Chapter 1 When the Manchester United Fans and Media Began to Call on the Manchester United Club to Increase its Efforts in the Transfer Market, Ferguson was in a Meeting with the Manchester United Club Owner, Glazer.

What he was doing was the same as what the fans and the media were calling for, which was to hope that Glazer could put more money into helping Manchester United maintain its position as the Premier League champion.

He had to make Glazer believe that Liverpool had become a very terrifying enemy, and if Manchester United did not increase its investment and responded to Liverpool in the same way as it had in the previous seasons, it would probably end up miserably.

"Is Liverpool really that strong?" Glazer asked with some skepticism.

He suspected that Ferguson was using the excuse of a strong opponent to squeeze money out of his pocket. In the previous seasons, facing the challenge from Manchester City, Manchester United had not deliberately increased its investment, and still maintained the momentum of winning consecutive championships.

In his opinion, Manchester City was very strong, and no matter how strong Liverpool was, it was only on par with Manchester City, about the same.

How could Ferguson not know what his boss was thinking? He explained, "A hundred times stronger than Manchester City!"

Glazer raised his eyebrows, he didn't quite believe it.

Manchester United themselves were not necessarily a hundred times stronger than Manchester City, so why should Liverpool be?

Ferguson had to continue to explain to him, and in great detail.

"In England, Liverpool's reputation is no less than ours. Their appeal to English players even exceeds ours. Such a team, if they hadn't been short of money and hadn't found the right people before, would have become a team like us long ago. But now they have money, and they also have many excellent players. If we are not vigilant, our position in the Premier League will be surpassed and replaced by them..." Saying these things was actually useless to Glazer.

Seeing that Glazer was unmoved, Ferguson had to throw out his trump card.

"If Liverpool replaces Manchester United's position, then Manchester United's brand value will decline, and profits will also decline. In other words, boss, your assets will shrink as a result."

After speaking, Ferguson looked at Glazer.

This sentence was indeed effective, Glazer heard that his money would be reduced, and immediately couldn't sit still.

He shifted his butt and then asked Ferguson, "Okay, how much do you want?"

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Ferguson felt that there was only one thing in this world that could stop him from moving forward, something he was powerless to change.

That was "money."

It was not just a penny that could stump a hero, even ten million could put him in a predicament. Without money, he could not realize any of his grand ambitions. Without money, he could only lower his goals, consolidate his position in the domestic league, and temporarily abandon the European war. Without money, he could only watch his opponents buy people one after another, while he had no rice to cook, and could only tap into internal potential.

In fact, in recent years, Ferguson had done his best to win consecutive domestic league titles while Manchester United was reducing its investment.

If another coach came to lead Manchester United, they might not even be able to get a Europa League qualification.

Although this performance strongly proved that he was still sharp and that he had strong coaching ability, Ferguson would rather be scolded for winning the championship because of a strong lineup.

Looking at the crazy buying of Manchester City next door, even to the point of waste, it would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.

Watching Liverpool sign both Pepe and Götze this summer, he truly felt the crisis.

Without money, he might really have to lose this battle.

So he needed money.

With money, he could declare war on Liverpool and beat this dilapidated dynasty that was trying to revive back into the abyss for five hundred years. Completely cut off the hope of Liverpool's revival.

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Everyone was waiting for news of Manchester United declaring war on Liverpool in the transfer market.

Now there were many players linked to Manchester United, but those were all rumors, and which ones were real would have to wait for the official announcement.

Shinji Kagawa joined Manchester United, costing Manchester United 20 million euros. But that was not enough, Manchester United needed more players.

And like Liverpool, they also needed to strengthen the strength of their bench.

But if they were only buying substitutes, it would not be possible to boost Manchester United's morale. Only the head coach understood the importance of substitutes, but the onlookers didn't care. They only wanted to see big-name stars join.

Only in this way could they rekindle their confidence.

So Manchester United needed a sensational transfer news.

At the end of July, Manchester United finally made a move.

On July 28, Manchester United officially announced that Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder Modrić had transferred for a fee of 38 million pounds!

This news was like an injection of stimulant for Manchester United fans.

Modrić's performances for Tottenham Hotspur in recent seasons had been very impressive. He was Tottenham's undisputed midfield core, capable of both organizing attacks and directing the play. He was the Premier League's best midfielder last season. In previous years, he had attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs, such as Real Madrid, who were very interested in him.

Last season he almost went to Real Madrid, if it hadn't been for Bale's transfer... Because of Bale's transfer, Modrić's transfer negotiations were called off. Bale's departure was already a major blow to Tottenham, and if Modrić left again, Tottenham's midfield would be even more messed up.

Modrić agreed to stay for another year, on the condition that if a wealthy club was interested in him next season, Tottenham would have to let him go.

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Modrić's transfer proved Manchester United's ambition - they were definitely not willing to let Liverpool ride on their necks. Whether on the field or in the transfer market, they had to compete with Liverpool.

Buying Modrić was not enough, Manchester United continued to set off a bloody storm in the transfer market.

They then bought England international left-back Barnes from Everton for 18 million pounds.

Dutch international defensive midfielder De Jong also came from Napoli for a fee of 15 million pounds.

In addition, they also snatched Pedro from Barcelona, ​​costing them 25 million pounds.

Manchester United's series of actions in the transfer market made Manchester United fans cheer and were full of confidence in Manchester United's new season. With such a strong lineup, Sir Alex Ferguson was obviously determined to go far. This time, it should not be just a small fight in the domestic league, but definitely to show off in the European arena!

At the same time, these people also said that Liverpool's actions in the transfer market were not enough to watch. Only Pepe and Götze were the most famous, and the quality of the others was obviously not comparable to Manchester United's transfers. Therefore, after the start of the new season, they were already waiting to see Liverpool's jokes.

Faced with Manchester United's aggressive offensive, should Liverpool also react?

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Martin O'Neill called the three captains to a meeting. This meeting had something to do with Manchester United, but not entirely.

In fact, before the start of each season, the head coach would call the three captains to a meeting. Before Carragher retired, there were four captains, and Chen Hero was the fourth captain, so he could also participate in this kind of meeting. This time, the club's general manager, Niang, also participated.

The first thing discussed was the transfer issue.

Faced with Manchester United's aggressive offensive in the transfer market, should Liverpool continue to introduce players?

"We can continue to introduce players, but I'm afraid we won't be able to get too much money. It will be very difficult to buy players of Pepe's level."

General manager Niang introduced the club's current financial situation to everyone. Because Liverpool needed a lot of funds to restart the Stanley Stadium construction plan in the new season, they could no longer fully support the team in the transfer market. In fact, Liverpool had already spent a lot of money to buy people this summer.

Buying Pepe cost 30 million euros. Buying Götze cost 23 million euros plus Şahin. Buying Santon cost 5 million pounds, approximately 7 million euros. James McCarthy cost 13 million pounds, approximately 17 million euros. Michael Kelly cost Liverpool 5 million pounds, approximately 7 million euros. 2 million pounds, approximately 2.6 million euros, were used to buy backup goalkeeper Alex Smithies.

These players cost Liverpool a total of 86.6 million euros, nearly 100 million. Such a transfer investment is one of the best in European football this summer. It can be seen that Niang and Chen Xing have also put a lot of effort into this team, and they also cooperate very well with Martin O'Neill. They can be regarded as a very good management team to work with.

Martin O'Neill also knew this. The club had already spent a lot of money this summer, bringing him many of the players he wanted, and he had no excuse to continue asking the club for money.

But with Manchester United being so aggressive, shouldn't Liverpool really store more players? He was a little worried.

"If it really doesn't work, we can find more cheap and high-quality players to enrich the team's bench. Our biggest problem last season was that the strength gap between the bench lineup and the main lineup was too large..."

Martin O'Neill's words were quickly interrupted by Chen Hero.

"I don't think we need to buy people, boss," Chen Hero said to Martin O'Neill.

Everyone turned their attention to him.

"I think we are strong enough. With this lineup, let alone deal with Manchester United, even if we deal with Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​I think it's enough."

His words startled everyone present - how ignorant, or how arrogant, could someone be to say such a thing...

Was Chen Hero ignorant?

Absolutely not, then he must be arrogant.

Niang asked him, "Are you sure, Hero?"

Chen Hero nodded: "I have confidence in myself and my teammates. I think if Manchester United buys a few people, we will follow suit and buy a few people, then we will definitely lose, because we are weak in momentum, and it should be different for us to actively buy people and passively buy people. We can't lose momentum no matter what!"

After listening to Chen Hero's words, Gerrard also nodded, and then spoke to express his support for Chen Hero.

"Hero is right, boss. Before, it was our actions in the transfer market that forced Manchester United to buy people everywhere. This is a fact that everyone knows. Now if we also buy, doesn't that mean that we are being forced to stand still by Manchester United? In this way, how will the media hype this matter? How will our fans view us? If the performance in the transfer market is a war, if we follow Manchester United's rhythm, we will definitely lose. The best approach may be to ignore the other party."

Reina raised his hand: "I agree with both of them."

Niang looked at Martin O'Neill: "Then don't buy people?"

Martin O'Neill thought for a while, and felt that his disciples were right. War is all-round, and momentum is also a very important indicator. He was not as arrogant as Chen Hero, he did not think that this lineup would have no problem dealing with European powerhouses, but he thought that it should be no problem to deal with a Manchester United that was setting in the west.

He also nodded: "No need to buy people, we can directly announce the end of the transfer."