Chapter 165: The Cause of the Disorder
In fact, Courtois's contract renewal has been a big problem.
Strictly speaking, there is no question of renewal between him and Atletico Madrid. Because he is on loan from Chelsea, and his ownership is still in the hands of the Premier League Blues, Atletico Madrid are actually negotiating with Chelsea, and they are also negotiating with Chelsea on the issue of loan extension.
Thibaut Courtois is now an extremely important part of Atletico's backline and one of the most promising goalkeepers in today's football, but at Chelsea, he was young and inexperienced, so he didn't get much opportunity to play. Coupled with the fact that the Blues have one of the world's top goalkeepers, it is almost impossible for Courtois to get ahead. That's one reason why the Blues have so easily loaned Thibaut Courtois out for training.
It's just that no one expected that the young Belgian goalkeeper, who they didn't care about, quickly settled on the main problem after being loaned to Atletico Madrid, and performed extremely well and consistently, helping the team win many championships, including defeating his old club Chelsea last season and winning the UEFA Super Cup.
In such circumstances, it will be difficult for Chelsea not to turn their attention to Courtois.
At the end of last season, Chelsea wanted to bring Courtois back to England, but the loan deal at that time did not expire, and Courtois's desire to stay in Madrid was also very strong, so it did not happen.
The end result was a bit of an unhappy parting. Chelsea want to reclaim Thibaut Courtois, while Atletico Madrid want to buy out the Belgian goalkeeper. One wanted to bring it back, the other wanted to buy it back, and after a long period of negotiations, the two clubs failed to negotiate, and even caused a lot of conflicts, and finally Atletico Madrid also lost his temper, saying that even if Chelsea did not sell, they would keep Courtois until the loan contract expired.
Courtois's loan contract expires at the end of the season, and now the league has entered the middle and late stages, Courtois's agent and Atletico Madrid club have started negotiations with Chelsea again after asking the parties about their own wishes, but the Blues just don't let go, and their owner Abramovich even said that Chelsea is not bad for money, even if Atletico Madrid raises the price to sky-high prices, he will not sell Courtois's ownership.
His message is clear, Cech is on the verge of age, and Thibaut Courtois will be the Blues' favourite for the future.
But Atletico still haven't given up. The negotiations have not gone smoothly and have been intermittent. Ahead of the match against Getafe, Atletico once again hit a nail in the coffin on Chelsea and received the news of a rejection.
Courtois finally understands that his desire to stay in Madrid looks slim. For himself, he lives very happily here, his best friend Qin Shou is here, he has gained growth and confidence here, he is also here to chase glory with a group of teammates who are also full of confidence and expectation, there are fans who like him, there are coaches who love him, he really doesn't want to leave.
That's why Courtois has been in a slump of form lately, and he's always been distracted in games and in training, because his heart trembles a little at the thought of leaving.
As for the photo exposed in the media, it is also true, and the dispute with Simeone is also true. Of course, it was a far cry from the media speculation that he would be at odds with the manager, only complaining to Simeone that the club should show a more determined determination to win against Chelsea, while Simeone told him that negotiations were difficult - both were a little frustrated and depressed, so it was inevitable that the discussion would be louder, and the paparazzi caught it, which was the ensuing turmoil.
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"That's why you've been depressed and sluggish lately?"
After listening to Courtois's story, Qin Shou was stunned, then was silent for a long time, and finally asked.
"I think so, I know I'm doing badly, but it's hard to concentrate at the thought of leaving Calderón soon, not being able to play with you and my friends anymore."
Courtois's face, which still looked a little immature, was full of bitterness at the moment. He even hung his head and covered his head with his hands, frustrated to himself.
Qin Shou didn't speak, and fell silent again.
In fact, in today's football world, transfer is really not a big deal, "water flows to a low place, people go to a high place", this is human nature, for good development, but also in order to chase more fame and fortune, it is normal for players to change owners frequently.
But then again, there is a certain amount of risk associated with transfers. Throughout the history of football, there are many players who have been judged to be two after the transfer, who may have performed amazingly in this team, but behaved in a mess after changing the environment, and there are also those who performed badly before the transfer, but soared after the transfer, this is the impact of the environment on the players, go to an environment that suits them, and maybe find their place. And vice versa.
Courtois should have such concerns. Judging from the fame and heritage and even the soft and hard conditions of the club, Chelsea is certainly better than Atletico Madrid in all aspects, but Courtois is very valued at Atletico Madrid and gets along very well with his teammates, which makes him have a very good mentality in training and in games, and his performance is naturally excellent.
But with a sudden change of environment, it is unknown whether he can continue to maintain his excellent form.
On top of that, Courtois himself has shown resistance to returning to Chelsea, and if he does return to Stamford Bridge in the end, it would be extremely detrimental to his future with that mentality.
Qin Shou is also reluctant to leave Courtois, on the one hand, the team is in the position of goalkeeper, Courtois is irreplaceable, in the past two seasons, it is precisely because of his outstanding performance on the goal line that Atletico Madrid's defense has become more and more stable, so that the offensive players in the front field can attack without distraction. If he is lost, it will be a heavy blow to Atletico as a whole, and it will also be a great weakening of strength.
On the other hand, it is out of personal emotion. After two years together, Qin Shou and Courtois have established a deep friendship. Qin Shou practiced, Courtois accompanied him, Courtois secretly went to meet female fans privately, and would also pull Qin Shou to "help", the two often party together and play together, this friendship has long been indestructible.
Qin Shou really doesn't want his friend to leave like this, the future is still very long, but the days when he and Courtois have just started to fight side by side, is it going to end like this?
"Is it irretrievable?"
After a long time, Qin Shou finally spoke up again.
Courtois raised his head, looked at Qin Shou, and shook his head gently: "Coach Simeone told me that the club is still negotiating with Chelsea, but the process is not ideal, and it has not been loosened over there, I ...... I ......"
As he spoke, Courtois's head lowered again, and his voice seemed a little choked.
"Alas!"
Qin Shou let out a long sigh, a little unsure of what to say.
In fact, many players will have two completely different performances when facing a transfer. One is that the heart is no longer on the court, and the performance is naturally substandard. The other is to keep the best of themselves in the hearts of the fans here, and want to help the team achieve better results in the final days.
Courtois, who is still very young and has not yet had a lot of life experience and experience, is now clearly in the first category.
Of course, knowing that the hope left behind was already very small, Qin Shou really wanted Courtois to become the second type. In any case, even if you have to leave, you have to behave better, not to mention that the fans here have a thought, at least let the future fans and future teammates have a recognition of their strength.
Qin Shou was about to open his mouth to persuade a few words, but he didn't expect Courtois to speak out again, but it made him feel bitter in his heart.
'It's actually good, but if you don't perform well, maybe Chelsea will think that I'm a goalkeeper who doesn't play well and doesn't have much potential, and then they don't want me......
Courtois said this with a tone full of self-deprecation, loss, and even a hint of self-abandonment.
It's hard to imagine that an optimistic and cheerful Courtois would say such a thing. Qin Shou's fierce gaze was fixed on the other party's face, Courtois also understood that his words of "self-abandonment" were a bit excessive, and he was very uncomfortable being stared at by Qin Shou, and his head lowered again.
After a while, the expected rebuke and angry scolding did not come to mind, Courtois raised his head suspiciously, only to find that Qin Shou had already moved his gaze to the distance, and his body was lying on the turf.
The atmosphere had been silent, and I don't know how long it had been, Qin Shou's voice finally sounded faintly.
"Thibaud, do you know my pact with Jennifer and his father Chris?" Qin Shou raised his hand, stopped Courtois's answer, and continued to say in a slow tone, "I have discussed with Jennifer, at the end of this season, I will marry her, so this season, I must win the Champions League and stand on the top of Europe." ”
Courtois nodded, the "love story" between Qin Shou and Jennifer is not a secret, let alone in the Atletico team, many fans and reporters know this interesting story, and often take it out to joke Qin Shou, saying that the Chinese superstar is really desperate enough to marry a daughter-in-law, and calls on Atletico's opponents to be merciful in the face of Atletico Madrid, otherwise if Atletico Madrid's luck is bad, Qin Shou may not be able to marry a daughter-in-law in this life.
Hearing Qin Shou mention this stubble, Courtois could almost guess what Qin Shou was going to say next, which was nothing more than to encourage himself, and then cheer himself up, even if not for himself, but also for him, for him and Jennifer to be able to have a lover and eventually become a family, and work hard to help him win the Champions League.
If such a request was made, Courtois simply could not refuse. A friend's lifelong event, no matter how low his mood is, he will do his best to perform well.
Only this time, his guess was wrong.
PS: Kicking WeChat YX3335665. The protagonist is about to transfer away after the end of the season, the next stop, it is up to everyone to decide, welcome WeChat to join the group to participate in the discussion, thank you! (To be continued.) )