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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 561 The Origin of the Storm

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    "Jose, I think you can say what you think about the players today."

    Nearly a month before the pre-season training, Pei Wei found Mourinho: "Although Newcastle performed well last year, it is obviously still a little short of a championship with the current lineup. How about it? What do you think?  ¡±

    "Newcastle United's current first team is too big, with a total of twenty-eight players. In my opinion, no more than fifteen of them can be useful in the new season. Boss, it seems you have to open your wallet.  "

    Mourinho replied: "Newcastle has actually been quite good in recent years, especially in terms of offense. Alan Shearer has always been the most stable forward. Although Bellamy has a weird temper, he is a good guy in the locker room.  Bombs and unrest, but his skills and speed are what Newcastle need. Robert, Solano and Dyer are also excellent offensive players. Newcastle's problem is mainly on the defensive line. "

    "This is similar to my opinion. In modern football, defense is definitely the most important link. No team can win the championship with a mess of defense, not even Brazil Look at this from Newcastle.  Well, except for Woodgate, the others can only be considered second-rate even in the Premier League. The Frenchman Bernard on the left is pretty good, with excellent offensive and defensive capabilities. The two on the right are simply rubbish. I really don¡¯t know.  How could Sir Robson tolerate such two full-backs?" Pei Wei nodded.

    "It seems you have a good eye for players." Mourinho laughed, but he would not deny this.  After all, when he was in China, Pei Wei was famous for his excellent vision for finding foreign players. At least when it comes to judging whether a player is good or not, Pei Wei's evaluation of Mourinho should also be considered very seriously.

    "Well, it's not an option to continue the discussion like this. Why don't you just make a list and just write down the players you want to keep on it? The ones you don't need will either be thrown into the reserve team or transferred out, and then you'll tell  Which positions do I need to add players to? If there are candidates you like, just put them forward. If there are no suitable ones at the moment, let me be responsible for finding them. Do you think this will work?"

    "Okay, this is also a good idea. You know my habits. In addition to the goalkeeper, I only need about 24 to 26 first-line players. It is enough There are no more garbage players.  use."

    "In addition, you should pay attention to the issue of labor certificates. Non-international players outside the EU cannot obtain Premier League labor certificates." Pei Wei reminded: "Don't give me any problems then Just like Didier, I  I also want him very much, but he only joined the Ivory Coast national team this year and has not played a few games. He will definitely not be able to come to the Premier League.¡±

    "I know, damn labor certificate" Mourinho cursed like other Premier League coaches. For them, the labor certificate is indeed something they hate to the bone.  For example, if there is no labor certificate, Ferguson might rush to sign Kaka before AC Milan. It is precisely because of Kaka's outstanding performance in AC Milan that prompted the release of the "Special Genius Clause".

    Mourinho acted quickly. One day later, he handed Pei Wei a list.

    Goalkeeper Given and substitute goalkeeper Harper are retained.  Defenders Bernard, Woodgate, and Bramble, only three of the six main defenders Mourinho likes. This is also related to the relatively low level of Newcastle's defense. It is estimated that Mourinho is preparing to  The defense line is working hard. Midfielders Speed, Janas, Dyer, Robert, and Solano are all on Mourinho's reservation list, while the forward line retains Shearer, Bellamy, and Ameo.  Than, this is the first line in Mourinho's list. These are the main players or main substitutes in the future. There are only thirteen people in total.

    There are six players in the second line, namely right back Griffin and center back Taylor.  Midfielder Acuna, midfielder Diana, forward Lualua and third goalkeeper Tony Kegg.  Mourinho's opinion is that these players can be replaced if there are better players, and they can be retained if there are no better players.  He is a player who can be used as a substitute.

    As for the number of players in the third row, they are the largest. These are players that Mourinho looks down upon and plans to sell or throw them into the reserve team after the start of the season. The most famous among them is probably  Former England international Bowyer and Greek international Dabi Sas.

    In fact, there is absolutely no problem with Bowyer's ability. After all, he was one of the main midfielders at Leeds United and was once a regular player for the England national team. However, his poor performance made Mourinho choose to stay away from him.  , especially this Bowyer is also a well-known racist, and was once accused of assaulting an Asian student. This is something that neither Pei Wei nor Mourinho can tolerate.

    For Mourinho¡¯s list, Pei Wei passed it very quickly. He and Mourinho thought the same. Troublemakers like Bowyer could not be retained no matter how talented they were. Especially Pei Wei remembered that Bowyer would once play with him on the court in the future.  His teammate Dyer got into a big fight, causing Newcastle to be greatly ridiculed. Just for the club's reputation, he would not keep this person in the team.

    According to Mourinho's team building principles, the team only needs about 25 permanent first-line players, so in addition to the 19 players who can stay, Pei Wei also needs to find at least six more in the transfer market.  players to round out the lineup.

    This task seems simple. After all, Pei Wei's bottom line investment in the transfer market this season is 100 million. 100 million is enough to form a fairly strong team, but if you want to choose outstanding players to fill positions,  That's not so easy.

    According to Mourinho's idea, Newcastle needs to fill almost these positions-a defensive midfielder. After all, veteran Speed ??is too old to play all the games, and Newcastle's midfielder except for him and  Apart from Janus, there is no one with outstanding defensive ability. Although Janas is young, his position is further forward than the midfielder, so finding a good midfielder is the most important.

    Then there is a right back and a center back, as well as finding substitutes for the left back and center back. As for the frontcourt, Mourinho did not make any special requirements. What is needed may just be a good substitute.

    "**, I would rather you need a forward" Pei Wei lamented in his heart. It is easy to find offensive players in continental Europe now, but good full-backs and defensive midfielders are rarer than pandas. But there is no way, since  Mourinho spoke, no matter what, it has to be okay.

    "Isn't it just money? Chelsea was able to create a super lineup at that time. I don't believe I can't!" Pei Wei thought fiercely in his heart.

    Pei Wei¡¯s first target is the best team in Europe for a century, Real Madrid, the dominant player in La Liga.

    And his target is Real Madrid¡¯s French midfielder Makelele.

    For Makelele, in fact, many people do not realize his role at this time, especially in La Liga. Fans pay more attention to offensive players with excellent skills, such as Zidane and Figo.

    Makelele won two league titles and a European Champions Cup during his years at Real Madrid. However, neither the fans nor the coach of Real Madrid correctly understood his value. It was not until after he left that the entire Real Madrid team  Only to discover that they could find players to fill the vacancies of Zidane and Figo, but they never found anyone who could fill the vacancies of Makelele!

    Pei Wei knows the importance of Makelele. Although he is 29 years old this year, he can still maintain a high level of performance for at least three to four years. With him, Newcastle no longer needs to worry about not being strong enough.  .

    So the next day, Newcastle's transfer department, at the suggestion of Pei Wei, asked about the possibility of Makelele's transfer.

    Real Madrid¡¯s reply was very polite and official: ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Makelele is in our plans for next season.¡±

    Pei Wei sneered. It seemed that Newcastle and Chelsea were arguing until just before the start of the 2003-04 season, right?  I don't have the patience to play this soap opera.

    Therefore, Pei Wei took a two-pronged approach. He first contacted Makelele's agent privately and promised to give Makelele an annual salary of three million euros and a four-year contract, and then made his first offer to Real Madrid -  ¡ªEight million pounds (approximately 10 million euros).

    Maybe this offer is not enough to tempt Real Madrid, but the annual salary promised by Pei Wei tempts Makelele. You must know that his salary in Real Madrid is only 1.5 million euros a year, and now it has suddenly doubled.  After a while, the contract period is still four years!

    You must know that he is already 29 years old, and it is difficult to get such a big contract again. Although he is living very comfortably in Real Madrid, he may not be able to earn such an income

    Makelele was shaken, but it was still difficult for him to give up a championship club to a team that had only recently entered the European Champions Cup, so he asked Real Madrid through his agent if he could add part of his salary.  It seems that even if his salary is only increased by one million euros, he will be willing to continue to stay at Real Madrid.

    Maybe other European clubs haven¡¯t noticed it yet, but somewhere they don¡¯t know, a storm is about to sweep across Europe, and Newcastle¡¯s invitation to Makelele is just the origin of the storm.
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