640 Switching to Barcelona? [The fourth watch of the liver, asking for a monthly pass]
Yang Yang's hat-trick and six people in a row not only made the media around the world cheer, but also amazed all the fans, and even brought out a series of transfer rumors.
Barcelona wants to buy Yang Yang!
This rumor has been around for a long time, and there is nothing unusual about it, because as early as before the winter break, it was revealed by the media that Barcelona had offered Liverpool a sky-high price of 60 million euros, hoping to get Yang Yang.
But later, as Yang Yang won the European Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer of the Year, and won the Grand Slam of personal honors, Yang Yang's value and influence also rose, and the scandal with Barcelona gradually faded.
But this time, when Yang Yang led Liverpool to beat Barcelona 5-0 at home, rumors about Barcelona wanting to get him began to be noisy again, and some media even spread it in the air.
Because, Mourinho will be at Camp Nou!
Barcelona is going to restructure and change the coach, this is no longer news, including Ronaldinho, Eto'o and other superstars have been included in the transfer list, and there are in and out, after buying Ronaldinho and Eto'o, Barcelona must bring in superstars to ensure the competitiveness of the team.
Yang Yang is undoubtedly the hottest candidate.
On the website of the daily sports newspaper close to Barcelona, a questionnaire survey was conducted specifically for Barcelona fans, and in the multiple-choice question of "who is the summer reinforcement you most desire", Yang Yang occupied the first place with an absolute high vote advantage.
Barcelona fans can be described as loving and hating Yang Yang.
I love him because Yang Yang represents the strongest fighting power in today's football, and he is very self-disciplined, full of professionalism, and more importantly, he is only 21 years old, and his huge age advantage makes everyone believe that at least in the next ten years, he will still be the top superstar in today's football.
As for hating him, it's even simpler, because he led the Reds to beat Barcelona in two seasons at Liverpool, which made Barcelona fans hate him to the core.
But everyone knows that there is no eternal hatred in this world, and there is no eternal love.
Hate to the extreme, that's love.
A big club like Barcelona will always believe in one principle, which is to poach those stars that you hate to the core, but you can't help it.
If I can't beat you, I'll dig you up!
In addition to this reason, Mourinho's entry into the Camp Nou is also an important reason for Yang Yang's transfer to Barcelona.
Everyone knows that Mourinho has admired the Chinese player very much since Yang Yang's debut, and has repeatedly asked Chelsea to bring in Yang Yang, especially in the summer of '06, Mourinho even did not hesitate to turn his face with Abramovich, hoping to bring Yang Yang to Stamford Bridge, but the result was ......
This time, Mourinho became the owner of Camp Nou, and the player he most wanted to bring in was still Yang Yang.
Catalan media broke the news, "In Mourinho's plan to the club, the first target of the recruitment is Yang Yang, and the Portuguese believes that with the combination of Yang Yang and Messi, Barcelona will dominate European football in the next ten years." ”
"Mourinho even made a special CD detailing his plans for Barcelona, and he is very much looking forward to seeing Yang Yang and Messi play side by side at Camp Nou."
As for Yang Yang's transfer, Catalonia is also very optimistic, because Liverpool is currently in a deep financial crisis.
"Barcelona have expressed their willingness to pay a record price of 80 million euros, which is undoubtedly a surprising attraction for the Liverpool management, who would love to see such a record offer."
In addition to media reports, players in the Barcelona team also welcomed Yang Yang.
Yaya Toure played alongside Yang Yang during his time at Ajax, and the Ivory Coast midfielder believed that if Yang Yang came to Barcelona, it would inevitably make Barcelona more powerful.
"He and Messi are completely compatible, because they are both top talents, and I believe that Yang Yang should also go to a higher stage to prove himself, and Barcelona is undoubtedly the best platform."
On the one hand, the media campaign, as well as Mourinho's call, coupled with the seduction of former teammates, on the other hand, Liverpool's financial difficulties, and the limitations of the Reds, all of which make people look forward to Yang Yang's transfer.
Even the British Sun believes that "Yang Yang is full of yearning for a giant team like Barcelona, because he is convinced that if he wants to become the top superstar on the planet, he must go to a top club like Barcelona." ”
The Spanish media also broke the news that in Laporta's restructuring plan, Yang Yang, who is favored by Barcelona fans, has been listed as the top priority, "Laporta has personally appointed his right-hand man to Liverpool to contact the Reds management to discuss the possibility of introducing Yang Yang this summer." ”
"Adidas, Liverpool's main sponsor, is opposed to this transfer, but Yang Yang's personal sponsor is Nike, and brands from the United States hope that Yang Yang can switch to Barcelona in Nike's camp."
Liverpool officials quickly came forward to clarify.
In his pre-match press conference against Arsenal, head coach Rafael Benitez publicly stated that Yang Yang was not for sale in the team.
"I can't imagine that when I wake up the next day and I don't have Yang Yang in my team, it will be an absolute disaster."
Benitez also said that Yang Yang is not for sale of the team, and for such a player, it cannot be measured with any money.
"I believe that Yang Yang will choose to stay at Liverpool because he has feelings for the fans here and for this team."
Liverpool general manager Rick Parry also said the club has no plans to sell Yang.
"We don't pay attention to any rumors from the outside world, because we haven't received any offers about Yang Yang at all, and we haven't had any actual contact with any team, all of which are false rumors."
But the British media reacted quickly, believing that Rick Parry's remarks were actually throwing bricks and bricks.
"He only said that he had not received an offer and had not been in contact with any team, but on the other hand, he never promised the fans that he would not sell Yang Yang, because it is difficult for a team like Liverpool to refuse the sky-high price of 80 million euros."
Liverpool fans are flustered, but at the same time they are quite dissatisfied with the management.
The reason for the panic is that they feel that the team is really thinking about selling Yang Yang to pay off the debt, because the management is too heavily indebted, especially those two damn American owners.
Since they bought the team, they haven't invested much money, but now as long as they sell Yang Yang, they can get back the sky-high price of 80 million euros, which is a temptation that the two American owners cannot refuse anyway.
But they are quite reluctant, because they know that without Yang Yang, Liverpool's competitiveness will be greatly reduced.
Look at the Liverpool team in December and January, the people are still those people, but without Yang Yang, or when Yang Yang is not in good shape, how bad is Liverpool's competitiveness?
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When the outside world was disturbed, Yang Yang also made a rare appearance, saying in an interview with The Times that he would not discuss the issue of staying in the middle of the season.
'I just want to focus all my attention now and play every game and as for the rest of the stuff, I'll think about it when the season is over.'
Yang Yang's statement undoubtedly further intensified the speculation of the outside world, because he did not say anything to death.
In the team's dressing room, Yang Yang promised everyone that he had no plans to leave Liverpool for the time being, and his agent Raiola did not have any contact and operation in this regard, and everything had nothing to do with him.
"If I make a decision, you'll be the first to know."
The players in the locker room also understood and understood Yang Yang's behavior.
A big part of the reason why he didn't say he was dead was that he felt very well that the club really wanted to sell him.
Raiola believes that with Yang Yang's status and influence today, even if he wants to transfer, he must firmly grasp the initiative in his hands, rather than letting the club operate, which will only damage Yang Yang's interests in the end.
After all, Yang Yang also carries a lot of commercial sponsorship on his back.
From winning the double Footballer of the Year to the present, Raiola has signed a total of nine sponsorships for Yang Yang, with a total value of nearly 50 million euros, and counting the previous ones, Yang Yang's commercial value itself is an astronomical amount.
If Liverpool is allowed to operate, they will definitely not take care of these, how will Yang Yang explain to the sponsors at that time?
Therefore, it is necessary to turn the passive into the active, come forward by ourselves, and grasp the initiative in our hands.
Yang Yang agrees with Raiola's statement that he likes Liverpool and has feelings for the club's players and fans, but that doesn't mean he is at the mercy of those in management, especially the two American owners.
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While the outside world is hyping about Yang Yang's transfer, the Premier League ushered in the 33rd round of the league.
Liverpool travel to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal.
The Gunners have already lost their title race and, like Liverpool, are in the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek, so Arsene Wenger is clearly more interested in the second leg of next week's Champions League tie.
In the first leg, Arsenal only had a slight advantage, but they had not yet won the game, so Wenger concentrated his main players to play Schalke 04, but against Liverpool, the Gunners retained their strength.
On the other hand, Liverpool, after beating Barcelona 5-0 at home, has basically advanced to the semi-finals, and in this game Liverpool continued to face the Gunners with the main lineup, and finally defeated Arsenal 1-0 away and got three points.
Before the end of the first half, Reina made a long pass in front of the goal, after Crouch grabbed the first drop point, and formed a beautiful cooperation with Yang Yang who ran over to respond, the England highman crossed with his left foot, dodged Gallas, and directly volleyed with his right foot to break through Arsenal's goal.
The three points also keep Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3-2 away, with Ronaldo Jr. scoring twice to keep up with Yang Yang by one goal.