Chapter 536: Ten Hag: Come on, money! Glazers, bring the money!

Marca's front-page headline: Manchester United has submitted a 120 million euro offer for Dembélé, but it was rejected by Barcelona once again.

"There is no doubt that Manchester United wants to pursue a sufficiently outstanding winger or striker, and Dembélé is considered the best choice."

There are simply too many fans and teams keeping an eye on Manchester United.

In the last two seasons, Manchester United's tactics have been unique, so their transfer objectives are quite clear.

A top-tier target man, or a top-tier speed-type winger.

These are the two types of players Manchester United needs most, because only these two types can create the best chemical reaction with Tang Ye.

As for a top-tier target man, there is no need to elaborate; such players are rare throughout the entire football world.

The only way for Manchester United to solve their frontline dilemma should be a speed-type winger, and among all speed-type wingers currently in the football world, Dembélé has the highest probability of being willing to join Manchester United.

But Barcelona wants Tang Ye so badly that they are acting out of spite against Manchester United.

No Tang Ye means no Dembélé, which creates further difficulty for the transaction.

"Taking a step back, we could buy Werner."

Fan Fan Dejiahe buried his head in a pile of documents; Ten Hag could barely see his head anymore.

"No, Werner won't do."

"Hey, why won't he do, Erik? You said we need a top-tier speed-type player; the faster they run, the better."

Since Ten Hag wants to build tactics around Tang Ye, a speed-type forward is essential.

Werner possesses extremely strong short-distance acceleration and is proficient in both cutting inside and hugging the touchline, perfectly meeting the requirements of the Manchester United manager.

"Werner's shooting is not good enough."

Werner's shooting statistics are the reason Ten Hag does not want this player: "Didn't you see? His goal conversion rate from shots is too low, and he fundamentally lacks ball control for dribbling past opponents."

Werner has speed, but that is not enough.

What Ten Hag needs is a top-tier winger.

What does that look like?

Able to run and pass, proficient in both ball control and dribbling; only this kind of winger can join a top-tier powerhouse like Manchester United!

"Can Werner be treated as a second choice?"

Knowing that the current situation is not very favorable for Manchester United, Ten Hag took a step back.

"It would be great if we could get both of them; I will meet with the senior management the day after tomorrow. We have already won the Premier League title; it would be utterly unreasonable not to have a 200 million euro transfer budget for the summer window."

"If you have 200 million euros, why buy two forwards? What about defenders?"

"I know; we could look at De Ligt."

"Buying three people? Then 200 million won't be enough."

Fan Fan Dejiahe did a quick calculation.

The three players Ten Hag wants are no small figures.

Dembélé, Werner, and De Ligt; the market values of these three players are 100 million euros, 65 million euros, and 60 million euros respectively.

Players of this caliber are not something you can just have whenever you want!

"Then I'll see if I can ask for a bit more money."

"... Good luck, Erik; I don't think those Glazer brothers will be so easy to talk to."

"Let's look at full-backs next, mainly the right-back."

"Leave it to me, Erik; you just focus on getting the money."

Carrington Base.

Morning training had ended, but the Manchester United players did not rush to leave; instead, they gathered around Tang Ye to chat.

There were many reporters surrounding them.

Because today was the award ceremony day for Tang Ye's individual honors; he would receive the Premier League Player of the Season award at the base!

【premierleague】

The microphone in the female reporter's hand bore the "Premier League" logo; at this moment, Tang Ye was receiving his Premier League Top Assists trophy from a staff member.

This was the second time Tang Ye had received this trophy; its shape was a small golden figure preparing to make a pass.

Who knows what its true value was, but holding it in his hands, it certainly had some weight.

【playmakerwinner2018/19】

The Premier League Top Assists winner for the 2018-19 season!

Click-click!

Giving the photographers a moment to shoot, Tang Ye then handed the trophy to Rodri standing beside him: "Hold this for me, hmm."

The second trophy was this season's Premier League Silver Boot; this was indeed the first time Tang Ye had received this award, and to be honest, he felt quite excited.

It was a football boot, but made of silver.

"Come on, haha!"

Tang Ye signaled to the photographers that they could take pictures now.

"Wow, Tom, you didn't have a smile like this when you received the Top Assists award just now," the reporter teased.

"Mmm... because this is the first time I've received a scoring-related trophy; I've never scored this many goals before."

Tang Ye lifted the Silver Boot.

Just as he said, scoring 21 goals in a single season is indeed very rare for a midfielder.

The record for most goals scored by a midfielder in a single Premier League season is held by Chelsea midfielder Lampard with 22 goals; Tang Ye is only one goal away from this record.

"You are also Manchester United's top scorer within the team for this season," the reporter reminded him.

"You are still the top scorer within the Manchester United team this season," the reporter reminded.

"Haha, thank you!"

Tang Ye handed the Silver Boot back to Haller and asked a teammate to hold it for him first.

He still had one most important trophy to collect.

That was the Premier League Player of the Season for this campaign!

Click!

Click-click!

Many fans said that if Tang Ye weren't here, the Premier League Player of the Season for this campaign should have belonged to Fan Daike.

But this hypothesis does not hold.

Tang Ye is in the Premier League, and this season he suppressed Fan Daike with an absolute advantage!

The reporter, following a prepared script, asked Tang Ye about his feelings on winning the Seasonal Best Player award again.

Of course, these questions were too simple, and Tang Ye's Seasonal Best award was essentially a foregone conclusion, so they failed to capture the fans' attention.

What could make fans prick up their ears was something else.

"Starting from April, hmm, or perhaps I should say January of this year, news emerged very early about other clubs being interested in you; have you heard these rumors?"

Holding the Seasonal Best trophy, Tang Ye said: "Hmm, certainly, I often read the news, so I'm aware of these matters; most of the news is fake, but some of it is true."

This counted as an official confirmation; indeed, clubs had submitted offers to Tang Ye.

"Then... the question Manchester United fans care about most: do you have any thoughts of transferring away?"

"No, none at all, I will stay here," Tang Ye said with a smile: "Hmm... actually, back in April, I did consider it; my agent was persuading me, and the coaches of Juventus and Duotede Sect also contacted me by phone; to be honest, I was very hesitant at that time, but, haha, after hesitating, I still gave up."

"Gave up? Why?"

The reporter raised an eyebrow, his expression somewhat excited.

With Tang Ye personally stating he would not transfer away, this news was bound to explode, barring any accidents.

"Well... I don't know exactly how to put it, but I just feel that I shouldn't leave."

"For me, the only downside of Manchester United is the weather here; Manchester's weather is terrible."

Tang Ye looked up.

Today was still overcast; the rain wouldn't fall, making the air feel very stifling.

"Aside from that, I think everything is okay, so I can't think of any reason to leave. Moreover, we won the league title just a week ago."

Tang Ye repeated to the reporter what he had previously told Poole.

If one can win a Premier League title with Manchester United, then one can win a second!

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: Tang Ye explicitly stated during the Seasonal Best Player award ceremony that he would not leave Manchester United. Tang Ye: I will pursue the Champions League again next season with my teammates; this is my promise to them.

【Paris fans' dreams are shattered】

【GGMU! Manchester United is awesome!】

【Manchester United fans are truly thrilled】

【I declare that the Premier League has officially entered the Ten Hag era!】

【Hurry up and buy a winger; if there's really no one available, you can buy me; I only want a Zhou Xin of 1000 euros, starting right winger for the school team!】

【Can the guy upstairs even receive Tang Ye's passes?】

Match preview: Early morning on May 25, Wembley FA Cup Final, Manchester United vs Mancheng vs Huangcheng PK. Manchester United's second crown or Mancheng's first crown?

The league has completely concluded; now the final highlight of the Premier League is the FA Cup Final.

And before the FA Cup Final began, two pieces of news caught Manchester United's attention.

The first piece of news came from a German newspaper: Manchester United proactively contacted RB Leipzig, expressing interest in Leipzig striker Werner.

Then came the second piece of news, from the local English newspaper "The Sun."

In this report, "The Sun" demonstrated their strong professionalism, analyzing Manchester United's transfer budget for this season from various angles.

"Due to winning the Premier League title, the budget will see a certain increase on top of the original basis; reporters estimate Manchester United's Piggy Xia Chuang budget should be around 170 million euros, and if players are sold, it could reach 200 million euros."

"150 million pounds is absolutely not enough, Mr. Joel,"

Ten Hag said.

Sitting opposite him at this moment was none other than Joel Glazer, one of Manchester United's shareholders and one of the three Glazer brothers.

Everyone says the Glazers suck the blood of Manchester United, and Joel Glazer is the one who decides how much blood to suck.

"As far as I know, the combined transfer budgets of many clubs over two years don't even add up to 150 million pounds,"

Joel Glazer said.

Ten Hag gritted his teeth.

Before coming here, Ten Hag had consulted the club director and financial staff; according to their calculations, Manchester United should have had a transfer budget of at least 200 million pounds this season, yet in Glazer's mouth, it had shrunk to only 150 million pounds.

Can money just vanish into thin air???

Ten Hag was somewhat angry, but such things could not be said outright.

"Mr., you cannot compare Manchester United with ordinary teams; as you can see, we are the champions of the English league, so we are obviously not an ordinary team."

Ten Hag continued: "Stronger teams should receive more transfer funds, thereby forming a healthy cycle, so that the team becomes stronger and stronger; Mancheng has done this very well in recent years."

"However, in my opinion, Manchester United is the club with deeper heritage. If we perform even better, we can form an absolute suppression over Mancheng in both the league and the Champions League."

"..."

Joel Glazer remained very calm.

"I know your results are very good, but in my view, a truly outstanding manager should be one who accomplishes great things with small expenditures. You should know about Benfica, and also Porto, even some Eredivisie teams; every few years they can develop very good players, sell them for a large sum of money, and then the club can use that earned money to continue buying some good players."

"Yes, and Sporting CP; they developed Ronaldo! Then sold him to us; people say Manchester United's management doesn't understand football, but actually the fans are wrong; I know many things. So look, why was it Sporting CP that developed Ronaldo, and not us? If it were someone we developed, wouldn't that mean we wouldn't need to spend that sum of money?"

"Hiss..."

Ten Hag's eyebrows arched.

The boss wants the club to cultivate its own talents and then sell them off to make money.

Relying entirely on one's own earnings for transfer fees is acceptable?

"But our positioning is different from those clubs in the Portuguese Prime League and the Eredivisie; we are a top-tier giant. Spending money to become stronger, playing better football, and attracting more fans—that is what we need to do. This is competitive sports; only by spending enough money can one build a sufficiently strong team."

Build a sufficiently strong team...

Feeling that his words were not quite right, Ten Hag modified them slightly.

"Create a team capable of earning even more money. Manchester United is a publicly listed company; as long as we keep winning matches, our stock price will maintain a healthy upward trend. At that point, the difference won't be tens of millions of pounds, but hundreds of millions."

Ten Hag shifted his buttocks, leaning his body closer.

"Mr. Joel, hasn't Manchester United gone many years without winning the Premier League title?"

"If we win the Premier League title this year, it proves we are a side with potential. A team with potential deserves investment, so that our potential can be fully unleashed."

"..."

Seeing Glazer remain silent, Ten Hag continued his offensive.

"I will select sufficiently good players for Manchester United and then build a team. You have seen Tom's performance, haven't you? He is only twenty years old. And there are Rodri and Frankie; our midfield line is even better than Real Madrid's!"

"With such a young midfield line, our potential is limitless. As long as we buy a good striker, we can dominate the Premier League continuously for many years."

Ten Hag held up three fingers: "Three years! Three consecutive Premier League titles! I am not speaking empty words to you; what I am stating now is fact."

"Both the midfielders and the striker will be Mr. Hundred-Million, young Mr. Hundred-Millions. This is a Wang Chao! A Wang Chao belonging to Manchester United!"

Ten Hag stood up.

"Mr. Joel, if you expend a few tens of millions of euros now, what you may obtain later is an unbreakable forward line."

"Mr. Joel, the fans say Tom is adept at cooperating with pacey wingers, but I ask you, have you ever truly seen Tom cooperate with a top-tier pacey winger? I am talking about one valued at over a hundred million."

Glazer first froze for a moment, then gently shook his head.

"There you have it. Tom has never, from start to finish, cooperated with a top-tier pacey winger, so why don't you provide the funds to buy one for him?"

"The fans are merely using their brains to imagine and posting comments online. If you actually buy a sufficiently good winger and place him in Manchester United's starting lineup, can you imagine that scene?"

Hiss...

Whoosh...

After Ten Hag's sermon, Joel Glazer's breathing became rapid.

"Hmm, you go back first. I need some time to think. I need some time to think."

Ten Hag said no more, stood up, and left immediately.

Upon reaching the door, the attendant had already opened it for Ten Hag, but Ten Hag was in no hurry to exit.

Instead, he turned his head to look at Glazer again.

"This is Manchester United's best opportunity for revival. It requires only a few tens of millions more pounds, buying just one sufficiently good player, and Manchester United's stock price will maintain an upward trend for the next several seasons. I can guarantee this to you, Mr."

(End of Chapter)