While Blackburn fans were waiting in uneasiness and panic, the official announcement of their new signings was sudden and without a hint of warning. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On July 28, local time in the United Kingdom, Blackburn Rovers announced the official signing of Real Madrid midfielder Claude Makelele, but did not disclose the specific transfer fee and more details.

According to the latest official news from Blackburn Rovers and Real Madrid, Makelelele's transfer fee has reached 18 million pounds, and the French defender will take over the No.4 shirt left by the team's former captain Henning Berg in the new season, which is enough to show how much Arthur and Mourinho attach importance to him.

After signing Claude Makelele for £18 million, Blackburn have finally completed their first signing this summer.

In addition, Makelele signed Blackburn Rovers to a four-year contract with an annual salary of £3.5 million.

Born in Kinshasa, the capital of Zaire, Makelele has played 24 international appearances for the French national team and moved to Real Madrid in 2000 from Celta Vigo for $13.7 million, having previously played for Nantes and Marseille.

Makelele is a very defensive midfielder, it is precisely because of his excellent defense that Real Madrid's Figo and other midfielders and even defender Robert Carlos often dare to press assists.

After Claude Makelele completed the signing, Blackburn sporting director Monchi and team manager Jose Mourinho expressed their delight.

"It's not an easy transfer, but we can sign him and now we've done it. ”

Mourinho said: "We are delighted to have bought such a strong reinforcement in a defensive midfield position, which strengthens our defence. ”

Originally, in Arthur's previous life, Makelele chose to join Chelsea this summer, but in the end, when the two teams offered similar annual salaries, Makelele chose Blackburn, who won the Premier League title for two consecutive years and won the Champions League quarterfinals last season, and did not choose Chelsea, who could not appear in the Champions League next season - Arthur's left pioneer finally came in handy.

With Carsley gone this summer, but Claude Makelele arrived, anyone could see at a glance Blackburn's huge upgrade in defensive midfield, and since then, Blackburn Rovers have finally had the confidence to argue with Manchester United and Arsenal in the midfield position.

After signing Claude Makelele, Blackburn's pace of bringing in new signings was like a flood that opened the floodgates, and it was out of control.

At 10:56 a.m. local time on Friday, July 29, Blackburn's official website issued an announcement with the title of "Mendieta negotiates the contract", saying that after successfully negotiating the contract and successfully passing the medical examination, the former Spain international has signed with Blackburn.

Blackburn's official website: Mendieta negotiated a contract and signed a contract through a medical examination!

"We are pleased to confirm that Gezka Mendieta has been signed. The former Lazio player reached an agreement with the club on the terms of his contract and he also passed a medical examination. The former Spain international is expected to make his pre-season debut against Monaco on 3 August. A statement on Blackburn's official website reads.

Back on Sunday, Blackburn had agreed with Lazio over a transfer fee for Mendieta. A number of British media outlets said that Mendieta's transfer fee was £3 million, and the final transfer fee was finalized at £3.5 million. Mendieta also became Blackburn's second major acquisition this summer, after France international Claude Makelele.

Blackburn Rovers are currently playing in the United States for the Premier League Copa America, and Mendieta has been training with the squad these days. After nearly a week of negotiations, Mendieta has finally completed the formalities of joining Blackburn. As for the length of his contract with Blackburn, Blackburn officially did not disclose.

Mendieta was signed by Valencia in La Liga as early as the age of 18 as a member of the reserve team. On June 13, 1993, **** played in the official event for the first time. In the 1995-96 season, he was the absolute mainstay of the club. Since then, the club has achieved great results, and Mendieta, as the heart of the midfield and one of the few good players in Spanish football, has gradually attracted attention. In 2000 and 2001, Club Mendieta was runners-up in the Champions League final and was named Europe's Best Midfielder of the Year twice in that year.

In the summer of 2001, Mendieta moved to Serie A club Lazio for 48 million euros, the most expensive player in Spain that year, and more than the 39 million euros that Ronaldo transferred to World Footballer of the Year a year later.

However, Mendieta has since been in a slump, unable to adapt to his new club, and has been on loan back to Barcelona, Spain for just one year, and then loaned to Middlesbrough, a mid-table club in the Premier League.

In the 'history' of Arthur's previous life, in the 2003-04 season, Mendieta landed in the Premier League to join Middlesbrough. In England, Mendieta once shook off injury and became the best midfielder in Myburgh and the Premier League. Under his leadership, Myburgh won the Carabao Cup and scored twice in a 4-1 win over Manchester United in the Premier League.

But then a steady stream of injuries pushed Mendieta to the bench once again. Middlesbrough also announced that they would not renew his contract after the end of his contract, and it was once reported that Mendieta once wanted to return to Bilbao and Malaga in La Liga or go to the MLS to pan for gold, but in the end he made the decision to retire.

However, after joining Blackburn Rovers, Mendieta has been more of a midfield substitute and under the care of Blackburn's laboratory, Arthur believes the Spanish talent will be able to deliver a satisfactory answer in a limited amount of time.

The vast majority of people also felt amazed and praised for Blackburn's second deal, no matter how much strength Mendieta still has at his peak at this time, but as long as he plays half of his peak strength, Mendieta is not an existence that David Dunn can match, so replacing David Dunn with Mendieta, at least in the position of midfield substitute, Blackburn's choice is correct.

After two suitable signings in quick succession, Blackburn's third signing has caused a bit of controversy and conversation.

On August 2, local time in the UK, Blackburn Rovers officially announced that Portugal's 18-year-old winger Cristiano Ronaldo joined and signed a six-year contract with Blackburn, which is also their third signing this summer.

Blackburn paid Sporting Lisbon £10 million in a transfer fee to acquire Cristiano Ronaldo and signed Cristiano Ronaldo until June 2009.

Cristiano Ronaldo, or Cristiano Ronaldo, was born in Portugal's famous club Sporting Lisbon, and at that time he made a name for himself with his gorgeous footwork and speed.

Ahead of the 2003-04 season before Arthur's predecessor, Sporting Lisbon beat their opponents 3-1 in a friendly against Manchester United under the excellent leadership of Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo's football skills impressed the Manchester United players on the pitch at the time, and they strongly recommended Alex Ferguson to sign the talented player, which attracted the attention and affirmation of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

A few days later, Manchester United officially announced the purchase of Cristiano Ronaldo for a transfer fee of 12.24 million pounds, replacing David Beckham, who transferred to Real Madrid, as the new owner of the "7" shirt.

The transfer fee of £12 million for an 18-year-old player was a record for youth transfer fees at the time, and United even gave the legendary No.7 shirt to a fledgling boy, which caused quite a stir at the time, and Ferguson was not worried at all, believing that Ronaldo would be the team's ace.

In Makelele's transfer, Arthur successfully intercepted Chelsea, and in Ronaldo, Ronaldo, who has not yet played a friendly match with Manchester United, has not really impressed Ferguson, and the latter is still fully publicizing Ronaldinho at this time, Ronaldo and others are just Manchester United can't get the reputation option after Ronaldo.

Just when Ferguson and Manchester United were not interested in other things, Arthur and Monchi quickly cut through the mess and completely touched the hearts of Sporting Lisbon's top management with a record £10 million, thus successfully taking Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to Blackburn's official website, Cristiano Ronaldo has successfully passed a medical and officially signed with the club on Tuesday, handing over the number 7 shirt after Benayoun left to the young winger.

Boss Jose Mourinho had this to say about the new Blackburn arrival: "Cristiano is one of the best young right midfielders in the Europa League at the moment, we are very happy to sign him, we have been watching him for some time and his performances on the flanks have impressed us. ”

Cristiano Ronaldo himself was excited: "Joining Blackburn Rovers is the best day of my life, Blackburn is a team I have admired for the past two years, I can't wait to join my team-mates and hope to help the team succeed as soon as possible." ”

Cristiano Ronaldo is seen as an investment in Blackburn's future, as Cristiano Ronaldo can't really shake Giulli's main position as a right midfielder in the new season.

However, the vast majority of people do not hope that the young and immature Ronaldo can make up for the vacancy on the right side of the team in the new season after Benayoun's departure.

Cristiano Ronaldo is also Blackburn's third signing this season, after Blackburn Rovers had already acquired the already well-known Makelele and Mendieta through trades.

But it's clear that Blackburn's signings aren't over yet. (To be continued.) )