Chapter 159: The lineup is ready
On July 10, the Porto Club announced Falcao's transfer, "Porto player and Colombian player Ladamel Falcao will join Atletico Madrid in Spain."
Atletico Madrid's official website also issued a brief statement: "Atlancia Madrid and Porto Club agreed on the transfer fee of Ladamel Falcao. The Colombian scorer, who won the UEFA Cup top scorer last season with 17 goals, will join Atletico Madrid and sign a five-year contract."
Although Atletico Madrid did not disclose the specific number of transfer fees, earlier this signing, Porto, a listed team, announced through the Portuguese stock market that the specific number of transfer fees was 40 million euros.
After the news was announced, many Spanish media began to introduce Falcao to fans.
Since they did not enter the five major leagues, did not play in the Champions League, and many fans did not pay attention to the second-level Europa League, so Falcao is not very famous in Europe. Some fans even heard Falcao's name for the first time, and they were surprised that this Colombian player could have such a high value.
40 million euros is not a small number. In the transfers reached July, only two transactions were higher than Falkao.
One is Aguero's transfer to Manchester City, with the Argentine scorer worth up to 77.5 million euros. The other is Paris Saint-Germain Club. They announced on their official website that the team has officially signed 22-year-old Argentine international Pastorre from Palermo. According to Italian media, Pastorre's transfer fee reached 42 million euros.
After Falcao joined Atletico Madrid, "As" believes that Madrid's active lineup has been very neat, and the forward, midfield and back line have become stable, "this means that Atletico Madrid is likely to close the transfer window."
As the contract media for Atletico Madrid, the report on Atletico Madrid is relatively accurate. The next morning, Atletico Madrid club announced that it would close the transfer window, which means that Atletico Madrid will no longer sell or buy players, and the team's lineup will not change again.
Spanish media also began to summarize Atletico Madrid's summer transfer, "Atlanta Madrid sold Aguero, Reyes and other players, with a total revenue of 93 million euros. If nothing unexpected happens, they are the team with the highest profit in the summer transfer."
"But Atletico Madrid is not stingy in buying players. Thiago Silva and Radamel Falcao spent 70 million euros, 18 million euros j-Rodriguez, 15 million euros Kevin De Bruyne, 10.5 million euros Jerome Boateng and 6 million euros Juan Fran. Atletico Madrid's transfer expenditure reached 120 million euros, and they invested a lot in the transfer market!"
"At present, only Manchester City, which has invested more than the "money-burning king" in the transfer market in the past two years, has invested more than 100 million yuan for three consecutive years, and has reached 123 million euros so far this year. This is thanks to Aguero, who is worth 77.5 million euros. Aguero alone accounts for more than half of Manchester City's transfer investment. In comparison, Atletico Madrid seems more rational, and their transfer has only lost 23 million euros. The joining of Thiago Silva, Ladamel Falcao and several other generals has made Atletico Madrid's strength stronger and has a certain bench depth. Next season, Atletico Madrid is likely to become an important force in the European arena."
In addition to media reports, Wan Sheng also examines the team's lineup.
There is no change in the goalkeeper, and the main player is still De Gea, who has grown into a world-class goalkeeper. The second goalkeeper is Sergio Asenho. Before, Asenho was the main goalkeeper, but after De Gea grew up, Asenho's position was replaced, and at the age of 23, he can only play as a substitute.
On the back line, several players who are in their prime are Thiago Silva, Godin, Felipe Luis Kasmirski, Luis Perea, Jerome Boateng and Juan Fran, as well as young player Rafael Varane and veteran Uyfalusi as supplements. The back line composed of eight players is enough to face the third-line battle next season.
The midfield line is still relatively gorgeous. Morris, Mesut Ozil, Mario Suarez, Raul Garcia, Kevin De Bruyne, and J Rodriguez, each of which can be called a star. In addition, young players Isco and Saul, the gorgeous midfielder, is nothing unexpected, enough to cope with most games.
Four players on the front line, Klose, Wang Qiuming, Diego Costa and Ladamel Falcao, Falcao will undoubtedly become the core players next season. Diego Costa is very efficient, but not the kind of star who can perform personally. He will still be the No. 2 striker. Klose and Wang Qiuming's supplement to the front line is also very important.
There are 22 players in the first team.
For teams fighting on the third line, there are still a few 22 players. After all, they are easily affected by injuries in the middle of the season. If the injury area is larger, it is difficult to maintain the battle. Wan Sheng’s consideration is to add two more youth team players.
One is to drop the youth team goalkeeper to the first team as the No. 3 goalkeeper, and the other is to add one person to the back line. The comprehensive personal ability evaluation doesn’t matter. As long as the defense is good, it’s enough. After adding two more players, there will be 24 players in the first team.
This player number is enough.
The 22-man lineup is undoubtedly very gorgeous. In the eyes of the outside media, Atletico Madrid's lineup is definitely not as good as Real Madrid and Barcelona, but it is different in Wan Sheng's eyes.
In the midfield line, Ozil and J-Roy are both the world's top stars. Morris is a little old, but his rich experience and excellent skills are enough to make him no worse than anyone else. Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne has a bright future. At Atletico Madrid, he will undoubtedly become better and better.
The two players on the back line, Godin and Thiago Silva, are all the best defenders in the world, and other players are also very outstanding. Rafael Varane is growing very fast and he will support the backcourt of the future team.
On the front line, the combination of Falcao and Diego Costa, as long as it exerts its power, is enough to scare any team in the world.
De Gea is one of the top goalkeepers, so there is no need to say more about his abilities.
The current lineup is also the strongest lineup that Wan Sheng has led since he became a football coach. Looking at this gorgeous lineup, Wan Sheng feels happy. No time has he been more confident in the team than now.
With this lineup, the team can sweep La Liga and compete for the European League in the new season!
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Atletico Madrid's transfer work is over.
There are more than ten days left before the assembly training, but in mid-July, new players have begun to undergo physical examinations. J-Rodriguez is the first one to arrive. He confirmed to transfer to Atletico Madrid in May. It is now July, and he can't wait to come to Madrid to take a look.
Atletico Madrid prepared a grand welcome ceremony for J Rodriguez. After the physical examination and confirming to join the team, J Rodriguez came to Calderon Stadium, where nearly 30,000 fans welcomed him.
j-Rodriguez showed off his superb footwork on the spot, which attracted many fans to cheer.
Many fans have never heard of J-Rodriguez's name before. After all, he has not yet entered the five major leagues, and there are some doubts in the media, but Atletico Madrid fans are more inclined to believe in Wan Sheng. They know that J-Rodriguez is the player Wan Sheng calls for, so he will definitely not be bad.
j-Rodriguez is very happy.
Although he didn't meet the head coach, Madrid fans were still quite enthusiastic, which was much better than he thought.
At the same time, Wan Sheng was not idle either.
After the transfer work, he only stayed at home for one day, accompanied his pregnant wife Anita, and went to work at the club the next day. The focus of the club's work was not on the transfer, but on the business.
In this regard, general coaches do not participate.
But Wan Sheng is different. He holds the most shares of the club, so it naturally has to do with the club's business issues. In the summer, Xiao Hill brought two local Spanish sponsors to the club, and with Wan Sheng's relationship, he brought three more Chinese sponsors.
This brings Atletico Madrid an annual revenue of 8 million euros.
Wan Sheng does not interfere in the club sponsorship issue, and he can basically not do anything, but one thing Wan Sheng must be asked about is this year's TV broadcast agreement.
Last year, after discussions with various teams, a new agreement was introduced, which stipulates that starting from the 2014-2015 season, La Liga will sell the TV broadcast rights of all teams as a whole and then distribute them among each team in a specific proportion.
In the new allocation agreement, La Liga two giants Real Madrid and Barcelona will jointly occupy 34% of the total revenue, while Atletico Madrid and Valencia will be the second-level team in the agreement, accounting for 11% of the total revenue together, and the remaining 55% will be distributed to 16 teams. The agreement does not include the broadcast of European events, which is distributed by UEFA.
Wansheng disagrees with this agreement, because Atletico Madrid is more than three times worse in television distribution than Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid will naturally not sign.
In this regard, Atletico Madrid has become a special one, because the Spanish Football Association has won the agreement from most clubs, but the agreement will only take effect in 2014, so Atletico Madrid is not in a hurry.
Before that, the TV broadcast fee for La Liga teams was still negotiated separately by the club and the broadcaster separately, and then the Spanish Football Association summarized it for the overall distribution.
The share plan for TV broadcasting fees in La Liga last season was that Real Madrid and Barcelona accounted for 47%, Atletico Madrid and Valencia each accounted for 7%, and the remaining 39% were given to the remaining 16 teams in accordance with the results.
According to the proportion of last season, Atletico Madrid can only get about 40 million euros, which is not even as good as the TV broadcasting share of the Premier League club.
So Atletico Madrid must be re-discussed.
Chapter completed!