Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Meanwhile, Serie A champions Inter Milan are also looking to strengthen their squad in order to achieve a three-peat in the Serie A title in the new season!

They first brought in Van der Meyde from Ajax for 12 million euros.

Then ask about Manchester City's price.

They are looking to sign Manchester City's left-back, Fabio Grosso.

They were drawn to Grosso's offensive prowess.

This 1.91-meter-tall full-back scored more than five goals and provided more than ten assists for Manchester City in all competitions last season!

He was one of Manchester City's best players last season.

They kept German prodigy Lahm on the bench, unable to budge him.

After some haggling.

Moratti even called Maxa to start talking about their relationship.

Finally, Maxa said, "We'll sell it to you for the same price we paid."

Moratti was ecstatic!

Grosso's current market value is easily over 15 million euros!

Firstly, because he is an Italian player who previously played in Serie A and later adapted to the Premier League.

Don't think this is simple.

Many players who are good in League A are no longer even good enough to be substitutes in League B.

The ability to adapt to multiple leagues without discrimination is itself a talent.

Secondly, Grosso is 26 years old this year, which is the stage when a player enters his prime.

From now on, the next five years will be his peak period.

Buy him now and you can enjoy the best years of his life.

This is the age when this player is most worth buying, so it's justified that he's a bit pricey.

Finally, his performance last season was truly star-level. He was also recently officially called up to the Italian national team, becoming a member of the squad.

Fifteen million euros is definitely not expensive; it might even be worth seventeen or eighteen million euros.

How could Manchester City sell for only 2.5 million euros?

"Of course, that's on the condition that Inter Milan transfer Adriano's other half of ownership to Manchester City." Maxa's true intentions were now fully revealed.

The sound of the abacus could be heard all over Europe.

However, Moratti agreed without hesitation for even a second.

Adriano's performance this season shattered Inter Milan's hopes.

When they sent Adriano to Manchester City, he was valued at 26 million euros.

However, after a season at Manchester City, Adriano scored goals, provided assists, demonstrated a certain tactical role, and won two titles.

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But... compared to a group of talented players, Adriano is indeed a bit "weak".

The main issue is that they did not show the expected improvement at the age when they should have been improving.

Such players often show promise in their youth, but may not achieve the same level of success as adults.

The most obvious example is the comparison between Adriano and Ribery.

Both of them were "terrifyingly bad" at the beginning.

However, starting in the middle of the season, Ribery gradually became the team's starting right winger, his position became stable, and his contributions became increasingly visible.

Adriano, on the other hand, lost his starting position in the cup competition due to Robbie Fowler's unexpected rise to prominence.

Although he is still in the league starting lineup, everyone knows that Manchester City's real battleground last season was the EFL Cup and the FA Cup.

Therefore, neither Adriano's progress nor his status in the team is satisfactory.

His net worth has shrunk to around 22 million.

This is still taking into account that Inter Milan will buy him back.

If other leagues were to simply offer Adriano, the price they would likely pay would be similar to Grosso's, around 16 million.

Adriano's Premier League starting goalkeeper Petr Cech also suffered the same fate.

However, Cech's market value was not high to begin with.

The drop from four million euros to one million euros was not as shocking as Adriano's nearly halved revenue.

Therefore, Adriano's current ownership is roughly equivalent to... eight million to ten million euros.

In addition, buy Grosso for 2.5 million.

Manchester City essentially gave Inter Milan a 20% discount.

This friend is truly a good friend.

Last year's trades weren't a waste of time.

Ultimately, the deal went through smoothly.

Inter Milan acquire Premier League attacking winger Grosso for €2.5 million!

Details of the Grosso deal revealed! Adriano gets half ownership plus €2.5 million!

This is a win-win deal! Manchester City essentially got Grosso for free for a year, while Inter Milan got him at a 20% discount!

Manchester City should have made a killing on this deal, earning €15 million! Instead, they poured it all into Adriano, and could very well lose everything!

Manchester City invested a total of €20 million to acquire Adriano in his entirety! But Adriano is clearly not worth that price! Unless he fully realizes his potential, Manchester City will barely break even!

Manchester City finally sees a negative transfer deal! Has Adriano become Maxi's Waterloo?

People are talking about the deal involving Grosso and Adriano.

And soon, Manchester City made another move.

Seaman's form dipped significantly in the second half of last season! Arsenal urgently need to sign a goalkeeper!

There aren't many goalkeepers who meet Arsenal's transfer criteria! They need players who can contribute immediately, not promising young goalkeepers!

Considering the ages of players like Henry, Vieira, Pires, Ljungberg, and Campbell, Wenger can only buy established, high-caliber players!

Wenger invites Duncan to dinner! Is his real intention behind the dinner, or perhaps a connection to Lehmann?

Wenger finally played his cards right! After Duncan's approval, Manchester City indicated they were willing to let the transfer to Manchester go!

Arsenal and Manchester City have signed 33-year-old goalkeeper Jens Lehman for a record-breaking €10 million!

Sky Sports: "Manchester City are blinded by greed! They've given away their best goalkeeper to one of their biggest rivals!"

The Times: "Manchester City's deals are baffling! Without Lehman Brothers, are they really going to rely on Cech? Caballero is more reliable than Cech!"

Manchester Evening News: "Manchester United are extremely unhappy about Manchester City sending Mancini to Arsenal! Ferguson bluntly stated that the deal was utterly reckless!"

Everyone thinks Manchester City did something stupid.

Beating Arsenal in the FA Cup final doesn't mean Manchester City is completely stronger than Arsenal.

Moreover, Lehman's superb performance in the FA Cup was also very important.

He made two crucial saves against Henry's one-on-one chances.

As a result, Manchester City handed Arsenal the final piece of the championship puzzle.

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Similarly, Wenger, who profited from the deal, later lauded Duncan's character: "Our deal with Manchester City was purely a business transaction, and it was a deal that satisfied both parties."

"Of course, I found Deng Kai and talked to him about this. But I hope he can see the win-win aspect of this deal."

"No team other than Arsenal could possibly offer ten million euros."

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