▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Michael ▁La ud rup , ▁he ▁and ▁not ▁Guard i ola ▁was ▁Lap ort a ' s ▁first ▁choice . ▁ ▁First ▁team ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁being ▁appointed , ▁Guard i ola ▁said ▁that ▁Ron ald inho , ▁Dec o , ▁Samuel ▁E to ' o ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁coming ▁season . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁off loaded ▁full ▁back ▁Gian lu ca ▁Z amb ro tta ▁to ▁Milan , ▁attack ing ▁mid f iel der ▁Giov ani ▁dos ▁Santos ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁and ▁mid f iel der ▁Ed m í l son ▁to ▁Vill ar real . ▁Dec o ▁went ▁to ▁Ch else a ▁while ▁Ron ald inho ▁joined ▁Z amb ro tta ▁in ▁Milan . ▁L ilian ▁Th ur am ▁was ▁initially ▁set ▁to ▁join ▁Paris ▁Saint - G erm ain ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer , ▁but ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁condition ▁put ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁the ▁move , ▁and ▁the ▁veter an ▁retired ▁to ▁tend ▁to ▁his ▁health . ▁O leg uer ▁signed ▁with ▁Ajax , ▁Santiago ▁Ez quer ro ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Bar ça ▁and ▁Marc ▁C ros as ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁C elt ic . ▁The ▁fate ▁of ▁E to ' o ▁took ▁much ▁of ▁the