Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

This also made Guardiola feel a huge crisis.

It was precisely because of the crisis that the players had to rebel, so Guardiola united the Barcelona natives even more closely, which in turn made the conflict with the Dutch contingent even more serious.

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"With Matthäus, Deschamps, João Pinto, and Paulo Bento, Sporting Lisbon's veteran squad is relatively complete, but their youthful energy seems insufficient to fuel their potential storm!"

Sporting Lisbon still has vacancies in several key positions and needs to bring in at least three to five more players!

Sporting Lisbon bares its fangs, Benfica and Porto refuse to engage in any further deals with them!

Other Portuguese league teams are making exorbitant demands on Sporting Lisbon, with player prices severely inflated!

Portugal has been lacking in talented young players in recent years, with most of them playing for the three top clubs. Sporting Lisbon has no way to fill that gap!

Sporting Lisbon's scouting system is not global, leaving young players from other regions with limited quality options!

With Sporting Lisbon's roster nearing completion, all the teams in the Portuguese league are panicking.

It's not that bad, it's that this team is too old; Matthäus is already thirty-nine!

Players like Deschamps, Pinto, and Bento are either in their thirties or almost thirty, and their skill level isn't particularly high. These players all need a reliable substitute.

Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo are 15 years old.

Quaresma, Viana, and Fonte are eighteen years old.

Among these youngsters, Quaresma, who has already played a full season in the Portuguese league, is the strongest, but while his statistics were excellent last season, his performance was still somewhat of a struggle.

They also need more time to adapt to the Portuguese league, and they may not achieve results within two years.

Under this pressure, Trigla looked at the phone numbers and player names in front of him, feeling somewhat nervous.

Maksa was sweating profusely.

"It's only a matter of five or six million in total, and in the future, it might not even be a fraction of my or Ronaldo's market value. What's there to be afraid of? Just go for it!" Deng Kai encouraged Triguera.

Trigra finally nodded; he chose to believe Duncan.

All the documents in his possession were either found under Deng Kai's instructions or provided by Deng Kai.

These are all young players whose names are unfamiliar to most people.

The youth storm is not something that can be achieved simply by being young.

Those guys all have to be young geniuses.

At the very least, it has to be like Fonte's... Well, even Fonte is a bit too inferior... It basically has to be better than Fonte's standard to have any chance of creating a youth storm!

Fonte: Hello, Benfica? I'm defecting! I haven't felt respected at Sporting Lisbon!

Veloso: Fonte, I advise you to think this through. Benfica has always been good at disrespecting players.

Cough!

Trigra cleared his throat and began dialing: "Hello, this is..."

Trigra handed the phone to Deng Kai.

Portuguese and Italian share a common origin, but they are not entirely the same. To avoid any errors or omissions during communication, Triguera decided to have a professional handle it.

Deng Kai was already proficient in multiple languages, including French, Italian, and German, before he was admitted to the University of Lisbon.

"Hello, is this Rondinella Football Club?...Okay, this is Sporting Lisbon Football Club. I'm the assistant to head coach Mr. Triguera. We'd like to discuss the transfer of your player Andrea Barzagli." Deng Kai gestured for Maxa to stop clapping and making noise. "What? Pistoia from Serie B has already loaned this player?"

"Excuse me, have the formalities been completed? Or has it just been a preliminary agreement between the two parties?"

"It's already agreed upon? So the formalities haven't even started yet? How about a transfer fee of 100,000 euros?"

"You're trustworthy, right? It's inconvenient for you to break the contract, um, I understand... 150,000 euros."

"Of course I know you're in a difficult position. Here's the deal: 200,000 euros. That's the limit our boss can reach. We have a few other players we're interested in. If we can't get Barzagli, we'll have to make an offer over there right away. You know what I mean... Okay, nice to meet you. We'll send someone to coordinate with you immediately."

Maksa watched in horror.

Wasn't the limit set at 100,000 euros?

How come it's already 200,000 euros?

"This...isn't this going over budget? Two hundred thousand euros for a Serie D player, the fans will accuse us of corruption!" Maxa was almost in tears.

He hadn't been able to save this much money in the previous two years.

If the club investigates this, his BMW 3 Series is out of the question!

"What difference would it make if you saved a little money or doubled the amount?" Deng Kai laughed. "When it comes to truly top-tier player trades, even a discount in a deal worth tens of millions would be more than what you're deducting from here."

"Judging from your spending habits, I can tell you're struggling financially. Did you buy all that dish soap, toilet paper, and laundry detergent on sale?"

Maxa nodded.

Deng Kai: "How much can you save in a year? A hundred or two hundred?"

Maxa: "Thirty-nine euros."

Deng Kai: "Your clothes are discounted by tens of euros each time, right? Appliances often have discounts of hundreds of euros. Whether you buy a car sooner or later, with or without a discount, the difference can be thousands of euros... A person's energy is limited. Spend small amounts of money freely, it's less stressful. Save the big money for later, understand?"

Maxa suddenly realized.

Just as Kai Shao said.

No wonder I keep calculating and saving, but I haven't saved much at the end of the year and I still feel dizzy and lightheaded. I feel nauseous whenever I buy something.

666!

Londinella quickly approved the request to trade Barzagli.

Just kidding, 200,000 euros, for an Italian Serie D player, that's an astronomical price.

Apart from Lu Yang and Moric, Serie D has never produced such expensive players!

"Hello, Barzagli? I'm the assistant to Sporting Lisbon's head coach Triguera. Mr. Triguera is right next to me, but he doesn't speak Italian very well, so he asked me to contact you..."

"That's right, the club has its eye on your potential... no, no, not the youth team, but the first team. In the Portuguese league, with the first team, you'll get plenty of playing time, but whether you'll be a starter or a key rotation player will depend on your performance on the pitch."

"Actually, it was Mr. Zidane who mentioned you when he spoke with our team leaders. He said there was a promising center-back in Serie D, and we don't know where he saw you play. But we valued Mr. Zidane's recommendation, so we studied you and unanimously agreed that you have the ability to play in the Portuguese league!"

"Do you know Matthäus and Deschamps? They just joined our team. If you nod your head, you'll be standing behind Matthäus in the new season, becoming his most reliable support."

"You know, Matthäus also played center-back, so he can definitely give you some valuable advice."

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.