SFS Chapter 349
Chapter 349
Chapter 349 Returning to Liverpool
The month-long World Cup is over in a blink of an eye, but European football will never be short of highlights. The vigorous transfer and preparations of the five major leagues have not been interrupted by the World Cup.
The World Cup, the passion, the hustle and bustle, the exhaustion, and it's finally over.
The end of the World Cup is like the exhaustion after the climax, but the enthusiasm of fans for football will never fade, and football will never disappoint expectations.
The four-year national team competition has come to an end, while European club competitions continue year after year.
After the World Cup, various clubs have to devote themselves to the preparations for the new season.The rest of this summer will focus on the transfer market.
Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid to Juventus is already the most important transaction, and this will also become the first domino that stirs up the transfer market.
Which star will Real Madrid introduce to succeed Ronaldo after losing its top card?Is it Neymar, Mbappe or Hazard?
If Hazard is poached from Chelsea, who will the newly appointed Sarri look for to replace the Belgian?
How will Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City and other wealthy clubs supplement their lineup?The transfer drama is worth looking forward to!
Liverpool's triple-shooter Wang Zhang Mai, which giant's olive branch would he be interested in?
It won't take long to wait, the new season of the Premier League will start first, and the leagues of other countries will also start one after another.
On August 8, the first round of the Premier League kicks off, and in the first round we can see the blockbuster matchup between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Before that, the Community Shield on August 8 will also feature an appetizing battle between Chelsea and Liverpool.
Arsenal and Chelsea who have changed coaches, Liverpool with more complete personnel, Tottenham with England's team to create outstanding World Cup results, and the third season of the Premier League game between Guardiola and Mourinho, the new season, the Premier League is still exciting.
Needless to say in La Liga, the battle between Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will continue, and the chasing after each other in the Western Super League is still the biggest attraction.
The Champions League has always been the main position of La Liga teams. Can Real Madrid successfully defend their title?Can Atletico Barcelona achieve a breakthrough?
La Liga's dominance over European competition is obvious to all, and in the next season, they will face the challenge of the strong rise of the Premier League, Juventus with Ronaldo, and the two giants of Paris Bayern.
Don't forget, Liverpool has just returned to the top, and another long-lost team-Inter Milan, has returned to the Champions League.
In addition to club competitions, each European national team also participates in official competitions.
In September of this year, the UEFA Nations League started, which replaced the previous friendly matches. Countries must compete with real swords and guns, otherwise they will be relegated and even have an impact on the European Cup.
The heat of the World Cup will fade quickly, and the next exciting part belongs to the real fans.Transfers, new seasons, national leagues, even if there is no World Cup, football fever will still ravage Europe this summer, and fans can still feast their eyes.
Juventus spent 1.17 million euros on the introduction of Ronaldo during the World Cup, becoming the top player in Serie A and possibly the European standard throughout the summer.
It can be said that before Messi's transfer, Ronaldo's transfer will be the most watched transfer in recent years or even more than ten years. This transfer ignited the entire transfer market.At the beginning, no one would believe the rumors that Ronaldo went to Juventus, but when it really happened, everyone was shocked, and many Real Madrid fans felt sad and unbelievable, but Real Madrid's failure was Juventus' gain.
The Bianconeri are desperately chasing the success of the Champions League, who is more suitable than Ronaldo?
Juventus has often won by chance in the Champions League in recent years, and they always lack players who can break the deadlock.
However, in the history of the Champions League, no one can be as deadly as Ronaldo. Juventus firmly believes that with Ronaldo, the success of its Champions League will be just around the corner.
Liverpool, which was so successful last season, has changed its previous transfer policy of "you get in only when you get out" without the main players leaving the team. This season has introduced three new aids: Guinea midfielder Nabi Naby Keta, Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri and Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Liverpool spent more than 1 million pounds on reinforcements in the summer, which really surprised the fans.
The "Liverpool Echo" made a detailed report on the three new aids:
1. Naby Keita is a midfielder, aged 23, with a transfer fee of 5275 million pounds, transferred from Bundesliga RB Leipzig to Liverpool.
Liverpool announced last season that Naby Keita will come to vote this season, and Liverpool has great expectations for him.
And Naby Keita’s performance in the pre-season warm-up match did not disappoint. You can see him in the warm-up match. He runs a lot, covers a wide range, has a wide vision, and can play the pivot from defense to offense. The second line is given to the striker to form an attack.
纳比·凯塔在2017-2018德甲出阵23场，有6个入球和5个助攻，而在2016-2017球季，出场29场有8个入球和7个助攻，两个赛季均有稳定的演出。
Of course, Naby Keita is not without flaws. With his tough playing style, he had 7 yellow cards and 2 red cards in the Bundesliga last season, and he was often suspended due to this. But the Premier League's playing style is also tough. I believe He can adapt to the Premier League.
Moreover, Naby Keita is only 23 years old, and the growth of age can make him more mature and reduce unnecessary fouls. With his level and potential, he is absolutely capable of becoming a world-class midfielder.
2. Shaqiri is an avant-garde or winger, aged 26, with a transfer fee of 1350 million pounds (signed in with a termination fee), and transferred from Stoke City in the Premier League to Liverpool.
Shaqiri, known as the "Swiss Messi", played for Bayern, Inter Milan and other big clubs. In 2013, he won the UEFA Europa League with Bayern and played twice for Switzerland in the World Cup.
In terms of personal honors, Shaqiri won the Swiss Footballer of the Year twice in 2011 and 2012.
Liverpool was able to sign this experienced Swiss international for 1350 million pounds, which is a bit of a treasure.
Shaqiri contributed 8 goals and 7 assists to Stoke City last season, but it was still difficult to help Stoke City avoid relegation, and he also had 1 goal and 1 assist in the World Cup, leading Switzerland into the World Cup Sixteen.
Among them, I still remember that in the group match against Serbia, he beat the opponent's defender with speed and scored a goal to win the game.
In this era when transfer fees start at tens of millions of pounds, Shaqiri is really very cheap. If he does not perform well, Liverpool will not have to sell at a loss.
3. Alisson is the goalkeeper of the Brazilian team. He is 25 years old and has a transfer fee of 6680 million pounds. He was transferred from Rome to Liverpool in Serie A.
This is the second most expensive acquisition in Liverpool's history, breaking the goalkeeper transfer fee record kept by Buffon for many years, and is now the highest transfer fee goalkeeper in history.
Ever since the Spanish goalkeeper Leanna left the team, Liverpool has been lacking a stable goalkeeper. For example, Mignolet joined by Sunderland. It is not uncommon to see that he sometimes has the problem of "shooting the air" when facing crosses from both sides, which shows that he is not a stable talent.
And Karius had already lost Klopp's trust last season, and leaving the Red Army had already been put on the agenda. The only remaining England goalkeeper Pickford seemed too thin.
Therefore, Liverpool hopes to introduce a stable goalkeeper at a high price.And Alisson is a modern football goalkeeper who fits Liverpool's requirements.
Alisson can become the first point of offense. He will use the short pass from the backcourt to control the rhythm and launch the attack with precise long-range.
Alisson's pass success rate in Rome last season was 78.9%, averaging 7.4 long-range shots per game. The joining of Alisson can make Liverpool's offense more diversified.
Of course, the most important thing is its defensive statistics. Alisson only conceded 28 goals in Serie A last season, and his save success rate was as high as 80.1%, ranking second among all European goalkeepers. His strength can be seen from the statistics.
Alisson will be the most important acquisition for Liverpool in this transfer window, which can make Liverpool really hit more championships.
Of course, the Red Army still has shortcomings in this transfer window. Liverpool has not strengthened in the backbone position this season.
Although Liverpool has six candidates for the central defender position, Van Dijk, Maguire, Lovren, Madipu, Caravan and Gomez, but the latter two are not stable, and Caravan is often affected by injuries. Troubled, and Gomez's sense of position is extremely poor.
Liverpool will need to fight on four fronts next season. If Van Dijk or Maguire are injured, and the mediocre Lovren and Madip do not perform well, Liverpool will lack a qualified commanding central defender.
The Liverpool management's transfer operation this summer has improved the depth of the team's bench and created a lineup capable of winning more championships for Klopp, but there are still some shortcomings in the backbone position.
Zhang Mai, who can postpone his return to the team, did not return to China with the Hua Guo team to celebrate, but returned to Liverpool after the World Cup to deal with his personal affairs.
Zhang Mai signed a five-year contract with Liverpool in 2016, with a weekly salary of 15 pounds (after tax), 60% of personal portrait rights reserved, and a liquidated damages of 1.2 million pounds.
This can be said to be a good contract. Few Premier League players can keep their own portrait rights. Zhang Mai's annual portrait is valued at 2000 million pounds, so Zhang Mai's annual salary income is 750 million + 1250 million = 2000 million pounds (after tax).
Now Liverpool is requesting to renew the contract in advance, double the weekly salary and retain 50% of the personal portrait rights, which is equivalent to giving Zhang Mai a salary increase of 500 million pounds (year), but he has to sign until 2023.
Zhang Mai is in a hurry to return to Liverpool because he wants to discuss contract renewal with his agent Croat. As Zhang Mai's reputation soars, the annual valuation of his personal portrait has already exceeded 3000 million, so other remuneration is easy to negotiate, Croat It was difficult for Te to accept the reduction of the amount of portrait rights reserved, and the renewal of the contract was temporarily deadlocked.
In the end, it was Klopp who put pressure on Liverpool's management, and the new contract negotiations continued. Zhang Mai's 60% personal portrait rights remained unchanged, and his weekly salary rose to 25 pounds (after tax). The top three players in the post-tax annual salary list are similar to Ronaldo who first arrived at Juventus.
After everything was settled and it was the end of July, Zhang Mai simply stayed at the club and started warming up with the team for the upcoming 7-18 season.
(End of this chapter)