Chapter 273 The Champions League Golden Boot wishes book friend zhaochupeng a happy birthday
Li Ang set his sights on his 'old club' Real Madrid.
His target is Real Madrid's Spanish international Fernando Morientes.
If you want to say that the biggest victim of Florentino's superstar policy at Real Madrid is definitely Morientes.
This excellent shooter trained by Real Madrid itself has been continuously oppressed in Real Madrid's living space after Florentino introduced players such as Figo and Ronaldo.
In Florentino's eyes, this local shooter with little market development value is unpopular.
In fact, when Hierro had a falling out with Florentino and was eventually expelled from Real Madrid, it was Hierro who spoke up for Morientes, pointing out that a Real Madrid talent like Morientes with a proven track record was the team's best.
The cornerstone, not the superstars who cost astronomical amounts of money to bring in.
Hierro's actions also completely angered Florentino, and eventually the captain who had made great contributions to Real Madrid was brutally purged.
And in the summer of 2003, after Hierro was purged, Morientes was also purged and was loaned to Monaco in Ligue 1.
What Florentino didn't expect was that Morientes, whom he looked down on, was playing smoothly in Monaco. In the 2003/04 season of the Champions League quarter-finals, it was Morientes who met Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.
His goal helped Monaco eliminate Real Madrid, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face for Real Madrid's senior management. Although Monaco lost to Porto in the finals and finished second, Morientes won the Champions League with 9 goals.
The honor of being the top scorer can be said to be a great irony for the chairman of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid fans also called on Real Madrid to recall Morientes, especially captain Raul, who strongly called for the return of their good friend.
Just this summer, Morientes returned to Real Madrid on loan.
The media in Madrid also cheered for Morientes, claiming that the Real Madrid forward line with Raul, Ronaldo and Morientes is the strongest in Europe.
Morientes, who has always been loyal to Real Madrid, also excitedly told the media that he misses the Bernabeu very much and is looking forward to the new season.
However, Li Ang knew that Morientes' sincerity towards Real Madrid was destined to be let down again. Florentino still looked down upon this local striker. In fact, the more Morientes performed during his loan period in Monaco, the worse he was.
Excellent, it proves how wrong Florentino's original decision was, which the proud president of Real Madrid cannot tolerate.
In fact, Li Ang knew that even if Morientes returned, Florentino would not tolerate it. Just this summer, Real Madrid introduced English superstar Michael Owen to further reduce Morientes' appearance.
Chance.
After Morientes finally wasted another half a season on the bench, he was disappointed and angry. This time, he finally chose to bid farewell to the Bernabeu in the winter of 2005.
Real Madrid doesn't like Morientes, but Li Ang does. In Li Ang's eyes, Morientes is a very comprehensive center, both in terms of footwork and heading ability. If such a player can compete with Di
Natale's partnership with the striker will create the greatest chemical reaction!
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Albertini's transfer was as a free agent, and Sporting Gijon did not spend a penny in transfer fees.
Therefore, Li Ang still had more than 6 million euros in transfer funds, and he decided to spend all this transfer funds on Morientes.
Morientes was the Champions League golden boot last season. For such a star, it is usually impossible to win 6 million euros. However, Li Ang has his own considerations. Morientes may be a special case.
Real Madrid has long wanted to get rid of Morientes. The transfer fee is smaller, which is nothing to the wealthy Real Madrid. You know, when Morientes transferred to Liverpool half a year later, it was only
But it’s only over seven million euros.
Moreover, relatively speaking, Li Ang feels that his Sporting Gijon is not completely unattractive to Morientes. Without him, Real Madrid's old captain Hierro is here, and Morientes has always been interested in Hierro.
Very respectful and grateful.
That's right, Li Ang is playing the emotional card. He plans to invite Hierro to persuade Morientes, to persuade him with emotion and move him with reason. This can be said to be the biggest way for Sporting Gijon to 'seduce' Morientes.
It is also the only barrier.
Hierro was a little hesitant about Li Ang's request. This veteran who has dedicated his whole life to Real Madrid still hopes that Real Madrid's 'own' like Morientes can shine at the Bernabeu, so let him persuade Morientes.
Hierro was hesitant to leave Real Madrid.
"Morientes will have no future in Real Madrid." Leon said to Hierro, "Florentino doesn't like him, and that determines everything."
Hierro was a little silent. He agreed with Li Ang's reason.
However, emotionally, he still hopes to see Morientes play in Real Madrid.
"Fernando, just watch." Li Ang said, "Real Madrid will definitely introduce a new striker. This is to replace Morientes. He will not have any chance to play in Real Madrid."
"Coach, let me think about it," Hierro said.
Li Ang patted Hierro's shoulder with understanding. He knew that this was emotionally unacceptable to Hierro. From the bottom of his heart, he really hoped that Real Madrid would get better and better.
Li Ang's prediction was fulfilled almost the next day, when Real Madrid officially announced that it had signed Liverpool captain Michael James Owen for 12 million euros!
Seeing Florentino smiling on TV and watching the news footage of Irving holding up the white jersey of Real Madrid, Hierro no longer hesitated. He finally picked up the phone and made the call.
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Madrid.
Morientes was in his home, covering his face in great pain. The TV was turned on, and the news about Irving joining Real Madrid was being played.
Huge anger and the feeling of being cheated gnawed at the heart of the 28-year-old Real Madrid star.
When he returned to Real Madrid on loan this summer, Morientes was hesitant about his future. Although he performed well in Monaco, he didn't know if he still had a future in Real Madrid.
At this time, the top management of Real Madrid conveyed Florentino's intention to let him stay in Real Madrid with peace of mind. Real Madrid needs him!
This news excited Morientes. If possible, he would of course be willing to stay in Real Madrid and fight for his beloved white jersey.
Morientes is looking forward to the scene where he will score goals for Real Madrid in La Liga and the Champions League in the new season, and his blood is boiling in his chest.
However, at this moment, he knew that he had been betrayed.
From the beginning, Real Madrid could not accommodate him and there was no place for him.
The promise made by the club's top management was just to appease him. To be precise, it was to use him as a backup tire and to prepare for any emergencies.
From the beginning, Real Madrid tried to introduce Irving in the transfer market. However, since it was difficult to find the Liverpool captain, they were afraid that the introduction of Irving would be fruitless and the striker was weak, so they tried to appease him.
Now that Irving has joined Real Madrid as he wished, Morientes finally sees through the story behind it.
Now, the team has spent a lot of money to introduce Irving, and another Ballon d'Or winner has come to Real Madrid. It is conceivable that in the future playing order of Real Madrid's forwards, Raul, Ronaldo and the newly joined Irving will share the playing time.
Morientes can only serve as the fourth forward and gets very little playing time.
After understanding all this, Morientes felt extremely painful. He was willing to dedicate everything to Real Madrid, but he was hurt repeatedly... He felt like an abandoned child of Real Madrid, and his heart was lonely and painful.
At this moment, the phone in the living room rang.
ps: Today is the birthday of book friend zhaochupeng. Happy birthday, good health, and family happiness. (To be continued.)
