Jagged Wings

Chapter 143 Aha, Are You Surprised?
Arsenal Club Chief Press Officer Mark - Gunlane sat on the podium, smiling and looking at the reporters in the audience.In the eyes of the reporters, this kind of smile is very embarrassing - because the reporters who have dealt with Golonne all the year round know that this kind of smile means that the other party is going to be tricked!

Sure enough, these reporters were summoned by Gunlane to chat about some irrelevant topics first, and then greeted the familiar reporters one by one, until the small universe of the reporters who provoked them was about to explode, and then slowly entered the topic.

"I have called you today because there is a very important thing to announce. Maybe you have heard some rumors before, yes, this is a news about the transfer! Arsenal decided to sell a player who has An important player!"

"Wow!"

"It's finally here!"

"Who? Who is?"

All the reporters were like sharks smelling fishy, ​​and they were so excited!

"This player is a left-sided player. He used to be a member of our undefeated champions and contributed a lot to the team. His sharp breakthrough and speed on the left wing are very important for Arsenal. offensive weapon!"

"Left!"

"Undefeated champion member!"

"Wow! That must be Reyes!"

"Reyes is finally joining Real Madrid?"

The reporters in the audience began to speculate on their own. There were two rumors that spread around: the first was that Real Madrid bought Reyes at a price of 4000 million euros, and the second was that Baptista plus 1500 million euros was exchanged for Reyes. s.Everyone prefers the latter, because Baptista had sparks with Arsenal in the previous season, and now the Brazilian little monster, who can't find his place in the Galaxy Battleship, is eager to change his position to prove himself.

"So this player is..."

All the reporters wrote "Antonio Reyes" in their notebooks!
"Ashley Cole!"

Gunness solved the mystery by himself, and then smiled and looked at the surprised reporters with their mouths wide open.

For a while, the entire press conference room could hear the sound of a needle falling!
There was silence for about four or five seconds, and the entire press conference suddenly erupted with a voice ten times louder than the previous one. Reporters from more than a dozen media outlets even stood up and asked questions!
The whole press conference was a mess!
Fortunately, the press officer at the press conference was obviously very experienced. He first signaled the reporters to maintain order in the venue, and then signaled the biggest "Times" reporter Nicole to stand up and ask questions!

This Miss Nicole is an intern reporter for The Times. At this time, like a frightened bird, she looked around her colleagues with lingering fear.She didn't expect that her colleagues who were still polite just now, when facing the news, all of them became big gray wolves who saw Pleasant Goat, and all their demeanor and temperament were thrown aside!
"There were rumors before the game that the club was going to sell Reyes, but this time the club sold left back Ashley Cole. What's going on?"

Nicole asks a question that everyone desperately wants to know.

Everyone raised their heads one by one, and stretched their necks to hear the ins and outs of this matter clearly!
"Actually, about Reyes, there is one more news about him to be announced! This is the second thing to be announced today. The club will introduce Atletico Madrid's head striker - Fernando - at a price of 4500 million euros. Torres!"

Following Gunnes' words, a blond-haired teenager in casual attire walked into the club's press conference.

Fernando Torres!

"In the previous day, Torres had passed the club's medical examination, and the contract had been initialed. So if there is no accident, Torres will fight for the Gunners with his friend Reyes in the new season!"

"The road to joining Arsenal was full of ups and downs. In the end, it was their sincerity that moved me. Of course, I don't deny Antonio's efforts in it!" Torres smiled and greeted the reporters in the audience in blunt English.

Then he and club manager Arsene Wenger each held a sleeve of a jersey for reporters to take pictures of.The reporters who couldn't get enough of it even asked Torres to pose in various poses with footballs for them to take pictures.Needless to say, these photos will be in the pages of the next day, making headlines!
The introduction of Torres, after the initial surprise and astonishment, all the reporters also experienced the storm, and they also understood the ins and outs of this matter.

Chelsea didn't use all the funds to buy Cole. Gallas was squeezed to the full-back by Terry at the center back.But the right back Ferreira was surprisingly stable and did not give the French defender any chance! So Gallas had no choice but to apply for a transfer. In addition, Wenger paid special attention to French players in signings, so the two Hit it off!Chelsea exchanged 500 million pounds plus Gallas for the right to use Cole!

With a strong injection of 500 million pounds, Arsenal was finally able to increase Torres' transfer bid to 3500 million euros again. Coupled with Reyes' assistance from the side, Torres' transfer to Arsenal is a matter of course. up!

With Torres, plus Henry, Van Persie, and Adebayor, the striker rotation of the four is enough for a season!Moreover, there are four people, one old and three young, no matter in terms of fame or style, all kinds of collocations can have their own good effects.

There are already local Arsenal media who are infinitely YYing their "Henry + Torres", the striker combination of the Premier League's four-time Golden Boot and the World Cup's new Golden Boot. This striker combination is far better than Chelsea's "Drogba + Shevchenko" The nominal luxury striker is much more practical and impactful!
Coupled with the newly joined Bundesliga assist king Rosicky in the summer and Reyes who shined in the World Cup, I believe that the younger Arsenal this season will allow fans to see the undefeated Arsenal in the 03-04 season again. shadow!

After the press conference, Wenger led Torres to meet his new teammates.Under normal circumstances, it is Captain Henry who introduces new teammates!

But this time Henry was not proficient in Spanish, so Reyes acted as a "translator", guiding Torres to meet his new teammates in English and Spanish.

"This is Hleb, my substitute!" Reyes said in English.

"Hey, I'm a central player and you're a winger, okay?" Hleb retorted at Reyes, then shook hands with Torres: "Hello!"

"Hello there!"

"This is Captain Henry, you must have seen it..."

"Welcome to Highbury... oh no, it's the Emirates Stadium now!" Henry smiled and shook Torres's hand and patted him on the shoulder.Good partner Bergkamp is gone, and now the Spanish teenager with the title of World Cup Golden Boot will become his striker partner in the new season.

Not only the character of the coach can affect a team, but also the captain.With Henry, a Frenchman, as the captain, the entire Arsenal team appears to be gentle and gentle, and the atmosphere in the dressing room is also pleasant.

Torres didn't feel the legendary making things difficult for new players and being upset. Coupled with the presence of national teammates Reyes and Fabregas, Torres no longer felt strange!
Of course, if there are people who are unhappy, Van Persie is one of them!
Van Persie's progress in the past two seasons is obvious to all, but in terms of strength, he is still a little behind Bergkamp.General Fan looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally hoped that the Ice Prince would retire.But he was just happy for his "falling from the sky" main position. It was only half a game, and another "falling from the sky" Torres became another shadow on the road to his main forward position.

The World Cup Golden Boot is here, how can he be put on the bench?

According to the temper of General Fan when he was young, it is not impossible to kick him on the spot.But this time, firstly, he is getting older, and secondly, Wenger called him the day before to comfort him, and promised that "all the main positions are determined only by the state of a player in his usual training." Only then did he barely comfort General Fan's somewhat unhappy mood.

As for Adebayor, this child is a straightforward child. He thinks that except for one face, he is not as good as Torres, and other Torres flattery can't keep up with him, so he stands aside and doesn't seem to worry much.He joined Arsenal in the second half of last season, but because he represented Monaco in the Champions League in the first half of the season, he could only play in the league for the team.In the new season, he is gearing up to occupy another main striker spot!

With such new blood joining, the new Arsenal has officially started its journey for the new season!

And since Torres joined Arsenal, Reyes and Henry, the two most important candidates for Arsenal to win the Champions League last season, have also expressed their loyalty to the club.

Reyes' contract has been renewed with the club in the middle of the season. This time the contract period has not been changed. The only thing that has changed is that his contract liquidated damages have reached an astonishing 1 million euros!
Henry, whose contract expires this summer, has already signed a new contract with the club. Wenger provided the 29-year-old Henry with a three-year "3+1" contract, which means that after the end of the third year, the contract will be based on performance. The team will decide whether to renew the contract with Henry!
For Wenger, who only signs players after the age of 30 once a year, this shows that he attaches great importance to Henry, the gun king!
Once the team's lineup is settled, the new team will set sail in the new stadium!
Because they missed most of the team's pre-season training, Reyes and Cesc Fabregas also had a short time to run in with the team.In fact, the two of them only practiced with the team for more than ten days and played a warm-up match.

In this warm-up match, Reyes continued his good form last season and contributed two assists to help the team win the Dutch powerhouse Alkmaar 3:0!
Rosicky, who had a groin injury, sat on the sidelines a little depressed. Although Wenger didn't say clearly when he bought him, he still has a clear sense of competing with Reyes for the right midfielder.Now that his competitor Reyes has performed well, he is naturally upset!
But it's just unhappiness, one season is still long, he has plenty of opportunities!

(End of this chapter)