After the two key matches in the 24th round, the Premier League has calmed down for the time being, and the eyes of the media and fans have shifted to the winter transfer market that is about to end.

Like a long-distance car that needs to be refueled to keep moving, the January transfer window has given Premier League teams the perfect opportunity to recruit in the midst of a fierce league battle, with the top teams in the final critical moments in order to compete for the league title and the glorious dream of entering Europe, while the unranked brothers have to gamble to avoid relegation,...... The 20 Premier League teams, in front of the Premier League full of money temptation, staged different joys, sorrows and sorrows.

After the defeat away to Liverpool, Mourinho publicly complained about his frustration at not being able to dominate the transfer, "Because I'm the manager, I've never been allowed to do what I want, I'm not the boss, I'm not the CEO, I'm not the chairman, I'm just the manager. I sue the club for my opinion, and then the club goes to operate and if they want to, then give me what I think is the best addition for the team. At the end of December I gave my opinion, I said that we need two people, a centre-back and an attacking player, I said my opinion, but now with the transfer market still a few days to close, I don't know how it will be, I hope that Terry and other injured players can come back as much as possible. We can't be frustrated now, we have to have the right attitude and work hard for the next one. ”

In response to Mourinho's complaints, CEO Kenyon explained: 'It's normal, within Chelsea it's a normal affair and in all the key decisions the manager, the owner, the CEO and the board are involved and we have to be united. We respect his work, his contract until 2010 and this is the club's support for him and we have made it clear that we want him to be the manager who will lead us to long-term success. ”

Kenyon also explained to the defenders and strikers that Mourinho wanted but did not move, "We want Ben first. Haim but he's injured and we met all the conditions for Cannavaro, but Real Madrid won't let him go, it's not just money, but we're trying to get a good result at the end of the transfer window. ”

Although Manchester United, the leader, also lost, but Manchester United's situation is much better than Chelsea, they lost more to Ferguson's conservative tactics and luck, rather than the lack of soldiers, so they are not so anxious in the transfer market, they only loaned the veteran Larsson, the original said good Chinese player Dongfang Zhuo returned and there is no follow-up, Red Devils fans and Ferguson want Hargreaves the most, but Bayern has a tough attitude and resolutely does not sell, and Ferguson can only wait until the summer to get Hargreaves.

Compared with Manchester United and Chelsea, Liverpool has brought in a number of young talents from Spain and the Netherlands, and also bought the powerful defender Mascherano from Argentina, and his strength has continued unabated.

Of the four Premier League giants, Arsenal have the worst form in the league, but they are the biggest winners in the transfer market and cup competitions. As the biggest seller in the transfer window, the fact that they can't get in and out has caused the Gunners' bank account to skyrocket by a lot of pounds. The 21-year-old Sebastan Larsson joined Birmingham City for £1 million, and even if Birmingham's Upson joined West Ham for £7.5 million, the Gunners of Apson's former club also profited, receiving a share of almost £2 million. In total, the Gunners made a net gain of more than £5 million from mid-January. With a 5-3 aggregate win over derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur to reach the Carabao Cup final, securing another lucrative source of income for the Gunners, it's no wonder that the professor is still smiling with no hope of winning the league.

As a result of the re-updating of Premier League television rights for next season, the 20 clubs have also paid unprecedented dividends. Among them, the overseas TV rights alone are a sky-high price of 625 million pounds! This staggering astronomical figure also means that 20 Premier League clubs are the biggest winners. In the 2006-2007 season, even the bottom teams were guaranteed at least £30 million in revenue to go into their pockets, which happened to be the dividends that Chelsea paid when they won the Premier League last season! Within two years, the Premier League's championship income was equal to that of the teams on the list, so far apart, that teams currently struggling on the brink of relegation would do whatever it took to stay relegated.

The biggest spenders in January's transfer window were West Ham United, who finished third from bottom in the league. Luis Poa Moto, Lucas Neal, Davenport, Blanco, Matthew Upson and others – Alan Kobishley, who just took over as the team's head coach just before Christmas, has brought in six world-class players so far, and the club has spent £30 million on them.

Among the relegation teams, Charlton not only loaned Chinese striker Zheng Hua and Algerian striker Song, but also spent 3 million pounds to buy Thatcher and Prague, and the strength has improved a little, but it may be unrealistic to rely on these new signings who have no time to run in, unless Zheng Hua can play like Chen Yu.

Sheffield United, who are in the bottom two places, are also in and out, selling and renting seven people in a row, and spending 6 million to buy five players, but the only real usefulness may be Kilgalon from Leeds United.

Watford, the vice-president, is basically no longer counting on it, but last season, Portsmouth was among the top three in the list, but in the January transfer window, Portsmouth spent 13 million transfer funds and received the magical effect of the final relegation success. Watford now has this idea, they bought four players in one go, although two transfers did not disclose the amount, but to say the least they also spent more than 7 million, the meaning of gambling is very obvious.

The winter transfer is over for the strong Liverpool, they are now in good momentum, even if the bought Mascherano is so strong, Benitez is not ready to reuse, reliable old man is still Benitez's first choice.

In fact, Liverpool does not have so much time and mind to buy and sell players, with Liverpool's league results booming and returning to the ranks of the league championship, international capital is more and more interested in Liverpool, Liverpool executives just want to sell Liverpool at a good price, where is there still the heart to invest in buying players.

Some time ago, Liverpool Vice Chairman Perry said that the negotiations with the Dubai International Fund are completing some final legal work, and the accounting review work is satisfactory to the other party, and he believes that the acquisition will be realized soon. But Gillette and Hicks in the United States did not give up, and they even offered a price of 500 million pounds to tempt Liverpool, which is 50 million pounds higher than the price offered by the Dubais. The British media said that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Qatari Prince Qamim also expressed interest in Liverpool, not only that, but there were even Chinese media that a mysterious Chinese consortium contacted Liverpool.

Liverpool, who had planned to sell to the Dubai International Fund, was now unable to make up their minds about the fact that the price offered by the Americans was 50 million pounds higher, which is not a small number.

On the eve of the 25th round of the Premier League, Liverpool's board of directors held an important meeting, which was attended by the club's coach Rafael Benitez and general manager Rick Barry, in addition to the members of the board.

The main topic of the Liverpool board meeting is to discuss the future acquisition of Liverpool, the sale of Liverpool has formed a consensus, because Liverpool is suppressed by Manchester United ruled by the Glazer family, and Chelsea with the support of Abou has also won the Premier League championship twice, which makes the Liverpudders who have not won the championship for 17 years very red, compared to Manchester United fans who vigorously resist the Glazer family, Liverpudlian people from coach Benitez, captain Gerrard and deputy Carragher, down to ordinary fans are very welcome to foreign investment. Now the key is to sell to? The Americans who bid higher are the more financially rich Dubais or Qataris.

The first to speak? David Morse, the chairman of the 51 per cent majority, cleared his throat before saying: "Liverpool need money, and it's an indisputable fact that money dominates the Premier League. In his first year at Chelsea, Abou elevated Chelsea, which had been hovering in relegation, to the Premier League champions. After Manchester United was bought by the Glazer family in the United States at the expense of a huge loan, it immediately received a gratifying return. If we don't sell Liverpool, I'm afraid the time without the title will continue......"

When Morse said this, Benitez muttered quietly because he thought Liverpool had great hopes of winning the title this season.

Morse didn't notice Benitez, his eyes were more on the real estate tycoon Morgan, who owns 7% of the shares, and owns 9. 9% of the shares of Granada.

“…… That's the way it is, now it's up to us to decide who Liverpool hands over to is in the best interest of the club, us and the fans. Morse continued.

Granada snorted: "Dubaiites don't understand football, they only know how to spend money." ”

Morgan said: "I seem to have heard that the American Gillette and Hicks are not as strong as they are legendary. ”

Granada said: "You don't care if they are strong or not, no matter how strong they are, and they don't want to take a point on Liverpool, what's the use." ”

Morgan said: "I think it would be a good move for several of our shareholders to jointly contribute. ”

Morse said coldly: "I don't have that much money, unless you buy my shares at the price of Americans." ”

When it comes to money, neither Morgan nor Granada speaks.

Morse said to Rick Barry, "Barry, what do you think? ”

Rick Barry said: "It's hard to say, it can only depend on what they do after they become owners, I think we should listen to their plans first, of course, I am better at football than investment. ”

Morse said to Benitez: "Rafa, what do you think?" ”

Benitez looked at the nose and nose and said with concern: "I think the club is fundamental, but it's not something I should worry about. ”

Morse said: "Selling the club is already the trend of the times, I think the financial resources are strong or not, how much will be invested in the future, we can't control after we sell the shares, I think, the highest price is the best, which at least brings real money to the club, not empty promises." ”

The two major shareholders Morgan and Granada looked at each other, Rick Barry and Benitez looked at each other, and they didn't speak, obviously, Morse, the chairman of the holdings, already had an idea, and the first thing he considered was his money bag, Morgan and Granada were the beneficiaries, and they would definitely not object, Rick Barry and Benitez said that nothing would be useful, it would only annoy Morse, and they also knew how to protect themselves.

With the three shareholders unanimous and the club's CEO and manager left nothing to say, and even if the minority shareholders disagreed, it was useless, and the Liverpool hierarchy quickly reached a decision to sell Liverpool to a consortium with a higher bid.