Chapter 261: Chapter 261

As Barcelona defeated Juventus in the Champions League final, they claimed this season’s Champions League Championship.

The 2014~15 season of all matches in the top five European leagues have all concluded!

Players have all begun their vacation lives.

A wonderful summer is about to start~

European professional football players actually don’t have much vacation time.

Usually, from Monday to Friday, there is regular training.

On weekends, when audiences relax and seize the rare chance to watch games at the stadium, it’s the time when these players have to give their best performance.

The Premier League teams don’t even have a winter break to rest, and they still have to play matches on Christmas.

Working on New Year’s Eve, can you handle that?

So, players especially cherish the break in the summer after a season ends.

During this month, players can accompany family and girlfriends. Whether going to the beach to bask in the sun or shopping at malls, both are nice options.

However, once the transfer window opens on July 1st, it’s the busiest time again for the media and agents.

The "Turin Sports Newspaper" has done extensive recaps of this season’s Serie A.

"This season, Juventus was as steady as ever; they achieved their fourth consecutive Serie A championship, only one step away from the record set by Inter Milan of five consecutive Serie A championships in those days."

"In the Champions League, Juventus also performed brilliantly; it’s just a pity that they fell at the last step under Barça’s feet, marking the seventh time in history they took the runner-up in the Champions League—creating a record, even though it sounds somewhat disgraceful."

"This season, the Apennine Peninsula’s most eye-catching team is Inter Milan, led by Mancini."

"Facing a rough start, this elegant coach led the Blue-Black Corps to storm northwards, surpassing Napoli by a whisker in the last round of the league, successfully entering next season’s Champions League proper as the third in the league."

"Simultaneously, they also defeated the strong Juventus in the Coppa Italia final, bursting the dream of Juventus’ treble-winning before reaching the Champions League final!"

"Winning the UEFA Europa League final is also a shortcut to directly qualify for next season’s Champions League. However, at the beginning of this season, nobody believed Inter could accomplish such a feat."

"Serie A teams have historically won the UEFA Europa League championship ten times in total."

"The last time was a distant 17 years ago when Inter Milan, led by Ronaldo, defeated Lazio in the UEFA Europa League final, marking the first trophy won together with the team since Moratti became Inter Milan’s president, holding significant milestone importance!"

"In the following 17 years, although both AC Milan and Inter Milan won Champions League titles, no Serie A team ever claimed the UEFA Europa League championship until this season when Inter Milan achieved this great feat again!"

"This is also since Inter Milan won the Champions League in 2010, the first time a Serie A team stood at the pinnacle of Europe again!"

"This could not help but make people shout: for Serie A teams competing abroad, it still relies on Inter Milan!"

Juventus’ mouthpiece, "Turin Sports Newspaper," used completely different language, highly praising Juventus while deliberately belittling Inter Milan.

The "Turin Sports Newspaper" not only praised the steady performance of Juventus Corps in the league as usual.

They also claimed that compared to Inter Milan winning the UEFA Europa League again after 17 years, Juventus reaching the Champions League final holds greater significance for the entire Italian football!

"After five years, a Serie A team once again battled to the last moment in the Champions League!"

"All Juventus players are heroes; although they lost the match, they won the respect of the Italians!"

"This season, Juventus has been going all out on three fronts; their initial goal was to win a treble in Serie A."

"Inter often fielded substitute players in many UEFA Europa League knockout matches; there’s quite a bit of luck involved in making it to the end."

"In the Champions League final, Juventus stubbornly equalized a goal after conceding first; if it weren’t for the aging player structure and a lack of stamina, perhaps the final result could not have been known."

"I believe this summer, the Agnelli family will certainly apply massive financial input during the transfer window. Next season, Juventus is surely heading for the treble while maintaining a five consecutive league championship streak!"

"In contrast, Inter Milan’s winning of the UEFA Europa League might merely be the glow of the sunset."

"It’s rumored that Chairman Toshihiko has already generated thoughts of retiring, the stingy Indonesian will not invest too much in this summer’s transfer window. It’s said their transfer budget is only a mere 30 million euros!"

Although between the lines, the editors of "Turin Sports Newspaper" carried a strong sense of jealousy regarding Inter Milan’s success this season.

Yet at the end of the article, they had to admit—Tang Long in the Inter Milan lineup is indeed the brightest new star in this season’s Serie A!

"Turin Sports Newspaper" believes that if Tang Long were a Juventus player, it wouldn’t be easy to say who would win in Barça’s Champions League final.

"The 36-year-old midfield core Pirlo, although his awareness and skills are still excellent, the shortcomings in stamina and confrontation have made it challenging for him to continue standing in high-level leagues."

"It’s confirmed that after his contract ends this season, Pirlo will go to play in the Major League Soccer."

"In the final against Barça, Pirlo’s fatigue in the second half is also one of the important reasons why Juventus’ midfield was completely controlled by Barça."

"For Juventus, they urgently need to introduce fresh blood to fill the void left by midfield maestro Pirlo’s departure."

"Although the two teams are arch-enemies, according to an unspecified industry insider, Juventus has already launched a fierce assault on Tang Long. Whether they can dig under an arch-enemy’s nose will depend on the Agnelli family’s strength."

"Inter’s Indonesian boss Toshihiko is a thorough businessman. Facing Juventus’ high offer, it’s hard to ensure he won’t be tempted!"

"From this point of view, Toshihiko can hardly compare with Moratti."

In the Mediterranean climate of the Apennine Peninsula, June, with little rain and ample sunlight.

This southern European country’s summer temperatures are often much higher than those of northern Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.

Ronaldo, clad in a suit and carrying a briefcase, walked towards the Inter Milan Club, sweating profusely.

Although the weather was hot, as an agent, Ronaldo still needed to maintain his demeanor.

He was at the club today as scheduled, prepared to discuss Bonazzoli’s contract issue with Sports Director Ossilio.

This season, Bonazzoli scored 11 goals for Inter Milan.

Second only to Icardi as the team’s second-highest scorer!

However, his salary with the team was only 500,000 euros.

Ronaldo’s purpose this time was to double or more his salary to at least over 1 million euros, keeping the original five-year contract unchanged.

At the entrance of the office building, he saw Ossorio greeting him at the door.

The two exchanged pleasantries and chatted while walking upstairs.

"Bonazzoli is an excellent young player. He’s only 18 years old and a main player of the National Youth Team. From what I’ve heard, the Italian national team is looking to call him up, and he is very likely to represent the national team in next year’s European Cup..."

Ronaldo was adding weight to the negotiation.

Ossorio interrupted Ronaldo.

"Don’t you want to hear about Tang Long? Juventus has already made an offer for him, and Mr. Toshihiko has already given the green light for the transfer."