In 2007, a name that cannot be avoided in European football is Blackburn. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Compared to the past few years, which have only flowed in and out of a few players, Blackburn Rovers this year has set off a huge wave, stirring up more than 200 million pounds in transfer fees.

In terms of departures, Blackburn Rovers left nearly half of their players last season. In addition to Figo, Barthez and Larsson, who have been confirmed to leave or retire at the end of last season, seven players, including Sun Jihai, have joined other teams and started a new journey.

Sun Jihai, who was told to leave the team at the end of last season, was the first to find a new club.

On the first day of the opening of the Premier League transfer window on July 1, Manchester City's official website announced that the first player introduction of the season has been completed, and Sun Jihai will play for the Blue Moon for the new season with a transfer fee of 4.5 million pounds.

According to Manchester City's official website, Sun Jihai has been with Blackburn Rovers for more than six years, and he came to Manchester City this season, and the two sides have also signed a new three-year contract, Sun Jihai will play for Manchester City until June 30, 2010.

Sun Jihai has been swearing in an interview with the media that he can continue to stay in the UK, and said that he has received invitations from a number of Premier League and Championship clubs, the day before yesterday he returned to Chengdu to meet with Chengdu Sheffield United boss Mr. Xu Hongtao, domestic media also speculated that Sun Jihai is about to join the Chinese Super League club, but just a few days later, Sun Jihai signed a three-year permanent transfer contract with Manchester City, confirming that what he said was true.

Sun Jihai, who has accumulated many years of experience in winning championships and competitions in Blackburn, will also be the soul of this Manchester City team.

Sun Jihai's departure is due to the fact that the team's right-back position is already controlled by McCone and Finnan, but his departure has not made Finnan's life any better, because Blackburn Rovers is the second player to leak this summer, and the veteran is officially the veteran.

Just two days after Sun Jihai's departure, Finnan officially joined La Liga side Espanyol for a transfer fee of £12 million, and he has signed a three-year contract with his new club.

In Sky Sports' player profile, Finnen's club has been changed to Espanyol, which is also the biggest deal completed by Espanyol since the transfer market opened. Blackburn have a number of good players in the back line, and although Finnan has been in the main position before, he has gradually fallen behind in the competition for the main team as he has aged. McCone made more starts last season and his performances were solid, making Finnan a player that Arthur was considering purging.

Finnan is an Ireland international and is 31 years old. During his seven years at Blackburn, Finnan was an integral part of the Blues' defensive line, making 150 appearances. At Espanyol, the 31-year-old will experience a completely different style of La Liga from the Premier League, and it will be interesting to see if he can adapt quickly.

Arthur has lost weight one after another in the right-back position, the reason is very simple, it is for the sake of youth, although Finnan, who was born in 76, and Sun Jihai, who was born in 77, are still in their playing years, but Arthur knows that if he does not sell the two of them at this time, and wait until next season to trade, then not only can he not sell the price, but the growth time of the new signings is also a little insufficient.

However, after the loss of Finnan and Sun Jihai in the right-back position, Blackburn Rovers is the only one left in the right-back position, although Cannavaro and Carvalho and others can make cameos, but Arthur and Lippi are so relieved?

Of course not, because long before Finnan's departure, Blackburn had a deal finalised.

For £8 million, Blackburn brought Branislav Ivanovich to England from icy Russia.

For Ivan, Arthur's deepest influence was the sentence when he watched the Premier League broadcast in his previous life, "If you are not afraid of what happens, you are afraid of Ivan".

Branislav Ivanovic is sven on the surface, but there is a lot of energy on the field, and at 1.88m, he is still very flexible, he is an all-round defensive player, he can play central defender, right back. Big, precise in positioning, solid in defense, and good goal-scoring ability, although nominally a right-back, he is everywhere on the pitch: attacking like a winger; When he bombards with headers, shoots vigorously from a distance, and grabs points in front of the goal, he has the demeanor of a center forward; Being able to move back and forth between two boxes in a matter of seconds is a box-to-box all-round midfielder. When defending set-pieces, he often defuses dangerous situations with headers, and has the physical condition and judgment awareness of a central defender, so he can be said to be an all-round defender.

Moreover, Ivan, who was born in 1984, is only 23 years old this year, which is completely in line with the idea of the younger team of Arthur's team.

Blackburn's third to announce his departure is still a defender, and a player that Arthur didn't want to let go of before - Argentina international Heinze.

Heinze is the most trusted member of Blackburn's bench due to his ability to play at centre-back and left-back, but last season Heinze did not have the absolute trust of Lippi, twice complaining to the outside world that he had committed Lippi's taboo by not getting enough opportunities.

In order to maintain Lippi's absolute power in the team, and was also over-quoted by Real Madrid, Arthur immediately signaled Monchi and Calderón to start an interview.

On July 13, Real Madrid officially announced Heinze's official transfer to Real Madrid, and will sign a five-year contract with the club for a transfer fee of 28 million pounds.

With Zivo not coming, Calderón didn't come, and the Bernabeu welcomed Argentine Heinze first – at a cost of almost £28 million.

The hasty change of manager has made the Galaxy lose the opportunity in the transfer market, and Schuster will inevitably bring a reshuffle of the squad, which seems to have thrown Real Madrid's transfer thinking into chaos. Calderon's pursuit of Kaka has seen a revival of the "superstar + Pavon" strategy of the Frarentino era, but after seeing no hope, the Real Madrid president immediately reversed his goal and brought in a central defender for £28 million, which really surprised the connoisseurs.

Anyone can be a target without a target, and that's where Real Madrid are in the transfer market at the moment. The difference between Real Madrid, who scurry like headless flies and the previous life, is that they discovered the great gold mine of Blackburn Rovers under the guidance of Mendes.

Compared to the previous life to sign the little-known Pepe for 30 million euros, how can it not be to sign Heinze, who has already proven himself in Blackburn and Argentina, especially in Blackburn, who has won multiple titles at Blackburn, at a slightly higher price?

Compared to his previous life at Manchester United, Heinze, who was more of a substitute at Blackburn Rovers in this life, was almost never absent from work due to injury under the care of Blackburn's laboratory.

'I'm very happy to be joining Real Madrid, it's a testament to me that they were able to offer me, the £28 million price doesn't put pressure on me, it just motivates me and makes me aware of the responsibilities that come with me. I've won 11 titles at Blackburn Rovers, but I'm still a newcomer at the Bernabeu so first I have to try to adapt and then try to perform as well as I can. ”

Calderon is not stupid to sign Heinze at a premium, because he is not just looking at this deal, but on the long term.

Halfway through the talks between Real Madrid and Monchi in Heinze, Calderón made a trade request for £30 million for Alger Robben.

Although before Robben joined Blackburn, the player who controlled the left wing of the Blue Devils was the team's captain Duff, but in the second season after Robben joined the team, the stronger Robben naturally became the main force of Blackburn.

When healthy, Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo formed Blackburn's devilish wings, soaring again and again in the weakest place of the opponent's defense. Under Jose Mourinho's tutelage, Robben's scoring ability has also improved dramatically, and in 87 games for the Blues, Robben has scored 24 goals and provided 28 assists, becoming the craziest wide player in football today.

It's a pity that Robben has not been able to become the absolute core of Blackburn like Ronaldo for two reasons.

On the one hand, it is because of Robben's own "glass man" attributes, often after a period of outstanding performance, he will be unexpectedly absent due to injury, and when he returns from injury, it will take some time to regain the main force in a team like Blackburn.

On the other hand, for non-competitive reasons, because the player who competed for the same position as Robben was Blackburn captain Duff. For many reasons, including balance in the dressing room, it is impossible for either Mourinho or Lippi to put Duff on the bench entirely. And Duff, who is still in his prime, is not so far away from Robben, who is on the rise, and the gap in strength is not so big, so Robben can't firmly control the Blue Devils like Ronaldo on the other side.

Arjen Robben, who couldn't get what he wanted at Blackburn, was Real Madrid's most promising Blackburn star, and Calderon also saw the right time to request a trade.

Faced with Real Madrid's offer of 30 million pounds, Arthur almost did not hesitate, and directly asked Monchi to open Robben transfer negotiations at the same time.

In the early morning of July 23, Real Madrid and Blackburn announced on their official websites at the same time that the transfer of Dutch Flying Man Robben to the La Liga champion was finalized. The amount of the transfer fee was not disclosed, but according to a well-informed Spanish radio station, the price is around £33.5 million. Robben will fly to Madrid for a medical examination in the near future, and if he passes successfully, he will sign a five-year contract with Real Madrid.

"The Dutchman donned the white shirt and Calderón's dream came true", says the newspaper As, commenting on Robben's transfer. Peter Pan is one of the three signings promised by Calderón when he ran for the presidency of Real Madrid last year, and at a time when Kaka and Cesc Fabregas are saying "no" to Real Madrid, completing Robben's transfer is undoubtedly the best way for Calderón to win the hearts and minds of the people.

In the past two months, rumors about Robben's transfer to Real Madrid have filled the major media in England and Spain, but the two clubs have never been able to reach a consensus on the transfer fee. Last week, Real Madrid made an offer of 25 million euros, which was considered "insulting" by the Blue Devils' sporting director Monchi, who rejected it without looking at it.

Real Madrid's lack of reinforcements has put Calderón under a lot of pressure, not only from the fan media, but also from Schuster. The German coach has promised to lead Real Madrid to attacking football in the new season, but without a good winger, everything is just a flash in the bucket.

Against this background, Calderón instructed Mijatovic to return to the negotiating table and made a more reasonable offer. Blackburn's response was equally positive, and coach Lippi also hoped to sell Robben as soon as possible to raise funds for the military, in order to marry his long-cherished target.

Either way, the end result was a happy ending, despite a lot of twists and turns.

The headline of Marca must have represented the sentiment of many: "Robben, OK".

By the end of July, Blackburn had earned £70 million on the transfer table! (To be continued.) )