Cambiasso went to Madrid for a medical examination and final personal treatment negotiations. On the Italian side, the Chivu transfer, personally operated by Inter Milan president Moratti, also made breakthrough progress. The two clubs are close to reaching a consensus on the transfer.
In fact, the two clubs were once unhappy in price negotiations. Inter Milan president Moratti said that he was only willing to pay up to 12 million euros for Chivu's transfer to the Nerazzurri, but Roma was not willing to pay more than 16 million euros.
Sold.
At the critical moment, Inter Milan head coach Li Ang personally called Chivu. This phone call played a key role in promoting the transfer.
Li Ang is not the unknown person he was a few years ago. He is the La Liga champion, the Spanish Copa del Rey champion, the UEFA Cup champion, the Serie A champion, the Italian Cup champion, the UEFA Champions League champion, in addition to the Club World Cup champion, Li Ang is
He has almost achieved a Grand Slam as a head coach in the club. He is one of the most popular coaches in Europe. He feels that Liang attaches great importance to him. Chivu is very excited. The Romanian defender has an immediate attitude towards the transfer to Inter Milan.
Be very proactive.
Subsequently, the positive attitude and determination of Chivu himself and his agents, the Becali brothers, contributed to the rapid advancement of the transfer transaction.
After Li Ang's phone call, Chivu's personal will played a decisive role here.
In order to be able to play under Li Ang, the Romanian even took the initiative to reduce his annual salary by 1 million euros to help Inter Milan make up for the gap in transfer fees. Originally, Inter Milan and Chivu negotiated personal benefits and reached an annual salary of 5.5 million euros.
After Chivu takes the initiative to cut his salary, his new contract annual salary will be 4.5 million euros per year instead of the previous 5.5 million, but the contract period will be increased from the original 4 years to 5 years.
Previously, Roma's asking price in Chivu had been kept at 16 million euros and refused to budge. This also made Moratti dissatisfied and left the negotiating table angrily. However, when Chivu proposed to reduce his annual salary, it was equivalent to giving Inter Milan nearly
After a compensation of 5 million euros, Moratti was willing to return to the negotiating table and accepted the transfer fee conditions of 16 million euros proposed by Roma.
Under this premise, Moratti arrived in Rome by private plane at around 6 pm local time on the 25th. After about an hour of face-to-face talks with Ms. Sensi, the head of the Roma club, the two sides finally agreed on the transfer of Chivu.
A preliminary agreement has been reached regarding Inter Milan.
Chivu will transfer from Roma to Inter Milan for 16 million euros (including half ownership of young defender Andreoli, equivalent to 3 million euros). After settling Chivu's joining, Moratti announced at local time
At about 8:30 pm, we took the flight back to Milan.
After returning to Milan, Moratti called Li Ang to announce the good news.
Li Ang thanked Mr. Chairman for his efforts in this transfer, and Moratti also joked that even if he personally took action, Li Ang's phone call was more effective.
Before the transfer agreement was reached, Chivu had secretly undergone a physical examination at a hospital in Rome and successfully passed the physical examination. Therefore, the transfer agreement was reached, which also meant that the transfer transaction was officially completed.
July 25, evening.
At 21:00 local time in Italy, Inter Milan's official website announced that 26-year-old Romanian defender Christian Chivu officially transferred from Roma to Inter Milan for a price of 16 million euros. The two parties signed a five-year contract.
Inter Milan and its head coach, Mr. Ang, warmly welcome the arrival of the Romanian.
Inter Milan fans are very happy and cheer for the joining of the iron defender.
At the same time, the news that Inter Milan youth team captain Andreoli was traded to Roma was drowned out.
The lonely figure of this young defender who once had high hopes from Inter Milan people and left sadly did not attract people's attention.
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On July 26, Inter Milan held its first warm-up match after training for the new season.
They played a warm-up match against Cagliari in Sardinia. Inter Milan tied Cagliari 2-2 with goals from Borriello and Diego Milito.
After the game, Li Ang was furious. He was very dissatisfied with the two goals conceded by the team.
"Gazzetta dello Sport" joked that Li Ang need not be too anxious at all, because Chivu, whom he named, is coming.
On the same day, Real Madrid's official website officially announced that Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiaso officially joined Real Madrid from Inter Milan for a sky-high price of 35 million euros.
Subsequently, Inter Milan's official website also officially confirmed the news and sent blessings to Cambiaso.
The official announcement of this transfer shocked the world of football. While the media was shocked by Real Madrid's generosity, they also joked that Inter Milan had finally made a big and profitable deal.
You know, Cambiaso once played for Real Madrid. However, in Real Madrid, Cambiaso rarely got the opportunity to express himself, and his shining performances here were few and far between. At the age of 22, he was one of the top players in Europe.
He performed well in the Cup match against Feyenoord and contributed two assists, but this did not win the trust of Real Madrid. During his time at Real Madrid, he was loaned out many times and played for Independiente and River Plate in Argentina; in the summer of 2004, Real Madrid
Inter Milan got Cambiaso for free without renewing his contract. Now, three years later, Cambiaso returned to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid had to pay a high price of 35 million euros.
According to the media, Moratti himself is very proud of this transfer deal. Inter Milan has been ridiculed and criticized by the media as a black hole for stars. Now Cambiaso's sky-high transfer to Real Madrid can be regarded as rectifying Inter Milan's name. Moreover,
You must know that Cambiaso is only Carlos's substitute. Cambiaso's departure will not have a big impact on Inter Milan's midfield strength.
The Spanish media focused on reporting on this transfer transaction. "Marca" commented on the transaction that this was Calderon paying for Florentino's mistakes back then. During that time, Florentino was free of charge.
Calderon now had to buy back the players he let go for a sky-high price of 35 million.
Just when the media was reporting on Cambiaso's sky-high price return to Inter Milan, the British "Times" broke the news that before Real Madrid, Arsenal was also pursuing Cambiaso, and even the Arsenal boss
Coach Arsene Wenger even personally called Inter Milan coach Li Ang, but in the end, Arsenal and Cambiaso missed out due to differences in transfer fees.
The reporter interviewed Li Ang about this matter, and Li Ang nodded, "Yes, Arsenal wants to get Cambiaso, but obviously, we have not felt their sincerity."
The reporter later found Wenger, and the professor looked unkind, "We expressed our sincerity and made an offer that we thought was suitable. However, it is obvious that Inter Milan did not think so. Congratulations to them for making a fortune from Real Madrid.
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The sincerity in Li Ang's words and the extent of sincerity in Wenger's words have aroused the curiosity of the media.
Later, the media actually found out this figure: Li Ang wanted 40 million euros, but Wenger was only willing to pay 13 million euros.
Suddenly, public opinion was in an uproar.
The media talked about it and made fun of it.
Even Arsenal fans think their club's offer for Cambia is simply shocking and speechless...
Some media who didn't mind the matter specifically found Cambiaso, who had moved to Real Madrid. Cambiaso's response was, "Coach Li Ang thinks I'm worth 40 million, and I'm honored! Wenger's offer? That's
A disgrace to me!"
This matter did not seem to end there. Every time he played against Arsenal, Cambiasso seemed to have been beaten to death...
