Chapter 680: The Storm, Lighting the Fuse
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Especially after the news of the madman Lee's purchase of [Hulk] Hulk was deliberately exposed by them, as Manchester United, AC Milan and other giants came to buy one after another, it made Pinto da Costa, the chairman of the Porto club, firmly believe that everything is under his control. The Brazilian striker's value has been increased from 35 million euros to 50 million euros...... Pinto da Costa thinks he's got it covered.
In European football, the value of the players who are targeted by the madman Lee will rise sharply, and he just wants to take advantage of this opportunity to speculate on Hulk's value, if he can really sell it for a transfer fee of 50 million euros, think about the introduction of Hulk only paid 5.5 million euros, it is simply a profit...... Therefore, he confidently waited for the big five league giants to make an offer to Hulk, ready to choose the highest bidder to negotiate, and waited for the madman Lee and Inter Milan officials to come to the door again to buy, and then carry out a second hype...... However, two or three days passed...... In addition to sending a fax to ask about the value and sending staff to check Hulk's performance, teams such as Manchester United and AC Milan did not even take the initiative to make an offer!
And the most sincere madman Li is gone!
At first, he chose to keep waiting!
The transfer is like falling in love, it is a process of competing for patience!
Whoever is a little more patient will often have the upper hand.
What's more, da Costa calculated that the madman Lee would take advantage of the winter break to form a team and create a new tactic and lineup for Inter Milan...... In terms of time, the madman Lee will definitely be more urgent than Porto, and Porto can put a long line to catch big fish!
But -- there was no news of this!
Until January 2, the winter transfer market in European football opened, and the madman Lee and Inter Milan's transfer manager Marco Blanca never came to the door again to propose a second negotiation for Hulk's transfer...... Da Costa is starting to get nervous!
It was at this time that the news came - the madmen Lee and Marco Blanca had long since returned to Italy!
What's even worse is that Inter Milan has made another deal during this period of time - Inter Milan announced on the club's official website on January 2 that French central defender Mamadou Sako officially transferred to the Premier League upstart Newcastle for 35 million euros!
This transfer is more interesting!
Mamadou Sako was originally born in Newcastle, and later fell out with the madman Lee before being sold to Inter Milan, and now the madman Lee has joined Meazza, making it clear that Sako is not in his plan, saying that he is "not worthy of the treble", and such remarks have been supported by many people in football, in the image of public opinion, Sako seems to have become the second [demon king] Anelka, therefore, although the French central defender has been on the transfer list of Inter Milan in recent times, And its own strength is also good, but there have been few teams to ask!
No one could have imagined that after going around and around, Sacco would finally return to the Magpie!
Regarding the transfer, Newcastle's new chairman John Henry has praised Sarco's ability and contribution to Newcastle in the media, and has spent a lot of money to bring him back to St James' Park...... This kind of behavior has further confirmed the speculation that Henry sold Bale and the other three in order to weaken the influence of the madman Lee at St James' Park. There is no doubt that the introduction of Sacco was also clearly intended to further weaken the authority of Mad Lee to remain at the Magpies, because the relationship between Sako and Mad Lee was so bad!
The enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Moreover, in terms of competitive value, this deal is not a 'loser'!
After all, today's football is in an era of scarcity of super defensive players, when Real Madrid willingly paid 30 million euros for a not very famous companion, not to mention Sako, who has proven himself among the top clubs in the top league?
Sako's performance at Inter Milan is worth 35 million euros!
…… After successfully getting rid of Sacco, the transfer funds in the hands of Li Tongfan suddenly became abundant.
The remaining transfer funds before were 21 million, plus 35 million from Sacco's cash-out...... The huge transfer fee of 56 million is enough for Li Tongfan to introduce any superstar...... Of course, this is thanks to the generous Moratti.
The old man, who has been immersed in joy recently, did not take the funds obtained from the sale of players as personal property, but counted all the transfer funds into the transfer funds, and let Lao Li at his disposal, which made Lao Li very grateful!
The so-called food in your hands, don't panic in your heart!
Lee has now completely sidelined Porto and ignored the vampire chairman, Pinto da Costa – in fact, at this point, Lee is no longer focusing on player transfers.
Because the winter break in Serie A is coming to an end!
Inter Milan's first match after the winter break will officially start at 13:00 on January 7 against Serie A powerhouse Napoli at the Estadio Meazza. This means that the Nerazzurri's winter break has ended, and the players have returned to the team one after another to start preparing for the league!
However, in the midst of the team's resumption of training, Inter Milan held a press conference at Durini Palace, announcing the arrival of Gareth Bale, David Thornton, Nicolas Gigi and Lexis Sanchez, four heavyweight new signings that cost Inter Milan nearly 70 million euros!
All four players are a new generation of influential young supernovas in their respective countries, which attracted more than 200 media outlets from Wales, Italy, England and Chile to the press conference!
The press conference was held at 14:00 p.m. on January 3.
Palazzo Durini, press conference hall.
When the madman Lee appeared on the rostrum with four young players, the clicking sound became one, the reporters' cameras flashed wildly, and the microphones, mobile phones, voice recorders and other reporting equipment were piled up on the table, like a hill!
Of the four, David Thornton, who came through the Inter Milan Academy, was the most popular with journalists due to his Italian nationality, and he himself was given the number 2 shirt, which symbolizes the club's main position. This was originally the number of Colombian central defender Iván Córdoba, which was vacated after Córdoba left Inter Milan, just in time for the local player Thornton!
Gareth Bell got the number 27 shirt left by Goran Pandev.
This is unexpected, as this number looks more like that of an attacking player up front, but as we all know, the Welsh youngster is a pure full-back, so is the madman Lee ready to let Bale change positions?
This question was asked by a journalist from Wales at a press conference.
But the answer was a bit of a disappointment for the journalists.
Because the madman Lee just smiled mysteriously and did not give a clear answer, and Bale himself had an attitude of completely obeying the head coach's arrangement, which was impossible to fathom!
[Angel] Nicolas Gigi gets the number 18 jersey.
Although the previous owner of the number, Honduran striker David Sawyer, did not leave the team in any meaningful sense, his number 18 shirt was forcibly stripped and handed to Nicolas Gigi, a descendant of Crazy Lee. In front of the camera, [Angel] is wearing a No. 18 colored robe, wearing a black logo with long hair and a handsome and charming face, and the smile blooms with a charm that eclipses everything around him.
And from Udinese to join the [intelligence Ronaldo] Alexis Sanchez got the No. 11 jersey, which also made the Chilean reporters who came to the press conference excitedly shouted, No. 11 is undoubtedly a symbol of the absolute main position of the number, before some Chilean media were worried that Sanchez would be reduced to a substitute player after coming to Inter Milan, thinking that he should stay in Udinese to continue to accumulate experience and fame...... And now it seems that such worries are completely unnecessary, even in the eyes of a super coach like Crazy Lee, Sanchez is a heavyweight player!
When they returned to Chile, they had a shocking report!
After keeping an eye on the new signings, the press conference inevitably turned to Inter's goal for the second half of the season - "Crazy Mr. Lee, Inter Milan finished the season in fourth place, a full seven points below first-placed AC Milan, and to make matters worse, you have eight games left in the long ban...... In such an unfavorable situation, what kind of goals do you think Inter Milan has set is more realistic? ”
Caistaro, a well-known journalist for Milan Sport, threw out the question that everyone was most concerned about.
For a moment, more than 200 reporters fell silent, staring at the madman Li behind the interview table, wanting to know what kind of answer the madman would have...... You know, this is definitely quite a hype gimmick!
Even the new players such as Thornton and Sanchez couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the manager, and they also wanted to know what kind of plans and goals the boss crazy Lee had for the next half of the season!
Behind the interview desk.
Li Tongfan shrugged his shoulders with a very surprised expression on his face: "Whew, gentlemen, this is really a meaningless question...... I guess Mr. Massimo Moratti invited me to the Meazza with a high salary of tens of millions after taxes, just for a boring runner-up or some other shitty ranking, right?
It was as if an invisible bomb had been thrown into the crowd, and the press conference hall, which had just become quiet, was noisy again, although they had already guessed the answer of the madman Li before, but when those words really came out of that mouth, the reporters still felt the arrogance and domineering that rushed to their faces!
Of the four new signings, Bale, Gigi and Thornton had 'I knew it was going to be like this' on their faces, and with what they knew about the 'boss', it was strange not to say such crazy words...... And Sanchez, who had never crossed paths with the madman Lee before, was really taken aback, and he felt his blood begin to flow faster!
The press conference continued.
“…… Crazy Mr. Liu, the Portuguese media reported that you are very interested in Porto's Brazilian striker Hulk, but Da Costa has already marked a price of 50 million euros for him, will you still consider paying 50 million euros to Porto to bring this Brazilian who started in the league to Meazza? ”
Some reporters shifted the issue to the team's transfer.
"Hulk is a good player, but 50 million euros is ridiculous, and if Da Costa continues to do this, then let his players stay at the Dragons Stadium...... 50 million euros? I have a better choice! ”
"A better choice? What do you mean......"
"Hahaha, who knows...... Maybe Edin Dzeko? I think maybe he's worth 50 million euros! ”
Buzz - !!
Maniac Lee loves Dzeko? Dzeko is worth 50 million euros?
The reporters were amazed again, this is another exciting news!
………… After the press conference, the four new players did not travel to the Meazza Stadium for a fan meeting due to the intense preparations, and it was planned that before the start of the match on January 7, Inter Milan FC will give them a brief but solemn welcome in front of the fans!
At this time, Li Tongfan took them to the training base.
…… An hour later.
The training base of the Angelo Moratti Sports Center in Inter Milan.
After Thornton, Bell and the others got to know the veteran players briefly, they began to train with the team.
Li Tongfan did not deliberately act as a head coach to help the four new signings adapt to the team, this task was given to captain Javier Zanetti and the spiritual leader of the Nerazzurri Materazzi, Zanetti established a tacit understanding with Lao Li during the World Cup, Lao Li saw the shining point of a great captain in the Saxon team, and trusted him immensely!
And Materazzi ...... To be honest, Li Tongfan has always been very uninterested in this well-known evil man in football who is full of swearing, especially because in the 2006 World Cup, the Italian evil man was full of swearing, which made a generation of art master Zidane angry and put Materazzi on his head, which made Li Tongfan, who was an ordinary fan at the time, simply hate this 'evil man'...... However, after really taking charge of the [Nerazzurri], in just a few contacts, Li Tongfan had an incredible 180-degree turn in the image of this Italian villain - Lao Li was surprised to find that this guy is a real man, no matter how hateful he is in the eyes of others, but for Inter Milan, this villain has given everything...... Not to mention, in today's football, who can be like Materazzi, who has absolute old qualifications, but for the sake of the team's record, is willing to obey Mourinho's arrangement to play the role of the spiritual leader of the dressing room last season, and give up the opportunity to show off to his teammates?
From hatred to admiration, this is just less than a month!
On the one hand, Li Tongfan was ashamed of his 'fickleness', but on the other hand, he was surprised by Materazzi's personality charm, and the wicked did Materazzi's part, and he had indeed reached the point of opening a sect master!
Because of Materazzi's love for Inter Milan, Li Tongfan chose to believe him!
Handed over the four new signings to Zanetti and Materazzi, Lao Li was completely relieved.
………… As Inter Milan prepared for their first game after the winter break, the media world turned upside down.
"Crazy Lee ignores AC Milan and aims for the league title!! 》
Milan Sport newspaper added fuel to the news of what happened at the press conference of Palazzo Durini's new signings, in which they wrote: "Despite coming to an unfamiliar league environment, despite the fact that the Italian league is recognized worldwide for its defensive art, despite the fact that he is still burdened with a lengthy eight-game suspension, and despite the fact that Inter Milan are currently riddled with injuries, the run-in of new signings has just begun, and they are as many as seven points behind leaders AC Milan...... However, all this obviously did not make [God on the sidelines of the football field] feel the slightest frustration, and at the press conference that day, the madman Lee clearly put forward the goal of [the Nerazzurri] this season - the treble!! …… The ambition of the madman Lee is obvious, he wants to replicate Mourinho's great achievements in Meazza...... Oh no! It should be said that it is surpassing, after all, the madman was much better at Inter Milan last season than it is now!! ”
The "Triple Crown" statement in the article of "Milan Sports Newspaper" immediately attracted a lot of discussion in European football, and the foreign media had mixed opinions about the crazy man Lee, while the domestic media in Italy basically ridiculed the madman Li as a 'newcomer to Serie A', which is simply arrogant and boundless!
"That's right, Inter Milan currently theoretically retains the possibility of a treble, after all, the madman Lee is a guy who never knows what defeat is, but the Champions League and the Italian Cup may be possible, but the league may not be, seven points behind AC Milan, even if it wins the Milan derby, as long as AC Milan does not lose more than two games in other games, the champion may not be the turn of the madman Li, right?"
"Hubris...... Let's prepare for those 8 bans first!! ”
"Don't think that if you win the Club World Cup, you will be invincible, this is Serie A, and the team here will not be like Seongnam Il, Tianma and Sambe...... Even if it's God, you don't want to sit in the stands and win the game!! ”
"Let the arrogant Chinese see the power of the Italian chain defense......"
"Let's solve the internal contradictions of Inter Milan first!!"
"Coaching Inter Milan is not as easy as imagined, not to mention that he has encountered a mess......"
The Italian media has always been xenophobic and likes to make things difficult for foreign coaches and players, which is vividly reflected in Mourinho's experience at that time, when the local coaches of the Serie A league attacked the [madman] in a circle, and the Italian media's troubles made the arrogant [madman] have to adopt a non-violent and non-cooperative way, refusing to interview and speak against the entire Italian football community...... This time, the encounter of the madman Li is no better than that of the [madman]!
The rotten and xenophobic Italian football world has shown signs of strong rejection of the madman Lee, only the fans of Inter Milan are frantically supporting Li Tongfan, and the storm of public opinion is a battle array, and the fuse has been ignited!
And what Li Tongfan has to do is to fight back with a victory!
(To be continued)