My 1999

‘Squeak’.

With the sound of the door opening, an energetic old man wearing a crisp suit, meticulously combing his white hair, walked in.

Berlusconi greeted him with open arms.

"Adriano, my friend, how are you doing?"

"With the shrewd and intelligent Mr. Berlusconi caring, I am certainly doing well."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Holding each other's arms, they came to the sofa in the reception area and sat down.

The secretary brought coffee to the two of them.

After taking a few sips, he glanced at the old man opposite him who had worked with him for more than ten years, and said with a smile.

"How's the team doing?"

Galliani was stunned for a moment. Since the old man focused his energy on politics, he rarely asked about the team's affairs.

But he reacted quickly.

"It's great. The only pity is that Marcos (Cafu) has retired, but we still have Serginho and the main lineup is still intact.

AC Milan remains the most competitive team on the planet. "

Berlusconi smiled and said: "Adriano, you are always so confident no matter what."

"Because I have a wise boss!"

Galliani blinked.

"Ha ha……"

Berlusconi laughed loudly.

After a while.

His expression gradually calmed down.

"I heard that the team has a great guy named Kaka?"

"Yes. He is a young player we imported from Brazil in 2003. He is very good and has become our main force in the attacking midfielder position."

"You think highly of him?"

Galliani nodded, "He reminds me of Ruud (Gullit)."

Berlusconi's face changed slightly.

After he took over AC Milan, the most outstanding players he introduced were the Dutch Three Musketeers: Rijkaard, Van Basten and Gullit.

The defensive midfielder, forward, and attacking midfielder are almost a central axis configuration.

With their outstanding performance, AC Milan dominates Europe.

It also brought huge returns to AC Milan.

It paved the way for Berlusconi to take over the Palazzo Chigi.

To this day, Berlusconi remains impressed by them.

He didn't expect that Kaka would get such a high evaluation from the old man!

However, it is no longer 20 years ago, and AC Milan is no longer so important in his heart.

Let alone just a player?

Looking at the calm-looking Berlusconi, Galliani had a bad feeling in his heart.

Even when he introduced Nesta, the world's number one central defender, his old friend didn't even ask.

Now I suddenly asked about Kaka...

"Adriano, Manchester United are asking for £30 million for Kaká.

I agreed! "

Galliani's heart thumped and his brows furrowed tightly.

His professionalism over the years has stabilized his mind.

After taking a slight breath.

"Silvio, Kaka is very important to the team. He is the core of Milan's frontcourt and our foundation for the next ten years. If he is sold, it will be difficult for Milan to get such an excellent midfielder again!"

"We also have Rui (Rui Costa). The team spent 42 million euros to buy him and he should play a more active role!"

"Of course Rui is a world-class attacking midfielder, but he is already 33 years old and has reached the end of his career. His physical fitness can no longer support a full season."

After saying that, the atmosphere in the office became more solemn.

Seeing Berlusconi silent, Galliani sighed.

"Silvio, do you have to sell Kaka?"

Berlusconi nodded.

So what if a player is good?

Football is a sport for eleven individuals, and individual excellence will hardly bring a championship.

You can't make money without a championship.

Besides, how much money can you make even if you win the championship?

If you invest US$500 million in Hanhua Pacific Fund, based on the average profit of Pacific Fund over the past four years, the fund will be unblocked in two years.

He can get a return of at least 1.5 times on this money, and that’s after tax.

In comparison, he has been running the AC Milan club for more than 20 years and has not made so much money.

"Adriano, there are many good players in the world. I will leave all the 30 million pounds for Kaka to you to acquire players.

I believe that with your ability, you can buy better players.

And Paul (Maldini) is 37 years old and has reached the age of retirement.

The left-back position continues to strengthen, and you can also use this money to buy potential new stars to update the club. "

Galliani was silent for a moment.

"Silvio, nothing can be changed?"

"Yes."

After receiving an affirmative answer again, Galliani gave up completely.

Looking at the old man's look, Berlusconi hesitated for a moment and said, "Adriano, I have a share of the Pacific Fund. If you are interested, I can give you 30 million US dollars."

Galliani instantly understood why the old man had to sell Kaka.

The money earned by the team is simply not comparable to the rate of return of the Pacific Fund.

…

boom…….

With a muffled sound, the football flew through the air like a shooting star and accurately landed less than one meter in front of a black player with dreadlocks.

The latter requires almost no adjustment and can hit the door directly at a small angle.

The tall Cech flew to save, but still watched helplessly as the football rolled into the net.

Seeing this scene, Saha instantly became excited.

He turned around and rushed towards the lanky player who was still in midfield.

"Luka, you are the best defensive midfielder in the world!"

The substitute players gathered around and patted Modric on the shoulder with smiles on their faces.

They do have reason to be happy.

In this sixth practice match after the Manchester United team gathered, they almost dominated the main team.

The biggest contributor is Modric.

With his excellent overall view, strong organizational skills, and balanced left and right feet, he quickly became the core midfielder and brain of the substitute team.

Although physically thin, he is not weak defensively with his excellent positional sense and precise positioning.

He also has excellent physical fitness and can cover the entire midfield.

Even if there are two defenders, he can quickly complete the midfield connection and organization through constant running and running out of the gap.

With his outstanding performance.

Coupled with Vidic sitting in the backcourt, the defense of the substitute team is not impregnable, but it is definitely not weak.

With his scheduling in attack, the strength of the bench team has almost improved to a higher level.

Under the reminder of the coach on the sidelines, the game continued.

But Modric is like a magnet, firmly attracting the attention of those around him.

“Alex, he’s a gem!”

Mike, who is in charge of player training, said excitedly.

The old prince nodded, his expression also showing excitement.

Since the introduction of Veron, he has always wanted to change Manchester United's traditional long-passing style of play and defeat the enemy through more organization.

It's a pity that Veron didn't adapt to the defensive rhythm of the Premier League, and the Wizard turned into a soft-footed shrimp, which frustrated his plan.

But in Modric in front of him, he saw this possibility.

Jingle Bell…….

The phone suddenly rang.

Ferguson picked it up and looked at the caller ID before pressing the answer button.

An excited voice came over.

"Alex, Milan got a message back and they agreed to sell Kaká."

"What?"

"Milan agrees to sell Kaka for £30 million!"

A huge excitement instantly emerged from the bottom of his heart and filled Ferguson's heart.

Handing the game over to the coaching staff, he hurried toward the office.

Later, I felt it was too slow and couldn't help but start jogging.

After coming to the office and seeing AC Milan's receipt in person, a huge sense of happiness lingered in Sir Alex's heart.

marvelous.

…

Manchester United fans are happy.

The £1.5bn plan to build a new stadium has caused a stir in Europe.

Before they could recover, the news that Manchester United purchased AC Milan's main attacking midfielder Kaká for 30 million pounds and 43.5 million euros once again broke the headlines of major sports media.

This transfer also dwarfs Chelsea's 38 million euros purchase of Essien.

If there are no other blockbuster transfers, Kaka will be the standard king of European football transfers this year.

Manchester United's continuous generosity made it the most prosperous kid in football in 2005.

The reputation is gradually approaching Real Madrid, which is known as the largest football club.

The old Sir Alex has great glory.

Everyone was smiling during the interview.

"Alex, will Kaka's arrival overlap with Scholes' position?" Xu Liangxiao asked.

"It doesn't matter. Paul is already 3 years old and has some problems with his eyes and knees. Kaka's arrival can just give him some rest.

And they can coexist.

Paul's position is to retreat and play as a central midfielder, while Kaka plays as an attacking midfielder. They are both the best players in the world. I believe they can produce an exciting chemical reaction. "

The old prince said excitedly.

He did this during the 1997-98 season.

That season, midfielder Keane ended the season early due to a serious knee injury. Sir Alex creatively moved Scholes' position from the back of the forward line to Keane's position. The ginger head thought it was not bad.

After Keane left, Manchester United could not find a good defensive midfielder. It happened that Scholes was old, lost his speed, the coverage area became smaller, and his signature burst shots became less and less.

Coupled with the trouble of eye disease, the talented attacker turned into a conductor in the midfield.

From an attacking midfielder to a midfielder, he reduces the number of direct confrontations. He controls the offensive and defensive rhythm by making short passes as concisely as possible, and protects the defense with honed defensive positions. His 83-95% pass success rate in a season is completely comparable to Harvey's.

The second spring of his career has begun.

Xu Liang is like a second-hand player in football. He has little understanding of strategies and tactics and how to coordinate each position.

Therefore, he did not interfere with the old Lord's troop formation.

"I heard that Luka performed well in the team's training matches?" Xu Liang said suddenly.

The old prince nodded, with a bit more admiration in his expression.

"As you said at the beginning, he has a natural overall perspective and organizational talent. Although he is thin, he has excellent physical fitness and a balanced left and right foot. It is difficult to defend by himself.

Moreover, in addition to his organizational talents, he has excellent positional sense, accurate positioning, and good defensive skills.

If he can also perform at this level in the league, then I will give him the position of Manchester United's main defensive midfielder. "

Many players, who are extremely strong in training matches and warm-up matches, suffer from diarrhea as soon as they get to the league and competitions.

Commonly known as, talking on paper.

Xu Liang smiled and nodded. Modric's ability to achieve such great success in the future certainly made sense, and he was not worried.

"Does the team have any recruitment plans this season?"

"there is none left."

The old prince shook his head directly.

“We have Gary (Gary Neville) at right-back, Rio (Ferdinand) and Nemanja (Vidic) at centre-back and Gabriel (Heinze) at left-back.

This is a defensive line that is comparable to any team.

And we also have talented players like Mikael (Sylvester), John (O'Shea), Brown, and Richardson sitting on the bench.

In the midfield we have Cristiano (Cristiano Ronaldo), Ryan (Giggs), Paul (Scholes), Kaka, Luka (Modric), Park (Park Sanfei), Darren ( Fletcher).

Forward we have Wayne (Rooney), Ruud (Ruud Ruud), Louis (Saha), Allen (Smith) and Ole (Solskjaer).

In goal we have the great Peter (Cech).

Manchester United is now stronger than ever. "

The old Sir Alex is proud and confident.

Xu Liang smiled. After his additions, Manchester United's main lineup is indeed the best in the world, but the substitute lineup is much worse than other giants.

Especially the forwards.

Once Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves, only Saha will be left.

Smith is too weak, Solskjaer is old, and the rest of the likes of Balian, Black, and Rossi have never been heard of.

But he is no longer too lazy to waste his brain cells. When he remembers a good player, he can recommend it to Sir Alex.

"Alex, I heard that Kaka was injured when he was young and is not in good health. You can use it sparingly and don't get hurt."

Xu Liang reminded.

He also counted on Kaká to earn traffic for Manchester United. He had already written the press release, but if it didn't reach the heights of his previous life, he would suffer a big loss.

The old prince nodded.

"I will always keep an eye on his condition."

Sir Alex truly loves Kaka.

I have been thinking about it for so long, and finally got it, so I will naturally care about it.

"Another point is that Gary Neville is 31 years old. Although he is still at his peak, he has started to decline. You have time to pay attention and buy a young defender with potential.

It doesn't matter if the price is higher. "

Not everyone is a pervert like Maldini. He is almost 40 years old and can still play the main role in Milan and is in good condition.