"Rist, do you really think this policy can be implemented?"

Fiscal fairness was one of Platini's slogans when he took office, and most of the people in European football understood it. But for many giants, they don't take him seriously. Even many nouveau riche don't think the policy will pass anytime soon. Because the resistance to this policy is too great, De Laurentiis is somewhat skeptical.

"Of course."

Rist nodded very clearly, and then said affirmatively: "Aurelio, I just talked to Merkley. This policy is expected to be passed within this year, and it is possible to enter the observation period in 10 or 11 years, or even enter the observation period in 09. Based on the club's performance at this time, the later level is determined. In 12 years, 13 years, and no later than 14 years, this policy will be officially implemented. ”

The buffer period is a chance to give the clubs a breather and a time for them to adapt and prepare. But once the observation period is reached, then UEFA starts to control the finances of the major clubs. It is already starting to be included in UEFA's financial fair play policy, and if the clubs' debts continue to increase during this observation period, then 13 or 14 years will be the time to punish these clubs.

"The best case scenario is that transfers before 10 years are not counted in this policy, so there is a buffer of three transfer periods. However, it is also possible to give a buffer period for winter transfers, and then transfers starting in the summer of '09 will be counted towards this policy. ”

This is something that is still being discussed within UEFA. Historically, after the adoption of this policy in the summer of '09, it was announced that the fiscal situation before 10 years would not be counted as a fiscal fairness policy. But if it is 08 years passed. That's hard to say. Maybe UEFA is just giving a buffer period for winter transfers.

"Dogs are nosy with rats. We spend our money on what UEFA does. It's just not giving us a chance to develop as a club. ”

Hearing Rist's affirmative answer, De Laurentiis was furious. In fact, De Laurentiis is a very rational person, and he has never thought of following the path of Chelsea and Manchester City for the development of Napoli. He likes to develop Naples step by step, and he has a long-term plan for the development of Napoli. Conceptually, it is no different from Platini. Both of them do not like the development of the nouveau riche.

But that's what people are. If De Laurentiis were not the president of Napoli, he himself would have been in favor of Fratini and even believed that Platini's policies were what football needed most. But precisely because he is the manager of Napoli, Napoli is now in need of development, so he opposes Platini's policies. Different positions will make everyone stand at different angles. The conclusions are quite different.

"That means this summer and the winter. There will be no problem. At the beginning of next season, it is possible that you will not be able to bring in as many reinforcements as you want. ”

De Laurentiis had a lot on his mind. The transfer market has been crazy this summer, so De Laurentiis, who likes to develop in the long run, didn't make a move this summer. He just kept his good players. He will not start bringing in reinforcements until the transfer market has calmed down.

Although Napoli were only promoted last season, Napoli became the third-best club in Serie A in terms of attacking prowess last season. The attacking combination of Falcao, Ravic and Afelai in the front court is powerful. has made all three of them a favorite in the transfer market. This summer, De Laurentiis has worked hard to keep the three of them. I didn't expect to hear such news now.

"But it's possible."

De Laurentiis's face is not very good-looking. Because of the relationship between the football king Maradona. Napoli has a lot of fame in European football. But when it comes to Napoli, it's not a fart in the history of Italian football.

Napoli, which has a history of 100 years, has only two Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia titles, and one UEFA Cup. And most of these championships were won by Maradona when he was there. The pale history of the Napoli club can be seen.

In addition, the city of Naples is not rich at all, so the consumption of fans is not as good as that of fans in big cities. As a result, the Napoli club's revenue last year was less than 70 million euros. And now the Premier League clubs are enough to make Napoli envious of the broadcast fee alone. A new broadcast contract for the Premier League from 07. The broadcast fee for the Premier League champions is £50 million, to say the least, and even for the relegated clubs, it is £30 million. The Premier League champions' revenue from broadcast fees alone exceeds Napoli's annual revenue.

In the Premier League, there are seven clubs with annual revenues of more than 100 million. And the Wigan club, the lowest income in the Premier League, also earns more than 50 million pounds a year. Compared to them, Napoli's income is simply pitiful.

So if it really follows UEFA's fiscal policy, clubs like Napoli can only slowly become small clubs, and they are simply unable to compete with Serie A giants. Not to mention competing with the Premier League giants, even if it is against the middle of the Premier League, it is not qualified.

"Okay, I've got it."

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There aren't many secrets in European football, and Rist is deliberately spreading the news. Of course, Platini himself wants the news to spread, and then to see how the European giants react.

Don't look at Platini's strong statement, but he was actually nervous. After all, in European football, most of the resources are monopolized by these giants and nouveau riche. Otherwise, the G14 they formed back then would not have such a high influence. Now that the fiscal fairness policy has affected the entire European football world, Platini is of course beating the drum in his heart.

The new season has begun, and the transfer market is coming to an end. Just when the transfer market was about to close, everyone thought that when the transfer market was over this summer, Napoli had made a move.

Naples was quiet all summer, but it was just after the end of the day that the madness began. They first reached an agreement with La Liga's Almeria to bring in their defensive defender Felipe for 17 million euros. Merlot. In fact, the first contact with Almeria was Fiorentina in Serie A, but unfortunately in this abnormal summer. Melo's worth is also too high.

Melo is 25 years old and he landed in European football at the age of 21. The 21-year-old Melo soon joined Mallorca in La Liga after making his mark in Brazilian football. However, Mallorca's manager Cooper did not give him much of a chance at the time, and Mallorca also sold him to Racing Santander. Here he started out as a regular player, but the following season Portugal became head coach and he was beaten into the cold again.

So Melo moved again and came to Almeria. At the time, Almeria was promoted, but it was here that Melo was so impressive. Played in 34 league games that season, scored 7 goals and received 12 yellow cards. And Almeria, the promoted horse, actually won the eighth place in La Liga. Therefore, Melo has attracted the attention of many clubs at once. It was because of Melo's outstanding performance last season. Add to that the crazy transfer market this summer. Almeria is biting the high price.

Fiorentina are considered a strong team in Serie A, but they are not that rich. They have already spent 40 million euros this summer, and the transfer fee budget is no longer enough. Therefore, they are spending money with Almeria, and Melo must transfer this summer anyway. And I'm in love with Florence. I didn't expect Napoli to intervene. Directly took Merlot for 17 million euros. This time, the beard is cut. Much to the dissatisfaction of Florence. But he couldn't help it, because Naples was richer than Florence.

It's only four days before the transfer market closes. However, Napoli have not stopped their pace of recruitment, and this time their eyes are on German football.

29 August 2008. With just two days to go before the transfer market closes, Napoli announced the signing of their wide player Alexis Sanchez from Borussia Dortmund for €25 million.

Sanchez is currently only nineteen years old, and in a few months he will be twenty. But his performance at Dortmund was outstanding, especially last season when Dortmund finally started to shake off the slump and finish fifth in the Bundesliga, and the results were steadily rising, the best result in the last five years. Among them, Sanchez has a lot of credit, and his excellent breakthrough ability on the wing, passing ability and even shooting ability are all important means of Dortmund's attack. Thirty appearances for Borussia Dortmund last season, scoring four goals and providing six assists. It's also sweet and sweet in this summer.

It's just that Dortmund's asking price is too high, and no club has made a move. And Rist also wants Sanchez to continue to be trained at Dortmund. But now Napoli are interested in Sanchez and Rist has agreed to the transfer. Sanchez's historical fame is in Serie A, and Sanchez's characteristics are well suited to the slow-paced Serie A. Of course, Dortmund also knocked Napoli hard. A player who is only nineteen years old and sold for 25 million euros. For Dortmund, which is still in an economic crisis, it is a lot of income.

Napoli made a move, spending 40 million euros in five days. Platini did not express his opinion at this time, on the contrary, he had a good impression of Napoli.

For what? The reason is simple. That is, Napoli's current frenzy of signings shows that he is afraid of the "fiscal fair play policy", and the madness is now to avoid this policy. There is fear, which shows that Napoli take European football seriously and take themselves seriously. When he thought about it, he had a good impression of Naples.

But when Platini was just observing the reaction of European football, the upstart Manchester City gave him a big upset. On 31 August 2008, a few hours after the transfer market closed, Manchester City, who had already spent more than 200 million euros, announced another transfer. Manchester City have announced the introduction of Hamburg's midfielder Nigel for 20 million euros. De Jong.

Manchester City and Napoli don't think the same. Manchester City has money, and the last thing they are afraid of is spending money. When Manchester City heard about the "Fiscal Fair Play Policy", the first thing that came to mind was water storage. Bringing in a group of outstanding players first, and when the policy enters the observation period, selling the players is a very good way to deal with UEFA. Manchester City never cared about money, as long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem for Manchester City.

Platini has a good impression of Napoli, but he has a bad impression of Manchester City. This summer, including De Jong, Manchester City has already spent nearly 250 million euros. It's really a complete loss of face.

Even UEFA presidents like Platini. Manchester City also moved ahead of the game for the sake of financial fairness. But the same approach is a completely different impression in Platini's eyes.

The whole of European football didn't think of it on its own. At a time when everyone thought that there would be no heavyweight transfer moments after Robinho, there would be the most crazy thing to do. In just a few days before the end of the transfer market, the transfer fees of the five major leagues in European football easily exceeded 100 million again. So far, the total transfer fee of the five major leagues in European football has exceeded 2.6 billion, which has shocked the entire transfer market. (To be continued......)