Revive Liverpool

Chapter 20 Rooney's Pay Increase

After the first 7 rounds of the Premier League in the new season, the British "Daily Mail" couldn't wait to select this summer's parallel transfers, and Joe Cole, who defected from Chelsea to Liverpool for free, was on the list.

Indeed, after the expiration of his contract with Chelsea this summer, Joe Cole, who was dissatisfied with his treatment, joined Liverpool with a high profile. At that time, the teams chasing him also included Ferguson's Manchester United.

But in the first game against Arsenal, Joe Cole was sent off by a red card and suspended for 3 games. After the suspension ended and in the few games after his comeback, Joe Cole did not perform very well as a striker.

In fact, Joe Cole also understands that he is not in good form this season. After the Merseyside Derby, Joe Cole said in an interview with the "Liverpool Echo": "I didn't play well, and our team didn't play well. I know it very well.

But I'm going to try to get the team back on track, I need to get back into shape somehow and I'm sure I can do that and I can do it soon.

I have never experienced such a low tide in the past.For me, Liverpool is a new challenge, but I have the confidence to get through the low points, life is never easy. "

Of course, after the end of the 8th round of the league, the biggest news in the entire British football world came from Manchester United-Rooney wanted to transfer.

Rooney's transfer rumors began to spread on October 10. This rumor was first spread exclusively by the "Sunday Mirror".

But on the 18th, serious media such as "The Times", "Guardian", and "Independent" also began to report this rumor.No wind, no wave.Rooney's move appears to be coming true.

For Li Nan, he knew that Rooney was asking for a high salary, not that Rooney really wanted to transfer.As the chairman of Liverpool, I feel that it is necessary to add a little bit of trouble to Manchester United at this time. Anyway, they are already sworn enemies, and a little more hatred is fine.

So on the evening of the 18th, the "Liverpool Echo" also reported that Liverpool also planned to buy Manchester United with 6000 million pounds, and was willing to pay 25 pounds to Wayne Rooney.

So at the same time, the "Sun" revealed that Real Madrid was preparing to spend 5000 million pounds plus Benzema to buy Rooney.

On the morning of the 19th, Li Nan and Keira Knightley arrived in Manchester and revealed their itinerary to the Liverpool Echo.

The "Liverpool Echo" wrote that Liverpool owner Li Nan and his girlfriend Keira Knightley had arrived in Manchester. Li Nan went to Manchester United to discuss with Manchester United the possibility of Wayne Rooney moving to Liverpool. Li Nan expressed his hope to impress Rooney with his sincerity.

However, in fact, Li Nan and Keira Knightley spent a day in Manchester and did not go to see Rooney at all.

According to the "Sun" revealed that the same city rival Manchester City is ready to offer 5000 million pounds to buy Wayne Rooney and give the latter a four-year contract worth 4 million pounds.At the same time, according to reports from the media, Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti publicly expressed his favor to Wayne Rooney.

At noon on the 19th, according to the "Daily Mail" report, Rooney publicly declared: "Yes, I am willing to join Manchester City!"

On the afternoon of the 19th, Manchester United held a press conference. At the beginning, it was rumored that Gill and Ferguson would attend together. After being denied, he said that he would talk about Rooney first and then the Champions League. Finally, he would talk about the Champions League first and then Rooney.

Reporters who are familiar with Manchester United's press conference immediately feel ominous: Ferguson also talked about Beckham at the end of the press conference during Beckham's flying boots in 2003.

Sure enough, when talking about whether Fatty will play in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, Ferguson said: "Ankle injury, no." Although it was confirmed that Rooney was indeed carried out of the training ground on a stretcher, media reporters at the time felt that Ferguson had a strange smile on his face, as if to say "even I don't believe it."

Then, Ferguson dropped the bomb without warning, "Rooney confirmed to me that he is indeed going. We are very disappointed and incomprehensible.

We find it difficult to understand why he is leaving a club that has won more than 40 major trophies, a platform for any player to show what he can do, and we find it as difficult as everyone else to understand why he is leaving.

But now that the player has said that he is determined to go, we can only see the next step, how to deal with his request. "

Then Rooney publicly issued a "defection" statement in the early morning of the 21st, which caused a huge shock in world football.

In the morning, according to "Sky Sports", "Daily Mail" and other British media reports, Rooney's defection caused unanimous bombardment in the Manchester United dressing room. Many core players including Evra expressed their dissatisfaction, and Rooney became the target of public criticism.

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On the evening of the 21st, in order to ensure that Liverpool played against Blackburn at home in the league on Sunday, they kept the two core offensive cores Torres and Gerrard in Liverpool and did not set off for Naples.

In this game, Liverpool made a substantial rotation of the team's starting list. The goalkeeper is still Reina. In the defense, Kelly is the right back. Carragher and Skrtel partner in the center. Konchesky appears on the left; on the forward line, Paulson, Spilling, Shelvey, Sterling and Jovanovic play; Forward, Ngego starts.

The first half of the game was very dull, and it was not until 19 minutes that the game ushered in the first shot.At the end of the halftime game, the two sides fought to a zero-to-zero tie.At the beginning of the second half, Carragher was replaced by teammate Flanagan, and Liverpool's captain became Reina.In the 73rd minute, there was a thrilling scene for Liverpool. Lavezzi shot from the left side of the penalty area. The goalkeeper did not fall, and the ball was blocked by defender Konchesky.Then the whole game ended, the two sides fought to a [-]-[-] draw, and Liverpool ranked first in the group points table.

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On the morning of the 22nd, according to reports from the "Sun", "Daily Mail" and other British media, more than 40 radical Manchester United fans besieged Wayne Rooney's villa in Cheshire late at night and played slogans "Go to Manchester City or die" and "Go to Liverpool or die". Rooney actually received death threats.

At noon on the 22nd, the British "Daily Mirror" exclusively disclosed that Ferguson chose to compromise after the high-level meeting of Manchester United and planned to use a high salary to keep Rooney.It is reported that David Gill is even willing to offer Rooney a weekly salary of 16 pounds.

On the evening of the 22nd, Manchester United officially announced that Wayne Rooney has agreed to renew his contract with the team for 5 years, and the new contract will expire in June 2015.

After traveling around Manchester, Li Nan set foot on the road back to Liverpool alone. Keira Knightley hadn't worked for a long time, and her agent had urged her to come back to work several times, so Keira Knightley decided to go back to work after visiting Manchester with Li Nan again.

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