Volume 2 Chapter 1: Chaos
Recently, Arsenal has been making big moves and has entered a turbulent situation.
The main turmoil came from the board of directors.
After Robin van Persie announced that he would not renew his contract, Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger publicly stated his support for Russian shareholder Alisher Usmanov to join the board of directors and helped Usmanov lobby other directors.
Thanks to Wenger's influence at Arsenal, Usmanov soon joined the board of directors.
At the same time, Usmanov acted quickly and acquired shares from other shareholders.
In just one week, Usmanov owned 65% of the shares and became Arsenal's largest shareholder.
This series of changes did not even give the American Kroenke time to react. When he reacted, he said that with only 29.9% of the shares, he was not able to confront Usmanov at all.
At the same time, Usmanov joined forces with Wenger and the two began to push for a replacement of the executive director.
The slogans of the two are also very simple.
【Arsenal needs money! 】
Wenger even used Van Persie's departure as a gimmick, publicly stating that Van Persie left because Arsenal did not invest enough.
They need the money and they won't let this tragedy happen again.
Just when Van Persie refused to renew his contract, Wenger also aroused the anger of the fans and launched a vigorous reform campaign.
The first thing they have to do is to oust the current executive director, Ferrier.
With the support of the vast majority of fans, the board of directors was forced to renegotiate, and under pressure, they had no choice but to re-elect an executive director through public voting.
At this time, Usmanov also took action and said that he would run for executive director. He also said that after he was qualified, he would invest 100 million pounds in the first season.
The money made Arsenal fans' eyes light up, even though they don't like Russians.
But they like the money even more!
With this money, they can buy a lot of competitive players.
Usmanov's powerful punch caught his rival Kroenke off guard.
Now Kroenke wants to do his best to prevent Usmanov from joining Arsenal.
But now Usmanov is the largest shareholder, and has the support of some directors and Wenger. As a result, in the fan emotional incitement campaign, the fans also stand on Usmanov's side.
The departure of two consecutive captains made them fully realize the importance of "funds".
Although self-sufficient management is nice, they prefer a rich boss to grief!
On July 1, Usmanov was elected executive director of the board of directors with a huge majority of votes.
In front of the media, the fat Russian said with a bright smile on his face, " Look at Chelsea next door, what they have, we will also have!"
Chelsea's owner is also a Russian oligarch, and the changes that this Russian has brought to Chelsea have made all Arsenal fans full of expectations for the future.
After Usmanov joined the board of directors, he actually allocated 100 million pounds to the club.
This was a sum of money that was publicly given to Wenger in front of the media, which also made Arsenal fans gradually like this generous boss.
After receiving the money, the first thing Wenger did was to think about transfer.
First, Wenger announced loudly that Arsenal needed a top striker to fill the vacancy left by Van Persie.
And this shooter is most likely Liverpool's Suarez!
The Uruguayan wants to leave Liverpool.
Although he was full of gratitude to Liverpool, he could not stand the situation where Liverpool did not have the Champions League for many years.
On the other hand, Arsenal plays in the Champions League every year, and Van Persie's departure also made room for him.
To this end, Arsenal publicly offered 45 million euros on July 3rd.
The farce of '4000+10,000 Euros' did not happen. With sufficient financial support, Wenger showed a determination to win over the Uruguayan!
Arsenal, with the support of its Russian owner, has sufficient transfer funds.
The transfers of Robin van Persie and Alexander Song can make up for some of the losses.
In the end, Arsenal had a transfer fund of 140 million this season.
Seeing this number, Arsenal fans almost cried!
I have never fought such a rich war!
This amount of money was enough to completely transform the club at a time when the transfer market had not yet entered the 100 million yuan era.
Of course, Wenger can't spend all the money at once, and the club needs many other places to spend the money.
In the end, there will be about 80-90 million transfer investment.
But even so, this has already reached the level of transfer giant Chelsea.
At this time, Arsenal fans' faces were full of joy, they felt that good days were coming.
Arsenal's desire for the Uruguayan was fully demonstrated. The professor even publicly called out to Suarez many times, praising his talent and saying that Arsenal attaches great importance to him and that he will be an absolute main force if he comes to Arsenal!
This is already blatant seduction.
With the support of large amounts of funds, the Uruguayans' originally unsteady ideas gradually began to .
First, the Uruguayan asked the club about the possibility of a transfer, but after the club's clear refusal, certain conflicts and estrangements began to arise between the two sides.
And this contradiction became more and more intense as Wenger continued to make public calls.
Even Liverpool captain Gerrard once said bitterly, "We can feel that Luiz's transfer expectations are getting higher and higher, and he already wants to escape from Liverpool!"
Last year, they sent away golden boy Torres, and this year they are going to send away Suarez, which is a big blow to Liverpool.
But in terms of funds, it is a sufficient recovery!
Liverpool ultimately failed to convince the Uruguayans, and they did not want to go to court with them, so in the end Liverpool had no choice but to agree to Arsenal's offer.
In the end, Suarez joined Arsenal in the summer window for 57 million euros.
And this price also completely established him as the transfer king of the summer window!
…
Ding Dong!
Penguin SMS Tones.
Goubuli Baozi: [What are you doing! What are you doing! Are you crazy? Paris Saint-Germain invested 82 million! Thiago and Lucas Jr. are all yours! ]
Ding Dong!
Goubuli Baozi: [The most outrageous thing is that Arsenal also spent 57 million to buy Suarez! Why are you all so rich? ]
The Great Emperor: [……]
Lezi: [……]
Goubuli Baozi: [I’m so envious! Are they going to take my Costa away next year? Can they take me with them? This is crazy! This is crazy!]
Lezi: [It’s not impossible, Suarez and Costa play as two strikers? ]
The Great: [I feel a strong connection with Costa! ]
Goubuli Baozi […I’m just saying, don’t take it seriously! I’m downloading!]
Looking at the dimmed avatar, Lucky asked Wang Yi:
Lezai: [Paris is so rich now, can the Emperor reveal his salary so we can see it? ]
The Emperor: [Not much! I have to pay off my mortgage, hundreds of thousands a month, and I have to pay it off for two years!]
Lucky couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
He finally understood that Wang Yi was a sultry and reserved person, the originator of Versailles!
Le Zai: [My salary has also increased, to 30,000 Euros per week! ]
The Emperor: [Not bad, I won’t go into details, for fear of upsetting you!]
Le Zai: [Goodbye! Friendship is over!]
The Emperor: [(-＾▽＾-)Bye! ]
Lucky put away his phone, sat on a stone pier beside the spring, looked up at the sky and sighed: "It's a mess! It's all a mess!"
Where is Giroud?
How did it get destroyed?
Lucky shook his head and immediately pulled himself together.
But Suarez is also very good!
Thinking of this, Lekai went down the mountain happily.
When I got back to Billy's house, I heard Billy's excited roar as soon as I opened the door.
Although Van Persie's departure made Arsenal fans extremely sad and upset.
The arrival of Suarez has made up for some of the problems to a certain extent.
But the most important thing is the change at the club.
The transfer record of 57 million!
This is the most glorious moment Arsenal has ever had!
This also made Arsenal fans feel excited, thinking that the hard days are over and they will usher in a new era.
