Chapter 844: Battle at the Top of the List

Abraham Abraham admires Wilfred Ndidi in his scouting report to Aston Villa.

The physical fitness is very good, the jumping ability is amazing, the speed is fast, and the explosive power is amazing.

He strongly recommends that Aston Villa sign Ndidi immediately.

Of course, the purpose of his trip is to sign Ndidi Jr., but, as a scout, he must complete his scouting report and state his subjective views and judgments, which is a normal procedure.

Wilfred Endidi is not yet sixteen years old, and he only signed a youth contract with the Nathaniel Boys Club.

This contract is not strictly binding.

Aston Villa can take Wilfred Ndidi directly.

However, now FIFA has also begun to pay attention to protecting the interests of small clubs.

Therefore, in order to avoid possible follow-up troubles, the Aston Villa Club adopted a formal approach, contacted the Nathaniel Boys Club, paid a "big" training fee, and took away the young boy. Endidi.

This is more than the amount of the training fee is 35,000 pounds.

For Aston Villa, this is a small amount of money that is not worth mentioning, but it is enough to satisfy the Nathaniel Boys Club. After all, this is just an 'apprentice' under the age of 16 in the youth echelon players.

In this way, two players in the hands of agent Lukaka Ndidi, Wilfred Ndidi and N'Golo Kante, joined Aston Villa.

Aston Villa paid a "high" price of 145,000 pounds in order to get these two players.

Fang Jue was very satisfied with this.

This is also the reason why many teams like to go to low-level teams in Africa and Europe to shop for treasures. The quality is cheap and the future profits will be huge. Of course, whether the quality is good or not, this requires a test of eyesight. , However, as long as you win a lottery ticket, you can make a lot of money.

Fang Jue didn't have this kind of worry of "missing eyes". He was still very confident in his own eyesight.

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Aston Villa's official website subsequently announced that the team had signed 15-year-old Wilfred Ndidi from Nigeria's Nathaniel Boys Club. Villa U16 echelon.

Although the winter transfer window has been closed, the signing of youth team players is not affected or restricted.

In the winter transfer in the winter of 2012, the entire five major leagues in Europe can be said to be deserted, and there was no big order that fans expected.

Thinking back to last winter, the European transfer market was full of excitement: Torres moved to Chelsea for a Premier League transfer fee record of 50 million pounds, and Aston Villa's Diego Costa then moved to Liverpool for 50 million pounds.

Aston Villa holds 50 million pounds in transfer income, and spent 25 million pounds and 18 million pounds on the transfer, introducing Modric and Suarez from Ibiza and Ajax respectively.

It can be said that the hot transfer market last winter was no less than that of the summer transfer market.

I never thought that after a year, the winter window trading market is so deserted, and the giants from all walks of life "tighten their money" in unison. Many teams only use the method of loan or the introduction of new stars for reinforcement.

The most famous of these is that Scholes announced his comeback and returned to Manchester United.

Arsenal have signed Henry Thierry on loan from the New York Red Bulls.

The media generally speculated that this was influenced by Aston Villa's introduction of veterans and their outstanding performance.

Whether it was Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ballack, Ronaldo or Shevchenko before, or Klose this season, after joining Aston Villa, they have made a lot of contributions to the team ,Outstanding.

The two most expensive transfers in the five major leagues, one in and one out, came from Aston Villa.

They first signed Japan international Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund for £16m.

Subsequently, Albrighton, who was produced by Aston Villa's youth training, joined Newcastle at a price of 10.5 million pounds.

This is also the first time that Aston Villa under Fang Jue's rule did not make money in the transfer market, but instead had a net loss.

When the "Sun" took stock of the transfer market in the winter of 2012, a shocking news suddenly broke out.

When the transfer market was about to close, La Liga giants Real Madrid suddenly launched an attack on Aston Villa's head star, the new FIFA Golden Ball player Gareth Bale.

According to the "Sun" broke the news, Real Madrid's offer was as high as 65 million pounds.

However, because the transfer market is about to close, Aston Villa has closed the transfer negotiation window due to various considerations.

Aston Villa's next game is a highlight, they will face Manchester City at home.

Currently in the Premier League standings, Aston Villa ranks first with 63 points.

Manchester City ranked second with 54 points.

This is also a direct confrontation between the top two teams in the league.

The English media paid special attention to this game, which is a real championship battle.

If Aston Villa wins, they will further expand their lead, and the suspense of the Premier League title will become less and less.

However, if Manchester City can beat Aston Villa away, they will be able to narrow the gap to six points, and the suspense of the Premier League title will be rekindled.

At the press conference before the game, the focus of media attention was the rumors that Real Madrid wanted to buy Bale.

Fang Jue categorically denied that the team had any intention of letting Bell go.

"Bale is Mr. Golden Ball. Many teams want him. This is a fact."

"However, the bigger truth is that he is very happy at Villa. He is very important. Aston Villa did not have it before and will not have the willingness to give up Bale in the future. He is not for sale."

"Yes, absolutely not for sale!"

Fang Jue also criticized the "Sun" by name. His relationship with this media has always been bad.

Fang Jue accused the "Sun" of fabricating completely non-existent news with the intention of causing confusion and trouble for Aston Villa.

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The singing in the Villa Park stadium was loud and clear. Before the start of the game, Aston Villa fans sang the Aston Villa team anthem in unison, exaggerating the atmosphere of the game.

Burgundy and blue formed two phalanxes of flame and ocean in the stands.

Aston Villa and Manchester City, one is the league leader and the other is the second place in the league.

The development types of the two teams are quite different.

Needless to say, Manchester City is just spending money, spending money, spending money, and poaching stars.

Aston Villa is even more amazing. Their head coach has a very good eye for people, and his coaching talent is even more obvious to all.

Fang Jue has been in the Premier League for nearly three years, and Aston Villa has dominated the Premier League, and even dominated Europe.

"The Times" even lamented that Fang Jue's talent and his success in Aston Villa, even novels dare not write such a magical plot.

Aston Villa dominates, and Manchester City has also risen. In front of these two teams, old giants such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool are trembling.

These two teams directly changed the pattern of the Premier League.

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Fang Jue was standing on the sidelines at this moment waiting for the game to start.

Mancini did not stand on the sidelines, he sat on the coach seat of the visiting team.

In this game, Mancini and Manchester City are the most unaffordable losers.

If you want to win the championship, you must win this game, at least you must not lose.

Mancini played his best in this game, and Manchester City will fight to the death.

For Aston Villa, Fang Jue was forced to rotate the team to a certain extent.

The reason is simple, next week the UEFA Champions League knockout battle is about to ignite.

Aston Villa will face defending Serie A champions AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16.

Aston Villa, who just broke out from the devil's schedule, had to stay strong for this Champions League knockout game.

"This Premier League top game is about to start, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides."

"For Aston Villa, the goalkeeper is De Gea, and the defense line from right to left is Kyle Walker, Papastathopoulos, Senderos and Santon."

"The midfield is Strowman, Milner, Ronaldo and Bale."

"At the front there is Suarez and Bendtner."

"Modric and Mane, who just returned from the Africa Cup of Nations, sat on the bench to rest, and veteran Klose also took turns to rest."

"In this game, Aston Villa's biggest hidden danger lies in the absence of Clemente. The Spanish midfielder is suspended for accumulating yellow cards in this game."

Fang Jue stood on the sidelines, holding his chin in thought.

Clement's suspension, he was forced to mention Milner's position to the midfielder, and at the left back position, he chose to trust Thornton.

"For Manchester City, the goalkeeper is England goalkeeper Joe Hart."

"The defense goes from right to left, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany and Kolarov."

"Midfielders, Gareth Barry, De Jong, David Silva, Quaresma."

"Aguero and Dzeko up front."

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Suarez and Bendtner stood in the middle circle, waiting for the kick-off.

The referee is checking the time with the fourth official through the headset.

The noisy Villa Park Stadium fell silent at this moment.

The referee looked down at his watch, then gave a thumbs up to the fourth official on the sidelines:

Everything is fine and ready to tee off.

"beep--"

A whistle blows, and amidst huge cheers, the game begins.

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Aston Villa were not conservative at home, trying to put pressure on City's goal and score as quickly as possible.

The commentator commented on this situation, thinking that this is where Fang Jue's confidence lies.

Even if important players are suspended and absent, and some of the main players have been rotated, the current Aston Villa on the field still has the strength to compete head-on with Manchester City.

Milner signaled himself to stay in the defensive position, and Strowman went up to participate in the attack.

This is why Fang Jue trusts Milner so much. With Clement suspended, he is relieved to hand over the heavy responsibility of midfield defense to Milner.

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