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Chapter 414

Chapter 414

The transfer battle between Kenyon and those competitors has always been full of smoke, and there is no possibility of reconciliation.

Anyway, for him, that is his battlefield. He can't say anything about the team's tactics, but for the team's transfer operations, Mourinho rarely takes the initiative to ask. It is very clear, at least there will be no unclear responsibilities, but there is no overlap between them.

However, there is no need to doubt Kenyon's professional quality, otherwise Abramovich would not have specifically poached him.

You know, when Abramovich attacked Manchester United's management, Kenyon was the first to dig.

The vision of the Russians is quite poisonous, and Kenyon's strength is unquestionable, especially in terms of manipulating transfers. Not only does he know how to spend money, but the money he spends can bring advertising effects to this team.

You can count the transfer operations of this guy in three years, and almost every one has attracted everyone's attention.

From the time he signed Duff and others, to the operation of Mourinho and Lin Yi, and now he is digging around everywhere. Although he is a bit outrageous, for Chelsea, he is a good director.

At least he can be regarded as a good player in transfer operations. Don't think that just spending money is enough. The money must not only be spent, but also beautifully spent. While strengthening the strength, it also weakens those opponents.

Kenyon is now pursuing such an approach, he specifically finds those competitors to poach.

After taking care of Essien and Wright Jr., Kenyon completed the signing with Gerrard as quickly as possible. The soul of the midfielder who was still playing for Liverpool last season was finally taken down.

Although the transfer was no secret before the contract was signed, until the last moment, those Liverpool fans still had a glimmer of illusion that Gerrard could change his mind.

However, on the day when the national team's game ended, Kenyon and Gerrard's agent sat in the Stamford Bridge office, and they had negotiated all the details, including the salary issue.

When those Liverpool fans were still planning to finally retain their captain, Kenyon and Gerrard had all finalized the details of the future contract, and they had completed the signing within 24 hours.

And Gerrard's agent also issued a statement immediately, announcing his client's decision.

This midfielder who spent most of his early career in Liverpool is finally about to break up with his Red Army. Although Gerrard said he was reluctant, the reality is so cruel.

When the entire club began to fall into chaos, Gerrard himself had no intention of being a savior. Not only did he leave the Liverpool team this time, but he even moved his family to London.

It can be seen that Gerrard knows what this transfer means to him. It is impossible for those extreme Liverpool fans to just let it go. Instead of entanglement, it is better to leave cleanly.

Kenyon moved very fast, and he didn't give the opponent a chance to breathe. Although Liverpool fans still wanted to resist, for those Yankees who bought the club, such a deal was nothing more than ordinary business. , there are no traditional concepts in their minds.

Only US dollars and Euros are the most practical in their eyes. A core player can be exchanged for one-twentieth of their investment. They cannot easily miss such a bargain.

Thirty-five million euros, although this cost has made Chelsea's total summer transfer expenses exceed the 500 million mark, but Abramovich seems to have said nothing about Kenyon's extravagance.

On the contrary, after the Russian tycoon got Gerrard, he added nearly 5000 million in the transfer fee.

Acquisitions, continued crazy acquisitions, even if the budget exceeds the plan, the Russians don't care.

Especially seeing the expressions of the Liverpool fans when they saw that their captain was finally unable to retain, the Russians seemed to be a bit of a prank, but the money was worth it.

At least a midfielder of Gerrard's level is not so easy to seduce.

If it weren't for the current chaos of the Liverpool team that gave Chelsea a chance, I'm afraid Kenyon wouldn't be able to deal with Gerrard's big heart that has always been yearning for Liverpool so easily. However, when the contract was signed, Kenyon could finally With a long sigh of relief, this most difficult deal is considered secure.

Although he paid a high transfer fee, Kenyon was satisfied with getting Gerrard.

Although Kenyon has now become the public enemy of the entire Liverpool, for a skinless and shameless person like him, the more hateful eyes there are, the more he may enjoy it, which can be regarded as a kind of attention.

As the executive director of a team, Kenyon is the first to be noticed by so many people.

However, most of the attention was hatred. Kenyon himself had received countless death notices from those extreme fans, but this guy still went his own way and didn't care at all.

Maybe for Kenyon, the more people who hate him, the better the guy is at something.

He is now the executive director of Chelsea, so all interests must take into account the gains and losses of the Chelsea club, just like the job he did at Manchester United, but now he just changed his club.

The American owners of the Liverpool team are also happy to be able to complete such a deal, and their crisis public relations don't have to work too hard, after all, the players themselves have already asked to leave the team.

And they just followed the wishes of the players themselves, and they also earned a very generous transfer fee. Even if a new coach came, they didn't have to worry about the transfer fee.

For those Americans, traditions are just floating clouds, and only making money is the most practical thing.

Kenyon is not only seducing the main force of others, but his clear steps are not messed up. While Thiago has found a new club, the substitutes like Forsell and Oliveira have also found a way out.

Although everyone's worth is not high, it is good to exchange some of the funds for players who can't play in the game. What's more, Kenyon's worth for them is a little higher than the original cost of recruiting them. Didn't make any money, at least the Chelsea club won't make any money-losing deals.

After winning the Triple Crown, Kenyon also pays attention to a balance of income and expenditure when doing business. In addition to the habit of spending money to buy players, he is much more careful than before when it comes to cleaning players.

Wanting to take advantage of him is no longer as simple as in the past two seasons. The players who have walked out of the Chelsea team are all plated with gold. Want to buy at a low price?That was dreaming.

Now when Kenyon sells those first-line substitute players, he has more confidence than in the past.

There is no way, this is the benefit of being the bottom of the Triple Crown, at least you don't have to look at other people's faces to live your life.

With Gerrard's transfer problem settled, Kenyon can finally attack Arsenal with full firepower.

Ashley Cole, an unqualified insider, saw that Gerrard's transfer was completed so smoothly this time. His heart, which was suppressed by Wenger for almost half a season, began to commotion unconsciously again. .

And this time Ashley Cole's agent Barnett publicly expressed his intention to request a transfer in front of the media. Not only did he say it in front of the media, but he also started to contact Arsenal's top management.

Wenger would definitely not agree. Of course Barnett knew about this issue, so he directly approached the senior management of Arsenal. At the same time, he also approached Kenyon to discuss how to get the transfer done.

Although late last season, Chelsea was punished by the Football Association for private contact with Ashley Cole.

But Kenyon would not pay any attention to such a fine, and when Barnett extended an olive branch, Kenyon didn't intend to be polite, he just planned to attack Arsenal's defense general.

2000 million in [-]. After the first offer, Kenyon started his own continuous attack. His offer once again caught the attention of many media reporters. At this price, he just bought a defender. Many people thought that Chelsea The team is completely crazy, they simply don't use money as money.

Ferdinand, who was the main central defender of the England national team at the beginning, was only 3000 million, and that was the first net worth of a defender. How could Ashley Cole be so valuable now?

And it wasn't just the transfer fee that Kenyon paid so hard, he offered a personal offer that the other party couldn't refuse. If Ashley Cole could be transferred, his weekly salary would reach [-] pounds.

You must know that the highest salary that Arsenal can offer Ashley Cole is only [-] pounds a week, and this salary has additional conditions, including playing time and performance, etc.

But Kenyon's personal treatment does not have so many long-winded terms, and even on this basis, all conditions can be fluctuated. Not only salary, but also the bonus that Chelsea can give is coveted.

Winning bonuses, starting bonuses, if these are added to the income, it will be a lot of money.

Ashley Cole is a very realistic person, otherwise he would not have spent so much time renewing his contract with Arsenal. Now that Chelsea has such a generous offer, it is impossible for him not to be tempted.

The conflict between him and Arsenal had already been made public, and now he is just waiting for another chance.

Kenyon's series of offers has already made Arsenal and Wenger a little helpless. Although the French old man's attitude is still tough, but in the face of such a tough acquisition, what he can do is very limited.

After all, the player is going to leave on his own, and he can only be bound by the contract, but when the binding force of the contract begins to weaken, can you expect that player to change his mind and return to his account?

However, the reason why Wenger has been reluctant to let go is because Chelsea is poaching his corner, and that is the main competitor. It is really annoying to give the opponent his main force.

In particular, there are still three weeks before the Community Shield match between Arsenal and Chelsea. At this time, being poached by the opponent will not only damage your own interests, but also increase the arrogance of the opponent. If the opponent signs Ash Leigh Cole, Kenyon didn't know how proud he would be.

Kenyon's task now is to cause trouble for the Arsenal team, especially after seeing the opponent leave Highbury, which is already a bit stretched financially. It really put a lot of pressure on Wenger.

The club has always supported Wenger. After all, Wenger's achievements at Arsenal lie there, winning the championship undefeated, and the Champions League has entered the quarter-finals of the knockout round for several years. The most important thing is that the French old man has trained Arsenal. A group of pretty good players.

From Henry and Pires to Fabregas now, it can be said that the entire Arsenal was built by Wenger himself bit by bit. Even if the club has any dissatisfaction with him, it must be considered if the players What to worry about when it explodes.

What's more, there has never been any disharmony between the chairman of the club and Wenger. This is the main reason why Wenger can be stable at Arsenal. A little different opinion.

At least in the eyes of these high-level executives, a player who has no intention of continuing to play for Arsenal, even if he is forced to keep him with contract restrictions, it is estimated that even Wenger himself cannot guarantee his performance on the field. Very troublesome.

Moreover, Barnett's statement in front of the media this time did make Arsenal a little passive. After all, they have been grinding with Ashley Cole on the issue of contract renewal for almost a season. Once it was a dead end.

Kenyon's pressing from the side also gave Barnett more motivation. Within a week, this guy not only denounced Arsenal in the newspaper for being stingy on the issue of contract extension, but also began to Desperately build momentum for Ashley Cole's helpless departure.

Anyway, according to this guy, Arsenal has not shown their sincerity on the issue of contract renewal for a long time. They turned a deaf ear to Ashley Cole's weekly salary request, and they never considered giving Ashley Cole's weekly salary request at all. A new contract for Cole's worth.

"Cole himself has always been very positive about continuing to play for Arsenal, but the response from the club has disappointed us. They have not valued Cole's contribution in the past few seasons. My client can't even get a qualification. Salary worth it."

Barnett is very smart. He deliberately avoided the offer from Chelsea, and only pointed the finger at the senior management of Arsenal and Wenger. According to him, Arsenal is not prepared to improve their personal treatment at all. Ashley Cole continues to lead the status quo of the middle-level salary of the team. Even the new contract is only a slight increase on this basis.

Exploitation, miserliness, these words were thrown at Arsenal and Wenger like catharsis this time, but Arsenal did not respond to Barnett's attack, and Wenger, a wise old man, was also in deep trouble. Think deeply, is it time to let go?

But even Wenger knew that Ashley Cole might not be able to keep Ashley Cole this time, but he didn't intend to cheap Chelsea so easily. Two million euros in 2000 might be a big price, but Wenger knew that as long as he could stretch It's okay, Kenyon will continue to increase the price.

The Community Shield is not an important event, and even it is not as good as the League Cup, which is already a bit tasteless, but for the Premier League, this can be regarded as a landmark game that ignites the flames of the new season.

And using the FA Cup champion to fight the league champion, this can be regarded as a dialogue between strong teams.

In particular, the Community Shield this time is a confrontation between Arsenal and Chelsea, which is definitely a heavyweight. The duel between Wenger and Mourinho will also be staged in this game.

However, before they met, the two teams were busy adjusting their new lineups. Compared with Arsenal's lineup that has not changed much, Chelsea's new blood must find a fusion point.

And now Mourinho is not only busy adjusting the team's lineup, but also has to let Faria take these guys who have been busy for almost a summer to recover their physical fitness as soon as possible in systematic training.

The national team's game is the most harmful to a multinational team like Chelsea, especially the lengthy World Cup qualifiers will always disrupt the preparation plans of many teams, but this seems unavoidable.

Just like Mourinho, although he will complain that the national team's games always catch him off guard.

But being recruited by the national team also proves that the strength of Chelsea players can no longer be ignored.

However, if more than [-]% of a team's players are caught by the national team, Mourinho, the head coach, is really depressed. His summer training plan has been disrupted by the qualifiers.

It was not until less than a month before the start of the Premier League that Mourinho called all his players to Stamford Bridge. In fact, it is not difficult to imagine how poor the physical condition of these players is.

There are not a few players like Lampard and Gerrard who have played three consecutive games with England without resting for a minute. Drogba also charged for three games on behalf of Côte d'Ivoire.

Even guys like Smertin who have already left have played all the games. You can imagine how hard those players who can play the main force at Chelsea played. Almost everyone is full attendance.

Maybe only Lin Yi is lucky. He only played one and a half official games, and before joining the national team, he still has about a month to do very systematic training.

Maybe Lin Yi has the best physical reserve in the entire Chelsea team. During the month of special training in Portugal, this kid not only kept himself in a state of preparation, but also restored his physical reserve to perfection. A body of tendon flesh that has gradually bulged, full of strength.

In the first game of the new season, Mourinho is always ready to put his rivals under him.

The journey of defending the title will start with killing Arsenal. Chelsea's knife has been sharpened. . .

(End of this chapter)