Chapter 520: Drogba in a Desperate Situation (2)

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Drogba looked up and found that he was talking to a middle-aged man with a big shiny bald head, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Judging from the dress and temperament of this middle-aged man, Drogba, who was born in a poor family, realized that the person standing in front of him must be of great origin. If nothing else, the suit the man wore alone was more than Drogba now had all the possessions combined.

Drogba also knew very well that in his nearly twenty years of personal experience, he had absolutely no intersection with this middle-aged man.

Since he didn't know him, why did this middle-aged man come to Paris to find him? Could it be that he is the human resources manager of that company, and he has taken a fancy to his brute strength and plans to hire himself to do some work like a thug?

If that's the case, shouldn't you politely decline the other party's invitation? Anyway, I have experienced so many years of formal football training in France, and it is a pity to give up football like this.

"What? Aren't you Mr. Didier Drogba? While Drogba was thinking, the young man asked the Ivorian in confusion, "Could it be that the security guard in the foyer made a mistake?" He told me that Mr. Drogba was the one standing at the gate. ”

"Uh...... Yes! Yes! That's right! I am! Hearing what the other party said, Drogba, who was wandering in the world, hurriedly replied, he didn't dare to offend anyone who seemed to have a good background, "I'm Didier Drogba, I don't know what you call it?" ”

"Ah, look at me making trouble, I forgot to introduce myself when I got busy." I saw the middle-aged man suddenly pat his shiny bald head, then took out a business card from his briefcase, handed it to Drogba, and said, "My name is Luciano Spalletti, and I am now the head coach of the Monaco club." ”

This man is actually from Monaco! And the manager of that Ligue 1 club!

Drogba, who took the business card, was taken aback after hearing the other party's self-introduction, and almost dropped the business card in his hand on the ground, and his tone became more respectful: "Mr. Spalletti, you are the head coach of Monaco?" The manager of the team that just finished three consecutive Ligue 1 titles? ”

"That's right." Spalletti was very pleased with Drogba's reaction, and he now enjoys the feeling of being respected, "I'm the manager of the Monaco team you were talking about. ”

It's just that Drogba's next sentence almost knocked Spallettire on the head: "But, I remember that the head coach of Monaco is not Mr. ArsΓ¨ne Wenger?" Why did you suddenly change people? ”

"Well, I'll call you Didier first, how about it?" After receiving an affirmative reply from the Ivorian, Spalletti continued, "I want to ask you something now...... Speaking of Didier, how long has it been since you've been following the news about football? ”

"It's been about two months, and I've been busy going to clubs all over the country for tryouts, so I don't have much time to worry about other things." Faced with Spalletti's problem, Drogba naturally told the truth.

Spalletti covered his head a little depressedly, he didn't expect this big African man's news channel to be so closed, and he didn't even know about this kind of thing: "Coach Wenger announced his resignation as head coach of Monaco a few months ago, and I signed a work contract with Monaco FC at the beginning of last month. Prior to that, I was the head coach of Empoli FC in Italy. ”

Spalletti, who was also coaching at Empoli's small club, was able to serve as the head coach of Monaco, the new Ligue 1 hegemon, mainly because of Zhuang Mingge's strong recommendation. At that time, the Monaco club was worried about finding a successor to Arsene Wenger, and Zhuang Mingge, who learned the news, immediately called the Monegasque and recommended Spalletti, who had just led Empoli to Serie A qualification.

Monaco immediately sent someone to investigate Spalletti and found that this young Italian coach is really capable, and actually brought Empoli, a weak team in League C1, to the new season of Serie A.

Moreover, there is another reason why Monaco is even more attracted to the Italian coach, and that is that judging from Spalletti's actions in Empoli over the years, the manager knows how to live within his means and belongs to the type of person who lives on a budget.

As we all know, Monaco is a poor team that usually relies mainly on the profits from selling players at high prices to maintain the daily operations of the club. This is one of the reasons why Monaco clubs, even if they have now taken over the mantle of Ligue 1 supremacy left by Marseille, still have not been able to have the unparalleled dominance in France like Marseille in the Tapi era.

A team that regularly sells core players, no matter how good the results, will not be able to become a giant in the eyes of people.

Therefore, for the above reasons, the Monaco club finally decided to invite Spalletti, who was still famous in the lower Italian leagues, to be the head coach of the team, and also gave him a transfer fund of 5 million US dollars as a welcome gift, allowing him to use this money and the funds from the sale of players to strengthen the team's squad.

Soon, Spalletti brought a big surprise to Monaco with a practical action.

The Italians, who have been given some transfer powers, do not make stupid things about making big moves as soon as their heads are hot, but still maintain the good habit of thrift and thrift. Due to Roa's departure from Spain, Spalletti opted to rent Portugal's Barcelonaine Barcelona for free. The Portuguese, who was Barcelona's No.1 goalkeeper last season, lost his place in the squad after Dutch coach Louis van Gaal arrived at the Camp Nou, so he is clamoring for a move from FC Barcelona.

Monaco's loan application can be said to be just right, and Barcelona, who are eager to resolve the infighting, happily agreed to the loan deal, not only did not ask for any loan fees, but even agreed that Monaco only needs to pay half of the Portuguese's salary.

As the saying goes, a good goalkeeper is enough to top half a team, so Baia's arrival not only effectively filled the void left by Roa's departure, but also immediately took Monaco's defensive quality up a notch.

The first thing he did after taking office was to rent Baia, which is normal for Spalletti as an Italian, after all, it is now a football fan in Europe, and the most important thing for the Italian coach is naturally the team's defensive ability.

And the reason why Spalletti rushed to Paris to meet Drogba in person this time is naturally related to this.