My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 119 Weighing the Negotiations and Transfer Break-in
"I will submit another contract extension to you at the end, Robin, you still have a chance to choose."

Robin van Persie nodded and Keith Voss looked away impatiently, not thinking it made any sense.

It was just a waste of his time, but it was not without its benefits. He would be more confident when negotiating the contract with the new owner, he thought.

"If you refuse... we can only seek to sell Robin."

Chen Yao paused, his voice became cold: "But I don't want you to announce in advance that you refuse to renew the contract."

Keith Voss was noncommittal, "Mr. Chen, what we say is our freedom."

"Yes." Chen Yao said with a smile, "Then it is my freedom to let my players go to U23 to find their status."

"Hey, how dare you threaten me!"

"Is it a threat? No?" Chen Yao shook his head innocently, "Keith, can you guarantee that the players will not be injured? The status will not fluctuate? It is normal to find the status in U23. After the contract expires, you can find your own home. .”

Keith Voss blushed. He didn't expect that Chen Yao, who was in a weak position, would dare to talk to him like this. Isn't he worried that Van Persie will leave for free when he expires?

However, if the two sides are really unhappy, it will be difficult to say what will happen to the 30-year-old Van Persie in the transfer market after a year.

"Coach, I won't announce it myself." Van Persie said, "I will cooperate with the team."

"That's good." Chen Yao nodded with satisfaction.

This is what he hopes to get most from this negotiation.

Van Persie needs to be beaten. In another timeline, he did the thing of declaring that he would not renew his contract, which directly caused Arsenal to be extremely passive in the transfer.

And as long as his attitude towards contract renewal is still in an ambiguous state, he can leave little but precious room for maneuver for the team.

"Hmph, I hope you do what you say." Keith Voss stood up dissatisfied and left the office.

"Goodbye, coach." Van Persie also stood up, looked at Chen Yao, and turned to leave.

He is too young.Van Persie thought to himself, he is four years younger than me.

Can such a person really lead the team to success?I stayed because I was joking about my last peak.

Van Persie felt like there was a little boy in his heart telling him to leave without feeling guilty.

Yes, that's what the little boy said, I just followed the little boy's advice.

Thinking of this, Van Persie felt that his uneasiness was relieved a lot.

He closed the door and left without looking back.

……

After Van Persie left, Dick Law pushed open the door of Chen Yao's office.

"Chen, good news. Giroud's transfer is settled." Dick Law laughed.

"Oh, is it? How about the specific terms?"

"A transfer fee of 100 million pounds, signed for four years." Dick Law smiled, "Fortunately, Giroud did not perform well in the European Cup, and Montpellier can't sell the price."

In the European Cup, the French team was eliminated by Spain after qualifying from the group stage. Giroud only played a total of 32 minutes and failed to score a goal.

This made Montpellier, who wanted to sell for a price, worried. From the beginning, it was only sold for 5000 million, and it was sold for more than 1000 million after swallowing its anger. The idea of ​​​​counting on the European Cup to hype its worth also failed.

Moreover, Giroud's advantages are not reflected very much. His shortcomings of slow speed, weak ball handling, and average shooting are very obvious, which makes few good teams that take a fancy to him.

Starting the price on the ground and repaying the money when it landed, both parties to the transfer knew what they wanted, so after there was no room for speculation, Montpellier also cashed in Giroud with the idea of ​​having a bird in hand, and it was safe.

"Has the contract been initialed?"

"Yes, the rest is just paperwork. Chen, you can say that Giroud is already our player."

"Thank you, Dick."

"Chen, I shouldn't ask this question, but..." Dick Law hesitated, "What are you going to do with Robin? Although Giroud has some strength, he may not be able to replace Robin."

"He definitely can't replace Robin, but I don't expect him to replicate Robin." Chen Yao thought for a while, "Dick, you go back first. Malaga and Atletico Madrid also have to ask you to follow up. You’ll still be busy later.”

……

After Dick Law left, Chen Yao dialed the phone number of Independent reporter Lu Ling.

"Reporter Lu, are you free?"

"Of course." Lu Ling said confidently on the other end of the phone, "Don't you know how much the media is paying attention to you now? When will my exclusive interview be done?"

"Follow me?" Chen Yao wiped his sweat, "You want to see a joke..."

"My peers really don't like you, but before you leave get out of class, you can't ignore the interview that is owed to me."

"Hey, why did I leave get out of class..." Chen Yao smiled wryly, "Let's not mention this, Reporter Lu, do you want to know the inside story of our transfer?"

"Oh?" Lu Ling was silent for a few seconds, then smiled, "Why, who do you want to speak to through me?"

"You are very smart."

"Okay, this is all part of the rules of the game. But you can't give me too false news. I have to protect my professional reputation."

"Okay, let me give you a piece of reliable news to increase your credibility. We are about to sign Giroud, Olivier Giroud."

There was no sound from Lu Ling, probably checking the news.

After a while, she said: "The timeliness is not bad. The latest rumor is that the negotiations between Montpellier and Arsenal have reached a deadlock, because Montpellier feels that Giroud's performance in the European Cup deserves a higher price."

"Have they watched the European Cup? This must have been the rumor from Montpellier at the time. It's a pity that France was out too early and it didn't work."

"Thank you, then I'll take it."

"That's right." Chen Yao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Do you want to bring some catchphrases when you tweet? This will make you more personal - in the future world, your personal social media brand will be very important."

"For example?" Lu Ling was very interested.

"For example, ahem, here we go." Chen Yao was a little guilty, and Romano was messing around at this moment.

"Sounds like a good idea." Lu Ling smiled, "Thank you for your advice and information, I hope we can finish the interview soon."

……

In the following days, Arsenal's various tasks were promoted in an orderly manner.

Not surprisingly, Van Persie rejected Arsenal's contract extension, but Van Persie still trained with the team and did not publicly express his refusal to renew the contract. The two sides fell into silence.

In the transfer market, Arsenal gradually relaxed and expressed their willingness to listen to the offer for Van Persie through various networks.

But the market rush that Keith Voss expected did not happen.

Van Persie's position is actually very embarrassing. His status in the football world is destined to be impossible to downshift to a smaller club.

But bigger clubs than Arsenal have concerns about Van Persie's age and continuity of form.

If you want to introduce Van Persie, the goal is to reach the championship within one or two seasons, and you have to consider the compatibility with the players in the team. This is not something that can be decided immediately.

Chen Yao also expects Van Persie to be snatched up by the market, but he also knows that in the current transfer market, teams capable of taking on Van Persie are more rational.

Therefore, he needs to find clubs in the European market that really need Van Persie, and find a way to make them bid.

Soon after, Arsenal officially announced the transfer of Olivier Giroud, which is also seen as Arsenal preparing for Van Persie's departure.

Giroud will come to London to join the team in a few days. Although he only landed in England at the age of 26, the French center is full of expectations for this journey.

Before Giroud's official announcement, the first person who broke the news that Arsenal had initialed Giroud was not a traditional transfer expert, such as Sky Sports, Di Marzio or John Krauss, but the "Independent". "'s Lu Ling.

She accurately hit Giroud's transfer and iconically added "here we go", which gradually attracted the attention of fans.

And some Arsenal players are also facing leaving the team. Arshavin had already left the team freely earlier, and players like Julu, Chamark and Squillage were also thrown on the shelf by Chen Yao.

There is also Abu Diaby who has been lying on the bed. Chen Yao no longer expects him to be able to play well. Out of concern for the physical and mental health of the players, Chen Yao hopes to find him a club with less confrontation in the league, so that "Second Master" happily played health football.

Although it is difficult for these players to gain a foothold in Arsenal, thanks to Wenger's control over player wages, they still have a market in small clubs.

Arsenal did not set prices too high. These players were cashed out one after another, and together they recovered more than 1000 million pounds for Arsenal.

And another player that Chen Yao valued very much, Jack Wilshere, has not recovered well from his injury, and he is still unable to train and compete.But for Wilshere, Chen Yao was not willing to give up his talent, and was willing to wait a little longer.

There are also some players that Chen Yao did not take the initiative to sell, which also attracted attention.

Gervinho has attracted the attention of Valencia, who have lost talented players such as Villa, David Silva, Juan Mata, and Isco in two consecutive seasons.

Now, the new official Mauricio Pellegrino rebuilds the team's offensive line. He hopes to build a team around Banega, Soldado and Parejo, and the team lacks sharp wings. sharp knife.

Therefore, Pellegrino became interested in Gervinho.

This player performed well last season, with a strong passing ability, and sent nearly 10 assists.

Pellegrino liked Gervinho more and more, but he ignored that he was paired with Gervinho at the peak of Robin van Persie...

However, Gervinho's strength is still enough to cope with La Liga.

According to Chen Yao, Gervinho's football intelligence cannot cope with Arsenal's new system, not to mention that the team's existing Zaha and Griezmann, who is expected to be bought, are both little monsters who need playing time.

Valencia's final offer of 1000 to [-] million euros is not a small number for the down-and-out Spanish giants.

Chen Yao also happily approved the transfer and earned back Giroud's transfer fee.

Another unplanned player is Alexander Song.

Barcelona hopes to introduce the Cameroonian. Last season, Song's long pass transfer and defensive coverage in the backcourt left an impression on Guardiola.

Chen Yao tried to persuade him to stay, but Song's attitude was very firm. He said that he still had dozens of relatives to support in his hometown. In Barcelona, ​​he had better treatment and more honors, so he could afford to support those moles.

Chen Yao had no choice but to let him go.

This time, Barcelona didn't use any outside tactics. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement on a price of 2000 million pounds in [-], and completed the transfer of Alexander Song.

This also means that next season, Jorginho and Verratti will have to share more tasks.

The team desperately needs the growth of young players.

When dealing with players, Chen Yao never forgot to show Lu Ling thoroughly.

Although the fans didn't pay much attention to the news of the transfer, Lu Ling hit multiple deals in a row, which made her famous with the help of social media, and became a trusted "magic stick" in the Arsenal fan circle for a while.

"What Sister Lu says is what she says. She knows it." A fan retweeted and commented.

Not 100% of Arsenal's transfer income can be reinvested in the transfer market, but even if it is only a part, it gives the team room to operate.

The negotiations between Dick Law and Malaga are progressing very quickly. Originally, Malaga would not let go of the 3000 million pounds, but the increasingly serious debt pressure of the team made their tone softer and softer.

"I've already talked about 2000 million." Dick Law said confidently, "I plan to make another bargain."

"However, won't there be other teams bidding?" The old gentleman was still unsure about this question.

"Probably not." Chen Yao told him, "We are the ones who are most closely connected with Santi now, and his brilliance has also been concealed by this generation of Spanish players to a certain extent. Continue to put pressure on him and win him as soon as possible."

However, negotiations with Real Sociedad have been difficult.

Real Sociedad saw the potential in Griezmann, and his contract has a release clause of 3000 million euros.

Real Sociedad is determined to trigger the termination clause before taking Griezmann away, and their attitude is firm.

Although Griezmann does not reject joining Arsenal, he does not take the initiative to put pressure on Real Sociedad.

For Arsenal, spending 3000 million in one go to buy a 20-year-old, immature player is too big a deal based on current financial standards.

Chen Yao could only keep begging Dick Law, put down his old face and try his best to keep the price down to an acceptable range.

……

While the busy transfer window was going on, Arsenal's players also started pre-season preparations under the leadership of the coaching staff.

However, the preparation process made Chen Yao worried.

"Coach, if you want to build a team according to your requirements, the players' physical reserve and physical confrontation ability are completely insufficient."

Lillo flipped through the report in his hand, frowning, "Our players are skilled, but their confrontation ability is too poor and they are not tough enough. According to my understanding of the Premier League, the intensity and scale here are not what Spain can compete with. Than."

"If your idea is in Spain, it will be easier to implement, but in the Premier League, the pressing and transition you want to see need to be as strong as the opponent, otherwise it will just be superficial."

"Moreover, this also requires a substantial increase in the running volume of the players, and the previous physical reserves simply cannot cope with this type of game. If we do not make enough preparations, either the team can only play 'unlike', or the team will Overdrawn physical strength, there was a wave of injuries in the middle of the season."

Lilio organized a pile of materials and reports and put them on Chen Yao's desk, "Coach, take a look, our data analysis is not optimistic."

"It's a headache." Chen Yao flipped through the information Lillo gave him and knew that the assistant coach was not joking.

"And it takes time for the players to understand the tactics," Bergkamp added. "My observation on the training ground is that the players are not used to this type of football."

"They have done a good job in the process of constructing the attack in the backcourt. Marco, Jorge, and Mikel, the skills and understanding of these midfielders are not bad. I think this is also the foundation laid last season."

"But..." Bergkamp sighed, "The players' understanding of high-position pressing is immature. Their rotations are prone to mistakes, they will make mistakes in the selection of oppression objects, and their cooperation with each other is not tacit."

"The same goes for the offense," Lillo said. "They have good skills and are fast, but they are still used to the simplified offense of last season, and they are like headless flies in the systematic offensive coordination. This also requires time."

"Perhaps an excellent core player is needed," he added.

"You are all right, but let me take it easy." Chen Yao felt that his head was throbbing. Training, preparations, transfers, these are just competitive matters, and there are so many things going on.

Is this the life of a head coach? He sighed. It's not easy.

(End of this chapter)