Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions
Chapter 215 - 186: Infighting in the Golden Boot Competition! Top Scorer Boycotts Training and Goes Missing!

Chapter 215: Chapter 186: Infighting in the Golden Boot Competition! Top Scorer Boycotts Training and Goes Missing!

Not responding directly to any transfer rumors is the method Tang Long’s agent, Ronar, taught him.

Compared to Wanda, who only thinks about making money off her clients, Ronar still has a certain level of professional ethics.

After the 36th round of the Serie A league, Inter Milan only has two matchups left, against Lazio and AC Milan.

At this critical juncture, Ronar doesn’t want Tang Long to be too distracted by transfers.

Although Ronar is new to the field of agents, his glorious player career is unmatched by any other agent.

Ronar advised Tang Long, "If you want to maximize your value, whether it’s getting a raise, renewing your contract, or moving to another league or team, you have to play well in the current matches to have greater leverage in negotiations."

When Tang Long’s future was still uncertain.

Big news exploded in Italian football: Icardi wants to leave Inter Milan!

Compared to Tang Long, the Italian media is more focused on Icardi’s future.

After all, although Tang Long has provided many assists at Inter Milan, his control of rhythm and passing in midfield is unparalleled.

But football ultimately values goals.

You should know, Icardi scored a full 40 goals in his 33 league games this season!

Only behind Messi’s 43 goals and C Luo’s 44, ranking third in the European Golden Boot standings.

Inter Milan hasn’t seen a striker who averages more than one goal per league game for a long time.

Even Ronaldo, in his uninjured period at Inter Milan, didn’t achieve this.

Thinking deeper, if Icardi ultimately wins the European Golden Boot and then leaves Inter Milan, it would be an earthquake in Italian football!

Because in Inter Milan’s hundred-year history, no player has ever won the European Golden Boot honor.

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On Monday, Inter Milan’s morning meeting uncharacteristically ended in just 15 minutes.

After the meeting, head coach Mancini returned to the head coach’s office where sports director Ossilio was waiting.

"Wanda, that unreasonable woman, is pressuring me. Who does she think she is? When I was playing in Italy, she was probably still playing in mud!"

Mancini seemed extremely angry; he originally wanted to smoke a cigar but crushed it in his hand with a crack.

What angered him wasn’t Icardi wanting a transfer.

After all, since the Bosman ruling, players coming and going in professional and commercial European football is no longer big news.

In his career, Mancini played for many Serie A teams, and he was long used to it.

What angered Mancini the most was a quote from Wanda in "Sky Sports" news about Icardi wanting to leave for a transfer.

"Inter Milan’s head coach Mr. Mancini doesn’t respect my husband Icardi. He has no intention of cultivating Icardi into a European Golden Boot."

"In the limited playtime of the last game, he toyed with my husband."

"Perhaps Mancini is just jealous of my husband; he doesn’t want him to score more goals because in Mancini’s career, he could never score 40 goals in a season."

"Additionally, many top clubs have rumored interest in my husband. Those I know of include Barça, Liverpool, and Manchester City. If Mancini is willing, he could let Icardi go at any time!"

Wanda was directly pointing the finger at Mancini!

"Originally, I let Icardi play for 30 minutes, which was already an exception. You didn’t see him ask me for playtime with a cold, two streams of snot still hanging on his lips."

"Yet this guy is not satisfied; I heard he was very unhappy with me substituting Tang Long out?"

"Leading 3-0 against Palermo, should Tang Long play the full game? Should he not rest for future matches? Ridiculous!"

Looking at the head coach’s angry demeanor, Ossilio just smiled slightly.

He couldn’t wait for Icardi to leave; after all, Icardi’s performance at Inter this season was simply too brilliant.

At 22 years old, Serie A Golden Boot, selling him for a billion is not out of the question.

Ossilio, in the process, didn’t know how many kickbacks he could get,

Moreover, as the trusted aid of the team’s Indonesian owner Toshihiko, Ossilio understood what the boss wanted.

Icardi, such high-quality asset, if cashed out early and securely, is definitely what the boss wants to see.

After all, Toshihiko is no Moratti!

He’s purely a businessman, buying Inter Milan waiting for it to appreciate, then cashing out.

Moreover, Serie A’s horrible marketing environment made this owner, who has multiple sports assets worldwide, long eager to leave.

However, for now, to ensure Inter Milan proceeds smoothly in the last few rounds and enters the Champions League, completing the season’s KPI assessment and ensuring no deductions from the year-end bonus, Ossilio continued to pacify Mancini.

Furthermore, Icardi and his wife putting pressure on the club in this way also harmed Ossilio’s interests.

If the whole world knows you want to leave, at the season’s end, how can I ask for a high price from other clubs when selling you?

If I can’t get a high price, how do I take a high kickback?

Brains fried.

"Hey hey hey, why are you angry? Why bother with a woman."

"Don’t you know Wanda? She knows nothing about football!"

"Such low-quality person can become a football agent; I really don’t know how our corrupt association issued her a license. I suspect she found someone to cheat on her agent qualification exam."

"But rest assured, I’ll officially respond to Wanda on behalf of the club; this woman dares to point fingers at you, clearly has guts, watch me retaliate."

Mancini nodded, lit another cigar with a trembling hand, and smoked.

"I don’t care about Tang’s issue. He acts professionally and hasn’t leaked any hints, but this Icardi must be severely pressured."

"What do you plan to do?" Ossilio asked.

"Doesn’t he want the European Golden Boot? To get the European Golden Boot, he has to appear in the league. Next round against Lazio, I’ll give him internal suspension, not releasing any news; I won’t let him on the roster. If media asks, I’ll say it’s due to technical reasons. See what he can do."

Ossilio nodded thoughtfully.

"Without Icardi, are you sure we can beat Lazio? Lazio is also vying for UEFA Europa League qualification."

At this point, Mancini was even angrier.

"Icardi thinks he’s hot stuff!"

"Last round against Palermo, didn’t you see? With Tang behind, Bonazzoli managed a hat trick."

"Ossilio, you once played semi-professional football, right? I’m not exaggerating; I’ll tell you if you stand in front of Tang Long, wear a jersey, you could accidentally score."

"Hahaha, that’s you; you were Samp’s star before. I can’t. I’d be panting after 5 minutes with my body." Ossilio laughed heartily.

"Alas, enough. Let’s stop chatting; I need to prepare for this morning’s training." Mancini left.

At the training base, Mancini smoked a cigar while pacing back and forth, constantly envisioning tactical plans for the upcoming home game against Lazio.

Honestly, what he had just said to Ossilio still made him feel uncertain when he thought back.

Without Icardi, can substitute Bonazzoli really fulfill the scoring task?

Lazio isn’t Palermo.

These two teams, whether historically or currently, differ significantly in tier.

"Mauro, oh Mauro, you’ve met the wrong person, stuck with Wanda, your career is quite unlucky."

Mancini sighed.

In Icardi, he seemed to see Balotelli of the past.

Both were immensely talented yet had a rebellious nature.

Compared to the mentally unstable Balotelli, Icardi was absolutely normal.

But Balotelli was open-minded about women, unlike Icardi, who indulged in Wanda’s charms, becoming a puppet.

Finishing the last cigar, Mancini planned to return to the training field to have a private talk with Icardi.

He felt responsible and obligated, as the coach and a former Italian star, to guide the young top scorer correctly.

Mancini wanted Icardi to understand that, at 22, a clear-headed agent is crucial; letting Wanda be his agent was self-destructive.

Who knows, the phone rang with assistant coach Herrera’s panicked voice:

"Boss, not good, something big happened!"

"Icardi didn’t come to training!"

"We can’t find him anywhere!"