Chapter 2 Lively Summer
In this European Cup, the Dutch team played poorly, and the Orange Legion was out of the bottom of the group in three games.
The main striker Van Persie also started his vacation early. This is not necessarily good news for his club Arsenal. The Daily Mail said that Manchester City has planned to start buying Van Persie.
According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal and Manchester City have not reached an agreement on Van Persie's transfer, but this seems to be an inevitable trend.
Manchester City will launch an active offensive in the next few days or weeks to deal with the competition from Barcelona and Juventus. Manchester City will offer a contract with a weekly salary of £200,000 for Van Persie, which is more attractive than Arsenal's previous £130,000 + 5 million loyalty bonus.
The Daily Mail added that in order to make room for Van Persie a place and salary, they will sell some strikers, such as Adebayo and Santa Cruz, and Tevez is also on the list.
Now, the face-to-face negotiations between Manchester City and Arsenal have been put on the agenda, including private negotiations between Manchester City and Van Persie himself.
Arsenal still hopes to leave Van Persie. They hope that the Dutch can follow the team to participate in their Asian warm-up matches (including Malaysia on July 24, Beijing on July 27 and Hong Kong on July 29). But now, because of Manchester City's purchase, the situation is still unclear whether Van Persie himself can make it.
In addition to the forward line, Manchester City is ready to add on the back line. The Blue Moon's current main central defender combination is Compani + Lescott. Mancini is not satisfied with the team's substitutes, Kolo Toure and Savage. They are ready to buy Liverpool's main central defender Skrtel.
Recently, Scott's agent, Carol Sistento, told the media that Scott needed to think about his future. Sistento said: "Now that Liverpool has changed, Skrtel needs to understand the club's goals and situation. Of course, we will sit down with the club to talk about the New Testament.
There are two years left on the contract between Skrtel and Liverpool. If there is no future in Liverpool, Skrtel will consider a transfer.
Manchester City almost won their first Premier League title 44 years after winning them in the 2011-12 season, which makes them more eager for the league championship in the new season.
Of course, Manchester City, which has strong financial resources, does not meet the current configuration. Bilbao midfielder-Harvey Martinez has always been their target. According to the football tribe website, Manchester City's purchase of Martinez will face competition from Bayern and Barcelona. The Daily Mail said that it would first accept Biba's bid. According to previous news, Biba bid 40 million euros for Martinez, equivalent to 32 million pounds.
In addition to Harvey Martinez, Manchester City's pursuit of De Rossi has long been exposed by the media. Mancini has always hoped to build a strong double-back combination of De Rossi + Yaya-Ture. Recently, De Rossi is following the Italian team to prepare for the quarter-final against England.
The Daily Mail quoted De Rossi's remarks in an interview as saying that De Rossi thought the Premier League was more attractive than Serie A. In the face of questions from reporters about Manchester City's interests, the Italian midfielder did not reject it. He said, "I have received a lot of offers from England, and I have to say that these are very attractive to me. I am very interested in English football, even more than my interest in Italian football. There are countless outstanding talented players in the Premier League, and of course it is the same in La Liga.
Among the favorite candidates of Manchester City, there are also players that Manchester United wants to get. Van Persie is one of them, and Skrtel.
Ancelotti tried to bring in two players and had to compete fiercely with Manchester City.
As a league competitor, Arsenal's attitude is also worthy of attention. After all, last season, Van Persie almost supported the whole Arsenal's attack line, which is very similar to Li Yu.
As soon as the news came out, the most excited people were Manchester United's fans. Imagine how horrible it would be for the two killers to appear on the attack line of Manchester United.
Plus Kagawa has entered the countdown! The future Manchester United attack line can also be called gorgeous!
On June 22, Japanese international Shinji Kagawa left Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan on the 22nd and flew to Manchester to receive a physical examination before the official transfer of the Premier League giant Manchester United.
23-year-old Shinji Kagawa previously played for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and has gradually grown into the core of the team's midfield in the past two years. He is also one of the contributors to Dortmund's "double championship" in the German League and Cup this season. Manchester United issued a statement on the 5th that the offensive midfielder will make their first deal in the transfer market this summer. In addition to the player's physical examination, Shinji Kagawa also needs to obtain a UK work permit, and the official transfer is expected to be completed by the end of June.
"I'm just going for a physical examination. I hope there won't be any problems," Shinji Kagawa said at the airport. In this trip to the UK, Shinji Kagawa probably didn't have time to visit the Old Trafford Stadium. According to the Asahi Shimbun, Ancelotti has promised to arrange him to serve as the front waist in the 4411 formation.
Two years ago, Dortmund spent only 350,000 euros to buy Shinji Kagawa from Sakura Osaka, Japan, who scored 21 goals in 49 Bundesliga games and helped Dortmund win the Bundesliga championship for two consecutive seasons. The transfer to Manchester United is expected to cost 12 million pounds (about 15 million euros).
The number released is much less than that reported by the previous media! At least Manchester United still has a lot of money to chase the defensive and front-line targets.
Another news that makes people feel that the Premier League is getting more and more lively is from the head coach. Boas is determined to prove himself in the Premier League.
Boas is getting closer and closer to Tottenham Hotspur and is likely to be appointed as Tottenham Hotspur coach next week; and in order to prove himself in the Premier League, he did not hesitate to give up the 11 million salary he received from Chelsea instinctively.
The 34-year-old Portuguese young coach signed a three-year contract with Chelsea in June last year, but only eight months after taking office, he was fired by Chelsea in March this year because of his poor coaching record.
But when firing Boas, Chelsea boss Abramovich agreed to continue to pay Boaz a weekly salary of £100,000 until he gets the next job; this means of payment is to avoid a one-time high compensation.
Since he was fired, Boas has received three months' salary. But if Boas decides to take over the whip of White Deer Lane, Abramovich will stop paying him, and he will also miss the remaining 25 months of salary - a total of 10.8 million pounds.
But reports from Portugal say that the negotiations between Boas and Tottenham have encountered economic problems.
There are even rumors that Chelsea have taken unprecedented measures to prevent Boas from joining Chelsea's Premier League opponents within 12 months; but this statement has been refuted by Chelsea. A Blues spokesman said that their former coach left Stan from him. From that day on, Fuqiao had the freedom to choose a new job.
Regarding the coaching prospects of Boas, Tottenham's former coach Redknapp expressed his views in an interview with Sky Sports: "He has been struggling in English football, and he has coached Chelsea. For him, his goal has not yet been achieved. Tottenham Hotspur president (Daniel Levi) thinks he can work in Tottenham, and of course he already has an excellent team of players. I think they have a team that can reach the top four every year, and they are even expected to compete for the championship trophy. That's my point. They already have excellent players.
Although Tottenham does have a good lineup, they are likely to lose their midfield core this summer. Modric's transfer to Real Madrid for 30-40 million pounds is getting closer and closer to becoming a reality, and even Van der Fart is being chased by the Bundesliga Hamburg Club.
In order to fill the gap that Modric may leave, with the entry of Boas, Tottenham will also introduce a new midfielder, and Porto midfielder Mutinho is Boaz's number one target.
The 25-year-old midfielder is Boas's favorite player when he led Porto to win the Triple Crown. Boas has always been hoping to get him after joining Chelsea. As the core of the midfield organization of the Portuguese national team, Mutinho performed well in the European Cup this summer. There is a contract with Porto. There is a buyout clause of 40 million pounds, but the Daily Star said that Tottenham Hotspur is expected to successfully acquire Moutinho for 32 million pounds.
Seeing that John Boas is determined to come back to regain his face, during the European Cup, his former Chelsea player copied a surprising strange phenomenon in the European Cup!
With the last whistle of the Kiev Olympic Stadium, the wonderful European Cup group stage finally came to an end, and Chelsea players also advanced to the quarterfinals as they wished. When you look back on the results of Chelsea players in the group stage of the European Cup, you will find that the trend is actually the same as Chelsea's situation this season!
At the beginning of the game, Chelsea's league record was not good, falling out of the top four of the league, and the Champions League was on the verge of elimination, swallowing three goals away. However, after Boaz's class, Chelsea changed its face. Although the league has not made much progress, it is getting higher and higher in the Cup.
Especially in the Champions League, it reversed Naples, and ten drew with Barcelona. In the final, it magically reversed Bayern and won the cup Munich. It can be said that it is extremely good!
Looking at this year's European Cup group stage, in the first round, the national team with Chelsea's active players was unwinn!
Cech, who first appeared in the match against Russia, the other side hit five feet and was scored 4 goals. The Czech Republic also lost 4-1 early, and then Merelles's Portugal began to make an appearance.
Deeply involved in the group of death, he met his strong enemy Germany, and was killed by Gomez without a temper. Then it was Spain's turn to play as the defending champion of Group C. Torres played as a substitute in a limited time. Not only did he miss a good opportunity twice, but the team also barely tied with Italy and won a draw.
And in the end, Chelsea players Terry, Ashley Cole and Maluda in Group D not only fought with each other for the first time, but also played 1-1 tacitly, allowing the Chelsea players to win in the first round of the national team to continue.
At the beginning, Chelsea came to work after Di Matteo took over, and the cup results soared.
In the second round of the European Cup, the national team with Chelsea's active players also seemed to be in the aura of "Dimato". The second round of Chelsea players' results in the European Cup turned out to be a complete victory!
Cech's Czech Republic was surprisingly lucky. He took a two-goal lead early and brought home three points.
Merelles's Portugal was also taken care of by the goddess of luck. Seeing that Bentner equalized twice and the game was coming to an end, Varela's final kill made the Portuguese laugh to the end. The Spanish Legion also began to sing triumphantly, and Torres was also supported as the starting striker. In the face of Ireland, he was even more sharp and broke through the gate guarded by Jiwen twice.
Reminiscent of the fact that he suffered a ball shortage at Chelsea at that time. It was Di Matteo who coached, Torres was appointed to start against Lechester City, and he also scored twice in that game! Look at the two games between England and France, which won Sweden and Ukraine respectively. Chelsea players are so popular in the national team!
However, the club's magical experience is still being imitated. In the third round of the European Cup group stage, all national teams with Chelsea players have qualified one after another, with a promotion rate of 100%!
In the life-and-death battle, Cech finally reached the club's level and escorted the Czech Republic to advance to the top eight. In another life-and-death battle in Group B, Merelles' Portugal also resisted the Dutch attack and successfully qualified. After that, Torres's Spain, theoretically, once Croatia scores a goal, Spain is in danger of being eliminated at any time.
But in the end, Navas completed the final kill, ensuring that the World Cup champion would qualify.
In Group D, Ukraine finally lost to England, while Sweden failed to affect the final qualifying situation even if it won France because of its poor previous results. France and England both joined hands to qualify, and the last laugh was undoubtedly Terry, Ashley Cole and Maluda.
This time, the Chelsea club provided 7 international football teams to participate in the European Cup, and the results of these 7 national football national teams also walked around Chelsea's results this season from the first round to the last round. It's really amazing!
As the European Cup is coming to an end, the football transfer market this summer will definitely become more and more lively.
However, first of all, Arsenal officials broke out a ridiculous transfer news.
Arsenal rejected the offer of Serie A Juventus to Dutch striker Van Persie. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus' offer is only 8 million pounds (about 10 million euros).
28-year-old Van Persie scored 37 goals in various competitions for Arsenal last season, including 30 goals in the Premier League, winning the second best scorer in the Premier League.
With his excellent performance, Van Persie won the English Professional Players Union Player of the Year and the English Football Journalists Association Player of the Year last season. Since his contract will expire next summer, many European giants are currently chasing him. In addition to Juventus, there are Manchester City in the Premier League, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.
The Milan Sport said that Juventus' offer of 8 million pounds is only tentative. Arsenal certainly can't agree, and Juventus will continue to raise the offer.
Van Persie is Wenger's trump card. Despite his poor performance in this European Cup, the professor still protected his team members.
Wenger said in an interview: "Van Persie deserves more trust than what he got in the Dutch team. I think he is still the best striker in Europe. I watched all his games in the European Cup. If you pay attention to his running and his passing, everything is really good. He didn't seize some opportunities, but it was because of fatigue. Robin is at a higher level than other strikers. He is not just a great striker or a great player, he is an extraordinary exceptional player.
However, Van Persie seems to have made up his mind to go. After delay in renewing the new contract with Arsenal and making it clear that he wants to win the championship, Arsenal officials are afraid that Van Persie has made up his mind to leave the team, and Van Persie is the new aid that Mancini wants to buy most this summer.
The Mirror said that in order to get Van Persie, Manchester City is ready to sell Adebayor to Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City plans to offer 20 million pounds for Van Persie, whose contract expires for one year. Mancini was told that at least one high-paying player must be purged this summer, and this person is most likely Adebayor.
However, Manchester United didn't seem to see anything for a long time, and the expected news did not come out again.
What are Manchester United busy with? Of course, they are playing business games around the world.
Manchester United officially confirmed that the new summer players Shinji Kagawa and Powell will participate in Manchester United's warm-up matches in South Africa and China. The two new players will play an important role in Manchester United's series of warm-up games this summer.
Shinji Kagawa and Powell will follow the whole team to Durban on July 16 to prepare for the warm-up match against Ama Zulu on the 18th.
So far, Manchester United have announced five warm-up matches, namely: against Amazulu in Durban, South Africa, on July 18; against Cape Town Ajax in Cape Town on July 21; against Shanghai Shenhua in Huaxia Shanghai on July 25; and Valereunga in Oslo, Norway on August 5, and 8 On January 8th, they will play against Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Although many big-name players missed Manchester United's warm-up plan this summer, Ancelotti promised that he would do his best to send "the strongest lineup that may be sent."
Ancelotti said in an interview on Manchester United's official website: "We are all looking forward to the pre-season journey. With the European Cup and the Olympic Games this summer, it is very difficult for us to get the strongest lineup. The final pre-season lineup has not been decided yet, but we will bring the strongest lineup that we may bring.
"I am happy to confirm that our new players Shinji Kagawa and Powell will enter our pre-season lineup, and some experienced players will also go, including Ferdinand, Carrick and Park Ji-sung."
"I've been saying how important it is for us to have a good preseason. We saw at the beginning of last season how much a good preseason had an impact on our season. We have incredible supporters in South Africa and China, and I look forward to returning to those two countries and starting our journey to prepare for the new season.
It is reported that Manchester United captain Vidic and defender Smarin can't go with the team due to injury. Fletcher is recovering and will naturally not participate in the preseason trip.
In addition, Giggs, De Gea and Mata will participate in the Olympic Games. The Daily Mail said that Li Yu will not appear in the game in South Africa, while Manchester United 9 is basically sure to meet the team in China.
At the same time, Manchester United officially announced that Nortonwood rejected the Red Devils' contract renewal and chose to join the Championship team Huddersfield as a free agent. The 21-year-old central defender signed a three-year contract with Huddersfield.