However, just when the Torino coach was worried in the conference room with the club's director in charge of transfer affairs and the head of the marketing department, the effect of the wise saying "Blessing is incomparable, disaster is not a single line" was activated (there is also a proverb with similar meaning in Western countries), Valentino Cairo's assistant sent the latest record of transfer rumors, and Belotti became the hot topic of the moment again. Just today at noon, Di Marzio sent a message on his personal website that Atletico Madrid, who had been following the red babe since last summer, intend to continue to pursue the top scorer in Serie A last season.

Although they have just bought back the former striker Diego Costa, Barcelona, who have already acquired Coutinho, has never given up on the plan to bring in Griezmann, and if Atletico agrees to release him, then Portuguese international Andre Gomez and at least 60 million euros transfer fee can be handed over to Simeone immediately. The French striker has no reason to refuse the suggestion to join forces with Messi after helping the team through the transfer ban period out of personal morality, and considering that his liquidated damages with Atletico Madrid will automatically rise from 110 million euros to 200 million euros this summer, Barcelona's determination to get it done in advance will be extremely firm.

Whether it is financial, status, or overall strength, the Sheets Army, which is far inferior to the leader of La Liga, can only be on the passive side in this player transfer, and may be told at any time that the number one star in the team will be lost, so they began to think about the issue of succession in advance, and Simeone, who admires Belotti's style of play, naturally hopes to get what he wants. Considering the frequent injuries in the first half of this season and the decline in the goal rate, his valuation in the transfer market has slipped from last year's highest 55 million to the current 40 million, even if the transaction price is affected by the inflated environment, Atletico Madrid believes that between 60 million and 70 million should be enough to satisfy the appetite of the Red Bull, so it will send out the intention to introduce.

The Spanish newspaper "As" reposted an article on its website, which "speculated" that Belotti's status in the team has plummeted because of the addition of Mobile, and after winning the Serie A Golden Boot last season, he has become a thorn in the side of other teams, too many and too heavy fouls have caused an increase in injuries, coupled with the psychological pain of failing to reach the World Cup, all of which prompted him to leave the Apennine Peninsula and go to other leagues for development. While former pursuers Chelsea and Manchester United are no longer interested in him, Atletico is undoubtedly the best place for him in terms of tactical play and team environment, and with few Italian players who have been successful in the Spanish league before, perhaps a new history will be made in Simeone and Belotti.

When Longo and Valentino looked helpless about the news, Li Mudi, who had confirmed through the FM system that Red Beibei had no intention of leaving the team in the winter window, took out his mobile phone and called Turin No. 9, who was estimated to have not boarded the flight to Palermo with his wife. After receiving the attitude that the other party was indeed not interested in the transfer to Atletico Madrid, he handed over the handling to the director Longo, who immediately asked the chairman to make a series of arrangements.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, in the departure room of Turin's Caselle airport, the reporter of Torino Sport newspaper was given the opportunity to interview the Belotti couple who were about to board the plane, and the Italian international gave a brief response to his transfer rumours with the La Liga side: "I have a conflict with the team? Tension with Immobile? There are still such ridiculous statements in the world! Please, don't make this kind of joke that no one will believe at all, okay! I signed a new contract with the club just over a month ago and the team has a very good record, so at least for now, I don't have the slightest intention of leaving Turin City, so rest assured, I'm still part of the Red Bulls. ”

The chairman, Urbano Cairo, was furious in a later interview with All Markets, saying that he would not agree to let go of the team's core goalscorer unless a foreign team could pay up to 120 million euros in liquidated damages.

"The reports of the Spanish media are pure nonsense! I've been following Belottti's situation, he's very happy with the team, there's not the slightest bit of dissatisfaction, the news that he's going to leave is a lie and no one will believe it. We've just renewed his contract, which won't expire until 2022, and the only way other teams want to bring him in is to pay the liquidated damages marked on the contract. I know a lot of people are looking at my jokes and saying that I want to make money and want to go crazy, but even the price is still low in my eyes, Andrian's value is not something that can be reflected in a few simple numbers, he is the hope of the team's revival, and we are happy to have such a great player for a long time. Fortunately, Italy did not qualify for the World Cup, otherwise his value will continue to rise, and then 120 million may not be able to stop those giants, which is really lucky! ”

Although the president of Turin, who was once again guilty of "brain damage", was criticized by the majority of fans for his remarks about the World Cup, his tough statement still achieved the purpose he originally hoped for. A day later, Li Muddy observed through the FM system that Atletico's name disappeared from Belottti's list of pursuers, and the Red Bulls still won the forward defense battle.

Turning the time back to the afternoon of the 7th, less than half an hour after Li Mudi and others had just formulated a plan for Red Beibei, the three of them once again received harassment from other teams on their own forwards. The marketing staff sent a fax of an offer from defending Ligue 1 champions Monaco, who offered 20 million euros to buy striker Pieto Pellegrí, who will not turn 17 until 2 months and 10 days later, which caught the Torino club by surprise.

After winning the Ligue 1 title last season with a slightly legendary beating of Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, which did not have too strong a strong background, was forced to update the team in the summer transfer window, with left-back Mendy, right winger Bernardo Silva, defender Bakayoko and many other original core players were poached by the Premier League tycoons at a high price, and the supernova Mbappe returned to Real Madrid, making the head coach Yaldim face a miserable situation where no one was available. Although new signings such as Belgian demon Tielemans, Montenegrin striker Jovetic and Swiss veteran goalkeeper Benario were brought in later, the overall strength has undoubtedly dropped by more than one level, and even if Falcao still maintains a good competitive form, the team's results have inevitably declined. By the time of the Christmas break, Monaco were nine points behind Paris in the standings and could have almost failed to defend their title.

However, Li Mudi was somewhat puzzled by their offer to buy Pellegri, after all, the reason why Monaco fell behind Paris was not because of the attacking problems. The effectiveness of scoring 49 goals in nineteen rounds is already very good, although it is not as good as the 58 goals of Paris, but it is also super strong in Ligue 1. Longo, who is more experienced in club operations, has a slight hint of concern, and he speculates that the Monaco club should not have much hope of winning the league title and are instead looking to develop young people to prepare for the future. And Manuel Pellegri's age and potential have been recognized by the world, and the French team may be hoping to take the young man at a lower price before he becomes the next Mbappe, and then train him before selling him at a high price, after all, they are one of the world's famous "black shops".

A player bought for 10 million can buy 20 million or more after just half a season (generally speaking, the opponent's initial offer leaves a certain amount of room for bargaining, and it is estimated that it should be able to increase to about 25 million to 30 million), which is a good thing, but Li Mudi clearly knows how much the player's value will soar in today's environment once his potential can be fully realized. And considering that in order to introduce this talented young player, the Torino team also caught up with three young players with high potential, and it is estimated that the cost of 20 million has not even been recovered, and Monaco's small abacus obviously cannot be started here by Xiao Li.

Longo and Valentino Cairo, who are also very optimistic about Pellegregri's future development, will naturally not agree to sell them for the sake of those promised benefits, so without the team's coach to speak, the refusal order was sent to the staff of the marketing department. Li Mudi took advantage of his free time to open the FM system in his mind, rechecked the personal information of the youngster, and found that in addition to Monaco, a very interested buyer, there are also Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and other giants are on the list of slightly interested ranks. It seems that in the days that followed, the Red Bulls were still busy with the transfer of young men.

After temporarily resolving the two jobs against their own striker poaching, the trio put the discussion of a forward signing on hold and began a focused discussion on the list of players whose contracts are about to expire in the summer and who can negotiate free transfers at this time. The introduction of the Boseman Act has made January to March the most dynamic period of the free transfer market, and although player transfers will not be officially completed until July 1, negotiations have begun early, and if you start late, you may miss out on the target.

There is no doubt that the biggest free agents this summer are in the English league, Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Juan Mata are all excellent candidates who have the quality to play in the top giants, but for a second- or third-rate club like Torino, they are also unattainable, even if Li Mudi once had a thought, but it quickly dissipated under the influence of reason. The Gunners' true thighs are now half Manchester United, and after repeatedly rejecting the professor's offer to extend his contract last summer, the news that he will join the Red Devils has been rife in English football. The only possible uncertainty now is whether Alexis Sanchez will arrive at Old Trafford in the summer or if Mourinho will shell out some euros to buy him early.

Ozil's transfer rumors have not been interrupted, Barcelona, Manchester United, Juventus and other giants have almost turned around with his scandals, but in the end they have not reached a reliable connection, many British media have broken the news that the German midfielder has begun to reconsider the possibility of renewing his contract with Arsenal, it seems that he should still have a certain chance of choosing to stay.

As for Juan Mata, Li Mudi has always admired his skills and professional attitude, and he brought in the former Real Madrid lost talent on several occasions when he played the football manager game before he crossed over. Because they are both players or coaches from Real Madrid's academy, in this world, the two have formed good friends through the introduction of Raul and others, and from a personal emotional point of view, Mata will not refuse to play for Li Mudi. However, Torino's current strength and status are seriously not worthy of the status of the current Spain international, and he still has the ability to become the core of a first-class European team before his 30th birthday.

Although Mata has received limited attention and not had a low appearance rate under Jose Mourinho, his status on the pitch has been marginalized, which has given him some ideas for the future. However, his current contract left a back door for the club when it was signed in 2014, with United having the option to extend the expiry by a further year. This clause was previously considered unlikely to be activated by the British media, but in an interview with reporters a few days ago, Mu Niao unexpectedly spoke very highly of Mata, listing him as an important member of the team, and even using the word "irreplaceable", which was also speculated by the outside world as a signal that the Red Devils wanted to keep the midfielder.

In Li Mudi's view, this is only because the Manchester United manager does not want to let Mata go in vain, which is valued at 30 million euros in the "Transfer Market", and the one-year contract extension can give the club a certain buffer time to facilitate the recovery of a certain fee. Because the Red Devils' current team building policy is obviously to focus on the young card, Mourinho, who did not look down on Mata in the Chelsea era, will naturally not put the Spaniard in his thirties, into his future plans, and the purge operation will come sooner or later, just to collect some benefits. And once the renewal clause is activated, Torino will have to count on next year if they want to bring in the spirited midfielder.

In addition to the reasons mentioned above, another reason why the Red Bulls are unable to attract these world-class stars is that they cannot afford their high salaries. According to the media's inference, Sanchez and others expect a weekly salary of more than 300,000 pounds, which is converted into euros of 17.5 million euros per year, even if it is a pre-tax figure, which is absolutely impossible for the current Red Bulls to come up with, and cannot meet the most basic conditions of the players, which means that the Torino team has no chance to "pick up" these stars.

Although he knew from the beginning that he would not be able to sign these superstars, another news from Lazio still made Li Mudi feel a little unhappy, and Dutch international defender Stefan de Vrij, who has bluntly said that he will not renew his contract with the Blue Eagles, even shouted out a pre-tax annual salary of 8 million euros when he was approached by the Torino club, which is two and a half cups higher than his current salary. This number seriously exceeded the Red Bulls' expectations, and also made their plan to acquire the excellent central defender, who is expected to be worth 30 million, fail for free in the first place.