Chapter 381: Vacation Asia
According to scout Benidetti who has been in contact with De Vrij's agent, the current Dutch international is ready to join the Premier League, where the 'money' is the brightest, this summer, and Manchester United is the number one target in mind. He rejected Lazio's previous three contract extensions in succession, just to be able to land in England as a free agent and get a high salary. As for the 4 million annual salary after tax shouted at the Torino club, it is to scare the buyer who the player does not look up to at all. Because as we all know, except for a few traditional giants such as Juventus, the rest of the Serie A teams are now unable to bear such high salary pressure, and this figure is relatively common in the Premier League, and because there is no transfer fee, all 20 Premier League teams can pay no less than this price for them.
According to British media reports, Jose Mourinho is not very happy with the team's defensive configuration and hopes to restructure it in the summer, and Stefan de Friy, who is about to enter the prime age of 26, is definitely a good choice. Lazio's official spokesman was shortly thereafter speaking to the media, inadvertently or deliberately saying that the Dutchman had reached a private agreement with Manchester United, and that the Red Devils would be able to sign the centre-back with a wide range of suitors in the free transfer market after other contenders such as Everton had made the offer.
In addition to the quality of the centre-back, the Torino club have not received much good news after initial talks with other players whose contracts are due to expire in the summer. Young midfielder Leongoretzka, who plays for Schalke 04, was bent on joining Bayern Munich in Hollywood for free in five and a half months, even though Turin scout Anderson failed to win the young man's heart when he was promised a salary three times his current annual salary with permission from the top management. This really confirms a famous saying that has been circulating on the Internet for a long time in the Celestial Empire: "When you talk to him about feelings, he talks to you about money; When you talk to him about money, he talks to you about feelings again. "I'm drunk too!
Among the rest of the players, Liverpool's German international Emrejan has been eye-brow with Juventus for a long time, and there is almost no possibility for other teams to intervene, and now the transfer has not been finalized just because the players are not very satisfied with the treatment and status of the new club, but everyone has already tacitly agreed that this transfer will basically not have any more twists and turns; And Manchester United's Dutch left-back Blind Jr. also doesn't look down on non-first-line teams like Torino, and it is reported that he has a lot of suitors, including top giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, although it seems that the rumors are a little unreliable, but it also shows the attitude of the player himself, that is, the Red Bull has no play at all! As for Chiellini, even if the old woman was so brain-dead that she didn't renew her contract, she wouldn't agree to him switch to his rival in the same city, and it was even more unreliable to bring in this old and strong defense master.
Wilshere, who was once regarded as the future midfield core of the Gunners and the successor of Fabres, although the new contract has not been reached, the young man has always expressed his reluctance to leave the Emirates Stadium, and now he does not give other teams the opportunity to make an offer, and it is estimated that the hope of staying in the team is still quite large. Even if he really fails to convince the professor, he will not easily leave the familiar English football circle, and many mid-table Premier League teams will provide him with a main position, and he will not risk playing abroad at all.
Similar to the "small threat" are the two Premier League stars Ashley Young and Yaya Toure, although they are likely not to stay in the current team for their own reasons, but the new club will also be chosen in the Premier League, and theoretically will not leave this familiar environment.
The few remaining players in the free transfer market who can be favored by Li Mudi are all older players, Portuguese veteran Moutinho, Brazilian midfielder Bernard who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk, and Manchester United's Belgian midfielder Fellaini. At present, they are likely to change teams in the summer, but the main target is no longer on the European continent, and the Tianchao or Middle Eastern giants are their first choice. There's less competitive pressure, they can prolong their careers, and the salaries are higher, so panning for gold at the end of their careers for their families should be the most normal choice for every star who no longer values glory.
So after all, few big-name players will be willing to join Torino as a free agent in the summer, and if you want to get new signings who are good enough to be part of the Red Bulls, you have to pay real money to buy them, and those "free lunches" are not something that everyone is entitled to enjoy.
The meeting, which had not reached any valid conclusions, lasted all afternoon and lasted until half past six in the evening. After explaining that there was something to keep in touch with at any time, with a somewhat dizzy head, Li Mudi took the car driven by Forsina and reluctantly answered a few questions from reporters outside the gate of the club's residence, and returned to the apartment all the way smoothly, and his mother had already prepared dinner for him to come back to eat together. After quickly solving the stomach problem, the Turin coach went into his bedroom and began to organize the daily necessities, all these things and the clothes he had made before put them in his suitcase, and the family of three will fly back to Asia tomorrow morning to take care of personal affairs.
Li Mudi wants to go to the capital to attend the semi-annual meeting of Cambridge Film and Television Company, although he has handed over the operation to Lin Zixu, but as the company's legal person and the largest shareholder, he still needs to show up in front of employees from time to time, and he also has to bring promotion notices and bonuses. In addition, he also needs to meet a new wave of business executives who are interested in inviting him to become a product ambassador, and then use the bits and pieces of free time to meet old classmates and good friends, and the schedule is very tight. The two old men directly transferred to Bingcheng, went back to their hometown house to take a look, after all, they were still a little uneasy to be unattended for a long time, and then they seized the time to reunite with their relatives, and they had to return to the capital immediately.
The three of them were going to Kimchi Country together on Thursday to meet with Lim Yuna's family again, and the old men on both sides intended to let the two get engaged first, but they did not get a positive response. This time the prospective family meeting was to collectively exert pressure on their respective children, but this matter was not revealed, so Li Mudi and his girlfriend are still in the dark.
The next day, Monday morning, while the Li family was waiting for their flight at the airport, the Torino coach received a call from Valentino Cairo, who had clearly informed the Red Bulls that they would not sell Bolini, and that the player, who had just joined the Rossoneri on loan last summer, would not leave before the end of the season. That said, Torino has lost another viable target on their list of forward signings, and their staff will need to scramble to work out additional options.
Although he had long expected the difficulty of renting Borini, after receiving the news, Li Mudi still felt a little helpless, but there was no other good way. If you want to have a suitable striker on loan now, even if you add the EU hukou and the willingness to join the Torino team, the FM system can screen at least 30 candidates for him. But the point is that their team only wants to use the opponent for half a season, does not want to spend any loan fees, and cannot promise to implement a buyout in the summer. As a result, almost all trade possibilities are minimized, and other clubs are not willing to do this kind of wrongdoing, allowing their players to be used by other teams without reaping any benefits.
Li Mudi, whose mood was slightly affected, took advantage of the fact that there was still a lot of time left before the check-in and boarding, so he used his mobile phone to check the latest football news on the Internet to see if he could find some hidden news through some transfer rumors, so as to find a way to solve the problem of the shortage of strikers in the team. A message about his friend immediately came into his field of vision, causing the Torino coach to click on the title and find out the details.
The news just confirmed this morning is that Kaka, a former Brazilian star who announced his official retirement two days ago because he did not reach a return agreement with AC Milan FC, officially announced through his personal social platform that he has joined a Spanish sports agency called BESTYOU, which means that he will not return to SC Milan in Serie A in the short term to take up a management position. According to the linked news report, one of the founders of this agency is Padessa, a member of the "Real Madrid Five Eagle Era", and its contracted sports people include many Real Madrid celebrities and active players, such as Robert Carlos, Casemiro, Xavi Alonso, Arbeloa, Granero, and even Spanish men's basketball player Rudy Fernandez, Real Madrid basketball captain Reyes and many other famous players, which can be said to be very famous and powerful. In addition, the article also specifically pointed out that the company has also set up an office in the Celestial Empire Demon Capital, intending to explore the market in the Far East.
After learning the news, Li Mudi immediately dialed Kaka's mobile phone and expressed his congratulations to the other party. It just so happened that Kaka was also invited to go to the three countries to participate in a business event three days later, and the two agreed that if they could catch up with the time, they would meet in East Asia to talk about the current situation together, and by the way to see if they could reach a cooperation in business.
After a brief chat, the Turin coach who hung up the phone was just in time for the start of the queue check-in, so he took his luggage and boarded the long-distance flight with his parents, and arrived at the Beijing Airport in the Celestial Empire after a long flight of 13 hours. Although the air quality here is slightly lower than that in Europe due to the winter heating, it is still very pleasant to be able to breathe a familiar breath in my home country after all.
Since not too many people knew about the news of returning to China, the airport also provided some help, and Lin Zixu had already sent a lot of people to pick up the plane, so Li Mudi did not encounter any major siege at the airport, but just took a photo with several people who claimed to be his fans, and successfully got into the car of the film and television company. And Li's father and mother were accompanied by two other company employees and waited for more than an hour before transferring to the northeast, not that the Turin coach was not filial, but that if he stayed, it might cause inconvenience to the second elder, and it was a better choice to leave when not many people found him.
After arriving at the company's station, many media who had just learned the news of his return to China had already set up equipment outside the door, ready to conduct a wave of temporary visits. For the sake of the good image that he and the company have always maintained, Li Mudi, who was a little tired because of the long-distance journey, still reluctantly answered almost ten questions, and finally did not let these reporters who came over with great effort to return home.
After that, he symbolically listened to the reports of Lin Zixu and other company executives on the business in the past six months, and roughly understood that Cambridge Film and Television participated in investing in two smaller online dramas during this time, but he was still focused on a movie called "Operation Red Sea". Because of the good relationship with the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and other institutions, Li Mudi was invited to join the investment in this military film that shows the spirit and strength of the Celestial Empire Navy, although the total investment is as high as 11 billion soft girls, but Cambridge Film and Television can only occupy less than 5% of the share, which is still squeezed out by people in the face of the company's boss. Because of the outbreak of "Wolf Warrior 2" last year, everyone is optimistic about this work with a more rigorous plot and grander scenes, and the Turin coach also promised that other producers will go to the platform when the film is released in Europe, so he reluctantly got the opportunity to join.
Now that the film has been set for the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Celestial Empire, the release date in North America and Australia is basically locked in the sixth or seventh day of the Lunar New Year, only the negotiations on the European side have not been completely concluded, but it is estimated that an agreement can be reached in late February and early March at the latest.
After more than 40 minutes of meeting, the company's **OSS first came to a nearby hotel to take a nap, and then attended a large dinner for all employees, and distributed red envelopes with CEO Lin Zidong to encourage everyone to continue to contribute to the company's efforts. Well, the face of the capitalist is exposed!
Because he didn't return to China to meet everyone for a long time, and Li Mudi usually felt very amiable to the outside world, so with the concerted efforts of everyone, he decisively drank high, and was helped back to the hotel room to rest in a state of confusion. Fortunately, I prepared before the meal, and all kinds of milk, fish oil and other defensive measures were done, so that my body was not hurt too much, but the next day I was still groggy and didn't get up until half past nine.
After washing up, I came to the company and held a meeting on the future business development with the main person in charge of each department, adhering to the principle of not interjecting casually if I don't understand things, basically I didn't say five sentences to deal with everyone.
The afternoon time was finally able to control himself, and he met with Baozi and two other close friends who hurried from other places, idly chatting about their respective living conditions, and recalling the absurdities of his youth, which was the most desirable way of life in Li Mudi's heart. Sister-in-law Sugar has just given birth to a very cute daughter and is in confinement, so she didn't come from the magic capital, which makes the Turin coach who has always liked children a little regretful. However, the hairy boys of Baozi, Qingzi and others are all there, playing happily together, which makes a few middle-aged people who are running four also a lot more cheerful, and happiness is often so simple.