431 English football in turmoil
Duff's transfer has a huge impact.
Thirty-two million pounds also let everyone see Abramovich's ambitions. So far, he has spent more than £70 million in the transfer market. The current English football world is really shocking.
Because it looks like the Russian tycoon has money. And it's as if his money is water, there is no end at all.
On top of that, Duff is the biggest and most powerful player in the Chelsea transfer market.
Although Duff had previously bought Veron from Manchester United. But Veron was a failure in the Premier League. When Manchester United bought Veron, Veron was an Italian star. He is also a very good midfield conductor in European football.
But after arriving at Manchester United, Veron has never adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League.
So although Chelsea bought Veron, it was shocking that they didn't buy Daff at all. Duff is one of the best right midfielders in the Premier League, having played a role in Blackburn's Champions League and league titles.
What's more, Duff is a product of Blackburn's Academy. Although he is not a native player in England, he is no different from a local player.
He has been influenced by English football since he was a child. It's completely comfortable in English football. When you arrive at Chelsea, you don't need to get used to it.
Chelsea are also very bold. As soon as Duff arrived at Chelsea, he gave Duff £100,000 a week. This salary is definitely the best in the whole of European football. Even Real Madrid's Raul, Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Figo and others are not more than that.
It can even be said that most of them are not paid as well as Duff.
For example, Raul and Zidane's salaries are only six million euros a year. But Duff's annual salary has reached more than five million pounds.
Duff is strong. This is something that everyone in European football recognizes. But Duff's fame is definitely not comparable to those superstars of Real Madrid. Not to mention that Ronaldo and Zidane are compared to the two of them, they are players who chase the king of the ball.
Let's talk about Figo, which is the heart of Portugal. He used to be the captain of Barcelona and the best right midfielder in the world. A player who has also won the Footballer of the Year.
Raul is the prince of Madrid and the prince of Spain. Many people say that Raul had a good life and was born in Madrid. But from another point of view, being able to play the main team at Real Madrid at a young age itself shows his strength.
However, none of these world-class superstars' salaries can compare to Duff's.
This also made many people see the boldness of Chelsea. Chelsea are not short of money.
Seeing Duff's £100,000 weekly salary, George was furious. When it came to reporters, I was very unhappy with Chelsea's approach.
"Chelsea's approach is completely disrupting the normal football market. And it can also cause chaos in the transfer market. They all tempt players with high salaries, so it is certainly impossible to control the increase in players' salaries. We welcome normal salary increases, but unbridled wage increases like Chelsea's would add more to the club's burden. ”
George is really not happy with Chelsea's indiscriminate salary increase.
Duff 100,000 pounds. So what will the players like Pire, Klose and Miku think?
If there were no ideas, George would not have believed them. The thought of all this gave George a headache, and it also made George angry.
Because it's a growing burden for a team like Blackburn. Without raising salaries, players can't be retained. Raise salaries, clubs can't afford it.
A lot of the media was extremely amused that George had come out to lash out at Chelsea.
When Abramovic first arrived in English football, George was still welcoming. Now that Chelsea have reached out to their own turf, George has begun to criticise others.
Criticizing people for having a problem with their salary?
Normal people just have to think about it. How does Chelsea compare to Real Madrid? What does he use to attract players?
Chelsea are just a powerhouse in the upper middle of the Premier League, and if it weren't for money, high transfer fees and salaries that exceed those of other clubs, how could they attract high-level players. Didn't you Blackburn do the same back then?
George's bashing is definitely not the first, nor is it the last.
For Abramovich, many people in English football instinctively ostracized. It started out because English football was conservative and they didn't want outsiders to get involved. But then it was because of a kind of panic.
There has already been a precedent in the Premier League for money to buy a title, and that is Blackburn. But now Chelsea's Roman Abramovic is clearly better than Jack. Walker was even crazier. This is a person who doesn't take money for money.
Seventy million pounds, thrown out without blinking an eyelid.
How can this kind of rich man come to the Premier League without panicking other clubs.
Therefore, it is normal to condemn Chelsea's blind salary increase. In various media in England, there are definitely not a few who accuse Chelsea.
But no matter what outsiders say, Chelsea don't care. Duff's move is not the end of the road.
Having just bought Duff from Blackburn, Chelsea are poaching from Blackburn Rovers again. This time they wanted to poach Klose, and the first offer was £30 million. However, after George asked Klose, he directly refused.
Although Klose will have a salary of more than 100,000 pounds once he transfers, Klose did not choose to leave like Duff. George is very satisfied, and he deserves to be his own direct player.
Apart from Klose, Chelsea are targeting Galla, who is frustrated at Blackburn.
Although Galla was a substitute at Blackburn, he played a lot of games. Because he is a versatile player in the Blackburn backline, there are still a lot of playing opportunities. Blackburn's excellent results over the years, and Gala has also made a contribution.
In the end, Chelsea paid for Galla for £9 million.
Of course, Chelsea's transfer spree isn't over yet.
They bought Mutu from Parma for £15 million and then Crespo from Inter Milan for £17 million.
These two transfers, although not as shocking as Duff's transfer, still shocked the European football world.
Crespo has been famous for a long time. Back in 1996, when Crespo was in Argentina, he scored 10 goals in 13 games in the Copa Libertadores as River Plate won the Copa Libertadores.
And after Crespo came to Italy, his performance was also very good.
Especially Crespo in the 00-01 season is a complete god. Not only did he become the top scorer in Serie A at Parma, but he also scored 50 goals in 56 games throughout the year. That performance put Crespo in the ranks of world-class goalscorers.
Although last season at Inter Milan, because of the good players, they were not able to become Inter's main striker. However, Crespo still made 12 appearances in the Champions League, scoring nine goals. What kind of performance is this.
That's why Crespo came to Chelsea and it was a big shock to everyone.
If Crespo is a world-class player who has been famous for a long time. Mutu, then, is the player who has performed well in Italian football in the past two seasons.
Of course, it's not that Mutu is young, or that he became famous late. In fact, Mutu became famous very early, as early as his teens, he was already famous as a teenager. At the age of twenty, he was already eyed by Inter Milan.
However, Inter Milan is not a small character can mix. At that time, Inter did not even have a place for a player of Recoba's level. As for Mutu, it can only be a tragedy.
Mutu had no choice but to leave Inter and start wandering. All the way to Parma, the forward combination formed with Adriano is invincible in Italian football. It has also attracted the attention of European football.
The arrival of Crespo and Mutu immediately attracted the attention of all European footballers. Because Abramovic has already spent more than £110 million on Chelsea.
At this time, many people in English football began to think of a little story.
I don't know who passed it out.
It is said that Abramovic had just joined Chelsea, and Ranieri came to Abramovich's office very nervously, because everyone was too unfamiliar with the new owner. Unexpectedly, Ranieri had just arrived at Abu's office, and Abu gave Ranieri a blank piece of paper.
Then tell Ranieri what player he wants, write it there.
As for money, Ranieri doesn't have to think about it. It's almost like Abu giving Ranieri a blank cheque telling Ranieri to fill in the transfer fee casually.
I don't know if this story is true. Anyway, it was said that there was a nose and eyes, but now everyone believes it. What is called an empty check, this is a blank check. In a transfer period, without blinking an eyelid, more than 110 million pounds were invested.
Who has that kind of courage in today's football.
Florentino, the fiercest player in European football in recent years, is not either. Of course, even Inter's Moratti would not dare to spend such money.
………… Chelsea are getting better and better in the transfer market.
But George's side has a bit of a headache. Now Duff is gone, Gala is gone, Hakan. Sucker retired, Henning. Berg is retired, and Blanco is going to be a full-time coach. With so many players missing, George couldn't help but think about adding to the team's roster.
Duff, this is Blackburn's main player.
Even with Kaka's strong rise last season, Duff's playing time was not much different from that of Pire and Miku. Now that Duff is out of Blackburn, George is going to find a replacement for him. Who should I go to?
Now Blackburn Rovers are left on the flanks, with only Pire and Hleb left.
Franck Franck Ribery may be able to become a regular for the first team this season. But even so, Blackburn Rovers are still missing on the wing. Enough four wide players are the safest.
Gala, the all-around defender, is also gone. Plus Henning. Berg, Blanco and the defenders are gone. Now it is clear that the Blackburn backline is short of men.
Lucio and Campbell were the only centre-backs and Rieser at left-back. The right side is not worried, because Sagnol and Sun Jihai have no problems. But the centre-backs and left-backs need to find someone.
Thinking about George gives me a headache.
Forward line Hakan. Sooke retired. Also find a substitute striker.
Just as George was thinking about it, other big teams in English football had already started their moves.
Manchester United have already lost two world-class stars this summer. Veron is good to say, after all, Veron is a marginalized star at Manchester United. Because he has not been able to fully integrate into the rhythm of the Premier League, Veron's departure is not a big deal.
But Beckham is different.
From 95-96, Beckham has been firmly in control of Manchester United's right flank since his meteoric rise. He is the absolute mainstay of Manchester United's right flank. Now that David Beckham is gone, United are missing a right-sided midfielder.
Ferguson has his eye on Sporting Lisbon's Cristiano. Ronaldo. For £12 million, the Portuguese rising star was snatched up. And also bought the first Brazilian star in Manchester United's history, Kleberson, for a transfer price of 6.5 million pounds.
There are also some small transfers, French striker Berrion, American goalkeeper Howard.
Compared to Chelsea, Manchester United's transfer move is much simpler.
Of course, Arsenal's transfer is even more so. Arsenal have only made two transfers this summer, and if they say it, it will definitely make other strong teams laugh off their teeth. Because their biggest conversion turned out to be to buy Dortmund's goalkeeper Lehmann for 3.5 million.
In addition to this transfer, there is also 250,000 to buy Chlich.
This is where the transfer of a big club. Even the moves of the Premier League relegated teams in the summer are much stronger than Arsenal's.
Liverpool's movements are also much smaller.
Liverpool also have just one move this summer. That was to spend £4 million on right-back Finnan.
Arsenal and Liverpool are not as good as Tottenham, another powerhouse in London. Tottenham spent more than £10 million this summer, Zamora, Postiga, Kanout. It's not much, but it's much more bold than Liverpool and Arsenal.
Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, their actions in the summer were simple. Compared to Chelsea's bustle, they were like they didn't do anything.
As for Blackburn, there hasn't been any action yet.
Because George was waiting.
Or maybe George was wondering how to add it. Thirty-two million pounds, nine million pounds, that's forty million pounds. George didn't know what to do. It is to buy some powerful generals to supplement the strength of the team.
It is still time to buy some veterans, or talented players, to flesh out Blackburn's bench.
Forty million pounds?
If you use that money, you should be able to buy some good players.
"Laurent, Carl, what do you mean?"
Blanco looked at George and asked, "George, are you satisfied with the current main lineup, or do you want to ......?"
George groaned for a moment.
"The main lineup, it should be said that it is satisfied. Even if Damien leaves, the main squad can still handle it. ”
Blanco smiled when he heard George's words.
"That's easy. George, you're asking for a bench. Then before I want to buy a player, you should take a look below. ”
"Below? You mean the youth team? ”
Blanco nodded.
"Yes. There are still a lot of good seedlings in our youth team. Playing on the bench shouldn't be a problem. ”
George looked up at Carl.
When Carl saw George's gaze, he already understood what George meant. Karl is not only responsible for the team's training, but also the most familiar with the youth team. Karl nodded. Then he took out a few documents and gave them to George.
George picked it up and looked at it, and it was a list of youth team players that Karl recommended to George.
(To be continued)