When Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi competed for the No. 1 player in football, many fans lamented that there are too few superstars now. Although this has some meaning of favoring the past over the present, it can also be seen in many aspects.
How fans miss the turbulent European football world from the 1990s to the early 21st century.
At that time, in addition to the giants, there were many outstanding strong teams in European football. For example, strong teams such as Lazio, Roma, and Parma in Serie A, as well as Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia in La Liga, and Dortmund and Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
Teams such as Cousin and others. These strong teams are not only dominating their respective domestic leagues, they are even considered strong teams in the European leagues.
But ten years later, there is no dark horse in European football that can perform well in the European competition. In the 2003-04 season, the big dark horses Porto and Monaco emerged, which are the last legends of the dark horses. Because all the player resources have been taken by the wealthy clubs.
It was divided up with those local tycoons. The dark horse club no longer has the ability to hoard so many good players.
Of course, this is not the point. When the heroes were fighting, many strong teams had their own representative superstar players. That is to say, there were many superstars born in the 1970s. Among these superstars, the most famous now are Ronaldo and Zidane. They are
The representative player among this group of superstar players.
In addition to them, there are many well-known players, such as Real Madrid's Raul, Barcelona's Kluivert, Manchester United's Beckham and Keane, Arsenal's Vieira and Overmars, and Milan's Shevchenko.
Co, Inter Milan's Vieri, Juventus Piero, Fiorentina's Rui Costa, Roma's Totti, Valencia's Mendieta, Deportivo's Rivaldo and Boboski are all
in this way.
Of course, they are just representative players, and there are many players who are as famous as them. In the current European football world, everyone is about the same. Except for Ronaldo and Zidane, no other player is obviously higher than the others.
Although Figo is part of Portugal's golden generation and one of the captains of Barcelona, he is not more famous than them.
But when Figo moved to Real Madrid, it caused a sensation like no other news. July 17, 2000: Florentino defeated Sanz, who received 13,302 votes, with 16,496 votes to become the new chairman of Real Madrid.
Florentino is even more true to his word. After becoming the chairman of Real Madrid, he immediately stepped up his operations on Figo.
Figo couldn't stand it anymore. Because Florentino and Figo initialed a contract, that is, once Florentino became the chairman of Real Madrid, Figo would have to transfer to Real Madrid. No one thought at the time
Florentino was able to defeat Sanz, so Figo and Vega signed this agreement and got benefits from Florentino.
Figo and Vega thought very well at the time. Florentino would definitely not be the chairman of Real Madrid anyway, so he would first get some benefits and then use his relationship with Real Madrid to put pressure on Barcelona so that they could increase their salary. I thought.
It was so wonderful. It's a pity that Florentino defeated Sanz and became the chairman of Real Madrid.
This time Figo panicked. Because the contract was about to take effect, the liquidated damages were more than 30 million euros, which Figo could not afford at all. Therefore, Figo's agent Vega faced Figo
He said that he only had two ways out, one was to transfer to Real Madrid according to the contract, and the other was to continue to stay in Barcelona. And Vega went to jail. Figo had no choice in the end, and he couldn't really watch Vega go to jail.
If Figo really asked Vega to go to jail, Vega's style of doing things would definitely not sit still and wait for death. In the end, Figo could only agree to come to Real Madrid.
But no matter whether Figo is willing or not, this transfer has happened anyway. Champions League champion? European Cup champion? At this time, these things are not as shocking as Figo's move to Real Madrid.
Who cares about the Champions League and European Cup now? There is only one thing everyone cares about, and that is Figo. Florentino's move is really unambiguous. Just like after becoming the chairman of Real Madrid in 2009, he used a series of transfers to completely cover up Barcelona.
The news of the six-time champion was the same. Florentino made a move. All eyes were focused on Real Madrid.
"Jaime, look at it. This is courage, Florentino's courage. European football is about to become turbulent. With one superstar every year, Florentino is going to disrupt the entire European football world. How can there be so many
Florentino introduced the superstar."
Riester held up the newspaper in his hand and shook it at Oti. When introducing Figo, Florentino said that he would build the best club in the 21st century. He also assured Real Madrid members that Real Madrid would introduce a new player every year in the future.
A superstar player.
Oti shook his head and said: "Rister, we can't compare to Florentino. He has great strength in business and politics, and now he has become the chairman of Real Madrid. In Spain and Madrid, he can really make all the difference."
Indeed. Although Florentino does not have a lot of money, he is also a billionaire. The assets of the ACS Group under his leadership also have nearly 2 billion euros, making it the largest construction group in Spain. After becoming the chairman of the ACS Group
Before that, Florentino had been working hard in the political circle. During the transition from Franco's dictatorship to democratic politics, Florentino followed the trend of the times and joined the right-wing party Center Democratic Alliance, and gradually became a man of the hour. He was once
Member of Parliament for Madrid.
Such qualifications gave him huge connections in Spanish politics and business circles. Later, Florentino was able to dominate European football not just because he was the chairman of Real Madrid. His construction group company and major banks in Spain
They all have very good relationships. Therefore, a lot of the money Real Madrid spends on buying superstars comes from bank loans.
After Calderon became the chairman of Real Madrid, he had no connections in this area. Therefore, he discussed the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo with Manchester United several times. Unfortunately, Calderon was unable to raise so much money at once. If
If it were Florentino, even if Real Madrid couldn't make money for a while, some banks would be willing to cooperate with him. This is the difference in connections. Calderon is a lawyer, and although his strength is not too bad, it is just
He is just a lawyer. He is not as good as Florentino, a tycoon who owns Europe's largest construction group. That's why Mendes terminated negotiations with him.
"Jaime, I have been in contact with Florentino before. He is not Sanz. He will bring new changes to Real Madrid. You have to be prepared."
"hehe."
Oti shook his head, then sighed: "I have already seen it. Mark Roger approached me. Makelele hopes to transfer to Real Madrid."
"Mark Roger? This guy is a very difficult guy to deal with."
Oti nodded. Then he said fiercely: "Florentino has a great idea. Real Madrid just poached our Mijatovic a few years ago, and now they dare to trade with us. I will sell it to anyone."
I won't sell it to Real Madrid either."
Lister laughed after listening to Oti's words. Lister shook his head and said: "Jaime, business still has to be done. If you don't do business, I can guarantee that Mark Roger will make Valencia...
It’s amazing. And judging by Florentino’s appearance, he is not stingy. If he poaches Makelele, he will definitely pay enough for the transfer fee.”
Oti looked at Riester in confusion. Could it be that Riester came here to be a lobbyist for him? Seeing Oti's look, Riester laughed. Then he said: "Jaime, I am not a lobbyist. Mark.
Roger, you should know that since he has discussed this issue with you, he will definitely have a backup plan. Although it is good to force him to stay, it is not good for the team. Makelele is not Lopez, and neither is Mark Roger.
Lopez's agent. They will not stay obediently for a season like Lopez. It will be bad for the club to cause trouble at that time."
Oti listened to List's words and let out a long sigh. Mark Roger is famous in European football, and of course he is notorious. Compared to Mark Roger, List's reputation is many times better.
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"But Riester, we are known as the top four defensive midfielders this season. If Makelele continues to transfer, then we will only have Albelda left. Even if we bring in Baraja, we will still have problems in this position."
"That's what I want to tell you."
Riester put down the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "Since Real Madrid is interested in Makelele, of course they should give it a try. Real Madrid has a very outstanding midfielder, an Argentinian player. Esteban
.Cambiaso, do you know?”
"Cambiaso? But he was the Argentine midfielder in the 1997 World Youth Championship."
Oti was a monk by the way, but precisely because he was a monk by the way, he worked harder than anyone else. He would work hard to collect information about many young players, so he still knew a lot of people.
Lister nodded and said: "Jaime, Cambiaso is very good. He is only 20 years old this year, and he already has the strength to establish himself in a strong European team. But because he is in Real Madrid, he can only keep re-loaning to Argentina."
When negotiating, you not only ask for a high price, but also ask Real Madrid to add Cambiaso. With Cambiaso, Baraja, Albelda, and Mendieta and Ronaldini are ahead.
With O, Vicente, Angulo and others, Valencia's midfield strength has not declined."
Oti did not answer immediately. He thought for a moment and said, "I will consider it. Thank you, Riester."
"No, Jaime. You do it for Valencia, and I do it for my coach and players. Although our goals are different, the final result is still the same."
"kindness."
Riester had already thought of it. Marc Roger was so active in currying favor with Florentino, of course he was hoping to make money. Makelele was the main defensive midfielder of Valencia's Champions League champion, and of course he brought him to Real Madrid.
Only when you get to Real Madrid can you really make big money.
"Yes, Jaime. I want to ask, your club has no other ideas for the back line. Your defense line is too old. If you have any ideas about changing the back line, I have many good players who can introduce it to you.
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"Okay, Lister. I have too many things to do now, and I will definitely come to you when I need it." (To be continued. If you like this work, (.) vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support
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