871 Chicken Head or Phoenix Tail?
Although he is a superstar, Messi is very low-key in his personal and private life.
It was previously revealed by the media that Messi followed Ronaldinho and set up his home in Casteldefels, about 30 kilometers southwest of Barcelona, this coastal city is the best beach city in Europe, and countless rich people have chosen their villas and mansions here.
But in fact, even if you go to this town and ask, no one can tell you exactly where Messi's home is.
Because his hometown in Argentina has been visited by thieves, Messi has always attached great importance to the protection of his home, not only hiring professional security guards, but also a series of security measures to ensure the safety of the villa.
Like all the stars' villas, Messi's home is on top of a hill, a bit far from the hustle and bustle of the sea, but with a beautiful beach in the distance, the air is good, surrounded by greenery, swimming pools, gyms and other facilities, and most importantly, it is very quiet and will not be disturbed.
Everyone needs a safe haven, and home is Messi's safe haven.
But it is clear that this sheltered port may not always be useful, especially in times of trouble and difficulty.
Sitting on the rattan chair in the mansion Huā Garden, facing the Huā Garden in front of him, Messi did not have the usual peace of mind, but became sad and helpless, and Jorge, who was sitting opposite him, also looked worried.
"There's no way I'm going 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 3-0 by Liverpool, I don't think there is any future for such a team, they are a mess, they are not competitive against Chelsea, Manchester United, even Eto'o will not stay in the team, I will not go!"
Father Jorge also has a headache, but he also knows it well. Players are very passive when faced with this situation.
"They're in debt right now, they've got to the point where they have to sell players to be able to keep going, but the news has been released since last year. It's been more than a month now, and there's been no response at all, and the only team that is interested in you is Manchester City. Speaking of this, Jorge smiled helplessly and bitterly.
The biggest obstacle to Messi's transfer is not because of his lack of quality, on the contrary, it is his strong competitive ability.
With a player of Messi's level, Barcelona will not let go of this treasure easily. The price is low and they can't be convinced, the price is high, and what team in today's football can have so much money to bring in Messi?
If you analyze carefully, it is unlikely that Messi will go to Serie A, because the defensive style of Serie A is what Messi should be afraid of, and the Premier League has many rich teams, but how many teams are really willing to pay for Messi?
Chelsea are in the silver roots, and Manchester United would never invest so much money to bring in a superstar. Ferguson is in control, Arsenal has no money, and Liverpool is not short of people. And the Reds are now also taking the route of healthy management, and in the end it was discovered that the so-called money in the Premier League is actually only the Abu Dhabi consortium of Manchester City.
The influence of the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 is very limited, and Messi is unlikely to transfer to that kind of league, and in the end, he suddenly found that there are actually only a handful of teams with the ability to introduce Messi, and it can even be said that he has not yet emerged.
"What about Real Madrid?" Messi looked at his father.
Jorge was slightly stunned, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "There's no movement, although there has been news in the transfer market that Florentino wants to bring you in, but in fact, Barcelona haven't been consulted by Real Madrid even once, and you should know that. The relationship between Real Madrid and Barcelona, this kind of thing is the key for both sides to consider! ”…,
These are two rival teams, and although there have been some reinforcements, the situation is different now.
Today's Real Madrid has been brilliant for many years, Barcelona is weak year by year, Barcelona fans are already very dissatisfied with this situation, if in this case, the number one star of the team is sold to Real Madrid, then the fans will go crazy, so in dealing with this kind of thing, Barcelona's board of directors has always been very cautious.
"Have you really thought about moving to Real Madrid?" Jorge asked, looking at his son.
Messi smiled helplessly, got up from the rattan chair, and walked into the distance, looking at the Mediterranean Sea in the distance, very distant, with a little hazy, as if the distance was constantly getting farther and farther away, a bit like the distance he was from Barcelona now.
"I used to think about playing for Barcelona until I retired, but now, even if I wanted to, they wouldn't do it, wouldn't they?" Messi turned his head, slightly helpless, and looked at his father.
Jorge nodded, don't look at Messi is not tall and 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, he knows very well what the current situation is.
Sometimes professional football is like this, if Barcelona is smooth, he will play for Barcelona until he retires, and accomplish a good thing, but unfortunately, Barcelona is in trouble and urgently needs to sell people in exchange for cash to pay off debts, and as the most valuable star in the Barcelona team, Messi is the brunt.
In this case, Messi's best loyalty to Barcelona is not to stay in the team, but to choose to leave!
Besides, many things for professional players are involuntarily, and it really gets out of control in the end, and no one will be willing, so it's better to look away a little, get together and disperse, and leave a way back for seeing each other again in the future.
Since he is leaving, taking the initiative to go can still have a certain say in the matter of choosing a new owner, and Messi himself knows very well that he is really hungry, and 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 back then!" Jorge sighed, the grievances between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ~~-updated hair~~ He has also seen it clearly over the years.
"It's a different situation, father, the fans are not stupid, they will understand!" The corners of Messi's mouth were slightly raised, and his smiling expression looked full of wisdom, not at all like his usual image.
"But the question is, Real Madrid don't seem interested in bringing you in right now?" Jorge said with a frown.
Messi bowed his head slightly, and in a tone that even he himself was not sure about, "Maybe they are waiting for the best time!" ”
Jorge looked at his son. It's very short, but I don't know why, but it feels very tall, and their 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 there is a lot of pressure.
In fact, many people look at the superficial scenery of football stars, but secretly they are also like ordinary people, and playing football is a job for them to support their families. They have to think about themselves and their families' livelihoods.
Thinking of this, Jorge sighed deeply, "Real Madrid is full of superstars, although there is Yang Cheng, but the competition is very fierce, and it was reported before that Real Madrid's internal competition has reached a cruel point." When you go, you're going to get a big shock, not necessarily like in Barcelona. Enjoy a central position. ”
"I've heard people say, father, there is an old saying in China, rather than the phoenix, but the question is, the chicken is still the chicken, the phoenix is still the phoenix, maybe in a team like Manchester City can continue to let me be the core and play the absolute main force. Enjoy the privileges and superiority that Real Madrid can't give, but the problem is, father, at Real Madrid, I really have a chance to go down in history! ”…,
"Besides, Cristiano? Is Ronaldo strong? Is Kaka outstanding? David? Is Silva really that magical? I absolutely don't believe I can't compete with them. If I really had to choose, I would not only go to Real Madrid, but I would also play the main role in Real Madrid and become the most brilliant jewel in this team's squad, so that I could show my strength! ”
When Messi spoke, his face was confident and full of high morale.
Of course, what he said was possible, it was hypothetical, everything was not bottomed yet, but he had to get to the bottom of it with his father, because he couldn't come forward in person for many things, and his father, who was the agent, had to do it for him, so he had to tell his father what he thought most of the truth.
If these words get out, it will definitely cause indignation and even attacks from fans all over the world, thinking that Messi is going to betray Barcelona, but Messi himself doesn't 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 get the greatest benefit for Barcelona, this is his reward for Barcelona.
Of course, there are some things that cannot be said to outsiders, which is why the player's agent is so important, and many players choose their most trusted friends, or even relatives, to serve for this reason.
"Don't worry, I know how to do it!" Jorge replied that he was determined to be a bad guy too.
Every transfer must have someone to be a traitor and withstand the bombardment of artillery fire, and this person is often the agent.
"Thank you, Father!" Messi said with a grateful face.
"I also hope that 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 it is the object of accusations from Barcelona fans.
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Entering La Masia's academy at the age of 12, Iniesta has always seen himself as a Barcelona.
Many people come to his home and laugh and say that it is a miniature Barcelona museum, but in reality, he is not a native Catalan, he is from Castilian, from Albacete, near Valencia.
At a very young age, he showed extraordinary prowess in the region, and his father was a fan of Athletic Bilbao, which led to Andres Iniesta's early training in football and his impressive performances, attracting the attention of Real Madrid and Barcelona scouts.
But for Iniesta, who only liked Albacete at the time, Real Madrid and Barcelona were not his favorite teams, but they were his best development platform, but because Real Madrid's academy was adjacent to the red light district at that time, his parents were afraid that he would learn badly, so they gave up the idea of sending him to the capital and sent him to Barcelona instead.
As early as the beginning of the century, when Iniesta did not get a chance in Barcelona, there were many transfer news, among which Iniesta's most popular transfer place was Real Madrid, but for various reasons, the transfer did not go as expected, which eventually led to a setback.
Now Andres Iniesta stands out at Barcelona as the team's midfield duo and has become a fan favourite, but even so. He was also involved with Huang Mara again.
The rumors in the transfer market are always false, true and false, one moment they are still holding on for a lifetime, and the next moment they are separated. These are common things, and they are all used to it.
Andres Iniesta's status at Barcelona is improving, but to be honest, he is still inferior to some homegrown players, and since he entered the first team, his salary has been only 1.8 million euros until the end of Euro 08. After the contract renewal in 08, it rose to 3.6 million, and in 2010, Laporta prepared to join politics after leaving the club, and renewed the contracts with many players, and Iniesta's annual salary increased to 7 million euros. ..., although it is 7 million euros, in fact, the fixed annual salary is only 5 million euros, and 2 million is a variable salary, depending on Iniesta's performance and the championship won by the team. In the past few years, it would be nice to get half of the 2 million euros, after all, the overall performance of the team has not been good.
But it doesn't matter if it's Pique or Valdés. Their salary is also a fixed salary of 5 million euros, plus a variable income, and Pique has also been courtesy of the club, who have reached out to a host of advertising and commercial activities in Catalonia, making him earn a lot more per year than Iniesta.
Valdés' salary after the renewal is the same as Iniesta's, both are in the same gear, but this guy shouted an annual salary of 9 million euros before the contract renewal, and finally became a salary structure of 500+200, and Xavi's salary is a structure of 600+150, which is a little higher than Iniesta. Messi is the highest, with a fixed salary of 12 million.
When Ibrahimovic came to Real Madrid, his salary surpassed Messi's, and then Cesc Fabregas came, which was also 500+150, and Puyol was also 500+200. As a result, Iniesta has always been in the upper middle of the team's salary structure.
But it was precisely because of Laporta's large-scale contract extension in the 09/10 season that he patted the player's ass, but left Rosell with a lot of debt, but even so, Rosell still offered Torres a fixed annual salary of 10 million euros and a variable annual salary of 2 million euros.
These things have always made Iniesta's father, José? Iniesta was very dissatisfied, he was Xiaobai's agent, he thought that his son was not valued enough at the club, so when it was rumored that Barcelona could reverse the club's financial crisis by selling players, Jose immediately came out and announced that he would not rule out transfers.
It can be said that you want to transfer, and where to transfer is also a science.
"With your style, it's better to stay in Spain!" Jose? Iniesta suggested.
"Stay in Spain?" Iniesta was surprised, there are currently two teams in Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid, if he really wants to stay, doesn't that mean that he wants to switch to Real Madrid?
José nodded, "They called me earlier and invited me to Madrid for a secret trip, I want to ask for your opinion, after all, I don't need to say much about the situation there, and you are very familiar with it." ”
Real Madrid, the team with the most superstars on the planet, is also the most competitive team, gathering 11 positions of the world's top superstars, and even the bench is sitting on the first-class stars, such a team, how terrible the competitiveness is, can be imagined.
The real transfer to Real Madrid means that he has to meet huge challenges and cruel competition, with Iniesta's strength, transfer to other teams, he can easily play the core of the midfield, only to go to Real Madrid, he can only fight hard with all competitors.
"Now there are two places to go to the teams that can afford money in the transfer market, the Premier League and Real Madrid, of which the Premier League is more interested in Manchester City, if nothing else, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come up with other buyers."
The current football environment is not ideal, any club has to be careful with money, especially the big teams, with Iniesta's value and salary, there are not many teams that can afford it, and now in the face of the economic crisis, the clubs are operating cautiously, and many people are discouraged.
Only Manchester City and Real Madrid, the former is backed by the Abu Dhabi consortium and has squandered large sums of silver dollars in their hands to attract outstanding players to join, while Real Madrid is different, the latter is well-run, the club has a good record and a lot of cash in hand, just waiting to seduce the world's best stars to join.
"Would you like me to take a trip to Madrid?" Jose asked.
Iniesta was a little distracted and nodded, "Then go and have a look!" With that, he sighed again.
He is a little worried that leaving Spain will likely affect his status in the national team, just as Cesc Fabregas has gone to the Premier League, and after a change in style, he is now a little unpopular at Barcelona and the national team.
Moreover, Iniesta is relatively short, and the technical players have gone to the Premier League, and whether they can adapt is also a big problem.
Despite the star-studded Real Madrid squad, Andres Iniesta is confident in his own quality and he is eager to prove his worth by a group of superstars, and the glory that this team has achieved over the past few years is something that no professional player can refuse.
"Father!" Iniesta thought of something and spoke.
"You say!" José replied.
'No matter what, you can't cooperate with Real Madrid and put pressure on Barcelona and I don't want to be a betrayer, after all...... It's the team that has developed me and I hope to be able to help him get out of the quagmire through my transfer. ”
Jose patted his son on the shoulder, nodded and agreed, "Don't worry, I know how to do it!" ”