Chapter 1052: Summer Storm (8)
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Vice-captain Demetrio Albertini left the Rossoneri for Fiorentina after 14 years and was arguably the most shocking news for AC Milan fans this summer. You know, Albertini is a Milanese through and through, and he has never left the Milanello base except for the season when he was loaned out to Padua. What's more, in the current AC Milan team, the Milan vice-president is only a little less qualified and prestigious in the dressing room than the two spiritual leaders of Costacuta and Maldini, and he also showed good competitive form in the just-concluded World Cup in South Korea and Japan, whether on or off the field, Albertini can help the Rossoneri.
It stands to reason that AC Milan would have offered a lifetime contract for a man like Albertini to play here until he retired, rather than sweeping Shevchenko out of the house in order to bring him in.
However, this time, in order to bring in Shevchenko, a top striker, and strengthen the team's scoring ability, Galliani actually sent the vice-captain to Fiorentina as part of the deal!
I have to say that this move by adding baldness is really unexpected by most people. You know, over the years, Galliani has been promoting a family-oriented management model at AC Milan, and it is really unreasonable to sell the loyal vice-captain to Fiorentina in this situation.
Just when the media and fans were puzzled by Albertini's transfer, a piece of gossip that said to have leaked from within AC Milan allowed people to find a clue to unravel the mystery, that is, the reason why Fiorentina was able to get Albertini, and the current AC Milan manager Ancelotti played an extremely huge role in this deal!
Although there is no conclusive evidence to confirm the veracity of this news, fans and the media have expressed their approval of this rumor after some thought, believing that Ancelotti, who had a bit of a holiday with Albertini during his playing days, is indeed suspected of taking the opportunity to retaliate.
Back fifteen years ago, Ancelotti, who was still a popular Italian international at the time, and Capello, who was the coach of Milan's youth team at the time, had a bad relationship, and they formed a lot of bonds. Four years later, when Sacchi was promoted to the Italian national team and Capello unexpectedly took over the reins of the former, Ancelotti, who was already 32 years old and in declining form, was naturally retaliated by Capello, not only making few appearances in the final season of his career, but also getting only 20 minutes of acting time in his final game. No player could bear such humiliation, and it is precisely because of this that the two have become bitter enemies since then, and it is indispensable to sing against each other or tear each other down on various occasions, adding countless talking points to the media and fans after dinner.
And the player that Capello used to suppress Ancelotti at that time was the fledgling Demetrio Albertini who rose at an astonishing speed!
It is for this reason that Ancelotti does not have much affection for Albertini at all, and even hates him because of Capello's relationship. Therefore, when Ancelotti unexpectedly discovered that Fiorentina had a very strong interest in Albertini, and Galliani, who needed to set aside enough shells for the introduction of Rui Costa, was worried about which player to send as an addition to offset a part of Shevchenko's transfer fee, Ancelotti made a decisive move and quietly pushed the bald man behind his back!
As a result, Seedorf, a midfielder who was already on the offensive against Portuguese star Rui Costa, took the opportunity to persuade Galliani to kick the vice-captain out of Milan and send him to Fiorentina in the name of offsetting part of the transfer fee.
Although Albertini, who has played for the Rossoneri for many years, is emotionally difficult to accept the cruel fact of being swept away by Milan, and knows that there must be Ancelotti's shadow in this, he knows very well in his heart that without Berlusconi's approval and Galliani's consent, it is impossible for Ancelotti to be kicked out of the team alone. In this way, the attitude of the club's top management towards him is naturally clear.
So, after leaving a sad farewell letter to the Milan fans, and realizing that the situation was irretrievable.1 Albertini packed his bags and went to Fiorentina and signed his name on a three-year contract with an annual salary of $1.5 million. This means that, if nothing else, Fiorentina could well be the last stop of Albertini's career.
After all, in this day and age, midfielders like Albertini retired relatively early. The most recent example is Boban, who led Croatia to a miracle at the World Cup in France four years ago, and announced his retirement this summer at just 34 years old.
Of course, joining Fiorentina and signing a three-year contract does not mean Albertini has given up hope of returning to AC Milan. That's why Albertini agreed to Fiorentina's invitation, because there was a stage where he could show his talents, and Berlusconi realized that he still had value and brought him back to the Milanello base.
If you join a pseudo-strong team or a mid-table team, the main position can be guaranteed, but in this way, it will be difficult for Albertini to have a good performance when facing a strong team, and it will be even more difficult to return to Milan if you want to impress Berlusconi's heart.
For Fiorentina, this is undoubtedly an extremely beneficial deal for the team. The Purple Lily not only dealt with the unstable factor in Shevchenko's dressing room through this transfer, but also made the team a rehabilitation, making all the players realize that no one in Fiorentina can put personal interests above the whole, but also added Albertini, an experienced and capable immediate, which greatly strengthened the depth of the bench in the midfield, and found a good teacher for young people like Pirlo, so that they can more fully absorb nutrients and thrive.
And now, after getting Albertini's strong reinforcement, Fiorentina is not satisfied, and has made a big move in the transfer market, buying the new German leader Michael Ballack at a sky-high price of 35 million US dollars!
Coupled with the original Pirlo and Deco, Makelele and Gattuso, Fiorentina's midfield configuration in the new season is enough to make teams all over Europe tremble!