Arsenal Fans Tease Chelsea Record Signing Rodgers to Join a Giant Club; Bayern Match to Be Broadcast on CCTV This Weekend

The third round of the Premier League has fully concluded, but post-match rivalries and discussions have started to build again, mainly around the Enzo joke, which fans are now also using toward Chelsea players. This weekend CCTV will not broadcast the Premier League fourth round, but German giants Bayern Munich will have a CCTV broadcast, meaning the former Beijing Guoan foreign player can be seen on CCTV again.

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In the third round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 at home. According to media reports, an Arsenal fan at the stadium said to Rodgers: "You should have joined a giant club." Rodgers smiled after hearing it. Arsenal also wanted to sign Rodgers during this summer transfer window, but Chelsea moved ahead and secured him. Chelsea spent £349 million during the summer window this season, with Rodgers becoming their most expensive signing at £117 million. Rodgers is also an England international who participated in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Like Palamo, he is a Manchester City academy product. In 2019, he joined Manchester City Football Club's U23 side on transfer and recorded appearances, goals and assists.

Speaking of Manchester City, they will begin the first round of the UEFA Champions League league phase on September 9, with Porto hosting Manchester City. Unfortunately, CCTV will not broadcast the Champions League match. At the pre-match press conference, Porto head coach Farioli said he was delighted to lead a team in the Champions League for the first time at the age of 37.

Manchester City head coach Maresca said that after Enzo's transfer was completed, everyone was very happy. Some fans also said the joke that Chelsea is not a giant club started with Enzo. After moving from Chelsea to Manchester City, he said on social media that he had joined a giant club. Some netizens interpreted this by asking whether Enzo's comment meant Chelsea was not a giant club. The joke has now been widely used by fans of various teams, and during the Arsenal-Chelsea match, a fan said the same thing to Rodgers.

Previously, the writer mentioned CCTV broadcasts. This weekend, CCTV's schedule does not include a Premier League fourth-round broadcast, but there is a Bayern Munich Bundesliga broadcast. CCTV5 will broadcast the third round of the German Bundesliga at 23:25 (Elversberg vs Bayern Munich). In the writer's memory, this may be CCTV's first Bayern giant-club match broadcast of the new season. Bayern's record in the new season is one win and one loss from two matches. Former Beijing Guoan foreign player Kim Min-jae is still playing for Bayern. He joined Beijing Guoan in the 2019 season and played three seasons with the team.