"I thought that our team would only go Gilardino, Bonella and Chiellini, and my recruitment plan was also formulated for the three of them to leave. I've got a successor for them, but I'll have to think about the others. ”

After listening to what Balaldi said, Li Bin also muttered for a while, saying that his preparation was not sufficient. He still overestimated the role that a championship can play, he thought that after winning the championship, most of the players would not have the idea of leaving, but the players have their own thoughts and problems, and a League Cup champion really can't decide too many things. The requirements for the main team, the requirements for positions, the original club put forward the requirements, all kinds of troubles, and it is impossible for Parma to keep so many good players.

However, fortunately, Yaya Toure, Melo, and Rossi all chose to stay. The first two had just arrived in Italy and were not in a hurry to change jobs, but Rossi persuaded herself many times before she was willing to stay - their stay is still very good for Parma's future.

Li Bin's words did not surprise Balaldi's expectations, "I also know that you are not expected to prepare so much, so I also calculated an account and left some extra money out." ”

"We have a lot of money?"

Balaldi shook his head, "Until now, we haven't found a new boss, without a boss, we have no one willing to invest, no one invests, we can only pay for our own profits and losses, and naturally there will not be a lot of money." After selling Gilardino and Bonella, we can recover about 30 million from them. Add to that the money we earned from winning the UEFA Cup, some of the income from the end of the season, and after giving the players bonuses, we also have 40 million dollars. If it goes well, we can sell Bresciano and Simplicio, and if we can get about 15 million, we will have 55 million, and we have a lot of money. ”

When Balaldi said this, he was quite proud, and it was not easy to get 55 million under such a tight financial situation.

Li Bin also nodded: The Italian economy is sluggish, and no one wants to take over the team, and he is not surprised. And to be able to work so hard in this situation, Balaldi is really a good manager without any mistakes – of course, it would have been better if he had delegated some more authority.

"But how much money can I get in my hand?"

This sentence made Balaldi helpless, "First of all, we have to repay the debt, we are still negative equity, and the city government is unwilling to come forward to apply for a loan for us to defer the payment, so we probably have to take out about 20 million money to repay a loan that is due." Secondly, we have to set aside some funds for the team's expenses for next season. As you know, the city government is not rich, they can't give us financial allocation, they ask us to keep enough budget, so as not to have a situation where arrears of wages need to be subsidized by the city government, so we also need to allocate 10 million as a reservation - this is already my greatest struggle, the original intention of the city government is to let us set aside 20 million, and set aside all the players' salaries for a year. ”

The team is hosted, and there are benefits of hosting. No matter how much the city government of Parma is a jerk, it will not run away with the money from the sale of the team's players, which is better than some owners who throw parties with the team's money. However, if it is not good, it is that they are too harsh, under their suppression, there is no need to think about loans, there is no need to think about arrears, and wages have to be set aside, and Li Bin estimates that if he dares to make too large transfers, the city government will come forward to stop them - their purpose is to keep Parma from being yellow, and they do not bear the risk at all.

"What about the remaining 25 million?" Li Bin asked.

"5 million for the youth academy expenses, this is the foundation of our survival, we can't give up, the youth training has to throw money into it every year, you know this. The rest of the money is all yours, let's discuss buying someone. ”

About 20 million...... Li Bin thought about it, this money is really a lot, and in terms of Serie A teams, there are really few companies with so much transfer fees. But thinking about it, this amount of money is not enough to even buy a Gilardino, and he is a little helpless.

Generally speaking, the total annual expenditure of the middle and lower reaches of the five major leagues is about 10 million. Parma counted the youth training fee, which reached 25 million, which is quite high, but if you take into account Parma's injuries this summer, this money is not much.

"20 million is better than nothing...... Now the question is how to spend this money. ”

"According to what we said, you can't decide it all for yourself, I'll have to ask." Balaldi hurriedly said, "It's not that I don't believe in your vision, but the team is in an extraordinary period now, and every money has to be spent. ”

Li Bin looked at him and didn't speak - this is because he is afraid that he will embezzle the transfer fee. This is once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope, met a bad boss, and now Balardi is afraid of being swept away by the coach again.

"I said I'd talk to you. Let's see. There are a lot of things we need to improve, and it would be nice to do it with a pen. ”

"Let's start with the players we want to buy." Calculating the accounts, Li Bin also had a headache, "We sold Gilardino and left Mutu, and only Rossi was left." So, we need to buy two strikers, one main player, one substitute, at least three strikers, for us to be able to get to the basic configuration, right? If there is any less, the ball will not be able to be kicked. ”

Balaldi wanted to say something, but opened his mouth and did not speak.

"Then, we don't know if Mofeo can keep him, but our midfield, for now, only Yaya Toure, Melo, Marchioni are left, according to my idea, I want to play 4312, three midfielders, one forward is a must, so we need to add at least two players. A main midfielder who is more defensive and a main midfielder who is more attacking – actually, by my point, it's better to have three or four, because I think it's better to have a left-footed left winger and a central midfielder who can do a variety of tasks in midfield, so we can change our tactics and change our line-up on the fly. ”

These words already made Balaldi's face turn a little pale. Li Bin said it easily, these are all money to be spent.

'Then, we need to be at the back and need to add at least one main centre-back. On the bench, we have Gambellini to develop, but I personally think that we still need to add another defensive panacea, and according to my thinking, it is better to change the wings, our two full-backs, they can only be said to be good, but they are not our strengths, I still want to make some changes. Actually, my original plan was to sell Dosena to buy someone else. ”

"But the good thing is that Frei and Butch are good goalkeepers and we don't need a new goalkeeper. Of course, it's best to have a third goalkeeper, but it doesn't matter. ”

"I feel like you mean 20 million isn't enough." Balardi smiled wryly.

"Not necessarily. I think we can break down the players into different types and then see what kind of players we need and then think about the amount of money. Li Bin picked up the pen and drew on the paper, "The first type, the core players." Able to perfectly adapt to all the blame of their position, while having the spare energy to help their teammates on a technical and tactical level. In the case of our team, the former Gilardino belongs to this type of player. ”

"The second type, the important composition, is not able to perfectly adapt to one's position and needs the help of teammates to complete the task, but it has extremely outstanding attributes in some technical abilities, which can be used to help teammates. Yaya Toure belongs to this category. ”

"The third type, the role player, is not fully adapted to his position, but relies on his physical superiority to help his teammates with a lot of running. To put it simply, Felipe Melo is where he is now. ”

"And of course, there is the last type, the supplementary player, in his own position, can only rely on some kind of strength to do the work, and the other roles of this position cannot be achieved, such as Paolo Cannavaro."

Li Bin said his opinion, "And now, although we need to buy a lot of players, but, according to my thoughts, what we really need is the strength of core players, as long as there is one in the forward position." Even in the composition of important players, it is enough to have one more central defender and one striker. The other players, we're all role players and supplements, and that saves us a lot of money. ”

After thinking about it, Balaldi also nodded. This is true, although Parma seems to have a lot of people to buy, but among the people who need it, only a few people are the main force. Moreover, if Li Bin wants to play in the back three, then, among the three back waists, the core must be Yaya Toure, who is now more and more capable, and the forward line needs more of Rossi's play, and it is also the same need for supplementary players, so it is true that there is no need for too many good players. Speaking of which, in 4312, the 1 with a lot of space to play in the front court, that is, the ability of the forward player is more demanding, and on the back line, it is necessary to find a person who can play with a back four and can help Cannavaro Jr. form a defensive line, and this person's requirements are also relatively high.

After all, the value of the main players and the substitute players is different, and the value of the core players is also very different from the value of other players. Taking these issues into account, Balaldi was also relieved.

"In this way, 20 million, is it enough to buy eight people?"

"It shouldn't be enough. However, we also need to take into account that there are some positions where we can buy the kind of players that one person can play in multiple positions. For example, I need a substitute who can play on the left wing, up front and up front, which looks like three positions, but because tactically we don't need them to play together, we can find someone who is more skilled, and one person can play three positions. In the same way, the substitutes we need in the midfield position, and the jack-of-all-trades in the back line, we can also try to find someone who can play in multiple positions, so that we can also have one person left. ”

"So we've saved a lot of money." When Balaldi said this, his eyebrows fluttered, "Moreover, when we buy players, we can continue to consider loans and visas. So, can we also save money? ”

"According to my estimates, there are 15 million, which is about the same, and it should be able to complete our recruitment work." Li Bin sighed, "But from now on, our reputation will be over." If this continues, I have to compare with Galliani, Moggi, Wenger, and others, and I have to throw them all away. ”