Chapter 42: The dynasty has long since collapsed

Bringing in foreign capital has never had a precedent since Silvio Berlusconi took over AC Milan, but now it seems that all this is possible, and if Milan want to revivenation, they need more than just keeping a core player like Kaka, but also a lot of money.

Although Fininvest, the main controlling shareholder of AC Milan and owned by the Berlusconi family, has denied the news that it will sell its stake in the club, publicly stating: "Fininvest has categorically and completely denied the media that Fininvest will partially sell all of its shares in AC Milan, this rumor is nonsense, and there are no negotiations or contacts underway regarding the sale of the shares." ”

However, a number of Italian media, including Milan mouthpiece Sport, believe that Berlusconi and his family should in fact have recognized and accepted the possibility of foreign capital injecting AC Milan.

In fact, although Berlusconi himself was once unhappy about this happening, his sons and daughters were strongly opposed to the Berlusconi family continuing to pay for AC Milan's high player spending, and now the head of the Berlusconi family seems to have compromised with the young elite and accepted the idea of foreign capital coming to AC Milan.

And now it seems that the most likely foreign capital to enter AC Milan is the black gold investment from the United Arab Emirates, standing behind Dubai International Capital is the Ruler of Dubai, who is also the vice president and prime minister of the UAE, Mohammed. Root. Rashid. Al Maktoum and DI are likely to buy a 35% stake in AC Milan, which will be able to see €500 million in the books immediately.

Berlusconi's agreement to allow foreign capital to enter AC Milan came with a so-called put option on the condition of a 100% transfer of the club's shares, which means that Berlusconi has the right, but not the obligation, to sell the club's entire stake to DIIC after two years at the price currently agreed.

In fact, Berlusconi has no intention of investing in the club now, mainly because doing so will lead to a further rise in the already falsely high capital, and not investing now gives Berlusconi the opportunity to say "I'm sorry, we're just joking" to the Arab plutocracy two years later, and there is no need to sell the club's shares.

The total value of the shares agreed between the two parties should be around 10 billion euros, and this seemingly ridiculous figure illustrates the fact that the Arabs are interested in investing in AC Milan just to have a full say in the construction of the team's new stadium, just as they did when the Emirates Stadium was built for Arsenal.

In addition to capital, the biggest problem hindering the revival of AC Milan now is the hearts of the people, Kaka chose to stay in the team, which is good news, but about Ancelotti's position, it has now become confusing, since he joined the San Siro in 2001, it has been eight years now, whether this fate can be maintained, just like Kaka and AC Milan, are full of unknowns.

Serie A 24th, AC Milan will play away against Udinese, before the game, Ancelotti answered reporters' questions at a regular press conference, due to the previous Berlusconi criticism of Ancelotti caused by the turmoil, but also because of the rumors that Ancelotti will say goodbye to AC Milan after the turmoil, this press conference is the first public statement of Ancelotti after the turmoil, so it is particularly interesting.

'There's nothing new compared to what I've said in the past, the stories don't exist, there are so many unbelievable rumours right now, I'm still at AC Milan but you've put the Chelsea contract in my safe, it's ridiculous and I don't think anything is going to happen.'

"I don't think it's useful to comment on President Berlusconi's statement or to wait for his phone call because he has publicly denied these things and I believe there is no need for comment, my relationship with the club is very good and very harmonious."

Although Ancelotti denied it, everyone knows that because of the record, because of the relationship with some players, Ancelotti's time at the San Siro may be really full of variables, including Berlusconi's prejudice against Ancelotti, of course, there are also some people who contribute to it, such as Ronaldinho.

Previously, Berlusconi pointed the finger at the head coach of his club in an interview, claiming: "If AC Milan loses the hope of winning the Serie A title this season, it is entirely Ancelotti's responsibility, and with the strength of AC Milan's team, the team should be able to compete with Fiorentina." ”

And Berlusconi also believes that the team's failure is entirely due to the team's coach Carlo Ancelotti's tactical mistakes and failure to make full use of Ronaldinho's ability.

But that's clearly not the case, people's eyes are bright, and in a poll conducted by the newspaper "Sport", more than half of them believe that Berlusconi's bombardment of the team's manager and blamed Ancelotti for AC Milan's loss of the Serie A title this season is unreasonable.

It is widely believed that AC Milan's current squad is not capable of competing with Fiorentina as Berlusconi claims.

In addition, regarding Berlusconi's claim that "Ancelotti's tactical mistakes caused AC Milan to lose the championship", most of the respondents chose to side with the AC Milan coach and believed that Ancelotti was not wrong in his tactical choice.

All in all, more than half of the fans and club owners disagreed with the boss in the bombardment of Carlo Ancelotti, and for the Italian prime minister and AC Milan owner, whose approval ratings have been declining in the political polls in recent days, the result is undoubtedly a leak in the overnight rain.

In fact, Berlusconi's uninhibited opening not only attacked Ancelotti, but also very different from Galliani's usual explanation for the team's defeat this season, because Galliani has always said that one of the main reasons for the points gap between AC Milan and Fiorentina is that the team has too many injuries and the squad is not complete, and has never said anything about the team's tactical mistakes or the manager's decision-making mistakes.

So, whether intentional or not, Berlusconi's remarks actually killed two birds with one stone, and it is clear that, despite being well aware that the owners of the club did not want to invest too much in the team, Berlusconi's revelations were tacitly avoided and continued to work on the arrangements for next season's club plans.

However, despite this, many people can't help but ask Berlusconi why he fired at Ancelotti so directly, because after all, the relationship between the two has always been superficially peaceful, and in the eyes of fans, Berlusconi has no reason to do such a thing.

However, "Milan Sport" pointed out that in fact, Berlusconi not only has a good reason, this reason even has a real name, that is Ronaldinho.

Silvio Berlusconi is actually blaming Carlo Ancelotti for always sending Ronaldinho off the bench and not making the most of what he would like to see as a Brazilian who he sees as a valuable asset to the club.

As we all know, Ronaldinho has always been Berlusconi's love, and after chasing the Brazilian for many years, Berlusconi finally got his wish in Milanello in the summer of 2008.

In fact, Carlo Ancelotti never felt absolutely necessary to bring in Ronaldinho, especially in the summer of 2008, what the team really needed was not Ronaldinho, but a strong central defender.

Therefore, "Milan Sport" pointed out that Ancelotti's real mistake was not actually not not to use Ronaldinho too much after that, but that he should not compromise with Berlusconi in the first place and accept the decision to bring in Ronaldinho and let it go.

Carlo Ancelotti tried to get Ronaldinho into the ball, but from a technical point of view, his attempts did not pay off the most.

In short, Ronaldinho doesn't like to run, but walks more on the field, but in Serie A, those who don't run don't win the title.

Berlusconi and Carlo Ancelotti have been arguing about the use of Ronaldinho, Berlusconi believes that the partnership between Kaka and Ronaldinho will be invincible, but it turns out that this theoretically correct view does not actually work, and when Ronaldinho plays, Kaka's contribution to the team is actually only half that of Ronaldinho's absence because of the reduced space for his own movement.

When it came time to make a trade-off between the two, Carlo Ancelotti made a choice that any coach in the world would 100 per cent make, pinning his hopes on Kaka, who clearly had a different opinion.

Because he can't find space in AC Milan, the depressed Ronaldinho is likely to leave AC Milan at the end of this season, but in response to the rumors that the Brazilian superstar will return to Brazil to join Flamengo, or Sao Paulo, Ronaldinho's brother, Ascis, who is his agent, said that this is nonsense, claiming that Ronaldinho will only join other European teams if he leaves AC Milan, and will not return to Brazil.

Speaking to the Brazilian media, Assis said: "My brother will never go back to Brazil like Ronaldo or Adriano, and there is a possibility that he will play in a different team in Europe. ”

But Ronaldinho's fate at AC Milan is closely linked to the team's manager Carlo Ancelotti, and if Ancelotti leaves the team at the end of the season, then Ronaldinho is likely to stay, and if Ancelotti remains, then Ronaldinho is likely to move to Manchester City, or some other European giant.

And the Sao Paulo club also denied the possibility of the team accepting Ronaldinho in advance before Assis's statement, because the superstar's annual salary of 15 million euros before tax is really unaffordable for the Sao Paulo club.

Although Berlusconi slipped his mouth after the bombardment, denying all the he said, the rift has already been created, as if AC Milan had changed Kaka from a non-sale to a saleable product.

Nowadays, the word "divorce" always revolves around the Italian Prime Minister, AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, on the one hand, the divorce with his wife Veronica, on the other hand, in the Milan team, when he harshly criticized "If Milan does not win the league, the responsibility is all on Ancelotti", Ancelotti's marriage with AC Milan has also lit up a red light.

Of course, using Ancelotti to distract Veronica's attention and influence, Berlusconi is likely to be playing PR tricks, and Galliani is also very cooperative, and the two sang a play with a white face and a red face.

It's just that Berlusconi was too direct and harsh this time, and the media immediately exploded, Ancelotti wants to stay in Milan to catch up with the record of AC Milan's legendary coach Rocco, and also hopes to make a difference in the Champions League again.

When the names of Allegri and Leonardo surfaced, Ancelotti immediately asked the club to renew his contract, but received a negative answer, AC Milan must guarantee league results before deciding whether to renew the contract.

Ancelotti then began to find another way, accepting Chelsea's nearly a year of negotiations, Chelsea offered an annual salary of 7 million euros, a four-year contract, in fact, Ancelotti had signed the agreement in advance, but on the condition that Milan let him go, Chelsea and Milan have a good relationship, everything is negotiable.

As a result, the names of Allegri and Leonardo were hyped, and Ancelotti was very passive, but with the efforts of Galliani, Ancelotti promised to renew the contract for another year if the conditions were ripe.

Ancelotti also said in an interview that he is preparing for next season with Galliani, and the good results in recent months have patched up many cracks, and Ancelotti and AC Milan have seen hope of continuing to work together.

However, Berlusconi immediately attacked Ancelotti, did he really want to give up on Ancelotti completely?

So immediately after, Berlusconi began to pretend to be stupid and began to appease his subordinates, it is obvious that Berlusconi's big mouth this time in addition to wanting to take the initiative in renewing the contract, also has a specific target: Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho has been out of action for more than three months, and his brother and agent Assis said: "I don't rule out the possibility of a post-season transfer. ”

Carlo Ancelotti also did not want Ronaldinho and Kaka to coexist, while Silvio Berlusconi was looking forward to a more beautiful attack, which was his biggest disagreement with Carlo Ancelotti.

Berlusconi only tentatively played with Ancelotti this time, and Ancelotti remained silent. Seeing that Ancelotti has received support from Galliani to the dressing room to more than 70% of the fans, Berlusconi will not continue to sing white faces, and even publicly stated that he will take the initiative to ask for a contract extension after securing the runner-up.

Although Ancelotti was angry, if he didn't have the determination to turn a deaf ear to Lao Bei's big mouth, how could he persist for more than seven years?

AC Milan are still in turmoil and looking forward to a revival, the league still has to continue, and while beating Ascoli to continue their march towards the Coppa Italia title, Fiorentina followed suit with a 3-2 win over Genoa in the 24th round of Serie A, a game in which David Beckham was not in the starting line-up.

In the twelfth minute, Genoa took the lead, Milito crossed from the edge of the box on the right, and Marco Murphy took the lead. Rossi won the ball and volleyed it into the bottom left corner.

It was then followed by Genoa in the 38th minute to extend the lead, when Mesto broke through two defenders and crossed into the penalty area, and Palladino scored at the back post to make it 2-0.

Three minutes later, Bochetti knocked down Digan in the penalty area, and the Purple Lily also won a penalty, which Mutu slotted home to make it 2-1.

In the 80th minute, Digan took a free kick at the edge of the penalty area, which was hit by Rubinho's crossbar, but substitute Cavinaghi pushed it into the net to equalize 2:2.

When the game reached the third minute of stoppage time, Fiorentina's furious attack caused a scuffle on the edge of the Genoa penalty area, and substitute Beckham unexpectedly got the ball and pushed it into the net, 3:2, Fiorentina completed an incredible overtake.

Immediately afterwards, Fiorentina will play the second leg of the first round of the Champions League knockout round with Sporting Lisbon at home, and the big win in the first leg has basically lost the suspense of this game.

Digan sat on the bench and Beckham started as if to give Beckham a gift, and Beckham also wore Fiorentina's captain's armband in this game after being recommended by the players.

Speaking before the game, David Beckham was also very excited about the team's decision: "It's a huge honour to be the captain of Fiorentina and for me it all feels like a dream. ”

Beckham, who wore the captain's armband, was also in full swing in this game, in addition to scoring a free-kick in the first half, he also assisted Kavinaghi twice in the second half to score, and after the game, Beckham was also rightfully named the best player of the game.

'The captain's armband gave me strength and it was a very peculiar feeling and the moment I stepped on the pitch I felt a huge responsibility on my shoulders and it turned out perfectly and we won.

Back in the league, in the 25th round of Serie A, Fiorentina defeated Chievo 2:1 at home, and in the thirteenth minute, Chievo took the lead, through a corner kick, Yepes nodded the ball away, and Moreno faced Frei and pushed it into the net.

Fiorentina did not equalise until the seventy-third minute of the second half, when Digan burst into the box with the ball and, after getting rid of Yeppers, fired the ball into the right side of the goal, 1-1.

When the game reached injury time, Fiorentina had the last offensive opportunity, Digan broke through with the ball and knocked back, Mutu shot with his right foot at the edge of the penalty area and refracted the goalkeeper Sorrentino's leg into the net, 2:1, Fiorentina completed the second consecutive game of overtake.

In this round of the league, although AC Milan defeated Cagliari 1-0, the topics and controversies brought about by the three points made AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti scratch his head a little, and internal and external troubles had to be dealt with.

Obviously, this unpretty victory made the fans also dissatisfied, unlike when Berlusconi criticized him before, when the fans were all on Ancelotti's side, this time, the fans booed Ancelotti during the game.

Although Carlo Ancelotti tried to control his emotions in his post-match press conference, his words still revealed his dissatisfaction with the fans: "The fans are tired of always being in the dugout. I love Milan, just like the fans, I can accept their evaluations, I also understand that for more than seven years there has always been a face in the dugout and it can also deepen the intensity of their criticism, but I don't blame the fans now, I know that their boos are not for substitutions, but because of the difference between us and Fiorentina now, it is a difficult period for us, but we will get through it, now we are facing the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup, we want to win the title, the home game against Bremen, We really need the support of the fans. ”

Carlo Ancelotti took the initiative to ease the tension with the fans, and what made people more concerned was the issue of Ancelotti's position. Criticized by boss Silvio Berlusconi, large and small media began to hype the possibility of changing the coach.

When discussing Anshuai's successor, the media has been mentioning Leonardo's name, the Milan manager is indeed taking classes at the Covilciano Coaching Academy, but it is not realistic to take over, and he himself said, "It's true that I'm studying, but I'm not going to be Carlo Ancelotti's successor at all, at least not now and not in the near future, he's a great coach and we work well together." ”

But in fact, Ancelotti's position is still relatively solid, and Galliani is also very supportive of Ancelotti: "I emphasize again that we will move forward with Carlo, we have a lot of trust in him, Leonardo? I hope he will become Milan manager sooner or later, but not in 2009/2010, now our goal is to qualify for next season's Champions League and win the UEFA Cup. ”

Galliani's words were loud, but when it came to the UEFA Cup, his tone was sour, because Fiorentina and Inter Milan were facing the Champions League next.

AC Milan are eager for a revival, but the reality is that when AC Milan were kicked out of the Champions League by Fiorentina last season, their proud dynasty has already collapsed.

Internal discord, the loss of key players, the huge financial deficit, and the Berlusconi family's reluctance to continue to pay for AC Milan all combine to conclude that a revival is a complete stretch of the past, a dynasty that has long since collapsed, can be remembered, but if it is to be rebuilt, it will be a bit difficult.