But the biggest issue within their team now is that Juan Gutierrez, known as Serie A’s number one divine striker, has been tempted by the Premier League.
This Serie A superstar, second only in stature, plans to join the Premier League’s wealthy team, Chelsea, after the season ends.
Little International simply cannot compete financially.
They can offer Gutierrez a new salary of around 5.5 million to 6 million euros, which is almost unprecedented!
The previous highest salary in Serie A was Izalelt’s five million euro.
And whether it’s five million or six million, it far exceeds the 3.5 million euros of a general top Serie A star.
But they say Chelsea’s offered salary is eight million euros!
Not including signing bonuses and other incentives.
In total, it might reach ten million euros!
This is a super salary previously unseen in European football.
Gutierrez can’t refuse.
He will definitely transfer.
Inter Milan has been troubled by this for most of the season, and they can only aim for the Champions League while Gutierrez is still here, hoping to create one last glory.
So the Italian Cup... let’s put it aside for now.
"We will dispatch our lineup as appropriate, as we have relegation pressure," said the sports director of Sampdoria.
This statement immediately ignited Martivini.
Either you’re in the Champions League quarter-finals, or in the top four of the league.
Can I ask who you are?
Even with real weapons, you might not surpass the well-armed San Remo, yet you say you’ll handle accordingly?
Handle your grandfather’s matter! Do you really think the three Serie B strong teams are fools? Why don’t you go play a match with Chievo, Benevento, and Brescia and see if you can win all three?
"Alright, I understand everyone!" Martivini said, "I won’t pressure anyone this season. But..."
"From next season onward, we will turn the Italian Cup into a prize with super national characteristics. We will invite a large number of various stars to add glory to the matches, letting fans feel the charm of this event."
"By then, I don’t want any teams lagging. If there are teams that do not send out reasonable and attractive lineups, then the association will consider giving some reasonable and legal preferences within the rules to teams that cooperate with the association’s call."
Many people present felt a chill on their faces.
This is really unspoken.
The teams not cooperating next season may face adjustments in their schedule and possibly some "normal" fluctuations in referee decisions.
This is very deadly.
Even strong teams don’t need the association’s care, but they also don’t want to be targeted by the association.
"Alright! We will go back and study this issue carefully." Many team representatives said solemnly, at least outwardly making a show of it.
Martivini’s authority received significant growth through this meeting.
Achievements made in the position, personal influence, grassroots reputation, and association influence have all grown.
In this situation, the probability of Martivini’s opponent winning reelection is greatly reduced.
...
"Ding! You have completed a hat-trick and received a random gift pack."
"Ding! You have acquired a player-level skill, Triangle Concept."
"Triangle Concept: Your positional play will become more effective, and you will always maintain a triangular formation with two other teammates, facilitating passing and receiving."
"Ding! You have completed Maniero’s Outlook Phase Two, obtaining a star-level skill, Kaka’s Big Step Meteor."
"Big Step Meteor: Zhao Guest’s Man Hu Ying, Wu Hook Frost and Snow Clear. Silver Saddle on a White Horse, Fierce as a Meteor! Your forward prowess will be significantly enhanced, moving like a meteor across the field, with no one able to catch your shadow, even on the Panpas, the most dazzling eagle!"
In a word, bamboo shoots!
The match with Vercelli brought Lu Yang multiple recognitions.
The Triangle Concept is a skill to aid in positioning.
And Kaka’s Big Step Meteor, frankly speaking, is a godly skill!
Although the characteristic of step frequency requires the user to have particularly strong burst strength; otherwise, it’s not that useful and harder to achieve Kaka’s human-ball unity.
But still, as they say, strength is just a matter of one or two versions.
Looks, however, are a lifelong concern!
Kaka’s smile while chasing the wind on the field is unmatched in this football world, except perhaps by Beckham.
There are many handsome guys in world football, but being handsome enough to break out of sports, recognized across all sectors globally, it’s Beckham and Kaka alone.
That’s what sets them apart from other football players.
And Big Step Meteor did indeed bring significant enhancements to Lu Yang, comparable even to the gifts of Moment Cards.
Offensive Positioning 80
Dribbling 80
Ball Control 80
Set Pieces 63
Curvature 67
Defensive Positioning 70
Breakout 70
Blocking 70
Speed 76
Eruption 76
Honestly, with stats of this level, even Lu Yang, who has experienced an era of star-studded players, couldn’t help but feel a little inflated.
This point was quite evident when he participated in matches.
...
Italian Third Division, Round 28.
San Remo versus the current fourth place on the standings, Fanu.
Sounds like fourth place is not weak.
But in fact, the point difference between the two has already exceeded fifteen points.
This is already a large gap.
Considering that San Remo has resolved the internal crisis, their momentum in the future is likely to make this fifteen points even more.
And the scene of this match was indeed as some observant people predicted, showing a one-sided situation.