Chapter 297: Farewell Banquet and Homecoming
Truth be told, the Serbian midfielder's desire to leave Torino was expected by Li Mudi, who has rarely been in the team's starting line-up in the second half of the season and has always looked a little uncomfortable in the winger position. In addition, this guy's temper is very stubborn, and he has put on a stinky face when he has been replaced several times, which has created several turmoil of incompatibility with the generals, and brought a stable atmosphere to the locker room, so it is a normal choice to switch to a new environment.
This is also the reason why Li Mudi, who is obviously going to change to a 3-4-1-2 formation next season and needs excellent midfielders, will rise up to the idea of transforming Benassi and Baseli, and does not put Rajadzic as the core. In his mind, there will be no such capable but difficult attacker in Turin next season.
However, if you want to easily leave the rising "black shop" of Turin, it is a pipe dream, and the bottom line of the Torino coach is to recover 15 million euros, which is still the standard of "low price treatment". Last summer, Ventura, who has not yet left the company, took the initiative to bring in the Serbian international, who had been frustrated, from Roma for €6.8 million plus some variable fees.
Due to Li Mudi's arrangement (because of the small number of appearances, he failed to double the two statistics of goals and assists, and the playing time did not meet the minimum standard), none of those floating clauses were triggered, so the transfer fee remained at 6.8 million for the time being. Counting the annual salary of 2.6 million before tax and some goal and assist bonuses, the Torino club has shelled out a total of nearly 10 million euros for the player in a year. Earning only 50% of the profit is already a special favor for the Torino coach who "sees the money and opens his eyes" and "black buyers don't pay for their lives".
However, the appearance of Akwa's agent greatly surprised him. Even though Russ is better at the big picture and the organization of the attack, Li Mudi still values the "black and hard" defensive gate, and he starts with the twin stars for most of the time when he plays in the midfield. Even so, it even caused the player's dissatisfaction, which is a bit too much.
The Torino boss did look to be a regular in a number of positions during the season that just ended, with Joe Hart, Ranocchia, Zampacosta, Barreca, Benasi, Baseli and Belotti only coming off the bench when they are injured or resting against underdogs, and it is clear that the Ghanaians will want to be on the list as well. However, this does not mean that Li Mudi is going back on his word, violating his constant emphasis that "no one can get the starting position without proving themselves in training", but there are really no other good players in the Torino team to replace them.
Even the England international, who keeps making inexplicable mistakes, must be at least one level higher than the substitute Padelli in terms of ability, and the latter with mediocre goalkeeping skills will never be effective, otherwise the outside world will not have any doubts about the consistent use of Joe Hart.
This is also the case in several other positions, and the lack of strong substitutes has made Li Mudi feel a little stretched in the lineup. Belotti, for example, was not in good form in many games, but there was no one in the team who could take his place and attack the team for the team, and the manager could break the jar and fall.
So when Akwa's agent wanted to get the assurance of the main position from his mouth, he was rejected by one mouth. However, the two sides did not directly tear their faces apart, one side did not indicate that they would choose to leave if they did not get the commitment, and the other side also emphasized the importance of this player in the team and did not want to have an unpleasant scene. However, everyone knows that this is only a temporary situation, and once a team makes an offer to Torino on the premise of securing a central position, then the player will start to make trouble and seek a transfer. And once this price can meet the psychological floor price of the red bull, then the trade can be declared successful.
As for Rajadzic's agent, the Torino coach has taken a business-like approach, bluntly saying that the team will not take the initiative to clean up the Serbian international, but if there is a team that can make a very sincere offer, then this side will not deliberately set up transfer obstacles and allow the player to leave in the summer.
However, Li Mudi finally gave the two agents a proposal, that is, Torino would prefer to sell players to foreign teams compared to Italian clubs, and would make appropriate price reductions in this regard. If the other party does decide to join a new environment, you may want to consider this condition.
The reason for this is very simple, they only have the nationality of Ghana and Serbia, and they are considered non-EU players, and if Torino sells them to foreign teams, they can activate the second quota that the Italian Football Federation will offer every season to bring in players from abroad. Of course, it would be perfect if you could sell one this summer and another next summer.
However, these matters have been put on hold by the Torino boss for the time being, and at noon today, the team will hold a group dinner, which will be held in the club's canteen. The first is to celebrate a hard season, and the second is to pay tribute to the veteran Arbeloa, who is about to retire.
Although Li Mudi very much wants to send this conscientious and honorable former Real Madrid veteran in the final stage of the league, to give him a last-minute dignity as a professional athlete. However, his recovery from that serious injury has not been very good, and in the end, he did not get the team's doctor's approval to get the chance to step on the pitch again. However, at the suggestion of the Torino coach, Arbeloa still got the opportunity to wear a shirt and thank the home fans in the stadium after the final game. The enthusiastic applause and the uninterrupted loop of the Torino anthem all showed how much the fans loved the veteran, who had not made a few appearances but helped the young players in the team improve a lot. The scene at that time has also been left in the memory of many people, and it has become an important moment worth remembering in their lives.
With no coaching space available in Real Madrid's academy, Arbeloa accepted Limdoudi's offer to join Torino's Under-18 squad after his career officially ended on June 30, where he would be responsible for coaching the youngsters at the back. So the atmosphere of this casual meal is not too sad, because after two months, most people will be together again to fight for next season's glory.
Of course, there is no such thing as a feast, and there are still a few players and coaches who have already decided to leave the team. On the staff front, attacking coach and former Netherlands international Ronald de Boer, whose one-year contract is about to expire, has rejected the club's request for a contract extension, saying he will return to the Netherlands to become a football commentator again. Although Li Moody's relationship with Inter's former coach Frank de Boer was a little strained, this was not the reason why Ronald chose to leave, and he chose to return to China mainly because his family was not used to living in Italy, so he had to say goodbye to this short but beautiful trip to Turin.
In addition to Joe Hart, Kastan, Jesse, Cherci and Fabas on loan from other teams, Avilar, who has signed a contract with Amiens, and Padelly, who is confirmed to join Inter, will also say goodbye to everyone. In addition, due to the relegation of Crotone, the transfer talks for Albania international centre-back Ajeti will also officially open in July, and if nothing else, he will be the third person to leave the club in the form of a permanent transfer in the new season.
After everyone thanked each other for their help and sent each other's blessings, the figure of President Urbano Cairo appeared on a makeshift stage in the center of the canteen. After five minutes of speech, he waved his hand and announced that he would award an additional 2 million euros to all members of the first team, which was immediately greeted with crazy cheers and applause.
Although this bonus can only be divided into the early 40,000s, as a reward outside the contract, a dollar is also free, so everyone, including employees in their fifties, has a happy smile on their faces, and they can start the upcoming holiday with a very good attitude.
After that, it was time for the players who were in the energetic period to vent their excess hormones, and the specially installed home KTV equipment and the stage for performances were occupied by them, and various songs and dance performances were staged one after another, but most of them were funny, making the atmosphere in the cafeteria extremely hot. Although the table was full of delicacies that were difficult for the young men who needed to strictly control their diets, there were really few people eating and drinking there at this time, but they were all involved in the party. Even the members of the coaching staff, who always had a stern face before, are enjoying a joyful atmosphere at the moment, and from time to time they are called to the stage to perform a show by Moretti, who is a temporary guest host.
Fortunately, Li Mudi came up with a reasonable excuse in time and left the table first after singing a Celestial Empire song, otherwise I don't know how to be tricked by those players who finally found a chance this afternoon.
Although the boys are very reluctant to let go of the team's big boss, the reason is really good: after all, the plane waits for no one! That's right, the Torino boss has already booked a flight to the Celestial Empire in the evening, and he will return to Europe on Saturday after spending four days in his home country and taking care of all the things that can no longer be delayed. The destination is Wales, of course, he has received two tickets to the Champions League final from Zizou, and will watch Real Madrid strive to become the first team to defend the title since the Champions League was restructured, hoping that his presence will bring a good fortune to the Galaxy and good friends.
But before that, he could only be in deep fatigue, and after a 13-hour long flight, Li Mudi stepped off the direct flight between the two places at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning. However, it is clear that this return to China will not be as quiet as before, and many media reporters and people who have come to join in the excitement have gathered inside and outside the airport, almost causing unnecessary accidents. Fortunately, the staff responded in a timely manner, and the emergency plan that had been formulated long ago was implemented, which eliminated the potential safety hazards without danger, so that the Turin coach successfully sat in the car where Lin Zixu came to take the opportunity.
And the reason for this situation is really not that someone inside the airline leaked secrets, the culprit is the guy who sat next to Li Mudi on the way back to the city. In order to build momentum for Lin Yun'er to sign a contract with Cambridge Film and Television, Lin Zixu sold his boss without even thinking about it, making the news of the latter's return to China known to the world, and this is why he was surrounded as soon as he got off the plane.
However, the parties can't complain about anything, after all, they are all for their girlfriends, and this method that can get huge results without spending money will be used by anyone, so it has to be regarded as a contribution to Lin Yuner's future career development.
The moment he dragged his tired body into the company, he began to get into the state of work, because the heads of several companies that had signed endorsement contracts with him were already sitting in the conference room waiting. When the first batch of four well-known domestic brands was signed at the end of October last year, there was a special clause in the contract, although the term was two years, either party had the right to jump out of the contract after one year. At that time, this clause was only added by the company to prevent Li Mudi from being just a shooting star and possibly leaving the Torino coach position for less than a season, in order to avoid losses. But after the end of the season, Li Mudi's value increased because of his outstanding leadership results, and he chose to jump out of the contract and became the spokesperson, which was really much unexpected by the participants at that time.
Fortunately, even if the price rises, the current popularity of the Torino coach is worth every soft girl from these big companies in the top 500 of the Celestial Empire, because he led the team to win the third place in Serie A and successfully entered the Europa League next season, making Li Mudi's current fame have reached the peak of his appearance in the eyes of the Chinese people. Although there is no title as a capital to brag about, due to the unique influence of football, his status in the sports world and even in the hearts of the general public has reached the same height as Da Yao, Sister Na and Xiang Feiren, even Super Dan and Sun Feiyu, who have won several Olympic gold medals for the country.
Such a national idol-level superstar, full of positive energy, whether in the eyes of the official, or in front of those "cynical and squirting" pure sunspots, he is a proper positive character, at least temporarily. Therefore, Li Mudi, who is a lot cheaper than those little fresh meats, but has exploded in the topic of anyone in the recent period, is definitely the best spokesperson in the minds of merchants, even if the market has quadrupled, it is like a bee seeing nectar, and he instantly surrounds him, for fear of being kicked away.