Six Hundred and Thirty-Ninth, the First Strike Is the First!

"What did he say?"

In the meeting room of the Etihad Stadium, Gao Shen looked at Gary Cook, Marwood and Brian Kidd in front of him, and asked with concern, and the man Gao Shen said naturally referred to Yaya Toure's Broker Dimitri Seluk.

It is also interesting to say that the Ivorian players actually found a Russian agent.

What many people don't know is that the agent of Ziglinski, who joined Barcelona in his previous life, is also Dimitri Seluk.

Obviously, Ziglinski was recommended by Seluk to Barcelona.

As a result, within a year, Ziglinski left, and Yaya Toure also left.

This is why Seluk would "curse" Guardiola later.

To put it bluntly, it's all for profit.

But one thing is for sure, Seluk is tough.

Gary Cook first explained his relationship with Seluk. After all, Gao Shen is now in charge of competitive affairs.

Speaking of it, he has nothing to do with Seluk, that is, Manchester City had pursued Yaya Toure before and had contact with Seluk, but Yaya Toure was not interested in Manchester City at that time.

But time has passed. Manchester City, which Yaya Toure looked down upon back then, has now become the Premier League champion under the management of Gao Shen, while the Ivorian midfielder encountered Busquets and Thiago Motta in Barcelona. double whammy.

Yaya Toure played in single digits last season, half the time as a substitute.

It is conceivable how bad his situation in Barcelona is.

It just confirms that sentence: At the beginning you loved me and ignored me, but today I make you unattainable.

Under such circumstances, Seluk was full of resentment. In an interview with the Daily Sports newspaper in late May, he publicly accused Barcelona, ​​thinking that the reason why Barcelona was unwilling to give Yaya Touré a chance to play was because of the contract of the Ivorian. It is stipulated that a large part of his income is based on his playing time.

But Barcelona was too stingy and refused to pay the money, so they suppressed Yaya Toure.

In addition, it was also Seluk who revealed that Barcelona is eagerly pursuing Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas,

Even wanted to use Yaya Toure as a transfer plan, but his players refused to be included in Fabregas' exchange plan.

According to the information obtained by Gao Shen and Manchester City, Barcelona and Arsenal did have such a plan at the time, and both parties were very interested, because in this way, Barcelona can pay a lot less money and at the same time get rid of Yaya Toure, And Arsenal are also interested in the Ivorian midfielder, but suffer from lack of money to sign.

However, after being kicked out by Seluk, the deal fell through.

Up to now, after Barcelona introduced Villa and Aguero, they basically have no money, and it is impossible for Arsenal to pay such a large sum of money for Yaya Toure, so the transfer of Fabregas is also temporary. shelved.

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"Seluk said that Barcelona has officially notified them that they can find a team by themselves. As long as a team is willing to pay 20 million euros for Yaya Toure, the Ivorian midfielder can be taken away from Barcelona."

"Twenty million euros?" Gao Shen was delighted, and it was rare for Barcelona to make a good deal.

In 2007, when Yaya Touré moved from Monaco to Barcelona, ​​the La Liga giants only spent 9 million euros.

Of course, the current initiative is in the hands of Barcelona, ​​because Yaya Toure's contract is until June 2012, and the liquidated damages are as high as 100 million, which means that unless Barcelona agrees, no one can take it away Yaya Toure.

In fact, Gao Shen is not very interested in Yaya Toure. He now has Harvey Martinez and Jordan Henderson in the team. Next, Fernandinho will join the team. The midfield configuration counts. Not too luxurious, but enough.

Yaya Toure's character and his playing habits made Gao Shen quite a headache.

However, as one of the best midfielders in the world, the price of 20 million euros is not too expensive.

"Why didn't Manchester United take him away?" Gao Shen suddenly thought of this question.

Manchester United just took away Las Diarra from Real Madrid, and they obviously want to strengthen their signings. It makes no sense not to pay attention to Yaya Toure.

"Seluk said that he had no contact with Manchester United, because his players felt that they were very suitable for the Premier League, but he only thought of the best team in the Premier League, which is our Manchester City." Brian Marwood laughed.

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

The agent's mouth, a deceitful ghost!

You can't believe even a single letter of English in Seluk's words.

"We got another piece of information. It is said that Ferguson has indeed considered Yaya Toure, but because Yaya Toure played too little time last season, Ferguson was a little worried about his competitive state. In contrast, Lars Diarra will be more reliable." Brian Kidd said.

After Gao Shen met with Ferguson last time, he called Kidd over and gave him a tough talk. After he came back, he began to make up his mind to do the intelligence work, and now Gao Shen just saw the results.

Gao Shen felt that what Brian Kidd said was more reasonable.

Standing in 2021, looking back, of course you will feel that Las Diarra is a fart, and Yaya Toure is the king.

But at the moment in 2010, there is not much difference in strength between the two, but Yaya Toure has been absent for a long time, Diarra is in good condition, and the difference in value between the two is not much different, so there is no need to say which one to buy.

"However, Seluk revealed another piece of news that Chelsea is also very interested in Yaya Toure." Gary Cook reminded.

This really caught my attention.

If Manchester City wants to successfully defend the Premier League title this season, their biggest competitor must be Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea.

The current situation has completely changed, and there is no way to use the profound memories of previous lives to confirm the future trend. No one can guarantee whether Ancelotti will succeed at Chelsea this season.

Therefore, from the standpoint of Manchester City, the best way is to snatch the players that Chelsea want, while strengthening themselves, they can also weaken their competitors and kill two birds with one stone.

"Chelsea is really interested in Yaya Toure?" Gao Shen looked at Brian Kidd.

The latter nodded, "It's absolutely true."

Thinking about it carefully, it’s actually not surprising, because after Chelsea sent Ballack away, only Mikel was left as the main defensive midfielder, but everyone knows that Mikel’s flaws lie there.

But if Yaya Toure is introduced, the situation will be completely different.

Gao Shen didn't have much interest in introducing Yaya Toure before, but if Chelsea is also interested, then it is necessary for him to participate.

Be the first to attack!

After thinking about it, Gao Shen made a decision.

"I want to meet Seluk!"

...

That afternoon, Gao Shen, accompanied by Gary Cook, Marwood and Brian Kidd, met this Russian agent who had given Barcelona management a headache in the same conference room.

According to outside rumors, Gao Shen once thought that he would have that kind of acerbic image, but in fact he was not. He looked rather forthright, not as bad as the media reported.

Seluk obviously also knows that Manchester City's transfers and signings are all decided by Gao Shen. Whether Yaya Toure can join Manchester City depends on Gao Shen's words.

After everyone sat down and greeted politely, the topic naturally revolved around the transfer of Yaya Toure.

Gao Shen did not hide it, but told Seluk very bluntly that he could not build tactics around Yaya Toure. If he wants to come to Manchester City, he must change himself and integrate into Manchester City's tactical system Here, don't expect Manchester City's tactical system to accommodate him.

The implication is that if Gao Shen asked him to play as a central defender, he had to play as a central defender, if he was asked to play as a midfielder, he had to play as a midfielder, and if he was told not to go forward, he had to stay in the backcourt honestly.

"You know, in our Manchester City, we pay attention to team football full of integrity. We don't advocate individual heroism, so in our team, no one is special, and everyone is treated equally."

Gao Shen first drew his bottom line, and then began to analyze and position Yaya Toure.

He believes that Yaya Toure is a world-class midfielder and also capable of playing as a central defender. He can bring some different elements to Manchester City, such as his dribbling and advancement, such as his strong body and delicate foot skills. Wait.

Gao Shen is still thinking that if Yaya Toure joins the team, he can also try a double midfielder, which will be a very interesting change.

For example, let Yaya Touré and Javi Martinez form the black and white twin towers in the midfield.

In Manchester City in the previous life, the combination of Fernandinho and Yaya Toure was also very successful.

But all of this is based on one premise, that is, Yaya Toure has to obey the whole team.

Seluk is full of confidence in his players. He firmly believes that there is no problem with Yaya Toure's ability and state. His performance in the World Cup is enough to prove this.

But he didn't expect that Gao Shen would make such a request.

This is beyond his scope as an agent, and he needs to communicate well with the players.

If Yaya Toure can accept it, he will be able to take the next step with Manchester City.

"Mr. Gao, my player really hopes to join your team. He will definitely bring you more victories and championships," Seluk said.

Gao Shen nodded, "I believe it, but I still say that, all the victories and championships of my team are achieved through teamwork, not brought by a single person."

Seluk understood Gao Shen's determination.

If Yaya Toure disagrees, City will close the door.

After understanding this layer, there is actually nothing much to talk about.

...

After sending Seluk away, Gao Shen communicated a lot with Gary Cook and others, mainly about Yaya Toure.

The strength of the players is one aspect, but the character is also very important.

Gao Shen must beware of the impact of his joining the team, especially the unity of the locker room.

That's why he put his ugly words up front.

If Yaya Toure can accept it, well, Manchester City can afford 20 million euros.

After entering the team, whether he can play the game or not, let's talk about the state and performance, which can further arouse the competition within the Manchester City team, which is also a good thing for Gao Shen.

Gary Cook and others basically agree with advanced views and practices.

Two days after seeing Seluk, Fernandinho finally arrived in London, England.

Gao Shen also took Marwood and Brian Kidd south from Manchester, met with Fernandinho at a London hotel, and chatted all night about both tomorrow's hearing and his future in Manchester City.

The next day, Gao Shen and his group marched mightily towards SOHO Plaza where the FA headquarters is located.

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