civilwarnovels Chapter 537 The Future "Milan Flag"
Chapter 537 The Future "Milan Flag"
In his previous life, Sandro Tonali can be said to have grown into one of the world-class midfield stars.
He joined AC Milan on loan in 2020 and was eventually bought out, and then won the Serie A championship with the team.
In the end, he was bought by the Premier League's Newcastle United at a high price of 7000 million euros + floating, becoming the historical transfer bid king of Italian players.
Now Tonali is only 17 years old and is still in Brescia's youth training camp.
However, his talent has clearly been noticed, and Brescia are ready to promote him to the first team and let him participate in the new season of the Italian second division.
Yes, this team that once had Roberto Baggio, Pirlo, and current Manchester City coach Guardiola has been lingering in Serie B.
But for Tonali, being able to play in the first team is the most important thing.
He must play in the professional league, and then he can attract the attention of AC Milan, so as to realize his childhood dream!
That's right, Tonali is a player with a "child dream", and AC Milan is his favorite team.
It's a pity that when he was about 10 years old, Milan had called the Tonali family and asked him to go to the Wismara Sports Center for trial training, but Tonali finally entered the evaluation list but was not selected.
It was a difficult time for the boy, who was comforted by his parents, older siblings, uncles and grandmother, who later sent him through the youth academy in Piacenza before finally receiving a trial at Brescia at the age of 12. Invitation calls, eventually getting through and joining this club.
In Brescia, Tonali has achieved great success in low-level competitions. He has a more special understanding of the game than his peers, which also makes him more confident in himself to become a professional football player.
In fact, Tonali's long flowing hair and his Brescia origin naturally remind people of his predecessor Pirlo.
In terms of technical style, Tonali, who is still in the Brescia youth team, is already the team's core midfielder responsible for transitioning from defense to offense. He likes to use long passes to cross the entire opponent's defense line and open up the situation for the team's offense. .
In addition, his set kicks drew arcs, which also excited the admirers of the "master" Pirlo. They believed that Tonali might be Pirlo's successor!
Beyond that, however, Tonali and Pirlo are actually quite different players.
Pirlo has shown a certain indifference on the pitch since the beginning of his career, which Tonali has never seen.
Tonali is keen on wrestling with opponents, relying on aggressive pressing to interfere with the opponent's midfield pass, using various postures to protect the ball in the [-]-[-] competition, and finding the right time to make a steady shot Hard tackle.
Although he is not a very fast player, he can show amazing explosive power in a short period of time when grabbing, filling in and running with the ball.
It is precisely because of this that Tonali in childhood was called "mastiff" because of his strong style on the court.
Unlike Pirlo, his long hair does not blow in the wind during most of the game, but hangs freely. After each game, Tonali's jersey will inevitably be covered by the stadium. Turf printing and dyeing.
From this point of view, Tonali is actually more like Pirlo's good partner in Milan-Gattuso.
In fact, Tonali's real idol is not Pirlo, but Gattuso!
He has a mug with Gattuso's face on it, and he takes it wherever he goes.
Once, his mother accidentally broke the cup, and Tonali was very sad. He later put the pieces back together and still have them today.
The first jersey worn by Tonali in his childhood was also related to Gattuso.
His hometown is Sant'Angelo, a small town near Milan, where there is one of the largest AC Milan fan organizations in Italy. The vast majority of town residents are Milan fans, and the local team's representative colors are also red and black.
From San Angelo to Milan, Tonali chose the number 8 on the back of the two red and black striped shirts he wore: he never concealed his admiration for Gattuso.
At the moment, most stars lament their childhood dreams when they join their new club, which has become a routine expression, but you seldom feel the real and passionate love that Tonali has for AC Milan.
When he joined AC Milan on loan and his dream was half realized, this kind of love may have become his burden: Tonali hoped too much to prove himself in the Rossoneri, so that he could not get rid of that tension on the field.
He never shook the main positions of Casey and Ben Nasser, and by the end of the season, he was even ranked behind Mette.
Considering the player's performance and status in the team, AC Milan is not willing to pay a high buyout fee for a midfield substitute.
In order to stay in Milan, Tonali chose to cut his salary by a quarter, and the Rossoneri also persuaded Brescia to reduce the amount before completing the deal.
Later, Tonali, who has really realized his dream, made a leap. When partnered with Krunic, he was the team's back midfielder. Sometimes his role is more like a classic No. 8;
During the sprint period of the season, the midfield duo of Tonali and Kessie was gradually fixed. The Ivorian dropped back and almost became the team's No. 3 central defender in defense, while Tonali was given higher tactics. The degree of freedom has become the team's back-end firepower on the offensive end.
These characteristics are also important reasons why Pan Yi likes Tonali.
After Xavi Alonso retired, he needed a player to continue to play such a role in the midfield, and it was clear that Tonali met Pan Yi's requirements.
And Tonali's progress in his previous life also allowed him to be renewed by Milan until 2027, and all Milan fans believed that he was destined to become the banner of Milan's local players-when the contract was renewed, Tonali didn't even want himself Salary increase, which once again proved his sincere love for Milan.
It's a pity that such a banner eventually left Newcastle.
After Milan received a high offer of more than 7000 million yuan, they finally chose to sell him, and Tonali himself could only painfully accept this reality.
Of course, Tonali doesn't have so many worries now.
He is still looking forward to the new season and is ready to perform well in Serie B!
At this time, the sound of the doorbell came from outside. Tonali looked down from the balcony and found a car parked outside his courtyard. It was an Aston Martin.
Then, in front of my house, a man with an East Asian face was standing, ringing the doorbell.
This person... looks familiar, can't it be...
Tonali's sister, Mathilde, went to answer the door.
"who are you looking for?"
"Does Sandro Tonali live here?" the East Asian asked with a smile.
Mathilde looked back at Tonali who walked into the house from the balcony, and nodded: "Yes, what's the matter?"
The man obviously breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I asked a taxi driver to bring us here, otherwise, I'm afraid I'm going to get lost! I'm..."
"Pan Yi, you are Pan Yi!" Tonali has confirmed that he is right, it is really Pan Yi!
Not to mention that Tonali is already a quasi-professional player and is well aware of the trends in world football. Of course, he will also know Pan Yi, the best head coach in the world;
Just say that he is a die-hard AC Milan fan, it is impossible not to recognize Pan Yi!
Six years ago, Pan Yi joined AC Milan as an assistant coach, and then followed the team to win the Triple Crown!
Every Milan fan knows how much Pan Yi contributed to this Triple Crown.
"Yes, it's me." Pan Yi laughed.
Just as his status as the former Chelsea head coach was very useful when he was looking for Alphonso Davies, now Pan Yi's "red and black blood" can obviously also play a very good role in recruiting Tonali.
"So sir, you are here today to..." Tonali was a little surprised.
Although the story of Pan Yi's scouting for newcomers all over the world has been spread to the point of being miraculous, Tonali is still a little unprepared for the day when it will be his turn.
Really, will I really be favored by Pan Yi?Pan Yi nodded, expressing affirmation: "Yes, I think you should have heard of our club's name, right? You also know that I am the owner of this club now, right?"
Tonali nodded.
To be honest, even if you are just a fan, it is almost impossible not to know the name York City.
Regardless of Pan Yi's binding relationship with this team, York City itself has the flavor of an "Internet celebrity team", and York City's performance last season was enough to make it popular.
Because they won the FA Cup as a third-tier league team and qualified to represent England in the Europa League!
In addition, they are also preparing to build a stadium that will be the envy and admiration of European giants!
Many well-known large companies in the world have reached sponsorship and cooperation agreements with York City. It can be said that based on these specifications, York City is completely at the level of a Premier League team.
"Stop talking outside, please come in." Mathilde quickly greeted Pan Yi into the house.
Pan Yi walked in, glanced out the window at the back, and exclaimed: "This place is really nice, the environment is very elegant."
The Tonali family is in an Italian town called Lodi Province, which has a population of more than 1 and is 4.3 kilometers away from Milan-this is why most of the people in their town are Milan fans.
Of course, this kind of small town is not as complicated as a modern city like Milan or London, and its style has a special flavor.
"Mr. Pan Yi, you really want me here today..."
But Tonali is not in the mood to chat with Pan Yi now. He is actually very nervous now, and has always wanted to confirm Pan Yi's real purpose for coming here.
It's no wonder that Tonali is now just a 17-year-old player in the youth team of a Serie B team, and suddenly a head coach ranked number one in the world appears at home, so nothing can be relaxed.
Can you imagine a player of this caliber resting at home when someone knocks on the door and there is Guardiola, Ancelotti or Wenger standing outside?
Originally, for him, it was already a very happy thing to play in the official matches of Serie B, but now he suddenly goes to hang out with Pan Yi, and he also wants to play in the English Championship, and he can also play in the Europa League!Before today, this was really an unattainable dream.
Pan Yi smiled and said straight to the point: "Well, I believe you have guessed the purpose of my visit this time. We hope you can play for our team, and we have reached an agreement with Brescia, so I To be able to be here.”
Tonali nodded suddenly.
It is true that Pan Yi came to Italy in person, just to buy a youth team player from Brescia - although he is about to play for the first team - so it is actually difficult for Brescia to refuse.
And it is very likely that Pan Yi also made an offer that made Brescia even more difficult to refuse.
That's right, Pan Yi threw out 200 million euros directly.This amount of money is already considered sky-high for a Serie B team!
"To be honest, Mr. Pan Yi, I believe that few people will refuse your invitation." Tonali hesitated for a while, but still expressed his doubts, "But, can you confirm that I will go to England to play football?" Will it be a good choice? I will be able to play in this season's Serie B soon..."
Pan Yi laughed.
Isn't this the preciousness of Tonali?
Everyone knows that Pan Yi came to poach him personally, and his salary will definitely increase after he goes to the British Championship, but Tonali still considers his own development first.
After all, you have to kick the ball first before you can raise the ball.
"You have to believe that I like to give opportunities to young people the most." Pan Yi asked confidently, "Do you know Mark Baker?"
Tonali nodded. This high center forward is now York City's number one player. He has won consecutive Golden Boots in League Two and League One, and also scored a key winning goal in the FA Cup final, which made him famous. , There are already many Premier League teams wanting to buy him.
"When he came to our team, he was just a young player who might not even be able to play in the fourth level league, but now you can see his achievements."
Speaking of this, Pan Yi paused, noticing that Tonali's eyes flickered, and asked with a smile: "You seem to be worried about something, it's okay to be straightforward, Sandro, I like straightforward people!"
Tonali hesitated and said: "I'm not afraid to be honest, Mr. Pan Yi, I heard that the English league pays great attention to physical confrontation and the rhythm is very fast. But our Italian team plays more delicately and the rhythm is slower. I'm worried that I won't be able to adapt to the style of the English league."
Pan Yi laughed, "I see, you are scared. Sandro, are you scared?"
Tonali's ears turned red, "No... I'm just... just a little worried!"
"Worried?" Pan Yi laughed even harder, "Then I should be more worried than you, because I paid a transfer fee of 200 million euros for you, and I also have to pay you a good salary. If you can't adapt to England League, I will suffer more than you, but why shouldn’t I worry?”
Tonali was taken aback by what Pan Yi said, and he had to admit that Pan Yi was right.
Of course, Pan Yi will definitely not worry about whether Tonali can adapt to the English football style.
After all, Tonali is still more inclined to "Pirlo" now, but as long as he goes through some physical exercise and training adjustments, he will soon become "Gattuso", and finally complete the combination of the two, becoming An all-around midfielder.
Is there anyone who doubts that Gattuso will not be able to gain a foothold in the Premier League? ? ?
"No one can have smooth sailing as a professional player. If you want to succeed, you have to take risks. Do you just want to stay in Brescia forever? Or in other words, you don't want AC Milan to take a fancy to you one day and want to spend a lot of money. Will the price come to buy you?”
This last question hit Tonali so hard that he couldn't say a word.
Yeah, isn't everything he's doing now just to make AC Milan notice him?
Compared with staying in Brescia and possibly remaining unknown throughout his career, going to York City will definitely give him more exposure, and they still have European competition to play in!
Among other things, let's just say that Baker, whom Pan Yi just exemplified, may be more famous than ordinary Serie A and Premier League players!
"For adaptation, our team has a complete set of plans and facilities to help players. As long as you believe in us, we will not let players down. This has always been the style of our club."
After saying this, Pan Yi deliberately left Tonali some time to think. After he was almost done thinking, Pan Yi continued.
"I talked to our coach Scaloni, we have no way to guarantee you the main position, because in our team, no player can guarantee this."
"In the midfield position, Rice, who is as young as you, was our absolute main force last season, but that was paid for by his sweat on the training ground and his hard work on the field. , that's what he deserves."
"For you, Sandro, your place is up to you, and I'm sorry if you don't think it's safe. But I won't change my attitude, I won't cheat any player, even if it means And being rejected by you, you can only get the starting lineup you want through training and game performance!"
It was the first time for Tonali to hear such frank words. In his impression, when poaching people, shouldn't he say something nice as much as possible and make various promises?
But Pan Yi didn't make any promises, but Tonali felt very convinced.
That's right, no team will allow a player who doesn't train hard and plays too badly on the field to be the starter, even if he is a big name like Ronaldo or Messi!
"I hope you can think about our proposal and take this step. I believe you will reap the fruits you want!" Pan Yi finally concluded the conversation and prepared to leave.
When Tonali sent this visiting guest to the gate, he was thinking about Pan Yi's words throughout the process, thinking about his own future, and thinking about whether he could get a chance to prove himself from the transfer.
When Pan Yi got into the car, Tonali suddenly knocked on the window on Pan Yi's side.
"Mr. Pan Yi..." Tonali hesitated for the last moment, but quickly said resolutely, "I will let my agent talk to you. I am very glad that you came here specially!"
After speaking, Tonali stretched out his hand.
Pan Yi shook hands with him with a smile, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sandro, I will never do useless work. I came to you because you are worthy of me!"
After speaking, Pan Yi stepped on the accelerator to drive, and the Aston Martin drove away in dust.
Then he glanced at the rearview mirror again, with an easily detectable smile on his face: "Okay, the first one is done."
Although Tonali's expression can no longer be seen clearly, it can be seen from the fact that he stood on the side of the road and refused to leave for a long time, and what he said at the end, he already yearns to go to York City very much in his heart.
Of course, Pan Yi will not be in a hurry to let Tonali make a decision immediately, it is best for the other party to figure it out.
As the saying goes, you can't eat hot kang if you are impatient!
"So, which one is next?"
Pan Yi glanced at the small piece of paper he had posted on the center console, and the names of several Italian players were clearly written on it.
Barrera, Bastoni, DiMarco, Scarmarca...