During the transfer period in the summer of 2003, Blackburn fans did not wait for the news of new signings, but instead heard the bad news of the transfer of players from the team, including many of the main players from last season. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Defensive defender Carsley was sold to Everton by Blackburn Rovers for £5.5 million.

As the first substitute in the defensive midfield position last season, Carsley made up for the defensive problems in the absence of Cambiaso, making 28 appearances this season, including 17 in the league and four in the Champions League, and was a big contributor to Blackburn's ability to defend the title, and the £5.5 million also fully reflects the importance that Everton attach to the defensive midfielder.

In fact, there are a lot of emotional factors mixed in with the issue of Carsley being sold. Because purely in terms of strength, although Carsley is much older than Li Tie in the same position, his strength is superior.

However, Arthur's impression of his compatriot Li Tie in the previous life is undoubtedly stronger than Carsley's, and he clearly remembers that when Blackburn was still in League One, this bald guy had the idea of leaving the team, so all things considered, in the case that Carsley and Li Tie can only leave one person, the former is naturally the object of the team's cleanup.

And Arthur's choice is also what Monchi wants, because compared to Li Tie, the market value of Carsley is higher, if Li Tie is sold, maybe the transfer fee can only reach 2 million pounds, less than half of Carsley.

The second team to be sold by Blackburn Rovers was last season's midfielder David Dunn, which was somewhat unexpected.

David Dunn, as Blackburn's main midfield substitute last season, can play as the team's forward midfielder, midfielder, and even left and right wing-back when Lampard, Alonso, and Duff are unable to play, which can be called a midfield panacea, and is an indispensable force for Blackburn to complete the title defense.

However, David Dunn's quality has gradually been unable to keep up with the pace of Blackburn's growth, and City's premium offer has touched the hearts of Blackburn's hierarchy.

In the end, David Dunn, who was only a substitute for Blackburn, moved to Manchester City at a premium of £9.5 million, becoming the second player to leave the club this summer.

After the departures of Carsley and David Dunn, there is still unanimous agreement on Blackburn's transfer, after all, the departure of just two substitutes can bring them £15 million, which is definitely a good deal.

If the departures of Carsley and David Dunn brought only memories and blessings to Blackburn fans, the next player to announce his departure left them with a hint of anger, sadness and worry.

Because, this man is Jossi Benayoun.

Unlike Carsley and David Dunn, Benayoun is a piece of the puzzle on Blackburn's road to the title, but Benayoun is the team's main player who holds the trophy.

Last season, Benayoun made 34 appearances for Blackburn, contributing 12 goals and 10 assists to a double-double, including six goals and four assists in the league, and two goals and three assists in the Champions League.

As the absolute mainstay of Blackburn's team in recent seasons, Benayoun has been the team's first choice for right midfielders before, and last season he and Giuli launched a healthy competition for the right midfield position, and can also play a cameo role in the team's midfield, and is now the top 10 first-line stars in the Premier League's right midfield.

And unlike Gyuli who competes in the same position, Benayoun is only 23 years old this year, and there is still this huge room for growth, although he is currently slightly inferior in the competition with Gyuli, but many people are optimistic about Benayoun's future potential, and may even grow into one of the best right midfielders in the Premier League.

After hearing the news of Benayoun's departure, many people are puzzled why the always shrewd Blackburn and Arthur chose to sell him.

Is it because of the high transfer fee?

This is the answer in the minds of the vast majority of people.

Benayoun was sold to Blackburn Rovers by Chelsea, who took the summer by storm, and many of them offered their players with both hands in front of the oil ruble brandished by Russian Roman Roman Abramovich, and Blackburn Rovers seemed to be the same in the eyes of the vast majority.

On Benayoun, Chelsea have offered their highest transfer fee so far this summer - £17.7 million.

Originally, Arthur had no plans to sell Benayoun, but after seeing Chelsea's initial offer of £15 million, he almost hesitated before ordering the transfer department to open formal negotiations.

After a transfer fee of £17.7 million stalled, Arthur finally nodded in agreement and completed the deal.

Because, Arthur knows that Benayoun simply can't live up to the £15 million transfer fee he should have.

Although Benayoun has performed well at Blackburn Rovers in the past two seasons, because of his innate conditions and playing style, Benayoun will never be able to become a superstar, let alone a football superstar.

Maybe Benayoun will continue to grow like this at Blackburn, not to mention 15 million pounds or the final transaction of 17.7 million pounds, at least Benayoun should not be worth 10 million pounds.

However, how could Benayoun have the same peace of mind to develop in Blackburn?

Benayoun was already at a disadvantage in the competition with Giuli last season, and this situation will not improve much next season. What's more, Arthur has booked a young player in the right midfield this summer, a superstar who has grown into a top 10 in the history of world football in his previous life.

For such a potential player, Arthur will naturally focus on cultivating, and Benayoun, who can only reach the ceiling of a first-line star, will naturally be the object of abandonment.

If it's destined to be discarded, why not "waste" it again?

Arthur didn't care if he was misunderstood by the outside world, thinking that he had fallen in front of Abu's oil ruble.

After all, Hitler once said that the IQ of most people is only 8 years old, isn't it?

After selling three players in succession and earning 32.7 million pounds, the old captain Henning Borg chose to hang up his boots and retire, Blackburn has never reported any news of new signings, and even few rumors of acquisition, which made many Blackburn fans slightly dissatisfied, and at this time, some Blackburn Rovers because they want to build a new stadium, the news that they cannot afford to buy new signings has also begun to spread.

A number of media outlets broke the news almost simultaneously that the foundation of Blackburn's new stadium is close to completion, and the quality of the project and the completion of the architectural concept can be called a masterpiece. However, it is precisely because of the huge investment in the project of Blackburn's new stadium that Blackburn Rovers will inevitably fall into a deep financial crisis.

Blackburn Rovers owed £200 million in loans to build the new stadium, which was a headache for Blackburn's hierarchy, and the £200 million loan needed to be repaid over 12 years, with interest alone amounting to £13 million a year.

Whenever a club sells a player, a portion of the transfer fee is often used to offset loan repayments.

In addition, it is also important to emphasise that because Blackburn follows the NBA team's salary increase of 8% per player per year, Blackburn will have an additional £2.8 million per season from next season, which will make Arthur's money even tighter.

Blackburn's financial statements for the second half of last year were in the dark, with a loss of £37 million ranking fourth in the Premier League, behind Chelsea, Leeds United and Arsenal, and now that Chelsea have strong financial support from the Russian Abou, the possibility of Arthur hooking up with John Terry is not only completely gone, but also has to worry that Chelsea will dig into his wall.

What's even more terrifying is that the new stadium, which costs more than £300 million, will be like a sword of Damocles hanging overhead, which will limit Blackburn's financial ability to bolster the squad for a long time to come.

There are rumours that Arthur will have to sell a couple of players before he can make a move in the transfer market this summer. And even if he does, he may not be able to raise enough transfer funds. He was very interested in Colwill, but the price of £5 million was not ignored by Leeds United, and was immediately defeated by Liverpool's offer of £7 million plus £60,000 a week.

Football investment experts are not optimistic about Blackburn's prospects, with London stock market commentator Sam Hamilton arguing that "Blackburn Rovers are not a good investment for the next decade." 'He decided Blackburn couldn't be in the race for all the big international names like Real Madrid, Manchester United and now Chelsea.'

Blackburn Rovers may have to send away more stars, and in the long run, Blackburn will only go into a vicious circle.

These reports and gossip have left Blackburn Rovers in fear and even anger.

Two years ago, Blackburn Rovers fans would not have been outraged, after all, they thought they would be content to stay in the Premier League.

But today, Blackburn fans, who have won two consecutive Premier League titles, are asking for more, not only hoping for another league title, but also in the Champions League.

As a result, many local Blackburn fans have started to organize marches and sit-ins in front of the club, demanding an answer from the club's hierarchy.

"Monchi, it's hard work this time." Arthur patted himself, the number one in charge of transfers, and thanked him.

This summer, for the first time, Monkie felt the hardships of being the head of the transfer department - how to negotiate a deal without the owner giving him much transfer funds.

Yes, after the new stadium began to be built, Arthur is really a little shy, although he now has a net worth of one billion dollars, but in addition to Under Armour, Blackburn's shares, it is an industry in the stock market, and the actual cash flow in his hands is not much, and the transfer funds for Monchi this summer are less than 50 million pounds, so Blackburn will first return the funds through the sale of players, and then complete the recruitment.

Although the funding is no longer the same as in the past two years, Monchi and Arthur still have enough confidence.

Arthur said proudly: "Compared to leaving, I believe that the quality of our new signings this time will definitely satisfy the fans. (To be continued.) )