Xu Xin stood on the training ground, almost next to him was the team's head coach, Diego Simeone, and the rest of the coaching staff.

He was a little excited, but not because he was so close to Simeone.

As a player of Atletico Madrid's B team, this is not the first time Xu Xin has trained with the first team. Although this is his first pre-season training camp with the first team, it doesn't make him so excited.

If anything, it's already been because on July 4, he received a call from his agent telling him that Simeone had sent seven players from the youth team to the first team to train with the team. The reason why seven people were drawn in one go is because the players in the team who participated in the World Cup have not yet been able to return to the team, and there are too few people in the first team.

And it's just training with the team, and the team is going to the United States to play a warm-up game in August, and it's not certain whether they can go to the United States with the team at that time.

There is only one reason why Xu Xin is excited, that is, he is about to meet Gao Zheng, and as Gao Zheng's temporary translator, he will help Gao Zheng adapt to the new environment as soon as possible and integrate into the team.

To be honest, when he heard about this arrangement from captain Gabi yesterday, he once wondered if the head coach had transferred him from the youth team to participate in the training camp just to let him translate for Gao Zheng. However, it was only the beginning of July at that time, and it stands to reason that the manager should not have expected it that far......

As a Chinese player, of course he knows who Gao Zheng is, and he also knows Gao Zheng's achievements. He does not expect that he can reach Gao Zheng's height, but Gao Zheng's successful deeds are indeed encouraging him to train hard in Atletico Madrid, and strive to one day gain a foothold in the first team of Atletico Madrid and play in the game.

When he used Gao Zheng as a role model before, he never expected that one day he would be able to be teammates with Gao Zheng, and he would also be able to translate for Gao Zheng, even if it was only temporary...... So when Captain Gabby approached him yesterday and made this suggestion to him, he nodded and agreed almost without any hesitation.

It's so easy to get along with idols up close!

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Training hadn't started yet, but the players were almost there.

The reason why the training didn't start was because the most important person hadn't come yet.

It is said that after Gao Zheng finished the welcome ceremony in Madrid, he rushed over directly.

If a new signing had arrived, the Atletico Madrid players would not have waited so quietly and patiently on the training ground. But because the person who had to wait was Gao Zheng, everyone had no complaints. In addition to the new members of the team, everyone is no stranger to Gao Zheng - after all, they have played on the field and are very familiar.

It is precisely because they have seen Gao Zheng's power on the field, so everyone is not very resistant to waiting for him.

It was a man who single-handedly almost pulled their entire team down, and Godin remembered the scene when Gao Zheng scored the third goal in that game.

They didn't wait any longer, and soon someone shouted, "It's coming!" ”

Xu Xin hurriedly looked towards the entrance of the training ground, and sure enough, a group of people came in that direction.

The tall and thin man in the center is naturally the protagonist Gao Zheng, and next to him is the club's technical director Caminero, as well as the reporter from the official website of Atletico Madrid, who is firmly aiming the camera lens in his hand at Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng had already changed into his training clothes, although his face was a little tired, but he still had a smile on his face, and when he saw his teammates and coaches waiting for him from a distance, he took the initiative to raise his hand to greet them.

After Camino led Gao Zheng to Simeone, he smiled and said, "Now you are relieved, Diego?" I brought you people in perfect condition, not even a single hair missing. ”

Simeone grinned, "I see, thank you, Cammy." ”

Caminero shook his head: "I originally wanted to persuade Gao to come back tomorrow to participate in the team's training so that he could have a day off, but Gao disagreed. ”

At Gao Zheng's welcome ceremony in Madrid, he was accompanied by the club's president, Cerezo, not the team's head coach Simeone. Simeone did not attend Gao Zheng's welcome ceremony, because he had already led the team out of Madrid at this time and came to San Rafael, a small town northwest of Madrid, for training.

Xu Xin heard the two club bigwigs talking about Gao Zheng next to him, and he hesitated in his heart to know whether he should translate these words to Gao Zheng, because the two used Spanish.

At this moment, Simeone looked at him and said to him, "Translate for me, young man." Welcome to Atletico Madrid. ”

The translation work came suddenly, and Xu Xin was a little nervous. Although it was not the first time he had come to the first team to train with the team, it was the first time that the team's head coach Simeone had stared so closely, and for a moment, he even had the illusion that the head coach was not welcoming Gao Zheng, but welcoming himself......

But he soon realized that the "you" in the head coach's words meant Gao Zheng, not him.

He hurriedly turned around and stammered to Gao Zheng and said, "Welcome...... Well, the boss said welcome to Atletico Madrid. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Simeone, we finally met." Gao Zheng replied in Chinese.

Xu Xin translated it in Spanish.

Simeone laughed after listening to Xu Xin's translation: "No, we have met for a long time!" Just last season! ”

"But then we were not the same. And this is the first time I've met you as your player. ”

The words "as your player" made Simeone's heart refresh and he smiled even more happily, and his hearty laughter echoed on the training ground.

The Atletico Madrid players in the distance saw their manager smiling so happily, and then reminded him of the boss's statement to Gao Zheng when he participated in the press conference before the two sides met last season...... Everyone is sure of one thing, their boss really appreciates Gao Zheng, how can he be so happy with other players!

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"I didn't speak to you in Italian, I spoke specifically in Spanish, and I got you a temporary interpreter in the team...... I hope you can learn Spanish as soon as possible. Introducing, this is your compatriot Xu, who has been at Atletico Madrid for three seasons and this is his fourth. Before being in the youth team, he was transferred to the first team to train with the team. Although he is your translator, he is temporary, and I hope you can put aside your dependence on translation as soon as possible and not affect Xu's training too much. ”

Xu Xin couldn't help but think about it when translating this passage - Simone hopes that Gao Zheng can learn Spanish as soon as possible and no longer have to trouble his own translation. But he himself hopes that Gao Zheng can learn slowly. Because he felt that when Gao Zheng learned Spanish, he might have no reason to continue to stay in the first team. If Gao Zheng can learn Spanish later, he will still be valuable as a translator, maybe he can stay in the first team, go to the United States with the team to play warm-up matches, and even have a better chance of being included in the registration list of La Liga......

After listening to Xu Xin's translation, Gao Zheng took a few more glances at Xu Xin, and then nodded and replied to Simone: "I have found a Spanish teacher, but he can't come here, I'm afraid I can only start learning Spanish after I return to Madrid." ”

"If Xu doesn't mind, you can learn from him."

"The boss said if you don't mind, you can come to me to learn Spanish. A simple reply is still fine. ”

Gao Zheng smiled at him and said, "Then I'll trouble you, thank you!" ”

"You're welcome, you're welcome! It should be, it should be ......" Xu Xin waved his hand again and again.

Seeing that Gao Zheng had already communicated with Xu Xin, Simone said with satisfaction: "It seems that you guys are getting along well, okay, this is the end of the greeting, and we can't let others wait too long." I'm going to start training next, and I'm not going to show mercy to your men just because you're here, Gao. ”

On the way back to the training ground to prepare for training, Xu Xin seemed to be worried that Gao Zheng had bad thoughts about the head coach, thinking that he was not close to people, and explained for Simeone: "The boss is such a person, sometimes he looks fierce, but in fact, he is a very good person, and we all listen to him." After spending a long time with him, you will find that he is a super interesting person......"

Gao Zheng thought of the phone call Simone made to him, and nodded in agreement with a smile: "Yes, he is a very interesting person." ”

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PS, I'm afraid many people were still asleep when this chapter was updated at eight o'clock in the morning on the first day of the new year.

I wish you all the best in the new year and a prosperous Year of the Pig!