Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

For Barcelona, ​​Reina was only a substitute.

Even without Reina, there's still Valdes, whose skill level is roughly the same as his.

It doesn't affect anything at all.

This player can be loaned.

As for the buyout price, setting a price far exceeding Reina's market value would prevent Sporting Lisbon from buying Reina outright during his first loan season.

Reina's current market value is one million euros, but considering Barcelona's influence, he could be worth two million euros.

Then set the buyout price at four million euros!

Only a fool would spend four million euros to buy a youth academy goalkeeper.

As for Mota, it cannot be rented out.

Inter Milan's deal with Viana is almost a done deal, and Sporting Lisbon is probably looking to loan Motta to fill the void left by Viana.

They like to use young players.

Once Motta goes there and becomes Sporting Lisbon's starting midfielder, if he doesn't perform well, great; but if he does, he might really not want to come back.

Because Barcelona cannot offer the same positional commitments that Sporting Lisbon can provide.

After careful consideration, Barcelona's final offer to Sporting Lisbon was "28 million euros in cash + loan of Reina".

The loan agreement stipulates that Reina's salary during the loan period will be borne by Sporting Lisbon, and unless there is force majeure or injury, Reina must get at least 15 starting opportunities at Sporting Lisbon, and his total number of appearances throughout the season must not be less than 20.

The intended loan period is two years, but due to regulations regarding youth training player eligibility and nationality applications, the contract will be signed on a one-year basis.

The loan can be bought out during the loan period for a price of four million euros.

This time, Sporting Lisbon did not cause Barcelona any trouble and readily approved the deal.

Barcelona fans have won their protest! Camp Nou welcomes Portuguese prodigy Ricardo Quaresma!

After being betrayed by Figo, Barcelona welcomed a "Little Figo"! Fans: We believe in Quaresma's loyalty!

Generous Barcelona! A €28 million transfer fee brings in Quaresma, giving the Portuguese player another chance!

Well done, Barcelona! Can Quaresma make up for the loss of credibility among Portuguese players caused by Figo?

A win-win deal! Sporting Lisbon secures record-breaking sale! Barcelona welcomes their most valuable winger!

Black market restocks! Sporting Lisbon supermarket finally reopens?

Quaresma signals a transfer battle! Will the newly crowned treble winners be divided up?

Salary speaks volumes about status! Nineteen-year-old Saraović earns €2.5 million a month – a meteoric rise considering his age!

But 18-year-old Quaresma becomes Barcelona's highest-paid player under 25 with a salary of three million euros!

In comparison, Reina's loan is not a problem.

But just one day later, Reina became the center of discussion in Spanish and Portuguese media.

Because Sporting Lisbon paid four million euros immediately after signing Reina's loan contract to permanently buy him out.

With this, Reina officially became a player for Sporting Lisbon.

Countless people expressed their incomprehension about this.

Sporting Lisbon has a special preference for Pepe? The 18-year-old midfielder/defender has displaced Deschamps as Sporting Lisbon's first choice, and goalkeeper Pepe was bought outright by the club despite being available on loan!

The huge revenue has robbed Sporting Lisbon of its former shrewdness; buying Pepe Reina for four million euros was simply not a good deal!

Even Swedish prodigy Ivan Imbrahimovic couldn't get Sporting Lisbon to spend four million, so why should Reina?

Why buy out a loan deal when a loan would have been possible? This move is truly baffling!

Among these, the front-page headline of Barcelona's mouthpiece, Diario Sport, "Sporting Lisbon has finally become the sucker this time," became a popular article.

The article focuses on the central idea that "Reina is not worth four million euros".

They stated that Reina has the potential to become a top-class goalkeeper, but his market value will never reach four million euros within three years, and he will hardly reach the level of a starting goalkeeper for a European-level team.

While Barcelona's defeat in the UEFA Cup last season was partly due to the height of their defense, Reina's lack of ability was also a key factor.

Especially Deng Kai's three headers, despite his short stature.

If it were a top goalkeeper like Schmeichel, Kahn, Pagliuca, or Seaman, they could at least save one or two goals.

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It must be said that this article saddened Reina somewhat.

He has always believed that he is capable of guarding Barcelona's goal.

Even if they were really a bit off, they shouldn't be the main culprit for Barcelona's failure to win any trophies last season, right?

In response to questions from the Spanish media, Triguera gave an interview: "Reina is a very talented goalkeeper, and we had been watching him for some time before we played against Barcelona."

"He will get plenty of playing time at Sporting Lisbon. As for whether Schmeichel will be unhappy about it, I can only say you're overthinking it."

"The only condition for Schmeichel to stay with Sporting Lisbon next season is to find him a suitable backup. Last season's three-front campaign exhausted him, and he doesn't want to experience that kind of playing time again. He's not a young man in his twenties anymore; he's almost forty!"

Since Sporting Lisbon has said this, what can Barcelona fans say?

You're rich, so what?

However, the next day, Marca reported that Barcelona's management mocked Sporting Lisbon: "They are a bunch of nouveau riche, they act like they've never seen money before... Even if they want to buy Reina, they can buy him outright at the end of this season."

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"The difference is that Reina's salary will be much lower."

"Now that they've bought Reina, the contract has to be renegotiated, and his salary will be much higher than the child labor contract Reina was on at our Barcelona. Two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, five hundred thousand? Isn't that money?"

"They're too impatient; they don't value this money! Sporting Lisbon will go bankrupt sooner or later if they run it like this!"

This conversation resonated with many sports managers.

Even when Deng Kai went to the Portuguese national youth team training base to report, a reporter asked him for his opinion on Sporting Lisbon's poor transfers and salary management arrangements.

Deng Kai, however, addressed the matter from a different perspective: "Was this deal foolish? No, at least I don't think so."

"In fact, Mr. Triglar spoke to me on the phone before he bought out Reina, and I fully support his decision."

The reporters were all astonished.

The implication is that Deng Kai was involved in this transaction.

Deng Kai's expression turned slightly serious: "On the contrary, I think Barcelona's philosophy towards its players is unhealthy, or at least disrespectful. The Bosman ruling ten years ago was met with mixed reviews at the time."

"But in retrospect, this law has undoubtedly contributed to the prosperity of European and world football. It has also secured legal rights for countless players, especially many superstars."

"But laws often set the bottom line; above that, there should be morality and conscience."

"The reason Sporting Lisbon bought Reina a year early is simple: we genuinely wanted the player and wanted to work with him fairly."

"We gave him the salary he deserved, and he made the contributions he was supposed to make to the team."

"Imagine if we deliberately exploited Reina for a year using Barcelona's child labor contract, and then signed him to a contract he had earned the following year. Would that be fair to Reina? Would that be respectful?"

"Is a team like this really worth Reina's youth and sweat?"

"Not worth it! Barcelona isn't worth it!"

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