Laporta's victory has greatly accelerated Barcelona's transfer steps. Many of Rosell's transfers have already been finalized, and now they just need to be implemented.

Joan Laporta became president of Barcelona on June 15, and Barcelona completed his first transfer since Laporta became president on June 16. Barcelona and Villarreal have announced that Villarreal's right-back Belletti has joined Barcelona for €5.3 million, although this will have to wait for the transfer market to open. Villarreal didn't feel lost, because just a year ago, when Belletti moved to Villarreal, the transfer fee was less than two million euros, and a year later it was more than five million euros.

Since then, Barcelona's transfer news has been frequent. On June 18, Barcelona completed their second transfer. Barcelona announced the introduction of a left-back, announcing the introduction of Borussia Dortmund's main left-back and the main left-back of the Czech national team, Jankulovski. If the first introduction of Belletti is just a junior player who has just made his mark in European football, then Jankulovski is different.

Not to mention the Shijie Cup championship honors won by Jankulovski in the national team, even in the club, he is quite good. When Jankulovski played in Valencia, the golden corridor on the left side formed with Vicente and Ronaldinho used to cause headaches for all La Liga teams. At that time, he was the number one left-back in La Liga. Even after arriving in the Bundesliga, Jankulovski is still Dortmund's main left-back, squeezing De into the midfield, and is one of the most Haode left-backs in the Bundesliga.

At the moment, Shijie football lacks a haode left-back. Among the older left-backs, Carlos, Maldini and Zieg are all very good. Among the new left-backs, that is, Ashley. Cole, Jankulovski, Reeser are the players who have a point.

Therefore, the introduction of Jankulovski is still a big name player. Barcelona paid 14 million euros for the introduction of Jankulovski. And Jankulovski's annual salary is also higher than Beretti's, with a salary of 2.3 million euros. In fact, Jankulovski's salary should be even higher than that, but Laporta began to change the player's salary system after taking office. Russell is ready to motivate players by lowering their fixed annual salaries and then increasing bonuses. So don't look at Jankulovski's annual salary of only 2.3 million euros, if Barcelona can win the La Liga title, then Jankulovski's annual salary can exceed 4 million euros. Therefore, Lister is happy with Jankulovski's transfer.

Barcelona is bringing in reinforcements while constantly purging players. De Boer's contract expires in '03. Barcelona did not renew his contract. De Boer has actually been waiting. I hope Barcelona will give a new contract for their own contributions. However, after Laporta took office, the purge of Dutch players has become an inevitable trend. Therefore, after Laporta became the president of the club, none of these players who are old and whose contracts have expired will remain.

DeBoer is gone. Mendietabarca, on loan from Lazio, also didn't bother. Just send it back. Then there's Sorrin, who is on loan from Cruzeiro. Barcelona didn't stay either. Then the likes of Roshenbach and Nke were loaned out, while Giovanni was sold to Benfica.

Russell's movements are very big. The magnitude of the cleaning took many people by surprise. This is the real son of heaven and a courtier. In less than half a month after taking office, nearly a dozen players were purged.

On June 24, Barcelona came out again for a purge. This time it was Riquelme, the new Maradona that all Barça people expected at the time, who was going out on loan after just one season. Villarreal didn't just sign Riquelme on loan, they also took Reina. Reina only went on loan to Villarreal last season and sold them to Villarreal this summer.

While purging, Barcelona continued to bring in reinforcements. The target of this recruitment is Monaco's Marquis. Marquis is not worth much, that is, five million euros. But it's not over.

Barcelona continues consultations with Monaco. Rusell has his eye on Giuli of Monaco, who is not the same as Marquis. Gyuli is the heart of Monaco, the heart of the front court. So Monaco had some hesitation, but it didn't work. Monaco at this time is not the nouveau riche Monaco ten years later, and Monaco at this time is poor jingle.

Even for a period of time, Monaco had to enter the lower league for financial reasons, and it was the prince of the Principality of Monaco who lobbied everywhere to keep Monaco's place in Ligue 1. People are short of ambitions, and the same is true for clubs like Monaco. So when Barcelona threw out eight million euros, Monaco couldn't resist it. zuihou is sold to Gyuri.

Without Gyuli, Rist is very skeptical that Monaco can have a dark horse result. After all, Monaco was able to reach the Champions League final in history, and Gyuli's contribution was the greatest. However, whether Monaco can be a dark horse or not, Lister has no time to care.

Barcelona soon announced their most important signing of the summer. Barcelona paid €31.8 million to bring in Valencia's Ronaldinho.

With the introduction of Ronaldinho Orlist, his heart is settled. Because Yumeji's iconic stars came to Barcelona, plus the introduction of Belletti, Jankulovski, and Gyuli, these players will be the absolute main players of Yumeji. Yumeji's reconstruction, Yumeji's strength is unstoppable. What Lister wants is to get his own benefits in the process.

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"Anderson, no."

In a small office, everyone's faces were solemn. There is a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance and a cool temperament. This man is the young coach who has just led Porto to the UEFA Cup, and is only forty years old. Jose Mourinho.

Forty-year-old José. Jose Mourinho is one of the most talented young coaches in European football. He led Porto to the UEFA Cup last season, and he didn't dare to say that he shocked European football, but he also became another talented coach in European football. There are actually a lot of European football powerhouses interested in him this summer, after all, at the age of 40, he was able to lead Porto to the UEFA Cup trophy. It's hard to find a young champion coach like Jose Mourinho in the history of the UEFA Cup.

There were three people in the room. In addition to Jose. Jose Mourinho, as well as his agent, Jorge, who is currently the new agent on the rise of Portugal. Mendez. In addition to the two of them, there was an old man. An old man in his sixties. This old man is the president of Porto club, Pinto, who is very powerful in Portuguese football and has single-handedly built Porto into a Portuguese Super League giant that can compete with Benfica. da Costa.

In the history of Portuguese football, Benfica are the undisputed giants, beating Porto in every way. But since Pinto. After da Costa became the president of Porto, Porto has been able to catch up with Benfica. Rister knows that in the next decade, Porto will firmly dominate Benfica and become the most successful club in Portuguese football. Pinto. This old man Da Costa is very powerful. In the more than 20 years of the presidency of Porto, the coaches and players he found were all top-notch. It is a well-known Bole in Portuguese football.

Of course, in a few years, European football will give him a new nickname, which is vampire. And Porto will surpass Lyon under his management. Become the most famous black dot.

"José. Didn't you see the Barcelona offer? That's fifteen million euros. ”

Pinto. Da Costa spoke quickly, not at all like an old man in his sixties. Today they are here because of an offer from Barcelona. Barcelona want to bring in Deco because he did well in the UEFA Cup last season. Russell heeded Rist's recommendation and prepared to bring in Deco.

Rist recommends Deco. There is still a little selfishness in my heart. Porto have been the Champions League champions in history. Except for Mourinho, the strongman coach. Porto's key player, Deco's contribution, has been huge. Rist hopes to make an early move and buy Deco to ruin Mourinho's results.

However, Mourinho is now the UEFA Cup winner. Even if there is no Champions League winner, there is no shortage of next home. And with Mourinho's practical style of play, it is easy to produce results. Mourinho's success is not just a fluke, it is not just a big spending, but he also has enough strength. At most, Rist can delay his fame and suppress his results.

But the matter got into trouble with Mourinho. Jose Mourinho is adamantly opposed to selling Deco, which is why today's meeting is taking place. Now among the three, Mourinho is Deco's coach, Mendes is Deco's agent, and Pinto. Da Costa is the owner of Deco.

"Pinto, the offer from Barcelona is good. But next season we have to play in the Champions League, as long as Anderson performs well in the Champions League, the transfer fee is only high, not low. A knockout game in the Champions League is far more convincing and noticeable than a season in the UEFA Cup. ”

"Jorge, what do you think?"

Pinto. Da Costa turned to Mendes, who had been silent. Recently, Mendes has been a little excited, because Mendes is currently negotiating with giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Although Mendes has dominated Portuguese football in the past two years, he is really an upstart. Although he himself was very capable, he received the legacy that Figel left in Portugal. But he himself used to only run errands for Figel and did not handle many transfers independently. and those giants in European football have never dealt with independently. After he dominated Portuguese football for the past two years, the reason why he was unable to expand his business was not only because of the players, but also because of his lack of connections.

But with Queiroz taking charge of Real Madrid, Mendes is also on the rise. First, Barcelona and Manchester United were paying attention to Quaresma, while Rosell went to Portugal to negotiate with Mendes in person. In the end, Rosell and Mendes have reached an agreement that Quaresma will move to Barcelona for six million euros. That's not all, Real Madrid is already in contact with Mendes to bring in Queiroz to see Haode Cristiano. Ronaldo. Mendes has heard that even Real Madrid's real agent Carvajal is also interested in Cristiano. Ronaldo has a high rating.

Since replacing Figer as a giant in Portuguese football, Mendes has been dreaming of stepping out of Portuguese football. I didn't expect to be able to do business with European giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona at the same time in one summer. Mendes, who was doing business alone with a wealthy family for the first time, was a little flustered. Mendes even thought about relying on Queiroz and then catching the current Real Madrid. And with Quaresma, he maintains a cooperative relationship with Barcelona. As long as you can maintain a good relationship with Real Madrid and Barcelona, I am afraid that there will be no business in the future. Now Barcelona is going to bring in Deco, which makes him even more proud.

According to Mendes' idea, of course, he is willing to let Deco go to Barcelona. But Mendes is well aware of Mourinho's character, a manager with a very hot personality and a coach with his own opinions. Although Mendes and Mourinho have a good personal relationship, Mendes knows that Mourinho will not agree with Mendes to decide everything about him. In terms of age, Mendes is only 37 years old, three years younger than Mourinho. Mendes gets along with Mourinho and will definitely not impose his own ideas. Every time Mendes disagrees with Mourinho, he will try to convince Mourinho and never help Mourinho to make a decision.

From Lister's operation of Benitez, Mendes also sees a huge business opportunity. The benefits of a manager are clear to Mendes. So Mendes is very mindful of his relationship with Mourinho. Now that Mourinho is so opposed, Mendes cannot but take Mourinho's opinion into account.

"Jose, does it have to be Anderson?"

Mendes didn't answer Pinto directly. Da Costa's question, instead asked Mourinho.

"Yes. If Porto are to perform in the Champions League in the new season, Anderson is indispensable. Anderson is the heart of my midfield. ”

Mendez resisted the temptation and looked at Pinto. da Costa. Da Costa nodded, and then said very domineeringly: "Jose, since you said so, then go back to Barcelona." We in Porto are not short of that little money, I believe José. ”

Mourinho's results were given to Pinto. Da Costa has a lot of confidence. He admires Mourinho very much and trusts Mourinho's judgment very much.

"Xiexie, Pinto."

"No, I don't. I'm also counting on our Porto Champions League performance in the new season. ”

Looking at da Costa, Mendes couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Da Costa is indeed bold, and fifteen million offers can be refused, no wonder Porto has been able to overwhelm Benfica over the years, and has to admire da Costa. If Benfica had been replaced, and hearing that someone had offered 15 million euros for his players, he would have sent his own players up in a hurry.

Of course, Mendes sighed a little. Deco's move to Barcelona is one more chance. If Deco and Quaresma are present, then Mendes' status at Barcelona will be greatly improved. Maybe it can affect Barcelona's transfer in the future. But Mendes is a free-spirited man, and since this summer is not possible, it is necessary to think about how to maintain a good relationship with Barcelona. (To be continued......)