On the afternoon of January 13, Beijing time, the two relegation teams in the Premier League officially announced 2 heavy news. Newcastle, currently in the league at bottom 2, signed Burnley striker Chris Wood for 2800W. Villa, led by Gerrard, beat Chelsea to sign Everton full-back Dinier at 2500W.
As we all know, Newcastle has been in the spotlight this season thanks to the addition of the Arab consortium, which is likely to be the richest of the 20 teams currently in the Premier League. However, such a new local team, this season's league results are very bad. After 19 rounds, they have only 1 win, 8 draws and 10 defeats, and are currently only ahead of Norwich at the bottom, which is a big favorite for relegation.
Since the Saudi consortium is only after the start of the season, Newcastle cannot buy people in the summer. After the winter window opened, they moved very quickly, signing Atletico defender Trippier for 1500W a few days ago. And today, Newcastle stepped up its attacking power from the front, signing Chris Wood for nearly 3,000W.
This reinforcement operation in Newcastle can be said to have 2 major benefits. The first is the side of the team, chris Wood's arrival, which can replace the injured Wilson and enhance the team's attack. Secondly, Burnley's side is Newcastle's direct relegation opponent this season. Poaching people from within the team of direct competitors can weaken the strength of the opponent. This operation by the Management of Newcastle can be said to be quite outstanding.
Villa, currently ranked 14th, dropped 2500W to sign Everton full-back Dinier. After Gerrard took office, Villa gave him a lot of support. In the previous time, Villa had signed Baxa to abandon Coutinho with a high salary. And today, Villa beat Chelsea to sign the wingers.
After the winter window opened, Digne mainly had a deal with the 2 clubs. Except for Villa, it's Chelsea. At one point, the Blues were very close to signing. Chelsea are in dire need of replacements for the wingers due to Chilwell's season reimbursement, and Digne is seen as a potential signing target. Today, however, Villa officially beat Chelsea to sign a 2500W player.
In his time as a player, Gerrard has been Chelsea's bitter host. I did not expect that after becoming the manager, the Liverpool star could also beat Chelsea, who won the Champions League twice, in the transfer market, which reflected Gerrard's personal charm.
At present, the Premier League season is more than halfway through, and the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league may theoretically be relegated. Today, the 2 major clubs shot at the same time, and the 2 signings totaled more than 5000W, which shows that if they want to stay in the Premier League, the club must spend a lot of money.