Coaching legend

But good times are always short-lived.

George and Miranda only stayed until mid-June, and then returned to England. The club had other things to do, and George had some other things to do. Especially in terms of transfers, there were still many things that George had to deal with personally.

The first thing George had to deal with when he came back was Campbell's transfer.

Richard and Evan contacted Campbell again, and Campbell was indeed inclined to Blackburn.

Although many clubs are interested in Campbell now, Arsenal and Blackburn are the ones that Campbell is most interested in. These two clubs are the most sincere, and of course Liverpool's Houllier is also interested in Campbell.

But Liverpool's results are too bad now.

Arsenal reached the top four of the Champions League this season. Although they were eliminated in the semi-finals, they have already shown great strength. Although Blackburn failed to enter the semi-finals, it was not because of strength.

In the league, Blackburn has already won the Premier League championship and Arsenal has also won the third place in the Premier League. Both teams have qualified for the Champions League next season.

Liverpool's results are much worse. At the end of this season, they only won one FA Cup championship, and they didn't even have a place in the Champions League next season.

Therefore, the first team Campbell eliminated was Liverpool.

Between Arsenal and Blackburn, Campbell considered a lot.

Arsenal is an English giant, an absolute giant in England. They once created their own dynasty. It is very desirable to be able to join such a club. In this regard, Blackburn is obviously not comparable to Arsenal.

But in terms of current strength, Blackburn is not inferior to Arsenal at all.

Moreover, Blackburn has an obvious advantage in the Premier League this season, and Blackburn won the championship with a 14-point lead over Arsenal. Moreover, the current Blackburn players are in the rising period, and Blackburn's performance will definitely have a peak period for a period of time.

Campbell is already 27 years old. Just in time to catch up with this peak period.

Of course, even so, Arsenal still has an advantage over Blackburn. But there is a factor that interferes with Campbell.

In any case, Campbell is a Tottenham youth player. Arsenal and Tottenham are mortal enemies for a century, and the amount of grievances between them is definitely difficult to compare with other derby teams. They are completely mortal enemies, and the grievances between Blackburn and Burnley are nothing compared to them.

This has a great influence on Campbell.

Therefore, under the same conditions, Campbell naturally prefers Blackburn.

Campbell's requirements are very high. He wants a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds and a signing fee of 4 million pounds. This is understandable, after all, Campbell came here for free, and such conditions are not harsh at all. But Blackburn can't give it.

Therefore, Richard contacted Campbell. He hoped that Campbell would get a weekly salary of 60,000 pounds, and Campbell's signing fee could be appropriately increased.

It's all about money. Campbell certainly has no problem. Just compensate all the wages into the signing fee. However, if all are converted into signing fees, the salary compensation for five years will add up to more than 10 million pounds.

This signing fee is too high.

So the two sides argued with each other over this thing.

After George returned to England, he immediately made the decision. Give Campbell a weekly salary of 70,000 pounds, and then convert the remaining salary into a signing fee.

George was afraid that if it took too long, someone would probably kidnap Campbell. Although the signing fee was very high, George did not hesitate. A defender of Campbell's level would not suffer any loss even if he was bought for 20 million pounds.

Now, no matter how much the signing fee is, it will not exceed 10 million pounds. This deal is still worthwhile.

When the signing was finally signed, Campbell's signing fee reached 8 million pounds. In the world football transfer, it is estimated that Campbell is the first time to receive such a high signing fee. Campbell also accepted a weekly salary of 70,000 pounds.

Even so, a weekly salary of 70,000 pounds is currently the highest weekly salary in Blackburn.

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But it's all worth it.

On June 18, Blackburn announced the first transfer news of the season. After this news came out, the entire English football world was shocked.

Because Blackburn announced that Tottenham Hotspur captain Campbell joined Blackburn for free.

Compared to Blackburn’s record-breaking transfer fee for a defender, buying Ferdinand was even more shocking. Because although Ferdinand was a talented defender in English football at the time, he was not comparable to Campbell in any way.

Who is Campbell?

In the 1996 European Cup, he was the main central defender of the England national team. In the subsequent 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Cup, Campbell was the main central defender of England.

Campbell is known as the best central defender in England. He is also one of the best central defenders in the world.

Even the Liverpool Echo, which has always had a bad relationship with George, reported on this news.

"Since Coach Levy came out of nowhere, the most touted thing in the English football world is his ability in the transfer market. He can always buy low and sell high, and buy those talented players with unlimited potential. But I have to say that this free introduction of Campbell is definitely the best deal in George's transfer career."

"Players of Campbell's level can immediately improve the strength of a team. This transfer is too cost-effective."

It is true that Campbell's choice of Blackburn further enhances Blackburn's reputation.

Lineker was very optimistic about this transfer in the BBC column. "Blackburn's original strength is very strong. They performed well this season and won the Premier League, the English League Cup, and the Champions League quarterfinals."

"But it seems that George is not satisfied with the current results. Perhaps George, who has already won the Premier League, the English FA Cup, the English League Cup, and the UEFA Cup, is now looking at the Champions League."

"Campbell's joining makes George's ambitions clear."

The media will evaluate the transfer every year. But for Campbell, all the media's evaluation is the same. They all said that Blackburn's transfer is really a good deal.

George is very satisfied with the effect.

Of course, Campbell is also very satisfied. It has always been Campbell's dream to join a team like Blackburn that has the strength to impact the championship. And Blackburn is also very good in terms of treatment. This transfer immediately made Campbell's pockets bulge.

After completing Campbell's transfer, George did not stop searching for players.

Blackburn's current framework is complete. And the style of play has become increasingly perfect, which is to control the midfield and oppress the opponent. But this season George found that this style of play also has big problems.

Especially the game with Manchester United, which made George see the shortcomings of the team.

In the game, once the opponent intercepts in the midfield, or Manchester United and Blackburn put three midfielders in the middle to defend, Blackburn will play very awkwardly. Manchester United's current style of play is not the toughest.

The toughest style of play belongs to Mourinho later.

A few beast waists in the midfield, once defending, Blackburn's midfield control style of play will have more problems.

And Miku and Deco are both players with excellent ball control and passing. Their breakthroughs are not very sharp. The biggest problem is that their speed is not good. If Deco is fast, then in the stalemate, suddenly plugging in from behind will definitely catch the opponent off guard.

If Miku had excellent speed, this would be a luxury. If Miku had better speed, he would be Maradona.

George discovered. The current Blackburn midfield lacks changes, and lacks a midfielder with strong impact like Gerrard. A midfielder like Gerrard can break the opponent's defense with a moment of insertion, speed and impact.

If George had such a midfielder in his hands when playing against Manchester United, he could let him play. Unfortunately, Blackburn is currently lacking such a player who can change the style of play.

Blackburn now relies more on the two wingers in terms of speed.

Therefore, George thought that players in this area should be added.

There are many fast players, but not many players with the impact of Gerrard.

The first person George thought of was Gerrard. If Gerrard was there, Gerrard could play both Deco's position and Miku's position. Of course, if Gerrard played, the style of play would be completely changed.

If there is a player like Gerrard who can rush up in the middle, then the opponent's rhythm can be completely disrupted. It will also give Blackburn, which has always played a controlling style of play, more options.

Gerrard can't do it.

Then he thought of Rosicky. Although Rosicky is thin, he has outstanding skills and is definitely not slow.

Rosicky's explosive power after getting rid of him is also very strong. Although he is not as impactful as Gerrard, he is another type of midfield engine. Rosicky's speed is also faster than Deco and Miku. Once he gets rid of him and rushes forward, he will definitely be a huge threat.

But when he thinks of Rosicky's current value of nearly 20 million euros, George can only give up.

It's not Gerrard, and it can't be Rosicky. George has screened all over Europe and didn't find a suitable player.

So George can only look at South America and Africa, which are farther away.

African players have excellent physical fitness, and it is easy for such players to appear. Unfortunately, there are no players George needs.

As for South America, it is more likely to have some midfielders like Miku. Instead of players with strong impact like Gerrard. But there is a very different player in South American football who caught George's attention.

His name is very long. His name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.