Chapter 252 Real Madrid's Seventh Star

Real Madrid's seventh superstar! In the middle of the week, the quiet Spanish football world was shaken again by a report in Marca.

This authoritative Spanish media revealed that at the "Star Football" event that just ended in Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid president Florentino and Valencia general manager Subiraz had a positive exchange. No one knows what they discussed specifically, but the reporter vaguely captured a sentence that Florentino said when the two parted.

"I hope you can seriously consider it. We are sincere!"

What does this mean? Marca revealed that after in-depth digging, it received news from an anonymous Real Madrid insider that Real Madrid's plan to recruit Valencia's top scorer Su Dong has officially started!

Since defeating Sanz in 2000 and taking office as the president of Real Madrid, Florentino has firmly implemented his promise to Real Madrid fans and introduced a superstar every year, including Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham.

One superstar every year, this has become a "tradition" in Real Madrid's transfer market.

So who will become Real Madrid's seventh superstar in 2004?

Previously, the media disclosed that Real Madrid tried to bring Henry from Arsenal, Van Nistelrooy from Manchester United, and Totti from Roma, but the transfers of these three superstars were stillborn because Henry, Totti and Van Nistelrooy all rejected Real Madrid one after another.

Subsequently, some superstars including Trezeguet came into Real Madrid's sight.

But sources from Real Madrid told Marca that Florentino has hand-picked the superstars that Real Madrid wants to bring in this summer.

Valencia's Sudon! Marca believes that compared with Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo, who were already world-class superstars when they joined Real Madrid, Sudon seems a little "unknown", but he is only 19 years old and has a very bright future, which is very exciting.

"More importantly, Real Madrid's commercial director Jose Sanchez once conducted a series of assessments on Su Dong's commercial value in the Asia-Pacific region and believed that his influence in the region even surpassed Beckham's. His global commercial potential is also amazing, and all the sponsors he signed are world-class brands."

"Real Madrid's business department believes that if they can sign Su Dong after already having Beckham, Real Madrid's commercial development will be even more powerful, and the Galacticos will become the most profitable sports club in the world!"

"On the competitive level, Su Dong's performance this season has shown his future prospects. Both the technical department of Real Madrid and the professionals in European football are full of expectations for his future and believe that he is the most talented and powerful young player in European football today."

"This makes Real Madrid very much looking forward to signing Su Dong!"

Marca also focused on analyzing the communication between Florentino and Subirat, believing that the talks between the two sides were not pleasant.

"There is no doubt that due to the influence of Mijatovic, there is very little player exchange between Valencia and Real Madrid. Mendieta even missed the Bernabeu because of the anti-Real Madrid clause. This makes it extremely difficult for Real Madrid to sign Sudon, even more difficult than all the previous superstars."

"According to sources within Real Madrid, Florentino has ordered the team's transfer department to come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible, including breakthroughs from the perspectives of players and agents, as well as a more attractive transfer fee to attract Valencia."

"It is said that Florentino offered Subiraz 30 million euros that day, which is three times the price when Su Dong transferred to Valencia last summer, but it is still difficult to convince Valencia."

"It is reported that Real Madrid is willing to pay Ronaldo's transfer fee two years ago to sign Su Dong from Valencia!"

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As soon as the news in Marca was published, it quickly caused a huge response in the Spanish football world and even in the whole of Europe.

Real Madrid's policy of signing one superstar a year is already a major event in world football, and Su Dong's consecutive goals in the past six months, leading the La Liga scorer list, have made him famous and attracted the attention of European giants.

Now that these two major focuses are brought together, they naturally attract more attention.

As the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, AS quickly revealed that Real Madrid did have the intention to sign Su Dong.

"As long as there is no objection from all parties, Real Madrid will immediately implement various transfer-related operations."

But AS also revealed that it is very difficult for Real Madrid to convince Valencia, but it is not impossible.

"Everyone knows that Valencia's finances are not abundant. Even if they have a chance to win the La Liga title this year, their finances are still tight. There have been reports that Valencia does not rule out selling Aimar and Ayala this summer to ease the team's financial pressure."

"But if they can raise enough funds by selling Su Dong, the Bats can keep Aimar and Ayala and introduce a powerful star on the front line, and the overall strength will be guaranteed."

AS believes that for Sudon, transferring to Real Madrid would be a very good opportunity to improve his career.

"He will be the first Asian player signed in Real Madrid's history, which will surely enhance Su Dong's influence around the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, and his career will also reach a broader platform."

But AS also revealed that Real Madrid now has two major striker stars, Ronaldo and Raul. Needless to say, the former, with three Golden Ball awards in hand, is definitely the unshakable main force of Real Madrid, while Raul is the captain and flag of the team, and his position is unshakable.

Under such circumstances, Su Dong came to Real Madrid and could only become a substitute for the team.

"But even so, for a 19-year-old player, joining Real Madrid is a great opportunity to rise to the top in one step!"

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The revelations from Marca and AS quickly caused tension among the media in Valencia and Catalonia.

Both Daily Sports and Mundo Deportivo urged Barcelona management to take action and strive to sign Su Dong before Real Madrid to prevent high-quality young players from joining Real Madrid.

But Daily Sports revealed that there is also controversy within Barcelona.

"President Laporta is very interested in signing Su Dong because Barcelona decided to go on a tour in Asia in 2004. If the team has a player like Su Dong who is very influential in Asia, it will have a huge impact on Barcelona's marketing, especially in China."

"But vice president Rosell disagrees. He believes that Su Dong's outstanding performance is short-lived and is based on the support of the entire Valencia team, but this is impossible to achieve at Barcelona."

"Instead of spending a huge amount of money to bring in a young, unpredictable player, it would be better to get a famous star like Vieri for a cheaper transfer fee."

"Rosell even revealed that he will visit Milan's Via Durini in the near future, hoping to persuade Inter Milan to sell Vieri to Barcelona. He believes that Vieri is the most realistic transfer target for Barcelona. The transfer fee of the Italian center is expected to be between 15 million euros and 20 million euros."

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"And Rosell's other option is Trezeguet from Juventus."

"The Zebras favor Saviola, but Saviola cannot get Rijkaard's recognition at Barcelona. Rosell believes that Saviola can be exchanged for Trezeguet, which can also allow Barcelona to have an excellent and mature scorer without taking risks on Su Dong."

The Valencia newspaper interviewed Subirat.

The general manager of the Bats clarified to the daily reporter that he did have communication with Florentino, but that was only part of the meeting and did not involve any player transfers.

"As the team's performance gets better and better, especially as Su Dong scores more and more goals, it has attracted the attention and poaching of more top teams, but I want to say that so far, we have not received any formal offer or inquiry from any team, and we have no plans to sell Su Dong."

"Now, the team is at a critical stage of the season. Our whole team is united with only one goal, that is the La Liga championship! Apart from this, we will not consider anything else and will not make any decision before the end of the season!"

Subirat also said that Sudon will continue to stay in Valencia in the new season.

"Everyone knows that he is our most important player and there is no reason for us to let him transfer!"

But Subiraz did not mention Valencia's finances, and the Valencia Daily did not mention summer transfers. The topic quickly shifted to the weekend's home game against Barcelona.

After defeating Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid successively, the match against Barcelona will be a key battle in Valencia's devilish schedule.

If they can beat Barcelona again, Valencia will undoubtedly take a big step forward on the road to winning the championship.

"The La Liga Appeals Committee rejected Barcelona's appeal to cancel Davis' red card. This is definitely good news for us, because we have all seen that Davis has performed very well since joining Barcelona. Barcelona has won four games and tied one in the league, and the number of goals conceded has also decreased significantly."

"But we still can't be careless because our opponent is Barcelona!"

Subiraz also mentioned Aimar's injury, saying it should not be serious and there is a high possibility that he will play.

Aimar was injured in a training session on Wednesday and the team doctor diagnosed it as a muscle strain, which is an old problem for him.

The Argentine midfielder has been injured frequently and has been absent from time to time. This has become a serious obstacle to the further development of Aimar's career. Even many teams, including Inter Milan, are worried about this.

AC Milan's previous experience of introducing Redondo has made all top teams very cautious in recruiting players.

Especially for weak players like Aimar who are frequently injured.

"What I want to say is that we still have an advantage against Barcelona at home, especially since Su Dong has been in excellent and stable form recently. I think we can beat them at home."

Subirat is still full of confidence in the team's home game.

(End of this chapter)