Chapter 62 Testing the Waters
"I won't say that the transfer market in Malaga has been closed, but we don't plan to sell any players." With the post-match press conference for Betis, Linson officially issued a declaration for all clubs who are interested in Malaga players. "If any club is still interested in my players, I suggest them just be more important, the minimum termination fee clause is there."
Lin Sen understands what he means: if you want my team members, take out a price that I can't refuse.
Lin Sen's words were quickly interpreted by the media as evidence that he had the right to decide on Malaga's transfer, because if Lin Sen only had the right to advise the transfer, like most La Liga coaches, then what qualifications would he have to make such a declaration?
However, for Lin Sen, how the media interprets him doesn't care. On the surface, he said it for the seemingly endless rumor club, but in fact it also for his own players: Children, don't worry, rush forward, the king will always be your strong backing.
Of course, how to interpret your own team members depends on how much their ambitions are worth.
Lin Sen was also helpless. It has only been less than half a month since the winter transfer period of one month. Lin Sen already felt like a parent who had reached adolescence. He was worried all day long that his son was hooked by a vixen, and his daughter was harmed by a livestock. He was also a man who was married for a few minutes. He cheated away the fat and fat one.
Therefore, instead of making one guess after another, it is better to just cut the mess quickly.
On January 15, Malaga, who played at home, defeated Almeria by a 1-0 score at home, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the King's Cup with a total score of 2-1. Malaga fans, who were not expecting how far the King's Cup team could go, seemed to have finally ignited their enthusiasm for the King's Cup, because they suddenly saw the team's hope of entering the King's Cup final.
This is actually thanks to the previous draw of the top 16 draws to draw Malaga into the first half, because in the second half, there are not only strong teams like Villarreal and Valencia, but also giants like Barcelona. In the first half, there are only one team that can be called a strong team on the board: Sevilla.
After defeating Almeria, Malaga's opponent in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey was exactly the opponent in their league in the last round, Real Betis. If Malaga can successfully eliminate Real Betis, then their semi-final opponent will be the winner between Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao. Neither Sevilla nor Bilbao have lost this season.
Meeting Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey has become more and more realistic from the luxury of not even thinking about it at the beginning of the season.
On the other hand, after getting the name from Lin Sen, he ran to Livermore in Portugal. In front of Benfica, one of the famous black shops in Europe, he finally knew what a lion was to speak loudly. A few days later, he returned to Spain in a dilemma. As soon as he saw Lin Sen, he complained about the other party's arrogance.
Two thousand five million!
This is the price Benfica marked Di Maria.
It is also the reason why Livermore feels that the other party is arrogant, because this is not the price that a club like Malaga can afford.
Lin Sen, who had long known that Di Maria was currently unable to complete the task, just smiled indifferently.
Speaking of the famous black shops in European football, Portugal is not Benfica, but Porto, which Mourinho once coached. Porto then became the largest "black shop" in Europe with the light of the Champions League. European champions Carvalho, Deco, Ferreira, and Pepe, who joined Real Madrid at a high price of 30 million the year before, are all the best examples of Porto buying low and selling high.
However, Lin Sen knew that in fact, Benfica was a potential black store only in the moment. Because only Hulk in the Porto formation is considered a big fish, and in Benfica formation, there are three big fish Dimaria, David Luis and Cointran. These three people, not to mention the second transfer, will bring nearly hundreds of millions of transfers in the future.
Why did Lin Sen give Di Maria a name? In fact, it was not without the intention of letting Livermore try the waters first, because if there was a chance, Lin Sen would not mind taking action before these people's value surged. However, now it seems that he still underestimated the appetite of other people's black shops.
So, this matter was abandoned.
Then, Linson gave Livermore a name that theoretically has the possibility of operation but is actually not inferior to Di Maria's difficulty at all.
Quaresma.
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For mortals, salvation is actually a bad thing.
On the one hand, salvation can indeed bring great satisfaction and reputation. On the other hand, the need to be saved itself means huge risks. Therefore, those who save the world are generally saints, Jesus, and Buddhas...
Lin Sen "loved" Quaresma, of course he dared not talk about saving, as it was a bad thing at most.
A young genius with the title of "Some II" generally ends up not very good. Quaresma, who has long been called "Figo II", is just one of them. He became famous at Sporting Lisbon, was frustrated by the giant Barcelona, proved himself again in Porto, and lost himself in Inter Milan... This is the experience that is called ill-fated fate.
In fact, Lin Sen knew that Inter Milan, who had lost confidence in Quaresma at this time, had already included him in the list of resignations. As Mourinho gave up the 433 winger tactic, Quaresma's life at Inter Milan would only be even more sad. Therefore, if Malaga proposed loan at this time, it would not be impossible for him to do so. As for why the operation was difficult, it was because the competitors were a bit strong.
In Linson's memory, Quaresma finally went to Chelsea on loan, but in fact, the most enthusiastic pursuit of Quaresma at this time should be another Premier League team: Tottenham Hotspur.
The reason why Chelsea can make a comeback is on the surface because Quaresma wants to go to Chelsea more. But in fact, it is just because of the existence of a person, because both the parties involved, Quaresma, Inter Milan coach Mourinho, or Chelsea coach Scolari, have one thing in common, that is, their agents are all Portuguese Mendes.
So, Mendes is the key figure. It just so happened that Mendes had contacted himself before. Therefore, Linson asked Livermore to try the waters again.
The water from Inter Milan is also being tested by Mendes.
When it comes to Inter Milan, Linson inevitably thinks of someone. The former king of Inter Milan, Adriano is undoubtedly more regretful than Quaresma, because Quaresma can also use external excuses such as "not adapting to the local environment" to barely explain his phobia of wealthy families. Adriano, one more word used by people is: depravity.
Depravity, simply interpreting from a word, is that thoughts and behaviors are tilted in a negative direction, that is, Adriano's depravity is more of a self-destruction. People always say that his father's death was an important reason for his subsequent depravity. Looking at Adriano's depravity history, this view is not without reason, because it was once called the most promising genius forward on the planet. After his father's death, his career data was almost parabola. Countless people tried to save him, Morati, Mancini, Dunga... Until Mourinho now, but obviously, none of them could succeed.
Adriano is undoubtedly standing at the most important crossroads in his life. Memory tells Lin Sen that if nothing changes, then Inter Milan will completely lose confidence in Adriano in two months.
Yes, two months later, not now.
Now, Inter Milan still has the last hope for Adriano, and the Brazilian is still one of Mourinho's main lineup. Therefore, Lin Sen must continue to wait, and while waiting, Lin Sen must make some preparations.
Lin Sen registered a new email online, and then wrote an email regularly every day. The content is very simple, just about Inter Milan, Adriano, and some things that will happen recently, signed, wood.
Email recipient, Jimal Lilardi.
Adriano's agent.
The email address is from Livermore. Linson didn't expect Lilardi to notice his email from the beginning, but it doesn't matter. There is still time, Lilardi will always notice it.
I remember when the most loyal fan of Adriano finally indulged in despair again and again, I once said: Only God can save Adrian.
Lin Sen is not God, but it just happened that he knew something that God knew.
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With the relationship established by loaning Bonucci over the summer, Livermore quickly contacted Inter's sports director Marco Blanca.
Blanca was a little surprised about Livermore's purpose.
Of course he knows that Malaga is currently ranked among the top three in the La Liga, but Malaga is still a small club after all, and it is on loan to Quaresma? Not to mention the loan fee, do they know what Quaresma's annual salary is?
However, Livermore sounds sincere and unexpected, but Blanca is not as arrogant as Benfica. On the one hand, although Bonucci's deal can make the two clubs have a good relationship, it is a bit fundamental there. On the other hand, Livermore's proposal is actually not as unrealistic as imagined for Inter Milan.
As the most important investment in Inter Milan's summer transfer, Quaresma spent nearly 25 million yuan. Now, only half a season has passed, Mourinho has excluded his compatriots from the Champions League knockout roster, which is no different from abandoning it.
Chapter completed!