I Want to Be the King of Football

Albertini!

When Sudong and Ronnie followed Nuno Cruz in the gym to complete the morning rehearsal and returned to the locker room, they encountered a stranger with long hair at the door.

Excuse me, who are you looking for? Su Dong asked.

When the other party turned his head, Su Dong and Ronnie were stunned when they saw the man clearly.

Everyone knows that Sporting Lisbon is in full swing for midfield signings, but no one would have thought, or in other words, no one dared to think that the midfielder the team wanted to introduce turned out to be Albertini.

He was the main midfielder of AC Milan last season!

You are Su Dong, you are Ronnie. Albertini also recognized the two young teammates and walked over with a smile.

Su Dong and Ronnie looked at each other, and both reached out their hands mechanically and shook hands with Albertini, but they still couldn't believe it. Didn't he say he was going to Lazio?

Why suddenly come to Sporting Lisbon?

This is unreasonable!

You know, the status and influence of the Portuguese Super League is far inferior to the Serie A in the small World Cup.

Can you take me in? Albertini asked, pointing to the dressing room.

Both Su Dong and Ronnie nodded hastily, Of course, of course.

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The dressing room of Sporting Lisbon is similar to the dressing room of other teams. Compared with the giants, the facilities are definitely not as good, but the victory is new enough, and the first impression is not bad.

Albertini nodded with satisfaction, apparently still accepting this.

Have you all arranged your wardrobe? Albertini asked casually.

Well, they all have their names and jersey numbers posted. Su Dong replied.

The Italian midfielder turned around twice in front of the wardrobe and found that the wardrobe used by someone had his name and jersey number posted on it.

It turns out that there is someone on No. 4. Albertini was a little lost.

He wore the No. 4 jersey at AC Milan, but at Sporting Lisbon it belonged to defender Quiroga.

There is also someone on the eighth.

It belongs to Barbosa, the team's captain.

Number eighteen...

Here. Su Dong took the initiative to step forward and pointed to the cabinet at No. 18, The right defender Luis Felipe.

Albertini smiled gratefully at Su Dong, What about number 28?

Ronnie took a step forward in embarrassment and raised his right hand, I'm number twenty-eight.

Twenty-fourth?

It belonged to backup goalkeeper Beto last season. He was loaned to a satellite team not long ago and is currently empty.

Oh. Albertini nodded, then number twenty-four.

His tone seemed casual, and he clearly wasn't picky about jersey numbers.

Although, this number 24 is not the main number in professional football.

This surprised both Su Dong and Ronnie.

Is he really Albertini?

The vice-captain of AC Milan and the Italian national team, the world's top midfielder?

Su Dong and Ronnie looked at each other in disbelief.

Jardel is the biggest player in the team, but in his career, the biggest achievement is just the European Golden Boot.

It's not that this award is not enough, but it depends on who you compare it to.

If it is compared with Albertini, who holds the Champions League, Serie A and World Cup runner-up, it is indeed a lot inferior.

Uh...Mr. Albertini...

Call me Demi.

Oh, Demi, may I ask, do you really want to come to Sporting Lisbon to play? Su Dong asked with concern.

Albertini turned his head and looked at Su Dong with interest. He had heard of this Chinese boy, who made a sudden appearance in the second half of last season and made a name for himself in the Portuguese Super League.

Only seventeen years old, the future is limitless.

The Italian media once reported on him. Some people said that he was like Batistuta, nicknamed the little God of War, but others said that he was like Kluivert, a perfect center with unlimited potential.

After seeing Su Dong, Albertini was very interested in the Chinese teenager.

At least the body looks really good.

I'm all standing here, what do you think is the problem?

Su Dong was a little embarrassed, But you are in AC Milan...

Some people feel that they don't need me anymore, Albertini said dryly.

It was as if he was saying something quite natural, but his tone was as cold as a knife.

I heard before that you were going to Lazio...

I won't go to any Italian team outside AC Milan, that's my bottom line.

Hearing this, Ronnie also asked, Then why is Sporting Lisbon?

Because besides the Serie A team, Sporting Lisbon is the only team that has invited me and will play in the Champions League in the new season.

Playing in the Champions League is the dream of many professional players.

For it, Jardel did not hesitate to refuse the heavy money poaching of the Premier League team and chose to stay in the team.

Albertini was willing to come to the Portuguese Super League because of it.

Although Su Dong has never played in the Champions League, he knows the significance of this event to professional players.

Especially when Albertini said the last sentence, his implication was that he hoped to prove his strength again in the Champions League in the new season, and let everyone know that he is not old!

Someone mentioned you to me. Albertini looked at Su Dong in front of him with interest.

Who? Su Dong felt very strange, does he have such a big name?

Albertini didn't say anything, just smiled, He said, you look a lot like Kluivert back then.

I'd love to see it for myself, don't you?

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Albertini suddenly joins Sporting Lisbon!

This news not only caused a huge repercussions in Alcochete, but also caused an uproar in the Portuguese Super League, and the impact even exceeded Porto's buy buy buy, and Benfica's heavy poaching of Barcelona player Giovanni.

This is the real world class midfielder Albertini!

The Portuguese Morning Post revealed that Sporting Lisbon made Albertini feel sincere after many contacts, and the team will compete in the Champions League in the new season, which is very attractive to Albertini.

He originally wanted to go to the newly-promoted La Liga Atletico Madrid, but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose Sporting Lisbon because he could play the Champions League here.

Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport also reported the news, analyzed the reasons for Albertini's loan to Sporting Lisbon, and pointed at AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti in a conspiracy theory.

It was the rise of Albertini that forced Ancelotti to leave AC Milan. Now, as the team's head coach, Ancelotti cannot tolerate Albertini, forcing Milan's exploits to leave Portugal.

Gazzetta dello Sport also revealed that Sporting Lisbon has limited financial resources, but in order to send away Albertini, AC Milan will continue to bear most of Albertini's salary in the new season.

With the exception of Albertini, Milan did the same by loaning Jose Mari to Atletico Madrid, they covered most of the wages, and after a year Atletico had the priority to sign Jose Mari.

The Portuguese public newspaper interviewed Sporting Lisbon coach Boloni, who was very surprised by Albertini's joining, but also full of surprises.

I didn't expect that he really came!

Boloni said that the arrival of Albertini will not only strengthen Sporting Lisbon's midfield, but also make up for the team's weaknesses and deficiencies in set-pieces, because last season, Sporting's set-pieces were really bad.

The most typical is the Portuguese Cup final. In the face of Porto's foul tactics, Sporting Lisbon's set-pieces are no threat.

I believe that in the new season, Demi's fallen leaves will make the Portuguese Super League more exciting!

Albertini also accepted an interview with the media under the arrangement of the club, saying that he joined Sporting Lisbon purely because of football itself and no other considerations.

The main thing that drew me here is that they have a talented group of young players and I hope my experience will help them, and the Champions League.

Although Albertini did not say it directly, everyone knows that he mentioned the Champions League with only one purpose, that is, to prove his strength and value in this competition.

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The reaction from the Sporting Lisbon locker room was also generally enthusiastic for Albertini's joining.

Whether it's captain Barbosa, or other midfielders who are directly under competitive pressure, they are all delighted to have such a world-class midfielder. After all, who wouldn't want to partner with such a player?

But there are also players who feel lost, like Rui Bento and Paulo Bento, their status in the team is bound to be shaken after Albertini joins, and their chances of playing will definitely be affected.

However, whether it is the dressing room or the outside media, there is a common voice, that is, is Albertini still ok?

In the past two seasons, Albertini did not show the strength of the peak of AC Milan, which made him controversial, and was also rejected by AC Milan from the squad.

After all, they have midfielders such as Pirlo, Seedorf, Gattuso and Ambrosini.

This summer, Albertini missed the World Cup in Korea and Japan due to injury, but there is also a voice that even if he is not injured, it will be difficult for him to enter the World Cup squad in Italy, because the Italian midfielder can be said to be full of talents.

In this case, Albertini joined Sporting Lisbon, making the outside world very doubtful, is he ready to retire?

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Su Dong did not participate in such discussions inside and outside the locker room.

His first impression of Albertini was good, and he was happy to have such a teammate, but after being happy, he focused more on his own training and improvement.

The bigger the teammates are, the stronger the strength, and the greater the pressure on him.

No one wants to be that drag, right?

More importantly, Su Dong has a faint feeling that in the mind of head coach Boloni, Jardel and Nikulei still firmly occupy the top two positions in the striker rankings.

That is to say, even if he performed well at the end of last season, even if he scored the winning goal in the Portuguese Cup final, Su Dong will still only be able to struggle between the two major centers in the new season.

This made him feel the crisis, so he practiced harder.

But he wasn't the only one who practiced.

You're not very effective in practicing like this, try to pick up my long pass!

After speaking, Albertini kicked a long ball of fallen leaves towards Su Dong from a distance.