Riyadh Crescent has formed a Champions League lineup with a cost of 400 million euros. Can it play invincible all over Asia?

Although it has not been officially announced yet, Romano has used his iconic "Here we go" to announce that Nunes will transfer from Liverpool to Riyadh Crescent. In order to get the 26-year-old top striker, Riyadh Crescent will pay Liverpool a transfer fee of 55 million euros. Before this, Riyadh Crescent had spent a lot of money to poach the champion coach Inzaghi from the Champions League runner-up Inter Milan, and signed left-back Teo from AC Milan for 25 million euros. In addition to the team's original players such as Bunu, Kulibali, Cancelo, Milinkovic and Ruben Neves, Riyadh Crescent has almost formed a Champions League starting lineup with a total cost of up to 400 million euros. Can such a lineup play in Asia in the new season?

Head coach: Inzaghi, Xiao. Last season, Riyadh Crescent lost to Jeddah Nationals in the semi-finals of the AFC Elite League and lost to Jeddah United in the Saudi League. Head coach Joe Jesus was dismissed. Riyadh Crescent successfully convinced Inter Milan coach Inzaji to sign the championship-level coach with a sky-high annual salary of 26 million euros after tax. During his coaching at Inter Milan, Inzaghi not only helped Inter Milan win one Serie A championship, two Italian Cup championships and three Italian Super Cup championships, but also led the team to the Champions League final twice, and was the well-deserved champion coach. After becoming the head coach of Riyadh Crescent, Inzaghi led the team to eliminate Manchester City in the 1/8 final of the Club World Cup, making the whole team of Riyadh Crescent ecstatic. It can be said that Inzaji is currently the strongest coach in the Saudi league, no one, even in the entire world football world, can rank among the top ten.

Goalkeeper: Bunu, 34 years old, worth 5.5 million euros. Bunu entered the fans' vision with his outstanding performance in the 2022 World Cup. At that time, after helping Morocco qualify from the group, he drew 0-0 with Spain in 120 minutes of the 1/8 final, and then saved the penalty twice in the penalty shootout, eliminating Spain to advance to the quarterfinals, and then scored Portugal in the quarterfinals, helping Morocco defeat his opponent 1-0, and reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in the team's history. In August 2023, Bunu transferred from Sevilla to Riyadh Crescent for 21 million euros. He has been the main goalkeeper of the New Moon in the past two seasons, and his current form is still very outstanding.

Left-back: Teo, 27 years old, worth 35 million euros. Right back: Cancelo, 31 years old, worth 15 million euros. In the summer window, Riyadh Crescent signed a contract from AC Milan for 25 million euros for only one year. And a year ago, Riyadh Crescent signed Cancelo, who was in a quarrel with Guardiola from Manchester City for the same price of 25 million euros. At its peak, Teo and Cancelo both had hope of competing for the left and right of World One. Although they are no longer in their peak state, they can still hold the main position in most teams in the five major leagues. The arrival of Teo also makes the original main left-back Lodi, the possibility of becoming a substitute in the new season or leaving.

Central defender: Kulibali, 34 years old, worth 6 million euros. In July 2023, Riyadh Crescent signed 32-year-old Kulibali from Chelsea for 23 million euros. Kulibali vividly interprets what the world's top central defender is, especially in the Club World Cup and Manchester City. His performance on both offense and defense was excellent. Not only did he basically block Haaland, he also scored a header. However, Kulibali still lacks a good partner, so that Inzaghi Jr. can only allow Ruben Neves to play a guest appearance as a central defender in the Club World Cup and Manchester City. If Inzaghi is going to move his 352 formation to Riyadh Crescent, then the Crescent will have to introduce at least two high-level central defenders.

Midfielder: Milinkovic, 30 years old, worth 17 million euros, Ruben Neves, 28 years old, worth 25 million euros, Malcolm, 28 years old, worth 22 million euros. Among the three midfielders in Riyadh Crescent, Ruben Neves and Milinkovic are all-around midfielders who can attack and defend, while Malcolm is more inclined to attack and even serve as the current striker. These three players all transferred in July 2023. Milinkovic transferred from Lazio for 40 million euros, Ruben Neves transferred from Wolves for 55 million euros, and Malcolm's transfer from Zenit was 60 million euros.

Frontline: Nunes, 26 years old, worth 45 million euros, Leonardo, 22 years old, worth 18 million euros. Riyadh Crescent's main strikers last season were Mitrovic and Leonardo, but after Nunez arrived, Mitrovic was very close to leaving the team. Nunez and Leonardo will become Riyadh Crescent's main strikers in the new season. It is rumored that Nunes' transfer fee is 55 million euros, and the player is about to go to Germany for a medical examination, while Leonardo's transfer from Benfica last year was 40 million euros.

If Inzagi Jr. insists on his 352 formation at Inter Milan in Riyadh Crescent, goalkeeper Bunu, left-wingback Teo, right-wingback Cancelo, center-back Kulibali, midfielders Milinkovic, Ruben Neves and Malcolm, forwards Nunes and Leonardo. Before joining Riyadh Crescent, the other eight players played for the Champions League teams, and they are all absolute main players. Their current total value is 189 million euros, while the total transfer fee paid by Riyadh Crescent was 344 million euros.

If Riyadh Crescent can introduce two equal-level central defenders for Inzaghi, then Inzaghi can completely line up a Champions League starting lineup. The total value of these 11 people will easily exceed 200 million euros, and the total transfer fee for Riyadh Crescent to create this lineup will also exceed 400 million euros.. What is the concept of a starting lineup of 200 million euros? In the first round of the Champions League last season, 36 teams played 18 games, and only 17 teams had a total value of 11 players, which exceeded 200 million euros. This also means that Riyadh Crescent's starting lineup is at the mid-level even in the Champions League, and this is a situation where the player's value generally dropped significantly after the player transfers to the Saudi League.

Therefore, if Riyadh Crescent can make up for two high-level central defenders in the new season, they will have no weaknesses. Under the coaching of Inzaghi, it is entirely possible to play in Asia invincible. If this happens, the hope of Ronaldo winning the championship will be even more slim.

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