Of course, it was impossible for Li Ang to rush in like a headless fly. He contacted Grosso's agent Fisichella by phone before coming to Palermo.
After Li Ang communicated and worked hard with Fisichella on the phone, the agent agreed to facilitate this meeting.
The meeting place was an inconspicuous cafe in a street near the Palermo pier.
Leon arrived at the cafe more than ten minutes early, and after waiting for less than two minutes, Grosso arrived accompanied by his agent Fisichella.
To be honest, Grosso is not enthusiastic about this meeting. He is not interested in the invitation of a newly promoted team from La Liga. Palermo is also a newly promoted team, and the player himself is playing domestically, so there is no need to leave his hometown.
The need to leave.
However, Fisichella is Grosso's more trusted agent. The two sides have cooperated for a long time. Under the agent's persuasion, Grosso reluctantly agreed to meet. In addition, the other team's head coach flew directly to Palermo, which also
Grosso felt somewhat proud, as the other party's sincerity seemed pretty good.
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After the two sides exchanged a few words, they quickly got down to business.
Li Ang made no secret of his love and respect for Grosso. Li Ang was conveying a meaning: he admired Grosso very much, very much!
For a player, the appreciation of the head coach is crucial. Grosso is already a 27-year-old veteran, so he can naturally understand what Li Ang wants to convey: a head coach who appreciates himself so much, if in such a situation
There will definitely be no problem with the main position of this team.
However, Grosso is also the main force in Palermo, which cannot be used as an attraction. However, with the attitude and sincerity expressed by Li Ang, this has laid a good foundation.
Subsequently, Li Ang focused on promoting the fact that Sporting Gijon has a UEFA Cup to play in the new season!
This surprised Grosso. He was unprepared for this meeting. Naturally, his understanding of Sporting Gijon was relatively simple. Apart from learning from his agent that this was a newly promoted team from La Liga, he had no knowledge of Sporting Gijon.
There is no other deeper understanding.
He really didn’t expect Sporting Gijon to qualify for the European competition?!
Grosso found it unimaginable that Sporting Gijon's European qualifications could only be obtained in the Spanish Second Division. How could a Spanish Second Division team qualify for the European Championships?
Unless it’s through the cup?!
Li Ang could see Grosso's surprise and slight temptation. He knew that he had grasped the left-back's psychology. For a "veteran" like Grosso who is not well-known yet, the European war is a big deal.
It is indeed quite attractive.
Li Ang then started to talk about how his Sporting Gijon team made it all the way to the Copa del Rey final, reversed and defeated the powerful Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and won the Spanish Copa del Rey!
Then, just as Li Ang expected, Grosso was shocked and looked at him differently than before.
The significance and weight of an ordinary coach of a newly promoted team in La Liga is completely different from that of a coach of a newly promoted team who led the team to win the Copa del Rey, especially a coach who reversed course and defeated Real Madrid in the final.
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Li Ang began to instill a point of view into the opponent. His Sporting Gijon was not a 'elevator' team intending to just hang out, but a team with certain strength and revenge. We went to La Liga to have some ambitions, let alone
There are European games!
Grosso is indeed a little excited. What does it mean to a player to be able to participate in European competitions?
For the 27-year-old Grosso, judging from his current situation, there is almost no hope of joining a giant. Therefore, don’t think about the Champions League. Then, the biggest dream is probably to be able to play in the Champions League.
It’s the UEFA Cup game!
Now, with such an opportunity in front of him, it depends on what Grosso thinks about it.
Grosso hasn't spoken much, mainly because his agent Fisichella is communicating with Leon.
At this time, Grosso finally spoke and expressed his concerns about going to Spain to play football.
Italian players are basically reluctant to go out to play football. On the one hand, this is because they are still immersed in the pride of Serie A's "Little World Cup". On the other hand, the warm environment in Southern Europe has also long ago given rise to Italians' lazy character and lack of going out to play.
enterprising spirit.
Of course, Spaniards are almost the same as Italians. In 2004, not many Spanish players went abroad to play football.
"Italian players rarely succeed when they go abroad to play football," Grosso said.
"Mr. Christian Vieri will be unhappy if he hears what you said." Li Ang joked, and immediately gave an example. When Vieri joined Juventus, he was not reused, and then he was far away.
He traveled to the Iberian Peninsula, and after Atletico Madrid began to break out and shocked Europe, he was bought back to Italy by Inter Milan at a sky-high price. It can be said that he returned home in glory.
Obviously, Vieri's example was appropriate, and Grosso nodded.
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"Mr. Grosso," Li Ang said, "If you can perform well in the UEFA Cup, it will help you return to the Italian national team."
Li Ang finally said that although Grosso is an Italian international, he is only a fringe international and has not been in the Italian national team for more than a year. Grosso will not be involved in the European Cup in Portugal this time.
Obviously, for the 27-year-old left back, the desire to return to the national team is strong.
"You are right, sir." Grosso's attitude became much better, and he even used honorifics, because Li Ang was right, the European competition was indeed helpful for him to return to the Italian national team.
A team that can compete in the European competition, compared to a newly promoted Serie A team, which one will attract more attention from the head coach of the Italian national team, the answer is obvious.
Hearing Grosso say this, Leon knew in his heart that the matter was one third of the way, as long as Grosso's heart moved.
Grosso and his agent will not give an answer right now, but the atmosphere has improved a lot through this communication.
The conversation was almost over, and both parties began to enjoy coffee and snacks, chatting about whatever they wanted.
Later, when Grosso went to the bathroom, Leon pushed a check of 10,000 euros in front of Fisichella and told him that it was an advance payment. If Grosso successfully transferred, the remaining 40,000 euros would be paid immediately.
To Mr. Fisichella's account. If it fails, this ten thousand will be regarded as laying the foundation for their future cooperation.
Fisichella calmly put away the check and patted his chest, indicating that everything was entrusted to him.
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From the perspective of agent Fisichella, Grosso's transfer, playing abroad, and being able to play in the European competition are also good things. On the one hand, the transfer can earn commissions. In addition, if it is true,
If Grosso can achieve the goal of "saving the country through curves" by playing football abroad and playing in European competitions, and allowing Grosso to return to the Italian national team, this will be a great success for both agent Fisichella and Grosso.
Good thing.
All he had to do was persuade Grosso to leave Palermo and go to Spain.
Therefore, Fisichella felt that he had received the money with peace of mind.
After receiving the guarantee from Fisichella, Li Ang felt a lot more relieved. Of course, this incident also raised his inner guard against agents to a certain level of alert. He himself could use this method to poach people.
, poaching is very satisfying, but if the agent of his own player helps other clubs to pry Li Ang's corner, Li Ang will definitely hate it.
The fire and theft prevention agent, Leon and Mr. Fisichella looked at each other and smiled, but they were secretly alert in their hearts.
