In the office of the Colney training base, Wenger, the head of the youth training, Freddy, and the other members of the coaching staff gathered for a meeting.
This meeting was mainly about the youth team's members.
At the moment, Wenger was most concerned about Niklas Bendtner.
The team's top striker, the " King of Highbury," Thierry Henry, was not in a good condition. He had suffered a lot of injuries this season.
And there were rumors that many clubs were in contact with him, including the powerhouse Barcelona!
Wenger had long noticed that Henry had become more and more unwilling since his defeat in the Champions League.
He dreamed of winning the Champions League, but Arsenal seemed unable to bring it to him.
Wenger had already made plans in advance to first make Robin van Persie the team's main striker.
Subsequently, he brought in the Togolese striker, Adebayor, to strengthen the impact.
It was just that the two of them were not enough. They needed a more comprehensive rotation of strikers.
Bendtner was a talented young man. If he could grow, he could become the main striker in the future.
"Has Bendtner's loan been discussed?"
"Now that it's basically confirmed in Nottingham, the details can be finalized and signed this week.”
"Yes, let him go out and train for a season. If he performs well, he can come back and play in the starting lineup.”
Wenger nodded, then he dug out the information on the black man.
"Djourou's performance is remarkable. His defense is more oppressive. Let's put him on the First Team this season.”
"Little Jack adapted very quickly. He will definitely grow up quickly and support the midfield with Cesc.”
"Yes, Jack and Cesc will form the core of the midfield. They will be our mainstays for the next decade.”
The little Jack he was talking about was Jack Wilshere.
He was a genius that Wenger admired very much. He was only 14 years old, but he had already shown great talent.
If Lin Xuan heard this, he would definitely have a complicated expression.
Who would have thought that Wilshere, who was known as the " Crown Prince ", was a glass person? His repeated injuries had reduced him to mediocrity.
As for Fàbregas, although he was at Arsenal, he could not forget the place where he was nurtured.
Many years later, he carried out Arsenal's tradition of " selling the captain."
"Next is that Chinese guy, Lin Xuan. What do you think?"
Wenger leaned against his desk, folded his arms, and asked expressionlessly.
She didn't know what he was thinking.
"After these two weeks of trial training, I think Lin Xuan deserves a contract. Hell, he can even directly enter the First Team to play.”
The head of the youth training, Liam Bradley, was a little excited. He had invited Lin Xuan on a whim.
A video could not explain anything.
Who knew that not only did Lin Xuan not disappoint him, he even exceeded his expectations!
In time, his achievements would not be worse than Fàbregas's!
However, he quickly calmed himself down."Of course, Arthur. Whether he enters the First Team or not is still up to you.”
At this time, assistant manager Steve Boulder frowned.
"I admit that this Asian's technique, speed, and awareness are all outstanding. He's an excellent forward attacker. However, he still had an obvious flaw.”
Boulder paused and looked at Wenger.
Wenger nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"First, that kid's body is still too thin." It was obvious during training that as long as there was a strong physical confrontation, he would be pushed out.”
Bradley wanted to retort, but he held back.
He was only 15 years old. Skill and awareness were more important!
However, there was a general prejudice in England that these Asians were not good at confrontation.
Seeing that no one refuted him, Boulder continued,""The second and most important point is that he's Chinese. He can't get a work permit at all. What's the use of signing it?”
Finally, someone raised the point that Wenger cared about the most.
Indeed, with Wenger's eyes, he could see Lin Xuan's potential at a glance.
However, without a work permit, no matter how talented he was, it was useless.
According to the Football Association's rules, non-European Union players must have a work permit to register in the Premier League.
In order to obtain a work permit, the player had to have participated in 75% of the international A-level competitions in the national team in the past year, and the national team had to be ranked in the top 64 of the Fifa.
Lin Xuan was a grassroots player from the university and had no record of playing on the national team.
The most important thing was that Wenger had specifically checked the ranking of the Chinese men's football team. It had been declining since 2005.
Maybe next year, he wouldn't be able to reach the top 64.
Could it be that after signing it, he would have to loan it out and wait for an endless period of time?
If the team did not have Fàbregas and Wilshere, Wenger might have signed Lin Xuan without hesitation.
He was not afraid of waiting for a few years. At most, he could use the " special genius clause " that was used once a year.
However, Fàbregas and Wilshere had already occupied the position of the main midfield force in the future.
Could it be that he signed Lin Xuan just to rotate?
After two weeks of measurement, Wenger felt that Lin Xuan was not as high as Fàbregas.
It was a difficult decision.
"Alright, I already have a plan.”
Wenger waved his hand and ended the meeting.
……
Although the 2006 summer transfer window had closed, the clubs 'scouts were not less active.
Recently, many sneaky figures had appeared at the Kearney training base.
Not long after, the latest reports were on the tables of the various team managers.
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