Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Adriano bids farewell to Milan in tears: I will play well at Manchester City and strive to become the next Ronaldo!

With the addition of Sassan!

Manchester City seem to have divine intervention.

Finally, at the end of the transfer window, they managed to finalize a rather difficult transfer.

Manchester City's record signing has been set! Michael Essien joins Manchester City for a transfer fee of seven million euros!

Essien's transfer has sparked controversy! His former club, Bastia, a relegation-threatened Ligue 1 team, has revealed that Essien colluded with Manchester City to lower the asking price!

Unethical! Bastia asks for €11 million! After Maxa persuaded Essien, the team had to lower the price to €7 million!

"Machsa: I just said on Dongqiudi that I think Essien will become Manchester City's Vieira, what's wrong with that?"

Essien: No one can refuse Maxija; he's the manager who understands players best!

The signing of two major deals brought a sense of joy to Deng Kai's fans.

With this lineup, if managed properly, how could they not win the championship within three years?

At the very least, I need to multiply my value by three in your hearts!

Fonte: 0x3=0?

Deng Kai: Anyone who thinks we've had zero championships in three years is definitely a hater. If they're haters, then they can do whatever they want with their opinions!

Of course, the outside world has a different view of the impoverished Manchester City.

"Honestly, I've never seen such a poorly-funded Premier League team!"

"How embarrassing! It's either free franchises or low-cost recruitment."

"Can you believe that Manchester City's record signing is Essien, a defensive midfielder from a Ligue 1 relegation-threatened team? A mere seven million is enough to make him the team's most expensive signing!"

"No, in terms of market value, Adriano is the real record holder. Buying half for five million only brings the total to ten million!"

"Look at Manchester United, 46 million for 35 million!"

"Here's a ridiculous fact for you. Aside from Essien and Adriano, Manchester City has no player whose transfer fee has reached five million!"

"Including the players they sold at the beginning of the transfer window, their total investment this window wasn't even 20 million euros!"

"This would be a huge investment for League One. But sorry, this is the Premier League! You simply can't buy a truly excellent player for under £30 million!"

"Mansour's stinginess will ruin him; Manchester City will probably be back in League One after this season!"

"No, it's the Championship. Starting next season, the Championship will be the second tier of English football."

"I know, what I mean is, Manchester City will be relegated to League One sooner or later!"

With this, Manchester City's transfer window has closed...

and many more!

Nobody cares about Manchester City's small transfers anymore.

Because Real Madrid has attracted everyone's attention.

On one hand, Real Madrid's acquisition of Ronaldo made them one of the two most extravagant clubs this summer.

The other one is Manchester United.

On the other hand, Real Madrid is experiencing internal strife!

After losing the Champions League final last season, Hierro raised objections to Real Madrid's player-buying strategy.

His suggestion was correct.

But the timing was wrong.

This became a bullet in the hands of those opposed to Florentino.

To maintain his rule, Florentino naturally had to act swiftly and decisively.

Florentino: "I never said the defense wasn't important. Our defense definitely had problems because Hierro is getting old. He made too many mistakes last season, and that's the real reason we didn't win the league and the Champions League!"

"But we don't need to bring in players like Nesta, Ferdinand, or Maldini... because we have Pavón!"

"Zidane + Pavón! This is the right path for Real Madrid!"

"We have superstars in attack and academy graduates in defense! The best established and young players in the world are all at Real Madrid, that's the best Real Madrid!"

Florentino's masterful maneuver satisfied both the superstar and local star supporters among the fans.

From this moment on, the slogan "Zidane + Pavón" officially became another iconic label for the Galácticos!

As this policy gained momentum, Yero, who had no way to turn back, became a victim of the struggle.

Vicente del Bosque told Hierro with a sense of helplessness that he would not have a place at Real Madrid in the new season.

Hiero attempted to resist.

But soon news broke that "Hero is demanding a high-salary contract extension, Real Madrid has encountered a bloodsucker."

Florentino has made his move.

It's not too difficult for a club to ruin the reputation of its own players.

Moreover, the media influence held by the two sides is not even in the same league.

Real Madrid only needs to simply indicate that they will not allow media outlets that speak favorably of Hierro to interview Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Raul, etc., and these media outlets will no longer dare to speak up for Hierro.

Because Hierro is only "a fraction" of their content, while Real Madrid is the whole story.

The media interviewed Zidane, asking him for his views on the "Zidane + Pavón" policy.

What can Zidane say?

"This is interesting, it sounds really good. It would be easy for me to be part of this policy, and I will fight with all my might for Real Madrid... Pavón is a great lad, I have no doubt that he will become a world-class center-back in the future, he has unlimited potential!"

Zidane's response was exemplary.

They gave Florentino plenty of face.

But those who know Zidane will notice that he made no comment on the current state of Pavón throughout the article.

"No comment" means it's not appropriate to comment.

"Unlimited potential" means it's not possible right now.

It sounds good, but it doesn't actually work.

With Hierro's fate looming, Zidane had no choice but to comply with Florentino in order to protect himself.

In fact, it's not just Zidane; everyone at Real Madrid has to obey Florentino.

Otherwise, you'll be the next C, oops... the next Yero.

Hierro, who was criticized by some uninformed fans as "money-grubbing," has been thinking about how to turn the tide.

But he saw no hope of winning.

Because Real Madrid has unleashed their killer move!

"Real Madrid is willing to terminate Hierro's contract with one year remaining, allowing him to pursue his exorbitant salary demands! But it's unlikely that any team will offer Hierro the price he wants, unless it's a team from the Turkish Super League."

See? Real Madrid is even trying to force Hierro to leave.

Because they wouldn't even bother to sell Hierro, who has a one-year contract.

This approach has led more fans to believe that things have come to this point because Hierro insisted on demanding a high salary from the team.

Hierro therefore began to consider retiring.

Although he is already 34 years old this year, given his current form, he could easily play for another three years or so.

If the team's defensive system is appropriate, these three years will be a high-level three years.

Even without a suitable defensive system, Hierro would at least have no problem making money in the Turkish Super League.

But this incident was a big blow to him, and he was very disappointed in the fans.

Drop drop!

Hiero's phone rang.

He glanced at it and saw it was his national team teammate, Guardiola.

Although they played for arch-rival teams, Hierro and Guardiola had a very good personal relationship.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.