FC Cartagena, a semi-professional club founded in 1995, currently competes in the Spanish Primera D, a Spanish regional league system, and they also won Group 13 last year.

Unfortunately, the title has nothing to do with the back-up goalkeeper who joined the team at the beginning of 1999, Manuel Almunia.

In a lot of information that Xiao Yu has seen in his previous life, Almunia came out of the Osasuna academy, and then joined the Spanish second division B3 team in the 99-00 season, and became the main team there, and then transferred to Celta in the summer of 01, and then began a wandering loan career, until he was favored by Arsenal and was selected as Lehmann's replacement.

But in reality?

The goalkeeper, who once captained Arsenal's interim field, left Osasuna at the beginning of '99, when he was almost 22 years old, and then spent half a year on the bench at Cartagena in the D division before moving to Sabadr.

In other words, the current future Arsenal main goalkeeper is now unable to play the main team of even a Spanish D League team, is it because of his strength?

Obviously not, because the goalkeeper is a very special position, and according to Xiao Yu's understanding, Almunia has always been a very honest person, his basic skills are very solid, his reaction is very agile, and his hand control and goal-line skills are excellent, but he is a little reckless.

Inconsistency is an old problem for Almunia, and when it comes to some important matches, he often makes some bizarre mistakes, which makes it difficult for Almunia to get on the table.

But in any case, the future Arsenal main goalkeeper is enough for a team like the new Manchester United.

However, when Xiao Yu and the three came to the Cartagena club to ask Almunia, the club told him that the latter had left the team after the league and returned to his hometown of Pamplona.

Xiao Yu immediately asked for the address and phone number of Almunia's house, and then immediately returned to the airport with the old De Rossi and Kassel, and took a plane straight to Pamplona.

Cartagena is in the south of Spain, but Pamplona is in the northeast, this south and north, and by the time Xiao Yu and them got off the airport, it was already evening.

Considering that they still had to look for Almuniya, Xiao Yu and the three of them went to have dinner first, and then stopped a taxi and told him the address.

"I don't understand, Xiao Yu, how do you know that the Cartagena club has a goalkeeper named Manuel Almunia? Is he strong? Sitting in the taxi, Cassel asked with concern.

Xiao Yu smiled, for a question, he had already prepared an answer.

"I saw this player on the Internet, you know, I'm an expert in that!" Xiao Yu smiled proudly.

Old De Rossi couldn't hear it clearly, so Kassel immediately pointed at Xiao Yu and pouted, "This guy has established a very famous Internet company in the United States. ”

Old De Rossi immediately understood, but what he didn't expect was that the Internet would still be able to see the players.

Xiao Yu just expected that these two people didn't know much about the Internet, so he was sure of them, besides, even if they really checked, it would be fine, the Internet is so big, who can find out what, what can't be found, can it be accurate?

"I'm also going to have people build an official website for our club on the Internet, so that members can convert to our club members directly through the website, which is much more convenient and can attract fans from all over the world for us." Xiao Yu introduced with a smile.

As for the future of the Internet, he is sure of anyone else in this world.

"How many members does our team have now?" The elder De Rossi has clearly stepped into a new role and sees himself as part of the new Manchester United team.

"More than 20,000 is still too little, but I am worried that Manchester United won the glorious treble last season, which will have some impact on our club." Xiao Yu was a little worried.

Although Manchester United and the new Manchester United are two different clubs, they are still inextricably linked within the fans, and the success of Manchester United will inevitably affect the fans of the new Manchester United.

Of course, Xiao Yu doesn't have to worry about the attendance of the stadium, after all, it is some die-hard fans from Manchester.

The only thing I'm worried about is the pitch.

"By the way, Jim, how was Walsh talking to the Municipal Axe when you came?" Xiao Yu asked casually.

"It's not going well, they're still hesitating, you know, those guys are just that!" Kassel is clearly unhappy with the Municipal Axe's gang, and the acquisition of a stadium has been dragging on for more than half a year.

After speaking, Cassel seemed to see the puzzlement of old De Rossi, and told Xiao Yu about his intention to acquire the Manchester District Athletic Stadium and the surrounding land, and the latter was shocked when he heard it.

How much does that cost?

However, this also made the old De Rossi see Xiao Yu's determination to run the club.

Although he was curious, since Xiao Yu had so much money, why not just buy a top club, but instead build a new team?

Cassel dutifully played the role of a new Manchester United club history commentator, telling how Xiao Yu broke his family to set up a club, and then how he later invested in the Internet in the United States to make a lot of money, and other legendary experiences close to the male protagonist of the novel.

And old De Rossi obviously played the role of the audience responsibly, and his constant screams made Xiao Yuda feel a sense of accomplishment from the bottom of his heart.

It's human, and it's more or less vanity, isn't it?

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Almuniya's home was not difficult to find, and the taxi soon took Xiao Yu and the others to the neighborhood where he lived.

Xiao Yu and the others counted the house numbers along the street and found the place.

Like many Chinese university graduates in Xiao Yu's previous life, this young Spaniard is in a situation where he feels extremely confused about the future, not knowing whether he should stick to the industry he likes and is interested in, or just find a job and support himself.

When the three of them appeared at his house, and when he heard that the three of them represented a club from England, Almunia was taken aback.

"You ...... How did you know about me? He apparently suspected that he had run into a liar.

After all, a team in the fifth tier of England can't spread its scouting network to the Spanish D League no matter how strong it is, and Almunia hasn't played much in the past six months.

"Actually, I saw on the Internet that a fan from Cartagena introduced you, and it just so happened that we lacked a goalkeeper, so I asked our team's youth director, Mr. Jim Cassel, to come and watch you play in person, and Jim thought you had a lot of potential, and you said, Jim?"

Xiao Yu suddenly put Cassel together, and the latter and old De Rossi were both taken aback.

"Uh...... Yes, I've watched your two games and trained with you, and I think you have some ability and there is room for improvement. Cassel squeezed out a smile and replied in a cure-all-fashioned manner.

But secretly, he complained to Xiao Yu.

The latter replied with a smile that seemed to say, "Can I say I've never seen him play?"

If that's the case, he's willing to join our team, hell!

"You know, Manuel, Jim has been in the Academy for many years, he has a lot of experience, he has a lot of football knowledge, he has a very high vision and requirements, he likes you, it means that you can meet the requirements of our team, I can assure you that you will be a regular player as soon as you come."

The word "main" is really very sensitive for Almunia, who has been a substitute for I don't know how many years, and it is almost enough to make him cry bitterly.

And Xiao Yu obviously knows how to grasp the psychology, and immediately instigated him with fuel on fire, saying how he values him, how the team needs him, and so on.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu has never been accustomed to saying some meaty words, otherwise, I am afraid that he would make everyone present vomit.

Old De Rossi must be thinking now, seeing Xiao Yu's appearance of fooling Almunia, remembering that he was in Rome yesterday, he can't help but wonder if he is also a member of the people who were fooled by him?

Walking out of Almunya's house, although Xiao Yu was in a good mood, he obviously also saw Old De Rossi's doubts.

This is also one of Xiao Yu's strengths, that is, he always cares about the emotions of the people around him, as well as his opinion of himself, and he feels that as a leader, such observation is necessary.

"Alberto, do you think what I said to Almunia is too true?" Xiao Yu asked with a smile.

Old De Rossi is also an honest person, and he nods without thinking about it.

Xiao Yu smiled, looked at the dark night sky, and walked on the silent block road.

"What do you think I should say?"

Old De Rossi was speechless, yes, how can you say it? Could it be like, hey, you're just a garbage player who can't even play in the D-League?

"Almunia has potential, that's what I can guarantee, otherwise, I wouldn't waste the time of the three of us on him for no reason, you know, I hate wasting time the most." Xiao Yu became extremely serious.

"What I just said to him, although it is a bit too true, but I think that a 22-year-old young man is at a crossroads in his life, and I should give him encouragement, even if this encouragement is a bit too much, but at least it should be helpful for him to re-establish his confidence in life and ideals, right?"

As an old De Rossi, who often participates in youth training, Xiao Yu's words are not difficult to understand, and they are basically correct.

"What he needs now is a workout for the game, trust me, Alberto, I can't guarantee that he will surprise everyone, in fact, he doesn't have that talent in him, but at least, he will be a successful professional!"

At least, being able to play the main team at Arsenal should be considered successful enough, right?

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