Chapter 256 There is a Traitor
Strange!
This is a major phenomenon in this summer's transfer market.
With Real Madrid in Spain not making much movement, the Premier League has become the absolute protagonist in the transfer market.
Manchester City and Chelsea are both scrambling to wave their pounds and make big signings.
But the most popular team is Southampton in the Championship.
If we say that last season's surprise attack was successful and the introduction of Ibrahimovic shocked the media around the world.
This year, Southampton has achieved amazing results in both importing and transferring players out.
It fully demonstrates the operational capabilities of the team's management.
In terms of selling players, Chamberlain, Adam Lallana and Benatia were all clearly sold at higher prices.
The first two players are both from Southampton's youth training, and Benatia was a free transfer last summer.
These three transfers netted Southampton £100 million.
With such amazing transfer income, Southampton is unique in the world.
If the only achievement was in selling people, there would be nothing worth talking about.
After all, selling players will weaken the team's strength, so it will test the team's management and also depend on the strength of recruiting players.
Southampton also did a good job in this regard.
After selling players such as Chamberlain, Adam Lallana, Benatia, Jose Fonte, Lambert and others, the team brought in talented and even superstar players such as Gary Cahill, Matic, Sturridge, Javi Martinez and Drogba.
Judging from the surface alone, almost everyone believes that Southampton's strength has further improved compared to last season.
Gary Cahill is an England international and Javi Martinez is a Spain international, their strength is unquestionable.
Drogba is a top star, no need to say more.
Matic is a Serbian international, he is also quite capable and still very young.
Sturridge is widely regarded by the whole of England as the best choice for the future center forward.
From the perspective of team management, Southampton's operations throughout the summer were truly exquisite.
Most importantly, I made a lot of money.
We spent 100 million pounds selling people, but what about buying people?
Gary Cahill £7 million and Javi Martinez £25 million.
However, the transfer fees of Drogba, Matic and Sturridge are not disclosed.
It has always been rumored that Southampton has a shocking transfer of 60 million pounds that has not been made public.
That must be a superstar player.
As July approaches, the entire transfer market presents a very strange atmosphere.
Especially when Drogba held a press conference on WeChat and announced his official joining of Southampton, the media around the world went wild.
Because they found that a Championship team had actually suppressed wealthy teams such as Real Madrid and Manchester City and became the absolute protagonist in the European summer transfer market.
How much did it cost to bring in Drogba?
How much did it cost to bring in Matic and Sturridge?
Who is that rumored £60 million transfer?
All these doubts are irritating the nerves of the media and fans.
They all wanted desperately to dig out the inside story and get as much information as possible.
The ubiquitous reporters dug deep into the ground frantically to dig out the inside story of the news.
So, Chelsea is in trouble!
Drogba was frank when answering questions from fans at the WeChat press conference, saying that what he wanted most was to meet Chelsea and beat his former club.
The Ivorian Elephant King's statement is equivalent to exposing the conflict between him and Chelsea to the world.
In addition, core players such as Terry and Lampard were dissatisfied with the transfer process.
For a time, Chelsea became the scapegoat in the eyes of the media and fans.
Even Martin Samuel, a famous columnist for the Daily Mail who is usually close to Chelsea, described Chelsea's entire transfer operation as clumsy and stupid in his column.
Martin Samuel also revealed some inside information of the team in his column.
For example, Villas-Boas was not willing to let Drogba go, and even Sturridge, who performed well in Bolton, was very favored by Villas-Boas, but Abramovich personally intervened in the transfer operation and let the three go.
"A superstar and two talented newcomers left Stamford Bridge at an unbelievable price!"
"Chelsea will pay the heaviest price for their stupidity this summer!"
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"Stupid? Clumsy?"
With a bang!
Abramovich grabbed the vase on the coffee table and threw it to the ground, breaking it into pieces.
"What the hell is Martin Samuel? How dare he call me stupid? That I'm clumsy?"
The Russians are obviously mad!
He actually knew very well that he had made a big mistake in the transfer market.
If the transfers of Drogba, Matic and Sturridge are inevitable.
Then, the price he paid for the transfers of Benatia and Adam Lallana was too heavy.
But it is one thing for him to be clear about it himself, and it is another thing entirely for someone to point his finger at him and scold him in the newspaper.
He can allow himself to make mistakes and even reflect on himself, but he absolutely cannot allow himself to be scolded in front of others like this.
"Damn it, there's a traitor, there must be a traitor!"
Abramovich is going crazy.
He discovered that even within Chelsea, which he regarded as a forbidden party, there were people secretly stabbing him.
Without an insider, how could Martin Samuel know so much?
Chelsea and Southampton are both private teams. There is no need to disclose their finances or signings to the public.
Even the Premier League and UEFA do not have the power to require them to disclose everything completely.
He does not want to disclose the transfer fees of Drogba, Matic and Sturridge because he does not want to cause trouble.
But now, someone actually leaked it secretly.
This must have been done by an insider!
"Could it be Lampard?" Marina Granovskia asked speculatively.
"Is it him?" Abramovich frowned.
Lampard is the soul of Chelsea. After the captain Terry's friend's wife scandal, Lampard is like the flag of Chelsea.
"Lampard and Martin Samuel are very good friends. The Daily Mail was able to get so much first-hand information from us because Lampard was the one who made the connection. Even when Lampard and Gerrard were fighting for a place in the national team, Martin Samuel was Lampard's golden thug."
Supporting Gerrard is the Telegraph's top columnist Henry Winter.
Martin Samuel is the most powerful writer. For Lampard, he took on two people at once. In addition to challenging Henry Winter of the Telegraph, he also had a debate with Evans, a famous reporter from his old club, the Times.
He became famous in one battle!
Since then, Martin Samuel has always been the first to know any news about Lampard and Chelsea.
Abramovich looked unhappy. What he hated most was being betrayed by his subordinates.
But he is not stupid.
He is well aware of the importance of players like Lampard and Terry to Chelsea.
Without them, given the English's xenophobia, they would be even more hostile to Chelsea.
Abramovich pondered for a moment, then turned and looked at Marina Granovskaia.
"Go and give them an order, telling them that from now on, no one is allowed to discuss the team's transfer operations when being interviewed by the media!"
When saying this, Abramovich also had a fierce look on his face.
What was said before was just said, I just pretended I didn’t see it.
But if I issue a gag order and you dare to do it again, we’ll just have to wait and see.
"I think Ron Gourlay did a poor job on this matter!" said Granovskia.
Abramovich was immediately furious. "Then let him supervise more strictly and tell him that if this happens again, he doesn't need to be the CEO anymore and just get out!"
Granovskia nodded, but didn't dare to say anything more.
On the one hand, she had achieved her goal.
Moreover, this boss seems to be getting more and more irritable in recent times.
Perhaps, it has a lot to do with mood.
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"Come on, guys, cheers!"
At the Wangjiang Pavilion headquarters in Southampton, the entire WeChat company was gathered together for a grand celebration banquet.
In addition to the employees of WeChat, people from gaming companies and sports teams also gathered at Wangjiang Pavilion.
Even many reporters who came to interview after hearing the news were invited into Wangjiang Pavilion.
Hundreds of people gathered together and the atmosphere was indescribably warm.
People who are familiar with Yang Huan and Southampton are no longer surprised by such scenes.
"Everyone did a great job this time. Everyone's bonus will be doubled!"
As soon as Yang Huan finished speaking, the whole audience was in an uproar.
"good!"
"Master Huan, you are so generous!"
"Long live Master Huan!"
"I love you, Master Huan!"
"Master Huan, you are my idol!"
This group of employees at WeChat company shouted all kinds of slogans.
With the incentive of the bonus, the atmosphere of the celebration banquet became even more intense.
People from other companies also looked at him with envy.
But I am not jealous because as long as they do well, they can also get a lot of bonuses.
There are bound to be benefits if you work with Young Master Huan.
High salary, good job, good benefits!
Where can I find such a boss!
"With Drogba's WeChat press conference, our African strategy has had a very good start, but this is just the first step. How to maintain the current success and continue to expand our territory depends on our subsequent operations!"
Zhu Liangcheng, Wang Lin and others kept nodding.
Who is Drogba?
The only professional footballer among the 100 most influential celebrities in Africa.
At the same time, he is the second greatest football star in African history, second only to George Weah.
Drogba's press conference attracted more than six million WeChat users and brought millions of fans to his celebrity account. It is no exaggeration to say that he became an overnight sensation on WeChat.
But this is only part of WeChat’s Africa strategy.
The real test lies in the subsequent operations.
Drogba will become the spokesperson for WeChat in Africa, helping WeChat to expand as much territory as possible in Africa.
From this point of view, Drogba's operation is more successful than when Ibrahimovic joined.
However, this also relies on the influence of WeChat.
After all, WeChat had just been launched when Ibrahimovic joined.
But now, WeChat has become the number one player in the field of mobile social networking.
"Okay, everyone, let's have another drink to celebrate Drogba's joining us!"
Yang Huan raised his glass high again.
All the people in the audience stood up immediately and raised their glasses.
The Ivorian elephant king has just tasted fame. On WeChat, he said a word and tens of thousands of fans responded. That feeling is so cool.
He even felt a sense of pride and honor that came from scoring a goal on the field and being worshipped by tens of thousands of fans.
It turns out that WeChat can bring people such a great sense of accomplishment.
If he had known earlier, he would have registered long ago!
Even just now, Master Huan told him that these fans are resources, and if managed well, the profits can be staggering.
This also opened up a second path for him besides playing football.
Thinking of this, Drogba drank the drink in his hand, grabbed a bottle of Chiron red wine that had just been uncorked on the table, and walked towards Yang Huan.
He wants to get drunk!
I'm drunk, and when I wake up tomorrow morning, I'll forget the past and forget Chelsea.
He is going to be reborn in Southampton!
He wants to tell everyone the truth.
He, Didier Drogba, the Ivory Coast Elephant King, even though he is already 33 years old, is still the strongest and most terrifying top center in the world!
"Master Huan!"
Yang Huan turned around and saw Drogba with a malicious look on his face.
The big dark guy shook the red wine in his hand with a hint of provocation.
"Come on, blow a bottle with me, and I will obey you!"
Everyone at the scene was dumbfounded.
Is this guy crazy?
You actually want to get Young Master Huan drunk?