The flight was delayed due to the heavy fog in Beijing. Li Ang, who was in a hurry to go home, canceled his ticket and took the train home.
Lying on his bed, Li Ang's thoughts crossed the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and returned to the port city on the Iberian Peninsula.
He was still thinking about the winter transfer.
Although the winter transfer window would not open until January 1, 2005, in fact, like Li Ang, many teams had already started to transfer players. It was impossible to wait until the transfer market opened to make a move. Otherwise, it would be too late. In the transfer market, there was a principle: Strike first and gain the upper hand!
There was no problem with the joining of Juan Arango and Chiesa. Even if David Lago was going to leave, Sporting de Gijón's offensive strength was still increasing.
However, the joining of Juan Arango also meant that Isma would be transferred to Mallorca. Without an important substitute center back like Isma, Sporting de Gijón had to fill the gap in the center back position. Whether it was bringing in new players or digging from within, there had to be an effective solution.
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Within the team, Li Ang once let Grosso play as the center back when Pepe was suspended. However, the effect was not good. Grosso was used to playing as the left back and was not used to playing as the center back.
However, Ivanovic, who was currently playing as the right back, could play as the center back. However, after Dorado's injury, Ivanovic became Sporting de Gijón's main right back and performed well. Even if Dorado recovered from his injury, Li Ang would still choose Ivanovic to play as the main right back. It was not only because Ivanovic had a stronger impact on the right back position, but also because he had a universal creed as a coach. That was: When a player in a certain position performed well, continue to use that player and do not make changes easily!
A player's condition was a wonderful thing. When a player was in a good condition, do not take away his position easily. Otherwise, the consequences would be severe.
Therefore, although Ivanovic could play as the center back, Li Ang would not let Ivanovic play as the center back unless it was extremely difficult and there was no one else available. It was better to let the Eastern European center back continue to grow and play a role in the promising position of right back.
Therefore, digging for a center back from within the team would not work. There was only one way, and that was to bring in a reliable center back in the transfer market.
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Many names began to flash through Li Ang's mind. They were the names of excellent center backs that he could think of.
Without exception, these names were all young players. This was not because Li Ang had a hobby of keeping young players, but because these star players in their prime were basically already famous. Naturally, their strength was not ordinary. Most of them played for powerhouses or strong teams in major leagues. The most direct result was that these players' value would be very high. They were not players that Sporting de Gijón could get. To put it more realistically, even if Sporting de Gijón could pay the transfer fee, the other side might not be interested in Sporting de Gijón, which was a small temple.
The first name that came to Li Ang's mind was Nemanja Vidic, the Serbian star who later played for Manchester United. Vidic was only 23 years old now. This summer, Nemanja Vidic was transferred to Sporting de Gijón. Vidic was transferred to the Russian Premier League's powerhouse, FC Sparta Moscow. The exact transfer fee was not announced, but some European media speculated that Vidic's transfer fee must have set the record for a Russian Premier League team to bring in a defender. Of course, as someone who had been reborn from the future, Li Ang knew the transfer fee for Vidic's transfer to Sparta Moscow. It was seven million euros!
When he thought of seven million euros in his mind, Li Ang sighed in his heart. He knew that it was almost impossible for him to get his hands on Vidic. First of all, Sparta Moscow would not sell Vidic for a low price. At the very least, they would have to recoup their capital of seven million euros. Sporting de Gijón could not afford this amount of money. In addition, Sparta Moscow might not be willing to sell Vidic. Also, Vidic might not be interested in Sporting de Gijón. After all, Sparta Moscow was considered a powerhouse in the Russian Premier League. Even if Vidic wanted to leave Sparta Moscow, he would also want to join a powerhouse club. Of course, the most important reason why Li Ang did not consider Vidic in this winter transfer window was that Vidic's home country, Serbia and Montenegro, was not a member of the European Union. Sporting de Gijón did not have a non-European quota.
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Helplessly giving up on Vidic for the time being, Li Ang wrote another name in his notebook: Jerome Boateng.
However, Li Ang immediately drew a line under this name and rejected this candidate.
There was no other reason. This future German national footballer and Bayern Munich defensive general was only 16 years old. He should still be in Hertha Berlin's youth team. Although Li Ang was good at training young people, what he needed now was a player who could play. A 16-year-old center back, no matter how good his future potential was, was not enough to play in a La Liga match at the moment.
However, Boateng had a German passport and did not take up a non-European quota. He was very talented and could be considered for the future.
Then, Li Ang thought of Tiago Silva. This Brazilian center back, who later became famous at AC Milan and later became the captain of the Brazilian national team. There was no need to talk about his ability. He was only 20 years old and had joined FC Porto this summer. However, if Li Ang remembered correctly, Tiago Silva was not valued at FC Porto. He seemed to still be in FC Porto's reserve team and had not been able to play in the First Team matches. This was a good opportunity to poach him. However, it was a pity that this center back, who was affectionately called "sister-in-law" by the AC Milan fans, was Brazilian. Sporting de Gijón did not have a non-European quota and could not bring in this Brazilian player.
Therefore, Li Ang could only cross Tiago Silva for the time being.
After rejecting Vidic and Boateng, and reluctantly giving up on Tiago Silva, Li Ang could not help but frown.
He could think of many names in his mind, but they needed to be European players who could play. They also needed to be willing to play in Sporting de Gijón's "small temple." The player also needed to be in a team that did not value this young player and was willing to let him go. When all these factors were combined, there were not many suitable candidates.
At this time, Li Ang's eyes lit up. Thoughts flashed in his mind and he suddenly thought of a few relatively suitable candidates …
PS: Let me talk about the latest update. It is really exhausting to take care of a child alone. Every day, until 11 o 'clock at night, or even after midnight, when the child is asleep, Xiao Qi has the energy to think about writing. He begins to look up information, consider the plot, and write … Then, when he gets up in the morning, it is still a busy day of being a stay-at-home dad … The good news is that in a few days, the child's grandmother will come to help take care of the child. At that time, everyone will see a refreshed Xiao Qi. Everyone, please forgive me.
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