Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 364 Lin Quan Guardiola personally took care of Kante, Manchester City offered Salah
On January 1, Rennes, the second largest city in northwest France.

Roazon Park Stadium, the 22nd round of the Ligue [-] is underway.

The opponents in this game are Rennes, which is ranked 10th in Ligue [-], and Caen, which is ranked third from the bottom.

Since neither side is a star team, and the attention of Ligue [-] is not high.

So no one should pay attention to this game.

However, when the cameras at the scene found Guardiola wearing a black woolen coat in the stands, and the new Golden Globe winner Lin Quan sitting beside him, the fans at the scene boiled instantly.

"Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola? What is he doing here?"

"Could it be that he took a fancy to our Rennes player?"

This is Rennes' home court, so Rennes fans subconsciously think that Guardiola is here for their players.

However, in fact, Guardiola did not take a fancy to Rennes' players, he took a fancy to the visiting team's midfielder, N'Golo Kante wearing the No. 17 jersey.

After seeing his own picture appearing on the big screen, Guardiola was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect to be discovered so soon.

But after reacting, he immediately smiled and waved to the camera, greeting the fans at the scene.

When the camera was focused on Lin Quan, Lin Quan clenched his right hand and made a cheering gesture, as if to encourage the players on both sides to play well.

The arrival of the two made the players of the two teams very excited. Lin Quan is the idol in the minds of many young players.

They all hope that one day they can become famous like Lin Quan!
As for Guardiola, he is a world-class coach. If he can be spotted by him, many players will have the opportunity to play in giants.

As a result, the players of the two teams competed to express themselves on the court, intending to attract Guardiola's attention.

Guardiola's vision has always been picky, and to be favored by him is a recognition of his own strength. This recognition is very valuable to these ordinary players who are mixed in the middle and lower reaches of the team.

Since Guardiola likes to buy midfielders the most, Andre, the main midfielder in the Rennes team, subconsciously thought that the opponent was coming for him.

This made him extremely excited on the field, beckoning for the ball frequently, wanting to better show his talent.

His efforts paid off when Andre scored a goal in the 15th minute of the first half.

After scoring the goal, Andre was very excited and couldn't help but think in his heart:
My outstanding performance should have already impressed Coach Guardiola, right?
Thinking of this, he didn't celebrate with his teammates immediately, but looked at the stands full of expectations, wanting to see Guardiola's reaction.

In the stands, after seeing the goal, Guardiola and Lin Quan gave applause to save face.

This encouraged Andre, feeling that he had already entered Guardiola's eyes, otherwise, the other party would not have given him applause.

Therefore, in the following games, his desire to perform became stronger.

However, doing so not only failed to achieve good results, but also self-defeating.

It was because of his mistake that Rennes was counterattacked by Caen on the opposite side. Before the end of the first half, Caen tied the score.

After the start of the second half, Andre's performance not only did not improve, but even more lost.

Affected by this, Rennes' performance was even more sluggish. On the contrary, Caen was in a complete state in the second half, scoring 3 goals in the half, and finally defeated the opponent 4:1.

The big loss at home made the Rennes fans who came to the scene feel unacceptable.

Before the game, they were even more favored by everyone. After all, they are regulars in Ligue [-], and their opponents are just newly promoted from Ligue [-].

But the result of the game was so unexpected that they were very angry.

As the biggest 'contributor' to the loss, Andre was criticized in all directions.

Everyone thinks that Guardiola has misjudged this time. With Andre's performance, how did Guardiola take a fancy to him?

Compared with Andre, people feel that Julian, who contributed one shot and three passes in the game and performed superbly, is more promising. The latter was also named the MVP of the game after the game.

However, Guardiola came neither for Andre nor for Julian.

In this game, he hardly took his eyes off the small black player in the Caen team wearing the No. 17 jersey.

Those who can really understand the game will definitely be impressed by this guy.

So is Guardiola!

"How? How do you feel about his performance?"

After the game, Lin Quan asked.

"It's really good, it really has potential!"

Guardiola brightened his eyes and said:
"Come on, let's get in touch with this guy!"

He can't wait to bring Kante back to the Etihad Stadium!
……

Kanter was surprised. Although he knew that Guardiola had come to the stadium during the game, he never thought that Guardiola was here to inspect himself.

So at the end of the game, when he received a call from his agent and learned that Guardiola wanted to meet him in person, Kanter was completely dumbfounded.

Today isn't April Fool's Day, is it?

But after he met Guardiola and Lin Quan in the cafe, Kanter was convinced that all this was true!
"Sit down, N'Golo, take it easy!"

Guardiola saw that Kanter was a little nervous and nervous, so he smiled and said.

"Drink something, let me help you!"

Lin Quan, who was sitting on the side, also spoke.

Kanter waved his hand quickly, signaling no need.

What a joke, let the Golden Globe winner order coffee for himself, does he have such a big face?

After Kanter's mood calmed down a bit, Guardiola didn't beat around the bush, and went straight to the point:

"N'Golo, I want to take you to Manchester City to play, would you like to?"

Guardiola's words made Kanter doubt his ears for a while. I actually got an invitation from Manchester City, and it was an olive branch handed out by Guardiola himself.

Could it be that Mr. Guardiola made a special trip this time just to invite himself?
For a moment, he was surrounded by great joy, without even thinking about it, he nodded quickly: "I am willing!"

For a grassroots player like Kanter, it is almost unthinkable to be invited by the Premier League giants.

Unlike players from the youth training of professional teams, Kanter is from the grassroots.

He also went to the youth training camp of professional teams to try out when he was a child, but he failed all of them.

Until the age of nineteen, he played for an amateur club called Suresnes, where the wages were pitifully low and it was difficult to support himself.

In 2010, Kanter was spotted by a Ligue [-] team, and he finally got to eat as a professional player.

However, Kante was unlucky. In the year he was promoted to the first team, the team was at the bottom of the league and was relegated to Ligue [-].

This season, Kanter only played one league game on behalf of the team, and he was a drinking fountain administrator almost the entire time.

In the 2012-13 season, after the team was relegated and a large number of players left the team, Kanter finally got the chance to play.

This season, Kante represented the team in 37 appearances in Ligue 3 and scored [-] goals.

His outstanding performance attracted the attention of another Ligue [-] team and sent him an invitation.

So, in the summer of 2013, Kanter joined Caen freely and returned to Ligue [-] again.

Kanter's performance has changed qualitatively this season. He played full attendance in the league, played 38 games, and together with his teammates rushed into Ligue 3 with his No.[-] results in Ligue [-].

However, Caen's strength is weak after all. Halfway through this season's schedule, Caen is at the bottom of Ligue [-] points and is about to be relegated to Ligue [-] again.

Kanter, who was born in 1991, will soon be 24 years old.

After a few more years in the low-level leagues, the peak period of professional players will be exhausted.

Therefore, Guardiola's invitation to him on behalf of Manchester City, for Kanter at this time, was like someone handed him a life-saving straw when he was drowning.

Not to mention Manchester City, even if an invitation from a mid-to-lower Premier League team like Leicester City is issued, he will gladly accept it.

Guardiola didn't expect to get Kanter out so easily, he thought it would take a lot of talking!

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, and to provide some compensation to the Caen team, Manchester City proposed an offer of 800 million pounds.

After the other party bargained, the final price was set at 900 million pounds, or about 1100 million euros.

On January 1, Manchester City announced the transfer on the team's club official website.

This transfer was carried out very quickly, and the outside world did not get any news at all beforehand. After seeing the official announcement of Manchester City, they knew that Manchester City had bought another player.

It's just that, for this guy named Kanter, their eyes are black, and they don't know who the Holy Spirit is?

After learning about Kanter's origin and game record in the league, they became more confused one by one.

When did Manchester City's selection criteria become so low?

A player from grassroots background who has been in the lower leagues for a long time can also be liked?

Isn't there a lot of such players in the five major leagues?
Guardiola doesn't care about the evaluation of the outside world. After Kanter is settled, he puts his goals on the defenders and forwards.

……

In a hospital in Stuttgart, a tall black player was lying on a hospital bed, looking at the ceiling above his head in boredom.

Rudiger was out for the season and had to undergo knee surgery due to a meniscus injury suffered in the league a month ago.

Major injuries and surgeries at this position of the knee mean great risks for a young player like him who is less than 22 years old.

Affected by this, he is likely to lose his hard-won main position in Stuttgart.

Not only that, those clubs that had offered Stuttgart a high price during the summer transfer window, hoping to take him away, also retreated because of his serious knee injury.

Overnight, he fell from a rising star in the football world to a place where no one cares about him.

This huge contrast between the past and the present, as well as the shock of anxiety and fear about the future, made Rudiger disheartened.

"Hey Antonio, you gotta pull yourself together!"

Just when Rudiger was depressed, his agent Cypher Ruby walked in and said loudly:
"What you have to do now is to heal your injuries with peace of mind and strive for a speedy recovery. As for the affairs of the club, leave it to me to deal with. Don't worry!"

Rudiger was very moved after hearing this. The icing on the cake is not as good as the timely help. The agent did not abandon him when he fell into a trough, but was always thinking of him, which made him trust Ruby even more.

"I have already discussed with Stuttgart, after your injury recovers, see if you can return to the team's starting list, if not, we will go out on loan.

Your age is the critical moment for increasing the ball. You need a lot of game accumulation, so you can’t sit on the bench for too long. We need to go to a team that allows us to play more games. "

Rudiger nodded approvingly, he will soon be 22 years old.

For a player who has been selected for the German national team, it may be a bit reluctant to start in a wealthy team at this age.

However, it is still very promising to compete for the main position in the middle and lower teams. If he is not affected by injuries, the team's main position will not have any problems at all.

"If you go out on loan, where will you play? Bundesliga or abroad?"

"I have contacted Roma in Serie A, and they have expressed interest in you. As long as your injury recovers, we can go to Roma to play!"

Rome?
This is a team with a strong background. Although it is not a giant, it is also a top-ranked team in Serie A and is very competitive.

And Italy's defense has always been very strong. As a defender, going here to exercise may be able to learn a lot of useful things for Rudiger.

But just when he was about to nod and agree with the manager's arrangement.

The manager's phone rang suddenly.

After Ruby put down the phone, Rudiger saw the other party smiling, as if eating honey.

"good news!"

"We don't need to go out on loan to play football, because a wealthy club has sent us an invitation!"

"Wealthy? Who is it?"

Hearing the word rich, Rudiger's eyes suddenly brightened.

For any player, being able to play in a wealthy team is a very attractive thing.

"Man City!"

……

On January 1, shortly after Manchester City announced the second transfer of the winter break, they announced the third transfer news.

Rudiger, Stuttgart's main central defender, moved to Manchester City at a price of 1000 million euros.

Last summer, a team once offered Rudiger 1500 million euros, but Stuttgart did not sell it.

As a result, Rudiger suffered a serious injury, which devalued his worth by one-third.

Stuttgart was afraid that his injury would have an irreversible impact on his state, so after encountering Manchester City's offer, he hardly bargained and accepted it happily.

They are worried that Rudiger will be out of shape after being injured. In that case, let alone 1000 million euros, I am afraid they will not get a penny.

After successively introducing two defenders and a midfielder, Guardiola's signings to the team's midfield are basically over.

At this time, there are only a few days left before the closing of the winter break transfer window, and Manchester City only has signings in the forward position.

On January 1, the "Sun" first revealed that Manchester City offered Salah to Chelsea at a price of 27 million pounds.

(End of this chapter)