Standing in front of the south window of the Schalke 04 training center, you can overlook the Schalke Stadium 300 meters away.

That spectacular pitch made Ivan Rakitic a little stunned every time.

It's the same feeling as when he came to Schalke Zero Four from Basel, Switzerland three years ago, and he was standing in this place and admiring the spectacular World Cup stadium from this vantage point.

He was nineteen years old that year, and he was a talented rookie who had just debuted for a year and was being watched by all European giants.

In those years, Schalke 04 was also one of the most prestigious teams in the Bundesliga, and has always maintained a strong competitiveness, Rakitic chose this place as the starting point for his entry into Europe's top league, hoping to complete the improvement and even transformation here, but now looking back, everything backfired.

The three years he joined Schalke 04 were also three turbulent years for the team, with ups and downs, and Rakitic himself was also greatly affected, first unable to adapt to Ruten's four-three-three formation and tactical play, and then Ruten left the team, after Magath took over, the team's performance has improved significantly, and he has rejoined the ranks of the Bundesliga champions.

But at this time, Rakitic found it difficult to adapt to Magath's training and game requirements, and it was difficult to gain Magat's trust, and he seemed to prefer players like Knya and Moritz, which made Rakitic in an awkward position in the team.

This summer, Rakitic was desperate to prove himself with a better performance, but the result was unlucky.

After the start of the league game, he lost 2-1 away to Hamburg with his team, and when he returned to Gelsenkirchen, he was overwhelmed to find that his home had been ransacked by thieves and all his valuables had been taken.

He immediately called the police, but the police said that they could not accurately guess the exact time of the theft, and it was difficult to conduct a search.

The damage was not severe, but he was so panicked that he could no longer feel secure in his apartment, so he began to plan to move and start looking for a new home, which seriously affected his daily training and preparation.

But the club and the coach did not provide him with any help at all, and the head coach Magath only said a few comforting words in an interview, and then ignored it, leaving everything to him to take care of by himself.

This is indeed a very difficult time for him at the age of 22.

Because of the impact on the state at the beginning of the season, he began to be distrusted by Magath, and the two even had a verbal conflict in the media for this, which was reported by the media.

What's more, this is the last year of his contract with Schalke Zero-Four.

Since entering October, there has been a lot of attention on the renewal of Rakitic's contract, Rakitic is willing to renew his contract, but hopes that the club and the coaching staff will commit to giving him the opportunity to play, he is convinced that he can meet the requirements of the coaching staff and complete the team's tasks, and he does not feel that he is worse than other team-mates.

At the same time, his agent is also actively planning for him, and has been linked with many teams, such as Birmingham, Bolton, Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan in Serie A, and Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and other teams in La Liga.

This is a very common negotiation technique, on the one hand, it can put some pressure on the club to ensure the interests of the players when the contract is renewed, and on the other hand, it can also grasp a certain initiative to avoid the players falling into passivity after the club refuses to renew the contract.

In order to show his sincerity, Rakitic publicly stated through an interview with his agent that although many teams, including Inter Milan, are eager to get Rakitic, the player's first choice is still to stay in Schalke 04.

However, Schalke Zero Four and head coach Magath still refused to accept Rakitic's request and were unwilling to guarantee him a main position in the team, which made the contract renewal negotiations between the two sides have to reach a stalemate.

In November, head coach Magath admitted in a public interview to the media that "I am not optimistic about Rakitic's contract extension talks, in fact, we will probably decide to sell him during the winter break." ”

"Anything can happen in the professional league, and this winter trade is just as possible. ”

Magath's words undoubtedly pushed Rakitic into a very awkward position, and he had to make a choice.

It was a difficult choice.

He was only twenty-two years old, and during his years at Schalke Four, he had not shown satisfactory quality and improvement in the rest of the seasons, except for the first season, which made him question like never before.

He's no longer the talented Basel midfielder he was three years ago.

If, this transfer, to the new club, he does not show a better performance, then his career will be nullified.

It is precisely because of this that many strong teams shy away from him.

Atletico Madrid, who used to be full of enthusiasm, is no longer in contact, Juventus and AC Milan have not had any substantive contact from start to finish, and there are not many options left for him.

Birmingham and Bolton in the Premier League, Sevilla in La Liga, Napoli in Serie A......

The agent said that he has been approached by another team recently, Chinatown in La Liga.

The alpine team, who was promoted last season and is currently third in La Liga this season, is likely to challenge for Champions League qualification.

The reason why Atletico Madrid no longer launched an offensive against Rakitic is that they have taken a fancy to Schneiderlin in Chinatown, and Chinatown wants to bring him in to fill Schneiderlin's vacancy.

This somewhat made Rakitic feel sad.

But the reality is so cruel, and he won't be kind to him because he is young.

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"What's going on? I've been sullen lately. ”

A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Rakitic looked back and saw that it was teammate Raul, the former Real Madrid captain.

A good person.

At least Rakitic thinks so.

"You know that. Rakitic smiled bitterly and replied.

This smile, the expression on his face is completely indistinguishable that he is only twenty-two years old, and he looks very mature.

It was a kind of maturity that was forcibly pushed out, revealing immaturity and weakness.

'It's hard to talk about transfers and it's very difficult to make a choice, but sometimes we don't have a choice at all. ”

Raul walked up to Rakitic's side and looked out at the Schalke Stadium in the distance, but there was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, as if what he was seeing was the temple of the Bernabeu Stadium in his heart.

"I never thought that one day I would leave Real Madrid, but when I had to go, I realized that it was a good thing to leave, for me, for the club, for the coaching staff, for everyone, and after you left, you will find that a lot of things that you thought you couldn't give up can be given up. ”

Rakitic listened attentively to Raul's reassurances, one of the few teammates in the team who still had faith in him.

In fact, the two seem to be very compatible whether they are training or competing.

"I said this to me before I made my decision, and one of my neighbours said that there is a proverb in his country that a tree dies, a man lives, so I decided to leave Real Madrid. ”

After Raul said this, he laughed, looking very relieved and relaxed.

He has also said more than once that after coming to Schalke Zero, he can play and play more easily and enjoy football.

"Oh, by the way, this neighbor of mine is called Gao Han. ”

"It's him!" Rakitic's eyes lit up.

The name is heard throughout European football, and all professional players are proud to play in the cold, but only the best stars can play for him, so his team often plays the best results.

He ...... What kind of man is he?" Rakitic asked curiously.

I rarely heard Raul mention the cold, but he didn't expect the two to be neighbors, and Rakitic was extremely curious.

"What kind of person?" Raul laughed, thought about it very hard, and shook his head: "It's hard to say, ordinary people, I heard that according to their Chinese aesthetics, I heard that he looks quite handsome, but I think he is not as handsome as me at all." ”

Rakitic couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, he didn't expect Raul to have such a side.

'He's a guy who's a big fan of football, a guy you can trust, I think. ”

"Where's Chinatown?"

"Chinatown?" Raul frowned and thought hard, "As far as I know, he is the crystallization of Gao Han's hard work, for ten years, he has been relying on Gao Han to support him, and now he has finally survived in the past two years, and he has played well in La Liga this season, and he is best at youth training, and he is very good at cultivating players." ”

After a pause, Raul smiled slightly, "You know, Carlos Cantarero is in terms of sculpting players, that's it!" Raul gave a thumbs up in appreciation.

Cantarero is indeed the No. 1 figure in European football, he is Gao Han's right-hand man, he has done well in many teams, and later served as the technical director of Chinatown, which is also the two years of rapid progress of Chinatown.

"This team has only been established for 10 years, the foundation is relatively weak, but there is no doubt about the strength, and it is not an accident that we can play third in La Liga this season, at least I don't think it is accidental, because as far as I know, they have gathered a group of outstanding young players, and they are also very good at discovering and developing players, so it has developed very quickly in the past two years. ”

"I'm not sure what the future holds, but I think it's going to be a force to be reckoned with in La Liga and even European football. ”

Raul looked at Rakitic's pensive expression and understood the Croat's dilemma.

He only heard from a friend yesterday that Chinatown was interested in Rakitic, but he was not interested in getting involved, and today it was mainly Rakitic who asked, so he would give an answer, and everything was from the heart, and there was no falsification.

"I personally understand that your characteristics are more suitable for La Liga, where you can play your strengths, and in addition to China Town, teams such as Sevilla, Valencia and Villarreal are also very good options, I suggest you think about it, and this next option is very important for you. Raul said earnestly.

Rakitic nodded heavily, he could feel Raul's kindness.

"May I take the liberty of asking you a question?" Rakitic asked suddenly.

"Of course, you ask. Raul replied cheerfully.

"What if...... I mean, if, hypothetically, were you me, which team would you choose?"

Raul was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "It's hard to answer this assumption. ”

"It's okay, I'm just asking casually, you just talk about it casually. ”

Raul pondered for a moment and nodded, "Chinatown." ”

"Why?"

"I am a neighbor of Gao Han, I know him, and he will not cheat me. Raul laughed.

Rakitic's expression in response to this was ...... Full of black lines.

I'm dizzy!

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