Chapter 398: Chapter 397: My Name Isn’t Izecson, It’s Kaka, Intercepting Moreira from Paris Saint-Germain
The youth furrowed his brows and looked up at the middle-aged man.
The man handed the youth a business card, "Hello, I am not selling newspapers, and I am not a scammer. Please allow me a brief introduction, my name is Trigella, and I am the head coach of Portugal’s premier league powerhouse, Lisbon Sporting."
"Yes, the very Lisbon Sporting that defeated the Internazionale with Ronaldo and Barcelona with Rivaldo, lifting the UEFA Cup to become the new Triple Crown winners this season!"
Never underestimate the impact of this introduction on a Brazilian.
It’s not that the whole world speaks Chinese.
But it’s about the names mentioned.
Ronaldo, Rivaldo!
Both World Footballers of the Year! Golden Ball winners! The glory of Brazilian football! The current gods of Brazilian football!
And being able to defeat both of them in a single season... Any Brazilian would listen to you go on before poking holes in your lies and then giving you a beating.
But this youth knew, it was no lie.
As a Brazilian player, in this year’s climate, you might not know about the Portuguese league, but you can’t be unaware of Lisbon Sporting.
The images on the television and the face before him gradually overlapped, and the youth confirmed the man’s identity, "Tr... Mr. Trigella! You..."
Trigella smiled, "Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, I’ll just call you Izecson for short."
"We’ve already reached an agreement with São Paulo, and for a price they couldn’t refuse, we’ve acquired your rights. Now I need to ask for your opinion, would you accept this plane ticket to Lisbon?"
"I would!" The young man’s voice was especially loud, attracting the attention around him. The fans then realized this seemed to be the injured new star, Ricardo, of their own team.
"I’m glad you’re willing to come, Izecson," Trigella breathed a sigh of relief, "You’ve saved my KPI! May we go to your house to talk with your family now?"
The youth took the initiative to lead the way, "Of course, it’s convenient, but... my friends usually call me Kaka."
Trigella, "Kaka? Good name! But with that, you can’t go to play football in Italy anymore.
Kaka, "Why not?"
Trigella, "Because ’kaka’ means poop in Italian."
Kaka, "That’s unfortunate, but I guess no Italian clubs would be interested in me anyway. By the way, what did you mean when you said I saved your KPI just now?"
Trigella, "If I couldn’t bring you back to Portugal, who knows how much Deng Kai, the director, would complain about me..."
Kaka, "Director Deng? I haven’t watched the Portuguese league games, are you referring to the European Bronze Boot winner?"
Trigella, "No no no, that’s Cristiano, Cristiano Ronaldo, our best striker. But compared to Deng Kai, there’s still a big gap and shortcomings; Deng Kai was the European Assist King last season! The supreme leader and absolute core of our team, he is..."
Cristiano, "???"
...
Soon, the announcement of Kaka’s transfer was picked up by the American media.
"Winner of the Rio-São Paulo Intercontinental Championship and the final MVP lands in European football, first stop the new Triple Crown winner!"
"Four million Euros! São Paulo’s star Ricardo joins Lisbon Sporting!"
"Quaresma’s replacement? Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite’s season highlights!"
"Although his name is Ricardo, this Brazilian player’s style of play is more like Viana’s—straightforward and lacking some skills, not like a typical Brazilian player!"
"Don’t rush to celebrate! Lisbon Sporting’s new signing suffered a major injury last September, nearly ending in paralysis!"
"No wonder they sold for only four million! Did Lisbon Sporting fall into São Paulo’s trap, which deliberately concealed the player’s injury history?"
"Lisbon Sporting’s season sign-in rating goes negative! Paying four times the premium to prematurely secure Barcelona’s goalkeeper was tough enough, but spending four million on a player with potential lower limb paralysis ’sets a new high’!"
After Kaka’s transfer was exposed, the direction of public opinion was something he had never anticipated.
It wasn’t just the media; even Lisbon Sporting’s own fans didn’t approve of the transfer at all.
No one can accept a player who "might become paraplegic".
The sun-kissed face of Kaka was clouded with gloom, in the unfamiliar Lisbon, he could only seek a shred of security through training.
However, this also led him to meet a good friend—Cristiano Ronaldo, who likewise returned to the team for training early.
Kaka: You’re so fast!
Ronaldo: You’re not slow either.
Kaka: Your shooting is so accurate!
Ronaldo: Your aim is good too.
Kaka: But your dribbling is kind of weak!
Ronaldo: ???
Kaka quickly lost that friendship.
Kaka: Sorry, Ronaldo. I thought our friendship had reached a level where we could speak honestly.
Ronaldo: No worries, Kaka, because from this moment on, you’ve completely lost my respect.
Kaka: So what does this have to do with you falling over the ball when you try to do a bicycle kick?
Ronaldo: Tsk! (-皿-)
...
Just when everyone thought Lisbon Athletic’s summer signings were over,
Lisbon Athletic suddenly became the kings at the end of the transfer window.
This time, they finally stopped picking up what others overlooked, or rather, stopped buying players whom nobody else wanted.
They actually dared to hijack a deal!
Record Report: Lisbon Athletic’s summer signing king emerges! 15 million euros to hijack Paris Saint-Germain, a classic move!
The Portuguese league team robs Paris Saint-Germain! Is the attraction of the top five leagues not comparable to this dark horse?
Triple crown title boost shows its power! The promise of a main spot and a Champions League platform convinces Brazilian star to leave the glitz of Paris for Lisbon!
Ricardo does it again - Lisbon Athletic has now welcomed Brazil’s Ronaldo!
With Brazil’s Ronaldo arriving in Lisbon, Portugal’s fake Ronaldo is now in a pickle!
France Football: Paris Saint-Germain condemns Gremio for lacking credibility, not respecting first-come-first-served, and ignoring the rules of player transactions!
Gremio: Paris Saint-Germain is slow in paying up; they’re trying to wiggle out of it! Lisbon Athletic is a collaboration partner that’s a thousand times more decisive and of higher quality!
Paris Saint-Germain: Gremio is fickle, repeatedly overturning agreements to raise the transfer fee, and we cannot agree to such extortion!
Record Report: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira favored joining Paris Saint-Germain, but he no longer had the time to wait for the stalemate to continue. The repeated postponements of the signing date made him anxious.
Know Your Football: The Brazilian Ronaldo joining Lisbon Athletic is actually called Ronaldinho! His name means "Little Ronaldo"!
Know Your Football: With so many Ronaldos, have you got the right one? The Ronaldo from ’76 is ’Big Ronaldo,’ the Ronaldinho from ’80 is ’Little Ronaldo,’ and the Cristiano from ’85 should be called ’Little Little Ronaldo’!
Know Your Football: No wonder Deng Kai named Cristiano ’Cristiano Ronaldo.’ Deng Kai’s foresight spared Ronaldo from being the ’little’ one!
Know Your Football: A highlight reel of Ronaldinho’s past year big moments— I’m willing to call him the Football Sprite!
Know Your Football: Deng Kai welcomes Ronaldinho and Kaka to Lisbon Athletic and predicts next season: Turn winning into a habit! Aim to get out of the Champions League group stage!
Thus, Lisbon Athletic’s signings for the season came to a close.
The team began preparations for the new season.
"Ding!"
"You’ve completed a great season, your season rating is SSS!"
