Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 689 Summer Transfers
After winning the championship, the Chinese national team participated in a series of celebrations, official events, and commercial celebrations, and also received invitations from high-ranking officials. Although they tasted the joy of victory, they were also exhausted.

The value of key players in the Chinese national football team has also risen, not only in terms of domestic commercial value, making them favorites of advertisers, but also in the fact that some players like Hao Junmin, Huang Bowen, and Yu Hai have attracted the attention of teams in the top five European leagues.

In addition, the Chinese Football Association also gave each player a bonus of 200 million yuan, which is not much compared to the players' salaries.

The key is honor, which is incomparable to anything else.

With all the activities over, Shan Yongzhuo can finally take a proper vacation. In fact, he doesn't have much vacation time left. There's only one month left until the start of the new La Liga season. Even if Shan Yongzhuo is a little late, he doesn't have many days left.

Moreover, he needs to return to Spain sooner to handle some transfer matters with Kroos and Pellegrini, which leaves him with even less time to rest.

The transfer issue, in particular, is quite important.

Last season, Shan Yongzhuo and Granada won the La Liga title together.

However, even before the season ended, many of the team's players were already being eyed by top clubs.

In that case, is it possible to keep this lineup?

Granada will also be participating in the Champions League next season, meaning they will be competing on three fronts.

Even if they can retain this core lineup, it is still too weak in terms of roster depth and strength.

Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos are the team owners, and the two of them have absolute say.

However, the two unscrupulous businessmen initially acquired the team with the aim of making money by having Shan Yongzhuo lead the team and increasing the value of the players and the team.

Therefore, how to proceed with the transfer now is quite important.

However, these are things to worry about later.

Now, Shan Yongzhuo simply gave Kroos a list and then went on vacation in peace.

Of course, the list of talented players that Shan Yongzhuo can provide nowadays is getting smaller and smaller. After all, Shan Yongzhuo's memory is really limited, and he can no longer remember many of those hidden gems.

However, Shan Yongzhuo still selected some very young and unknown players for the list.

For example, 18-year-old Serbian player Milinkovic, 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can, 20-year-old Genoa midfielder Sturaro, and Portuguese full-back Guerreiro of Ligue 1 Lorient, etc.

However, some veteran players have also made it onto Shan Yongzhuo's roster.

For example, Fernando Torres, who no longer has a place at Chelsea; Evra of Manchester United; Shan Yongzhuo, a veteran player from Roma, who is now at Juventus; and Cambiasso, an Argentine veteran whose contract with Inter Milan has expired, etc.

Granada's strategy is very simple.

Find a few promising young players that Shan Yongzhuo has his eye on, and pair them with some experienced veterans who can't make it in top clubs. That should be enough.

In any case, the core lineup still relies on Shan Yongzhuo, and the key to winning also depends on Shan Yongzhuo. As long as the others can perform to their full potential, that's enough.

After some discussions, Granada managed to retain most of their starting lineup from last season.

Shan Yongzhuo was especially pleased that Nainggolan and Harry Kane stayed with the team.

Harry Kane is doing alright; his current market value is between 1500 million and 2000 million euros, which is far below Shan Yongzhuo's expectations, so he will definitely stay.

However, Nainggolan's performance last season and at the World Cup can be said to have amazed the world.

Today, Nainggolan is sought after by numerous top clubs, and his market value has reached 4500 million euros or more.

This price tag actually made Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos quite interested.

But in the end, Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos decided to keep Nainggolan.

Having experienced the trials of last season, Nainggolan's current level of ability far surpasses that of his contemporaries in the original timeline, making him Granada's second most indispensable player. Nainggolan himself also has a very strong desire to stay and shows no intention of leaving.

In this way, the two sides could be said to have hit it off immediately.

The only issue that needs to be negotiated is the renewal and salary increase of Nainggolan's contract. Granada must also show its attitude towards Nainggolan, a key player.

The other option to stay is young player Ziyech.

This was exactly what Shan Yongzhuo had expected.

Ziyech is still very young and is in the most important stage of his career. Staying in Granada is the best option for him at present.

Finally, there's the defensive linchpin, Virgil van Dijk, who is someone we absolutely must keep.

Granada offered him a very generous contract renewal.

Van Dijk himself showed no intention of leaving.

It can be said that both parties are interested in each other.

In this way, Granada's core squad from last season has been largely retained.

As for the other players, we can just leave them to their own devices and deal with them as needed.

However, some problems arose at left-back.

The starting left-back, Daley Blind, performed exceptionally well last season and the season before that. In this World Cup, he performed even better. With the Netherlands team winning the bronze medal, Daley Blind has become a highly sought-after player in the transfer market.

Ultimately, Blinder Jr. also decided to leave and join a top club.

Little Blind's choice was exactly what Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos had expected.

Granada is thriving, and with Shan Yongzhuo in the team, it is certainly not lacking in honors.

However, Granada is a small club after all, and neither Shan Yongzhuo nor Kroos has the intention of building a powerhouse. The team's salary system cannot retain multiple star players in their prime at the same time.

Besides Shan Yongzhuo, Nainggolan, Harry Kane, and Van Dijk, the only player in Granada who can be considered a star is Blind.

Ultimately, Blind chose to leave and joined Manchester United, who offered him a higher salary, bringing Granada a transfer fee of 2700 million euros.

This is also the first player to leave Granada in the summer.

However, after Blind left, his replacement left-back Siqueira also chose to leave, joining Atletico Madrid.

This put Granada in an awkward position, as their left-back position suddenly became somewhat strained.

Kroos seemed a little impatient, while Shan Yongzhuo appeared somewhat indifferent.

The list he provided did include left-backs, such as young Guerrero and veteran Evra. If they could secure those two, there wouldn't be any problems.

The second player to choose to leave was Feng Xiaoting.

Last season, Feng Xiaoting, despite being a substitute player, had a considerable amount of playing time.

However, Feng Xiaoting still chose to leave. Although he joined La Liga, a weak La Liga team, the other side promised him a starting position and paid a transfer fee of 400 million euros.

Shan Yongzhuo naturally wouldn't force him to stay.

(End of this chapter)