Chapter 292: If you don't leave, you won't leave
"Inter Milan is really sincere." Gao Zheng said with emotion after hearing the news of his agent Viviano.
"But no matter how sincere I am, I won't go."
Viviano nodded, it was a wise choice.
Don't look at Inter Milan as a giant, and don't look at the treble they won a few years ago, and they are in the limelight for a while.
But the current Inter Milan and the original Inter Milan have long been judged as two teams.
With two games left to play, the treble-winning team three years ago is now eighth in the league, seven points off fifth-placed Udinese, and is already doomed to miss out on any European qualification for next season.
Even if the Serie A league as a whole is still very strong, Gao Zheng does not need to go to a team that can't even play in Europe next season. At Sampdoria, where he is now, at least he has confirmed that he will be able to participate in next season's European competition, the difference is only the Europa League or the Champions League.
"It's Paris Saint-Germain's forty-five million...... Gee. Even I was almost moved. Gao Zheng shook his head and sighed.
"What's in your heart? This money is not for you, it is for the club! ”
"Oh, Andrey, you're such a good agent, you're going to negotiate a good contract for me, right? If you can afford to buy my club for 45 million, can you not afford to open a decent personal contract? Gao Zheng patted his agent's ass.
Viviano snorted, "Of course. But Gao Zheng, are you going to Paris Saint-Germain? ”
Gao Zheng shook his head: "No, I won't go to Paris Saint-Germain." I said I wasn't going anywhere this summer, and that was not going anywhere. They thought I was using this to ask for a price, and I was too villainous. ”
"There are media outlets who think this summer is the best chance if you're leaving Sampdoria......"
"Because I just broke the record, and the limelight is in full swing, so it's convenient to ask for a sky-high price?"
Viviano didn't speak, it was a hehehe.
Gao Zheng shook his head: "I don't think my performance will plummet next season, I am still very confident in myself." ”
Viviano smiled: "Of course, you're all mountains, haha!" ”
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Sampdoria FC released a statement on their official website, in which they admitted that they had recently been contacted by a number of clubs to express their interest in Gao Zheng, and that the media reports were not groundless.
They also took this opportunity to express the club's position again, that is, Gao Zheng is not for sale, and they will not let Gao Zheng go. As a result, all offers to Gao Zheng will be directly rejected no matter how much they are offered.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Zheng also talked about the favor of those wealthy families in an interview.
"I'm worth 45 million euros now, so it's good to be worth that much money. But I said I wouldn't leave Sampdoria and nothing has changed in my mind so far. It's not like the media said, I took the opportunity to ask for a price. I'm definitely going to wear the Sampdoria shirt next season. ”
The statements from both the club and the players reassured Sampdoria fans.
At least this summer, they don't have to be scared.
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There are now two league games left until the end of the season.
Sampdoria are three points ahead of fourth-placed AC Milan.
Because Sampdoria have an absolute advantage in the relationship between the two teams, as long as Sampdoria wins Lazio in the penultimate round of the league, then they can qualify for next season's Champions League one round earlier.
Although there are only two rounds left in the league, this penultimate round of the league is not scheduled to kick off at the same time.
AC Milan and Roma play a day earlier than Sampdoria and Lazio.
AC Milan, who are playing at home in this game, will have the pressure to take down their opponents, otherwise they will not be able to keep up with Sampdoria.
If they lose this pizza first, then Sampdoria will definitely qualify for the Champions League in advance, no matter what kind of play they play.
As a result, the whole AC Milan team did not perform well in this game, and they played a 0-0 draw with Roma at home!
This news is nothing short of great news for Sampdoria.
This means that the next day, as long as Sampdoria does not lose away to Lazio, they can qualify for the Champions League one round earlier, although it is a qualification for the qualifying round, but it is not bad. After all, in addition to the Champions League, the league position will also affect the final prize money distribution.
The higher the ranking, the more prizes you get.
This is also a significant income for a club like Sampdoria that runs on a small budget.
But perhaps because AC Milan did not win, the Sampdoria players breathed a sigh of relief and the whole team relaxed.
As a result, they lost 1-2 away to Lazio.
Although Gao Zheng was closely watched by Lazio throughout the game, he still provided an assist to help Icardi score.
But that didn't help Sampdoria win away games.
The defeat made Sampdoria's Champions League situation delicate.
They are now just two points ahead of AC Milan, and if they lose in the final round of the league and AC Milan win, they will be one point ahead of Sampdoria to finish third and secure Champions League qualification for next season.
When it comes to Champions League qualification, AC Milan is likely to be more important than Sampdoria.
After all, for the giants AC Milan, if there is one season that cannot participate in the Champions League, it is a failure.
So when the news of Sampdoria's defeat to Lazio broke, AC Milan fans celebrated online, and they all became Lazions on the night......
"Milan Sport" also ingeniously "comforted" Sampdoria fans: "...... This may or may not be good news for Sampdoria – when did they last qualify for the Champions League? Not far away, in the 2009-2010 season, they finished third in the league and qualified for next season's Champions League qualifiers. What's next? In the 2010-2011 season, Sampdoria, who participated in the Champions League qualifiers, were eventually relegated...... The history is so similar nowadays that I don't think Sampdoria fans should expect their team to qualify for the Champions League, which is not heaven but hell for a team of their magnitude if they remember the lessons of the year......
The article was full of cynicism and malicious ridicule about Sampdoria's loss.
Because of Gao Zheng, the relationship between the two clubs is relatively tense, and there is no shortage of war of words between "Milan Sports Newspaper" and Genoese media.
Milan Sport is particularly happy to see Sampdoria unlucky.
However, after the game, Gao Zheng still expressed his confidence: "We will definitely participate in the Champions League next season, and not just in the qualifying rounds. ”
In response to Gao Zheng's statement, "Milan Sports Daily" also ridiculed: "Maybe Gao forgot when he said this, Sampdoria's opponent in the last round is Juventus!" ”
The Nineteenth Century newspaper shot back: "Perhaps the reporter of Sport forgot when he wrote this, Sampdoria beat Juventus away in the first half, and this time it was our home stadium!" ”