In the forward line, Li Ang planned to bring in two players.
Although it was only his first season at Inter Milan, Li Ang was very ambitious.
Coppa Italia!
Serie A!
UEFA Champions League!
He wanted all of them!
Therefore, he planned to keep five players in the forward line, with Ronaldo and Adriano as the main force, and the other three players in charge of rotation.
First, he set his sights on AC Milan, his nemesis in the same city.
He had his eyes on AC Milan's young forward, Marco Borriello.
Marco Borriello was a Neapolitan, a product of AC Milan's youth academy. Borriello had made a name for himself early on and had long been regarded as AC Milan's star of hope in the forward line. But the reality was that Borriello could not play in AC Milan at all.
Treviso in Serie B, Tristina in Serie C, Empoli in Serie A, and Reggina in Serie A. Borriello's wandering shadow could be seen.
Now 23 years old, Borriello's career could be said to be "colorful."
Last season, Borriello was loaned to Reggina by AC Milan. In 30 games, he scored two goals. This was not a good result, so AC Milan still did not intend to give Borriello a chance.
And the player himself gradually realized that he was unlikely to play in AC Milan's first team.
Currently, AC Milan was planning to loan Borriello out again.
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Borriello's talent could not be said to be excellent, but he was a more practical player. In terms of technical characteristics, he was a more typical Italian center forward. He was tall and strong and could take on defenders. He was good at headers and could be the bridgehead in the front field. He had good awareness of snatching points in the penalty area. His shooting was not exquisite, but it was solid and reliable. His footwork focused on the basics. If he could partner with a number 9 and a half, his attacking efficiency would be very high.
Inter Milan's team currently lacked such a player. Moreover, Borriello was still young and had development potential, so there was no need to worry about him falling into their hands.
Inter Milan quickly sent a request to their city rivals, AC Milan, for the purchase of the young striker, Marco Borriello.
As the most famous rivals in the same city in the Serie A and even in the entire football world, Inter Milan and AC Milan were rivals on the field. However, in private, AC Milan and Inter Milan seemed to be very far apart, but they were actually very close. In the history of these two clubs that had been established for more than a hundred years, the movement of players between them was not a taboo …
This was different from the arch-rivals teams in other leagues. In the Premier League, between the arch-rivals Manchester United and Liverpool, it was impossible to imagine a player trade happening. Even between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, a player trade was rare. When Tottenham Hotspur's captain, Campbell, transferred to Arsenal, it almost caused a riot. The player himself even received death threats from the fans. Campbell was also hated by Tottenham Hotspur and was called the number one traitor in the history of Tottenham Hotspur.
Although AC Milan did not reject the trade with Inter Milan, they did not want to let Borriello leave. After all, the player was still young and had room for development.
However, Inter Milan's bargaining chip tempted AC Milan. They offered two million euros and Koke would be given to them for free.
Borriello's current value was about three to four million euros, and although Koke's current form was not as good as before, he was still more suitable as a substitute.
Of course, AC Milan and Koke were no strangers. In 2002, AC Milan traded the Italian national team's left-back, Koke for the Dutch midfielder, Seedorf, who was mediocre at Inter Milan. This seemingly balanced trade ended up making the Rossoneri a lot of money. Seedorf became a legend at AC Milan, while Koke was only left with injuries and helplessness at Inter Milan.
In a sense, AC Milan had 'special feelings' for Koke. They were a lucky star.
Moreover, Koke was only 28 years old and could be considered to be in his prime. Koke's current value was about five million euros.
In terms of statistics, AC Milan had a big advantage in this trade.
They pondered for a moment. Perhaps this time, if they took back Koke, the Italian defender, this time, he might be able to have a second chance at AC Milan. In that case, AC Milan would gain even more.
As for Koke himself, he was in the first batch of Li Ang's purge list. He was not willing to go to a small club, but he was happy to return to his former mother team, AC Milan.
In this way, the trade was quickly concluded.
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Inter Milan's officials soon announced the trade. The team used two million euros and the former national player, Francesco Koke, to acquire AC Milan's' off-staff player, 'Marco Borriello.
When the Italian media talked about this trade, they all said that Inter Milan had once again miscalculated in the trade with their city rival. The final beneficiary of this trade would definitely be AC Milan.
At AC Milan's press conference for him, Koke expressed his joy at 'returning home' and angrily attacked Li Ang. He said that he would use his outstanding performance at AC Milan to make Li Ang, who had 'eyes but failed to see,' regret.
Berlusconi liked Koke's words. He also said that Koke would find the feeling of home and perform well at AC Milan.
Li Ang did not comment on AC Milan's wishes. Inter Milan sent Koke away and had more room in terms of salary. It must be known that Koke's salary at Inter Milan was as high as three million euros. He had long been a burden. Let him be the scourge of AC Milan. This playboy was a classic example of a hopeless fool.
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They acquired Borriello, a substitute center forward who could be used as a bridgehead.
Li Ang's next goal was to bring in a striker with excellent technique, speed, and strong impact.
This time, his eyes were once again set on his old rival, Real Madrid. Li Ang's target was his old player in Real Madrid's under-17 A team, José Callejón.
Callejón was already 18 years old. Although Real Madrid signed an adult contract with Callejón, Real Madrid's tradition of not paying attention to their youth players was still the same. Therefore, Callejón could still only play in the youth team's matches.
However, Real Madrid flatly rejected Inter Milan's offer for Callejón.
Real Madrid used this attitude to show Li Ang that the hatred between them and Li Ang still existed. It would not weaken or disappear because of the package transfer of Ronaldo, Vieri, and Recoba.
Moreover, because Ronaldo's transfer to Inter Milan was directed and masterminded by Li Ang from the beginning to the end, this made Real Madrid hate Li Ang even more.
Young Callejón was also very disappointed. He could not wait to go to the boss.
Li Ang was furious that Real Madrid rejected him. However, he could not do anything if Real Madrid did not let him go.
He was now looking forward to next season's Champions League. If he could meet Real Madrid, he would 'repay' them well.
Don't think that I can't deal with you guys just because I left La Liga.
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Li Ang had to change his target. This time, he set his eyes on the Pampas Prairie.
He had his eyes on a seventeen-year-old striker from Argentina's Independiente.
The young man's name was Sergio Agüero.
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