During the weekend match against Southampton at home, Richard remained seated in the VIP box for the entirety of the game, observing closely. To be honest, his mind couldn't connect to the match at all.
Scenes from the last meeting in his office kept replaying in his head. Just as the team had reached a new level of cohesion under the new training regime, a problem like this had suddenly emerged.
Buffon and Zanetti had proactively approached him with transfer requests!
It was clear that Juventus and Inter had contacted them privately—there was no doubt about it. Should he call Moratti and tell Inter to stay away from Zanetti?
No.
Such matters were unspoken rules in football, and he had nothing to complain about. Ninety-nine percent of transfers violated FIFA regulations in one way or another. Richard saw no need to lodge any accusations, as doing so would only isolate him within the football world. Only clubs facing bankruptcy after losing key players would lament helplessly.
