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Located 80 kilometres north of Rome, there is a small and inconspicuous town called Colevicio, which has become famous all over the country overnight.

What brings the popularity of this township is not the houses and resources here, but the families who live here.

Strictly speaking, their sons

Joseph used to be a railway worker, but after his son became famous playing football, he quit his job and left his hometown with his wife, Laura, in Sinesita, on the southern outskirts of Rome, to Colevicchio to take care of their daughter, who had leukemia, for a few years.

It's a very simple little town, and the neighbors around them know that their son is Alessandro, the captain of Lazio? Nesta is the symbol of this team, so they are all respected and taken care of at all times.

In Italy, the families of the players always get this benefit

After negotiations, the small township decided to name the street where Nesta's parents lived Alessandro? Nesta Street, in this way to show their respect for Nesta.

Taking advantage of this winter break, they decided to officially carry out the naming ceremony, and for this purpose, they also invited Nesta to participate.

This immediately attracted countless reporters and media, and immediately made this originally inconspicuous small township famous all over the country and even the world overnight.

Throughout the naming ceremony, Nesta was by his parents' side, chatting with the two old men with a smile.

It was only after the ceremony that he was interviewed by reporters alone.

"I'm really grateful to all the neighbors and the residents here, they are so warm and loving to our family, I wanted them to take a break, after all, I'm not dead, but they feel that it's the right time, it's a new street, a nice place"

In an interview, Nesta laughed and explained the reason for the name, and also opened up a little humor.

"Do you come back here often?" A reporter asked.

"Of course, of course, my parents, sister and brother are here, and I come back at least once a week, and my sister is not in good health, so I usually come back to see her whenever I have time."

"Alessandro, there have been a lot of rumors about you lately, is there anything you would like to clarify?" Another reporter asked.

Nesta frowned and shook his head, "No, I don't have anything to say at the moment, the only thing I can say is that I am in talks with Lazio about a contract extension, and the club told me that they are very sincere in wanting to renew my contract and I want to stay in the team." ”

"Did Chairman Craniotti tell you personally?".

Nesta shook her head, "No, I don't see Mr. Craniotti very often"

"But there are rumors that he is very unhappy with some of your recent practices"

"You mean I filed a complaint with the club on behalf of the fans?"

The reporter nodded, "As a professional player, you filed a complaint with the club on behalf of a third party, don't you think it is a betrayal of the club?" ”。

After hearing this, Nesta shook her head with a smile, still patient, "On the contrary, I do this because I love this team, I grew up in Rome City, I have loved this team since I was a child, so I know better than anyone what this team needs." ”

"I've been a Lazio fan since I was a kid, I'm a native of Roman, I know many, many Lazio fans, and they've been telling me all these years that tickets are expensive, tickets are expensive, and I learned that it's true that our tickets are a little bit more expensive than other teams." "But President Craniotti believes that at present, the team is spending a lot of money on reinforcements, sitting on Vieri, Nesta, Stankovic, Mihajnovic, Salas and other top stars in Serie A, and tickets should be more expensive, so that the team's income and expenditure can be balanced......"

Without waiting for the reporter to finish, Nesta smiled coldly again, "Just because of the listed company?" ”

The reporter was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "So to speak."

"I always believe that we are a public good, football should be pure, just like the president of Inter Milan, Mr. Moratti, he has been giving to the club for so many years, he has never thought of breaking even, wanting to reciprocate, because his feelings for Inter Milan are very pure"

"Are you sarcastic about Monsieur Cragnotti's affection for Lazio?"

Nesta shrugged, "I didn't say that"

After a pause, Nesta continued: "I don't deny that the team has brought in these big-name stars, and there will definitely be pressure on the operation, but don't forget, our income in terms of TV rights has also increased over the years, and in my understanding, our club has increased its revenue, should it be a little lower in terms of tickets?" ”

"Are you suspicious that someone wants to use Lazio for profit?" Journalists are uneasy with well-intentioned clichés.

"No, I didn't say it, I just said that with the club's revenue rising, our club's tickets must at least maintain the status quo, even if they can't come down, but now, to raise the price, it's a disservice to the fans, because not everyone can afford it, not to mention that sometimes we have three games a week"

Lazio are playing in the Champions League this season, plus the Coppa Italia and Serie A, and it is true that many weeks are three games.

"But the spokesman for President Cragnotti said that since you became the captain of the team, your temper has risen a lot in the past 1 year, you always feel that you are a big star, you can be above the club, and this time you even pointed fingers at the management of the team, which is a contempt and provocation to the management"

"I absolutely don't have that thought," Nesta shook her head, "Anyone who knows me knows that I wouldn't do it."

'But just yesterday, Eriksen spoke up and suggested that as captain you shouldn't be on the opposite side of management.

"I don't feel like the fans and the club are against each other," Nesta insisted.

"I grew up watching Lazio play and I have no doubts about this club, I just did what I should do as a lifelong Lazio fan, it doesn't matter if I am the captain of the team or not"

"Aren't you worried that the management will punish you for this?" The journalist reminded.

"I don't know, but I won't regret it," Nesta thought for a moment, still smiling resolutely.

In fact, he knew one thing very clearly, that is, one of the big reasons why Eriksen also supported the ticket price increase was that after the ticket price increase, the club could get a lot of money again, and it could bring him Rivaldo, who he had always missed during the winter break.

Van Gaal wants to sell Rivaldo, which has long been known on the streets, and the rumors of Rivaldo's departure have been rumored for several years, but the sky-high transfer fee of $65 million insisted on by Barcelona is not at all something that any team can afford, only a very few teams.

Although Rome burned money aggressively, Capello did not like Rivaldo; After AC Milan invested heavily in Shevchenko, the club's finances began to tighten; Inter Milan is the most likely, but Yang Cheng has never been a manager who buys superstars in a big way, he pays more attention to cost performance; Juventus even shrunk and dieted year after year, and in the end Lazio was left.

Cragnotti wants to bring in Rivaldo and Vieri to form a strong striker, Eriksen is in favor of this, and Rivaldo doesn't like Van Gaal to let him play on the wing and wants to come to the middle, and Van Gaal and Barcelona have always wanted to sell Rivaldo, so this transfer is not a question of whether there is a problem at all, but a question of whether the transfer fee can be afforded. ..., it can be said that whoever makes Barcelona satisfied with the price will be able to take Rivaldo

Thinking of this, Nesta was a little sad, because he knew that this kind of successive large-scale reinforcements, to put it bluntly, were still to build momentum in the stock market, and all of this was caused by the team's listing

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Far away in the office of Lazio headquarters in Rome, Cragnoti and his assistant were watching Nesta's response to reporters on television, especially his last sentence, "I don't know, but I won't regret it"

"He's pampered now," Craniotti stood up indignantly.

This season is the centennial celebration of Lazio, Cragnotti wants to show his strength, but the league has been going on so far, Lazio is behind Juventus, not to mention, even Inter Milan, AC Milan, the Milan duo are in hot pursuit, in addition to the city rival Rome, Lazio is not optimistic about winning the championship.

In this case, Craniotti naturally thought of bringing in reinforcements to strengthen the squad, and this time he had his eye on Barcelona's Rivaldo, who was second only to his Brazilian compatriot Denilson in the just-concluded European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year, and is one of the top superstars in Europe.

The introduction of such a team is of great benefit to Lazio, not only in terms of sport, but also in terms of commercial value

"He thinks he's on the side of the fans, and I don't look at it when I'm on the opposite side of the fans, everything I've done since I became Lazio is all about creating the image of a top club for Lazio, but he's indifferent to that."

In addition to being the president of Lazio, Cragnotti is also the owner of a food group, he speaks very powerfully, and he is the chairman of the Lazio team, so everyone on the scene does not dare to object.

"If I can lift you up, I will be able to trample him down," said Craniotti with hatred.

Turning around, he turned to an assistant, "Talk to Eriksen, suppress Nesta, don't make him too arrogant"

"Suppression...... Will it affect the morale of the military? The assistant reminded timidly.

Craniotti thought about it, and yes, now is the critical period to win the championship, "then say he is injured"

Attacking players on the grounds of injury is not uncommon in clubs and is one of the most commonly used excuses.

The assistant immediately nodded in agreement, "In addition, there are several clubs that have been paying attention to this matter, and they are all paying attention to Nesta, and eighty percent of them want to poach."

"Put his ** bullshit, Nesta is the core of the defense, absolutely not" Craniotti scolded.

He is a very possessive man who cannot allow his players to be coveted.

"However, if Nesta can be used in exchange for a large transfer fee, it is possible to bring in Rivaldo"

After being reminded by his assistant, Craniotti was immediately stunned for a moment, and now he is simply crazy for superstars.

Because the arrival of Yang Cheng has changed the situation of Lazio, for example, Nedved at Inter Milan, Veron went to Manchester United, and the two strongest midfielders in Lazio are not there, which makes there are really few superstars in the Lazio team except for one Vieri.

However, for Craniotti's business strategy, superstars are indispensable.

As for Nesta, yes, he is the flag of the team, he is the main player of the national team, but he is a central defender.

In this day and age, the centre-backs can't produce top superstars, or even in another 10 years, it's the law and rules of football

"Who are the teams?" Craniotti asked.

"Inter Milan are the most sincere, from the beginning of the summer to the present, they have not stopped, they have always kept in touch, I heard that they are also in close contact with Nesta and his agent; Juventus, AC Milan and Roma are also on the sidelines, and Real Madrid's new general manager, Piri, has also called to inquire about the situation. Today's Nesta touches the hearts of almost all the top giants in Europe, and everyone wants him

"How's the offer?" Craniotti asked.

"In the summer, Inter Milan revealed that they were willing to buy Nesta for $35 million"

Craniotti frowned when he heard this, $35 million, which is definitely a sky-high price for a central defender

For Craniotti, who is good at operating and manipulating the stock market, he knows very well that sky-high buying and selling are the most likely moves to cause the stock price to soar, which is why he is so obsessed with getting Rivaldo.

"If we bite a little tighter, maybe there's room for a price increase" The assistant was very good at reading words, and immediately saw Craniotti's face.

Before the two shocking high prices of Rio Ferdinand and Buffon, it was difficult for the central defender to exceed 10 million, and if Inter Milan did buy Nesta for $35 million, it would definitely be laughed to death

"Then get a message to Inter and see how they react," Craniotti decided.

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As soon as Yang Cheng stepped out of the airport, the driver who came to greet him from the club took him to 24 Via Durini.

He just came back from Zurich and went to attend the awards party where his proud disciple Denilson won the World Footballer of the Year crown.

Yang Cheng feels very satisfied to be able to watch his proud disciples win the highest glory in football, because this is a glorious stroke in his coaching career, and countless people will remember that the 99-year-old World Footballer Denelson was excavated and trained by him.

It's just that in this way, Yang Cheng feels pity for Rivaldo

But it can't be helped, Kaiserslautern Treble is there, Rivaldo has performed well in Barcelona, but in the end there is no weight of the treble

From the European Footballer of the Year Awards Gala in France to the World Footballer of the Year Awards Gala in Zurich, Yang Cheng can really be said to be non-stop, originally wanted to go home to accompany his parents, but as soon as Facchetti called, he immediately rushed back.

Just arrived at the downstairs of No. 24 Durini Street, Yang Cheng entered directly from the downstairs corridor.

"What's the situation?" Yang Cheng walked into Facchetti's office and asked.

In addition to Facchetti, there is also Moratti in the office.

"Craniotti's assistant called to test our thoughts on Nesta, and we were in constant contact with him as you explained before, so this time I immediately agreed to negotiate secretly," Facchetti laughs.

Yang Cheng couldn't help nodding, not to mention how excited he was.

The strength of Inter Milan's backline this season is still good, Bergomi is old and strong, Laurent? Blanco's introduction is also in place, but both players are not young, and no one knows how long they will be in shape.

Silvester has always been just a substitute in Yang Cheng's eyes, so if Nesta can be brought in, it will definitely be a great help to Inter Milan's backline.

"Secret negotiation ......," Yang Cheng pondered the word.

Nesta is the banner of Lazio, and even if Cragnoti wants to sell, he will definitely not be able to find a buyer openly, which will definitely make him sprayed to death by the fans, so this is the secret negotiation.

"It seems that this time Craniotti has really moved his mind to sell people"

"No way, they're going to have to raise money to bring in Rivaldo," Fachetti laughed.

"Sell the core of the defense and bring in a striker who is not so urgent?" Yang Cheng didn't understand this logic.

Moratti and Fachetti on the side glanced at each other, the former was a little embarrassed, because he had done this kind of miserably despised bastard by Yang Cheng before, but now he rarely interfered in the team's affairs.

"Nesta and the club management had a stalemate over the increase in ticket prices before, and Cragnotti was always dissatisfied with his behavior, and this time for Rivaldo, it was logical to sell this rebel directly"

Yang Cheng recalled that he seemed to have heard of this in his previous life, Cragnotti and Nesta fell out, Juventus intervened in negotiations with Lazio, but after more than 4 months of talks, it was only after Lazio's defeat in Valencia in the Champions League that Cragnotti woke up, rebuilt his old friendship with Nesta, and invited him to enter the management and gave him some Lazio shares.

Speaking of which, this transfer is all about a quick decision, and before Craniotti repents, he should quickly take Nesta.

And now the reason is that Cragnotti wants to get the transfer fee, to get Rivaldo.

But Yang Cheng definitely won't do it, Inter Milan and Lazio are competitors this season, he definitely doesn't want Lazio to get Rivaldo, after all, no one knows whether to adapt or not, but Rivaldo's joining Lazio is a landmine for Inter Milan.

The best way to do that is to move in the summer

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng had an idea, and he decided to go to Rome in person......