The Egyptian pharaoh has not had an easy time at Chelsea, where Salah has struggled since joining last year's winter break.

When he first joined the team, Mourinho was still interested in him.

Mohamed Salah, who led the team to beat Chelsea in the Champions League, made a big impression on Jose Mourinho.

It is precisely because of this that Mourinho will buy him, intending to solve the problem of the team's lack of strikers.

However, Salah, who performed well at Basel, has been seriously uncomfortable with his arrival at Chelsea.

In the 2013-2014 season, Salah still had the opportunity to play, making 10 appearances in the Premier League and scoring twice.

However, this season, after Chelsea bought Diego Costa, Salah completely lost his chance to play.

Salah has played just three Premier League games for Chelsea so far this season, all of which have been junk time substitutes and have failed to score or assist.

The long period of not getting time to play left the Egyptian pharaoh frustrated.

He realised he had no future at Chelsea, so he began to look for a loan out or a move altogether!

It just so happened that Mourinho took a fancy to Fiorentina's Cuadrado, so he planned to loan Salah to the Purple Lily as a transfer additive.

The transfer talks were going well until City stepped in.

Chelsea were surprised by the £12 million offer from Manchester City.

Is this a real attempt to buy someone, or is it intended to disrupt the transfer negotiations between them and Fiorentina?

It is said that Manchester City is looking for defenders all over the world, and Cuadrado's performance in Serie A is obvious to all, could it be that Guardiola also has his eye on the other side?

For a while, Mourinho couldn't see through Guardiola's intentions.

Chelsea spent £15 million on Salah, but Salah's performance has declined in the past two seasons and his value has dropped a lot.

Therefore, Manchester City's offer of 12 million pounds is not too low, and they can also bargain with the other party.

The final price was around £15 million, a price that Chelsea would have accepted if City were genuinely willing to buy.

But selling a player with a lot of potential to their direct rivals in the league is something that most teams don't want to do.

Even if the price is a little lower, it is better to sell it to a team in another league than to sell it to a competitor.

What's more, during the winter break last year, Manchester City poached De Bruyne, who was snubbed by the Blues, from them at a low price, and it has been proven that the Blues have lost their eyes and suffered a big loss.

Seeing De Bruyne's performance at Manchester City getting better and better, Chelsea fans regret it!

If you knew that De Bruyne was so strong, you shouldn't have sold him.

Even if it is really going to be sold, it should not be sold to Manchester City!

For only 20 million euros, he gave Manchester City a midfield core, and this deal is simply a loss!

Having learned the lessons of last year, Chelsea were particularly wary when Manchester City made a transfer offer for Mohamed Salah.

"If you contact Fiorentina again, it will cost you a maximum of 30 million euros, and we won't buy it if it's expensive!"

Mourinho didn't attach much importance to Salah and was about to forget about him.

But Manchester City's offer made him wary and he couldn't help but want to keep Salah for observation.

Maybe I'm looking away?

Guardiola has always been very accurate in his eye for people, and the players who can be favored by him must have something outstanding.

However, if Salah is forcibly retained, the transfer fee on Fiorentina's side may not be able to be suppressed.

Fiorentina's psychological price tag is €35 million, and Chelsea's offer is €5 million lower than their psychological price, and Salah has been deducted from the loan offer.

This made the Fiorentinal side very unhappy!

They felt there was no sincerity on the part of Chelsea, with Cuadrado shining both in Serie A and at last year's World Cup.

And now at the peak, such a player sells for 35 million euros, which is definitely a conscience price.

Negotiations between the two sides did not go well, and Chelsea had to make concessions and add €2 million to the original base.

Fiorentina were not going to agree to the transfer, but Cuadrado himself is very interested in Chelsea, and if he refuses to transfer, the relationship between the club and the player will be very stiff.

So, Purple Lily could only pinch her nose and agree to the transfer.

As for Salah, who was originally going to be loaned out, he was forced to stay by Chelsea because of Manchester City's offer.

This may not be good news for the Egyptian pharaoh himself.

Because at the crucial moment of Chelsea's title race, it is difficult for a marginal role like him to get playing time.

And not having a game to play for a long time can be said to be a very disadvantageous thing for young players who are in the critical period of rising.

Because of this, Salah's attitude towards Mourinho has changed dramatically, from the original respect to the distancing.

After being rejected by Chelsea, Pep Guardiola didn't feel much regret.

Salah's style is somewhat similar to Messi and Lin Quan, and when there is already Lin Quan in the team, he is only bought as a substitute for Lin Quan.

However, Guardiola found that Lin Quan's attendance rate is very high, not only with few injuries, but also with strong physical fitness.

He doesn't seem to need a substitute much......

So Chelsea refused and refused, it's not a big deal, after all, he just listened to Lin Quan's words and gave it a try.

Guardiola doesn't care, but Lin Quan is a little sorry.

Salah is a thigh-level presence in Liverpool, and if he can dig it up in advance, it will be tantamount to cutting off one of Liverpool's arms.

It's a pity that the plan didn't work out, and it is not known whether Salah will join Liverpool as he did when Jurgen Klopp arrives in the Premier League.

During this winter break, Manchester City made a total of four transfers, selling one and buying three, with a total expenditure of only 5 million euros.

This kind of expenditure, covering the name of the team, I thought it was a small team in the five major leagues!

Blue Moon fans, who are used to spending lavishly, are a little uncomfortable with the team suddenly becoming so frugal.

Last winter, they made a lot of news, including 50 million to buy Kroos's transfer, and even became the king of bids.

As a result, this winter, their total expenses were only one-tenth of what they did last year to buy a player.

It's too economical, isn't it?

Upon learning of the news, the club's president, Fahim, approached Guardiola alone and chatted with him:

'Mr Pep Guardiola, there is nothing wrong with the club's finances and the transfer budget is huge, so you don't have to be so economical at all.

He thought that Guardiola was saving money for the team, so he tactfully reminded the other party:

The backer behind our Manchester City is the Abu Dhabi consortium, which is different from other teams, so we don't have to think about saving money.

"Hehe, Mr. Fahim, you misunderstood, I didn't mean to save money for the team, I just spent the money where it should be spent, and I am very satisfied with these reinforcements."

Guardiola said so, and Fahim couldn't say anything.

You can't press the other party's head and force him to spend the money!

And the winter break is indeed a little shorter, and the recruitment is also very limited, and it may not be until the summer transfer period that Guardiola will make a big move.

Thinking of this, Fahim stopped persuading.

After Fahim left, Guardiola suddenly sighed.

Manchester City and Bayern have completely different feelings.

When he was at Bayern, the club's annual budget for granting him transfers was very small, only about 30 million euros.

With such a small amount of money, if you want to buy the right players, you have to sell people to raise money.

At Manchester City, not only did he not have any concerns about the transfer fee cap, but he even caused the club president to worry because he spent less money.

This kind of thing is really unheard of.

Manchester City is indeed a club that is not the same as rumored by the outside world.

He's glad he made the right choice!

……

Since it is the first winter break after the World Cup, there are not many transfers in the top five leagues during this year's winter break.

The main transfer was already done in the summer, and in the winter it was just a small fight in a local position.

Among the major clubs in the Premier League, the biggest transfer move is still the Blues Chelsea.

They sold Schurrle to Wolfsburg for 32 million euros and then brought Cuadrado from Fiorentina for the same price.

Both of these transfers are the highest transfer records of this winter break, so Schurrle and Cuadrado shared the title of king of bids together.

In addition to selling Schurrle, Mourinho sold Bertrand, who had no place in the team, to Southampton for 13 million euros.

Not only did Chelsea not spend money, but they also made 13 million euros, and if they are willing to sell Salah to Manchester City, they can make around 30 million euros this winter.

The professor's Arsenal still adheres to the style of doing big things with little money, and bought two players, Belik and Gabriel, for 2.5 million euros and 15 million euros respectively, one is a midfielder and the other is a defender, both of which Arsenal needs to strengthen.

Among them, Belik is only 17 years old and is still a minor demon.

The professor still can't seem to change his habit of buying demons!

The Reds Liverpool have not made any moves, and they don't know if they are saving up money to make any big news in the summer, or what they are thinking, and it stands to reason that they are the team that needs to be strengthened the most with their poor record now.

Manchester City's neighbour Manchester United, who was also very quiet during the winter break, did not buy anyone.

There are rumours that Manchester United have taken a fancy to Juventus' midfielder Paul Pogba, but for some reason, there has been no movement after that.

Louis van Gaal's life at Manchester United has not been easy, spending so much money in the summer but having such a bad record.

Affected by this, it is estimated that Manchester United's board of directors is unwilling to give him money, and he spent it indiscriminately.

Although the investment in the five major leagues is not large, the expenditure of the Chinese Super League, the sixth league in the world, is not small.

This winter, Guangzhou Evergrande spent a lot of money in the transfer market to bring in two players, Goulart and Allan, who spent a total of 26 million euros on Evergrande.

If this investment is placed in Europe, it can rank in the top three, behind Wolfsburg and Valencia.

It seems that the Jinyuan football of the Chinese Super League has not only not converged, but has intensified.

When the transfer period was about to close, Lin Quan received a phone call.

This is his old team-mate from his time at Werder Bremen - high school striker Arnautovic!

"Hi Lin, did you watch the news?"

On the other end of the line, Arnautovic's tone sounded very excited.

"What's the news?"

Lin Quan was confused, not knowing what the other party was talking about.

"Ahem, Uncle Ben was chased by a number of Premier League teams and finally joined Stoke City FC for a whopping £5.5 million!

How's that, awesome, right? ”

"Awesome!"

Lin Quan was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he complimented with a smile.

"Hehe, you know, I've seen the schedule, next month we have a direct meeting between the two teams, then I'll treat you to dinner, remember to bring that kid De Bruyne with you.

This guy, since he left Bremen, hasn't even made a phone call, and hasn't contacted him for a long time! ”

"Well, I'll inform De Bruyne, and if he won't go, I'll call you and drag him off the bus!"

"That's it!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Quan sighed with emotion in his heart.

Arnautovic also came to the Premier League, a season and a half later than the original time, is this also influenced by himself?

With Arnautovic's physical and mental attributes, it doesn't feel very difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Premier League, and it can even be said that the pace of the Premier League is the most suitable for him to play.

I just don't know if this guy will go to the Super League to pan for gold in the future......

……

Time flies very quickly, and January has passed in a blink of an eye.

On February 1, the Premier League was rekindled.

In this round of the league, Chelsea's home game against Manchester City at the top of the table is definitely a top priority.

Because of this, the Premier League officially put the game time in prime time on the last day, separating it from other games, so as to create a situation where the audience is diverted.

Chelsea and Manchester City are now first and second in the table respectively, and this game could directly determine the final winner of this Premier League title.

If Chelsea can defend their home ground and beat Manchester City at home, they will stretch the lead to six points.

With just 15 league games remaining, and there have been no direct meetings between the two teams, that lead is huge, and unless Chelsea make a series of mistakes, City have no chance of catching them back.

Conversely, a win over the Blues at Chelsea's home stadium would see both teams back on the same page.

As a result, the ownership of the Premier League title will become even more confusing.

It is precisely because this game is so important that it has attracted the attention of countless fans throughout the Premier League before the game has even started.

Ahead of the game, Fleet Street's media interviewed a number of football legends and pundits to ask them what they thought of the game.

Most of these celebrities felt that Chelsea had a good chance of winning or drawing this game.

Fewer than three in ten favourites for Manchester City to beat Chelsea on the road.

Stamford Bridge is famously the home of the devil and it's not so easy to break down here!

(End of chapter)