Stepping into October, the seventh round of the Premier League tournament arrived as scheduled.
Liverpool faced the newly promoted team, Blackpool, at home.
Torres, who had just scored in the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, attracted a lot of attention. He had broken his goal drought in the league tournament and became the focus of everyone's attention.
But not long after the game started, perhaps because he was too involved in the game, Torres was injured and fell to the ground after colliding with the opposing defender in a fierce fight!
He did not get up again after he fell.
This made the Red Army fans in the Anfield stands collectively fall into silence.
Everyone stared at Torres with worried eyes as he covered his face.
Comain's face looked as if he had received a notice of a critical illness of a loved one!
It was not that Torres could not be injured, but now was not the best time!
It could be said that it was a terrible time for Torres to be injured.
He was bombarded by public opinion in Fleet Street and needed to prove himself. But he was injured and it looked like the injury was not light. If he was away from the field, it would take some time for him to recover his condition and confidence!
After the team doctor came on the field to check on Torres' injury, he decisively gestured to Comain: Substitute!
Comain bowed his head and cursed to vent his bad mood. Then he immediately let Kuyt warm up.
When Torres stood up and left the field with the help of the team doctor, the Anfield Stadium echoed with the applause of the fans. The fans wanted to encourage Torres in this way and hope that he would recover and return to the field as soon as possible.
Qin Xiong and Gerard both walked up to Torres and comforted him when he left the field.
After Kuyt came on, Liverpool's offense did not decrease. Raúl became the arrowhead of the attack. He worked especially hard in the front line to coordinate and run to find opportunities.
Kuyt, who came on as a substitute, released the energy that he had accumulated since the new season.
The newly promoted team, Blackpool, was defeated by Liverpool 0: 4.
Alonso, Johnson, Kuyt, and Raúl became the game's goal heroes.
Qin Xiong was a little depressed. Blackpool had been frantically pressing him from the beginning to the end. He was the player who had been violated the most in the entire game. This made it impossible for him to find opportunities in Blackpool's penalty area. A few beautiful long shots were slightly unlucky.
But it's fine as long as the team wins.
After the game, Comain said that the team would wait for Torres's return. The team doctor's initial diagnosis was that Torres needed five weeks to recuperate.
During this period, Raúl would play the role of the frontline, and Kuyt would return to the starting lineup.
In the hospital, Torres's mood had hit rock bottom. God seemed to be toying with his fate. When he was trying to achieve greater glory, the more effort he put in, the more effort he put in, the more effort he put in. However, he did not get the reward he deserved. Instead, it was a blow, a merciless blow!
The Liverpool board of directors proposed an idea after Torres was injured: Could they sell Torres?
Based on Torres's achievements and his age of 26, he was now the most valuable player.
And based on Torres's performance this season, he was not indispensable. In addition, there was no shortage of buyers for Torres, which was a good stimulus for the club's financial income.
Of course, this was just a proposal. In the eyes of the board of directors, no player was indispensable.
Especially considering that the free import Raúl had scored four more goals than Torres in the league tournament, it was not an exaggeration for the Liverpool executives to have such an idea.
Moreover, whether it was Manchester City or Chelsea's intention to offer 50 million pounds was very tempting.
With this money, Liverpool could strengthen the other shortcomings of the lineup, plus bring in a young striker who could replace Torres.
This idea only existed among the board of directors. No one dared to leak such a heavy piece of news. It would bring an earthquake to the Liverpool locker room!
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The focus of the seventh round of the Premier League was Chelsea's game against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
In the end, Ancelotti's team defeated Arsenal by 2: 0. After losing in the previous round, they immediately won to stop their slump.
Arsenal was hit hard again and Vermaelen was seriously injured! He needed surgery and his comeback was far away.
After releasing a number of defenders in the summer, Arsenal's defensive line was suddenly fragmented. Wenger had too many things to worry about. And almost one-fifth of the game schedule, Arsenal had been determined by Fleet Street to be out of the running for the title!
Even Manchester United seemed to have such a trend.
The Red Devils visited the Stadium of Light to challenge Sunderland. In the end, both sides did not score for 90 minutes and the two teams tied with 0: 0.
The seventh round of the new Premier League season was over.
Liverpool had 19 points, Chelsea had 18 points, Arsenal had 10 points, Manchester United had 10 points.
This was not a battle between seven heroes, but a battle between the red and blue heroes!
October's FIFA match day arrived.
Qin Xiong still did not return to Asia to participate in the national team's preparation for the AFC Asian Cup.
He took his family to the Mediterranean for a holiday. The short trip allowed him to relax.
On a luxury cruise ship moored in the Mediterranean, Qin Xiong sat on the front deck and enjoyed the sun. When he woke up, he found Sylvia sitting next to him. She handed him the phone and said, "Kyle called earlier."
Qin Xiong took the phone and called Freddy.
"Hi, Kyle, what's the matter?"
"I have received some information about Fernando."
Qin Xiong was a hidden shareholder of Liverpool, but he did not participate in some of the club's important matters. He also had the right to know.
Freddy was the bridge to communicate with the club's senior management.
"Well, what is it specifically?"
"Liverpool may sell him."
"Why?"
"Because he can make money, and Torres's performance this season is not good enough. The board will be worried that he will go downhill and not be able to sell for such a price in the future. In addition, Comain is putting pressure on the board to come up with at least 20 million pounds in the winter."
Qin Xiong looked up at the sky and thought about it carefully.
It was not necessarily true that Liverpool made a lot of money last season. The Asian market was a great stimulus, but considering that Liverpool's board did intend to build a new stadium and did not want to rashly take on huge debts, it was normal for them to operate according to their income.
On the surface, less than 40 million euros were invested in the summer. Meireles, Tiote, and Sterling, but in fact, Raúl gave a huge signing fee, which was also included in the visa-free signing fee.
Now Comain wanted to recruit in the winter and ask for another 20 million pounds. It was not excessive, but the board could not invest in the team as a bottomless pit.
"Okay, I got it."
"You don't have any objections?"
"No, I said, I'm not involved in the management. I don't want to complicate things."
After Qin Xiong finished speaking, he said goodbye to Freddy and hung up.
He looked at the sparkling sea and let out a long sigh.
It was not just Liverpool's unilateral idea to sell Torres. Torres's agent also put pressure on the Liverpool board in the summer because of the olive branches from other teams, hoping to get a bigger contract.
It was human nature, but Liverpool was not as financially strong as the outside world thought.
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