Midfielder

The transfer war between Kenyon and his competitors has always been full of smoke, and there is no possibility of reconciliation.

Anyway, for him, that is his battlefield. He has no say in the team's tactical play, but Mourinho rarely takes the initiative to ask about the team's transfer operations. The division of labor between the two is also very clear, at least there will be no unclear responsibilities, but there is no intersection between them.

However, Kenyon's professional quality is beyond doubt, otherwise Abramovich would not have poached him specifically.

You know, when Abramovich attacked Manchester United's management, the first one he poached was Kenyon.

The Russians have a rather venomous vision. Kenyon's strength is unquestionable, especially in terms of transfer operations. He not only knows how to spend money, but the money he spends can also bring advertising effects to the team.

You can count the transfer operations of this guy in three years, and almost every one of them has attracted everyone's attention.

From his signing of Duff and others, to Mourinho and Lin Yi's operations, to poaching people everywhere now, although he is a bit infuriating, he is a good director for Chelsea.

At least he is a good hand at transfer operations. Don't think that just spending money is enough. This money should not only be spent, but also spent beautifully, strengthening the strength while weakening the opponents.

Kenyon is now pursuing this method. He specifically looks for competitors to poach.

After getting Essien and Wright, Kenyon completed the signing with Gerrard as quickly as possible. The midfield soul who was still playing for Liverpool last season was finally taken.

Although the transfer was no secret before the contract was signed, until the last moment, those Liverpool fans still had a glimmer of fantasy that Gerrard could change his mind.

However, on the day when the national team's game ended, Kenyon had already sat in the office of Stamford Bridge with Gerrard's agent. They had already negotiated all the details, including the salary issue.

When those Liverpool fans were still planning to retain their captain, Kenyon and Gerrard had already finalized the details of the future contract. They had completed the signing within 24 hours.

Gerrard's agent also issued a statement at the first time, announcing his client's decision.

This midfielder who spent most of the early part of his career in Liverpool finally broke up with his Red Army. Although Gerrard said that he was reluctant, the reality was so cruel.

When the entire club began to fall into chaos, Gerrard himself had no intention of being a savior. This time, he not only left Liverpool, but also moved his family to London.

It can be seen that Gerrard knew what this transfer meant to him. Those extreme Liverpool fans would never give up. Instead of entanglement, it is better to leave cleanly.

Kenyon acted very quickly. He didn't give the other party a chance to breathe. Although Liverpool fans still wanted to resist, for those Americans who bought the club, such a deal was just an ordinary business. They didn't have any traditional concepts in their minds.

Only US dollars and euros were the most practical in their eyes. A core player could be exchanged for one twentieth of their investment. They couldn't miss such a good deal so easily.

Thirty-five million euros, although this expenditure has made Chelsea's total summer transfer expenditure exceed the 100 million mark, Abramovich did not seem to say much about Kenyon's extravagance.

Instead, after getting Gerrard, the Russian tycoon added nearly 50 million in transfer fees.

Acquisitions, continue crazy acquisitions, even if the budget exceeds the plan, the Russians don't care.

Especially seeing the expressions of Liverpool fans when they saw that their captain could not be retained, the Russians seemed to have a little pleasure of mischief, but the money was worth it.

At least a midfielder of Gerrard's level is not so easy to seduce.

If the current chaos of Liverpool had not given Chelsea an opportunity, Kenyon would not have been able to easily get Gerrard's big heart that had always yearned for Liverpool, but when the contract was signed, Kenyon could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and this most difficult deal was settled.

Although he paid a considerable transfer fee, Kenyon was satisfied to get Gerrard.

Although Kenyon has now become the public enemy of the entire Liverpool, for a shameless person like him, the more hateful eyes he gets, the more he may enjoy it, which is also a kind of attention.

As the executive director of a team, Kenyon is the first to be paid attention to by so many people.

However, most of this attention is hatred. Kenyon himself has no idea how many death notices he has received from those extreme fans, but this guy still goes his own way and doesn't care at all.

Maybe for Kenyon, the more people hate him, the better this guy is in some aspects.

He is now the executive director of Chelsea, so all interests must take into account the gains and losses of the Chelsea club, just like the work he did at Manchester United, but now he has changed his employer.

Liverpool's American owner is also happy to complete such a deal, and their crisis public relations don't have to be too laborious, after all, the players themselves have asked to leave the team.

And they just followed the players' own wishes, and they also earned a very generous transfer fee. Even if a new coach came, they would not have to worry about the transfer fee.

For those Americans, traditions are nothing but clouds, and making money is the most practical thing.

Kenyon is not only seducing other people's main players, but his clear steps are also not messed up. While Thiago found a new club, substitutes like Forsell and Oliveira also found a way out.

Although everyone's value is not high, it is good to exchange some funds for players who can't play in the game. What's more, the value Kenyon offered them is a little higher than the cost of recruiting them. Even if they didn't make any money, at least Chelsea Club would not make a loss.

After winning the treble, Kenyon also paid attention to the balance of income and expenditure when doing business. In addition to the habit of spending money to buy people, he was much more careful than before about the issue of cleaning players.

It is not as easy to take advantage of him as it was in the past two seasons. The players who leave Chelsea are all gilded. Want to buy them at a low price? That is a dream.

Now when Kenyon sells those first-line substitutes, he is more confident than before.

There is no way. This is the advantage of being the bottom of the treble. At least you don’t have to live by others’ faces.

After solving the transfer problem of Gerrard, Kenyon can finally attack Arsenal with all his strength.

Ashley Cole, the unqualified insider, saw that Gerrard’s transfer could be completed so smoothly this time. His heart, which was suppressed by Wenger for almost half a season, began to stir unconsciously again.

And this time, Ashley Cole’s agent Barnett publicly expressed his intention to transfer in front of the media. Not only did he say it in front of the media, he also began to contact Arsenal’s senior management.

Wenger would definitely not agree. Barnett knew this, so he went directly to the Arsenal executives. At the same time, he also went to Kenyon to discuss how to make this transfer.

Although Chelsea was punished by the Football Association for privately contacting Ashley Cole in the late last season.

But Kenyon would not pay attention to such a fine that did not hurt his bones. When Barnett extended an olive branch, Kenyon did not intend to be polite. He just wanted to attack Arsenal's defensive general.

22 million. After the first offer, Kenyon began his continuous attack. His offer once again stimulated the eyes of many media reporters. This price is just to buy a defender. Many people think that Chelsea is completely crazy. They simply do not take money as money.

Ferdinand, who was the main central defender of the England national team, was only 30 million, and that was the first value of a defender. Now Ashley Cole is so valuable?

Moreover, Kenyon not only spent a lot on the transfer fee, but also offered a personal treatment that the other party could not refuse. If Ashley Cole could transfer, his weekly salary would reach 70,000 pounds.

You know, the highest salary Arsenal could offer Ashley Cole was only 50,000 pounds a week, and this salary also had additional conditions, including playing time and performance.

But Kenyon's personal treatment did not have so many long-winded clauses, and even on this basis, all conditions could be floating. Not only the salary, but also the bonus Chelsea could give was mouth-watering.

The championship bonus, the starting bonus, if all these were added to the income, it would be a considerable amount.

Ashley Cole is a very realistic person, otherwise he would not have spent so much time on renewing his contract with Arsenal. Now Chelsea has such generous conditions, it is impossible for him not to be tempted.

The conflict between him and Arsenal had already been made public, and now he was just waiting for another opportunity.

Kenyon's series of offers have made Arsenal and Wenger a little powerless to resist. Although the French old man's attitude is still tough, he can only do limited things in the face of such a tough acquisition.

After all, it is the player who is ready to leave. He can only rely on the contract to constrain him. However, when the binding force of the contract begins to weaken, can you expect the player to change his mind and return to his account?

However, the reason why Wenger is reluctant to give in is because Chelsea is the main competitor who poached him. It is really infuriating to send his main players to the opponent.

Especially in three weeks, the Community Shield match between Arsenal and Chelsea will start. At this time, being poached by the opponent will not only damage his own interests, but also increase the opponent's arrogance. If the opponent signs Ashley Cole, Kenyon doesn't know how proud he will be.

Kenyon's current task is to cause trouble for Arsenal, especially after seeing the opponent leave Highbury. Kenyon has more confidence to keep grinding against the opponent. His step-by-step pressure has indeed put a lot of pressure on Wenger.

The club has always supported Wenger. After all, Wenger's achievements in Arsenal are there. He won the championship without losing, and entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League for several consecutive years. The most important thing is that the old French man has trained a group of excellent players for the Arsenal.

From Henry, Pires to Fabregas, it can be said that the entire Arsenal was built by Wenger himself from scratch. Even if the club is dissatisfied with him, it has to consider the worries of the players if they explode.

Moreover, there has never been any discord between the club chairman and Wenger, which is also the main reason why Wenger can be as stable as a rock in Arsenal. However, this time, the club's top management still has some different opinions on the issue of selling Ashley Cole.

At least in the eyes of these top management, a player who has no intention of continuing to play for Arsenal, even if he is forced to stay with the contract, how he will perform on the field, it is estimated that even Wenger himself cannot guarantee it, which is really very troublesome.

Moreover, Barnett's statement in front of the media this time did make Arsenal a little passive. After all, they have been grinding with Ashley Cole on the issue of contract renewal for almost a season. Although they still hold the contract now, the other party is desperate this time.

Kenyon's relentless pressure also gave Barnett more motivation. Within a week, this guy not only denounced Arsenal's stinginess in the contract renewal issue in the newspaper, but also began to desperately promote Ashley Cole's helpless departure.

Anyway, according to this guy, Arsenal has been slow to show its sincerity in the contract renewal issue. They turned a deaf ear to Ashley Cole's weekly salary request and never considered giving Ashley Cole a new contract that was worth his money.

"Cole has been very positive about continuing to play for Arsenal, but the response from the club has disappointed us. They did not value Cole's contribution in the past few seasons, and my client cannot even get a salary that matches his worth."

Barnett is very smart. He deliberately avoided the offer from Chelsea and only pointed the finger at Arsenal's top management and Wenger. According to him, Arsenal is not prepared to increase personal treatment at all. They only intend to let Ashley Cole continue to receive the current salary that ranks in the middle of the team. Even the new contract is just a slight increase on this basis.

Exploitation, stinginess, these words were vented this time and hit Arsenal and Wenger, but Arsenal did not respond to Barnett's attack. Wenger, the wise old man, also fell into deep thinking, whether it is time to let go.

However, even though Wenger knew that he might not be able to keep Ashley Cole this time, he did not intend to let Chelsea get away with it so easily. 22 million euros might be a high price, but Wenger knew that as long as he could hold on, Kenyon would continue to raise the price.

The Community Shield is not an important event, and it is not even as good as the League Cup, which is already a bit tasteless, but for the Premier League, it is also a landmark game to ignite the flames of the new season.

And using the FA Cup champion to fight the league champion is also a dialogue between strong teams.

Especially this Community Shield, it is a confrontation between Arsenal and Chelsea, which is definitely a heavyweight. The duel between Wenger and Mourinho will also be staged in this game.

But before they met, the two teams were busy running in their new lineups. Compared with the Arsenal lineup that did not change much, the new blood of Chelsea must find a fusion point.

Moreover, Mourinho is not only busy adjusting the team's lineup, but also has to let Faria take these guys who have been busy for almost a summer to recover their physical fitness as soon as possible in systematic training.

National team games are the most harmful to multinational teams like Chelsea, especially the lengthy World Cup qualifiers, which always disrupt the preparation plans of many teams, but this seems to be unavoidable.

Just like Mourinho, although he complains that the national team's games always catch him off guard.

But being recruited by the national team also proves that the strength of Chelsea's players can no longer be ignored.

However, if more than 90% of the players of a team are drafted by the national team, Mourinho, as the head coach, is indeed very depressed, and his summer training plan has been disrupted by the qualifiers.

It was not until less than a month before the start of the Premier League that Mourinho summoned all his players to Stamford Bridge. In fact, it is not difficult to imagine how bad the physical condition of these players is.

There are many players like Lampard and Gerrard who played three games in a row with England without a minute's rest. Drogba also represented Ivory Coast in three games.

Even the guy like Smerkin, who has left, played all the games. You can imagine how fierce the players who can play as the main force in Chelsea played. Almost everyone was present.

Maybe only Lin Yi was lucky. He only played one and a half official games, and before joining the national team, he had about a month to carry out very systematic training.

Maybe Lin Yi has the best physical reserve in the entire Chelsea team. The special training of this kid in Portugal for a month not only kept himself in a state of preparation, but also restored his physical reserve to a perfect state. His gradually bulging tendon meat is full of strength.

In the first game of the new season, Mourinho is always ready to suppress his competitors.

The journey to defend the title will start with killing Arsenal. Chelsea's knife has been sharpened. . .