There is no shortage of soap opera-like transfer stories in European football.<
But the general transfer soap opera is a span of 2 or 3 months, starting before the transfer door opens, and everything ends the day the transfer door closes.
However, a transfer soap opera in Italy lasted for a year!
Leeds United in England is falling into the abyss. This is not a special case. In Italy, there are also teams that have gone bankrupt due to their aggressive recruitment in recent years. When they encountered the economic crisis, the Seven Sisters lost their glory, and the glory of the Mini World Cup passed away. In the field of competition,
It can be said that the traditional top three are dismembering their competitors one after another, but the hidden fact behind them is: economic problems.
Viola Fiorentina, Parma, Lazio, and Roma are all in varying degrees of financial crisis. The era of spending money is over, and the forced sale of stars to pay off debts is getting worse. Every entry and exit will not smooth out the fiscal deficit, and the situation is spread.
It is large, unable to make ends meet, and its temporary glorious scenery is more like a yellow beam and a dream mirror.
Blue Eagle Lazio.
Florentino has had a strong interest in Nesta since he came to power. Lazio has long removed the label that Nesta is not for sale. However, Cragnotti spends every penny and wants to bring the best player in the world.
The central defender was sold for a price that was the highest in history, which exhausted Florentino's patience. In the end, Real Madrid withdrew its purchase of Nesta.
This was the soap opera between Lazio and Real Madrid regarding Nesta's transfer from last summer to the end of last year. It can be called the first half of the story surrounding Nesta's transfer.
The beginning of the second half was at the beginning of this year.
In January, Juventus offered 30 million euros plus Iuliano's offer for Nesta.
In April, Inter Milan stepped in to compete with Juventus.
In May, Inter Milan and Juventus were not only neck-and-neck in the league title, but the competition for Alessandro Nesta also became fierce.
In June, Craniotti raised the transfer fee.
In July, Juventus and Inter Milan reached an agreement not to raise prices for each other!
In August, Inter Milan withdrew from the competition because they signed Cannavaro. Moratti believed that the back line composed of Materazzi and Cannavaro was enough to rest easy.
During the same period, due to the failure to acquire Cannavaro, AC Milan turned its target to Nesta, replacing Inter Milan and continuing to compete with Juventus.
Galliani went to Rome to hold talks with Cragnotti. Galliani, who did not have much cash in hand, failed to negotiate with Cragnotti, who was bent on demanding a sky-high price!
AC Milan announced that they would no longer introduce central defenders and implicitly announced that they would give up Nesta.
At the same time, Juventus forward Trezeguet was seriously injured, and Juventus shifted the focus of the transfer market to the striker.
Cragnotti was cruel and announced that Nesta's transfer market was closed!
But in mid-to-late August, two of Lazio's creditors came to collect debts, Manchester United and Valencia. The former was Stam's transfer balance, and the latter was even more tragic. Mendieta's transfer to Lazio was for 48 million euros.
Sky-high price! Still not settled.
FIFA gave Lazio an ultimatum.
On August 28, AC Milan successfully entered the Champions League.
On August 30, Juventus' striker signings achieved tangible results, signing striker Di Vayo from Parma.
On this day, the day before the transfer market closed.
Everything seemed to be settled, Galliani set off from Milan and flew to Rome to play a good trick of the white wolf with empty gloves!
Lazio's financial crisis has almost forced them into a predicament beleaguered on all sides. Stars like Nesta, who can bring huge transfer fees and save a lot of salary expenses, are no longer just something they can keep if they want.
So what next? Die together?
Galliani was smiling as he sat on the plane. He was very confident that he would bring Nesta back to Milan from Rome, and his transfer budget no longer had much, but as long as he took Nesta away, he would be a helper.
Lazio saves wages. At the same time, as long as they are given an installment agreement, Nesta may be able to cut his salary and come to Milan. Based on Nesta's feelings for Lazio, he will understand that his departure is for the club.
Make some contribution.
"Haha, those father and son really know the current affairs."
Galliani remembered that before he got on the plane, his friends in Rome told him that Cragnotti and his son drove to Rome and waited outside the airport!
Galliani thought that maybe the news that he was going to Rome had leaked. The Italian circle was a mixed bag of good and bad, like Moggi, a conspirator, with spies everywhere. What's so surprising about this?
Everyone stared at each other and knew immediately if there was any slight disturbance.
When the father and son saw a life-saving straw the day before the transfer market closed, could they not grab it with all their might?
Thinking of the last time he went to Rome to have a talk with Cragnotti, Galliani's smile turned slightly cold.
Last time, Cragnotti took the initiative.
This time, it's not up to you!
When Galliani walked out of the airport with AC Milan's negotiating team, he stood there in the crowded airport hall, and he didn't see any familiar faces.
What about the Cragnottis?
Aren't you waiting at the airport?
For some reason, he had a bad feeling in his heart and took out his cell phone to call his friend.
He heard news that shocked him.
...
Just half an hour before Galliani got off the plane.
At this airport, Cragnotti and his son were standing in the lobby of the airport exit.
I saw a group of six people walking from the exit, with four men walking behind. In the middle was Adam, the CEO of Millwall, and the three beside him were his team assistants.
Walking in front of the four people was a father and son. Aldrich, who was wearing a suit and no tie, was holding the hand of his youngest son, Earl.
This group of six people quickly attracted the paparazzi who were ambushing around them. The paparazzi were originally following Craniotti and his son, but unexpectedly, they encountered big and sensational news!
When Cragnotti took the initiative to greet Aldrich with a slightly humble gesture, the flashbulbs came on and the paparazzi immediately captured the scene.
"Sir Hall, welcome to the city of Rome. This must be your child, right? The young master is so cute."
After Craniotti shook hands with Aldrich, he put on a friendly smile and bent down to shake hands with Earl. Earl called the other person politely, and then heard an inappropriate voice.
Gu...
Earl turned his head and hid behind Aldrich, feeling a little embarrassed.
It was his belly that was ringing.
He was really hungry now that he hadn't had breakfast.
Aldrich bent down and picked him up, and smiled at Cragnotti: "I'm sorry, the kitchen on my private plane didn't have enough ingredients, so the kid had an empty stomach on the way here. It's still early, why not
, let’s go to a restaurant in the city to have a meal first?”
Not to mention the corners of Cragnotti's mouth twitching, even his son was forcing a smile.
What a joke!
Are you going to eat now?
That little bastard, let him starve to death!
"How about this, let's go to the club first. On the way, I will arrange for the best restaurant in the city to deliver food to the club, so that the young master will not be hungry."
Craniotti forced a smile and said.
Aldrich turned to look at Earl, who said, "I'm not hungry."
"Hahaha, then everything is up to your arrangement."
As soon as Aldrich finished speaking, Craniotti and his son were finally relieved.
The group of people walked out of the airport, and Cragnotti's son personally opened the rear door for Aldrich. Then several cars quickly left the airport and went straight to the Lazio Club.
At the same time, explosive headlines began to spread like a plague in Italy and attracted the attention of the entire European football world.
"Millwall and Lazio hold high-level meeting! 99.9% discuss Nesta transfer!"
The outside world didn't know what kind of deal Aldridge was going to discuss when he arrived in Rome and Cragnotti and his son picked him up. It was definitely a player transfer, but it was unclear which player the negotiations were about.
As for Lazio's players that Millwall can take a fancy to, or if we compare Millwall's lineup with Lazio's lineup, the answer is almost revealed.
Either Stam or Nesta, he is a defender anyway. When it comes to midfielder or forward, Lazio does not deserve Aldridge to come in person to discuss the transfer.
Stam once broke with Aldridge, and there was originally a possibility of resolving the old feud and staging a plot of a master-disciple reunion. However, Stam's autobiography completely killed this possibility, not only causing him to be purged by Manchester United.
, and also made it impossible for him to return to the Lion King Stadium.
So 99.9% is Nesta, which is where it comes from.
At the same time, Fleet Street also broke the news immediately that Millwall will complete a sensational transfer, which is even a landmark transfer for English football!
The transfer of the protagonist is about to happen.
The best centre-back in the world.
Nesta!
Now that Galliani had arrived in Rome, he was not prepared to leave in despair. However, he sent the negotiation team back to Milan, and he went to Lazio Club alone as originally planned.
Are you going to steal someone from the young commander?
Of course it's impossible. What could he use to rob it?
But since he was already here and heard that Aldrich had arrived first, why didn't he leave without saying hello to each other?
After all, we are apparently very good friends.
Galliani, who was driving to Lazio Club, completely gave up on bringing in Nesta. It was a fact, and showing his face in front of the young marshal was a betrayal of a favor. It meant: AC Milan did intend to take Nesta away.
But since you are here, I won’t raise the price, please!
Touching his bald head, Galliani muttered in the car: "It's better to be lucky than to be early!"
If Millwall had asked for Nesta a month ago, it would have been impossible to take Nesta away unless they really offered a world-record price. At that time, Juventus and Inter Milan were disrupting the situation. Even if Moratti
Selling favors to Aldridge to withdraw, but Juventus will definitely fight with Millwall to the end!
At this point in time, Juventus happened to be in a hurry to buy a striker, Inter Milan bought Cannavaro, and at the same time, Manchester United and Valencia came to collect debts!
All kinds of chances and coincidences come together, well, AC Milan wanted to pick peaches, but now they are intercepted by Millwall!
Cragnotti learned of Galliani's arrival in the office and immediately invited him in without saying a word!
He is still dreaming about AC Milan raising the price.
After Galliani walked into Cragnotti's office, he was stunned for a moment. The scene in front of him made him dumbfounded.
Aldrich sat on the single sofa against the wall with his legs crossed, holding a plate in his left hand and a cup in his right hand. It was unclear whether it was tea or coffee.
There are no files on the desk in the office, but there is a table with sumptuous delicacies. A cute-looking child is sitting on a raised boss chair, picking up the delicacies with a spoon and tasting them gracefully.
And Craniotti and his son are both standing... (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
