Chapter 534 Super Black Shop

Left back, this is a position that almost all the giants are embarrassed about now.

Let alone the difficulty of finding a left-footed player, excellent left-footed defensive players have always been a scarce commodity in football, and it has also been a headache for transfers and signings. Looking at the current football world, top left backs are almost all popular.

Ashley Cole, Lahm, Abidal, Vargas, Evra, etc. If these players really want to transfer, any one of them will be a sky-high transfer. The reason is very simple. Lyon introduced a 20-year-old left back Ali Sissoko from Porto at a high price of 15 million euros.

Imagine if even the big black shops in Europe have to introduce left backs at such a high price, then you can imagine how scarce left backs are in the current football world.

Tottenham Hotspur's left back is not without a candidate. As an offensive left back, Marcelo is still very strong. His attack on the left side has won recognition with Ribery and Gareth Bale's partnership, but his defense is a big hidden danger. At least he can't be as reassuring as Alves.

Therefore, Ye Qiu's intention is also very clear. While further carving and helping Marcelo grow and improve, introducing a suitable left back is not only to strengthen the team's strength, but more importantly, to stimulate Marcelo and not let the Brazilian left back be too relaxed and think that he has a sure win in the main position.

"This is the scout report of the player list you drafted!"

In the training base of Theobald, Ye Qiu, who had just brought his wife and two children back from China, officially ended his vacation and came to the team in advance to prepare for the new season. His first thing is to recruit players.

Peter De Visser had submitted a list of players in accordance with Ye Qiu's request. Ye Qiu selected several players from them, such as Taiwo, who played for Marseille. This player was the Bronze Ball Award winner of the World Youth Championship in the past, and was in the same class as Messi and Mikel. At that time, Messi scored, Mikel won the Silver Ball, and Taiwo won the Bronze Ball.

There are also several other players, such as Vermaelen of Ajax, who is called the new Kivu, who can play in the middle and on the left, and is a versatile defender. There is also a new Kivu in the Lazio team, that is, the Romanian player Stefan Radu, who is also a player who can play in the middle and on the left.

In addition, there is Lazio's left back Alexander Kolarov, a Serbian player, Lazio's main left back, who currently suppresses Stefan Radu in the competition within the team, and he has different characteristics from Stefan Radu. The young Romanian player is better at defense and very stable, while Kolarov is more offensive.

"Lazio's transfer price for Kolarov is 15 million euros!" Peter de Visser reported to Ye Qiu on the latest progress of the scouting department. "I personally think it's a bit high, especially considering the improvement that Kolarov can bring to the team. I think it's not very cost-effective."

Peter de Visser is very clear about Ye Qiu's positioning on Tottenham Hotspur's transfer, which is to adhere to the black shop policy and buy low and sell high.

In the case that Tottenham Hotspur does not have the objective conditions of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and does not want to become a team with unsustainable development such as Manchester City, Chelsea, and West Ham United, the black shop strategy of buying low and selling high has become the first choice.

This is why Ye Qiu still intensifies the development of the team's scouting system when he has a player database. It's not that he spends money in vain, but that he relies on scouts to find the most suitable players for the team.

"Where is Radu?" Ye Qiu asked casually.

The first impression of the Romanian on Ye Qiu was that he was handsome, really handsome, much more handsome than Kivu. Ye Qiu called Kivu and learned about Radu's situation. Kivu highly praised this young man, but through the understanding of the scouts, Radu seemed to be a central defender, with only defensive ability but no offensive ability on the left.

"Lazio bought out Radu for 5.5 million euros last summer. Not to mention that they are unwilling to sell now, even if they sell, they will probably have to give a high price!" Peter De Visser shook his head and smiled.

Unlike Ye Qiu's previous life, Bobby Hams did not die of illness, but continued to work at Ajax. He was not optimistic about the prospect of Tottenham Hotspur wanting to introduce Vermaelen. The reason was simple. He felt that Vermaelen was not suitable for playing on the left side, whether from personal wishes or technical characteristics.

For this reason, Bobby Hams also specially asked Ye Qiu to watch the Kirin Cup held in Japan in early June this summer. Vermaelen played as a left back in the Belgian national team. As a result, Belgium lost 0:4 to Japan. Vermaelen's performance was like a tragedy, terrible.

"So..." Ye Qiu was a little embarrassed.

Peter De Visser smiled and motioned Ye Qiu to turn to the back pages of the scout report. "I think there is a local young player in Southampton's youth training camp who is worthy of attention. That is Luke Shaw, who just turned fourteen and has great development potential. He is called the new Gareth Bale. He performed well in the youth team, and he is a Londoner. He was born in Kingston upon Thames near Chelsea's training base."

After hearing this, Ye Qiu couldn't help laughing, "Peter, he is only fourteen years old!"

"I know!" Peter De Visser said with a smile, "Local rookie, treat it as a future reserve, there is another one!"

Ye Qiu scrolled down and found that the next player was Phil Jones from Blackburn. However, unlike Phil Jones who played as a defensive midfielder and central defender in Ye Qiu's previous life, he now played as a midfielder on the right.

"Phil Jones, a player from Blackburn's youth training camp, now plays as a traditional right winger. I have watched him play several games. His skills are relatively average among English players, but his physical fitness is very strong. What attracts me is his fighting spirit, which reminds me of Gerrard and Lampard."

"I think his most suitable position is the middle, where he can play his wide coverage characteristics. Whether it is a defensive midfielder or a central defender, it is very suitable. In terms of technology, he is only 17 years old and can continue to be sculpted, right?"

"How much?" Ye Qiu was convinced by De Visser. He has always had the idea of ​​proper localization, so Tottenham Hotspur will also introduce some young players appropriately, such as Kyle Walker and Ramsey.

"Luke Shaw, we can talk to Southampton. The Saints are now relegated to the English League One, which is the third-tier league. I believe it will not be difficult to get him. Perhaps, we only need to pay a training fee of more than 100,000 or 200,000 pounds to get him."

"Phil Jones has not played in the first team yet. He has performed well in the youth team and has entered the U19 youth team. But I believe the price should be less than one million euros. If you agree, I will get it done!"

Ye Qiu nodded. For such a small transfer, Peter Kenyon basically does not need to be used. Peter De Visser will be the one to get it done, because Peter Kenyon still puts more energy into big business. For example, the most important thing now is to negotiate two major sponsorship contracts.

"What about my left back, Peter?" Ye Qiu turned to the last scout report and saw a name.

Fabio Coentrao!

"That's him!" Peter De Visser said.

Ye Qiu's first reaction was to shake his head, "Isn't this guy easy to get?"

"Why?" Strangely, it became De Visser.

"I'm a little allergic to Portuguese players!" Ye Qiu said with a wry smile. His first reaction was to think of Mourinho, and then Jorge Mendes, the latter is the largest agent in Portugal, and his players all have one characteristic, high price.

Tottenham Hotspur pursues cost-effectiveness, but Jorge Mendes's standard is high.

Hearing Ye Qiu say this, Peter De Visser immediately laughed, and even his glasses almost fell off. "His current value is about 2 million euros. I think we can give it a try. He has performed well after changing to left back at the Ave River Club. I think we can introduce him."

Fabio Coentrao is 21 years old this year. He debuted as a right winger in Ave River and was dubbed the title of Figo II. In fact, his technical characteristics are completely different from Figo, but he still attracted the attention of many teams and was later bought by Benfica at a low price of 900,000 euros.

However, in Benfica, which is full of talents, Coentrao did not get many opportunities. He was then loaned to Vessal Nacional and Zaragoza in La Liga, but failed to get opportunities in these two teams. Later, he was loaned to his old club Rio Ave, changing from left midfielder to left back, and performed well, scoring three goals after half a season.

"His agent" Ye Qiu did not like Jorge Mendes very much.

"A Portuguese agent who is not famous, but has some friendship with me, so I was able to get information about Coentrao."

Ye Qiu heard it and understood that he was worrying too much. After all, there are so many professional players in Portugal, especially many players from South America. No matter how wide Mendes' business is, it is impossible to recruit all professional players under his command. He simply cannot afford it, so he takes the high-end route and signs only those players who perform well and eye-catching.

There was nothing worthy of recognition about Coentrao before. As for how many wealthy clubs paid attention to him, it was all media hype. If a wealthy club really offered him, would Benfica be able to get him at a super low price of 900,000 euros?

Ye Qiu thought again, in fact, it is not bad to introduce Coentrao. The Portuguese has excellent offensive ability and not too bad defensive ability. More importantly, the price is low and affordable. If he can play well in the future, it will be good. If he can't play well, the team will not suffer.

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Ye Qiu nodded and agreed to Peter De Visser's suggestion.

"Wait for my good news!"

When the outside world kept spreading the news that Tottenham Hotspur was poached, especially after Gareth Bale and Arbeloa transferred to Real Madrid, many media and fans were worried about Tottenham Hotspur's signings in the new season.

But at this time, Tottenham Hotspur announced a transfer. The team introduced Fabio Coentrao from Portugal's Benfica for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros. This Portuguese left-back, who had just played as a left-back in the Portuguese Super League for half a season and scored three goals in 16 games, was like a carp leaping over the dragon gate and directly joined the European hegemon Tottenham Hotspur.

At the same time, the club also announced on its official website that the team introduced local rookie Luke Shaw from Southampton and Blackburn's young midfielder Phil Jones. Among them, the 14-year-old Luke Shaw will play in the youth team, while Phil Jones will play in the first team.

But soon, Liverpool announced that they had brought in Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva from Tottenham Hotspur for 18 million euros. Benítez called the Brazilian midfielder the successor of Xabi Alonso, which somewhat made up for the regret of missing Gareth Barry.

However, Benítez also brought in defensive midfielder Aquilani from Roma, and the transfer cost a total of nearly 24 million euros.

In the past few years at Tottenham Hotspur, Lucas was not turned into a defensive midfielder like in his previous life, because Tottenham Hotspur's midfield paid much attention to ball control and organization, so he basically maintained the offensive and defensive style of play in Brazil, which was also an important reason why Benítez valued him.

Compared with the talented Tottenham Hotspur, Lucas himself also hopes to get a chance in Liverpool. After all, the midfield competition in Tottenham Hotspur is fierce. Not to mention the three main players Fabregas, Yaya Toure and David Silva, Beckham is still in good shape, and there is the strong rise of young player Ramsey, which makes Lucas feel pressure. More importantly, he is already 22 years old and urgently needs more games to improve his strength.

Ye Qiu also gave support to this. He left a message on the official website, wishing Lucas a bright future in Liverpool, and the Brazilian midfielder also expressed his gratitude to Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu when he was interviewed by the media.

"I hope I will have the opportunity to return to Tottenham Hotspur in the future and retire here!"

As the Confederations Cup came to an end and the training date approached, the transfer market was also in full swing. The most eye-catching one was the news that Ibrahimovic transferred to Barcelona, ​​but there was no further movement in the transfer market, which made everyone anxious.

But no one expected that the situation would take a turn and Chelsea would be the first to reignite the war.

After the new head coach of the Blues, Ancelotti, took office, he finally signed an important transfer for Chelsea, filling an important shortcoming in Chelsea's defensive system, and was praised by the media and fans as Ancelotti's last contribution to AC Milan, which was to poach Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar from Inter Milan.

This transfer cost Chelsea a total of 28 million euros, which was ten times higher than the 2.6 million euros when Julio Cesar transferred to Inter Milan. Julio Cesar also successfully entered the second place in the world goalkeeper transfer record with this transfer, second only to Buffon.

The sky-high price created by Buffon's transfer from Parma to Juventus is almost impossible to break in today's football world. Although there were media reports that Manchester City intended to pay 70 million euros for Tottenham Hotspur's goalkeeper Peter Cech, Tottenham Hotspur officials denied it immediately, saying that Cech is not for sale.

Today, Peter Cech is the world's number one in terms of momentum. His god-like performance last season helped Tottenham Hotspur successfully win the Champions League and Premier League double championships. He was also the best goalkeeper last season. Selling him is undoubtedly a self-destructive move for Tottenham Hotspur, after all, there is no suitable goalkeeper now.

For the time being, Joe Hart can play as a substitute, but Ye Qiu and the players are not very reassured if he is really promoted.

But the next day after Cesar transferred to Chelsea, Barcelona officially released the news that Tottenham Hotspur's main striker Van Persie transferred to Barcelona for 70 million euros, which was higher than Kaka's. This was almost as valuable as Cristiano Ronaldo, which surprised the whole world.

And Sean Ingler, a Guardian reporter familiar with the transfer, published an exclusive report at the first time to clarify that this was a forced move by Tottenham Hotspur, because Cruyff personally came forward to deal with Van Persie, and although Tottenham Hotspur was unwilling to give in, it finally nodded and agreed to Barcelona's transfer offer of 70 million euros.

This also made everyone realize the madness in the transfer market, especially Van Persie. This Dutch striker, who has shown a super high level in Tottenham Hotspur for two consecutive seasons, transferred to Barcelona at such an astonishing sky-high price. It was really unexpected, because with such a high transfer fee, Ibrahimovic could have been introduced.

But soon, Mundo Deportivo reported the response from a senior executive of Barcelona. Cruyff and Guardiola both felt that after Ibrahimovic entered Barcelona, ​​the team's entire offensive system would have to change, and relatively speaking, Van Persie would be better integrated into the team.

Cruyff also publicly supported the introduction of Van Persie in his column, "Barcelona should never be reduced to a team of a certain star, he should belong to all players!"

This is also seen as the reason why Barcelona finally chose Van Persie. Although Van Persie is a little far from Guardiola's definition of a top center forward, Cruyff came forward, and Laporta also supported the introduction of Van Persie, which eventually led to this sky-high transfer.

Although it was poached, Tottenham Hotspur once again won the title of black shop with its continuous sky-high transfers.

Not just a black shop, it is simply a super black shop!

You know, this summer Tottenham Hotspur sold four players, Gareth Bale, Arbeloa, Lucas and Van Persie, but received four transfer fees of 55 million, 20 million, 18 million and 70 million euros respectively, totaling 163 million euros, which is definitely another astonishing transfer fee income.

But more importantly, after selling four players, Tottenham Hotspur introduced players at very affordable prices, including Coentrao, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, and Ye Qiu announced the introduction of Romedal Falcao from Ajax after announcing the sale of Van Persie.

They received such a huge transfer fee, but the players they introduced only spent less than 10 million, which made everyone worried about Tottenham Hotspur's new season.

But no one dared to deny that Tottenham Hotspur is still one of the strongest contenders for the Premier League and Champions League in the new season.

After Ye Qiu introduced Falcao, whose ownership had long been in his hands, into the team, he announced that the transfer window for this season had closed and the team would focus on preparing for the new season!