Cambiasso went to Madrid for a medical examination and the final negotiations on his personal benefits. On the Italian side, Inter Milan's president, Moratti, personally handled Chivu's transfer and made a breakthrough. The two clubs were close to reaching a consensus on the transfer.
In fact, the two clubs had fallen into discord over the price negotiations. Inter Milan's president, Moratti, said that he was only willing to pay 12 million euros for Chivu's transfer to the Nerazzurri. However, Roma would not sell for less than 16 million euros.
At the critical moment, Inter Milan's manager, Li Ang, personally called Chivu. This call played a key role in the promotion of the transfer.
Li Ang was no longer a nobody like he was a few years ago. He was the La Liga champion, Copa del Rey champion, UEFA Europa League champion, Serie A champion, Coppa Italia champion, and UEFA Champions League champion. In addition to the FIFA Club World Cup, Li Ang had achieved the grand slam of a manager's position in a club. He was currently one of the most popular managers in Europe. Chivu was very excited when he felt the importance that Li Ang placed on him. The Romanian defender immediately became very proactive about the transfer to Inter Milan.
Subsequently, the positive attitude and determination of Chivu himself and his agent, the Becali brothers, facilitated the rapid progress of the transfer deal.
After Li Ang's phone call, Chivu's personal wishes played a decisive role.
In order to be able to play under Li Ang, the Romanian even took the initiative to reduce his annual salary by one million euros to help Inter Milan make up for the gap in transfer fees. Originally, Inter Milan and Chivu had negotiated personal benefits and reached an annual salary of 5.5 million euros. After Chivu took the initiative to reduce his salary, his new annual salary would be 4.5 million euros per year instead of the previous 5.5 million. However, the length of the contract had increased from the original four years to five years.
Previously, Roma's asking price for Chivu had remained at 16 million euros and refused to budge. This also made Moratti unhappy and he angrily left the negotiating table. However, after Chivu proposed to reduce his annual salary, which was equivalent to giving Inter Milan nearly five million euros in compensation, Moratti was willing to return to the negotiating table and accepted the 16 million euros transfer fee proposed by Roma.
Under such circumstances, Moratti arrived in Rome by private jet at 6 p.m. local time on the 25th. After an hour of face-to-face talks with the head of the Club of Rome, Ms. Senxi, the two sides finally reached a preliminary agreement on Chivo's transfer to Inter Milan.
Chivo will be transferred from Roma to Inter Milan for 16 million euros (including half of the rights to the young defender Andrea Olli, equivalent to 3 million euros). Moratti took a flight back to Milan at around 8: 30 p.m. local time after making sure that Chivo had joined the team.
After returning to Milan, Moratti called Li Ang to tell him the good news.
Li Ang thanked the chairman for his efforts in the transfer, and Moratti joked that Li Ang's phone call would have been more effective if he had done it personally.
Before the transfer agreement was reached, Chivo had secretly undergone a medical examination in a hospital in Rome and passed it successfully. Therefore, the signing of the transfer agreement also meant that the transfer deal was officially completed.
July 25th, evening.
At 21: 00 local time in Italy, Inter Milan's official website announced that the 26-year-old Romanian defender, Cristian Chivo, officially transferred from Roma to Inter Milan for 16 million euros. The two sides signed a five-year contract.
The Inter Milan Football Club and the head coach, Mr. Li Ang, warmly welcomed the arrival of the Romanian.
The Inter Milan fans were very happy and cheered for the addition of the iron defender.
At the same time, the news of the Inter Milan youth team captain, Andrea Olli, being traded to Roma was drowned out.
The back view of the young defender, who had once been placed high hopes on by the Inter Milan people, leaving in low spirits did not attract anyone's attention.
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July 26th, Inter Milan held their first warm-up game after the new season training.
They played a warm-up game against Cagliari in Sardinia. Inter Milan tied with Cagliari with Borriello and Diego Milito's goals.
After the game, Li Ang flew into a rage. He was very dissatisfied with the two goals conceded by the team.
Milan Gazzetta dello Sport joked that Li Ang did not need to be too anxious because Chivo, whom he had specifically asked for, was coming.
On the same day, Real Madrid's official website officially announced that the Argentine midfielder, Esteban Cambiasso, officially joined Real Madrid from Inter Milan for a sky-high price of 35 million euros.
Later, Inter Milan's official website also officially confirmed the news and sent Cambiasso their blessings.
The official announcement of the transfer shocked the world of football. While the media was shocked by Real Madrid's big spending, they also joked that Inter Milan had finally made a lucrative deal.
Cambiasso had played for Real Madrid in the past. However, in Real Madrid, Cambiasso rarely got the chance to show himself. His shining performances there could be counted on one's fingers. When he was 22 years old, he performed well in the UEFA Super Cup match against Feyenoord and contributed two assists. However, this did not win Real Madrid's trust. During his time with Real Madrid, he was loaned out many times and played for Independiente and River Plate in Argentina. In the summer of 2004, Real Madrid did not renew Cambiasso's contract, so Inter Milan got him for free. Now, three years later, Cambiasso returned to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid had to pay an expensive price of 35 million euros.
According to the media, Moratti was very proud of this transfer deal. Inter Milan had always been criticized by the media as a black hole for star players. Now that Cambiasso had transferred to Real Madrid for a sky-high price, it could be said that Inter Milan had righted its name. Moreover, Cambiasso was only a substitute for Carlos. Cambiasso's departure did not have a big impact on Inter Milan's midfield strength.
The Spanish media focused on this transfer deal. Marca's comment on this deal was that Calderón was paying for Florentino's mistake in the past. The player was released for free during Florentino's time, but now Calderón had to buy him back for a sky-high price of 35 million euros.
Just as the media was reporting on Cambiasso's sky-high price return to Inter Milan, the British newspaper The Times broke the news that before Real Madrid, Arsenal was also pursuing Cambiasso. Arsenal's manager, Wenger, even personally called Inter Milan's manager, Li Ang. However, in the end, Arsenal missed out on Cambiasso because the difference in the transfer fee was too big.
The reporter interviewed Li Ang about this matter. Li Ang nodded. "That's right. Arsenal wanted Cambiasso, but obviously, we did not feel their sincerity."
The reporter then found Wenger. The professor's expression was unfriendly. "We expressed our sincerity and gave a price that we thought was appropriate. However, obviously, Inter Milan did not think so. Congratulations to them for making a fortune from Real Madrid."
The amount of sincerity in Li Ang's and Wenger's words aroused the media's curiosity.
Later, the media actually found out the number. Li Ang asked for 40 million euros, but Wenger was only willing to pay 13 million euros.
For a moment, public opinion was in an uproar.
The media discussed and joked about this matter.
Even the Arsenal fans thought that their club's offer for Cambiasso was so shocking that they were speechless.
Some media outlets who were not afraid of blowing up the matter found Cambiasso, who had already transferred to Real Madrid. Cambiasso's response was, "Manager Li Ang thinks that I'm worth 40 million, and Real Madrid also paid an expensive transfer fee. I'm honored! I'll prove that I'm worth this price! Wenger's offer? That's an insult to me! "
This matter did not seem to end there. Cambiasso seemed to be on steroids every time he played against Arsenal …
PS: Weakly begging for a guaranteed monthly ticket.
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