The Young Lion

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In European football in 2006, the most sensational thing was not Italy's aspirations to the World Cup, nor Millwall's seventh Champions League crown, but the Callgate incident that broke out in Serie A.

On the eve of the start of the World Cup, starting in early May, from the disclosure of the Phone Gate to the investigation, and then to the announcement of the preliminary penalty results, in more than two months, the Italian football world has experienced turmoil.

The chairman of the Football Association resigned, the Juventus board of directors resigned collectively, prosecutors intervened in the investigation, the collapse of the GEA Group, and the brand value of Serie A that has declined since the beginning of the new century. The attendance rate fell below 20,000!

In the process of this series of shocking events, the disintegration of the GEA Group in Italy announced a new situation in the Italian transfer market. In addition, the general manager of Juventus Moggi announced his withdrawal from football and will face prosecution , It also marked the end of the years-long cold war between Millwall and Juventus.

The grievances between Aldrich and Moggie are well known.

As long as Moggi is in Juventus for one day, Millwall will not have any contact with Juventus, including player transfers, friendly matches, the same commercial activities, etc., all of which belong to the opposite content of the Cold War. Now, Moggi is leaving Without Juventus, it seems that it has become very difficult for the two clubs to restore normal communication. After all, it was a change in the relationship between the clubs before. rather than person to person.

Juventus were stripped of the league title for nearly two seasons. Milan also almost missed the Champions League next season. Fortunately, Italy reduced the penalty for Milan in the final judgment, allowing Milan to participate in the Champions League next season.

When such a catastrophe is upon us, Lippi led Italy to win the World Cup, which is no small miracle. After all, the head coach understands that if people are scattered, the team must be difficult to lead, and Italian football is in panic. There are also national players in the national team who are facing investigations and suspicions of being accused. It is really commendable that they can unite as one to reach the top of the world.

On July 25th, Millwall's preparations for the new season have begun. In the summer of the big competition year, Millwall will not go outside to play commercial games, but organizes a small friendship cup game named after the sponsor at the Lion King Stadium, inviting Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Lyon to participate.

at this time. Aldridge is still paying attention to Italian football and is not in a hurry to make a move.

on this day. The verdict of Telgate in Italy (second instance) announced that it can almost be said that the dust has settled on Telgate,

Those who were fined had no room to stand up.

Among them, Juventus was the worst, not only deprived of two league titles, but also directly knocked out of the second division!

The fine for punishing Juventus is only a small amount, which is not worth mentioning, but the negative impact of the accusations against Juventus is indescribable. In addition, it has slipped from Serie A to Serie B, and its future financial revenue will drop sharply, and not only Only for one season.

It is conceivable that last season, Juventus had a league and income from the Champions League.

Next season, only the second division.

Even if they return to the first division next season, there will still be no Champions League income.

The minimum buffer is two years.

But also count the losses caused by sponsors abandoning them!

In May, Juventus's stock began to depreciate rapidly, and when the penalty result was irreversible, it was almost a pile of waste paper.

In order to ease the huge financial pressure, Juventus had to sell their star players.

At the end of July, Aldridge led the Millwall negotiating team to Turin on the club's exclusive plane!

As soon as he got off the plane, the Italian media reporters who got the news came to the airport to greet.

Recently, Turin has been very lively and has almost become a European player trading market.

Representatives from teams interested in Juventus players flocked to the club.

Aldrich walked steadily towards the outside of the airport, greeted by many reporters taking pictures and wanting to interview. Before getting into the car, he received a call. Seeing the caller ID, he couldn't help but smile.

Hey, old friend, every time I come to Italy, you are always the first to greet me, hehe.

The caller really surprised him: Galliani.

Milan has also been punished, and Galliani, as one of the accused, will not be allowed to participate in football affairs for one year before the final sentence is reduced, which is similar to a one-year ban.

Oh, I saw the news, I really didn't expect that you would take the initiative to go to Turin, hehe, the relationship between Millwall and Juventus...

At this time and at that time, I don't hold any grudges. Even though Juventus always confronted Millwall at the g14 summit, we have to show some demeanor. Anyway, they are also allies of our g14 group. Now Juventus Sis has encountered difficulties, of course Millwall will come to send warmth.

The relegation of Juventus, in addition to the earthquake effect in Italy, will also have a certain impact within the G14. Since they missed the chance to participate in the European war, and the Phonegate incident, Juventus's position in the G14 is bound to plummet. Italy's power in G14 will be jointly supported by Milan and Inter Milan. Although Inter Milan is the biggest beneficiary of Phone Gate, in G14, Inter Milan's status will not be greatly improved. Inter Milan can't compare with Milan's prestige and influence anyway, but fortunately, Millwall has a good relationship with the Milan duo, and it is enough for them to support Millwall.

Ha, haha, cough, cough, warmth, warmth, um, which Juventus player does Millwall take a fancy to?

Galliani stopped talking and went straight to the point.

Listening to his tone, Aldridge guessed that Milan seems to be planning to make a deal with Juventus.

Let's send warmth together.

Old friend, if the content of your call with me is exposed, it's for you. Isn't it good? You seem to be banned from participating in football affairs, right? What? You feel uncomfortable if you don't work, right? Why don't you say it first. Milan loves it which player from Juventus?

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Milan does want to take some players away from Juventus. Among them is the 28-year-old Buffon!

Galliani called because he had the idea of ​​spying on the military situation, and he quietly reported a letter to Milan.

But he really couldn't guess which player Aldridge was targeting when he came to Turin this time.

Maybe they want to bring Trezeguet back to the Lion King Stadium?

Camoranesi is also good.

buffon...

Galliani was really a bit intimidated by Aldridge. If he really discussed player transfers with Aldridge, the content of the phone call was exposed. No benefit at all.

Haha, old friend. I'm just kidding. If you want to know, then I'll tell you.

No, no, I'm just calling to say hello! Just a simple hello!

Hey, just chatting, don't worry about it. To be honest, Millwall's goalkeeper position needs to be changed, so I came here to see if I can invite Buffon to join Millwall.

Oh. Oh, good. Very good, then I will leave you alone, and have a good journey.

Thank you, if you come to Turin when you are free, we can have dinner together.

No, no, I've been busy recently, busy.

After getting into the car, Aldridge smiled and hung up the phone.

Whether Milan is interested in Buffon, he doesn't care.

He just came to do business normally, and he didn't want to get involved in too many intrigue games.

Millwall and his team arrived at the precarious Juventus club by car.

The former chairman has become the honorary chairman. With the collective resignation of the board of directors, Juventus's management has also ushered in a major reshuffle.

Now the new chairman is Geely.

This is an open and formal player transfer negotiation.

Millwall did not hide it, and Aldridge's presence in person also represented the club's confidence in winning.

In front of Geely, after the initial exchange of pleasantries between the two sides, Aldridge went straight to the point and stated straight to the point that he wanted to buy Buffon, and the transfer fee was quoted as 25 million euros!

As Buffon, who maintains the transfer value of the world's number one goalkeeper, this price is low.

But according to the analysis of the Italian media, even if Buffon transfers to Milan, the cash that the latter can come up with will not exceed this amount, and maybe players will be used to offset the price.

After several hours of negotiations, Millwall finally raised the offer to 35 million euros!

Faced with this very attractive price for Juventus, the new Juventus management did not agree. They just took a step back and handed over the option to Buffon. If Buffon is willing to transfer, then After the deal is concluded, if Buffon is not willing, Juventus will at best spend their days struggling to survive the most difficult moment as much as possible.

It is undeniable that Buffon is 28 years old this year, and his appearance rate is not stable, always accompanied by minor injuries and illnesses.

What Juventus is considering now is that, as one of the biggest contributors to winning the World Cup, Buffon's worth is currently the highest, and his worth will become lower and lower as time goes on.

Secondly, how many years will it take for Juventus to return to the top ranks of Europe? The Juventus management doesn't know now, and they don't dare to have too optimistic fantasies.

In two or three years, Buffon will be over 30 years old. What will happen to the competitive level by then?

No one dares to guarantee the ticket.

As far as playing in the second division next season, Buffon must be overqualified to stay in Juventus.

The price given by Millwall is very sincere.

The difference from the 51.4 million euros spent by Buffon on his transfer from Parma that year is only 16.4 million euros. Moreover, that deal was also liquidated in Italian football, and it was determined that there were suspicions of false accounts and money laundering. How much Tusi spent, this account is only well known to the parties involved back then. (To be continued..)

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