Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Arsenal's upset 0:2 loss to West Ham in the first round should have been front-page news in mainstream European media.

However, as Mourinho was rude to the female team doctor Eva at Stamford Bridge and was fueled by someone behind the scenes, it gradually became the headlines of major media.

Martin doesn't have time to eat, so naturally he won't pay attention to the follow-up.

At 9 a.m. the next day, accompanied by his agent Mendes, he went to the Kearney Training Center for a routine physical examination.

Only if there are no problems with the medical examination results will the transfer procedure to Arsenal be officially effective.

Compared with joining Wolfsburg last year, this year's sky-high transfer to Arsenal has attracted worldwide attention.

Arsenal fans feel like they are celebrating a festival. They are used to searching and suddenly have a big bomb...

The key is that Martin is very capable. He performed well in the German Super Cup and European Super Cup that ended in August. He was one of the biggest contributors to Wolfsburg's five championships in 8, which also attracted a lot of British media. and European mainstream media paid close attention to it.

At this time, how can it be that there are naturally fewer Arsenal fans who can see the moon after the clouds clear?

Outside the Colney Training Center, a large number of die-hard Gunners fans gathered early.

They cheered and danced, holding banners and slogans welcoming Martin and posters of PS wearing Arsenal jerseys.

The commercial vehicle he was riding in slowed down at the entrance of the Kearney training base. Martin opened the window and waved to the enthusiastic fans.

The commercial vehicle driving into the training base parked directly at the entrance of the medical center.

As soon as he got off the commercial vehicle, Martin saw a welcoming team led by head coach Arsene Wenger.

According to Mendes's whispered reminder from the side, the middle-aged man standing to the left of Wenger was Gary O'Driscoll, the medical director who joined Arsenal in 2009.

As for the one on the right, no introduction is needed, that is Arsenal captain Arteta.

The people standing on both sides of the three people were not important staff members, and Mendes did not specifically remind them.

Several people shook hands with each other, chatted for a few words, and then entered the medical center under the lens of Stewart, the Arsenal photographer carrying a camera.

Compared with the physical examination at the Wolfsburg Training Center last year, this physical examination at the Kearney Training Center attracted much more attention.

Arsenal team photographer Stewart has only one target, and that is Martin who undergoes a medical examination.

The physical examination items are almost the same as when he joined Wolfsburg last year, they are all those items.

Running ability test, VO2max test, bone and joint test, heart test and depth scan.

I don’t know if it’s because Martin’s transfer fee can reach up to 1 million euros. The medical examination team headed by Arsenal’s medical director Gary O’Driscoll was extremely careful. The physical examination that was originally planned to take more than an hour ended up taking two and a half hours. .

The result was undoubtedly fantastic for Arsenal.

The feedback results for each physical examination item were very good.

Arsenal staff immediately sent a fax report indicating that he had passed the medical examination, and readily paid the first transfer fee of 5000 million euros to Wolfsburg's public account.

Wolfsburg also quickly sent a document agreeing to the transfer after the payment.

At this time, it also means that Martin's transfer to Arsenal is almost completed.

The next step is for Arsenal to send a fax of Martin's transfer documents to the Premier League for approval.

During this process, other Arsenal staff also sent the originally compiled materials to the Football Association to apply for a labor certificate for Martin under the [Special Genius Clause].

Although the current approval and application can be applied online, the process takes time.

At 2:30 that afternoon, Martin, accompanied by Mendes, went to the Emirates Stadium. Under the witness of invited reporters, he signed the personal treatment contract agreed in advance, selected his jersey number and took makeup photos.

The initial transfer fee was as high as 8500 million euros, which was also the first transfer fee for a player introduced into the Premier League. Many uninvited reporters came to the press conference hall of the Emirates Stadium to witness Martin joining Arsenal.

In particular, reporters from the Dragon Kingdom accounted for almost 1/3 of all reporters.

Mendez's legal team followed international practice and went through the sample contract that Martin was about to sign.

Confirmed, Martin signed his name on the contract in triplicate.

In other words, from this moment on, Martin officially becomes an Arsenal player.

The process that follows is choosing a jersey number.

The team currently has very limited numbers to choose from, and the top numbers are all left by players who transferred away this summer.

No. 1 was vacated by Szczesny, No. 9 was vacated by Podolski and No. 11 was vacated by Ergo.

After that, no one chose the lower numbers 22, 25, and 26.

No. 1 is exclusive to goalkeepers. No. 11 was passed through by the Ergo and was directly denied. The one further behind was not something I wanted to choose.

So, he chose No. 9.

"Are you sure you choose No. 9?"

Coach Wenger looked at Martin suspiciously.

"very sure."

Choosing No. 9 not only came first, but also had something to do with a meaning that he suddenly thought of.

When 6 is turned over, it becomes 9.

Moreover, Arsenal also has a tradition of defensive players wearing key numbers.

The former French central defender Gallas wore No. 10.

There have been many similar cases in world football.

That year, the Bundesliga Hamburg player centre-back Papadopoulos wore the number 9, and the current Manchester City captain Kompany, who joined Hamburg from Antlecht, also wore the number 10.

The most outrageous thing is Chievo goalkeeper Lou Patelli. As a goalkeeper, he wears the No. 10 jersey that symbolizes the core of the midfielder.

"OK."

Since Martin chose No. 9, he had the precedent of Gala during his coaching period. He didn't say anything, but turned to say a few words to the staff next to him.

In the past ten minutes or so, the staff brought the new authentic home jersey with the number and name printed on it from the stadium fan store.

Next, it was Martin and Wenger facing a crowd of reporters.

The two of them held the sleeves of their newly printed red home jerseys, with their numbers and names facing the camera.

Seeing the jersey number chosen by Martin, the media reporters present were surprised.

But thinking that Arsenal already has such a tradition, I don't feel particularly surprised.

After completing a series of transfer processes, Martin was interviewed by the media.

In the face of tough questions raised by reporters, Martin's answer was very official and gave no clues, so Wenger was very surprised.

Damn it, no wonder he plays so skillfully.

Little Fox!

Mendes is not surprised because he has long known that Martin is a typical young man, whether on the court or in life.

For example, a reporter asked why he chose to join Arsenal among many wealthy clubs.

Martin's answer was without blushing: "I have a childhood dream of playing football for my professor."

If Wenger, who was sitting next to him, had not known Martin well, he would have been moved by his remarks.

Fortunately, he is old enough, has enough life experience, and has received professional training, otherwise he would probably laugh out loud.