In this round of the Premier League, Arsenal just won 2:0 away against Wolves, overtaking Manchester City because of the FA Cup semi-finals postponed by 1 point, pushing this year's Premier League title competition to the white heat again, off the field, the two sides are also recently fighting to the death for the transfer of two midfielders, these two transfers, is likely to affect the Premier League pattern in the next five years.
These two players are Brazilian midfielder Paqueta, who currently plays for West Ham United, and Brazilian international Guimaraes, who plays for Newcastle United.
For Manchester City, acquiring these two midfielders this summer is already seen as a top priority. Since JD Ann left, Manchester City's transmission and control system this year has been hit hard, in order to replace him in the summer to replace his M. Nunez (62 million euros) and Kovacic (29 million euros), the purchase of nearly 100 million yuan, but the effect is really ordinary, what makes coach Guardiola even more headache is that he is likely to lose two other midfielders this summer.
Saudi giants Jeddah United's invitation to De Bruyne has reached the point where it is in full swing. is not only willing to pay a transfer fee of 100 million euros for the veteran who will turn 33 years old, but also willing to give him an annual salary of 100 million US dollars, so that he can get the world's second salary below Ronaldo and more than 10,000 people together with Neymar and Benzema.
And the story of Barcelona and B. Silva has also been passed on for 3 years, although Manchester City and Guardiola both want to keep B. Silva, but Barcelona is like a holy place for these technical players, let them persuade them in every way, and they also want to play at Camp Nou for two years in their careers.
It is the doubts about the future of these two big players that have made Manchester City determined to acquire these two Brazil internationals this summer. Otherwise, a bad thing is that the dynasty collapses, and Guardiola, who aspires to become the first coach of football, will leave at that time and return to Barcelona, the old club where La Masia's youth training has become a climate.
As for Arsenal, they don't really have too many problems in midfield. The combination of Odegaard and Rice is becoming more and more compatible, with Jorginho, Partey and Kai Havertz also offering a variety of tactical diversity for the final position. They were involved in the bidding for Guimaraes and Paqueta, on the one hand, they did want to take one of them and increase the depth of the squad, but more importantly, they hoped that Manchester City would not easily complete the midfield iteration.
In fact, these two transfers are likely to change the Premier League landscape in the next five years. With Jurgen Klopp leaving and Mohamed Salah also heading to the Middle East, Liverpool are doomed out of the Premier League title race for years to come. As for Manchester United and Chelsea, there is no sign of breaking out of the quagmire at the moment. Ahem, Tottenham, their past makes it hard to compare to these clubs.
Therefore, Arsenal, where most of the team's core players are under the age of 25, and Manchester City, which has a mature system and unlimited funds for Pep Guardiola, are absolute rivals in the Premier League title in the next few years. It is precisely because of this background that Paqueta and Guimaraes' transfers are so sensitive.
After reaching the top 8 of the Champions League this season, Arsenal will obviously have more than 200 million euros in transfer funds, which is enough for them to buy 1 center forward and 2 midfielders, and Newcastle's asking price for Guimaraes is 80 million to 90 million euros, Paqueta got Manchester City's bid in last year's transfer period is also at this figure, obviously, Arsenal is capable of intervening in these two 170 million euros transfer.
At present, Manchester City and Arsenal in the transfer of the two Brazilian midfielders, a full-scale war is inevitable, and these two transactions are destined to have a profound impact on the pattern of the Premier League in the next five years.