When Kate Gracie, the winning agent, walked out of the Lazio club headquarters building on Via Valenzina in Rome, reporters who had been waiting for a long time quickly swarmed him and surrounded him.
The microphones were also extended to him.
"How is the progress of Chang's contract renewal negotiations with the club?"
"Will Chang continue to stay at Lazio after this season?"
"Has the club agreed to Chang's conditions?"
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Facing these noisy reporters, Kate Gracie said nothing, and with a straight face got into the commercial vehicle parked on the roadside under the cover of the driver who came to pick him up.
Then the car started, and the reporters could only move out of the way and let the car drive away.
Then everyone stood in front of their respective cameras and began to broadcast the latest situation here.
"Judging from Kate Gracie's expression, we can guess that the contract renewal negotiations between Lazio Club and Chang are not going smoothly..."
"Chang's contract renewal negotiations with Lazio began before the start of last season, but have been intermittent, and were suspended for four months... Until now, there has been no result... Chang's contract with Lazio Club
There is only one year left, maybe this will be his last year at Lazio..."
"Chang and Lotito, the golden partners in Italian football, have actually had conflicts for a long time. It started about three years ago... The two people had differences on the future development of the club. Chang hoped that the club would increase investment, especially
The intensity of transfer signings, after all, everyone knows how difficult it is for Lazio to buy people now. Sometimes they can only spend money... But Lotito is obviously unwilling to be such a success. He hopes to tap potential internally as much as possible and promote through promotions.
Youth training camp players to enhance the team's strength... This is just a trigger... But no matter what, there is a rift in the relationship between the two people, which should be the reason why the two parties have been unable to negotiate a contract extension..."
"Lazio lost the league title and the Champions League last season. This is the second consecutive season that they are empty-handed. For Chang's Lazio, this is the first time that such a situation has occurred. Perhaps this is also related to the dispute between Chang and Lotito.
Conflicts are related. When two people who once cooperated with each other have conflicts, it will definitely affect the team's performance..."
"...It's really sad that after sixteen years of working together, this pair of tacitly matched partners finally parted ways. Perhaps it really confirms the saying: There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
...When they were inseparable, everyone thought they would go all the way to the end. It should have been a legendary story in football. Perhaps sixteen years was too long and had erased the tacit understanding and friendship between the two people. In the end,
They turned against each other and parted ways. Even Lotito and Chang couldn't make it to the end, how can we still believe in...friendship?"
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Kate Gracie called Chang Sheng in the car: "Chang, the negotiation broke down. Tare refused to let go and would never give in. I tried my best, but they refused to write the annual transfer fee investment guarantee."
Go into the conditions for contract renewal..."
Chang Sheng said to the phone: "Okay, I understand, thank you for your hard work, Kate..."
After hanging up the phone, Avril, who was pregnant with her belly, came over and said, "Failed again?"
Chang Sheng hugged his wife and slowly sat down on the sofa.
This is Avril's third pregnancy. The first two times they had a son and a daughter. Now the 49-year-old Chang Sheng is going to be a father again.
"We may have to move, Avril." Chang Sheng said.
"That's really hard to bear. After all, I have lived here for sixteen years..." Avril caressed her loneliness and murmured in a low voice. "But, I listen to you. We will go wherever you say."
Chang Sheng put his arm around Avril's shoulders and squeezed her shoulders hard.
Then he stood up again, picked up his phone and walked out of the door.
Standing in the sunny courtyard, Chang Sheng dialed Lotito's phone number.
In the address book of the mobile phone, the name displayed on it is "Lao Luo".
"The contract renewal soap opera has been running for two years. I think it is better to end it here, Mr. Chairman." Chang Sheng said after the phone call was made. "We should all be fully aware of the tug-of-war in the past two years.
It is impossible to get a contract, so why bother with this? I will not discuss contract renewal with the club anymore. Our contract has the last year left. This year, let us be quiet.
After the walk, don’t get caught up in the endless news hype, okay? You should have seen those reporters outside the headquarters building, right?"
On the other end of the phone, Lotito was silent for a while and then said: "Okay, Chang. In the last year, we can get together and relax."
Chang Sheng smiled: "Yes, it's easy to get together and to part ways. After all, it's not easy to work together for sixteen years. You are the club president I have worked with for the longest time in my coaching career. In most of the past
During this period, our cooperation was quite pleasant, wasn't it?"
Lotito, who was watching the TV report on Chang Sheng's contract extension with Lazio at his home, was a little sad when he heard Chang Sheng's words.
He also remembers what kind of spirit he used to impress Chang Sheng, and Chang Sheng also brought unprecedented glory to his team.
"Chang, what I want to say is... maybe we have some differences in the past two years. But you will always be the proudest signing in my life."
Chang Sheng smiled: "I know. So, that's it? Let's not negotiate for a contract extension anymore. When the contract expires, I will leave Lazio."
Lotito's mouth opened, his lips trembled, but in the end he didn't say anything to save him. The two sides have been talking for two years, and they still can't reach a consensus. So now it's impossible to make things happen with just two simple sentences.
Turnaround.
"I respect your wishes, Chang." In the end, that was all he could say.
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"Lazio Club has just officially announced this sensational news. The contract renewal negotiations between Lazio Club and Chang have completely broken down. Lazio Club has announced that the two parties will no longer engage in contract renewal negotiations..."
"Chang released this news through his personal website, announcing that the 2021/2022 season will be his last season with Lazio! This is really shocking! Chang's sixteen-year cooperation with Lazio will also be in the second season.
Seventeen years are coming to an end..."
That night, not only Italy and China, but also media all over the world reported the news immediately.
As they say, this is indeed sensational news!
Even though the year has only passed halfway, some people think this incident can become one of the top ten most sensational sports news of the year.
Chang Sheng has cooperated with Lazio for sixteen years. In today's increasingly impetuous football world, it is not easy to coach a team for sixteen years. Even in England, it is very rare.
There are head coaches who can coach a team for sixteen consecutive years, let alone in a place like Italy... In Italian football, it is the league that changes coaches most frequently.
And those who win often can sit in the coaching position of a team for sixteen years!
Many people are even used to him appearing in public as the head coach of Lazio. They are used to him winning championship trophies time and time again as the head coach of Lazio and celebrating victory again and again.
And there is no doubt that Chang Sheng will stay at Lazio until his retirement, becoming the most legendary coach in the history of Lazio football and the real godfather of the Blue Eagle!
I just didn't expect that in the seventeenth year, everything would come to an abrupt end...
"Chang coached Lazio for sixteen seasons. During these sixteen seasons, he led this team that was once on the verge of bankruptcy to win twelve league championships, ten Italian Cup championships, eight Champions League championships, and other championships.
There are countless more. He made Lazio the team with the second most Champions League titles in European football after Real Madrid, and he made Lazio a real giant. But this great legend will not happen until this time next year.
it's over……"
"No team has contacted Chang yet, and Chang has not announced where his next stop will be. But we have reason to believe that with a successful coach like Chang, there will be no shortage of new players. So Chang's coaching legend will definitely continue.
It just won’t be in Lazio... But in any case, for Italian football, the news announced by both parties today means the end of an era..."
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When the TV was discussing the news that the contract renewal negotiations between Chang Sheng and Lazio Club had completely broken down, Chang Sheng received a call from Jose Passarella.
"Boss, does this mean that the new season will be your last season at Lazio?"
Chang Sheng hummed: "At present, it seems that this is it..."
"Then, I can retire, boss." Jose Passarella said.
"Actually, you don't have to. At the age of thirty-nine, you can still maintain your peak condition for several seasons..." Chang Sheng advised.
Jose Passarella said seriously: "I said it before, boss. I can retire at any time, but the reason why I stay is because you are still my coach. As long as you are still my coach, I will
I will continue to play for you until I really can't play anymore. But now that you have retired, boss, I don't want to play for other coaches anymore. I can't imagine such a day. Saying to me, "Jose" in front of me
, you are not the one who did a great job, boss. If you leave Lazio, then I will retire."
Chang Sheng was silent, he didn't know how to answer Jose Passarella.
"So even though I still have two years of contract with the club, I will retire after the new season, boss."
Chang Sheng nodded: "Okay, Jose. Let's have a good fight in this last season. I want to win the championship again, you help me!"
"I will do it, boss." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
