Chapter 8 Is the Situation Out of Control?

Chang Sheng saw that Real Madrid was so eager to know why they were like this.

Isn't it because of Barcelona?

This pair of deadly rivals is always unwilling to be left behind. If the other party overwhelms one of them, they will try their best to press back.

Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

And this is actually a good opportunity for Chang Sheng to take the opportunity to raise the price...

Anyway, when Calderon was in charge of Real Madrid, Real Madrid did not make a lot of strange noises.

At that time, Pepe, whose reputation was limited to the Portuguese league, was able to transfer to Real Madrid for 30 million euros, creating the first transfer of a Portuguese central defender.

A young rookie like Gago, who has never proven himself in Europe, can be sold for 20 million euros.

Such things were not uncommon during the period when Calderon was in charge of the Real Madrid club.

So it is not incomprehensible that some people suspected that Calderon and general manager Mijatovic took kickbacks...

So now, it's okay to add another crime to Calderon's head.

After several offers from Real Madrid, Chang Sheng finally returned the price for the first time.

"Forty-two million euros, otherwise it will not be sold!" The attitude is quite tough.

No matter how Real Madrid bargained, Changsheng insisted on this value.

He also has his reasons for giving this price, and they are all justified.

It has been said many times like the Champions League and the league silver boots. The most important thing is that Benzema is young. Benzema, who was born on December 19, 1987, was only twenty years old at this time.

But he has already gained so many goals and honors, so it will take time. How high can he reach?

In addition, Chang Sheng also clearly told Real Madrid about his commercial value.

Because all players in Real Madrid have to transfer half of their portrait rights to the club, the club can make profits from player endorsements. Benzema, who has high commercial value, can help Real Madrid earn back the 4,200 by selling jerseys alone. million euro transfer fee.

In the end, he succeeded in persuading Calderon, or in other words, Barcelona's high-profile signings in the transfer market forced Calderon into a hurry.

Real Madrid promised to win Benzema for 42 million euros!

Falcao is 50 million, Benzema is 42 million, and the two add up to 92 million euros in transfer fee income. Just these two people have basically paid off their debts...

After Lotito heard the news. Laughed out loud on the phone.

Then Chang Sheng proposed to him on the phone that he hoped to increase the maximum salary limit.

Lotito asked him how much he had improved.

Chang Sheng replied: "Increase to three million euros. Only in this way can we keep those players we need to keep."

Lotito felt a headache: "But we can't sell seven or eight players every year, right?"

"of course not."

"So where do we get the money to keep the club financially balanced?"

"Mr. Chairman. In the future, Lazio can sell a player for a sky-high price. Just like Falcao and Benzema. You don't have to worry about this. In addition, as our performance improves, we can get more bonuses and money. The TV broadcast fee is divided, so these are not problems..."

Chang Sheng successfully persuaded Lotito, and eventually Lotito agreed to increase the maximum salary standard from two million euros to three million euros. In other words, the first-tier annual salary in the team can reach three million euros.

Now, Chang Sheng has the confidence to renew the contracts of those players who plan to stay.

He immediately called the agents of those players, and we can start talking about contract extensions.

While selling people. While renewing the contract, grasp it with both hands, and both hands must be hard.

The European Cup is over, everyone's worth has been refreshed, it's time to start grabbing money in the transfer market!

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In order to suppress Barcelona's arrogance as much as possible, Real Madrid's transfer negotiations on Benzema proceeded very quickly. The personal negotiation with Benzema also went smoothly, and it only took two days to complete all the contracts and procedures.

Then on the third day, July 10th, they held a grand meeting for new players at the Bernabéu.

Benzema was witnessed by 40,000 Real Madrid fans. Wearing a Real Madrid jersey appeared in front of everyone.

When he shouted with a shy smile: "Come on, Madrid!" The Bernabéu roared with joy.

More than 40,000 fans followed him and chanted: "Come on, Madrid!!"

Calderon stood next to Benzema, smiling smugly.

He believes that Real Madrid finally have the capital to fight against Barcelona.

But as for Benzema, what to do with the group of forwards in the team, he doesn't need to worry about such trivial matters...

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In five days, Lazio lost two of last season's main scorers and an important coach.

The media exclaimed that Lazio was about to collapse.

"Do you think this is the end? Wrong! Big mistake! This is just the beginning!" Pacheco shouted in his "Gazzetta dello Sport" column, every word reveals a sense of schadenfreude.

In addition to those Lazio players who are already on the transfer list, there are also many Lazio players who have not been put on the transfer list. There have also been transfer scandals.

David Silva's statistics last season, such as his two forward partners, are beautiful, but his key performance is very good, and he has also attracted the interest of many teams.

In addition, Modric, as the core of Lazio's midfielder, has even caused looting by the giants.

His role in Lazio is unquestionable and very important. Some media called him the brain of Lazio, which is not an exaggeration at all.

He instigated Lazio's offense in the midfield. He has 18 assists in all competitions this season, making him the assist leader in the Lazio team.

He is also the assist king in Serie A. He is also the Lazio player with the most assists in the Champions League.

Such a dazzling performance, if no one cares about it. There must be something wrong.

In addition, other Lazio players including Jose Passarella and Pavon also came to ask for prices. Or quote directly.

Even Handanovic, who has just renewed his contract, has attracted the interest of Milan.

If one only looks at the list of possible transfers, one will feel that Lazio has been hollowed out.

If all these people leave Lazio, Lazio will be completely rebuilt. The team that won the double crown was dismembered just like that...

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Pacheco was very happy when he saw European teams scrambling for Lazio players. If he was in China, he might have to cut two catties of pig's head to celebrate.

He went out of his way to advocate in his column that fleeing Lazio was the right choice.

"This team has obviously fulfilled their historical mission. They can no longer have any ambitions to pursue any championship. They have already won almost all the championships they can! So it is the most correct to leave Lazio. Taking advantage of their Champions League Excellent performance, they can get the main position and high wages in the new club. And Lazio is obviously very clear that these players have reached the highest value after winning the Champions League. This is the best time to cash out. So Lazio The club invested seven Lazio players in the transfer market in one go! Lotito needs money and the players need fame, it's a win-win. Except for those Lazio fans... Poor Lazio fans who were there a month ago Cheers to the greatest achievement in the club's history. Now helplessly watching their team be dismembered..."

He successfully brought up a wave of public opinion that bad-mouthed Lazio.

Some media believe that Chang Sheng may not want this, but the situation is clearly out of his control.

"Chang announced that seven players would enter the transfer market at the beginning, hoping to take the initiative and tell everyone that only these seven players in his team can go, and the others are not for sale. Look at the current transfer market at that time. I think he won't be able to stand up anytime soon! Especially with Lotito behind him who cares about money!"

Some media believe that this is an important turning point in the break between Chang Sheng and Lotito.

"When he finds out that his team's players are so valuable and popular. Can Lotito still maintain the same opinion as usual? Who can guarantee that he will not have other ideas, more ideas? As the chairman of the club, He has the right to sell anyone in the team, even the manager... So if Lotito decides to do it, there is often no way to stop it! In my opinion, the current transfer market is full of wind and waves. Exactly what Lotito wants I see it. This shows that there may be conflicts and disagreements among Lazio's well-coordinated senior management. Chang will definitely not want his team to be disintegrated. Any normal head coach would not think so. But Lotito I am happy to see my players can be exchanged for money...The conflict between these two people in the future laid the fuse..."

In addition, there are various other rumors.

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In these rumors, Lazio has also accelerated the pace of selling players.

Stendaldo and Juventus reached an agreement. Juventus paid five million euros plus the price of the outstanding goalkeeper Antonio Mirante from the Juventus youth academy to get Lazio's backup central defender.

Juventus are in great need, albeit as a backup centre-back.

Because Juventus suffered a lot from defenders last season. There are not many available guards at all.

In fact, they planned to rent Stendaldo during the winter break of the mountain season, but Chang Sheng did not agree.

Now in the summer, they have to buy out Stendardo directly with money.

Antonio Mirante is Chang Sheng's name.

Mirante is a young goalkeeper trained by Juventus, but it is obviously impossible for him to get a chance when Buffon has been in charge of the main goalkeeper for a long time.

So he has been on loan everywhere. He played as a substitute goalkeeper for Sampdoria last season and had 13 appearances.

As a substitute goalkeeper, he wants Changsheng to be reliable for the two drawn from the youth team.

When Prandelli later became the head coach of the Italian national team, Mirante was also successfully selected for the Italian national team and became a national footballer.

In terms of strength, no problem.

Chang Sheng intends to put pressure on Handanovic, he can't always use Handanovic's car to stimulate him every time, can he? Still have to find a reliable backup goalkeeper. And so Mirant came.

With a reliable substitute goalkeeper, I believe Handanovic will not dare to lose motivation casually. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (m) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)