Chapter 174: He's Coming!【Asking for a Monthly Pass】
A mansion in a wealthy district of Barcelona. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Guardiola sat on the sofa in the living room, looking as stoic and thoughtful as ever.
Sitting to his left is his older brother, Pere Guardiola, who currently works for Nike, but has always wanted to come out and start a business and become an agent.
Sitting to his right is Pep Guardiola's agent, Josep Maria Orobit.
Compared with Pep Guardiola, who looked like he was as usual, the other two looked more worried.
In fact, the current situation is indeed far from optimistic.
'I've confirmed, Patrick Vieira has announced that he will stay and Arsenal will not bring in reinforcements in this position. Orobit said.
When Pere Guardiola heard this, he reached out and scratched the back of his bare head and sighed.
"It's the same out there now, the fans still have a lot of opinions about you, and instead of sympathizing with your situation, they gloat a little. ”
As soon as Aurobite finished speaking, Pere Guardiola scolded indignantly, "A bunch of brainless guys!"
Guardiola glanced at his brother, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but finally said nothing.
People are often forgetful.
Public opinion is even more easily guided and controlled by certain people.
Pep Guardiola is now deeply aware of this, because the Barcelona fans who once loved him and praised him are now all scolding and spitting on him.
It's impossible to say why.
But now it seems that he has become the dead end of Barcelona's sluggish performance in the last two years, as if his departure will be a great thing for Barcelona to celebrate with fireworks.
How ironic is this for Pep Guardiola?
"No one from the club has come forward so far, I believe ......"
Guardiola didn't wait for Orobit to finish, and replied lightly, "I won't stay in Barcelona anymore." ”
This sentence blocked all the remaining possibilities.
Aurobit looked at Pep Guardiola, who was also helpless, and it seemed that there was nothing he could do with his brother.
"Okay, but we have to re-examine the situation now. ”
Aurobit looked at Guardiola in front of him and said word by word.
"We've been tricked by Juventus, they didn't really make up their minds to get you from the start, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Arsenal all have better and more suitable players. ”
Guardiola was silent, looking somewhat lonely.
"Before, our goal was to play in the Champions League in Serie A and the Premier League, but now it seems that there is little hope, or even much possibility, as for the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich has no shortage of midfielders. ”
Pep Guardiola is also the captain of Barcelona, one of the best playmaker midfielders in the world, not very old, only 30 years old, at the peak age of the player, and the selection of the next home must be hoping to continue his career.
Therefore, he chose Serie A and the Premier League, and to be able to play in the Champions League, it is not too demanding at all.
There were many teams that were originally interested in him, and even Manchester United's Alex Ferguson personally called him, but in order to go to Juventus, he wasted too much precious time and missed transfer opportunities again and again.
In the end, he was left unattended.
Aurobit looked at Guardiola in front of him, a little unbearable, but he had to say.
"Perhaps, we should reconsider our request. ”
This is a polite remark, and the realistic way of saying it is that the conditions are to be lowered.
"Even, I think, you should reconsider and stay in Spain. ”
When Guardiola heard this, he raised his head sharply and looked at his agent, but the latter looked resolute and affirmative.
This is the second time in recent times that someone has advised him to do so.
The last time it was Aragonés, and Zhisu also thought that instead of taking risks with the middle and lower teams of other leagues, it would be better to simply stay in Spain, at least, with Guardiola's influence, there is no shortage of interested teams in Spain.
And the first thing Guardiola thought of was the alpine Atletico Madrid.
His ideas, the blueprints he sketched, his tactical ideas, were quite fascinating!
"Pep. ”
Aurobit paid attention to the change in Guardiola's expression, he heard Guardiola mention what happened at the party, and he also knew that Guardiola had a very high opinion of Gao Han.
'Atletico Madrid's Xavi Alonso is injured. ”
"Huh?" Guardiola hasn't read a newspaper in a while, so it's not clear.
'It is said that they will miss the Super Cup, and there is news that Atletico Madrid want to bring in another playmaker who is behind the game. ”
Pep Guardiola was silent and looked like he couldn't make a decision.
"Although this team is a promoted team, the heritage is still there, you are good friends with Gao Han, you also know his tactics, you know his team, if you think it is appropriate, I can go to Madrid. ”
Usually this kind of thing, the player will not come forward in person, but the agent will communicate.
"I think that's a good idea, Pep. Pep Guardiola also thinks it's appropriate.
But it seems that Guardiola is still a little hesitant, and no one knows what he is still hesitating about.
Pere Guardiola and Aurobit looked at each other, both feeling helpless.
Sometimes, even they don't know what Guardiola is thinking.
But at this time, the mobile phone that Guardiola put next to him suddenly rang, which made all three of them startled.
Guardiola took the phone and glanced at it, but his brow furrowed.
"Hello, Gao Han. ”
Pep Guardiola and Aurobitus both had eyes shining when they arrived.
This call was from Gao Han?
"You're in Barcelona?"
Pere Guardiola and Aurobit are all happy, and Gao Han is here in person?
"Okay, okay, do you want me to pick you up?"
"Well, okay, then I'll wait for you at home, haha. ”
After Guardiola hung up the phone, he looked at his brother and agent in front of him, and smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth.
"He's coming!"
Gao Han came to the door in person, and this sincerity is heavy enough.
Pere Guardiola and Aurobit also showed a hint of hope, if they can sign Atletico Madrid, it can be regarded as a matter of heart, at least, the Sheets can play in the League Cup.
Otherwise, with the transfer market closing imminently, Guardiola will only have fewer options left behind.
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The neighborhood where Pep Guardiola lives is famous in Barcelona and is easy to find.
Gao Han and Paul Futrey got out of the car, and the three Guardiola, who heard the movement, had already opened the door to welcome them out.
"Hello, Pep!"
"Hello, Gao Han!"
The two hugged warmly, and then introduced each other again.
Paul Futtre is a big celebrity and everyone knows him, but Pere Guardiola and Aurobit are not very well known.
After entering the gate, Guardiola introduced Gao Han to his girlfriend Christina Serra.
She is a fashion designer whose parents run a chain of clothing companies in Catalonia and have known and been in love since Guardiola was eighteen years old, and the two currently have one child.
When Gao Han was in Barcelona, he had little friendship with Pep Guardiola, and it was not until the Copa del Rey final that the two had a real friendship, which was when Gao Han was at the end.
But now the situation is reversed, Gao Han has become famous, and Guardiola has encountered the biggest trouble of his career, so he is also very grateful for Gao Han's invitation to join Atletico Madrid at the party.
Because of this, both of them attach great importance to this friendship.
Pep Guardiola even strongly invited Gao Han to stay tonight.
But Gao Han really couldn't agree, because the team still had to train tomorrow morning, and it was too late, so he had to rush back overnight, but it was okay to stay and eat.
Christina Serra understood and immediately prepared to go.
As soon as she left, the five of them sat around on the sofa in the living room, chatted a few more words, and finally got to the point from Gao Han.
"Pep, I want to know, what kind of advice did you think about the advice I made to you that day?"
Gao Han looked at Guardiola and asked very seriously.
Pere Guardiola looked at his brother, took the initiative to grab the conversation, and replied: "Mr. Gao Han, thank you very much for the importance you attach to Pep, we have seriously considered your invitation, but we still have a few things that we don't understand. ”
"Well, please. Gao Han was happy in his heart, and he was willing to ask questions, which proved that there was a play.
"We all know that Xavi Alonso has been injured recently, but he should be back soon, so I wonder what Atletico Madrid's position is for Pep?" asked Aurobit.
'Xavi Alonso was the key player of the team last season, he's young, but he's very good, and we all think very much about him, he's the future of Atletico Madrid, but Pep is one of the best playmakers in Europe, with a lot of experience and that's what we need to rely on now. ”
Speaking of which, Gao Han said this, and looked at Guardiola again.
"In my squad, I didn't commit to anyone in the main position, whether it was Kiko and Aguilera, but also Xavi Alonso, Villa and Torres, everyone had to compete and play for it. ”
Guardiola nodded slightly, and he wasn't surprised.
"But I want to say that at the moment we only have Xavi Alonso in the playmaking midfield, Gabi is still too young, but we have to play in the League Cup, La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the new season, and I believe that there will be no shortage of opportunities on all three fronts. ”
After hearing this, Guardiola and the three of them all realized the meaning of Gao Han's words.
Although Atletico Madrid is a promoted horse, they want to play on three fronts at the same time.
Is this possible?
No one knows, but at least they can see it.
Gao Han is an enterprising manager, while Atletico Madrid is also an ambitious team.
Regarding Gao Han's reply, both Guardiola himself and his agent are quite satisfied.
No matter what Xavi Alonso says, he is also the core of Atletico Madrid, Gao Han's favorite general, and it is impossible for Guardiola to ask Gao Han to promise him an absolute main position.
What's more, the biggest question he faces at Barcelona is his poor competitive form.
Relying on competition and speaking with performance is the fairest.
"Then I would like to ask Mr. Futrey, what does the management of Atletico Madrid think of Pep?" Orobit asked Paul Futrey.
This is also one of the unspoken rules of European transfer negotiations, that is, the parties do not come forward.
Gao Han and Pep Guardiola are good friends, and there are many things that cannot be discussed, so it is up to the agent and Paul Futtre to come forward.
In fact, the club had already made a decision before they came to Barcelona.
It's okay for Pep Guardiola to come to Atletico Madrid, but he must take a pay cut.
Now, it's up to Guardiola to decide. (To be continued.) )