Chinese champion

Chapter 111 Summer Raiders
I haven't updated in a few days, not that I don't want to update, because I am sick, have a cold, and seem to be getting worse...

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On June 2002, 6, the No.30 World Cup football match came to an end in Yokohama, Japan. The most traditionally overturned World Cup ended in the most traditional way. The two teams with the best performance in the history of the World Cup Brazil and Germany (Brazil won four championships and two runners-up before the 17 World Cup, while Germany won three championships and three runners-up, a feat unmatched by any other team) played at Yokohama International Stadium After a fierce battle, the Brazilian team finally relied on Ronaldo's two goals to defeat the German team, which was short of major generals, and won the Hercules Cup for the fifth time. He himself also became the top scorer with eight goals. The record for the top scorer in the World Cup since 2002 has only scored six goals.

Although Kahn, the captain of the German team, won the Ballon d'Or, he still could only watch helplessly as the Brazilian held up the Hercules Cup.

This World Cup can be said to be full of news. The Koreans have historically reached the semi-finals of the World Cup relying on their unique tenacity and strong home advantage. Although they were defeated by Germany and Turkey in the subsequent games, the No.4 The results are also enough for them to create a record for Asian teams.

The World Cup is over, but like the World Youth Championship, the shock it brings continues, and it is definitely much greater than the shock of the World Youth Championship.

Not long after the World Cup ended, the Premier League giants Liverpool immediately announced that they had signed the "dark horse" of this World Cup. Senegal's number one star forward No. Will form a striker partner with England international Michael Owen and Husky.

Another core member of Senegal, No. 10 Fadiga was also bought by Inter Milan. It is said that the head coach Cooper took a fancy to his wing breakthrough ability and hoped that he could pass one after another for Vieri. nice shot.

At the same time, South Korean player Park Ji-sung, who performed well in the World Cup, moved to Eindhoven in the Netherlands, so that Eindhoven has the No.2 Korean international.

AC Milan also signed the Danish international Thomason, the striker will become AC Milan's third striker.

When the time came to July, the most shocking transaction in the European transfer market appeared so far. In Barcelona, ​​Spain, a shocking news came out. Valdo released the remaining one-year contract, Rivaldo became a free agent after receiving 10 million euros in compensation from Barcelona, ​​and Riquelme, who once led the Boca Juniors to beat AC Milan in the Toyota Cup this year, followed Then he moved to Barcelona at a price of 300 million euros and put on the No. 100 jersey left by Rivaldo.

This news surprised all football people. You must know that although Rivaldo is nearly [-] years old, his state in the World Cup still makes people believe that he is still a world-class midfielder. Why? Barcelona would rather pay back the money and send Rivaldo away?As for Riquelme, although he has shown his proud strength in Boca Juniors, it is still unknown whether he can adapt to European football immediately. Is this decision really correct?

Amidst the uproar, Pei Wei has quietly returned to Mallorca and started his pre-season training.

In the dizzying European summer transfers, Mallorca did not make any moves, because anyway, Mallorca is just a mid-range club, and their actions are often to pick up a little foreign money after the transfers of those giants are over. fall.

Those who buy have not yet seen it, but those who sell have already appeared.

"Luke, are you really leaving?" Pei Wei asked in surprise.

Luke, who had already packed his bags, smiled helplessly: "Yeah, I'm leaving. Mallorca has already signed a contract with Deportivo, and I signed it too."

"Are you kidding? Haha, today is not April Fool's Day." Eto'o said with a strong smile.

"It's true, Samuel." Luke hugged Eto'o heavily: "Good partner, I'm leaving, don't be sad for me, at least I can still play in this year's Champions League when I go to La Coruña , and my net worth is not low, 500 million euros is very high, isn’t it? Haha.”

"Okay..." Pei Wei knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, and he and Eto'o could not change anything: "We will send you off."

"No, guys, I can just go by myself, we will meet again, won't we? At least two chances this year, but I won't show mercy."

"Goodbye, Luke."

The Mallorca club announced the news of Luke's departure at a press conference. At the same time, as part of the deal, Deportivo's Spain international and half-ownership of right-back Pablo Ibañez was acquired by Mallorca. Purchased for 200 million euros, he will replace Finidi, who returned to Turkey this year, as Mallorca's main right back.

This news made the fans of Mallorca somewhat relieved. Although a main striker was left, the weakness of the right back was filled.

At night, Pei Wei was also in Eto'o's apartment.

"Hey, Luke is still gone. What does the club think? Other clubs are increasing their strength, but we sold a main striker. Don't we want to have good results?" Eto'o complained.

"Yeah," Pei Wei agreed with him: "Although Bagani and Robert are good, they can't fill the vacancy after Luke left, and there are only three forwards in the team. This year we have three lines. There are also tasks in the field, how can the three forwards support them!"

"But yes, now Mallorca has almost become the arsenal of La Coruña! The year before last it was Belleron, last year it was Tristan, and this year it's Luke. Every year, an absolute main force leaves. What are you doing!"

"Fortunately, this year's framework is basically unchanged. Ibagaza and Campano are still there, and Luke is gone from the main lineup."

"Well, who knows who else will go."

Pei Wei suddenly became excited: "Maybe we will buy another good striker. After all, we were only one step away from the Champions League last year."

Eto'o immediately poured cold water on him: "Go ahead and dream! Is Alemani such a generous person?"

Despite the two whining guys, the European transfer market is still in full swing. Rivaldo found a new club shortly after his contract with Barcelona was terminated. The Italian giants AC Milan signed him with an annual salary of 400 million euros. The new champion of the World Cup, and his national team teammate, Gilberto, who performed well in the World Cup, signed a two-year contract with Arsenal in the Premier League.

During this period, the Mallorca team also signed their No.2 foreign aid this summer. The main striker of the Ecuadorian national team, Delgado, proposed a transfer because he could not play the main force in Southampton, and Southampton, which has Beatty He was also happy to sell him. Aragones immediately made a request to the club, and quickly got in touch with Delgado. The striker is vacant.

Delgado melted into the team immediately after he came to Mallorca. He is tall and strong. Although he does not have Luke's skills, he is definitely better than Luke in terms of impact. I believe that with his height There will be a big move in Spain.

At this point, Mallorca's summer signings are basically over, and the fans are also very satisfied. The two new players have good strength, and the combined worth is less than half of Luke. It should be said that Alemani's A few transactions were still done very well.

One day in late July, when Pei Wei and Eto'o came to the training ground together, they saw the noise on the training ground.

"What's the matter?" Pei Wei asked Ibagasa, and Ibagasa said with a sad face, "Just now Roa and the club terminated the contract."

"Ah?" Pei Wei was taken aback. Luo A is a devout Catholic. He has always been aloof from the world in the team and has a good relationship with other players. Why did he suddenly want to terminate his contract with the club?
"Why is this?" Eto'o heard it too.

Ibagaza smiled wryly: "Who knows what kind of madness Brother Roa has gone, it has nothing to do with the club, because of his beliefs, the Catholic Church does not allow believers to work on Saturdays, and many of our games are held on Saturdays." , He wants to retire because of this, and he plans to go back to his hometown in South America to be an ascetic monk."

"Dizzy!" Pei Wei couldn't laugh or cry, there is such a reason to retire!
While the players were discussing, in the club building, Roa, Aragones and Chairman Alemani came out.

"Everyone be quiet!" Aragones cleared his throat, and the team members quieted down: "Maybe everyone knows, that's right, Roa is going to retire, this is a matter of his personal belief, our club can't stop it, We also fully respect Roa's opinion, which is his freedom."

Roa also stood up: "Brothers, I know I shouldn't just leave like this, but the Lord is calling me, and he opposes me to work on Saturdays, sorry everyone, I don't want to leave football, but I can't Leaving the Lord, my wife and children agree with me, please forgive me, but we still have Franco in our team, I believe he is a trustworthy goalkeeper, so I can go with confidence gone."

Hearing what Luo Ah said, the team members had no objections. Europe still pays great attention to the privacy of others. If Luo Ah made this decision, no one can change it.

Roa left in the farewell of the players, and the only one who was unhappy was Alemani. He was regretting why he didn't sell Roa earlier, so that at least he would earn back a little transfer fee, instead of what he is doing now They didn't get any.

On the third day after Roa left, Gonzalez also left Mallorca, and he will return to Argentina, where he will end his career.

Pei Wei still feels guilty towards Gonzalez. You know, coming to Mallorca means taking away Gonzalez's main position, and this is probably one of the reasons why he returned home early. So the night before Gonzalez left, he treated Gonzalez to a meal at one of the best restaurants in Mallorca.

Looking at the sullen Pei Wei, Gonzalez knew what he was thinking: "Pei, don't feel guilty because I left Mallorca, it has nothing to do with you, I always want to go back to Argentina, the scenery there It's the best."

Pei Wei was speechless, and Gonzalez continued: "Unknowingly, I have been in Europe for seven or eight years, and I have been wandering in various small and medium clubs. Although I made a little money, there is no honor to be proud of... But this year, I finally won the first championship in my career, the Copa del Rey. I am very satisfied. Really, thank you, Pei Wei. On the championship podium, so don’t think you owe me anything, I owe you.”

"Pei Wei, you are talented and capable. I believe you will have a very bright future in the future, but in the European arena, talent and ability alone are not enough. You have to learn to protect yourself, so that you will not be in the competition. Breaking down endless games, no matter how talented you are, it doesn’t matter if you’re injured badly.”

"That's all I'm going to say, and I hope someday, when you're a world-class superstar, I can point to you on TV and say to my kids, 'Look at that, don't look at that guy. He's so handsome, I taught him before!' Haha."

Pei Wei also laughed, and Gonzalez stood up: "Okay, I'm leaving, goodbye, Pei Wei."

Looking at his back, Pei Wei murmured, "Goodbye, Gonzalez."

With the departure of Roa and Gonzalez, the number of Argentines in the Mallorca team changed from four to two, and the training field seemed to be much quieter. Without more funds, Aragones had to transfer two teenagers from the second team to fill their positions.

Franco still wore his No. 23 jersey, and the No. 10 left by Gonzalez was worn on Pei Wei without any objection, while Delgado and Pablo wore Luke and Feeney No. 11 and No. 2 left by Dee.

So far Mallorca's signings are all over, and Aragones is still very satisfied with this new lineup. Delgado and Franco should be able to fill the vacancies of Roa and Luke well, and Paragones The presence of Bro has made the originally weak wing much thicker.

The only thing that makes Aragones a little uneasy is that compared with last year, the substitute lineup is much inferior. This is very dangerous in a long season, but there is no way, the club's financial resources are not enough for him to find in the transfer market. A few solid substitutes.

For this reason, Aragones pulled the team to Rotterdam in the Netherlands for half a month of training. During this period, they played three warm-up games to run the lineup. To Aragones' satisfaction, the team has been able to do well. Well integrated together, except for the draw with Feyenoord in the first game, Mallorca defeated Rotterdam Elite and another Dutch second team with a big score of 4:1 and 8:0 respectively.

Half a month of training ended soon. On August 8, when Mallorca was preparing to return to Spain, the most shocking transaction in the summer transfer market this season appeared.

The top scorer of the World Cup, the Brazilian star Ronaldo, who was regarded as a parent by the chairman of Inter Milan, Moratti, left Inter Milan, who had been with him during his three years of recuperation, and defected to Real Madrid with a worth of 4500 million euros. The third prey of Florentino's "Superstar of the Year".

After Ronaldo left, Inter Milan also quickly bought Lazio's Argentine striker Crespo for 2200 million euros to fill the vacancy left by Ronaldo.

With the success of these two transactions, the European transfer market has also come to an end, leaving only countless topics and debates.

(End of this chapter)