On 1 February, the winter transfer window for Europe's major leagues closed. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info・This winter window, it is rare to have a blockbuster deal that attracts enough attention.

In this regard, the most concise comment came from Balotelli, who has always been unwilling to be bland, Ba Shen complained when watching the live broadcast on the window closing day: "It's better to watch the transfer than to watch the beautiful host who reports the transfer on TV!" ”

Balotelli's words are not unreasonable, this winter window, most of the European giants have chosen to stand still. Blackburn, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, the six giants of the Premier League, have only one signing in total, and it is still Jesus, who signed Blackburn half a year ago.

At the same time, Bayern in the Bundesliga and Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga have no new recruits in the winter window. In other words, the 9 giants of the 3 major leagues in England and Germany have actually not carried out reinforcement operations in the winter window.

According to the transfer fee ranking of the German "transfer market" website, there are only four signings above 30 million euros this winter, of which only Draxler has completed the transfer within the top five leagues. The Chinese Super League has undoubtedly become the protagonist of the winter window, and half of the top ten transfers are related to the Chinese Super League, and the bid king is made in China: Oscar signed Shanghai SIPG for 60 million euros. Zhang Chengdong's sky-high price of 20.44 million euros has set a new record for the transfer fee of Chinese players.

In fact, it is the crazy purchasing power of the Chinese Super League that directly caused the Premier League to achieve the first "profit" since the introduction of the concept of "transfer window" in football in January, that is, the income from selling is higher than the cost of buying.

The Premier League winter transfer cost a total of 210 million pounds, but the income reached 250 million pounds, and the net income was nearly 40 million. In addition to Oscar, Igalo's transfer fee to Changchun Yatai is also as high as 20 million pounds, and two of the top five transfers in the Premier League winter are related to the Chinese Super League. Since the transfer window of the Chinese Super League has not yet closed, in the eyes of the British media, this number is expected to continue to rise.

And in this "prosperous era", Blackburn naturally has to intervene.

On January 29, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Club officially announced that Blackburn Rovers right-back Zhang Lin ended his stay in the ocean and rejoined the team. The transfer fee of this transaction reached 18 million pounds, more than 150 million yuan, and Zhang Lin also became the first local "Mr. 100 million yuan" in the Chinese Super League.

After joining Blackburn, Zhang Lin spent her first season on loan at Belshort in the first division, and only officially represented Blackburn in the 2014-15 season.

In two and a half seasons at Blackburn, Zhang Lin was never able to get a place as a main substitute, although she also had the opportunity to start in the Premier League and play in Europe, but more time to play came in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Compared with the resolute decision to embark on the road of staying abroad three years ago, Zhang Lin, who is now about to be 28 years old, has become more and more eager to return to China to play after winning almost all the championships such as the Champions League, the Premier League, and the Club World Cup with Blackburn.

In the past two years, due to the shortage of local player resources in China, the value of players has skyrocketed, and according to the data of authoritative German websites, the premium of Chinese Super League players can reach dozens of times. Four of the 10 most expensive players in the 2016 winter window were Chinese players.

Since 2010, the transfer fees of domestic players have soared, Gao Lin transferred 8 million yuan to Evergrande, Jiang Ning transferred to Evergrande with 14 million yuan, Yu Dabao transferred to Albin with 20 million yuan, Yu Hanchao transferred to Albin with 30 million yuan, and Wang Dalei transferred to Luneng with 30 million yuan...... It wasn't until the Chinese Super League club contacted Blackburn Rovers to seek Zhang Lin's transfer that the value of the local player finally "broke 100 million". ・

Zhang Lin is not a regular Blackburn Rover, and is nearly 30 years old, and in the face of an offer of tens of millions of pounds, Blackburn is naturally happy to sell him to a Chinese Super League team.

Originally, Evergrande's offer was not the highest, and just when Zhang Lin was about to be sold to Suning for 20 million pounds, Arthur came forward to veto the transfer and returned Zhang Lin to his former club Guangzhou Evergrande for a transfer fee of 18 million pounds.

Although he did not sign a buyback clause when he introduced Zhang Lin, Arthur did not want to make an extra £2 million and leave a bad impression on Evergrande and the entire Chinese football world. After all, the hot money of the Super League is inexhaustible.

However, Zhang Lin's transfer has also resurfaced a question that has been repeatedly mentioned in recent years: are Chinese players worth such a high transfer fee?

In the Chinese Super League, where excellent local players are scarce and there are restrictions on the introduction of personnel, the "household registration" effect has been infinitely amplified.

When transferring between Premier League clubs in Europe, the value of homegrown players in England often exceeds the expected value, commonly known as the "hukou book" effect.

Internally, Blackburn alone has Stones priced at £50 million, Raheem Sterling at £50 million and Harry Kane at £80million...... Fans are ridiculing that the "household registration book" is really valuable.

Due to the limited number of foreign players, it is natural for Chinese Super League teams to stock up on good local internationals. In addition, there are few excellent local players at this stage, and in such a situation, it is not easy to find excellent players who have the opportunity to transfer, and the value will naturally rise. ”

According to Zhang Lin's transfer value of more than 100 million yuan, what is the level of the transfer fee of 18 million pounds if it is placed in Europe?

In the summer of last year, De Gea, one of the protagonists of the European transfer market, because the player himself has one year left on his contract with Manchester United, Real Madrid, who wants to take advantage of the fire, made an offer of only 13 million euros for Manchester United for the first time......

Chinese football has absorbed considerable social funds, but under the high cost of operation, it is far from realizing the social expectation of improving the level of football, which is the problem to be solved by comprehensively deepening reform.

Zhang Lin's departure is big news for Chinese fans, but it is inconsequential for Blackburn, and it is not even as dramatic as Bam Adebayo's departure after his contract expires.

However, neither Zhang Lin's departure nor Bam Adebayo's contract expire will be the focus of Blackburn's winter transfer window, and their biggest news in the past two months has come from the arrival of new signing Gabriel Jesus.

Blackburn Rovers signed Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus for £30 million this summer and finally arrived at Blackburn Rovers on the first day of 2017 to officially join the team. He just led Palmeiras to the Brazilian Liga title last weekend.

When Gabriel Jesus arrived at Blackburn Rovers Airport, he was greeted by a large number of fans. He was warmly welcomed by the club, with Jurgen Klopp and director Monchi inviting him to dinner, along with his fellow Brazilian countrymen Neymar and Philippe Coutinho.

Next, the club will give Gabriel Jesus a week off to allow him to settle into life at Blackburn. Gabriel Jesus uploaded a selfie of himself yesterday and wrote: "Blackburn, I'm finally here! ”

Gabriel Jesus will wear the number 33 shirt for the Roses and is also expected to make his Premier League debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 21 January.

Until then, most people's impression of the young Brazilian striker was limited to last year's Rio Olympics, where he scored three goals as a key member of the team helped Brazil win the Olympic gold medal.

In fact, Blackburn Rovers signed Gabriel Jesus from Brazilian giants Palmeiras for £30 million last summer, but Jesus decided to contribute to his former club's attempt at the league title. As he had hoped, a month earlier, he helped Palmeiras win the league title for the first time in 22 years, before Gabriel Jesus officially reported to Blackburn Rovers.

In an exclusive interview, Gabriel Jesus explained in detail why he turned down the pursuit of Barcelona and Real Madrid in favor of Blackburn Rovers.

He said: "Blackburn Rovers are a club with a long history, they are the most successful club of the 21st century, and they have the ability to win the championship in all competitions. The big thing about me joining Blackburn Rovers was the presence of my good friend Neymar and Jurgen Klopp being the only manager who called me personally. I hope that in the future I will be able to learn more from working with Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and other team-mates. ”

Blackburn Rovers missed their best chance to reach the top last week with a draw at Goodison Park in the league play-off. After this game, Blackburn Rovers are temporarily in second place in the Premier League table, just behind leaders Chelsea by two goal difference, and Klopp naturally hopes that the arrival of Jesus can give the team the necessary help.

Blackburn Rovers had a brief period of adjustment due to the winter transfer window, while the Warriors across the ocean also got a week of rest.

The All-Star Weekend will be held in Oakland in February, and the choice of the All-Star venue can be described as a tortuous one, with the league canceling Charlotte's hosting rights and replacing Oakland with Oakland hosting the Golden State Warriors' home stadium.

The NBA is particular about choosing where to host the All-Star Games, usually sending invitations to bids to league teams three or four years in advance, and teams interested in participating need to work with the home city to provide a proposal to the league. In the plan, there are three projects that the NBA attaches the most importance to: the arena, the convention center and the hotel.

The first requirement of the NBA for the arena to host the All-Star is that it must be large enough to accommodate more fans. Indianapolis, home of the Pacers, has been interested in bidding for an All-Star in recent years, but one obstacle is that the Pacers' home Banks, the Banks, is unlikely to be able to accommodate the league. By comparison, the Banksy Life Arena has 18,165 seats, and the Air Canada Center, which hosts the 2016 All-Stars, is expected to use the larger Lucas Oil Stadium where the Final Four will be played if the All-Stars are placed in Indianapolis.

All-Star Weekend has a number of events, not all of which are held at the NBA team's home arena, but some of them are held at the convention center of the city where the home stadium is held, such as the NBA carnival and the Celebrity Game, which are mostly held at the convention center. Whether there is a large convention center near the arena is a key consideration for the NBA when choosing a venue. As for the hotel room requirements, it is mainly due to the large number of people and fans who will flock to the venue during the All-Star Weekend, and the local hotels should have plenty of rooms to offer.

In the summer of 2014, the Hornets and Charlotte formally applied to the league to host All-Star Weekend. The league decided in 2015 to hand over the 2017 All-Star to the Hornets and Charlotte, the second time Charlotte has hosted an All-Star, the last time being in 1991. The City of Charlotte office has made a good commitment to invest in facility upgrades to the competition venues. However, in March 2016, Charlotte's state of North Carolina passed a public facility** safety bill, known as the "Toilet Act", which specifically states that transgender people who have not undergone surgery and have changed their birth certificates through legal procedures cannot choose public restrooms according to their gender identity, but must choose according to the sex on their birth certificates.

The bill is aimed at homosexual, bisexual and transgender people, and the rights and wrongs of the bill are of different opinions, but discrimination against homosexuality is the high-voltage line of the NBA, and the bill just touches this high-voltage line, with a certain political color, and the NBA has to pull out.

After the league revoked Charlotte's All-Star hosting rights, a number of cities applied to host the event, including Oakland, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, and the league finally chose Oakland, why was Oakland favored by the league?

First of all, because of Arthur's "foresight", although he lost to Charlotte in the previous bid, the Warriors have been preparing according to the All-Star commendation. It must be noted that the league's change of all-star venue is an emergency, and it is very difficult for the city that took over the hosting rights to complete the preparations in a very short time, and the venues and hotels in Auckland are ready, which is incomparable to other bidding venues.

Both Louisiana and Oakland have given full support to hosting the All-Star Arena, and under Arthur's money offensive, the government and the Warriors have joined forces to complete the renovation of the All-Star Arena and auxiliary arenas in the NBA, and provide 6,000 rooms of hotel accommodation.

"Auckland is a world-class sports and entertainment city." NBA President Shaw said, "We are very pleased that Oakland is once again hosting the All-Stars. ”

Second, Auckland's inclusiveness is exactly what the coalition needs. Statistically, Oakland has the third-largest gay population in the United States, and the city is relatively gay-friendly. The N.B.A. canceled Charlotte's hosting rights because of the gay bill, and Oakland chose no such concerns.

The third factor in Oakland's victory was that the All-Star was held in February, and Oakland had a pleasant weather in February, and during the 2016 All-Star Weekend, Toronto's cold weather caused the stars to complain, and the league paid more attention to the climate in the location of the All-Star Games.

The fourth main reason is that the Golden State Warriors are currently the hottest team in the NBA, and the NBA also hopes to use this All-Star to further expand the global influence of both sides.