Chapter 33: Farewell to the Old and Welcome to the New (II)

In Arthur's previous life, Real Madrid acquired their midfield brain for the next three seasons this summer - Mesut Ozil. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After joining Real Madrid from Bremen, Mesut Ozil made his debut at the Bernabeu in the second round of La Liga in 2010-11 against Osasuna. Mesut Ozil's passing, attacking and defending well helped Real Madrid beat Osasuna 1-0 at home, and received a game-high 8 points from the media after the game.

Throughout the 2010-2011 season, Mesut Ozil made 53 appearances for Real Madrid, contributing 13 goals and 23 assists. In the 2011-2012 season, Ozil provided 29 assists, including 17 in the league, and once again became the assist leader in La Liga. In the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons, Mesut Ozil provided 57 assists for Real Madrid in all competitions, while Barcelona's two midfield greats, Xavi and Andres Iniesta, combined did not have as many assists as Ozil.

In his previous life, Mesut Ozil spent three seasons at Real Madrid, making 159 appearances and scoring 27 goals for Real Madrid, as well as winning the Copa del Rey in 2011 and La Liga in 2012.

However, in this life, after receiving Real Madrid's assurance, Ozil is destined to wear the Blue Devils' half-blue, half-white jersey.

On August 12, Blackburn officially announced a transfer agreement with Werder Bremen, and Ozil, who originally played for Werder Bremen, transferred to Blackburn Rovers to sign a six-year contract, with an annual salary of 3.5 million pounds and a transfer fee of 12 million pounds.

Although David Beckham's loan expires and Di Maria leaves, the arrival of J Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil will only increase the strength of Blackburn's midfield.

Blackburn's midfield can only be described as a fine-tuning, while the forward line can be described as a makeover.

Because Torres and Drogba firmly occupied the main position last season, Balotelli and several other substitutes did not have many opportunities to appear, especially the unruly Balotelli, who had the idea of leaving the team early.

Although Carlo Ancelotti likes Balotelli very much, Arthur has long known about this son's perverse personality, and if it weren't for the suppression of Frank Lampard and Duff last season, Balotelli didn't know what trouble would have happened, so after seeing the suitable offer from Manchester City, he readily agreed.

On August 14, Manchester City officially announced the official introduction of Italian prodigy Balotelli from Blackburn, and the two sides signed a five-year contract with a transfer amount of 30 million pounds and an annual salary of 5.8 million pounds after tax, far exceeding his income during his time at Blackburn.

Balotelli made his international debut in midweek, but instead of being named in Blackburn's squad for the Community Shield, he flew to Manchester with his agent, and yesterday afternoon, he passed a medical for Manchester City, after which City officially announced his signing. Balotelli also became the fifth heavyweight brought in by Manchester City this summer, after Yaya Toure, Joe Hart, Silva, Kolarov and Boateng.

Speaking about the departure of Blackburn, Balotelli said: 'Last season was very difficult for me, I realised my mistakes, I was always under pressure and there was a lot of criticism, but now I believe I will do well at Manchester City. ”

At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to Blackburn, "I would like to thank Chairman Walker, who always shared the joy of victory with me and always supported me. ”

If Balotelli's departure was premeditated, Andy Carroll's departure came as a bit of a surprise.

Although Carroll played well in a few games for Blackburn Rovers last season, and most of the British media saw him as the next superstar center for the Blue Devils, Carroll was positioned in the next two or three seasons.

However, Carroll, who defeated Barcelona in the Champions League final, became famous by a goal in the aftermath, and many clubs believe that Carroll not only has the potential to become a superstar, but also has the level of a super center forward, so they have sent offers to Blackburn in the summer transfer period, of which the highest price is the Red Army Liverpool.

Just a day before Manchester City announced Balotelli's arrival, Liverpool officially announced that Andy Carroll had officially joined the team and the two sides signed a five-and-a-half-year contract. Carroll will wear the number 9 jersey.

Liverpool paid a transfer fee of £35 million for Carroll, a new record in the club's history.

In fact, when Arthur saw the 35 million pound offer, his first reaction was that Liverpool was crazy, because from the development experience of Carroll in the previous life, he has never reached this value, but for Liverpool, who has been sinking to the point of only participating in the League Cup in previous seasons, as long as there is a chance to return to the top, they will not let it go, this time, Carroll is what they think is a good opportunity.

Balotelli and Carroll brought a total of £65 million to Arthur's Blackburn Rovers, and their departure has inevitably taken a toll on Blackburn's strength, but Arthur is not in a hurry, because in April this year, Blackburn had already finalized the introduction of a striker - Javier Hernandez.

As early as March this year, under Arthur's personal orders, Blackburn brought in 21-year-old Mexican striker Hernandez from Atlético Guadalajara in Mexico for a transfer fee of 8 million pounds.

Last December, Blackburn sent scouts to Mexico for the first time to scout Hernandez. Subsequently, at the end of February of this year, Monchi personally traveled to Mexico to observe Hernandez's performance, including 2 domestic league matches in Guadalajara.

Hernandez has good football genes, his grandfather and father were both professional footballers, and he was selected for the Mexican national team, and his grandfather represented Mexico in the 1954 World Cup. Hernandez was nicknamed "Little Pea" precisely because his father, Javier Hernandez Sr., who was also named Javier Hernandez, was affectionately called "Pea" by his peers and fans back then.

Last week, Hernandez and his family came to the Rose Theatre to negotiate a transfer and to get a feel for the Champions League. The "Little Pea" watched his new team-mates perform from the stands, and although the match ended in a warm-up match for substitute Blackburn, Hernandez was overwhelmed by the perfect football atmosphere of the Rose Theatre.

'I watched the game live on Wednesday and I think the atmosphere in English football is very good, the atmosphere that the fans have created is beyond words. Hernandez continued, "Whether the team wins or loses, the fans always support the team without reservation, which is breathtaking. ”

"Little Pea" also said that the huge charisma of the team's chairman Arthur was one of the important reasons why he decided to turn down some offers from La Liga clubs and finally join Blackburn: "The chairman of Walker asked to meet me and my family, so we had a chance to have lunch together. After the exchange, I finally understood why he was such a successful man. His personality is straightforward, and he tends to impress you not by his past achievements, but by his charisma. ”

Hernandez said that his dream came true when he could join a club like Blackburn, one of the world's biggest clubs, and to be team-mates with the likes of Fernando Torres and Frank Lampard: "When I was a kid and could only watch football on TV, I dreamed of one day going to Europe and joining a great club like Blackburn. Suddenly one day, I realized that I was about to be able to be teammates with those world-class superstars who only appeared on TV and in games, thank God for the gift to me!"

Hernandez may not be well known now, but who wasn't unknown before Didier Drogba, Petr Cech and Marcos Alonso came to Blackburn?

Perhaps, the next superstar will be this Mexican kid.

Balotelli was Blackburn's last transfer deal of the summer, and after finishing the finishing touches with Manchester City, the club's sporting director Monchi announced that the door was officially closed.

Although Blackburn have lost only four players this summer, leaving David Beckham on loan at the end of his loan, all four players are among the top 10 in the transfer list this summer.

There is no doubt that the craziest this summer is Manchester City, followed by Real Madrid, of course, Barcelona is not far behind, and the biggest winner, of course, is Blackburn.

According to the transfer value given by the authoritative "Transfer Market", among the top 10 signings in this season's "King List", Carroll of 35 million pounds (about 40.9 million euros) undoubtedly occupies the top transfer spot this year, Villa is second with 40 million euros, Di Maria and Balotelli are tied for third with the same 30 million pounds (about 35 million euros), and Joe Hart is seventh with an initial transfer fee of 20 million pounds - the lowest value of Blackburn's departure this summer.

These four alone brought Blackburn 115 million pounds, equivalent to 135 million euros, making them proud of Europe.

In terms of income, Valencia became the second biggest winner after Blackburn, but with an income of 83.55 million euros, there is also a huge gap of 50 million euros from Blackburn.

In terms of recruitment, Blackburn only spent 26.5 million pounds, equivalent to 31 million euros, to bring in three giants, James Rodriguez, Mesut Ozil and Hernandez.

With their own strength undamaged, Blackburn's income this summer reached an astonishing 88.5 million pounds, more than 100 million euros, which is three times that of second-place Valencia.

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Blackburn Rovers 2010-11 squad (26):

Goalkeepers: Cech, Tom White, Dida

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Martin Taylor, Kompany, Baines, Branivic, Thiago Silva, Vermaelen, Phil Jones, Darmian

Midfielders: Frank Lampard, Duff, Alonso, Cambiaso, Bentley, Chen Tao, Bale, Flamini, James Rodriguez, Mesut Ozil

Forwards: Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres, Owen, Hernandez (to be continued.) )