Chapter 547: Intense Final Preparation (Part II)

In addition to Atletico Madrid, Arsenal certainly can't avoid it. Outside Arsenal's training base was crowded with journalists who wanted to find first-hand information about Arsenal's preparations.

And, of course, there are journalists who take the other route.

Just two days before the Champions League final, the "Daily Mirror" broke a strong news: "According to reliable sources, Arsenal's main right-back full-back Frenchman Sagna has terminated the contract renewal negotiations with the Arsenal club. ”

"In fact, Arsenal and Sagna have been negotiating a contract extension since the beginning of this season, and the two sides have not yet reached an agreement at the end of the season, and the Frenchman's patience has obviously been drained by Arsenal's stinginess. Arsenal are only willing to offer the veteran a new contract with a two-year salary of 60,000 pounds a week, which is certainly unacceptable for Sagna, because the renewal does not give Sagna a salary increase. And Sagna himself also gave an ultimatum, and he offered a three-year contract with a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds, a signing fee of 6 million pounds, and a commemorative match, which is really not small. Sagna joined in 2007 and is a veteran in the squad and wants the Gunners to show sincerity and reward his loyalty to the club. ”

"The two sides have not been able to reach an agreement on this issue, and according to Sagna's contract, if Arsenal cannot keep Sagna at this last minute, it is possible that Sagna will be free to transfer to another team after the Champions League final, Sagna's original contract ends this summer, and according to FIFA rules, other clubs can start to contact the French full-back."

As soon as the news of the Mirror came out, it detonated the smell of fans and other media, and everyone suddenly recalled that it seems that the contract renewal negotiations between Sagna and Arsenal have indeed not been concluded. Rumours of a possible departure from Arsenal have been revealed in the media since the start of the winter transfer, but it was soon clear that the club would remain committed to keeping Sarnia and that a contract extension would come out within two weeks.

As a result, Arsenal's injury has been the main theme of the media's attention during that time, and they didn't think about it, and after the winter transfer ended, Arsenal set off a wave of counterattack Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid until the upcoming final, and everyone didn't think about Sagna

When the Mirror revealed the news, everyone's first reaction was that Arsenal should keep Sania, first of all, the Champions League final is coming, and secondly, Arsenal has begun to invest money, in order to restore the ambition of Arsenal, they will definitely keep the veteran who has been in the team for almost ten years, although Sagna is thirty years old, but in terms of his current competitive state, there is no problem to play until he is thirty-three years old.

And Sagna has always been an indispensable barrier to Arsenal's right, with Gibbs and Monreal on the left to rotate, Sagna on the right is almost every season, and Arsenal's academy youngster Jane Kinson has little chance.

Although Sagna is asking for a high salary, it is more than Arsenal's budget for a 30-year-old veteran, after all, Ramsey and Wilshere are only at this level. But Arsenal and Sagna should come up with a pertinent solution, 100,000 a week is a bit high, but Wenger once said in the winter transfer that Sagna's contract renewal salary can be 70,000 a week, if the two sides make a concession, plus some other add-ons, Sania's salary may be around 80,000 to 90,000 pounds a week.

Stumbling on the team ahead of the final has always been something that the media are willing to do and enjoy.

The Guardian published a catalyst in the afternoon: "Sagna has received lucrative offers from Turkish giants Galatasaray and Ligue 1 billionaires Monaco, offering a four-year contract of £20 million after tax, or £100,000 a week after tax, plus a signing fee of £6 million, which is undoubtedly much more attractive than the Gunners' offer." Finally, The Guardian also said: "However, Sagna, who is used to life in the Premier League, prefers to stay at Arsenal and does not want to leave the mainstream league. ”

As soon as the news came out, everyone came back to work, and it seemed that Arsenal couldn't keep Sagna.

Speaking to the media, Manchester United legend Leo Ferdinand, who is also leaving the Red Devils this summer and hosting his memorial last summer, said: "Sagna is a very good, great player and his loyalty to the team is unquestionable, but the club's approach is chilling. In fact, he still has at least three or four years of quality to play, and if he has a reason, it would be a better choice to change the environment, like Manchester United."

Well, Manchester United, which has been focusing on raising prices for 20 years, has also emerged.

Rio Ferdinand's potential meaning is: "You see, I've had a lot of experience with the Red Devils for 10 years, and last summer the club held a memorial game for me when I left"

As a Manchester United man, Ferdinand's idea is undoubtedly that as long as Arsenal is unhappy, he will be happy, especially when he stumbles at such a critical moment!

A source close to Saenia said: "His first choice is to stay at Arsenal. He would consider signing a new three-year contract with a salary of £5 million to £6 million, plus signing fees and bonuses. The new contract also includes a memorial match, during which he will spend 10 years at Arsenal. With one round of talks before the end of the season, he is eager to end his career at Arsenal but wants the club to reward him for his loyalty when others are leaving, and he hasn't had a pay rise since 2008. ”

The person close to Sagna revealed a lot of words: "Although there are other teams that have given generous treatment, Sagna himself wants to continue to stay at Arsenal, although we are asking for a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds, but the business is done, maybe 890,000 can also be, of course, bonuses and signing fees are not less." If the contract is renewed, Sagna will play for Arsenal for more than ten years, which is the longest time that the main player in the current Arsenal squad cannot be missing, although the memorial match is also a must, after all, it is also a veteran of the three dynasties. Sagna is loyal, it depends on whether the club is sincere, people have not raised their wages since 2008, haven't they left Arsenal all these years? ”

It's a lot of content, not just for Arsenal FC and Arsene Wenger, but also for the fans. In this way, even if the contract renewal negotiations are really closed, the fans will be embarrassed to blame Sagna himself, and at most point the finger at the club

As Sagna said, after joining Arsenal in 2007, Cesc Fabregas, Nasri, Song and Robin van Persie have left the team, but he is the only one who has remained with the Gunners and firmly occupied the position of the main right-back, making 271 appearances for the Gunners so far. Manchester United hosted a memorial match for 10-year veteran Rio Ferdinand last summer, and it was not too much for Sagna to ask for the same.

Just when Sania was in a state of confusion, Manchester City coach Chilean engineer Manuel Pellegrini said: "We are very interested in Sagna, Manchester City is an ambitious club, we will work multiple fronts, so we are constantly strengthening the squad, Sagna is a very good choice, and we also have the financial strength to meet his personal treatment problems"

Well, oil tycoon Manchester City has also joined the race for Sarnia!

Manchester City do seem to like to collect some old and strong talents, such as Zabaleta, Yaya Toure, Lescott, Klich and Demichelis

Once Manchester City entered the fray, things seemed different

Arsene Wenger was on the training ground preparing for the Champions League final and saw that Sagna was a little distracted. You must know that this is rare, although the rumors about him are flying all over the outside, but the French are quite focused on the training ground, as if the rumors outside have nothing to do with him at all, which is why Wenger did not stand up for it at the beginning, but now

In order to avoid problems in the team's preparation, Wenger felt that he had to take some action, and he did not want the team to fall due to "civil strife" at this critical moment.

Wenger called Sania to his office and talked for more than an hour behind closed doors, no one knew what the two of them were talking about inside, but Sagna was much more focused when he walked out of Wenger's office, and his momentum was different, as if the big stone in his heart had fallen to the ground.

The next day, Sagna said in an interview with the media: "Thank you for your interest in my whereabouts and stays recently, but I haven't thought about it so much now, and the future belongs to the future." Now my focus and the whole team and the coaching staff are on the next game, which is more important than my going, we went there once and ended up empty-handed, we didn't want to go down in the same place twice. So before the Champions League final, I don't accept any interviews that have nothing to do with the Champions League final, and I don't accept any offer negotiations, so let's think about these issues after the final, and no matter what the result is, I think it won't be a big deal in front of the Champions League winners."