Chapter 581 Busy but Fulfilling

The English press was shocked.

Media across Europe were shocked.

No, the entire world's media was shocked.

No one understands that Ricardo, who is only 25 years old and in his prime, would 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 understood.

At the press conference, Ricardo announced his joining, and also announced the team's second signing this year: former football king Ronaldo joining for free.

"You know how to play, and you actually bought a club," Kaka called immediately. "By the way, are you mentally prepared not to be able to play in the Champions League for a few years?"

"You think too much, I can return to the Champions League next year." Ricardo replied.

"So confident? Yes. Maradona could lead Naples to win the championship back then. I believe you and Ronnie will also have the opportunity to lead this newly promoted team to create a legend."

"Would you like to help me?"

"Forget it," Kaka said with a smile, "I have my own career plan, and no matter how good friends are, they can't be tired of being together for the rest of their lives. I wish you the best, Ricardo."

"Thanks."

After Olivia became president, the first thing she did was to recruit transfer director Marotta from Sampdoria in accordance with Liccardo's request.

Marotta's contract with Sampdoria has expired. He was originally considering accepting an invitation from Juventus, but Liccardo's invitation also made him very interested.

Finally, relying on the gold and dollar offensive, Marotta quickly accepted the contract.

On July 10, Ricardo held a press conference to announce Marotta's entry into the club's management.

After the press conference, he called Marotta to the hotel room and threw 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 find it interesting too,

"I want to see these people in my club," Liccardo said. "

"This is too much."

"Of course not all of them," Ricardo said. "Those with horizontal lines must be focused on, and the rest can be selectively selected."

"You are going to change the club."

"Yes, I hope the team can play in the Champions League next year, but it's impossible to do it with just the players we have now."

"I understand what you mean," Marotta said. "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 knows how to make a living, don't worry," Liccardo said with a smile. "In the future, you need to cooperate with my head coach, but in the past year, you can just follow the diagram and dig out these people I wrote down. Come."

"Okay, then I'll start working right away," Marotta smiled, "It's really a huge workload."

"Please," Liccardo clasped his hands, "You can form a team to operate it, and I will be responsible for all expenses."

When Marotta left the hotel room, his eyes were still on the piece of paper.

De Gea, Pogba, Courtois, Matic, Borja Valero, Coutinho, Mariga, Pandev, Thiago Motta, Pellet, Boateng, Ca Lijon, Varane, Isco, Arda Turan, Thiago, Cáceres, 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 Luis, Sterling, Luke Shaw, Mandzukic, Van der Wiel, Gary Cahill, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Marcus Rashford, Vardy …

Not only does it have a name, but it also indicates the club they are currently in and their approximate net worth.

There are well-known veterans, there are new stars who have become famous and the whole Europe is paying attention, and there are also little-known young players.

I don’t know where Liccardo got the list from.

"It's really a huge workload..." Marotta sighed again in the hotel corridor, "Do you think you are playing FM games? This is not how transfers work in real life..."

When the America's Cup was in full swing, Ricardo and Olivia did not go on vacation.

Olivia is in the process of reorganizing the club's management. She seems a little raw before she has fully entered the role, but this is a very interesting and challenging job, and she enjoys it.

The team's scouting and coaching teams are being expanded, 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 rejected the club's invitation and decided to join Manchester United."

"Courtois thinks it's a great experience to play with the world's leading player, but he demands a starting position."

"Pogba's contract expired and he did not renew his contract with Manchester United. He has joined the team for free."

"Borja Valero is happy to play with the King of Football."

"Inter Milan does not intend to let Pandev transfer, but can accept a loan."

"For Motta, Inter Milan wants 7 million euros, but Motta himself is unwilling 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 a price of 11 million pounds, but Boateng is more willing to consider joining Bayern Munich. I am still following up."

"Ajax agreed to sell Alderweireld, Vertonghen and Van der Wiel in a package, but the total asking price for these three players is 28 million pounds, because these three players are the main force of their defense. I think it is okay Let's talk about it a little bit, but three players would cost at least £22 million."

"Groningen agreed to sell Van Dijk and we have entered into contract negotiations with Van Dijk."

"Handanovic agreed to join, and Udinese asked for a transfer fee of 6 million euros."

"Nainggolan agreed to join, and Cagliari priced him at 4.8 million euros."

"Hazard said he has no intention to join at the moment. He said he respects you, boss, but has no intention of competing with you for the main position, let alone playing as a substitute for you."

"Everton have no intention of selling Lukaku unless they can pay £15m."

"Genk agreed to sell De Bruyne and Koulibaly to us in a package for a total of 3.2 million euros."

"Liverpool says: Sterling is not for sale."

"Luke Shaw has no intention of leaving Southampton."

"Harry Kane said he is a Tottenham fan and he will not leave the team he loves."

"Kante has joined French second division team Boulogne for a transfer fee of 300,000 euros."

"Salah joined from Basel for a transfer fee of 700,000 euros."

What a busy, but fulfilling summer.

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