Chapter 661: The rest of the big events
If Aaron Martin and Valverde, two players who have struggled to get too many appearances under Li Mudi, chose to leave in the summer window, and did not make much of a splash, then the next few Real Madrid veterans who appeared in the transfer market are the kind of hot spots that can bring huge attention.
On June 28, Italian transfer expert Di Marzio took the lead in breaking the news on his personal website that the Roma team intended to introduce the captain of the Slovak national team and the veteran defender Skriniar, and hundreds of thousands of clicks and more than 10,000 replies instantly sent related topics to the hot search list.
Later, the agent of the Real Madrid central defender also said in an interview that because of the rise of Zori and the addition of other new signings, it has been difficult for his clients to get enough playing time at the Bernabeu, and in order to be worthy of the high salary offered by the club and the player's comprehensive consideration of his future career, Skriniar made the decision to move to a new environment this summer, and immediately won the support of the team's head coach Li Muddy and the club's president Raul. So for Real Madrid and the 31-year-old veteran, they are open to all sincere offers at the moment.
Although Skriniar has only made fewer than 45 competitive appearances for the Galacticos in the past two seasons due to the manager's rotation system and some minor injuries, there is no doubt about his current quality. In addition to a slight decline in speed compared to the peak of his body a few years ago, the Slovak star can still be ranked in the top 15 or even top 10 in the world in terms of heading, tackles, marking, card positioning and anticipation, which are the most critical individual abilities of central defenders.
However, due to the lack of talent in the central defender position in world football today, and the player's own desire to leave the Bernabeu, the number of candidates who can convince the defensive stalwart to surrender is actually not very large, and it is inevitable that Real Madrid will be stabbed in terms of transfer fees.
So after confirming the news that there was a chance to get this excellent central defender, there were only five teams such as Roma, Juventus and Tottenham that showed a lot of interest in it, but in the end, it was a dark horse that came from behind.
On July 7, the Torino club suddenly announced on its official website that it would bring Skriniar back to Serie A for 32 million euros, which attracted an enthusiastic response from all the Red Bull fans, so much so that many overlooked the addition to the deal.
This price must be on the low side for the actual value of the player, so many professionals think that Li Mudi is taking care of his old club and his friend Valentino Cairo, until Real Madrid's official Twitter published a message welcoming new signings, and people just noticed that their eyes were slightly focused on another player.
Tom Almeida, born in May 2006, gained a certain reputation in the youth team of Portuguese Super League powerhouse Porto at the age of 12, because he already had an incredible height of 1.85 meters at that time. You must know that Da Yao, who shocked the whole world, was only 1.91 meters at this age, so many people ridiculed that this young player should play basketball, and maybe he would become the first Portuguese star to land in the NBA.
However, in the following three years, Almeida, whose height was basically stable at 1.93 meters, showed the world his extremely dominant air defense ability and increasingly sophisticated defensive links, and was repeatedly selected by major media as one of the most promising new stars in the future.
However, as he grew older, his defensive awareness gradually improved not particularly significantly because of his physical talent among his peers, and when the time came to around 2022, the image of a reckless man who would only use his body to defend became a label attached to this young man by the outside world, and the outside world's expectations for him also fell from the previous hope star to the extent that he could hardly play in the giants.
However, there are still some people who think that consciousness can be learned, so they have certain illusions about Tom Almeida, who is too good in physical condition, and Gattuso, the coach of Torino at the time, is one of them. At his strong suggestion, the Red Bull spent 12 million euros to bring the youngster, who had very obvious advantages and disadvantages, to the Apennines.
As a result, in the years that followed, Almeida improved in terms of defensive positioning and timing by learning from several of the team's veterans, but only barely reached a qualifying level. Due to his aggressiveness and preference for a physical style of defence, his card count was always high, and he often led to the disadvantage of playing more with less, so he faded out of the rotation in the latter stages of Gattuso's tenure and eventually became a fringe man in the Turin team that was no longer needed.
In the summer of 2026, Valentino Cairo considered selling the Portuguese centre-back, who had just turned 20 at the time, but he never found a suitable receiver because the chairman of the Red Bulls wanted to recover the full transfer fee he had paid at the beginning, but the teams that were interested in the player at the time did not approve of the price. So in desperation, the Torino team had to keep Almeida for another year, but his performance last season did not change much, and he was even abandoned by the head coach in the entire second half, resulting in a considerable reduction in value on authoritative websites such as German transfer, which is basically smashed in his hands.
Fortunately, Li Mudi made a timely move to "rescue" his old club, otherwise under the threat of the player's agent several times that he would leave the team on a free transfer after the expiration of his contract next year, Valentino had to agree to sell Almeida to Cagliari at a low price, which would really be a big loss.
In the end, Real Madrid agreed to set the young centre-back's valuation at 10 million, offsetting some of the cash from Skriniar's move to the Red Bulls, allowing Torino, who had already fallen out of the Champions League places, to get a defensive core that could improve their immediate power by at least one level at minimal cost. For this reason, all the Italian media have mentioned Li Mudi's "benevolence and righteousness" in their reports, and as for whether the real meaning is praise or sarcasm, it is not something that Li Mudi, who has not had direct contact with them for a long time, is concerned about.
In addition to having a lot of doubts about his ability, it is also the reluctance and sadness of the team's meritorious Skriniar to leave the team into criticism of his replacement, under the magnifying glass of obvious prejudice, it is conceivable how difficult Tom Almeida's life will be on the Bernabéu Stadium for the first time.
Especially after almost kicking and injuring Rodrygo, an important member of the team, in the third training match after joining the new team, both fans and the media have reached a peak of criticism of him, and some fan organizations have even pulled up banners outside the training ground to boycott and personally attack the youngster.
For this reason, Li Mudi and director Valero both expressed their hope that the outside world can remain patient in an interview, and the former even claimed that the new signing's potential and learning ability are very good, and he believes that under the guidance of Vallejo and other veterans, he will grow up rapidly and get rid of his previous bad habits as much as possible, and become an important member who can help the team, which temporarily calmed the fans' strong behavior against Almeida.
In addition to the fact that the 21-year-old is still in a high-speed growth period and a lot of room for growth between his current ability of 141 and potential 164, it is also because after the Portuguese teenager officially entered the pre-season training camp, Li Muddy used two training packages on him to specifically improve his shortcomings in aggression and defensive positioning.
In addition, Vallejo, who is experienced and has excellent mental attributes, has been appointed as Almeida's teacher, helping the latter to improve at a rate far beyond ordinary people, and it is believed that in less than a season, a new star will rise. With the new signing and 2005-born Zori, plus 25 or 6-year-old Jose Martinez and Bediachar, Real Madrid won't have to worry about the centre-back position for the next five to six years, and it's incredibly exciting to think about it now.
As for the last player to leave the Bernabeu, all the Meilinger were full of blessings, and on July 10, Valencia FC announced the signing of Spanish striker/shadow goalscorer Kuchi with an additional clause of 38 million and 7 million to fill the position of Kimchi national star Lee Kang-in who was poached by the Gunners.
The former talent, who was personally introduced by Li Mudi during his time as a coach of Castile, finally took off the white shirt that he had worn for ten and a half years, and chose to say goodbye to his second parent club before he was about to enter the game.
Due to the rise of newcomers such as Jorge Solzano, Elias Zidane and Riverola, Real Madrid are now overcrowded in the forward and midfield positions, and even with the coach insisting on a rotation policy, it can be predicted that Kuchi's playing time will continue to decrease in the new season.
For this, Kutch, who is full of feelings for the Galaxy Battleship, actually does not have any special emotions, because he believes that as long as he can do his best in training, his mentor will not let his efforts be in vain.
It's just that when his agent came to his home with Li Mudi as a guest, and after the dinner, he thoroughly analyzed whether he could have a chance to be selected for next year's European Championship squad, the veteran, who has never been able to occupy any important position in the hearts of previous Spanish national team coaches, still agreed to the proposal of the two most trusted people opposite him, and chose to go to a strong team that can give full play to his abilities, and strive for something more for the trip to the World Championship, which is very likely to be the last.
And it is precisely because everyone understands the situation that Kuchi is facing now that no one has come forward to make any malicious comments about the transfer deal, and almost all Spaniards hope that the homegrown striker, who has been overshadowed by many of Real Madrid's superstars, can seize this rare opportunity to show that he is not inferior to other top players, and provide more options for the new manager of the Matadors, Guti.
After leaving Real Madrid, the "Fourteenth" first rested for half a year, and then took over the coaching whip of Monaco halfway, helping the team that was not performing well at the time to regain its proper form, and then won the second place in Ligue 1 in the 2025-26 season, and even brought a huge threat to Grand Paris for a time.
But the good times didn't last long, due to the club's business philosophy, before the 2026 World Cup began, the unruly Guti had irreconcilable contradictions with the top management, and left directly, ending this short coaching journey. For this, he lost around 2 million euros in wages, as well as various bonuses.
However, less than 40 days after he was free, the Spanish Football Association called the fourteenth master, who was summer in Australia with his family, and invited him to join the Matador Army. As a result, the golden wolf, who was never able to be relied upon in the national team and club when he was a player, completed a gorgeous return to life and sat in a position that he never thought of when he was young.
And since it comes to the change of the home team of the national team, I have to mention the current situation of the men's football team in the Celestial Empire here, because Li Mudi has also played a big role in it.
At the East Asian Cup that just ended this summer (that is, the previous East Asian semifinals, and now inexplicably renamed the E-1 Football Championship), the men's football team, which finally reached the finals, played against Japan and the northern and southern kimchi countries for the first time in history, and handed over a humiliating performance of three games and not scoring a goal, which caused an uproar in the domestic football world.
Although Li Tenglong and several other overseas players have not returned to the team, the overall lineup can still represent the highest level of the current Celestial Empire. However, in the face of the other three opponents who can be called the second team, the national football team played as ugly as shit, which fully shows that our football level has slipped to an unbearable point.
In addition, the Asian Cup held in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the year was also a group stage, so the ending of coach Li Gang, who has only been in office for more than a year, will not make everyone feel that there is anything to surprise them.
In order to prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the team had to find a suitable manager as soon as possible, so the leaders of the Football Association called across the ocean to ask for help from Li Mudi, a special adviser.
And the Real Madrid coach did not disappoint the other party, agreeing to let the senior coach who had just led Ebro to the La Liga to return to China as a firefighting hero. As for the position left by the high finger, it was handed to Xavi Alonso, who previously served as the head coach of Castilla, and the latter will strictly follow the instructions of the new owner's hierarchy and try to give the two Celestial players in the team a chance to show their abilities.
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