Li Ang asked Inter Milan Club to book a flight for him, and he wanted to go to Munich in person.
Just before departure, Li Ang received news that Barcelona's Portuguese star passed the news through his agent that he was eager to play for Li Ang.
In fact, although Barcelona flatly rejected Inter Milan's pursuit of Deco, Inter Milan still maintained contact with Deco privately.
Clubs contact players privately, which has always been a gray area, because according to Article 18, paragraph 3, of the FIFA Player Transfer Regulations: "If a club intends to introduce a professional player, they must contact the player first. Inform the player’s club in writing before starting negotiations!”
Why is it said to be a gray area? This is because the key word here is "negotiation", not "contact" at all.
Last summer, before Klose moved to Bayern, Hoeness and Hitzfeld had a meeting with Klose. Bayern was investigated by the Bundesliga at that time, and the final conclusion was that there was no penalty. The reason was that Bayern and Klose were just " "Exchange of information" is not a formal negotiation. In transfers in various leagues, it is normal for interested clubs to inquire about the players' intentions before notifying the other club.
For example, this time, Juventus wanted to introduce Marchisio, and they had private contact with Marchisio. Both Li Ang and Inter Milan were well aware of this, but they did not stop it.
"Actually, there is a gray area here," said Li Ang, who taught his new assistant Mihajlovic on this matter. "If a club adheres to the rules and regulations, then it is not impossible to not sign a single player. .Transfer without sufficient communication is really difficult."
"How does the club know if the player is interested in joining? If they don't know, why waste time? Put all the cards on the table? There may be 100 reasons why he doesn't want to come," said Li Ang.
"This kind of private contact can also be more imperceptible than a closed-door meeting, and the line between right and wrong is very blurred."
Mihajlovic listened respectfully, and interestingly, he also held a small notebook to record Li Ang's words.
"Then shall we go to Munich?" Mihajlovic asked, "Or shall we go to Barcelona?"
If Deco can be brought in, there seems to be no need to bring in young Toni Kroos.
"Let the club continue to contact Barcelona and Deco to negotiate." Li Ang said, "We will go to Munich as originally planned!"
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Li Ang is making two preparations, which is also the safest approach.
Deco is a veteran who is used to seeing big scenes, and his decision will not be affected by Li Ang's personal trip to Barcelona. The only criterion for such a veteran's choice is whether it is beneficial to his career and personal treatment. He will be very calm. Now that Deco has stated that he wants to come to Inter Milan, this shows that it is Deco's idea after careful consideration and there is no need for Li Ang to do any work.
But for Toni Kroos, this is not the case. This 18-year-old youngster can be said to be unknown now. For him, a world-class coach like Li Ang is simply an existence that he admires. Li Ang personally invited him. The attitude of attention shown is very important to this young player and his family! This is the attitude of attention from the world's top coach Li Ang! This is very important for a young player!
If Leon had met Toni Cross and his family in private half a month ago, it would have caused him trouble, but it won't happen now because Toni Cross is already eighteen years old.
Just last year, in order to curb the poaching of young players under the age of 18 between clubs, FIFA began to establish a transfer inspection system (TMS) and stipulated a series of provisions to protect young players. The most important of which is Article 19
, it is stipulated that the transfer of players under the age of 18 must meet three additional conditions: First, the parents of the young players need to be engaged in work unrelated to the club in the country where the club is located; second, the transfer needs to occur within the EU, and the young players must at least
They need to be 16 years old; third, the young player’s home should be within 50 kilometers from the club’s training base.
In addition, there is another point: severely crack down on third-party clubs' abduction of young players under the age of 18.
According to this logic, when Li Ang was at Sporting Gijon, he poached Benzema from Lyon. This was a serious violation and would be punished by FIFA. However, at that time, there was no clarity on this matter.
Li Ang took advantage of the penalties and rules.
Now, Toni Kroos has reached the age of 18. As long as Li Ang is not caught and there is no evidence to prove that he was discussing transfer matters with Toni Kroos and it was just private contacts and meetings, he will not be punished.
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Accompanying Li Ang to Munich was an expatriate scout from Inter Milan named Massimiliano Mirabelli. Mirabelli was very excited to accompany the team's head coach Li Ang on business.
Li Ang is now not only the king in the eyes of Inter Milan fans, but also regarded as a legend by many sports practitioners. It only took five years for an unknown Chinese to enter the mainstream football world dominated by Europeans and Americans.
, and became one of the best head coaches in world football today. This is simply an unparalleled inspirational story.
"Sir, I have made arrangements to go directly to Cross's home. He and his parents and family are waiting for us... It's just..." Mirabelli said to Leon, his expression hesitant and hesitant to speak.
The way it stops.
"Just what?" Li Ang asked.
"Should we communicate with Bayern Munich first?" Mirabelli said.
"No need!" Li Ang shook his head, "On the 4th of this month, Tony Cross will turn eighteen!"
Mirabelli was stunned for a moment, then nodded, indicating that he understood. At the same time, he was a little ashamed that he had not noticed such an important detail.
"As long as we convince Toni Kroos and his family, Bayern Munich will have to let him go. Their failure to sign a professional contract with Toni Kroos in time was their biggest mistake," said Leon.
"Is this... a bit... uh..." Mirabelli glanced at Li Ang and did not continue.
"You're saying that Bayern Munich trained Toni Kroos and it's a bit unethical for us to do so?" Li Ang asked.
Mirabelli nodded first, then shook his head. This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in football. Not to mention young players, even adult professional players. The secret war to poach is also very fierce and unscrupulous. Just take
For Bayern Munich, they regard other Bundesliga teams as their second team. As long as other teams have good players, Bayern Munich will directly recruit them by force. Moreover, their usual routine is to get the players first, and then
The transfer was completed at a very small cost and transfer fee, so much so that some teams that deeply hated Bayern Munich even denounced Bayern Munich as a cancer in the Bundesliga, meaning that with Bayern Munich here, other Bundesliga teams would never be able to develop.
"Okay, don't think so much. Our goal is to convince Toni Kroos!" Leon said with a smile.
There was one thing he didn't say, and that was that Bayern Munich's interests and feelings were none of his business.
