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871 Chicken head or phoenix tail?

Although he is a superstar, Messi is very low-key in his personal life. [This article comes from the Literature Museum.]

Previously, media revealed that Messi followed Ronaldinho and settled his home in Casteldefers, about 30 kilometers southwest of Barcelona. This coastal city is the best beach city in Europe, and countless wealthy people have chosen their villas and mansions here.

But in fact, even if you go to this town to ask, no one can tell you exactly where Messi’s home is.

Because he was once visited by thieves in his hometown in Argentina, Messi has always attached great importance to the protection of his home. He not only hired professional security guards, but also a series of security measures to ensure the safety of the villa.

Like all the villas of stars, Messi's home is on the top of a hill, a little far from the bustling seaside, but you can overlook the beautiful beach. The air is very good, surrounded by green trees, swimming pool, gym and other facilities. The most important thing is that it is very quiet and will not be disturbed.

Everyone needs a safe haven, and home is Messi's safe haven.

But it is obvious that this safe haven may not be useful at all times, especially when you encounter trouble and difficulties.

Sitting on the rattan chair in the mansion garden and facing the garden in front of him, Messi did not have the same peaceful mentality as before, but became frowning and helpless. Jorge, who was sitting opposite him, also looked worried.

“I can’t go to Manchester!”

After being silent for a long time, Messi finally broke the silence and said a very decisive word.

"Manchester City can't even participate in the Champions League. Look at the game they won 0:3 by Liverpool. I don't think such a team has any future. They performed in a mess. They were not competitive in the game against Chelsea and Manchester United. I won't go to the team that Etoo would not stay!"

His father Jorge also had a headache, but he also knew very well that players were very passive when facing this situation.

"They are in debt now. They have reached the point where they have to sell off their players to continue to maintain it. However, the news has been released last year, and more than a month has passed, and there is no response at all. The only team that is interested in you is Manchester City." Speaking of this, Jorge smiled helplessly.

Messi's biggest obstacle to transfer is not because of his lack of strength, but on the contrary, his strong competitive strength.

With players of Messi level, Barcelona will not let go of this treasure easily. The price is low and they cannot convince them. If the price is high, which team in today's football team can have so much money to introduce Messi?

If you analyze it carefully, it is unlikely that Messi will go to Serie A. Because the defensive style of Serie A is something Messi should be afraid of, and there are many rich teams in the Premier League, but how many teams are really willing to contribute to Messi?

Chelsea is indented from money. Manchester United never invests so much money to introduce superstars. Ferguson is a stern boss, Arsenal has no money, Liverpool has no shortage of people, and the Reds are now taking a healthy business route. In the end, they discover that the so-called wealth in the Premier League is actually only the Abu Dhabi consortium of Manchester City is rich.

The influence of the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 is very limited. Messi is unlikely to transfer to that kind of league. In the end, he suddenly found that there are actually only a handful of teams that have introduced Messi, and it can even be said that they have not even emerged.

"Where is Real Madrid?" Messi looked at his father.

Jorge was slightly stunned and shook his head and smiled bitterly, "There is no movement. Although there have been news in the transfer market that Florentino wants to introduce you, in fact, Barcelona has not received even one consultation from Real Madrid so far, and you should know that the relationship between Real Madrid and Barcelona is the key to both sides considering!"

These are two teams with mortal enemies. Although they have signed up for each other, the current situation is different from before.

Real Madrid is now brilliant for many years, while Barcelona is weak every year. Barcelona fans are already very dissatisfied with this situation. If they sell the team's number one star to Real Madrid in this situation, the fans will definitely go crazy. Therefore, when dealing with such matters, Barcelona's board of directors has always been very cautious.

"You really want to transfer to Real Madrid?" Jorge asked at his son.

Messi smiled helplessly, stood up from the rattan chair, walked to the distance, and looked at the Mediterranean in the distance. It was very far away, with a little hazy, as if the distance was constantly getting farther and farther away, a bit like the distance he was now from Barcelona.

"I used to think about playing for Barcelona until I retire, but now, even if I want to, they won't be willing, right?" Messi turned around, looked at his father with a little helplessness.

Jorge nodded. Although Messi is not tall and not old, he always gives people the feeling of a simple boy next door, but in fact he is not stupid at all. On the contrary, he is very smart and he knows very well what the current situation is.

Sometimes professional football is like this. If Barcelona goes well, he will play in Barcelona until he retires and accomplish a good thing. Unfortunately, Barcelona is facing difficulties and urgently needs to sell people in exchange for cash to pay off their debts. As the most valuable star in Barcelona, ​​Messi is the first to be hit.

In this case, Messi's best loyalty to Barcelona is not to stay at the team to the death, but to choose to leave!

Besides, many things that professional players have to do are involuntarily. When they really make trouble to the end, no one will be willing to do so. Instead of doing this, it is better to be a little open and part with each other, and leave a way out for future meetings.

Since he wants to leave, he can still have a certain say in choosing a new boss if he takes the initiative. Moreover, Messi himself knows that when he is so hungry, his situation will be more difficult than now!

"If you really go to Real Madrid, you will definitely become a traitor in the eyes of Barcelona fans, just like Figo in the past!" Jorge sighed. He could see clearly the grudge between Real Madrid and Barcelona over the years.

"The situation is different. Father, the fans are not fools, they will understand!" Messi's lips raised slightly. His smiley expression looked full of wisdom, not like his usual image at all.

"But the problem is, Real Madrid doesn't seem to be interested in introducing you now?" Jorge said with a frown.

Messi lowered his head slightly, in a tone that he was not sure of himself, "Maybe they are waiting for the best time!"

Jorge looked at his son and said that he was very short, but he didn't know why. - Net. It gives people a very tall feeling. The family is supported by Messi playing football. He is now the pillar of the family, and the whole family has to rely on him, so it is very stressful.

In fact, many people look at the superficial scenery of the stars, but secretly they are like ordinary people. Playing football is a job to support their families. They must consider themselves and their families' livelihood in the future.

Thinking of this, Jorge sighed deeply, "Real Madrid has a lot of superstars. Although there is Yang Cheng, the competition is very fierce. There has been news before that Real Madrid's internal competition has reached a cruel level. If you go, you will definitely be hit hard and may not enjoy a core position like in Barcelona."

"I heard from others that, father. There is an old saying in China, "I'm not a phoenix tail, but the problem is that chickens are still chickens, and phoenixes are always phoenixes. Maybe a team like Manchester City can continue to let me take the lead, play the absolute main force, and enjoy the privileges and superiority that Real Madrid cannot give. But the problem is, my father, I really have the opportunity to be famous in history in Real Madrid!"

"Besides, is Cristiano Ronaldo very strong? Is Kaka very outstanding? Is David Silva really that amazing? I absolutely don't believe that I can't compete with them. If I really make a choice, I will not only go to Real Madrid, but also play as the main player in Real Madrid and become the most dazzling gem in this team's lineup, so that we can demonstrate our strength!"

When Messi talked about it, he looked confident and full of high fighting spirit.

Of course, what he said was possible, assumptions, everything was not clear yet, but he had to understand his father, because he could not come forward in person for many things, and the father, who is the agent, had to do it for him, so he had to tell his father the most real thoughts in his heart.

If these words are heard, it will definitely arouse indignation and even attack from fans all over the world, believing that Messi is going to betray Barcelona, ​​but Messi himself does not think so. At least he will not collude with Real Madrid to put pressure on Barcelona. He will do his best to use his transfer to win the greatest benefits for Barcelona. This is his repayment to Barcelona.

Of course, some things cannot be said to outsiders, so the player's agent is so important. Many players choose their most trusted friends or even relatives to serve as the ones they trust most. This is why.

"Don't worry, I know how to do it!" Jorge replied, and he was determined to be a bad person.

In every transfer, there must be someone who is a gangster and to withstand the bombardment of artillery fire. This person is often the agent.

"Thank you, father!" Messi said with gratitude.

"I also hope you can have a good development. You are my son!" Jorge said with a sincere face.

For Messi, he is willing to do anything, even if he is the target of Barcelona fans' criticism.

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When he entered the La Macia youth training camp at the age of 12, Iniesta always regarded himself as a Barcelona native.

When many people go to his home, they will smile and say that this is a miniature Barcelona museum, but in fact, he is not a native Catalan. He is a Castian, from Albacete, right near Valencia.

When he was very young, he showed extraordinary strength in the region. His father was an Athletic Bilbao fan, which made Iniesta receive football training since he was a child and performed well, attracting the attention of Real Madrid and Barcelona scouts.

But for Iniesta, who only liked Albacete at that time, neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona were his favorite teams, but they were his best development platform. However, because Real Madrid's youth training camp was adjacent to the red light district at that time, his parents were afraid that he would learn bad things, so they gave up the idea of ​​sending him to the capital and sent him to Barcelona.

As early as the beginning of the century, when Iniesta was unable to get a chance in Barcelona, ​​there were many news about transfers. Among them, Iniesta's most popular transfer destination was Real Madrid, but for various reasons, the transfer failed to go as expected, which eventually led to a premature death.

Now Iniesta stands out in Barcelona, ​​becoming the team's midfield dual core, and has become the favorite of fans, but even so, he is still once again involved with Real Madrid.

The rumors in the transfer market are always false, real, true, false. They were together for the past moment, but they were separated from each other in the next moment. These are common things and they are not accustomed to them.

Although Iniesta's status in Barcelona is constantly improving, to be honest, he is still not as good as some local players. Since he entered the first team, before the end of the European Cup in 2008, his salary has always been only 1.8 million euros. After renewing the contract in 2008, it rose to 3.6 million. In 2010, Laporta prepared to participate in politics after leaving the club and renewed the contract with many players. Iniesta's annual salary has increased to 7 million euros.

Although it is 7 million euros, the actual fixed annual salary is only 5 million euros, and 2 million is a floating salary. It depends on Iniesta's performance and the championship won by the team. In the past few years, it would be good to get half of the 2 million euros, after all, the overall performance of the team is not good.

But whether it is Pique or Valdes, their salary is also 5 million euros in fixed salary, plus floating income. Pique was also treated by the club, and the team took the initiative to contact him with a lot of advertising and commercial activities in the Catalonian region, making his annual income much higher than Iniesta.

Valdes' salary after renewing the contract is the same as Iniesta. Both of them are in the same level, but before renewing the contract, this guy called out an annual salary of 9 million euros, which finally turned into a salary structure of 500+200. Xavi's salary is a structure of 600+150, a little higher than Iniesta, Messi's highest salary, with a fixed salary of 12 million yuan.

When Ibrahimovic came to Real Madrid, his salary exceeded Messi, and then Fabregas came, which was 500+150, and Puyol was 500+200, which made Iniesta always in the middle and upper reaches of the team's salary structure.

But it was precisely because of Laporta's large-scale contract renewal in the 2009/10 season that flattered the players, but left Rossell with a lot of debt. But even so, Rossell still offered Torres a fixed annual salary of 10 million euros and a floating annual salary of 2 million euros.

These things have always made Iniesta's father Jose? Iniesta feel very dissatisfied. He is a novice agent. He believes that his son has not received enough attention in the club. So when it was rumored that it was possible to use the sale of players to reverse the club's financial crisis, Jose immediately came out and announced that he would not reject the transfer.

It can be said that you want to transfer, and where you want to transfer is also a science.

"In your style, it's better to stay in Spain!" Jose Iniesta suggested.

"Stay in Spain?" Iniesta was surprised. Currently, Spain has two teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid. If they really want to stay, it wouldn't mean he wants to switch to Real Madrid?

Jose nodded, "They called me before and invited me to secretly come to Madrid. I want to ask for your opinion. After all, I don't need to say more about the situation there, and you are also very familiar with it."

Real Madrid, the team with the most superstars on earth, is also the most competitive team. It gathers 11 of the world's best-selling superstars in positions, and even the benches are top-notch stars. It is conceivable how terrible the competitiveness of such a team is.

If you really transfer to Real Madrid, it means you have to face huge challenges and cruel competition. With Iniesta's strength, if you transfer to other teams, he can easily play as the core of the midfield, but only when you go to Real Madrid, he can only fight hard with all his competitors.

"There are two places for teams that can afford to pay in the transfer market, including the Premier League and Real Madrid. Among them, the team that you are more interested in in the Premier League is Manchester City. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult to produce other buyers."

The football environment is not ideal now. Any club has to be careful when spending money, especially the giant teams. With Iniesta's value and salary, there are not many teams that can afford. Now that they are facing an economic crisis, all clubs are operating carefully, and many people are discouraged.

Only Manchester City and Real Madrid are the only ones. The former relying on the Abu Dhabi consortium as their backing, squandering a large sum of silver dollars in their hands to attract outstanding players to join, while Real Madrid is different. The latter is well-managed, has a good club record and a lot of cash in their hands, just waiting to seduce the world's most outstanding stars to join.

"Do you want me to take a trip to Madrid?" Jose asked.

Iniesta was a little excited and nodded, "Then go and have a look!" After saying that, he sighed again.

He was a little worried that leaving Spain would likely affect his status in the national team, just like Fabregas went to the Premier League. After his style changed, he was not very favored in Barcelona and the national team.

Moreover, Iniesta is relatively short and technical players go to the Premier League, whether they can adapt is also a big question.

Although Real Madrid has a large number of superstars, Iniesta is confident in his strength. He really wants to break out of this group of superstars and prove his strength. Moreover, the glory this team has achieved in the past few years is something that no professional player can refuse.

"Father!" Iniesta thought of something and spoke.

"You said!" Jose replied.

"No matter what, you can't cooperate with Real Madrid and put pressure on Barcelona. I don't want to be a betrayer. After all... it was this team that trained me. I hope to help him get out of the quagmire through my transfer."

Jose patted his son on the shoulder and nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I know how to do it!"
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