Wimlows, Cheshire.
Since Chen Xiaoliang is now a top star in Europe, his car sponsor Hot Wheels equipped him with a brand new Maybach GLS, which is not only equipped with bulletproof glass, but the car doors are also said to be able to block an RPG.
David slowly parked the car in front of the gate of a manor. A red-nosed old man and a middle-aged man were already waiting outside the house.
"It's nice to meet you, sir."
Chen Xiaoliang greeted the red-nosed old man first, and then said to the middle-aged man next to him: "Boss, we meet again!"
The two people were Sir Alex Ferguson and Steven Gerrard.
The weather at this time was sunny and the sun was even too bright, making everyone dazzled.
Ferguson was beaming with joy, while Gerrard was full of confidence.
As representatives of two sworn rival teams, the personal grudges between them ended long ago with each other's retirement.
Gerrard has publicly stated to the media many times that when he went to Scotland to coach, he called Sir Alex Ferguson to ask for advice on various issues in club management. He was deeply moved by Ferguson's attitude of telling him everything he knew.
But obviously, Gerrard, who was unemployed at home at the moment, did not come here to ask for coaching advice today. He and Chen Xiaoliang agreed to come here together to visit this British football giant just to tell him something in person.
During the three weeks that Chen Xiaoliang returned to his country to visit relatives and recuperate, and the more than a week that he attended the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, many major events happened in European football, and of course many of them were related to Chen Xiaoliang.
First, Messi's contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired, and Barcelona, ​​who won the La Liga championship, once again used leverage to sign back the legendary player. This sensational return temporarily overshadowed all other news and became a hot topic for discussion.
Secondly, Mbappe had another scandal with Real Madrid. He publicly stated through his agent that he was very willing to go to Real Madrid to realize his dream of playing in the Champions League. However, since Paris was determined not to let him go and Real Madrid asked Mbappe to take a significant pay cut after the transfer, the incident once again turned into a soap opera.
After Ancelotti only won one King's Cup title in a season, the "head coach" of the top five leagues left Real Madrid . Real Madrid is close to officially announcing that Nagelsmann will take over as the head coach of the Galacticos.
The reason why Paris Saint-Germain is not letting him go is quite simple . After seeing Mourinho succeed again, they are actively negotiating with Mendes, hoping that the madman can go to Paris to coach. They believe that the combination of Mourinho and Mbappe can replicate and surpass the success of Roma.
At the same time, Mourinho also told Chen Xiaoliang privately that because he and Burley had obvious differences in team building concepts, and Burley made him feel like a "crazy, naive, idiot who doesn't understand football", he had rejected the opportunity to return to Chelsea for the third time. Chelsea finally chose the unemployed former Tottenham coach Pochettino as the new coach.
At the end of the season, interim coach Lampard received an A4 paper thank-you letter with a few polite words from the board of directors for his excellent performance in leading the team to third place in the southern zone of the standings.
Seeing his departure, even the Blues' most senior fans do not want this former shining star to have any coaching connection with the team anymore.
After all, this is not the NBA. A third-place finish in the South Division in the standings means neither a place in the playoffs nor the chance to get the draft pick of Wenban Yama.
On the Roma side, Kvaratskhelia privately told Chen Xiaoliang that Manchester United had been actively contacting him, and Mourinho had also contacted him, saying that if he eventually went to Paris Saint-Germain, he would be willing to push the team to buy him.
Within the club, Pinto also wanted to sell him for cash, but Kvar really wanted to continue to be teammates with Chen Xiaoliang, so he hoped to wait a little longer.
Also put on the shelf by Pinto is Cesco, and Mourinho has expressed his willingness to take him to Paris Saint-Germain. In Mourinho's system, a frontcourt fulcrum who can score goals and run is indispensable. Even Bayern Munich has made a transfer invitation to Riise, wanting to discuss the possibility of introducing Cesco.
Tottenham, which had three head coaches in one season, hired Glasner, the head coach of Bundesliga Frankfurt, as the new coach.
After leading the team to win the Europa League beyond expectations, Glasner also caught the attention of scouts from big teams. Tottenham chairman Levy was attracted to him not only because the team will participate in the Europa League next season and as the number one favorite to win the tournament, but also because he is cheap. His annual salary of 4 million euros is really a bargain among the BIG6, and Levy would not feel bad if he were to be fired.
In terms of other major signings, Manchester City has taken the lead. After Gundogan ended his contract and left the team and Chen Xiaoliang explicitly refused to join Guardiola's team, Manchester City has bought Bellingham. The England midfielder will also reunite with Haaland in Manchester City.
At the same time, Manchester City also reached an agreement with Bayern to sell Cancelo, who had been removed by Guardiola, for 50 million pounds.
After the Qatari consortium took over, Manchester United has been selling players that Ten Hag does not need, not to recover funds, but to make room for new players.
As Chen Xiaoliang has not made a statement yet, they have already contacted outstanding local midfielders such as Ward Prowse. However, as they are not short of money, Chen Xiaoliang is still their first target.
At the same time, according to Romano, Manchester United is very close to buying Napoli striker Osimhen for 100 million euros.
There have been no major transfers for Arsenal and Tottenham yet.
That leaves only Liverpool.
Despite the terrible results in the first half of last season and the early elimination in all competitions, Liverpool still ranked fifth in the Premier League after Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Aston Villa in points after the World Cup, showing signs of overall recovery of the team.
The Liverpool board had made initial contact with Gerrard during the winter transfer window, hoping that he could serve as interim head coach if "the club makes major adjustments". Whether he would be promoted to the permanent position would depend on the team's performance. However, after the season improved in the second half, this matter has not been implemented.
At the same time, both Klopp himself and Liverpool's sporting director Julian Ward believe that the reason for the team's poor performance last season was the aging of the midfield and backcourt. Their eyes are always on Chen Xiaoliang and the equally successful Gvardiol, who even expressed during his loan at Roma that Liverpool was the team he wanted to play for as a child.
As a former Liverpool player and Chen Xiaoliang's agent, Riise certainly hopes to arrange for Chen Xiaoliang to join Liverpool. Everyone knows what such a transfer means. Gerrard also called several times to express that even if he has no chance to become Liverpool's head coach, he hopes Chen Xiaoliang can join Liverpool.
However, the biggest obstacle to this transfer is not the widely speculated fact that Liverpool will miss the Champions League next season, but that Chen Xiaoliang clearly asked Riise to make a request to Liverpool's owner John Henry, that is, as soon as Gerrard takes office, he will transfer to Liverpool immediately.
This is not to coerce the Liverpool board of directors. In fact, the reason is very simple. In addition to supporting their "mentor coach", Chen Xiaoliang's team is very worried about Klopp's past remarks.
As early as when he was coaching Dortmund, Klopp inexplicably brought up the Red Army twice in the verbal battles with the management of his arch-rival Bayern, causing unnecessary trouble on a small scale.
Once, former Bayern chairman Hoeness said after Bayern's trip to the Red Country: "If you ask a passerby on the streets of the Red Country to name the German football club they know, the answer will definitely be Bayern, not Dortmund."
Klopp responded: "I don't care how many Dortmund fans there are in the Red Country, because it has nothing to do with our excellent results!"
If we consider the context and say that this statement was just a pure counterattack and not a deliberate disregard for the Red Country fans, then the second statement clearly went beyond the scope of sports.
After being eliminated by Bayern in the quarter-finals of the German Cup, he was asked by reporters about his angry words and said: "Bayern is now like the Reds in the business and industrial fields. They first see what others are doing, then they copy it, and then use more money and players to operate the same route, and finally become stronger."
Similarly, attacks between mortal enemies are understandable, but it is obviously inappropriate to involve unrelated third parties.
However, because the Red Country's Zhongyang TV station has been broadcasting Bundesliga and other events for a long time and has good cooperation, these two incidents did not cause any response in the Red Country and were not reported. The vast majority of Red Country fans did not even know about this, and even if they knew, they would just laugh it off.
After all, he was only the head coach of Dortmund at that time.
But after the conflict in northern Europe, Klopp, who is already the head coach of Premier League giants Liverpool, publicly stated that he would fight for Shevchenko's hometown. This statement caused quite a stir among fans in the Red Country.
At the same time, Guardiola's statement showed his wisdom and level:
"What the politicians had to do was to avoid war, but they failed miserably. They didn't do what they were supposed to do, they didn't take responsibility for the flag or the peace of any territory, it was all about 'money'."
"In Syria, Palestine and Yugoslavia, innocent people are also suffering because of the war. If there are no interests involved, there will be no war."
"NATO and European countries are losers, complete losers."
The statement made by Chelsea coach Tuchel at the time was a textbook example:
"I'm not a politician. I don't have the answers you want."
Chen Xiaoliang also knows that words like "sports have nothing to do with politics, science has nothing to do with politics" are always picked up when needed and selectively forgotten when not needed. At the same time, everyone has the right to express their own ideas, but working with a head coach like Klopp who has a very clear attitude and position, he doesn't know one day when he is playing football well, he will find himself in a dilemma because of something this German says.
The most typical and famous case in recent years is the inappropriate remarks made by the former management of a Houston NBA team in 2019, which caused the complete suspension of the game in the Red Country.
In the end, it is the fans who are hurt.
Chen Xiaoliang just wants to play football well, he doesn't want to be involved in any inexplicable things.
He told this to Sir Alex Ferguson and Gerrard, both of whom expressed their understanding. He even told Mourinho before that and also received understanding and support.
Although the madman is crazy, what he says basically revolves around the field of football, and he rarely touches on things that are not related to football.
Regarding the conflict in the north, his remarks were very mysterious:
"This is a brutal failure, a failure of principles or failure of principles to be fulfilled, a development of human thought in the wrong direction, a failure of humanity at every level."
Don’t you understand?
It’s okay if you don’t understand!
This is called saying everything, but it seems like saying nothing.
True wisdom.
After hearing Riise's request, Fenway Group owner John Henry said he would seriously consider it, but Riise said he would not wait indefinitely. Since all clubs will start pre-match training in mid-July, today is the deadline for communication between the two sides.
After Chelsea was clearly rejected and Arsenal felt that their budget was overspent after making the offer, so they turned to buy someone else and withdrew their offer, the only two Premier League teams that have been in transfer negotiations with Riise are Manchester United and Newcastle.
In the previous two days, Chen Xiaoliang had phone calls with the head coaches of the two teams respectively. They expressed very directly how they would use and position Chen Xiaoliang, what kind of status they would give him in the locker room, and even his jersey number.
These two teams finished 3rd and 4th last season, and both have secured places in next season's Champions League. One is owned by the Qatari royal family, and the other is owned by the Saudi royal family. Both teams spend their money from selling oil. One has head coach Ten Hag, and the other has head coach Eddie Howe. Both are Mesozoic head coaches with distinct personalities and tactical styles.
But a decision made by Manchester United obviously touched Chen Xiaoliang. They were willing to package Chen Xiaoliang, Cesco and Kvadrat for 300 million euros, and Roma also agreed.
With Eriksen and Casemiro one year older, Weghorst's loan deal ending and him no longer wanting to stay with the team, Martial no longer being able to play his role and ready to be sold, and Sancho and Anthony both being useless on the wings, the all-round midfielder, center forward and winger are exactly the positions that this Premier League giants urgently need to strengthen.
This is of course inseparable from the promotion of Sir Alex Ferguson. He suggested to Ten Hag that such a package transfer can not only make up for the shortcomings, but also help Chen Xiaoliang consolidate his core position in the team more quickly.
So we had this meeting today.
At Sir Alex Ferguson's estate, we tasted his treasured red wine, talked about football anecdotes, and waited for the final feedback from Fenway Group at 8:00 p.m. at the latest.
If they are willing to let Gerrard be the head coach, Chen Xiaoliang and Gerrard will express their gratitude to Sir Alex Ferguson for his long-term attention and help, and then go to Liverpool the next day to push the final details.
And if Fenway Group's owner John Henry still chooses to believe Klopp, then Chen Xiaoliang can only apologize to Gerrard.
After all, once a player joins one of these two teams, especially someone like Chen Xiaoliang who is bound to become a core player, there is no possibility for him to go to the other team.
Time passed, and the three of them continued to chat, but each of them had his own thoughts.
Ferguson talked about his views on Mourinho and Guardiola. Despite being the coach of the arch-rival Manchester City, he still praised Guardiola. Of course, he was also shocked that Roma was able to defeat Manchester City and win the treble, and thought it was an incredible and great achievement.
In foreign leagues, he first recommends his old friend Ancelotti, and believes that he will definitely achieve great success if he coaches the national team. Secondly, Xavi and Nagelsmann are also candidates he thinks can become top coaches.
It will soon be 20 o'clock.
In England in the summer it doesn't get dark until after 9pm, so even though we were getting ready for dinner, it was still as bright as day outside.
Chen Xiaoliang's cell phone rang.
Ferguson and Gerrard stopped talking immediately, and even Ferguson's wife Cathy stopped setting the tableware to avoid making any noise.
For a moment, all they could hear was the occasional chirping of birds from the trees outside the house.
Chen Xiaoliang picked up the phone, and Reese began to tell the details.
Unlike the experienced Ferguson, Gerrard wanted to put his ears close to the phone to listen, but the sound coming from the phone was not enough for him to understand the details. His heart beat faster and faster, and he was waiting for the final verdict more and more anxiously.
Chen Xiaoliang certainly knew what Gerrard was thinking. After Riise finished speaking, he simply said "wait", then handed the phone to Gerrard without any change in his expression.
Gerrard eagerly took the phone and listened to Riise repeating himself. The gist of it was that Fenway Group had been looking for ways to fully or partially exit since last season. Under the circumstances of great downward economic pressure, given the obvious success of investing in Liverpool, the team's outstanding performance other than last season and a substantial increase in revenue, it was indeed time to seek a return on investment.
Later, because Manchester United initiated a share transfer, the owner John Henry temporarily stopped the substantive promotion process, hoping to use Manchester United's high premium sale to boost market heat and get more funds for himself.
Against this backdrop, the board ultimately decided to make maintaining the team's stability its primary priority. After all, there were Terry and Lampard before, and even Solskjaer, who had decent initial results, eventually left in disgrace. The chances of retired players who are new to coaching to succeed in leading a team are generally too low, and not everyone can make a splash like Guardiola and Zidane.
Although Gerrard achieved good results at Glasgow Rangers, he was also fired at Aston Villa last season after the team was on the verge of relegation. What's more terrible is that his successor Emery took the team into the Europa League next season...
This person is really annoying...
They do not think that Chen Xiaoliang alone can completely change the team's situation in all aspects, and the cost of a transfer fee of 150 million euros plus a total salary of about 120 million euros over five years is indeed a considerable burden for Liverpool now, which means that after completing this transfer there will be no extra funds to fill other positions.
After all, the final meaning is rejection.
And it sounds like the rejection was more due to Gerrard...
Gerrard couldn't hide his disappointment after hanging up the phone, and Ferguson had already seen the final result from his face.
He took out two bottles of wine that he had collected for a long time, one was a bottle of Lusalus produced in the 19th century, worth 50,000 pounds, and the other was a bottle of DRC from 2002, one of which he sold for 24,000 US dollars at an auction in Hong Kong.
One bottle is for appetizers and the other is for main courses.
Obviously, the opening of these two bottles of wine at this moment is no different from the champagne used to celebrate victory after winning the championship.
Gerrard was extremely disappointed, even more disappointed than when he slipped against Chelsea that year.
"What did Jose say?"
He repeated Mourinho's words: "This is a cruel failure, a failure of losing principles or principles that cannot be fulfilled, a failure of thinking in the wrong direction, a failure at every level!"
"Wasn't it enough for them to understand that Liverpool beat Roma 9-3 in the two rounds of the Champions League group stage last year?"
"Oh my god! Why is it that in the field of football, outsiders always decide what insiders should and shouldn't do?!"
He was complaining, while Chen Xiaoliang and Ferguson were looking at him.
Everyone understands it in their hearts.
When Haaland failed to go to Manchester United and chose Manchester City, Ferguson was also very depressed. In his evaluation, Haaland is comparable to Van Nistelrooy and Lewandowski in their peak period, not to mention that he is only 22 years old and is far from his peak age.
But at this moment, he believes that Manchester United will finally have a "powerful weapon" that can compete with the "noisy neighbors". Although the contract has not been signed yet, everything is very close.
"Come on, kid, have a drink. You are so young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Ferguson handed the wine glass to Gerrard. Gerrard took it and took a sip. However, no matter how good the wine was, it tasted bitter to him now.
Riise even cursed at the end of the call: "Brother, I tried my best, but I can't do it behind Chen's back. I really tried my best, but the old man just wouldn't listen. I've said it all. A lineup like Roma can beat Manchester City, not to mention that Chen and you are familiar with each other and have a tacit understanding."
"No, that won't work. The old man is always saying that the opinions of investors should be taken seriously, and the public opinion of his motherland should not be violated."
"If I weren't Chen's agent, I wouldn't bother to waste a single word with such a stubborn and arrogant person."
Gerrard thought about it again, drank half a glass of wine, and then said to Chen Xiaoliang: "Beat them next season!"
Regardless, he changed his mind, after all, it was the team he loved so much, so he changed his words and said, "Forget it, let's show some mercy."
The three of them had dinner together and talked a lot, but they no longer talked about transfers, Manchester United and Liverpool.
Just before parting, Ferguson told Chen Xiaoliang: "You should push your own affairs forward. I will not talk to Ten Hag or anyone else about you. Of course, you did not let me hear the content of the call, although his (Gerrard's) emotions have answered everything."
"Good luck, kid. If you need me, feel free to call me. As long as the old man can still answer the phone, I will definitely find a way to help you, no matter where you are."
The next day, Riise rushed to Manchester to finalize the details with Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold.
Chen Xiaoliang went to Wolverhampton and held talks with the Wolves, which is controlled by Red Country Enterprises.
Wolves published a photo of Chen Xiaoliang's visit on their official website, which surprised the fans for a while. They thought Chen Xiaoliang had chosen to transfer to Wolves...
In fact, he was invited by Mr. Wang, the boss of Wolves' parent company, to discuss the establishment of a youth training camp. Of course, this is what the elder said when Chen Xiaoliang met him in Rome, that is, to let all parties concerned work together.
On July 15, 2023, two transfer news were like nuclear bombs, shaking the European football world.
Paris Saint-Germain official announcement:
Portuguese Jose Mourinho will be the team's new head coach and the club believes that under his leadership, the team will enter a new stage.
Mourinho's resume was then attached.
An hour later, the heated discussion there intensified. Many media outlets seemed to have received information from the informant and began to issue intensive headlines of "Breaking News". They were nothing more than one sentence:
"Manchester United is close to signing Chen Xiaoliang from Roma with a one-time payment of 150 million euros in termination fees. His original weekly salary is 400,000 pounds, slightly higher than De Gea and Casemiro before the salary cuts. With bonus clauses, his total annual salary will reach 25 million pounds, and the player will most likely wear the No. 7 jersey that has been vacant since Ronaldo left."
At the same time, they also quoted the personal social media message of Italian famous reporter Romano:
"In addition to Chen Xiaoliang, Manchester United is also in contact with Kvaratskhelia and Cesco. The current negotiations revolve around the installment payment cycle."
"The two have the same agent as Chen Xiaoliang. Their only current competitor is Paris Saint-Germain, where Mourinho is. However, the two prefer to continue to be teammates with Chen Xiaoliang, believing that the Reds will continue to lead them to success."
At 3:00 p.m., David drove the armored vehicle and took Chen Xiaoliang to the Carrington training base southwest of Manchester.
A large number of media and players have been waiting here for a long time. They received news from the Ministry of Labor that the labor permit applied by Manchester United for Chen Xiaoliang had been approved on the same day.
As the captain of a well-known team in the five major leagues, the core of a treble winner, the third-most valuable player in the world, and with various team honors, Chen Xiaoliang meets the requirements to automatically obtain a work permit from any perspective, whether in terms of points, influence, or income.
Chen Xiaoliang's car drove into the gate of the base only after more than 20 security guards cleared the way. But even so, many reporters directly put their cameras and flashes against the car windows to take pictures of Chen Xiaoliang inside the car.
Manchester United's new chairman of the board Hamad Al Thani, CEO Richard, sports director Mutaf, technical director Darren Fletcher and head coach Ten Hag greeted them at the entrance of the office building.
As a member of the royal family of the Thani dynasty, the four words Al Thani are the surname of the Qatari royal family. Compared with Nasser, the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain, Hamad Al Thani is a genuine royal descendant and a senior Manchester United fan.
The foundation he used to acquire Manchester United is called the "Class of 1992 Foundation". Any Manchester United fan knows that this name is named after the Class of 1992 that created Manchester United's Premier League glory.
Hamad Al Thani was very satisfied with the bargain price of 150 million yuan for buying Chen Xiaoliang, and believed that this was a symbolic move to fulfill the promise made to the outside world during the acquisition.
After a brief introduction, the group came to the conference room. In front of the club's press team, Chen Xiaoliang and CEO Richard signed the contract respectively, and Ten Hag personally handed him the No. 7 jersey with Chen Xiaoliang's name printed on it.
The photo was then immediately posted on Manchester United's official website and spread to every corner of the world.
Although Roma fans were mentally prepared, they still criticized the club's short-sightedness and ignorance at the Trigoria base and online.
Just as Manchester United fans once held up signs saying "Glazer go away", Roma fans also held up signs saying "Friedkin go away".
Totti also expressed helplessly that it seems difficult for the club to reproduce the glory of last season in a short period of time, and hoped that the management could make good use of transfer funds and at least achieve long-term dominance in Serie A.
As for Manchester United, although the scouting team has long been criticized for being lacking in buying young players and realizing talents, its capabilities in team size, resource distribution, and information mining are second to none in Europe.
They not only clearly understand how important Chen Xiaoliang is in Roma's tactical system, but also how much influence he has in the locker room.
Not only the scouts, but also the players who left the team have more or less revealed the situation in the Roma locker room to the outside world.
For example, Mkhitaryan, Diawara, Zaniolo, Karsdorp, as well as Wijnaldum and Gvardiol, who have ended their loan, have all told reporters that Chen Xiaoliang is an absolute leader or a dictatorial tyrant in the locker room based on their perspectives, preferences and standards.
Of course, the latter evaluation naturally came from Zaniolo, Diawara and others.
In the Champions League final, how the whole team united together, how they hugged each other in ecstasy to celebrate, and the scene after the game when three local bosses carried Chen Xiaoliang on their shoulders to thank the fans, are the perfect answers to all questions.
Although Hamad Al Thani has promised and indeed rarely interferes in the team's operations, he directly told the management that Chen Xiaoliang's positioning must be a "core plus leader" configuration.
This is not only due to the expectations for Chen Xiaoliang, but also the determination of the new board of directors to establish new order and rules within the Manchester United team, which has experienced long-term chaos and has been rebuilt again and again.
Coincidentally, this is exactly what Ten Hag thought.
Last season, he bought Ajax's former players Lisandro Martinez and "Compass" Anthony, and frantically lobbied and recruited Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who also came from Ajax. In addition to tactical reinforcement, it was also for the same purpose: the head coach must have his own power in the locker room.
At this point, Ten Hag obviously believes that Chen Xiaoliang, who helped Mourinho establish his authority in the locker room in Rome, is definitely the best candidate.
But after all, Chen Xiaoliang is only 19 years old. Although he already has the aura of a treble winner and is likely to hit the Golden Ball this year, as a newcomer he still needs to get familiar with, integrate with, and even "learn from" the old players.
For this reason, he told reporters that the captain of the new season will be decided before the start of the first league game, which was understood by the media as buying time for Chen Xiaoliang.
After the signing was completed, Hamad Al Thani took Chen Xiaoliang around the entire Carrington training base, and Ten Hag and technical director Fletcher introduced him to the staff of each team.
Chen Xiaoliang soon conquered the Qatari prince who was in his early 40s. Listening to his English with a strong Middle Eastern accent, Chen Xiaoliang first expressed in English that he could understand Arabic. Then, to the surprise of several people, Hamad Al Thani tentatively said something in Arabic.
A line of golden words that I haven't seen for a long time appeared:
[Host language difficulties detected]
[System language pack (Arabic) has been unlocked]
Chen Xiaoliang smiled, and then began to talk in standard Arabic, answering questions fluently.
At that moment, Hamad Al-Thani was so moved that he felt like he had met an old friend in a foreign land:
"I have traveled all over the world for so many years. Which Western country have I not been to? No matter who they are, I can chat and laugh with them, but you are the first foreigner who communicates with me in Arabic."
He also assured Chen Xiaoliang that Kva and Cesco would arrive soon, and Nasser would not compete with him for them. If Chen Xiaoliang had his eyes on anyone else, the board would actively find a way to get it done as long as Ten Hag agreed.
This is not an exaggeration. This guy's father is the former prime minister and is a blood brother of Qatar's number one figure. Nasser, the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain, is just a bigger worker in their family and all the money he spends is their family's.
Then Chen Xiaoliang turned around and said to Ten Hag in Dutch: "Coach, my Dutch is also very good. You can communicate with me in the language you are used to."
Of course, there is no need to unlock Dutch, as Malaysia has already unlocked it for him.
The next morning, still at the Carrington base, Chen Xiaoliang officially met with his new teammates on the training ground.
Many of these people had played against Chen Xiaoliang in the Europa League two and a half years ago, so seeing him again was not unfamiliar, because Maguire, who had a high weekly salary and had not been sold by the club after a lot of attempts, and the current vice-captain Bruno Fernandes welcomed him on behalf of the team.
Chen Xiaoliang glanced at all the players. The ones who seemed happiest were Casemiro, Varane and Lima. They knew what kind of person had come to the team.
Relatively indifferent are Van de Beek, who is in a difficult situation, and McTominay, whose order of appearance will obviously be delayed one place.
The rest of the players, including Eriksen, De Gea and others, were relatively calm and had no obvious attitude.
Obviously, without discussing the level of football, just talking about the level of fame, it would be much more difficult to convince these players than it was to convince Mancini, Pellegrini and others in Rome.
During the training that day, Chen Xiaoliang mainly focused on individual physical tests and did not participate in group training. However, in terms of sprint speed, bench press, leg press, shooting speed, and high-intensity shuttle run heart rate stability, he almost broke the best records in Manchester United's team history.
That afternoon, Mourinho, who was very busy in Paris Saint-Germain, called Chen Xiaoliang. The two chatted for a while and asked each other about their recent situation.
Mourinho lamented that he really didn't expect that after sending Chen Xiaoliang to Gerrard, he would end up going to Manchester United.
But he called to say only one thing. Forget about Kva and Cesco. He also knew that Nasser's decision to withdraw was not due to the amount of money. However, he wanted to take Dybala to Paris Saint-Germain to replace Messi. He talked to Chen Xiaoliang in advance and asked if Manchester United would be interested in Dybala as well.
Chen Xiaoliang laughed and said that he would definitely not compete with him for the player, and wished him all the best in Paris Saint-Germain.
With the end of Chen Xiaoliang's transfer drama, the transfer drama that was previously involved in the competition for Chen Xiaoliang has fully unfolded.
Arsenal have signed Japanese player Kaori Mitoma from Brighton for £60 million.
The Gunners have always favored Japanese players, from the earliest Junichi Inamoto, to Ryo Miyaichi, Takuma Asano, and then to the current main defender Takehiro Tomiyasu. The technical proficiency of Japanese players and their continuous improvement in physical fitness have allowed Arsenal to place their hopes on the three-goal king.
Liverpool bought Barella and Guavardiol to fill the midfield and backcourt, and the total cost of the two is exactly 150 million euros.
Chelsea spent 200 million euros to buy Leao and Osimhen. In Pochettino's plan, Osimhen will partner with Lukaku to form the Premier League version of one tall and one fast.
Tottenham head coach Glasner brought in old player, French striker Mouani from Frankfurt, who ranked third in the Bundesliga scorer list last season.
Manchester City bought Perrone, who was previously intercepted by Roma and returned to Sarsfield after completing his loan. Guardiola is still very optimistic about his potential.
After entering the Champions League, Newcastle continued to spend money to strengthen the team. They signed Rabiot, whose contract ended on a free transfer, and bought two attackers, Rafinha and Ziyech, who were eager to play as starters, from Barcelona and Chelsea. They also looked to the future and bought 20-year-old midfielder Mateus Franza from Brazilian giants Flamengo.
It's only July and the transfer boom has just begun, but for Manchester United, it's almost over.
Four days later, the club officially announced again that Georgian player Kvaratskhelia transferred to Manchester United for 80 million pounds and Slovenian player Cesco transferred to Manchester United for 50 million pounds.
However, the media also reported that the transfers of the two players were paid in installments, which was done to reasonably avoid UEFA's Financial Fair Play Act.
Also transferred at the same time is Croatia's number one goalkeeper, 28-year-old Livakovic. Manchester United has activated his 10 million euro buyout clause at Dinamo Zagreb. The player will serve as a rotation for De Gea to strengthen Manchester United's goalkeeping strength.
After spending a total of 310 million euros on buying players, Manchester United's purchasing work ended ahead of schedule. The team will go to Spain for a 10-day training camp, and then return to Manchester to face the newly promoted Middlesbrough in the Premier League on August 6. The opponent's head coach is none other than Manchester United legend Carrick.
But before that, Chen Xiaoliang still has to solve one thing, which is to establish his authority in the locker room as soon as possible, deal with a few "big guys" who don't want to hand over power just like that, and at the same time quickly establish a tacit understanding with his teammates in order to devote himself to the new season of the Premier League.
After all, he didn't come here to maintain the fourth place, fight for the third place, get the second place and hope for the first place, qualify for the Champions League, and then win the League Cup or FA Cup and think that this season is a success.
He has only one goal, to restore Manchester to the red rule and pull its next-door neighbor down from the throne of the Premier League championship!