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While Berezovsky's investment in the acquisition of an English football club would have helped him to increase his presence in the Western European world, it would have been a far better deal for him to buy Sampdoria, who have already been relegated and will even play in the second division next season.

But it is a pity that although 22 Premier League clubs were desperate and established the current high-speed development of the Premier League in a mess, this does not mean that the British, who were once the children of the empire on which the sun never sets, will let go of the arrogance in their bones and willingly let these people enter the British football world, which was once the world's No. 1.

For example, Murdoch's News Corp. launched a takeover of Manchester United last year, but the acquisition caused a joint resistance from the entire British government and opposition, and finally met with Waterloo due to the intervention of British fans, the FA and the British government.

Even News Corp., which made a name for itself around the world and saved English football in the most difficult moments with a broadcast contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds, Berezovsky did not think that he would get a desired result if he came out.

Therefore, compared to the conservative, stubborn and xenophobic English football, Italian football with Zhuang Mingge, an insider, has obviously become the best choice in Berezovsky's eyes.

After all, compared to the other three major leagues in Europe, Serie A does not allow clubs to be privately owned like the Bundesliga, nor is it in a situation where its influence and attractiveness to stars have declined sharply like in Ligue 1, let alone La Liga, no matter what other teams achieve, they can only obediently look at the faces of Real Madrid and Barcelona!

It was only after these considerations that Berezovsky made the final decision, agreeing to the lobbying of Grosz Jr., agreeing to pay for the acquisition of Sampdoria from Mantovani Jr. and the club, which has a glorious past.

Although in the course of the conversation, Berezovsky expressed his desire to buy a Serie A club directly, Groz Jr., who had exchanged views with Zhuang Mingge before leaving for Russia, was prepared: "Mr. Berezovsky, I don't think it's a wise idea. Although with the help of Fiorentina, you will encounter much less resistance when buying Sampdoria, but if you buy a Serie A club outright, it will undoubtedly cause the whole Italian football world to be wary and uneasy, and it is easy to lead the acquisition to give up halfway. ”

"Well, Ms. Groz, what you say does make sense," Berezovsky thought for a moment, and felt that what the other man had said was really not wrong. If it is to buy Sampdoria, no matter what opinions others have, he can also buy it under the banner of saving the old powerhouse, and then the Italian Football Federation and Samp fans will definitely raise their hands in favor and give the green light to the Russian tycoon's ownership, because they are the ones who don't want Sampdoria to go to the top of the list.

In this way, under the reasonable persuasion of Groz Jr., Berezovsky finally gave up his plan to buy the Serie A team and decided to go all out to run Sampdoria's acquisition plan!

Although Sampdoria has been relegated and the team is in flux, it is nothing for Berezovsky, who has deep pockets. In the case of Florence, the Russian oligarch is quite confident in his plan to revive the Blue Army with a checkbook.

On the other hand, Karin, who was in charge of dealing with Crown Prince Al Thani, did not receive the expected results. At this time, the Qatari prince spent most of his energy on developing the Qatari league and improving the influence of Qatari football in Asia, especially the upcoming AFC presidential election, which involved a lot of his energy and financial resources, which led Al Thani to take this opportunity to continue to expand Qatar's sphere of influence in Europe. Therefore, in the acquisition of Sampdoria, although Al Thani has the intention to intervene, he also knows that he is now powerless.

However, compared to Berezovsky, who prefers to hide behind the scenes and engage in some intrigues, Crown Prince Althani is obviously much more straightforward in dealing with people. After declining the invitation to Sampdoria, the Qatari prince explained the reason to Karin bluntly, and vowed that if there was any such thing in the future, he and his Qatari consortium would help.

In this way, Karin returned to Florence with a reply to Althani's promise for the future and the failure of the invitation.

At the same time that Zhuang Mingge and others were secretly looking for a buyer for Sampdoria, the final of the first leg of the Italian Cup between Fiorentina and Parma had also quietly arrived.

According to the schedule set by the Italian Football Federation, the first leg of the meeting between the two teams will be played at Parma's home stadium, the Stadio Tardini.

For the players already Capello and Fiorentina, a Coppa Italia trophy is nothing, and most of them have already won the title to the point of weakness. However, with the Champions Cup out and the league title locked in early, Fiorentina feel that it would be a good choice to work hard to win the Coppa Italia that is already in front of them.

Moreover, in the eyes of Fiorentina, this Coppa Italia trophy can also flush away the team's oppressive feelings, wash away the bad luck caused by the team's elimination from the Champions Cup by Bayern, and help improve the mental outlook of the players.

So, in the case of worry-free league matches, Capello, who is bound to win this championship, sent the strongest squad in this game, and the main players such as Toldo, Carlos, Nesta, Redondo, and Ronaldo all appeared on the field, ready to do their best to get the opponent in this first leg of the game, and turn this Coppa Italia final into a one-man show for Fiorentina.

Unlike Florence, Parma, who has basically not won any heavyweight championships in recent years, can be said to be extremely eager for honor at this time, so seeing the Italian Cup trophy that is close at hand, even if the opponent is Florence, who has completed five consecutive league championships and has a high reputation in Italian football, Malesani and his players will not choose to give up the game, but are more active in preparing for the game, preparing to give Fiorentina a big "surprise" in the first leg of the competition.

Or it can also be said that since 1993, when Asprilla broke Milan's 58-game unbeaten golden body with a stunner, Parma has such a temperament from the bones, a temperament that is not afraid of strong opponents, and even a hegemon-level team dares to pull it down!