The next morning, Pochettino had just arrived at the Chinatown training base and found that the boss Gao Han, general manager Armando Marcos and technical director Cantalero had already been waiting for him in the office, which caught the Argentinian off guard.

But more accidents are unexpected, and even an ominous premonition.

He still clearly remembers that the last time the three of them appeared at the same time was before Diego Costa’s transfer, so what about this time?

"What's going on?" Pochettino asked with a frown.

Cantalero turned his head and looked at Gao Han and Armando Marcos, but found that they did not accept the call. There was no way. As the technical director, he could only take Pochettino's inquiry.

"Last night, we received a call from Hill on our way back to Madrid from Barcelona."

Pochettino's face changed and he screamed inwardly, sure enough, but he quickly squeezed out a bitter smile, "Who does he want?"

One sentence reveals Pochettino's helplessness, or it should be said that the entire Chinatown is helplessness.

In fact, since he decided to support the team in building a new stadium, Pochettino has already been very clear about what embarrassing situation he will face in the next few years. From the club level, such a business method is understandable and can even be said to be a very wise choice, but for a head coach, it is a disaster.

From Falcao and Ramirez to Mkhitaryan and Diego Costa, Chinatown has sent away the team's core players for two consecutive transfer periods, and each time it can be said to be a damaging effect.

Of course, the team's transfer income is very generous, and they have received ample funds to invest in the construction of the new stadium. At the same time, they are also increasing efforts to improve the treatment of players and coaching staff. These are obvious signs of the team's progress, but as a head coach, Pochettino obviously wants not only money and fame, but also a tangible result.

Relying on Gao Han's outstanding vision and Chinatown's convincing scouting system, every time we send off the core main force, Chinatown can quickly find a suitable substitute, and maintain the team's competitiveness through appropriate tactical adjustments, so that the team's overall strength will not decline but increase.

But this is obviously not a path to achieve results. Everyone knows that if you want to achieve results, you can only be stable.

What's more, who can guarantee that the next signing will continue to be so successful?

Gao Han and the other two also understood Pochettino's difficulties very well, but this time it was really difficult to deal with.

There is an old saying in China that is right, and the hardest thing to repay is human favors.

Gao Han created Chinatown back then thanks to Atletico Madrid's strong support. Although the bed sheet army was relegated to the Spanish Second Division, its foundation was still there and it helped Chinatown a lot. Later, a group of youth training players were arranged to play in Chinatown every year. It can be said that Atletico Madrid made an indelible contribution to Chinatown's promotion every year.

Not to mention the distance, just talk about the nearest.

The current team captain Marcos Senna was dug from Atletico Madrid by Chinatown. In the situation at that time, it would be impossible for any other team to dig Marcos Senna. However, Gao Han came forward and Marcos Senna's consent, so Atletico Madrid would have the green light.

As a result, everyone saw that Marcos Senna quickly became the crucial midfield core of Chinatown.

In addition to Marcos Senna, Diego Costa also bought and gave away Atletico Madrid half-buyed and half-get, so later Chinatown sent the player to Real Madrid, which also caused a complaint call from Hill. After all, Chinatown sold Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid's mortal enemy, and it was indeed a bit unkind.

However, after Gao Han explained it through, Xiao Hill also understood Gao Han's difficulties.

Atletico Madrid's performance has not been ideal since the season. Currently, La Liga ranks fifth, which is still the ranking of improvement after two consecutive victories. It was even worse before, mainly because the team's midfield loss.

Many veterans in the high-altitude period, including Sedo Keita, have gradually come to the end of their careers. Although Gaby is still able to take the lead, the metabolism of the midfielder is also on the agenda, and the unsatisfactory start of this season directly sounded the alarm.

Torres in the frontcourt, Villa and Navas were in charge, Serna in the backcourt, Ramos and Antonio Lopez were stationed, but there was only midfielder, and Gabi and Sedo Keita were somewhat unable to support it.

Over the years, Atletico Madrid has sold people every year and created a new stadium, but it has also made the team feel a little out of control.

Previously, media revealed that Atletico Madrid's goal of signing is Schalke Zero Four's Croatian midfielder Rakitic.

This player was once a hot talented rookie in European football, but after joining Schalke Zero 4, his development was much worse than expected, especially under the new coach Magath, Rakitic performed on the court and in the team, and he had made it clear that he would not renew his contract with the club.

The contract between Croatian midfielder and Schalke 04 will expire in June 2011, so the transfer fee will not be expensive. It has attracted the attention of many teams including Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Juventus, Naples and Inter Milan, but as far as Gao Han knows, most of them are just waiting and watching.

No one is sure of this former talented rookie, and his performance at Schalke Zero 4 is not ideal. God knows whether he can adapt to the new stadium, which is very unfavorable for Atletico Madrid. After all, the Bedsheets Legion urgently needs a midfielder, and there is no reason to take such unknown risks.

Therefore, after discussing and researching, Atletico Madrid finally decided to target the transfer target of Schneiderling in Chinatown.

This 21-year-old French midfielder is a player Simeone is very optimistic about. He has both offense and defense, good footwork, excellent running ability, large coverage area, high tactical execution, and very good back-study ability. He has performed very well in La Liga for two consecutive seasons, especially this season, and has made rapid progress.

Compared with Rakitic, Schneiderlin's advantage is that his strength is unquestionable and he can adapt to the tactical environment of La Liga and Atletico Madrid. He is also appointed by head coach Simeone, so integration is not a problem, and the disadvantage is that the transfer fee is relatively expensive.

This should have been the most troublesome thing for Atletico Madrid, but after the team moved into the new stadium and entered the Champions League continuously and increased its revenue significantly, it was no longer a problem.

"I believe you know the relationship between our team and Atletico Madrid. We really can't refuse when Hill called me personally." Cantalero also talked about the team's difficulties very frankly.

Of course, Pochettino knew that Chinatown owed Atletico Madrid too much, not that it was necessary to let the other party win it, but that from the perspective of the relationship between the two teams, Chinatown should indeed be able to pull Atletico Madrid now.

What's more, the other party is willing to give enough transfer fees.

"I understand the team's dilemma, but you should also know that after Ramirez left, Schneiderlin played a very big role in the midfield and performed very well. James Rodriguez himself was not strong in defense, and Marcos Senna was not young. If we let Schneiderlin go now, what should we do if the midfield defensive interception interception?"

Cantalero nodded, which was indeed a big problem.

It is not difficult to see from the away game against Barcelona that Schneiderlin's role in the team is very obvious. The team was able to suppress Barcelona in the first fifty minutes, and Schneiderlin's running and defensive interception in the midfield are crucial.

Herrera has also performed very well this season. Although she is more of a rotation, her assists in the team are second only to James Rodriguez and Hazard, and his characteristics are also different from Schneiderlin.

What's more, even if Herrera replaces Schneiderlin, the midfielder will definitely sign up again. The first team Cork, Isco and Verati are only eighteen years old, and Pogba is only seventeen years old. These young players are OK to come on as a substitute to exercise, but if they are rotated, it will be absolutely difficult.

When everyone thought of this, they also felt a headache and turned to look at Gao Han.

But when they found that they were overwhelmed by their thoughts, Gao Han was there leisurely looking through the materials brought by Cantalero.

As the team's technical director, Cantalero learned lessons from the Diego Costa transfer incident and reserved enough shortlists for every position of the team. Once the player transfers, he can determine his goals and put them into operation as soon as possible.

It's just November now, and Atletico Madrid called Chinatown at this time, hoping that no matter whether the transfer can be completed or not, both parties can make sufficient preparations as soon as possible, so as not to be in a hurry and affect the team's performance.

"By the way, what do you think?" Cantalero asked Gao Han.

Gao Han then raised his head, looked at the people in front of him, and suddenly smiled and said, "Sell it."

"It's really sold?" Cantalero confirmed further.

Gao Han nodded and looked at Armando Marcos, "You are responsible for talking to Atletico Madrid and striving to negotiate a good price, but don't make things too difficult for them, consider each other's affection."

That is, Atletico Madrid came to the door. If it were other teams, Gao Han would definitely grab the broom and sweep it out.

However, Gao Han could never refuse the bed sheet army, and it was difficult to repay the favor debt.

But it's only limited to this time. I believe Xiao Hill himself knows it. If it weren't forbidden, he would definitely not come to him. If it weren't forbidden, he would definitely not come to him. This time he sold Schneiderlin to them, it would be difficult to use the same emotional offensive again when he came again next time. This was a heart-wrenching problem for Chinatown.

Since you have to pay it back sooner or later, it would be better to pay it back when the other party takes the initiative to ask for it.

"Maolisio." Gao Han looked at Pochettino again and shook a piece of material in his hand. "I already have a suitable candidate here. Although his characteristics are different from Schneiderlin, I promise that his strength is only stronger than Schneiderlin, and his characteristics will be more in line with our team, and his role in the midfield will be greater."

"Of course, if you make a decision now, the team will start operating as soon as possible, and strive to win before Christmas and let him participate in the team's winter break training camp. I believe you will be satisfied with it and have enough time to prepare for the game."

Gao Han himself is the best head coach and is very considerate of the problem. After hearing this, Pochettino also felt that this way of dealing with the team could minimize the influence of the team. After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed.

Pochettino still believes in the vision of the players he looks for.

When the team let Diego Costa go, Pochettino was also very hesitant and worried, but later Gao Han insisted on introducing Michu and discussing tactics with Pochettino. As a result, everyone also saw that Michu became one of the most eye-catching stars in La Liga this season and was the team's number one scorer this season.

Since Gao Han said that again, he must be very sure, so Pochettino no longer insisted.
Chapter completed!