Chapter 881 Success
‘Squeak’.
With the sound of the door opening, an energetic old man wearing a crisp suit, meticulously combing his white hair, walked in.
Berlusconi greeted him with open arms.
“Adriano, my friend, how are you doing?”
"With the shrewd and wise Mr. Berlusconi caring about me, of course I am doing well."
The two looked at each other and both laughed.
Holding each other's arms, they came to the sofa in the reception area and sat down.
The secretary brought coffee to the two of them.
After taking a few sips, he glanced at the old man opposite him who had worked with him for more than ten years, and said with a smile.
"How's the team doing recently?"
Galliani was stunned for a moment. Since the old man focused his energy on politics, he rarely asked about the team's affairs.
However, he reacted quickly.
“It’s great. The only pity is that Marcos (Cafu) has retired, but we still have Serginho and the main lineup is still complete.
AC Milan is still this The most competitive team on the planet ”
Berlusconi smiled and said: "Adriano, you are always so confident no matter what time."
"Because I have a wise boss!"
Gagliani Blinked.
"Haha..."
Berlusconi laughed loudly.
After a while.
His expression gradually calmed down.
“I heard that the team has a great guy named Kaka?”
“Yes. He is a young player we introduced from Brazil in 2003. He is very good and is already ours. The main force in the attacking midfielder position"
"You value him very much"
Galliani nodded, "He reminds me of Luther (Gullit)."
Berlusconi's face changed slightly.
After he took over AC Milan, the most outstanding players he introduced were the Dutch Three Musketeers: Rijkaard, Van Basten and Gullit.
The defensive midfielder, forward, and attacking midfielder are almost a central axis configuration.
With their outstanding performance, AC Milan dominates Europe.
It also brought huge returns to AC Milan.
It paved the way for Berlusconi to take over the ‘Palace of Chigi’.
To this day, Berlusconi remains impressed by them.
He didn’t expect that Kaka would receive such a high evaluation from the old man!
However, it is no longer twenty years ago, and AC Milan is no longer that important in his heart.
Let alone just a player?
Looking at Berlusconi with a calm expression, Galliani had a bad feeling in his heart.
Even when he introduced Nesta, the world's number one central defender, his old friend didn't even ask.
Now I suddenly ask about Kaka...
"Adriano, Manchester United is offering 30 million pounds for Kaka.
I agreed! ”
Gagliani’s heart thumped, and his brows furrowed tightly.
The professionalism he gained over the years allowed him to stabilize his mind.
Suck slightly. After taking a breath.
"Silvio, Kaka is very important to the team. He is the core of Milan's frontcourt and our foundation for the next ten years. If he is sold, it will be difficult for Milan to get him again. Such an excellent midfielder! ”
"We also have Rui (Rui Costa). The team spent 42 million euros to buy him. He should play a more active role!"
"Rui is of course a world-class attacking midfielder, but He is already thirty-three years old and has reached the end of his career. His physical fitness can no longer support a full season."
After saying that, the atmosphere in the office became more solemn.
Looking at Berlusconi not speaking, Galliani sighed.
“Silvio, must Kaka be sold?”
Berlusconi nodded.
So what if a player is good?
Football is a sport for eleven individuals. Individual excellence will hardly bring a championship.
You can’t make money without a championship.
Besides, how much money can you make even if you win the championship?
If you invest US$500 million in Hanhua Pacific Fund, based on the average profit of Pacific Fund over the past four years, the fund will be unblocked in two years.
He can get at least 1.5 times the return on his money, and that’s after tax.
In contrast, he has been running the AC Milan club for more than 20 years and has not made so much money.
"Adriano, there are many good players in the world. I will leave all the 30 million pounds for this transaction to you to acquire players.
I believe that with your ability , can buy better players
And Paul (Maldini) is 37 years old and has reached the age of retirement.
The left back position continues to strengthen, and you can also use this money to buy potential new stars to update the club. "
Gagliani was silent for a moment.
"Silvio, can nothing be changed? ”
“Yes. ”
After receiving an affirmative answer again, Galliani gave up completely.
Looking at the old man's look, Berlusconi hesitated for a moment and said, "Adriano, I have a small share of the Pacific Fund. If you are interested, I can give you 3,000. Ten thousand dollars.”
Gagliani instantly understood why the old man had to sell Kaka.
The money earned by the team is simply not comparable to the rate of return of the Pacific Fund.
……
Bang…….
With a muffled sound, the football flew through the air like a shooting star and accurately landed less than one meter in front of a black player with dreadlocks.
The latter requires almost no adjustment and can directly hit the door at a small angle.
The tall Cech flew to save the ball, but still watched helplessly as the football rolled into the net.
Seeing this scene, Saha instantly became excited.
He turned around and rushed towards the lanky player who was still in midfield.
"Luka, you are the best defensive midfielder in the world!"
The substitute players gathered around and patted Modric on the shoulder, with smiles on their faces.
They do have reason to be happy.
In this sixth practice match after the Manchester United team gathered, they almost dominated the main team.
The biggest contributor is Modric.
With his excellent overall view, strong organizational skills, and balanced left and right feet, he quickly became the core midfielder and brain of the substitute team.
Although he is thin, he is not weak defensively with his excellent positional sense and precise positioning.
He also has excellent physical fitness and can cover the entire midfield.
Even if there are two defenders, he can quickly complete the midfield connection and organization through constant running and running out of space.
With his outstanding performance. Coupled with Vidic sitting in the backcourt, the defense of the substitute team is not impregnable, but it is definitely not weak.
With his offensive planning, the strength of the substitute team has almost improved to a higher level.
With the reminder from the coach on the sidelines, the game continued.
But Modric is like a magnet, firmly attracting the attention of those around him.
"Alex, he is a gem!"
Mike, who is in charge of player training, said excitedly.
The old prince nodded, his expression also showing excitement.
Since the introduction of Veron, he has always wanted to change Manchester United's traditional long-passing style of play, and defeat the enemy through more organization.
It is a pity that Veron did not adapt to the defensive rhythm of the Premier League, and the Wizard turned into a soft-footed shrimp, which made his plan fail.
But in Modric in front of him, he saw this possibility.
Dingle bell….
The phone suddenly rang.
Ferguson picked it up and looked at the caller ID before pressing the answer button.
An excited voice came over.
"Alex, Milan got back the message and they agreed to sell Kaka."
"What?"
"Milan agreed to sell Kaka for 30 million pounds!"
< br>A huge excitement instantly emerged from the bottom of his heart and filled Ferguson's heart.
Leave the game to the coaching team and hurried towards the office.
Later, I felt it was too slow and couldn't help but start jogging.
After coming to the office and seeing the receipt from AC Milan in person, a huge sense of happiness lingered in Sir Alex Ferguson's heart.
Awesome.
……
Manchester United fans are happy.
The £1.5bn plan to build a new stadium has caused a stir in Europe.
Before they could recover, the news that Manchester United purchased AC Milan’s main attacking midfielder Kaká for 30 million pounds and 43.5 million euros once again broke the headlines of major sports media.
This transfer also dwarfs Chelsea's 38 million euros purchase of Essien.
If there are no other blockbuster transfers, Kaka will be the standard king of European football transfers this year.
Manchester United's continuous generosity made it the most prosperous kid in football in 2005.
The reputation is gradually approaching Real Madrid, which is known as the largest football club.
The old Sir Alex has infinite scenery.
Everyone was smiling when being interviewed.
"Alex, will Kaka's arrival overlap with Scholes' position?" Xu Liangxiao asked.
"It doesn't matter. Paul is already 3 years old and has some problems with his eyes and knees. Kaka's arrival can just give him some rest.
And they can coexist.
Paul's position is to retreat and play as a central midfielder, while Kaka plays as an attacking midfielder. They are both the best players in the world. I believe they can produce an exciting chemical reaction. "
Sir Alex said excitedly.
He did this in the 1997-98 season.
In that season, midfielder Keane suffered a serious knee injury. To end the season early, Sir Alex creatively moved Scholes' position from the back of the forward line to Keane's position, which the ginger head thought was not bad.
After Keane left, Manchester United could not find a good defensive midfielder. It happened that Scholes was old, lost his speed, the coverage area became smaller, and his signature burst shots became less and less.
Coupled with the trouble of eye disease, the talented attacker turned into a conductor in the midfield.
From attacking midfielder to midfielder, reduce the number of direct confrontations, control the rhythm of offense and defense with short passes as concise as possible, and protect the defense line with honed defensive positions. 83-95% of passes are successful in a season The rate is completely comparable to Harvey.
The second spring of his career has begun.
Xu Liang is as good as a second-hand player in football. He has little understanding of strategies and tactics, or how each position should work together.
Therefore, he did not interfere with the old Lord's troop formation.
"I heard that Luka performed well during the team's training matches?" Xu Liang said suddenly.
The old prince nodded, with a bit more admiration in his expression.
“As you said at the beginning, he has a natural outlook on the overall situation and organizational talent. Although he is thin, he has excellent physical fitness and a balanced left and right foot. It is difficult to defend alone.
Moreover, in addition to his organizational talents, he has excellent positional sense, accurate positioning, and good defensive skills
If he can also perform at this level in the league, then I will give him the position of Manchester United's main defensive midfielder. "
Many players, who are very strong in training matches and warm-up matches, have diarrhea as soon as they get to the league and competition.
Commonly known as, talking on paper.
Xu Liang nodded with a smile, It makes sense for Modric to achieve such great success later, and he is not worried.
"Does the team have any plans to recruit this season? ”
"No more."
The old gentleman shook his head directly.
“The right back is Gary (Gary Neville), the center backs are Leo (Ferdinand) and Nemanja (Vidic), and the left back is Gabriel (Heinze).< br>
This is a back line that is comparable to any team
And we also have Mikael (Sylvester), John (O'Shea), Powerful players like Brown and Richardson
In the midfield we have Cristiano (Cristiano Ronaldo), Ryan (Giggs), Paul (Scholes), Kaka, Luka (Modric), Park (Park Sanfei), Darren ( Fletcher).
Forwards we have Wayne (Rooney), Ruud (Ruud Ruud), Louis (Saha), Allen (Smith) and Ole (Solskjaer).
In goalkeeper we have the great Peter (Cech).
Manchester United is now stronger than ever. ”
The old Sir Alex is proud and confident.
Xu Liang smiled. After his additions, Manchester United's main lineup is indeed the best in the world, but the substitute lineup is much worse than other giants.
Especially the forwards.
Once Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves, only Saha will be left.
Smith is too weak, Solskjaer is old, and the rest of Balian, Black, and Rossi have never been heard of.
But he is too lazy to waste his brain cells. When he remembers a good player, he will recommend it to Sir Alex.
"Alex, I heard that Kaka was injured when he was young and is not in good health. You can use it sparingly and don't get hurt."
Xu Liang reminded.
He is also counting on Kaka to earn traffic for Manchester United. He has written the press release. If he does not reach the heights of his previous life, he will suffer a big loss.
The old prince nodded.
“I will always pay attention to his status.”
Sir Alex truly loves Kaka.
I have been thinking about it for so long, and finally got it, so I will naturally care about it.
“One more thing, Gary Neville is 31 years old. Although he is still at his peak, he has started to decline. You have time to pay attention and buy a young defender with potential.
It doesn’t matter if the price is higher.”
Not everyone is a pervert like Maldini. He is almost 40 years old and can still play the main role in Milan, and he is in good condition.
(End of this chapter)