Chapter 153: Turmoil

"Manuel Pellegrini is about to join Real Madrid at the end of this season and take up the reins of the Blancos!"

"No player can turn down an invitation from a big club, and no coach can resist the temptation to coach a super big club like Real Madrid! So, next season, we have a good chance of seeing Pellegrini on the sidelines at the Bernabeu! ā€

"In a turbulent situation at Real Madrid, desperate to find a real navigator who can lead them out of the maelstrom - it is clear that Manuel Pellegrini is the perfect fit, and his experience in Villarreal over the years has shown that he is a wise coach with a mind of his own, and if he can take an obscure country team to the point of La Liga powerhouse, can he do better if he is given a bigger stage? We have reason to look forward to this! ā€

"Coaching a big club and coaching an ordinary team are completely different experiences, and it's even more difficult...... Manuel Pellegrini doesn't have a championship record and if he becomes captain at the Bernabeu, it will be difficult to convince the biggest stars in the dressing room! ā€

"Not really, with Florentino's support, Pellegrini can tear down the existing rules of Real Madrid and rebuild it according to his own wishes!"

A general election that originally belonged to Real Madrid, the result not only affected the entire La Liga, but even brought in Villarreal, which had nothing to do with it, in the past few days, Villarreal has been in the limelight in the media, not only Pellegrini has become a figure on the cusp, but even the club's players and senior management have appeared in newspapers and interviews from time to time. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Fan Bizhuang: "I have read what they (the newspapers) said, but I'm sorry, I don't think it's possible, sir, he has a good life in the town, we and the fans here are very supportive and love him, and he has never said that he wants to leave the town. Their reports are just speculation, and the odds are almost none. ā€

Cazorla: "I don't know, but in my personal opinion, such statements are simply nonsense! ā€

Max. Senna: "Coach Manuel has big plans, leaving? How is this possible? He always wants to lead us to better results! Yes, he will always stay here, stay in the town! ā€

Villarreal assistant coach Mr. Ruben: "I've worked with him for five years and I know exactly how much he feels for this town and this team. He will not leave, he will take his disciples to fulfill his dreams, and I will always follow him! He is a great coach with a unique personality! We've got his back! ā€

A senior executive at the club: "Leave? Transfer? Poaching? No, no, no, it's just media speculation, in fact, I spoke to Manuel and he said he would like to stay in the town. He's got a year left on his contract and the club are working on a contract extension with Manuel, but now that there's talk of that, I think we need to speed things up. Yes, fans in small towns don't have to worry, everything is just a rumor, just a small trick by unscrupulous journalists to attract attention and increase newspaper sales. It's commonplace, isn't it? So, don't worry, maybe one sunny morning, when you wake up, you'll find a new announcement on the club's official website - Ha, Chilean engineer Manuel Pellegrini has agreed with the club to renew his contract, he will renew his contract for another three years, or four years? Ha, that's going to be wonderful news! ā€

Villarreal's players and club staff were caught off guard by the sudden news in the newspapers, but despite a lot of doubts in their hearts, they still used confident smiles and firm attitudes to express their support and support for their manager in front of the camera.

Of course, such one-sided support remarks can not satisfy the media, some people hope that Pellegrini can stand up and publicly "refute the rumors", or frankly admit that there is indeed some ulterior agreement between him and the future president of Real Madrid, but it is a pity that the Chilean coach who is at the center of the whirlpool of public opinion did not make a public appearance, and a reporter found him, but he still refused to interview and remained silent about the turmoil.

This has made journalists feel very unhappy, and it has also worried many fans in small towns, and many times, silence means acquiescence, and Pellegrini's failure to say anything seems to confirm the media's speculation.

Pellegrini did not make a public statement, but Florentino, another protagonist of the turmoil, reappeared in front of the public eye.

In an exclusive interview with one of Madrid's leading sports programs, Florentino talked about his preparations for the general election and how he will make a difference for Real Madrid once he takes office, and finally, he also responded to the scandals surrounding Manuel Pellegrini in recent days.

"A lot of people have teased me that I have a knack for collecting stars, well, I can't deny that, because great players, who doesn't love that? Real Madrid is the greatest team in the world, and as the leader of this team, it is only my wish to bring the best players in the world to the Bernabeu. ā€

"The best players have to be the best team! Of course, a manager who can be worthy of a top club like Real Madrid must also be the best coach in the world. During this time, many people have been hyping Manuel is about to move to Real Madrid and become the owner of the Bernabeu next season. It seems that if I want to deny it, not too many people will believe it, right? After all, the photos in the newspapers clearly show us shaking hands. ā€

"I have to admit that Manuel is a very capable and intelligent professional coach, and no one can ignore and deny the results of his work in Villarreal, and his ability to bring an obscure country team to the top four in the league is beyond doubt!"

"So, of course, such a good manager is what all clubs want. I'm no exception. If possible, I hope that we will have opportunities to work together in the future. Of course, this does not mean that I have extended a so-called invitation to Coach Manuel, you have to be aware of the fact that I am only a candidate for the presidency now, and even if I want to do anything, it will have to be after I become the president of Real Madrid. And who can say what will happen in the future? ā€

To be honest, Florentino's statement is not much different from nonsense, both praising Villarreal's achievements and affirming Pellegrini's achievements, but there is no discussion about whether there is a substantive agreement between the two.

But the reporters were still excited, these people were human spirits, and although Florentino said a lot of unnutritious nonsense, they still managed to deduce some useful information between the lines - Pellegrini is excellent? Such a coach every team wants to get? He hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with the other party in the future? I'm not sure now, but that's because he's only a candidate for chairmanship, but what if he becomes chairman? Then anything is really possible!

This speculation made the media more convinced that there was some unknown agreement between Florentino and Pellegri, perhaps a long time ago, which made the reporters more excited and speculated in the newspapers.

The scandal of Pellegrini's suspected imminent transfer to Real Madrid next season has spread even more violently throughout the Iberian Peninsula, and almost everyone except the people in the small town is talking about it.

In such a situation, Pellegrini still did not make any response, which also fueled the arrogance of public opinion, and the situation began to intensify.

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In the past few days, there have been countless reporters gathered outside the training ground, and in the past, most of them were fans from small towns who watched the team's training, but this time, at a cursory glance, the number of reporters carrying long guns and short guns in the black crowd outside the stadium obviously exceeded the number of fans watching the training.

This is also a rare scene, Villarreal is a remote town, although there are foreign fans in normal times, but there are not many, as for reporters, even more so, after all, it is just a small club, although there are many stars, but first, the town is remote, and secondly, there is such a long way to run kung fu, it is better to go to the big city, track and interview those giants and strong teams, after all, their fame and influence are greater, and reporting them is more eye-catching.

But that all changed after the scandal between Manuel Pellegrini and Real Madrid intensified, with reporters working tirelessly to get to the town, to stay outside the training ground, outside Pellegrini's residence, or wherever he could...... They waited for the Chilean coach to get first-hand information.

But what makes the reporters extremely frustrated is that although Pellegrini did not deliberately avoid the media, he refused to accept the interview, whether it was pleading or verbal stimulation, the Chilean coach was an indifferent attitude of "whatever you say, I just don't cooperate".

There was really no choice, and the reporters had to take some inconsequential photos outside the training ground every day, and then use their imagination to arrange and speculate some material at will and send it back to the company.

Not to mention how much trouble they have brought to Villarreal what they have imagined, it is just that so many people are gathered outside the training ground, which brings great inconvenience to the team's training.

After all, the team sometimes needs to practice some new technical and tactical combinations, but with these reporters present, what they train is likely to be made public, which really brings a lot of training problems to the team.