"What? Chelsea came to poach?"

When Gao Han heard the news from Mendes, he was shocked.

He would never have thought about why the Blues suddenly had to poach Chinatown on a whim?

Is it the psychological tactics before the game?

Gao Han thought, and his agent Jorge Mendes understood what he meant, "Don't worry, I've tested it. They really wanted to buy it, not the psychological tactics before the game."

"But I don't understand." Gao Han shook his head and said.

Mendes smiled, as the saying goes, a wise man will make a mistake.

"You forgot that there are four players in Chelsea who want to play the African Cup from January to February. During this period, Scolari has no one available, and players such as Barack are not trusted by Scolari. Therefore, introducing high-level scorers and midfielders is the most urgent task for Chelsea at present."

"But why Falcao and Ramirez? Why Chinatown?"

Jorge Mendez nodded, "Because everyone believes in your vision, more than you think."

After a pause, Mendes continued: "European football transfers, especially for such players in their early twenties, strength assessment is often very important. It costs a lot of money, but it leads to incoming unused players. Such cases are performed in European football every year."

"And everyone thinks that the strength of the players you have chosen is unquestionable and there is definitely guarantee, so they are all happy to do this, not just Falcao and Ramirez. You have to know that Chinatown is now like a treasure house, and many giant teams are staring at it with saliva."

"They didn't do it, not because they didn't want it, but while waiting for a more suitable opportunity, they were also waiting for you and Chinatown to help them train their players better, and they didn't mind spending more money."

If European professional football is regarded as a pyramid, then the giant teams are undoubtedly standing at the top of the tower.

They have the largest income, the most affordable transfer budget, and can buy the players they want at the highest price, thereby enhancing the team's competitiveness and striving for various championships.

To a certain extent, cultivating young players has never been the way to run a team of giants.

Players like Barcelona now attach importance to youth training are completely an alien, and it can be said that they are just temporary.

When a group of youth training players such as Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, and Pique grow old and youth training players cannot meet the requirements of the first team, Barcelona will inevitably sign outs from outside at high prices like other giant teams to strengthen the competitiveness of the first team.

These wealthy teams often want mature stars who can fight for it, and cultivating semi-finished products is often just a piggyback.

Gao Han was helpless because although Chinatown has now climbed to the four major European leagues, it is only a downstream team in the La Liga. Even if it relies on Gao Han's halo, it is only a mid-range team, but some things cannot be changed at all.

For example, Chinatown team is short of money.

Today's professional football world is in power. If you don't have money, you can't have a championship or keep people.

"You know, I am a professional agent. As the agent of Falcao and Ramirez, I have to consider their interests. The conditions offered by Chelsea are really high, especially the salary, which is very good in Chelsea. It is impossible for Chinatown to get it."

Gao Han could understand Mendes' difficulties, after all, he opened the door to do business.

To be honest, if the players learn about this news and really want to leave, they can completely fire Mendes and find a new agent to talk to Chelsea. Moreover, Mendes' reputation will be ruined, and no one will believe him again.

To a certain extent, Mendes was able to feel Manchester from London at noon after meeting Abramovich in the morning and reveal the news to Gao Han, which is already a good friend.

"Think about it carefully." Mendes' identity is a little sensitive, so it is not advisable to say too much.

Gao Han also understood that after sending him away, he still frowned.

He was mentally prepared for selling people, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Falcao and Ramirez are both the best players in Chinatown this season, so it is natural to be targeted. Otherwise, Gao Han would not have rush to renew his contract with them before.

Now it seems that the contract renewal is very timely, and the initiative to sell or not is in the hands of Gao Han and Chinatown.

But the question is, is it worth keeping?

The biggest problem when sending them away is how to make up for the team's losses.

Since Gao Han went to Madrid to make an appointment in October, Chinatown's performance has improved a lot.

First, he defeated Sporting Gijon 2-0 at home in the seventh round, but lost to Getafe 1-2 away in the eighth round, and later lost to Atletico Madrid 0-1 at home, suffering a two-game losing streak.

But in the tenth round, the team defeated Sunderland 2-0 away, and in the eleventh round, they drew Barcelona 1-1 at home, and then defeated Almeria 4-1 away, with steady rankings in the league in seventh and eighth.

And among these games, the most surprising thing is the 11th round of the game against Barcelona.

Facing Barcelona, ​​who was skilled in possession of the ball, Pochettino's team suppressed the opponent in a very embarrassing manner. It was not until the 54th minute of the second half that Xavi assisted Alves to score a goal, but not long after, Falcao received an assist from Mkhitaryan and tied the score.

Afterwards, Chinatown launched a top counterattack against Barcelona, ​​but neither side was able to score again.

But this battle made Chinatown shine and won the recognition of countless media reporters and fans, especially the goal-scoring hero Falcao, Mkhitaryan, who was elected the best player in the game, and Ramirez, who was both offense and defense in the midfield.

Gao Han had to consider one thing: let them go during the winter break, who can fill their vacancy?

More importantly, the game is so tense that the team has no time for new players to adapt, so they must be able to fight when they come.

It was a bit of a headache to think about it, Gao Han breathed heavily and cursed Abramovich in his heart.

Rich people are amazing, can they be so willful?

But I'm not easy to mess with either!

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The matches came one after another, after the League Cup midweek, Chelsea’s focus match came on the weekend.

In three days, Gao Han and the coaching staff accurately calculated each work plan to a minute.

Therefore, Gao Han had to temporarily suppress the affairs of Chinatown and devote himself to Manchester City's work.

And he also wants to take this opportunity to teach Chelsea a lesson at the city stadium to avenge his revenge.

He believes that media reporters all over the world should look forward to this showdown.

On the day before the game, Manchester City held a press conference at the city stadium as usual, which attracted nearly 100 media reporters, setting a record in Manchester City's history, which shows the appeal of this game.

At the press conference, Gao Han first announced the team's roster. Unsurprisingly, Kaka appeared on the roster again. For many media reporters, it was no longer news, but old news.

What really makes media reporters concerned is what Gao Han thinks when facing Chelsea again.

In response to this, Gao Han replied in a joking tone that he would not think too much.

"No matter who the opponent you meet is, only two words will appear in my dictionary, attack."

"There is no doubt that Chelsea is the most powerful team Manchester City has ever experienced so far this season, and maybe even no, but we are confident enough to win a victory at the City Stadium in the way we are most familiar with and good at."

Gao Han's statement was not unexpected.

"Mr. Gao Han, in the other strong dialogues this season, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool were defeated by Chelsea, and Chelsea did not lose a single goal, and their defensive ability is excellent. Are you worried..."

"Don't worry!" Gao Han immediately answered the questions before the reporter asked.

This immediately caused a burst of laughter from the audience, and many media reporters were helpless about it.

Gao Han has long been an old man when facing media reporters, and many people know how to answer without asking him.

"You're right, Mr. Journalist, Chelsea has indeed beaten Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United one after another, but we have also beaten these teams this season, and you have to know that the top of the Premier League now... is us!"

Gao Han pointed at himself and reminded him with confidence.

He knows the nature of media reporters very well. They will try their best to hype Manchester City's crisis theory, and hype Manchester City will lose because it will be more gimmick than Manchester City's winning.

Therefore, it is rare to usher in such a focus war, how could they easily let it go?

Facts have proved that Gao Han’s judgment on the media is not wrong at all.

Although they have been slapped in the face again and again in the past few years, they are still repeating their views again and again. Gao Han is about to lose, and this is the game.

Sometimes, Gao Han has to admire the thickness of the media reporters.

As the focus of this round of matches, Manchester City's match against Chelsea was held in the prime time on Saturday night, while Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal were all scheduled to be held on Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday afternoon, Manchester United went south to London and challenged the Hammers West Ham United away. As a result, Ferguson's team defeated the Hammers four-0 away game, winning a wonderful victory.

Arsenal welcomed Stoke City in the Emirates Stadium in London. The Gunners scored one goal in the first and second half and successfully scored three points.

Only the Reds Liverpool suffered another away game. Facing Allardy's team, Liverpool failed to make a threatening attack and drew with Blackburn 0-0 away games, and the two sides shook hands and made peace.

The Reds' tragedy was predicted by Gao Han as early as the beginning of the season, but in fact, as the season deepens, the problem becomes more and more serious. Benitez's team is now ranked fifth, falling behind the top four and one point. If it fails to introduce strong players in the transfer market during the winter break, it may be difficult to reverse the situation in the second half.

Even Benitez's position as coach is threatened and he may be dismissed at any time.

The afternoon game was very exciting, but everyone focused on the evening showdown.

Chelsea even arrived in Manchester a day early to concentrate on preparing for this game. The owner Abramovich and a group of management teams personally took the city stadium to supervise the battle, showing his determination to win.

At the pre-match press conference, head coach Scolari even shouted that he would defeat Manchester City away, score three points, and return to the top, encouraging players to defeat Manchester City in the game.

Facing Chelsea, which has repeatedly defeated strong opponents this season, Gao Han and Manchester City are not afraid to be careless and concentrate on preparing for the game.

Gao Han even started carefully preparing a gift a week ago to give Chelsea a big surprise in the game.
Chapter completed!