career on the bench!

As the top scorer for both Manchester United and England, his inner pride makes him unwilling to sit on the bench with the highest salary in the Premier League!

He doesn't want that kind of "handout" nor does he want the feeling of powerlessness that comes with not being able to contribute to the team.

Thinking of this, Rooney has made a decision!

So he went directly to the Carrington base and knocked on the door of the head coach's office:

"Boss, I want to talk to you!"

Rooney also went straight to the point and asked Mourinho directly whether he was in the team's plans for next season.

Mourinho said yes, but also said that he could not guarantee his starting position.

After getting the expected answer, Rooney did not hold back at all and directly stated his decision:
In order to get more playing time, he is ready to leave the team!

Moreover, he has already found his next home!
His agent has already met with Everton's top management, and Everton is very willing to welcome his return.

Originally, Mourinho was still struggling with how to deal with Rooney's playing time.

After all, as the team captain and locker room leader, Rooney's status in the team is no longer in line with his actual ability.

In addition, Rooney's personal data this season is good. If he rashly pushes Lingard into the starting lineup, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction from Rooney himself and an uproar in public opinion.

Now, hearing that Rooney had taken the initiative to leave the team, he actually breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In his mind, Rooney's departure is more in line with his future plans for Manchester United than staying.

Even though Rooney is a true Red Devil who has played for the team for thirteen years, he is even the spiritual totem of Manchester United!

Professional football is so cruel!
The capable ones will live there, and the fittest ones will survive!
Last season, the reason why Manchester United was able to unexpectedly win the treble was closely related to new signings such as Ling Feng, Kante, Ibrahimovic and Bailly.

This means that if we don't introduce talented newcomers and rely on Rooney, Martial, Mata and others, it will be impossible to achieve the treble.

And renewal and replacement is a problem that every club will face.

What's more, he took over Manchester United not to idle away his time, but to shoulder the heavy responsibility of bringing the Red Devils back to the top of Europe!

Of course, even though he felt that Rooney's decision did him a big favor.

But considering Rooney's influence on Manchester United and British football, Mourinho still tried to retain him.

It’s a pity that in order not to spend the last part of his career on the bench, Rooney has decided to leave!

Soon, on July 2017, 7, Manchester United dropped a bombshell on English football and even world football:
Wayne Rooney, the captain of Manchester United who has played for the Red Devils for 13 years, will leave the team and return to his former parent club Everton!
(End of this chapter)