The Era of Emerald

() Today's third update... I'm so sleepy... I'm going to sleep...

"In terms of Costa's transfer fee, referring to the transfer fee of Luis Figo who transferred to Barcelona in January this year, we in Fiorentina are willing to pay the same amount of transfer fee for Costa, 400 million US dollars, paid in one lump sum. "

"Hehe, Chairman Corleone, you really know how to joke, you just want to take away our core star from Benfica with just 400 million dollars?" Azerado said with a smile, "We are all engaged in football, there is no need to make money What kind of circle, you all know that Figo’s transfer fee at that time did not reflect his actual worth at all. If Figo hadn’t been banned from Serie A by your country’s Football Association, he would have joined Serie A at a price that was more than double this gone."

"Then, what does Chairman Azerado mean?"

"800 million dollars, paid in one lump sum, this price is absolutely fair." Azerado stared at Zhuang Mingge with narrowed eyes, smiling like an old fox.

"800 million is too expensive, at most 500 million dollars." Zhuang Mingge was stared coldly by Azerado's smiling eyes

"It is impossible for us to agree to this offer! Chairman Corleone, don't forget that when Paul Sosa joined Juventus last year, his net worth reached 800 million US dollars!" Azerrado was a little angry and proud Said in a calm tone, "We are Benfica!"

Azerado does have the capital to be proud of. After all, before the introduction of the Bosman Act, the strength of European league teams was relatively average. The so-called "small country team" has been blocked from the Champions League final for more than 30 years?

Speaking of Benfica, the most impressive thing is that it has won the most Portuguese league championships, and it is also the team that has won the most Champions Leagues in Portugal.Before the rise of Porto, Benfica was to Portugal what Real Madrid was to Spain.

In addition, the most impressive thing about Benfica is the famous "Gutman Curse".

In 1962, he led the team to defeat Real Madrid led by superstars such as Di Stefano and Puskas in the Champions League final. After completing two consecutive Champions League titles, Gutman, who was the head coach of Benfica at the time, asked the Benfica board of directors for a salary increase. But it was rejected by the board of directors.The Hungarian coach announced his resignation angrily. Before leaving the team, he uttered the famous "Gutman Curse": "From now on, within 100 years, Benfica will never win the European championship again."

No one expected that Gutman's angry words really came true.Since then, Benfica has reached the final of the European Champions Cup five times and the UEFA Cup final once, but they all lost!

In the 60s, Benfica entered the Champions League final five times, and the last three times respectively fulfilled AC Milan, Inter Milan, which created the "big international era", and Manchester United, which re-emerged 10 years after the Munich air crash.The closest time to now is the 1990 Champions League final. Although the legendary Benfica superstar Eusebio went to Gutman’s grave (the Hungarian died in 1981) to pray before the game, the Portuguese team still lost in the final. The Rossoneri lost with regret.

In 1983, Benfica reached the UEFA Cup final, and finally lost to Anderlecht from Belgium.

If it was really a curse, how powerful was the old man Gutman's resentment at that time...

Zhuang Mingge can only comment on the tragic Benfica.

"How about it, Chairman Corleone? 800 million US dollars, paid in one lump sum, and you can go to discuss the treatment with Costa."

Sure enough, it is still necessary to use money to clear the way to deal with the rich chairman, Zhuang Minge sighed in his heart.

"Okay, then 800 million US dollars will be paid in one lump sum."

As soon as Azerado heard that Zhuang Mingge agreed to his asking price, he immediately changed another expression, and said with a smile on his face: "Deal! Chairman Corleone, now you can go and discuss personal treatment with Rui. This is his Contact information."

Will the players not be informed of any transfer negotiations?Azerado, you will suffer for this behavior of belittling players sooner or later, Zhuang Mingge sneered in his heart, and took Costa's contact information from Azerado.

"Hello? Hello, are you Mr. Rui Costa? I am Antonio Corleone, the chairman of the Fiorentina club. We have just obtained the permission of the Benfica club. Now we plan to discuss the contract treatment with you..."

"Are you on vacation in Funchal now? Let's meet tomorrow at the Palace Hotel in Funchal."

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Early the next morning, Zhuang Minge and Karin flew from Lisbon to Funchal, the capital of Madeira Autonomous Prefecture in Portugal.

Sitting in the lobby of the most luxurious Palace Hotel in Funchal, Zhuang Minge drank freshly squeezed juice while waiting for Rui Costa's arrival.

If Baggio is a melancholic beauty, Batty is a passionate beauty, and Zidane is a wild beauty, then Rui Yi is a classical beauty in Zhuang Mingge's memory!

Compared with other full-bodied stars, he just chewed his chewing gum calmly, strolled around the green field like a leisurely stroll, and always only wore his socks to the middle of the leg guards...

Rui Costa's running is an excellent rhythm, such as the coordination and lightness of a deer prancing on the grassland.He doesn't like to race against opponents like Figo, another famous team-mate in the national team, and he doesn't like to play flashy bicycles like the Brazilian Denilson.His grasp of the court space can be described as proficient, always observing the subtle changes on the court, and taking advantage of the opponent's momentary negligence to send a deadly pass.

He's never aimed for the flashy dribble, his job is to find the chance to deliver the killer blow on the court.

In Zhuang Minge's memory, Rui Costa's most classic assist was in the 02-03 season, in the match between AC Milan and Real Madrid, the Portuguese used a shocking 40-meter long pass in the 60th minute. Opened Real Madrid's defense and assisted teammate Shevchenko to score the only goal of the game.

That's Costa's job on the pitch, looking for and taking advantage of every chance to deliver the finishing blow.

This is Rui Costa, a talented midfielder, a midfielder born for art.

From a technical and tactical point of view, the introduction of Costa can also bring a tactical change to the team, because there is still a player living on the offside line in the Fiorentina team-Inzaghi.

Think about it, when Inzaghi's erratic running and Rui Costa's wonderful passing are combined, a super killer known for grabbing spots, and a midfielder who has made wonderful passes , the combination of Inzaghi and Rui Costa is enough to make people realize what it means to complement each other.

Costa - Djorkaeff - Inzaghi (Baggio) - Batty, this offensive combination is enough to destroy any team's defense!