[Football] The transfer fee is 10 billion

This idea excited Ling Yun inexplicably. He vaguely grasped the key to the problem, but couldn't sort out the clue for a while, so he could only put it aside for a while, and call his think tank later, and work together Research.

Nick went on to say: "Kroenke has been actively pushing Arsenal to sign ten-year long-term contracts with sponsors. Not only Nike, but now they are in contact with Peugeot Citroen, and our chest advertiser, Emirates, even wants to To violate the terms of the contract with them and forcibly sell the advertisement of jersey sleeves."

Ling Yun knew that when he signed a ten-year contract with Emirates Airline for jersey chest advertisements, the other party stated in the terms of the contract that Arsenal were prohibited from selling jersey sleeve advertisements.

This clause looks really fucked up now, but the contract has been signed a long time ago, and he can't change anything, so he can only continue to perform it until it expires in 2014 before discussing it.

Ling Yun bent his fingers and knocked twice on the table unconsciously, his eyes looked towards the direction of the training field outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the corner of his mouth raised an arc of interest: "I don't care what their goals are, I am the decision maker of the club, they If you can’t pass my level, you have to go to the board of directors.”

He suddenly looked up at Nick: "What's Kroenke's plan for this week?"

Nick was well prepared, and took a look at the itinerary: "He's going back to America tonight to attend his sister's birthday party."

Ling Yun narrowed his eyes and smiled, and stood up from behind the desk: "We will go back to the club early on Monday morning, and then we will send an email to inform the external relations department to immediately stop all negotiations with Nike, and to inform Nike that after the contract expires The contract will not be renewed, and the cooperation between the two parties will be terminated. If anyone raises any objections..."

Speaking of which, the corner of his mouth raised and he showed a murderous smile. Nick thought that the half-sentence he had not finished was "tell him to come to me directly", but he didn't expect that what the other party said was: "tell him to go straight away! "

This weekend, the Premier League will usher in a focus battle in the fifth round, with Arsenal challenging Liverpool away.

Because this game is the most watched game of this round of the league, the kick-off time was scheduled for 8 o'clock on Sunday night, the latest of the 10 games.

After playing this game, the players can rest at home for half a day the next morning, and then return to the training base for recovery training in the afternoon.

But Ling Yun couldn't do it. After watching the game in the middle of the night, he rushed back to London. He had to get up early the next morning to fight wits with little Kroenke and his henchmen.

In the round of the Premier League before the international break, Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-1 away, while in another high-profile league game, Liverpool also lost at home to their bitter rivals Manchester United 1-2. .

In the 91st minute of the game, former Arsenal captain Robin van Persie took advantage of a controversial penalty kick to help Manchester United score the winning goal. He also brushed up his personal scoring data this season to 5 goals, firmly occupying the top scorer list Location.

General Fan after his transfer to Manchester United can be said to be in the limelight, unmatched. Sir Alex Ferguson also attaches great importance to him, and all kinds of resources are tilted towards him. Just joining the team has unlimited firepower, penalty kicks The right also gave him a person.

Manchester United lost 0-1 to Everton in the first league round before Robin van Persie left. They have won the other four rounds. They currently have 12 points and temporarily rank first in the league standings with a goal difference advantage.

So far, Arsenal have won 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the first four games of this season, and scored 7 league points. Their position in the standings has risen from double digits to single digits.

And Liverpool is too miserable, with two draws and two losses in the first four rounds of the league, and two points without a game, and their position in the standings is no different from the bottom of the standings.

The league schedule this season is also very unfriendly to them. Their opponents in three consecutive rounds are Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal. They have lost two games now, and the third game is about a few hours away.

In fact, it is not difficult to trace the history of this traditional Premier League giant after entering the 21st century. Their most glorious moment is the first season when the meritorious coach Rafa Benitez came to Anfield.

In the 2004-2005 season, in his first summer when he came to Liverpool, he brought a player who would play a key role in the following seasons to the club-Xavi Alonso.

For Liverpool fans who are used to seeing all kinds of superstars, this young player who came to Anfield from a small club in La Liga is just a little-known role. Wearing the captain's armband at the age of 19, leading the team from relegation to second in the league is not enough for picky Liverpool fans to remember his name, and many people even ask: "Which Harvey (1)?"

However, it is also the name that introduces oneself. Some people will always be confused about which Xavi and which Alonso player. Under the management of Benitez, he quickly became the best partner with Gerrard, which is good for the midfielder. Kiyou also played a crucial role in Istanbul Nights that year.

In the 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League final, Liverpool vs AC Milan, Liverpool fell behind by 3 goals in the first half. It is said that AC Milan players had opened champagne in the locker room to celebrate during the intermission, but in the second half, it took only 6 minutes for Liverpool. Fans all over the world really experienced what is called a Jedi counterattack on the green field.

Of course, this scene should be replaced by joy and sorrow in the hearts of AC Milan fans.

Liverpool's first goal came from their captain Steven Gerrard, the second came just three minutes later, and in the 3th minute of the game, Liverpool won a penalty and Alonso stood in front of the penalty spot.

At that moment, the entire Ataturk Stadium was silent, everyone held their breath, and only their own beating heartbeat could be heard in their ears.

However, Alonso's penalty kick was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Just as the AC Milan fans jumped up and cheered, the voice was choked in their throats and could not be uttered anyway.

The Spaniard who missed the penalty kick did not sit still, but reacted immediately. He followed up in time and hit the top of the goal with a supplementary shot with his left foot 5 meters away from the left goal post. Liverpool magically chased the score. It's 3 to 3!

In the end, this ups and downs of the Champions League final entered a penalty shootout. Liverpool defeated AC Milan 3-2, achieving the most prestigious comeback in the history of the Champions League.

Although two years later, AC Milan successfully took revenge at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, the miracle in Istanbul is still a topic that fans all over the world are talking about. Whether AC Milan celebrated with champagne during the intermission has also become a football field. The famous unsolved mysteries.

In the years following the Miracle in Istanbul, Liverpool had a short period of glory under Benitez's management. They reached the Champions League final twice, and although they failed to win the league championship, they still maintained the top four level. .

The turning point of all this occurred in 2008. Alonso’s playing time throughout the season was much reduced compared with previous years due to injury, and his competitive state also experienced ups and downs. Not as good as before.

At this time, Benitez had the idea of ​​​​buying someone to replace Alonso. The player he fancyed was the native England star Barry who played for Aston Villa at the time.

In those few years, Liverpool was really poor. To buy Barry, you could only sell someone.

But whom to sell?The answer speaks for itself.

Alonso, who was in poor condition due to injury, entered Benitez's departure list. This is why Alonso took the initiative to contact Fabregas hoping to join Arsenal.

But in the end, because of the price, Liverpool failed to get Barry, and Alonso failed to join Arsenal.

Therefore, in the 2008-2009 season, Alonso ushered in his most difficult season in Liverpool. He could no longer enter the starting list of Benitez and could only waste time on the bench.

There are even rumors that Alonso had clashed with Benitez many times in the locker room, but this rumor has not been confirmed so far.

A year later, Alonso joined Real Madrid, which also became the fuse/fire/so that Liverpool fell to the bottom.

They also failed to buy Barry in the end, and the latter went to Manchester City.Liverpool has since lost the core of the midfield, but they have never been able to find someone who can strategize beside Gerrard.

Alonso's departure led to the failure of Liverpool's reconstruction, and the Champions League and league results have never recovered.

In the second year, Benitez, who had coached the team for 6 years, left, and Liverpool fell into a double desperation of performance and finance, and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

In the three years since Alonso left Liverpool, the Red Army's ranking in the league has deteriorated year after year. They are sixth, seventh, and eighth respectively. After Benitez left, the coach has also changed three. The one in front of him, It's Brendan Rodgers, who just took over this summer.

At the pre-match press conference, although Rodgers did not have a military order, he also said in a strong tone that he would do his best to lead Liverpool to all three points at home.

After all, no matter how miserable Liverpool has been these years, it is still a Premier League giant with a deep family background. It is difficult to win 5 rounds of the league. This is really impossible to deal with the boss and fans.

He unabashedly praised Arsenal's signings this summer at the press conference, saying that every player has the ability to change the game, but Liverpool will never give up their desire for victory because of this. Na, he and his players will definitely do their best to win.

The words were beautiful, but when he said them, he had no confidence. It sounded like an excuse, a good excuse for losing in advance.

Wenger's speech was very tactful. He was very satisfied with the recent state of the players, especially praised the performance of several new players, and expressed his confidence in this game. He believes that the players will definitely play a beautiful game. .

At this time, Ling Yun was reading a contract with his laptop at home, and couldn't help laughing when he heard Wenger's words, as if the other party said: "I don't care about winning or losing, Arsenal will definitely Win, all I care about is whether the game is good or not."

On Sunday night, whether they were watching the game live or sitting in front of the TV, the Liverpool fans had mixed emotions. In the past three years, their former midfielder returned to Anfield, but he was wearing Arsenal's No. 14 jersey.

In those years, one of him and Gerrard controlled the overall situation on the court, and the other charged forward. The past of the two fighting side by side on the court is still vivid, but tonight has changed.

When they met again, the partner had become an adversary.

On the forum, many fans also launched a heated discussion on this:

"Hey, because Gerrard and Alonso fell in love with Liverpool at the beginning, but now the two have to draw their swords, this feeling is really embarrassing."

"There is nothing to be ashamed of. The Jie team is still insisting, and someone has become an enemy. Liverpool's encounters over the years are all related to his departure."

"The upstairs said that it was he himself who wanted to leave. Didn't your army pursue Barry crazily? Didn't your Jie team keep saying that they hoped to be teammates with Barry in the England national team and Liverpool?"

"What's the matter with the Guan Jie team? He always said that Alonso is the best midfielder he has ever worked with. They are also very good brothers in private. Is it interesting to make friends out of nothing?"

"It was obvious that Benitez wanted to buy Barry, and then he wanted to sell Alonso for money."

"Before the transfer, Alonso had problems with Benitez."

"..."

The two protagonists of the topic are coming out of their respective locker rooms to line up at the moment, and have a face-to-face meeting in the player tunnel.

When Gerald saw his former good friend, he had mixed feelings for a while.Alonso hadn't communicated with him about his move to Arsenal before, and he only found out after reading the news that the other party had gone to North London.

He felt okay when we didn't meet each other, but once he stood on the edge of the court, that kind of inexplicable emotion suddenly rushed into his heart, which made him speechless and extremely uncomfortable.

Alonso does not have such rich inner activities as him. He calmly treated him as an old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time. With a gentle smile, he walked to his side to hug him, say hello, and say goodbye Years, everyone is doing well.

Of course, over the past few years, Gerald has indeed had nothing to do with the words "good luck", but this does not affect their pleasantries.

It wasn't until the lineup was completed that Alonso returned to Cazorla and walked out with the team.

Boss Xiao Ling, who was sitting in the box at Anfield, couldn't see what happened in the locker room, but through the live broadcast, the fans in front of the TV could see it.

Before the game started, they started a second round of discussions online.

"Woooooo... Seeing the two of them reunite, I feel like my youth is back."

"Does anyone still remember the passionate kiss between the two in Istanbul night?"

"Oh, I really loved them both."

"Why didn't Brother Long return to Liverpool when he returned to the Premier League? What's so good about Arsenal, they haven't won a Champions League yet."

The Arsenal fans were not happy after hearing this, and there was another scolding battle in an instant:

"Who will tell me about when Liverpool won the Premier League last time?"

"I don't know when Liverpool won the championship last time. I know that Arsenal haven't won a championship for eight years, not even an FA Cup."

"..."

The game has just started, and the fans of both sides have already pulled the hatred firmly.

Ling Yun sat there calmly. He didn't show any worry about the result of the game. He was in a very relaxed state, and he could even nod to the fans who shouted his name in unison from a distance.

The rapidly rising president Renmi can be regarded as a mysterious force among Arsenal fans. Most of them are young female fans, and a considerable number of them have only recently begun to pay attention to Arsenal games.

Those season tickets that could not be sold at the Emirates Stadium before the season were all cheaper for them, and they were willing to follow the home team to every away game, watching the game but also to take a look at the very eye-catching guy in the box Overbearing president.

Although Anfield Stadium is not the largest stadium in the Premier League, it can only accommodate [-] spectators, but the atmosphere here has always been well received. Whether it is peak or trough, Red Army fans always support their team as always.

Before the game started, the singing had already resounded throughout the stadium. It was their classic team song "You'll Never Walk Alone".

The atmosphere was really good, which encouraged the players on the field. At the beginning of the game, there was no such scene where Arsenal controlled the game through possession of the ball as expected. Instead, Liverpool performed very well. positive.

Especially their No. 7, striker Suarez from Uruguay.

In the opening 5 minutes, Suarez made a wonderful pass and created a chance for Liverpool, but their Italian teenager Borini did not choose to pass the ball to Gerrard, who was in a better position, but shot himself.

But his shooting skills still need to be practiced-the distance of the ball from the goal frame is a bit outrageous.

One minute later, Suarez relied on his outstanding ability to bring the ball to the front of Arsenal's penalty area. Mertesacker, who was unable to catch up, could only choose to foul and keep the player, so he also received a yellow card.

The Uruguayan won a free kick in a very good position for Liverpool and took the initiative to stand in front of the penalty spot.

At this time, all the Liverpool fans in the stands stood up, the passionate team song mixed with cheers and shouts, and looking around, the entire stadium was a sea of ​​red that belonged to them.

Suarez's free kick from 28 yards went straight to goal, but it went over the bar after going over the wall.

Arsenal had just breathed a sigh of relief and had not had time to organize an effective attack. Only 2 minutes later, another pass from Suarez, Borini broke into the penalty area and shot from a small angle on the right side.

However, this little comrade was very active in running and shooting, but his shooting skills were not good. This time it was better than last time, but it still missed the goal frame.

In the opening 10 minutes, Liverpool had completed three shots, and Arsenal had not yet been able to break into the opponent's penalty area.

The main competition between the two teams is still concentrated in the midfield, and the former close partners are now rivals.

Compared with Liverpool, Alonso has been in a much lower position since he went to Real Madrid. Now he not only has to take on the responsibility of organizing offense on the field, but also spends a considerable part of his time in defense.

This is also a very common rule on the court-the older you are, the lower the position, not just Alonso, but Pirlo, Scholes, and later Carrick and Schweinsteiger.

Today, Wenger won Walcott in the starting position, let Cazorla serve as the right midfielder, and advanced Pogba's position to the front midfielder, Arteta and Alonso partnered with double midfielders.

The purpose is to allow Arteta to share Alonso's zone defense responsibilities, so that he can only focus on two things on the field-1, organizing the offense, and 2 marking Gerrard.

The Liverpool captain found that even after a three-year separation, his pal returned to the Premier League with some of his habits he knew well.

He hadn't finished a feint to make a breakthrough, but Alonso had already guessed his intention and waited firmly in the position where he was going to make a breakthrough.

……

The two collided unpredictably, and Gerrard was still a little dazed when he fell to the ground. With his impact on the court, it was impossible for Alonso three years ago to knock him to the ground so easily.

Just as he was thinking about what changes the person in front of him had undergone in the past three years, a hand had already reached out to him.

Alonso took the initiative to extend his hand to him, and Gerrard was not polite, stood up with his strength, and then said half-jokingly: "It's not bad, a lot has changed in these years."

Alonso smiled, and only replied lightly: "It's okay."

The two men face each other directly, which means that there will be many head-to-head moments in the game.

Although they were friends or brothers, they were still very good partners, but once they went to the arena, they were just tit-for-tat opponents.

The two know each other well, but they don't know each other that well.The eyes are on the opponent from time to time, every time I touch the ball, every time I move, I can't wait to stick to it immediately.

This time it was Alonso who had the ball near the center circle and Gerrard knew better than anyone that he had a long ball that could go right through the defence.

Therefore, the moment Alonso took his foot, he was already waiting for the opportunity, with a clean sliding tackle on the side, when Alonso was about to touch the ball, he directly shoveled the ball away.

Seeing this scene, the Red Army fans stood up from their chairs one after another, waving their scarves wildly while shouting their captain's name loudly.

Maybe it's because the strong is strong, or maybe it's against the opponent. In short, Gerrard's amazing competitive state on the field today must have a direct relationship with the fact that the opponent is Alonso.

Seeing that Alonso was intercepted, Ling Yun did not show the slightest nervousness or worry. He still had a smile on his face, and applauded Gerrard's beautiful tackle together with the fans.

The match started only 10 minutes ago, and the two sides were getting better and better. It was still early, so there was nothing to worry about.

After being intercepted, Alonso did not show any panic, but immediately turned around in a well-trained manner and quickly counter-robbed.

Because of this conceded goal, not long after, Arteta deliberately walked to his side and exchanged a few words with him in a low voice.

Alonso looked as calm as water, put his hands on his waist casually, and listened carefully with his head down.

When Arteta ran, he raised his head, and there was a flash of light in his eyes that were usually calm and calm.

The captain did not comment too much on the goal loss itself, but only expressed his support and encouragement.

Alonso glances at Gerrard, then at Arteta.The one opposite is his partner who has been with him day and night for five years, but the one in front of him is his childhood playmate who can be entrusted behind him.