Episode [015]: The Birth of the Most Expensive Central Defender in History

4500 euros!

In the end, Barcelona and Leeds United reached an agreement!

Barcelona's price of 45 million euros is exactly the introduction of Leeds United's main central defender Spaniard Gerard Pique!

On the same day, the news was updated on the official websites of Leeds United and Barcelona.

The whole world was shocked!

45 million euros, this is the most expensive central defender in world football! Gerard Pique's worth is the first among central defenders.

This is really amazing!

Of course, many people think that this deal is not worth it. Although Gerard Pique is very good, he has won three consecutive Premier League titles with Leeds United at a young age, and even won the UEFA Cup. His strength is not bad, but it is not worth 45 million euros.

45 million can buy two forwards who are not bad at losing, and now only one Gerard Pique is bought, which is really a loss.

Of course, there are also many people who support it, and they think this deal is very good.

After all, Gerard Pique is the champion-level main central defender for three consecutive Premier League titles, and he has won the championship every year in the four years since he came to Leeds United. This shows the strength of Gerard Pique. He is the leader of Leeds United's defense and he is worth the price.

You think about Rio Ferdinand, think about Pepe, think about Dani Alves, in terms of team performance, who can compare with Gerard Pique?

These defenders were worth so much back then, why couldn't Gerard Pique even be worth 45 million euros?

Therefore, there are quite a lot of people who support this transaction.

And the Barcelona fans are very satisfied. Seeing that Gerard Pique, the child of La Masia, performed very, very well in Leeds United, it was very, very amazing. They had long hoped that Gerard Pique could return to Barcelona!

Now that they have got what they wanted, they are naturally very excited.

The fans of Leeds United fell into a short-term panic. In their view, Gerard Pique was an indispensable anchor for their Leeds United defense. How could Leeds United sell them?

What happens to Leeds United's backline after the sale of Gerard Pique?

After the sale of Gerard Pique, only Kompany is left in the central defender position of Leeds United. Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng are gone. Even, there are David Luiz on loan and others!

With such a count, everyone suddenly felt that Leeds United's defense was not accurate.

You can see that Leeds United have so many people in the central defender position, and they are all very good, especially Kompany. This is comparable to Gerard Pique, and Gary Cahill, Ivanovic and others are all good!

At this time, some Leeds United fans have already figured out why Leeds United has always had so many people in the central defender position, even a bit overstaffed. It turns out that Zhong Cheng was preparing for Gerard Pique's departure from the left at the very beginning, and now Gerard Pique's departure will not affect the integrity of Leeds United's defense.

At this time, these Leeds United fans admire Zhong Cheng!

Leeds United's current central defenders are also very strong, especially Kompany. He can completely replace Gerrard Pique and become the new defense leader of Leeds United!

So, after seeing this, the fans of Leeds United did not panic. Instead, they felt that the deal of Leeds United was done very well, with their Leeds United style.

A central defender was actually sold for 45 million euros, becoming the world's most famous central defender!

Leeds United fans really admire it!

At this time, Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were so ruthless when they saw this, because Gerard Pique was still a player they valued. Especially Alex Ferguson, they have already let Gerard Pique go to Manchester, ready to sign with Manchester United. Zhong Cheng popped out halfway, and cut off his beard.

This Nima intercepted 45 million euros and three Premier League championships with one cut!

Alex Ferguson is not heartbroken that is fake!

Damn lunatic Loya, I and you are at odds!

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Black shop, Leeds United is really a black shop, a super black shop!

Over the years, the players sold by Leeds United have been very expensive, while the players they have brought in are very cheap, and many of them are even visa-free and given some symbolic money. Their most expensive signing is Joaquin.

Joaquin cost Leeds United over 20 million euros!

This is the most expensive deal for Leeds United, but Joaquin's performance is still very good. In the past two seasons, he has been the main right midfielder of Leeds United and the team's assist expert.

However, at this time, Joaquin made a transfer request to Zhong Cheng!

Perhaps he saw Gerard Pique's departure, coupled with the floating minds of the club players, many people wanted to leave, and felt that Leeds United was going to fall apart. Or maybe he feels that staying at Leeds United will not win the UEFA Champions League, he doesn't want to stay any longer, he wants to pursue higher glory. Or someone showed him a new contract with a sky-high price that he couldn't refuse, so he had to leave first.

This was beyond Zhong Cheng's expectation, Joaquin actually wanted to leave.

However, Luca Tony has also left, and Zhong Cheng also feels that Joaquin is not that important anymore. Of course, the most important thing is that Zhong Cheng thinks that Cristiano Ronaldo should join Leeds United. When the time comes for Cristiano Ronaldo to come to Leeds United, Joaquin will have to step aside. It is not an easy thing to let Joaquin step aside, after all, Joaquin has performed very well.

Now that Joaquin took the initiative to transfer, Zhong Cheng felt that it saved him another little trouble.

Zhong Cheng asked Joaquin what teams wanted to introduce him. Zhong Cheng took a look and saw that there were so many. There are Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

However, Barcelona and Real Madrid are not so interested in Joaquin. The asking price of Leeds United will be very high, and the two clubs are not very happy.

In fact, the most eager for Joaquin now is undoubtedly the Bayern Munich team.

In the past two seasons, they were frantically chasing Franck Ribery, wanting a wide player, but they have never found one, and now they are all vacant.

And this season Luca Toni is going to join their team, they naturally hope to bring Luca Toni's best partner Joaquin to Bayern Munich.

Luca Toni and Joaquin are royal partners at Leeds United. Eighty percent of Luca Toni's goals come from Joaquin's assists, which can even explain the importance of Joaquin to Luca Toni.

Moreover, Joaquin also became famous at a young age, and many teams are eyeing him!

Bayern Munich's opponents very much want to introduce Joaquin. Their initial offer to Leeds United was 30 million euros!

After all, when Leeds United introduced Joaquin, it cost more than 2,000 euros. In the past two years, Joaquin's statistics have increased, and his ability and background have increased. Now he is one of the hottest right midfielders in today's football. It would be unreasonable to return more than 20 million.

Obviously, Bayern Munich's tentative offer was instantly rejected by Leeds United.

In the words of Leeds United, one of our main central defenders bought 45 million euros. How could our main right midfielder and Joaquin, one of the assist kings, only have 30 million euros? Are you out of your mind?

In this era, the value of frontcourt players is obviously much higher than that of backcourt players of the same level, and offensive players are worth more than defensive players. This is the golden rule of today's football.

Therefore, Gerard Pique can even sell for 45 million euros, and Joaquin's worth will definitely be higher.

Now Joaquin is only 27 years old, and he is still in a rising period, and has not yet reached his peak. Therefore, the offensive player at this time is considered to be a period of maturity and reaching the peak, and the player's worth at this time should be the peak period of his career.

Therefore, at this time, Joaquin's worth should definitely be higher than that of Gerard Pique!

Hearing this, Bayern Munich's black face is as black as the bottom of the pot, but they are bound to win Joaquin. But they can't come up with so much money. Their idea is to use players plus cash in exchange for Joaquin.

To be honest, Zhong Cheng is also very optimistic about this method.

Bayern Munich are the giants of the Bundesliga, and their youth training is also very good. In particular, it is just about time for the talent blowout of German youth players. at this time. It would be a great thing if Zhong Cheng could take away a group of little German monsters.

However, it is still a bit troublesome to implement this matter. Zhong Cheng is going to see who in the Bayern Munich lineup can catch his eyes.

Leeds United club has been discussing this matter with Bayern Munich.

At this time, the Manchester United team seems to have also inserted into Joaquin's affairs. Alex Ferguson wrote back to Zhong Cheng, asking Zhong Cheng to exchange Frank Ribery and Joaquin for Cristiano Ronaldo!

When he heard Alex Ferguson's reply, he really thought that Alex Ferguson was crazy.

If Cristiano Ronaldo is really worth 80 million pounds, Frank Ribery must be worth at least 65 million pounds, and Joaquin must be worth at least 40 million pounds. Trading Franck Ribery and Joaquin for Cristiano Ronaldo is not worth it!

Of course, Zhong Cheng knows how powerful Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the future, even if the deal is really completed like this, Leeds United will not lose money.

But in the current situation, Leeds United still loses money.

Zhong Cheng was able to replace Cristiano Ronaldo with Frank Riberiga and other players, why did he want to get a Joaquin?

Therefore, Zhong Cheng directly rejected Alex Ferguson, claiming that Joaquin would not join the deal. This deal only had Frank Ribery, and then Leeds United would add some cash in exchange for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Alex Ferguson also knows that this is a bit difficult, so he also claimed that he still has to think about it.