Chelsea 'snatched' Mudrick
Europe's winter transfer window is drawing to a close, and teams, especially deep-pocketed Premier League clubs, are rushing to recruit. In previous years, compared with the summer window, the winter window was not very eye-catching, but as more and more capital gathered in the Premier League, the "arms race" continued to escalate, and the negotiation mode of players and teams changed, and "cut beard" became the keyword of this year's winter window.
After the winter window opened, starting with Chelsea's last-minute markup from Arsenal to snatch Mudrick, a series of chain reactions occurred among Premier League teams: the unfavorable "Gunners" quickly cut off Trossard, who had previously been closely linked with Tottenham, with a price of £10 million; As soon as "White Lily" walked off the negotiating table, he "kidnapped" the Dutch international Danjuma from the medical examination room at Everton ... In the words of transfer expert Di Marzio: "Now the club and the players negotiate, verbal promises no longer have any effect, even if they were promised before, but in the face of real checks, breaking promises and breaking contracts is not as difficult as imagined." ”
In the transfer market of the Chinese Super League in previous years, there was a famous "buying vegetable theory": it is always not wrong to buy with the aunt in the market, if there is a good dish, you can take it directly with a little money. Nowadays, this approach is "carried forward" in Europe, and teams with deep pockets such as Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are increasingly keen to carry out a last-minute "surprise attack" before the original transfer is completed. For them, although "cutting the beard" requires more costs, it also saves a lot of trivial things: no need to bother to produce player reports and ability assessment forms, in addition to transfer fees and salaries, other contract terms do not need to be discussed, sometimes even the player's physical examination does not need to be arranged (it has been completed when negotiating with the previous club), directly put on the shirt, change into sneakers to play, and the time saved by "cutting the beard" is enough for the "uniform team" to pursue other favorite goals and maximize the efficiency of the transfer window. Looking at Chelsea, who took Mutrick in the shortest possible time and made his Stamford Bridge debut, immediately focused on negotiating with Gusto, you may understand the benefits of "cutting off the beard".
Tottenham "cut" Danjuma
In addition to the sudden price increase, the change of manager is also an important reason for the frequent "cut-off beard". Frank Lampard, who was a strong advocate for the introduction of Danjuma, was sacked by Everton at the last minute before the player was signed, leaving the already confident Netherlands international with doubts about the club and his own future, which gave Tottenham the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Ajax, who has always been known for its abundance of young talent, fell into a low ebb after Ten Hag's departure, and after the termination of the contract with manager Schord yesterday, not only the planned signings were suspended, but it was also unknown whether the talented young players in the team would stay. It is very likely that before the winter window closes, the "Jiafu" civil strife will once again set off a war for talents, and the drama of suddenly "cutting off the beard" before signing the contract may be staged.
It is said that "stay on the line and see each other well in the future", but in the transfer market surrounded by strong enemies and undercurrents, "human favor" is far less important than "talent", and Churchill's phrase "there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests" also applies during the transfer window. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Lu Weixin)