The reason why Real Madrid can form such a luxurious or even luxurious lineup is closely related to the wily florentino. It can be said that the Bernabeu has gathered so many top superstars, all under his control. However, this process is destined to be firm and tortuous, full of intrigue and betrayal.
Figo was completely calculated:
Back in the summer of 2000, Barcelona star Figo led Portugal to the European Cup, which established his status as a top superstar in one fell swoop, which also made him and his agent Vega have the idea of a salary increase. As a result, Figo used the scandal of transferring to Real Madrid as a threat to force his old club to submit.
At this time, Real Madrid coincided with the presidential election. Florentino at this time, far from the prestige in the future. On the contrary, he is just a new football player. Compared with former President Sans, there is almost no chance of winning. After all, during Sans's tenure, Real Madrid won the Champions League twice and was absolutely outstanding, which was deeply loved by Real Madrid fans and even Real Madrid players headed by Lei Dongduo.
Against this background, if florentino doesn't come up with an ingenious plan, the chances of winning the general election are slim. So he found Figo, who was borrowing the title of Real Madrid, and sent him a sugar-coated cannonball wrapped in honey:
Florentino gave Figo $300,000. If florentino can't win the election, Figo will get the $300,000 out of thin air at no cost. But once florentino is successfully elected, Figo must switch to Real Madrid, or he will pay a penalty of $30 million.
According to Figo and his agent Vega's judgment, there is little chance that florentino will be elected. So they decided that this 300,000 yuan was a pie in the sky and accepted the contract. At the same time, they did not forget to take this opportunity to force Barcelona to raise their salary-from beginning to end, this was actually Figo's real intention.
However, florentino used this contract with Figo to play tricks. He directly took the introduction of Figo as a bargaining chip for his election, which made Real Madrid fans interested and changed their position. After all, there are opportunities in the Champions League every year, and the opportunity to dig Barcelona's signature superstar is never rare.
Under this trend of thought, florentino unexpectedly won the election, forcing Figo to join Real Madrid with his nose held. After all, as we all know, at the price at that time, Figo could never come up with $30 million as a foil. Otherwise, the Portuguese superstar will have to go to jail.
Also calculated by Moggi:
The process of calculating Figo shows florentino's cunning, which is still talked about by the media and fans. However, even if such people exist, they are sometimes calculated.
In the summer of 200 1, florentino was bent on bringing Zidane to the Bernabeu Stadium. To this end, he did a lot of work in private, persuaded the top Juventus players at that time to have a showdown with their old club and expressed their willingness to leave the team.
According to common sense, the transfer fee should be much lower than normal under the premise of Cao's entry into the Han Dynasty. After all, it is not sweet to twist a melon, and everyone understands this truth. At that time, florentino generally thought so.
However, while he was waiting for Zidane to join him, the then Juventus coach used an almost deviant secret strategy to bring in Czech midfielder Nedved from Lazio to take Zidane's place.
After finding Zidane's suitable successor, Juventus became fearless in an instant, and was extremely tough in the negotiations and refused to give in at all.
Florentino is well aware of the consistent style of Juventus and Moggi. If they can't offer their favorite transfer fee, I'm afraid they would rather let Qi Zu rot in Turin than let him join Real Madrid.
Therefore, florentino, who wanted to put Moggi together but was put back, had to hold his nose and offer an unprecedented price at that time: $64.5 million to let Moggi nod.
You know, Zidane was born in 1972, when he was 29 years old, and his transfer did not have the additional effect of Figo's attack on his old enemy. Anyway, Real Madrid spent a lot of money on this deal.
Ronaldinho's first choice is Barcelona:
Until the summer of 2002, Ronaldo, who won the World Cup in Korea and Japan, had an irreconcilable contradiction with his old club Inter Milan. He was bent on getting rid of the coach Cooper at that time, and even threw out the multiple-choice question of "with him and without me", but then Inter coach Moratti insisted on maintaining the authority of the head coach and rejected Ronaldinho's unreasonable demands, which made the departure of the Brazilian superstar almost a foregone conclusion.
At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was neck and neck with Zidane, was a peerless and arrogant man. There is no doubt that his attraction to florentino is enormous. However, at this time, Real Madrid is facing great embarrassment. C Ronaldo was born in Barcelona, and joining Real Madrid is in danger of losing his reputation. And the player himself wanted to return to his old club Barcelona.
Just when Real Madrid was at its wit's end, Barcelona issued a "God help". Not only did they reject Cristiano Ronaldo's request for return, but then Barcelona coach Fan Jiaer publicly questioned Ronaldinho's character and threw out the malicious words of "Morientes instead of Ronaldinho" in public, completely blocking the door of Cristiano Ronaldo's return.
I've been torn between my current club Inter Milan and my old club Barcelona can't come back. Few teams can afford the transfer fee and annual salary. As a result, Real Madrid stood out and signed the alien for 44.25 million euros.
Rob Beckham makes Real Madrid a loser instead;
Because of the sudden incident of flying boots, everyone knows that Beckham has no future at Manchester United. There are many teams eyeing this "heartthrob", not only florentino's Real Madrid, but also their arch rivals.
At this time, Barcelona regarded Beckham as their first choice for signing, and even regarded Ronaldinho as a spare tire. You can imagine how sincere he is. Moreover, at this time, Real Madrid has a generation of Fofigo on the right, while Barcelona lacks a superstar with enough weight to prop up the rear. Judging from the lineup, Barcelona is undoubtedly a more suitable team for Beckham, which makes Catalans full of confidence.
However, Beckham has never been a pure player, and he has a huge business empire behind him. It is good to join Barcelona, but the commercial value cannot be maximized. On the contrary, the star-studded Real Madrid can make Beckham get more attention. As a result, Beckham perfunctory pursuit of Barcelona, followed by Real Madrid.
This made Barcelona executives furious and made a decision to abandon Beckham and attack Ronaldinho directly, which made them the cornerstone of the dynasty for many years to come. On the contrary, he finally got Beckham's Real Madrid, but because of the arrival of the English midfielder, the configuration of the midfield and frontcourt was completely unbalanced and became a top-heavy team. The result can be imagined.
This is precisely the turning point of the Galaxy battleship Real Madrid from prosperity to decline, which makes people feel extremely embarrassed.
Throughout the history of florentino's successful establishment of the Galaxy, it is full of intrigue and betrayal, and almost no transaction is aboveboard. At the same time, it is also inseparable from luck. Otherwise, the joining of Pique and Beckham is just a mirage.