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Chapter 254 The problem of contract renewal (2)(1/2)

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.

From 2004 to 2006, I could truly feel that Ronaldinho's mother, sister and brother, and the entire Catalonia region were living in a strong pride. Ronaldinho was like a new century Dali (one of Barcelona's greatest artists), creating one football masterpiece after another in the volley.

However, that is already the past, and Ronaldinho is now a part of history for Barcelona, ​​although Ronaldinho is still a Barcelona player now.

A Brazilian journalist once described Barcelona's indifference in his attitude towards Ronaldinho, the former darling, who might have left the city, and he said, "I am still surprised and puzzled by my calmness. You must know that when Cruyff left Barcelona, ​​many people cried and cried loudly. But now, I accompanied a local reporter from Barcelona to have dinner. When talking about this topic, he said confidently that Ronaldinho would definitely get out of Barcelona, ​​and started the car calmly and drove onto the Street of Diagna. We drove past the side of Camp Nou. Several Asian students were lingering at the door. The jerseys they were wearing were No. 10, and the name that made people love, heartbreaking and anxious was flashing on this great number - Ronaldinho. In this situation, my eyes went from dazzling to a little wet."

In a suite on the 15th floor of Queen Sofia Hotel, Ronaldinho's agent, Ronaldinho's brother Assis, and Barcelona president Laporta had a brief meeting. Laporta told Assis directly, "Ronaldinho is no longer in Barcelona's future plans."

Assis said bluntly, "Ronaldinho's future is in Milan, I hope to get together and part with me. Barcelona (in terms of transfer fees) do not set up obstacles artificially." This is Assis's calculation. If Barcelona is not too demanding on transfer fees, then Assis can fight for more benefits for Ronaldinho in terms of salary.

That's it. When the outside world is still hyping whether Ronaldinho will leave Barcelona and where he will go, and where the future of this former footballer is, everything seems to be a foregone conclusion.

Zhang Yang didn't know that Ronaldinho had confirmed to come to Milan, and he was still communicating with Mendes at this time and discussing his personal treatment on the new contract for renewal.

Zhang Yang said: "What about annual salary? My requirements are very simple. My salary must be consistent with my identity."

When Mendes heard Zhang Yang's words, he squinted his eyes and looked at his players. From Zhang Yang's tone, he knew that Zhang Yang was angry. The young man felt that he had not received the respect and attention he deserved from the club.

Sure enough, Zhang Yang continued to mutter, "Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, they will ask the Brazilians to help them score the goal."

"If you want to transfer, I can do it." Mendes said immediately with a smile.

Zhang Yang immediately rolled his eyes, meaning, is it okay to say angry words?

Although Zhang Yang did not plan to transfer to Milan, he still had many goals and glory to strive for in this club. However, the club's attitude towards his new contract still made Zhang Yang very upset. He originally did not intend to make any excessive demands on salary. After all, Zhang Yang knew that he was still young and was not the time to pursue money. However, the club's senior management's attitude of favoring one and the other changed Zhang Yang's mentality.

He began to realize that if you don’t fight for and maintain a tough attitude, the other party will think you are easy to bully. You are not rude in words. That’s the reason.

After Zhang Yang learned about Zhang Yang's new ideas, Mendes also knew it. He sneered, and he was already thinking about how to negotiate with the senior management of the Milan Club. In this regard, Mendes is an expert. In addition, his biggest capital is that Zhang Yang is very popular and there is no need to worry about no one willing to ask for it. To be honest, the Milan Club cannot do without Zhang Yang. The club knows the importance of Zhang Yang, otherwise it would not have proposed to give Zhang Yang a raise. But it seems a bit petty.

That night, AC Milan Club general manager Galliani received a call from Mendes. During the call, Mendes said he was not satisfied with the new contract that Milan provided to Zhang Yang with an annual salary of 4 million euros.

However, Mendes did not make new requests, but instead hung up the phone as if he had been routinely informed of the matter.

Galliani on the other end of the phone smiled bitterly. To be honest, he certainly knew that the annual salary of 4 million euros would not satisfy Zhang Yang. However, this is the meaning of the big boss Berlusconi, and it is also the club's future established policy, which is to try to avoid excessive salary increases for players, and the amount should not be too large. In addition, if it weren't for Kaka's annual salary of 9 million euros, Milan planned to further limit the players' wages and imitate the NBA's salary cap system.

However, Galliani seemed to have ignored one thing. It is precisely because Kaka's annual salary of 9 million euros that it is the hidden danger that can really cause civil unrest in the locker room of Milan. If there is no player in the team that can match Kaka, it will be fine, and there will be no trouble. However, now, many fans and media have begun to admit that Zhang Yang's importance in Milan's team is comparable to Kaka, and sometimes even more important than Kaka. Therefore, in the face of Kaka's annual salary of 9 million euros, Zhang Yang will definitely not be calm. It would be strange if he could be satisfied with the 4 million euros new contract proposed by the club.

Galliani thought about it and put the contract renewal with Zhang Yang aside for the time being. Well, this matter is a big deal, but it is not the most urgent matter. After all, Zhang Yang only joined Milan last season. He signed the contract for four years at that time, and now he still has three years of contract. Although renewal is necessary, it is not urgent. According to Berlusconi's instructions, if Zhang Yang can accept a new contract of four million euros, he can sign the contract renewal now. If the agreement cannot be reached, he will put it aside.

The players are all on holiday, but AC Milan head coach Ancelotti has no time to rest. He plans to go to Switzerland and Austria to watch the European Cup. Now, before the European Cup really starts, Galliani is not easy. Although AC Milan won the Serie A championship this past season, it does not mean that Milan has no shortcomings and flaws. In Ancelotti's view, the biggest flaw is that the team's defense line. Nesta is old and Maldini can hardly play. Favali is also old and Bonela is useless. Cafu retires and leaves. Odo's condition begins to fluctuate. Carlaze is an old injury.

Ancelotti frowned. In his eyes, the team's defense line could be said to be full of holes.

That afternoon, Ancelotti, after reading the report handed over by the scouts, thought for a while, took the time to sniff for a while, and was woken up from the bed by the call of AC Milan Club General Manager Galliani.

"Carlo, you didn't disturb you," Galliani asked. He knew that Ancelotti had the habit of sleeping during the 'holiday' at about this point.

"What do you think? Our General Manager, Mr. Ancelotti joked, yawning while talking.

"Carlo, come to the office and let's meet and talk," said Galiani.

"Hmm?" Ancelotti was stunned and nodded, "Okay, I'll go there now."

Ancelotti knew that there was nothing particularly important, and Gagliani would not be so anxious to disturb his "leave". She hurried to Gagliani's personal office in San Siro. Ancelotti met the general manager of AC Milan Club who had been waiting for him.

Galliani sat behind her desk, with a little tangled expression on her face.

"What's the matter?" Ancelotti asked straight to the point.

Galliani did not answer directly, but called the secretary to send two cups of coffee, stirred with a coffee spoon, and did not drink coffee. After more than ten seconds, Galliani spoke, "Carlo, you are very busy."

"Hmm?" Ancelotti asked in confusion.

"Next season, the team's tactical style may require you to make another change." Galliani said with a smile.

"Why?" Ancelotti was puzzled at first. Could it be that the boss who likes to point fingers has something to think?

"Guess." Galliani said, with Ancelotti having a good relationship and often making jokes.

"This-" Ancelotti suddenly thought of something, "Ronaldinho?"

"That's right!" Galliani said with a smile.

"Is it really coming?" Ancelotti asked quickly, "Are you sure?"

"It's not confirmed yet, but there is an 80% chance. Now we can basically reach a consensus with Barcelona on the transfer fee, and only Ronaldinho's personal problem is left." Galliani said.

After hearing what Galliani said, Ancelotti knew that unless a huge accident happened, nothing could stop Ronaldinho from joining AC Milan. After all, Ronaldinho prefers to join Milan. As long as he reached an agreement on the transfer fee with Barcelona, ​​his personal treatment will eventually be negotiated.

When Ronaldinho was almost certain to be coming, Ancelotti did not have a very happy expression. In essence, Ancelotti was not so eager to join Ronaldinho. In Ancelotti's eyes, AC Milan's current team, Pirlo, Sidov, Kaka and Zhang Yang, are enough in the frontcourt, and I really hope that Ronaldinho's needs are not that great! If Zhang Yang did not come to Milan two seasons ago, the team really needed it.

Ronaldinho, but now, the situation is different. How should Ronaldinho be arranged? It is definitely impossible to put it on the bench. Since a player like Ronaldinho has been bought, it cannot be placed on the bench without such a waste. This is different from Ronaldinho's situation in Barcelona. Barcelona is determined to sell Ronaldinho, so naturally they would not mind putting Ronaldinho on the bench. Milan is not so luxurious.

However, how should Ronaldinho be arranged on the field position? How should the team's tactics be arranged? In the frontcourt, who will be the core of the offensive, whether it is Zhang Yang, Kaka or Ronaldinho, this is a problem, and it is a big problem!

Kaka's father had already come to the club. He was dissatisfied with Kaka's decline in the team's position in the team. The team seemed to rely more on Zhang Yang. Ancelotti also received some instructions from Berlusconi and would give Kaka more trust next season. In Berlusconi's heart, Kaka is naturally more important than Zhang Yang. Berlusconi once said that Kaka is the most perfect boy and the son-in-law that everyone who has a daughter wants. It can be seen that Berlusconi likes Kaka. Compared to the fact that Zhang Yang with a perverted personality is naturally not so likable, so there is no surprise that Berlusconi likes Kaka.

In this case, it will likely have an impact on Zhang Yang's condition. However, in Ancelotti's view, this is still controllable. However, once Ronaldinho comes, the contradiction will be expanded. Zhang Yang, Ronaldinho and Kaka can be the core players in any team. Now in the same team, there must be a subordinate relationship. So, who will be the last one?!

In fact, Ancelotti really wanted to say something at this time, that is, 'I don't want this Ronaldinho, okay?' Unfortunately, Ancelotti dared not say this. In the Milan team, Berlusconi decided to sell which player to buy and which player he liked, Ancelotti could only obey and not object, and even objection was invalid. Yes.

Just when Ancelotti was still having a headache about the sequelae that might have caused after Ronaldinho's possible arrival at the team, Galliani gave him another bombshell.

Galliani took out several documents from the drawer of his desk and placed them on his desk.

These are four faxes, one with Manchester United's team logo, one with Chelsea's team logo, and the other with Real Madrid's team logo. The last one surprised Ancelotti. It was actually from Manchester City's mid- and lower-level team in the Premier League. Why is Ancelotti weird? This is because the stars of Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid's favorite Milan are definitely super stars. How can such a star transfer be mixed up?!

"These are all demands to buy the same player on our team," Galliani said.

"Who are you looking to buy?" Ancelotti asked, "Let me guess, Kaka? Or Pirlo? Or Chang Yang?"

It’s not that Ancelotti mentioned the names of these three people, but that these three people really made other giants jealous. Needless to say, Kaka and Zhang Yang, who was the World Footballer and the European Golden Ball winner last year. Zhang Yang is the most popular scorer in the world football world now, and Pirlo is considered to be the best artistic master in Serie A. It has long attracted the coveting of many giants for many years.

However, Ancelotti subconsciously believed that this was a purchase of Kaka. Real Madrid and Chelsea's pursuit of Kaka is well known to everyone, but he did not expect Manchester United to join in. As for Manchester City? It seems that Ancelotti has directly ignored it.

Since the day Calderon participated in the Real Madrid presidential election, Kaka has been his death-free gold medal. Although Kaka is still from AC Milan, Calderon has never given up on the Brazilians. Not long ago, Real Madrid officially issued a statement that it completely gave up introducing Kaka, but soon, Calderon said in public that Kaka is his dream. According to Spanish media reports, Calderon will go to see a warm-up match for Brazil next Wednesday. Obviously, in such a warm-up match that has nothing to do with Real Madrid and Spain, the Real Madrid president's intention of caring about Kaka.

"Le Marca" pointed out very surely that Calderon may go to Milan during his trip and hold a private meeting with AC Milan's boss Berlusconi. The Ross and Blacks are chasing Ramos recently, and Calderon wants to notify Berlusconi to completely dispel this idea. Kaka's transfer is the focus of the two's negotiations this time. Calderon hopes to get some positive answers from Berlusconi. However, even the pro-Real Madrid "Le Marca" believes that Kaka is the flagship character of AC Milan, and Calderon may have no choice but to lose one way to go. Capello has advised Calderon long ago: "Sir, please give up Kaka. He is the flag bearer of AC Milan. Berlusconi is not short of money. How could he sell Kaka?"

"I'm looking for a purchase," said Galliani.

"Zhang?" Ancelotti was stunned.

It is indeed a bid for the sake of the slap. Although Real Madrid still does not give up on Kaka, they now urgently need to add the front line. Raul Fanny's condition this season, but both of them are over 30 years old and have little left in their sports career. Saviola and Soldado have been sluggish in the bench forwards, which has forced Real Madrid to consider the future. Not long ago, "As" has been saying that Real Madrid plans to introduce the 18-year-old Montenegro genius - Jovidic.

Jovidic currently plays for the Belgrade guerrillas. In the just-concluded Serbian League, Jovidic scored 14 goals. In the UEFA Cup qualifier, Jovidic scored a hat trick, which also helped him achieve his Montenegro national team debut. Jovidic, who is 1.85 meters tall, is quite comprehensive in technical skills. Not only is he excellent in heading, he also has strong ball control ability. For this fellow villager, Real Madrid general manager Miatovic has already started to think about it.

According to Ass, it was a coincidence that Real Madrid took a fancy to Jovidic. Due to Puerta's death, the Bernabeu Cup last season was postponed, and the opponent was replaced by Sporting Lisbon to guerrillas. In that game, Jovidic came on as a substitute in the second half for half an hour. It was at that time that Miatovic discovered this young genius for the first time at the scene. However, on the road to chasing Jovidic, Real Madrid also faced fierce competition.

Manchester United has offered Montenegro a price of 10 million euros. The guerrillas feel that the price is too low and there is no reply for the time being. The Dutch Eredivisie arsenal Ajax is also struggling to pursue Jovidic. If Real Madrid wants to buy this Montenegro genius, the bid will probably reach at least 13 million euros when Higuain was introduced. Jovidic's personal attitude is more inclined to Real Madrid: "Of course I am willing to play for Real Madrid one day, let's see what will happen in the future..."

Jovidic currently plays for the Belgrade guerrillas. In the just-concluded Serbian League, Jovidic scored 14 goals. In the UEFA Cup qualifier, Jovidic scored a hat trick, which also helped him achieve his Montenegro national team debut. Jovidic, who is 1.85 meters tall, is quite comprehensive in technical skills. Not only is he excellent in heading, he also has strong ball control ability. For this fellow villager, Real Madrid general manager Miatovic has already started to think about it.

According to Ass, it was a coincidence that Real Madrid took a fancy to Jovidic. Due to Puerta's death, the Bernabeu Cup last season was postponed, and the opponent was replaced by Sporting Lisbon to guerrillas. In that game, Jovidic came on as a substitute in the second half for half an hour. It was at that time that Miatovic discovered this young genius for the first time at the scene. However, on the road to chasing Jovidic, Real Madrid also faced fierce competition.

Manchester United has offered Montenegro a price of 10 million euros. The guerrillas feel that the price is too low and there is no reply for the time being. The Dutch Eredivisie arsenal Ajax is also struggling to pursue Jovidic. If Real Madrid wants to buy this Montenegro genius, the bid will probably reach at least 13 million euros when Higuain was introduced. Jovidic's personal attitude is more inclined to Real Madrid: "Of course I am willing to play for Real Madrid one day, let's see what will happen in the future..."

Therefore, the media generally believes that Real Madrid is chasing Jovitic, which is why Ancelotti does not think Real Madrid is most likely to buy Zhang Yang, although he also knows that Calderon once expressed his appreciation and pursuit of Zhang Yang.

Ancelotti picked up the four quotations and read them one by one.

Chelsea's offer was 50 million pounds, which is 13 million more than AC Milan spent about 37 million pounds when he bought Zhang Yang last summer. It should be said that this is a sky-high price. You should know that the transfer fee record in world football at this time was 53.6 million US dollars when Zidane transferred from Juventus to Real Madrid. Chelsea's 50 million pounds offer may break the record maintained by Zidane.

"The Russians are really rich." Ancelotti shook his head, not telling whether it was anger or ridicule. After putting down the Chelsea quotation, he glanced at Galliani, "But, is Zhang worth only 50 million pounds now?"

Galliani looked at Ancelotti. AC Milan Club General Manager didn't say anything. He showed these four quotations to Ancelotti just to hear Ancelotti's attitude. Galliani had seen these four quotations, and in addition, Berlusconi also saw them. Berlusconi's attitude was very vague and seemed to be a little moved. However, Galliani did not agree with the big boss's intention. He did not agree to the sale of Zhang Yang, and Galliani showed these quotations to Ancelotti just to hear what Galliani meant. If Galliani also disagrees with the sale of Zhang Yang, then Galliani could join forces with Ancelotti to advise Berlusconi. Although Ancelotti has always been weak, the team's head coach and general manager both opposed the sale of a certain player, and Berlusconi would never ignore it.

Of course, Galliani knows Zhang Yang's ability. This player is now the most popular scorer in the world football world today. He is likely to become one of those super great players. What's more, Zhang Yang is only 22 years old and his future is limitless. To be honest, with Zhang Yang, a team may not have to worry about scoring goals in the next seven or eight years or even ten years. Therefore, Galliani can't see why the team sold such a treasure!

He knew Berlusconi's idea, that after spending more than 20 million euros to introduce Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho and Kaka formed a new attack combination. This was just the opportunity to sell Zhang Yang, which Berlusconi had never liked, and could make a big profit. Why not do it? Moreover, Ronaldinho's arrival also gave Berlusconi a confidence when selling Zhang Yang. Berlusconi has always liked Ronaldinho very much. He is now obsessed with the spark of love between Ronaldinho and Kaka, two former Brazilian superstars of the European Golden Ball. In addition, when Galliani proposed to oppose the sale of Zhang Yang, Berlusconi suddenly said with some point of view that Shepchenko was not very happy at Chelsea.

This surprised Galiani. Could it be that Belle still wants to bring Berlusconi back to Milan?

Galliani asked his own questions, and Berlusconi revealed that he had met with Abu at a private party. At that time, Berlusconi joked that he wanted Sheva to return to Milan. Unexpectedly, Abu pondered for a moment and nodded, but it was not a transfer, but a loan!

This immediately moved Berlusconi. If Shepchenko also returned to Milan, then Milan could send a trident offensive combination of three superstars in the European Golden Globes, Kaka, Ronaldinho and Shepchenko.

After hearing Berlusconi say this, Galliani also began to realize that Sepchenko might return, and the Ronaldinho that Berlusconi has always favored may come. This undoubtedly gave Berlusconi an illusion that Milan can bear the possible consequences of losing publicity!

In fact, it has never been news that Shepchenko may have returned to Milan.

Since transferring to Chelsea for £30 million two seasons ago, Shevchenko has lost its great power in the past and has never been recognized at Stamford Bridge for two years. Judging from the current situation, this deal is a "lose-lose" for Chelsea Club and Shevchenko himself, so the "Ukrainian nuclear warhead" has also had the idea of ​​returning to Serie A to find its state.

The media also discussed the possibility of the "Ukrainian nuclear warhead" returning to Milan. For AC Milan, if you want to supplement the front line, then Shevchenko, who has proved himself in San Siro, is still a good choice. The Blues were willing to spend huge sums of money to introduce Shevchenko, which has a huge relationship with the boss Abramovich's appreciation of Shevchenko. Although she performed poorly in two years, Shevva still did not lose Abu's trust. In fact, the Russian rich man did not want to sell Shevchenko, and the Ross and Blacks could not return £30 million to the Blues. The ideal transfer plan was to loan. Considering that the two clubs had pleasant cooperation in Crespo's transactions, both clubs and Shevvain might have a strong interest in "loan".

However, the media also admitted that Zhang Yang was in a very good state in Milan. Even if Shepchenko returned to Milan, he would find that Milan is no longer the Milan he left and needs to face huge competition.

In a word, the media said when commenting on this matter that Zhang Yang's hot state has become the biggest obstacle to the return of the 'Ukrainian nuclear warhead' to the San Siro Stadium.

Well, the media did not consider a situation at this time, that is, Milan might sell Zhang Yang and then rent Shepchenko.

"Chelsea said that they are willing to bid 50 million pounds to buy Zhang Yang, and at the same time, they are willing to rent Shepchenko for a year for free. At the same time, they are willing to bear half of Sheva's salary." Galliani said. As he spoke, he looked at Ancelotti's expression.

"Sheva" Ancelotti pronounced this name, feeling a little sad, and then shook her head gently, "Milan is not the same now as when he left."
To be continued...
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