The signing of Fan Dike also set a new record for the transfer fee of the world football defender. This summer, Manchester City signed Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy for ￡ 50 million and ￡ 52 million respectively, which set a record for the transfer fee of defenders, but now Liverpool directly raised the value of defenders to the sky-high threshold of ￡ 75 million. Yesterday, Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho was still complaining that "Manchester City signed a defender at the cost of buying a striker", but I didn't expect Liverpool to really do it!
In the Premier League, Fan Dike's transfer fee, like Manchester United's ￡ 75 million purchase of Lu Kaku this summer, ranks second in the Premier League transfer list, second only to the Red Devils' ￡ 89 million repurchase of Bogba from Juventus last year. It was a bit of a surprise when Liverpool officials announced the arrival of Fan Dike this morning. Many media reported that Manchester City had joined the buying spree of Fan Dike.
According to Stuart Brennan, a reporter from Manchester Evening News, Manchester City really intends to sign the Dutch international to strengthen the central defender position, but Blue Moon is unwilling to pay a transfer fee of more than 60 million pounds. Guashuai has three central defenders, otamendi, Si Tong (5438+/KLOC-0 returns in June/October) and Kong Pani. There is no need to introduce another high-priced player. Manchester City are also interested in West Brom centre-back, former Manchester United player Evans and Real Sociedad centre-back Martinez, whose transfer fees are at least half cheaper than Fan Dike's.
It should be pointed out that the efforts made by Liverpool Football Club to sign Fan Dike cannot be ignored. This summer, Liverpool were threatened by Southampton because of their private contact with Fan Dike, so the Reds had to apologize in official website. Michael Gordon, the chairman of Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of Liverpool, has been trying to repair the relationship with Saints in order to sign Zhashu's long-cherished central defender. Southampton also changed its position and decided to let the player who didn't want to stay in the team go.
Fan Dike has always wanted to join Liverpool, but the Reds know that the addition of Manchester City may complicate the transaction and delay the completion of the transaction. So Liverpool made a quick decision and quickly agreed to Southampton's 75 million bid. Fenway Group fully supports klopp's signing judgment, and Zhashu thinks that Fan Dike is the defensive leader he has been looking for.
? Summary: Now, Liverpool fans and Uncle Slag must be in a great mood. Fan Dike didn't go to Manchester City, which may also be a good thing for the overall pattern of the Premier League. Earlier, Kong Di and Mourinho worried that Manchester City would sign more top players. Manchester City's lineup is already very luxurious. If Fan Dike joins Blue Moon, I'm afraid it's a lift.