"Lister, your name is really well known. John told me that there is nothing you can't do in European football."
"Daniele, thank you very much John."
Riester answered modestly, but continued: "But... the main reason is that I have been in European football for a long time, so many people in European football still give me some face, and can still run errands for ordinary small things."
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"Haha. Who in European football would dare to let you run errands casually."
Thomas DiBenedetto is the new boss who has just entered Roma. Originally, when he came to Roma, he had no relationship with List, and List didn’t know the boss. List now has his eyes on a few people.
As a nouveau riche, you, an American boss with not much wealth, are not in Lister's eyes. When it comes to making a fortune, there are not as many American bosses in European football as Lister.
But things always happen by coincidence. Thomas DiBenedetto did not know List before, but DiBenedetto is one of the shareholders of Fenway Group. And Fenway Group has a major shareholder who just took over Liverpool.
John Henry. In other words, John Henry and DiBenedetto are collaborators, and the cooperation between the two parties is very good. Even now the two people still cooperate in business. It was through this connection that Lister passed
John Henry met DiBenedetto, the new boss of Roma.
When Serie A was at its strongest, Riester failed to catch up with the prosperity of Serie A because of its weak strength. When Serie A began to decline, it did not choose to enter Serie A because it was afraid of Juventus's power in Serie A, that is, Moggi's power.
It was not until Serie A was really in decline that Riester began to cooperate with Serie A, including cooperation with Napoli and Inter Milan.
Now Riester is preparing to cooperate with Roma. Serie A is declining faster than La Liga, because Serie A clubs do not even have their own stadiums. In the next few years, Serie A will become a talent export base for other leagues. Not to mention the Premier League, La Liga
, even the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are poaching talents in Serie A. Therefore, Riester is preparing to train young players in Serie A.
"Daniele, John told me that you like young people."
"yes."
DiBenedetto was a stranger, and if it wasn't for John Henry's relationship, they wouldn't have gotten together. Lister was unclear about his style of acting. However, John Henry told Lister that DiBenedetto hoped that Rome would be young.
change.
"Of course, I'm not saying that all teams must be young. But I hope to gradually carry out updates so that the average age of the club can come down."
List nodded. At present, the age of Roma players is not as good as that of nursing homes like Milan, but there are also a lot of older ones. There are several main players over thirty years old. Therefore, it is okay for DiBenedetto to rejuvenate if he wants.
Understood.
"Daniele, you and John are collaborators. So I will say it boldly. Although Roma won the runner-up last season, they were only able to win because of the decline of Milan, the chaos of Juventus, and the problem of the Naples coach.
to the runner-up. But Juventus will recover sooner or later, and Napoli's strength is also growing every season. Compared with them, Roma's strength is not superior. The goalkeeper position is okay. I will start with Roma's defense."
Although Lister will also plot against the club for his own benefit, Lister will never plot against the club on player issues. Every time Lister cooperates with the club, he will carefully study the issues that require cooperation with the club. Therefore, he will give them
The recommended players are also players that are suitable for them. When it comes to player buying and selling, List can basically pat his chest and ensure that he has a good conscience. It is precisely because of this that List currently has a very good reputation in European football. Even if
Sparta Prague's players are expensive, and those clubs won't mind it, because the players recommended by List are basically guaranteed.
This time he was going to cooperate with Roma, and List also had a detailed understanding of their club. Of course, List's company already had enough data and analysis on Roma, and List had only studied it carefully before coming.
"Let's start with the central defender. Roma's combination of Burdisso and Mexes last season was generally good. Juan can also be a substitute. I heard that Roma is discussing the transfer of Burdisso. It would be good to get it.
.Left back Riise and right back Cassetti are both strong and can be used for another year or two."
If Lister was recommended by other wealthy clubs or upstart presidents, he wouldn't say this. In fact, Roma's defensive line is just okay, and there is a big difference compared with the rich and powerful teams. It's just that Roma's boss is an American boss, and Lister
I have never had a good impression of American bosses. They will never invest large amounts of money.
Although DiBenedetto said he wanted to invest, and even said when he came to Rome that he wanted to build a new stadium and introduce more than five outstanding players this season, Riester did not think that he really invested a lot of money.
Even if he is getting younger, in Riester's opinion, it is not for good results, but for the sake of selling him at a good price in the future. That's why his evaluation of Roma's defense is acceptable.
Just before negotiating with Roma, List had just met Naples owner De Laurentiis. De Laurentiis is now very satisfied with his midfield and frontcourt strength, so he has begun to improve his defense strength. He has already transferred from Liverpool
The 29-year-old left-back Dossena was introduced for 5 million euros. However, he was not satisfied. The reason why he met with Riester was that he wanted to introduce an excellent central defender.
Napoli is interested in Sparta Prague's central defender Benatia. The 23-year-old Benatia is very low-key among Sparta Prague. Even Subotic was even more popular during the game.
But everyone knows that Benatia is a very good player in Sparta Prague's defense. Benatia's performance can be expressed in one word, stable.
De Laurentiis really wanted to build an excellent Naples. That's why he spent a lot of money to sign Benatia. In the end, he generously spent 19 million euros to bring in Sparta Prague.
Benatia.
"Let's talk about the midfielder. Roma's midfielder is relatively strong, especially the partnership between De Rossi and Pizarro is very good. But I heard that Mene is about to transfer, so Roma had better bring in a player with strong offensive ability.
Left winger."
Mene transferred and was taken away by the wealthy Paris Saint-Germain. Mene performed well in Rome in the past two seasons, but his development as one of the four little swans did not go smoothly. However, in order to attract the support of local fans, Paris Saint-Germain
But we spent a lot of money to bring in Matuidi, and now we have to bring in Mene.
"Yes. 23 million euros."
DiBenedetto had a wry smile when he said this transfer. Although he is an American boss and is not very familiar with football, he also knows that selling Mene just after arriving in Rome will be harmful to him. Originally, he wanted to keep it.
Mene's. Unfortunately, the upstarts like Paris Saint-Germain directly gave Mene an after-tax annual salary of nearly three million euros. Roma cannot afford such an annual salary.
"As an offensive player on the left, let me introduce you to one. The dribbler of Ligue 1 and Marseille's genius on the left. He scored 13 goals in Ligue 1 last season and had many assists. The young genius of Ivory Coast, Gers.
Vinho. Although he has the problem of not being very good at shooting, his passing ability is still very top-notch."
Gervinho, who is 23 years old this year, is definitely one of the most incredible players in European football. Although he has received some criticism due to some problems in passing and shooting. But in a team like Roma that pays attention to offense
Among them, Gervinho is definitely an outstanding breakthrough point. If you can really improve after training in Rome, you can also find a good club to transfer to in the future.
Because Riester and Roma have never cooperated, Riester does not have any strength in the Roma team. Therefore, from the beginning of the cooperation, Riester has to send his players to Roma.
"Let's talk about the current Roma striker. What should I say about this player Vucinizi? He is balanced in all aspects, but there is no outstanding feature, and his ability to control the goal is too poor. His achievements in this life are only
If this is the case, there will be no further improvement. His current level is his highest achievement. I suggest that if his current market is okay, it would be better to make a move quickly."
It cannot be said that Vucini is a very talented player, but he is not top-notch. At most, he can become the main force of a strong team and a main substitute in a wealthy club. There will be no more development. Fortunately, Vucini
Qi's current market price is not bad and his worth is not low. This is a good opportunity to sell him.
"If you want a stable transition to a new generation, you need an excellent forward. A player who can fight. Di Natale, the top scorer in Serie A last season, is good. Although he is older, he is already 32 years old.
But he is a player who gets stronger as he gets older. Roma can sign a two-year short-term contract with him. During the two years, his performance can be guaranteed and there will be enough time to find young players to replace him."
Lister didn't care at all and just put his own players in. Lister recommended it all from his conscience. Although he was his own player, Lister was aboveboard. Because they were all powerful players, Lister didn't have the slightest bit of embarrassment.
"kindness."
DiBenedetto listened to Lister's words and understood in his heart. Lister recommended all his own players. But he didn't care about this. What he cared about was whether the players Lister recommended were really good. As long as the players were good enough.
, he is willing to cooperate with Riester.
"For the coach of Roma..."
"I can't say this. After all, the current coach of Roma is Ranieri, so I can't say anything. But if you need a new coach in the future, you can look at the current coach of Ligue 1 Lille, Rudi Garcia.
