Chapter 192 Chiefs Cup
On the penultimate day in July, Arsenal officially announced the transfer of German midfielder Ozil, and the German transferred to Atletico Madrid for £40 million.
Also announced is the transfer of French winger Griezmann. The Frenchman came to London from Real Sociedad to 30 million euros, becoming the second signing for Arsenal this season with a net worth of more than 30 million euros. This single transfer also reduced Li Shou's net worth in Asen's history.
This is obviously the result of negotiation between the two parties.
Speaking of Lee Shou, the premiere was the day before Arsenal's two singles transfers.
When Arsenal announced that Griezmann joined the team, Li Shou was stunned because he never expected Wenger to believe his recommendation.
Of course, the reason why this transfer can be achieved is definitely not just because of Li Shou’s recommendation, but also requires observation from the scout team and approval from the coaching team.
In fact, Arsenal's Spanish scouts have recommended Griezmann, but no one cared about it before, so the biggest contributor to this transfer is Li Shou, but this requires Griezmann to play at Arsenal.
"Boss, do you need me to recommend another player to you?" Li Shou, who was about to go home after training, happened to meet Wenger in the parking lot.
"Tell me," Wenger really became interested.
De Bruyne is undoubtedly a genius, otherwise he would not have been valued by Chelsea. Wenger also made a quote after discussing with the scouts and coaching staff, but was rejected by Chelsea.
"System, recommend a central defender" Arsenal has not bought a central defender so far.
"Central defender Van Dijk, currently playing for the Celtics in the Socra Premier League," immediately gave a piece of information.
Li Shou was a little anxious about Arsenal's signings at the centre-back. The time has come to August, and the Chiefs Cup will start in two days. Even players participating in the World Cup will return to the team before the Chiefs Cup.
In fact, Li Shou didn't know that the player recommended by the system has always been within Arsenal's inspection scope and even valued it very much, but Arsenal has never made up his mind whether to buy him.
This time, Li Shou's recommendation didn't seem to be of use. Arsenal did not make any moves after a few days, so Li Shou had nothing to do with this. After all, he was just a player.
At the same time, Arsenal players have returned in recent days, and they are the first to come to Arsenal to report on Griezmann, then Sanchez, then Giroud and Derbych.
The players and the opponents of the Chiefs Cup have arrived one after another. I don’t know if it is because of Li Shou’s relationship. This time, there is Li Shou’s old club, Monaco.
Although the summer has not yet passed, Monaco has undergone earth-shaking changes. Not to mention that Li Shou transferred to Arsenal, head coach Ranieri has also left. Just over a week ago, Rodriguez transferred to Real Madrid for 80 million euros.
Monaco spent 160 million last season, but Monaco recovered 100 million just half of the transfer period this season. In addition to the transfer income, Monaco also won the Ligue 1 championship and the French Cup last season.
With Li Shou and Rodriguez leaving, Monaco's forward core Falcao couldn't sit still. Although he won the double championship in Monaco, it was not good for Falcao last season.
Coupled with the departure of Li Shou and Rodriguez, Monaco has no action, so it is normal for Falcao to leave. After all, he is no longer young, but Falcao has no team willing to spend 50 to 60 million for him due to his serious injury last season.
In addition, Monaco's captain Abidal, last season, has also left. Monaco seems unwilling to give the veteran a new contract, who has joined the Greek giants.
Just when Monaco arrived in London, a player in Monaco turned to Newcastle, and Newcastle United officially announced to the public that Monaco striker Rivier joined the team.
In addition to Monaco, which has close ties with Arsenal, the other two teams in this Chiefs Cup are Valencia from La Liga and Benfica from Portugal.
The Emirates Cup was sponsored by Emirates. In the 2006-07 season, Arsenal signed a sponsorship contract with Emirates. The new stadium was named, which is also the origin of the name of Emirates Stadium.
Although the Chiefs Cup is a warm-up match, most of the rules follow the rules of FIFA and is a relatively regular warm-up match. After several years of holding, the Chiefs Cup has gradually surpassed the Dior Cup.
With the arrival of the Chiefs Cup and the return of the World Cup players, Arsenal's player numbers this season are almost officially confirmed, with the three goalkeepers No. 1 Szczesny, No. 1 Li Shou, No. 1 and No. 13 Ospina.
The newly joined player Derbych got No. 2, Chambers No. 21, Sanchez chose No. 17, and Griezmann chose No. 18. Sanchez and Griezmann both have their favorite numbers, but because this number already has a master, you can only choose other numbers.
From this we can also know that Li Shou is indeed annoying in the competition with Ozil, but because of the help of the media, he has been twisted from a villain to a decent person.
But in football, the winner has always been the king, and Li Shou is now a winner, and if Li Shou wants to maintain this decent image, he must always win.
Although many rules of the Chiefs Cup follow FIFA, there are also some innovations of their own. Although three teams are invited, in fact, each team only plays two games, and the final championship is definitely the way of points.
Winning the game can get 3 points, draw 1 point, and then score 1 point for each goal. This time Arsenal's opponents are Benfica and Monaco.
Based on the current situation, Li Shou and Szczesni should start in these two games respectively. As for starting in that game, it goes without saying that everyone knows.
As for Ospina, as the team's No. 3 goalkeeper, there should be no chance to play. Arsenal's thickness in goalkeeper has surpassed Chelsea and has become the most exaggerated existence in the reserves of many European giant goalkeepers.
In fact, after Li Shou joined the team, there was a club that wanted to buy Szczesny, but they were rejected by Arsenal. After all, Li Shou has not really shown himself in the game, and leaving Szczesny is a guarantee for the team's new season.
Moreover, Szczesni was unwilling to leave just like this. Winning the Premier League Golden Gloves last season gave Szczesni's confidence an explosive growth. He didn't think he would lose to Li Shou.
But this was before. As the team began formal training, Szczesny's confidence seemed to be less than as strong as it was at the beginning.
Chapter completed!