As early as the winter of last season, Wenger expressed his affection for William and hoped that Pan Yi could rent and then buy William like he did with Cech.
This is not only because William's technical characteristics are quite in line with the professor's requirements, but also because William is also a versatile frontcourt player.
He can play as a left winger, right winger, attacking midfielder, left midfielder, right midfielder, central midfielder... or even as a center forward.
Nowadays, Wenger is thirsty for midfielders, so he mentioned Willian again.
Although William is not good at playing as a pure defensive midfielder, as long as he can play as a pseudo-winger or an all-around midfielder in the midfield, it will be enough to satisfy the professor.
In the 4-2-3-1 system commonly used by Wenger in recent years, the so-called double midfielders in the "2" itself are not all purely defensive.
Just like "Reaper" Ramsey, he often appears in this position. Could it be said that he is a pure midfielder? Obviously not.
If William can be brought here, maybe he can develop more playing styles in this position and embody Arsenal's beautiful football more vividly...
But Pan Yi really hesitated after hearing what Wenger said.
This summer window, I am missing a center Bamford, two midfielders Mikel and Ramirez, and now I am missing a Willian who can play from both sides;
At present, the only people in the team that can be confirmed are Mbappe, a member of the youth team, and Goretzka, who is currently in talks, 4-2=2, there is still a shortage of this population!
In fact, the most important thing is the lack of a center.
In theory, Mbappe is actually more suitable to play as a winger. In this way, it can just make up for the vacancy left by William's departure, but in this case, what about the center?
Otherwise, talk to Wenger about buying Giroud from their team?
But Pan Yi raised his eyes and glanced at the gray-haired professor, but still didn't say anything.
Giroud can be said to be Arsenal's most relied-upon center forward. If he is really taken away...
Either the professor vomited blood and fell to the ground, or the professor picked up the folding stool and started training with Pan Yi. In short, only one of the two men in this room could survive.
Forget it, there is no need to cause trouble.
Then you can find it slowly by yourself.
Anyway, if you have money in your hands, it is not impossible to spend tens of thousands of dollars on Suarez, Benzema and the like...
"How's it going?" Seeing that Pan Yi didn't speak, Wenger asked a little anxiously.
Then he added: "If you need any players or something, we can discuss it... Aren't you very concerned about your affiliated clubs?"
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Pan Yi approached many coaches to ask for people to fill in the news about coming to York City, and Wenger also heard about it.
Although I don't know why Pan Yi cares so much about this English second-division team and even sent his assistant coaches to be the head coaches, Wenger can't control that much. In short, Pan Yi only needs it.
Although most Arsenal players are reluctant to play in League Two, they can always find a way.
It's much better than Pan Yi really asking Wenger to take away main players like Sanchez and Giroud!
"No need for that, thank you." Pan Yi waved his hand.
Now York City's team can be said to be strong and strong, and no more support is needed at all.
Then Pan Yi continued: "William, I can rent it to you first. But..."
"But what?" Wenger asked happily.
"I want your captain."
"...??" Wenger looked confused, "Arteta? But, he is already ready to retire... Don't you always buy young players, why would you want him?"
"Who said I want him to be my player?" Pan Yi said with a smile on his face, "Didn't I leave an assistant coach? I want him to come to Chelsea and be my coach."
This is what Pan Yi is thinking now.
Scaloni went to be the head coach of York City, and of course he needed to add an assistant coach.
And Arteta is obviously a very suitable candidate.
In Pan Yi's previous life, although Tazi was semi-retired this year, he would officially announce his retirement next summer. Then he turned around and joined Guardiola's coaching staff who came to the Premier League in the same year and became an assistant coach at Manchester City.
After helping Manchester City win two Premier League titles and two League Cups with the team, Arteta returned to Arsenal and began his head coaching career.
Arsenal also paid millions of pounds in liquidated damages to Manchester City.
In the following 2019-20 season, Arteta led Arsenal to defeat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final and won the cup, becoming the first player since George Graham in 1987 to win a key trophy in his first season at Arsenal. The head coach is also the youngest FA Cup winning coach in 20 years.
After experiencing the unsuccessful 2020-21 season, Arsenal still extended Arteta's contract until 2025.
Since then, Arteta has led Arsenal to play better and better, and has also begun to attack the team's first Premier League championship in the past 20 years...
Judging from this resume, Arteta is indeed a natural coach and natural leader.
He only served as an assistant coach for two years after retiring, and immediately began coaching a wealthy team. He can be said to be successful, or he can be said to be a beggar's version of Pan Yi.
Moreover, Arteta's coaching style also emphasizes discipline, is very passionate, and is good at inspiring players' emotions. He is known as the best head coach in football who can make ppts, which is also in line with Pan Yi's requirements.
It's just that Arteta still has a contract with Arsenal, so it's not easy to directly encourage him to retire and come to Chelsea as a coach.
This is not the same as Scaloni back then. At that time, he was almost a free agent, but he was still hesitating whether to find a team to play for another year. Why does Pan Yi always do this kind of persuasion? Is it a job for people to retire and become coaches?
But if Arteta comes forward and negotiates amicably to terminate the contract through Wenger, then there shouldn't be a big problem.
As for Arteta himself, it must not be a problem.
Since he is willing to work as an assistant coach under Guardiola, wouldn't it suit him even more now when he faces Pan Yi, a master tactician who is more famous than Guardiola?
Anyway, he can't play football at Arsenal now, and he has no intention of switching to another team. He might as well enter the coaching industry as soon as possible.
"Okay. I'll go talk to him." Wenger pondered for a moment and then readily agreed to the request.
He had no reason to refuse.
He has always valued Arteta, the old captain, and of course he hopes that Arteta will have a good ending.
In fact, he has already asked Arteta to do some youth training part-time this season, and is also preparing to let Arteta take on more coaching jobs next season.
After becoming the head coach of Arsenal, Arteta also said that his choice to become a coach was influenced by Wenger. The Premier League should always be grateful for Wenger's contribution.
"I dreamed of playing for Arsenal because of the way Arsenal played under Arsene Wenger. It was so attractive and I think every player wanted to play here. I spent some time with Arsene Wenger. Extraordinary time and I learned a lot.”
"Working with Wenger pushed me to become a coach at the end of my career, so he had a big influence on me. We had a conversation and I asked him what he would do if he were in my position because I didn't Deciding whether to continue playing football or start my coaching career.”
"He then helped me get a job in the club's academy. Wenger was an inspiration to me, he always had my back and I think he was an inspiration to every player and every staff member who worked with him. .”
"I think Wenger took English football to a different level and opened the door to other expats to make the league better."
"The way he spoke, the message he gave as a coach, the way he played, I think Wenger had an extraordinary impact on world football. His vision was much broader than any coach at the time. "I think England and the Premier League should always be grateful for Wenger's contribution."
"To be able to manage a team for a long time and maintain it at a consistently high level is an unbelievable achievement. Especially in the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger really did that and no one else has done it. I don’t know if there’s anybody like them anymore.”
“It’s extraordinary to be around the same people, the same staff, the same players all the time and to be able to come up with something new every day to motivate them and keep them hungry, it’s something that’s very rare and special quality.”
The mutual appreciation and achievements of both parties created a good story between the master and apprentice.
Now, driven by Pan Yi, this process will become faster.
And in this way, Chelsea got Goretzka, Arsenal got Willian, and Arteta was able to work next to Pan Yi and continue his football career. It was simply an n-win result!
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In the following days, there were several pieces of transfer news that made fans quickly climb up and down the tree.
Leicester City purchased Chelsea’s Nigerian midfielder Mikel for a transfer fee of 20 million pounds;
Chelsea sold Brazilian midfielder Ramirez to Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Suning for 40 million euros;
Chelsea brought 20-year-old German midfielder Goretzka from Schalke 04 for 12 million euros;
Arsenal loaned Chelsea winger Willian for full salary plus a loan fee of £1 million, with a buyout clause;
In addition, it is related to coaching:
Chelsea assistant coach Scaloni left the team to become the head coach of York City in the English second division;
Arsenal captain Arteta officially announced his retirement and joined the Chelsea coaching staff as an assistant coach to head coach Pan Yi.
These news, combined with the fact that Bamford joined Crystal Palace on loan earlier, actually made Chelsea fans a little unhappy.
This is equivalent to taking away a young center from their own youth training and three experienced old players, but only added a little-known German?
Although Pan Yi's signings are always surprising and effective, this time there are actually fewer people.
If you want to win seven championships and fight on n lines, you must first have sufficient personnel reserves, right?
Pan Yi's response to this was: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Let the bullets fly for a while."
In fact, Pan Yi is not just shooting bullets this time, but is actually preparing a big bomb!
Take a look at the standards of the new striker Pan Yi wants to buy this time:
It doesn't matter if you are young, well-rounded, preferably have a British household registration, and have a high net worth...
Isn’t this answer ready to come out?
Think about who are the most popular English forwards in the past two years?
In addition to Vardy, who is currently at Tottenham, who was just ranked second in England's Young Player of the Year, and third in the Premier League's scorer list, is the future No. 1 star in England——
Harry Kane?
Needless to say, Harry Kane's technical characteristics can be summarized as "comprehensive". He can be said to be a master of center skills.
His left and right feet are very balanced, which allows him to have a good ability to play the ball in any situation without being restricted by his dominant foot.
With a height of 188cm, Kane has a good header ability. Although his body is not strong, his absolute speed is average, and his dribbling frequency is not fast, Kane has a high football IQ and excellent ball protection ability. Basically there will be no mistakes when playing with the ball.
As a center, Kane has superb shooting skills and can create threats in multiple positions.
In the offense, Kane can also act as a fulcrum and support his teammates. His through balls and transfers are comparable to those of top midfielders. This is why his goals and assists data are excellent.
It can be said that with Kane, Chelsea's striker strength will definitely be greatly improved.
In theory, the cooperation between Lukaku and Kane will be very sharp. After all, Kane can not only eat cakes, but also feed cakes, ensuring that Lukaku is comfortable.
Also, Harry Kane can be said to be a model of a professional player, both on and off the court.
Like Messi, he has a childhood sweetheart named Katie.
What’s interesting is that when England superstar Beckham held a football summer camp at Chingford Foundation School, there was a group photo. In the photo, Beckham’s left and right were Kane and Katie!
It can be said that this love was witnessed by Beckham.
Later, Harry Kane also cherished the love of such childhood sweethearts. He once said:
"If I were single now and I went to meet new people, you would never know why those people wanted to meet me. Is it for money? You really don't know."
"I'm lucky. I have a lover I met when I was a child. I have a good family and good friends. They will listen to me no matter when I am good or bad. This is very important."
That's what he said, and that's what he did.
To be honest, compared to the supermodel wives of other players, Katie's appearance and figure can only be said to be mediocre.
But as Kane's fame soared, he did not forget that there was someone beside him who was silently supporting him.
After having the first, second, third... child, the family was happy and happy, making others envious of it.
Therefore, the paparazzi will never catch Harry Kane hanging out in nightclubs, nor will they find out about any scandals about him.
This kind of player who focuses on the court will also be an excellent role model in the locker room, which is exactly the type of player Pan Yi likes.
But in this way, Pan Yi has to consider the formation and personnel matching.
After all, if Kane does come, he can't be allowed to serve as Lukaku's substitute, right? After all, his extra position is higher than Bamford's, and it would be too much of a waste to play as a substitute.
Of course, for Pan Yi, changing the formation is nothing.
I don’t know how many formations he has used since he entered professional football, and there are almost no repetitions!
When all the personnel are present, we can design a formation and play style that suits the current situation and characteristics of the players based on the actual situation.
However, if he wants to introduce Kane, Pan Yi now has to face several problems.
First, Tottenham Club, or their boss Levy.
Kane is a Tottenham youth trainee and his own prince, and Levi will definitely not let him go easily.
In addition, the relationship between Tottenham and Chelsea is relatively tense, and Levi and Pan Yi have a history of "rejecting marriage". It must be that this deal is not easy to negotiate.
Second, potential competitors.
Since Harry Kane returned to Tottenham after his loan spell in the 2013-2014 season, his performance has been getting better day by day.
Last season, he scored 21 goals in the Premier League. While proving his strength, he was also selected into the England team for the first time. This of course also attracted the attention of many wealthy teams.
At less than 22 years old, a newly promoted England international, isn’t this enviable?
It is said that the brothers Manchester United and Manchester City are already paying attention to Kane and are secretly competing to bring him to Manchester. They just don't know whether they will wear a red jersey or a blue jersey.
The third and most critical issue is Harry Kane's personal wishes.
He is a native of London. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur youth training camp at the age of ten, and then made great achievements in youth teams at all levels. In 2009, when he was 16 years old, he entered the Tottenham first team. The squad will play in the League Cup.
Although he spent the next few years on loan training abroad, his heart has always been Tottenham.
In Pan Yi's previous life, there were rumors about Harry Kane's transfer almost every year. It wasn't just Premier League teams, including European giants like Real Madrid and Bayern, who were also involved with him.
But in the end, Kane chose to stay at Tottenham, holding a salary that did not match his strength, and clinging to the empty honor room.
In this life, can Pan Yi persuade him to leave the team? This is also an unknown.
But no matter what, you still have to try it.
This is not only to improve Chelsea's strength, but also to help Kane realize his championship dream.
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"Honey, I'm not going to Manchester."
Harry Kane said as he held the hand of his wife Katie in a house in the northern suburbs of London, England.
Although the two of them are not officially married yet, in Kane's eyes, Katie is already his wife and is already preparing to have their first child.
"You don't have to consider my feelings." Katie looked into Kane's eyes affectionately. "Your career plan is the most important. If you think it would be better to go to Manchester United or Manchester City, then go for it."
Obviously, Manchester United and Manchester City have contacted Harry Kane privately at this moment, and the couple are discussing whether to agree to them.
"We have been living in London for more than 20 years, and I really don't want to change everything." Harry Kane shook his head. "I have thought about it. Both you and I are used to the environment here. You have also My best sisters should not lose the precious friendship with them because of my choice."
"Harry, even if we go to Manchester, we will keep in touch and get together from time to time. Didn't we go to Dragon Kingdom?" Katie said with a smile, "You shouldn't think about everything for me. You should also think about it. Myself, I know you really want to have a better performance platform, but now it seems that Tottenham can't give you this."
"You are my wife. If I don't think about you, who should I think about?" Harry Kane said with a smile. This was not a sweet love talk, this was what he thought.
"Besides, we also have hope this year. The team has just bought Korean star Son Heung-min, Belgian defender Alderweireld, and, by the way, Trippier..."
Harry Kane was still talking when suddenly his phone rang.
"It's Danny Collins."
Danny Collins is Harry Kane's agent.
"Harry, there's something new." A loud voice came from the microphone, "I just received a call from Mr. Pan Yi, the head coach of Chelsea. He wants to invite you to Chelsea."
Chelsea?
Pan Yi?
Harry Kane was stunned for a moment.
Then, suddenly it was like a fire was burning in his heart.
Is he tempted by Chelsea's invitation?
Of course it's a bit tempting.
Whether it is Manchester United or Manchester City, there is a certain gap compared with Chelsea at this time.
After all, Chelsea is the Premier League champion and the Champions League champion!
And Chelsea still won the championship in an unrivaled manner.
There are even some media talking about Chelsea creating their own dynasty.
Faced with an invitation from such a championship team, it is impossible for Harry Kane to remain unmoved.
Plus, Chelsea are a London team!
This is also a very important factor.
Harry Kane is a character who likes a stable environment, whether in life or work.
And if he moves from Tottenham to Chelsea, he won't even have to move home, and there won't be any big changes in his or his wife's social environment.
The children born in the future will still have London registered permanent residence...
After hanging up the phone with agent Danny Collins, Harry Kane discussed with his wife.
"Katie, what do you think?" Harry Kane asked.
"Harry, I support you going to Chelsea." Katie encouraged her husband.
Chelsea is currently the most popular team in Europe, and Pan Yi is the top head coach in the world.
Pan Yi has a good eye for people and is extremely good at cultivating young players. Whether it is Lukaku or Hazard, they all shine brightly under Pan Yi.
Or the B seat that defeated Kane in the selection of England's Young Player of the Year. Who knew this Portuguese before last season?
But Seat B, who is one year younger than Kane, took the main position in Pan Yi's Chelsea and then played at his highest level.
Therefore, as a wife, Katie, of course hopes that her husband, Kane, can gradually grow into a world-class star like these young players!
The current Tottenham head coach Pochettino is certainly very good, but to be fair, there is still a certain gap compared to Pan Yi...
In addition, agent Danny Collins also said on the phone just now that Pan Yi is willing to offer Harry Kane a weekly salary of 150,000 euros!
This is more than double what Kane got at Tottenham!
"I still hope you can win more championships!" Katie added, "This has nothing to do with whether you have money or not..."
