Chapter 392: Signing Ceremony
Real madrid? How could you not want to go.
Although Kaka once said when he joined AC Milan that his childhood dream was to play for AC Milan.
But when such words come out of the player's mouth, it is almost as true as the female technician saying that her father is seriously ill, her mother has remarried, and her younger brother has to study, so she has to come out to laugh.
In fact, Kaka's favourite team has always been Sao Paulo and has never changed.
Of course, now he's played for AC Milan for a couple of years and has developed feelings for AC Milan, that's true.
But...... Call of Real Madrid! What player in the world can refuse! Even Ronnie can't refuse!
Just, is now a good time to transfer? Kaka hesitated.
"Think...... I still want to think about it, but this matter still has to be carefully considered. ”
"Of course, it's about the height of your career," Bosque Reiter said, "but Zidane has just retired and they need a new core of midfield. Richie, I think you should seriously consider it. ”
"I'll think about it seriously, listen to their conditions first, and they have to convince the club to let him go."
After hanging up the phone, Kaka didn't calm down right away, and he paced anxiously in the living room, weighing back and forth.
Should I go or not?
On the morning of August 5th.
Real Madrid's official Twitter account posted: "Ricardo joins from Inter Milan! We wish him every success at Real Madrid! ”
Soon after, Ricardo also updated on his Twitter: "I like Real Madrid very much, a new beginning. Goodbye Inter fans, I love you forever. ”
As a major shareholder of Twitter, Ricardo himself was one of the earliest users of Twitter.
Twitter went live in July this year, and Ricardo was updated almost every day after the World Cup final with the help of his assistant.
At this time, his Twitter had more than a million followers, and as soon as this news was updated, it immediately caused heated discussions.
In the afternoon, Real Madrid held a press conference and Ricardo made his official appearance. At the signing ceremony, he held up the number 10 jersey and took a group photo with Galeries Lafayette and other club executives.
Robinho was the No. 10 before Real Madrid, and now that Robinho has been swapped for Inter Milan, Ricardo naturally chose the No. 10 shirt he left behind.
Ricardo is worth 82 million euros. In fact, Robinho added 44 million euros, of which Robinho converted to 38 million euros.
Robinho landed at the Bernabeu last year for 24 million euros, and there have been some highlights this year, at least proving that he is not a parallel import, and his value has naturally risen.
In this deal, Inter Milan is not a loss. They made more than 10 million euros and a Robinho on Ricardo for nothing, which is actually equivalent to sending off Ricardo and ushering in Robinho and Ibrahimovic, which cannot be regarded as a loss-making business.
The only people who were hurt were probably the Inter Milan fans.
After the signing ceremony, Ricardo answered all sorts of questions from reporters, whether they were tricky, mild, or ill-intentioned.
"Why Real Madrid?"
"Do you need to ask? Real Madrid is the most successful football club in the world, and no player can turn down her call. I've wanted to play for Real Madrid since I was a kid, it was my childhood dream. And my brother is here, and I'm eager to partner with Ronnie again. ”
"Manchester United and other teams are also said to have made offers to Inter Milan."
"Perhaps, I don't know, my agent told me that Real Madrid's offer was the most sincere."
"Do you feel pressured to come to Real Madrid with the second highest transfer fee in the world?"
These are not difficult questions, and Ricardo said: "No matter what my transfer fee is, I feel pressure to play for Real Madrid, this is a team with a glorious history, a tradition of victory, and I have to come here with my team-mates to fight for glory. ”
"What are your goals?"
'I hope to win La Liga again with my team-mates and if I can defend the Champions League of course that would be even better.'
'Where would you like to play at Real Madrid?'
This question is a bit of a digger. Ricardo replied formulaically: "I play in all the positions that the manager has assigned me to play, and I believe I can do well in any position, including goalkeeper. Of course, I don't mean that I deliberately compete with Casillas for the main position. ”
"What do you think of Capello?"
'He's a good guy, a fantastic manager and I'm looking forward to starting work under him. I'm sure I'll learn a lot. ”
"What do you think of your new teammates?"
'It's a great group of players, a lot of fighting power, and they beat my Inter Milan in the Champions League final last year. I can't wait to train and compete with my new teammates. ”
"Who do you think are the most indispensable players in this Real Madrid team?"
The hole behind this problem is even bigger. Ricardo didn't dare to talk nonsense, and replied cautiously: "I think the captain Raul is the most indispensable player for this team, he is the soul of the team. And, of course, my brother, Ronnie. There were a couple of other players, I think, but I had never trained with the team and I didn't know much about that. ”
"Robinho is said to be unhappy with being an addition to your transfer and told Sport that he doesn't see you as a friend anymore. What's your response to that? ”
This is a typical tricky problem. Ricardo thought for a moment and replied: "Robinho and I are just teammates in the national team, we don't really know each other very well. I don't know what role he played in my transfer, I didn't push for it, I think he blamed the wrong person. ”
'It's always difficult for players to adapt to a new league, do you worry that you won't be able to adapt to the rhythm of La Liga?'
Ricardo laughed: "I'm not worried, I'm super adaptable. And Capello is a typically Italian manager, and I'm not worried about suddenly starting to play a football that I don't know in the slightest. ”
While reporters want to dig up a little bit of big news, Ricardo is a seasoned man who never gives them a chance to pick up the leaks.
The press conference passed without a hitch.
On August 8, Ricardo began training with the team. Due to the fatigue of the World Cup, his physical fitness has not yet adjusted to the best condition, so he trained separately first.
Three days later, I started training with the team. And in the team's warm-up game, he also sat on the bench and did not play.
During this period, Real Madrid's transfer work did not stagnate, both in and out.
And on August 14, after training, Florentino called Ricardo.
"Kaka's joining is already under wraps, and I hope you can personally persuade him to push the transfer through."