i am gun king

Chapter 355 The Power of Emotions

After arriving at Bell, Li Yuxin invited Walcott again, and the three of them went to a place together.

And here, Arsenal
"Since Florentino announced at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid at the end of this month that he would continue to buy from Real Madrid, his competitors have never appeared. If no competitors stand up in the last two or three days, then he will naturally become Real Madrid."

Gazidis introduced that this big crocodile will appear in the transfer market this summer. Florentino's debut is bound to cause huge repercussions in the transfer market, and another big crocodile is Manchester City of the Abu Dhabi consortium.

Real Madrid and Arsenal have reached a consensus on Bale's transfer, 5000 million euros in cash, which is a temptation that any professional team cannot refuse, so Arsenal wisely chose to agree, and Wenger did not refuse, because he knew very well that Gazidis and others would not refuse.

Sometimes, he should not only consider from the position of the team's head coach, but also from the position of the team's owner, that is, he must also consider the feelings of Gazidis and others, otherwise, it will hit their morale and work enthusiasm, and Arsenal will suffer.

"As for Bale's transfer, I still say the same thing. I agree, but the decision is left to the players," Wenger said lightly.

Letting Bell leave the team does have a great impact on Arsenal's entire tactical system, but compared with 5000 million euros, there is no doubt that Bell should be sold.

"We know how to do it." Gazidis and Steve Rowley both know Wenger's idea, that is, to sell players, but also take into account the image of the club, and avoid being considered by fans as snobs who can sell anything for money.

This is also the approach that all professional teams will take. Even if it seems a bit pretentious to do so, at least it is easier for everyone to accept, and Wenger does not want Arsenal to force Bale to transfer, because it would seem too cold-blooded.

At this time, Wenger received a call from Bale's father.
It's a bit messy, let's sit inside." Old Bell's attitude towards Wenger was very polite.

Shuoshuo leased this shop to the Bell family at a relatively low price, allowing his family to come to London to open their own restaurant. This is also considered an investment by the old Bell, but if there is no support from them, they will not be able to get the lease right at all, because as long as it is land in London, it is very sought-after.

After walking in, Wenger found that not only Bale was there, but also his little girlfriend, and even Cesc Fabregas on vacation and Mendes, but the atmosphere was obviously not so harmonious, or in other words, a bit of a smell of gunpowder.

This reminds Wenger of what Li Yuxin said before, that Messi had a big fight with his father

"I'm sorry to trouble you again, Mr. Wenger." Bell's father apologized directly first, full of apology.

Wenger smiled and found a place to sit down, "It's okay, what's the problem?" He still couldn't figure out why he came here, or what kind of situation it was.
Logically speaking, Bale's transfer to Real Madrid only needs his own signature to count. Could it be that at this time?

"I don't want to go to Real Madrid." Bell raised his head and looked at Wenger with a firm tone.

Wenger didn't say anything, his expression was still relatively calm, and he glanced at Jorge Mendes and Bale's father. The latter was obviously out of control. It is estimated that the father had used all the methods and people he could think of in order to convince his son, but now it seems that he failed

Maybe it’s because he has known Bell’s father for many years. In Wenger’s eyes, he has never been a very greedy person. Maybe he is very eager to get money, but he rarely does things that some agents or some players’ families will do and make the club go into a rage. So in general, he is a very good person.

After all, who in this world is not greedy for money?

"Then what do you think?" Wenger looked calm on the surface, but he was thinking in his heart, especially when he saw Cesc Fabregas, he had an ominous premonition. Could it be that Bale was persuaded by Barcelona's emotional offensive?

From Arsenal's point of view, they are all transfers, but transferring to Real Madrid and transferring to Barcelona are two completely different results. The former can pay Arsenal a transfer fee of 5000 million euros, but can Barcelona?It's not bad to be able to give 5000 million euros
A few years ago, Laporta said in an interview with the media that Arsenal should let Fabregas transfer to Barcelona for free. The reason is very simple. It was Wenger who brought Fabregas to the Premier League. At that time, Barcelona did not demand high compensation from Wenger and Arsenal.

Wenger has always dismissed such remarks. After all, Cesc Fabregas was struggling to wait for the opportunity in the B team. When he once wanted to leave Barcelona, ​​​​Barcelona closed the door to them, but now he has made a name for himself from Arsenal and played at a high level.
Sometimes Wenger really wants to dig into Cesc Fabregas' head and ask why he always favors Barcelona?
But sometimes Wenger is also very clear that players have been instilled and indoctrinated since childhood. If the club intervenes too much in this regard, the effect will not be good, because it will arouse the resentment of the players.
Wenger had a conversation with Fabregas before, as long as he is still at Arsenal, he should abide by the team's rules, and if one day, Barcelona is willing to pay him a suitable transfer fee, Wenger will agree to let him leave, but the premise is that he should cooperate with the club and not help Barcelona put pressure.

Wenger didn't say what would happen otherwise, because in his opinion, he and Fabregas had a friendly exchange, but he knew very well that Fabregas must know the result, that is, it would be a hit and miss, and no one would benefit at that time.

So in the past two years, Cesc Fabregas continued to renew his contract with the team, and basically did not mention his desire to return to Barcelona. This also made Wenger more or less relieved, but now, hearing that Bale does not want to go to Manchester City, Wenger's first reaction is, maybe he wants to go to Barcelona?
"When I was walking with the boss today, I suddenly wanted to go back to West Drayton." Bell said.

West Drayton?Wenger had vaguely heard of this place name, but didn't remember it. It seemed to be a certain district in London, it seemed to be in West London.

"We met Mrs. Boyd."

Wenger frowned slightly. He didn't know this person and had no impression at all.

"Our landlord when we first arrived in London." Bell explained after seeing Wenger's expression, "Their family, as well as their neighbor, Cesc's landlord, are all Arsenal fans, but they don't live in the northern district, and they are also our fans now.

Wenger was a little confused, and he couldn't figure out what he wanted to say, "What do you mean?"

"I don't want to go to Real Madrid, I want to stay, I want to stay at Arsenal"

Wenger's reaction not only surprised Bale, but also Fabregas

For a long time, in their view, although the club does not contribute to Bell's transfer to Real Madrid, at least they have a positive attitude, because the transfer fee of 5000 million euros is an irresistible temptation for any team.

So when he heard Bell say that he didn't want to join Real Madrid, his first reaction was that this matter was probably too much.

In the past few years, especially as a person in the football circle, he has more or less heard some inside information that others do not know, such as a certain team that behaved righteously in front of the media, but actually secretly coerced players to transfer , In exchange for high transfer fees and the like, this kind of thing is not uncommon even in teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.

But the result of the matter surprised him, that is, when Bell told Wenger that he didn't want to join Real Madrid, Wenger's first reaction was to nod, and then said more or less flatly, if he didn't want to go to Real Madrid, then stay.

The whole process was not only surprised by Cesc Fabregas as a bystander, but even Bale himself was taken aback.

A transfer of 5000 million euros was so simple, so easily resolved?

In the past six months, the club has been busy running around for this transfer, and now it is so easily dismissed?

Especially when Wenger smiled and said, "Actually, I don't want you to transfer." When Wenger said this, not only Bell was moved by him, Fabregas was also moved by him.

If anyone had a choice between 5000 million euros and a player, who would you choose?
Cesc Fabregas believes that all the teams in the world, even including the super rich Real Madrid, will definitely choose 5000 million without hesitation, because no matter who owns the money, it will be difficult. It's a huge sum of money.

From Canary Wharf to the north, on the way back home in London, Cesc Fabregas kept thinking about a question, why did Wenger agree to Bale's request so easily?You know, that's 5000 million euros
Perhaps, there is only one explanation, that is, Wenger feels that something is more important and worthy of attention than the 5000 million euros, and from the past few years of communication, Fabregas feels that Wenger is an old man with ideals and pursuits, and more importantly, he loves football very, very much.

It is not difficult to see his love for football from the fact that he has rejected other teams' offers for so many years and continued to insist on his own coaching. Therefore, it is surprising on the surface that he is keeping Bell now, but in fact, it is not worth the surprise.

Because this is the football father in the eyes of Cesc Fabregas and others

It was once said that the luckiest thing for a professional player is to meet a head coach who understands and reuses himself, and also has a very obvious tactical pursuit. Fabregas has always considered himself lucky because he met Wenger, but now he also feels lucky that Wenger is not only the head coach of Arsenal, but also the owner of the club.

Looking at what Wenger and Arsenal have done to Bale, and looking back on the past two years, Barcelona has made empty promises to itself time and time again. Under such an obvious contrast, for the first time in his heart he felt a little bit dissatisfied with Barcelona, ​​because he felt that he was a little played and used.

When he played at a high level at Arsenal, Barcelona contacted Fabregas' parents, contacted Fabregas through his parents, and made a promise that Barcelona was eager to introduce him, but in the end they introduced Deco.

Cesc Fabregas has never concealed his desire to return to Barcelona, ​​​​because this team is the holy land in the eyes of all Catalans, and all Catalans want to be able to wear this team's jersey , Playing for this team, some people even said that only wearing the Barcelona jersey can be regarded as a Catalan hero.

So Cesc Fabregas felt that he was very close to Barcelona many times, but now the distance between Barcelona and him seems to be getting farther and farther, and he is also considering leaving.

Not waiting to see their own youth training products, this is a typical crux of all giants, from Real Madrid to Barcelona, ​​and even Manchester United, Arsenal, Inter Milan and AC Milan, almost all giants are like this.

But as a professional player, Cesc Fabregas can understand, because it is impossible for all professional players to play in the first team and have the strength to fight for the team. This is why he chose to leave Barcelona and come to England.

But the problem is that players are not goods. It doesn’t mean that you thought about it today, you need it, and you are happy to talk about it. But have you thought about the feelings of the players?

This is true of Real Madrid, so why not Barcelona?

Fabregas is now becoming more and more aware that he has no way to live by the illusory promise made by Barcelona's top management, because relatively speaking, Wenger's promise to him is more realistic, that is, as long as Barcelona can sell Arsenal a satisfactory price, they can take Fabregas away at any time.

"Don't think I measure you with money, on the contrary, I measure Barcelona's sincerity to you with money"

"If their so-called sincerity is to let you wear the Arsenal jersey, but they are helping Barcelona to put pressure, do you think that is sincerity? Is this how important they are to you?"

Looking up from the sunroof on the roof of the BMW, the sky in England is gray and very different from the sunny Spain. Although Cesc Fabregas likes the south where the sun can be seen in his bones, he is also used to the cold Wet England.

Perhaps, this gray sky is like the relationship between him and Barcelona. It is difficult to explain clearly, but it seems that the car he is sitting in and the road he is driving represent a living reality, that is Arsenal, but now he is not happy in Barcelona, ​​so why should he want to.

While Cesc Fabregas was daydreaming on the way home, Wenger returned to the Emirates Stadium from Canary Wharf.

Seeing him rushing back in such a hurry, the employees of the administrative department were a little startled, and when he told Gazidis and others about the conversation between himself and Bell, the scene also made him feel satisfied
"I have no objection." After Gazidis and Steve Rowley looked at each other, the bald man raised his hand in agreement with a smile.

"I don't object either," Gazidis also said.

Steve Rowley even raised his hands, "I never objected"

"Why?" Wenger was a little surprised, pointing at this group of guys who laughed a bit puzzlingly, and smiled wryly.

Gazidis thought for a while, "From the point of view of the club operator, if we sell Bell, we will earn back 5000 million euros. This is a one-shot deal. Of course, we have made a lot of money, but if we keep Bell, we will indeed lose 5000 million euros, but the strength of the club is guaranteed."

"Moreover, we can compensate part of the loss through sponsors. If Bell stays, we will have more leverage to negotiate with sponsors. At that time, we can recover some losses. What's more, the fans have always opposed the sale of Bell."

Ever since it was announced that Bale would switch to Real Madrid after the end of the season, Arsenal fans have had 100 million reluctance, because Bale is the team's current No. [-] star and an important player in the team's frontcourt tactics. If he leaves, the team's performance will inevitably be affected. More importantly, who doesn't want the team they support to always be star-studded?
"As you said, money can never be earned, but Gareth Bale has only one." Steve Rowley was more succinct.

Many people used to wonder why Arsenal didn't have the kind of intrigue like other big clubs?

The reason is very simple. The main reason for the intrigue lies in the conflict of interests and powers. Arsenal adopts a high salary policy. The salaries of the three major managers are all high, and the distribution of powers is relatively reasonable. Who is good at what and is responsible for what. Everyone has very clear boundaries of power, which can minimize friction and conflicts.

The Chinese have a saying, which is called ugly words first, and this is the truth.

"Okay, since you all agree, let's do this." Wenger didn't say much, and everyone agreed on many things, "Well, I'll call Valdano later and tell him in person that Gareth Bale is no longer for sale.

"Let me call?" Gazidis laughed after hearing this, "You are our boss, so of course we are the ones who have come forward for you."

Following a phone call from Gazidis, Mubarak regretted both Arsenal's and Bale's decision.

In fact, he knows the key issue in his own mind. After all, apart from Bale’s feelings for Arsenal, a very important reason is that Real Madrid’s performance in the past few years is so bad that everyone knows that there is only one reason to transfer to Real Madrid, and that is money. After all, Real Madrid has won two championships in the hands of Mourinho, but now Mourinho has also left

But Valdano was not discouraged because of this, but hoped to continue to maintain a friendly relationship with the top management of Arsenal. After all, Real Madrid is very well connected in the football circle, but Arsenal let alone Wenger, even if it is the three managements, which one is not a figure in the football circle?
As Arsenal announced on the second day that Bell would stay in the team, the whole world was shocked by this news, because they never expected that a transfer that was originally a certainty would suddenly turn around like this, and Arsenal even fully exaggerated Bell's loyalty to the team and Arsenal's protection of players in the news and publicity.

Sometimes a transfer doesn't have to be successful to make big news, just like this time Bell's transfer, although it failed, is also very explosive big news.

(End of this chapter)