Melissa Terrio brought two cups of freshly brewed coffee.

Looking at Melissa Terrio's back as he left, Mendes winked at Zhang Yang, "Of your women, Miss Terrio is the most elegant and suitable to be your wife."

Zhang Yang ignored this topic and asked Mendes, "What happened? Let you go there in person."

Mendes then said: "I was about to communicate with the Milan Club to talk about your new contract, but yesterday I received a call from Galliani saying that the club wanted to give you a raise."

The news surprised Zhang Yang a little and was very happy, "This is great, the club actually took the initiative to give me a raise?"

Mendes smiled, "If you knew the salary they had proposed about the new contract, you wouldn't be so happy."

"How many?" Zhang Yang asked immediately. He has always been very sensitive to money.

"They are willing to increase your annual salary from the current 3.5 million euros to four million euros, the same level as Pirlo," Mendes said. After saying that, he took a sip of coffee.

When Zhang Yang heard Mendes say this, he pondered for a moment. His annual salary increased by 500,000 euros. Like Pirlo, he is second only to Kaka in the team. Like Pirlo and several other veterans, he is four million euros, which seems to be very good.

However, you should know that Kaka’s annual salary is now 9 million euros! His annual salary is less than half of Kaka? Thinking of this, Zhang Yang felt very uncomfortable.

"Have you had further communication with them?" Zhang Yang asked.

Mendes nodded, "I met Galliani today and had preliminary communication. However, the club seemed to be tough. They insisted on an annual salary of 4 million euros. Although I guess it is possible to improve further, it is difficult to achieve a significant increase. It is difficult to achieve our expectations."

Zhang Yang and Mendes had a preliminary communication. If you renew your contract with AC Milan and sign a new contract, then Zhang Yang's expectation is 6 million yuan in annual salary. It should be said that Zhang Yang's demand cannot be said to be greedy. You must know that Kaka's annual salary is 9 million euros. Although Zhang Yang has not been able to help AC Milan win the Champions League championship like Kaka, it is not an exaggeration to look at Zhang Yang's importance in AC Milan now, as well as Zhang Yang's goals, and the Serie A championship he just won for AC Milan, increase the annual salary to 6 million euros, and get two-thirds of Kaka's annual salary. This is not an exaggeration. In fact, in Italian football, many media have even begun to admit that in the AC Milan team, Zhang Yang's role is not weaker than Kaka, and is even more important than Kaka. This importance, if you want to measure and reflect, salary is a very important benchmark.

"The club's attitude is relatively tough?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Yes." Mendes nodded.

"This is strange. Do you know why?" Zhang Yang was indeed a little confused. His contribution to the team was obvious to all. When he discussed with Mendes to propose a new contract, the result of Zhang Yang and Mendes was to avoid overstimulating the Milan club. Therefore, the annual salary of 6 million euros proposed was not too excessive. If you really want to say it too much, Zhang Yang could have made a request to be the same as Kaka's annual salary.

Mendes sneered and did not answer immediately. Instead, he found the remote control from the cabinet and turned on the TV in Zhang Yang's living room. Mendes often came to Zhang Yang's residence, but he was familiar with the family.

"What's on TV?" Zhang Yang asked in confusion.

"You'll know." Mendes transferred the TV to the Sports News station. Sports News is being played.

Then, Zhang Yang saw a familiar face, which was Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan club.

"We will do our best to get Ronaldinho to AC Milan, and he said that he would not want to go to any other team except us. AC Milan has a lot of his teammates in Brazil, and here, everyone will be treated well."

A set of Italian subtitles appeared below the TV, which should be what Berlusconi said.

"Berrusconi talked about Ronaldinho. The Milan club owner seems to be confident about Ronaldinho's transfer, and he is confident than anyone else. Berrusconi's words are similar to what Saki said the day before. In terms of player attitude, AC Milan has an advantage over Chelsea and Manchester City. If there is not much difference in bidding between the three parties, Ronaldinho will of course be more likely to choose AC Milan. In addition, Inter Milan has withdrawn. Regarding Ronaldinho's transfer, AC Milan needs to worry about is no longer a problem for competitors. They have an advantage in this regard, but their problems come from the other two aspects..."

"Because of this?" Zhang Yang asked Mendes, who signaled Zhang Yang not to worry and continue reading the news.

"There are two main obstacles to Ronaldio joining AC Milan, one of which is the payment of transfer fees. According to a generally accepted statement, AC Milan's offer is 20 million euros. According to FIFA's transfer protection regulations for players over 28 years old, AC Milan can actually buy Ronaldinho for 16 million euros. Paying 20 million is already a very moral behavior. However, the Milan News revealed that Barcelona does not recognize the 20 million offer. They believe that with Ronaldinho's competitive state and influence, at least 30 million is needed to take him away. AC Milan may consider binding Zambrota and Ronaldinho to resolve the 30 million problem.

Another obstacle to transfer is the annual salary of Ronaldinho. As early as the summer of 2006 when AC Milan played Ronaldinho, the issue of paying Brazilians' annual salary seemed to have been resolved at that time. AC Milan gave up Ronaldinho's portrait rights - "Milan News" is estimated to be worth 15 million euros, and Ronaldinho will receive an annual salary of 6 million euros after tax. But two years have passed, Kaka's annual salary has risen to 9 million euros. Even if Ronaldinho is willing to accept an annual salary of 6 million euros, his agent team may find it difficult to make him condescend to Kaka...

Now, these two difficulties seem to make Ronaldinho's transfer once again fall into the direction of the soap opera model. Ronaldinho's elder brother Assis's statement in an interview seems to have actually hinted at the direction of the soap opera, because Assis announced after falling out with Barcelona, ​​it is still possible for Ronaldinho to play for Barcelona next season. Assis told Spain's "Mr. Football": "Ronaldinho's contract with Barcelona will not expire in 2010, and I have not looked for other options."

Now it is generally believed that the issue of annual salary that hinders transfers is the key, and if AC Milan wants to provide Ronaldinho with a contract that is richer than 6 million euros, they must make some sacrifice, which is to impose further restrictions on the salary of other players, in fact, this is also the recent trend in Serie A."

Mendes turned off the TV, turned around and asked Zhang Yang, "Now, what do you understand?"

"According to this news, does Milan plan to reduce my salary from me and pay it to Ronaldinho?" Zhang Yang said with an upset expression, well, before the contract renewal has been successful, Zhang Yang subconsciously kept his salary above 6 million euros for the time being.

Mendes shook his head, "No, the reason is probably not because of this. It has never been said that if a player wants a raise, he cannot give another player a raise."

"What is that?" Zhang Yang asked. He was naturally not as thorough as Mendes's.

"The biggest possibility is that the Milan Club feels that if Ronaldinho joins, then..." Mendes said.

"Then - my importance is unnecessary?" Zhang Yang cut off Mendes' words and said with a sneer.

"No, things are not as serious as you said. The club will definitely not know your importance. However, the joining of Ronaldinho will inevitably give them more confidence. This confidence can be a signal, that is, they are not afraid of losing you. With Ronaldinho and Kaka, this is already a theoretical super luxury combination."

"Aren't they afraid of losing me?"

"No, I'm talking about such a signal. Milan will naturally not give up on you. Of course, they know your importance. Even if the club's senior management has such an idea, the fans will not be willing." Mendes's words are right. Zhang Yang has a high position in the hearts of Milan fans now, and can even be compared with Kaka.

"This is because I'm reluctant to spend a lot of money." Zhang Yang muttered a few words, "I want the horse to run, but I don't want to give it grass."

"What?" Mendes asked.

"Nothing." Zhang Yang shook his head and continued, "I can't figure out why the club wants to buy Ronaldinho." Zhang Yang scratched his head. He really didn't think that there was Ronaldinho in the team. This is the truth. It's not that Zhang Yang was arrogant, but that the midfield and frontcourt purchases are perfect in the AC Milan team. The cooperation between Zhang Yang and Kaka is very tacit. Because Zhang Yang and Kaka have a good relationship in private, it may cause the question of who is the real core of Milan. Perhaps even if it is an outbreak, it will not be too severe and will not have a damaging impact on the team.

However, if Ronaldinho wants to come, this balance will inevitably be broken. At that time, Zhang Yang, between Kaka and Ronaldinho, who is the real core, needs to make a choice!

Therefore, Zhang Yang is not interested in the possible joining of Ronaldinho. This is also an improvement in strength, influence and vision. If it were two years ago, Zhang Yang would definitely be very willing to be teammates with Ronaldinho. If it were not done well, he would admire Ronaldinho very much and be willing to be his younger brother. Now, this situation naturally cannot happen.

In a forest, there is only one tiger. Perhaps two tigers with good relationships can maintain balance for the time being, but when a strange tiger also breaks in, this balance will be broken, and the following is the real competition and battle!

Mendes doesn't know how to answer Zhang Yang's question. In fact, he is also puzzled by Berlusconi's insistence on introducing Ronaldinho. In his opinion, if Milan needed Ronaldinho two years ago, now, Ronaldinho's condition has dropped a lot compared to two years ago. With Zhang Yang, Mendes really can't see where Ronaldinho has a position in Milan.

Ronaldinho is not Ronaldo who has already gone downhill. Ronaldinho is only 28 years old and will definitely not be willing to be a supporting role, and will definitely demand core position.

"Berlusconi has a habit of collecting world footballers," Mendes joked.

Although it is a joke, it seems to be very close to the facts.

The protagonist of the topic Zhang Yang and Mendes discussed, the Brazilian named Ronaldinho, is also in a state of uneasiness at home in Barcelona. He looks out the window, but he can't see where his future is.

Milan? This is indeed the place Ronaldinho has always wanted to go, but is this really suitable for him? Ronaldinho doesn't know either.

He looked out the window, and it was as bad as his situation in Barcelona now.

Brazil, Porto Alegre, and Ronaldinho set out from this barren harbor until he conquered the world. At that time, every Barcelona person would burst into tears when he mentioned Ronaldinho. They would think that Ronaldinho was the strongest player in the world and were proud of his team having a world-class star like Ronaldinho.

However, this was before, and now, Ronaldinho is no longer so important and indispensable in Barcelona.

Ronaldinho's position is the left forward, and this position has always been a position that Barcelona fans value very much. Ovimas, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho were once the best in this position. He needs strong physical fitness and explosive power of the last 40 meters. Therefore, it is easiest to find out the weaknesses and shortcomings of players in this position, because they are so eye-catching, especially for Ronaldinho now.

On today's football field, there are two players who are most likely to lose their fans. One is very talented but not enough fighting spirit, and the other is just fighting spirit but lacks unique skills. Ronaldinho's football skills can be said to be unmatched to this day. His weakness is obviously his fighting spirit. Now, the media generally recognizes this view.

After entering 2007, Barcelona began a major overall decline. Laporta's "seven championships" goal put the entire team under tremendous pressure after losing the Club World Cup. This change is not a great thing for the careless Ronaldinho, but it is precisely this casual personality that others have found the possibility of being a scapegoat.

To be honest, Ronaldinho has not been ineffective during this period. He continued to fantasize Camp Nou, and many of the fans would still applaud him. However, in the locker room, Ronaldinho's situation began to become subtle. Many teammates felt that it was a bit too much for media from the world to make an appointment for Ronaldinho's interviews every day. They were particularly disdainful of him for advertising his mother and brother appearing together. The most important thing is that Ronaldinho became indifferent to many Barcelona media questions, and always remained silent before and after training, and ignored his teammates.

As we all know, the 433 lineup requires coordination and overall movement. However, for a talented player like Ronaldinho, extra running is definitely a waste. Rijcard initially accused Ronaldinho of "lazyness", but now the situation has changed. Barcelona players no longer recognize Ronaldinho's specialness, and Barcelona fans have gradually refused to recognize it. In the face of this accusation, Ronaldinho chose to confront him and then became depressed.

From a superstar favored by Barcelona millions of fans, the media sought after people to a questioned and suspicious person, from being able to make Real Madrid fans stand up and applaud to hearing the booing of the Camp Nou, Barcelona fans around the world have witnessed the decline of Ronaldinho at the Camp Nou Stadium. For a professional player in his 20s, this is indeed quite cruel and rapid. Ronaldinho began to look for fun outside of football. Well, Ronaldinho began to appear more often in nightclubs. His weight began to increase.

Two years ago, Laporta was still in a high-profile voice saying, "I will never sell Ronaldinho." Until now, everyone knows that Ronaldinho is no longer a non-sale product for Barcelona.

In Spain, especially in the Catalan media, the act of expelling Ronaldinho was supported by Cruyff, who was regarded as the godfather of football by Catalonia.

As time goes by, Ronaldinho himself seems to understand that his goals and his outstanding performance do not seem to help him change his fate at Camp Nou. It can be said that in the 2007/2008 season, under the guidance of a theme of "Sending Ronaldinho away is more important than winning the league", Schuster and his Real Madrid laughed to the end.

Many people say that one of the most critical reasons why Ronaldinho is not accepted by Cruyff and is not trusted by Laporta is that he comes from the Roselle system and has a deep brotherhood for Roselle. Who is Roselle? A man who never agrees with Cruyff as the soul of Barcelona and is always ready to replace Laporta.

In fact, things are much more complicated than all this. Later, Ronaldinho confronted the entire Barcelona, ​​and the key was the collision between Catalan culture and Brazilian culture in essence.

From Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo to Ronaldinho, every Brazilian can be said to have reached the peak of his personal career, but people's explanations of this beautiful fruit are completely different. Is it Barcelona that created the 4R or 4R that made Barcelona the pinnacle? After more than 30 years of retreat, Cruyff himself encountered such a problem. In the end, the Dutch became Catalan son-in-law, spoke Catalan, and exchanged his limited surrender for a nation's eternal respect for him. Except for Rivaldo, Romario, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho would not be like this. Unlike Cruyff's new appearance, they have never really cared about the heartbeat of Brazilian fans. To put it bluntly, they have never really regarded themselves as Catalans.

The Catalan is xenophobic. Ronaldinho once said this, and he obviously knows the reason for his current situation, which is also the reason why this former footballer is determined to escape from Barcelona.

The new destination he found for himself was Milan, and Ronaldinho hoped that he could take off again in this fashion capital.

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