Chapter 170 Three Alternatives: Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern "The club wants to renew my contract in advance?" When Lin Feng learned the news, he was also a little surprised. "Yes, you don't know how popular you are in the transfer market now. Last winter, many top clubs paid attention to you. After the transfer window opens this summer, these clubs will definitely be tempted. If Inter can’t get your contract done before the summer transfer window opens, they will be in a very passive position when the transfer window opens! ” Since this concerned his younger brother's career, Lin Feng had no choice but to make a personal trip to discuss the matter with Lin Feng. Hearing his elder brother's words, Lin Feng nodded. He still remembered what happened during the winter transfer window. Indeed, many teams were interested in him. "Take a look at Inter Milan's new contract first, and then we'll talk!" The eldest brother took out Inter Milan’s new contract, opened it and placed it in front of Lin Feng. Lin Feng read it carefully. Compared with the contract last summer, the content of this new contract was obviously more extensive and the various clauses were more detailed and complete. The terms include commercial development, appearance fees, goal bonuses, loyalty bonuses, and rewards that the club should give to players when they win various honors. The terms are written in great detail.
From the details of the two, one can clearly feel the change in Inter Milan's attitude towards him. After he proved his strength, Inter Milan took Lin Feng more seriously. In this new contract, Inter Milan treated him as a top football star. “Is 600 million euros the highest salary in Inter Milan?” In the new contract, Inter Milan offered Lin Feng a maximum salary of 600 million euros after tax. "It should be this season, but not last season. In the 02-03 season, Recoba's annual salary once reached 750 million euros, and Vieri's annual salary at Inter Milan was also 750 million euros before he left!" Lin Feng nodded. No wonder so many people said that Morati was a stupid man with a lot of money. He is probably the only one in the entire Serie A who can offer such high salaries to players! Juventus' main winger Camoranesi only has an annual salary of 170 million euros, while AC Milan's main defender Stam only has 250 million euros. And what about Inter Milan? Anyone on the bench has a higher annual salary than these people! When Cesar first joined the team, Moratti dared to offer him an annual salary of 350 million euros. Lin Feng is a newcomer who has never played in the top five leagues, but Moratti dared to offer him an annual salary of 300 million euros. For a player of Recoba's level, Moratti dared to offer him the world's highest annual salary, which is higher than that of top stars such as Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham, etc. It is outrageous! How outrageous is Inter Milan’s salary? The manager of Serie A team Parma once told the media that the average salary of their team is between 30 and 40 euros. In other words, the salary Inter Milan paid to Recoba alone is almost equal to that of the entire Parma team. And Parma is not the team with the lowest salary in Serie A. There are many teams with lower salaries than them! So don’t worry about whether he can win the championship at Inter Milan, just say whether the salary he offers is high or not? The nickname "Stupid and Rich" is really not wrong! "Putting aside the issue of annual salary for now, I suggest that it is best to make long-term plans from the perspective of career development and choose the most suitable team." An annual salary of 600 million euros is indeed tempting, but neither of them is very interested in this number. Their family's financial situation is okay, and they don't care that much about money. "If you think staying in Serie A and Inter Milan will be more conducive to your future development, then renew your contract with them. Otherwise, don't renew your contract and choose an environment that is more suitable for your future development." What the elder brother said was exactly what Lin Feng really thought. Knowing that the phone-gate incident was about to break out and the entire Serie A would be affected, Lin Feng actually didn't want to continue staying in Inter Milan.
The Calciopoli scandal not only dealt a heavy blow to Juventus and AC Milan, but also greatly worsened the financial situation of the entire Serie A, forcing many teams to cut spending. This led to the departure of a large number of stars, causing the overall competitiveness of Serie A to plummet. The reason why Inter Milan can dominate Serie A is after the Calciopoli scandal. The main reason is that other teams have run out of food, while Inter Milan, with the support of Moratti, has a steady stream of financial support and can still recruit a lot of players, which naturally makes it stand out from the crowd. But a league dominated by one team is not healthy, and before Mourinho took over Inter Milan, Inter Milan's competitiveness in the Champions League had never been strong. What's the point of being the champion in a declining league? So Lin Feng's original plan was to transfer away with other Serie A stars affected by the phone-gate scandal after the World Cup this summer. As for where to go, he has three candidate teams in mind: Liverpool in the Premier League, Real Madrid in La Liga and Bayern in the Bundesliga. In fact, Arsenal is also possible, but Arsenal is too poor. Wenger couldn't even keep Henry, so he probably can't afford to buy him. Of the three teams, the most active in pursuing him is Real Madrid. Zidane is too old and has already thought about retiring. Florentino must have known Zidane's plan, so he is very eager to find Zidane's successor. But there are obviously not many midfield superstars who can catch the eye of the Real Madrid president. Real Madrid at this time was not the Real Madrid of 20 years later, and they had very high requirements for the players. Not only do players need to be strong and have good footwork, but they also need to have a graceful appearance, temperament and even playing style, so that they can play beautiful football. Good temperament, good image, strong ability, and beautiful kicking! There are really not many players who can meet all these conditions at the same time! There are currently two main players that Real Madrid is eyeing, one is Lin Feng and the other is Kaka from AC Milan. Both of them are players who have both good temperament and competitive strength. Florentino first took a fancy to Kaka. As early as last year's Champions League, after seeing Kaka's strength, Real Madrid had its eyes on AC Milan's son of God. Florentino even made bringing Kaka to the Bernabeu his slogan for his campaign for the next club president, just as he had tricked Figo into coming. But after several contacts, Real Madrid realized that it was not easy to take Kaka away. AC Milan's attitude towards selling Kaka was quite firm. In a word, not for sale! At this time, they are preparing to seek revenge on Liverpool in the Champions League. How could they sell Kaka? Therefore, it is obviously unrealistic to bring Kaka to the Bernabeu. It just so happened that at this time Inter Milan had a genius like Lin Feng, and Real Madrid's eyes lit up, and they found that this guy also perfectly met their standards. His appearance, temperament and image all meet the requirements of Real Madrid. Moreover, Lin Feng is younger and his strength is no weaker than Kaka. He is even better than Kaka in passing and free kicks. The most important thing is that there is a penalty clause in Lin Feng’s contract with Inter Milan. If it really doesn't work, Real Madrid can spend money to activate the penalty clause and forcibly take Lin Feng away. This means that as long as Real Madrid has money, it can definitely take people away. Lin Feng is not opposed to joining Real Madrid. The level of La Liga is not low. In addition to the strong rival Barcelona, there are also strong teams such as Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia. More importantly, La Liga focuses on footwork and tactical coordination, the referee's whistle is stricter than that in the Premier League, and the physical confrontation is not as intense as that in the Premier League, which is more friendly to young players. As if he had thought of something, Lin Feng said to his brother with a serious expression:
"I have to remind you that Real Madrid will hold elections this summer. Although the Galacticos created by Florentino are very famous, Real Madrid's performance in recent years is not outstanding, so he lags behind his opponent Calderon in terms of election situation. Calderon's attitude towards you is still unclear. If Florentino is the only one who wants to bring you in, then if he is not selected, your joining Real Madrid may not be taken seriously. " "Well, I see!" Lin Feng nodded. Florentino had a very good reputation 20 years later. But in 2006, his reputation was very bad. The reason is very simple. The Galacticos that Real Madrid spent hundreds of millions of euros to build has brought Real Madrid far less honor than what Florentino preached in his campaign promises. Before Florentino took office, Real Madrid won the Champions League twice in three years, but after he took office, Real Madrid won one title in five years. There is no harm without comparison. Real Madrid has spent so much money over the years, but ended up with such a report card. How could Real Madrid fans be satisfied? At this time, in the eyes of Real Madrid fans, Florentino is just an unqualified president who wastes money and cannot run a club. Choose such a person to continue to be the president of Real Madrid? Do not make jokes! So what Lin Feng said is right, this is indeed a big risk. As the saying goes, a new emperor chooses new ministers. Even if a club changes its chairman, the influence of the players is still great. It is human nature to exclude dissidents and support one's own people. Otherwise, if we keep a player like Lin Feng who was introduced by the former chairman and let him shine in the team, wouldn't that be an eye-opener for ourselves? Unless Calderon personally takes action to bring Lin Feng to the Bernabeu and takes credit for signing Lin Feng, there will be no rejection of him. But the problem is, in Lin Feng's memory, Calderon didn't seem to be in office for long before he was ousted by Florentino. If I become Calderon's man, won't I be liquidated again when Florentino comes back to power? Politics is indeed a headache. "Let's put the contract matter on hold until after the World Cup is over!" There is still a lot of time, Lin Feng can go looking for a horse, and there is no need to rush to make a decision. …… "Chairman, the contract renewal application we submitted was rejected by Lin Feng's agent." After hearing the report from his subordinates, Facchetti immediately found Moratti and reported the situation to him. "It seems that the rumors outside are true. This kid really has private contact with Real Madrid. He is really an ungrateful person!" Facchetti seemed very angry. He felt that it was Inter Milan who first discovered and bet on Lin Feng, giving Lin Feng the stage to display his talents. As a result, after this guy became famous, he started thinking about changing jobs and didn't know how to be grateful at all. Moratti glanced at Facchetti and said calmly: "Those are just rumors. As long as he doesn't leave Inter, he is still a member of our Nerazzurri. Besides, he has contributed a lot to Inter this season. Even if he transfers away in the end, he doesn't owe us anything!" "Chairman, are you really going to let Lin Feng go so easily?" Facchetti became anxious when he heard this. Is Moratti's good-natured personality disorder going to flare up again? How could we let a player of Lin Feng's level go so easily! This is Inter Milan’s future and the cornerstone of the team. Without him, Inter Milan is likely to be shaken! Morati sighed. He had complicated feelings towards Lin Feng.
The decision to bet on Lin Feng was more like a desperate gamble by Moratti, just like the mistakes he had made in recent years. When he saw a player he was slightly interested in, he would impulsively pay to buy him, regardless of whether the player was suitable for Inter Milan or whether he could play well in Inter Milan. But after Lin Feng joined the team, he saved the team in times of crisis many times and helped the team turn the tide, bringing many surprises to him and all Inter Milan fans. Moratti particularly prefers young and talented players, such as Ronaldo in the past, Recoba later, and Ade in the first two seasons. Now, Lin Feng is the most anticipated and favorite player in his heart. Moratti was sad to learn that such a player wanted to leave. He doesn't know what he did wrong. Why can't he keep so many excellent players and why he has to leave Inter Milan? "President……" Facchetti wanted to persuade him further, but Moratti raised his hand to stop him from saying the next word. He said calmly: "We haven't won the league championship for 18 years. If he can lead Inter Milan to snatch the league championship from Juventus, I will let him go!" …… Lin Feng didn't know that Morati had set a threshold for him to be released in his mind. Even if he knew it, he would probably just laugh it off. Without Moratti's reminder, Lin Feng set this season's league championship as his goal. He had his dignity saved, so he left with nothing and left nothing for the club. He felt embarrassed. He doesn't have the confidence to win the Champions League trophy, but he can still fight for the league title! However, even after defeating Juventus, its number one rival, it is still not easy for Inter Milan to win the championship. In the 26th round of the league, Inter Milan visited the Aldo Spinelli Stadium to face Livorno, who ranked sixth in the league. Perhaps the decisive battle between Inter Milan and Juventus in the last game scared their opponents, so Livorno played very conservatively at home. At the 85th minute, the score was still 0:0. Inter tried various methods but failed to break through the opponent's turtle shell. In the final moments of the game, Livorno retreated across the board and parked the bus in their own penalty area, making it clear that they wanted to maintain the draw. The Inter Milan fans who traveled with the team to the away game were extremely anxious, shouting the names of the players on the field over and over again, hoping that they could create a miracle. As if he heard the fans’ shouts, Lin Feng stood up at the critical moment. He dribbled the ball in the middle and dribbled horizontally along the front of the opponent's penalty area, as if he was inspecting the opponent's defense line. Livorno's defense was very tight. Lin Feng couldn't find any chance and had to rush to the left. Seeing Recoba on the side creating some space for him, Lin Feng decisively dribbled the ball to the bottom, attracted the attention of the opponent's defender, and then made a triangle pass back to the penalty area. A blue-black figure suddenly rushed in from outside the penalty area, shot directly without stopping, and sent the ball into the opponent's goal! The score became 1:0! Inter Milan defeated the opponent in the final stage! The goal was scored by Inter Milan midfielder Veron! At the same time, good news came from another game. Juventus, playing away, was tied by Messina! The gap between the two teams narrowed from 4 points to 2 points! The Serie A championship seems to be waving to Inter Milan! (End of this chapter)