Chapter 578 Busy but fulfilling
Chapter 578 Busy but fulfilling
The English media was shocked.
The entire European media was shocked.
Nope, the media around the world was shocked.
No one understands that at only 25 years old, Ricardo, who is at his peak, will choose to join a newly promoted Premier League team.
But a few days later, when Queens Park Rangers held a press conference to announce the change of ownership and saw the team's new owner and new chairman, everyone finally realized it.
At the press conference, Ricardo announced his joining, and at the same time announced the second signing of the team this year: former football champion Ronaldo joined for free.
"You know how to play, and you actually bought a club," Kaka called immediately, "Speaking of which, are you mentally prepared not to play in the Champions League for a few years?"
"You think too much, I will be able to return to the Champions League next year." Ricardo replied.
"So confident? Yes. Maradona was able to lead Naples to win the championship. I believe you and Ronnie will also have the opportunity to write a myth with this newly promoted team."
"Do you want to help me?"
"Forget it," Kaka said with a smile, "I have my own career plan, no matter how good a friend is, it's impossible to get tired of being together forever. I wish you success, Ricardo."
"Thank you."
After Olivia became the chairman, the first thing she did was to recruit Marotta, the transfer director, from Sampdoria in accordance with Ricardo's request.
Marotta's contract with Sampdoria has expired, and he was considering accepting Juventus' invitation, but Ricardo's invitation also made him very interested.
In the end, relying on the Jinyuan offensive, Marotta quickly accepted the contract.
On July 7, Ricardo held a press conference to announce that Marotta had entered the club management.
After the press conference, he called Marotta to his hotel room and tossed Marotta a piece of paper.
Marotta looked at it and frowned.
The paper is densely packed with names.
After a long time, he raised his head and touched his deeply wrinkled forehead: "It's very interesting."
"I also find it interesting," Ricardo said. "I would like to see these guys in my club."
"It's too much."
"Of course not all of them," Licardo said, "Those with horizontal lines must be focused on, and the rest can be selectively selected."
"You are going to change the club's blood."
"Yes, I hope the team can play in the Champions League next year, it is impossible to do it with these players."
"I see what you mean," Marotta said. "So what about the team's head coach, who are you going to find? I think you should also listen to the head coach's ideas when operating a transfer."
"I will find a head coach who can take care of food, don't worry," Ricardo said with a smile, "In the future, you will need to cooperate with my head coach, but this year, you just need to find out who I wrote down. Come."
"Okay, then I'll start working right away," Marotta smiled, "It's really a huge workload."
"Please," Licado clasped his hands together, "You can form a team to operate, and I'll be responsible for all expenses."
When Marotta left the hotel room, his eyes were still on the paper.
De Gea, Pogba, Courtois, Matic, Borja Valero, Coutinho, Mariga, Pandev, Thiago Motta, Pellet, Boateng, Card Liejón, Varane, Isco, Ardaturan, Thiago, Caceres, Perisic, Modric, Gundogan, Vidal, Klose, Handanovic , Carvajal, Van Dijk, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Nainggolan, Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Icardi, Can Te, Salah, Koulibaly, Miranda, Paulinho, Oscar, Godin, Stephen Savage, Kyle Walker, Harry Kane, Meunier, Alex Sandro , Felipe Luiz, Sterling, Luke Shaw, Mandzukic, Van der Wiel, Gary Cahill, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Marcus Rashford, Vardy ...
Not only their names, but also their current clubs and their approximate net worth.
There are well-known veterans, rising stars who are gaining fame and are being watched all over Europe, and there are also unknown young players.
I don't know where Ricardo got the list from.
"It's really a huge workload..." Marotta sighed again in the hotel corridor, "Do you think you're playing FM games? Real transfers don't work like this..."
When the America's Cup was in full swing, Ricardo and Olivia didn't go on vacation either.
Olivia is reorganizing the management of the club. She has not yet fully entered the role, but she is a bit jerky, but this is a very interesting and challenging job, and she never tires of it.
The team's scouts and coaching team are expanding, the business development department is being established, new sponsorships are being negotiated, and the team's training facilities are being updated... She is so busy that she is dizzy.
Ricardo was not idle either.He communicates with Marotta every day to understand the latest developments in the transfer market.
"De Gea has turned down an offer from the club and he has decided to join Manchester United."
"Courtois thinks it's a great experience to play with the king, but he asks for the main position."
"Pogba's contract expired, he did not renew his contract with Manchester United, and has joined the team for free."
"Borja Valero is happy to play with the king of the ball."
"Inter Milan does not intend to let Pandev transfer, but can accept loan."
"For Motta, Inter Milan asked for 700 million euros, but Motta himself did not want to join. He hopes to go to a team that can participate in the Champions League. I think offering a higher salary can impress him. Boss, do you agree?"
"Manchester City agreed to let Boateng join us for £1100 million, but Boateng is more willing to consider joining Bayern Munich. I am still following up."
"Ajax agreed to sell Alderweireld, Vertonghen and van der Weil in a package, but the three players asked for £2800m in total because they are the mainstay of their defense. I think it's okay. Talk it down a bit, but three players need at least £3m."
"Groningen agreed to sell Van Dijk, we have entered into contract negotiations with Van Dijk."
"Handanovic agreed to join, and Udinese asked for a transfer fee of 600 million euros."
"Nainggolan agreed to join, and Cagliari set a price of 480 million euros for him."
"Azar said that he has no intention of joining at the moment. He said that he respects you as the boss, but he has no intention of competing with you for the main position, let alone as a substitute for you."
"Everton are not going to sell Lukaku unless they can pay £1500m."
"Genk agreed to sell De Bruyne and Koulibaly to us for a total of 320 million euros."
"Liverpool say: Sterling not for sale."
"Luke Shaw has no plans to leave Southampton."
"Harry Kane said that he is a Tottenham fan and he will not leave the team he loves."
"Kante has joined from the Ligue 30 team Boulogne for a transfer fee of [-] euros."
"Salah joined from Basel for a transfer fee of 70 euros."
It's been a busy but fulfilling summer.
(End of this chapter)