Chapter 122 A New Generation Replaces the Old, a New Era of Football Is Coming [Please Subscribe! ]

Two midfielders were replaced in a row. Well, it's not time to break a bone. At least Real Madrid fans can feel at ease when they see Li Ang and Alonso, who have no transfer rumors.

Real Madrid previously loaned Essien for a year and a half, and there is no need to worry about his early return to Chelsea.

There are also Kaka and Di Maria in the midfield, so as long as they introduce another defensive midfielder and a midfielder, Real Madrid will still be one of the top European giants with strong midfield strength next season.

In other words, if Long Ge and Li Ang don't leave, Real Madrid's midfield will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Real Madrid fans are still grateful for the departure of Brother Lian, and they are also somewhat sad.

In the past two years since he came to Real Madrid, in addition to more injuries, his defensive efficiency is usually lower, and his desire to advance is greater.

My Brother Lian is still a pretty good all-round midfielder.

He works diligently when he can play, and he doesn't make a fuss after being a substitute.

At least in the five championship trophies won by Real Madrid in the past two years, Brother Face has contributed and sweated for Real Madrid.

Well, he is a real meritorious minister!

Moreover, the fact that their own club can sell Brother Face for a "sky-high price" of 40 million euros.

Real Madrid fans still feel a little confused.

Last year, they sold the attacking midfielder and slaughtered Paris Saint-Germain, but the attacking midfielder played quite well and was worth the money.

But Khedira's performance last season was just average. If you count the premium of the giants and the friendly price that Paris Saint-Germain is willing to give, it won't be 40 million, right?

In the curious and happy group atmosphere, Real Madrid fans unanimously believed that their transfer department had made a good deal.

But after another day, Real Madrid fans were completely unhappy.

Not only were they not happy, they were also a little panicked!

Because the club officially announced that Kaka had left the team!

With one year left on his contract with Real Madrid, Kaka returned to Milan at a truly "friendly price" of 8 million euros.

Milan fans cried, and Real Madrid fans in Madrid were not far from crying.

"We just won the championship and we have to have a farewell dinner! How can we live like this?!"

"We have sent out three midfielders in a row, but we haven't signed any players. Is the old man really going to sell people to renovate the stadium? Can't we borrow money from the bank!"

"Let me guess, Cristiano won't be sold tomorrow, right? Hahahaha!"

"Hey, everyone cheer up, you see, the players who announced their departure now are not our main players."

"Yes, because after selling these players, the main players will be sold soon!"

Real Madrid fans quarreled on the Internet almost instantly.

However, with trust in the chairman and the head coach, few fans have left messages on the official website and official Twitter to question the transfer policy.

At most, some anxious fans left messages under the recent social posts of Real Madrid players, asking the players if they knew the club's subsequent recruitment targets.

Li Ang honestly sent a question mark emoji to the fans, indicating that he knew nothing.

In fact, he really had no idea about the new teammates who might report to the club in the future.

According to his memory, he probably knew that Modric would come to Real Madrid in this summer window - if nothing unexpected happened.

But as for who Mourinho has his eyes on, he dare not make a conclusion rashly.

Regarding Kaka's choice to leave the team and return to Milan, Li Ang could only send his blessing call.

Just like when Granero and Brother Face left.

Whether it is to guarantee the main position or to return to the club they like more, this is their career choice and their personal pursuit. What is there to persuade?

You said the championship, he won the La Liga and Champions League titles in Real Madrid, and there is no regret. It is normal to make any choice at this time.

At least Li Ang does not think he has the qualifications to judge other people's transfer choices.

In the following days, Real Madrid started the pre-season preparations for the new season.

Except for the players who participated in the 2012 European Cup and Marcelo who played in the Olympics, who were eligible for delayed reporting, the rest of the Real Madrid first-team players arrived at the training base before July 18.

On the same day, Paris Saint-Germain officially announced the introduction of Ibrahimovic from Milan, which stole the limelight.

On July 19, Li Ang and Nacho, a group of friends from Castilla, officially started pre-season training.

And the transfer news that Real Madrid fans have been waiting for has also come.

The good news is that this time, Real Madrid is related to the current hot commodity in the transfer market, Javi Martinez of Athletic Bilbao.

The bad news is that more than one giant Real Madrid has set its sights on Martinez.

Bayern Munich has made a move.

And the first offer was 32 million euros!

So the fans on both sides quarreled online again.

The chairman of Athletic Bilbao stood up again at this time to muddy the battlefield.

"Martinez is not for sale! He is the cornerstone of our team and the future captain. We will not choose to sell the soul of the club, so please stop all rumors about Martinez's transfer!"

Well, Bilbao's tough attitude successfully turned the fire of the two fans.

These days, it is almost a fantasy for small and medium-sized clubs to keep a player to prevent him from going to a giant club.

Especially in La Liga.

As long as the player is interested, the giant club can directly use the penalty to force the player's transfer.

Martinez's penalty is 40 million euros.

If they really want to force a purchase, Real Madrid and Bayern can afford it.

But generally, giant clubs still have to pay attention to their face when buying players, and forced digging is a bit cheap.

For Real Madrid, it is also quite uneconomical to completely anger Athletic Bilbao in La Liga.

And Mourinho's demand for Martinez is not so firm, and he is just taking a shot if there is a date or not.

It's good to be able to buy him smoothly, but if he can't, forget it, he has other signing targets.

So under the rumors, Real Madrid offered 37 million euros but was firmly rejected by Athletic Bilbao, and Real Madrid withdrew from the battle for Martinez.

On July 24, before the first pre-season warm-up match, Real Madrid finally announced the first signing of the new season.

A young black midfielder who is not tall but looks strong and tough.

Matuidi.

"I am really very happy to sign with Real Madrid, which is the greatest club in football! I think my dream has come true at this moment, and I am ready to give everything for Real Madrid and Mourinho!"

When Matuidi appeared at the press conference wearing Real Madrid's No. 6 jersey, information about his transfer was also disclosed by various media.

First of all, the transfer fee. It is reported that Real Madrid paid 20 million euros for the young French midfielder.

Don't be surprised. If you convert it, it's equivalent to Paris Saint-Germain using Matuidi plus 20 million euros to exchange for Khedira.

Combined with Matuidi's current value of 12 million euros, it can be calculated that Khedira's final selling price is not as high as 40 million.

In fact, it's just over 30 million, a little overpriced, but Paris Saint-Germain still didn't suffer much.

Soon another media broke the news that Paris Saint-Germain had already completed the deal with Real Madrid, but the announcement time was delayed in the middle.

The shocking transfer news of introducing Khedira for 40 million first impressed Ibrahimovic. After completing Ibrahimovic's transfer, the news of Matuidi's transfer to Real Madrid was announced.

Well, at first many fans thought it was just a second-rate tabloid trying to attract attention.

But they thought about it carefully again, and it seems that this makes sense!

Then in the end, Khedira got a high salary and a promise of a starting position, and Matuidi successfully transferred to Real Madrid. Isn't it only Ibrahimovic who was fooled?

When Li Ang was eating the melon of the transfer, he almost couldn't help asking Mourinho whether the specific details were as reported by the outside media.

But in the end, he still didn't dare to ask, not because he was afraid of the hair dryer or something, cough

On July 25, Real Madrid's first pre-season friendly match kicked off.

At the Carlos Tatierre Stadium, Real Madrid, which basically rotated and composed of young players, defeated the Spanish Second Division B team Real Oviedo 4-1.

Li Ang's performance was better than all Real Madrid fans expected.

Not only did he control Real Madrid's organization in the game, but he also scored twice with headers on the offensive end!

Although the opponent was very weak, Li Ang also brought his younger brothers with him. With this performance, it is hard for countless Real Madrid fans not to look forward to Li Ang's performance in the new season.

And the next day, "AS" also praised Li Ang, who seemed to have grown again during the offseason.

"This defensive midfielder who contributed six goals and 12 assists in 57 games last season is still growing! He seems to have never disappointed those who trust him, whether it is his fans, his teammates, or his coach. I think when the new La Liga season starts, the rest of the La Liga teams will be surprised by Li Ang again."

Mourinho was very satisfied with Li Ang's outstanding performance.

On the evening of July 27, at the Luz Stadium, Li Ang led the patchwork Real Madrid to face the Portuguese Super League giants Benfica as the core.

New aid Matuidi played as a double defensive midfielder with Li Ang in this game. The two fought side by side and created a lot of "sparks".

There must be a lot of small mistakes, after all, the two had only practiced together for one day.

But it must be said that Li Ang's adaptability is still as strong as ever.

He signaled Matuidi to press forward more to do sweeping coverage in the middle of the game, and seize the opportunity to attack forward.

As a result, Matuidi and his cooperation came out immediately.

Matuidi's forward runs were not as frequent as Khedira's, and his sweeping defense was more efficient.

One of them swept and covered, and the other one delayed and intercepted, which made Benfica suffer a lot on the defensive end.

But their performance was not enough to make up for the mistakes of the back line.

Real Madrid lost three goals.

On the offensive end, Morata scored a header, and Hesse, who came on as a substitute in the second half, scored a beautiful shot from outside the penalty area.

2-3, Real Madrid lost at the Luz Stadium, but Mourinho was quite satisfied with the result of this friendly match.

At least he was quite satisfied with the defense in the midfield.

However, Mourinho found that Li Ang was not as active in this game as in the last one.

At least he tried two long shots in the last game, but Li Ang didn't shoot a single shot in this friendly match.

As a loyal spectator of Li Ang's summer training, Mourinho certainly got the training schedule recorded by Li Ang's training team from Mendes a long time ago.

Knowing that Li Ang's long-range shooting ability has improved a lot, Mourinho is still happy to give Li Ang more opportunities.

But he didn't say it immediately.

After returning to Madrid, other Real Madrid first-team stars who had rested in the previous stage returned to the training base to report.

Valdebebas, which had been a little deserted before, became lively again.

On August 1, the members of the Real Madrid first-team, who had almost assembled, flew to the United States again during the pre-season training phase.

However, this year, Real Madrid's time for the trip to the United States is not as sufficient as in previous years.

As usual, a friendly match with the Los Angeles Galaxy will be played first.

Before the game, Mourinho found Li Ang and asked him not to be restrained in the game. If he felt that he had the opportunity, he could boldly try to kick a long shot.

"If you don't practice more, it will be in vain. In the friendly match, you can find more opportunities to kick a few more times. Take your time. After practicing for two or three seasons, you can always add a practical skill."

Mourinho still encouraged Li Ang patiently.

After Li Ang heard this, he had no psychological concerns.

Anyway, he was not afraid of embarrassment, and he still took four long shots in the friendly match on the spot.

How to say it, at this stage, out of his ten long shots, six of them are powerful enough but not very accurate, and three of them are accurate enough but not very powerful.

Maybe only that one shot is still threatening.

And it can only be shot when there is almost no one defending.

But at least it can be shot.

From knowing that he can't shoot, to daring to shoot when there is a chance, this is also a big improvement.

Just as Mourinho said, take it slowly, but it is unnecessary to see some effect in two or three seasons.

He plans to give Mourinho a "little surprise" after the end of this season.

On August 6, Li Ang played another half of the friendly match with Santos Laguna.

He still found an opportunity to shoot two long shots, and Matuidi replaced him in the second half, and he had more time to run with Long Ge and Essien.

After the friendly match, the entire Real Madrid team returned to Madrid.

The transfer rumors about Modric and Real Madrid have exploded wildly in the past few days.

Modric, an honest man, was so angry at Levy that he went on strike. The entire Premier League was shocked by the various relevant information disclosed by the media, so how could public opinion not explode?

Specifically, in the previous seasons, Modric was recruited by two Premier League clubs, Manchester United and Chelsea.

He was also tempted, but Levy blocked him twice and ruined the transfer, so Modric later reached a gentleman's agreement with Levy.

In order to leave the team, Tottenham should not set too many inexplicable obstacles for his transfer.

He would not help other teams to lower the price, and Tottenham would let him go if they received a satisfactory offer.

Levy agreed at the time.

As a result, this year, Real Madrid made an offer, and Levy once again wanted to ruin the transfer. The honest man Modric was forced to be intolerable and went on strike directly.

At present, I heard that Tottenham has fined Modric for his behavior, but Modric's attitude is very tough and resolute.

Either Tottenham will keep him on the bench, or they will pay him to go to Real Madrid!

Now Levy, who doesn't want to lose both money and people, has to start further negotiations with Real Madrid on the transfer fee.

Li Ang, who has eaten his own transfer melon again, has begun to look forward to Modric's joining.

As the saying goes, a new generation replaces the old, and he also believes that he can play a tacit cooperation with Modric and Matuidi.

Another new era in football is coming soon.

Today's total word count is also 11,000. You can regard these two chapters as one chapter~

Ah, I think I am sincere. Ahem, although the update of the last chapter was a bit disappointing, but that's not important.

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