When Gao Zheng was on vacation, Sampdoria Club couldn't rest at all.

The season is over, the team has achieved good results, and the real challenge for the club has just begun.

The last time Sampdoria played in the Champions League, they ended up being relegated. Although it is difficult to say that there is any inevitable connection between relegation and the Champions League, the memories feel bad after all.

Multi-fronting is also a big problem for the team.

Sampdoria don't want the team to be out of the Champions League qualifying round next season, they still want to participate in the main competition, after all, only by participating in the main competition can they get a generous game bonus.

But at the same time, they don't want to participate in the Champions League and lead to relegation.

Although the team performed well last season, the young people have withstood the test.

But on the one hand, the team still needs to continue to strengthen, on the other hand, it has to guard against other teams poaching Sampdoria's corners, and thirdly, Sampdoria's own financial problems also need to be considered, after all, they are not those wealthy giants, there is no inexhaustible petrodollar behind them, and they can't take a fancy to anyone who will bring him at all costs.

After the death of the old president, Ricardo Garrone, Garrone accelerated what he thought about Sampdoria and whether they were willing to continue to invest in it, these are the questions that Sampdoria FC faces.

Although Sampdoria is backed by the Garrone family, and the Garrone family is at the helm of a well-known Italian petrochemical company, this does not mean that the money of the Garrone family is the money of the Sampdoria club, and more often the club needs to be self-financed.

If they sell Gao Zheng, then all economic problems will not exist, but more new problems will emerge.

Gao Zheng has stated several times that he will not leave the team this summer, so the club has absolutely no reason to sell him.

Gao Zheng is not for sale, but other Sampdoria players are not necessarily for sale.

As soon as the league ended, head coach Di Francesco gave the club's general manager Sagramola list in which he divided the players into threes, sixes, nines, and so on.

Definitely not for sale is Gao Zheng.

There are also some players who are not for sale like Gao Zheng, but he does not recommend selling them from the perspective of a manager, and these players are basically young players who performed well last season and occupy an important place in Di Francisco's plan.

Some of the players who can be sold at the right price are also the main players from last season, but on the one hand, they are older, on the other hand, they have high salaries, and on the other hand, they can also find replacements in the transfer market. These players are generally recommended to stay, but if there is a suitable price, Di Francesco believes that the club can be sold, but not too much, otherwise it will affect the stability of the team.

For players who are difficult to play in the team, as long as there is an offer from the team, Di Francesco thinks he can sell them to save salary space and prepare for new signings.

Of course, this is all based on a manager's judgment from a competitive point of view, and it is not necessarily in line with the club's thinking, and in the end it is the general manager of the club, Sagramora, who has the final say, not the head coach Di Francesco.

Because of Sampdoria's outstanding results last season, many players in the team performed outstandingly, which naturally attracted the attention of other teams.

So this summer, there have been a lot of transfer rumours about Sampdoria players.

Gao Zheng has already stated that he will not leave, and there are not many transfer rumors about him.

But there are no shortage of transfer scandals with Alberto Masi, Obiang, Kostisic, Icardi and others.

Massie was pursued by Juventus last season, and now after a season of experience, Juventus' interest in him has not diminished in the slightest.

So as soon as the season ended, there was news that Juventus wanted to ask for Alberto Masi.

Now the nickname given to Massi in the media is "The New Nesta", not only Juventus, but also some other Serie A teams have also thrown olive branches.

Obiang and Kosticic have also been in the spotlight as the golden combination of Sampdoria midfield this season.

Of course, if you want to say that the most transfer scandals have to be Icardi.

The young Argentine goalscorer scored fifteen goals last season, despite being in the shadow of Gao Zheng. Before that, there weren't many transfer rumors about him in the market.

But when Gao Zheng made it clear that he would not leave this summer, Icardi suddenly became a hot spot in the transfer market.

Fifteen goals for the first Serie A season was brilliant and dazzling.

This result could put Icardi in the top 10 of Serie A's scorers' charts.

You must know that the much-anticipated and anticipated "Little Pharaoh" Shaarawy has only scored sixteen goals last season, which is already AC Milan's top scorer last season.

Since Gao Zheng refused to leave, the other teams set their sights on Icardi, hoping to take Icardi away.

But on Di Francesco's list for Sagramola, Alberto Masi, Obiang, Kosticic and Icardi are among the players who are not recommended for sale.

It can be said that they plus Gao Zheng are Sampdoria's biggest reliance to challenge the Champions League in the new season.

This really bothered Sagramola because apart from Gao Zheng, the most popular players in the team were precisely the ones that the manager did not recommend selling...... And those players who can be sold, on the one hand, are not interested, and on the other hand, even if they can be sold, they can't afford to sell for a price.

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Icardi, who was on vacation, received a call from his agent, Abion Marano: "Mauro, do you know all those transfer rumors? ”

"I see, Abion, what's wrong?"

"Well, I want to tell you that those are not rumors, every single one of them is true!" Abion Marano's voice was a little excited, "Do you want to change places?" ”

"Transfers? No, I don't want to. Icardi simply turned down his agent.

Marano doesn't mean that, he knows what his talented player thinks, but he also has his thoughts.

He has been pushing Icardi to leave Sampdoria, even though his players only found themselves in the Sampdoria first team in the middle of last season.

He knows very well that Sampdoria is the Sampdoria of Gao Zheng, not the Sampdoria of Icardi. If he stays at Sampdoria, Icardi will have to continue to live in the shadow of Gao Zheng, which is something that his agent does not want to see, which is not a good thing from a sporting or commercial point of view.

"I know what you're thinking, Mauro. But listen to me, leaving Sampdoria doesn't mean running away, it's looking for a better chance to fight him. If you think about it, if you continue to stay in Sampdoria, whether it is tactics or resources, it will be high, not you, you and he will never be able to be on a level playing field, how can you compete with him? But if you can leave Sampdoria and go to a new team that is willing to put you at the core, then you and Gao can be called really fair play! ”

Hearing Marano's words, Icardi fell silent.

Marano continued: "And you actually know in your heart that being an opponent is much more friendly than being a team, and this is the right decision. Think about it, you don't need to pass him in the game, you don't need to be up front to draw defensive firepower for him, and without your protection, there's so much he can do. And when you challenge him on another team, you will be the winner! ”

Icardi was a little moved by what his agent said, but he still had questions: "How do you know that there is a team willing to use me as a core?" ”

Marano smiled: "Of course I know, because I just had a phone call with Mr. Osirio......"

"Who's that?"

"Inter's sporting director! The real power figure in charge of the transfer! He expressed his appreciation for you to me on the phone and he couldn't have been more praised, he thought you were greatly underestimated and that staying in Sampdoria would only make you continue to be underestimated! They are hungry for you...... Mr. Osirio positions you as Inter's forward leader for the next decade! Listen, Mauro, 'Leader of the Front'! Is this what you get in Sampdoria? They will only let you give that Chinese a hand, but that is the biggest waste of your talent! ”

Marano was excited, and Icardi hesitated, and he asked, "Did he really say that?" ”

"It's true, we've been together for so many years, when did I lie to you? Trust my judgment, Mauro. Leaving Sampdoria will do you as much harm as we did when we left La Masia. If you had stayed at Barcelona, you probably wouldn't have played at Camp Nou yet, but now you're the gold medal scorer with fifteen goals in Serie A! ”

Icardi was said to be a little distraught, so he said, "You made me think about it, Abion. I can't give you an answer right now. ”

"Okay, of course, you can call me whenever you think about it, but whatever you decide, I'll be on your side, Mauro."

After hanging up the phone, Icardi looked at the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky in front of him, and suddenly lost his leisurely mind to continue the vacation.