Barcelona, ​​Spain, Camp Nou.

In the president's office, Vice Chairman Bartomeu and Sports Director Subizareta are reporting the latest transfer progress to Barcelona President Rossell, but it is obvious that the expression on everyone's face is not relaxed.

It can even be said that it is a bit solemn.

"I just got in touch with Mendes, and he has told me clearly that Chinatown is doing its best to keep Alba." Subisareta looked solemn. "Although this Barcelona man publicly expressed his desire to return to Barcelona at the celebration after winning the European Cup, Chinatown still hopes that he will change his mind."

"Mendes?" Rossel heard the name unexpectedly.

Bartomeu reminded: "He is Alba's agent and has a deep cooperative relationship with Chinatown."

Now, Rossell understood.

There is no doubt that everyone in the world knows that Alba wants to return to Barcelona, ​​but the problem now is that Chinatown wants to keep him, and he still has a long-term contract with Chinatown, and he can't twist his arms. If Chinatown doesn't sell, Alba has no choice, and may even choose to stay in the team in the end.

This is undoubtedly a result that Barcelona does not want to see or accept.

Since last year, Barcelona has been trying to poach Alba, but failed, which has brought Barcelona a tragic season, with setbacks in the Champions League and the league one after another.

The poor results of last season and the departure of head coach Guardiola have put heavy pressure on Barcelona's management. If you can't buy Alba this summer, it will undoubtedly bring a great crisis of trust to the team's management, especially considering that once the season starts, the team's performance will be further setbacks, then...

Rossel is very clear about his current situation. He stepped on Laporta's shoulders and his status was not solid. He then convicted Cruyff and Guardiola one after another, which shakes his position inside and outside the club. If he can't stabilize the situation as soon as possible and win over the hearts of the people, he may not be able to do it for a long time.

"Why did Chinatown suddenly refuse to sell again?" Rossel asked in a deep voice.

Bartomeu and Subisareta looked at each other. In fact, Chinatown never said he wanted to sell Alba.

"Based on the reliable information I have obtained, Chinatown has recently launched strategic cooperation with many Chinese companies. For example, Huawei, which has begun to make a big move into the European market in recent years, has had a very low stadium revenue, but Armando Marcos's business operation ability is extremely strong. Chinatown has achieved a balance of revenue and expenditure last season."

"Last season, Chinatown's performance was not ideal, and the club also underwent a lot of pressure. It is said that Gao Han was also dissatisfied with the team's sales every year. With a balance of income and expenditure, Chinatown began to do his best to retain players to ensure the stability of the team's lineup, and hope to continue to perform in the new season."

As soon as Subizareta finished speaking, Bartomeu, who was beside him, groaned.

"To put it bluntly, I just tasted the sweetness of the Champions League and couldn't bear to let go."

After hearing this, Rossel suddenly remembered that UEFA had just announced to the public that in the Champions League last season, Chinatown's winnings and broadcasting fees alone achieved a share of 40 million euros, which was higher than the three major La Liga clubs. It ranks third in Europe and has skyrocketed revenue.

It is estimated that only with this income can Chinatown have enough confidence to retain people.

"In fact, before the European Cup, they had already begun to let go. I believe that as long as we paid the termination fee at that time, Chinatown would release people, but now..."

Subizareta didn't finish his words because he saw that Rossell and Bartomeu were not very good-looking.

At the beginning, he insisted on starting before the European Cup, but the two bigwigs in the club were a little hesitant and wanted to take a look at the European Cup. But now, Alba shines in the European Cup, and Chinatown is obviously going to start the price.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere in the office, Subisareta immediately coughed twice.

"Of course, I don't think Chinatown doesn't want to sell people. Alba's intention to return to Barcelona is obvious, and I have received news that Chinatown is closely inspecting Malaga's left-back Monreal. The player performed well last season, obviously preparing for Alba's departure."

"Monreal?" Rossel tsk twice.

"This player may meet the requirements of Chinatown, but for us Barcelona..." Subizareta did not finish his words, but his meaning was clear.

Barcelona must have higher requirements for players than other teams. Players like Adriano and Maxwell, who are also at the main level when they are in other strong teams, but when they go to Barcelona, ​​they even make substitutes.

"Then do we have any other substitutes?" Bartomeu asked with concern.

"Yes, Atletico Madrid's left-back Felipe, but the price tagged to him by the bed sheet army is also extremely high, at least forty million euros, and it's hard to negotiate." Subisareta replied.

What should I choose for twenty-seven-year-old Felipe and twenty-three-year-old Alba? This is indeed a question.

Rossel stood up from his seat in distress, turned to the window, with his back facing Bartomeu and Subisareta, feeling very uncomfortable.

Teams like Barcelona have never been responsible for training players. Poaching is the norm for giant teams, Real Madrid is the case, and Barcelona is the same. However, the team's outstanding youth training in recent years has created an illusion for fans that La Macia's talent is enough to meet the requirements of the first team.

But this is wrong.

During his tenure as chairman, Laporta's performance in competitive fields was excellent, but his management was average, which made the team not able to burn money like Real Madrid. Therefore, the first thing Rossell did after taking office was to reduce expenses. Later, there was a disagreement with Guardiola over the reduction of the coaching team.

But Rosel knew very well that Guardiola could leave, but Barcelona could not have won a championship in two years, otherwise, he, as the chairman, would have ended up doing it.

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Madrid, Spain, Bernabeu Stadium.

In the chairman's office, Florentino was also listening to the latest progress of the transfer by General Manager Sanchez, and the look on his face was also ugly because he heard news that he didn't want to hear.

Altentop, Gago, Drente, Shahin and Ras Diyala all left the team.

But on the other hand, the coaching staff wanted to continue to increase signings in the midfield, which made Florentino very puzzled.

"What's going on now?" Florentino asked in a deep voice.

He felt that Real Madrid's transfer was like a joke, like a mess.

Some of the players who left the team this year have just joined the team for a year, so are they going to send them away?

In addition to the above, Canales, who was once highly expected by the club, is also leaving the team. Granero, the local youth training, was also sent to the transfer market. These two players are local rookies that the club once vigorously cultivated, especially Canales.

Sanchez also sighed in his heart that Mourinho is indeed the one who spends money like water. In his opinion, Real Madrid's money is just a stack of paper, and the players he bought are more like his test items. They can be used if they can be used, and throw them away if they can't be used. Even the most wealthy team cannot hold on to him.

Not to mention anything else, just Sahin, the transfer fee is 10 million euros, and it was sold after one year?

"I think we should hire a technical director as soon as possible and be fully responsible for the club's transfer affairs. More importantly, he can control everything from the team's formation to management to transfers, rather than following the words of the head coach," Sanchez suggested.

Since the team's general manager Bardano resigned, Mourinho has monopolized the field of competitive power, but he has become a problem in selecting and employing people, which has caused the team to suffer a lot of losses for no reason.

Yes, it is indeed commendable that he won the La Liga championship, but how much has the club invested in it? How much has it lost?

"Chinatown's management structure is really worth learning from. General Manager Armando Marcos is fully responsible for daily operations and business operations, Technical Director Cantalero is responsible for overall competitive affairs and transfer operations, and he can control the club's technical and tactical style and team strategy."

The term technical director has been very popular in recent years, and many Premier League teams have been learning from it. Chinatown is one of the best, Cantalero is also the most successful and capable technical director in Europe, and has been poached by many teams.

In the past few years, Chinatown has sold a lot of players, and every time it has sold the main players, but Cantalero has always been able to introduce suitable players for Chinatown as soon as possible to fill the impact of the main players leaving the team.

Even though he had lost four absolute main players in one go and lost the entire central axis, Chinatown held on to the pressure, and chased them all the way in the late season, returning to the top four, and even reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, Cantalero made an indelible contribution.

There was news before that Pochettino may leave the team, but it is said that Cantalero has already looked for a suitable candidate in advance.

This is the role of the technical director.

But Real Madrid is not another team.

"We don't need a technical director." Florentino replied toughly.

"We are Real Madrid. We will only sign the best and best players in the world, or Spain. As long as we identify this goal, is there any technical director? Is there any difference?"

Sanchez was speechless, and he knew that Florentino would not easily admit his mistakes.

"Then... what should we do now?" Sanchez took a deep breath and asked with concern.

"Since Mourinho needs a midfielder, then introduce the midfielder. Aveloya is about to be 30 years old. Judging from the European Cup, Carvajal is the future of Spain. This cup has basically laid the foundation for his main position, and he is also a member of the surrounding areas of Madrid. We should lock in this Spanish international in advance."

Judging from the performance of the European Cup, Carvajal and Aveloa have a clear contrast. Anyone can see that Carvajal performs better and more in line with the aesthetics of Spanish fans.

"For the frontcourt offensive player, talk to Chinatown about Aubameyang." Florentino said.

Sanchez recorded it carefully, "There is one more thing."

"What?"

"Dimaria is not very satisfied with her current position in the team. He hopes to enter the main lineup, otherwise he will consider leaving the team."

The Argentinian can be said to be another victim of James Rodriguez's joining, the first one is Sneijder, who has left the team.

"Ask Mourinho in this kind of thing." Florentino waved his hand impatiently.

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At the same time, Gao Han smiled bitterly at the Chinatown Youth Training Center in the southern suburbs of Madrid.

"Why do you want to ask me about this kind of thing?"
Chapter completed!