Neymar Demands Unreasonable Terms for Termination of Contract; White Turban Outraged Attention to the Winter Transfer Window Dynamics: Manchester City announces their first signing, an Asian central defender joins; Neymar seeks to terminate his contract with Al Nassr and demands the remaining $65 million in wages; Chelsea signs 19-year-old defender Sarr; Manchester United loans out Antony. Official: Manchester City Signs Kusaynov Manchester City officially announces their first signing of the winter window, Uzbekistan central defender Abdulkadir Kusaynov has joined the club. The two parties have signed a contract for four and a half years, and the player will wear the number 45 jersey. According to media reports, Kusaynov's transfer fee is 40 million euros plus a 10 million euro variable bonus, totaling 50 million euros. According to Transfermarkt's official Twitter statistics, Kusaynov's transfer fee ranks second among Asian players, only behind Kim Min-jae who transferred from Napoli to Bayern Munich last season. Lorient signed Kusaynov for 450,000 euros in the summer of 2023, and after a year and a half, they sold him at nearly a hundred times the price, making a huge profit. This transaction also ties Lorient's record for the highest sale price of a player in their history. Neymar Wants Freedom and Full Salary Brazilian media "Globo Esporte" reported that Neymar hopes Al Nassr will terminate his contract and pay the remaining $65 million in salary as stipulated in the contract. In the summer of 2023, Al Nassr signed Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract with an annual salary of 100 million euros. However, after…

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On the early morning of January 12, the third round of the FA Cup kicked off fiercely, and Manchester City emerged victorious in this match, winning with great satisfaction. In the match between Manchester City and Salford City from League Two at the Etihad Stadium, the Manchester City players demonstrated their superior skills, with a comprehensive offensive explosion and a multi-flower situation. McTie was particularly outstanding, successfully completing a hat-trick; Doku was also in excellent form, not only scoring twice but also contributing two exquisite passes; Grealish also performed well, scoring one goal while providing two assists; Mubama and O'Reilly also broke through the opponent's goal. With the outstanding performance of many players, Manchester City easily won the qualification for promotion. It is worth mentioning that Manchester City's recent state has obviously warmed up, among which the change of tactics by coach Guardiola played a key role. Take this game as an example, Manchester City won with a huge score of 8-0, under such a big advantage, those who did not get the opportunity to play can't help feeling embarrassed. In this lineup, Guardiola decisively took down the 34-year-old veteran, and this adjustment immediately saw results, and the team then happily won three consecutive victories, which is really remarkable. In the game against Salford City ranked third in League Two, Guardiola made some rotation operations on the team lineup. As a result, many young talents in the team got the precious opportunity to start. Among these young talents, McTie's performance was particularly eye-catching, he successfully scored three goals, and with…

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The first battle of the new year finally saw Pep Guardiola demonstrate the basic qualities of a top manager - of course, not including the mischief at the end. In the last game of the year, City finally managed to secure a clean-sheet victory against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, bidding farewell to an unsavory second half of 2024 and temporarily halting their downward spiral. Although they have uncharacteristically fallen out of the top four in the standings, ending the year with a victory is not too bad of a gift. The staggered winter break in the Premier League is about to begin. After City return to the Etihad to finish their 20th round match against West Ham United, they will enjoy a 12-day respite, coupled with the opening of the winter transfer window. The staunch supporters of the Premier League champions are absolutely confident in expecting better performances from the team in the second half of the season. Of course, the prerequisite is that they must defeat the Hammers and start the second half of the season with a victory. After publicly stating "the responsibility lies with me," Guardiola followed through on his words, not only adjusting the formation to 4-1-4-1 but also placing the two recently criticized meritorious captains, Walker and Gundogan, on the bench, and opting for high balls. City's dismal record over the past two months may have excuses such as injuries and form, but as the head coach, Guardiola's stubborn adherence to his possession-based tactics and relentless pursuit of short passing penetration is…

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