Zampacosta's strength is undoubted, and being selected for the Italian national team shows that he is already one of the best players in the world, and he is indeed a very important member of the Torino team, bringing great help to the team at both offensive and defensive ends, especially on the right side, which has always been one of the Red Bulls' attacking weapons. It can be said that at this stage, no other Italian right-back is more suitable for Li Mudi's tactics than him.

But even so, the Torino coach will not make a move to force him to stay, because he always firmly believes in one point of view, that is, people who do not want to leave the team will not leave no matter how good the personal treatment provided by the buyer, and they have already been determined to climb the high branches, even if you force him to stay in the end, it will be a unhappy situation in the end, so why bother! Even if it is the number one star in the team, Belotti, if there is really a foreign team to come up with 100 million, Li Mudi will never raise objections, with this huge amount of money, through the purchase of a number of strong new signings, the overall strength of the team will be greatly enhanced.

As mentioned earlier, Zampa's potential replacements have been put into a list and can be operated at any time, which is also a necessary operation process for football black stores, buy low and sell high. However, this must be based on having time to make a player deal, and even if Chelsea's offer comes five days earlier, the Torino boss will not feel so entangled, and it is likely that he will directly agree to the player's departure. But now that there are only 20 hours left before the transfer window closes, to paraphrase the Celestial Football commentator: time is running out for Torino FC.

It is undoubtedly very difficult to get a deal done with such a tight timeframe, and a transfer fee such as Zampacosta, which the Blues are asking for at a premium, is the most basic condition, but the premise of all this is that you have to have the target to make an offer. Li Mudi's number one replacement for the Italy international right-back is Portugal fringe international Nelson Semedo, who may be the second fastest right-back in European football, who sold for only 20 million to 22 million during the winter break, but in the summer, his value skyrocketed to more than 30 million, and he was bought by Barcelona, who were not bad for money.

In second place is the German Benjamin Henrichs, who is now playing for Bayer Leverkusen, a 20-year-old player with a potential value of 167, who can be won with 18 million during the winter break, but with his excellent performance in the first half of the year and the renewal of his contract with the club in mid-May, the value has also risen a lot, and 25 million is his reserve price. However, even if the Torino club were willing to shell out the money to bring in the youngster, who had been selected for the national team at the end of 2016, the opposing club would not have agreed at this time, as they would have no time to find a replacement.

The remaining players on the roster were also unable to join the Red Bulls before the transfer window closed in the early hours of September 1 for both reasons, which means that once Zampacosta is released, Torino will hardly be able to find a suitable new signing to fill the void. So even if all the executives think that selling Zampa for 28 million is a very good deal, they still need the nod of the team's head coach to start the deal, and in this regard, Li Muddy has the highest privilege. Of course, this is also due to time reasons, otherwise he would not have the right to veto.

Under the watchful eyes of the staff in the conference room, the Torino coach, who had been thinking for three or four minutes, finally gave his own answer: "The return price is 32 million euros, and there is no floating clause." I don't care if the previous price is the final offer from Chelsea, if they want to bring in my players, they have to do what I ask and give them half an hour to think about it. ”

Valentino Cairo, who received this answer, did not hesitate at all, turned around and went to the president's office to ask for instructions, and immediately contacted the British side after receiving the definite approval. Twenty minutes later, Chelsea agreed to a price of 32 million and the transfer immediately entered the stage of contract negotiations for the player.

After knowing that the funds were basically in hand, Li Mudi quickly proposed a list of reinforcements, which needed the approval of the chairman and immediately put them into operation. After netting 27.7 million from Zampacosta (the transfer fee was only 4.3 million when he joined Torino from Atalanta in the summer of 2015), Urbano Carlo signed his name directly on the application submitted by the team's manager, and director Pantario Longo and the marketing staff will most likely stay up all night today.

At 14 o'clock in the afternoon of August 31, the official website of the defending champions of the Premier League announced that they signed Italian international Zampacosta for a four-year contract with an annual salary of 2.5 million. In order to secure the attacking and defensive right-back, the Blues paid a transfer fee of €32 million to the Red Bulls. Coupled with the local midfielder Drinkwater who joined from Leicester City almost at the same time, Conte spent a total of nearly 180 million euros on reinforcements this summer, and even if the proceeds from the sale of players are discarded, the net expenditure has reached more than 86 million, and the name of the local tyrant is well deserved.

Although the price is very impressive, the team sold the team's big players for money when the team saw the hope of rising, which still attracted criticism, and most of the media expressed that they were no longer optimistic that the Red Bulls could keep last year's results in the new season. Bookmakers have also adjusted their odds to win the tournament in due course, and the figures of the Torino team have risen to a certain extent, which can be said to be a bearish voice.

The few remaining neutrals are still on the sidelines, feeling that if the money can be put into the market, there may be a chance to get a replacement with enough strength, and they can't jump to conclusions until the transfer window closes. However, they will obviously be disappointed, and in the evening of the same day, Torino official website released three transfer news in one go, but none of them could make them see the possibility of supporting their inference, and they were all disappointed.

First, Palermo's 17-year-old left winger Felice D'Amico joined the Red Bulls' Academy on loan with a €1 million buy-out clause, which was reportedly awarded to the Italy Under-18 international by beating rivals Inter Milan. According to the grapevine, the reason why Damico, who is already well-known in China, rejected the invitation of the giant Inter Milan is mainly because he hopes to be able to get the guidance of Li Mudi at the critical period at the beginning of his career.

The second player to be brought in by Torino is 20-year-old Cagliari midfielder Niccolò Barella, a 1.72-meter-tall Italian Under-21 who was very impressive last season and attracted the attention of many Serie A powerhouses. Transfermarkt is currently valued at €5 million, and the Red Bulls have agreed to stay with his former club on loan for a year in addition to paying €12.5 million in cash to Cagliari in order to get the young player who has little to offer other than headers. In other words, this is a transfer that will not see the benefits until at least next season.

The last trade still can't bring instant power to the team, and it's still a shota. Born in January 1997, Sevilla B right-back David Carmona will leave his parent club and home country for €3.5 million, but he will be loaned to Serie B side Vercelli for the next season. There you will be able to adapt to the Italian environment and gain experience in more competitions, hoping to have the opportunity to officially become a part of the Red Bulls in the summer of 2018.

17 million, three potential stars under the age of 20 have been set, and Li Mudi's recruitment strategy is still so maverick. But far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and now even the fans in Turin can't sit still, and the forum on the official website is bombarded with various posts of "asking for a new right-back", but the club doesn't seem to have any new developments, which is really anxious.

It wasn't until a quarter past two in the morning on September 1, just over two hours before the closing of the Italian summer transfer window, that the club's official website released the final news of the signing: 24-year-old Liverpool player Jon Flanagan landed on loan in the Apennine Peninsula for a season, with a buyout clause in the contract, although the exact number was not announced. Half an hour later, the deal was confirmed by England, and the right-back, who had completely lost his place in the squad due to the presence of Nathaniel Klein and Trent Alexander-Arnold, was on a flight to Turin and will report to his new club on the same day.

The right-back, who was selected for the Three Lions in 2014, is the quintessential English defender, with a physical dive, frizzy temperament and rough technique that will never shake off a label for his kind. Specific to Flanagant, the report provided by former Manchester United meritorious scout Longley can make all his strengths and weaknesses clear: dare to fight for his life with any opponent, even if he faces the world footballer, he has a spirit of not giving up if he does not prevent the opponent from dying; Excellent ability to predict the opponent's passing route, always able to steal in advance to form interceptions; However, there are some problems with movement coordination, coupled with a more frizzy personality, which makes for more fouls; Of all the technical aspects, the worst is the cross, and if he can be expected to deliver shells to the strikers, then the team can only pray that God will show up.

Clearly, the purpose of the loan signing of the Englishman is not to replace the departing Zampa Costa, the Torino boss will start at right-back, and Silvestri, who has developed some assist ability, and Flanagan will play the role that the former did last season, i.e. when the defence needs to be strengthened or the main team needs to be rested. And given the manager's preference for young players, perhaps the new signing will have to compete with young Dickman for a place on the first bench.

Fortunately, this targeted recruitment can be regarded as temporarily calming the emotions of fans, and can close the door to this season's summer transfer window relatively peacefully. As of five o'clock in the morning of the 1st, the Red Bulls have made a big adjustment to the team's lineup during this transfer period, in addition to the return of players on loan such as Joe Hart, they sold Padelli, Rosettini, Ayeti, Zampacosta, Avilar, Akwa and Rajadzic and other seven members of last season, recovering a total of 63.7 million euros.

However, this huge amount of money did not stay in the club's account for long, Kanneman, Dimarco, Musis, Vukocevic, Pellegri and Immobile and other six new signings spent 55 million on the Torino team, plus the reservation of reserve talents such as Ascacibal and Barella for next season, as well as the introduction of young people such as Damico, Carmona, Hou Yongyong, the Red Bulls burned a total of up to 80 million euros in transfer fees this summer, This is already the presence of Serie A teams after AC Milan and Juventus, even more than Real Madrid, which only spent 75 million.

Of course, this is a simple calculation of the number of buyers, and from the perspective of net investment, less than 17 million is nothing for the Torino club, which has received high sponsorship from the Celestial Empire for two consecutive seasons. If needed, the chairman can also provide at least 30 million for the head coach to squander, but Li Mudi said that there is no new plan for the time being, which has not allowed the always stingy Urbano Kailo to succeed in pretending to be B.

The next day, Juventus general manager Marotta said in an interview with Torino Sport that he hoped Serie A would follow the Premier League's lead and close the summer transfer window early. "It's a satisfying decision I've been looking forward to, it's the right choice," he said. The transfer window is now very long, which could bring some turmoil to the club, and a club with good organisational discipline must plan well in the transfer market. The transfer market has to be limited because you can't let players transfer after the season starts. The Serie A league must make a proposal to the Italian Football Federation, and all clubs must form a unified opinion. In the end, the Football Association made the final decision, and I think all the major leagues have to come together. ”

Two days ago, the Premier League teams held a group meeting and voted to close the summer transfer window early next season, in order to avoid small and medium-sized teams being suddenly poached by the giants just before the start of the season, so that they could not start the new season in the best condition. The decision was endorsed by almost all Premier League managers and the hierarchy, as well as the attention of other national teams.

Li Mudi, who suffered from being poached at the last minute, was stopped by reporters outside the club's residence when he was about to return to his apartment after training, and he echoed the opinion of the city-rival general manager on the question of whether it was necessary to change the timing of the transfer period. He replied calmly: "Yes, the coaches in England have made the most appropriate decision and they will enjoy it immensely. It's time for the clubs in Italy to sit down and talk about it, and I hope it doesn't feel bad to worry about whether or not your players will stay until the last day! ”