Chapter 71: An Unexpected Visitor

Chapter 71: An Unexpected Visitor

After defeating Cagliari, Ancelotti thinks that AC Milan's striker now has Shevchenko, Gilardino, Inzaghi and Vieri, who can also score goals, and in terms of popularity, The influence is greater among the fans, and it is logical that people will naturally forget the existence of Digan.

But is it really that easy?

A super freak who can score 54 goals in a single season, a goal machine who scored 13 goals in a single game, can people forget it in just one game?

All this is just Ancelotti's self-righteous imagination!

Immediately after the draw with Eindhoven, the unstable state of the strikers was exposed again, and Shevchenko was injured and would miss at least a month. Although Gilardino gradually found his state , but Inzaghi and Vieri obviously can't count on it now, and now it's Ancelotti's turn to have a headache.

To make matters worse, in the next two weeks, AC Milan will face two-line battles. It is obviously difficult to cope with these players alone.

Galliani is also busy with the Italian Football Association's war of words. For a while, Degan seems to be really forgotten. There are no club people around him, only two foreign relations officials from the national team often come to visit Degan. of recovery.

Oh shit! Is Lao Tzu so unpopular?

The club didn't care about it, and Degan couldn't help getting a little angry. Isn't AC Milan promoting a warm family? But Digan now clearly feels that human feelings are warm and cold, and the world is cold and cold.

However, AC Milan forgot, but there are still people in this world who miss Degan. Looking at the two people standing in front of him, Degan is also full of doubts.

"Delava? President of the Fiorentina Club?"

The middle-aged man in front of him smiled and said, "That's right! I'm Delaware!"

De Lava can be regarded as a celebrity in Italian football. At the beginning, Gauchi's quick success and quick profit made the old Fiorentina team bankrupt. When everyone thought that Viola would inevitably wither, it was this The king of Italian leather shoes brought Florence back to life.

It took only two years to complete the triple jump, and entered the Serie A league from the C-2 league in one fell swoop, creating a big myth.

However, last season, Fiorentina, which was determined to hit the European competition, could only struggle to avoid relegation. However, this summer, Delaware once again made a big deal, introducing Luca Toni, Pazzini, Montolivo, Al Bettini and other strong players, after seven rounds of fighting, ranked seventh in the standings, only behind Juventus and AC Milan.

What did Delaware come to see Degan for?

Degan knew that when he was still playing for Atlanta last season, Fiorentina tried to introduce him, but Galliani's attitude was very firm at that time, and Degan was not willing to go to a team that had just been reborn from the ruins. He has already proved himself in Italy, and what he needs next is a bigger stage, which Fiorentina can't provide him with.

"Hell how! What does this mean!?"

It was Digan's agent Heljo Mendes who came with Delaware.

Mendes knew that Digan might have misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong! Rhodes! I just came to visit in a private capacity today, and I happened to meet Mr. Delaware outside! I think you should need me at this time I'll give you some advice, so I'm here together!"

When Degan saw Mendes talking, he winked at him, obviously not telling the truth. What Mendes was thinking, Degan knew very well. From the very beginning, Mendes opposed his return to AC Milan and also helped him. He analyzed the difficulties he would encounter after returning to Milan, but Digan was very stubborn at the time, always thinking that he could succeed by relying on his strength, but in fact, the result was not as optimistic as he imagined. There was so much he couldn't understand.

Now that Delaware has come, Digan can't refuse people thousands of miles away: "Mr. Delaware! Please sit down!"

Degan was clear about Delaware's intentions, but as the chairman of a club, Degan was really touched by being able to come to Belgium in person.

Delaware came to do it well, with a comfortable and warm smile on his face: "Rod! Can I call you that?"

Digan nodded: "Of course!"

Delaware went on to say: "Rod! I think you have already guessed the intention of my visit this time. When I was downstairs just now, I had communicated with Mr. Mendes, but he said that this matter must Listen to your opinion, I want to know, what do you think about playing in Fiorentina!?"

What do you think?

Degan really didn't have any opinion. In fact, he never thought of going to Florence. Although Viola is an indispensable and powerful force in Italian football, it is difficult for them to make a difference under the pressure of the top three in the north.

Degan can win the Serie A and Coppa Italia double in Atlanta with a group of unknown teammates. A large part of it is due to luck. Even if he can do the same thing in Florence, but When it comes to the European arena, without a strong team, Degan is probably helpless. He doesn't want to stay in Italy and dominate for the rest of his life. He hopes to go out and create his own era with a strong team.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Delaware. I'm a player of AC Milan now. I still have two and a half years of contract with Milan. Before the end of the contract, I don't want to think about other things. I am very grateful that you can come here in person today. , but I still can only say sorry!"

Delaware didn't show much disappointment. Perhaps he had already guessed that the trip would not go well, but it was obviously not in his character to give up like this.

Delaware was able to take charge of a bankrupt club and finally be reborn from the ashes. There must be something unique about him. Last season, he was very eager to introduce Digan, but it was a pity that he could only end in failure.

After Degan returned to AC Milan, Delaware basically gave up, otherwise he would not have introduced Luca Toni, a powerful center, and Degan's teammate Pazzini.

However, Digan's current situation gave him hope again!

Fans all over the world know that Degan cannot be reused in AC Milan. The conflicts with Ancelotti and teammates make his life in Milan unhappy. Why not take advantage of this Chance, what about bringing Degan to Florence?

"Rod! Don't rush to refuse. I think you have plenty of time now. I can tell you about my plan. Fiorentina will not be satisfied just because they return to Serie A. We have even bigger goals."

Degan did not deny what Delaware said, that in the future Fiorentina would indeed be under the control of Delaware and become an emerging force in Italian football, even replacing AC Milan.

At their best, they even broke into the top three in Serie A, and AC Milan finally finished fourth that season.

Florence was established in 1926. The first champion came from the Italian Cup in 1939/1940. In 1956, they ushered in a small period of glory after the establishment of the club. That season, Florence suspended AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus has a record of six consecutive league championships, and it is the first time that it is unbeaten at home with 12 wins and 5 draws. However, AC Milan and Juventus performed so well that Fiorentina only won the runner-up for four consecutive years.

In 1960/1961, Florence won the second Coppa Italia trophy, then reached the final of the European Cup Winners Cup and defeated the Glasgow Rangers Football Club of Scotland, won the club's first European championship, and entered the final again the following year. The enemy Atlético de Madrid will fail to defend their title.

In the mid-to-late 1960s, Fiorentina won the league championship for the second time in team history.

But in the 1980s, Florence began to decline, and was relegated in the 1992/1993 season, but after a year of hard work, it returned to the top league as the second division champion.

With the joining of Argentine striker Batistuta, Fiorentina became one of the strong teams in Serie A in the 1990s, winning the Coppa Italia twice, and Batistuta also became a symbol of Fiorentina for a time.

After entering the millennium, Fiorentina also ushered in their hard struggle history. First, all the heroes switched to other Serie A teams one after another. In addition, the club had financial problems in 2001. In addition to being unable to pay salaries, the debt was as high as 5 At that time, the chairman of the team, Gao Qi, did not consider the financial situation of the club, but continued to acquire players. In the 2001/2002 season, he ranked second to last in the league and was relegated again. In July of the same year, because he could not hand over the 40 million US dollars guarantee to participate in Serie B, the club officially declared bankruptcy on August 1, but the Italian Football Association read in Florence. Occupies an important position in the Italian football world, so it is licensed to participate in the second group of the league, and with the help of the domestic brand-name shoe manufacturer Delaware, a new team FlorentiaViola was formed, and the captain Di Livio did not leave the team to lead the team. The team continued to fight.

Fiorentina performed well in the second group of the league, easily won the championship with 20 wins, 10 losses and 4 losses, and was promoted to the third group of league. In the summer of 2003, Delava bought back the name "Fiorentina" for 2.5 million euros, and resumed the identity of Fiorentina to participate in the competition.

At the same time, the Italian Football Association expanded the 2003/2004 season B League to 24 teams, so it retained Catania Football Club, Genoa Football Club, Salernitana Football Club and Cosenza Football Club, because of the financial constraints of the latter, finally the Football Association chose to replace Fiorentina in the second division.

After hard work, Fiorentina got the sixth place in the league. They need to compete with Perugia, which is 15th in the first group, to participate in the next season. The opponents tied 1:1, and the final total score was 2:1 to participate in the Serie A again after a two-year absence.

It took only two short years for this team, which was still in the second division of the league in 2003, to return to the top league. It has to be said that it is a miracle.

Digan didn't know why Delaware said these things to him, and it was the words of Delaware that really attracted Degan's attention.