On June 10, at 0:00 a.m. local time in London, the Premier League summer transfer window officially opened.
This night is destined to be busy for Leicester City.
The lights are brightly lit in the Leicester City Club building. People from various departments have been left to work overtime today to welcome this destined to be an uneventful night.
Just after 0 o'clock, Leicester City's fax machine, which is specially used to receive quotation faxes, began to buzz. It was particularly clear in the quiet building, and it suddenly shocked people.
Not long after, Leicester City Club sporting director Steve Walsh received the first batch of offer leaflets.
After a rough look through it, Steve Walsh slammed a stack of faxed quotes from all over the world on his desk, yelled, "Damn! These bastards are trying to hollow us out!"
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On the fax sheets scattered on the desk, the names of Kante, Mahrez, Vardy, Drinkwater, Schmeichel, Huth and others are clearly visible.
From forward to defense, almost all players who have performed well this season have been targeted.
Even though they have announced to the outside world some time ago that Vardy and Mahrez have completed contract extensions with the team, they still cannot stop the enthusiasm of these clubs.
Leicester City Club has recently started contract renewal negotiations with Huth, Morgan, Simpson, Shinji Okazaki and other players.
At present, it seems that most players express their unwillingness to leave and stay to continue playing for the team.
Of course, the weekly salary will definitely increase.
But the summer transfer period every year is long, and it is really difficult for him to guarantee that players who have completed contract extensions or are in negotiations will not be persuaded.
But soon Steve Walsh realized that something was wrong, and he hurriedly bent over and rummaged around on his desk.
Because he didn't seem to see the faxed quote for Chu Zheng.
After a while, Steve Walsh’s assistant Katie brought in another batch of faxed quotes.
Steve Walsh quickly took it and continued to look through it, but miraculously, he still couldn't find Chu Zheng's quote.
His mind was a little confused for a moment. Thinking of Chu Zheng's dilemma in the transfer market last year, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.
There are many examples of hot stars being ignored in the transfer market.
But he soon calmed down and realized that he was a little impatient.
Because the hotter the player, the later his offer is likely to come.
Because Chu Zheng's net worth has recently exceeded 100 million pounds.
This is no small amount of money.
Major transfer projects like this are always extremely cautious.
Even if those clubs that are interested in Chu Zheng have completed their investigation and technical data analysis of Chu Zheng in advance, they still need to determine the offer based on their own budget, as well as various assessments of the burden on the financial system after introducing Chu Zheng.
In addition, Chu Zheng's character, personality, and comments he usually makes on media and social platforms are all what these clubs need to know.
Although the Premier League clearly stipulates that players under contract may not directly or indirectly contact another club without the prior written consent of the current club.
But the unspoken rule is basically to determine in advance whether the player has the intention to transfer, and then make an offer.
This is what everyone does, no one has the right to scold anyone.
Generally, as long as it is not too excessive, no one will bring this kind of thing to the public and expose it to the eyes of fans and the media.
Therefore, Steve Walsh believes that Wenger, Mourinho and Guardiola, who have already flown to China in advance, will definitely not be so honest and may have already connected with Chu Zheng.
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It was around 6 o'clock in the morning at BJ. Chu Zheng, who had run four to five kilometers near his home in the drizzle, returned home to wash up and found that no one was up yet, so he went out alone to a teahouse in a nearby alley to have breakfast.
"Hey, Zhengwazi, it's still so early today!"
"Come on, come with me! Do you still recognize me?"
"Tell me secretly where you will go next season, and I promise not to tell those reporters!"
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As soon as he entered the quaint teahouse, which looked like an ancient inn, he was suddenly filled with uncles, making Chu Zheng look dumbfounded.
They were all old neighbors who had watched him grow up nearby. Chu Zheng had no choice but to treat them fairly without giving them any face. He greeted them all and chatted for a while before going up to the second floor.
Half an hour later, after Chu Zheng had eaten, he sat quietly upstairs, looking at the gloomy sky outside the window and the empty alley, enjoying the rare tranquility.
But it didn't take long for the tranquility to be broken.
The cell phone in Chu Zheng's arms rang.
Seeing that it was Mario calling, Chu Zheng answered the phone.
But when he heard Mario say on the phone that Guardiola was going to interview him now, Chu Zheng was shocked. He didn't expect this guy to be so eager.
Guardiola, Mourinho, and Wenger all flew to China to meet him and were waiting to see him. To be honest, Chu Zheng felt extremely flattered and felt the sincerity of these three clubs.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Zheng sent another navigation message to Mario, fearing that the idiot would not be able to find the teahouse.
Half an hour later, the person arrived, followed by someone else.
Seeing Guardiola, whom he had made an appointment with yesterday, Chu Zheng immediately stood up and said hello.
"Hey, Chu, I finally meet you. You are the first player in my coaching career who has made me wait for so long."
After politely hugging Chu Zheng, Guardiola smiled particularly happily.
"I'm sorry!" Upon hearing Guardiola's words, Chu Zheng immediately apologized.
At this moment, some tourists on the second floor who also got up early recognized Guardiola and Chu Zheng, and immediately boldly came over to ask for autographs.
Chu Zheng and Guardiola also agreed to the requests of these extremely excited fans.
But there was no way to talk about things like this, so Chu Zheng asked the boss for a private room.
After entering the private room and sitting down, Guardiola couldn't wait to say: "Chu, on behalf of the Manchester City Club, I now officially invite you to join us."
After saying this, Guardiola seemed a little nervous.
Due to personality reasons, this guy has never been very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships from player to coach, and of course he cannot be a good lobbyist.
But who gave Guagua such good luck?
Chu Zheng, who had already made his decision, hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "I'm very happy, Mr. Guardiola, I accept your invitation!"
After saying this, Guardiola was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Chu Zheng would agree so easily. He subconsciously asked his doubts and said: "Don't you ask what kind of treatment we will give you? And you
future position in the team."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Zheng wanted to cover his face. At the same time, he felt that this guy was quite cute.
"I believe you traveled thousands of miles to China to invite me to join Manchester City, and you definitely didn't do it just to make me sit on the bench." Chu Zheng said with a cheerful smile.
He looked at each other and said to Mario: "As for treatment, I believe my agent will help me get the treatment I deserve."
When Mario heard this, he straightened his back immediately.
Here it comes again, Chu Zheng rolled his eyes vaguely.
Although the invitation went surprisingly smoothly, Guardiola was a little worried.
So he then pulled Chu Zheng to explain the new tactical system he brought to Manchester City with great interest, and repeatedly emphasized Chu Zheng's important position in his tactics.
Chu Zheng became more and more frightened as he listened.
When it comes to Guardiola, many people will naturally think of Barcelona's Tiki-taka, which was popular all over the world.
Today, Tiki-taka is not only a tactical system, it is also synonymous with a past era.
As the first No. 4 player promoted by Cruyff that year, Guardiola had an overall view of the game and the ability to control the game that ordinary players could not match during his playing days.
It is this talent that transcends ordinary people that makes Guardiola's achievements as a head coach transcend his playing days.
In the midst of the vast technological and tactical innovation trend in today's world football, Guardiola obviously has no intention of resting on his Tiki-taka credit book for the rest of his life.
When coaching Bayern, Guardiola continued his innovative research on football techniques and tactics and devoted himself entirely to the study of his football philosophy.
Tactical creation and innovation are sometimes reflected in changes to the overall football philosophy.
Just like Tiki-taka back then, sometimes it would be reflected in trying some detailed changes to affect the overall situation, and ultimately achieve the goal of improving the overall combat effectiveness of the team.
But just now during Guardiola's narration, Chu Zheng heard about the world-famous coach's bold tactical innovations.
It can be heard from Guardiola's narration just now that he is planning to let the full-back players switch roles between full-back and defensive midfielder during the game, so that he and De Bruyne have no relationship.
There is no need to worry about the future, there is no need to retreat frequently, and you can concentrate on organizing attacks frantically to bombard the opponent's goal.
Thinking of De Bruyne's strength, Chu Zheng had a picture in his mind at this moment. The picture was so beautiful that he couldn't even imagine it.
Now Chu Zheng's feelings about Guardiola's tactics can be summed up in two words.
"crazy!"
But when he thought about the relationship between Guardiola and Bielsa, the famous lunatic coach in world football, Chu Zheng suddenly felt as if he was normal again.
The master is crazy, so the apprentice is crazy, there is nothing wrong with it!
"Sir, have you considered that if the opponent we face is a team that is very good at defensive counterattacks, such as Leicester City this season, if we play like this, it may be very dangerous!" Chu Zheng
After rehearsing Guardiola's tactics in his mind, he quickly discovered a very serious question, so he asked it.
As soon as he finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet.
The next second, Chu Zheng and Mario saw a strange expression of shock and ecstasy on Guardiola's face.
At this moment, Guardiola was shocked.
He never expected that Chu Zheng would be so keen to find out the defensive problems that he had worked so hard to solve before just by briefly explaining the new tactical system.
what does that mean?
This means that Chu Zheng has an extraordinary keen sense of tactics and a super brain as smart as a head coach.
At this moment, Guardiola was extremely satisfied with Chu Zheng.
He felt that he had found the right person. This was the fleet commander he wanted and the soul player of the team.
So Guardiola and Chu Zheng, who had already fully devoted themselves to the tactical discussion, started a new round of discussion, like a pair of friends who have been together for the past year.
Mario was dumbfounded when he saw the excitement of Guardiola and Chu Zheng.
"Two lunatics!" Mario, who had been confused for a long time, quietly stood up and left the private room, muttering before leaving.
However, Mario is still very happy to see Guardiola and Chu Zheng agreeing so well, which will be of great benefit to Chu Zheng's future in Manchester City.
Next is his battlefield.
When he thought of the extremely wealthy consortium behind Manchester City, Mario suddenly felt full of energy and wanted to negotiate with Manchester City immediately.