De Metrio Albertini, one of the best defenders in AC Milan's history, Milan's vice-captain before Ambrosini, is the guy Jiang Qi is talking to here.

"Demy, sign me first." Lao Jiang smiled and took out a notebook from his sports bag, plus a signature pen and handed it over.

Albertini was stunned when he heard this, then reacted and took it and signed his name very solemnly.

After this somewhat unexpected opening, the two sat down like old friends.

"When I came to Milan, you had already gone to Rome ......", Jiang Qi shook his head with some regret.

'When I came back from Madrid last summer I thought I could still play 30 games a season, but when I arrived at Lazio I found that I was overestimating my fitness. Albertini's smile was bitter, like the black coffee in front of him.

Ancelotti's transformation of Pirlo into a midfielder has been praised as a stroke of genius, and behind it is the end of the Albertini era, and it is precisely because of Pirlo's combing in the back position that Ancelotti's gorgeous attacking system has a supporting foundation, which is obviously lacking in Albertini, who is more adept at interception.

As a result, Albertini was loaned to Atletico Madrid and then to Lazio, but Albertini made just 13 appearances due to injury in the season......

Moreover, now Lazio has revealed that they want to terminate Albertini's contract due to financial problems, hoping to clear his last year's salary to reduce the burden on the team.

The most prestigious midfielders of the year, without exception, were plagued by injuries at the end of their careers, Redondo, Pep Guardiola, and Albertini, whose fates were almost the same. Now, after two seasons on the drift, Albertini is no longer as reluctant as he was when he left Milan.

"Demi, come back." Jiang Qi believes that Albertini has understood the purpose of this interview, so what is needed now is sincerity, "Next season, the team needs at least ten players in the third-line midfield to form a regular rotation lineup, and we need Demi's experience, especially for Andre, I think you can help him improve his defense to another level!" ”

Albertini's physical condition is not as good as Gattuso and Vieira, and he can become the main defender of Capello's dynasty team, excellent defensive awareness and defensive skills are naturally the key to making up for his physical fitness, and the best part of Pirlo's defense is the judgment of the opponent's passing line, if Albertini's defensive experience and skills can be combined, Jiang Qi believes that Pirlo can do better in the midfield position.

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Jiang Qi continued: "There is a saying in China called 'leaves fall back to their roots', people who travel abroad eventually want to return to their hometown, if Demi can't end his career in Milan, I think it will be a pity for all of us!" ”

In another time and space, Albertini's farewell match brought tears to Jiang Qi's eyes, and now he wants to make up for this regret, "If you want, you can also join the coaching staff next season, join the team as a player and coach, or enter the management of the team after retiring, and I can guarantee that the treatment will not be lower than the level you are now at Lazio." ”

When Lazio announced the signing of Albertini in the summer of 2003, the two-year contract was worth €2.5 million, and now after an injury-plagued season, Jiang Qi still offers such a contract to confirm Demy's current value.

Albertini exhaled with relief, "Jiang, in fact, when you called, I started to think wildly......

"At first I was thinking, if you invite me back, what kind of answer should I give? I understand that this Milan team is stronger and more energetic than it was two seasons ago, and it may be difficult for me to even get the main substitute position in the team, so why go back? Because I need a happy end to my career? Because many times in my dreams I dreamed of saying goodbye to the field at the San Siro? ”

He said calmly but with a faint self-deprecation, like babbling, Jiang Qi sat quietly opposite, listening carefully, as a head coach really into a team during this time, he slowly came into contact with the other side of the players as ordinary people, and could clearly understand the heart of the entanglement and contradiction that they occasionally revealed.

"Then I started to weigh whether it was worth it to sit on the bench or even in the stands for a few months for a perfect career...... But suddenly a voice popped into my heart, 'Don't be stupid, maybe Jiang came to you just to persuade you to end your career as a player and become a coach.' This seemingly boundless conjecture was repeated over and over again in my mind, and finally I was stuck in it and couldn't extricate myself......"

"That's why I came to this café an hour early, and the moment you showed up in front of me, I was afraid you'd say 'Hey, Demy, it's time for your playing career to end!'"

Jiang Qi was not surprised by Albertini's self-report, when a player is facing an injury and cannot recover for a long time, he will question himself, and any strange idea can pop into his head.

Albertini was obviously much more relaxed after pouring out his words, "I now feel how happy it is to be able to sit here with peace of mind and wait for a happy ending, and I have also figured out a lot of things, as long as I can help the team, I don't necessarily have to be on the pitch, since you value my experience more, then I just need to get a salary as an ordinary coach." ”

The coach of the AC Milan coaching staff has increased the salary standard to a certain extent after Geddes took over the club, but the starting salary is only 600,000 euros per year, and the contract salary offered by Jiang Qi has almost shrunk by more than half.

However, Jiang Qi did not dwell on this issue, but happily agreed, not that he was saving money for the club, but that Albertini's attitude moved him.

"So, Demi, welcome home!" , Jiang Qi stretched out his hand again.

"Hmm!" Albertini's face showed an unprecedented ease since he first saw him.

In Jiang Qi's opinion, he has completed the most important transfer recruitment this summer!