Chapter 259: Chapter 259

"I want to go to a team that can win the Champions League like Barça!" Tang Long said.

Ronaldo looked at Tang Long’s eyes, thoughtful.

He glanced at the sleeping Bonazzoli, then sipped a latte placed on the airplane tray.

"You cannot go to Barça."

"Their midfield trio, the original old partners were Harvey, Iniesta, and Busquets."

"Harvey is old, he is already 35 years old, he has gradually faded out of Barça’s starting lineup this season."

"But Rakitic took over this position, he played very well, and integrated into Barça’s system. He even started in tonight’s Champions League, he is born in ’88, only 27 years old, at the peak of his career."

"If you go to Barça, with your current ability, who can you squeeze out in the midfield? You won’t play as a starter, only as a substitute."

Tang Long nodded, saying, "I know, I’m only 18 years old, at this age, if I go to Barça as a substitute, I won’t be satisfied."

Ronaldo snapped his fingers, smiling.

"Great, it’s good that you have this awareness!"

"Don’t worry, I will find you a team. Anyway, Inter Milan can’t accommodate you anymore, even if they won the UEFA Europa League, they have no money to supplement the lineup. Unlikely, next season’s Serie A champion will still be Juventus."

Late at night, Tang Long returned to his home in Milan.

He leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and thought about everything that happened today.

This Champions League final shocked Tang Long greatly!

The champion Juventus, which won four consecutive Serie A titles, was unbeatable on the Apennine Peninsula, overshadowing opponents.

But on the Champions League stage facing Barça, there was a visible gap.

This gap was comprehensive, from the defense line to the midfield, to the forward line; Juventus was inferior to Barça in every aspect.

The difference in their players’ Transfermarkt value also showed it.

Tang Long recalled the night when they won the UEFA Europa League.

In Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, many teammates cried for joy!

They cheered freely in the dressing room, releasing all the season’s pressure.

Gualin was the most excited, jumping on the table alone, pouring a whole bottle of champagne over his head.

"Haha, we created a miracle! Our Inter Milan is invincible!"

Under the table, Handanovic, Ranocchia, Medel, Santon, and others cheered in agreement.

Truth be told, for Inter Milan as a team, on the basis of getting into the league’s top three, winning the Coppa Italia and UEFA Europa League double crown in a season was indeed outstanding performance!

Even it could be said to be explosive.

At that moment, Tang Long was also extremely proud to wear Inter Milan’s jersey.

However, seeing Barça step over Juventus to win the championship on the spot, Tang Long’s heart surged!

The teammates were complacent about winning the UEFA Europa League, always bragging about the season double crown title, and even on the return flight to Milan, still shouting non-stop.

Barça won the treble!

League Champion, King’s Cup Champion, Champions League Champion, all the most important titles were all swept by Barça.

They also became the only team in the five major leagues to have won the treble twice!

In the hundred-year history of Serie A, the only treble was Inter Milan in 2010, the Blue-Black Corps creating Serie A’s history.

But Barça, they did it twice in just six years, in 2009 and 2015.

People comparing people, teams comparing teams, can’t compare!

As a player with strong ambition, Tang Long’s mood now is not the excitement it was a week ago.

He clearly understands that both the irreversible decline of Serie A and the fact that since Mr. Moratti left as chairman, the later Toshihiko is purely a businessman, always thinking about how to make Inter Milan more valuable to cash in, to make a big profit.

Next season, Inter Milan will play in the Champions League.

To ask Indonesian owner Toshihiko to invest money in the transfer market this summer, to strive to maintain stronger competitiveness in European football next season? The possibility is very slim.

As a mentor and friend to Tang Long, Chiwo expressed his concerns to Tang Long a few days ago.

"Tang, I’ve tested the tone of our sports director Ossilio, his words implied that this summer we will cash in our high-value players, and first in line is Icardi. As for you, your Transfermarkt value is now 30 million euros, the latest hasn’t been updated yet. But we won the UEFA Europa League and you’ve been our core all season, as a high-value quality club asset, I’m worried you won’t be able to stay at Inter Milan."

Chiwo is a true Inter Milan man; he fractured a skull for Inter.

It was Mr. Moratti’s help that not only saved his life but also miraculously helped him stand on the green field again, continuing his career until retirement.

For Inter Milan, Chiwo has heartfelt loyalty, he wants to stay at this club forever, and even hopes to replace Mancini someday to become the head coach.

He always hopes Inter Milan gets better!

But Tang Long does not have the same deep feelings for Inter Milan as Chiwo.

It’s natural for people to aim higher, which is the psychology of most professional players.

This season, Tang Long dedicated all his efforts to Inter Milan, both in training and on the pitch.

He even risked cracking his skull on the goalpost for a header, his brow bone fractured, almost replicating Chiwo’s tragedy in 2010.

He has lived up to Inter Milan, lived up to the fans of Inter Milan, and lived up to everyone who supports this team.

Now, maybe it’s time to say goodbye.

"I hope to play for a team that can win the Champions League!"

Tang Long remembered what he said to his agent Ronaldo, and instantly felt a surge of motivation throughout his body.

It’s already half past three in the morning.

He had no intention of sleeping, simply entered the AI Cloud Training Ground.

"Let’s practice passing for a while!"

Looking at the training tool Iniesta in front of him, Tang Long suddenly felt a bit unhappy.

In Barça’s dressing room, although Iniesta’s words were subtle, they still pierced Tang Long’s heart.

Although Iniesta shared a lot of his experience on the field, he finally said that football is a game of 11 players, and the gap in teammates’ abilities determines the height you can reach to a certain extent.

Using Tang Long’s words, it’s not that I don’t want to play beautiful football, it’s just that my teammates are not strong enough.

So, sometimes on the football field, one person’s strength seems very small...

Tang Long and Iniesta started pass practice.

Two hours later, with a light dawn.

Tang Long exited the training ground.

"Congratulations to the host for activating the real-life mentoring reward for the training tool!"

"Detected, short passing ability has reached the established threshold top!"