Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Sporting Lisbon may indeed be a star-making factory, and many people call it a 'black shop,' but we would never cheat the players who play for us!"

"We provide players with the best platform to perform and give them enough respect, with only one goal: to receive the same respect from them when we sell them in the future."

"No club wants its players to be lured away by Barcelona, ​​and of course, no club wants its players to be lured away by Barcelona in the same way."

Deng Kai went all out, showing no mercy.

Reina burst into tears when he saw the news.

Young Master Kai!

Goodbye Switzerland!

This news article is considered a bible for young players and has been forwarded by countless players' parents to their own children.

Look, this is a club with a conscience!

For a time, many parents were willing to send their talented children to Sporting Lisbon's youth academy.

Similarly, some young non-European players who are looking for transfers or opportunities to play in Europe have also included Sporting Lisbon in their options.

Thus, although the summer has only just begun, Barcelona's transfer activity is nearing its end, and has clearly been a failure.

At the very least, their reputation has worsened.

Even Barcelona's own youth academy is worried that the club might cut their salaries in the future.

Aside from Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the only other major transfer in La Liga is Valencia, who finished as Champions League runners-up for two consecutive years.

First, there was their head coach, Cooper, who received a call from Moratti on the night of their Champions League final defeat.

They had communicated a long time ago.

Shortly after, Inter Milan made a high-profile announcement that renowned coach Clerc Cuper had taken over.

This has, to some extent, stabilized Inter Milan's morale.

In addition, after last season's poaching, Valencia has not had many valuable players left to poach.

While some players are very strong, they are too old to be considered worth investing in.

Besides their midfield maestro, Gaizka Mendieta!

Valencia suffers another blow! Gaizka Mendieta's transfer is a done deal!

€48 million! Mendieta's transfer to Lazio sets a new record for the highest transfer fee for a Spanish player!

Claudio, nicknamed "Little Bug," receives help from an old friend; can he rediscover his form on the front line?

Lazio receive a major boost! Valencia's King Mendieta joins the team, and Lazio are aiming for the Serie A title this season!

"Europe's best midfielder, Mendieta, will undoubtedly help Lazio reach the top! A dream season is on the horizon!"

For a time, Lazio was riding high.

Valencia, on the other hand, are viewed with skepticism, especially after they announced the young Rafael Benitez as their new manager.

At forty years old, Benitez was definitely among the younger generation of head coaches at this time.

However, Lazio's good fortune didn't last long.

On one hand, their South American Footballer of the Year, Argentine striker Marcelo Salas, had originally agreed to go to Valencia, while Lazio were able to acquire Mendieta's Valencia teammate, Kily González, a very capable left-wing player.

However, Salas betrayed them at the crucial moment, refusing to become a bat.

This forced Lazio to send him to Juventus.

At 25 million euros, the transfer fee for this Argentine striker, who is on par with Inter Milan's Zamorano, is not low.

To fill the void in that position, Lazio then spent €15 million to bring center forward Kovacevic from Juventus.

But their deal with Juventus goes far beyond that.

Also this summer, due to economic factors, Serie A no longer has its "Seven Sisters".

Lazio certainly welcomed Mendieta.

But similarly, they quickly lost Nedved without any chance to resist.

Unable to retain Zidane, Juventus went on a spending spree, poaching players from within Serie A and ushering in an era of oligopolies in the league, transforming it from the era of the "Seven Sisters" to the era of the "Oligarchs".

Czech Footballer of the Year transfers to Juventus, becoming Zidane's successor!

€45 million! Pavel Nedved joins Juventus, beginning a new chapter!

€53 million! Juventus' second biggest transfer of the summer! Parma goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon joins Juventus!

Juventus' cornerstones for Serie A dominance are all in place! Serie A's best goalkeeper, Buffon, is confident he can help Juventus win the Champions League trophy!

Parma loses two key defensive players! Lillian Thuram transfers to Juventus for €36.15 million!

Juventus to Spend Extravagantly! Summer Transfer Spending May Exceed €180 Million!

Of course, for every inflow, there is an outflow.

Besides Zidane, Juventus also sold other players, including Inzaghi.

Super Pippo's transfer to AC Milan for €36.15 million, exactly the same as Lilian Thuram's transfer fee!

With Buffon's arrival, Van der Sar lost his place and transferred to Fulham for €10.3 million!

Juventus, aiming for the Champions League, sold their biggest summer signing of the season, Zidane, earning €150 million and spending €180 million, resulting in a net expenditure of only €30 million – a truly impressive move!

Among the seven Serie A teams, besides Juventus and Lazio, Roma, with its well-rounded squad, also made some significant moves this summer.

They sold Japanese player Hidetoshi Nakata to Parma for 28.4 million euros, and then immediately brought in Italian prodigy striker Antonio Cassano from Bari for 31 million euros.

Countless Roma fans see Cassano as the future of Roma, believing that he possesses the abilities of both Totti and Batistuta, and is the next emperor of the Roman Empire.

Parma, having already sold Buffon and Thuram, didn't stop there. They also sold center forward Amoruso to Borussia Dortmund for €25.5 million and Sergio Consance, a player from Portugal's golden generation, to Inter Milan for €18 million.

Then I only bought one Hidetoshi Nakata.

Clearly, Parma is the first of the new generation of the Serie A "Seven Sisters" to be removed from the list.

On the other hand, Fiorentina, who had previously lost Batistuta due to a financial crisis, also had to sell their star player again for financial reasons.

Goalkeeper Francisco Toldo joins Inter Milan for €26.5 million.

For 41.32 million euros, Portuguese number 10 Rui Costa joins AC Milan!

Florence retires from the Serie A Seven Sisters.

After a season ending without any major trophies, AC Milan went on a spending spree, exchanging several players with Inter Milan.

This included a deal involving Buenšić plus €17 million to acquire Andrea Pirlo, a talented but underperforming player at Inter Milan.

AC Milan spent 140 million euros in this transfer window. After deducting more than 30 million euros in revenue, the net expenditure was 110 million euros, demonstrating their determination to win the Serie A title and the Champions League!

Inter Milan's total expenditure is 110 million euros, while its revenue is 50 million euros, resulting in a total expenditure of nearly 60 million euros.

Serie A is still going crazy.

However, compared to last year, net spending in the Serie A transfer window has decreased significantly.

(End of this chapter)

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