A Cartier fountain pen, with its gorgeous shape and bright colors, seems to be more than just a fountain pen, but also a piece of art that is so beautiful that you are reluctant to take it out.

Different from other Cartier pens of the same model, this Cartier fountain pen is inlaid with an AC Milan team emblem, fingers gently touched, you can also feel that the team emblem and the pen itself are somewhat mismatched, mainly because the team emblem is a little rough, in the gorgeous and delicate pen, somewhat abrupt.

But even so, he threw away the Vic fountain pen he had been using all along, and used this Cartier.

When he has nothing to do, he likes to take out the pen, put it in his hand and fiddle with it, like a child playing with his favorite toy, and then carefully and seriously look at the team emblem on the pen, falling into a daze.

"I solemnly beg you, don't use it to sign a new contract with Juventus!"

This was the man who gave him the pen, and after giving him this farewell gift, he couldn't tell whether it was a casual remark, or a serious one, or just to show humor.

He had been bothered by this question for a long time, because he had always been a more emotional person, and he often wondered, what if that person was serious? What if he was just joking? If......

Maybe this kind of distress is a bit unnecessary, because that person doesn't have much affection for him at all.

'When you're on the bench or just sitting in the stands, we win the Scudetto, so, Andre, our manager Allegri told me that if you want to stay, he can accept it, but you won't be able to play in the midfield position anymore and he will play you on the left wing of midfield.

"And I have to tell you, Andre, the club's policy has decided to make some adjustments, for those players who are over thirty years old, we will only offer a twelve-month contract extension!"

"We really appreciate everything you have contributed to the team, but, Andre, that's what we're conditioning!"

The above conversation took place in the general manager's office of AC Milan, where Galliani and Andrea? Pirlo, and at that meeting, Pirlo made it very clear that he would not accept the substitution and the one-year signing because he felt it was an insult to him.

As he said to his agent Turio? According to Tinti, he can accept a salary cut, even to 2.5 million euros, but he needs to get a guaranteed contract and a commitment to the main position.

But after that meeting, the relationship between the two sides broke down completely.

So the outside media soon spread the news that Pirlo was leaving AC Milan, and he soon received invitations from some big teams, such as Inter Milan, Moratti's adviser Leonardo personally called him and invited him to return to Inter Milan, but not long after, Leonardo was poached by Newcastle and served as Newcastle's general manager.

At the same time, Juventus also sent him an offer, but Pirlo was hesitant to make an offer to the Bianconeri, because Juventus could not play in the Champions League in the new season, and he knew very well that if he switched from AC Milan to Juventus, he would definitely be attacked by Milan fans, which would be a betrayal for them.

Even if Pirlo thinks he was betrayed first, the fans will not pay attention to you.

In the 38th round of Serie A, which is the last round, he was not even included in the squad for the match by Allegri, so he did not follow the team to the away game, but stayed at home, but he still sat in front of the TV to watch the game live, AC Milan, who had already won the championship, obviously did not play well, it was a 0-0 draw.

After the game, Pirlo's phone was called.

"Hey, Andrey!" The voice of the person on the other side of the phone was a little familiar, a little unfamiliar, he couldn't hear it for a while, but fortunately, the one immediately introduced himself, "I'm Ye Qiu!" ”

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu!" Pirlo was a little surprised, he wouldn't have thought that Ye Qiu would call him personally.

Of course, he is not the kind of person who has never seen the world, his family business is also very large, and he has invested a lot of business, so for him, playing football is not a matter of money at all, but a way to prove his worth.

"I know that you have decided to leave Milan, have you considered a change of environment, to the Premier League, to London!" Ye Qiu has no extra nonsense, he likes to be direct rather than beat around the bush as rumored by the outside world.

"To the Premier League? Tottenham? Pirlo was a little surprised, a little surprised.

Ye Qiu on the other side of the phone snorted, and laughed three or four times, "You know, I invited you to come to London back then, and you rejected me, but this time I still invite you to London very sincerely, I hope you won't refuse me again!" ”

He remembers!

Pirlo's first reaction was that when Ye Qiuchu was in charge of Chelsea, he was invited to London, but at that time, Pirlo was in the prime of his career at AC Milan, so he could not join Chelsea from any point of view.

That time was similar to now, Ye Qiu called him personally, but Pirlo politely declined Ye Qiu's invitation.

"To be honest, thank you very much for calling, Mr. Ye Qiu, but ......," Pirlo hesitated, "I still prefer to stay in Italy, you know that I have never played abroad. ”

"Are you afraid?" Ye Qiu on the other side of the phone laughed.

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just ......" Pirlo was a little angry when Ye Qiu laughed like this, but he was really scared.

Afraid that he will not be able to adapt to the more competitive and fast-paced Premier League when he leaves the familiar Serie A, will he return to Serie A in disgrace when the time comes? Will the Serie A team still want him then? Will he still be able to get a regular spot in the Italian national team to play in next year's European Championships?

All of this scared Pirlo.

"Yes, Andrei, it's normal for you to be afraid, but don't you think it's interesting to overcome your fears? And do you think you need to prove anything to others when you are in this position? Or will you give in to fear? Ye Qiu still said in a chuckling tone on the phone.

"No, sir, I'm just ......"

"Don't just, Andre, this time you can't refuse, because I need you to help my restructured team, to win the Premier League, to win the Champions League, this is something that Juventus can't give you, and you can't refuse, isn't it?" Ye Qiu said very confidently.

Pirlo on the phone was silent, he had no way to doubt whether what Ye Qiu said was exaggerated, but he really believed that if Tottenham Hotspur said that he was capable of winning the Champions League, no one would doubt it, because even if this team sells some stars, they are still one of the strongest teams on the planet.

What's more, Ye Qiu has proved his strength and level with one magical champion after another in the past ten years, and he will definitely continue his magical journey in the future, Pirlo believes in this very much.

"Let me think about it, okay?" Pirlo was silent for more than ten seconds, and then pleaded, he really had no way to refuse.

"Yes, but I hope to give me an answer before July arrives, and I also hope that on the Fourth of July, when the team trains for the team, you will have your Tottenham shirt on!"

"Thank you!" Pirlo thanked him sincerely on the phone.

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Sitting on a plane from Milan to London, in a BMW from Heathrow to White Hart Lane, Pirlo played with the Cartier pen in his hand all the time, thinking back to the question he had been thinking about for the past month.

For his future, just like London at this moment, it is a bit gloomy, but will it be sunny after the haze?

Perhaps Galliani will be happy because Pirlo did not end up signing his contract at Juventus with the Cartier pen he sent, and he chose to take a risk, from Serie A, which has fallen to the fourth place in Europe, to the Premier League, which is currently the most competitive league in the world.

Will I be able to continue the Serie A glory here?

Andrea Pirlo didn't have an answer, but it was clear that the Tottenham fans welcomed him very well.

When the team decided to sell Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona for a whopping €65 million, they were happy about the club's transfer operation, but on the other hand, they were worried about the team's midfield operation next season.

But when they heard that Pirlo would join Tottenham Hotspur, all Tottenham Hotspur fans were full of expectations for Pirlo's future, because they believed that Pirlo would have a place in the team and become a vital member of the team, continuing his magical performances in Serie A.

But after selling Cesc Fabregas, Tottenham Hotspur followed suit and announced again that they would sell Spanish midfielder David for a whopping 60 million euros. Silva sold Real Madrid, which also made Tottenham Hotspur the most high-profile in the transfer market, as they have more than 100 million euros in transfer fees.

Sold Yaya during the winter break? Toure, who sold David on a summer transfer? Silva and Cesc Fabregas, bringing in Sandro, Vidal and Pirlo, it is clear that Ye Qiu's intention to make a subversive reform of the midfield has been revealed, and everyone's suspense for the new Premier League season is, will this restructuring of Tottenham Hotspur work?

Also, can Andrea Pirlo and Vidal play a key role in the Tottenham Hotspur side in the new season? And will the team's overall tactics be adjusted? If you continue to play three midfielders, who will be the other midfielder? Ramsey? Phil? Jones? Sandro? Ericsson? Or Coutinho?

It's clear that Tottenham Hotspur's midfield competition is also completely hot!

In the face of the media's question, how the team will play in the new season and what kind of lineup to play, Ye Qiu said that he does not know, and everything depends on the performance of the players after the training camp in the new season.

"As I've always emphasized, we have never relied too much on a certain player's team, and we have never relied too much on a certain style of play, we need to keep changing our tactical play, keep improving some ideas, and keep keeping pace with the times, so that we can always maintain our combat effectiveness and maintain ****."

'To do that, we need to bring in some fresh blood, and we also need to integrate the minds of everyone in the team and keep the same philosophy, and so far I'm very happy with the transfer operation of the team this summer!'

Sold Yaya? Toure, sold Cesc Fabregas, sold David? Silva and Tottenham Hotspur earned nearly 200 million in transfer fees in the first half of 2011, but only spent 12 million euros on Vidal, and they are still the big winners in the transfer market.

When a reporter asked whether Tottenham Hotspur's new season would be affected by the team's transfer market operation, Ye Qiu said that he was not worried at all, because he was very satisfied with the team's existing lineup.

"You know that the most important thing in a team is to have competition, and in our team, there are veterans such as Andrea Pirlo, David Beckham, Raul, as well as Messi, Franck Ribery, Cavani, Thiago? Silva, Alves and other powerful stars, but more importantly, Vidal, Sandro, Ramsey, Eriksen, Kyle? Players such as Walker can launch a strong impact on the main position, and I think this is a very reasonable team lineup configuration! ”

'I can understand the fear of the fans, but I would say that the quality of a team and the success of the team depends not only on whether the team invests heavily in the transfer market, but at least we have been at the forefront of success for the past few seasons.

'A lot of people may think that we are not investing in the transfer market, but they should see that Andrea Pirlo is still the best playmaker in the world, he is a real superstar, no one can deny that, and I am confident that he can succeed at Tottenham and return to his top!'

'Vidal is a very good midfielder, his arrival will make our midfield tougher, more impactful, and he has a very good skill with his feet, which is very similar to our style, and Sandro, who is a very promising Brazilian player, who captains the Brazilian Under-20 national team and will lead the team to the Under-20 World Championship in August.

"And Phil? Jones, Pogba, Eriksen, Coutinho, they're all very good and have a lot of potential, and as for Ramsey, I think he should play a bigger role in the new season, he's going to be a big part of the team, and I'm sure no one will object to that! ”

Tottenham Hotspur can be described as full of talent, and Ramsey's potential and quality have been proven in the past few years, whether it is Eriksen, Coutinho, Pogba, Phil? Jones and others are also future rookies with both strength and potential, and this group of people will compete fiercely at Tottenham Hotspur, and the best and most improved will stay and become the main force.

This is Ye Qiu's strategy, and it is also a measure for him to urge this group of young players to maintain rapid progress and self-discipline.

In addition, this season, Ye Qiu also plans to put Nick? Powell has been promoted to the first team for joint training, and the English youngster is known as Andrea Pirlo II, and now that Pirlo is at Tottenham Hotspur, his successor will of course learn from him, hoping that he can learn more from Pirlo.

In addition to the three midfielders, Ye Qiu also announced that he would put the Brazilian international Lucas, who participated in the Copa America? The recall of Tottenham Hotspur from Ajax by Moura is also seen as an important move by Tottenham to further strengthen their bench depth.

But on the day Tottenham announced Pirlo's arrival, Times columnist Martin? Samuel revealed in his column that Ye Qiu spent a lot of effort to purge Fabregas and David? Silva, in fact, is sending a message to everyone that the only indispensable thing is Tottenham Hotspur, not anyone.

"Cesc Fabregas has been entangled with Barcelona in the past few years, and there was an incident of being put on a Barcelona shirt last summer, which caused Tottenham Hotspur to be dissatisfied with the sponsors.

"David? Silva is eager to join Real Madrid, and after the failure to bring in Cesc Fabregas, Real Madrid also want David? Silva, so the two sides hit it off and ended up selling two Spanish midfielders for a high price. ”

"Many people will think that this is a move by Ye Qiu to adjust the team's technical and tactical style, but in fact, they haven't noticed it, and this is also a signal that Ye Qiu has released to those big-name stars in the team, that is, don't make trouble for me again, otherwise I can sell anyone!"

"You know, in the past few years, Tottenham Hotspur has sold forwards, wingers and defenders, that is, they have killed and not sold midfielders, but now Ye Qiu not only sells midfielders, but also sells them all as soon as they are sold, which reflects a signal of his iron-fisted integration of the team, and even Tottenham Hotspur insiders revealed that Ye Qiu even gave instructions to the management, no matter who it is, anyone who wants to go can go, which shows how determined he is to reorganize this time!"

In the end, Ribery said that he would stay with the team early, and then Messi, Cavani, Thiago? Silva and other players expressed their stance one after another to stay in the team, which was undoubtedly deterred by Ye Qiu's thunderous methods, they are feeling a crisis, they can't play as slowly as last season, and they don't have much ambition to play. ”

"Reorganization, maybe it's just one of Ye Qiu's purposes, his more important purpose is to regain the ambition of the players in the team, re-stimulate their ****, as well as the **** and pursuit of champions and honors!"

"To use one of their Chinese idioms to describe it, knock on the mountain and shake the tiger!"

Or, it can also be said to be an example of killing chickens and monkeys.

Martin? Samuel's words in the column have been reprinted by countless media, and it is seen as Ye Qiu conveying his intentions to his players through his column.

As long as anyone violates Ye Qiu's intentions and ideas, there will only be one result in the end, leave! "David? Silva is eager to join Real Madrid, and after the failure to bring in Cesc Fabregas, Real Madrid also want David? Silva, so the two sides hit it off and ended up selling two Spanish midfielders for a high price. ”

"Many people will think that this is a move by Ye Qiu to adjust the team's technical and tactical style, but in fact, they haven't noticed it, and this is also a signal that Ye Qiu has released to those big-name stars in the team, that is, don't make trouble for me again, otherwise I can sell anyone!"

"You know, in the past few years, Tottenham Hotspur has sold forwards, wingers and defenders, that is, they have killed and not sold midfielders, but now Ye Qiu not only sells midfielders, but also sells them all as soon as they are sold, which reflects a signal of his iron-fisted integration of the team, and even Tottenham Hotspur insiders revealed that Ye Qiu even gave instructions to the management, no matter who it is, anyone who wants to go can go, which shows how determined he is to reorganize this time!"

In the end, Ribery said that he would stay with the team early, and then Messi, Cavani, Thiago? Silva and other players expressed their stance one after another to stay in the team, which was undoubtedly deterred by Ye Qiu's thunderous methods, they are feeling a crisis, they can't play as slowly as last season, and they don't have much ambition to play. ”

"Reorganization, maybe it's just one of Ye Qiu's purposes, his more important purpose is to regain the ambition of the players in the team, re-stimulate their ****, as well as the **** and pursuit of champions and honors!"

"To use one of their Chinese idioms to describe it, knock on the mountain and shake the tiger!"

Or, it can also be said to be an example of killing chickens and monkeys.

Martin? Samuel's words in the column have been reprinted by countless media, and it is seen as Ye Qiu conveying his intentions to his players through his column.

As long as anyone violates Ye Qiu's intentions and ideas, there will only be one result in the end, leave!