Chapter 768: Connecting to a Shocking Transfer [Long Chapter, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote]
An hour before Fabregas decided to interview Li Tongfan.
A five-star hotel somewhere in London.
Li Tongfan was lying alone on the bed in the room, opened his eyes, and was in a daze.
To outsiders, it looks like he is thinking about something, but in fact, it is because Lao Li is adjusting the FM system in his brain.
This time I opened FM-MM (Data Modifier).
After mentally typing Fabregas's name into the search bar, various detailed data on Fabregas was quickly retrieved from the FM database. Lao Li checked it over and over again, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt. , Cesc Fabregas is exactly the type of player he needs most in the new tactics he created for Real Madrid.
After flipping through Fabregas' data over and over again, Lao Li inadvertently came to Fabregas' [Relationship] page.
This page mainly displays the relationship between players and people or objects around them, including multiple relationship categories including [Clubs I Admire], People I Appreciate, Clubs I Hate, People I Hate, etc. .
Among Fabregas’s data, [the club he admires] is of course Barcelona, with an appreciation level of 99; [people he admires] include Gerald Pique, Iniesta, Puyol, Nasri, Robin van Persie, Wenger and many others have varying degrees of appreciation.
What surprised Lao Li was that he was among the people who [appreciated] it. The appreciation level was not too high, only around 35.
Seeing this, Li Tongfan suddenly had an idea -
If Fabregas's [Relationship] value is slightly changed, and his appreciation for Real Madrid and himself is modified to the full value, will this increase the possibility of Fabregas joining? After all, according to the FM system settings and the psychological characteristics of normal people, a player is more willing to join a club he admires or to play for a head coach he admires.
Thinking of this, Li Tongfan directly started to try to modify it.
However, Lao Li soon discovered that he seemed to be unable to modify Fabregas's values. The modification law that had existed since FM2007 still existed at this time - players could not modify the values of players who were not on their own team.
This road is blocked.
Li Tongfan was slightly disappointed, but soon made a new discovery——
On this page, the values of Fabregas's relationship with everyone and the club are displayed in dark colors, but only the line "[People who admire] Crazy Li, appreciation level 35" are displayed in bright colors. black.
"I'm confused whether this value can be modified?"
Li Tongfan concentrated his thoughts and found that he could delete the value 35 after [Appreciation Level]. When he thought again, Lao Li added 100 at the end and changed the value to the full value.
"Ding dong, player Li Tongfan, you have chosen to modify Cesc Fabregas' appreciation level for Crazy Li to 100. This modification will cost 8 [Character Points]. Are you sure?"
Lao Li gritted his teeth, moved the mouse and clicked the [OK] button.
The picture in his mind suddenly lit up, and when it returned to normal again, Fabregas's appreciation level for Lao Li had become 100, and the modification was successful.
at this time--
Ding dong!
The doorbell rang, Lao Li stood up and opened the door. Torosi Tang held the phone in his hand and shouted excitedly: "Li, unexpected good news, Fabregas has agreed to talk to us about the contract. "
Li Tongfan heard this and patted Tang on the shoulder excitedly: "YES! Haha, I knew he would come to me. Hahaha, Tang, it seems that we have done something that is destined to shock this summer."
Tang laughed excitedly and went to prepare the contract and the meeting.
Lao Li touched his bare chin and thought to himself: It seems that this modification should have worked. However, why can it modify my appreciation value even if other values cannot be modified? Fabregas is not my player yet. The only explanation is: the reason why the modification was successful may be that this value has something to do with me.
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June 20th.
This day is destined to be a crazy day.
European football... no, it should be said that the world football world was shocked by the transfer news——
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas made a lightning move to Real Madrid for 50 million euros and signed a five-year contract with an annual salary of 8 million euros.
The official websites of Arsenal and Real Madrid announced the news almost at the same time.
Countless people are going crazy!
No one expected that after more than two years of entanglement with Barcelona, Fabregas would incredibly choose the archrival of his old club as the next stop of his career.
No one expected that Crazy Li actually did it.
He pulled off an absolutely impossible transfer.
As soon as the news came out, the reaction of Spanish football was the strongest. It was comparable to a super earthquake with a magnitude of 18. Many people were stunned by this 'earthquake'. Some even thought it was an April Fool's Day joke. It's unbelievable.
Before this, newspapers and media had never reported Real Madrid's pursuit of Fabregas. Barcelona had always demonstrated their ownership of Fabregas like a 'owner'. Who would have thought that overnight , the world was turned upside down, such an incredible thing happened?
The Catalan media and fans went wild.
"World Sports News" angrily accused: "Fabregas is a hypocrite and an unforgivable traitor. He vowed to return to his hometown team, but in the end he chose a century-old enemy because of money..."
"Daily News" also stood at the forefront of the crusade against Cesc Fabregas. In their article, they angrily asked: Why Real Madrid? Even if you want to transfer, it is understandable to choose Inter Milan or AC Milan, or even Chelsea in the Premier League, but it is absolutely unforgivable to be Barcelona's century-old enemy.
Some extreme Catalan fans also angrily accused Fabregas of betrayal on websites, media and various occasions, "If that guy still dares to show up at Camp Nou, I will kill him without hesitation." , "A hypocrite who chooses betrayal for money", "Think about what he said before, oh, I will only choose Barcelona. Such hypocrisy makes me feel sick", "I want to burn down his parents' house, I know Where...", all kinds of accusations and personal threats were repeatedly cursed from the mouths of Barcelona fans!
Barcelona godfather [Dutch Flyer] Cruyff also said in his personal column: "I watched this child grow up. I thought he was a smart and loyal red and blue warrior, but now, his choice makes me extremely extreme. disappointment……"
Barcelona coach Guardiola made it clear: "There is no doubt that Fabregas's choice has completely blocked the possibility of him returning to Camp Nou. From today on, he will never get Catalan football." Forgiveness to the Ronians!”
Barcelona players who previously claimed to be '100% good friends' with Cesc Fabregas also had bad words -
Gerald Pique said angrily, "My friendship with him is over. The next time we meet, he will be greeted with spikes digging into his ankles...", while David Villa just expressed "extremely disappointed." It’s hard to understand’. Although both Xavi and Iniesta refused to comment on Fabregas’ transfer, sharp-eyed reporters have discovered that Fabregas is no longer among their Twitter friends. figure...
In contrast, the Real Madrid camp is in a state of excitement.
There is no doubt that Fabregas's defection is a severe slap in the face to Barcelona. The season has not yet started, and the Galaxy Battleship has completely defeated Barcelona in the transfer market. Such a transfer result makes it impossible for the opponent to fight back. , completely surrender, unless Guardiola can bring Casillas or Raul to Camp Nou, but this is simply impossible.
"AS" overjoyed in its commentary article and claimed: "There is no doubt that the arrival of Cesc Fabregas is a clear signal for the re-emergence of the Galacticos, because we have obtained the top master among Spanish midfielders, haha Wei is old, but Cesc Fabregas has an infinitely bright future...
"Marca" also did not forget to send a hymn at this time: "The Bernabeu is becoming the most shining stadium in the world. The joining of Cesc Fabregas is a dream. This is really unbelievable..." at the end of the article At the end, he did not forget to laugh at his competitors: "Barcelona? They are too arrogant and too slow..."
Real Madrid fans also expressed their support for the arrival of the Arsenal captain in various ways. A gray-haired 78-year-old fan faced the reporter's camera and said with a smile: "We hate all Catalan players. , curse them to go to the damned eighteen levels of hell, but there is only one exception, and that is Cesc Fabregas..."
Fabregas' teammates in the Spanish national team Casillas, Ramos and Juan Mata also expressed their warm welcome to him. [St. Igor] faced the media and praised his 'future teammate': "Seske is the kind of guy who can change a team with his own strength." [Angel Wings] Mata was more direct: "Seth K will be a legend here because Lee put together an unbeatable team for us..."
The happiest person in Real Madrid is undoubtedly club president Florentino.
He just wanted to hug Crazy Li and kiss him a few times. The arrival of Fabregas was something he had always dreamed of. He had been planning for a long time but could not do it. Who knew that when Crazy Li came, it only took less than half the time. In just a few months, he quickly acquired the player he had been coveting for several years.
What makes Florentino even more satisfied is that, unlike the previous recruitment strategies of Mourinho and others, Crazy Li's idea of not buying non-big-name players is obviously very consistent with his football philosophy and in line with his desire to create a world-famous player. The ultimate goal of a prosperous football business empire.
Before, he was worried that crazy Li would go to the Bernabeu like before and find some hairy little guys from every corner, but now he is finally relieved.
Compared with before, Florentino felt that he had a lot less worry. To deal with a crazy Li, those big-name superstars who could not be obtained before were rushing to pitch, and he no longer had to do it himself.
"Crazy Lee was born for Real Madrid!"
Later, when attending some high-end banquets, Florentino expressed his firm support for the new coach on more than one occasion. Obviously, at this time, the relationship between the two is in the honeymoon stage of crazy obsession.
At the same time, media outside Spain also reported and commented on the transfer.
After earning a sky-high price of 50 million euros from Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal and the captain can be considered a "friendly breakup". Professor Wenger, while regretting the loss of his core, also defended his disciple: "Seske's decision was influenced by He was criticized by the Catalans, which I expected, but I think he made a right decision, not just because of 5000, but because of Madman Li and Real Madrid giving Cesc more respect, when Russell and Guardiola were still waiting for Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal to make concessions, Madman Li came to the door in person with his assistant and expressed all kinds of sincerity again and again. Cesc was eager to return to Camp Nou, and he even gave up his signing fee and accepted a salary cut request. Under such circumstances, Barcelona would rather introduce Alex first than pay 30 million for Cesc. Isn’t it worth 30 million euros to beat Cesc? I think Barcelona doesn’t really want to get Cesc at all. They have repeatedly used Cesc to get emotional at Camp Nou in order to prevent others from doing so. The club gets him."
As early as last season, Wenger had a bad relationship with Barcelona's main and secondary Rosell, so he was not polite at all when he spoke.
Many English media also had the same idea as Wenger. After learning the inside story of Fabregas' transfer one after another, including "The Sun", "Insight into Offside", "The Times", "Daily" Authoritative media such as "Express News" basically stood on the side of Fabregas.
The French also think so. When "The Guardian" mentioned Cesc Fabregas' transfer, it described it as "the most sincere team and the head coach have the last laugh", while "Mr. Football" clearly criticized Barcelona. : "The Catalan giants always think that Fabregas is theirs. As long as they give Arsenal a little transfer fee, it is already a reward, but they never think about why Fabregas would go to Arsenal." Na, who made him the top midfielder in the world? "Selfish" is not enough to describe Barcelona's approach. Perhaps "arrogance" is more appropriate. The final result is the price of arrogance!"
At the same time, this controversy spread in Italy, Germany, China... throughout the world of football, making this summer's European transfer market extremely lively.
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After the introduction of Cesc Fabregas, Real Madrid's signings continued.
June 24th.
The official website of Real Madrid once again broke the news that the team has introduced [flash killer] Michael Owen from England's upstart Newcastle for 15 million euros.
Irving signed with Real Madrid this time, which is regarded as his second entry into the palace.
After joining Real Madrid for the first time, although he created the La Liga goal efficiency king that season and scored many goals in limited playing time, he was still ruthlessly purged at the end of the season.
Will he conquer the Bernabeu again this time?
Many people have a big question mark in their minds - if it were a season ago, Irving would have been in great form, and he would definitely have made the Bernabeu excited. However, after a season of constant injuries, his form has declined rapidly, and now he is old. Gao Irving and Lian Po are old, can they still make a living?
The media and fans were divided into two sides.
The pro-Barcelona newspapers "World Sport" and "Daily News" lost no time in mocking Madman Lee for once again becoming a 'balloon star collector', while the pro-Real Madrid newspapers "AS" and "Marca" said [Lightning Killer] voted for confidence. The main reason is that they are more willing to believe in Crazy Li. They believe that their new coach can definitely bring [Lightning Killer] back to the top. After all, Crazy Li has already done it once before. .
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Real Madrid's crazy pace detonated European football.
Perhaps stimulated by the successive big moves from competitors, Barcelona has also targeted many big-name celebrities in the transfer market. After selling Maxwell and Milito in succession, Guardiola received 10 million euros in funds, and the club temporarily added 1,000, plus the remaining transfer funds, Guardiola seemed to have the capital to make waves in the transfer market. For a time, Newcastle winger Robben, Bayern core Ribery, Manchester United's new favorite Nani, Werder Bremen winger Marin, and even Inter Milan's popular wings Bale and Sanchez, are on Guardiola's purchase list.
However, just when Barcelona was preparing to make a comeback in the transfer market, Real Madrid once again announced a shocking transfer——
Philipp Lahm, the double captain of Bayern Munich and the German national team, moved to Real Madrid for 10 million euros plus center back Pepe and defensive midfielder Lars Diarra.
As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
Another transfer news that seemed impossible at all, but it appeared in front of the whole world. Before this, Lahm had always been Bayern Munich's not-for-sale item. No one thought that [Elf Mouse Brother] would leave Bayern. Leaving the Bundesliga, but now...
He kidnapped the captain of Arsenal and then the captain of Bayern Munich. Crazy Li's crazy signing behavior was jaw-dropping. Some media gave Crazy Li a new nickname - "Captain Terminator", jokingly calling him "Europe's top five" The giants of the league should pay attention, please protect your captain, otherwise you will wake up one night and find that your captain has put on the Real Madrid jersey...'
There are also people trying to dig out the inside story of Lahm's transfer.
However, just from the perspective of transfer value, Real Madrid can be regarded as hemorrhaging money. Pepe and Las Diarra are both star players in their prime, and their abilities have been recognized by the world. Even if There is no status in the Bernabeu, but if sold, the minimum amount of funds can be recovered is 40 million euros. In addition to the 10 million euros paid by Real Madrid in cash, Lahm's transfer value is actually not lower than Cesc Fabregas. Even slightly more than that.
But judging from the transfer fee, this is definitely a rare big deal.
Moreover, in terms of player positions, what Bayern Munich gained from this transfer far exceeded what they lost——
The central defender position is exactly what Bayern Munich is in urgent need of. With the loss of Lucio and Demichelis and the unavailability of Van Buyten and Breno, they also need a player with strength and influence. Come to sit in the defense, and although Pepe is a little impatient, his reputation and strength are definitely among the best candidates.
In the midfielder position, last season we lost Dutch captain Van Bommel. Bayern's 'midfielder' has also been criticized. Lars Diarra was called [Makelele II] by the media and fans, and he is obviously also a Bayern Munich player. Much needed player.
By trading 29-year-old team leader Lahm for two top superstars in their respective positions plus 10 million euros, Bayern Munich is definitely making a profit.
The only thing that surprised the media and fans was that Lahm himself had a very positive attitude towards the transfer and made it clear many times that he was willing to join Real Madrid. I believe this was one of the important reasons why Bayern Munich finally agreed to release him.
This transfer made some jealous media, such as the pro-Barcelona "World Sports" and "Daily News", even openly accuse the madman Li Qiji of being a prodigal son, and Lahm is not worth 50 million euros at all...
However, Real Madrid fans obviously don't think so.
Florentillo once again publicly supported the team coach: "Lahm is the strongest player in this position. It is a dream for Real Madrid. I fully support this signing. Crazy Li is the head coach." Shang did a great job, far exceeding my expectations. He surprised me and the fans again and again..."
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Real Madrid's crazy signings have put all the clubs in Europe feeling huge pressure. Barcelona fans felt that they were lower than their mortal enemies for a period of time. When Real Madrid fans talked about Cesc Fabregas, When talking about Ram, they can only comfort themselves with Rossi and Alex, but the latter two are obviously not on the same level as the first two...
Feeling the pressure, Barcelona fans have used various methods to ask the club to introduce big-name stars as soon as possible to counter Real Madrid's menacing momentum.
Guardiola was under pressure to promise a surprise for the fans.
However, the surprise has not yet arrived, and the shock has arrived again.
June 26th.
There is new news on Real Madrid’s official website——
The team introduced English [Angel] Nicolas Gigi from Inter Milan for 25 million euros...
Another shocking transfer, without any warning in advance.
Although Gigi is still young, he showed terrifying growth potential and scoring ability last season. He scored in 13 consecutive Serie A games. He is considered to be the mold of a future superstar and is very popular among Inter Milan fans. Many people originally thought that Moratti would definitely establish Gigi as the next Zanetti and the banner of Meazza, but he unexpectedly joined Real Madrid in a flash.
The new season has not yet begun, and the next transfer period has not yet completely ended. Real Madrid's lineup has begun to become unprecedentedly terrifying.
When these superstars appear on the same court, what incredible things will happen? Another mythical season? ——