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5Chapter 17: Intense preparations for the final
In addition to Atletico Madrid, which has attracted much attention, Arsenal is of course unavoidable.Reporters gathered outside Arsenal's training base, wanting to find first-hand information about Arsenal's preparations.

Of course, there are journalists who take a different route.

Just two days before the Champions League final, the "Daily Mirror" broke the news: "According to reliable news, Arsenal's main right-back Frenchman Sagna has terminated his contract renewal with the Arsenal club. Negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter, the huge differences between the two sides on the issue of weekly salary is an important reason for the breakdown of this contract renewal negotiation.”

"In fact, the contract renewal negotiations between Arsenal and Sarnia have been going on since the beginning of this season. The two sides have not reached an agreement at the end of the season. The patience of the French is obviously worn out by Arsenal's stinginess. Arsenal Only willing to offer the veteran a new contract with a two-year weekly salary of 12 pounds, which is definitely unacceptable to Sagna, because the renewal of the contract does not increase the salary for Sagna. Ya himself also issued an ultimatum. The conditions he offered were a three-year contract with a weekly salary of 600 pounds, a signing fee of [-] million pounds, and another commemorative match. Just joining, he is considered a veteran in the team, he hopes the Gunners will show sincerity and reward him for his loyalty to the club."

"The two sides failed to reach an agreement on this issue, and according to Sagna's contract, if Arsenal cannot retain Sagna at this last moment, Sagna may be free to transfer to other teams after the Champions League final. Sagna's original contract ends this summer, and according to FIFA rules other clubs can start contacting French full-backs at this time."

As soon as the news from the Mirror came out, it ignited the senses of the fans and other media. Everyone suddenly recalled that the contract renewal negotiations between Sarnia and Arsenal had indeed not reached a conclusion.Since the beginning of the winter transfer, there have been media reports that Sagna is likely to leave Arsenal, but soon Wenger said that the club will firmly keep Sagna, and the conclusion of Sagna's contract extension is in two It will be out within the week.

As a result, Arsenal's injuries have been the main theme of the media's attention during that time, and they didn't think of it. After the winter transfer ended, Arsenal set off a wave of counterattacks. Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid .Until the upcoming finals, everyone has not remembered about Sarnia
When the Mirror reported the news, everyone's first reaction was that Arsenal should keep Sarnia. Firstly, the Champions League final battle is coming, and secondly, Arsenal has already started to invest money to restore the ambition. As far as Arsenal are concerned, they will definitely keep this veteran player who has played for the team for almost ten years. Although Sarnia is 30 years old, in terms of his current competitive state, it is not a little bit to play until the age of 33. questionable.

And Sarnia has always been an indispensable barrier on the right side of Arsenal. There are Gibbs and Monreal in rotation on the left. Sarnia on the right is almost full every season. Jinsen didn't have much of a chance.

Although Sarnia asked for a high salary, for a 30-year-old veteran, this salary has exceeded Arsenal's budget. After all, the salaries of Ramsey and Wilshere are only in this position now.But Arsenal and Sarnia should come up with a pertinent solution. The weekly salary of [-] is a bit high, but Wenger once said during the winter transfer that Sarnia's salary can be renewed at [-] a week. , if the two sides make a concession, plus some other additional terms, Sagna's salary may be around [-] to [-] pounds a week.

Stumbling a team before the Finals has always been something the media would love to do and never tire of.

The "Guardian" released a catalyst-like news in the afternoon: "Sarnia has received generous offers from the Turkish giants Galatasaray and Ligue 2000 rich Monaco. The four-year contract they provided is 600 million pounds after tax. That is, a weekly salary of [-] after tax, plus a signing fee of [-] million pounds, which is undoubtedly much more attractive than the Gunners' offer." Finally, the "Guardian" also stated: "However, Sarnia, who is used to life in the Premier League, prefers to stay at Arsenal. He doesn't want to leave the mainstream league."

As soon as the news came out, everyone got excited again. It seemed that Arsenal couldn't keep Sarnia anymore.

At the same time, Manchester United legend iron guard Rio Ferdinand, who will leave the Red Devils this summer and held a personal commemorative match last summer, said in an interview with the media: "Sagna is a very good and great player. He is very important to the team. There is no doubt about his loyalty, but the club's approach is a bit chilling. In fact, he still has at least three or four years of high-quality level to play. If he has a reason, change the environment or a better choice, such as Manchester United."

Well, Manchester United, which has been focusing on raising prices for 20 years, has also emerged.

The potential meaning of Ferdinand is: "You see, I have been moisturizing in the Red Devils for ten years, and I have never had these troubles. Last summer, the club also held a commemorative competition for my person."

As a Manchester United man, Ferdinand's thinking is undoubtedly that as long as Arsenal is not happy, he will be happy, especially if he trips the opponent at such a critical moment!
A source close to Sagna said: "His first choice is to stay at Arsenal. He will consider signing a new three-year contract with a salary of 500 million to 600 million pounds, plus signing fees and bonuses. The new contract will also include a memorial game, when he will play for Arsenal for ten years. There is still a round of negotiations before the end of the season. He is eager to finish his career at Arsenal, but he hopes the club will reward him when others are leaving loyalty, and he hasn’t had a raise since [-].”

The person close to Sagna revealed more content: "Although other teams have offered generous treatment, Sagna himself hopes to stay at Arsenal, although we ask for [-] pounds The weekly salary, but the business is done, maybe [-] to [-], and of course bonuses and signing fees are indispensable. If the contract renewal is successful, Sagna will play for Arsenal for more than ten years, which is currently The indispensable main force of the Arsenal lineup has the longest service. Although the commemorative match is also necessary, it can be regarded as the veteran of the three dynasties after all. Sarnia is loyal, and it depends on the sincerity of the club. After [-], he will be Haven't had a salary increase, haven't you left Arsenal all these years?"

These words are very rich in content, not only for the Arsenal club and Wenger, but also for the fans.In this way, even if the renewal negotiations are really closed, fans are embarrassed to complain about Sania himself, at most the spearheads face the club.
As Sagna said, after joining Arsenal in 270, Fabregas, Nasri, Song and Van Persie left the team one after another. Only he never left the Gunners and firmly occupied the position of the main right back. , Has played [-] times for the Gunners so far.Last summer, Manchester United held a commemorative match for the ten-year veteran Ferdinand, and it is not too much for Sagna to make the same request.

Just when the question of Sagna's personal future was confusing, Manchester City coach Chilean engineer Manuel Pellegrini said: "We are very interested in Sagna. Manchester City is a club with great ambitions. Work hard on the front line, so we are strengthening the lineup all the time, Sagna is a very good choice, and we also have the financial strength to meet his personal treatment issues."

Well, the Petroleum Tyrant Manchester City also joined Sania's battle!

Manchester City seems to really like to collect some old and strong factions, such as the current Zabaleta, Yaya Toure, Lescott, Clichy, Demichelis
Once Manchester City entered the fray, things seemed to be different.
On the training ground preparing for the Champions League final, Wenger saw that Sagna was a little distracted.You must know that this is rare. Although there are rumors about him flying all over the sky, the Frenchman is quite focused on the training ground, as if the rumors outside have nothing to do with him. This is why Wenger did not stand up at the beginning. cause, but now
In order to avoid problems with the team's preparations, Wenger felt that he had to take some action. He didn't want the team to fall due to "civil strife" at this critical moment.

Wenger called Sania to his office and talked behind closed doors for more than an hour. No one knew what the two of them were talking about inside, but Sania was more focused when he walked out of Wenger's office , the momentum is different, as if the big stone in my heart has fallen to the ground.

The next day, Sania said in an interview with the media: "Thank you for your concern about my future, but I haven't thought about it that much. The future belongs to the future. Now I and The focus of the whole team and the coaching staff is on the next game. That game is more important than the question of whether I will stay or not. We have been there once, but in the end we left empty-handed. We don’t want to be in the same game. The place fell twice. Therefore, before the Champions League final, I will not accept any interviews that have nothing to do with the Champions League final, and I will not accept any offer negotiations. We will slowly think about these issues after the final, no matter what the result is. , I think these are insignificant in front of the Champions League champion."