Chapter 2438 - 616: Farewell, Ancelotti

Chapter 2438: Chapter 616: Farewell, Ancelotti

Leaving the press room.

The professor’s face still showed concern.

He still had a fondness for van Persie, a disciple he had reunited with.

Transforming from a winger to a striker, years of nurturing led to van Persie’s maturity.

His departure didn’t cause as much trouble as Fabregas’s, so there’s no real resentment, just a bit of regret.

Huang Kaiwen didn’t say much either.

The professor clearly hasn’t developed the mindset from a commoner to a privileged class.

Nowadays, Milan may not be as influential as Real Madrid in Europe, but certainly not inferior to Real Madrid’s network.

Perhaps one day the professor will suddenly realize, the world is filled with goodwill towards him.

After the Super Cup, the whole team returned to Milan City.

There were some unpleasant incidents, and no one wanted to stay in Monaco.

The professor simply returned to Milanello with Gagliani.

Before the transfer window closes, coaches of European giants are the busiest.

Deciding whether to make a last-minute purchase.

Deciding whether to clean up the first team.

Even if there’s no need for this, deciding whether to loan players out.

These seemingly small matters relate to a player’s future development, and for coaches like the professor who love nurturing youth, this is a big deal.

During the closing period of the window, fax machines at major clubs are very busy.

"Filippo, let’s talk about the players."

In the conference room, the professor placed his hands on the table and inquired.

He was asking Filippo Galli, the Milan legend who has been a youth team coach for a long time.

"We have a lot of outstanding players."

Galli said.

The professor gave an encouraging look.

Galli nodded and said: "Calabria is very mature; he doesn’t seem like a 16-year-old. Cristante has great versatility. Rodri’s covering is timely, his passing awareness and combat ability are excellent, Saúl’s movement is strong, he can play as a defensive midfielder and midfielder, these are the more outstanding players over 16 years old now."

The professor checked the information.

He looked at the reports related to these players.

The files on these key players were very detailed.

Everything from family to character, positions played to technical level, was clear.

He hadn’t expected AC Milan Youth to be so outstanding, and with the two Belgians in the first team and Desilio being called up, in a year or two, he could start a fully youth-trained lineup for cup games.

This is a point the professor values highly.

He thought he had to start from scratch upon arriving at Milan.

He never expected to get a big surprise.

"Rodri, Cristante, and Saúl, if I want one of them to join the first team and pair with Van Bommel as a midfielder, who would be the better choice?"

The professor asked.

"Rodri!"

Galli said: "Rodri leans towards defense, while Saúl can become the core organizer."

"Then let’s do this, bring Rodri to the first team, and loan Saúl out."

The professor nodded and said.

After the meeting, it was already midnight.

Although the club rented him a house, his wife and daughter hadn’t arrived in Milan City, so the professor simply stayed in the office to continue working.

Regarding the struggle for position between Torres and van Persie.

He had long made his decision internally.

High center forwards, pivots, have been a constant throughout his coaching career, and his recent purchases, whether Bendtner or Chamakh, followed this principle.

Even Giroud, signed before he left Arsenal, also adhered to this.

Van Persie’s pivot function is somewhat better, aligning with his tactical requirements.

Torres’s individual breakthrough is more incisive and fits his preference for allowing the ball to quickly pass through the midfield.

This does not constitute an overlap of positions, they can transform into two tactical modes.

Now what he needs to do is to arrange the appearance time for both forwards, ensuring neither feels neglected.

Since he started coaching, he has never encountered such a situation.

Even Henry and Boateng never had overlapping peaks.

Torres and van Persie are in direct competition.

Such abundance is rare.

He also noticed Aubameyang, on loan from Milan, whose speed is very fast, somewhat similar to Torres, but his shooting ability is lacking.

However, even with this, his performance in Ligue 1 is quite impressive.

Compared to other positions, defense concerns him more.

This position demands more experience; they can’t truly let 16-year-old Calabria play as a first-team defender.

The Bender brothers are okay.

But both have injuries aplenty.

The professor looked at data from some small teams, weighing up whether to bring in a defender.

Even with lots of money on hand, he is not accustomed to overpaying for a player.

The sunlight made his eyes swell.

Only then did the professor notice it was morning.

He quickly took out his phone and dialed, once connected he immediately said: "I want Virgil van Dijk from Groningen, a Dutch defender."

"A Dutchman, the new Stam?"

Gagliani on the other side of the phone joked: "How much, 30 million enough?"

The professor silently rolled his eyes and said: "Estimate won’t exceed 3 million."

Gagliani:...

Although he felt the professor was too frugal, he still promised, this afternoon he would fly the player to Milan City.

Dutch teams have always sold for money, and in these times, the Eredivisie isn’t too dark.

With Huang Kaiwen’s connections, if he didn’t get it done today, he wouldn’t need to work tomorrow.

After telling Gagliani to reach out if needed, the professor rose to go home for rest.