In the just-concluded Champions League group draw, Sevilla's group G is weaker because there is no big club, Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg Red Bull, Wolfsburg, it seems that everyone has the possibility of qualifying, in the Atletico encountered the "death group", Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively to Inter Milan and Bayern Munich to fight against each other, Sevilla's group stage trip seems to be relatively relaxed, but how far Sevilla can go, more depends on what level the strength of the team can reach.
In the summer that is about to pass, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico madrid are not small, and although Sevilla is slightly less famous, their ambitions can not be underestimated. Sevilla were 4th in La Liga last season, just two points behind Barca and 15 points ahead of 5th-placed Real Sociedad, and in order to build further this season, Sevilla have been quite active in the transfer market, having signed 6 players, including Rafa Mir, Montiel, Augustinsson, Delaney, Lamela and Dmitrovic: Rafa Mir is a rare seed of centre-forward in Spain, Sevilla almost snatched Mir from Atletico Madrid; Delaney and Augustinson are both poached from the Bundesliga Montiel and Lamela continued to expand the Argentine presence within Sevilla, while the arrival of Dmitrovic gave the team a richer reserve in the goalkeeper position.
Sevilla sporting director Monchi continues to pursue the principle of "doing big things for a small amount of money", targeting high-quality and inexpensive players, spending less than 40 million euros in total for 6 players, and the target of reinforcements is not limited to La Liga, and his excellent bargaining ability is also admirable. For example, as the main midfielder of the Danish team in the Final Four of the European Championship, Sevilla was able to recruit Delaney for only 6 million euros, which surprised many Dortmund fans; the 24-year-old Montreal was the main right-back of Argentina in the Copa America, and performed well in the one-on-one match with Neymar in the final, and this transfer was also favored by many people. Mir is tall and impactful and is likely to replace Luc De Jong as Sevilla's number one centre-forward; Lamela's style of play is perfect for La Liga, he has scored three goals in the new season, and the attacker, who is not lacking talent, is expected to return to his best form in Sevilla.
The transfer window is about to close, and Sevilla's transfer team is probably the busiest transfer of France international Conde. The scandal between Comte and the big clubs has been going on for a long time, and Sevilla hopes to sell Comte in exchange for as much transfer fee as possible. Chelsea are currently the closest club to get Conde, and they are likely to sign one of the best defenders in La Liga last season for 50 million euros + bonus, which is enough to keep Sevilla in a healthy business posture and ensure that the strength of the team continues unabated.
Conde-Diego Carlos, this center-back defense line was once one of Sevilla's biggest magic weapons, but at present Sevilla is not without a goal to replace Conde, and Monchi also wants to bring another young center-back who has attracted a lot of attention to Sevilla - Lille's Dutch rising star Botman. However, I never expected that this year's Champions League Sevilla and Lille will be in the same group, Botman does not lack buyers in the market, Lille may not agree to sell the team's defensive backbone to champions league opponents, then, there is not much time left in the transfer window, will Monchi have other options? This is the biggest suspense in Seville at the moment.
(Santiago-Wang)