Chapter 194 Inter Milan offers million for Messi, Lin Feng + Messi? A few minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. In the 05-06 season, the second Milan derby in Serie A ended with Inter Milan's victory. This season, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan twice in both home and away matches, which should be something to be proud of. But after the game, Inter Milan players were not happy. The moment the whistle sounded, almost no Inter Milan players on the field were still standing. They were all exhausted and collapsed on the grass. Although judging from the result of the game, Inter Milan won. But this can only be considered a narrow victory, as as many as three players were injured in this game. Including the players who were injured before, most of Inter Milan's team is injured. Such a serious injury is bound to have a huge impact on the team's subsequent games.
Especially with the Champions League semi-final set to start in a few days, given Inter Milan’s huge consumption in this game, almost everyone outside is pessimistic about them. They didn't have much physical strength to begin with, and after experiencing such a brutal battle, they had to travel to the British Isles to challenge Arsenal, who were well-rested. No matter how hard I try, I still have no idea how Inter Milan will win! The situation of AC Milan next door is similar to that of Inter Milan. They are also fighting on two fronts. Except for one less Italian Cup than Inter Milan, the rest of the schedule is no different from Inter Milan. Frequent competitions also caused serious physical and mental fatigue to the players. In addition, they fought hard for the entire game but ended up losing, which seriously hit the players' confidence on the spiritual level. Shortly after the Milan derby ended, Barcelona also faced off in the La Liga. Barcelona head coach Rijkaard did not let all the main players play, but hid several main players including the team's absolute core Ronaldinho. Obviously, Barcelona is saving its strength for the Champions League, and with a huge lead in the league, they have enough confidence to make such an arrangement. Even if they lose this game, it will not affect their league championship. What's more, Barcelona's substitute lineup is strong enough. With the outstanding performance of Alessandro Nesta and Messi, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 1:0 and won the game. The two teams that are about to meet in the Champions League are at completely different levels in terms of their status and morale after playing the league. This makes the outside world slightly pessimistic about AC Milan's Champions League prospects! …… Winning the 263rd Milan derby consolidated Inter Milan's position at the top of the league. For Inter Milan, at least the situation for winning the league title has become clearer. Especially in the match between Cagliari and Juventus held the next day, Juventus was tied by the opponent again. The opponent was just a relegation team, and one of their players was sent off with a red card during the game. Under such circumstances, it was surprising that Juventus failed to win the game. But considering that they had drawn three games in a row before this game, this result doesn't seem so surprising. But after being tied by the opponent, the Serie A championship situation has become extremely unfavorable for Juventus. After Inter Milan defeated AC Milan with great difficulty, their lead over Juventus extended to 4 points, with only the last 4 rounds left in the Serie A. It is very difficult for Juventus to catch up with this 4-point gap.
Even in their heyday, it was not easy to do all this, let alone now when the situation is so precarious! Perhaps what Juventus' top management should consider now is not the possibility of winning the league title, but how to avoid punishment from the law and the Italian Football Association. If the evidence is conclusive, Juventus' top management is likely to be prosecuted or even sent to prison. Juventus will most likely be ordered to be relegated or even disbanded, and its league titles from the past few seasons will be confiscated. It’s hard to say whether the team can survive, so who has the time to think about whether they can win the championship? If the phone-gate incident was true, even if Juventus eventually miraculously reversed Inter Milan and successfully defended the title, they would most likely be stripped of the championship this time. It is also because of this that the Juventus team is in panic. The players are all considering where to play next season and looking for a way out for themselves in advance. Juventus is in trouble, and Inter Milan also has a lot of problems. After the Milan derby, at the post-match press conference, a reporter from London asked Mancini a question about Adriano: "Mr. Mancini, is Adriano injured? Why didn't you include him in the 18-man squad for this game?" After this question was raised, all the reporters at the scene pricked up their ears and looked at Mancini intently. "Sorry, this involves the team's tactical arrangements. Please forgive me for not being able to comment!" Mancini glanced at the reporter and did not give a direct answer. He has a disagreement with Adriano, which is an internal matter of the team. If it needs to be resolved, it should be resolved privately. It will not be exposed and cause adverse effects on the team and the players. But the reporters asked the questions with answers in mind, and Mancini's attitude further confirmed their guesses. So after the game, there were quick reports of discord between Inter Milan’s generals and coach. The newspaper from London reported this incident. "Don't think about it. These British people must be deliberately trying to influence our mentality. If we are really affected, Arsenal's chances of winning will be even higher!" Club chairman Facchetti comforted Mancini: "Don't worry about these things. What you need to do now is to lead the team well and prepare for the game with peace of mind. The boss and I will help you with everything else!" The next day, Facchetti gave an exclusive interview to Gazzetta dello Sport. In the interview, he criticized Ade's way of dealing with people and training attitude in the team: "Ahem, if he's angry about the treatment he's received, ahem, then he'd better examine his own behavior first." Facchetti actually liked Ade at the beginning, but Ade was too unreasonable. Since the conflict with Mancini in the last game against Villarreal, he has missed several team training sessions. This attitude made Facchetti, Moratti and other team leaders who had been very optimistic about him unable to stand it anymore. Ever since Ade's father passed away, his personality has become withdrawn and cold. Even within the team, he hardly interacted with other players. Apart from a few close friends like Lin Feng and Figo, Ade hardly talks to other teammates. This kind of poor interpersonal relationship made it difficult for him to get the understanding and support of his teammates when he was in a low ebb. It also made him more and more superstitious about his own personal strength on the court, and he played more and more alone. He could obviously cooperate with a team, but he insisted on fighting alone.
Even though his teammates were in a better position, he insisted on shooting himself, which often resulted in wasted opportunities and further dissatisfaction among his teammates. What's worse is that the more he behaved like this, the more dissatisfied his coach and teammates were with him, the more isolated he became, and he became even more independent, completely trapped in a vicious circle. That day in the locker room, he had a conflict with Mancini, and almost no one in the team stood up to speak for him, because his teammates' dissatisfaction with him had accumulated to a certain extent. "Boss, eh, I'm afraid there won't be a place for Ade in the team next season." After expressing his support for Mancini to the outside world, Facchetti made a special trip to find Moratti to report the matter to him. Moratti nodded slightly, then turned to ask about Facchetti's health: "If you are sick, don't insist on working. Leave the club's affairs to Blanca and Oriali." Facchetti waved his hands: "Ahem, I'm fine, the season is over. After I'm done with this busy period, I'll go to the hospital for a thorough checkup. No, ahem, it won't affect me!" Morati nodded. Since the other party had said so, he couldn't continue to persuade him. …… On April 4, Barcelona arrived in Milan three days in advance and rented Inter Milan's training base to prepare for the Champions League semi-final against AC Milan three days later. When the entire Barcelona team arrived at Inter Milan's training base, the entire Inter Milan team lined up to welcome them. Moratti also entertained the entire Barcelona team and club executives. At this time, the relationship between the two teams was still very good, and there were no grudges over the Champions League and transfers. Even because of the transfer of the alien Ronaldo, there is still a lot of friendship between the two clubs, and they have cooperated in many aspects involving player transfers and young player loans. Moratti and Inter Milan are well-known rivals in the football world, and the main reason is that one of them is stupid and has a lot of money. At that time, Barcelona was not yet one of the top clubs and was still a little short of funds. So the two sides' top executives chatted and the topic turned to player transfers: "How about selling Ronaldinho to me for 5000 million euros?" Moratti stretched out his hand, looked at Ronaldinho who was showing off his skills to players from both sides on the training ground, and made an offer to Barcelona president Laporta. "No! No! No! No! Ronaldinho is the absolute core of our Barcelona. He is not for sale!" When Laporta heard the offer, he quickly rejected Moratti's price. After the rejection, I was still sighing in my heart: No wonder the outside world says that Moratti and Inter Milan are stupid and rich, it really lives up to their reputation, 50 million euros, he didn't even blink an eye when he offered it, how arrogant! Moratti rolled his eyes at the other person. What do you mean it's not for sale? It's just that the money isn't enough! However, we don't really have to force Ronaldinho to buy him, because he is definitely not cheap. 50 million euros is basically impossible. If we really want to get him, we may have to double the price. "How about selling that 19-year-old kid to me? I'll give him 3000 million euros!" Moratti pointed at Messi, who was dribbling past almost the entire Barcelona team and half of Inter Milan. "Haha, Mr. Moratti, you are joking. In our eyes, Messi is worth more than 3000 million, just like you, Inter Milan, will not sell Lin Feng for a mere million!" While Laporta declined Moratti's offer, he also blew a wave of Lin Feng. This flattery was really effective and Morati was very happy after hearing it. It was just a casual mention, but the opponent put Messi on the same level as Lin Feng. In addition, Lin Feng's opponent in the Golden Boy Award last year was Messi, which made Moratti develop a little interest in Messi. He thought about it seriously and asked: "If I really want to take him away, how much money will you give me in exchange for letting him go?" Laporta thought the other party had not given up yet, so he released Messi's penalty amount so that the other party would give up completely:
"The penalty for breach of contract between us and Messi is million..." "Okay, then million, sign the contract this summer!" Poof! Laporta, who was drinking water, spit out all the water upon hearing this. What did I just hear? Moratti said he was willing to spend million to buy Messi? Did he say it wrong, or did I hear it wrong? He asked cautiously and tentatively: "Mr. Morati, is what you said true?" Spending million euros on a young player who is not even 19 years old, am I crazy or is the world crazy? The current transfer fee record in football is 7600 million euros created by Zidane. Moratti doubled the price as soon as he opened his mouth, and he was buying an 18-year-old young player. I must be still dreaming because I haven't woken up yet. Laporta pinched himself secretly, and the pain made him almost cry. "Of course it's true. Why, do you doubt that I don't have so much money?" Moratti's eyes were fixed on Messi on the training ground. He had just witnessed Messi dribbling past the entire Barcelona team and then the entire Inter Milan team. This was the first time he intuitively felt Messi's strength. If this kid could dribble past others on the court as easily as eating and drinking, then if he and Lin Feng combined together, wouldn't they dominate the world? In fact, in February, Moratti was still considering selling the team. At that time, he planned to sell Inter Milan for a base price of 5 million euros. The main reason for him to make this decision is that Inter Milan has not won the league title for 17 years, and has not won the Champions League for 40 years! In February, Juventus was far ahead in the league and Inter Milan had no hope of catching up. With Inter Milan's strength, it was impossible for them to win the Champions League. That's why the frustrated Moratti wants to quit. He has spent a lot of money in the past eight years, but there is no effect. Anyone would be frustrated. But now the situation is completely different. Juventus suddenly fell behind, Inter Milan came from behind and is about to win the league championship. In addition, Inter Milan has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Even if they cannot win the championship this year, if this lineup is strengthened, they can definitely challenge for the Champions League title next year! In addition, Juventus is likely to be relegated due to the impact of the phone-gate scandal, and AC Milan is also likely to be affected. In the future, Inter Milan will have the opportunity to dominate Serie A. So much good news boosted Moratti's confidence. Not only has he changed his mind about selling the team, he is also preparing to continue to increase investment to buy more powerful stars for the team and further strengthen Inter Milan's strength. However, having learned from previous lessons and having tasted the sweetness of investing in Lin Feng, Moratti is now very fond of young players. And just based on his performance just now, Messi has perfectly met his goal. But Moratti, who was stupid and rich, had no idea how outrageous the price he offered was! In 2008, when there were rumors that Manchester City offered Barcelona 7700 million pounds for Messi, Barcelona was also tempted and said they were willing to talk. This shows that in Barcelona's mind, the psychological price for selling Messi is far less than million euros. But how can one be worthy of Moratti's personality if he is not domineering? He has always presented himself like this! "No, no, no, of course not. This price is enough to activate the penalty clause. All we need is the player's consent!" Laporta was ecstatic, and tried hard to suppress the almost uncontrollable joy, and spoke in a trembling voice. If he didn't have to seek the player's consent, he would even want to keep Messi in Inter Milan and not take him back! This is million euros! Ronaldinho is not worth so much money, Moratti is such a fool! Such fools must be coaxed and must cooperate more in the future!
PS: Moratti did propose a 2006 million euro offer for Messi in , which was revealed by Barcelona president Laporta himself. (End of this chapter)