"Rist, you're right."

De Laurentiis let out a long sigh of relief, still in a good mood. Because after discussing with Lister, a lot of good players were brought in in in the last summer. Including Melo and Sanchez.

They did very well. Melo is a butcher in midfield and is still very good defensively. Napoli did not see Melo as a playmaker in midfield, as Juventus later did. At Napoli Melo is a defensive midfielder.

And Napoli's strong attacking ability is still sharp. The attacking lineup of Afelai, Alexis Sanchez, Ravic and Falcao topped Serie A and even had a chance to challenge for the top four and get a Champions League spot. Napoli's income is too low just by playing Serie A, and only by playing in the Champions League can their income have a chance to exceed 100 million.

Now, as Rist said, on December 24, 2008, the day before Christmas, UEFA adopted the "Financial Fair Play Policy". And it's much more radical than in history, starting with the transfer in the summer of '09 and entering the observation period, just giving two years. Since 11 years, the "Fiscal Fairness Policy" has been officially under control.

Of course, although it is radical, it is also left with a way to live. That is, if during the two-year observation period, although it does not meet the requirements of UEFA, but there is a clear trend of financial improvement, you can also be punished lightly, and even give a way out. However, even if it is given a way to live, it is still a big policy for the giants of European football and some nouveau riche.

Many people wonder if this policy can be actually implemented. But the CEO of UEFA, the president of the Czech Football Federation, Bavier. Speaking at a press conference, Merkley vowed that "we have agreed with the UEFA Union that any club that violates UEFA's Financial Fair Play policy will be banned from buying or selling players as a first step. If there is no improvement, fines will be imposed, and the worst will be a ban from the Europa League. ”

The UEFA Union is a new federation of clubs formed after the dissolution of the G14. The G14 is a civil society organization not recognized by FIFA and UEFA. But the UEFA Union is a federation of clubs recognized by FIFA and UEFA. But it is precisely because there are too many members that the cohesion is completely inadequate. Whatever OFA Lenovo does, they simply can't stop.

Just like this fiscal fairness policy. It is good for consolidating the position of the giants. But the wealthy families all want to be the king of kings, so they are the most vehemently opposed. If the G14 were still there, they would definitely have to fight UEFA. But the UEFA Union passed easily. With more than 100 clubs, the UEFA League is simply out of control.

This policy comes out. Winter transfers have suddenly become a sweet spot. Because many nouveau riche are now in great financial trouble, it is necessary to bring in more players before this policy observation period.

"I didn't expect it to be so soon."

Rist really didn't expect it to be so soon. Platini has become a veritable UEFA president after almost two years. and thoroughly implemented his ideas back then.

"Lister, I'm going to do it in the winter. Our Napoli are nowhere near as good as Chelsea and even less as Manchester City. As long as they get good grades, their income will double. But our income in Naples is limited, and it will be difficult to reach higher levels in a short period of time. Under this policy, my money will not be able to be used. It's better to take precautions early. ”

"But it's not easy. Who will sell what good players in the winter. ”

Rist understood De Laurentiis' concerns. Napoli's economic situation is not good, although Manchester City is also a nouveau riche, but after all, they are in Manchester. Last season, Manchester City's revenue was already £90 million. Manchester City have done so well this season that there is no problem in surpassing £100 million. And because of the rise in Manchester City's results, Manchester City's business income has also risen steadily. If Manchester City are able to play in the Champions League next season, it is estimated that the revenue could reach 1450 million pounds.

Compared to Manchester City, Napoli will definitely have a hard time reaching 150 million euros. Therefore, Naples is more afraid of what is to come. De Laurentiis has to get some players before he does. In this way, it will be possible to not delay the growth of the team's strength, but also to adopt a policy of financial fairness.

"So I hope you can help."

"Say."

"Gago."

"Impossible."

Rist immediately shook his head. Gago is currently Atletico's main midfielder, and can even be said to be the core player of Atletico Madrid's midfield. Now Atletico Madrid is very suppressed by Real Madrid and Barcelona, how can Atletico sell Gago at this time. And even if Gago is sold, it can't be in the winter transfer.

"Aurelio, you have to understand. Fernando is the heart of Atletico's midfield and they will not sell Fernando in the winter. ”

"If possible, an agreement will be reached first. Let Gago finish the season at Atletico. ”

"Oh?"

Rist understood what De Laurentiis meant. De Laurentiis means to get the transfer done this winter. It's not a summer transfer thing. It will not enter the UEFA observation period.

"Aurelio, Fernando is not cheap. His transfer fee is not cheap, and his salary is not cheap either. ”

Gago is young, only twenty-two years old, and will only be twenty-three years old at the end of the season. Although he has been at Atletico for almost four years, the salary cannot be said to be very high. Spain is poor. La Liga clubs are poor, and Atletico Madrid is poor. Atletico are now tightly on their salary, with Gago currently earning only €2 million a year. After deducting taxes, the annual salary is only about 1.6 million euros.

But now Gago is not small. As the core of the midfield, he helped Atletico Madrid win two La Liga titles, and his strength is not bad at all. So this time Gago's transfer. Rist had to be paid well. Even if you can't have an outrageous annual salary of five or six million euros, you should at least get a salary of about four million euros.

Napoli have only been promoted for two years, and the salary in the team is not very high. With Gago's current results, he would certainly be a first-tier salary if he came to Napoli. Even Afelai and Falcao are not as good as Gago.

"Rist, I'm ready."

"That's fine."

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As long as Napoli admits the account, the matter is actually quite simple. The crisis in the United States has already reached Europe, and Spain is one of the hardest hit areas. Of course, the current economic crisis in Spain is still beginning, and Rist knows that the Spanish economy will continue to be sluggish in the next few years, and there will be no change at all. Real Madrid and Barcelona completely ignore the sluggish economy, but Atletico cannot ignore it.

Rist has already spoken to Atletico's top brass several times, just for Gago's salary. Gago is doing so well now, with an annual salary of only two million euros before tax, it is impossible to say anything.

But Atletico are really short of money. Since the transfer of Torres, the current highest paid Atletico Madrid is Rosicky. Rosicky's annual salary is as high as 5.7 million euros, and he can get 4.5 million euros after taxes. The second is the current striker Aguero, who is currently able to get four million euros after tax at Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, Rist spoke directly on Aguero's terms. But Atletico is now poor, so they have been dragging themselves with Lister. But they couldn't afford to drag it out for long, because Gago's contract couldn't have allowed them to drag it out like that. If Rist gets angry, he can just take Gago with him.

So when Rist said the conditions on the Napoli side, Atletico immediately agreed. After all, Napoli spent money this winter, but Gago didn't report until after the end of the season. After buying Gago, he was loaned to Atletico Madrid for half a season.

Soon the two sides reached an agreement on the transfer. Napoli will pay 26 million euros to bring in Atletico Madrid's midfield core Gago. Rist and Napoli have also reached an agreement, and Gago will earn up to 8 million euros a year, which of course is an annual salary before taxes. Because Gago is a foreign player, the tax in Italy is 40 percent. In the end, Gago can get 4.8 million euros after tax in Naples. He became Napoli's highest-paid player at once.

It was rare for a winter transfer to be a surprise move, but Napoli were the first to complete a transfer. Soon Manchester United announced that they had won Wigan Athletic's Valencia for £17 million.

Valencia would have been a player that Villarreal bought more than two years ago. It's just that Villarreal is very strong, so they are loaned to Wigan Athletic. Because of their outstanding performance, Wigan Athletic finally bought Valencia. Valencia have been in excellent form at Wigan Athletic this season and United are ready to bring him in in the summer.

However, when the financial fair play policy in European football came out, Manchester United made an early move. In fact, when this policy comes out, Manchester United is really not afraid. Because Manchester United's annual income is so high, if it weren't for the Glazer family taking money from Manchester United, Manchester United can be said to be the richest club in European football. They simply don't worry about so-called fiscal fairness policies.

However, Manchester United did it early. Manchester City were not idle when Manchester United made a move. Manchester City's current squad is already very strong. Manchester City have become the most attacking team in the Premier League. What City need now is to keep improving the depth of the squad. As soon as the winter transfer began, Manchester City paid 14 million pounds to bring in West Ham's Bellamy.

Bellamy is a Premier League star and has been in the Premier League for many years. The best thing about him is his speed, and there are few players on the flanks who can guard against his speed. And he's going to be thirty years old soon, and he's a very experienced veteran. It is a great addition to increasing the depth of the team's bench.

It's not just them, but a lot of other clubs are starting to make a move. A financial fair play policy that makes all clubs in European football nervous.