Chapter 265 Lightning Renewal

Porto's appeal was rejected by UEFA, and it is almost impossible to participate in the UEFA Champions League. At this time, whether it is out of commitment to Gao Xiaodong or because of the team's financial problems, Porto made fine-tuning on the price of Gao Xiaodong's transfer , with a drop of three million euros, 27 million euros can take away Portugal's top scorer and best rookie.

But there is no good bird among the managers of the five major league giants. Porto's black shop has slaughtered them for so many years, and now it is time for them to slaughter Porto. The national genius Gao Xiaodong.

Not only the major giants took advantage of the fire, but the small teams in the five major leagues also pursued Porto's midfielder Lucho, defensive backbone Alves and striker Lisandro, almost wanting to regard Porto as a cheap city.

Gao Xiaodong's original condition was that no less than two-thirds of the league's playing time could be played as a substitute. Now that Porto has no Champions League to play, he is also anxious and lowered the standard, only half of the playing time is enough.

However, Manchester United, Arsenal, Inter Milan and other giants who were chasing Gao Xiaodong all said that now they can only buy Gao Xiaodong at a price of about 20 million euros, and they do not promise Gao Xiaodong's playing time.

This made Porto's general manager Diogo very angry. He said: "This is one of Porto's best talents in the past ten years. You only paid 200 million euros. You are simply taking advantage of the fire."

England's "The Sun" gloated and said that Porto has been slaughtering customers for many years, and now it is finally about to be slaughtered by the major giants.

Germany's "Bild" stated that Porto has opened a black shop for many years, and the reason why it has been able to continue is not only that the quality of the players is really good, but also because they can continuously attract excellent little monsters, and if they can't play in the Champions League. , This is a huge blow to them, and the possibility of becoming a player market like Juventus is also very high.

Then "Transfer Market" broke the news that Manchester United is now in contact with Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov, Arsenal and Nasri are fighting fiercely, and Inter Milan has basically settled on Quaresma.

The situation has become very complicated, Gao Xiaodong had to call Mendes and ask him what should he do now?

Mendes told Gao Xiaodong that since Porto cannot participate in the UEFA Champions League, he must not continue to stay in Porto, but because the initiative is not in Gao Xiaodong's hands now, it is impossible to seek too much benefit.

However, Mendes told Gao Xiaodong not to worry. These giants just wanted to take the opportunity to lower the price. In fact, they were still very interested in him. This was forcing Gao Xiaodong to put pressure on Porto. In the end, Porto couldn't hold on and lowered the price. These giants They will still rob, and at that time they can still gain some benefits.

Mendes could see very clearly that in the end, Gao Xiaodong was definitely not the one whose interests were lost, but he just couldn't get the greatest benefit.

The calculations of the major giants are also very clear. If Gao Xiaodong wants to leave, he must put pressure on Porto. Gao Xiaodong only has a one-and-a-half-year contract. Therefore, in the end, only Porto, the black shop that has slaughtered the big giants for many years, will suffer in the end.

However, at this time, a Porto lawyer named Bruce changed the fate of Porto.

After Porto's second appeal failed, Bruce carefully studied UEFA's regulations on the UEFA Champions League. Finally, he found that UEFA's suspension penalty for Porto itself is illegal.

Because of the UEFA Champions League regulations, according to clause 2.o4, any team participating in the UEFA Champions League, since April 27, 2007, shall not directly or indirectly manipulate or affect the results of the competition in the domestic or international arena, otherwise it will be punished by suspension . Since Porto's bribery scandal occurred in the 2003/04 season, it is not within the jurisdiction of the regulations.

After Porto discovered this loophole, they immediately organized a team of lawyers led by Bruce to appeal to the UEFA Appeals Committee.

The UEFA Appeals Committee looked at its own terms,

It is believed that the currently applicable competition regulations were indeed enacted in 2007, while the Porto case occurred in 2004. The UEFA Records Committee's penalty decision was itself an irregularity.

Therefore, the UEFA Appeals Committee also made a rare decision contrary to the Disciplinary Committee, believing that Porto should not be punished by banning from participating in the Champions League.

Subsequently, the UEFA president convened a committee to discuss the matter, and finally decided to revoke the penalty for Porto's ban from participating in the Champions League.

The next day, UEFA spokesperson Gellard announced at the press conference: "According to the ruling of the UEFA Disciplinary Committee, the Porto club is allowed to participate in the UEFA Champions League in the 2008/09 season."

Porto miraculously got the chance to participate in the UEFA Champions League. This is not only a question of 10 to 20 million euros, but also means that black shops can continue to open.

On the day UEFA's penalty was revoked, thousands of Porto fans celebrated around the Dragon Stadium, and Porto players also joined the fans' celebration.

After Porto obtained the qualification to continue to participate in the UEFA Champions League, their attitude in the transfer market immediately became tough. Porto manager Diogo said that Gao Xiaodong will not only not cut the price, but also increase the price. Gao Xiaodong’s transfer fee is 30 million euros. The team that arrived won the championship, Gao Xiaodong played more than half of the game time, and the transfer fee would be an additional two million euros.

The league is about to start soon, and several giants chasing Gao Xiaodong are still hesitating, which makes Gao Xiaodong very disappointed. He is too lazy to continue spending any more. After discussing with Mendes, Gao Xiaodong decided to stay in Porto and continue playing in Portugal.

On August 24th, Porto announced the news of Gao Xiaodong's contract renewal with Porto through its own TV station, "Gao Xiaodong has renewed his contract with the club until August 2011, and Gao Xiaodong received the highest salary in the team. About 1 million euros, this salary is not high, but Gao Xiaodong also obtained 50% of the portrait rights, and Gao Xiaodong's liquidated damages also reached 50 million euros."

Then Gao Xiaodong also held a press conference to announce the news of the renewal of the contract with Porto. Gao Xiaodong told the media: "The league will start soon, and I don't want to continue to waste it. Porto is kind to me. Without Porto, I would If I can’t come to Portugal, the chairman, manager, teammates and fans all hope that I can stay, I decided to stay and help Porto fight in Portugal and the Champions League.”

Gao Xiaodong's agent Mendes also accepted the reporter's interview on this matter. Mendes said: "After the end of last season, Gao Xiaodong has been in the vortex of transfer, which is normal for a talented player. Yes, everyone wants to get him, but many big clubs lack sincerity and don’t want to spend 30 million to take Gao Xiaodong away. I want to tell them now that they will regret it, and Gao Xiaodong’s worth next season will only be higher than now. "

Gao Xiaodong's lightning-quick renewal of his contract with Porto surprised the entire European football world, and there are different opinions on this in the major media and the Internet.

Some think that it is still difficult for Gao Xiaodong to gain a foothold in the five major leagues, and it is right to stay in Porto for a year of training. Some think that Gao Xiaodong has won the Portuguese championship, and it is meaningless to play in Portugal for another year. He should go to the five major leagues for training Own. Some also think that Gao Xiaodong failed to prove himself in the UEFA Champions League, and it is difficult to gain trust when he transfers to a giant. After playing in the UEFA Champions League for one year in Porto, if he still performs well, it will be more beneficial to transfer next season.

The news of Gao Xiaodong's contract renewal did not last for a few days, and the media quickly shifted their attention to the new transfer, but this has nothing to do with Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong is now devoting all his energy to the upcoming Portuguese In the league, in the new season, he will go all out to upgrade and give the world a surprise. 8