Chapter 458: Selling People

Inter Milan quickly completed their first transfer deal of the summer, and after this transfer deal, they seem to have made no moves, but are in a hurry to sell......

"Liverpool want to buy Martins? Eight million euros? Tell Benitez that less than fifteen million euros we will not consider. A young striker who is twenty-one years old and has scored more than forty goals in the last three seasons will not be too cheap. ”

Unlike last season, this season Inter Milan sold a lot more confidence, last season they sold people basically when someone made an offer, and this season, after Dick began to intervene in the transfer, they began to become calculating.

It's not just because the transfer of Dick is so serious, but because this summer is completely different from last summer - last summer Inter Milan can be described as a failed season, the value of the player naturally shrank, plus the new head coach is in charge, it is normal to sell players, and after the end of this season, Inter Milan has completed the undefeated feat of the season, there are almost no players who perform badly, although Martins is a substitute, but he also got a lot of opportunities, and he scored fewer goals in the league, However, he performed quite well in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup, with four goals in the UEFA Cup, which is a good performance, and with the advantage of his age, it is entirely possible to sell for a good price.

And the value of other players in Inter Milan has also risen to varying degrees, including Pasquale, who was pushed into the transfer market by Inter Milan, Semioli and Karagunis, who did not have too many opportunities to play, especially Semioli, his chances to play last season were okay, mainly because he was the only full-time player on the wing in the midfield of Inter Milan, and after Figo came, his chances of playing may be more compressed, and for the young Semioli, he needs to play more games.

Karagunis, on the other hand, played fewer games last season, but he is also a Greek international, so he naturally wants to have more opportunities.

And these players are actually very popular, especially in the eyes of the middle and lower teams, their role is still very large, and they are not worried about the market, and their value will not be very high, and it is not very difficult to sell them.

Soon, Parma offered Pasquale two million euros - the Inter Milan club originally meant to loan Pasquale out, but Dick gave instructions - grinding for a while, increasing the price and then choosing to transfer.

In the end, Parma introduced Pasquale at a price of three million euros, and Semioli wanted to return to Chievo, and played a season in Inter Milan, Semioli's value did not fall but rose, which also gave Chievo a little headache, they went out to three million euros Inter Milan but refused to let go, after all, half of Semioli's value last year was 1.5 million euros, and finally opened to 4 million euros, Inter Milan was relieved, and Semioli returned to Chievo, where he became famous.

However, Karagounis has no team interest in Serie A, but many teams in other leagues are interested in him, including Panathinaikos at the time of his debut and Benfica in Portugal, both sides bid two million euros, and finally Inter Milan agreed to the offer of both parties, and after weighing, Karagounis did not return to China, but chose to join Benfica.

These three substitutes were sold for a total of 9 million euros, but Recoba and Martins' next home is not easy to find, Recoba is unwilling to go to a poor team, and the better team is not very comfortable with his fragile body, so it is still a stalemate, and Martins is because Inter Milan's asking price is relatively high, and the teams that can afford this price are still waiting.

These two players are indeed loyal to Inter Milan, but at the team level, loyalty alone is useless, loyalty in addition to strength to be able to remain loyal, Baresi and Maldini if the strength is not enough, can not become the flag of AC Milan, in the same way, Zanetti If he has not maintained a high level of performance for more than ten years, he cannot become the greatest foreign captain in the history of Inter Milan, tied with Facchetti Bergomi.

Recoba and Martins' loyalty to Inter Milan is undoubted, but Recoba's fragile body, inconsistent performance, and Martins' monotonous technical characteristics make it impossible for them to become a part of the top Inter Milan, even if it is a substitute, Dick has better options, he has Cruise, Pandev, Di Natale, Recoba and Martins are very redundant at this time.

And when Dick informed these two players that they were not in the plan for next season, Recoba calmly accepted this fact, in fact, in the course of last season, Recoba began to feel that the current Inter Milan really does not need himself, and his performance in the forward position is not as good as Pandev, and in the forward position, with a monster like Adriano, a strong center forward like Tony and a top substitute like Cruise, how many chances can he have? Last season he also got a lot of appearances in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup, and the next season is the Champions Cup, is it only in the Coppa Italia?

Whether it's for himself or for Inter, it's the best option for him to leave Inter.

Martins, on the other hand, is a little unacceptable, he can be a substitute, and he is willing to be a substitute for Inter Milan, but the current situation is that even if he is a substitute, I am afraid he will not be able to get such a position......

"Oba, I understand your feelings, but don't forget, you are still young, and if you train outside for a few years, it is not impossible to return to Inter Milan in the future...... There's really no place for you at Inter right now, what you need now is a game workout, understand? The club will find you a more suitable club to join, at least no matter what, Inter Milan will consider your personal future and training opportunities, and will not just dump you to a certain team. ”

Listening to the sobbing sound from Martins on the other end of the phone, Dick was also a little helpless - this child's loyalty to Inter Milan is indeed very touching, but staying will hurt him.

It's just that after thinking about it for a day, Martins also accepted this reality, and the Inter Milan club began to find a home for him - Dick didn't want to make too much money on him in this regard, and refused Liverpool's offer In addition to the low price, the biggest factor is that under Benitez, Martins may not be able to get any opportunities, buying Martins may be a substitute for Owen's departure, but although these two people are speed-type, their characteristics are different, The competition on Liverpool's forward line is also very fierce, and after Martins goes, I am afraid there will not be many opportunities.

In fact, with Martins' characteristics and strength, it is very suitable to go to a quasi-strong team that is weaker than the first-class giants, and it is even more suitable to go to the kind of team that focuses on defensive counterattacks - historically he did not play badly at Newcastle, although Newcastle seemed very chaotic, but it also provided him with enough opportunities to play and exercise, Martins has good personal ability, but it is a lot worse in terms of coordination and tactical awareness, which is also a factor that he can't go further, not only because of his poor shooting skills- So he is not suitable for La Liga, the Premier League that rushes and plays fiercely is the soil for him to run - of course, the Bundesliga is also suitable, his speed is still very useful against those clumsy Bundesliga defenders, but few teams in the Bundesliga can afford to buy him now, Bayern does not look down on him, Dortmund is now tightening the monetary base, although the situation is much better than in history after Dick tossed for two years, but it can't pay more than 10 million to buy people......

The only way to go, it seems, is the Premier League.

After Liverpool's bid for Inter Milan was rejected, they did not make other moves for the time being, while other teams began to be interested in Martins, such as Tottenham, Manchester City and Newcastle have shown a certain degree of interest, Tottenham has no good strikers now, Manchester City also has no reliable striker after Anelka's departure, Newcastle and Kluivert have terminated their contracts, Shearer is old again, and he also needs to have a good striker to join.

Tottenham and Newcastle are not bad for money, but Manchester City is relatively poor, after knowing the asking price of Inter Milan, they quickly shrunk - the current Manchester City is not the Manchester City that spends money, even if Wright Phillips was sold to Chelsea for 21 million pounds, they are not willing to spend too much money on Martins, so they retreated and quickly signed former England international Vassell from Aston Villa and withdrew from the fight for Martins.

Compared with Tottenham, Newcastle's sincerity seems to be a little more sufficient - you must know that this summer is a time for their forward line to change the dynasty, Kluivert's performance is getting worse and worse, and the club has been terminated, and Shearer is also on the verge of retirement, so at this time in history they brought in Owen from Real Madrid to make up for this shortcoming, but at this time, Owen went to Real Madrid a year late, and it is not so easy for them to buy a better striker......

So compared to Tottenham, they seem to be a little more inevitable.

In the bidding, they finally paid 13 million euros, this price Inter Milan has basically accepted, and Tottenham also gave up the bid, at this time, a Celtic suddenly came out of the spur, after losing the top scorer Larsson, they wanted to bring in Martins to fill the vacancy, and shouted a transfer fee of 15 million euros!

"Oba, we're going to let you decide for yourself where you're going."

When he got this offer, Dick decisively called Martins: "We will approve the offers of these two teams, as for where to go, it depends on your own choice." ”

"Boss...... What team do you think would be better for me to go to? Martins asked Dick rhetorically.

'From a transfer fee point of view, of course I would like you to go to Celtic, but technically it would be better for you to go to Newcastle. The level of the Premier League is also very high now, at least much higher than the Scottish league, although Celtic can play the Champions Cup, Newcastle can only play the League Cup, but a season of continuous high level, than only in European competitions can play at a high level, you have to understand the difference. ”

"I see, I think, I'd agree with Newcastle's offer." Martins nodded: "Boss, I'm very grateful to the club for being able to incur the loss of the transfer fee for my consideration. ”

"Newcastle's offer has met our requirements, so the club has nothing to lose...... Adapt to the new environment, improve your sense of the game, pay more attention to the movement of your teammates, and make yourself a whole, rather than relying on speed alone. Also, Shearer is a great shooter and you can learn more about his shooting skills, your shooting skills have always been weak and if you don't make up for that, you can never be a top scorer. ”