1029 Welcome to Real Madrid!
On the evening of June 29, a tweet quietly appeared on the Internet.
The content of this tweet is simple, just one sentence.
'I'm about to sign for the Champions League.'
The tweet was sent by a player named Eden Hazard, who has 230,000 followers and is certified as a Ligue 1 Lille-based player, and did not attract much attention at first.
But just half an hour after the tweet was sent, Yang Yang also reposted this on his personal Twitter and replied to Eden Hazard, "Welcome to Real Madrid!" ”。
Yang Yang has 40 million Twitter followers, far more than football superstars such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and even less than half of American basketball star James, let alone others.
After Yang Yang retweeted, this tweet quickly attracted the attention of the whole network, and the large and small media around the world who paid attention to Yang Yang's Twitter noticed this tweet and quickly released the news.
Eden Hazard also thanked Yang Yang for his attention and reply for the first time, and said, "I am very much looking forward to working side by side with you, and I will do my best to support you." ”
Subsequently, Real Madrid star Xavi Alonso and others also retweeted Yang Yang's tweets one after another, and everyone focused on Eden Hazard, and even the media had already dug into the French talented rookie.
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Eden Hazard, this is obviously not an unfamiliar name, but any fan who has been following football for a long time will definitely be familiar with it, because he has won the best player in Ligue 1 for two consecutive years, and more importantly, he is only 21 years old.
Born in Belgium into a football family, his parents are professional footballers, he received formal training from an early age, joined Lille in Ligue 1 at the age of fourteen, and shined in the European Youth Championship in 07, and then attracted the attention of Arsenal, Chelsea, Lyon, Sevilla and other teams, and the transfer fee has reached five million euros.
In '08, at the age of 17, Eden Hazard made his senior debut in Ligue 1 and scored a goal that made him the youngest goalscorer in Ligue 1, making him Ligue 1 Rookie of the Year in 2009 and winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2010.
In 2011, he helped Lille win the Ligue 1 and French Cup double, and was named Ligue 1 Player of the Year, and in the season just ended, Eden Hazard scored 20 goals and assisted 17 goals to be named Ligue 1 Player of the Year again.
Years of outstanding performances, a step every year, have made many top teams in the outside world begin to pay attention to this seemingly unknown best player in Ligue 1, including Chelsea and Manchester in the Premier League.
As early as half a year ago, there have been rumors that Chelsea will bring in Eden Hazard, but it has never been confirmed by all parties, especially after Chelsea missed out on European qualification, many media have said that Eden Hazard's transfer will change.
Now, Hazard personally tweeted to the outside world that he will transfer to Real Madrid, and after Yang Yang's Twitter confirmation, this undoubtedly confirmed the transfer, which quickly sparked heated discussions in the media around the world.
The British media Guardian was the first to reveal that among the many giants competing for Hazard, Manchester City was the first to be eliminated, because Hazard wanted to go to the traditional powerhouses, and Manchester United followed, because Ferguson was more focused on the target Van Persie, Chelsea was rejected by Hazard after the Champions League final, because he was unwilling to go to a team that could not play in Europe.
'What's more, Hazard has received an offer from Real Madrid, which makes it difficult for him to refuse.
The British Sun broke the news that Real Madrid has been paying attention to Hazard for two or three years, Zidane has always been very optimistic about Hazard, as early as when Florentino returned to take charge of Real Madrid, Zidane strongly recommended Hazard and Varane, and then Varane joined Real Madrid and quickly became an important member of Real Madrid's backline.
'Zinedine Zidane has always felt that Hazard is the player who is most like him, and his style of play is more modern, he is a rare attacker, and he has been convincing Florentino to sign Hazard.
"Real Madrid's technical team has been keeping a close eye on the best stars in Ligue 1, and after the team sold Ibrahimovic and brought in Neymar was frustrated, they began to go all out to bring in Eden Hazard, and successfully took their star from Lille in Ligue 1 for a high price of 40 million euros."
But the news of the Sun newspaper was quickly overturned by the revelations from the Spanish newspaper Marca, especially the paragraph about the transfer of Neymar, which said that Real Madrid had basically understood a year ago that there was no hope of bringing in Neymar.
"If you are a fan who pays attention to football news, you must be familiar with it, as early as more than a year ago, there were media reports that Barcelona President Rosell met with Neymar privately in the hotel where the Brazilian national team stayed, and they had basically reached an agreement at that time, and it was even said that Barcelona paid a staggering amount of deposit."
"Since then, Real Madrid have basically given up on Neymar and have begun to pay more attention to Hazard, and through Zidane's relationship with Hazard, the Belgian is also full of interest in joining Real Madrid, and he is eager to play for the world's top team and play alongside superstars like Yang Yang."
"It can be said that the two sides have basically not gone through too many negotiations, it is difficult for Hazard to refuse the invitation from Real Madrid, and Lille has not thought of forcing Hazard to stay, the transfer fee is 40 million euros, and Hazard's annual salary after tax is only 4.5 million euros."
The Ace newspaper also confirmed the inside story of Marca newspaper in the subsequent revelations, and said that this transfer was approved by the coaching staff and technical team such as Ancelotti and Zidane, and was also strongly supported by Yang Yang.
"From Yang Yang's first retweet of Hazard, it is not difficult to see his attitude towards this new teammate."
The newspaper said that Real Madrid will continue to restructure the lineup around Yang Yang in the new season, and Yang Yang will be the arrow in the front, and Hazard, Robben and Di Maria will serve as Yang Yang's partners to form a front trident.
In terms of midfield, Real Madrid is extremely strong, although Kaka is gone, but with the presence of David Silva, plus Modric, Xavi Alonso, Herrera, Mascherano and Xavi Martinez, Real Madrid's midfield is still full of talent, and the reserve can be said to be the best in European football.
At the back, the arrival of Cesar Azpilicueta has secured both of Real Madrid's wings, because although the Spanish player has always played at right wing-back, he is actually proficient in both left and right feet, and his comprehensive attributes make him equally competent as a left wing-back, plus Arbeloa, who can also play left and right, Real Madrid's backline will not have problems in the new season.
"If there are no accidents, Marcelo will continue to play as the team's left wing-back, his left-sided partnership with Yang Yang has terrified the whole European football world, and now, his team-mate in front of him has become Eden Hazard, which is still expected."
'In central defence, Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Vermaelen remain important options at centre-back, Raphael Varane will also get more chances, while at right wing-back, Cesar Azpilicueta, Arbeloa and second-team youngster Carvajal will need to put in better performances to prove their quality and compete for the main position.
Finally, the newspaper also mentioned the problem of Real Madrid's goalkeeper, believing that Casillas is still Real Madrid's chief goalkeeper, but the technical team believes that it is necessary to bring in a high-level goalkeeper.
'Real Madrid have been in talks with Chelsea about the transfer of Thibaut Courtois, the Belgian goalkeeper has been on loan at Atletico Madrid for the Blues and has performed very well and is favored by Carlo Ancelotti's coaching staff, but Chelsea are not keen to sell Thibaut Courtois at the moment, and have just lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, so they have rejected Real Madrid's poaching.
"Real Madrid then targeted Manchester United's David De Gea, but Ferguson also made it clear that De Gea is not for sale at Manchester United, and no team can take him away from Manchester United, although De Gea is full of interest in joining Real Madrid, but at Old Trafford, no one can go against Ferguson's wishes."
'There have been setbacks on both sides but Real Madrid are not going to give up and are still trying to talk to Chelsea or Manchester United in the hope of convincing either Thibaut Courtois or David De Gea to bring in either Courtois or David de Gea this summer.
Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the European Championship final, Casillas helped Spain successfully defend the European Championship title, and was very comfortable, and in an interview with the media after the game, he talked about Real Madrid's recruitment in the goalkeeper position.
The Real Madrid captain said the club was right in thinking that any strong team should be competitive in every position, even the goalkeeper.
'David De Gea is not in the squad for the European Championships, but I know that he is a good goalkeeper, as is Thibaut Courtois from Belgium, who currently plays for Atletico Madrid, I played against him and I know him.
'Both goalkeepers are young, but they are very good and both have a bright future, and if they come to Real Madrid, they will definitely challenge me for my position, and even in the near future, they will give us old goalkeepers the option to retire."
Commenting on the transfer rumours from the outside world, Casillas said that any high-level player is welcome to come to Real Madrid, because it will make Real Madrid stronger and will also make Real Madrid's players, including himself, work harder.
'The best way to keep the team competitive is to keep the team competitive if it's tough enough internally, and if my form slips, I'll be taken down by the manager at any time, that's the normal internal atmosphere of a team.'
It is clear that the Real Madrid captain is welcoming both David De Gea and Thibaut Courtois, and he is not afraid of competition and challenges, but it will be very difficult for Real Madrid to poach the next 10 years from the hands of Chelsea and Manchester United.
But no matter what, Casillas is still in his playing years, and after the team introduced Hazard, the front court has basically been reorganized, and everyone is looking forward to it, wanting to see who will kill Real Madrid and Barcelona after the reorganization?
Is the combination of Yang Yang, Hazard and Robben sharper?
Or is the trident revenge of Messi, Neymar and Sanchez successful?