Chapter 263: Selling himself to save his father
Totti joins Real Madrid?
In the past few years, the Red Wolves Prince has been linked with Real Madrid.
Among them, when the media hype was the most intense, four of the six Real Madrid superstars stood up and publicly expressed their welcome to Totti. There were three people present: Raul, Carlos and Beckham, and the remaining one was Zidane.
Real Madrid general manager Valdano even once outlined a blueprint in the media, which was Totti's offensive formation after joining Real Madrid. He believed that Totti's position could be about ten meters forward than Zidane, which could greatly relieve Zidane's pressure and provide more support to the offensive players in the frontcourt.
Valdano believes that this will be the most anticipated dream combination since the new century.
Of course, the discussion that follows is, once Totti joins, which superstar will be threatened?
The answer is obvious, it's Figo.
So much so that Figo has never publicly expressed his welcome to Totti, and even to this day, Figo has not renewed his contract with Real Madrid.
There are rumors that Figo is not in a hurry to renew his contract because he does not rule out the possibility of leaving Real Madrid.
Marca speculates that if Real Madrid successfully signs Totti, Figo will most likely leave Real Madrid.
The most interesting thing is that there was another player at the scene who has been frequently linked with Real Madrid recently, Su Dong.
When the media reporters asked Su Dong whether he would join Real Madrid, Su Dong said without hesitation that he was a Valencia player and had not thought about it so much for the time being. He was only concerned about Valencia's next games and opponents.
"I hope to win at least one trophy for Valencia this season!"
Neither saying yes nor saying no, this is a skill to deal with the media.
But Raul, Beckham and Carlos all welcomed Su Dong in interviews with the media.
Especially when the media asked Raul such sharp questions as whether Su Dong would affect his main position, the Real Madrid captain smiled and said that he was very happy to compete with Su Dong for the starting position.
"He's an incredible young man and I'm very much looking forward to playing alongside him!"
Beckham and Carlos' statements are basically the same.
The difficulty of media reporters is reflected in another problem that follows.
When they said that Real Madrid had a superstar every year, if they had to choose between Totti and Su Dong, who would they choose? So, the three superstars of Real Madrid started to practice Tai Chi at the same time, laughing and covering up the past.
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After the filming was completed and after dealing with the media reporters, the crew hosted a banquet in Madrid to entertain everyone.
Especially nine professional players and four entertainment stars.
Three female celebrities from the United States also took the initiative to come and get to know Su Dong, but they were all already taken.
Although, they change boyfriends very quickly.
Su Dong was not interested in any of this. Instead, he noticed that Totti next to him was not interested.
"I was quite surprised by what you said just now." Su Dong took the initiative to start talking.
Totti looked at Su Dong and nodded, "I am surprised myself."
"Then why? Is it true?" Su Dong asked curiously.
He really wanted to know why Totti suddenly made such a statement? He had clearly rejected Real Madrid and even said that he wanted to spend the rest of his life in Rome. Why did his attitude suddenly change so quickly? What caused it?
Is it true that he wants to join Real Madrid?
Totti did not directly answer Su Dong's question. Instead, he looked at it with interest and asked, "Do you want to go to Real Madrid?"
Su Dong shook his head. “I really haven’t thought about this question, but I don’t like playing as a substitute.”
Although he has played as a substitute several times in Valencia this season, that was due to the team's rotation needs in multiple battles.
What Su Dong meant by substitutes are only rotation players or substitute roles, which is the positioning of players within the team.
Totti knew that Su Dong was sincere in what he said.
At the age of 19, and having just had such a brilliant season, it would be strange if Su Dong chose to be a substitute!
Everyone knows that what Su Dong needs most now is competition. He can maintain his current state through continuous competition, and even make further breakthroughs and improve his strength.
If he were to play as a substitute at this time, the final result would most likely be that the highlight of the past season would be interrupted, and his career would not only stagnate from then on, but would most likely decline sharply.
The path of a professional player is to keep going with all your might and move forward courageously!
How many professional players have let down their tempers and never got up again! Totti quickly smiled bitterly and shook his head, putting Su Dong's matter behind him. Although he and Su Dong hit it off at first sight, they were not familiar enough to care about each other's future. They were more of a chat.
"Have you heard about the Russian Nafta-Moscova Oil Company's plan to acquire Rome?"
Su Dong nodded, that should be the news in early February.
After Abramovich took over Chelsea, another Russian oil tycoon wanted to enter European football.
Valery Simonov, owner of Moscow's Nafta Oil Company, wants to buy Roma for 270 million pounds. The money will be used to clear Roma's huge debt of 170 million euros and pay a transfer fee of 40 million euros to head coach Capello.
The club owner Sensi will also be able to get 60 million euros from it and get out of it calmly.
But in February, Sensi rejected the other party's acquisition through Roma officials. The specific reason is unknown. Italian media speculated that the chips offered by both sides were far apart.
Afterwards, there have been reports of contacts between the two sides, but there has been no substantial progress.
"Before I came to Madrid, I just received reliable news that the negotiations have completely broken down and the Russians are not buying it!"
Totti had a strange expression when he said this.
Su Dong had a feeling that Totti's emotions were probably very complicated at this moment.
On the one hand, the deal fell through and Roma won't sell him, so he should feel relieved emotionally.
On the other hand, if the deal falls through, what will happen to Roma's 170 million euro debt? Sensi has no money, and if Roma wants to solve the debt problem, they can either be acquired, and Nafta, which has 400 million euros in hand, is undoubtedly a good choice; or sell players.
Emerson, Cassano, Samuel, and even captain Totti are all on the list of players to be sold because they are valuable!
Therefore, Su Dong estimated that Totti was very conflicted, hesitant and at a loss at this moment, so he said those words to express his stance.
If Roma's takeover plan fails, and if Roma really urgently needs a transfer fee to ease debt pressure, Totti is willing to transfer to Real Madrid and leave a large transfer fee for Roma to pay the overdue players' salaries and the team's debts.
This sounds a bit like selling oneself to save one's father! In the past, Su Dong always thought that this kind of old-fashioned drama should only appear in TV dramas, and they should be the kind of sad TV dramas that aunties like most.
It's the 21st century, how can this still be popular? But in Totti, Su Dong saw that this old-fashioned plot was still being played out.
If it appeared in a TV series, Su Dong would probably sneer at it, but at this moment, looking at Totti, he felt admiration.
It is precisely because of Totti's deep feelings for Roma that he made such a statement, which is even more sad.
But Roma is not the only team facing debt crisis.
City rivals Lazio are also deeply in debt, and these two Roman teams have one thing in common: they gambled big, won the league championship, and left behind a huge debt hole.
It is meaningless to investigate the management of the club at this moment.
The most important thing for Rome now is to find money!
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"Don't look at me with such sympathy, Su!" After feeling sad, Totti smiled bravely again.
"It's no big deal, and it's what I should have done. What's more, I'm much luckier than you. I only encountered one team, but look at the teams you have been in."
At the end, Totti seemed to be enjoying the misfortune.
The teams that Su Dong has played for, from Sporting CP, to Sporting Lisbon, to the current Valencia, almost every team is poor and faces financial pressure and crisis.
"Does seeing me being even more unfortunate make you feel a little happy?" Su Dong asked back.
Totti was honest and not afraid to admit it. He nodded and said, "That's true."
Su Dong also nodded and said, "Okay, I've decided. From now on, I'm going to subscribe to a newspaper for a year and read [Totti's Jokes]!"
They both laughed at the same time.
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Totti is lucky, he was born in Rome.
But he was also unfortunate because the team he was loyal to was in such a serious debt crisis.
In any case, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe still hoped that Rome could resolve the financial crisis.
As for whether Totti will transfer to Real Madrid, Su Dong is not so gossipy yet.
When he said goodbye to Totti and was about to return to Valencia from Madrid, Totti reminded Su Dong to be careful of Chelsea, as the team coached by Ranieri was not bad.
"They performed very well at the Stadio Olimpico this season, beating Lazio 4-0, especially their central defenders, Gallas and Terry, who were a really good combination and froze Lazio into silence."
After Abramovich took over, Chelsea quickly recruited a large number of outstanding stars, such as Makelele, Crespo, Mutu, Veron, etc., who are all famous stars in European football.
Ranieri also put the team together this season and created a very competitive team.
After Valencia overcomes Bayern Munich, their opponent in the quarter-finals is Chelsea.
Ranieri faces his old club, and Benítez once again challenges his predecessor after Cooper, which is undoubtedly quite interesting.
But as Totti said, Chelsea is really good this season.
The central defender combination of Gallas and Terry is even hailed as the best central defender combination in Europe, with famous players such as Makelele, Veron and Lampard sitting in the midfield.
This Blues team is not easy to deal with at all!
(End of this chapter)
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