Chapter 66: Leaving one after another

Before Kaka and Ronaldo arrived at Real Madrid, there was another extremely important "signing" at the Bernabeu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

And the reason why I want to add "" to the head of the reinforcement is because this person is not a player, but a manager - Jose Mourinho.

In the 2008-09 season, the Portuguese led Inter Milan to the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia to become the most sought-after coach in Europe, especially when he led the team to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Champions League final.

At 13 o'clock local time on May 31, Jose Mourinho attended Real Madrid's press conference and officially debuted at Real Madrid, and the madman will become the helm of the Galaxy Battleship in the next 4 years, with an annual salary of up to 10 million euros.

Accompanied by Real Madrid general manager Valdano, Mourinho appeared in front of the media and fans for the first time as the manager of Real Madrid.

Smiling and relaxed, these were the first impressions that the Portuguese made on the journalists who patiently waited at the press conference.

At the press conference, Baldano spoke first, and although there has been speculation that Mourinho's arrival will weaken Baldano's power, Baldano still welcomed the signing of Mourinho. "I announce that Jose Mourinho will be the manager of Real Madrid for the next four years. For Real Madrid, it is an honour to have the best coach in the world. Jose Mourinho's arrival is something Real Madrid should be happy about. ”

After Baldano, Mourinho, the protagonist of the conference, began his first speech as the manager of the Galaxy. The Portuguese coach, who has always been unsmiling, first started to joke in the official language: "Hello everyone, first of all, I want to say that I don't speak Spanish, living and studying in Italy has made me forget Spanish, I should spend a month to review it first." ”

Mourinho then expressed his joy at coaching Real Madrid, saying: "I don't know if I was born to coach Real Madrid, but I'm sure I was born to be a football coach. I like difficult challenges. What attracted me most about Real Madrid was his glorious history, but in recent seasons the team has had some difficulties. Not being able to play for Real Madrid will be a big gap in the career for both the coach and the players. ”

As for his coaching goals, Mourinho said: "One thing that is fortunate is that in terms of coaching resume, whether it is at Blackburn Rovers or at Milan, I have done well in the past. It's a pride for me to coach Real Madrid now, but what I want most is not to train or play here, it's the best thing to win at Real Madrid and that's what motivates me. ”

'In addition to Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, I also know that the club hierarchy are planning to send me a defender. Mourinho replied at a press conference in an interview with Portuguese media outlet Record.

The media speculated that the defender Mourinho said was likely to be wearing Real Madrid's white shirt within a week, but who was that player?

Many people have their eyes on Ronaldo's old club Blackburn.

The answer is Blackburn's main right-back McCone Douglas Cenado.

From the high-profile offer of Real Madrid FC to the enthusiastic response of the player himself, and through the disputes over the topic of transfer fees and wages, McConn, who is known as the world's No. 1 right wing-back, finally booked a ticket to board the Galaxy Battleship.

According to the Spanish media, it is no surprise that the Brazilian will officially become a member of Real Madrid next week.

This time, Cariondo, the agent who previously criticized some people for trying to stir up McConn's transfer to Real Madrid, expressed optimism about the transfer process: "In the next two or three days, it will be the key to McConn's transfer." The previous problem of Real Madrid's reluctance to meet McConn's 7 million annual salary after tax was basically solved through the concessions of the players. After some consideration, McCone has agreed to reduce the salary requirement to 5.5 million after tax, which has been approved by the Bernabeu.

In the next few days, McConn's agent Carriendo will remain in Spain to finalize every detail of the player's contract. As for the next priority, it will be how to convince Blackburn to release him. No, on the Spanish onda_cero radio program, McConn's agent made it clear: "McCone will make a decision in two or three days, and the next thing should be Mr. Moratti's." I'm optimistic about this transfer and believe I can get a perfect result. ”

Some details also show that the agent's optimism is not groundless. The first is the assignment of shirt numbers for Real Madrid. Substitute goalkeeper Dudek has been wearing the number 13 for the past few seasons, but for the new season, the Pole has been given the number 25 shirt. The reason is simple, the number 13 is not only McConn's number in Blackburn, but also one of the favorite numbers of Brazilians; Next is Mourinho's mobile phone, Madrid media revealed that the Portuguese coach and McCone will communicate with each other almost every day, communicating the transfer process in real time.

There are all kinds of signs that Real Madrid are determined to win McConn. Although As, there is a gap of 6 million between the £38 million offer that Blackburn still insists on and the £32 million offer that Real Madrid are willing to pay.

However, "Daily Sport" revealed that Florentino is likely to write a sky-high cheque again at Mourinho's repeated request.

On June 30, Blackburn Rovers and Real Madrid officially announced at the same time that McCone officially joined Real Madrid, and Real Madrid paid a transfer fee of up to 35 million pounds in order to get the Brazilian. Counting the 5.5 million annual salary paid to McCone in each of the next five years, Real Madrid's pre-tax salary expenditure will reach 32.2 million (7.3 million per year).

In other words, with the acquisition of McConn, the Bernabeu will not only welcome the number one right wing-back in world football today, but also the most expensive defensive player in the club's history - a Brazilian full-back who will cost a total of 80 million euros on the Galaxy.

Although McConn is now the world's No. 1 right-back, Arthur did not hesitate to sell him, because the professionalism of the Brazilian is really worrying, and in Arthur's previous life, it was McConn's lack of progress that allowed him to be at his peak for only three or four years.

Arthur had already determined that he was not Blackburn's long-term solution before the introduction of McConn, and after Ivanovic grew up last season, Arthur had the intention of selling McCone for a high price, and after facing Real Madrid's £30million offer this time, Arthur knew it was time.

After losing Cristiano Ronaldo + McConn, the team's entire right side over the past few seasons, Blackburn's departures are still rising.

With the departure of Lippi, Cannavaro, who has been a close confidant of the Italian coach for the past three seasons, has also become a countdown to Blackburn.

On June 19, Juventus announced that Cannavaro would return to Juventus for next season for the Italian national team captain for a transfer fee of just £3 million.

Juventus had a poor record last season and had a lot of holes at the back, so the club wanted Cannavaro to take a pay cut and return to play for Juventus for a year. Previously, Italian media revealed that Cannavaro and Juventus will sign a 1+1 contract, play as a player in the first year, and enter the team management in the second year, but now Juventus has only officially announced Cannavaro's one-year player contract.

After the signing, Cannavaro said: "I'm sure I can do well at Juventus and at the same time be able to regain the trust of the fans. My dedication and passion for football will keep me in shape and I'm confident that my new journey will be very good. ”

Yesterday Juventus just fired manager Ranieri and hired Ferrara as an interim coach, and only one day later Juventus announced the signing of Cannavaro, which also heralded the official start of a new round of renovation projects for the team by the Juventus hierarchy.

Cannavaro's departure also reflects Arthur's view of veterans over 30 who will decisively sell them and replace them with younger and more promising players after they can't prove that they have nothing to gain from the team.

In addition to Cannavaro, Blackburn also has such an awkward veteran, that is, Ballack, the captain of the German tank.

On June 28, Leverkusen Club officially announced that Ballack rejoined the team for a transfer fee of 6 million pounds.

Bayer Leverkusen FC general manager Reina Kalmond confirmed the news in an interview with reporters.

German star Ballack, who has returned to the Bundesliga, made his public debut at Bayer Leverkusen on July 4. Facing his old club seven years ago, Ballack said that the goal of the new season will be to win the Bundesliga title with the team.

Ballack has signed a two-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen. At the moment, Ballack's priority is to heal his ankle injury as soon as possible and get back to his best before the start of the new season.

The 32-year-old has a long history with Bayer Leverkusen. From 1999 to 2002 he played for Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he won two Bundesliga runners-up, one German Cup and one Champions League runner-up. Since then, Ballack has played for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Blackburn Rovers respectively.

In last season's Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen were at the top of the table in the first half, but after the winter break, they were obviously lacking in stamina and ended up outside the Champions League zone. However, as the current number one star in Germany, the addition of Ballack will significantly strengthen Leverkusen's strength.

If the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo, McConn, Cannavaro and Ballack were all expected by Arthur, the subsequent loss of stars by the Blues disrupted Arthur's plans for the team next season. (To be continued.) )