Episode [205]: The First Signing of the New Season

Now the 2004-2005 season of the British Championship has finally come to an end.

In the final of the promotion play-offs, Wigan Athletic defeated Ipswich Town 4-2. Wigan Athletic's striker combination became the strongest striker combination in the English Championship this season.

In this game, Nathan Ellington scored twice, and his partner Jason Roberts scored a goal and sent an assist, which was also eye-catching. On the other side, Darren Bent also scored twice, and his partner Shefki Kutch completed two assists.

The striker combination of these two teams is really outstanding, and even makes many Premier League teams feel envious.

However, many people believe that these two striker combinations are likely to disintegrate in the new season.

Because at this time, many teams are very interested in the striker combination of these two teams, and the teams are all from the Premier League.

Now, the Premier League's West Bromwich Albion is pursuing Nathan Ellington, the second-best scorer in the Championship this season, and it is said that West Bromwich Albion has offered Wigan Athletic £3 million up.

You have to know that when Wigan Athletic introduced Nathan Ellington in the summer of 2002, it only cost 750,000 pounds. In the past three years, Jason Ellington has reached 3 million pounds. The increase is really too objective.

It is said that at this time Wigan Athletic is considering this transfer!

And Nathan Ellington's partner Jason Roberts is also being chased by several clubs. It is said that Blackburn is the most interested in him. They are very optimistic about this striker.

There are a lot of Darren Bent teams in Ipswich Town, because Darren Bent is young, very young. The teams that want him include Charlton, Tottenham Hotspur, Bolton, Sunderland and so on.

And Darren Bent's partner Shefki Kutch has also received invitations from many teams, such as Blackburn, Crystal Palace, Bolton and so on.

Anyway, the striker combination of these two teams in the English Championship is very popular, and many teams hope to introduce these people.

Of course, Leeds United's Huntelaar has attracted the attention of more teams. After all, Huntelaar is the top scorer in the English Championship this season, scoring 28 goals in a single season. The most important thing is that Huntelaar was injured and truce for more than a month, otherwise, Huntelaar could score more goals.

It is said that at this time, both Everton and Liverpool have taken a fancy to the Dutch striker.

I am thinking about an offer from Leeds United, hoping to introduce Huntelaar.

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Zhong Cheng did receive a call from Everton coach Moyes. He did express to Zhong Cheng that he wanted to introduce Huntelaar and Ribery, but Zhong Cheng directly rejected Moyes.

Because Huntelaar and Ribery are the cornerstones of the Leeds United club, this is not going to be sold easily.

In the new season, Franck Ribery Huntelaar and others are the absolute main force of the Leeds United club. Zhong Cheng also wants to use them to hit the Premier League and UEFA Cup.

Moyes also felt very sorry to learn that the two were not for sale.

However, Moyes changed his goal in an instant. He offered Pique and Vermaelen to Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Cheng took a deep breath, damn June Feixue Moyes. If possible, this guy definitely wants to pack his entire Leeds United team away.

Obviously, Zhong Cheng directly rejected Moyes. These people are the absolute core and main frame of Leeds United. How could Zhong Cheng sell these people?

Zhong Cheng recommended Fraser Richardson and Matthew Kilgallon to Moyes. Obviously, Moyes doesn't like these people, even he doesn't even like the fringe French international Bumsong.

Seeing that Zhong Cheng disagreed, Moyes did not stalk him. But Moyes made a request. Since you rejected our Everton team, you'd better not agree to send these players to other teams.

Zhong Cheng immediately agreed that he would not sell these players now.

What Zhong Cheng thinks now is to introduce players. Leeds United will play in the Premier League next season. Leeds United should have strengthened. And next season, Leeds United still has the task of the UEFA Cup. Leeds United must introduce players to increase the depth of the bench.

There are relatively few people available to the Leeds United Club now, and a few people will leave this summer.

A player like Michael Ricketts is useless in Leeds United. He can't even play in the British Championship, and it's even more so when he goes to the Premier League. And Davis, who is on loan in the winter, is also due to leave. It is said that he will transfer to Tottenham Hotspur next season.

Now Zhong Cheng took a quick glance, and the current Leeds United Club needs to introduce at least one rotation central defender, one or two midfielders, one midfielder, one wide player and at least one forward.

In other words, the Leeds United Club must introduce at least six to seven players in the new season, so as to be able to cope with the two-line battle of the Premier League and the UEFA Cup next season.

And now Zhong Cheng is optimistic about the central defender Vidic of Serbia and Montenegro who he was optimistic about before. Yes, Serbia and Montenegro have not disintegrated at this time. At this time, the strength of Serbia and Montenegro is still very good. The young Vidic is already the main central defender of the Serbia and Montenegro national team.

In fact, Zhong Cheng took a fancy to Vidic last year, when Vidic was transferring. Zhong Cheng found Vidic, but Vidic rejected Zhong Cheng. He finally chose the Moscow Spartans of Russia.

Now he has moved to Russia and played for more than half a season. As soon as he arrived at Spartak Moscow, he became the main force of the team. In the 2004 season, he played 12 games and scored two goals. It is extremely stable.

This season, he has played 12 games now, full attendance and full main force! Because the Russian league does not have a New Year's Eve, the Russian league is now in full swing.

Zhong Cheng remembers very clearly that Vidic officially transferred to Manchester United in January 2006 after playing in the 2005 Russian Super League.

Zhong Cheng wants to start early this summer and bring Vidic to Leeds United.

Zhong Cheng sent an offer to Sparta Moscow, hoping to introduce Vidic. But it was directly rejected by the Moscow Spartans, claiming that Vidic would not go to Leeds United.

This made Zhong Cheng a little angry, why did you say that?

It was only later that Zhong Cheng learned that Manchester United had already become interested in Vidic and had already made an inquiry. Manchester United also wants to take Vidic away this summer, but Sparta Moscow does not agree with Vidic leaving this summer. They hope that Vidic will leave after playing in the Russian Super League this season. .

Yes, now Sparta Moscow, Manchester United and Vidic have initially reached an agreement. On January 1, 2006, Vidic moved to Manchester United.

Zhong Cheng also learned that Manchester United offered Vidic a transfer fee of 7 million pounds!

Hearing this news, Zhong Cheng was speechless and looked at the heavens. Pique's best partner has just gone away. It's a very, very pity!

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After being rejected by Vidic, Zhong Cheng turned to the head coach of Ipswich Town, Joe Royle. He wanted a successful transfer for a long time to soothe his wounded heart.

In this season's English Championship, Zhong Cheng and Joe Royle made a bet. Whoever can lead the team to upgrade can take away a player from the opposing club. At that time, Joe Royle valued Ribery of Leeds United, and Zhong Cheng saw Darren Bent in their team.

Now Zhong Cheng has successfully led Leeds United to upgrade, while Ipswich Town lost to Wigan Athletic in the upgrade play-off final and missed the upgrade.

So, it should be time for Joe Royle to deliver on his promise.

Joe Royle was not the type to break his word. Although he was very reluctant to part with Darren Bent, he still agreed to Zhong Cheng. Because the Darren Bent player himself also hopes to transfer, because he wants to play in the Premier League.

Darren Bent is a very famous young striker in England, and many Premier League teams have taken a fancy to him. Ipswich Town has not been promoted to the Premier League this season. Joe Royle knew that they would not be able to keep Darren Bent, so he simply agreed to Zhong Cheng's request for Darren Bent. purchase.

Of course, Joe Royle said that he agreed with Zhong Cheng's request for Darren Bent. But Zhong Cheng's quotation must satisfy them, and the players need Zhong Cheng to figure it out by himself.

In Zhong Cheng’s memory, Darren Bent did leave Ipswich after failing to upgrade this season, and moved to Charlton for £2.5 million. .

Therefore, Zhong Cheng offered Ipswich Town £2 million. Unexpectedly, Joe Royle agreed, and the Ipswich Town Club also agreed. They signaled that Zhong Cheng could discuss transfer matters with Darren Bent. Zhong Cheng directly asked the club’s vice chairman and executive CEO Trevor Burch to talk to Darren Bent on his behalf, and let Darren Bent Feel the sincerity of their Leeds United.

In fact, Leeds United is still very attractive, at least much more attractive than teams like Charlton Athletic. Because Leeds United has the UEFA Cup to play in the new season, which is unmatched by many Premier League teams.

Therefore, when Darren Bent saw Trevor Birch, he agreed without thinking too much about it.

Then Trevor Birch was negotiating his contract with Darren Bent's agent.

Now Darren Bent's salary in Ipswich Town is not very high, because he is a player who came out of the Ipswich Town youth team.

Therefore, in the end, Leeds United offered Darren Bent a weekly salary of 17,000 pounds, signed a 4-year contract, and the liquidated damages reached 18 million pounds.

A weekly salary of 17,000 pounds is already considered a very good salary, because now the maximum salary of many teams in the Premier League is like this, and the weekly salary of many Premier League players is less than 10,000 pounds.

And the lowest salary that Zhong Cheng set for the players of Leeds United for the new season is 10,000 pounds a week. Of course, this is definitely not the best and highest salary level in the Premier League, but it is definitely not the worst.

When Darren Bent saw such a contract, he agreed. This contract is already good, and the most important thing is that Darren Bent can play in the UEFA Cup in the new season, which is what he wants most. Moreover, the average age of the Leeds United club is very low, and he should have many opportunities to play in this team.

Therefore, Darren Bent agreed to join Leeds United.

Yes, before the transfer door was opened, Zhong Cheng had already won a player. They can announce it to foreign officials as soon as the transfer door opens.

After winning Darren Bent, Zhong Cheng's wounded heart finally felt much better.