Chapter 1045: Summer Storm (1)

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How the Brazilians will celebrate their victory will be left behind for the time being, but let's talk about the results of the individual World Cup awards. With a brace in the final, Ronaldo successfully overtook his team-mate Vieri in Fiorentina and won the World Cup Golden Boot with eight goals, finally fulfilling a long-held dream; Vieri, on the other hand, was eliminated by South Korea early, although he scored six goals in four games in the World Cup, but in the end he could only settle for second place and unfortunately failed to defend the Golden Boot; As for the Bronze Boot, it was shared by the three players who scored five goals, Klose, Rivaldo and Ballack.

Then, in the selection of the World Cup Golden Ball, Michael Ballack, who scored a total of five goals in the World Cup, almost single-handedly brought the German team to the World Cup final, and almost brought the Hercules Cup back to Germany, was favored by most of the judges. This also means that after many years of debut, the twenty-six-year-old Barak has finally achieved positive results and entered the ranks of international first-line superstars!

To illustrate here, the reason why Carlos, Rivaldo and Ronaldo, who also performed well in the World Cup, did not win the Ballon d'Or is that this award is generally used to comfort players who have not won the title. For example, at the World Cup in France four years ago, the award was given to Ronaldo, who lost the title, instead of Vieri, who broke the six-goal curse of the World Cup, and Robert Baggio, who was reborn.

What's more, Ballack's watch in this World Cup is indeed worthy of the Ballon d'Or. After all, without his goal, the German team would not have been able to handle the two opponents, the United States and South Korea, let alone reach the World Cup final; Had it not been for his brace in the final, Brazil would have easily taken out Germany, who are inferior to them, in 90 minutes, and would not have had to wait until the final minutes of extra time to rely on Carlos' free-kick.

So, after some careful consideration, the judges finally decided to award the award to Ballack, rather than Kahn, another big contributor to Germany's promotion to the final, or Turkey's goalkeeper Rustu. After all, compared to Ballack, who turned the tide in the final, Kahn's performance in the final battle was a bit disappointing, and it was a bit difficult to convince the crowd to choose him. Among the other candidates, although Rustu led Turkey to the third place in the World Cup, in the case that Kahn was not as good as Barak, the Turkish goalkeeper with two pieces of oil paint on his face naturally could not escape the fate of being selected; Carlos, Ronaldo and Rivaldo have already explained the reasons for their defeat, so I won't repeat them here; Not to mention Hong Myung-bo, a "world-class defender" advocated by the South Korean media, if FIFA chooses him as the best player, then the football associations of other countries will riot because of this.

With the World Cup coming to an end, the calendar has finally flipped to the last day of June, and the doors of the long-awaited summer transfer market for European clubs have finally opened. And those players who have excellent performances in the World Cup have naturally attracted fierce competition from many big clubs, and have become the sweets of the summer transfer market.

The first of these players to announce their entry into the transfer market was Rivaldo, who scored five goals at the World Cup and played a key role in Brazil's eventual victory. With Barcelona's new boss Louis van Gaal insisting on getting rid of his unpleasant Rivaldo immediately, the former European Ballon d'Or winner had to find a home a year in advance to play for a club that satisfies him, without having to look at Van Gaal's stinky face with tiny glasses all day long.

It is foreseeable that due to Van Gaal's attitude, FC Barcelona is bound to be in an extremely passive position in the transfer of Vardo this summer. After all, those clubs who are interested in "brick knives" are not stupid, since they all know that Rivaldo will definitely not continue to stay in Barcelona, then how can they not lower the price to the death and force Barcelona to sell Rivaldo at a relatively low price?

In addition to Rivaldo, Diouf, Tomasson and Robbie Keane have also been rumored with many teams, including traditional giants such as AC Milan and Liverpool, as well as clubs like Tottenham Hotspur that have a lot of stupid money.

However, the news of these people is all combined, and I am afraid that it is not as eye-catching as the transfer rumors of Ballack. After all, although these players have a rather eye-catching performance in the just-concluded World Cup, compared to Ballack, who almost single-handedly led Germany to victory, Diouf is obviously not as attractive as ever.

Although Ballack has not yet made a clear statement on his future, most people know very well that after becoming famous in the World Cup, with Ballack's current status in the German national team and international football, he will definitely not choose to continue to stay in Vicenza, which can only work hard for European qualification every year and never have a chance to win the championship trophy. Choosing a giant club with the strength to compete for the championship is more in line with Ballack's current identity. After all, with the exception of a few, hardly any of the top players in their playing years would tolerate nothing in their careers.

Batistuta and Ballack in the previous life are the best examples, the Argentine god of war resolutely left his beloved Fiorentina for a Serie A championship trophy, and chose to go to Rome to realize his dream; In order to make a breakthrough in European honors, Ballack also gave up the high salary and core treatment offered by Bayern, and transferred to Chelsea on a free transfer to Frank Lampard and Terry.

Now, Ballack, who is no longer in the same position, is clearly at a crossroads again, and his choice will determine the development of his career and the number of championship titles in the years to come. If he accidentally joins a team that is not suitable for him, or a club that has the strength to compete for the title but is unlucky enough to return empty-handed every year, then Ballack will lose a lot of money.

After all, Ballack chose to transfer for the chance to win more trophies, and if he can't get any honors, then he might as well stay in Vicenza honestly. At least here you can give him the absolute core treatment, and in terms of salary, you can fully meet his requirements.