"Roman, I've heard, you've seen Juan Figer lately?"

On Abramovich's luxury yacht parked at Canary Wharf, Pini Zahavi saw that Abramovich was in a good mood early this morning, so he was a little bold to ask the question.

Perhaps for many ordinary journalists and fans, this news is very mysterious and reverie, but for one of Europe's most famous agents, Pini Zahavi has his own set of contacts and news channels, and he also knows very well that Juan Figel is a very important football adviser to Abramovich, and the two must be talking about the new manager.

Abramovich raised his head, looked at Pini Zahavi, and smiled slightly, "Relax, Pini, we just had a meal and discussed something, that's all." ”

He made it clear, but Pini Zahavi was not at all relieved, having worked so hard over the past two years to put Grant in the position of Chelsea manager, and he really wanted his fellow Israelis to continue to sit and sit firm, even like Alex Ferguson, for decades.

But he also knows that although Chelsea's results have steadily improved since Grant became the head coach of firefighting, the attitude towards him has been very poor for both players and fans, and Roman Abramovich was particularly unhappy with his 0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea are still four points behind Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table.

Originally, Tottenham Hotspur's loss to Manchester United should have been an opportunity for Chelsea to quickly close the points gap, but Chelsea drawn, and now Chelsea is facing Liverpool, while Tottenham Hotspur is facing Derby, the relegation favorite who is almost sure of victory, and the points are likely to be pulled away by then.

It's not good to lose to anyone, but to lose to that damn Ye Qiu

"By the way, Pinny, what do you think about our new CP selection?" Abramovich asked the friend lightly, "I said before, let you contact David Dunn, I wonder how the connection is?" ”

When Abramovich was preparing to buy Chelsea, his favorite CEO was David Dunn, but David Dunn was Arsenal's vice-chairman at the time, and it was impossible for him to jump to Chelsea, but now it is different, now David Dunn has left Arsenal, and taking over Chelsea is not a problem.

"I've been in contact with him through connections, but he said he wasn't interested." Pini Zahavi shook his head.

Abramovich's face froze, and after saying "typical Londoner arrogance", he also showed a sneer.

Arsenal are not qualified to be arrogant from any point of view, even if they are now runners-up in the league, but everyone can see that Arsenal are now a bit of a strong outsider, and as the fixtures draw to a close, their problems will become more and more obvious, and in fact, they have performed poorly in the second half of almost every season.

To paraphrase what that damn Ye Qiu said, this is a fine tradition of Arsenal

"Then let's put it down for now," Abramovich thought for a moment, not taking it too seriously.

But Pini Zahavi shook his head and said: "I'm afraid there is no way to put it down for the time being, this time Peter Kenyon chose not to renew his contract, and Ron Gulley, another executive who came to Chelsea at the same time as him, also left at the same time, and there is no one to lead the administration, which is not a long-term solution." ”

Abramovich doesn't like to meddle in these bits and pieces, and although he still listens with a little patience, his face is not very good-looking, but Pini Zahavi knows him very well and continues.

"And based on the current situation of the team, if we want to continue to maintain the fighting power of the team next season, then we have to purge a group of players in the team in exchange for a part of the transfer fee for reinforcements."

This hit the nail on the head of Abramovich, as he had previously told the likes of Pini Zahavi and Peter Kenyon that he would not invest more in the squad over the years and would instead make Chelsea self-sufficient.

Now Chelsea is losing money every season, a large part of which is because the salary burden of the team is too much pressure, don't look at the current Chelsea league and Champions League are playing happily and performing well, making a lot of money every year, but in fact, spending more.

Chelsea currently spend hundreds of millions of pounds a year on wages, a large part of which comes from Shevchenko and Ballack, while several players in the team have received significant salary increases due to the arrival of two superstars, such as Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and John Terry.

Chelsea's salary bill is far higher than that of second-placed Manchester United, who are just under £100 million, and it's not hard to see that Chelsea have been completely hijacked by their superstar policy.

Abramovich regrets it now, really regrets it, regrets it so much that his bowels are blue, because this is a situation that he never thought of when he wanted to bring in Shevchenko, he just thought that he could afford his salary after bringing Shevchenko, but he never thought that it would cause a chain reaction within the team.

And that's just part of the money, taxes, bonuses and so on are a lot of money, and it's unlikely to improve even in the next two years because Chelsea are in an awkward position.

The Chinese have a saying that is very right, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift.

Now Chelsea's problem is that the salary is completely more than the team is under pressure, and the transfer budget is forced to cut to cover the salary, so unless the salary is cut, the team will always be under this pressure, but the question is can the salary be cut?

Ballack is old, he will definitely stay at Chelsea, finish this contract, and then maybe retire or go to another team, so there is no hope for him, and Shevchenko?

There is a market for the Ukrainian, and AC Milan want to recall him, but the question is, what about his staggering salary?

Unless Chelsea are willing to pay Shevchenko's salary and then loan him to AC Milan, otherwise, at the age of 3l years old, let alone a transfer fee, no one will ask for it, because the huge salary is enough to discourage countless teams.

The salaries of the two superstars can't be cut, and the salaries of core players such as Lampard, Rooney, and Terry can't be cut either, they are the core that the team relies on the most, not only can't be cut, but they have to maintain, or even give a salary increase, especially like Rooney.

So, for the foreseeable next few years, Chelsea will be saddled with this salary burden and don't even think about investing heavily in the transfer market.

It is precisely because of this that Abramovich decided not to continue to invest in it, because it is a bottomless pit, no matter how much money he has, once he is in this bottomless pit, he wants to get out, it is almost impossible.

So now he regrets it very much, regretting that he didn't listen to Ye Qiu's original advice.

At least look at the current Tottenham Hotspur, the current salary expenditure of this team ranks sixth in the Premier League, around 70 million pounds, which is exactly less than half of Chelsea, but the overall combat effectiveness of this team is in the top three in the Premier League, and this is the result of Ye Qiu's team giving a number of players salary increases this season.

The salary increase, but the sale of Ruud van Nistelrooy, the big salaryman, has not made Tottenham Hotspur's overall salary expenditure not increase much, and the addition of Beckham, although it has brought salary pressure to the team, has also brought rich benefits.

Thinking of this, Abramovich suddenly felt envy and regret in his heart.

But regret is a terminal illness, a terminal illness for which there is no cure

It was at this time that the yacht's television set picked up the morning news from Sky Sports

"Our reporter reported that at 15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur held a press conference at the White Hart Lane Stadium, and the chairman and head coach of the team, Ye Qiu, announced that the team will hire former Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon and former Chelsea chief operating officer Ron Gulley as the team's new CEO and chief operating officer."

'At the beginning of the year, Peter Kenyon and Ron Gulley both made the decision not to renew their contracts with Chelsea, and it was revealed that this was because Peter Kenyon's power at Chelsea was gradually being overridden by chairman Roman Abramovich, which made the Manchester people very unhappy and made the decision not to renew their contracts.

"Ye Qiu gave a very high affirmation to Peter Kenyon joining Tottenham Hotspur, saying that he is very optimistic about Peter Kenyon's future at Tottenham Hotspur, and he believes that the football management guru who once created Manchester United's business empire can bring great changes to Tottenham Hotspur."

In his press conference, Peter Kenyon refused to answer why he would leave Chelsea, but he said that he had parted ways with Chelsea, but he also said that he liked the environment at Tottenham Hotspur relatively well and the trust that Ye Qiu placed in him, and he believed that he could do better and better at Tottenham Hotspur than ever before.

But some Premier League experts said that Peter Kenyon left Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur, on the one hand, because Ye Qiu was able to give him the trust and environment that he could not get at Chelsea, and more importantly, the future prospects of Tottenham Hotspur are brighter, because the north London team has just signed an agreement with the London City Council and the London Olympic Organizing Committee, and according to this agreement, they will get the London Olympic Stadium that will start construction after the Paralympic Games in September 0. It is intended to be transformed into a five-star modern top-class course with a capacity of up to 80,000 people. ”

"Compared to being restricted everywhere at Chelsea, Ye Qiu has adopted a modern corporate institutionalized management of Tottenham Hotspur, which is obviously more in line with Peter Kenyon's wishes, coupled with the excitement of the new stadium and Tottenham Hotspur's rising results, which made Peter Kenyon finally make the decision to join Tottenham Hotspur instead of staying at Chelsea, which is already difficult to break through."

The news was broadcasting Sky TV's exclusive report and analysis of the transfer, and Pini Zahavi in front of the TV was surprised, because even he had not received any relevant information, and then looked at Abramovich next to him, and found that the Russian was obviously surprised and angry, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Pini Zahavi knows Abramovich too well, this Russian tycoon seems to be very easy to get along with, but in fact, people who really know him know that he is very strong and domineering, very possessive, you can ask for what he gives you, what he doesn't give you, you can't even think about it.

Now, Peter Kenyon has moved from Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur, even if Peter Kenyon has been unfavored during his time at Chelsea, even if his departure is acquiesced by Abramovich, he still feels unhappy and angry, because he feels that his things have been robbed by Ye Qiu.

"Pini" Abramovich held back the anger in his heart.

Pini Zahavi heard himself shouting and immediately responded, and whoever angered him at this time was a fool.

"From tomorrow, you will go to the team as CEO, you are right, it is not a good thing for the team to have no CEO for a day, and at the same time, I have also decided that the team will continue to invest more this summer, and we will have to fight with our opponents and fight well, so we have to improve the strength and combat effectiveness of the team in a short period of time

After Pini Zahavi heard this, he secretly felt a burst of joy in his heart, and immediately nodded, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

"I'm tired, you go to Stamford Bridge," Abramovich said with a calm face.

Pini Zahavi nodded and got up to leave, but when he reached the bottom of the yacht, he faintly heard the sound of smashing things coming from upstairs, and he guessed that it must be Abramovich venting his anger.

It's just that it doesn't have much to do with him anymore, because he's already got what he wants

Tottenham Hotspur announced that Peter Kenyon and Ron Gully are the team's two top executives, which immediately caused huge repercussions and attention in the world, some people said that this is Tottenham Hotspur's poaching of Chelsea, and Chelsea should give a counterattack and directly sue Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu in court.

However, Tottenham Hotspur immediately gave a clarification, saying that the team's actions were in accordance with legal procedures and there were no irregularities, while Chelsea never responded to the matter.

On the 9th of the month, the league ushered in the 26th round, Chelsea drew 00 at home to the visiting Liverpool, and it was also in this round that Manchester United was upset at home by rivals Manchester City, and lost this Manchester derby.

It also allowed Arsenal to reverse Manchester United and rise to the top of the Premier League again.

After a week of recuperation and adjustment, Tottenham Hotspur unleashed a frantic attacking storm that completely knocked the hapless vice-captain's defence into a sieve.

After the opening, Derby County were very tight, especially in the first 20 minutes, when they were stuck in their 30-metre zone, while Tottenham Hotspur were aggressive in organising and launching waves of attacks

Ye Qiu's midfield combination this time is still Modric, Fabregas and Mascherano who are dragging behind, the three midfielders provide an endless stream of shells for the frontcourt players through orderly combing, plus Vargas and Alves on both wings actively participate in the attack, Tottenham Hotspur's attack is very lively.

It wasn't until the first minute that Tottenham Hotspur opened the scoring for Derby County through Lionel Messi.

But in the first half hour, or even the entire first half, no one would have noticed that it would be a big win, because Derby County played very hard and invested a lot of troops in defence, even in the 40th minute, when Robin van Persie scored another goal for Tottenham Hotspur, everyone felt that this game was about three goals at most

But in the second half, starting from the UU minute, Tottenham Hotspur suddenly played a round of attacking storm, Ribery scored a hat trick, substitute Arshavin also scored another goal for the team, and in stoppage time, Messi's goal helped Tottenham Hotspur finally lock the score at 0

It was a goalscoring feast, especially in the second half, when the Derby County players were unable to stop Tottenham's attacking attacks as their fitness declined, and they were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur again and again, and their defensive tempo and pace looked heavy and sluggish, unable to keep up with Tottenham's light attack.

0 Tottenham Hotspur once again played an almost crazy attack, completely knocking Derby County into the abyss of relegation, and also let all opponents once again see Tottenham Hotspur's attacking ability.

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur has successfully widened the gap between themselves and Chelsea to six points with this hearty victory, and Tottenham Hotspur, which has 58 points, is currently 5 points behind the leader Arsenal and behind the second-place Manchester United.

After the Derby County game, the Premier League was temporarily suspended due to the FA Cup and League Cup finals.

Tottenham Hotspur's FA Cup round of 16 knockout opponent is Bristol Rovers in League One, Ye Qiu plans to use the two weeks to adjust the physical fitness of the team's main lineup, so the FA Cup is also full of substitutes and youth team lineups, defeated Bristol Rovers 0 away, Kompany as the starting central defender, good performance.

In midweek, the Carabao Cup final was played against Arsenal and Chelsea.

Grant's side played Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and both sides knew each other well and knew each other, so there were not many surprises in the game, and the two sides ended up in a tie with 90 minutes of play time and went into extra-time.

After extra-time, both teams were obviously almost exhausted, but in the end Arsenal got a free-kick opportunity, and the main centre-back Gallas headed the old club, the former Chelsea veteran celebrated excitedly on the sidelines after scoring a goal, and won the first trophy of the new season for Arsenal.

Chelsea left Cardiff Millennium Stadium disappointed, but they didn't have time to lick their wounds as they had to hurry back to London for the upcoming 27th round of the Premier League, where they travel to White Hart Lane to face bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur