Chapter 839 The Manchester City Duo

This season the Premier League really belongs to the city of Manchester.

In the first half of the season, Manchester United won 13 consecutive victories, qualified for the Champions League two rounds ahead of schedule, and defeated their noisy neighbors in the Manchester City derby.

But the good times did not last long. Manchester United was criticized by the media after losing three games in all competitions. Although Liverpool and Chelsea were even worse, Manchester United quietly caught up.

A wave of winning streaks from five consecutive wins, seven consecutive wins to ten consecutive wins, no one paid attention to it. After all, the pearls came first. But when Guardiola led the team to defeat Chelsea and win 13 consecutive victories, the entire Premier League's attention was focused on them. The focus is on Manchester City.

In the 24th round, Manchester United reversed West Ham United to ensure their advantage in the standings, although the advantage was only 1 point.

But Manchester City also completed the reversal. Hull City took the lead in scoring, but Sterling scored twice, Jingdong An scored a pass and shot, and David Silva added the icing on the cake. Blue Moon swept Tiger City 4-1 and won 14 consecutive victories. Tying the winning streak record set by Arsenal that year.

Manchester City's opponent in the next round is Stoke City.

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"So what if we win 14 consecutive games? If we don't win the championship, everything is in vain!" Sun Wu hung up the phone and walked into the yard angrily. He turned around and saw a familiar car parked in front of Patrick's house next door.

Sun Wu turned around and wanted to enter the house, but the guy's eyes were too sharp...

"Hey, Best, don't leave in a hurry!"

Guardiola had a huge smile on his face.

Sun Wuqiang turned back with a smile on his face, "Josep, why are you free to come here today?"

"Patrick brought a box of good sparkling wine from Barcelona." Guardiola waved, "Let's try it together. I also brought sausages from Botifarablanca."

Sun Wu hesitated for a long time before being pulled over by Christine. His face turned dark as soon as he entered the door.

"Best, I didn't even hear your thanks." Guardiola spread his hands and said, "Shouldn't you be thanking me?"

Sun Wu pulled a long face and said slowly: "Okay, I should indeed thank you...although you are doing it for yourself."

Miranda's transfer to Manchester United,

Guardiola has contributed, although it is just a trivial sentence... The reason for his contribution is very simple. Manchester City's opponent in the Champions League draw is Atletico Madrid. Miranda has rich experience in European wars, while Savic is a novice.

Today's dinner was very sumptuous. Although Aunt Olina's cooking skills were terrible, the sausages and hams brought by Guardiola tasted good and were all cooked food. In addition, Patrick contributed several bottles of good wine, and the atmosphere at the dinner table gradually became Get in harmony.

"Not necessarily, Manchester City will have to fight on four fronts in the second half of the season." Sun Wu curled his lips disdainfully, "What's there to fight for in the League Cup? Didn't you win one last year? Look at Manchester United. They simply announced that they don't want it in the first round. !”

"He was obviously eliminated, but he said he didn't want it." Patrick said with a sidelong glance, "That Dele Alli is really good, but it's a pity that the idea is so good that you went there twice and failed to get him."

When he thought of this, Sun Wu's head drooped. Just like the original time and space, Ali had signed a contract with Tottenham and officially completed the transfer.

"By the way, do you still want that German midfielder at Manchester United?" Guardiola asked calmly: "The price is neither high nor low."

"Which one? Sane?"

"Of course not. Sane's worth is too high, and Schalke 04 may not be willing to let him go." Patrick explained, "The one from Red Bull has been repurchased by Stuttgart."

"Oh, oh, Kimmich." Sun Wu said dejectedly: "It is said that Bayern has signed him, do you still want to take advantage of him?"

Guardiola took a sip of red wine and said nothing, as if he had a plan in mind. There was no way, this guy had a mine behind him, he was too wild!

Sun Wu's tooth aches just thinking about it. The Glazer family behind Manchester United really can't compete financially with the tycoons in Manchester City, otherwise De Bruyne wouldn't be robbed... Although Ding Ding is absolutely unwilling to come to Manchester United to help Sun Wu.

"The newspapers said a few days ago that Manchester United was paying attention to Hull City's Maguire?" Patrick took another big drink. "In the game the day before yesterday, Maguire performed really well. He has a lot of work at his feet, although he is fast. A bit slow but he has good position selection and is very capable of assisting and making up defenses. The few goals he conceded have nothing to do with him.”

Patrick drank too much, but Sun Wu didn't drink. He kept his mouth closed and just ate ham... After traveling through time, Sun Wu once gave Spanish ham as a gift to his teammates, but he had never eaten it himself. He was used to eating it. Jinhua ham, but it tasted pretty good when I tried it today.

"It is said that Manchester United is bidding for Sporting Lisbon's young defender Ekel Dell?" Patrick asked again: "A pretty good player, with excellent tactical thinking ability, and he is an all-rounder..."

Guardiola glanced at Patrick opposite and felt a little helpless. He drank too much and had a big mouth.

"Best, your Rashford is pretty good. Now the Manchester media compares him with Iheanacho." Guardiola changed the subject, "However, the opportunity you gave Rashford is a little bit... few."

"Really?" Sun Wu paused, "But Iheanacho will probably not stay in Manchester City, but Rashford will stay."

"Why?" Patrick asked in surprise, "Does he lack potential?"

"You, Manchester City, are rich!" Sun Wu said angrily: "It's too risky to use youth training players. It's better to just buy finished products, and Josep can buy whoever he likes!"

Gee, these words are sour...

"An excellent record requires good tactics and good players." Guardiola spread his hands. "By the summer, everyone's budget will be sufficient. Of course, it is likely that the player's value will increase."

Guardiola's judgment is very accurate. Starting from this summer, the amount of Premier League player transactions has begun to increase significantly. Players like Ake, who came from Chelsea's youth training and rarely played at Stamford Bridge, can be sold for nearly 20 million pounds. The high price, Michael Keane was also sold for 30 million pounds under this circumstance.

Under this situation, the major Premier League clubs have turned their attention to other leagues. This is how a large number of high-quality and cheap stars from Ligue 1, La Liga, and Bundesliga came to the Premier League. To a certain extent, the subsequent UEFA Champions League and Europa League The finals are all Premier League teams, and that's part of the reason why.

But these have nothing to do with Sun Wu for the time being. He turned into a gangster today.

"I can't compare with you. Manchester United is a listed company and has a very strict financial system!"

"I always feel that UEFA should focus on investigating Manchester City's finances. I will write a report letter later..."

"Forget it, Josep, even your salary bonus is not paid by Manchester City Club!"

Indeed, since the beginning of 2014, the income of Manchester City players and staff has dropped to 40% of the club's income. This figure was previously 150%... In other words, if you don't buy people If you don't sell people, you will lose half of it.

The key to this change is that the wages and bonuses of Manchester City players, coaching staff and some staff are paid by the City Football Group, and the expenditure has changed from the club to the parent company. This is how Manchester City has escaped UEFA's financial review.

Sun Wu, who was worried about Manchester United's stretched budget, couldn't help but wonder if he could have driven Guardiola to Manchester United if he had chosen Manchester City two years ago...