i want to be king

Chapter 684
Every year at the end of August, the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco will become the focus of media and fans all over the world.

This year is no exception.

Unlike last season, this year Bayern has more players invited to participate in the award ceremony and draw.

Of course Su Dong is listed, Neuer was shortlisted for the best goalkeeper, Lucio and Lahm were shortlisted for the best defender, Modric and Ribery were both shortlisted for the best midfielder, and Su Dong was shortlisted for the best forward.

Anyone can see that Bayern's performance last season was very dominant, and the overall strength of this group of players in the team has also been recognized, and it is well-deserved to be shortlisted for UEFA awards.

Not only the UEFA awards, but also in the selection of the World Footballer and the European Ballon d'Or, I believe that Bayern's players will have a great improvement, so that there will be no embarrassment like last season.

……

Su Dongdu is already an old fritter, and after he brought his teammates into the venue, he immediately attracted the attention of the audience.

Not because he is tall, nor because he is handsome, because he is Su Dong!
In fact, this grand event every year is not only as simple as drawing lots and awarding awards, but also a platform for public contact between the giants of the Champions League.

When Su Dong and others entered the field, the CEO of Chelsea was talking with UEFA President Platini in a corner not far from the door. He didn't know what secrets he was talking about, but after seeing Su Dong and others entering the field, Platini apologized and greeted the Bayern generals.

"Hey, Frank!"

Platini is French, and he is naturally more familiar and close to Ribery. The two even hugged to show their closeness.

Afterwards, Platini met Su Dong and other Bayern players again, exchanged a few polite greetings, and he invited Su Dong to a corner where no one was there, making it feel a bit mysterious.

"I will go on stage to present the UEFA Special Contribution Award later. Infantino was originally arranged to present the award for the best player, but I don't think this is grand enough, so I decided to present the award with him."

Gianni Infantino, UEFA Secretary-General appointed by Platini, has just taken office. It is the first time to manage such a large-scale event. The weight is indeed a bit insufficient, but Platini's rhetoric is obviously trying to sell Su Dong.

Su Dong is also used to this kind of thing.

Don't look at Platini's reputation as the UEFA president, but in fact, if Su Dong and others don't buy his account, he will be embarrassed. Even the rich teams can fight against him, as long as they don't violate UEFA regulations.

And everyone knows that the regulations are there, and there are a lot of loopholes that can be exploited.

Whether it's the team or the players, if they really want to take advantage of the loopholes, no one can stop them.

As for the superstar at Su Dong's level, the promotion of the Champions League is based on him as the core protagonist, and everyone else stands together. Many of Su Dong's promotional posters are one person, even if he stands with other people, it is absolutely C position.

Such a star, not to mention UEFA, even FIFA, has to be held carefully.

Platini sold this favor because he wanted to have a good relationship with Su Dong.

……

"By the way, I heard that you are considering joining Manchester City?" Platini asked with a smile after the offer was sold out.

This is a trial.

UEFA must also clearly grasp the trend. After all, whether there is Sudong or not, it still has an impact on the Champions League.

"Where did you get the news?" Su Dong asked with a smile.

Platini pretended to be unpredictable and smiled, but did not answer.

In fact, everyone in European football knows that it will be a matter of time before Su Dong leaves the Bundesliga, because the Bundesliga is too unchallenging for him.

It's not that the Bundesliga team is poor, but that Bayern's advantage in the Bundesliga is too obvious. Especially in the past two years, the gap has widened. If Su Dong really leaves, Bayern's advantage will be greatly weakened, and the Bundesliga may still have some suspense.

But with Su Dong here, there was really no suspense.

Scoring nine goals in four rounds, who can stop such a striker?

"David Silva went to Manchester City. In the media, he also said that he hopes you can go to Manchester City. In addition, it is reported that Manchester City also wants to get Pepe, Marcelo, Modric and other stars."

These players all have a common characteristic, that is, they have a very good relationship with Su Dong, and they all basically meet Guardiola's requirements, and all have excellent ball handling and personal abilities.

This is also where the outside world has been discussed.

Manchester City's signings are more like searching Su Dong's circle of friends, from Iniesta to David Silva, and then Pepe, Marcelo and Modric, etc., are all on Manchester City's signing list.

In addition, after Soriano and Begiristan, and Sudong met with Guardiola in the Middle East, the latter immediately became the new coach of Manchester City. This made everyone feel that the reason why Manchester City did this was for Sudong.

Otherwise, how to explain that Manchester City invested [-] million euros a year, but handed it over to a rookie who has never even led the first team?

So far, the Premier League has played three rounds. Manchester City has one win and two losses. In the first round, they lost away to Blackburn, and then lost to Everton at home. It was not until the third round that they beat Wolves by one goal at home.

Only scored one goal in three games, such a report card is not satisfactory in any case.

If another head coach had been changed, Guardiola would have dismissed get out of class long ago!

"Guardiola is a very capable head coach. I believe he can lead Manchester City well, and his criteria for selecting players must have nothing to do with me. I have never had any agreement with Manchester City. I belong to Bayern. I will continue to fulfill the contract with Bayern. If one day in the future, I decide to leave, it must be done openly." Su Dong explained.

Platini understood what Su Dong meant.

Manchester City is pursuing him, but he hasn't agreed yet, or in other words, is still investigating.

"Then I'm relieved. Manchester City's team still lacks a bit of background, a bit like Naples back then."

Platini's unintentional words caught Su Dong's attention.

Naples back then must be talking about the 80s, Naples during the Maradona period.

Some media have hyped this before, saying that Su Dong will go to Manchester City after leaving Bayern, and he will repeat the feat that Maradona made in Naples back then, lead a mid-lower team, aspire to the league championship, and even the Champions League.

Platini didn't say it, Su Dong really forgot, in fact, Platini and Maradona were in the same period of history.

It is reported that part of the reason why Maradona went to Naples was due to foreign aid restrictions. At that time, Juventus owned Platini and had no interest in Maradona.

"Michelle, in fact, I have always had a doubt." Su Dong suddenly said.

Platini was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "You say."

"Why did Maradona choose Naples?"

If you want to say how famous Maradona is, it doesn't need to be said at all, he is definitely a superstar figure.

But why did such a superstar transfer to Naples instead of a giant?
Everyone loves to talk about Maradona leading Naples to the championship, but as a professional player, Sudong knows better than anyone that football is a team sport, and no matter how amazing or brilliant a person is, he can't stand his teammates pulling his hips.

Platini is obviously not surprised that Su Dong has such doubts, because the current media and fans always say how amazing Maradona is, and it feels like he is a myth.

"Actually, it's the same as many star transfers now. Maradona was in Barcelona at the time...how should I put it?"

Platini smiled awkwardly, as if he was distressed, how can I say it more tactfully?
"At that time, he was worth 900 million US dollars when he transferred to Barcelona. You know, the transfer fee of Rummenigge, who won the European Golden Globe twice, was 200 million US dollars. Over a million was already the price of a superstar at the time, while Maradona was 900 million US dollars, which is equivalent to about...more than [-] million euros now."

"During his time at Barcelona, ​​Maradona performed really well, but he was so individual that he looked a bit different on and off the field, and even inside the locker room. He could even decide on the head coach of Barcelona. Coupled with the broken leg and gang fights, as well as media rumors that he took drugs, it was true that not many giants were willing to accept him."

"Just at this time, the chairman of Naples, Rakodo Fellaino, was determined to lead the team to achieve results, so he promised Maradona a huge transfer bonus and annual salary, and even gave him 50.00% of the team's advertising revenue, and successfully bought him from Barcelona for $750 million."

"It is reported that Maradona's financial situation was also very bad at the time, and his agent had conflicts with Barcelona. It is said that when Maradona moved to Barcelona, ​​​​the chairman Nunes promised a commission to the agent, but failed to fulfill it, so he encouraged Maradona to transfer to Naples."

Su Dong was a little surprised.

Isn't this the most common drama in professional player transfers now?
If 900 million US dollars is equivalent to more than 2 million euros now, how much is 750 million US dollars equivalent to?

Almost enough to buy two Cristiano Ronaldo, right?

This can no longer be regarded as a gamble, it can be said to be ruined!

"Italy was a small World Cup at the time, and Naples was actually not in a good financial position. They didn't have that much money at all. The money to buy Maradona was all financing, but with the joining of Maradona, Naples gradually increased investment. The results have also improved a lot, so everyone's familiar Naples legend appeared."

Platini was playing for Juventus at the time. Like Maradona, he is a top superstar in the world. What he said may not be the truth, but it is still of great reference value. After all, only Maradona and others know the inside story.

But judging from Platini's remarks, if there is no later legend, what Maradona did before is no different from what some fallen stars do now.

But the king of the ball is the king of the ball, and the nifty pen is there, and he just counterattacked in Naples!
what to do!
Anyway, he ended up being a bull pen!

(End of this chapter)