Although Li Ang despised Professor Yu Wen's indecisiveness and closed the door to negotiations with Arsenal regarding Cambiasso, Li Ang had no choice but to consider Cambiasso's problem.
In fact, Cambiasso had already expressed his dissatisfaction with the current situation through his agent's mouth before the end of the season.
To be precise, he was dissatisfied with his position in Inter Milan.
He hoped to get a definite answer from Li Ang's mouth: Did he have a chance to play as the main force, or could he only be positioned as Carlos's substitute?
His future in Inter Milan, to be precise, what role would he play in Manager Li Ang's blueprint for the team?
Cambiasso believed that his ability was not inferior to Carlos's, but he could only be a substitute for a teammate who was much younger than him. This was already Li Ang's third season in charge of Inter Milan. Considering how young Carlos was, Cambiasso had to consider his own future. Was he going to stay in Inter Milan and be a substitute for Carlos?
The more he thought about it, the more dissatisfaction he would naturally grow.
Following Inter Milan to win the Serie A title for two consecutive seasons and also stood at the top of Europe, Cambiasso was now a champion player. He believed that with his ability and fame, he would be able to obtain a very good position and treatment in other powerhouse teams.
Of course, Cambiasso only revealed a slight intention to leave. He himself had not made up his mind to leave.
After all, if he continued to stay in Inter Milan, he might be able to win more championship titles and glory. Other things aside, Cambiasso had to admit that Li Ang's standard was really strong. He was a true champion manager. Inter Milan had a brand new look in the hands of this Chinese man and was one of the strongest teams in Europe.
Although Li Ang was also considering the issue of Cambiasso, he didn't decide to sell him. After all, with Cambiasso in the team, Inter Milan's defensive midfielder position could be said to have two guarantees. With Carlos and Cambiasso, Inter Milan's midfield was definitely one of the toughest and most capable midfielders in Europe.
Of course, the main issue was whether the price was satisfactory. If the price could satisfy Li Ang, Li Ang could consider letting him go.
However, if there is no suitable offer. He would rather have Cambiasso continue to stay. At most, he would give Cambiasso a bit more time in the rotation to appease the Argentinian. After all, no matter how strong Carlos was, there was nothing wrong with resting a bit more.
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After Ronaldo returned to Brazil and Figo went to Qatar, the third player to leave Inter Milan appeared.
In the end, Pasquale chose to leave. The long-term loan spell made the Italian left-back's development in his wandering loan spell did not go smoothly. He finally decided to transfer out of Inter Milan.
Pasquale officially transferred from Inter Milan to Livorno for a price of three million euros.
Then, bad news came. Marco Materazzi, who had just finished his vacation, was training to prepare for the new season before the team's training began. However, he was injured during training. Inter Milan's team doctor hurried over to check on Marco Materazzi. After the hospital's diagnosis, Marco Materazzi's injury was not optimistic. He would be out of action for three months.
This was a big blow to Inter Milan and Li Ang, who were about to start training for the new season.
Originally, Li Ang was quite satisfied with the allocation of center backs. He did not plan to add any reinforcements to the center back position. However, Marco Materazzi's injury disrupted all of this.
Moreover, considering that he was about to turn 34 years old, he was getting old. Injuries were likely to become more frequent. After this serious injury, there were also doubts about his condition when he returned to the team.
Therefore, Li Ang had to start seriously considering bringing in a reliable center back for the team.
Li Ang set his sights on Inter Milan's champions last season, FC Roma. His target was FC Roma's Romanian center back, Chivu.
Chivu had been the main center back of the Romanian national team since the 2000 UEFA European Championship. At that time, Chivu played in the left back position. The most impressive thing about him was that he passed a cross into the England goal. The Romanian was fast and skilled. After he came to Ajax, he was converted to a center back. He gave full play to his ability to organize and command in the rear. At that time, Chivu and Mexes were regarded as the center backs with the brightest future in Europe. Interestingly, the two later went to Rome one after the other.
Chivu's performance in FC Roma was stable and he was regarded as one of the best defenders in Serie A at the moment.
Chivu's ability to organize was outstanding. His defensive ability was also good. He was a player who could meet Li Ang's requirements.
Moreover, poaching Chivu from FC Roma could also directly weaken the strength of FC Roma. In addition, there was another point. Chivu could play as both a center back and a left back. This way, Inter Milan's left back position would have an additional layer of protection. Therefore, Li Ang directly proposed to the club to bring Roma's Romanian center back, Chivu, to Inter Milan.
Li Ang did not personally participate in the operation of Chivu's transfer. After he conveyed his request to the club's top management, he focused on other things. Li Ang's position in Inter Milan could be said to be second only to the club's owner, Moratti. Moreover, he had a good cooperation with Moratti. The club would not ignore the players that Li Ang asked for. They would do everything they could to meet Li Ang's request.
In fact, this was the case. Moratti himself admired Chivu. Therefore, the Inter Milan boss was very supportive of the proposal to poach FC Roma and decided to personally handle the transfer.
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Li Ang's plan for the new season was to start the team's training on July 21st.
On July 21st, 2007, Inter Milan's Pinenati Training Base was crowded with people.
Many fans spontaneously came to the training base to welcome the start of the team's new season training and watch the team's first day of training.
Although Ronaldo and Figo, the two star players who had left Inter Milan, were missing, the current Inter Milan was still shining brightly.
Adriano, Agüero, Diego Milito, Modric, Carlos, Mata, Samuels, Zanetti, and other star players arrived one after another. They were welcomed by cheers and applause from the fans.
The players reunited after a holiday. They were very happy to see each other. They talked about the past and hugged each other.
Diego Milito, in particular, was reunited with Mata, Carlos, and Modric after two years. He was once again playing under Li Ang. The Argentine was very happy. The Inter Milan Team captain, Javier Zanetti, was also very happy to have an Argentine compatriot join the team.
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