Jagged Wings

Chapter 43

At the end of June, Reyes returned to London after the happy time of vacation. Originally, his agent Moya arranged for him to shoot a series of commercial activities and advertisements, and he also had to attend several endorsement activities; and in view of his sunshine Image, Reyes was also invited to become the image ambassador of UNICEF.

But after seeing Reyes being beaten like a pig's head, the mild-tempered Moya lost his temper. He was calling Reyes a pig's head...

How can such an appearance appear in front of the public?Isn't this a self-destructing sign?A person who likes to fight is still a "UNICEF image ambassador", wouldn't he be laughed out of his teeth?

"Do you know how much money you will lose if you can't participate in those public events?" Mo Ya was furious.

"It's okay," Reyes said with a calm expression, "I'm only 21 years old, and when I make money in the future, I'll make a lot of money!"

Moya knew that losing his temper would not change anything, so he temporarily changed the arrangement, and only asked Reyes to sign a few new endorsement activities. As for the advertisements, they had to be postponed or cancelled.

In this way, it came to July 7th, the day when the Arsenal team returned to the team for training.

Every year at this time, some players leave and some new faces appear.Of course, the first thing the team does is to renew the contract.This summer, the soap opera between Henry and Barcelona didn't last long. After the team assembled, they flew to Austria to warm up.

Henry declared: "I will always be a Gunner!" Announcing Arsenal's three-year contract extension.And Vieira also publicly called on the players to renew their contracts: "The Gunners need you!"

The King of Highbury has stayed, the captain has also issued an announcement, and everyone else can talk about it. Lauren, Ljungberg, Bergkamp, ​​Reyes and others have renewed their contracts one after another, expressing their desire to continue playing for the Gunners. determination.

Then there are buyers and sellers.

This summer's transfer market is changing. Like the previous seasons, Chelsea is still the protagonist in this transfer market. Due to the rise of Chelsea, player transactions have obviously formed two extremes, that is, what Chelsea is interested in and what Chelsea is interested in. not interested

First came Manchester City winger Wright-Phillips for £2100m, then Spanish defender Del Horno for £800m before Mourinho brought in Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien before the transfer window closed , The transfer fee reached a staggering 2500 million pounds, and Essien is only 23 years old.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger announced at the end of last season: "A world-class player will be brought to Arsenal!" But the news that the Gunners fans were waiting for was to send away a world-class player. news.

On July 2005, 7, Vieira, who was calling for the players to renew their contracts a few weeks ago, became the first main player to leave.With one year left on his contract, he joined Juventus for £22 million.

In fact, Vieira's departure has long been foreshadowed. He has repeatedly bombarded Wenger's stinginess in public, which has made the conflict between Vieira and Wenger irreconcilable.In the FA Cup final, when Arsenal allowed their opponents to get set-pieces in the frontcourt time and time again, and missed set-pieces time and time again, Vieira, who was once in charge of the gate, was nostalgic. In the second half, when Manchester United tore through Arsenal's midfield barrier and directly challenged Senderos and Lehmann, Wenger's heart was bleeding. Vieira was no longer the unparalleled Vieira.

Vieira is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, but two years ago there was no such word as "one".If Vieira is still the Vieira who gave me nothing two years ago, perhaps Arsenal will not let him go.

Now that he's gone, all Wenger has done is to neutralize the impact of his departure.The first thing was to hang the captain's armband on Henry's arm.

Wenger said: "The confidence that Vieira had built is being taken over by Henry and rebuilt. It will take time, but I'm optimistic because we've had problems like this before. This time it's a bit of a problem. Suddenly, there is also a big shock, but everyone should overcome!"

Henry also encouraged the whole team: "Although Patrick is gone, we are pleasantly surprised to see the growth of Xiaofa and Flamini. They are the future of the Gunners!"

This is the interview after training. When Henry was interviewed, Reyes was also listening silently.This sentence seems to be encouraging, but on the other hand, is Henry also hinting at his departure?
It was not easy for Reyes, the person who traveled here, because since then, it has become a tradition for Arsenal to sell the captain.

A few days later, the "world-class" player promised by Wenger also arrived: "We are happy to announce that Arsenal Club has purchased the Belarusian international from Stuttgart: Alexander Hleb at a price of 1000 million pounds!"

The joining of Hleb only strengthened the offense. Wenger also needed someone to fill the vacancy left by Vieira's departure. He took a fancy to the Brazilian teenager Baptista who played for Sevilla.Baptista has a strong body and delicate skills at his feet, and can play midfield and forward positions.He performed well last season and repeatedly defeated Real Madrid in La Liga.

In order to introduce him, Wenger used his trump card: personally flew to Spain to meet Baptista privately.

It seemed inevitable.

In terms of defense, Wenger promoted youngsters Clichy and Eboue to the first team. The two served as the left and right defenders respectively. The central defenders have Toure and Senderos. Coupled with Campbell's strong return, the competition is fierce. .

Vieira was gone in midfield, but Fabregas scored four goals in the World Youth Championship, showing maturity over 18 years old, and with the help of Flamini and Gilberto Silva, I believe it will not be too weak.

With Reyes and Pires on the left, Ljungberg and Hleb on the right, the luxury of the four wingers can already challenge Chelsea.

The most worrying thing is the striker line. Wenger's overuse of him also reflects the lack of thickness of the Gunners' striker line. In addition to Bergkamp and Van Persie, Wenger left behind. And Abeye, who was selected as the FIFA 14 star of hope, let go of Bentley, who had no chance.

In terms of goalkeeper, Wenger finally retained Lehmann. Although his performance in the FA Cup was not very good, compared with Carroll on the opposite side, Wenger suddenly felt very happy.

Such a combination of old, middle-aged and young people makes the gun fans all gearing up, just waiting for Baptista to be in place.

Wenger is also swearing, because during the private meeting, Baptista has promised to join Arsenal, and Wenger has even prepared a number for Baptista, which is the number 4 left by Vieira...

The Highbury fans have also prepared a welcome for Baptista...

"The Sun" has published the news that "Baptista officially transferred to the Gunners"...

Everything seems to be doomed.

Arsenal bid 1000 million pounds, Sevilla counter-offered 1200 million pounds, only 200 million pounds short!Wenger believed that his "sincerity" had impressed Baptista, so he refused to increase the price.

But life is always 10000 times more dramatic than fiction.Just when everyone was looking forward to it, the Sevilla club announced that Baptista will transfer to Real Madrid for a price of 2000 million euros.

"This...it's impossible...he promised me!" Wenger felt that he had been tricked: "Going to Real Madrid just for a little money? Can Real Madrid give him the main force?"

According to Baptista, he chose Real Madrid for Spanish nationality, and after staying in Spain for another year, he will be able to obtain Spanish nationality.

Wenger can only suppress the anger in his heart and wish him a smooth performance in Real Madrid.

On the other hand, Arsenal has fallen into a passive position. Baptista is an important part of Wenger's strengthening of Arsenal's midfield. If he does not come, Arsenal's midfield will be a bit stretched.

Wenger always thought that Baptista was a sure thing, so he didn't have any backup options, but now he has fallen into a passive position.

The media in North London were not calm anymore, they began to criticize overwhelmingly, condemning Arsenal's transfer strategy.Arsenal have bought a lot of players this season, such as Song and Mannone, but these are young players, and they are not used at all now.Hleb is the only one who can be the main force, and the rest are all internal potential.

The media believes that if you want to sell Vieira, you can sell it, but at least you have to wait until a replacement is in place before you sell him, right?How can you sell it first and then find someone else?
The time has entered August, and the whole world is worried about Arsenal's waist.

(End of this chapter)