Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Making money is certainly a good thing.

But the reduction in investment also means some things.

Lazio's expenditures were initially greater than their revenues, but with Manchester United taking Juan Sebastian Veron for 42.6 million euros, Lazio's net expenditures this season are only 20 million euros.

Lazio agreed to the deal with Manchester United because Manchester United were willing to sell their center-back Jaap Stam to Lazio.

Ultimately, Stam transferred to Lazio for €25.75 million.

However, even though the net spending of Serie A giants has been decreasing, it is still significantly higher than that of other leagues.

Take the Premier League for example, Manchester United's net spending this summer was only 42 million euros.

It's almost the price of a Belon.

This level of investment was achieved only because Ferguson wanted to "continentally transform" Manchester United, turning its rough, English style into a more technical team.

In addition, Manchester United have also made offers for several strikers.

This includes PSV Eindhoven's striker Drew Van Nistelrooy, Independiente's striker Diego Forlán, and Sporting Lisbon's European Bronze Boot winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

Fran is the most complex of them all.

He himself is willing to go to Old Trafford, and Independiente in Argentina is also willing to let Forlán go, but there is a handover period... Forlán will not be able to join Manchester United until the winter transfer window.

As for Cristiano Ronaldo... Ronaldo consulted Duncan regarding this deal.

These days, although the Premier League hasn't quite reached its full potential yet, Manchester United already has it.

Manchester United, having won the European treble, were riding high and went on to win three consecutive Premier League titles, which to some extent raised the prestige of the Premier League.

Previously, only star players who were not doing well in Serie A, such as Bergkamp, ​​were willing to come to the Premier League.

Look at Zidane, Rivaldo, and even Nedved; Manchester United invited them multiple times, but they just wouldn't come.

The signing of Veron is similar in significance to La Liga's signing of Zidane, marking the strengthening of the competitiveness of the Premier League and La Liga.

However, these two transactions were far from comparable in the future.

Who won't know Zidane in the future?

But how many new fans know Veron?

"Cristiano Ronaldo, you're a smart man. Wait a few more days, and you'll know whether you should accept Manchester United's offer or not." On the training ground, Deng Kai gave Ronaldo plenty of time to think for himself.

Manchester United boasts the formidable attacking duo of Cole and Yorke, along with super-sub Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and is now extending offers to several other strikers.

Cristiano Ronaldo is only sixteen years old. Would he be able to get a place if he went there?

According to conventional rules, even if the abilities are equal, the sixteen-year-old should be on the bench.

People subconsciously feel that young people are unreliable and dare not fully trust them.

Two days later, Manchester United officially announced the signing of Ruud van Nistelrooy from PSV Eindhoven for €28.5 million.

Sporting Lisbon subsequently rejected Manchester United's offer for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Because Cristiano Ronaldo could not accept the role of "a substitute's substitute".

Manchester United are strengthening their squad, and Arsenal, their biggest rival in the Premier League, are also making reinforcements.

But their way of strengthening the team is much more economical than Manchester United's.

Arsenal secured the free transfer of Sol Campbell from Tottenham Hotspur at the invitation of Arsène Wenger.

Upon learning this, Tottenham fans angrily denounced Campbell as a Judas for joining their North London derby rivals, saying they would never forgive him.

On the other hand, Arsenal also held large-scale trials for a number of youth academy players from France and Ivory Coast.

And some promising talents were discovered among them.

One of them, a young man named Kolo Toure, has been awarded a professional contract with Arsenal and has been granted the privilege of training with the first team, with the expectation of playing for the first team next season.

This will be a contract that changes his destiny.

But Kolo Toure felt a mix of joy and sadness.

Because of his younger brother, Yaya Touré, who is two years younger than him, he was not favored by Arsenal and missed the opportunity to join Arsenal's youth academy.

At the entrance of the Kearney training ground, Yaya Touré was saying goodbye to his brother Kolo Touré with his backpack. He was about to embark on a journey to a distant place, heading to the next team willing to give him a trial opportunity.

That team is Beveren Football Club, a Belgian First Division team.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Yaya Touré will spend two years there before joining Metalist Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League, then moving to Olympiacos in the Greek Super League and Monaco in Ligue 1, before finally settling in Barcelona.

But that wasn't the end for Yaya Toure. He was sent by Barcelona to Manchester City, where he pioneered the "box-to-box" box-to-box midfield era and became the world's best midfielder.

However, an unexpected event occurred when Yaya Touré turned around.

A middle-aged man stood in front of Yaya Touré and said, "This time last year, I took a Swede from here. You may have heard of him, Zlatan Ibramovich."

"He and we became treble winners, standing atop the UEFA Cup!"

"Today, I want to take you away from here. Will you... come with me?"

Trigra looked at Yaya Touré.

The latter nodded frantically, as if he had suffered a stroke.

Sporting Lisbon!

He actually received an offer from Sporting Lisbon!

The birthplace of that genius basketball star!

Watching Yaya Touré and Trigra walk away, Kolo Touré felt envious of his younger brother for the first time.

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Although Arsenal is also known for developing young players.

However, it will be difficult for Kolo Toure to get the opportunity to play for the first team in the short term.

As for Yaya Touré, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will get a chance to play in the Portuguese league next season, and may even become a key rotation player or even a starter for the team!

The backs of Triglav and Yaya Touré were also captured by the English media.

Triguera snatched another player from outside Arsenal's training ground. Will he become the next Swedish prodigy?

He won't be the next Swedish prodigy! Because he's from Ivory Coast! Yaya Touré, another rising football star from Ivory Coast?

Kolo Touré: I'm so happy my brother has joined Sporting Lisbon! No young man can resist Sporting Lisbon's call!

Triguera: Yaya Toure has the potential to become a world-class midfielder. I initially started paying attention to him because of Dunkay; Dunkay is very keen to discover the talents of players his age!

Didier Drogba: I'm so happy to have a fellow Ivorian join the team. Feel free to contact me if you need anything, and then I'll go find Kai!

Wenger: Yaya Toure is too thin and lacks dribbling skills, making it difficult for him to adapt to the intensity of the Premier League. He and Ibrahimovic are two different cases; Ibrahimovic has discipline issues, while Yaya Toure lacks both ability and potential. But of course, I hope he will prove me wrong in the future, because I'd love to see every young player succeed!

It must be said that Professor Wenger has a grand vision.

He didn't kill Yaya Touré outright.

But Arsenal fans have little affection for Sporting Lisbon.

This is the second time Sporting Lisbon has snatched a player from their trash can.

Nobody likes someone who's always rummaging through their trash, especially if they find real money in it.

Wouldn't that make you look like you don't know what's good for you?

Every gain has its loss. While Sporting Lisbon spent less than 100,000 euros to bring in Yaya Toure, John Terry's loan spell ended and he returned to his parent club Chelsea.

(End of this chapter)

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