"Jaime, long time no see."

The Champions League semi-finals have begun, with PSV Eindhoven and Liverpool. But Rist is not focusing on the Champions League at the moment. On the contrary, Rist was in Spain at this time, in Valencia, to meet Francisco, who had just joined Valencia. Roig, as well as the club's general manager, Jaime, who he was just appointed after becoming president of Valencia. Ottie.

Francisco. Roig didn't know how to convince Otti, but Otti accepted Roygue's invitation in a short time and became the general manager of Valencia.

The decision came as a surprise to the entire Spanish football scene. Unexpectedly, the first move after Royg's comeback turned out to be the appointment of Otti. This was simply unexpected by many. Many people admired Roygue's courage, who would have thought that he would appoint the general of his nemesis Soler.

"Rist, you're alright."

The two have not spoken face-to-face since Benitez left Valencia in '02. Of course, it hasn't been long since Benitez left, and Otti has also left Valencia. Ottie and Rist are both professional and don't care about what happened back then. And when it comes to things back then, Rist was sorry for Ottie, and the original contradiction did not involve Otti.

"Good. It's been almost two and a half years, and you see if anything has changed in Valencia now. ”

"There have been some changes, but not much."

Ottie smiled. In two and a half years, Valencia has changed a lot. But for Otti, Valencia is still that Valencia.

"Have an idea for the future of Valencia?"

"There are some ideas. We at Valencia should not be in the relegation zone like we have been this season, we should be at the top of La Liga in terms of quality, and our opponents should be Real Madrid and Barcelona. ”

Ottie had a lot of confidence, and Rist smiled too. Although Ottie said something arrogant, he didn't say it too much. Although Valencia has had a poor season in the past two seasons, it is definitely not bad.

Like Albelda is twenty-eight years old, Baraja is twenty-nine, Miguel is twenty-eight. Angulo was twenty-eight years old, and Robert was twenty-eight years old. Ayala was thirty-two, Mista was twenty-six, and Aimar was twenty-five. These players are all well-known in European football. In any strong team in European football, these people have the ability to become the main team.

Of course, Valencia's main force is not just a few of them. There are also Corradi, Di Vaio, and Fiore brought by Ranieri from Italy, all of whom are famous players in Serie A. At their peak, they even exceeded 20 million euros. In addition to them, there is a Moretti. Although it came at a low price, Moretti was very strong. Of the four players from Italy, Moretti, who is the least expensive, has the best performance and has a chance to get a place in the main team.

There are also powerful players who are very famous, but very strong. Just like Marchena, the main central defender of the Spanish national team, is only 26 years old this year. There is also Brazilian left-back Aurelio, one of the most attacking left-backs in La Liga. In the 0203 season, Aurelio scored ten goals in La Liga, becoming the most powerful defender in goals.

In addition to them, there is also a young Mali international, a talented defender who has emerged in European football in recent years. Sissoko is only twenty years old. It is already the goal of becoming a strong team in European football. Plus low-key right-back Kuro. Torres. At the age of 30, he is strong and experienced.

The last group of people are veterans. Seasoned veteran. Such as goalkeepers Canizares, Carboni, Palopu, Pellegrino. They are all veterans over thirty.

On the cards, Valencia is not as good as Valencia in the 21st century, when Benitez was in charge. But the strength is still among the strong teams in European football. With just a few players added on this basis, Valencia is still the strong team that no one can ignore. That's why Ottie is so confident.

"Rist. I've already done a report on the summer club thing. You help me take a look. ”

Ottie didn't shy away from Rist at all. When Benitez was in charge of Valencia, Rist and Otti worked together tacitly. Even many of Otti's transfers have not shied away from Lister at all.

Now Francisco. Royg has returned to Valencia, and Rist, as the agent predator who once shared Royger's troubles, must be in power in Valencia this time. Back then, Rist chose to stand with Roig and won Royger's absolute trust. Otti understands these things very well, and he was able to stabilize the situation in Valencia in the midst of the chaos of Valencia's board of directors back then, which was very powerful in these aspects.

Rist was also not hypocritical. Roygue approached Rist with high hopes that Rist would help Valencia through the current difficult times. Especially seeing his younger brother's Villarreal perform well in the Champions League. Royg's trust in Rist has taken it to the next level.

Otti's report on Valencia is divided into several parts. The beginning part was about the manager, Ranieri played Valencia badly, and now it is the manager of Valencia's youth team who takes over on an interim basis. Next season, of course, is about finding a new manager. Ottie was as bold as he was then.

He is interested in the young coach of La Liga football. Forty-year-old Kik. Flores, who is from a similar background to Benitez. He used to be the head coach of Real Madrid's academy. He is the head coach of Getafe this season. The results in Getafe are not bad at all, and the task of relegation has been completed early. It was only four points away from eighth place.

He is the brightest young coach in La Liga this season, and because of his same background, many people compare him to Benitez back then. Otti's first choice to return to Valencia was Flores, presumably to complete Benitez's miracle again.

"Coach Flores, very reliable."

Rist nodded. Flores was unlucky in history, as a representative of the new generation of coaches was tossed and scrapped by Soler. At that time, Soler spent money arbitrarily, and he tossed around in the transfer market every day anyway. Flores was young, but if he had to keep satisfying Soler, he had to leave Valencia with failure. But he was still outstanding in Valencia. If it weren't for the stupid man Soler, the result would certainly not be so bleak.

"There are some adventures though. But Valencia now just needs to take risks. ”

"Yes."

Rist said as he looked at what was underneath Ottie. Otti's idea was simple, that is, to keep Valencia's original heroes. First of all, veterans such as Canizares, Carboni and Pellegrino should stay for at least one season to help Valencia stabilize the dressing room. Then there are the absolute main forces of Albelda, Baraha, Aimar, Angulo, Mista, and Ayala who must stay, and stabilize them.

And what needs to be cleaned up is that Ranieri came to the Italian gang. Corradi, Fiore, Di Vaio, these three players have high value, high salaries, but poor performance. It was a few of them that Ottie wanted to focus on cleaning up. There are also some players who are already eyeing Otti from many other clubs, and they are not ready to force them to stay.

There are also some targets for recruitment. For example, Benfica's right-back Miguel, Newcastle's Kluivert, Santander's Regullo, Arsenal's Edu, etc. Except for Miguel. It's all free players or cheap players. It can be seen that Otti understands that Valencia is short of money at present, and even if Roig rejoins the house, he will lack funds. Therefore, the targets of the recruitment are all on some players who are good and cheap.

Rist looked at it carefully, and admired Ottie in his heart. I just accepted Royger's invitation, and I was able to come up with such an excellent plan immediately.

"Jaime, I think it's good. But there's one I don't know if to say. ”

"I'm here to hear from you."

Although Riester knows that his voice in the Valencia transfer market has been greatly enhanced, he still chooses to be humble. Then he said: "Jaime, Aimar, I don't think Valencia has to stay. ”

"Aimar?"

Ottie was a little surprised. Aimar is a player that Valencia has spent a lot of money to bring in. Especially when Benitez left, taking with him players such as Jankole and Vicente, which caused some turmoil in Valencia FC. So in order to appease people, Soler hurriedly spent nearly 30 million euros to bring in Aimar. Of course, Aimar is also strong and has always been the heart of Valencia's midfield.

It's just that this season Ranieri came to Valencia. Very much dislike Aimar. As a result, Aimar was relegated to the bench this season. And with the injury, he only played a few times. But in Otti's mind, Aimar is still the heart of Valencia's midfield in the future. As long as there is a change of coach, Aimar will definitely be the same Aimar again.

In Ottie's mind, Aimar had to stay. It's not just about staying around. He also needs the club to reassure him well. Because he has been hurt too much by Ranieri this season, the club has not helped him. Therefore, he should be given some benefits to appease the central midfielder. Unexpectedly, Rist thinks that Valencia should abandon Aimar.

"Jaime, it's not me cursing Aimar. Aimar's prime is over. He couldn't get back to his prime. took advantage of the fact that everyone still thought he was very strong, and quickly got rid of him. ”

The current European football community believes that Aimar is just not suitable for Ranieri's tactics, and his strength is still favored by many clubs. This is the most suitable time to make a move, after which Aimar will become less and less valuable.

"Yes."

Ottie nodded. Rist genuinely thinks about Valencia. Aimar was definitely the best midfielder in La Liga ahead of this season and was no worse than the rest of the midfielders. But after the ravages of Ranieri, it is impossible to return to the peak of the past. But Ottie had something different in mind.

Otti knew that there had been a feud between Rist and Mascaldy. Aimar is a player of Mascalady, and Rist is trying to kill Mascadi to the end. But Otti is not a club manager who doesn't know anything. This kind of rejection between agents is normal, and since Valencia is ready to cooperate with Lister, it is also possible to break off the cooperation with Mascaldi.

"Jaime. There are two players I recommend for Aymar's position, and they are definitely more suitable for Valencia than Aymar. ”

"Who?"

'Van der Vaart from Ajax and Diego from Porto. Both of them are players with modest transfer fees, but strong quality. ”

Van der Vaart and Diego are both well-known talents in world football. Van der Vaart needless to say. As Europe's first Golden Boy Award, talent goes without saying. Although Diego did not perform particularly well in Porto, he was the same Santos duo as Robinho. But the transfer fee for the two is not very high, that is, around six million euros.

Both men have historically moved to the Bundesliga and then made a splash in the Bundesliga. Both were the biggest names in the Bundesliga at the time, attracting the attention of all the biggest clubs in European football. Of course, the ending was not good, one sat on the bench at Real Madrid, and the other was reduced to parallel goods at Juventus. But there is no doubt about their strength.

"I'll think about it."

Although it was advice, Ottie knew it was Rist's idea. Since it was Lister's idea, Ottie had to think it through. Looking at Ottie's appearance, Rist was in a good mood. Although the players recommended by Rist do not have Rist's players, Rister is feeling good right now.

Leaving Valencia with Roig became a huge Waterloo in Lister's agent's career. Unexpectedly, four years later, Lao Tzu came back.