Chapter 292
The summer of 2014 passed quickly, the transfer market was extremely lively, and became a stage that countless eyes were closely watching.
First, Kaka's contract with Real Madrid was terminated, and he became a free agent again, becoming an unexpectedly hot player in the transfer market.
Countless people outside are speculating where Kaka's next stop will be. AC Milan's recent performance has not been ideal, and the fans of the Rossoneri are shouting louder and louder for Kaka's return.
Just at the beginning of the summer, AC Milan announced that Inzaghi would be the new head coach. The new AC Milan head coach took over the Rossoneri left by his former teammate Seedorf.
Seedorf said to his friend on the phone: "My friend, I have tried my best. Now I leave it to you. But maybe you need more help. It may be a long way to go for you to restore its glory."
Inzaghi knew that they were all going through a very difficult period and AC Milan had not shone for a long time, but they, whether it was him, Seedorf, or Maldini - he knew that their captain would also be willing to come and help the club through this difficult time - no matter how big the difficulties they would encounter, they had a unique and deep affection for AC Milan.
Inzaghi hesitated whether to call Kaka. He knew that their kid always had clear plans and arrangements. He knew that Kaka could have better options, and to be honest, AC Milan was not the best option at the moment.
But he knows Kaka, and if he asks Kaka, Kaka will agree to it. That's why he was unable to make the call.
There are all kinds of rumors on the Internet, some saying that he will go to other La Liga giants, some saying that he will go to the Bundesliga, some saying that he will return to AC Milan, or some saying that he will go to Juventus. However, the central figure in the discussion is just staying in their villa in Madrid, enjoying his vacation leisurely.
Cristiano likes their villa in Madrid, so even if they don't play football here in the future, the villa will still be kept and it will be their small base for vacation in the future.
What's more, there are so many good memories here.
Cristiano was working on their vegetable garden. The seeds sown at the beginning of the year had already been harvested once. Perhaps because they had never planted anything there before, their small vegetable garden was very fertile.
Kaka was helping on the side, but it was obvious that the Brazilian didn't know how to work. After a few moves, he got himself dirty and even his face was covered in mud. Cristiano pointed at him and laughed.
"Oh Kaka--" Cristiano's eyes were squeezed together with laughter. He was about to make fun of Kaka when he heard a noise coming from the top of their wall.
Junior cheered, "Uncle Fabio!"
Coentrao climbed over the low wall with familiarity, walked over with a smile and picked up Junior: "Hey Chris, Kaka, I'm cooking, but I'm short of vegetables at home. Let me see what you have in your vegetable garden?"
Cristiano gave his friend a fist in a funny and speechless manner, and asked him to choose by himself: "It's all in front of you, choose it yourself."
Coentrao smiled and pretended to pick the vegetables, then filled two bags and jumped back over the wall.
"You can go through the main door!" Kaka shouted with amusement.
"It's closer this way!" Coentrao answered loudly through the wall.
There’s no need for him to tell you how far the villa’s gate and the vegetable garden are, right? Cristiano and Kaka's villa is like a small Disney castle! I really don't know whose taste this is.
Not to mention that his home is right next to this wall!
This area is full of players, including several from Real Madrid, so the chance of running into acquaintances is very high. For example, when Coentrao was climbing over the low wall of Cristiano's villa with vegetables in his arms, he bumped into a German who had just returned.
Kroos didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked his teammate up and down: "...Fabio?"
"Oh hey Tony! I left something at Chris's house." Coentrao raised the bag in his hand and greeted with a smile.
"Two big bags of vegetables?" Cross raised his eyebrows.
Coentrao looked a little proud. He said, "I dropped a large bag of seeds in his vegetable garden in the early spring."
Cross: "...I can hear your plan, Fabio."
Coentrao laughed.
"Then I'll go first." He waved his hand and said.
Kroos responded, then turned to look in Cristiano's direction. He really wanted to know what the Portuguese was going to do next, but it seemed a bit excessive to ask these questions.
Player transfers and contract renewals are sensitive topics.
Especially about Cristiano.
Any news about this superstar will be hyped up, and any piece of gossip can be sold for a high price, let alone such important news.
Of course, he wouldn't sell such things, but what he meant was that he would understand Cristiano's mood of not wanting to talk about these issues, so he wouldn't take the initiative to ask.
They will know the final outcome.
He thought so in his heart, but he didn't expect that this day would come so soon.
It was a midweek day that was no different, and then the Real Madrid club suddenly issued an announcement announcing that the Portuguese's cooperation with them had ended and would not be renewed. They thanked the Portuguese for everything he had done for the club - in short, it was some such high-sounding news.
Then came Cristiano's post on social media.
Florentino actually never thought that Cristiano would really leave Real Madrid.
This was completely beyond his expectations. After the Champions League final, he even offered Mendes an olive branch of contract renewal again. He agreed to improve the Portuguese's various treatments and proposed a salary increase, but he did not expect that all of this would be rejected.
They have won five Champions Leagues together. This team has become very mature and perfect. Apart from the injuries of the athletes, they are completely invincible.
Florentino couldn't understand why Cristiano would choose to leave them at this time.
It's not that he hasn't considered what Real Madrid will be like after removing Cristiano, but that will be two, three or more years later, and he will buy younger players to replace Cristiano, not now.
Perhaps the only good news is that Cristiano did not reject him at the end of the summer window. Now, he still has enough time to buy a player who can replace Cristiano.
But to be honest, he really doesn't know who in the current football world can completely replace Cristiano.
…
As soon as the news of Cristiano's departure from Real Madrid came out, the entire social platform was almost paralyzed.
Countless fans couldn't believe it and ran to the outside of Real Madrid's training base in despair, holding banners and demanding that the club keep their king.
Florentino was sitting in his office and all he had to do was look out the window to see the fans everywhere.
It’s not enough to just block the training ground, there’s also the club entrance… He was holding back his anger, could it be that he didn’t want to? But once that damn Portuguese makes up his mind, no one can shake him!
Six years ago, Real Madrid welcomed two Ballon d'Or winners, Cristiano and Kaka, to join the club at the same time. Six years later, Real Madrid also bid farewell to the two superstars.
The Portuguese player who left Real Madrid as a free agent, in which city will he appear next season?
This has almost become the only focus of this summer, and any other transfer news has become just embellishment and foil.
However, the Portuguese, who are at the center of the storm, have never made a public announcement that the dust has settled.
Where will he go?
Cristiano has many choices. Countless wealthy clubs are vying to offer him olive branches, sky-high salaries, enviable benefits...but the Portuguese has been slow to accept the invitation of any club.
It was as if he was waiting for something.
It was not until the summer transfer window was about to close that Manchester United announced that Ferguson would continue to serve as the club's head coach. The old coach in his seventies is still the king of Manchester United.
On the second day after Ferguson announced that he would continue to serve as head coach, Manchester United immediately announced another blockbuster news:
The Old Trafford boy has gone home.
#CristianoRonaldo joins Manchester United! ! ! After six years, the Portuguese returns to the Theatre of Dreams! ! #
#RedDevilsReunion! ! Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Manchester United! #
#OldTrafford is packed with Red Devils fans! The wanderer returns home! Cristiano Ronaldo reunites with Ferguson again, true Red Devil blood! #
Cristiano took a deep breath and looked at Ferguson who was walking towards him. He was wearing a suit with an old-fashioned red flower on his chest, which the Scots only wore on formal occasions.
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Ferguson looked over and smiled, holding out his hands to him.
Cristiano laughed, walked over quickly, bent down and hugged the old man tightly, who was almost half a head shorter than him.
——When Ferguson appeared at Old Trafford, he realized that he had really returned home.
Countless spotlights flashed wildly on the field, and the photo of the Portuguese and the Scots in front of the Theatre of Dreams seemed like a reappearance of the old times.
“You don’t look any different,” Cristiano chuckled.
"Really? I thought so, Ronnie." Ferguson laughed. "And you've gotten taller and stronger."
In the few years after Cristiano left Manchester United, Manchester United has actually been trying to buy Cristiano back. Those rumors and fans' eager expectations are not groundless, but they always end in failure.
As Ferguson grew older, he thought about retiring and becoming an ordinary old man who loved football, but when he saw what his little Portuguese had suffered in Spain, he couldn't let it go completely.
He wanted to try again, and if successful, he would still stay here, waiting for his child to come home. He couldn't let Ronnie return to an unfamiliar Manchester United.
With God's blessing, he finally realized his wish.
"I think I got my Christmas present in advance," Ferguson winked and said to Cristiano, "I picked the brightest star at the top of the Christmas tree, Ronnie."
Cristiano's eyes were hot. He lowered his head and pinched his eyes, trying to suppress the sore feeling in his eyes. He didn't want to cry in front of Ferguson, as that would make him seem like he hadn't grown up at all.
But he couldn't always control this.
Ferguson laughed when he saw this, and took Cristiano's head and pressed it into his chest. He patted Cristiano's back gently: "Oh Ronnie, don't let Giggs and others see it, they will laugh at you."
"Then let them laugh." Cristiano decided to indulge his tear glands and muttered softly.
"But Keane will take care of them. Keane is now the assistant coach of the team. They see that Keane is still like a quail like before, you know?" Ferguson said with a smile in Cristiano's ear.
Cristiano nodded vigorously.
A lot has changed, but in this world Keane never fell out with Ferguson, and it was only natural for the iron-blooded Red Devils captain to become the assistant coach of the Red Devils after retiring.
"Oh yes, there may be a little guy in the team who will surprise you. I wonder if you still remember him." Ferguson said again.
Cristiano snorted in confusion when he heard this.
"You'll see him when you return to the team tomorrow." Ferguson kept it a secret, patted Cristiano on the shoulder, and signaled the boy to wipe away the tears on his face. They had to continue dealing with the media.
Cristiano lowered his head and smiled, wiping his face. The tips of his ears turned red again, but he was very happy because this time he felt the right smell.
Not long after Cristiano announced his signing on Manchester United's social media account, he also posted a message himself.
He attached a photo of himself hugging Ferguson and wrote:
"... I'm very happy to be back here. We have so many good memories here, and I think we will continue to create the future."
“…There is only one reason that made me make this final choice.”
"This is all for you, Boss."
Cristiano's transfer news instantly shocked the world and almost surprised Florentino.
"This guy is really a lunatic. I said it long ago." Florentino gritted his teeth in hatred, "He would rather go to a place that is going downhill than leave Real Madrid!"
"He'll see how bad his choice was. He'll want to come back here again," Florentino murmured.
They have to play more beautifully and let everyone see that even without Cristiano, they are still the best club in the world.
They will also have a sixth and seventh consecutive championship.
Florentino thought so, but he was completely unaware that their Champions League journey had lost its mythical color with the departure of the Portuguese.
But it doesn't matter, because they are on this path, and sooner or later they will taste the feeling of being eliminated again and again.
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