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Chapter 417 Meeting with Prodi (1)

Boss Mo Da and Zhuang Mingge both acted very quickly. It only took three days from the initial price question to the final completion of the exchange of players.

Angeloma and Bilindeli, as parties involved, did not express any objection to this transfer. The former is old and has retired from the French national team and hopes to gain more than some championship honors in the last few years of his peak period. Florence, which has risen rapidly in recent years, just met his request; the latter has won almost all the medals that can be obtained in Florence in recent years. He has no desires and wants a better contract. Boss Mo Da, who is eager to seek talents, is naturally a good choice. After coming to Inter Milan, Bilindeli doubled his salary as he wished.

The Fiorentines expressed their understanding of Bilindley's departure, thanked him for his contributions to the team over the years, and also expressed a warm welcome to Angeloma's arrival, believing that the former French international can effectively strengthen Fiorentina's overall strength and make Purple Lily more competitive in future competitions.

The outside media are also very optimistic about this player exchange, believing that Bilindeli can bring valuable championship experience to Inter Milan, and Angeloma's transfer can also add a little calmness and sophistication to Florence, which is mostly young.

To be honest, if it weren't for Angeloma's 31-year-old age, Bilindelli would not be able to exchange for this international player. I believe many people think that Angeloma will only maintain its top level for one to two years at most, and then like all veterans who are entering the twilight period, they will go to the low-level league for retirement or go to West Asia to make gold.

But Bilindelli is different. He is less than 24 years old and has a lot of room for improvement in the eyes of outsiders, and it is possible to become an Italian international.

However, Zhuang Mingge clearly knew that he had not pursued much, and Angeloma was a first-class player at the old demon level. According to historical development, his high-level competitive state could last for at least five years. By the time this old monster could not play, Florence had already trained new players who could replace him.

As the biggest star in the transfer market this winter, Panucci finally chose to go to Real Madrid. After AC Milan charged a transfer fee of US$8 million, he sent the Italian hope star who could have become "Maldini on the right" to the Bernabeu.

From a certain perspective, Panucci's choice of Real Madrid is actually a necessity. Barcelona with Ferrer, Manchester United with Gary Neville and Inter Sanetti's Inter Milan cannot guarantee his absolute main position. Panucci, a new team like Newcastle and Valencia, is not favored by himself, and in the end, only Real Madrid can be left for Panucci to choose from.

By the way, after learning that Panucci had transferred to Real Madrid, Zhuang Mingge sighed in his heart, saying that the inertia of history is indeed very powerful...

On January 12, in the 16th round of the league between Fiorentina and Regina away, Zhuang Mingge did not go with the team to watch the game, nor did he watch the broadcast of the game at home. Instead, he came to the capital Rome by car, because today, he will meet with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi to discuss some football matters.

Since neither side wanted to leak the content of the conversation too early, the meeting between the two was arranged in a reception room with good soundproof facilities in the Prime Minister's Office.

After sitting down, the two of them first made a polite approach with each other, and then they got to the point. After all, time is precious and there is not much free time to waste on that meaningless conversation.

Since he has always been an Italian fan, Zhuang Mingge still has some understanding of Prodi's deeds during his tenure as Italian Prime Minister. After becoming the Italian Prime Minister, Prodi, as a recognized economic expert in Europe, implemented fiscal austerity policies at home and significantly reduced public spending, intending to make Italy the first euro zone member states.

Under such circumstances, Zhuang Mingge, who has been thinking about how to take Frankie Stadium into the Florence Club, naturally had the capital to deal with Prodi.

"What? Chairman Corleon, I heard it right? You mean, I hope to invest in the Frankie Stadium?" Prodi, who thought this conversation was related to the Corleon family's business, suddenly couldn't sit still after hearing Zhuang Mingge's first words. "You must know that according to the current law, the ownership of the stadium should belong to the local municipal government. Your idea is contrary to the relevant laws."

"Prime Minister Prodi, you should know that he has specialized in his profession. The football field can only be maximized under the management of a football club. The government, as an outsider, has inherent disadvantages in this regard, and cannot do this." Zhuang Mingge directly made his point, which made Prodi silence for a moment, because the Italian Prime Minister knew that the other party was right.

The operating costs of these stadiums in Italy, which are maintained by the local municipal government, are not low, and the government's public officials do not have the keen sense of smell and foresight. They are just carrying out amateur maintenance of the stadium step by step.

If the stadium belongs to the club, the situation will be completely different. First, as a user of the stadium, the club knows what aspects should be focused on and there will be no unnecessary waste of resources; secondly, when the stadium belongs to the club, the club can carry out professional commercial development of the inside and surrounding areas, such as setting up some fast food restaurants on the stadium, and surrounding areas are planned to be commercial areas to attract fans to shop here, instead of just setting up a few billboards alone in the stadium as commercial development.

Furthermore, after the Heisel Massacre and the Hilzburg Massacre, the football associations of various countries have begun to focus on the safety environment of their own stadiums. However, the governance effect of Italy is obviously not optimistic. This season alone, there have been several incidents of game interruption due to fans setting off fireworks on the stadium without authorization.

The municipal government responsible for the maintenance of the stadium often requires the club to invest in and renovate the stadium facilities. However, the club believes that it is unreasonable to pay for it if the stadium does not belong to it. This is also an important factor in why the Italian football stadium is getting dilapidated and various secret passages in the stands are emerging one after another.
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