25. The headlines are all about him
Although Juan said that there was no problem, Cassie was still a little uneasy, after all, it was the first time he had grown up to take the bus of other teams, which was also a very peculiar experience, Guti had patronized and talked to him all the way when he sat on it last time, and he didn't look closely at all, Cassie has been very quiet, but he couldn't help but touch and touch.
Juan watched him carefully touch the chair behind him, helpless: "What are you doing?" β
"Their players' buses are different from ours." Cassie bent down and said, "I thought all the player buses were the same." β
"It's all buses, what do you have to say?" βDon't think he didn't find out, this person is actually still nervous!
"I, I'm the ......" Cassie was about to cry, after all, Lord Fu can be regarded as a big legend in football, but he is now sitting on his left side, separated from him by two positions and an aisle, he just doesn't dare to say anything!
Seeing that someone, who had always been calm in the Champions League, was now looking uneasy, Juan couldn't help but rub his curly hair: "Why don't you look like Guti, he can sit and talk well." β
"Phew, do you think anyone is as faceless as him?" Guti, that guy, often makes trouble everywhere because he looks good! And it's not the first time, it's basically every time! He's still a little younger, but Raul is really pitted! He looked at it!
Cassie was a little indignant, after all, he was usually a person who was used to being bullied: "But the last time he took your car, there were rumors in Spain that he was going to move to Manchester United." β
"Those media are also delusional, Fernando recommended him so many times in Italy, doesn't he still stay in Madrid?" Juan looked at him helplessly, Redondo was unusually when he was in Milan before, he praised Guti to media reporters, and also introduced him to Milan, and he didn't know what Guti thought, in short, he refused.
They had seen Guti's madness about Redondo, so they actually felt more about it than anyone else.
"After all, it's a pure Madridist." Cassie said very casually, although Guti is uninhibited, but his character has an amazing stubbornness, no matter how chaotic his relationship and private life is, but when facing the club, he always has a red heart towards Real Madrid.
"Maybe this is the wicked have their own wicked grinding." Juan tilted his head after thinking for a moment, "But what I want to say is that you are also sitting in our car now, so you don't have anything to say?" β
"Huh?" Cassie looked at him blankly, then suddenly. "You're saying there might be rumors about me?"
"It's not possible, it's certain." Suddenly a voice interjected from behind, Juan and Cassie turned around, and it turned out to be in Ferdinand's face, and the Manchester United defender nodded at them very friendly, and then said in a low voice: "Actually, this rumor has been around for a while, Mr. Dias, you probably don't know, but in fact, our whole team is basically very clear." β
Juan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "For example?" β
"For example, Igor Casillas is in talks about a move to the Red Devils, for example, he wants to trade Portillo for a young man from our academy, for example, your agent is thinking about sending you and Cristiano to Real Madrid...... To be reasonable, I think it's quite unreliable. β
"I think so." Juan and Cassie nodded one after another, after all, Cassie is now the next god of Real Madrid, in order to make Cassie train, Real Madrid has not invested a penny in the goalkeeper for so many years, and let Cassie be sent directly to the Champions League to hone when his skills are not yet proficient, no matter how many balls he is poured in, he will not be replaced, I have to say that Real Madrid has spent great effort to train him.
Portillo and the academy boy don't know much about it, but from what Juan knows about his former team-mates, he is not willing to leave Real Madrid like this, especially now when there is still a glimmer of hope.
And Juan? He had just left Real Madrid and was in no mood to go back for a while.
As for Cristiano......
The three of them turned their heads to look behind at the same time, because the game was too tired, the Portuguese teenager had fallen asleep with headphones on, and the whole person looked very innocent and pure, after all, he was only a child less than twenty years old.
"I don't know what you think, Mr. Dias, but I'll be honest." Ferdinand took a deep breath and said, "Cristiano, it's a shame to go to Real Madrid to sit on the bench with his energy. β
Juan and Cassie were both silent for a while, and Cassie looked at Juan, who said in a deep voice, "I'll talk to my agent about that." β
Ferdinand relaxed the look on his face at this point, smiled and nodded at the two of them, then sat back and put on his headphones, obviously not disturbing their conversation, Juan and Cassie looked at each other, and said nothing.
The player's bus drove to Old Trafford, and after the lord said a few words, everyone disbanded on the spot, went back to their respective homes, and continued to train tomorrow, Juan lived relatively close, and he was also a person who walked to and from work every day, so the two of them were ready to walk home, but when they walked to the gate of the Carrington base, they were directly confused.
The entire Carrington seems to be ambushed by all the reporters in the world, and there is no way to see the road at all, and it is crowded, but there should be some of them who are just here to wait for their fans?
Juan and Cassie glanced at each other, both in a bit of a quandary.
"Juan, you say...... If you walk out of here and walk all the way home, will your home address be revealed the next day? Cassie swallowed his saliva and asked, in fact, it is normal for the home addresses of players to be exposed, but generally not crazy fans will not go to their homes to find them.
β¦β¦ What's more, generally speaking, these players live in relatively high-level lots, equipped with security guards and fences, unlike Juan who lives in a bachelor apartment.
Now Juan is already a big star at Manchester United, and if his address is revealed, there will definitely be some impact on his life.
The main thing is that maybe some radical fans will come running over and do something bad to him!
Although Juan has not kept his address a secret, because he leaves early and returns late, even the other residents of the building do not necessarily know that one of their neighbors is Juan DΓaz.
The two of them stood at the door with some difficulty, and there were no players for half a day, maybe those who had cars had already left first, and only the two of them stayed behind slowly, which would cause such a situation of being blocked.
"Why don't we stay inside until they disperse?" Cassie said this hopelessly, getting a glance from Juan, "When did the people at the gate of Valdebebas disperse?" β
Indeed, basically all the big clubs will have fans at the door, and some of them have even been stationed here for ten years, taking guarding the team's training base as their lifelong goal and pursuit, and it is precisely because of their perseverance that some players can generally be surrounded in this place.
β¦β¦ It's just that the players drove away no matter what they said, and there may really be no one like the two of them.
And if Juan is alone, if Casillas goes out with him, it will really be an indescribable scene with the word "embarrassing".
What was the first reaction of Red Devils fans when they saw Cassie?
Of course he's going to transfer!
But in fact, Cassie will not be transferred, so how the fans call "Igor" or "Casillas" is bad behavior, not to mention that the team's goalkeeper Howard is also very conscientious, and they are extremely disrespectful to the players.
"Going out?"
Seeing Cassie hesitating left and right, and not possibly staying at Carrington's training base - they can't just lie on the grass, right? Juan gritted his teeth: "Go!" β
When the two of them stepped out of the base gate, they were greeted by a group of fans, and their first reaction to seeing Juan was screaming and cheering, after all, their amazing assistant coach was already his own at Manchester United, and he was also the best partner, only a small part of them focused on Juan's brown head that almost buried his face in his scarf.
Who does he know, maybe it's just Juan's assistant?
Such thoughts flashed in their hearts, and the next second they surrounded Juan, but at the same time, the reporters were desperately squeezing in this direction, after all, as far as they were concerned, Juan DΓaz was the new favorite of the recent newspaper headlines, and they naturally wished they could get any interview about Juan if they could!
In the crowd pushing, Juan grabbed Casillas, who was buried in his head, and Casillas took out the strength to make a save and hugged Juan, but fortunately, this situation did not last for a few minutes, and Carrington's doorkeepers and security guards saw the situation and ran over to help them separate the enthusiastic fans.
In the pushing, Casillas's scarf was accidentally grabbed by a female fan and was almost taken away, Casillas immediately took back his scarf and glared at the female fan, but it was precisely because of this action that he was immediately exposed, and the female fan stared at his face in surprise: "Ka...... Casilla ......"
Before she could finish speaking, she was overshadowed by a louder commotion around her, the engine of the car roared, and as soon as everyone turned around, they saw a luxury car on the way out of the player, and it stopped after a drift, the windows rolled down, and Cristiano shouted at them: "Get in the car!" β
Juan and Carrington's staff immediately understood, they cooperated tacitly, one pulled a small partner to avoid the chase of the fans, and the other side pulled up the wall to block the crazy fans, I have to say that Juan's charm attracted a lot of female fans to stay here, thanks to the large number of female fans, otherwise these manpower may not be enough.
Look at the appearance of these girls, they are clearly fanatical star chasers!
Juan pulled Cassie to the side of the car, he raised his eyebrows and was about to ask when the Portuguese got his driver's license, when he heard a familiar voice inside: "I don't have time to explain, get in the car!" β
Juan immediately opened the car door, shoved Cassie inside, and then closed the door himself, the car started and roared away, Juan and Cassie looked up, Cristiano sat in the passenger seat and smiled at them, and the driver didn't look back, but his ginger head had betrayed his identity.
"Paul, Cristiano, thank you for coming back to pick us up." Juan finally breathed a sigh of relief, he also had some fans when he was in Casstilla, but he definitely didn't go crazy to this point! He felt like he was about to suffocate just now, and seeing that Cassie was no better, his face was colorless, and the two of them looked at each other speechlessly.
"It's alright," Scholes said when he turned his head and smiled at them, then focused on the road ahead, and Cristiano added to him, "Thanks to Paul's reminder, I wouldn't have remembered you didn't have a car." Why don't you buy one? β
"I live less than 500 metres from Carrington, and it's a waste to buy a car." He gave his address, and Scholes shrugged, "Well, it's close." β
"By the way, Juan, do you have something to do at night? Can I go to play with you? Cristiano's face was eager, and Juan nodded, "You have the key to my house." Cristiano nodded cheerfully.
There was no word all the way, and when the door was closed, Juan heard Cassie say: "I didn't expect you to be so popular at Manchester United." β
Juan didn't react, but smiled at him and raised his eyebrows: "Envious? Before Cassie could say anything to justify it, he continued, "But seriously, Igor, as long as you continue to work hard, I believe that in the near future you will become the number one in the world and make the whole world crazy for you." β
Cassie was silent for a moment: "You think so?" Think I can make the whole world crazy? β
"Of course." Juan said very surely, after all, he had already seen the posture of Real Madrid's future goalkeeper in his dream, and the audience chanted his name and called him "saint", which is already the highest honor that a goalkeeper can enjoy, right?
And no matter what others think, he thinks that the person in front of him will definitely succeed.
Historically, the goalkeeper position has been the most overlooked, and is generally a position for people who don't have a suitable position elsewhere on the pitch, but since the arrival of Igor Casillas, everything has changed.
"You will be an idol and a role model for all the young goalkeepers." Juan patted Cassie on the shoulder and went indoors to wash up, he now regretted why he had to rent a two-bedroom apartment, someone was going to sleep in the study tonight.
- But his bed is pretty big, and the three of them are pretty tall, but they should be able to try?
Or maybe there is a bunk on the floor in his room, and then it depends on who sleeps on the floor.
Juan thought about it with some hesitation and decided to clean himself up first, so he didn't see what kind of eyes Casillas was looking at him from behind.
His heart was beating so fast for a moment, he took several deep breaths, his chest was so full that the feeling of being about to explode still didn't ease, he could only grasp his chest and close his eyes.
He said I could be the number one goalkeeper in the world.
He thinks I can make the whole world crazy and confused.
He decided I was a role model for all the goalkeepers in the future.
If he's so sure, how can I let him down?
By the time Juan cleaned up, Cassie had already regained his normal appearance: "What are you doing, do you need me to help you?" β
"Ah, didn't Cristiano say he was coming in the evening?" Juan thought for a moment, "Originally, I was going to make a bunk on the floor, but the quilt doesn't seem to be enough, so the three of us may have to squeeze into a bed at night." β
"Huh??" Cassie was stunned, and the whole person was not good.
Juan's bed is already the rare size of a bachelor apartment, but that doesn't change the fact that the beds in the bachelor apartment are basically single beds. It's enough for the two of them to squeeze on it, and now there's one more to add?!
Those three people are really huddled together......
"Make a call and ask him to bring two quilts when he comes! No, why did he stay overnight when he came to play with you?! Casey's questioning didn't change Juan's mind, and he was already thinking about moving the couch into the room: "He used to stay overnight every night when he came, and he shared a bed with me, nothing." β
"It's not going to work!" The Spaniards are going crazy, "Juan, can't you just change your house and live in it?!" β
"Why? I'm more than enough on my own. "A bedroom, a study and cloakroom, a living room, a kitchen, and even a small balcony, for a bachelor apartment, the conditions are already very good.
ββ¦β¦ Isn't it true that someone will come to you to play with you, will you? Casillas was a little bitter in it, "If nothing else, for example, tonight, the three of us are crammed into the same bed, it must be bad, isn't it?" β
"So I'm going to move the couch in." Juan's face was calm, Casillas was going crazy, he was quick to speak incoherently: "But, but ......"
"But what, you don't want me to sleep with anyone else?" Juan said this almost with a joke, and Cassie immediately fell silent as if he had been beaten with a stick.
Seeing that his little friend didn't speak, Juan rubbed his head helplessly: "If you don't want to be crowded with others, just say it, I won't blame you." I'll let him sleep in his study tonight, okay? β
The so-called study is actually connected to the cloakroom, and Juan has no guilt at all about driving Manchester United's now hot celebrity to sleep in the cloakroom.
After all, the young man is in good health, so he still has to take care of these "old people"!
Cristiano came in high spirits in the evening, but it was Cassie who opened the door, and both of them were stunned for a moment, and then their expressions became very unnatural.
"Ahem...... He was in the study. Cassie turned his body to let people in, in fact, he was ready to go back to the room to rest, after all, Juan was too bored here, there was nothing, and he had to "talk about life" with Cristiano at night, he looked left and right and only went back to the room to play with his mobile phone.
He knew the reason for this person's coming, and he couldn't interfere in this matter, and no one else could interfere.
As far as the club goes, now the two of them are one family; When it comes to the national team, both of them are Portuguese; In terms of agents, the two of them are the same agent, and no matter how you look at this matter, there is no room for him to intervene.
Tut.
"Uh...... Good. Cristiano entered the door with his head bored, and then ran straight into the study, he was also used to going to the study every time he came, after all, Juan was basically in the study every time, and rarely slept or read in the room.
When he opened the door, Juan was packing up his papers. He has been at Manchester United for more than half a season, and he takes notes very carefully in every game, and he also takes his game plan and training schedule very seriously, so it can be said that he spends all his time on it.
Now that the materials have accumulated into a thick pile, Juan is ready to pack them all up and save them, after all, this is the work of the club, whether it is a rumor or anything else, it is not good.
Seeing Cristiano come in, he nodded, then put the information into the box, clapped his hands and sat down on the single sofa, and pointed to the opposite side: "Sit." β
Cristiano sat down a little reservedly, the purpose of his visit today was actually clear to the two of them, but Juan was still ready to listen to his little teammate say it directly, for which he even prepared a teapot and two cups, just so that his little teammate could not be interrupted by thirst.
"I, I just want to say......" Cristiano took a deep breath, "Jorge told me that Real Madrid wants to pack me and you, sixty million. β
"And then?"
"No then ......"
Juan raised his eyebrows and changed to a more comfortable position: "Honestly sΓΉ me, Cristiano, do you think you are only worth sixty million?" β
"Actually, it's not me, it's ...... with you"
"If you don't count me, Cristiano, do you think you're only worth sixty million?"
Even Cristiano was a little surprised when Juan said this, and the current number one transfer in the world is Zidane's transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid - 65 million euros.
Astronomical.
To be honest, Cristiano was stunned when he heard the price. He never thought he would be worth so much money, even if the price he paid to Manchester United was 12.25 million, he never felt that way-
Maybe he's worth 20 million and Juan is worth the remaining 40 million?
He thought so, and he told Jorge that, and Jorge seemed to be going to persuade him to say something, but after hearing him say this, the people who were far away in Porto thought for a while.
"Cristiano, you go to Juan, talk to him about it, and then ask him to give you a Jianyì."
Therefore, Cristiano went to Juan's door and had an in-depth conversation with his squad leader.
Cristiano said so nonsense, Juan listened so quietly, and when he was finished, Juan raised his chin and motioned for him to take a drink before speaking, and he thought about it himself.
"Cristiano, do you really want to go to Real Madrid?"
"Of course." Cristiano smiled dryly and took a sip of water, "Real Madrid and Barcelona, the dream of every player in the Iberian Peninsula." And you and the captain were both there, so it would be nice to get there. β
"Do you really think so?" Juan looked at him with an eyebrow raised, his expression calm.
"Clearly, Cristiano, when we played against Real Madrid, our captain was on the bench for 90 minutes and you were on the pitch for 90 minutes. Real Madrid's Galaxy may be attractive enough, but it's also a place to bury you. β
After a pause, he continued: "Portillo, my team-mate, he is still on the bench at Real Madrid, he can't play a few games in a season, and this is still Real Madrid's own academy. β
If you can't even guarantee the playing time of your own local academy, let alone their foreigners. Cristiano understood what he meant, but he was still a little unwilling, after all-
Well, he's a man with a past.
"Actually, there's one thing I don't know if I should say or not." The Portuguese youngster took a deep breath, and Juan nodded at him, frowning.
"Actually...... I was almost signed by Barcelona. β
Juan frowned, he didn't know about it, and Jorge didn't say anything to him: "And then? β
"Barcelona didn't have enough budget, so they had to choose one between me and Ricardo, and in the end, they chose Quaresma." Cristiano was calm when he said this, but there was a fire burning in his eyes, and he could see what was inside-
Unwillingness, helplessness, anger, and the deepest hidden grievances.
Ricardo Quaresma and Cristiano are two Portuguese stars, and both of them were very good in the game, but Quaresma was a little better in comparison.
At that time, almost all the clubs with a little money were bidding against the two of them.
Except for Real Madrid, which only bought superstars at the time and lacked interest in two newcomers, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, all clubs are looking at these two people.
Barcelona picked Quaresma first, even if the relationship between Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon was relatively good at that time, when Lisbon offered Cristiano to Barcelona here, it was much lower than that of Manchester United, but Barcelona felt that one Quaresma was enough.
From that day on, Cristiano had already vowed in his heart that he would definitely become a player for Real Madrid and that he would regret the decision made by those at Barcelona.
Juan understands his feelings, but he feels he still needs to remind his young teammate: "Cristiano, you're lucky compared to Quaresma. β
Quaresma has been on the bench for a full season and is expected to continue to sit on the bench, but what about Cristiano? He's been a regular at Manchester United, the whole Theatre of Dreams is cheering him on, and it's fair to say he's on the road to success.
"Barcelona's waiver is also a fulfillment for you." Juan thought about it, and finally sighed and added, "But if you choose to go to Real Madrid now, you will only follow in the footsteps of Quaresma." β
When he was in the national team, Juan didn't dislike Quaresma, but compared to Cristiano, Quaresma had a little more slippery that shouldn't belong to his age, although this is very common for children in poor areas, so he can't get close to Cheng DΓΉ like Cristiano.
"I don't know what you think, Cristiano, but I'll say I'm refusing to go back." Juan raised his eyebrows, and he also took a sip of water, "You don't want to be packed by someone, do you?" Think of Zinedine Zidane, think of that Ronaldo-Cristiano, you can't just go like that. β
In any case, you can't just go to Real Madrid, whether it is later out of the crowd or a sudden upsurge, it is not as good as coming with an absolute attitude at the beginning.
Juan smiled as he said this.
"If you want to conquer the Bernabeu, it's better to do it faster."
Seeing the calm smile on the face of his team leader, Cristiano didn't know why he suddenly felt cold, he shivered twice and nodded to indicate that he knew, he would definitely work hard!
"That's right." Juan nodded,
"Yes." Cristiano was stunned and subconsciously replied, but he immediately realized what he jumped up and was dumbfounded, Juan nodded as if he hadn't noticed his movements: "Okay, then let's aim for the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year." β
ββ¦β¦ Really? Cristiano muttered, almost slumping back on the couch, rubbing his head and looking at Juan, "Seriously? β
"When have I ever joked with you." Juan was serious, "Before you get these two awards, you won't go to Real Madrid, this is my expectation of you, you see if you can do it, if you can, if you can, I will kill you." β
"......" Cristiano opened his mouth, suddenly feeling that the future was not bright.
"Don't worry, you can." Juan smiled at him, comforting. "I'm optimistic about you."
ββ¦β¦ Thank you......" Cristiano replied mechanically, in fact he was on the verge of crying by now.
It was obviously useful to talk all night, Cristiano needed to think about the future for himself, and even Juan didn't express any objection when he left him in the study to say that he would sleep here today, and when Juan returned to the room, Cassie was already asleep, sleeping on his side with a pillow and looking very peaceful, he couldn't help but smile and gently lifted the quilt on the other side and lay down.
But just two seconds after he lay down, Cassie, who was sleeping with the quilt in his arms, had already automatically and consciously come over and rolled directly into his arms, Juan couldn't cry or laugh for a while.
Yes, Cassie must find a girlfriend who can be relied on in the future.
When Juan woke up the next day, he found himself in the headlines againβand this time in three pages.
Fashion, Sports, and Entertainment.
The entertainment section is naturally talking about yesterday's oolong, and Juan doesn't want to recall the scene at all, although there is nothing wrong with him in it; He usually flips through the fashion section directly and doesn't look at it, so he also directly misses an important information in it, of course, now these are not important, he directly flips to the sports section.
The big words "The Amazing Assistant Coach Brings Incredible, Casillas is about to transfer to Manchester United", below is the chaos of last night, under the light of the flash, everyone is as white as a ghost, and Juan is the worst - his whole body is full of light tones except for his clothes and pupils, and as soon as this light comes out, the whole person becomes like a doll carved from ice and snow.
He lowered his eyes and held Cassie in one hand, and Cassie held him a little wolfishly, and the movements of the two of them seemed really ambiguous - if not counting the crowd around them.
The report was told as if it were true, so that even Juan almost believed it, and he read it quietly over breakfast, then washed his hands and woke Cristiano up.
Yesterday they won, but the post-Christmas slump has just begun. Cassie might be able to sleep a little longer, but they must go to training.
When Cristiano woke up sleepy-eyed, Juan was buttoning his cufflinks, looking condescendingly, the two looked at each other, and Cristiano smiled at the sight of their squad leader.
"Wake up well, if you don't wake up, I'm going to pour cold water."
Cristiano shuddered, and the person who was still a little sleepy blinked and woke up directly. It was obviously not a good idea to be caressed by cold water in the cold winter of December, and he shook his head, throwing away the regrets that he didn't know when.
He wouldn't want to see the squad leader dressed! He was just afraid that he would be late and accept the punishment of pouring cold water! That's it!
Juan didn't have hairspray here, and after realizing this, Cristiano muttered a few words, and was very glad to take the hairspray out of his bag: "Is there a mirror here?" β
"It's at the door, and it's in the bathroom of my room."
The mirror placed at the door was so that he could check his appearance before leaving every day, but there was no place to put his belongings, which obviously affected the performance of his little teammates, so Cristiano thought about it and went to his room, Juan was in the study to pack the things to bring to the club, and within two minutes he heard a scream.
- Oh no, I think it's two, but the voices of the two people are stacked on top of each other, so it sounds like one.
β¦β¦ What are the two of them called, didn't they see each other last night?
Juan felt that he might really be too old to understand the thoughts of young people now, but when he shook his head and sighed, did he forget that Cassie was still a year older than him?
Listening to the chaos inside, Juan shook his head helplessly, why are his friends so stupid, could it be that they appear around him to set off his wit?
United's coaching staff had a small meeting before the start of each day's training session, Juan looked at the time, and when Cristiano couldn't catch up, he decided to leave his house to the two to spoil and clean up when he came back anyway.
However, when he walked to the Carrington base, there were already fans outside, and Juan was very kind to greet him, but today they would also ask more.
"Juan, are you really going to bring Cassie to the Theater of Dreams?"
"Juan, will you coach Manchester United in the future?"
"Juan ......" "Juan ......"
Compared to last night's intense reporters, the fans' greetings were much warmer, they are real Red Devils fans, not for any hype, only concerned about whether their team will get better.
The culture of a team is reflected at this time, Juan is smiling as he walks through the crowd, no one has to pull him to ask what is going on, and he can feel the kindness of everyone.
When Juan arrived at the team, only the Lord and Mr. Smith did not come to the entire coaching staff, and he had just put down the tactical board and was about to say something, when the next second the door of the room slammed against the wall, and Mr. Smith stood outside with an angry face.
"Mr. Smith, what's going on?" Everyone realized that something was wrong, after all, Mr. Smith was not the kind of person who was easy to be anxious, and it would be a big deal to force him into this position.
Mr. Smith took a deep breath, his face gloomy.
"Rio Ferdinand...... Eight months ban. β