Chapter 212 The most profitable team in summer transfers!
The outside world is still arguing about Manchester United's tactical issues in the new season, and whether Solskjaer can succeed at Manchester United, but Woodward is... feeling distressed, and the flesh hurts even more!
As Yang Xiaozhuang's salary rose to 350,000 pounds per week, De Gea successfully got the 300,000 pounds per week he wanted!
But... Rashford's agent forced Woodward to sign a contract with a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds, with a season-long bonus of 30 goals and 5 million pounds!
This means that if Rashford can score 30 goals in a season in the new season, his salary will actually exceed 300,000 pounds per week!
In addition, Martial's agent also earned a weekly salary of 250,000 pounds for the French winger!
Now, Manchester United's previous salary system was completely broken because of the "Four Crowns" last season. After winning the "Four Crowns", any team cannot avoid rewarding the meritorious officials based on their merits, otherwise who will work hard for you in the future?
The salary increases of Yang Xiaozhuang, Rashford and Martial were amazing. The other main players in the season also received salary increases, even the substitute players had to increase a little.
Although most players have increased their salary, after the team sold three main players this summer, the salary space has also come out. Relatively speaking, the club's salary in terms of salary expenditure is not large. After all, the nine players from the reserve team have very low salaries, and the highest Andreas Pereira has only a weekly salary of 30,000 pounds.
Now, although Manchester United's main youth training route has not yet proved whether it is correct in competition and performance, it has at least proved its correctness in economic terms.
Woodward even felt that it would be best for the club to do this in the future. As long as the team's performance is not too bad, he will definitely do his best to support the club's youth training. This will make the profits in terms of economy. Once a player performs well and is bought by other teams, the profits will be even greater.
On July 28, Manchester United went to Belgium to play a friendly match with a local second-tier team, Bruges Royal Sports, and the result was very gratifying. In the absence of the game, they still defeated their opponents with 7 goals.
In this game, Manchester United once again took the initiative in the game with his half-baked pass control, and completely "smashed" the opponent in the whole game. He did not allow his opponent to get even a shot opportunity. Instead, Yang Xiaozhuang and Martial on their own side performed a "two-scoring goal". Rashford seemed to be stimulated by the new contract and just put on a hat.
The team's proficiency in new tactics is getting higher and higher. Solskjaer sees it and is happy in his heart. What makes him even happier is the young French midfielder Aliyu who was crazy before.
Previously, the kid directly chose the No. 6 jersey left by Pogba, which made the whole Manchester United team think that this kid is really crazy, but after four warm-up matches, everyone had to admit that this kid is crazy and has the capital.
In the midfielder position, the young Aliyu performed very well. Not only did he cover a large defense, but the kid even proposed a performance with a passing success rate of up to 94%.
After watching Aliyu's performance in four warm-up matches, Solskjaer felt that he had really found a treasure. No wonder Bart kept recommending this kid to him!
This... how can this be a back-up!?
This is simply an all-around midfielder who focuses on defense!
For this reason, Solskjaer also left a place for Aliyu in the last warm-up match of the new season!
Among the nine players who have been promoted from the reserve team to the first team, only two of them have obtained the opportunity, and one of them is...Tuanzebe!
Last season, Tuanzebe was loaned to Aston Villa and also played as the main player with his own personal strength. He played 31 games in various competitions in one season, which proved his strength. Now returning to Manchester United's first team, Tuanzebe naturally stood out with his strength and got the chance to play in the last warm-up match.
Don’t underestimate this opportunity to play. To put it bluntly, it is actually Solskjaer’s final test of the team’s lineup!
Manchester United's last warm-up match was when he welcomed a strong opponent at home... Bayern Munich!
Due to the good relationship between the two clubs, Manchester United and Bayern will have a relatively "formal" warm-up match almost every season to test the true strength of their respective teams.
After playing at home with Bayern, Manchester United will compete with Manchester City for the Community Shield Cup and Chelsea for the UEFA Super Cup.
Last season, the Premier League team once again dominated European football with their strong strength. Manchester United won the Champions League trophy. After Chelsea was eliminated in the Champions League group stage, they turned to the UEFA Cup to prove their strength. They played all the way to the final and defeated Arsenal, who was eliminated in the same group stage, and later played in the UEFA Cup, and eventually became the champion of the UEFA Cup.
In other words, after Solskjaer tests his team's lineup for the last time through Bayern, Manchester United will officially start the new season's competition. The importance of the Community Shield is still a little less important, but in the European Super Cup... then you really have the chance to win it.
The ownership of the European Super Cup means who is the strongest team in the entire European football world last season!
Manchester United was indeed the top team in Europe last season. Whether it is strength or record, they deserve the Champions League, but this season... it's hard to say!
Manchester City next door was simply crazy this summer, and Guardiola burned more than 300 million pounds in the transfer market...
Julian Brandt, Leverkusen, £65 million!
Kingsley Koeman, Bayern Munich, £91 million!
Ektor Bellerin, Arsenal, £72 million!
Selchi Roberto, Barcelona, £57 million!
Ilia Lamendi, Royal San Sebastian, £35.5 million!
Van der Beck, Ajax £24 million!
These are just stars with names, and the remaining few young players are investing in the future. The "point" expenses are really no longer in Guardiola's eyes.
Chelsea is not as direct as Manchester City, but the "Blue Army" strengthening is also comprehensive. Conte, a very pragmatic coach, is very simple. He bought four players from front to back, strengthening the team's front, middle and back court and goalkeeper positions.
Forward...Lukaku, Manchester United, £98 million!
Midfielder...Atur, Gremio, £31.5 million!
Defender...Trees, Porto, £12.75 million!
Goalkeeper...Dominic Rivikara, Dynamo, £10.75 million!
Conte spent more than 150 million for four players, which is also a season with the "Blue Army" investing a lot in the past two years.
In addition to Manchester City and Chelsea, the two big money-burning players, the transfer income and expenditure of other teams basically maintain a relatively balanced state. Whether it is Arsenal, Liverpool, or Tottenham Hotspur, the net investment is only 20 to 30 million pounds. Even after Chelsea sold Hazard to Real Madrid, they actually made money in the transfer market, but... No one expected that Manchester United would make the most money this season!
After selling the three major stars of Pogba, Lukaku and Matic, Manchester United sent Rojo back to Argentina, which also allowed the team to make 278 million pounds from the transfer market this summer!
Chapter completed!