Chapter 167: Reactions of the Big Clubs to the Transfer News!
The announcement of the transfer on Manchester City's official website was like a bomb that quickly shook the football world. Countless fans were surprised by the news, and Lin Quan's transfer tag to Manchester City dominated Twitter trends.
"Wow! Lin Quan went to Manchester City? Seriously?"
"They've already announced it officially, it must be true!"
"I thought Lin Quan would go to Barça to team up with Messi and Neymar, but it turned out he went to the Premier League."
"Yeah, if Lin Quan had returned to Barça, with him and Neymar on the wings, Messi and Iniesta in the center, and Xavi and Busquets in midfield, what a dream lineup! I can't even imagine."
"If Lin Quan had really returned to Barça, they would have started a new golden era, they would have taken off immediately!"
"Come on, anyone can see there are conflicts between Lin Quan and Barça, he's not going back there."
"Exactly, the likelihood of him going to Real Madrid is higher than returning to Barça. To be honest, the statements from the Real Madrid president made me think for a moment that Lin Quan would join them."
"What a shame, I would have loved to see Lin Quan and Cristiano Ronaldo together in European competitions."
"Isn't it rumored that Real Madrid is after Bale? Why do they keep thinking about Lin Quan?"
"Real Madrid fans are dreaming. A player of Lin Quan's level would never go to Real Madrid to be Cristiano Ronaldo's backup."
"The truth is, when Guardiola went to Bayern and Lin Quan's agent was seen talking to Bayern's manager, I thought Lin Quan would go to Bayern, but who would have imagined..."
"Yeah, I don't know what Bayern was thinking. Has the deal fallen through?"
"Bayern just signed Götze, they already have many forwards. With Götze's arrival, there's no place for Lin Quan. No other player would want to go."
"Exactly. It's said that the German Federation pressured Bayern to ensure Götze starts and gets minutes to increase their chances of winning the World Cup."
As the discussion on social media grew, the news of Lin Quan's transfer spread explosively in a very short time.
In the Arsenal club, in North London.
Professor Wenger, who was concerned about the team's signings for the new season, was perplexed to learn that Lin Quan had left Bayern and joined Manchester City.
"Why didn't anyone tell me?!"
Professor Wenger's hands trembled, unsure if it was from excitement or anger.
Since Van Persie went to Manchester United, Arsenal had been without a strong and scoring forward. Since Van Persie left last year, Wenger had bought nine forwards in the transfer market.
But apart from Giroud and Bendtner, the other forwards didn't meet expectations.
Arsenal, tormented by the lack of strong forwards, saw their performance in the Premier League drop last season.
In the end, with just a one-point advantage over Tottenham, they managed to secure the last Champions League spot, almost failing in their aim to finish in the top four.
Amid the shortage of strong forwards at Arsenal, a free superstar appeared, without needing to pay a transfer fee.
Wenger was so frustrated that he almost fainted from anger.
If he had known earlier that Lin Quan was available, he would have personally gone to visit him, presenting his training philosophy and the Arsenal culture.
Everyone knows that Professor Wenger likes young talents, and he's really good at discovering and developing them. He has nurtured countless young promises over the years.
Wenger believed that, with his reputation for discovering and developing young talents, he had a good chance of convincing Lin Quan to join Arsenal if he tried.
If Lin Quan joined Arsenal, they would not only solve the problem of the lack of forwards but could also aspire to win titles.
Maybe they would even break the curse of not winning trophies for years.
But unfortunately, they missed this great opportunity.
The professor was very dissatisfied.
So he spent the whole morning doing nothing, just sighing.
In another club in London, after hearing that Lin Quan went to Manchester City, Mourinho's face changed several times.
Hadn't they said that Emenalo had contacted Lin Quan?
Why couldn't they convince him to join Chelsea?
Mourinho had been following Lin Quan for a long time. Since he became famous in the Bundesliga, Mourinho hadn't stopped watching him.
Having seen Messi's talent in La Liga, Mourinho longed to have a similar player someday.
And Lin Quan undoubtedly met all his requirements.
In today's football, if anyone resembled Messi, it was Lin Quan.
And Lin Quan's performance on the field was not inferior to Messi's. He even had better endurance, defense, and adaptability, which fit Mourinho's demands more.
For Mourinho, Lin Quan was the perfect player.
But his perfect player had gone to Manchester City.
This was unacceptable for Mourinho.
What does Manchester City have besides money?
Chelsea also has money!
And Chelsea is a renowned club, they even won the Champions League last year.
Moreover, Chelsea has Mourinho, the best coach in the world.
Mourinho couldn't understand why Lin Quan didn't choose Chelsea and opted for Manchester City.
What's so good about Manchester City?
"What kind of conditions did Manchester City offer Lin to convince him?"
In the other Manchester club, the recently retired Ferguson was stunned to hear the news. No matter how hard he tried, he never imagined Lin Quan would join Manchester City. Now that Manchester City has secured Lin Quan, their strength will increase considerably next season.
And with Ferguson recently retired, Manchester United was in a critical transition phase. The new coach already had a tough time handling Ferguson's legacy, and if they lost in the Manchester derby, his time at Old Trafford would be even more challenging. Manchester United owner's son, Joel Glazer, quickly approached Ferguson, begging him to stay for one more year.
"Sir Alex, Manchester United can't do without you, especially at this moment. If you leave, Manchester City will surpass us.
" Joel Glazer was very worried about Manchester United's performance next season. Although they had hired Moyes, Ferguson's chosen one, he had no experience in big clubs. He had coached medium and small teams, without the stars of Manchester City or the complex dynamics of their locker room.
Moyes, although a former player, was not a famous star. Hoping that someone with no experience in European competitions and without the fame of a star would lead Manchester United seemed difficult.
So, Joel didn't have much confidence in his leadership ability. "Joel, I'm already retired. They have hired Moyes, they must have full confidence in him.
As for the locker room, I will talk to the veterans. If necessary, they can use their authority to handle some troublesome players. That will calm things down for a while.
" Ferguson sighed, knowing that the coach's authority is established with results. He had done his best, but if Moyes didn't get good results, there wasn't much more he could do.
In La Liga, Real Madrid was disappointed with the news that Lin Quan had joined Manchester City. "What? Tottenham has rejected our latest offer? 96 million euros and they still don't want to sell Bale?"
"Yes, Mr. President, Tottenham asks for 100 million pounds and shows no signs of relenting." "100 million pounds? Do they think Bale is Lin Quan? Why would he be worth that much?" If it were to buy Lin Quan, Real Madrid would not hesitate to pay 100 million pounds. But for Bale, Florentino thought it wasn't worth it.
"They probably don't think Bale is worth that much either, but they know we have no other option, especially now that Lin Quan has signed with Manchester City." The assistant also felt a little powerless.
Tottenham Hotspur was too greedy; this transfer was really treating Real Madrid like a gold mine. Florentino, annoyed, listened to his assistant's report and, picking up the phone, was about to call Levy personally.
After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to give up. Since he tried to blackmail Levy with Lin Quan and failed, this old fox no longer answered his calls. Florentino knew he was right. This time, in terms of the transfer, Tottenham had all the advantages over Real Madrid. Without the option of Lin Quan, now they only had Gareth Bale as an option, and the other side could set the price as they pleased.
"96 million euros are already our limit. Can't we really pay a higher transfer fee than Cristiano Ronaldo's to buy Bale?" Florentino felt trapped. He had already promised the fans that he would bring in a superstar this summer to strengthen the team and compete in next year's Champions League.
If he broke his promise, the deceived fans probably wouldn't choose him again as president. So, for his own future, he couldn't break his promise. And evidently, Tottenham also knew that, that's why they were so confident. In fact, for Real Madrid, continuing to increase the offer wasn't difficult.
But continuing to increase the offer was difficult for Real Madrid in terms of surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo's strength was known to everyone in the football world. Could he accept that a player whose transfer fee was even higher than his would overshadow him in the team? Now, the world record for transfer fees in football belonged to Cristiano Ronaldo, and that was something he was proud of.
But what would Cristiano Ronaldo think if Real Madrid really paid a high fee to break this record and bring in Bale? Real Madrid was buying Bale to strengthen the team, not to get into trouble with Cristiano Ronaldo in the locker room. This was also the reason why their offer stayed at 96 million euros! "President, I have an idea!" The assistant had a brilliant idea. "What idea? Tell me quickly!" "We can do it this way..."
After hearing the other's idea, Florentino nodded slightly. "Not bad, it's a good idea!"
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In La Liga, besides Real Madrid, the most affected was, of course, Barcelona. After learning that Lin Quan had joined Manchester City instead of staying at Barcelona, countless Barcelona fans flooded the club's official website, questioning why the team had failed to retain their precious academy talent, why they had let La Masía's kids go?
When Lin Quan showed an increasingly better performance in the Bundesliga and in national team matches, all Barcelona fans were proud and happy that another superstar had emerged from their academy.
But now, their proud player hadn't chosen to return to Barcelona but had joined a team without the pedigree of a giant.
This was something Barcelona fans found hard to accept!
"First Pep Guardiola leaves, and now Lin Quan, the jewel of our academy, chooses not to come back home."
"I can't help but wonder, President Rosell, what the hell have you done to make our coaches and players not want to return to Barcelona, not want to wear the blue and red shirt?"
"There must be something shady behind this."
"We need an explanation, we need to know the truth behind this."
"Yes, we want to know why Lin Quan and Pep Guardiola left Barcelona."
In the face of fans' questions, Rosell chose to ignore them, not responding publicly.
He couldn't answer, could he say that it was he who had driven away Guardiola and Lin Quan?
The fans would probably be very angry with him!
But his attitude of ignoring the fans only angered them more.
By not getting a response from Rosell, many fans began to publicly demand Rosell's resignation online.
"The one to blame for ruining our Barcelona is Rosell, Rosell out!"
"Damn businessman, out of Camp Nou!"
"We don't want a businessman as president, we want a president who really understands football!"
The humiliating defeat in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, followed by the successive departures of Pep Guardiola and Lin Quan, had already accumulated a great deal of dissatisfaction among Barcelona fans.
And at this moment, the volcano finally erupted.
Countless Barcelona fans began to express their opinions online, demanding Rosell's resignation.
Following Rosell's orders, Barcelona chose to ignore this issue and did not respond to fans' demands.
But with the increase in the number of fans joining the protest, and with the protest spreading from the online world to the real world, when Barcelona's summer training matches began, many fans gathered in front of the club, holding banners and shouting slogans demanding Rosell's resignation.
Some even prepared rotten eggs and threw them at Rosell.
If it weren't for the proper preparation of the club staff, who deployed umbrellas to protect him from the "rotten eggs," Rosell would likely have been embarrassed on the spot.
The fans' excited action left the Barcelona players very surprised.
They looked at the club president, not understanding what he had done to anger the fans so much and provoke such a reaction.
Rosell's face turned very ugly. Under the protection of the staff's umbrellas, he withdrew into the club.
But his departure didn't calm the fans, who continued to gather in front of Barcelona's club, demanding an explanation.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Barcelona's board of directors had no choice but to intervene and address the issue.
The board of directors promised the fans that they would investigate the matter and give them an explanation.
And the moment the board of directors intervened in the matter, they basically announced that Rosell's future at Barcelona was completely finished.
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Joy and sorrow are not shared by all, and while Barcelona fans were filled with indignation, Manchester City fans were extremely excited.
Despite what was happening in the outside world, after learning the news, Manchester City fans flooded the club's official website and social media with messages:
"Thank God, Manchester City finally has its own superstar!"
"Crying, is my dear Manchester City finally going to take off?"
"Can someone tell me if I'm dreaming or not? Did Lin really join Manchester City?"
"Of course it's true, I'm at Manchester airport, I saw the boss, Mr. Mansour, and Lin Quan leaving the airport together in a special car."
Some Manchester City fans uploaded some photos taken at the airport, showing Lin Quan and Manchester City's boss, Mansour, together.
Shortly after, some paparazzi revealed more details, like Lin Quan had arrived in Manchester on a private flight of Mansour's.
After arriving in Manchester, he got into Mansour's car and was taken to a hotel owned by a Middle Eastern financial group.
These photos and details were enough to prove that the news was completely true.
Actually, Manchester City fans couldn't be blamed for being so distrustful. After all, many rumors had previously emerged about Manchester City being linked to various football stars, but none of them had materialized.
Out of all these football stars, Lionel Messi was the one who generated the most rumors.
Although Manchester City had money, it didn't have history or achievements. Many high-level superstars were unwilling to downgrade and join a team that couldn't even advance beyond the group stage in the Champions League.
With so many rumors and so many rejections from superstars, Manchester City fans were naturally a little unsure.
When they learned that their club had finally attracted Lin Quan, a superstar shining in world football and considered the third after Messi and Ronaldo, how could they not be excited?
"Did Lin really come to Manchester City?"
Manchester City's website seemed to understand fans' nerves and excitement and quickly announced the time when Lin Quan would make his first public appearance at the Etihad Stadium.
On July 28, Lin Quan will make his official debut at the Etihad Stadium.
(End of this chapter)
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