My name is Colani

On the positive side, he said that he was the flag of Arsenal, but on the negative side, he said that he had not won the championship for many years, but he was still favored by a giant like Trapani. Wenger himself felt that it was a bit incredible, but of course he was also a bit proud, which showed that his football philosophy was still recognized by Trapani.

He even thought that he was favored by the club owner Mr. Hugo. Well, the story is not like this. Hugo's speech after the Champions League was not a cliché. He did not manage the selection of coaches. All this was started by Kenyon.

It is said that Wenger really looked down on Kenyon at that time, because Kenyon used to be the CEO of Manchester United, and then went to Chelsea, and had a direct conflict with Mr. Wenger. The cause of the incident was Ashley Cole, who was regarded as a traitor by Arsenal fans. Kenyon contacted Ashley Cole privately with Mourinho. This matter was a sensation at that time. In the end, Chelsea paid a sum of money to Arsenal, but Ashley Cole left Arsenal as he wished and joined Chelsea.

Just like the Italian football world, there is no overnight hatred. Besides, the focus of the year was Wenger and Mourinho. At this time, Wenger and Kenyon have forgotten the old things.

Wenger's brother Guy and several very close people persuaded Wenger to accept Trapani's invitation, because the times have changed. In recent years, Wenger has not received many real invitations. The main reason is that people have formed a fixed mindset and think that Wenger will never leave Arsenal, just like Kenyon proposed Wenger's name and Trapani people were not optimistic.

"Arsene, you should accept such an invitation. You have talent. You should not be buried here. You may not win the championship here! The fans have begun to get tired of you, and you don't want them to hate you one day!" After the Champions League, Guy once again instigated Wenger. Wenger has returned to his hometown in France to rest. Wenger is an out-and-out football dog. He has long said that he owes a lot to his family. This rest is a rare vacation.

"I know nothing about them! What conditions did they tell you?!" Wenger shrugged and said to his brother.

Wenger said he knew nothing about Trapani, not the club's situation, but the conditions. After talking for a long time, what exactly is their offer?

"Kenyon told me that he can sign a three-year contract with you, with an annual salary of 8 million euros after tax! What do you think about this?!" Guy talked about the issue of money without hesitation.

Please note that this is an annual salary of 8 million euros after tax, which is much higher than Wenger's salary at Arsenal, so money is really not a problem.

According to Guy's idea, such an opportunity is really rare. Real Madrid once wanted to invite Wenger, but Wenger didn't go, and Guy felt it was a pity. Now Trapani, who is not short of money, has come, and Wenger really shouldn't refuse, and Trapani has better conditions than Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is a very good team and the greatest club in the world, but it is a palace fighting club. It is not so easy to be the head coach, but Trapani is different. Trapani is a private club, and the owner is a rich man ranked in the top ten of the Forbes wealth list. There are not so many struggles. As long as you can please Hugo, you can coach as long as you want.

Don't you see that Bielsa, a second-rate coach, can stay for three years? My brother is much better than him, and he will definitely get more honors and stay for more years.

The two brothers were discussing enthusiastically in the living room. Guy even said: "London is far worse than Trapani. I went there for vacation last year. It is a veritable Mediterranean resort, very beautiful! I also went to see the Google Stadium, which is a work of art floating on the sea! Arsene, we are French, and our romantic French are a perfect match for the Mediterranean style!"

What kind of nonsense is this!

Wenger was a little moved by Guy's instigation. In fact, it seems that it is really time to change his destiny, so he began to ask Guy for specific details. Guy was dumbfounded because there was no substantive negotiation at all. Kenyon promised Guy Wenger's salary and transfer funds for this season. Trapani, which had just won the Champions League, was willing to give Mr. Wenger 100 million transfer funds. If he really needed another 150 million, it would not be impossible.

"I didn't ask anything else. If you are interested, we can discuss it. If not, there is no need to discuss it! Are you sure you want to talk to them?!" Wenger was interested, but Guy was a little unsure.

"Then let's talk. It won't hurt!" Wenger made a decision.

Not only did Wenger make a decision, but probably because he had deep feelings for Arsenal and didn't want Arsenal to be in a hurry because of his possible departure, Wenger called his old friend on the board of directors in a funny way and said, I really might leave!

The Arsenal board of directors panicked immediately, because this time it might be true. The smart ones among them quickly figured out Wenger's potential next home. It goes without saying that Trapani is the most likely, Inter Milan is also possible, but Real Madrid is impossible, because they seem to have booked Mourinho, and Wenger, who has been without a championship for many years, may not be in line with their wishes. You know, it's useless for Real Madrid to just play well now, and they must win the championship from Barcelona.

Some people wanted to keep Wenger, so they deliberately exposed in the media that Wenger was negotiating with Trapani. Another group of people wanted Wenger to leave. Haha, there were struggles in the Arsenal board of directors, but Wenger's position was unique, and it was inconvenient to do things without him.

What's more, there are people in Arsenal who want to change, change Arsenal's business model. When Wenger was there, he was the head of the team, he was the sports manager, he had the final say on who to buy and who to sell, who to renew and who not to renew. This model is exactly the same as Ferguson's, the traditional Premier League model, this model has been criticized by more and more professionals, isn't the Arsenal board dissatisfied with this model? ! Naturally, some people will be dissatisfied, so they hope Wenger will leave.

Those who want Wenger to leave will naturally work hard to find a new coach in case of emergency.

At the same time, Trapani's senior executives, who received a positive response from Guy, started an internal discussion meeting and began to discuss specific matters with Wenger.

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Speaking of why Wenger is willing to leave Arsenal for so long, it is impossible to say that he has no selfish motives, because his power in Arsenal is really terrible. At least from the habit of Trapani since the establishment of the team, Wenger's position as head coach is much more powerful than that of general manager.

Under Wenger, Arsenal is like a blank sheet of paper. He can draw whatever he wants. But who will give him such great power if he leaves Arsenal? ! No club will give it to him. Real Madrid will not, and neither will Trapani.

In fact, this is one of the important factors why many Premier League coaches are unwilling to take up positions in continental Europe. First, their technical content is low, and second, they have lost too much power, and their opportunities to make money are also reduced.

So Kenyon realized early on that the core of the contract negotiation with Wenger was the issue of Wenger's power and the club's "positioning" of Wenger as the head coach.

In the internal discussion, Kenyon wanted to compromise and tried to divide part of the transfer power to Wenger, but Chairman Morek and Seli strongly opposed it. This time it was not selfish but public-spirited. Kenyon was originally a typical modern manager, but he had also been "poisoned" by Ferguson for a long time and felt that part of the power was not important. This time he met Wenger, who he advocated, and he naturally wanted to give in, but this was incorrect.

What everyone said makes sense. Even as the CEO, Kenyon cannot act arbitrarily. Sometimes democracy is still necessary. Besides, if this matter is brought to Hugo, it will definitely run into a snag.