Every year at the end of August, the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco becomes the focus of media and fans around the world.
This year is no exception.
Different from last season, this year Bayern invited more players to participate in the award ceremony and draw ceremony.
Of course Sudong is on the list, Neuer is shortlisted for the best goalkeeper, Lucio and Lahm are shortlisted for the best defender, Modric and Ribery are both shortlisted for the best midfielder, and Sudong is shortlisted for the best forward.
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Everyone can see that Bayern's performance last season was very dominant, and the overall strength of the players in the team has also been recognized, and they are well-deserved to be shortlisted for UEFA awards.
Not only in terms of UEFA awards, but also in the selection of World Footballer and European Ballon d'Or, I believe that Bayern's players will make great improvements, and they will never be embarrassed like last season again.
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Su Dongdu is already a veteran. After entering the venue with his teammates, he immediately attracted the attention of the audience.
Not because he is tall or handsome, because he is Su Dong!
In fact, this annual event is no longer just as simple as drawing lots and awarding awards, but it is also a platform for public contact between the major European Champions League teams.
When Su Dong and others entered, Chelsea's CEO was chatting with UEFA President Platini in a corner not far from the door. He didn't know what secrets they were talking about, but when he saw Su Dong
After waiting for others to enter the field, Platini apologized and walked towards the Bayern generals.
"Hey, Frank!"
Platini is French and is naturally more familiar and close to Ribery. The two even hugged to show their closeness.
Later, Platini met with Su Dong and other Bayern players, and after a few polite greetings, he invited Su Dong to a deserted corner, making it feel a bit mysterious.
"I will go on stage to present the UEFA Special Contribution Award later. Originally, Infantino was arranged to present the best player award, but I felt that this was not grand enough, so I decided to present the award to him and me together."
Gianni Infantino, the UEFA Secretary-General appointed by Platini, has just taken office. It is his first time to host such a large-scale event. The weight is indeed a bit insufficient, but Platini’s rhetoric is obviously
He wanted to sell Su Dong a favor.
Su Dong was used to this kind of thing.
Although Platini is a famous UEFA president, in fact, if Su Dong and others don't buy his account, he will be very embarrassed, and even wealthy teams can go against him, as long as
Does not violate UEFA regulations.
And everyone knows that the regulations are there, and there are a lot of loopholes that can be exploited.
No matter the team or the players, if they really want to take advantage of the loopholes, no one can stop them.
As for a superstar of Su Dong's level, the promotion of the Champions League always uses him as the core protagonist, and others stand together. Many of Su Dong's promotional posters show one person, even if he stands with others,
That is also an absolute C position.
Such a star must be carefully supported by FIFA, let alone UEFA.
Platini sold this favor because he wanted to have a good relationship with Su Dong.
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"By the way, I heard that you are considering joining Manchester City?" Platini asked with a smile after the favor was sold out.
This is a trial.
UEFA also needs to clearly grasp the trend. After all, whether or not Sudong is there will still have an impact on the Champions League.
"Where did the news come from?" Su Dongxiao asked.
Platini pretended to be incomprehensible and smiled, but did not answer.
In fact, everyone in the entire European football world knows that it will be a matter of time before Su Dong leaves the Bundesliga, because the Bundesliga is too unchallenging for him.
It’s not that the Bundesliga teams are poor, but Bayern’s advantage in the Bundesliga is too obvious. Especially in the past two years, the gap has become wider and wider. If Su Dong really leaves, Bayern’s advantage will be greatly weakened. Bundesliga
There may still be some suspense.
But with Su Dong here, there really wasn't even any suspense.
Having scored nine goals in four games, who can stop such a striker?
"David Silva went to Manchester City. In the media, he also said that he hopes you can go to Manchester City. In addition, there is news that Manchester City also wants to get Pepe, Marcelo, Modric and other stars."
These players all have a common characteristic, that is, they all have a very good relationship with Sudong, and they all basically meet Guardiola's requirements. They all have excellent ball-handling and personal abilities.
This is also a place that triggers discussion from the outside world.
Manchester City's signings are more like searching Su Dong's circle of friends, from Iniesta to David Silva, and later Pepe, Marcelo and Modric, etc., all of them are attracted by Manchester City.
on the aid list.
In addition to the previous Soriano and Begiristain, as well as Sudong, after meeting with Guardiola in the Middle East, the latter immediately became the new coach of Manchester City. This made everyone feel that the reason why Manchester City is so
I did it just for Su Dong.
Otherwise, how can we explain that Manchester City invested 500 million euros a year but handed it over to a rookie who has never even coached the first team?
So far, the Premier League has played three rounds, with Manchester City winning one and losing twice. They lost to Blackburn Rovers away from home in the first round, and then lost to Everton at home. It was not until the third round that they defeated Wolves at home with a goal.
Only scoring one goal in three games is an unsatisfactory record.
If there had been another head coach, Guardiola would have been dismissed long ago!
"Guardiola is a very capable head coach. I believe he can lead Manchester City well, and his standards for selecting players must have nothing to do with me. I have never had any agreement with Manchester City. I belong to Bayern and I will continue to fulfill it.
Regarding the contract with Bayern, if one day in the future I decide to leave, it will definitely be done in an honest way," Su Dong explained.
Platini understood what Soudong meant.
Manchester City is pursuing him, but he has not agreed yet, or in other words, he is still investigating.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then I can rest assured. This Manchester City team still lacks a little bit of foundation, a bit like Napoli back then."
Platini's unintentional remarks caught Su Dong's attention.
The Naples of that year must be the Naples of the 1980s, during the Maradona era.
The media had made such hype before, saying that Su Dong would go to Manchester City after leaving Bayern, and he would repeat the feat that Maradona did in Naples, leading a mid-to-lower team to win the league championship and even the Champions League championship.
Platini didn't mention it, but Su Dong really forgot that Platini and Maradona were from the same period of history.
It is said that part of the reason why Maradona went to Naples was due to foreign aid restrictions. At that time, Juventus owned Platini and had no interest in Maradona.
"Michelle, actually I have always had a doubt." Su Dong suddenly said.
Platini was a little surprised and said with a smile: "You tell me."
"Why did Maradona choose Naples?"
To say how famous Maradona is, there is no need to say more. He is definitely a superstar-level figure.
But why would such a superstar transfer to Naples instead of to a wealthy club?
Everyone talks about Maradona leading Naples to the championship, but as a professional player, Su Dong knows better than anyone else that football is a team sport. No matter how amazing or awesome a person is, he cannot hold his teammates back.
Platini is obviously not surprised that Su Dong has such doubts, because the current media and fans always talk about how magical Maradona is, and they feel like they have mythologized him.
"Actually, it's the same as the transfer of many stars now. Maradona was in Barcelona at the time... How should I put it?"
Platini smiled awkwardly, as if he was worried about how to put it more tactfully.
"At that time, his transfer fee to Barcelona was US$9 million. You know, the transfer fee for Rummenigge, who won the European Ballon d'Or twice, was US$2 million. Over one million was already the price of a superstar at the time.
, while Maradona’s was nine million U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to about...more than 200 million euros now.”
"During his time at Barcelona, Maradona's performance was indeed good, but he was so unique that he seemed a bit different both on and off the court, and even inside the locker room. He could even decide who would be Barcelona's head coach.
Coupled with the broken legs and group fights, as well as media rumors that he was taking drugs, there were indeed not many wealthy families willing to accept him at that time."
"It was at this time that Napoli's president Lacordo Feleino was determined to lead the team to achieve results, so he promised Maradona a huge transfer bonus and annual salary, and even gave him 50% of the team's advertising
income, and successfully bought him from Barcelona for US$7.5 million."
"There is news that Maradona's financial situation was also very bad at the time, and his agent had a conflict with Barcelona. It is said that when Maradona transferred to Barcelona, chairman Nunez promised to give the agent a commission.
But it didn't work out, so he encouraged Maradona to transfer to Naples."
Su Dong was a little surprised when he heard this.
Isn't this the most common drama in professional player transfers now?
If nine million US dollars is equivalent to more than 200 million euros today, what is the equivalent of seven and a half million US dollars?
That’s almost enough to buy two Cristiano Ronaldos, right?
This can no longer be considered a huge gamble, it can simply be said to be a desperate gamble!
"Italy was a mini-World Cup at that time, and Naples' own finances were actually not very good. They didn't have that much money at all. The money to buy Maradona was all financing, but with Maradona joining, Naples gradually increased its investment
With the investment, the results have improved greatly, and the Naples legend that everyone is familiar with has emerged."
Platini was playing for Juventus at the time. Like Maradona, he was a top superstar in the world. His words may not be the truth, but they still have great reference value. After all, only Maradona has the inside information.
Na and others know it themselves.
But judging from Platini's remarks, if there were no subsequent legends, what Maradona did before would be no different from what some fallen stars do now.
But the king of the ball is the king of the ball, and the best is the best. He just counterattacked in Naples!
