Chapter 149 How to Sell Merlot for a Big Price (Thanks to the Gods)

In the last round of the league, Lazio lost 1:2 away to Siena, ending all their 2006-2007 season games.

In the last round of the game, Lazio has nothing to desire, and it is normal for them to lose to Siena.

However, the competition among other teams is still fierce.

The Champions League qualification battle between Milan and Fiorentina evaporated as Milan won the Champions League.

Because Milan won the Champions League, according to the regulations, the defending champion can automatically participate in the Champions League next season, starting from the qualifying round.

And in this way, one seat will be cut within Serie A.

So even if Fiorentina is now ranked fourth, they have already lost their qualification for the Champions League next season.

This fact hit Florence hard.

Although they were still two points ahead of Milan before the last round, everything changed after Milan won the Champions League in the middle of the week.

Fiorentina lost hope of qualifying for the Champions League, and also lost the goal and motivation to struggle.

In the end, Fiorentina lost to Sampdoria at home, while Milan beat Regina away.

Milan finally ranked fourth in the league with a one-point advantage, while Fiorentina fell to fifth. But it doesn't make any difference, they were already destined for the UEFA Cup anyway...

Just because Milan defeated Liverpool in the final and won the Champions League.

Under the influence of Calciopoli, Milan was able to win the Champions League. Milan surprised everyone except Changsheng.

Kaka performed well in the UEFA Champions League and won two awards for top scorer and best player with ten goals.

If nothing else, he will win this year's European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year.

This is the peak period of Kaka's career.

Then, he started to go downhill gradually.

But even then, he's still strong.

Chang Sheng if it seems to be cheap. It is also not available.

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In the end, Lazio ranked first with 30 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses and 95 points.

Inter Milan ranked second with 82 points, and Roma ranked third with 74 points. Milan with 68 points is fourth. Fiorentina can only rank fifth with 67 points and will participate in the UEFA Cup next season. Palermo ranked sixth and also qualified for the UEFA Cup.

The three teams that were relegated were Chievo, Messina and Ascoli.

After the league, fans and players can rest.

The team's manager and head coach will continue to be busy.

Signing work has already started from this moment.

This summer, Lazio has not made any major moves in terms of signings. The main job is to do everything possible to sell Merlot, and to sell it at a high price.

Melo has performed well in Lazio in the past two seasons. He is the main player and the core of the midfield.

Such a player not only relied on his outstanding performance to be selected for the Brazilian national team, but also attracted the favor of other giants.

Juventus are not the first team to express interest in Melo.

Real Madrid, which has been looking for a good midfielder, is also salivating at Melo.

They bought Emerson from Juventus and Mohamed Diarra from Lyon. At that time, Capello said that with these two midfielders, his team only lost three games a season. .

As a result, his face was swollen from the beating.

It turned out that Emerson was already on the decline, and Diarra was injury-prone.

So Real Madrid still needs to buy a midfielder.

Except for these two teams. Many other giants are very interested in Melo.

Chelsea, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Liverpool... and many other teams that have enjoyed a great reputation in European football all want to get him.

All these provide the basis for Changsheng's sky-high asking prices.

But that's not enough.

Changsheng also needs the power of public opinion.

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Just after the league ended, news that Juventus was interested in Melo was exposed.

The reporters interviewed Chang Sheng, and Chang Sheng did not deny this. He admitted that Juventus did call him to ask him about the possibility of Melo's transfer.

"But I rejected him. Melo is the core of Lazio's midfield, the absolute main force. I will not sell such a player who is very important to the team."

Chang Sheng clarified all transfer rumors about Melo.

But this clarification doesn't really keep Melo away from the vortex of transfer rumors.

Use this as a primer.

There was a big discussion in the media about Melo's importance to Lazio.

Reporters and commentators have written articles explaining Melo's important role in winning tactics.

The Brazilian midfielder has also been given various nicknames.

Titles such as "commander tower", "commander" and "metronome" were all worn on Melo's head.

Before, he was still a grumpy big card eater, but now he has transformed into an absolutely indispensable figure in Lazio's midfield.

There is a point of view that is very representative.

"...Maybe Melo is as dazzling as Modric and David Silva. But he is definitely the most indispensable figure in the team! Ordinary Lazio can do without David Silva, or without Mo Delici. But it is impossible without Melo... Lazio has won 27 out of 30 games with Melo this season, and his importance to the team is self-evident. He belongs to the kind of On the surface, he doesn’t look like a big player, but his tactical status is very high. He may be the kind of invisible man in the eyes of the fans, but he is the player that every head coach dreams of!”

"When he's on the pitch. You don't see the good in him. Only when he's not on the pitch do you realize what an important player Lazio is missing!"

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The conscience of heaven and earth, Chang Sheng really didn't instruct the media to do this, even if he instructed so, the media would not listen to him.

But these media just said everything Chang Sheng wanted to say but couldn't say.

This kind of praise for one's own players is Chi Lulu's flattery. Chang Sheng is hard to say, but if it is the media, no one will have any doubts.

When more and more people say that, Juventus laymen have to be fooled.

Of course. The data will not lie, Melo is indeed important to Lazio, this cannot be faked.

But Chang Sheng is not worried about this problem. Because of such a core, since I can create one, I can create the second one.

Melo is gone and Khedira is still there.

And Inler, and Ledesma. And Nocerino. There are many options.

The advantage of the traverser is that he does not rely too much on a certain player, because he can always find a suitable replacement.

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There are more and more discussions about Melo, and there are more and more scandals about him in the transfer market.

Some media swear that Real Madrid asked Lazio for a price.

The next day, the media said that Melo's agent appeared in London, and the destination of his trip was Stamford Bridge.

Two days later, another Italian media said that Inter Milan plans to spend a lot of effort to poach Melo from Lazio this season: "For Moratti, if you can't beat your opponent on the football field, then grab their people. Beat them in the transfer market!"

News changes every day.

Melo's agent was in Spain for a while, and it was said that he appeared in Manchester at the same time.

And in the face of so many transfer rumors. Melo's agent attitude is also very ambiguous.

"I haven't talked to Felipe yet... he's preparing for the Copa America and I think we can sit down and talk after the Copa is over."

These words are ambiguous, and no one knows whether Melo is going to leave or stay.

Only Chang Sheng knew clearly that Melo definitely wanted to leave.

If he didn't want to leave, facing so many transfer rumors, he would call himself and explain. Show your loyalty again?

He does know his cell phone number.

If he didn't do this, it could only mean that he already wanted to change jobs. He dared not call himself. Because I was afraid that I would ask him to change his mind.

Chang Sheng also hoped that Melo would not call him. Because he really wanted Melo to leave, but in order to ask for a sky-high price, it couldn't reveal a little bit of such thoughts.

So Melo don't call yourself, everyone will be better off.

Chang Sheng also remained silent on the transfer rumors of Melo.

Reporters couldn't even find him anymore.

At this time, he followed Avril Lavigne all over the world, and even went to China once.

But not to travel, nor to visit relatives and friends. It's because Avril Lavigne's new album will be released at the end of April. Avril Lavigne will go all over the world to promote her new album, attend various promotional activities, appear on TV, record programs on radio, etc...

At this time, Chang Sheng was always by her side. Low-key, no assistant has a sense of presence.

But Avril doesn't need him to be high-profile, as long as he is by her side. That's enough.

When going to China for publicity, Chang Sheng finally became the protagonist once, and went on stage to do publicity with his wife.

When he was interviewed by reporters, he also joked that he would let the live dj on the Lazio side of the Olympic Stadium play Avril Lavigne's new album before the start of the game and during the intermission...

Because of Chang Sheng's sake, Avril Lavigne has a very large number of fans in China.

Some fans who didn't listen to Avril's songs before started to like Avril because of Changsheng and are willing to support Avril.

Also because of Chang Sheng, Avril Lavigne's China promotional trip was very successful.

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Avril Lavigne was so busy this June that Chang Sheng followed her all the time and never went home.

The two traveled from China to Japan, then to Canada, and then to the United States, the United Kingdom and the European continent.

In one month, it flew around the earth.

Until the end of Changsheng's vacation, Avril Lavigne was still busy.

So Chang Sheng got off the car halfway and went back to Rome, while Avril continued her trip to Europe...

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The date for the team to report is July 15th.

However, Chang Sheng usually returns to the club half a month in advance to deal with transfer matters. If the introduction of players is negotiated in advance, July 1st is usually the day for the physical examination.

At this time, Chang Sheng, as the head coach of the team, must be present.

As I said before, this summer, the focus of the Lazio club's transfer work is Felipe Melo.

How to sell Melo at a good price is the highest goal of all staff in the club's sports department.

After the public opinion in the media spread wildly, Melo's reputation is now booming, and he has the demeanor of "one of the top five midfielders in Europe".

It has successfully lifted the appetite of the giants, especially Juventus.

Juventus has almost firmly believed that Melo is their true son, who is what Juventus needs for its rise.

They tried to contact the Lazio club many times, but the reply they received was "the head coach is on vacation, please wait for him to come back from vacation if you have anything to do, thank you".

If you can't find anyone, you can't buy it naturally.

But after all, Juventus is not so amateur that they don't know anything.

They still sent professional scouts to Venezuela to watch every game of Brazil's America's Cup on the spot, follow up and observe and evaluate Melo's level.

To Chang Sheng's relief, Melo also performed very well in this America's Cup. In the first game, he came off the bench, and he performed well, and he started every game next. Now the Brazilian team has reached the final and is about to meet Argentina in the final.

Melo's role in the Brazilian team's midfield is obvious. His tireless sweeping and running ensured the safety of the Brazilian team's defense. At the same time, he also has a through pass and a long shot, which can be plugged in to participate in the offense. Although he didn't score a goal, he assisted again, which fully proved his offensive ability.

Such a player with both offensive and defensive skills is indeed what Juventus needs!

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ps, thank you gods for your support!