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Therefore, Blackburn's third signing this summer is Arthur's first expense.

In the new season, Blackburn's main full-back position, Ashley Cole is about to turn 32, Branislav Ivanovic is 28 years old, and Baines will also be 28 years old.

After Darmian was unable to prop up Blackburn Rovers on the wing, Carlo Ancelotti is hoping to bring in another qualified substitute.

On August 18, Blackburn's official website announced that Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta is about to officially transfer to Blackburn, and his agent has also agreed a personal agreement with Monchi, and the deal will be officially completed next week. Blackburn spent €10 million on the transfer.

Cesar Azpilicueta's agent has agreed with Blackburn Rovers for the player's personal treatment, which means Blackburn's work to strengthen the full-backs is coming to an end.

Although the transfer has been confirmed, Cesar Azpilicueta will be in his final squad, making his final appearance for Marseille's Ligue 1 tie with Sochaux at the weekend before reporting for Blackburn Rovers early next week.

Blackburn Rovers are not the only club seeking Azpilicueta this summer, at least Chelsea came close to signing the Spanish full-back as they did in the previous life, but after Blackburn's cross and persuasion from international team-mates Marcos Alonso and Torres, Azpilicueta preferred the Roses.

After welcoming Cesar Azpilicueta, Blackburn saw off another midfielder.

On August 20, Arsenal officially announced that Matthew Flamini was back at the Arsenal club.

Flamini, the 28-year-old Frenchman made 153 appearances for Arsenal in the 2004-2008 season, returning to the Gunners after joining Serie A giants AC Milan and Blackburn.

The tenacious midfielder was an integral part of Arsenal's Champions League final in 2006 and helped them to FA Cup triumph in 2005. In the 2006 Champions League final, Flamini emerged as a 'versatile' at left-back and was instrumental in Arsenal's record of 10 consecutive Champions League games without conceding a goal.

Last season, Flamini made 19 appearances for Blackburn, and he couldn't shake the status of Alonso, Cambiaso and others in hopes of more appearances, so he could only seek a transfer, while his old club Arsenal was clearly a good choice.

'We are delighted with Flamini's return,' said Arsene Wenger. 'He's a very good player, his performance and his intelligence are outstanding. We know he's a good midfielder, but he can also play at the back and he's in good condition and suits the team. ”

Flamini will be wearing the Arsenal number 20 shirt and will be welcomed back by the entire Arsenal staff.

Flamini's transfer fee is only £2.5 million, but in addition to the transfer fee, Arthur also specifically advised Arsenal to take a 17-year-old Spanish right-back Bellerin in this deal.

Héctor Bellerin was born on 19 March 1995 in Barcelona, Spain, and plays as a defender. Bellerin is known for his speed, breaking the Arsenal record for the 40m sprint, which is held by Theo Walcott.

Bellerin started his football career at FC Barcelona, in 2011, Bellerin left the Barcelona academy to Arsenal, and he has not signed a professional contract with Arsenal, Arthur can take him away with a meager youth compensation, but unfortunately Arthur, who knew Bellerin's promising future, did not want to have too much trouble in the future, so he added Bellerin, who only had a youth contract, to Flamini's deal.

Wenger, who still doesn't know how bright Bellerin's future is, is naturally very satisfied with this deal, using Bellerin, who is still unsure of the future development of the 17-year-old Bellerin + 2.5 million pounds, in exchange for Flamini, who is 28 years old, in Wenger's view, how to earn.

Arthur, on the other hand, knows how good Bellerin was in his previous life: Bellerin has super speed, which allows him to put pressure on his opponents both offensively and defensively. Bellerin has a clear speed advantage when it comes to attacking, so he can easily break through and pose a threat to the opposition defence; On the defensive, he was also able to get back into his position in time to defend and provide protection for the slower centre-backs.

However, Bellerin will not be in Blackburn's first-team squad for the new season, and he will only be able to train and play in Blackburn's reserve team for the next year or two.

Blackburn Rovers have always had a tradition of one out and one in, and the departure of Flamini naturally requires the addition of a defensive midfielder, and this goal also collided with Casemiro for Real Madrid.

The 1.84-metre-tall player is physically strong and capable of playing in both midfield and midfield positions. Casemiro has an astonishing tackling ability and terrifying physicality and is often described as an all-round player who can dribble, score spectacular goals or assist team-mates. Casemiro, meanwhile, has quick reflexes on the counter-attack, excellent headers and accurate long balls. He is an all-round midfielder on the pitch, good at attacking and defending, and good at organising. In 2011, Casemiro competed in the South American Under-20 Championship with Brazil, where he won the title.

La Liga giants Real Madrid want to bring in Casemiro, but the way is on loan, and Blackburn pays the transfer fee directly, so even if Casemiro prefers Real Madrid, Blackburn's invitation is not something he will refuse, and the transfer fee of 3 million pounds, in Casemiro's view, is more sincere than renting and buying at the Bernabeu.

Although Casemiro will only train with the first team and participate in preparatory games this time, he will definitely be the object of Ancelotti's consideration when the first team is seriously injured by injuries, and in the reserve team is just to familiarize him with the rhythm of the Premier League, after all, the Brazilian star is one of the best among his peers in terms of potential and strength.

With the introduction of Cesar Azpilicueta, Bellerin and Casemiro, as well as Kevin De Bruyne and Alderweireld before him, it is clear that Black's summer transfer theme is to renew and plan for the future, so purging the veteran players in the squad is also a must.

As early as the afternoon of June 20 during the European Cup, Michael Owen officially announced on his personal official website that he would join the Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Shenhua, and he himself will arrive in Shanghai in early July.

In the end, this transfer soap opera, which lasted for more than half a year, finally came to an end with a happy ending. Shenhua boss Zhu Jun, who has signed two world-class strikers in a row in half a year, has also earned the attention of the media around the world.

In December 2011, after acquiring Anelka, who was still playing for Chelsea at the time, Shenhua became interested in another Premier League striker, Michael Owen. According to a foreign economic company, because Owen was not happy at Blackburn at that time, and the prospect of renewing his contract with Blackburn was also confusing, Shenhua investor Zhu Jun threw an olive branch to Owen.

Then it was revealed that Dalian Albin of the Chinese Super League was also interested in Owen. On December 28, 2011, Beijing time, according to the British "Daily Mail", Dalian Albin offered Owen a three-year contract worth 30 million pounds, with a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds. European bookmakers also offered odds for Owen's orientation, and the top three were swept by Chinese Super League teams: Shanghai Shenhua ranked first with 3.25, and Dalian Albin ranked second with 4.0.

On January 19, according to the authoritative French media "Team Daily", Owen's next stop is most likely Shanghai Shenhua from the Chinese team. The media that first revealed that Anelka would transfer to Shenhua was "Team Daily".

Just when everyone thought that the "golden boy" was really likely to transfer to Shenhua, Owen himself said in an interview with the British media "Mirror" in February that he still wanted to play in the Premier League and that going abroad was not his choice.

However, the transfer drama took a new turn in March, when Owen's wife came to Shanghai in late March to help her husband with a field trip. There are even rumors that Owen's wife came to Shanghai to find a school for their children.

However, regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, the arrival of Owen's wife has brought back the hope of Owen's transfer to Shenhua.

On April 28, Owen's Chinese agent broke the news on his Weibo that Zhu Jun and Owen had an 11-minute communication on their mobile phones, which seemed to indicate that the negotiations between Shenhua and Owen were going well.

Entering May, the transfer drama between Shenhua and Owen has also entered **. First, some media revealed that Zhu Jun had a 20-minute video conference with Owen late at night on May 9, and then after the Champions League final on May 19, Zhu Jun congratulated Owen on Weibo, saying that emotionally speaking, Owen should continue to fight in Europe, where is the real football world.

On May 21, the British media "Daily Mail" revealed that Owen will leave Blackburn Rover, and his next stop will be Shanghai Shenhua, and his weekly salary will reach 250,000 pounds. On May 22, Blackburn Rovers officially announced that Owen will leave the club at the end of his contract this summer.

On June 17, it was reported that Owen would announce his final whereabouts on his personal official website at 22:00 on the 18th, but on the 18th, Shenhua reporter Qu Xiaoyou revealed that Owen would announce the news of joining Shenhua on the 19th. In the end, Owen's publicity team took into account the time difference and finally decided to announce the bombshell news on the afternoon of the 20th.

At around 4 p.m. on June 20, Owen finally officially announced on his official website that he would join Shenhua. He said on his personal official website that after careful consideration, he finally chose to join Shenhua, which was a correct decision. He hopes that he can promote the influence of Chinese football on a global scale.

After sending Drogba to Evergrande, Arthur sent Owen to the Chinese Super League for retirement, and the relationship between the two sides began to enter a honeymoon period.

This summer, Arthur didn't pay much attention to the club's transfer because he was busy with the London Olympics, and the only deal he personally intervened in this summer was the zero visa fee.

But this transfer with a zero transfer fee is the most important signing for Blackburn this summer in Arthur's opinion!

On 1 July, Manchester United prodigy Paul Pogba signed a four-year contract with Blackburn Rovers on a weekly wage of £20,000, and the Reds will lose another FA Youth Cup winner after Morrison.

Pogba's contract with Manchester United expires at the end of next month, Ferguson doesn't want him to go, the two sides have been negotiating a contract extension, but Pogba has too high requirements for salary and number of appearances, Manchester United can't promise him, and Blackburn has been playing attention and promised to give him a high salary, so he decided not to renew his contract with Manchester United, and transferred to the Roses on a free transfer after the end of the contract.

A few days ago, Pogba's agent said in a letter to Manchester United CEO Gil that he would join Blackburn, and he did not contact Ferguson, and the lord had repeatedly urged him to stay in public, perhaps not to contact the lord, because he was worried that he would continue to persuade hard.

Pogba's departure will mark the end of a contract renewal farce, and Manchester United have repeatedly retained him, but he still can't keep the heart of the genius. Pogba was a key member of Manchester United's FA Youth Cup triumph last year, and when he joined Manchester United from Le Havre in '09, there was quite a bit of controversy, and the French side threatened to sue the Red Devils to FIFA, but in the end, it was not done.

Alex Ferguson gave him a number of first-team appearances last season, making his first league appearance coming as a 72nd-minute substitute for Hernandez against Stoke City in January, as well as coming off the bench in the second leg of the Europa League away to Bilbao.

He made nine appearances last season, three in the league, three in the domestic cups, one in the Europa League and made his first-team debut as a second-half substitute at Leeds United in the Carabao Cup last September. Manchester United let go of England's young midfielder Scott Morrison in the winter, who joined West Ham United for a bargain price, and Pogba will be the second Academy talent to leave.

Blackburn defender Marcos Alonso is 31 years old and Blackburn need a good midfielder to be a substitute, while the 19-year-old Pogba is the perfect fit for Arthur. After Alonso ages, Pogba can work seamlessly.

There is no need to dwell on Pogba's achievements in his previous life, except to know that the price of Manchester United to bring him back to Old Trafford was £89 million, the highest transfer price in the history of world football.

In addition to cutting off the young talent of other teams, Blackburn has not forgotten to promote their own young talents.

Harry Kane, 19-year-old Raheem Sterling, and 17-year-old Anthony Martial, the three absolute mainstays of Blackburn's development squad last season, will all be in the first-team squad for the new season, contributing to the team, and the team is looking forward to their growth.

However, Blackburn have not stuffed all young players into their first-team squad, such as the main goalkeeper Butland, who won the men's gold medal at the London Olympics, will not represent Blackburn in the Premier League in the new season.

The soon-to-be 19-year-old will be loaned to Blackburn Rovers in the Championship for the new season because, unlike Raheem Sterling and others, he needs more opportunities as the team's number three goalkeeper last season and played in the European Championships and Olympics this summer.

Arthur is also full of expectations for Butland, although the current 30-year-old Cech is in the prime of goalkeepers, but after four or five seasons, Arthur expects Butland's return to become a new generation of goalkeepers for Blackburn.

Blackburn's No.3 goalkeeper was vacant after Butland's departure, but Blackburn fans had no need to worry at all as they welcomed back an old player.

On August 23, Blackburn announced on their official website that they signed Brad Friedel, a veteran American goalkeeper who had played for the team for five years, for free, and he will sign a two-year contract.

The 40-year-old has a contract with Aston Villa that expires in the summer, so his move to Blackburn Rovers is a free transfer. The former American international has signed a two-year contract with Blackburn.

Ancelotti said: "Friedel is a top goalkeeper with a lot of experience. It's great that we have three top goalkeepers at the same time, Peter, Tom and Friedel at the same time, which shows that our players will be competing for places, especially given the number of domestic and European games we play in next season. ”

Friedel is a former United States international who has played in three World Cups. He spent five seasons at Blackburn Rovers, making 256 appearances, scoring against Charlton Athletic in February '04 and winning two Premier League goalkeeper of the season before joining Manchester United in the summer of '05 and becoming an absolute regular for the Red Devils. He broke the Premier League record for consecutive appearances in 167 consecutive Premier League appearances, which led to his being awarded a Barclays Award in December '08, which he has since extended to 275.

The British media generally believe that Friedel's joining can not play much of a role in the competition, but more of a veteran homecoming emotion, as well as for the promotion and publicity of Blackburn in the United States.

However, only Arthur knows that the previous Friedel was still able to sit as Tottenham's main goalkeeper at the age of 41, and this transfer is definitely worth it.

Following Friedel's return, Blackburn Rovers randomly announced that the door was closed for this summer.

After investing £25 million and earning £76.9 million, Blackburn's net income this summer reached a staggering £51.9 million, and although Arthur is no longer ready to be a player supermarket, the nickname "black shop" is obviously not going to be taken for a while.

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2012-13 Blackburn Rovers squad (29):

Goalkeepers: Cech, Tom White, Friedel

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Baines, Cesar Azpilicueta, Kompany, Phil Jones, Raphael Varane, Alderweireld, Martin Taylor, Branislav Ivanovic, Darmian

Midfielders: Duff, Bale, Alonso, Cambiasso, Lampard, James Rodriguez, Bentley, Pogba, Casemiro, De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling

Forwards: Torres, Hernandez, Suarez, Harry Kane, Anthony Martial (To be continued.) )