Inter Milan's Clearance Sale Opens with a Bang! Premier League Clubs Come Swarming!
Ranocchia, born in 1988, is 27 years old this year.
This should have been a golden period for a center-back to mature.
His outstanding performance this season is the best sign that he has matured.
But for all these years, Ranocchia has been a substitute for the Italy National Team!
Chiellini, Barzanelli, and Bonucci, these three center-backs from Juventus, were seamlessly transferred from Juventus' defense to the national team.
Add Buffon, and wow, it's like half of the Italy National Team is Juventus's team.
After finishing the season, Ranocchia was full of confidence, believing that his performance was enough to displace one of Juventus' three veteran defenders and become the national team's starting center-back.
Ranocchia is a native Italy, with three generations of his family having been Italians; he has no foreign ancestry whatsoever.
He values the national team more than his own life, and his dream is to win next year's UEFA European Championship with Italy.
If Ausilio's claim is true, and he stubbornly refuses to leave Inter Milan, he'll be relegated to the bench—something that has happened before in Italy —and for next year's UEFA European Championship, he might not even make the squad, let alone be a substitute.
"Where are you going to sell me?" Ranocchia asked, trembling.
"Foreign clubs, only foreign clubs can afford you," Ausilio said.
Ranocchia and walked to the beach.
A wave crashed over him, the cool seawater washing over his ankles.
He gazed at the bright, sunlit horizon, watching several seagulls fly away and gradually disappear.
A sense of bewilderment enveloped him.
The next day, the La Gazzetta dello Sport broke the news!
Borussia Dortmund have offered €30 million for Ranocchia!
Dortmund fans are ecstatic!
If Dortmund, the best Dortmund in Serie A, could be paired with Hummels in central defense, the sight would be absolutely stunning.
Dortmund will then possess the strongest steel shield in the Bundesliga!
The possibility of upset Bayern is getting higher and higher!
The following day, the Sun also broke the news that Manchester United were interested in the Inter Milan centre-back and wanted to bring him to Manchester to reunite him with his former teammate Icardi!
Manchester United fans were ecstatic!
Skrtel and Phil Jones have rough footwork and are typical traditional Premier League center-backs. Smalling has been plagued by injuries. Argentina Rojo can play center-back, but he has never adapted to the pace of the Premier League.
If a center-back like Ranocchia were to arrive at this point—someone with height, physique, footwork, ball control, and passing ability—it would be a huge boost to Manchester United's defense, a true stroke of technical assistance.
Ausilio sat in his office, four cell phones on his desk, and the landline ringing every now and then.
As for the email inbox, it kept ringing non-stop.
Ausilio types slowly, using only one finger, but at this moment he dared not entrust his secretary with replying to emails. These transfer offers were confidential, and the exact figures were known only to him within the entire club.
"Good, good, very good, continue!"
Summer has just begun, but Ausilio is already getting less than six hours of sleep a day.
He quickly got into work mode.
For farmers, autumn is the harvest season.
For Ausilio, summer is the best time of year to make money.
La Gazzetta dello Sport: Tottenham Hotspur offer €25 million for Guarin!
Corriere dello Sport: <31-year-old Handanovic is in his prime; Everton interested in the Slovenia goalkeeper!>
Tuttosport: Marotta is in contact with Inter Milan midfielder Hernanes, with an initial offer of one Malaysian Ringgit.
24 Hours News: Inter Milan will not exercise their option to buy Podolski; the Germany star's next destination is the Premier League!
Diario Sport: Real Madrid eyeing Nagatomo Yuto? Japan wing-back poised to arrive at the Santiago Bernabeu, could be signed for €20 million!
Southampton News: <Liverpool lock in Shaqiri for transfer target; Rodgers: I admire his speed on the wing!>
Manchester Evening News: <The battle for Tang Long enters a heated phase! Chelsea vs. Manchester City, who will be the ultimate winner?>
Among the numerous transfer reports, the headline in the Times, UK's largest and most authoritative newspaper, appeared rather comical, yet tinged with a touch of melancholy.
Inter Milan's "Supermarket" officially opens! All players are available for selection.
Inter Milan fans were heartbroken to see this.
It's only been a year, and the team is already disbanding!
Is this true?
This season we defeated Juventus to win the Coppa Italia; we also defeated Sevilla to lift the UEFA Europa League for the first time in 17 years!
Not only did they qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage next season, but through their hard work in European competitions, they also helped Serie A regain four UEFA Champions League group stage spots.
What's going on? The older generation plants the trees so the younger generation can enjoy the shade, but in the end, the trees are going to be cut down?
China fans were also deeply saddened by this outrageous scene.
Those who know will understand that Inter Milan won the double; those who don't might think Inter Milan were relegated!
This is worse than being relegated; it's like the team is being disbanded!
- [Good heavens, selling Icardi, Tang Long, Ranocchia, goalkeeper Handanović — Inter Milan's tree has been chopped down!]
-[It's not just the trunk; without buying out Podolski, selling Hernanes, selling Nagatomo Yuto, selling Shaqiri, even the branches and leaves have been sawed off!]
Real Madrid want Nagatomo Yuto? That Japan guy must be incredibly lucky! Do you believe it? I don't!
- [It's probably just hype, but Nagatomo does have ability. He can be a starter in the lower half of Serie A, and he could get playing time abroad too.]
I only care where Tang Long went!
Tang Long brought a surge of popularity to Inter Milan in China; if he leaves, Inter fans will likely migrate en masse.
Based on current reports, Tang Long's next destination should be the Premier League; it remains to be seen whether it will be Manchester City or Chelsea!
- [Haha, Mourinho paired with Tang Long, I can't even imagine the scene. Will Tang Long be transformed into Makelele?]
Compared to Chelsea, Manchester City plays more on the ground, and their players have better footwork. Tang Long seems to be a better fit for the Blue Moon.
To be honest, in China, apart from Inter Milan fans, all the other players hope that Tang Long can leave Serie A and go to the Premier League.
Fans of AC Milan, Juventus, and Roma, needless to say, will welcome Tang Long's departure, as a direct rival for the domestic title, as it will significantly weaken Inter Milan's midfield strength.
As for the other neutral fans, they've had enough of Serie A's awful run!
I spend my weekends cultivating immortality!
Especially among Premier League fans, who have a very wide audience in China.
Originally, I just wanted to watch my favorite Manchester United game at 10 PM, finish watching it at midnight, brush my teeth, hand in my homework, and go to sleep.
Now, after watching Manchester United, I can't go to sleep yet.
There's another Inter Milan game at 3:45 AM!
The whole village's hope rests on Tang Long's game!
Are you going to sleep or not during these three hours?
If you fall asleep, you might not wake up again.
There's no heating in the South during winter, I can't afford to get out of bed.
I stayed up until 3:45.
Some people fell asleep halfway through. Good grief, they stayed up all night and only watched for twenty minutes in a daze.
Some people persevered and finished watching it. By 5:30 AM, it was already dawn, and they couldn't fall back asleep. They went to school or work with panda eyes.
This feeling is indescribably unpleasant (La Liga fans should understand).
Official announcement: Guarin joins Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year contract!
Di Marzio: Handanovic passes his medical at Everton, player is about to sign!
Shaqiri follows Liverpool's official account and likes news articles from Liverpool fans hoping for his transfer!
<Transfer to Manchester United, 95% complete! Why did Ranocchia remain silent and head bowed when questioned?>
<Nagatomo Yuto's agent spotted at Norwich City headquarters; is the Japan star Britain?>
It's only been less than twenty days into July.
Inter Milan's first team chat group, which consisted of 25 players, was gradually reduced to 20 members as people left the group.
Premier League teams are incredibly greedy when faced with Inter Milan's new supermarket-like offer!
They have the money to raise player salaries; with such a powerful backer, the Premier League, as a top-tier platform, can provide players with greater exposure than in Serie A.
Many of Inter Milan's players are top-tier Serie A players, some even reaching the highest level; they would be more than qualified to play in the Premier League!
This was a golden opportunity to snag a bargain. The deep pockets of the Premier League teams, adhering to the principle of "first come, first served," acted swiftly, giving teams from other leagues almost no chance to think.
Some players have already been officially announced, such as Guarin;
Some players haven't been officially announced yet, but the process is in its final stages and an official announcement is imminent.
In the past, during breaks in competitions, the 25-person group chat was always lively.
But it was unusually quiet at this moment.
Some people can't wait to leave, to go to a bigger stage, and to earn more money.
Some people, however, are attached to everything about Inter Milan and hope to live in the city of Milan forever.
Full-back D'Ambrosio declared that he would never leave the city of Milan.
"My son is almost ready for primary school. He has his own friends and social circle here, and my wife also loves Milan. I won't leave."
The most bewildered of all was the 19-year-old youngster Bonazzoli.
The young man was still in a daze.
How come all my brothers have left me as soon as I signed a new contract with the club?
What are we going to do next season?!
I'm not supposed to carry the entire offensive load by myself, am I? Oh dear, the pressure is immense.
But who's going to pass me the ball?
Otherwise, I might as well just run away too.
Thinking of this, Bonazzoli, who was doing bench presses at the gym, quickly got off the bench and made a phone call to his older brother, Tang Long...