Chapter 979: I Just Want to Go to the Saints!

Southampton beat Arsenal 4-0 in the Community Shield, which shook the entire European football world for a while.

Fans and media around the world are in an uproar.

Could it be that the Saints want to complete a quadruple title in the Premier League?

You know, in the history of English football, there has never been a team that has won four consecutive titles.

There were two dynasty teams that were once closest to four consecutive titles, one was Liverpool in the seventies and eighties, but at that time, the Reds were always quickly disrupted by competitors after two or three consecutive championships, and lost the opportunity to win four consecutive championships.

The other is Manchester United during the Ferguson period.

But the Red Devils also only had the fate of three consecutive championships, not four consecutive championships, and were successively disturbed by Arsenal and Chelsea.

The Saints are now on a treble and another league title would make English football history.

Moreover, this season, the Saints can be described as strong, and their strength is also outstanding in the Premier League.

On the basis of last season's strength, although Matic was gone, the number one superstar Messi was introduced, and in this regard, the Saints' strength this season is a big step forward compared to last season.

So, after the Community Shield, there was a lot of talk about the Saints going to complete a fourth consecutive Premier League title.

In the odds successively offered by bookmakers such as William Hill and Mustwin, the Saints are unbeatable, far ahead, and deservedly the number one favorite.

However, the rest of the Premier League is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Manchester United have seen a considerable increase in the pace of transfers as they head into August.

First, in negotiations with Real Madrid, it was announced that De Gea would be retained, and he promised to renew the Spanish goalkeeper with a high salary.

In retaliation, Real Madrid officially announced the renewal of Ramos' contract.

This is also very disappointing for Red Devils fans, because from the beginning, Ramos did not think about moving to Manchester United, but only wanted to use Manchester United to add bargaining chips to his contract extension.

Therefore, the nickname of the price increase union has been fulfilled again.

But this time, the Red Devils are clearly different.

After losing Ramos? Manchester United reacted quickly by announcing the arrival of centre-back Hummels and playmaker Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund for £60 million.

Gundogan only has one year left on his contract with Borussia Dortmund, but given the sought-after nature of playmaking midfielders in European football in the past, Gundogan is valued at €30 million.

As for Hummels, although there are many injuries, his strength is undoubted, especially his ability to take the ball and play the ball at the back, which is very much in line with the current mainstream European tactical trend.

In the past few years, Gundogan and Hummels have always been the sweets in the transfer market, and there are many teams that they have taken a fancy to, but they have not really taken a bite, and the main reason is that they are too expensive.

But this time, Manchester United showed determination, and the package price of 60 million pounds is indeed ruthless and courageous.

After the Red Devils announced the acquisition of Gundogan and Hummels, the Red Devils fans were in a turmoil, and they were so excited that they couldn't find the north, as if they had completely unloaded the psychological baggage of the price union.

What's even more exciting is that Manchester United CEO Mitoko, uh, no, it was Ed Woodward who publicly promised at a press conference that Manchester United's recruitment is not over yet, and that there will be outstanding stars joining Manchester United.

'We said the transfer budget for this summer is £200 million and we want to complete the restructuring of the club squad as soon as possible!'

It can be seen that Manchester United's management knows very well that if you want to reproduce the competitiveness of the Red Devils period, it will not work purely by making small fights, and only by burning money and relying on investment can Manchester United return to the forefront of the Premier League in the shortest possible time.

Sure enough, after announcing the signing of Gundogan and Hummels, Manchester United soon made another official announcement.

The official website of the Red Devils has once again announced the signing of Hamsik from Napoli for a whopping £35 million.

This meal is once again boiling the Premier League and getting Red Devils fans excited.

Hamsik, that's one of the few first-line stars in Serie A!

The Red Devils are going to do a big game!

Jamsik, Herrera, Biglia, Gundogan, plus Jongleni and Juan Mata, who were already in the team, Manchester United's midfield has improved a lot.

In an interview with the media, head coach Ryan Giggs confidently said that Manchester United's goal in the new season will be to win the league title, and at the same time hope to make a difference in the Champions League.

The management have also publicly stated that the team will fully support Ryan Giggs' management and believe he has what it takes to lead United to success.

Coincidentally, in the case of Manchester United's successive large-scale reinforcements, Arsenal is also not to be outdone.

Arsene Wenger made it clear in his post-match press conference after the Community Shield's 4-0 thrashing of the Saints that if the team wants to be competitive in the Premier League in the new season, it must strengthen the reinforcements as soon as possible, especially in midfield and wide attacking players.

It was also seen as a warning and pressure from Arsene Wenger to the Arsenal management.

As a result, on the third day after Wenger's pressure, Arsenal officially announced that they would bring in midfield reinforcement Lars Bender from Bayer Leverkusen for 35 million pounds.

This is a midfield star that Arsene Wenger has observed for many years, and his arrival is believed to go a long way towards improving the old problem of Arsenal's weak midfield and strengthening the Gunners' hardness in the field.

After announcing the signing of Lars Bender, the Gunners soon announced another signing, bringing in winger Andre Ayew on a free transfer from Marseille.

The player's performances in Ligue 1 have been impressive, and although he is not well known among fans, he has a good reputation in European football, and his quality has been recognized, and now that his contract has expired, Arsenal have offered a signing fee of five million pounds and promised a high salary, which led to the signing of the Ghanaian winger among many rivals including Swansea and Liverpool.

After signing two strong reinforcements in a row, the British Mirror also revealed that Arsenal is still in the transfer operation, and the targets are Felipe Anderson and Khedira in the Inter Milan team.

In addition, the French team newspaper reported that Wenger's real eyesight on the players is Monaco midfielder Kondogbia, and wing killer Tovan, and Wenger is said to be interested in bringing the two French compatriots to the Emirates Stadium.

But Monaco officials quickly refuted the rumors, saying that there are no plans to sell players, but in fact, everyone knows that many teams in Europe are staring at Monaco, Inter Milan and Hamburg.

With Koeman's side shining in the Champions League, they have won the attention of teams across Europe.

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas, wing-backs Digne, Kurzawa, Fabinho and Aurier, centre-backs Marquinhos and Abdunour, and even youngster Kurt Zouma have attracted the admiration of big clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona.

Not to mention the midfield, Verratti made most of the European giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid steal their heads, and as a result, the Italian midfielder said in an interview with the media, "I just want to go to the Saints!" ”

Directly made the European giants speechless!

After Biglia switched to Manchester United at a high price, the two French midfielders Kondogbia and Rabiot have become hot.

Up front, Tovan, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fekir and Carrasco have also sparked competition among Europe's biggest clubs.

This is true for Monaco, as is Hamburg and Inter Milan.

In the current shortage of talents, these teams under Yang Huan have gathered so many talents, how can they not arouse the coveting of European giants.

In order to cope with the heavy money poaching of the giants, not to mention the top management of Monaco, Inter Milan and Hamburg, even Yang Huan had to go back and forth to France, Germany and Italy for a period of time after the Community Shield, meeting with the management and players successively, with the aim of stabilizing this group of stars.

According to Young Master Huan, that is, the contract should be renewed, and the salary should be raised, no matter what, the existing group of players must be retained, and this good momentum of development must not be dispersed.

Yang Huan has no doubt that with the shortage of outstanding football talents in European football today, if he shouts out to sell, then the next day, Monaco, Hamburg and Inter Milan will immediately fall apart.

This group of giant teams will rush up like wolves and gnaw these three teams to the bone.

As Yang Huan said at the Premier League President's Summit, today's European football is in a period of opportunity to redivide forces.

Under the impact of capital, whoever can't hold it will be trampled under the feet of competitors.

After this wave of redivision of power has passed, the relationship between the upstream teams and the middle and lower teams will become more distinct, so Yang Huan naturally wants to do his best to maintain the status of Monaco, Hamburg and Inter Milan in European football.

As for Atletico Madrid, with their excellent performances in the Champions League over the past two seasons and the competitiveness of La Liga, coupled with the official opening of the new stadium this summer, the Sheets can be said to have temporarily stabilized their pace.

Looking at La Liga, Barcelona was banned from transferring, the strength of the team itself was affected, Real Madrid's superstar policy also had problems, a bit of a lack of reception, and Yang Huan also faintly received rumors, Real Madrid is also likely to follow Barcelona and be banned from transferring because of the violation of youth recruitment.

This undoubtedly gives Atletico Madrid a chance to rise strongly!

So, unless it's the Sheets management who die on their own, Simeone's team is bound to rise strongly.

Yang Huan resolutely retains this group of players in the existing team, and there is another very important reason, that is, youth.

Whether it's Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan or Monaco and Hamburg, the average age of the squad is still very young and promising, as long as this group of players is retained, these teams will usher in a harvest period of results in the next two or three years.

In this case, if Yang Huan sells the stars in the team in order to covet those seemingly tempting transfer fees, is he not ruining the future of these teams with his own hands and ruining the football empire he has worked so hard to build?

How could Young Master Huan do such a stupid thing?

With Yang Huan personally involved and supervised, and made decisions, Monaco, Hamburg and Inter Milan, and even many teams such as Ajax and Benfica have also announced that they will retain their players.

This also made Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich and many other teams that intended to poach helpless to return empty-handed.

But just when the summer transfer in European football was about to close, and everyone felt almost relieved, Yang Huan suddenly received an offer that was difficult to refuse.

This offer is not only about the amount of money, but also about the person who made the offer.