As for Evra joining Inter Milan, some of the media followed suit. They thought that it was a bit risky for Inter Milan to spend close to ten million euros to bring in the French defender.
They knew that Inter Milan's left back position had always been a big hidden danger. Therefore, Li Ang was right to recruit for the left back position. However, Inter Milan should attack the top left backs instead of bringing in a black French youth who was not very famous.
Corriere dello Sport even recommended a few names to Li Ang with "concern." They were Roberto Carlos, Ashley Cole, Zambrotta …
Li Ang did not pay attention to these criticisms. After a season, he did not need to say anything. Evra would be able to slap these people in the face with his outstanding performance. At that time, these media who were blindly comparing now would have to kneel down and lick his judgment.
The left back position had Evra, Favalli, and Pasquale. It was enough to cope with three battles.
Li Ang's next step was to strengthen the right back position.
Zanetti was Inter Milan's main right back. No matter how brave the "young general Zanetti" was, it was impossible for him to support three battles for a season.
Therefore, he needed to find a substitute for Zanetti.
Li Ang originally planned to poach a second-rate player from within the Italian league to focus on being Zanetti's substitute.
However, a phone call made him change his mind.
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The phone call was from Evra. The French left back had just arrived in Milan. Under the arrangements of Inter Milan's staff, he had already settled down in the hotel. Evra was very sensible. He called the manager, Li Ang, to express his gratitude for Li Ang's appreciation and said that he would work hard to train and play in matches to satisfy Li Ang.
Evra's phone call made Li Ang's eyes light up. He had a new candidate for the right back position in Inter Milan, and it would be the most suitable candidate.
That was Evra's teammate in Monaco, Monaco's current right back, the Brazilian player Mai Kong!
Li Ang remembered that Mai Kong was supposed to join Inter Milan next summer for a transfer fee of around 6.5 million euros.
After coming to Inter Milan, Mai Kong's growth was almost abnormal. He directly took away the position of the team's main right back, Zanetti. Zanetti was once forced to play as a midfielder or as a left back.
Mai Kong was once considered the number one right back in the world of football. Although some people were not convinced, Mai Kong was the number one right back in the world when Inter Milan won the UEFA Champions League in 2010.
Although Mai Kong was still immature, he came to Inter Milan a year earlier to be Zanetti's substitute and rotate with him. In this way, Inter Milan's right back would be the best in the world. It wouldn't be a problem for them to fight on three fronts.
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Speaking of the Monaco team, there were indeed many monsters.
From a long-term perspective, the three epic godly forwards, Wei-ah, Henry, and Treyeguet, came from Monaco more than a decade ago. Now, there was Giuly, and then there was Adebayor. The two fullbacks, Evra and Mai Kong, could compete for the best left and right backs of the decade.
Monaco, as a team with a home ground of 18000 people, could often play in the Champions League, and was considered a strong team in France Ligue 1. The main reason was that their scouting team and youth training system had stood strong for many years. Thuram and Sanor were also brought out from their youth training camp. This team's tradition was to pay more attention to physical fitness when selecting talents, so there were a lot of strong men.
Yes, Evra and Mai Kong were both strong men.
Li Ang decided to buy the Brazilian fullback Mai Kong from Monaco.
However, because Mai Kong was Brazilian, not an EU player, and did not have an EU passport, Li Ang needed to see if the team had any non-European players if he wanted to bring in Mai Kong.
In Serie A, there was no limit to the number of foreign players a team could bring in. Yes, as long as you successfully brought them in, even if you sent 11 foreign players on the field, no one could control you.
However, in terms of recruitment, you could only bring in one overseas non-European player in a summer (excluding foreign players who were already in Serie A). If you wanted to bring in more, you had to sell one foreign player.
Li Ang looked at his purge list. Among the players who had successfully transferred out of the team, Carlini was Uruguayan, Zemaria was Brazilian, Gamara was Paraguayan, Emre was Turkish, Martins was Nigerian, and Recoba was Uruguayan.
These six players had left. According to the rule of one non-European player leaving, there was one non-European spot. The players plus Inter Milan already had one non-European spot in this transfer period. Therefore, Inter Milan had seven non-European player spots.
Among the players that Inter Milan had brought in, Carlos and Mata were Spanish, Figo was Portuguese, Bonucci was Italian, and Marchisio was Italian. Ronaldo was Brazilian, but just before he transferred to Inter Milan, Ronaldo had obtained a Spanish passport. Therefore, he did not occupy a non-European spot. (Note: Ronaldo only officially obtained a Spanish passport in November of this year. However, he applied for it in January and qualified for a Spanish passport. Therefore, this article assumes that Ronaldo has obtained a Spanish passport now.)
Only the Argentinian Samuels and the Croatian Modric occupied Inter Milan's non-European spots.
Therefore, Li Ang had five non-European spots in his hands that he could use. He could safely bring in non-European players in the transfer market.
This was the "benefit" brought about by the purge.
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Inter Milan had just brought in Evra and tried to poach Monaco again.
Inter Milan offered Monaco six million euros for the Brazilian defender Mai Kong.
This was different from the psychological warfare they used when they wanted to buy Evra. This time, Inter Milan made a direct offer and made it clear that this was the first and final offer.
Inter Milan's attitude was "very clear." They just wanted to find a substitute for Zanetti. Six million euros for a substitute was a very sincere offer. Inter Milan could not increase the price.
At this time, Mai Kong had not been kicked out. Although he was a little famous, there were not many suitors. Inter Milan was the first to offer six million euros.
Monaco never considered the consequences of selling a player. They had a strong ability to produce new players. Therefore, they had no psychological burden to sell their main left and right backs in one go.
After evaluating, Monaco approved Inter Milan's offer for Mai Kong.
Mai Kong himself also yearned to join the Italian powerhouses. Even if he had to be a substitute for Zanetti, Mai Kong would be happy. The Brazilian believed that he had the ability to compete for the main position.
The player nodded and the club agreed.
Mai Kong's transfer was completed smoothly.
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July 23rd, Inter Milan's training day for the new season. The team's training started in the afternoon. In the morning, Inter Milan officially announced that the team had acquired the Brazilian defender Mai Kong from Monaco for six million euros. Douglas? Cicénando.
The two best defenders in the future football world in the next ten years. Li Ang's left and right defenders were in place.
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