Soap operas by Neymar, Pacos Ferreira and Dembele dominated the back pages of English newspapers throughout August. It is often said last week that Neymar has no interest in coming to England, and this week it has been said that the Brazilian is not happy with his place in the Barcelona squad.

As the victim of this transfer turmoil, Leon Ferreira has already returned to the Harrington training base. Sky Sports sources claim that QPR has offered the Uruguayan a very lucrative contract, but last season's Premier League top scorer was reluctant to sign.

The other protagonist, Everton's number one star, Dembele did not say anything about his future throughout the summer until the end of the first round of the league and Everton lost to Southampton. The French newspaper "Team" revealed that Dembele had called former Everton coach and current Real Madrid coach Nicolas Flores, expressing his desire to follow him to Real Madrid, but was rejected by the Real Madrid coach. It is clear that the attacking line of Real Madrid in the new season is already overcrowded. Quoted by Willpool's local newspaper, The Echo, the news sourly, Dembele and Gabriel Jesus were Amber's arch-enemies, it was clear that the latter was more powerful, so much so that Nick preferred to abandon his old ministry in favor of trusting Brazilians he had never worked with. "World Sports" linked Dembele and Barcelona, believing that the Frenchman is the best replacement for Neymar, and at the same time revealed that Dembele has been a Barcelona fan since he was a child and cannot want to go to Real Madrid.

The inconclusive news not only confusing fans of Barcelona, QPR and Everton, but also attracted the attention of countless fans of other teams – after all, whoever goes there has the potential to have an unpredictable butterfly effect on the entire league and Champions League landscape.

In addition, because Kristen Lue began to make frequent appearances throughout August, such as attending FA courses, coaching summits, and charity events, her past relationship with Patrick Amber was confirmed because of the exposure of their couple tattoos was hyped again. The Sun even found Patrick's ex-girlfriend to break the news.

Wendy Conna, an East London girl who now lives in Leigh-on-Sea and is a married mother of two, who claims to be Patrick Amber's first love, not only provided The Sun with several photos of herself as a teenager with Patrick, but also recounted a story.

"It was in seventh grade, and I was making out in the hallway with Pat, and Christine happened to be passing by, and Pat was very involved, but as soon as she passed by, Pat's mind seemed to be drawn away, and he told me that he was in a hurry to go home and do his homework, and I remember that there was no homework at all...... Anyway, I thought it was strange at the time, and when I read in the newspaper that he had the same tattoo as Kristen Lue in the newspaper, it dawned on me that maybe Patrick liked Christine back then. I'm not saying what happened to them at that point, we both know that wasn't allowed. I just think these two guys have a lot of roots, he's dedicated so many goals to her, and their story is very romantic. I regret that the story did not end to a fairy tale. The 'King' went to Barcelona, the 'Queen' left the new Queen's Park and, as we all know, she is now with the Real Madrid manager. ”

Adjacent to this story is a photograph of Nicolás Flores near his home neighborhood with his beloved son Diego Flores and Diego's mother, the famous Spanish model Sofia López. According to a friend of the Real Madrid manager, Diego and Sofia have moved back to Madrid.

After these two news came out, Queens Park Romance immediately posted a tweet:

[Why do I smell that Lu and Flores have broken up again?]

The number of retweets on this tweet is very impressive, and many netizens seconded it. But what's even more striking is a post posted later by this account:

[7th grade?How old was Patrick at that time?How old was Christine?]

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It's already the first day of September, and there are twenty-four hours left before the summer transfer window closes.

Harrington Training Base.

Alice comes out of the dining room and brings Tim a cup of coffee, before she meets Phil.

When Phil returned from vacation last month, he had gained a whopping eight pounds! Fortunately, he has trained diligently since he returned to the team, and now his weight has basically returned to the figure at the end of last season. But because he was so much fat at the time, Rafa Benitez had a very bad impression of him at first, and Phil was one of the players who played the least in the preseason. In fact, in the first round of the Community Shield and the Premier League season, he didn't even make the squad.

In the Community Shield on 4 August, Rafael Benitez's QPR had their first game, winning a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Wembley to claim the Community Shield.

And on 10 August, in the first round of the Premier League's 2019-2020 season, QPR met the same opponent – this time at Stamford Bridge. Simeone knocked out the defending champions 2-0 at home.

The fans of the new Queen's Park were not disappointed, and the QPR immediately came back to beat promoted Brighton 5-2 at home in the second round of the league. Doubts about new coach Rafa Benitez immediately hit rock bottom, but some reporters questioned that the defending champions had given the promoted side a two-goal lead in the first half and had been penetrated on the left side several times.

In the third round of the Premier League on August 24, Phil Warren finally returned to the squad. However, his main position looks to be difficult to hold.

Phil is said to be very unhappy about this, but Ian privately advised him not to complain too much or risk a purge – Benitez has already purged a large number of players since he took over, including two veterans and vice-captains Nedham Onuoha and Robert Green. As far as Phil knows, even Ian was a little unhappy with the decision, although it made the Scot the team's official first captain.

It can be said that most people are a little dissatisfied with the purge of the team's veterans. In the past championship season, although the two veterans had few playing opportunities, Christine chose to keep them, and kept the dressing room stable very well. The leadership and loyalty of the two veterans helped the team through difficult times. In the summer, the 32-year-old Nedham joined Middlesbrough for a £2 million transfer fee, while the 39-year-old Robert was sent to Leeds United for free, and both went to play in the Championship.

There was also a veteran who was also sent away, and that was David Silva, who Christine brought in in the winter window. Rafael Benitez has publicly stated that Silva has no place in the squad, so the 33-year-old Spanish legend returned to his homeland on a free transfer to play for La Liga side Las Palmas in Spain's Gran Canaria.

Benitez also sent away a number of Academy players such as Jake Steele (West Brom, £9m) and Álvaro Cruz (Sporting Gijon, £1.5 million) and loaned out some of the younger players in the squad, including Joey Freeman (Southampton), who played a lot last season.

Benitez's other decision after that also caused a lot of skepticism.

He let go of some of last season's first-team regulars in August, notably Belgian centre-forward Mitsy Batshuayi, in the most puzzling deal of all, with Monaco paying £35 million to bring him in. Michy Batshuayi was a regular last season, and despite starting more in the latter stages of the season, Michy Batshuayi has been a significant contributor to his 18 goals and has made a lot of tactical contributions. In the dressing room, Michy Batshuayi also gets along well with everyone.

Michy Batshuayi's departure has sparked a lot of controversy, but in fact Benitez, who has already led the transfer himself, has purged Hoel Campbell (loan to Juventus) and Claudio Llamas (to Valencia, £14.5 million). Coupled with Yu Zixiang's early departure, it can be said that the loss of the first team is very large.

Fortunately, the QPR is finally making a difference in the transfer market.

Monchi has now been largely sidelined, so CEO Simon took direct instructions from Benitez to sign 20-year-old Senegalese left-back Sadio Babacar (£19 million) from Nice to replace Yu Zixiang, and after the first round of the league, the prestigious 22-year-old Portugal international defender Ruben Neves (£34million) from Porto.

Then, according to Benitez's wishes, QPR signed 23-year-old Croatian central defender Jedewai (Bayer Leverkusen, £25 million) and 20-year-old Spanish star winger Kico Pinault (Valencia, £31 million).

The most important transfer happened to come when Phil was physically fit and ready to return to the first-team squad.

QPR signed 22-year-old Briel Embolo, a Swiss international striker who had been a big hitter in the Bundesliga from Schalke 04, for £57 million.

Phil had expected his place to be further cemented after Michy Batshuayi's departure – and although he didn't hate the Belgian. Therefore, he trained desperately in the gym to reduce his weight and improve his physical fitness as soon as possible, that is, to be able to return to the main force as soon as possible.

But now, this Embollo has undoubtedly become the first choice for the QPR center forward position - if Leon stays, then Embolo will form a forward partnership with Leon, and if Leon leaves, then Embolo can also play the one-arrow tactics that Benitez prefers.

In the third round away to Newcastle, Embolo scored the only goal to help QPR achieve another victory. In the just-concluded fourth-round home game against West Bromwich Albion, Embolo scored twice to help the team win three consecutive games 3:1, and QPR accumulated nine points after four rounds of the new season, ranking in fourth place.

Undoubtedly, the introduction of Embolo has eased the pressure on Benitez a lot, and the defending champions have not started too badly.

Now, what everyone is watching is the question of Leon's stay - which is closely related to whether Neymar will stay at Barcelona.

Alice had two cups of coffee in her hands, still thinking about the listless Phil she had just met, and he didn't even "tease" her. It can be seen how depressed he has been lately.

Alice was in a trance to Tim's office, which had been moved upstairs from next door to the manager's office, and the former assistant office had become part of the manager's new office, which now houses Benitez's private shower.

"I've got to say I'm not used to it. Alice handed the coffee to Tim.

The teaching assistant on the desk looked up and said thank you, he took a sip of his coffee, and added, "Everything is changing, we have to get used to it, and hopefully it will turn out well." ”

From the wry smile on Tim's face, it was not difficult to guess that he was not convinced of what he said.

Alice shrugged and asked, "Have you been in contact with Christine lately?"

"After a few phone calls, she seemed busy. ”

"I asked her to have dinner in the evening. The Sun and the Twitter account just didn't seem to want to let her go, and a media friend of mine said The Sun might want to do a thorough look into her previous experience as an academy coach, what were they hoping to find out......?

'I'm not worried, coaches who have been in the academy know it's sensitive, and we didn't even dare to be alone in the same room with the players. If you want to protect your players, you have to protect yourself first. ”

Alice nodded, and she burst into laughter.

Tim felt strange and quickly asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"The Sun has misplaced their attention, and I think it will be much later for them to find out that Kristen Lue and Nick Flores have broken up. ”

"Are you surprised?" Tim had only heard about it when he called Christine a few days ago, and she had only said a word, so he didn't ask much.

Alice shrugged her shoulders and looked like she didn't know where to start, "ell... I don't have to imagine them arguing, but I guess they quarrel like politicians, neither of them will give a step, neither of them will admit that their views are illogical......"

While she was still talking, Tim had already gotten up, and he interrupted her: "So probably chemistry is one thing, stable emotional relationships are another. Haha, I have to go to a meeting, are you relaxing today?"

Alice quickly looked at her watch, "Damn, I'm just here to bring you a cup of coffee, and I still have something to do." ”

"Greetings Christine on my behalf, didn't you eat together at night?"

"No problem, I think she knows very well that you're busy. ”

Although Thiem has little say in transfer matters, he is still involved in the daily training and tactical details of the team, and Benitez is also a tactical maniac, and Thiem's work intensity in the new season is no less intense than at the start of any previous season.

"Hey, Tim-" Before leaving, Alice thought of something again, and she called to the teaching assistant, "Do you think Leon will go?"

Tim was stunned for a moment, the heart of the Uruguayan is no longer in this team, obviously, but whether he will leave this summer, to be precise, before tomorrow, no one knows now. He shook his head, "I don't know, really. I don't think Rafa knows either. 166 Reading Network