Pepe's joining Liverpool caused a sensation in the world of football.

Many people learned that Liverpool was constantly recruiting star players to complete their great revival.

This was the best publicity.

It's very difficult to poach Pepe from Real Madrid, and Liverpool actually did it, which shows their determination, their means, and finally, their good financial situation.

In fact, Liverpool is quite attractive to many players.

This team just won the English Premier League title, and has Gareth Bale, Sanchez, Suarez, Gerrard, and Chen Hero, these people guarantee the team's competitiveness. Especially Chen Hero, he proved one thing to the world with his actions - with Hero, there is a champion!

Who doesn't want a championship, who doesn't want to win honors?

Why did Henry transfer from Arsenal to Barcelona? You should know that at Highbury, he was the king, he was supported by thousands of people, he was the captain of the team, and he had the final say in the dressing room. Why did he choose Barcelona? Because he wanted a championship, a Champions League title, that was the only thing missing from his career.

Later, why did Fabregas follow in Henry's footsteps and transfer to Barcelona? Also because he wanted a championship.

When you can't get a championship in a team, it's normal to transfer to a team with a higher chance of winning.

Water flows downwards, people go upwards.

After Chen Hero joined the team, Liverpool would have at least one championship every season.

This is really amazing, just like Mourinho, the team he coaches will have at least one championship every year, no matter what championship it is, there will definitely be one.

Chen Hero is also like this. In the first season after joining Liverpool, he brought a League Cup title to Liverpool, the second season was the Europa League title, and the third season was the league title.

Chen Hero is equal to the guarantee of a championship. As long as there is Chen Hero, there is a championship.

In this way, Liverpool is full of attraction for many players.

Coming to Liverpool, you get both fame and fortune, how great!

Santon is their typical representative.

As long as Liverpool sends out a call, they will flock to it, vying to play for Liverpool.

This is especially effective for those non-world-class stars.

So Liverpool's transfer this summer has been very smooth overall.

Santon came, Pepe also came, and many people who came to be rotation players also came.

Kuyt left, Bellamy left, and the team needs new aid on the flanks.

They bought winger Michael Kightly from Wolves. He was a winger who had a great reputation at Wolves and attracted Manchester United's interest. However, after suffering an injury, his performance declined. But overall, he is still a qualified winger, who can be a starter in some Premier League teams, and naturally can only play rotation in a giant like Liverpool.

Although not a main player, Kightly himself is still very interested in joining Liverpool, and he is confident in his strength. He believes that with his strength and performance, he may not be able to compete with Sanchez, Bale, and Adam Johnson.

Kightly's characteristics are fast speed, cunning running, smart passing, and daring to shoot, with the ability to change the game single-handedly.

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In addition, Gerrard is gradually getting old, and he also needs a successor.

Shahin has been proven to be no good, and is about to be sent away, and Gotze's style is different from Gerrard's, so he can't be Gerrard's successor.

So the team still needs someone to replace Gerrard.

Liverpool is looking at Irish midfielder James McCarthy, who plays for Wigan Athletic. He is a classic English "Box_to_Box" player. From one penalty area to another, his ferocity on the defensive end and his swiftness on the offensive end are impressive. His long and short passes are accurate and he knows how to insert and score in a timely manner.

Although young, he is experienced. At the age of eighteen, he had already completed one hundred games for the Scottish Super League team Hamilton.

And this player is quite destined for Liverpool. When he was fifteen years old, he came to Liverpool to participate in a trial and was impressive. Now the coaches of Liverpool's youth team still remember this Irish boy. And Liverpool sent McCarthy an invitation to join after the trial, but he refused Liverpool's invitation, preferring to continue his football studies in Hamilton.

Dalglish's evaluation of this player is - "the new Gerrard".

It can be seen that such a person is simply a natural successor to Gerrard.

The only problem is that McCarthy's value has also risen as he gradually shows his strength at Wigan Athletic.

Wigan Athletic only spent 1.2 million pounds to bring him from the Scottish Super League. Now, if Liverpool want to get him, they will probably have to bleed a lot. Because it's not just Liverpool that is optimistic about McCarthy.

Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool are all interested in him.

Although Liverpool and McCarthy once had a relationship, McCarthy is also full of gratitude for Liverpool's optimism about him at the age of fifteen, and has a good impression of Liverpool. But first of all, Liverpool has to pass the Wigan Athletic hurdle first.

Wigan Athletic has priced McCarthy at 20 million pounds.

This price is obviously too expensive, and Liverpool cannot accept it.

What's more, McCarthy does not have an English "household registration book", which will definitely affect his value.

For him, Niang personally took action. After some bargaining, Liverpool and Wigan Athletic reached an agreement on a price of 13 million pounds, and obtained the opportunity to contact McCarthy.

McCarthy is also very interested in joining Liverpool. He certainly knows that his template is Gerrard, and he also knows that Gerrard is old, and Liverpool needs a successor. He also believes that he can successfully replace Gerrard at Liverpool.

So he finally rejected Chelsea and Manchester United and chose to join Liverpool.

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There is another person who needs a successor, and that is the team's old goalkeeper Reina.

Reina is already thirty-two years old, and no one knows how long he can maintain his state and ability, so it is better to be prepared.

They are looking at two young and excellent goalkeepers, one is Alex Smithies, the main goalkeeper of Huddersfield, and the other is Joseph Peter 'Joe' Lewis, who plays for Cardiff City.

Both of these goalkeepers are excellent and have their own strengths.

Liverpool made offers for both of them, and it depends on which side can agree.

Their offer is not high, because it is a substitute goalkeeper. If they spend a lot of money to buy him and let him sit on the bench, it would be too uneconomical. But if he is to be the main player, what about Reina?

Therefore, many teams choose substitute goalkeepers, either by drawing from their own youth team, or by choosing those cheap or even free transfer players.

This can save a lot of money.

Cardiff City is not satisfied with Liverpool's offer. They hope to sell Joe Lewis for 5 million pounds. This price is unacceptable to Liverpool. After repeated fruitless negotiations, Liverpool can only give up Joe Lewis.

At the same time, things are going smoothly on Huddersfield's side.

Liverpool initially offered one million, but Huddersfield disagreed. Later, the two sides bargained, and it was increased to two million. Liverpool told Huddersfield that this was their final offer, two million, and if they didn't agree, then forget it.

Huddersfield thought for a while, two million is not too little, and it's better than not getting a penny. Moreover, Smithies was originally someone who couldn't be kept... Didn't you see how happy he was when he heard that Liverpool was interested in him before? He posted several tweets in a row, and he was as high as a kite for several days...

Anyway, he can't be kept, so it's better to sell him and get some money.

In this way, Huddersfield agreed to Liverpool's offer, and Liverpool bought Alex Smithies for two million pounds as Reina's substitute.

Although he is a substitute, Smithies is not discouraged. He firmly believes that when Reina gets old, he will become Liverpool's main goalkeeper, and then sweep across England and fight in Europe with this strong Liverpool team, achieving unparalleled achievements.

This is the goal that a man should pursue!

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These transfers are all aimed at increasing the depth of Liverpool's bench. They may not be top players, they may have flaws, they may not be mature enough, but as members of the team, they can learn a lot, and they can also play an important role when they need to play.

So Niang attaches great importance to the introduction of these players.

It can be seen from the fact that he personally helped the team win McCarthy.

Liverpool almost collapsed last season because the depth of the bench was not enough, and the strength gap between the main lineup and the substitute lineup was too large.

So this summer, introducing suitable substitute players is also the focus of the team's transfer.

Niang doesn't want anything like that to happen again.

These players will indeed enhance the strength of the team. Coupled with the players that were already there, the current Liverpool already has the aura of a real giant.

This is considered to be on the road to revival. Like before, under Benitez's full suppression, the team won a Champions League title, but so what? After winning the Champions League title, it immediately became worse year by year, plummeting. It can be said that under Hodgson and Dalglish, Liverpool's poor performance was largely due to Benitez destroying Liverpool's tradition and damaging Liverpool's foundation. After that, it was always paying off Benitez's debts.

Niang hopes that Liverpool can develop continuously, healthily and steadily, so substitutes are more important than main players.