This transfer by Arsenal directly caused several clubs to completely break down.
The first to stand out and criticize Arsenal's transfer deal was Arsène Wenger's "old friend", Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Scottish Old Man spoke bluntly in a media interview:
"I don't know what my noisy neighbors are doing?"
"They actually chose to fund the enemy, this is simply an unforgivable crime..."
"We all know that Arsenal's defense is their weakness."
"But now, the damn Manchester City actually sold their defender to Arsenal, allowing them to strengthen their defense, this is simply filial piety..."
"Is it because they have no hope of winning the League this season, so they just chose to give up?"
"Oh my god, if that's the case... then I can only express great regret, a cowardly team that gives up in advance is not qualified to be a champion team."
"At least now I am very fortunate, because Manchester City can never be a strong team, the sky of Manchester will always be red!"
"Of course, although Arsenal got Jerome Boateng in a robbery, I still think Arsenal will suddenly collapse in the time to come..."
"god will not let go of a robber, absolutely not!"
This interview by Sir Alex Ferguson directly bombarded both Arsenal and Manchester City.
He even directly described Arsenal as "robbers".
However, Arsenal's official level did not come out to respond to the Scottish Old Man, because everyone at Arsenal, from the top management to the players, knows that Sir Alex Ferguson is now at the end of his rope.
Apart from breaking down and putting immense pressure on Arsenal in public opinion, he is helpless...
Everyone at Arsenal was happy to see Sir Alex Ferguson making a fool of himself in front of them, it was quite entertaining.
But Manchester City couldn't stand it... after all, they didn't provoke you, Sir Alex Ferguson, why are you scolding people like this?
Especially Manchester City, which is the team of the oil tycoons. The UAE consortium invested so much money not just for show.
The white turban wants to build Manchester City into a top giant.
Now that Sir Alex Ferguson is so arrogant, directly calling them cowards and cursing them never to win a championship in their lives, it made the white turban, who already had a bad temper, furious.
Manchester City's current CEO, Garry Cook, directly hit back at the Scottish Old Man on social media.
"It's hard to imagine... a legendary coach who has been immersed in the Premier League for many years is so outspoken. I don't think we, Manchester City, have offended him anywhere."
"Perhaps it's because Arsenal's lead this season is too big, making Alex unable to catch up, so he needs to use Manchester City as a punching bag to vent his resentment and anger."
"But I want to make it clear here that we, Manchester City, will not be anyone's punching bag. We are a club determined to build a top strong team."
"Perhaps we haven't achieved anything yet... but I believe that one day, we will definitely succeed!"
"As for our deal with Arsenal, there is no problem with that. Jerome Boateng was not happy here, and Arsenal needed him, so we sold him to Arsenal at a very good price, it's that simple..."
Following Sir Alex Ferguson's breakdown, another traditional Premier League giant, the Red Army Liverpool, also stood out.
This time, they surprisingly stood on the same front as their arch-rival Manchester United, jointly criticizing Arsenal.
Liverpool's current CEO, Michael Edwards, expressed great annoyance at Arsenal's hijacking behavior in a media interview, speaking in a very aggressive tone:
"Perhaps you don't know, but Luis Suarez actually agreed with us Liverpool at the very beginning. After his suspension in the Dutch League, he would choose to join us Liverpool this winter and become a member of the Red Army."
"But I never expected that Suarez would break the promise he made to us beforehand, making us wait for two months only to be stood up in the end..."
"I know exactly what he's thinking. He thinks he can easily win the Premier League title by joining Arsenal."
"Yes, it's undeniable that the League title this season will likely go to Arsenal."
"Suarez joining Arsenal at this time can easily pick up a Premier League title... a championship trophy that we Liverpool have not won to this day."
"But I want to say, Suarez, although Liverpool is indeed temporarily in a slump now, we will rise again one day."
"By then, I hope you don't regret it!"
"Arsenal played well this season, but I think they lack depth. Even if they can win the Premier League title, they cannot win the Champions League!"
"Liverpool, as the club with the most Champions League titles in England, is far stronger than a pseudo-giant like Arsenal..."
"Suarez choosing a temporary show-off pseudo-giant and giving up joining a true giant is undoubtedly a very short-sighted choice."
"Now I just want to see him make a fool of himself, he won't make it at Arsenal, I guarantee it!"
Two Premier League giants in a row came out to fiercely criticize Arsenal's transfer deal, triggering a frenzy of following by the Fleet Street media and heated discussions among fans.
Many fans believe that Manchester United and Liverpool directly dropped the pretense because of Arsenal's signing this time and publicly started tearing into them, obviously because they realized that this transfer deal was a huge reinforcement for Arsenal.
Otherwise, if it were the four newcomers from the summer transfer window, it wouldn't have caused much discussion or controversy at all.
And in addition to Manchester United and Liverpool, this pair of English arch-rivals, another club also joined the verbal attack on Arsenal.
This club is Bayern Munich, the Southern King who signed Neuer in the original historical timeline.
Bayern was instantly exasperated upon learning that Neuer, whom they had been in contact with since October last year, had been poached by that damn English team, Arsenal.
Bayern's current chairman, Uli Hoeness, facing the German media, fully displayed his characteristic of being a loudmouth and started spewing nonsense.
"I don't know what to say... I just learned about this transfer deal."
"Obviously, I am very regretful about Neuer's transfer to Arsenal."
"Because he missed the opportunity to join one of the best clubs in the world, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity might not come around more than a few times in a lifetime."
"But he missed it!"
"I want to express my regret to him..."
"I don't know why a transfer that was going so well suddenly had an accident!"
"Perhaps Schalke 04 didn't want their captain to join Bayern!"
"If I remember correctly, Schalke 04 has always insisted that they needed at least 30 million euros to let their captain go in the transfer of Neuer."
"But now we all see... 24 million euros, that damn Arsenal only spent 24 million euros to get Neuer, this is simply a huge bargain!"
"I don't want to discuss this damn transfer deal anymore, because for the great Bayern Munich, it is simply a huge humiliation!"
"I only hope that Arsenal will not be eliminated by AC Milan in the upcoming Champions League knockout stage, and must hold on until they meet us Bayern. By then, we will definitely teach them a good lesson and let them know that some players are not for them to snatch, they are not worthy!"
Hoeness's remarks directly stunned the entire German football scene...
No, big brother, did you forget that we are playing against the defending champions Inter Milan in the first round of the knockout stage?
Who gave you the confidence to loan yourself a premature promotion?
You should know that Inter Milan is an old friend of Bayern Munich, and the relationship between the two clubs has always been very good.
Hoeness's words inadvertently offended Inter Milan.
Therefore, many Bayern fans, upon seeing the news about Hoeness, also criticized Hoeness's remarks as inappropriate on social media.
Massimo Moratti, the chairman of Inter Milan Football Club and an Italian oil tycoon, upon hearing this news, did give face to the old friend club, and just said humorously:
"I know Bayern Munich very well, it is a very humane club."
"I believe Uli (Hoeness) was just too anxious. After all, his intended signing target, which was going well, was inexplicably hijacked. If it were me, I would also be very angry."
"When people get angry, they say some angry words without thinking, which is normal, I completely understand..."
"However, I want to make it clear here that Inter Milan is the defending champion, and we will not be easily defeated by other teams, even if the opponent is Bayern Munich..."
Fly was watching the news at home these days and couldn't help but marvel.
Honestly, isn't it just signing three players? Is it necessary to be so broken down?
If you didn't know, you would think Arsenal bought Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, otherwise why would other clubs be so exasperated?
"It seems that this transfer operation was spot on... If the players signed were not good, other clubs wouldn't have such a big reaction."
Thinking of this, Fly had more confidence in the remaining matches of this season.
"Champions League knockout stage, I, Fly, am here..."
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