Chapter 176 The final against the Red Army, new teammates, new combination

"Berbatov has negotiated personal terms with Sheffield United and Manchester United has given the green light!"

"The former Premier League Golden Boot joins, Sheffield United's striker has been strengthened again!"

"Top Four? Sheffield United's ambitions go beyond the League Cup"

"Speed's personal charm personally persuaded Berbatov to join"

As pictures of the private meeting between Speed ​​and Berbatov leaked on the Internet, almost overnight, major sports newspapers published the transfer news.

The public relations departments of Sheffield United and Manchester United were harassed endlessly by media requests for interviews, but the managers of both sides did not come forward to express their opinions.

But judging from Berbatov's playing order at Manchester United this season and Ferguson's previous attitude, it seems that the Bulgarian center's departure from the Red Devils is a certainty.

Berbatov, who is about to turn 31, won the Premier League Golden Boot last season, but was almost abandoned this season. Manchester United, or rather Ferguson's employment, once made the outside media question it.

Berbatov's ability is still online. There is no doubt that no matter how he declines, he will still be among the top ten centers in the Premier League. Even if he does not get many playing opportunities at Manchester United this season, he still delivers close to the field.

Average data of 0.6 goals.

For a substitute forward, such efficiency and performance are completely worthy of more playing opportunities.

The lack of thickness of Sheffield United's bench has been mentioned by the media from the beginning of the season to now. If Berbatov really transfers to Sheffield United, he will definitely get more playing time than at Manchester United.

The contact situation between the two clubs that the media and fans are interested in, including transfer fees and the salary information negotiated between the players and Sheffield United, are currently kept confidential. The reporters were unable to find out and were left scratching their heads anxiously.

On January 24, at the pre-match press conference for the second leg of the League Cup semi-final between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, Speed ​​personally admitted the fact that Berbatov had joined Sheffield United, but faced crazy questions from reporters.

, Speed ​​said that more information will be revealed by the club at a press conference later.

Even though reporters had made the matter a certainty, when the news that Speed ​​personally accepted Berbatov's joining spread on the Internet, fans of major Premier League clubs were still excited.

Manchester United fans are very reluctant to give up, but Manchester United's front line is indeed overcrowded this season. Rooney, Fernandez, Welbeck and Owen are all above Berbatov in the starting order. It is indeed true that the Bulgarian forward continues to stay at Manchester United.

Wasting the rest of his career.

Therefore, Manchester United fans mostly expressed their blessings to Berbatov's transfer, while Sheffield United fans cheered directly online.

Li Mo has played too much playing time this season. Although Li Mo has not been injured and once led Sheffield United's substitute lineup to score points, Sheffield United fans still feel distressed when they see it.

After all, Li Mo is only 18 years old and his body is still developing. Not to mention Sheffield United fans, fans of other clubs are a little stunned to see this. The arrival of Berbatov will undoubtedly greatly relieve Li Mo's shoulders.

The burden on.

Moreover, Li Mo has proven his "versatile" nature. No matter what type of forward he is partnered with, he seems to have a good chemical reaction with the opponent. Berbatov may even be able to play with Li Mo.

Woolen cloth.

No matter how you look at it, this is a great winter window deal for Sheffield United. Sheffield United fans are very satisfied to be able to introduce such a heavyweight striker in the winter window.

But Sheffield United was not satisfied with such a deal, and subsequently released Stones to end his loan at Barnsley, return to the club, and introduced left back Clay from the English Championship team Ipswich.

Swale information.

Reporters soon revealed that Sheffield United spent about 1.2 million pounds to bring Cresswell from Ipswich Town, which is not low at all.

After all, Cresswell previously transferred to Ipswich Town for a transfer fee of less than 300,000 pounds, which is enough to show that Sheffield United is optimistic about this young left-back.

Sheffield United fans are also joking that their head coach Speed ​​is "getting the prize" again. Speed ​​had introduced four young substitute players from the English Championship and League One in the summer window, but the result was regrettable.

, none of these substitute players were kicked out.

But the total cost is very small, just let Speed ​​practice with the coaching team. After all, the loaned Trippier, Bertrand, the purchased Matic and Medel all performed very well, and it is completely understandable that they missed a few times.

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Now that Sheffield United is doing well and living a more comfortable life thanks to the sponsorship of the Chinese financial backer dad, the transfer fee of 1.2 million pounds is just "a hair", and the fans can't stand it anymore.

On January 25, the second round of the League Cup between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace started at Bramall Lane Stadium. The media did not pay much attention to the game, but Sheffield United fans still sat at home.

Everyone was full, wanting to witness the team reaching the cup final again after decades.

Although Li Mo and other main players were not included in the team's roster, they were all present today, and they did not choose to sit in the box, but sat in the stands with the fans. This move undoubtedly triggered

The fans cheered and applauded excitedly.

Stones and Li Mo sat together, feeling the warm atmosphere at the scene and feeling very excited.

Barnsley's home stadium can only accommodate more than 20,000 people, and it may not be full at ordinary times, but Sheffield United's home stadium was filled with nearly 33,000 spectators today. Think about what it will be like in the future.

Playing at home, Stones already feels like he can't breathe freely!

With the advantage of a 7-0 victory in the first round, although the players who played today were all substitutes except Given, they also played a high-intensity pressing rhythm, making the Crystal Palace players very uncomfortable on the court.

Given was in good condition and performed very well throughout the game. He saved five shots from Crystal Palace that hit the fans, including two shots in the penalty area, helping Sheffield United successfully keep their opponent clean.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Sheffield United defeated Crystal Palace 0-0 at home and 7-0 in two rounds, taking the lead in getting a ticket to the League Cup final!

Li Mo and the others raised their arms and shouted in the stands, enjoying this wonderful moment with the fans.

After Sheffield United played against Crystal Palace, just one day later, Sheffield United officially announced another player, and then announced that the winter window signings were over.

The signing of this player was directly like a bomb being thrown into the Premier League winter window market, because the final offer sent by Sheffield United was as high as 14 million pounds!

This player directly became the top bidder in the winter window. This is also the largest transfer fee paid by Sheffield United so far.

However, the Sheffield United star is still unable to play for Sheffield United in the remaining games of this season, because one of the reasons why Sheffield United successfully won him in the winter window was that he agreed to continue loaning him out.

Give to the team until the end of the season.

He is Moussa Dembélé, who has attracted the coveted attention of all the powerful teams in the Premier League.

Dembélé has continued his excellent performance at Fulham this season. He has a strong physique, exquisite skills and a balanced offensive and defensive characteristics. He is an absolute asset for Fulham on the road to relegation.

No one expected that Sheffield United would make a decisive move in this winter window and directly spend 14 million pounds. Such a figure is obviously something Fulham cannot refuse.

Moreover, Dembele does not want to stay at Fulham, which is neither good nor bad. He is obviously very tempted by the invitation of Sheffield United, which is currently performing strongly in the Premier League.

Fulham accepted the offer, and Dembélé also wanted to pursue glory at Sheffield United. The deal was very simple.

However, Fulham still needs to rely on Dembele to help the team score more points and enter the relegation line early. Therefore, although the transfer can be achieved, Fulham will continue to loan Dembele until the end of this season.

Speed ​​was naturally unwilling, but after Fulham insisted on this condition, they had no choice but to compromise.

After all, if Dembele continues to perform like this, he may have to spend more money to win it in the summer window at the end of the season. Speed ​​is very optimistic about Dembele's ability to take the ball and link up, so he can only hold on to it.

I recognized my nose.

But at least people are in the bowl. After completing the transaction, Speed ​​and the coaching team are still very satisfied with the transfer department.

Berbatov, Dembele, Cresswell, and Speed ​​submitted a total of four people on the list. In the end, he won three in the winter window, which has met his expectations.

Another one is Joaquín, who currently plays for Malaga, but Joaquin himself has no interest in coming to England to play football. The player only wants to stay in Spain and play football. Even if he wants to go abroad, he will not choose England with bad weather.

So although Málaga was very attracted by Sheffield United's offer, Joaquín's resistance made the deal ultimately unsuccessful.

Speed ​​felt so fucked up that the player turned down a transfer due to the bad weather in England, which made him feel hurt.

But no matter what, Sheffield United's transfer department is already strong enough to get three players that the coaching staff wanted in the winter window. The amount invested by the management this time is also huge, and Speed ​​is still looking for a ball for this.

The team manager had a nice drink.

On the afternoon of the 26th, just after announcing that the team had ended its winter window signings, Sheffield United also held a press conference for several players.

Except for Dembele who was not present, Berbatov, Cresswell, and Stones, who returned from loan, all appeared at the press conference.

Brother Xiaosa wears a suit and has his hair slicked back, which really makes him look elegant and chic. He seems to be in a good mood and holds up his No. 15 jersey with a bright smile.

Cresswell and Stones seemed much shyer, and Cresswell was quite excited. For him, moving from Ipswich in the middle and lower reaches of the English Championship to the current Sheffield United,

There is no doubt that he has reached the top in one step. When interviewed by reporters, Cresswell even said excitedly that he would give everything for Sheffield United.

Stones is much calmer. Speed ​​said when he met with him alone last season that he will be an important member of Sheffield United in the future. As long as there are no major problems with his growth, he will definitely be with Maguire in the future.

Let’s support Sheffield United’s defense together.

Therefore, Stones appears to be very confident in interviews with the media.

The reporters also knew that this was a defensive genius that Sheffield United valued very much. This return showed that Speed ​​had planned to transfer him to the first team, so the interview with him was relatively friendly and did not ask any tricky questions.

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The protagonist of the press conference is still Berbatov, who was the Premier League Golden Boot last season. If Li Mo partners with Berbatov later, the popularity of this striker combination will almost directly reach the top of the Premier League.

three!

However, Brother Xiaosha does not intend to reveal too much information about this transfer to the outside world. He only said that he is very satisfied with Sheffield United, is very grateful to Speed ​​for his trust, and is looking forward to meeting his new teammates.

But reporters still quickly got a lot of news.

Sheffield United spent about 4.5 million pounds to introduce Berbatov, but gave Berbatov a generous signing fee. Berbatov's weekly salary will not change much from when he was at Manchester United. Signing

The term is three years.

As this information surfaced, fans finally knew why Brother Xiaosha happily chose to sign with Sheffield United.

Sheffield United did this quite honestly. Apart from the slightly lower offer to Manchester United, the salary and contract period given to Brother Xiaosa can be said to be full of sincerity.

Manchester United probably felt that Sir Alex felt sorry for Brother Xiaosa, so he gave the green light to the transfer, asked for less transfer fees, and helped Brother Xiaosha win a lucrative contract.

Sheffield United's winter window transfer has finally come to an end. Xiaosha also participated in the Sheffield United team's training the next day. He was originally thinking about preparing some small gifts to bring in his new teammates first.

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To be continued...