Today's third update ...... Trapped to death...... Went to bed......

"In terms of the amount of Costa's transfer fee, referring to the transfer fee of Luis Figo, who transferred to Barcelona in January this year, we at Fiorentina are willing to pay the same amount of transfer fee for Costa, $4 million, in a lump sum."

"Hehe, Chairman Corleone, are you really joking, just $4 million to take away our core Benfica star?" Azeladopi said with a smile, "We are all engaged in football, there is no need to go around in circles, you all know that Figo's transfer fee at that time does not reflect his actual value at all." If Figo hadn't been banned from Serie A by your country's Football Association, he would have joined Serie A for more than twice as much. ”

"So, what does Chairman Azelardo mean?"

"$8 million, a lump sum payment, this price is absolutely fair." Azealdo stared at Zhuang Mingge with squinted eyes, smiling like an old fox.

"8 million is too expensive, up to $5 million." Zhuang Mingge was stared at by Azealdo's smiling eyes

"There's no way we're going to agree to this offer! Chairman Corleone, don't forget, when Paulo Sousa joined Juventus last year, his net worth reached $8 million! Azerado said in a somewhat angry and proud tone, "We're Benfica!" ”

Azelardo does have proud capital, after all, before the introduction of the Bosman Act, the strength of the teams in the European leagues was relatively average, even if it was a giant team in a small European country, it should not be underestimated, don't you see that Real Madrid was blocked by these so-called "small country teams" out of the Champions Cup final for more than 30 years?

Speaking of Benfica, the most impressive thing is that it has won the most Portuguese league titles, and it is also the team that has won the most Champions League titles in Portugal. Before Porto's rise, Benfica were to Portugal what Real Madrid was to Spain.

In addition, the most impressive thing about Benfica is the famous "Gutmann curse".

In 1962, after leading the team to defeat Real Madrid led by superstars such as Di Stefano and Puskas in the Champions League final, and completed two consecutive Champions League titles, Gutman, then the head coach of the Benfica team, asked the Benfica board of directors for a salary increase, but the board of directors refused. The Hungarian coach announced his resignation in a fit of rage, and before leaving, he uttered the famous "Gutmann's curse": "From now, in 100 years, Benfica will never win the European Championship again." ”

No one expected that Gutmann's angry words would really become a prophecy. Since then, Benfica have reached the final of the UEFA Champions League a total of five times, and reached the final of the UEFA Cup once, and they have lost all of them!

In the sixties, Benfica reached five Champions League finals, the last three of which were AC Milan, Inter Milan, who ushered in the "big international era", and Manchester United, who re-emerged 10 years after the Munich air disaster. The most recent was the 1990 Champions League final, where Portugal lost to the Rossoneri in the final, despite Benfica legend Eusebio running to Gutman's grave (the Hungarian died in 1981) to pray.

In 1983, Benfica reached the final of the UEFA Cup, while Zuihou also lost to Anderlecht from Belgium.

If it was really a curse, how strong was the old man's resentment at that time......

The tragic Benfica, Zhuang Mingge can only comment on this.

"How's that, Chairman Corleone? $8 million, a lump sum payment, and you can go and negotiate with Costa about treatment. ”

Sure enough, to deal with the chairman of the money fan, he still has to use money to open the way, Zhuang Mingge sighed in his heart.

"Okay, then $8 million, a lump sum."

As soon as Azerado heard that Zhuang Mingge agreed to his asking price, he immediately changed his expression, and said with a smile: "Deal!" Chairman Corleone, now you can go and talk to Rui about his personal treatment, here is his contact information. ”

If there are transfer talks, won't the players be informed? Azerado, you will suffer for this kind of contempt for the player, Zhuang Mingge sneered in his heart, and took over Costa's contact information from Azealdo.

"Hello? Hello, are you Mr. Rui Costa? I'm Antonio Corleone, the president of Fiorentina, and we've just gotten permission from Benfica and I'm going to talk to you about the package of contracts......"

"You're on vacation in Funchal now, aren't you? Then we'll meet tomorrow at the Palace Hotel in Funchal. ”

……

Early the next morning, Zhuang Mingge and Karin flew from Lisbon to Funchal, the capital of the autonomous state of Madeira, Portugal.

Sitting in the lobby of the Palace Hotel, the city's most luxurious hotel in Funchal, Zhuang Mingge sipped, freshly squeezed juice while waiting for Rui Costa's arrival.

If Baggio is a melancholy beauty, Batty is a passionate beauty, and Zidane is a wild beauty, then Rui is a classical beauty in Zhuang Mingge's memory!

In contrast to other stars with a lot of personality, he just chews gum with a nonchalant expression, and walks around the green field like a leisurely stroll, and his socks are always worn only in the middle of the shin guards......

Rui Costa's running is a great rhythm, like the harmony and lightness of a deer on the Praving Prairie. He doesn't like to race against his opponents like Figo, another big name in the national team, nor does he like to play flashy cycling like Brazilian Denilson. His mastery of space on the pitch is nothing short of perfect, keeping an eye on subtle changes on the pitch and taking advantage of the opposition's momentary negligence to deliver a lethal pass.

He never aims for flashy dribbles, and his job is to look for opportunities on the pitch to deliver the killing blow.

In Zhuang Mingge's memory, Rui Costa's most classic assist was in the 02-03 season, in the match between AC Milan and Real Madrid, the Portuguese tore through Real Madrid's defense with a shocking 60-meter long pass in the 40th minute, and assisted teammate Shevchenko to score the only goal of the game.

That's what Costa does on the field, looking for and seizing every chance to deliver the fatal blow.

This is Rui Costa, a talented midfielder, a midfielder born for art.

From a technical and tactical point of view, the introduction of Costa could also bring about a tactical change for the team, as Fiorentina also have a player in the team who lives on the offside line - Inzaghi.

Think about it, when Inzaghi's erratic runs are combined with Rui Costa's brilliant passing, a superkiller known for grabbing points and a midfield master for his clever passing, the combination of Inzaghi and Rui Costa is enough to give people a sense of what it means to complement each other.

Costa - Djokaeff - Inzaghi (Baggio) - Barty, such an attacking combination is enough to destroy any team's defense!