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The Portuguese giants are indeed dreaming of driving up prices.

Especially after the news that Madman Li was looking to buy Hulk was deliberately exposed by them, as Manchester United, AC Milan and other giants came to buy him one after another, the president of Porto Club, Pinto da Costa, firmly believed that everything was under his control. On the one hand, he continuously reported the news that many giants were scrambling for Hulk through the media, and on the other hand, he continuously raised Hulk's price. In just two days, the Brazilian striker's value was raised from 35 million euros to 50 million euros...

Pinto da Costa thought he had it all figured out.

In European football, the value of players targeted by Crazy Lee will increase greatly, and he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to hype up Hulk's value. If he can really be sold for a transfer fee of 50 million euros, it would be a huge profit if he only paid 5.5 million euros to introduce Hulk...

So, he confidently waited for the top five leagues to offer Hulk, prepared to negotiate with the team with the highest bid, and waited for Crazy Lee and Inter Milan officials to come to the door again to buy, and then conduct a second hype...

However, two or three days passed...

In addition to sending faxes to inquire about the value and sending staff to inspect Hulk's performance, teams such as Manchester United and AC Milan did not actively offer any bids!

And Crazy Lee, who was the most sincere, disappeared!

At first, he chose to continue waiting!

Transferring is like falling in love, it is a process of patience!

Often whoever is more patient will have the upper hand.

Moreover, Da Costa calculated that Crazy Lee would take advantage of the winter break to build a team and create new tactics and lineups for Inter Milan... In terms of time, Crazy Lee will definitely be more urgent than Porto, and Porto can definitely play the long game!

But——

There was no news!

Until January 2, when the winter transfer market in European football opened, Crazy Lee and Inter Milan's transfer manager Marco Branca never came to the door again to propose a second negotiation on Hulk's transfer...

Da Costa began to get nervous!

At this time, the news came——

Crazy Lee and Marco Branca had already returned to Italy!

What's more terrible is that Inter Milan has made another deal during this period——

Inter Milan announced on the club's official website on January 2 that French central defender Mamadou Sakho officially transferred to the Premier League upstart Newcastle for 35 million euros!

This transfer is quite interesting!

Mamadou Sakho originally started his career at Newcastle, but later he fell out with Mad Lee and was sold to Inter Milan. Now Mad Lee has taken over Meazza and made it clear that Sakho is not in his plan, saying that he is "not worthy of the triple crown". Such remarks have been supported by many people in football. In the public opinion, Sakho has become the second [Devil of the World] Anelka. Therefore, although the French central defender has been on Inter Milan's transfer list in recent times and his own strength is also good, few teams have been interested in him!

No one would have thought that after turning around, Sakho would eventually return to the Magpies!

Regarding this transfer, Newcastle's new chairman John Henry praised Sakho's ability and his contributions to Newcastle in the media, and spent a huge amount of money to bring him back to St. James' Park...

Such behavior has further confirmed the speculation of many people that Henry sold Bale and other three people in order to weaken Mad Lee's influence at St. James' Park. There is no doubt that the introduction of Sakho is also to further weaken the authority of Mad Lee in the Magpies, because the relationship between Sakho and Mad Lee is so bad!

The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

Moreover, from the perspective of competitive value, this deal is not a "waste"!

After all, the football world is now in an era where super defensive players are scarce. Real Madrid willingly paid 30 million euros for a not-so-famous companion, not to mention Sakho, who has proven himself in the top giants of the top league?

Sakho's performance in Inter Milan is worth 35 million euros!

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After successfully getting rid of Sakho, Lee Tongfan's transfer funds suddenly became abundant.

The remaining transfer funds were 21 million before, plus the huge transfer fee of 35 million...56 million obtained by Sakho's cashing out, which is enough for Lee Tongfan to introduce any superstar...

Of course, this is also thanks to the generous Moratti.

The old man, who was immersed in joy recently, did not take the money from the sale of players as personal property, but included it all in the transfer funds, allowing Lao Li to control it, which made Lao Li very grateful!

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not be worried!

Lao Li now completely put Porto aside and no longer paid attention to the vampire chairman Pinto da Costa - in fact, at this time, Lao Li no longer spent his energy on player transfers.

Because the winter break of the Serie A league is about to end!

Inter Milan's first game after the winter break will officially start at 13:00 on January 7. The opponent is Serie A powerhouse Naples. The game venue is the home stadium Meazza. This means that the winter break of the [Nerazzurri] has ended, and the players have returned to the team one after another to report and start preparing for the league!

However, during the break between the intensive team recovery training, Inter Milan held a press conference at the Palazzo Durini to announce Gareth Bale, David Thornton, Nicolas Gigi and Lexis Sanchez. The joining of four heavyweight new players cost Inter Milan nearly 70 million euros!

The four players are all young supernovas of the new generation who have great influence in their respective countries. Therefore, they attracted more than 200 media from Wales, Italy, England and Chile to attend the press conference!

The press conference will be held at 14:00 on January 3.

Palazzo Durini, press conference hall.

When Crazy Li appeared on the rostrum with four young players, there was a loud clicking sound. The reporters' cameras flashed crazily. Microphones, mobile phones, recorders and other interview equipment were piled up on the table, like Like a hill!

Among the four, David Thornton, who made his debut in the Inter Milan youth training camp, was the most popular among reporters because he was an Italian player, and he himself also received the No. 2 jersey that symbolizes the club's main position. This was originally the number of Colombian center back Ivan Cordoba. After Cordoba left Inter Milan, it was vacated, and it happened to be adopted by local player Thornton!

Gareth Bale gets the No. 27 jersey left by Goran Pandev.

This is beyond the expectations of many people, because this number looks more like the number of a frontcourt offensive player, but as we all know, the Welsh teenager is a pure full-back. Is Crazy Lee planning to let Bell change his position?

This question was asked by a reporter from Wales at a press conference.

But the answer left reporters a bit disappointed.

Because Crazy Li just smiled mysteriously and did not give a clear answer, and Bell himself had an attitude of completely obeying the head coach's arrangements, making it impossible to figure out!

[Angels] Nicolas Gigi got the No. 18 jersey.

Although the previous owner of this number, Honduran forward David Sawyer, did not leave the team in a real sense, his No. 18 jersey was forcibly stripped and given to Nicolas Gigi, a direct descendant of Crazy Lee. In front of the camera, [Angel] is wearing a No. 18 jersey, with his iconic long black hair and a handsome and charming face. His smile is full of charm that eclipses everything around him. In an instant, he is confused. How many young girls in front of the TV have been destroyed!

[Intellectual Ronaldo] Alexis Sanchez, who joined from Udinese, got the No. 11 jersey, which also made the Chilean reporters who came to the press conference excitedly shout that No. 11 has no The question is a number that symbolizes the absolute main position. Previously, some media in Chile were worried that Sanchez would be reduced to a substitute player after coming to Inter Milan. They believed that he should stay in Udinese to continue to accumulate experience and reputation... But now It seems that such worries are completely unnecessary. Even in the eyes of a super coach like Crazy Li, Sanchez is a heavyweight player!

After they returned to Chile, they had shocking reporting material!

After paying attention to the newly joined players, the focus of the press conference inevitably came to Inter Milan’s goals for the second half of the season——

"Crazy Mr. Li, Inter Milan only ranked fourth after the first half of the season. The points are a full 7 points lower than the first-ranked AC Milan. What's even worse is that you still have a long suspension period of 8 games. …Under such an unfavorable situation, what kind of goal do you think Inter Milan should set is more realistic?”

Castaro, the famous reporter of La Gazzetta dello Sport, raised the question that everyone is most concerned about.

For a moment, more than 200 reporters fell silent, staring at Madman Li behind the interview table, wanting to know what kind of answer this madman would give... You know, this is definitely a pretty explosive story. What a hype stunt!

Even newly joined players such as Thornton and Sanchez couldn't help but turn to look at the head coach. They also wanted to know what plans and goals BOSS Madman Li had for the next half season!

Behind the interview desk.

Li Tongfan shrugged, with a very surprised expression on his face: "Oh, gentlemen, this is really a meaningless question... I think Mr. Massimo Moratti used my high salary of tens of millions after tax. It's impossible to invite me to Meazza, which has a glorious history, just for a boring runner-up or some other shitty ranking, right?

Boom~~~~

It was as if an invisible bomb had been thrown into the crowd, and the press conference hall that had just become quiet became noisy again. Although I had guessed Crazy Li's answer before, when those words really came from that mouth When he vomited it out, the reporters still felt the arrogance and domineering coming from him!

Among the four new players, Bell, Gigi and Thornton had expressions on their faces that said, "I knew it would be like this." With their understanding of the "Boss", it would be strange not to say such crazy words. ...And Sanchez, who had never interacted with Crazy Li before, was really shocked. He felt that his blood began to flow faster!

The press conference continues.

"...Crazy Mr. Liu, the Portuguese media reported that you are very interested in Porto's Brazilian striker Hulk, but Da Costa has clearly priced him at 50 million euros. Will you consider paying 50 million euros to Porto now?" Euro, bring this Brazilian who made his fortune in the Japanese league to Meazza?"

Some reporters shifted the question to the team's transfer.

"Hulk is indeed an excellent player, but 50 million euros is ridiculous. If Da Costa insists on doing this, then let his players stay at the Dragon Stadium to mold...50 million euros? Me There are better options!”

"A better choice? You mean..."

"Hahaha, who knows... maybe Edin Dzeko? I think he's worth maybe 50 million euros!"

Buzz buzz—! ! !

Crazy Li loves Dzeko? Is Dzeko worth 50 million euros?

The reporters were amazed again, this is another breaking news!

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After the press conference, considering the intense preparations for the game, the four new players did not go to the Meazza Stadium for fan meetings. According to the plan, before the start of the game on January 7, Inter Milan Club will support them. A brief but grand welcome ceremony was held in front of all the fans!

At this time, Li Tongfan took them to the training base.

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An hour later.

Inter Milan Angelo Moratti Sports Center training base.

After Thornton, Bell and others got to know the veteran players briefly, they began training with the team.

Li Tongfan did not deliberately serve as the head coach to help the four new players adapt to the team. This task was handed over to captain Javier Zanetti and the spiritual leader of the Nerazzurri, Materazzi. Zanetti During the World Cup, he and Lao Li established a tacit understanding. Lao Li saw the shining point of a great captain in the Sasha team and trusted him immensely!

And Materazzi...

To be honest, Li Tongfan has never been interested in this notorious foul-mouthed villain in football, especially because in the 2006 World Cup, this Italian villain was so full of foul-mouthed words that the great art master Zidane angrily hit Materazzi's head. That scene made Li Tongfan, an ordinary fan at the time, hate this 'evil man' to the core...

However, after actually taking charge of the Nerazzurri, Li Tongfan's image of this evil Italian man made an incredible 180-degree turn after just a few contacts - Lao Li was surprised to find that this guy is A real man, no matter how hateful he is in the eyes of others, but for Inter Milan, this evil man gave everything... If nothing else, who in today's football world can be like Materazzi? , has absolute seniority, but for the sake of the team's record, he is willing to obey Mourinho's arrangements. Last season, he only served as the spiritual leader of the locker room and played a role behind the scenes, giving up the opportunity to shine to his teammates?

From hating to admiring, it only took less than a month!

On the one hand, Li Tongfan was ashamed of his "fickleness", but on the other hand, he was surprised by Materazzi's charisma. For a villain to do what Materazzi did, he had indeed reached the level of a sect's grandmaster!

Because of Materazzi's love for Inter Milan, Li Tongfan chose to believe in him!

Lao Li is completely relieved to hand over the four new players to Zanetti and Materazzi.

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When Inter Milan was intensely preparing for their first game after the winter break, the media world was turned upside down.

"Crazy Li ignores AC Milan and aims for the league championship!" ! ! 》

Gazzetta dello Sport reported what happened at the press conference for new players from Palazzo Durini to join. They wrote in the article——

"Even though he has come to an unfamiliar league environment, even though the Italian League is a league recognized worldwide for its defensive art, even though he still carries a long 8-game suspension, and even though Inter Milan's current camp is full of injuries and new recruits, The running-in has just begun and is 7 points behind the leader AC Milan... However, all this obviously will not make [the God on the sidelines of the football] feel the slightest frustration. At the press conference that day, Crazy Li clearly stated [Nerazzurri] The goal of this season is to win the Triple Crown! ... Crazy Li’s ambition is obvious. He wants to copy Mourinho’s great achievements at Meazza... Oh no! After all, Madman’s form at Inter Milan was much better last season!”

The "Triple Crown" statement in the "Gazzetta dello Sport" article immediately aroused a lot of discussion in European football. Foreign media had mixed praise and criticism for Madman Li's wild words, while the domestic media in Italy basically They are all mocking Madman Li as a 'newcomer to Serie A'. His arrogance is boundless!

"Yes, Inter Milan still has the possibility of winning the treble in theory. After all, Crazy Li is a guy who has never known what failure is. However, the Champions League and the Italian Cup may be possible, but not necessarily the league. They are seven points behind AC Milan. Even if they win the Milan derby, as long as AC Milan does not lose more than two games in other competitions, the championship may not be for Crazy Li, right?"

"Arrogant... Prepare for the 8-game suspension first!!"

"Don't think you are invincible after winning the Club World Cup. This is Serie A. The teams here are not like Chengnanyihe Tianma and Sambe... Even if you are God, don't think you can win the game by sitting in the stands!!!"

"Let Arrogant The Chinese people should see the power of Italian catenary defense..."

"Let's solve the internal conflicts of Inter Milan first! !"

"Coaching Inter Milan is not as easy as imagined, not to mention that he is facing a mess..."

The Italian media has always been xenophobic and likes to make things difficult for foreign coaches and players. This was vividly reflected in Mourinho's experience at the time. At that time, the local coaches of the Serie A league attacked the "madman" in a circle. The difficulties of the Italian media forced the arrogant "madman" to adopt non-violent non-cooperation in the end, refusing to be interviewed and speak to fight against the entire Italian football world...

This time, Madman Li's experience was not much better than that of the "madman"!

The decadent and xenophobic Italian football world showed strong signs of rejecting Madman Li. Only Inter Milan's fans were crazy about supporting Li Tongfan. The storm of public opinion was a battle, and the fuse had been lit!

And what Li Tongfan had to do was to fight back fiercely with a victory!——

First update.

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