On Tuesday, May 23, the Torino squad gathered at 9 a.m. sharpest in the training ground to begin preparations for the final round of the league final match at home to Sassuolo.

The results of the Nerazzurri this season have disappointed many of those who were optimistic about them last year, as they finished sixth in 61 points from 38 games last season and secured their first European ticket in the club's history, a perfect year for a new team who have been promoted to the First Division for just three years. However, with a slight reinforcement to the team's squad, Di Francisco failed to lead the team to maintain their original record, dropping four places in the standings, which is not much different from the outside world's predictions before the start of the season.

As of last weekend, Sassuolo has 14 wins, 7 draws and 16 losses, with only 49 points, 10 points away from Fiorentina in ninth place, and 4 points ahead of Sampdoria behind them, so they have locked the tenth place in the league one round in advance. In their first 37 games, they scored a joint ninth-most 56 goals, but also conceded the same number of goals, the twelfth most defensive in the league, and the only team in the entire Serie A with a goal difference of 0, which can be described as the extreme of offensive and defensive balance.

Because they don't have the pressure to win, they should theoretically not be stumbling to the bottom in the final game, which creates a very good environment for the Torino side to win or even get a big win, after all, the competition with Atalanta has now come down to a competition on goal difference, and scoring an extra goal is adding a weight to the direct qualification to the Europa League. However, Li Muddy does not want the players to pin the final result of the game on the opponent to raise their hands and surrender, fair play has been a strict philosophy for Di Francisco's team for many years, expecting them to play negatively and let the Red Bulls easily brush a few goals, this is impossible, the key is to rely on strength to speak.

Although the results of the Nerazzurri were poor due to the serious injury of Green Babe Domenico Berardi in the first half of the season, in the second round, we can still occasionally see the big dark horse from last season to show their strength. They have drawn with Napoli and Fiorentina, won away at Inter Milan and beat Cagliari 6-2 in the last round.

Berardi's injury has deprived the team of the sharpest knives, but it has also created the effect of their multi-point flowering, making it difficult for opponents to focus on defense. The 56 goals scored have been scored by 14 players, a figure that is tied with Juventus and Torino for the top spot in Serie A this season. The player with the most goals is French striker Devrell with 9, followed by Matri with 8 goals, and the local striker Falcinelli, who was loaned to Crotone, has a total of 12 goals, and is the biggest contributor to Pythagoras' current hope of relegation.

In the face of this opponent's characteristics of many attack points and difficult targeting, Li Mudi resumed the tactics of the Torino team's four-back position, and has been explaining the details that need special attention in combination with the video in the next few days of drills, striving to suppress the opponent's attack. On the offensive side, we have to hope that Belotti, who has not scored in five consecutive league games, will find the feeling of shooting in time, even if he still can't score, if he can recover his form, Red Bebe can firmly involve the opponent's defense and create opportunities for his teammates to score.

Judging from the training effect of the first two days, the results are still quite gratifying, whether it is the main force or the rotation players, they can face this crucial battle that will determine the fate of the whole season with a relaxed mind, the momentum is very high, and it seems that the hope of winning is still great.

At noon on Wednesday, Valentino Cairo came to the cafeteria to inform the Torino coach that the Ligue 2 side Amiens, who had been successfully promoted, had officially sent an offer for the purchase of Brazilian left wing-back Avilar, 1.5 million euros, which was agreed between the two parties. The Torino side has accepted the offer and the contract negotiation process was very brief and was completed the same evening due to the fact that the other side had previously communicated with the player and his agent. The transfer was announced on the club's website on Thursday morning, and Avilar became the first player to leave the Stadio Olimpico in Turin the following summer.

Also on Thursday, Li Mudi finally waited for the good news, Genoa's talented striker Pieto Pellegri was finally taken by himself. The team paid 10 million euros in cash and sent Albanian midfielder Federico Zenuni, left-back Matteo Procopio and Swedish midfielder Samuel Gustafson to the Griffons in a player exchange.

Among the exchange players, the first two were members of the Torino U20 youth team, and they were the main players in the team until the arrival of those new demon recruits, and they performed well in the youth league, receiving the attention of many Serie A mid-table and Serie B teams. The Swede youngster, on the other hand, was loaned to Serie B side Novara, on the other hand, and has been a regular since the beginning of November last year. At just 22 years old, Gustavsson came into Genoa's sights and was called for in the deal, and with Lee Moody already making it clear that there would be no place for him in the Torino squad for two or three years, the former Swedish Under-21 midfielder agreed to move to a new team.

Counting the immediate value of these three people, the Red Bulls only paid a fee of almost 12 million euros, plus 10% of the profit from the next transfer, which is not a low price for a young man who has just turned 16, but the Torino coach knows very well how much they earn, this is the embryo of a super striker!

In almost the same time, the transfer of goalkeeper Padelli was basically finalized, Inter Milan stuck a transfer fee of 500,000 euros and did not spit out, and Torino wanted to loan Brazilian teenager Barbossa's proposal to go bankrupt because the player was unwilling to join, so Li Mudi started the idea of other demons. Striker Pinamonti, left wing-back Dimarco and centre-back Taufer are all good seedlings with a potential of more than 150, and any one of them is a good deal. It's a pity that the other party rejected the offer on the grounds that the new coach would not sell people before he arrived, and even the loan did not agree, which made the Torino coach helpless.

In the end, it was Inter Milan's young owner Zhang Kangyang who made a personal phone call, promising that after Spalletti officially took office, once there was a purge of players, he would notify Li Mudi as soon as possible, and provide a friendly price to the Torino team, which could be regarded as a small dispute. Padelli's €500,000 move to the Nerazzurri has finally been finalised, but it has not been communicated to the outside world, and the two sides have agreed to release the news together once the boss takes over.

Yes, Spalletti has signed a contract with Inter Milan and will take over the reins of the Nerazzurri when his old contract with Roma expires on 30 June. The news has not yet been known to the media, but everyone has already guessed that he will switch to Meacha, so there is no secret. It's just that in order not to affect the situation of the Red Wolves competing for the league runner-up, the Roma side did not publicize it with great fanfare, and Napoli also had a good character and did not hype up the matter, so that the question of the coach next season did not become a hot topic.

On Friday night, Li Mudi took a car driven by Forsina all the way to the Celestial Dynasty Hall where Zhang Kangyang had invited him to dinner. Before leaving that day, the Torino coach naturally received a VIP card from the manager, and judging by his influence in the world of sports, even if the family fortune is not up to the standard of the rich, the status is sufficient.

Tonight in this private club, which is very private and has the ability to protect personal privacy, he will be accompanied by Gines, Cutropia, partner of Cassie's agency, and Valentino Cairo, head of the marketing department of the Turin club. So these four people get together, and if it is an ordinary dinner, I am afraid that no one will believe it, and they will have a final discussion about Casillas joining the Torino team, because time is indeed very tight.

The process of eating and drinking in the first half of the feast is skipped, and it goes straight to the main topic. Ginés took out the letter of intent for the endorsement of Telefónica and the leading natural gas company there, Li Mudi used a tablet to show the signing invitations of the two Fortune 500 companies in the Celestial Empire, and Valentino confirmed that the club could provide an annual salary of 3 million before tax, and the total of the three reached a staggering 7 million euros, which is higher than the price offered by Porto. After a moment of thought, Cutropia said that there was no problem in this regard, as long as the Torino side could convince the player himself, he could sign directly.

Cutropia, on the other hand, had apparently communicated with Cassie about the matter before, so he didn't have three minutes to go to the balcony alone and dial the phone, so he returned to the table and handed the phone to the Torino coach, signaling that Casillas, who was on holiday and was about to pack up and return to Madrid, needed to have a personal conversation with Li Mudi.

After apologizing, Li Mudi took his mobile phone and walked quickly to the balcony, and said hello at the same time: "Hi! Iker, how are you doing in Portugal? I heard that I was preparing my summer travel plans and wanted to come to Italy to have fun, so I could act as a guide. ”

The two men met during their time at Real Madrid, and since then they have become ordinary friends, and when they were both in Madrid before, they would occasionally meet in the training ground and chat. However, after Cassie left the Bernabeu, they only exchanged greetings every year on each other's birthdays or when something big happened, and the phone calls were rare. But after all, it's an old acquaintance, and the relationship is not bad, so it's still more casual to speak.

The voice on the other side of the phone is relatively low, and I can feel that the other party's mood is not very high. "Hey! Li, I'm not bad, after all, this side is still on a continent, and Porto is not far from Madrid, so the living environment is quite similar. Besides, as a professional footballer, the focus is still on the game, and the rest of the things are less important, isn't it? As for her travel plans, Sara had planned to take a break in Madrid and then visit North America, but Italy would be a good choice, so I'll discuss it with her when I get back. But I've been following your performance over there, and you've done a great job this year, and you're a coach from Valdebebas, congratulations! ”

"Haha, thanks for the compliment, but I don't think it's the limit. The Torino team is in good shape at the moment, and there will be a renewal in the summer, and if the plan goes well, the strength will be increased to a certain extent, and next season is worth looking forward to. Therefore, I very solemnly invite you to join this team, let's work together to see if we can create a miracle. Li Mudi, who is not good at side detour tactics, directly threw a straight ball, wanting to quickly cut through the chaos to determine the final result.

"......" was obviously caught off guard, and Cassie was silent for a few seconds, but still raised his doubts: "I understood your thoughts a few days ago, and I have been weighing how to choose in the past few days, but I still haven't been able to find a reason to convince myself." Cutropia told me that you don't have time to delay any longer, so I'll have something to say. Although I don't mind experiencing a different football culture in a new environment at this age, after all, the special nature of the goalkeeper position makes it rare to say that there is no adaptation, but if there are no other benefits, I don't think anyone will want to go to a relatively unfamiliar place to work again. In addition to last year's salary and status, Porto's Champions League availability should be an important proof of my status in the World Cup squad and I don't want to miss out on this last chance to play in the World Series. ”

"Porto's strength must be the best you know, the domestic league has been firmly suppressed by Sporting de Portugal in recent years, and the results in the European competition are also mediocre, and the luck is that in the first round of the knockout round, he was placed in the group of death, and he simply couldn't even get the third place in the group and qualify for the Europa League, what can this attract the attention of Lopetegui? Of course, the Europa League is certainly far worse than the Champions League, but if we can go a little further and even reach the final four, it will cause a lot of buzz. Coupled with the fact that the status of Serie A is much stronger than that of the Portuguese Super League, you and Buffon, two 'lifelong enemies', compete in the same field, and the gimmick is almost exploding, okay! I think this must be much stronger than staying in Porto! ”

"What lifelong enemy? The two of us are good friends, how can there be the kind of competitive relationship you said. But after you say this, I really feel a little bit of a doorway! Well, I'll think about it again and get back to you by tomorrow night at the latest, okay? ”

"It's decided, I'll wait for your call."

After hanging up the call, Li Mudi felt that the possibility of persuading the other party was quite large, and it seemed that it was really a good show to survive in a desperate situation! Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!