Chapter 209: An Unexpected Guest

Licardo put down his coffee cup, enjoying the sweetness in his mouth, and stared at the fat man sitting across from him.

The fat man looked serene, his nose twitching and smelling the aroma of coffee.

The coffee roasted in this shop is very substandard, although the original beans are very good, but the flavor has lost most of it, it is really difficult for An Fat to enjoy such an expression.

You must know that Italian coffee culture is prevalent, "Italian coffee" is famous all over the world, and most of the Italians are masters of coffee tasting, and Licardo doesn't believe that An Pang will not understand coffee.

"Mr. Ancelotti......" Licardo began.

"My friends call me Carllo." Ancelotti said with a smile.

"Well, Carlo," said Licardo helplessly, "you've come to me halfway around the world, not just for a cup of coffee." ”

From the time she walked into the coffee shop to now, Ancelotti had spoken no more than 10 sentences, and she didn't mean anything.

Although Ricardo already knew what he was coming for.

"Of course it's not just coffee, Ricardo, do you want to win the Champions League and Serie A with me?" Ancelotti said with a blazing gaze.

In the past 03-04 season, AC Milan was eliminated by Deportivo La Coruna in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and failed to defend the title, but they beat Inter Milan with Ronaldo in the league to win the championship trophy.

After Kaka joined, AC Milan's "three No. 10s" style of play has become more and more mature, with the best midfielder in Serie A and even the world, and the forward line also has the nuclear warhead Shevchenko in the prime of life and the young Inzaghi, and the back line is even more luxurious.

AC Milan, which is full of superstars, is more attractive than Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Liverpool and other giants in this era.

"It's an honour to be called by AC Milan. But I think," Ricardo smiled, with enough respect for Carlo Ancelotti, "AC Milan don't need me right now, there's no place for me there. ”

"Filippo [Inzaghi] can't play for a whole season, and I know you, Ricardo, you can adapt to multiple positions, you can adapt to Italian football with a little bit of run-in," Ancelotti insisted, "Don't hesitate, Ricardo, AC Milan can give you everything, money, honours, enough titles. And you're what AC Milan need. You can enrich our style of play and breathe life into our front line, and Andrey [Shevchenko] needs a partner like you, you can create chances for each other and you can make the difference. You're going to be the most feared group in the world. ”

"Thank you for your kindness, Carlo, I still need to think about it." Ricardo did not flatly refuse.

"Of course, the necessary considerations are indispensable," Ancelotti smiled, "and after the Toyota Cup I knew that you were exactly the player I needed and if we had you, I think we could even hope to be the 'treble'." ”

"Triple crown? It's a great dream. Ricardo smiled and nodded, seemingly aroused by Ancelotti's wildest dreams, the most primordial passions about football.

Carlo Ancelotti struck while the iron was hot: "We will give you a salary level that matches your value, and you don't have to worry about your own remuneration." ”

"I know, I'm considering this offer," laughs Riccardo, "and it's tempting indeed." ”

Farah told Ricardo last time that the latest contract terms offered by AC Milan were: a five-year contract, a weekly salary of 45,000 euros, a signing fee of 2 million euros, an appearance fee of 3,500 euros and a goal bonus of 4,000 euros.

This is more than the contracts of AC Milan's Cafu, Costacuta, Nestam, Gattuso, Pirlo, Kaka and other stars, which is almost the second level of salary in the AC Milan team.

Judging by Ricardo's age, this contract is absolutely shocking. It can be said that AC Milan is really sincere.

Relatively speaking, in fact, the contract given by Inter Milan is much worse now. It is also a 5-year contract, with a weekly salary of only 38,000 euros, a signing fee of only 1.2 million euros, and terms such as appearance fees and goal bonuses are also less.

It's just that Inter Milan has Ronaldo. And, comparatively speaking, Inter Milan's main position is easier to fight for. Competing for a striker position with Adriano in the ascendant, Vieri Vieri in declining form, super substitute Cruz, Chinese boy Recoba, and Martins in the next decade? Although there are many contenders, Ricardo believes he has a chance. Or with Keeley. Gonzalez, Emre, Solari, Van der Meyde and the likes of Gonzalez vying for a left wing-back position? It's not difficult.

And if you go to AC Milan, it will be more difficult to have Ukrainian nuclear warheads in the forward position, Inzaghi, the king of opportunism, and Crespo, who is in good form. And if it is to compete for the midfield position, AC Milan uses the 442 diamond midfield position, and the forward midfielder Rui. Although Costa and Kaka are not necessarily rivals to Ricardo, Ricardo also does not want to press his friend Kaka to the bench.

So Ricardo is still more inclined to Inter Milan in his heart.

Ancelotti said a few more words while the iron was hot.

For Carlo Ancelotti to come all the way to persuade him to join, Ricardo is very grateful. At least Inter didn't make that move.

However, Inter Milan also has its own difficulties, last season's four were empty, the old chairman Moratti announced his resignation in the middle of last season for some reason, Facchetti took office; And now he is busy choosing a new coach, and no one is interested in paying attention to Ricardo's mood.

"Carlo, I can't give you an exact answer right now, I'll have to talk to my agent and think carefully to determine my future, but what I can tell you is that I will seriously consider AC Milan's offer."

"Okay," Ancelotti smiled bitterly, he expected to get a positive answer, but Ricardo still refused to agree easily, "then I'll wait for good news." I wish you a great performance in the America's Cup and come home with a cup. ”

"Thank you and all the best."

After the conversation, Ricardo quickly returned to the hotel and did not let the reporter capture him.

On the evening of the 18th, the last match of the quarterfinals of the Copa America in Peru began to compete, with Brazil facing Mexico.

In the previous match, Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Copa America for the third time in a row. In an unfavorable situation of 10 men, Uruguayan striker Dario DarΓ­o Murphy played against him. Silva scored two in a row to beat his opponent.

In this game, Uruguay showed the style of the "South American top three", which made people vaguely recall the style of the South American team that won the World Cup twice.

Argentina, who qualified second in the group, defeated the host Peru 1-0 with a difficult 1-0 match to successfully enter the semi-finals.

Now all eyes are on Brazil.