The Portuguese coach of Roma, José Mourinho, has transformed young players who were worth pennies a year ago into gold. Zalewski, for instance, made his debut under Fonseca, but Mourinho was the one who had the bravery and consistency to have him play consistently during the second half of the season. The winger grasped the chance by being prepared and also won a spot on Poland's World Cup roster in Qatar. His card costs about $20 million, he still makes "only" $500,000 per season as a top junior, and the prosecutor is trying to get a starting base of $1.2 million. Then there are Bove and Volpato. Both of them have played less than Nicola, but Mourinho has decided to keep them in the team and let them grow with the first team. The value of both cards stated by general manager Tiago Pinto exceeds 30 million dollars. Then there is Felix, who played six games last season and secured a spot in Cremonese this year. How much was paid? Six million euros of fixed component + 3 million bonuses. According to the Italian journal Il Messaggero, Mourinho is the new King Midas because he transforms everything he touches into gold.
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