The Era of Emerald

"Well, let me think about it... My personal suggestion is that if you are developing satellite clubs in the five major leagues, you should first consider those teams that have a tradition of cultivating young players but are relatively weak financially. As for the leagues of other small and medium-sized countries, you can choose more well-known strong teams. Due to the difference in league level and popularity, these teams are far more attractive to players than those who are not. Come to our Florence." Regarding the question raised by his boss, Antonioni gave an answer after a little consideration, "For France, Monaco, which has signed a commissioning training agreement with us, is quite good. I believe Monaco Club is willing to play more. A sum of financial income; in Belgium, I personally think that Anderlecht is more suitable for this role. If the other party is not willing to become our satellite team, Standard Liege, which is less famous in Belgium than Anderlecht Club Brugge is also a good choice; in terms of Portugal, the traditional top three of Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Porto are all suitable for us, we can talk to all three clubs and then choose the best from them.”

"So, what about Spain and Germany? Just now you mentioned the benefits of these two countries, why don't you mention it now?" Zhuang Mingge still remembered the special treatment that Antonioni said before for Latin American and Eastern European players in these two countries, so asked.

You know, high-quality and cheap Latin American and Eastern European players, whether it is now or in the future, they are a big force in European football.If some of the resources can be mastered through the establishment of satellite clubs in Spain and Germany, it will be quite beneficial to Florence's future.

"Sorry, boss, I didn't think of any suitable teams from these two countries." Antonioni shrugged helplessly, "In terms of Spain, the two giants Real Madrid and Barcelona are too strong. Teams such as Atletico Madrid, Valencia, and Deportivo have frequently challenged their hegemony, but they still cannot shake the special status of these two clubs in Spain. Moreover, these two giants regard Spain as their own. The back garden, so I don't think Real Madrid and Barcelona will allow us to extend our tentacles into the one-third of an acre of land they control."

Although Zhuang Mingge knew that Real Madrid and Barcelona had a detached status in Spain, he never thought that these two clubs would be so powerful in Spain. He didn't really realize this until today when he heard Antonioni say this.Thinking of this, Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. If he had known this, he wouldn't have cheated Real Madrid so much.

The current Real Madrid does not have much affection for Fiorentina. After all, this Italian giant first poached Redondo from Real Madrid, and then robbed Robert Carlos, who they originally planned to introduce. Take away the Brazilian teenager Ze Roberto.With these new and old hatreds intertwined, Real Madrid will definitely interfere with Fiorentina's construction of satellite clubs in Spain.

Don't underestimate the energy of Real Madrid. In Zhuang Mingge's previous life, in order to celebrate the club's independence, Real Madrid could even ignore the protests of other teams and asked the Spanish Football Association to change the time of the Copa del Rey final to March 3, the day the club was founded. , Even the venue was changed to Real Madrid's home stadium, the Bernabéu.

However, this wishful thinking of "using a Copa del Rey champion as a gift for the club's centenary birthday" was disturbed by the Super Depor at the time, and Real Madrid was slapped heavily, making this so-called "best of the century" The club almost became the laughing stock of the whole of Europe.

As for Barcelona, ​​Zhuang Mingge has no plans to deal with the other party. Although he has a little friendship with Cruyff, this relationship alone cannot make Barcelona agree to Fiorentina, an Italian club that originally belonged to them. There is no small risk in building a satellite team in Catalonia.

Zhuang Mingge is very aware of how xenophobic Barcelona, ​​the representative of Catalonia, is. Not to mention anything else, even when Louis van Gaal led Barcelona to consecutive league titles in the previous life, Barcelona fans and the media never stopped criticizing the Dutchman. Voice, and the reason is that Van Gaal paid too much attention to his fellow Dutchmen and his old team while ignoring the players from Barcelona.

Therefore, Florence's plan to build a second-class satellite club in Spain is probably in the foreseeable future if it is to be realized. The biggest possibility is to build a first-class satellite team, that is, to sign entrusted training agreements with several mid-level clubs. Loan some good seedlings from South America to accept the tempering of the top league, and then profit from it.

"The situation in Germany is similar to that in Spain. The entire German football world is almost completely under the shadow of Bayern Munich. The teams that can pose a threat to Bayern in the league have all been poached by Bayern with various means. From the previous Borussia Mönchengladbach (Mateus was poached) to Bremen (Basler was poached), and now Stuttgart striker Elber, who is constantly rumored with Bayern... If it wasn't for Sammer Retiring early due to injury, I am afraid that he will also be poached to Munich this summer to take over from Matthaus." Antonioni is also very helpless with the status quo of German football. In his opinion, the top European leagues like the Bundesliga It’s unbelievable that there would be a situation where one family dominates. “Under this situation, I’m afraid that even if we build a satellite club in Germany, it’s just a wedding dress for Bayern Munich.”

"If this is the case, it seems that Fiorentina can only find a few teams in Spain and Germany to sign entrusted training agreements." After listening to Antonioni's explanation, Zhuang Mingge sighed and expressed his feelings for the club. Views on building satellite clubs in Germany and Spain.

Although he has helped Beckenbauer a lot before, Zhuang Mingge will not take it for granted that if Fiorentina really chooses a satellite club in Germany, the football emperor, as the chairman of Bayern Munich, can hold back the promise and temptation, and not to the satellite team. There are a large number of potential newcomers here to start.

Judging from Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga, the possibility of not recruiting these players is very small.

Therefore, Zhuang Mingge had to temporarily put aside the idea of ​​building a second-class satellite team in Spain and Germany, but he was still a little depressed.

Could it be that Florence really can only give up the high-quality resources of Latin America and Eastern Europe, and can only choose the few people with the most potential?

Rosicky, Petr Cech, Shevchenko, Arshavin, Nemanja Vidic... Are these world-class stars from Eastern Europe about to miss out on Fiorentina?Isn't there a best-of-both-worlds solution?