Chapter 70: Lazio Don't Need Them to Release Water (Second Update)
The danger that Chang Sheng is talking about is actually the full-scale "phonegate" incident that broke out this summer.
In the original plane. The "phonegate" incident, Lazio was also involved.
Lazio, who was thought to be the least responsible, ended up with no light punishment. Because their club president, Lotito, was involved, and because he was the president of the club, his actions could not be simply identified as "personal acts", but could be summarized as "club acts", which was of a different nature.
In the end, Lazio avoided relegation, but were deducted seven points for the new season and thirty points for last season, thus losing European qualification. The club's president, Lotito, was also banned from football-related matters for two and a half years.
What made Lazio suffer was the connection with Lecce.
It all started between Lazio and Lecce because of the transfer of Ledesma......
Lecce wanted Lazio to help them with the accounts, and in return, they could give Ledesma to Lazio. Lotito, on the other hand, thinks that Lazio helped Lecce to make the account and let Lecce enjoy the benefits, but Lazio only got one Ledesma, which is far from enough.
Because Lecce has 5.3 million more on its books, Lazio has 5.3 million less on its books.
Even if Lazio didn't actually pay the money, they still had to do it.
They have more than five million euros off their books, and in order to make their own books look good and at the same time easier to pass the scrutiny, they also need to continue to do the accounts. They have to contact other clubs through a series of complex transfer deals. Smooth out the account......
This is a very troublesome matter, and it needs to involve the interests of all parties. And in this exchange of interests, there will always be something that Lazio is reluctant to do but has to do against his will. These things are likely to be revealed in the future, and then settled later......
So Lazio took such a big risk that it couldn't just be just one Ledesma.
It just so happens that Lazio need to compete for European qualification this season, and under Rossi, they have performed well, but not safely.
The 36th round of the league is the match between Lazio and Lecce, and before that, Lazio were sixth in the league. Fifty-three points.
Chievo is close behind with 52 points.
With three rounds to go before the end of the league, Lazio need a solid three points.
So Lazio's coach at the time, Rossi, called Lotito and he wanted to get Lotito and Lecce's sporting director, Carlo. Regaria communicates. Hopefully, Lecce will be able to release water when they play Lazio away.
Rossi said at the time: "We have to talk to Lecce, they used to play too rough and tough, and this time in the Olympics I want them to play more 'gentle'. ”
This sentence is considered to be suspected of allowing Lecce to play match-fixing.
In the end, Lazio suffered a heavy penalty.
Second only to Juventus.
Now that Chang Sheng has been reborn and knows the power of the phonegate incident, he naturally won't let Lazio jump into the fire pit again.
So he decisively rejected Lecce's request.
"We don't need to make any dealings with them, Mr. President. Ledesma's contract expires on June 30 this year, and we can get him for free at that time. We don't have to take that risk. ”
Lotito didn't understand what he meant by "adventure". If it's accounting...... What are the risks?
The whole of Italy is doing it, not only the first division teams, but also the second division teams.
What kind of dangerous thing is this?
"But you know we're all in this circle. Often...... Some things can't be avoided......"
Lotito seemed to convince him.
Chang Sheng's attitude is very resolute: "No, no. This is the only thing that doesn't work. Mr. President. I don't care what Lazio was like, I want the Lazio I coach to be a team that has always been clean. ”
Lotito really didn't understand how helping people to do the accounts was not innocent.
And Chang Sheng can't tell him that because he is not a prophet, he knows that you have waded into this muddy water, and you will be unlucky in the future.
So he could only say euphemistically: "We help Lecce, but we will have a deficit of six million on our books." What to do? We'll have to fill the void with other transfers and smooth the bill, right? In that case, we need to be linked to a lot of teams. Transfers involving multiple players...... But it's all unplanned, and as manager I have my transfer plans. I don't want to mess up my plans because of the six million. ”
It's all said and done, and Lotito can't persuade him anymore. Now that the team's results are so good, Lotito still admires and trusts Chang Sheng, and the relationship between the two sides is good, so there is no need to be so stiff for a Lecce.
So Lotito rejected Lecce like this.
Unexpectedly, Lecce refused when he heard Lotito, thinking that Lotito thought that the conditions they offered were not attractive enough.
When they think about it, too.
Ledesma still have half a season left on their contract, so how can they guarantee that Ledesma must go to Lazio?
If Ledesma doesn't go, what else can they do? You can't really follow the example of Chang Sheng's ban on Liverani and ban Ledesma, right?
People often win to block Liverani and Modric, Lecce to block Ledesma, who else can use?
So after thinking about it, they felt that they should give more sincerity in exchange for Lazio's help.
So Regalia called Lotito and told him that Lecce could be a little softer in the league against Lazio if he needed to...... That is, to release water.
This was a condition in exchange for Lazio's promise to help Lecce with his accounts.
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When Chang Sheng received another call from Lotito, he was stunned.
He was bent on keeping Lazio away from the phone door, but he didn't expect the inertia of history to send this matter to him.
It's just that it's not the same as before, before it was Lazio who took the initiative to find Lecce, hoping to make Lecce weaker. Now it's Lecce offering that they can be waterproof......
But either way. Winning will not be accepted.
"Reject them, Mr. President. If we say yes, I'm sure we'll be out of luck. Even if we need Ledesma, we don't have to rely on it that way. Think about it, what guarantees did they give to Ledesma to join us in Lazio? Ledesma has half a season left on his contract and from now on, Lecce doesn't care where he wants to go. If Ledesmar doesn't come to Lazio, what will happen to Lecce club? Do they think they can deal with Ledesma the same way I did with Liverani? ”
Chang Sheng scoffed.
"And. Most importantly. My team doesn't need to win by that means. Even if Lecce is strong like a **exuberant man, Lazio can easily beat them at home! They're using what belongs to us to negotiate terms, and I've never seen anyone who feels so good about themselves. We could have gotten these three points, and we wouldn't have exchanged them with what we already had in our hands. ”
Chang Sheng finally said on the phone.
Lotito also thinks it makes sense. With Lazio's strength and form, even AC Milan and Juventus can win at home, and you still need to release water from Lecce to beat you?
So Lotito rejected Lecce very firmly.
Tell them that Lazio is not interested in Ledesma.
Seeing that Lazio refused so categorically, Lecce had no choice but to find someone else to find a club that could help them settle their accounts.
But in fact, this range is very small, and there are not many teams that can meet Lecce's requirements and are interested in Ledesma.
Inter Milan is just yelling in their mouths, and they really want to buy it. They coaxed again.
So for Lazio rejected them. Lecce was resentful in his heart, feeling that Lazio was not interesting enough to help with such a small favor.
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If Lecce knew that Tsung Sheng was now planning to poach Ledesma from them for free, I was afraid that they would just scold him......
After rejecting Lecce's request, Chang Sheng felt that Ledesma was a good choice.
What he knew was. In that time and space that he knew. Ledesma did come to Lazio, just at the end of the season.
Ledesma's ability is outstanding, and above all he is loyal to Lazio, having been with them for many years. There was no mention of a raise, and there was no transfer. Even if he is very good, with the likes of Inter Milan, Juventus and even Real Madrid interested in him, he has publicly announced that he will stay at Lazio.
Such a player, obedient and easy to use, is Chang Sheng's favorite.
Anyway, Liverani and Gianni Keida are leaving, and they only bought one Inle and one less midfielder.
For example, just dig Ledsma.
And it's also easy to dig up Ledsma.
Because it's free.
There are quite a few teams interested in Ledesma, and almost every summer there is a scandal related to Ledesma.
But those teams are much more interested in each one of them.
So in the end, Lazio snatched it.
As long as he can fool Ledesma into agreeing to come to Lazio, this transfer deal will be fine.
As for whether Lecce can get a penny, whether Lecce can use Ledesma's transfer to account for himself...... What does that have to do with constant victory?
So Chang Sheng planned to contact Ledesma and try to dig into the corner of Lecce.
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As a manager with a proven track record of success in European football, Chang Sheng easily got the phone number of Ledesma's agent.
Ledesma was then contacted through this agent.
Then, Chang Sheng extended an invitation to Ledesma on the phone.
"I'm sure you've heard about it lately, Christian. My team needs a midfielder and we bought Inle during the winter break, but it wasn't enough. I think you can adapt to the job of playing at Lazio and Lazio is for you. What do you think? Have you ever considered coming to Lazio after your contract expires? I promise, you'll have a great time here! ”
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