The enthusiastic Sun Jihai yearns for Arsenal, and there is no difference between a person without a dream and a salted fish, and he is eager to join Arsenal.

The Crystal Palace owner agreed to Sun Jihai's departure, after all, although Crystal Palace is a century-old giant, he is not enough to keep any players who want to leave.

Although Sun Jihai has huge competitive value and commercial value, as long as the price is right, he still has to let it go.

However, Arsene Wenger clearly underestimated the price that Crystal Palace offered Sun Jihai.

In Arsenal's subsequent dealings with Crystal Palace, the price was a prohibitive move for Arsene Wenger.

£2,000,000.

It's outrageously expensive. Sun Jihai is not Zheng Zhi, Zheng Zhi is the best newcomer and the best candidate in the Bundesliga, Sun Jihai has not really played famous, he is also a League A player.

When Wenger heard the price, he immediately retreated, and the price of 2 million pounds was too far from the price in his heart.

800,000 pounds, that's the price, no matter more, Arsenal really can't afford it.

Not to mention that Wenger always wants to spend a little money to do big things, he always thinks that he can sell a big price by taking a little goblin and practicing. As everyone knows, he encountered obstacles in front of Sun Jihai, and 2 million pounds is a sky-high price.

But it is precisely because of his thoughts that he has missed countless potential goblins.

But Wu's suggestion got Wenger thinking.

Arsene Wenger only saw Sun Jihai's competitive value, but did not consider Sun Jihai's commercial value.

"Even if Sun's worth is only 800,000 pounds now, have you considered his commercial value?"

"He can easily help you earn it back,"

"He's a very hard worker, I'm sure his competitive value isn't bad, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here buying him, would you? So your idea itself is very contradictory. ”

'He's been in England for a year, not for the first time. You know that. ”

"It's fundamentally different from other Chinese players. He and Zheng are the same type of players, and there is no need to think about too much risk. ”

Wu Di said very truthfully, Wenger has been nodding in his heart. Just selling jerseys, it should be possible to earn it back, as long as Sun Jihai can have stable playing time.

Yes, the premise is that Sun Jihai is in good shape and can get playing time at Arsenal.

“OK，”

"We'll buy him in the winter."

Arsene Wenger made a decision, and he decided to spend 2 million pounds to buy Sun Jihai!

"You're such a wise manager,"

"I'm looking forward to closing this deal in the winter."

"So now, it's just a matter of the player's contract."

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The news quickly spread back to China, and "Sports Weekly" reported it as soon as possible.

"It's a Certainty! Sun Jihai is about to join Arsenal after New Year's Day! 》。

Headlines, absolute headlines.

This week, it belongs to Sun Jihai, and there is no one, even Zheng Zhi's limelight has been suppressed by Sun Jihai.

The fans were talking.

"Awesome,"

"It's awesome, Sun Jihai is really going to Arsenal."

"Chinese players can not only compete for the championship in the Bundesliga, but also compete for the championship in the Premier League, Zheng Zhi in the Bundesliga, Sun Jihai in the Premier League!"

"When will a player compete for the title in Serie A or La Liga? Ma Mingyu felt that he couldn't mix it up, and he didn't even have a chance to play in Perugia. ”

"I took a look at Arsenal's right-back configuration, it was not as easy as I imagined, Lee Dixon, Nelson Vivas, Luzny, Waltz, a total of four right-backs, Sun Jihai passed, that is five right-backs, I rely on, five people compete for a starting position, that is, at least three people can't even enter the squad."

Reasonable fans found that Sun Jihai's future is not actually a smooth road, not necessarily heaven, but full of terrible challenges.

"Then you are wrong, your thinking is too narrow."

"Sun Jihai is a jack-of-all-trades, a bit like Zheng Zhi, he can play right back, left back, or center back, isn't that the case in the National Olympic team? He can even play right midfield, where to find such a player. Arsene Wenger may have taken a fancy to him. ”

"He has what others have, and he has what others don't have. This is Sun Jihai. So Sun Jihai's future is not as terrible as you think, on the contrary, I think he is full of infinite possibilities. ”

Indeed, Sun Jihai's position is diverse, he can be left or right, but in the middle, and he can also play a cameo role as a right midfielder, an all-round player, which coach would not like such a player? Of course, the premise is that he performs well in any position.

Of course, such a player also has a characteristic, that is, he can play in any position, but he is not the first choice of the coach, but it is impossible to say that he is forgotten.

Sun Jihai was also very angry, and in a game in midweek, he immediately repaid Wenger's favor with a goal, receiving a corner assist from a team-mate and heading home.

Isn't such a player good? Sun Jihai told everyone with his excellent performance that he deserves Wenger and Arsenal!

Although Sun Jihai has not really transferred to Arsenal, the English media still paid attention to Sun Jihai.

"Can the Chinese make a name for themselves in the Premier League?" - The Times initiated the discussion.

- Fierce physical confrontation, intensive competitions, and fierce competition within the team will test Sun Jihai, in Wenger's right-back, he who has just come in, must only be ranked fifth, and if he wants to get the opportunity to play, he must challenge at least three people in front of him. Of course, Arsenal is fighting on the fourth front, Sun Jihai will definitely have a chance, and when the opportunity comes, can he grasp it? Arsene Wenger's side are aiming for the title, and when they don't take advantage of the limited opportunities, it could be doomed.

Before the players arrived, the media went first. Lin Liangfeng, a reporter from "Sports Weekly", went to spy on the military situation, so he naturally talked to those Arsenal defenders about their views on the club's purchase of Sun Jihai.

Lin Liangfeng had a good relationship with Keown, and then he took the lead in interviewing Keown.

Keown shook his head, "I don't know about this,"

"I don't actually care who the club buys."

"Sun?"

"I'm not impressed."

Lin Liangfeng's head hit the cold ass, and then he went to find Campbell, and Campbell gave an even more absolute answer.

'For us, there are new people coming in every week, but most of them come once and then disappear and most of them are still in the youth team and the reserves. I don't think you should expect too much. ”

From Campbell's words, the cruelty is heard.

You treat Sun Jihai as a treasure, but people can see a lot of so-called geniuses leaving in the training ground every day.

Lin Liangfeng wanted to say, have you forgotten that the Chinese team defeated England 4:3, and you were also on the court at that time? But it's not interesting to think about it, so I won't mention it.

However, he still found the guy who knew about it, Arsenal's main right-back Lee Dixon. Dixon, who looked like an executioner, chatted very cooperatively.

"I saw this report on the news. I don't know much about Sun, but to be able to come to Arsenal, of course, he has the quality, not to mention that he is from League One. ”

Finally met a relatively 'normal' guy, Lin Liangfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"But it's not easy to play here, and hopefully Sun can understand that, there's a lot of competition here." Dixon certainly has the right to say that. He has been an absolute mainstay for Arsenal since the 88-89 season, and after a year as a substitute, he has become Arsenal's first choice on the right side, and this guy is rarely injured, want to squeeze him out of the main position? No one has done it in years, with the rest of the team-mates only playing occasionally in the League Cup and FA Cup.

Even if there are three substitutes behind him now, they can't pose a threat to him, he is so powerful!

Sun Jihai is here, what can he do? He's the fourth substitute.

At 35 years old, it is still the first choice, and you can imagine how great Dixon is.

"He's still young, only 22 years old, do you have any advice for him?"

Dixon touched his smooth chin, "Work hard, put in more effort than others, and practice hard." ”

After thinking about it, he added, "If you can't kick out, it's also a good option to seek a transfer. ”

The latter sentence is too shocking, but it is also Dixon's big truth, you can't get a foothold at Arsenal through hard work, do you want to waste your youth here if you don't transfer? This is also what Dixon has said, in the past ten years, I don't know how many right-backs have left Arsenal......

Of course, Sun Jihai is also self-aware, but he is still very confident, especially when he receives a call from Zheng Zhi.

"No one can be optimistic, but I am absolutely optimistic that Brother Hai can play it."

"That guy is 35, and he will definitely become a substitute if he plays for another year or two, Brother Hai, in fact, this is your absolute chance, it is not Dixon that you have to defeat now, but the three substitutes behind him."

"As long as you act better than them, anything is possible."

Zheng Zhi's words were really to the point, and he bluntly said that he was not competing with Dixon, but competing with the three substitutes behind him, and competing with those three substitutes, then there was no big disadvantage. In fact, Dixon did play for another two years before he changed from the main player to the substitute, and in the year Arsenal won the championship, Dixon became a substitute, and it was less than two years.

What Sun Jihai has to do is to first become the first substitute for the right-back, and then slowly encroach on the main position.

Fan Zhiyi, the captain of the national team, also cheered up his younger brother Sun Jihai.

"In my opinion, Sun Jihai's level is better than the right-back of many football powers. I'm not bragging, he's really strong. ”

"Among this batch of rookie defenders of the national team, I am most optimistic about Sun Jihai and Li Weifeng, they are happier than us, they can break through in Europe at this age, I believe they will definitely be able to make a name for themselves."

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