The Champions League semi-finals have already begun, with games against PSV and Liverpool. But List is not paying attention to the Champions League games at the moment. On the contrary, List is in Spain at the moment, in Valencia, to meet Valencia, who has just taken over.
Francesco Roig from West Asia, and Jaime Otti, the club’s general manager who was just appointed after he became Valencia president.
Francisco Roig didn't know how he convinced Otti. Anyway, Oti accepted Roig's invitation within a short period of time and became the general manager of Valencia.
This decision shocked the entire Spanish football world. Unexpectedly, Roig's first move after his comeback was to appoint Otti. This was beyond the expectations of many people. Many people admired Roig's courage. Who would have thought that
He will appoint a general directly related to Sorel, his mortal enemy at that time.
"Lister, are you okay?"
The two have never spoken face-to-face like this since Benitez left Valencia in 2002. Of course, not long after Benitez left, Oti also left Valencia. Oti and
Riester is a professional and doesn't care about what happened back then. Moreover, Riester felt sorry for Oti about what happened back then, and the original conflict did not involve Oti.
"Very good. It's been almost two and a half years. Let's see if there are any changes in Valencia now."
"There are some changes, but not much."
Oti smiled. In two and a half years, Valencia has actually changed a lot. But for Oti, Valencia is still the same Valencia.
"Do you have any ideas about Valencia's future?"
"There are some ideas. We in Valencia should not be in the relegation zone like this season. In terms of strength, we should be among the top in La Liga. Our opponents should be Real Madrid and Barcelona."
Oti had a lot of confidence, and Riester also smiled. Although Oti was a little arrogant, he was not too exaggerated. Although Valencia's performance in the past two seasons has been poor, its strength is definitely not bad.
For example, Alberda is only twenty-eight years old, Baraja is twenty-nine years old, Miguel Angulo is twenty-eight years old, Roberto Ayala is thirty-two years old, Mista is twenty-six years old, and Ai
Marr is twenty-five years old. These players are all well-known in European football. Put in any strong team in European football, these people have the ability to become the main force.
Of course, Valencia's main force is not just a few of them. There are also Corradi, Di Vaio and Fiore brought over from Italy by Ranieri. They are all famous Serie A players. When they were the most valuable, they even exceeded
More than 20 million euros. In addition to them, they also have Moretti. Although he came at a low price, Moretti is very powerful. Among the four players from Italy, the performance of Moretti is the least expensive.
Best, have a chance to get the main position.
There are also talented players who are not very famous but are very powerful. For example, Marchena, the main center back of the Spanish national team, is only 26 years old this year. There is also the Brazilian left back Aurelio. He is the most important offensive player in La Liga.
One of the most powerful left backs. In the 2003 season, Aurelio scored ten goals in La Liga, becoming the defender with the most powerful scoring ability.
In addition to the young Mali international, Mohamed Sissoko, a talented midfielder who has emerged in European football in recent years, is only 20 years old. He has already become the target of many strong teams in European football. Together with the low-key right back
Curro Torres, at thirty years old, is powerful and experienced.
The last group of people are veterans, experienced veterans. For example, goalkeepers Canizares, Carboni, Palop and Pellegrino are all veterans who are over 30 years old.
From a superficial point of view, although the current Valencia is not as good as the Valencia during Benitez's coaching period around the 21st century, its strength is still one of the top teams in European football. On this basis, we only need to add a few
As a player, Valencia is still a strong team that no one can ignore. That's why Otti is so confident.
"Rister, I have made a report on the summer club affairs. Please help me take a look."
Oti did not shy away from Riester at all. When Benitez was coaching Valencia, Riester and Oti had a tacit understanding. Even many of Oti's transfers did not shy away from Riester at all.
Now Francesco Roig has returned to Valencia, and List, as a powerful agent who once shared the same fate with Roig. This comeback will definitely mean that he has the power in Valencia. Back then, List chose to stand with Roig.
Together, they gained the absolute trust of Roig. Oti understood these things very well, and he was very powerful in these aspects in being able to stabilize the situation in Valencia in the chaotic Valencia board of directors.
List was not pretentious either. Roig came to List with high hopes, hoping that List could help Valencia get through the current difficult period. Especially after seeing his younger brother Villarreal perform well in the Champions League.
, Roig’s trust in Riester has reached a new level.
Oti's report on Valencia is divided into several parts. The first part is about the head coach. Ranieri ruined Valencia. Now he is the head coach of Valencia's youth team. He will take over temporarily. Of course next season.
We need to find a new head coach. Oti is as courageous as he was then.
The head coach candidate he values is a young coach in La Liga football. Quique Flores, who is 40 years old this year, has a similar background to Benitez. He was once the head coach of the Real Madrid youth training camp and serves as the head coach this season.
The head coach of Getafe. His performance in Getafe is not bad at all. He has completed the task of avoiding relegation early. He is only four points away from eighth place.
He is the most eye-catching young coach in La Liga this season. Because of the same background, many people compare him with Benitez back then. Oti's first choice when he returned to Valencia was Flores.
Probably because he wanted to complete Benitez's miracle again.
"Coach Flores is very reliable."
Riester nodded. Flores was rather unlucky in history. As a representative of the new generation of coaches, he was wasted by Soler. At that time, Soler spent money arbitrarily and was struggling in the transfer market every day anyway. Flores
Si is very young. But he has to keep satisfying Soler, and in the end he can only leave Valencia with failure. But his performance in Valencia is still very good. If he hadn't met Soler, a fool, the result would have been
It certainly won't be that bleak.
"Although there are some risks, Valencia needs risks now."
"kindness."
As Riester spoke, he looked at Otti's words. Otti's idea was very simple, that is, to keep the original heroes of Valencia. First of all, veterans such as Canizares, Carboni, and Pellegrino should at least
You must stay for one season to help Valencia stabilize the locker room. Then the absolute main players such as Alberda, Baraja, Aimar, Angulo, Mista, and Ayala must also stay, and they must be stable.
Live them.
What needs to be cleaned up is that Ranieri came to Italy to help. Corradi, Fiore, and Di Vaio. These three players are worth a lot and have high salaries, but their performance is poor. Oti needs to focus on cleaning up these three players.
There are also some players who have been spotted by many other clubs and Oti is not prepared to keep them.
There are also some signing targets, such as Benfica's right back Miguel, Newcastle's Kluivert, Racing Santander's Regulo, Arsenal's Edu, etc. Except for Miguel, all
They are some free players or low-priced players. It can be seen that Oti understands that Valencia is currently short of money, and even if Roig returns, it will still lack funds. Therefore, the signing targets are all high-quality and low-priced players.
on the players.
Riester looked at it carefully and admired Oti in his heart. He had just accepted Roig's invitation and was able to come up with such an excellent plan immediately.
"Jaime, I think it's pretty good. But there's one thing I don't know whether I should say."
"I just want to listen to your opinion."
Although Riester knew that his voice in Valencia's transfer market had been greatly enhanced, he still chose to be modest. Then he said: "Jaime Aimar, I think there is no need to stay in Valencia."
"Aimar?"
Oti was a little surprised. Aimar was a player that Valencia spent a lot of money to introduce. Especially when Benitez left and took away players such as Jankoler and Vicente, there was some turmoil in the Valencia club.
.So Soler hurriedly spent nearly 30 million euros to introduce Aimar to appease people. Of course, Aimar is also strong and has always been the core of Valencia's midfield.
It's just that after Ranieri came to Valencia this season, he disliked Aimar very much. As a result, Aimar was reduced to a substitute this season, and he only played a few times due to injuries. But in Oti's heart, Aimar is still
The future core of Valencia's midfield. As long as there is another coach Aimar, it will definitely be the Aimar of the past.
In Oti's heart, Aimar must stay. Not only does he need to stay, but the club also needs to comfort him. Because he was hurt too much by Ranieri this season, and the club did not help him. Therefore, he should be given some
Benefits, in order to appease the core midfielder. Unexpectedly, List thought that Valencia should abandon Aimar.
"Jaime, it's not me who cursed Aimar. Aimar's peak period has passed, and he can't return to it. Take advantage of the opportunity when everyone still thinks he is very strong, and get rid of him quickly."
The current European football world believes that Aimar is just not suitable for Ranieri's tactics, and his strength is still favored by many clubs. This is the most suitable time to take action. After this opportunity, Aimar will become less and less valuable.
.
"kindness."
Oti nodded. Riester really thought about Valencia. Aimar was definitely the best midfielder in La Liga before this season, and his performance on the field was no worse than other midfielders. But after the destruction of Ranieri
, it is impossible to return to the previous peak. But Oti had something different in mind.
Oti knew that there had been bad blood between Rist and Mascardi. Aimar was a player of Mascardi, and Rist wanted to kill all of Mascardi. But Oti didn't understand anything.
This kind of rejection between club managers and agents is normal. Since Valencia is ready to cooperate with List, it is also possible to cut off cooperation with Mascardi.
"I recommend two players for Jaime and Aimar's position. They are definitely more suitable for Valencia than Aimar."
"who?"
"Van der Vaart from Ajax. The other one is Diego from Porto. Both of them are players with low transfer fees but strong abilities."
Van der Vaart and Diego are both well-known talented players in world football. Needless to say, Van der Vaart, as the first Golden Boy Award winner in Europe, has talent. Although Diego did not perform particularly well in Porto, he
But the Santos double star is as famous as Robinho. But the transfer fee for the two people is not very high, that is, about 6 million euros.
Historically, these two people moved to the Bundesliga. Then they became famous in the Bundesliga for a while. Both of them were the biggest players in the Bundesliga at the time, attracting the attention of all the European football clubs. Of course, the ending was not good, and one of them sat at Real Madrid.
Wearing the bench, Juventus is reduced to a parallel import. But there is no doubt that they are strong.
"I'll consider it."
Although it was a suggestion, Oti knew that it was List's idea. Since it was List's idea, Oti had to think it over carefully. Looking at Oti, List felt very happy. Although the players recommended by List were not as good as Reese's
A special player, but Rist feels very good now.
That year, he and Roig left Valencia in despair, which was a huge setback in Liste's career as an agent. Unexpectedly, four years later, I would be back again.
