The Era of Emerald

The story is divided into two teams. After seeing that Fiorentina, which has been relegated, took the lead in signing in with a lot of money, those teams in Serie A were naturally not to be outdone, and they all sought the possibility of trading to strengthen their lineup.

Since the economic depression period in Italy has not yet come at this time, the owners of these Serie A clubs during this period have not yet developed the habit of keeping their wallets tight.

According to the normal development of history, the Italian currency lira will collapse by the end of 1994. Since then, Italy's small and medium-sized teams have never introduced well-known foreign aid. The only ones who can make big signings are the big boss Inter Milan, AC Milan under Berlusconi who still has a certain enthusiasm for football, Sensi's Roma, Cranioti's Lazio, and Juventus.

As for other teams, either they started to engage in the "human trafficker" business like Udinese, or they started to experience financial crises like Parma and Fiorentina and began to sell the main players of the team, so Serie A has declined since then... up.

The topic goes back to the transfer market in 93. Enrique Mantovani’s Sampdoria was the first to act. Compared with his father, Paulo, who died in a car accident, Mantovani Jr. Mantovani, who seems to be more enthusiastic about buying and selling players, first got England player David Platt from Juventus, and then brought in Ruud Gullit from AC Milan in a package With Alberigo Evani, the departure of Dutch superstar Gullit also marks the end of the era of Milan's "Three Musketeers of the Netherlands".

After AC Milan sent Gullit away, it sent Frank Rijkaard, another member of the "Three Musketeers of the Netherlands", Frank Rijkaard back to his hometown in the Netherlands. At the same time, the team's veteran Carlo Ancelotti also announced his retirement as early as the end of the season.

AC Milan, which lost several generals, also made a lot of big moves in the market at this time. It introduced Laudrup Jr. from Florence, and bought the famous Romanian player Raduchoiu from Brescia. The most important signing Marcel Desailly was signed for a cheap price from Marseille, their rivals in last season's Champions League final, who are now mired in a match-fixing scandal. He will leave as Frank Rijkaard and Carlo Ancelotti. supplement.

Although the Dutch superstar Van Basten will not be able to play next season due to injury, the AC Milan team still has local players such as Lentini, Panucci, Eranio, Marco Simeone, led by Paul Marr Deni, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta, Mauro Tassotti, Sebastian Rossi's golden defense is a bit old but still at its peak , AC Milan in the new season is still the most powerful championship contender.

Naples, who had lost too much blood, urgently invited Marcelo Lippi, the head coach of the Serie A Atalanta team, to coach, then retained the team captain Chiro Ferrara, and rented Di Canio from Juventus. Loaned a few players from other teams; promoted some young players from his own youth team; coupled with some players bought at a low price from lower leagues, he put together a set of players capable of playing in Serie A. line-up.

The whole of Italy is watching the jokes of Naples. Only Zhuang Minge knows that this Naples team under the leadership of "Silver Fox" Lippi has displayed amazing combat effectiveness, and finally ranked sixth in the league and won the UEFA Cup next season. Qualification, and this is also the last glory of Naples in the 20th century.

Juventus, which has just won the UEFA Cup, has not slowed down the speed of signings. Juventus, which has local stars such as Roberto Baggio, Vialli, Ravanelli, Peruzzi, continues to adhere to the localization strategy , They purchased Di Livio and the future "Zebra Prince" Del Piero from the Padua team in Serie B, and the team's strength has been further improved.

And Inter Milan, which has been prone to civil strife since the disintegration of the "German Troika", also made a big deal. They bought Wim Jonker and Dennis, who has the title of "Ice Prince" from the Dutch Ajax club. · Bergkamp, ​​the two came to San Siro for a high price of 1200 million pounds.

Due to the success of the "Three Musketeers of the Netherlands", the Dutch players collectively put on a dazzling aura. Therefore, when the "Ice Prince" Bergkamp made his debut at the Meazza Stadium, it caused a sensation in the Italian media. Other transfers In the face of the sensation caused by Bergkamp, ​​they all seem to be overshadowed.

Although the capital team Roma has a poor record in recent years, the Romans have never given up the idea of ​​competing for the league championship. This summer they bought Argentine striker Balbo from Udinese.

And Lazio, Rome's rival in the same city, is naturally not to be outdone. It introduced Paulo Negro from Brescia, Alen Boksic from Marseille, and Cassie, who was not able to play the main force, from Juventus. Lazio, Turin goalkeeper Marchegiani also joined Lazio, coupled with the team's original England midfielder Paul Gascoigne, the team's strength has been greatly improved.

Parma, which is controlled by the Italian giant Parmalat, has great ambitions. First, it poached Gianfranco Zola from Naples, which was in financial crisis, and formed a strike partner with Colombian striker Asprilla; Argentine central defender San Sini; at the same time, the team sent away the Brazilian goalkeeper Taffarel and introduced the local goalkeeper Butch; the veteran Osio, who has played for the team for many years, went to Brazil to retire, and the whole Parma looked full of vigor.

Seeing that Italian teams are in full swing in the transfer market, teams in other leagues are naturally not to be outdone. Barcelona, ​​which has won three consecutive La Liga titles, made a big deal to buy Brazilian striker "Lone Wolf" Romario; Real Madrid The local central defender Alcorta was introduced from Athletic Club Bilbao, and the flames of the battle between the La Liga duo continued from the field to the transfer market.As the third place in La Liga last season, Deportivo introduced the 31-year-old veteran Donato from Atletico Madrid (this gentleman later played for Deportivo for a full ten years, and twice broke the record for the oldest goal in La Liga. Record).

In the newly established Premier League, Manchester United, which won the first Premier League championship, continued to strengthen the team. A call from Ferguson snatched Nottingham Forest's young midfielder Roy Keane from Blackburn;

However, English football has not yet shaken off the influence of being banned by UEFA from participating in the three major European cups for five years. Although the local fans in England are still enthusiastic, they cannot conceal the desolation of the football market. At that time, almost no foreign players were willing to play in England. ball.

German clubs have not introduced too many well-known stars because they are generally thrifty and manage their families. Only Dortmund introduced Matthias Sammer who returned from Inter Milan, and Werder Bremen bought Mario from Hertha Berlin. Basler, the ball market is not very prosperous.

It can be seen from the popularity of the transfer market that the European leagues are still led by Serie A.

This is not nonsense. Whether a league is strong or not depends on the purchasing power of the teams and the number of star players in the entire league. For example, although Real Madrid and Barcelona are indeed strong and have many stars, other teams in the league If it is not strong enough to turn a La Liga into a "Western Super League", the level of excitement in the league will not be enough. As for the Premier League, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea all have the strength to compete for the championship. Arsenal, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur Everton and Everton constitute the second echelon. These teams are all capable of spoiling the situation.

However, things in the transfer market have nothing to do with Fiorentina now. After all, Fiorentina's signings this season have been completed, and the next thing is to wait for the summer training camp on July 7 to start running the team.

ps1: Since there is a large-scale job fair today, the author submitted his resume in the morning and did not update it in time...

ps2: I hereby declare that there will be no eunuchs in this book, please read the book with confidence.