Torino's draw at home to Lazio was nothing too surprising. After all, the former's ranking and points are higher than the latter, and the overall strength is already considered to be the leader of the second group of Serie A in the eyes of the public.

And the Red Bulls, who once again sent a lot of young players, can basically force a parity with the opponent when facing the Blue Eagles, who still maintain good combat effectiveness, which is a bit unusual. The defeat to Atalanta in the last round was a pleasant surprise to see the growth of the Torino boys, but there are also some who believe that it was a chance performance. And this time against the stronger Lazio, these young talents can also play well, and they can play like this in two consecutive games, which can already be called very amazing.

However, the next day's "Torino Sport" and "Milan Sport" and other media reports, praising the achievements of the Red Bulls' youth did not occupy an important page, because a more eye-catching news appeared. A photo of Raiola sitting in the stands of the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, chatting happily with Urbano Cairo while watching the game, has become the focus of attention in Italian football.

And in the text below the picture, the reporter broke the news that the bigwig's agent is recommending Balotelli to the Torino team. The latter's contract with Ligue 1 side Nice expires in the summer of 2019, but he has the option to return to free agency early at the end of June this year, allowing him to join any club for free, making him a big fish in the free transfer market.

Last weekend, ahead of the start of the 34th round of Ligue 1 between Nice and Montpellier, Bashen wrote on his Instagram: "Thank you to everyone here, it's been an amazing two years and now I have five games to play. "There is no doubt that this has already expressed the message that he is leaving, and it has caused quite a stir.

After a few terrible seasons in the Premier League and Serie A, Balotelli has ushered in the second spring of his career in Ligue 1, which is somewhat surprising before. However, after arriving at Nice from Liverpool, he did regain his former style and became the team's striker. He scored 40 goals in 63 appearances for Nice, which was impressive, and he also led the team to consecutive good league rankings. Even if Ligue 1 is at the bottom of the top five leagues, this result can put him back in the ranks of the world's leading strikers, and if you don't mention his unique mental world, he is definitely an excellent player.

It's just that after regaining form, Bashen and his agent Raiola are not satisfied with the football environment in France, where the attention is too low, which is not conducive to the commercial development of players, and the recent managers of the Italian national team do not seem to like to call up players who play abroad, so Balotelli, who still wants to return to the national team, naturally made a plan to return to China as soon as possible. Previously, there were media reports that the Washington D.C. United of the Major League had contacted Bashen and offered him very generous personal treatment, but the Italian striker, who was not yet 28 years old, turned down the invitation after careful consideration, and the reason given at the time was that going to the United States would reduce the possibility of returning to the Blue Shirts.

Ever since Balotelli was in excellent form at Nice last season, there have been rumours that he is going to move to a stronger team, with Roma, Napoli and his former club AC Milan all having transfer scandals with him, but none of them have come true, and they are all considered fake news to catch the wind. At least when Chelsea included Dzeko in the recruitment plan, and strikers such as Kalinic and A Silva were unable to bring consistent goals to the team, the Red Wolves and the Rossoneri really considered getting in touch with Bashen, but they finally gave up because of the salary, especially the fear of his "brain damage" again, which made the player with excellent offensive efficiency still stay in France and cannot go home.

On Saturday night, Bashen said in an interview with French media after the league that he was almost certain that he would leave Nice, but who his next home would be has not yet been determined, but the possibility of returning to Milan has been ruled out. He said: "Will you stay in Nice next season? It's not final, but I can almost say I'm not going to stay here anymore, it's my best season in France and it's probably my last season here. I want to go back to Serie A and a lot of teams are watching me, but I can say that AC Milan is not one of them and I don't have a chance to come back to the Rossoneri. ”

These words reveal a lot of information, such as that he is very confident that he can return to Italian football, and after excluding Juventus (there is no shortage of strikers at all, and there will be no big trouble to bring in) and Milan Duo (even if Inter lacks strikers, they will not welcome back the Bashen who betrayed the team and switched to the city rival), the only teams he can look at are Napoli, Roma and Torino.

Of the four teams, the Blue Eagles have the lowest league finish this season but have the most attacking firepower, and unless the current main striker is sold, there is no place left for a newcomer. The other top three are also in a similar situation, only when the original main force leaves the team will they consider buying a newcomer, which also leads to the media's speculation about Balotelli's next family has never been conclusive, all of them are nonsense and talk on paper, which is difficult to be recognized by the public.

But when Raiola appeared in the stands at the Red Bulls' home stadium, the answer seemed to be on the horizon: would the talented, alien-minded striker join the newly revived Serie A powerhouse? The topic swept across the Apennine Peninsula, and even other European countries joined the discussion, and the siege outside the Turin club compound was once again in a state of great inconvenience.

On Monday afternoon, the Turin coach, who was supposed to be at home because of the holiday, suddenly arrived at his place of work in a Maserati SUV driven by his driver, much to the excitement of all the reporters guarding the gate. It's just that although they intercepted the car, they couldn't get any answer from Li Mudi's mouth about whether Balotelli would join the Red Bulls, because he really didn't know which direction things would eventually go.

It has been 11 months since last year's Champions League final to talk to the Torino boss about the transfer of Bashen, and although the football agent did not wait for any response from Li Mudi, after finding a home for his clients, he still believes that making him a member of the Red Bulls is the best option at the moment. That's why at this time, he bypassed the Celestial Empire people and directly communicated with Urbano Cairo, who was in charge of the club.

Li Mudi rushed to the station at this time, naturally not to work overtime to prepare for the midweek European game, otherwise he would have gone out early without his girlfriend to accompany him. He was summoned by a phone call from the assistant to the chairman, and an emergency meeting of the club's hierarchy was set to discuss several important signings for the team. A brief sorting out of the causes and consequences, without too high a high IQ, the relevant people can easily come out, this discussion is definitely related to Balotelli, which is not good news for the Torino coach who is unwilling to accept this completely uncontrolled bomb.

And if nothing unexpected happened, at the behest of Urbano Cairo, the director in charge of transfers, Pantario Longo, listed all the benefits of signing Bashen at the meeting: no transfer fee, technical ability that has grown to the peak can be regarded as a first-class presence among Italian players, and popularity around the world helps to increase the prestige of the club, all of which are better than Sassuolo winger Bernardi favored by the team's head coach.

Yes, Li Mudi has been secretly planning to introduce Green Beibei, and the plan has been carried out in the later stages. Through the testing of the FM system, he determined that the 24-year-old striker with a potential of 172 could be added to his team as long as the Torino team could offer 40 million euros plus Simeone Edla, a potential rising star in the team. Although the price is much higher than the instant valuation of the player by Transfermarkt, the Torino boss can still accept it given the current situation of inflated player prices.

Green Beibei's current strength is slightly inferior to Ba Shen by five to six points, and in terms of the various abilities provided by the FM system, he is slightly inferior in physical fitness and shooting (including headers, long shots, free kicks, and penalties), but he is a big step ahead in mental attributes such as stability, willpower, teamwork, and work commitment. Balotelli can no longer improve, and Bernardi still has the opportunity to continue to improve, so as to smooth the gap between the two sides or even achieve overtaking, which is one of the reasons why Li Mudi is more optimistic about the latter.

These situations were pointed out by Valentino Cairo, the club's crown prince who supported the team's managerial plan, in his subsequent speech. In addition to being more in line with the club's youthful philosophy, the Green Babe's personal requirements are far more conducive to the stability of the team than Balotelli, who is bound to demand a high salary, and the latter wants a contract with an annual salary of at least 5 million euros after tax, which is already above the salary cap of the Torino team next season, which is already an upward adjustment of about 15% on this season's basis.

In addition, it is still necessary to mention the age and development prospects of these two players, unlike Li Mudi's judgment on whether the player's ability still has room for development, the head of the club's marketing department started from the future sales prospects, and persuaded most of the senior management on the scene in one fell swoop. Bernardi's age is still three to five years away from the average player's prime, and his value is not only preserved, but also has a great chance of rising, according to the hands of the head coach of one of the most well-known teams in world football today in terms of developing young players. After some teaching, everyone can roughly estimate what kind of harvest will be achieved when selling green shells.

At this point, the 28-year-old Balotelli has no advantage at all. Even if he can maintain his peak ability for two to three years, and there is no precedent for a star over the age of 30 to sell for sky-high prices, it is just that almost no one would believe that Super Mario, who has a lack of a tendon in his head and a somewhat poor professional attitude, will be able to stabilize his output for a long period of time. He is like a powerful nuclear bomb that can explode at any time, but it is not necessarily the opponent or himself who will be harmed. Therefore, it can be easily judged that after two years, Ba Shen will not be able to sell for a high price, and may have to let him leave on a free transfer, which greatly reduces the attractiveness of not having to spend a penny on the transfer.

After nearly an hour of various analyses, most of the top management have a more obvious inclination in this either-or, of course, their influence on transfer matters is limited, and the key depends on the views of the chairman and the manager.

Urbano Cairo had previously agreed to bring in Bernardi, otherwise the marketing department would not have been in contact with Sassuolo FC in the past month, but when Raiola recommended Balotelli to the Red Bulls under the banner of free, it was inevitable that the idea of picking up a bargain would occur, and the businessman's way of thinking made him always unconsciously hope to be able to take advantage of everything. It's just that after the team's coach and others made it clear that they preferred the attitude of Green Bebe, the Torino chairman did not force his objection, because in the long run, it was also a good deal, so even if he still didn't want to give up on Ba Shen, he also tacitly agreed that Benaldi's deal could continue.

As a result, on Wednesday morning, Sky Sports Italia and transfer expert Di Marzio's personal website broke the news at the same time that the star of the Green and Black has opened personal terms negotiations with the Red Bulls, as the two clubs have agreed on a transfer deal worth 47 million euros, and Bernardi is very likely to move to Torino City this summer.

And his arrival seems to mean the departure of Belotti, Di Marzio also revealed that AC Milan have completely lost patience with the team's forward line, A Silva, Kalinic and Borini, who have only been in the team for one year, will be purged in a month, and general manager Marco Faso has made an offer to the Red Bulls for 80 million euros plus Cutrone to buy the red Bebe.

If the deal goes through, it will be a big gamble for both teams. Although the Milanese have been chasing their favorite goalscorer for two seasons, the team's tactics and squad configuration will have to make major changes, which will be a great test for Gattuso and the club, which are not in good financial form. And the pressure on the Torino people is not small, letting go of the team's forward core in the past three seasons will inevitably have a certain negative impact, and whether the new signings can perfectly replace the role of the predecessors is also unknown. The most important thing is that when the Coppa Italia and Europa League are about to qualify for the finals, the news of the change of lineup will affect the team's preparation, which is the goal of everyone's attention.

As a result, Li Muddy enjoyed the treatment of a superstar, as soon as he came out of his new home, he was always surrounded by a group of reporters, which made his mood become more and more irritable, until the Marseille team arrived at Turin Caselle airport on Wednesday morning, the media turned most of their attention away, and finally did not completely drive the Torino coach crazy.