After Inter Milan won the Champions League in 2010, why did he sell the team s star Etoo?

Unlike Ibrahimovic leaving Inter Milan, the reason why Etoo left Inter Milan is a little simpler, mainly because of money.

First, Etoo wanted to negotiate a contract renewal with Inter Milan. At that time, the two sides had some differences in the discussion on annual salary. Etoo is interested in a salary increase. He performed well in the first two seasons. Mourinho won the triple crown when he was in office. After Benitez and Leonardo took over, he also performed well.

Etoo has shown strong adaptability and is more able to adapt to the field here in the past two years.

has performed well, and it is understandable that the players want to open a high price and gain some advantages when negotiating with the team for contract renewal.

Unfortunately, Inter Milan's financial situation during that period was not necessarily too good. Although I won a lot of bonuses to win the Champions League, I have introduced too many big-name stars in the past few years, and my salary structure is also rising rapidly. I have a lot of pressure on operating costs and management, and the pressure on fiscal deficits is not small.

Seeing Etoo want a high salary, Inter Milan is also in a difficult situation, and the two sides are also discussing the issue of renewal.

At this time, a rich man came, Krimov of Russia and Anzhi Makhachkara Football Club was bought by the rich man in 2011. With money, Anzhi began to recruit soldiers in football, intending to find some stars in the market to meet the team's lineup improvement.

Carlos, Etoo and others are all on their purchase list.

When the summer transfer window began, Anzhi provided Inter Milan with a satisfactory offer. The transfer fee is about 27 million euros. If it includes floating terms, bonus and other conditions, it may be close to 30 million euros, which has reached Inter Milan's psychological quotation.

Anzhi was also rich and generous, and gave Etoo an annual salary of 20.5 million euros after tax, which was the first place at that time.

When Etoo saw this price, he was also moved and immediately said that I wanted to go to Russia. I finally had the opportunity to make a lot of money. I didn’t have much time when I was old. If I wanted to go there, it would be more than Inter Milan’s annual salary of 10.5 million euros.

Inter Milan is actually not very willing to sell Etoo at the beginning. Because Etoo is pretty good, his ability is quite appropriate, and he has not declined, and there is no problem playing for another two or three years.

However, later I saw the financial pressure, and the team was in a turbulent period at that time. After Mourinho left, he had more new coaches, and the team also needed to undergo a blood change.

Considering that Etoo is over 30 years old, selling Etoo is not an unacceptable choice for Inter Milan, and it can also save the team's salary space.

After selling Etoo, buy some young players and rebuild, the team can also get back on track.

Judging from the performance behind, this transaction is also a win-win situation. Etoo got a reward and made a lot of money. Later, he went to Chelsea, Sampdoria and other teams. Although his career began to decline, he could still get some rewards after his peak period, which would not be a loss for him.

Inter Milan has also changed the team very well. After Etoo left, the team experienced two or three years of turmoil. Many coaches have changed. In addition to Benitez and Leonardo mentioned just now, Mazari, Ranieri and others have also coached for a short time in the team. It was not until Mancini's return that it gradually improved.

Icardi and other young people emerged, and Inter Milan began to find their way forward.

By the 2015-2016 season, the average age of Inter Milan's team had dropped to 25 years old, which was quite young. The team's salary had dropped to 94 million after yearly cuts, greatly alleviating the financial pressure.

In the later period, Zhang Kangyang replaced Tohill and became the new chairman of the Inter Milan club, and welcomed the famous coach Conte, Inter Milan also climbed up from the trough and returned to its peak, and began to achieve good results in Serie A and Champions League.

From a post-review, Etoo's departure is also inevitable. After winning the 2010 Triple Champions League, the problem of the aging of Inter Milan lineup has become prominent. Old ministers such as Matrazi and Sanetti are old, and core players such as Milito are also over thirty years old. The overall lineup of the team has reached a point where blood changes are needed.

Suppose that Etoo is not sold and they are left behind, Inter Milan may not be in good condition. If the lineup does not adjust and fresh blood is introduced, there will be turmoil sooner or later, and there is no doubt that this will happen.

I think Inter Milan's decision is not very wrong. Many fans think that selling Etoo and Inter Milan's performance is turbulent is the blame for the top management, and this is not completely accurate.

can only say that the lineup blood exchange takes time to run in, there will be a period of shock in the middle, and it will be normal for the performance to fluctuate.