Chapter 233 Aliens return to Inter Milan? "Has Inter Milan changed its character? They didn't even become the scapegoat?" "I'm not familiar with Maicon, but Vieira and Grosso were the main players of the French and Italian teams in the World Cup finals. The two of them together only cost 1500 million euros. This deal is too cost-effective!" "Yes, last summer Juventus spent 2000 million euros to lure Vieira away from Arsenal. Only one year later, Inter Milan took Vieira away at a bargain price. Juventus really lost a lot of money!" "Haha, Vieira's transfer means more than that. You know, Juventus is Inter Milan's mortal enemy. Being able to poach players from their mortal enemy and making Juventus lose so much money at one time is simply a win for Inter Milan!" "It is reported that Inter Milan's transfer fee of 950 million is not paid in one lump sum, but in three installments. Knowing that Juventus' commercial sponsorship, league broadcasting revenue and Champions League bonuses have dropped sharply after relegation, Inter Milan is in urgent need of money, but it refuses to pay in one lump sum. For Inter Milan, who is not short of money, this is a deliberate trick!" "Haha, Inter Milan is so bad!" "As expected of my great country Milan, I love it!" …… Lin Feng naturally also felt Inter Milan's actions in the transfer market. Although these three transfers only cost 2150 million euros in total, they brought three powerful players to Inter Milan, effectively helping the team to strengthen in three positions.
Vieira, needless to say, was once the pillar of Arsenal and one of the pillars of the French national team's midfield. His arrival can greatly enhance the hardness and strength of Inter Milan's midfield. The arrival of Grosso and Maicon, two defenders on the left and right, can also help Inter Milan greatly enhance the strength of its back line and avoid the embarrassment of not being able to put together a complete back line after being filled with injuries at the end of last season. Ordinary fans may not know much about Maicon. After all, he was not selected for this year's Brazilian national team and did not participate in the World Cup. But Lin Feng is very familiar with this guy. In his prime, Maicon was known as the world's best right-back. Although Inter Milan already has a top option like Zanetti at right back, Zanetti is very comprehensive. He can not only play right back but also left back, center back and even defensive midfielder. Such a versatile player will naturally not lack opportunities to play. In general, these three signings are very cost-effective and great value. Except for Grosso who is slightly weaker, the other two are very strong. Their joining has obviously improved Inter Milan's overall strength. But this is not enough. With Inter Milan's wealth, it is impossible for them to call it a day after spending just 2150 million euros. Especially for the recruitment of forwards, Lin Feng has not seen any results so far. "Milito was very good during Mourinho's time. If the club really can't find anyone, why not recommend Milito to them!" Milito is still playing for Zaragoza in La Liga, and his value has not yet been established. If Inter Milan makes a move for him at this time, the transfer fee will not exceed 1000 million euros, and may be able to be done for 600-800 million, which is very cheap. Of course, Lin Feng was just thinking about it and did not rashly interfere in the club's recruitment matters. He is not Director M who can interfere in the affairs of the team management at will. As a player, he should have the awareness and sense of boundaries of a player. What Lin Feng didn't know was that Inter Milan had almost finished discussing Ibrahimovic's transfer with the player and the club. The only disagreement between the two sides now is probably about Ibrahimovic's transfer fee. Juventus offered Ibrahimovic a transfer fee of 3000 million. They believed that Ibrahimovic had good skills, good physical fitness, and was still very young, and was definitely a good candidate for a top center forward. If Juventus had not been relegated and Ibrahimovic himself had not been a traitor, they would never have let Ibrahimovic go easily. Inter Milan definitely made a good profit by buying Ibrahimovic for 3000 million. But Inter Milan doesn't think so. They think Ibrahimovic's statistics are too poor. He only scored 7 goals in the league last season, not even half of Inter Milan's substitute center Kroos. In addition, although Ibrahimovic is tall and has excellent physical fitness, he does not like physical confrontation. He even habitually runs to the wing and does the crossing work, which leads to his assists being even more than his goals. Inter Milan has no shortage of good assist players, but is in urgent need of a strong center forward. From this point of view, Ibrahimovic does not actually meet Inter Milan's requirements very well. Juventus offered 3000 million euros for such a player, which is simply treating Inter Milan as a fool.
So Inter Milan immediately counter-offered to 1500 million euros, cutting the price in half! This price broke Juventus' defense! We took advantage of the internal strife at Ajax and were forced to get rid of Ibrahimovic. On the last day of the transfer window, we paid 1600 million euros to take Ibrahimovic away from Ajax. Now Ibrahimovic is much stronger than he was back then, and we are not in a hurry to sell him. Yet you only gave him 1500 million euros. You are totally insincere! Juventus originally felt that they had suffered a great loss in Vieira's transfer. Now seeing that Inter Milan was so insincere, Juventus was furious and directly closed the transfer negotiations with Ibrahimovic! Originally, Inter Milan planned to announce the transfer news of Ibrahimovic together with Vieira, but because the talks between the two sides broke down, only Vieira came in the end. Juventus has closed the transfer negotiations and Inter Milan is not in a hurry either. As long as there is money, can't we find a good striker? Just when Inter Milan was looking for a striker all over the world, Real Madrid suddenly threw a wink: Do you want aliens? This news instantly made Inter Milan’s top management lose their composure! Ronaldo once played for Inter Milan. Although he did not bring the league and Champions League trophies to Inter Milan due to injuries and other reasons, his unstoppable performance on the court still brought countless beautiful memories to Inter Milan fans. Inter Milan has complicated feelings about this player. After Real Madrid released the news, Ronaldo's agent even went to meet Moratti in person to express Ronaldo's desire to renew their relationship. Moratti is a nostalgic person, and it is very useful to play the emotional card when dealing with him. The alien played for Inter Milan for five seasons and also brought Inter Milan a UEFA Cup championship. Although due to frequent injuries, he did not play many games and did not score many goals. He only scored 59 goals in five seasons, which is definitely not efficient. But as Moratti's favorite player, he has deep feelings for Ronaldo. But even so, facing the active overtures from both Real Madrid and Ronaldo, Moratti still chose to refuse. "Ronaldo is a very good player, but what our team needs now is a younger, healthier and more impactful striker, preferably under 28 years old." Moratti was rarely sentimental, because he knew that this transfer operation was crucial. If it went wrong, the team's core player might run away. Buying a foreigner seems to be a great reinforcement, but Ronaldo at this time may not even have half of his strength in his peak period. In addition, he is getting older and his injuries are becoming more and more frequent. Buying him will not only fail to improve the overall strength of the team, but will become a burden to the team. For Inter Milan, which aims to build a championship-winning team, aliens are not even within their consideration. After giving up the alien's initiative to throw themselves into the arms of the alien, Inter Milan's recruitment target for the striker position focused on two Bundesliga shooters - Berbatov and Klose. However, the Premier League team took the lead and took the first step to snatch the Bulgarian! The transfer fee of 1600 million euros offered by Tottenham is definitely not as good as Inter Milan's sincerity, but Xiaosa seems to be yearning for the Premier League, leaving Inter Milan helpless. After losing Berbatov, Inter Milan had very few options. In order to prevent the team's next target from being snatched away by the opponent, Facchetti personally went to Bremen to negotiate with the chairman of the opposing club and launched a fierce pursuit of Werder Bremen's top scorer. "Xiao Lin, do you guys at Inter Milan really like our striker?" As all major teams had already begun pre-match training, the news of Inter Milan's sudden visit caused a stir within the Werder Bremen team. Chen Tao found Lin Feng immediately and asked him about the situation. "I really don't know. The club's top management is responsible for signing players. We, the bottom players, don't know shit about that!" Lin Feng said with an innocent look on his face. Chen Tao was skeptical of his words: "You are a low-level player, don't you feel embarrassed when you say this?"
Lin Feng spread his hands and said, "I'm just a laborer, no different from the guy screwing screws on the factory assembly line, how come I'm not at the bottom of the society!" Chen Tao said disdainfully: "A screwdriver can't earn your salary in a year!" "Haha, maybe it's because I'm a slightly higher-class worker, but I can only be considered a higher-class worker. I'm still at the bottom of society!" "Okay, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Your chairman has come to our club. He can't be here for me. I heard that you are short of a striker. He must be here for Klose. He is the only strong player in our team. If you really poach him, how can we play?" On the other end of the phone, Chen Tao was worried. Micoud has just left, and now Klose may also be poached. In the new season, Werder Bremen will still be fighting on three fronts like last season: league, cup and Champions League. With so many games to play, what will they do without these two big guys? After hearing what Chen Tao said, Lin Feng on the other end of the phone was not only not worried, but also happy: "Haha, you are the one who matters. If Miku and the others don't leave, there's no way you can get promoted. You better seize the opportunity!" "Go away, stop talking nonsense here. I know my own strength very well!" Hearing the dead tone coming from the other end of the phone, Lin Feng shook his head helplessly. Although it is a bit unfair to my brother to do this, if Klose really joins Inter Milan this season, it will definitely be a good thing for Inter Milan. If we really have to say who is stronger between Klose and Ibrahimovic, Lin Feng thinks Ibrahimovic may be a little stronger. But Ibrahimovic's character is too unruly, so it is probably difficult to get along with him. Compared to him, a low-key, diligent and hardworking striker like Klose is the type that midfielders like most. If Klose joins Inter Milan, Lin Feng is confident that the two of them can achieve the effect of 1+1>2. But if it was Ibrahimovic, with this guy's character of "a real man born in this world, how can he be depressed and inferior to others for long", he would have to compete with him for the position of team leader right away, and Inter Milan would have to be in chaos. 到时候别说1+1＞2了，不给你搞出个1+1＜1就算好的了！ Uh, I'm getting a little carried away. Now I can only say that I am the tactical core of Inter Milan. It's a bit of an exaggeration to call me the boss of the team. Upon learning that the team was in contact with Klose, Lin Feng was in a good mood and happily reported to the team. The coaching staff and club executives were relieved to see Lin Feng arrive on time and in a good mood. This summer, the thing they feared most was Lin Feng leaving without saying goodbye. Now that they have met the people, such worries have been reduced by more than half, but the transfer window has not yet closed, and they still have to remain vigilant in the next month and a half. The teammates didn't know what had happened to Lin Feng. After seeing him, they all came over to greet him. This enthusiasm is much higher than when he first reported to the team last summer. After not seeing each other for more than a month, many players have lost their figure due to lack of exercise and over-indulgence in diet. Among them, South American players are the majority. It seems that lack of self-discipline is a common problem among South American players, and no one can escape it. Well, except Zanetti.
After seeing the captain Zanetti, Lin Feng took the initiative to step forward and greet him: "Hello, Captain. How was your holiday?" Zanetti laughed at himself and said, "Haha, I did have enough rest, but I haven't played football for so long that I wonder if my body is rusty and whether I can still play football!" For some unknown reason, the Argentine coach chose to give up Zanetti and did not take him to this World Cup. At the World Cup, Argentina's right-wing defense had frequent problems and was criticized by fans. After Argentina was eliminated, many fans began to feel sorry for Zanetti and attacked Pekerman's choice of player. But the real situation is actually more complicated than the outside world imagines. The internal disharmony in Argentina is no longer news. The main reason why Zanetti was not selected was because of the conflict between him and Argentina captain Juan Sorin. The conflict between the two can be traced back to the two direct confrontations between Inter Milan and Villarreal in the Champions League last season. The two had a conflict on the court at that time. Afterwards, Sorin used his status and influence in the national team to form cliques, suppress Zanetti, and excluded him from the national team. It is outrageous that the national team was affected because of the conflicts caused by the two club games. But conflicts within the Argentine team have long been a tradition. Their infighting lasted for more than 20 years until 2022, when the problem was solved by the elderly Messi and his group of little fans. Zanetti is not Messi. He cannot make everyone in the team, from the head coach to every player, his fan, and unconditionally willing to build the team's tactical system around him. So for him, missing this World Cup may become a permanent knot in his heart. After all, he is 33 years old, and players of this age are close to retirement age. Even if he can hold on until the next World Cup, can he really be selected for the national team when he is 37 years old? (End of this chapter)