Chapter 16 170 Million!

If someone thinks that it's over after Chang Sheng slapped the face, they just need to keep silent and wait for the limelight to pass before they can continue to be arrogant, then they are very wrong.

Chang Sheng is the kind of person who after slapping you in the face, calls you over to ask if you enjoyed the slap...

He was going to give a press conference.

In fact, this is also a tradition.

Every year Lazio will hold a press conference to announce the joining of new players.

But this year will be a little bit special...

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While the Lazio club continued to announce contract extensions, Lazio did not stop their sales of players and signings.

Negotiations on the introduction of Candreva have also come to fruition.

Lazio first leased Candreva for one year. After the lease expires, they have the first right to buy out, and the price is 1.5 million euros.

After entering August, the Manchester City Club has undergone tremendous changes. The original owner, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, finally gave up the Manchester City Club due to political problems, and then the largest consortium in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, came forward to take over the Manchester City Club.

Lost a benefactor, and ushered in a bigger benefactor. Manchester City Club is destined to soar!

The Manchester City club, which has received a huge capital injection, is rich and powerful. They are already a month behind other teams in preparing for the game, but it doesn't matter, they have money. Does that mean time can't be bought by money?

In the transfer market, move fast and save time.

But how fast?

If you don't bargain, just use money to knock your opponent down, the players will come naturally.

The Abu Dhabi consortium, which has just entered the football world, does not know much about the rules of football, and they enter the field as a rule breaker.

But Chang Sheng just likes this kind of kid!

Just after Manchester City changed hands, he recommended Inle and Kolarov to the Manchester City club.

The Manchester City Club is also very satisfied with the two people recommended by Chang Sheng.

Inle is the main midfielder of the Champions League champion team,

Although Kolarov is not the main force. But there were also many opportunities to play and performed well.

In the Champions League last season, he had one goal and three assists. As a non-main full-back, this result is remarkable.

So the Manchester City Club spent 22 million to buy Inle and 8.5 million to win Kolarov.

It is a pity for Kolarov, because historically, Kolarov went from Lazio to Manchester City for 12 million euros. But at that time he was Lazio's main left-back. But now because of the existence of Balzaretti, Kolarov has no chance to be the main force, so naturally he cannot sell for 10 million euros.

This is the only regret.

But overall. Lazio have been very successful in this transfer market this summer.

In the transfer market, Lazio earned 170 million euros this summer!

This transfer fee income is the highest in Europe!

You can't find another club in Europe that can attract as much money as Lazio.

At the beginning, when Lazio said that they would sell people to pay off their debts, everyone didn't pay much attention.

Even the staff in the Lazio club don't quite believe that Chang Sheng can pay off Lazio's debts in one summer.

But when the specific figures were calculated, everyone was taken aback!

170000000!

Just this long string of zeros dazzled everyone.

Did we really make so much money selling players?

The answer is yes.

Lazio so many transfer deals. Installments are not accepted, players are not accepted as cash, only cash is accepted, and a one-time payment is accepted.

At Lazio's insistence, they really have so much cash in their accounts now!

Lotito can now pay off the debt in one go, and there will be 70 million left in this money, plus the 20 million liquid funds that the club has always kept before. The Lazio club is now very rich in cash, as much as 90 million, nearly 100 million!

The cost of buying players is not included in this amount, but it is still accurate in fact.

Because in terms of buying players. Chang Sheng continued his stingy characteristics as always.

This season, so far, Lazio has introduced nine players, and the intensity of signings is unprecedented. Second only to the signings of the 2006-2007 season.

How much did these nine players cost Lazio?

1.4 million!

This is not the average price, this is the total price!

Nine players. 1.4 million!

The average is less than 160,000 euros per player!

This stinginess is second only to Lotito.

Lotito helped the team introduce 13 players in his first season in Lazio, that is, the 2004-2005 season. As a result, Lotito spent an average of less than 100,000 euros per person!

However, what Changsheng is better than Lotito is that only two of the thirteen players in Lotito are real buyouts, and the other two players are returning on loan, two players are joint players, and Seven players are on loan.

Among the nine players introduced by Changsheng this time, three players returned on loan, one player came on loan, and as many as five were bought out.

Bonucci is the addition of Campagnaro's transfer, which cost nothing. Mirante is Stendhaldo's addition, and he didn't spend a penny. Motta's free transfer, only Gotze and Giroud spent money. Gotze's compensation of 800,000 yuan is because Dortmund cares about Gotze very much. Giroud is only 600,000.

Cavani returns on loan, Azpilicueta returns on loan, and Coentrao returns on loan.

Add Candreva on loan.

That's all about Lazio's signings this summer.

Compared with the 1.4 million expenditure and the 90 million income, it is really not worth mentioning.

Therefore, Lazio has the money to sign new contracts for the players, and has increased the maximum salary limit from 2 million to 3 million.

But when all the transfer fees were calculated, Lotito was still stunned!

One hundred and seventy million!

He originally thought that 140 million would really have to be repaid for 23 years, but he never expected... to earn 170 million in one summer!

This is crazy!

He never thought that football clubs could make so much money...

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After selling Kolarov to Manchester City, Chang Sheng can finally close the transfer market completely.

He no longer needs any new aid.

The Lazio club will also hold a press conference to showcase their signings.

Also, there is one more thing to announce.

However, unlike before, this time Lazio's press conference was not held in the original press conference hall. Instead, it was placed... on the turf of the Olympic Stadium!

As the reporters stared into the sun and waited on the sidelines of the training ground, they complained and didn't understand that Lazio put their press conferences in such a place. Not in the air-conditioned press room?

But they soon learned why Lazio didn't keep the press conference indoors.

There are tens of thousands of Lazio fans waiting with them under the scorching sun.

They didn't keep complaining about being too hot like squeamish journalists.

They sang non-stop in the stands.

Although the "unteachable faction" was missing, the atmosphere on the scene was not as fanatical as before. But still very lively.

They are not actually here to welcome new players, they are here to express their support for the club and the team.

Compared with the unknown new players, they are more concerned about the fact that Lazio finally retained so many players through contract extensions.

These are the cornerstones of Lazio's revival again!

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No chairs, no tables, just on the turf of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. All standing. The host stood, the reporters stood, Lotito and Chang Sheng also stood, and the fans had seats, but no one was sitting. They all stand.

Everything continues the stingy nature of Lotito.

Then Lotito started today's press conference with the microphone in hand.

"Two things, first. We officially announce that the Lazio club has paid off all debts!"

As soon as Lotito uttered these words, the audience... no, there was no stage... and it aroused the surprise of a group of reporters on the opposite side.

The fans in the stands were also surprised.

Lazio owed a foreign debt of 100 million before, how could it be paid off in this summer?

Could it be that the money they used to repay the debts was conjured?

Lotito saw the surprised expressions of these reporters, and he laughed: "Of course. We only spent one summer to pay off the remaining 100 million euros in debt! This is all thanks to the constant transfer market. Get to work!"

The reporters turned their attention to Chang Sheng next to him.

Chang Sheng was expressionless.

Lotito did not disclose how much money they made in the transfer market.

But the interested people who go down to the reporters will definitely be able to figure it out. Although the transfer transactions between clubs and clubs, many transfer fees are not disclosed, but the media can guess every time.

When they found out that Lazio had taken 170 million euros in just over a month. I really don't know what expression and mood it will be...

"From today, Lazio is no longer a club that is heavily in debt, and is no longer a club that may go bankrupt at any time. On the contrary, we are the most financially healthy club in Serie A!" When I said these words. Lotito was especially proud.

How many clubs in Serie A dare to say that they are financially healthy? Apart from his Lazio, there is only one Udinese. But Udinese's maximum salary limit is 500,000 euros. Moreover, it would be nice for Udinese to be able to participate in the European competition every year. Don't imagine winning the league championship, the Champions League championship, and various championships like Lazio.

The reporters were still in shock, while the fans in the stands cheered.

Some are still hugging like they won a championship.

Ever since Craniotti's Cirio company went bankrupt, these Lazio fans have been worrying day and night, worrying about waking up to find that their beloved club has gone bankrupt, all the players have run away, and the club has sold everything A property that can be sold, and then dies. We can only re-register a new Lazio club and start over...

Like Florence and Naples...

They don't want Lazio to end up like this.

In order to save Lazio, they tried their best. When Lazio was unable to register for the First Division because of 6 million pounds, they went to sit-in demonstrations in front of Lazio's largest shareholder Caputaria Bank every day. Hope a miracle can happen.

After Lotito took over Lazio, Lazio still faced the threat of huge debts, and they also took to the streets to put pressure on the government.

What did they put in so much effort for?

Isn't it just to let Lazio get rid of this damn state one day?

Now...they finally got their wish!

The debt of 140 million euros has been paid off!

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The fans cheered thunderously, and their cheers caught the attention of the reporters. Everyone turned their heads to look at the stands.

There has become a sea of ​​joy, and the crowd is surging with excitement...

Lotito and Chang Sheng looked at the excited crowd in the stands, and then smiled at each other.

Today is the new student of the Lazio club!

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PS, this chapter is dedicated to the national football team in the East Asian Cup.

There is a saying in Hupu that is very emphatic: No matter what team you are in, I am the Chinese team!

In this East Asian Cup, the Chinese team played what I hoped to see, which is what Gao Hongbo insisted on at the beginning.

I believe that if we stick to this idea, there is still hope for the national football team.

Even just winning some games can make me, a Chinese fan, happy. (to be continued)