Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Jardel played with Deco for two years, and Deco understood his needs well. He wanted to work with Deco.

Porto, who have recently been trying to win over Jardel's agent, apparently learned of this.

Good guy!

I haven't even bought your striker yet, but you've already poached my midfield linchpin?

"Twenty million euros!" Porto made another offer.

"How about throwing in a Postiga as well? Otherwise, we won't have a center forward," Maxi countered.

"Impossible! Postiga is our future hope; he's worth at least seven million euros!" Porto refused.

"Then twenty-five million euros, let you make two million for free." Maxa wavered.

"Twenty-two million euros, that's all we can offer. This is our greatest sincerity!" Porto exclaimed anxiously.

"Twenty-three million euros. Without Jardel, we have to find a reliable center forward in other leagues during this time. You know how difficult that is!" Maxa said with a pained expression. He looked at Deng Kai's gesture next to him and felt that Kai was being a bit greedy.

The other party clearly stated that 22 million was the final offer.

"Okay, deal! Twenty-three million euros!" Porto gritted his teeth.

Why bother?

They sold Jardel last year because he wanted the top salary in the Portuguese league and a five-year contract.

They felt that their own youth academy graduate Postiga was ready to succeed Jardel, so they didn't give him up, and even made a hefty 17 million euro transfer fee through Jardel.

As a result, this year, they bought Jardel back for 23 million euros, losing 6 million euros in transfer fees. Not only that, Jardel's salary was also top-tier, and he even spent a year playing football for other clubs after winning the championship.

What's the point of this?

After securing the deal, Porto promptly fired their sporting director, who had strongly advocated for the sale of Jardel the previous year.

Idiot!

This is simply a case of "if you don't manage your money, your money will never leave you."

The more you try, the more you lose.

If Porto fails to reach the Champions League knockout stage this year under the leadership of Jardel and Deco, they will suffer a huge loss.

in turn.

Trigra was still somewhat dazed after completing the Jardal deal.

The owner said that at least ten million euros would be invested in the club this season.

After spending a total of eight million euros, the sale of Jardel brought back twenty-three million euros.

What do you suggest we do?

Isn't this deceiving the fans?

Will this offend fans?

How are we going to explain this to the fans?

It's so difficult, Trigra's hair has turned white from worry.

With a heavy heart, Maxa told Jardel about being traded and, as Jardel's mentor, said a few heartfelt words to him.

"The transfer window is about to close, there's no time left. Porto won't let Deco go, and the young players at Sporting Lisbon aren't good enough. If you stay at the club, you'll likely be held back for another year." Maxa was on the verge of tears. "I really don't want you to leave. You're the best center forward I've ever had."

"But this year we're going to play in the World Cup qualifiers. If your performance is good enough, even if the Brazilian national team doesn't have high hopes for you, they'll still have to give you a chance to play."

"With your ability, once you make it into the national team, Ronaldo will be out of the picture. In the 2002 World Cup, you will be Brazil's starting center forward, leading the Samba Army to victory and adding another star to the Brazilian team's crest!"

"I can't ruin your life because of my own selfish desires."

"Your most important task right now is to join a team that can dominate in the Portuguese league and qualify for the Champions League!"

Jardel was moved to tears.

The national team aspect really struck a chord with him; it was something he hadn't considered before.

Saint Samantabhadra's grace towards me was like that of my own parents, giving me a second life!

Jardel has confirmed his departure and quickly signed a new contract with Porto.

On August 25th, just five days before the transfer window closed, a major deal broke out in the Portuguese league.

Porto have signed three-time Portuguese league Golden Boot winner Mario Jardel from Sporting Lisbon for €23 million!

This deal, along with Claudio López's transfer fee, barely makes it into the top ten transfers of this summer!

Brazilian striker Jardel is famous throughout Europe!

Even Brazilian fans, who had stopped caring about other center forwards after Ronaldo, started asking who this Jardel was.

Jardel's past achievements were incredibly brilliant.

In four years in the Portuguese league, he was the champion for the first three years and the Golden Boot winner for the last three years.

He also won the European Bronze Boot in the seasons before last and last year.

This is an absolutely amazing center forward! You won't believe it until you see him!

Immediately, Brazilian citizens called for Jardel to be given a chance to join the national team and become Ronaldo's substitute.

Jardel, the Golden Boot winner, remained unknown for years, but a high-priced transfer brought him worldwide fame!

He has finally reached the pinnacle of his life!

He believes this is just the beginning of his legendary career.

……

Alcochet training ground, U19 training field.

"Alright, that concludes today's training. The U19 players can dismiss, the first team players stay." Maxa read the prepared instructions.

Deng Kai then took the initiative to comfort his U19 teammates.

Because in the past week, they were utterly humiliated by the first-team players.

In terms of age, both sides seem to be about the same, with the first-team players being slightly older.

But their abilities are worlds apart.

On the U19 side, apart from Veloso who could barely put up a fight, the rest of the players were completely outmatched by players like Yin Bu, Drogba, Barzagli, Pepe, and Fonte.

Especially the top Chinese groups such as Wu Xudong, Yu Shihao, Chen Tao, Shao Jiawei, and Hao Junmin.

After joining the Portuguese league, they had a smooth and successful run.

The team gets along well.

They even won the league championship in the U17 team, giving them a feeling of being unbeatable among their peers.

They even thought that the pride of Europe was nothing special.

Until recently, after Sporting Lisbon's new signings, they were almost driven to "football phobia".

Apart from Yin Bu, who is considered a relatively well-known genius, I've never even heard of the others.

Two others came from lower-level leagues.

Who with talent isn't in the youth training program of a top club?

Only those players that others don't want will be placed in lower-level teams early on.

But even these "leftovers" can be used to teach them how to be good people.

This made the U19 players feel dejected and almost lost their confidence.

"It's alright. Don't be fooled by these being new players the club has acquired; they're all very strong. They could easily hold their own in the first team, so don't take it too personally," Deng Kai reassured his former teammates. "Just wait and see how we do this year. Then you'll see just how incredible a group of players you've been playing against for over a week."

In addition to training sessions with their own teams this week, the first-team players who were demoted also trained with the U19 team.

This is definitely beneficial for these U19 players.

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