Chapter 415 The presidents of Real Madrid and Barcelona are here too!
Real Madrid has a strong network of contacts in Spain, and they quickly found out that the president of Manchester City had been to Barcelona not long ago, so they immediately guessed that the other party was here to visit Lin Quan.
"Lin Quan should be at home. After all, Manchester City's attitude immediately became tough after Fahim returned. This shows that they must have contacted the player himself and got some promises or statements from him."
Florentino said to his assistant on the flight to Barcelona.
"But if that's the case, then if we contact Lin Quan now, can we still convince him?"
After listening to Mr. Lafayette's analysis, the assistant felt worried.
Now that City have received commitments from the players, their chances are certainly smaller or even gone.
"It doesn't matter. Everything depends on human effort. Even if it doesn't work this time, it will work next time!"
Florentino waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
Originally, he planned to send someone to visit Lin Quan and did not plan to do it himself.
But after hearing that it was Fahim himself who took action on Manchester City's side, he immediately changed his mind.
The chairman of Manchester City has already stepped in. If he just sends someone over there, it would seem disrespectful and insincere.
Real Madrid made this mistake once two years ago and cannot make it a second time.
In 2013, Real Madrid had contact with Lin Quan, but at that time Real Madrid was pursuing Bale, and Lin Quan was too young at the time and had not proven himself in other leagues.
Due to doubts about the future prospects of young players and the fact that the negotiations with Bale took too long, they did not pay much attention to Lin Quan.
After Manchester City's big boss Mansour personally intervened, Lin Quan finally did not choose to join Real Madrid, but went to Manchester City.
This incident made Florentino regret for many years. After all, 2013 was definitely the best time for Real Madrid to sign Lin Quan. Once this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was missed, it would be difficult to make up for it in the future.
It was precisely because of the disrespect two years ago that Florentino decided to take action personally to make up for the respect that Real Madrid failed to give.
Although both Fahim and he are the presidents of the club, there is Mansour above Fahim, and he is the real helmsman of Real Madrid.
So in terms of level, Florentino is higher than Fahim.
What's more, he has been immersed in football for many years and has accumulated a reputation far beyond that of someone like Fahim who entered the industry halfway.
The two have very different positions in the football world! Therefore, his personal participation is enough to show Real Madrid's utmost sincerity.
As for whether this could impress Lin Quan, Florentino actually had no idea.
Based on the various intelligence they have obtained so far, Lin Quan does not seem to have any intention of leaving Manchester City, at least not within a few years.
Whether it is Barcelona or Real Madrid, not to mention Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, he is unlikely to go.
However, even though he knew he couldn't take him away, Florentino still went there himself.
You will only know whether there is a chance after you have met each other. Even if there is really no chance, you can apologize to the other party in person.
After all, he didn't know what Lin Quan's mindset was like, and whether he still remembered that Real Madrid chose Bale.
However, while being concerned about inviting Lin Quan, Florentino did not forget another superstar in his team.
"How's the situation with Ronaldo?"
"Mendes has visited several wealthy clubs in recent days, and seems to be looking for a new club for Ronaldo!"
"Oh? Which clubs did they go to?"
"Mendes went to Bayern, Juventus, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain."
"Well, these are probably the only possible companies for him to join."
After listening to his assistant's words, Florentino nodded slightly.
The football world is huge, but there are not many clubs that can accommodate a superstar.
Although compared with Lin Quan, Ronaldo, who is 30 years old and is about to start to decline, is not as popular as him.
However, as one of the three superstars in football, he will not be ignored in the transfer market. After all, it is not 2022 now.
In fact, if there was no such monster as Lin Quan, as long as Ronaldo spread the word, there would definitely be many clubs willing to pursue him at this time.
You know, in 2018, Juventus was willing to spend 100 million euros to buy 33-year-old Ronaldo. If Ronaldo was three years younger, the price would definitely be more than that.
If Real Madrid wants to buy him, it doesn't seem to be a difficult task to exchange him for 100 or 200 million euros.
The best scenario in Florentino's mind is to use the money gained from selling Ronaldo to buy Lin Quan.
The middle scenario was that Lin Quan was not bought, but Ronaldo did not leave the team.
The worst scenario is selling Ronaldo and failing to sign Lin Quan, resulting in not having a single superstar in the team.
However, even if Ronaldo stays, Real Madrid will not see any hope of winning the Champions League in the short term.
Now that Manchester City is so strong, Barcelona's MSN combination has also become stronger.
With the addition of Bayern Munich after the return of Heynckes, the football world has officially entered a four-way competition.
Although Real Madrid has a strong lineup, they are not absolutely sure of defeating the above three teams.
Therefore, in every year's Champions League, as long as these teams perform well, Real Madrid will have to eliminate at least two of them to win the championship.
If you are unlucky, you may even face three teams in a row in the knockout rounds! It is really difficult to win the championship in such a situation.
What Ancelotti did last year was actually good enough, but it was just a little bit short.
Now that the team has brought in new player Zidane, the chances of winning the championship are naturally lower.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether Ronaldo stays in the team or not. It will be difficult for him to win the championship if he stays anyway. It is better to say that he is still young and sell him for cash.
After convincing himself in his heart, Florentino closed his eyes and began to think about how to convince Lin Quan to join Real Madrid when he met him later.
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Since even the president of Real Madrid who is far away in Madrid knows that Lin Quan is at home, and he has just been visited by the president of Manchester City.
Barcelona, which is so close, naturally couldn't have failed to hear the news.
So, just when the old man was leaving, the newly elected Barcelona president Laporta rushed to visit Lin Quan without stopping.
Laporta knew that because of that incident, Lin Quan had a bad impression of Barcelona.
So he started from the La Masia training camp and tried to play the emotional card to see if it would have any effect.
This move achieved certain results, and Lin Quan had a good impression of La Masia.
After all, he has been in La Masia for nine years, and this place can be said to be his second home.
“Hehe, Lin, you may not know.
After you became famous, many talented people from all over the world came to the La Masia youth training camp. They called themselves Brazilian Lin Quan, Japanese Lin Quan, Korean Lin Quan and so on. They all regarded you as their idol and dreamed of becoming the second you in the football world with one goal one day! ”
"Haha, is there such a thing? When we were in the youth training camp, everyone dreamed of becoming the Messi of a certain country, the Xavi and Iniesta of a certain country."
Laporta's words made Lin Quan couldn't help laughing. He never expected that one day he would become an idol of so many people and the object of their imitation.
"There are many Latin American players who dream of becoming Messi II, but there are also many kids in Asia and even in Europe who dream of becoming the next you."
Laporta's words were not meant to flatter or deliberately praise Lin Quan.
Although Messi is very strong and has accumulated a large number of fans in the past.
But in recent years, if we talk about who has been the most popular, it is obviously Lin Quan.
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In the past two years, Lin Quan has won so many awards that his hands are cramped, and he has received countless honors.
Even someone as strong as Messi was easily defeated by him.
There is no way, the results are really not comparable, whether it is the Champions League or the World Cup, Messi has fallen at Lin Quan's feet.
This defeat in a direct confrontation undoubtedly had a huge impact on Lin Quan's popularity.
So new fans naturally worship Lin Quan as a god. Even some old fans have to admit that Lin Quan’s world has indeed been his in the past two years, just like Messi from 2009 to 2012.
The new fans may not have seen Messi’s most glorious moments a few years ago, but they have witnessed Lin Quan’s brilliant rise throughout the whole process and naturally became Lin Quan’s loyal fans.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Laporta took the opportunity to invite Lin Quan: "Lin, this weekend we plan to hold an event at the La Masia Youth Training Camp, inviting veteran players from the youth training camp to go back and guide the youth training players who are currently in training. Stars such as Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, and Messi have received invitations.
In addition, there is also Mr. Cruyff, the godfather of La Masia. Mr. Cruyff admires you very much. He is looking forward to meeting you. I wonder if you are free this weekend and can go there?"
If Laporta invited Lin Quan to visit Barcelona, he would definitely be rejected outright.
But he invited Lin Quan to La Masia, and it was difficult for Lin Quan to refuse.
"Okay, I'll be there this weekend."
Most of the people Laporta mentioned were his teammates in the national team and they had a good relationship with him. Even for their sake, Lin Quan also planned to go once.
What's more, Cruyff was there in person, so he had to go and take a look.
As far as I remember, Cruyff was diagnosed with lung cancer in October this year and died in March next year. I don’t know how serious his condition was when he was diagnosed.
It is now early July. If he could be reminded to go to the hospital for a comprehensive check-up earlier, it might help him recover.
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Laporta went back, which surprised Lin Quan a little.
He originally thought that the other party would not be able to help himself and did not invite him back to Barcelona, but the other party did not say that.
It’s better not to say anything, so it saves a lot of words.
After all, if he rejected the other party at this time, it would be a bit embarrassing for him to go to La Masia youth training camp at the weekend!
Laporta left Lin Quan's residence happily and met an old acquaintance, Florentino, on the way back.
The two men noticed each other, and Laporta deliberately asked the driver to stop the car so that he could be polite to the other party.
Florentino knew very well that the other party was not really trying to be polite to him. Given the hostile relationship between the two clubs, it would be considered polite for them not to fight.
So the other party did this deliberately to let themselves know that Barcelona had already contacted Lin Quan one step ahead of time.
This is undoubtedly a demonstration to Real Madrid and put pressure on them, because no one except the parties involved knows the outcome of the negotiations between Barcelona and Lin Quan.
"Haha, old man, you are late!"
Florentino's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the other person's expression, was he really too late?
Has Barcelona really secured Lin Quan?
No, it shouldn't be that simple. This old guy is probably lying to me.
"Haha, it's not too late. The real big shots always make their final appearance, don't they?"
Florentino is not a pushover either, he is just good at talking. How can he be afraid of Laporta?
Laporta didn't care at all. Instead, he said triumphantly, "It's really too late this time. Lin will come back to us this weekend!"
After saying this, he stared at Florentino with his eyes, as if he wanted to appreciate the other's wonderful expression.
Although Florentino tried very hard to control his facial expression, the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch: Did Barcelona really get Lin Quan? This old guy didn't look like he was lying, because this kind of thing would be clear at the weekend, and he couldn't fool anyone at all.
So, am I really late?
If that's the case, is there any need to visit Lin Quan again?
But now that I'm here, if I just leave like this, wouldn't it be a waste of time? What's more, this old guy is still watching with a smile on his face. If I leave now, he will definitely be more proud.
"Really? I heard that Barcelona was heavily in debt, so how did they have the money to buy Lin Quan? Could it be that the rumors outside are true and you really sold Neymar?"
This time, it was Florentino who observed Laporta's expression.
Real Madrid received information from their contacts that Paris Saint-Germain is in contact with a Latin American player in the Barcelona team. Paris Saint-Germain offered a sky-high annual salary and the position of the team's top player to attract the player.
There are not many players who meet this requirement. Messi is definitely not one of them because he is the top player in Barcelona. Suarez is not likely either because he has just arrived at Barcelona.
Therefore, Neymar is the only one who meets this requirement.
It is not known whether Paris Saint-Germain has made an offer to Barcelona. Florentino wants to take this opportunity to test the waters.
Laporta was shocked when he heard this: What, Neymar wants to leave? Why didn't I, the club president, know about this?
No, this must be fake news. This old man deliberately spread it to deceive me, just like I just deceived him! (End of this chapter)