Chapter 700: 300 Million Euros and 2 Million Euros

German Transfer Market, Global Football Player Valuation Ranking (2021.7.9):

1. Tang Ye (Manchester United, China), 300 million euros (↑40 million euros).

2. Haaland (Dortmund, Norway), 180 million euros (↑60 million euros).

3. Mbappé (Paris, France), 160 million euros (↓20 million euros).

4. Dembélé (Manchester United, France), 140 million euros (↓10 million euros).

4. Rodri (Manchester United, Spain), 140 million euros (↓10 million euros).

4. Sancho (Dortmund, England), 140 million euros (↑20 million euros).

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the football market is quite obvious, as can be seen from the latest player valuations.

Players whose performance remained similar to the previous season generally saw their valuations adjusted downward.

Among them, Mbappé and Rodri are the most typical examples; their performance remained at previous levels, yet their valuations dropped by 20 million euros and 10 million euros respectively.

Of course, there are a few exceptions here, namely Tang Ye and Haaland, ranked first and second; one rose by 40 million, the other by 60 million, completely ignoring the economic recession, arrogantly so.

However, upon careful thought, it is still very reasonable.

The reason Dortmund managed to win the Champions League title is that a few players with exaggerated strength lifted the overall capability of the entire team.

When a championship is won relying on a few extreme players, it is impossible for the valuations of those extreme players not to rise.

Under normal circumstances, once Dortmund secured this Champions League title, the valuation of their starting lineup could easily rank first among clubs globally.

But Tang Ye has returned to Manchester United.

Therefore, even though Haaland and Sancho saw significant increases, it was useless; the first place for both starting lineup valuation and total team valuation belongs to Manchester United.

After all, with a 300-million-euro Tang Ye attached, as long as it comes to comparing valuations, Manchester United cannot possibly lose!

UEFA Official: Dortmund midfielder Tang Ye selected as the Best Player of the 2020-21 Champions League season.

Borussia Dortmund Official: Club head coach Escrivá leaves the team.

Two pieces of news; the first is acknowledged by all fans, but the second appears somewhat shocking.

Leaving the team immediately after winning the Champions League title, Escrivá's move can be said to be unmatched.

According to Dortmund's official description, Escrivá's departure was the result of joint discussions between him and the club's senior management, with both parties agreeing that Escrivá's leaving would be beneficial for the Dortmund club.

The method chosen by both parties was not a breach of contract, but an amicable separation, meaning Escrivá did not need to pay tens of millions of euros in liquidated damages for his early departure.

The Sun front page: The charter flight carrying Manchester United players will arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport on July 14.

The power of the masses is formidable; soon, fans found the flight number of the Manchester United players and obtained the estimated arrival time of the players at Daxing Airport.

【2:30 PM, brothers, charge with me, let's blow up Manchester United!】

【Is Tang Ye coming or not? This doesn't say whether Tang Ye is coming or not.】

【Use your cerebellum to think about it, and you'll know Tang Ye is definitely coming; didn't he say so in the livestream before?】

【Support Manchester United, hurry up and train Beijing Beijing Guoan; Beijing Beijing Guoan has been too jumping recently, must let our People's Congress representative personally suppress them.】

Daxing International Airport.

Click click!

"Manchester United!"

"Manchester United!"

A large-scale star-chasing scene has begun.

It must be said that having Manchester United conduct a China tour is indeed a very correct choice, both for the Manchester United club and for the Chinese organizers.

There are particularly many stars within the team, plus one Tang Ye holding the fort, so the heat naturally will not be low, and there is no need to worry about ticket sales.

Even Manchester United's coach brings his own traffic!

Erik ten Hag!

Manchester United's coach is the coach with the most traffic!

"Tang Ye, Tang Ye!"

"Love you to death, Tang Ye, I am also from Foshan!"

Fans surrounded the players tightly, and Tang Ye and Dembélé wrote their names on the jerseys handed over by the fans.

"Is Lippi confirmed to have left, Tang Ye? Will Coach Escrivá come to the national team?"

"..."

"I don't know this either, and where did you get this news? I don't even know that Escrivá is coming to the national team; don't listen to reporters talking nonsense, all of that is fake."

Tang Ye answered the fans' questions.

He maintained frequent contact with Escrivá, but had never heard from the Spaniard's mouth that he wanted to coach the Chinese national team.

Then this must necessarily be fake.

China's unscrupulous media must take the blame!

They are very bad!

"Then can we still make it to the World Cup next year? We want to see the Qatar World Cup!"

"Don't rush, don't rush."

Tang Ye returned the jersey with the written name to its owner: "The final 12-round qualifiers haven't started yet, so I don't know if we can qualify for the World Cup, but we will work hard."

"Additionally, brothers really shouldn't ask about national team matters anymore; this is the Manchester United China tour, we are not discussing national team matters. Sorry, sorry."

"Tang Ye is awesome!"

"Manchester United is awesome!"

"Then can you win the Champions League next season?"

"Haha, well..."

Whether or not we can win the Champions League is a rather complicated question.

And this is precisely the issue that fascinates the fans; once the question was posed, the venue fell silent, the supporters awaiting Tang Ye's reply.

"Uh..."

"The Champions League isn't just about strength; I think temporary form is also crucial, and it depends on the situation of other teams as well. So if you ask me whether we can win this season's Champions League title, honestly, I can't answer that."

"Whatever, King Tang, I love you to death!"

"Mwah!"

A fan planted a kiss right on Tang Ye's cheek, leaving him frozen on the spot.

"..."

"Wow!!!"

"Tang Ye is awesome!"

"Rodri!"

"Ten Hag, you fraud, Ten Hag! Wow!!!"

There was actually a bold fan cursing at Ten Hag!

But judging by the tone, it was clearly a joke; otherwise, they wouldn't have used Chinese, but English.

The Paper, front-page headline: The friendly match between Manchester United and Beijing Beijing Guoan will be held at the Bird's Nest Stadium on July 17, with Tang Ye included in Manchester United's squad.

It wasn't just Tang Ye; basically all of Manchester United's starting players had arrived.

Additionally, new signing Varane was still en route.

The Sun, front-page headline: Varane has currently departed for Manchester and is expected to rendezvous with the Manchester United China tour group in Chengdu on July 24.

"It remains unclear whether Varane will play in the Chengdu match, but it is certain that the Frenchman is currently in good form and feels very optimistic about his prospects at Manchester United."

Baidu Hot Search.

No. 1: Manchester United China Tour.

No. 2: Tang Ye Returns to Manchester United.

No. 3: Manchester United vs. Beijing Guoan Friendly.

No. 4: Manchester United Arrives in China.

No. 5: Tang Ye vs. Beijing Guoan.

Jinri Toutiao, front-page headline: They're here! July 17 Bird's Nest (China National Stadium) Friendly: Beijing Beijing Guoan vs. Manchester United.

Undoubtedly, this is the largest friendly match held within China in 2021.

Just how explosive this match is can be seen from the situation at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

The Bird's Nest Stadium has an official capacity of 80,000, but when designing this venue, the architects also accounted for large crowds, meaning the Bird's Nest Stadium can actually temporarily increase its capacity to 90,000.

Judging by current ticket sales, the match between Manchester United and Beijing Beijing Guoan will most likely be a full house of 90,000.

Mandarin Oriental, Wangfujing.

"Um, excuse me... are you some kind of celebrity?"

"Hmm?"

Tang Ye, who was looking at his phone in the elevator, suddenly looked up; a woman around thirty years old was staring at him.

"Is something wrong?"