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Chapter 281

It is said that there will be a moment of tranquility before a big battle, but that is only to set off a bigger storm, just like a tsunami is about to come.

But Chelsea has never been that kind of quiet club. From the owner to the CEO, from the CEO to the coach, including those players, no one can spend every day in peace and stability. God, they're in trouble again.

In fact, all of this could have been avoided, but someone broke the rules, so this trouble fell on the Chelsea club. Not only is Kenyon now the target of others' attacks again, even Mourinho was not spared this time. To be investigated.

Ashley Cole, the left-back of the Arsenal team, became the focus of the news this time because he violated a rule of the Premier League that "players under contract shall not personally or send representatives to negotiate contracts with other clubs".

Originally, this kind of private contact could not be used as evidence in court, but Ashley Cole's agent took Chelsea's desire to buy Ashley Cole as a matter of contract renewal negotiations with Wenger. It's a fucking stupid move.

Even Kenyon cursed that idiot Barnett in private afterwards, because this guy messed up everything, not only damaged the image of Ashley Cole, but also dragged Chelsea Club into the quagmire. Because Wenger completely lost his temper this time.

Originally, the old guy was still watching the excitement a few days ago, because Chelsea publicly seduced Gerrard. For Arsenal and Manchester United, although the transfer may be successful, it may further enhance Chelsea's strength.

But Chelsea's strength is already very strong, adding one or two more people can't see more effects, it's just that they can be stronger, but if Liverpool lacks Gerrard, they will definitely become even more sluggish. For Manchester United and Arsenal, which are both competitors, it is definitely good news. After all, no one likes to see more and more competitors. The weakening of opponents is to strengthen themselves in disguise.

But before Wenger had seen enough of the struggle between Chelsea and Liverpool, his backyard started to catch fire, because Ashley Cole's agent Barnett clearly rejected the renewal offer from Arsenal. contract conditions.

"A weekly salary of [-] pounds is not in line with Ashley's worth. Don't forget, he is now the main full-back of the national team, and many rich clubs are competing for his ownership. I hope Arsenal Club can give a A contract that fits his abilities."

This is what Barnett said to reporters after the first round of negotiations. In this guy's opinion, the £[-] contract is an insult to Ashley Cole, but he seems to have forgotten , that's already twice the current salary of Ashley Cole.

Wenger admires Ashley Cole's personal ability very much. There is no doubt about it, and this annual salary is not low among defenders. It can be said that in the Arsenal club, this annual salary is already in the top three, second only to For Henry and Bergkamp.

But he didn't expect that such an offer would be called an insult by that guy in Barnett, which already made him a little upset. This old French man who never liked to speak foul language also scolded him in private, " Brokers are fucking vampires!"

Talking about a contract is like buying something, there is always a process of bargaining, especially after Abramovich entered the Premier League, the players' contracts began to rise sharply, for this situation, Wen Ge also knows it well.

Therefore, Wenger did not give up the negotiation because Barnett did not complain in advance. He was even very patient this time and offered Ashley Cole a contract with a higher salary. [-] pounds, plus rewards such as bonuses, it can be said that this is a rare big deal for Arsenal in recent years, and it is also the biggest concession Wenger can make within the scope of conditions.

But he obviously underestimated Barnett's appetite. That guy's attitude towards this new contract has not changed at all. He almost glanced at the contract and said to Wenger, "Sorry, Mr. Wenger, we require The minimum weekly salary is [-] pounds, this is the bottom line."

I guess Wenger almost picked up the bench and slapped this guy in the face, one hundred thousand pounds?Do you really think Ashley Cole's feet are made of diamonds?Do you know how much Henry's weekly salary is?Wenger really wanted to ask Barnett what he was thinking.

Although there was no conflict in person, after Barnett rejected the contract, Wenger decisively suspended the contract renewal negotiations this time.

"There is nothing to talk about, because the gap in our salary payment is too big." This is Wenger's response to Barnett. The salary balance within the team, even Henry can't do it.

Cold treatment. Now Wenger intends to deal with this issue temporarily. Anyway, Ashley Cole still has more than one year of contract. Maybe time can change that guy Barnett's mind. Even if the two sides can't reach an agreement in the end, Arsenal Club still has a chance respond.

But Wenger did not expect that his cold treatment would make that guy Barnett even more arrogant, because after the suspension of the contract between the two parties, this guy broke a big news in an interview with reporters, that is, Chelsea Club has contacted Pass Ashley Cole.

And not only have they been in contact, they have also reached a consensus on future salary and transfer conditions. Compared with the salary offered by Arsenal, Chelsea's offer is more impressive to Ashley Cole himself, and going to Chelsea is also closer Champion, that's what Barnett said.

Even this guy swears in front of the reporter that Chelsea has already offered a weekly salary of 11 pounds. Compared with Wenger, it can be seen which side respects Ashley Cole more. ability, so he doesn't care whether the contract extension with Arsenal can continue this time, but this guy hasn't forgotten to say that Ashley Cole actually still wants to stay.

But it doesn't matter whether this guy said it or not, because this guy talked too much. I really don't know if Barnett was in a daze at the time, or if this guy drank something unclean. Such bluntness opened up an under-the-table deal.

Perhaps Barnett just wanted to tell the reporter that Ashley Cole is not unpopular, and someone can give him a better treatment. He might just want to put pressure on Arsenal, but what he said It was published in the newspaper verbatim by that reporter.

When Wenger saw that report, you can imagine what kind of expression the old man would have, angry?Wrong, very violent.

Even the members of the coaching staff who have worked with him for nearly ten years may have never seen Wenger so furious, because Wenger's first reaction was to immediately suspend the negotiations with Ashley Cole, even he was already in the Consider putting this guy up for sale in the summer transfer market.

Of course, this is not Wenger's complete response. He brought this matter to the Premier League management with almost no consideration. This kind of behavior of contacting players in private before the transfer period has begun must be received. Severe punishment.

Whether it is for the player himself, the damn agent, or Chelsea, there must be a punishment, otherwise, the old man Wenger will definitely not let it go, he must use such actions to warn Chelsea, he is not It's annoying.

The FA has no better way to appease an old man like Wenger who is in a violent state. After all, this is also a golden signboard of the Premier League. Besides, the problem this time is indeed that the Chelsea team does not take it up. As long as the evidence is verified, Then you must be severely punished.

Originally, this kind of off-the-table transaction is actually very common in the football circle. Coaches like Redknapp have also stumbled because of player transfer problems, let alone Kenyon, a repeat offender in the transfer market, just Such transactions are rarely exposed.

But this time Barnett's revelation to reporters was tantamount to throwing the deal in front of the public. Even if the FA wanted to turn a blind eye to it, it was impossible. , They set up an investigation team, claiming that they must investigate clearly.

It's just that there's no need to investigate this matter at all, because it's a lice on the bald man's head-it's an obvious thing, and it's not like Chelsea has done this kind of thing once or twice, but this time they provoked it. Arsenal also ran into a mentally retarded agent at the same time.

The action speed of the English media was much faster than that of the FA. The day after the incident was exposed, they had already figured out the general situation.

Zahavi, the name of this Israeli surfaced for the first time. If it is said that Mendes is now a predator among player agents, then Zahavi's scope is far deeper and wider than that of Mendes, because This guy is not just a football agent.

Although he still has big names like Ferdinand under his banner, Zahavi's main scope of operation is the acquisition of clubs, especially in the operation of large sums of money from the Middle East invading the Premier League, there will be this guy's shadow.

Including Chelsea changing hands, there is also this guy who is going through the middle. It can be said that compared with Mendes, Zahavi has a greater appetite.

It is because of this background that he was able to become the referrer for this matter. It was this guy who brought Barnett, Ashley Cole and Kenyon together. Although he did not participate in any negotiations, But this guy was the one who started the whole thing.

The appearance of Zahavi not only pissed off Arsenal, but also made Ferguson start to be careful about this guy around Ferdinand. Who knows if this guy will make some mistakes and seduce Ferdinand for Chelsea one day? Grandpa doesn't want to see that kind of scene.

I don't know how to solve the chaos this time. Anyway, Chelsea has once again become the target of public criticism. . .

(End of this chapter)