If a player wanted to leave, Li Ang generally would not urge him to stay. What he needed was a fighting team and the whole team needed to work together. Moreover, since Borriello wanted to leave, he was naturally dissatisfied with the current situation. If he forced him to stay, he might become a hidden danger.
Li Ang nodded to Borriello's transfer to AC Milan. However, it was just a nod. If AC Milan wanted Borriello, they needed to show their "sincerity."
AC Milan proposed a plan to exchange their Brazilian striker, Oliveira, for Borriello.
If there were any individual strengths in the football world, Oliveira was one of them when he dragged Real Betis into the Champions League.
The former La Liga striker and current Brazilian national footballer wore the number 7 jersey left by Shevchenko. No matter how one looked at it, Oliveira was one of the most anticipated players in Serie A this season. His debut was also glorious. Li Ang had a deep impression of Oliveira in his first game. AC Milan played against Lazio. Oliveira scored a header. At that time, Milan fans were so happy that they shouted at Inter Milan, "We can win the title even if we don't spend money and lose eight points!"
However, Oliveira's performance took a turn for the worse after that. Occasionally, a few decent shots were in close contact with the goalpost. Ancelotti gradually lost his patience with him. He only scored three goals in 1310 minutes. By the end of the season, Oliveira was already in a state of abandonment. There was no doubt that the Brazilian was the biggest import in Serie A last season.
In addition, it was worth mentioning that Oliveira joined Milan because of his technical foundation. However, this alone was far from enough for this face to conquer Milan's leadership. Milan's other purpose in bringing him in, or rather, their long-term goal, was to target Ronaldinho. Oliveira's agent, Assis, was Ronaldinho's brother and agent. Assis was not well-known in the agent circle and did not make any big moves. It was only because he had a super younger brother that he was able to mingle in the game. This time, he successfully introduced Oliveira to Milan, which was an important step in increasing his reputation. He also knew that Milan had given him a push, and there would be a time for them to return the favor in the future.
Oliveira had originally joined AC Milan for 17 million euros. Due to his poor performance in Milan this season, the Brazilian's value had shrunk and was now around 10 million euros.
In other words, AC Milan valued Borriello at 10 million euros and intended to use Oliveira as a coupon.
Li Ang scoffed at this.
The story behind Oliveira joining Milan had nothing to do with Li Ang and Inter Milan. He also did not want to get close to Acis. Li Ang did not want Oliveira as a voucher. The truth was that Oliveira was a fake. Perhaps it was unfair to say that he was a fake, but it was an indisputable fact that the Brazilian was not used to the Serie A arena.
Besides, Li Ang already had Agüero and Cassano under his command. He already had enough technical players. There was no place for Oliveira.
Therefore, Li Ang directly told the club to reject AC Milan's proposal. You want to use a fake to deceive my Borriello? Dream on.
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After the 'deception' failed, AC Milan quickly sent a second offer of two million euros plus Oliveira.
Li Ang refused without another word. If he wanted to get Borriello, he had to use money to do the talking. There was no need to torment him with Oliveira.
In the end, after a third round of negotiations, Inter Milan and AC Milan reached an agreement on the transfer of Borriello.
The 25-year-old former AC Milan striker returned to Milan for 15 million euros.
Ronaldo went back to Brazil to enjoy his football, Figo went to West Asia to retire, Pasquale transferred to Livorno, Andrea was exchanged to Roma, and Cambiasso transferred to Real Madrid at a high price. Now, Borriello also transferred back to AC Milan.
Inter Milan had already lost six players in this transfer window so far. In terms of signings, only Li Ang's former subordinate Diego Milito from Sporting de Gijón and the Romanian defender Chivo from FC Roma, as well as the 'cheap' Cassano, who was bought on loan from Real Madrid.
Therefore, the media paid attention to which players Inter Milan would bring in to make up the difference, especially in the midfield. The departure of Cambiasso and Figo made Inter Milan a little short of manpower in the midfield.
"At the very least, they should find a substitute for Carlos," said Milan Gazzetta dello Sport.
Li Ang was indeed considering midfield signings. Cambiasso's departure needed to make up for this gap.
He looked around the transfer market and finally locked onto Serie A to make up for this gap. In the end, Li Ang locked onto Udinese's Ghanaian midfielder Montari.
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The Ghanaian midfielder, who was about to turn 24 years old, made his name in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. At that time, Montari was still inexperienced. He followed the Ghanaian U20 team all the way to the finals. Unfortunately, they lost to the host Argentina and were runner-up. After that, Montari went to the English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United for a trial. Although he performed well, he did not receive a contract from the Red Devils.
Later in 2001, Montari officially joined the Serie A team Udinese. In his first season, he first trained with the 'Black Roosters' reserve team. On November 6, 2002, in a match against AC Milan, Montari made his debut for Udinese's first team. Montari's exquisite technique, fierce fighting, and unique long shots quickly made a name for himself in Apennine.
In fact, at this moment, Montari was almost ready to transfer out of Udinese. The English Premier League team Portsmouth had already gone through several rounds of negotiations with Udinese regarding Montari's transfer. Portsmouth had already decided to use £7.1 million (€10 million) to bring in Montari, which was the club's record for the transfer of a player.
Portsmouth and Udinese had already reached an agreement on the transfer fee for the player and were in the final negotiations with the player's personal benefits. Montari was only one step away from Portsmouth's final signature.
However, Inter Milan's strong intervention changed everything.
When Montari learned that the Serie A's dominant team, Inter Milan, was interested in signing him, he immediately cast Portsmouth aside. Portsmouth or Inter Milan, the answer to this question was self-evident. The Ghanaian directly told his agent that he would not go anywhere other than Inter Milan.
The Portsmouth people were annoyed, but there was nothing they could do. In the face of a giant like Inter Milan, they were too weak.
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Inter Milan wanted to end this quickly and directly bid according to Portsmouth's offer to Udinese. They offered Udinese 10 million euros for Montari!
The angry Portsmouth people quickly increased the price to 11 million euros!
The Udinese people did not care whether they sold Montari to Portsmouth or Inter Milan. They only cared about the transfer income.
The Udinese people originally wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, hoping that Inter Milan would continue to increase the price!
However, Inter Milan's attitude was very clear. It was 10 million euros!
The Udinese people were not very happy, but they had to give in in the end. The player himself expressed his attitude that he would not go to anyone other than Inter Milan. The deal was quickly concluded.
Soon, Inter Milan's official website announced that the team had brought in the Ghanaian international midfielder, Sulay Ali Montari, from Udinese for a transfer fee of 10 million euros. The team signed the Ghanaian international player to a five-year contract.
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