Chapter 159: The Lineup Is Ready
On July 10, the Porto club announced the transfer of Falcao, "Porto player, Colombian player Radamel Falcao will join the Spanish club Atlético de Madrid."
Atlético de Madrid's official website also issued a brief statement: "Atlético de Madrid and Porto have reached an agreement on the transfer fee of Radamel Falcao. The Colombian striker who won the Europa League top scorer with 17 goals last season, Will join Atletico Madrid on a five-year contract."
Although Atletico Madrid did not officially disclose the specific figure of the transfer fee, earlier in the signing, Porto, a listed team, announced through the Portuguese stock market that the specific figure of the transfer fee was 40 million euros.
After the announcement, many Spanish media began to introduce Falcao to fans.
Because they did not enter the five major leagues, did not play in the Champions League, and many fans did not pay attention to the second-level Europa League, Falcao was not well-known in Europe, and some fans even heard Falcao's name for the first time. They were surprised that the Colombian player could have such a high price.
40 million euros is not a small number. Of the transfers reached before July, only two deals were higher than Falcao.
One is Aguero's move to Manchester City, and the Argentine striker is worth 77.5 million euros. The other belongs to the Paris Saint-Germain club. They announced on their official website that the team has officially signed the 22-year-old Argentine international Pastore from Palermo. According to Italian media, Pastore’s transfer fee reached 42 million euros.
After Falcao joined Atletico Madrid, "Aspen" believes that Madrid's active lineup has been very neat, and the striker, midfield and back line have become solid, "this means that Atletico Madrid is likely to close the transfer window."
As the contract media of Atlético de Madrid, "Aspen" reported on Atlético de Madrid fairly accurately. The next morning Atlético de Madrid announced the closing of the transfer window, which means that Atlético de Madrid will no longer sell or buy players. , the team lineup will not change.
The Spanish media also began to summarize Atlético de Madrid’s summer transfers, “Atletico Madrid sold Aguero, Reyes and other players for a total profit of 93 million euros. If nothing else, they are the most profitable summer transfers. team."
"But Atletico Madrid is not stingy in buying players, Thiago Silva and Radamel Falcao cost 70 million euros, 18 million euros for J-Rodriguez, 15 million euros Kevin De Bruyne, 10.5 million euros Jerome Boateng and 6 million euros Juan Forlan, Atletico Madrid's transfer spending has reached 120 million euros, they are in the transfer There is a lot of investment in the market!”
"At present, in the transfer market, only Manchester City, which has invested more than Atletico Madrid in the past two years, has invested more than 100 million euros for three consecutive years, and it has reached 123 million euros so far this year. This is thanks to Aguero, who is worth 77.5 million euros. Aguero alone accounts for more than half of Manchester City's transfer investment. In comparison, Atletico Madrid seems more rational. Their transfer only lost 2,300. 10,000 euros. The addition of Thiago Silva, Radamel Falcao and several other generals has made Atletico stronger and has a certain depth of the bench. Next season, Ma Competitiveness is likely to be an important force in the European arena."
In addition to media reports, Wansheng also reviewed the team's lineup.
The goalkeeper has not changed, the main force is still De Gea, he has grown into a world-class goalkeeper. The second goalkeeper is Sergio Asenjo. Before Asenjo was the main goalkeeper, but after De Gea grew up, Asenjo's position was replaced, and the 23-year-old could only play as a substitute.
On the backline, several players with integrity are Thiago Silva, Godin, Felipe Luis Kasmirski, Luis Perea, Jerome Boa Teng and Juan Forlan, as well as youngster Rafael Varane and veteran Ujfalusi are supplemented. The eight-player backline is enough to face the third-line battle next season.
The midfield line is still relatively gorgeous, Morris, Mesut Ozil, Mario Suarez, Raul Garcia, Kevin De Bruyne, J Rodriguez, everyone can Called a star, plus teenagers Isco and Saul, a gorgeous midfield composed of eight players, no accident, is enough to handle most games.
Four players in the front line, Klose, Wang Qiuming, Diego Costa and Radamel Falcao, Falcao will undoubtedly become the core player next season, Diego Costa's efficiency is good, but not that A star who can play individually, he will still be the No. 2 striker, and Klose and Wang Qiuming are also very important to supplement the striker.
The first team has a total of twenty-two players.
For a team fighting on the third line, 22 players are still a bit small. After all, it is easy to be affected by injuries in the middle of the season. If the injury area is larger, it will be difficult to maintain the battle. Wansheng's consideration is to add two more. youth team players.
One is to drop the youth team goalkeeper to the first team as the No. 3 goalkeeper. .
This number of players is enough.
Now this 22-person lineup is undoubtedly very gorgeous. In the eyes of the outside media, Atletico Madrid's lineup is definitely not comparable to Real Madrid and Barcelona, but in the eyes of Wansheng, it is different.
In the midfield line, Ozil and J-Road are the top stars in the world. Maurice is a little old, but his rich experience and excellent technology are enough to make him no worse than anyone else. Belgian star Kevin Deb Raune has a bright future, and at Atletico Madrid, he will undoubtedly get better and better.
The two generals in the back line, Godin and Thiago Silva, are the best defenders in the world, and other players are also very good. Rafael Varane is growing rapidly, and he will play a role in the future. Backfield pillar of the team.
On the front line, the combination of Falcao and Diego Costa, as long as they exert their power, is enough to make any team in the world fear.
De Gea is one of the top goalkeepers, needless to say his ability.
The current lineup is also the strongest lineup that Wansheng has led since he became a football coach. Looking at this gorgeous lineup, Wansheng feels very happy. There has never been a time when he has more confidence in the team than now. .
With this lineup, the team in the new season can sweep La Liga and compete for the European League!
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Atletico Madrid's transfer work is over.
There are still more than ten days before the collective training time, but it is almost mid-July, and new players have begun to come for medical examinations. J-Rodriguez is the first one to arrive, and he will transfer to Atlético Madrid in May. , it's already July, and he can't wait to come to Madrid to see it.
Atlético de Madrid prepared a grand welcome ceremony for J-Rodriguez. After completing the medical examination and confirming to join the team, J-Rodriguez came to Calderon Stadium, where nearly 30,000 fans expressed their support. He welcomed it.
J-Rodriguez showed off his superb footwork on the spot, which attracted cheers from many fans.
Many fans have not heard the name of J-Rodriguez before. After all, he has not yet landed in the five major leagues, and there are some voices of doubt in the media, but Atlético de Madrid fans are more inclined to believe in Wansheng, they know J-Rodriguez. Driggs is the player Wansheng called for, so he must not be bad.
J-Rodriguez feels very happy.
Although he didn't see the head coach, Madrid's fans were still enthusiastic, which was much better than he imagined.
At the same time, Wansheng was not idle either.
After the transfer work, he only stayed at home for one day, accompanied his pregnant wife Anita, and went to work at the club the next day. The focus of the club's work was not on transfers, but on management.
In this regard, the general coach is not involved.
But Wansheng is different. He owns the most shares in the club, and naturally it has to do with the management of the club. In the summer, Hill brought in two local Spanish sponsors for the club. With Wansheng’s relationship, he brought in again. Three Chinese sponsors.
This brings Atlético de Madrid an annual income of 8 million euros.
Wansheng is not involved in the issue of club sponsorship, and he basically can't do anything, but there is one thing that Wansheng must ask about, and that is this year's TV broadcast agreement.
Last year, after discussions between the Spanish Professional Football League and various teams, a new agreement was issued. The agreement stipulates that starting from the 2014-2015 season, La Liga will sell the TV rights of all teams as a whole, and then distribute the rights to each team according to a specific proportion. Allocate between teams.
In the new distribution agreement, the two giants of La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona, will together account for 34% of the total revenue, while Atletico Madrid and Valencia will be the second-tier teams in the agreement, accounting for 11% of the total revenue together. , the remaining 55% is distributed to 16 teams, and the agreement does not include the broadcast of European competitions, which is allocated by UEFA.
Wan Sheng disagrees with the deal, as Atletico Madrid is more than three times worse than Real Madrid and Barcelona in TV distribution.
Atlético de Madrid will naturally not sign.
In this regard, Atlético de Madrid has become a special one, because the Spanish Football Federation has won the agreement of most clubs, but this agreement will only come into effect in 2014, so Atlético de Madrid is not in a hurry.
Before that, the TV broadcast fee of La Liga teams was still negotiated by the club and the TV broadcaster separately, and then the Spanish Football Association collected it for the overall distribution.
Last season's TV broadcast fee sharing plan for La Liga was that Real Madrid and Barcelona together accounted for 47%, Atletico Madrid and Valencia each accounted for 7%, and the remaining 39% were distributed to the remaining 16 teams according to the results.
According to the proportion of last season, Atletico Madrid can only get about 40 million euros, which is not even comparable to the TV broadcast share of the Premier League clubs.
So Atlético de Madrid have to talk again. (To be continued ~^~)