Real Betis have not given up on the idea of bringing in Leon and have made one final negotiation effort before the start of the season.

Not surprisingly, Real Madrid, or Jose Mourinho, simply refused.

Perhaps such a decision is not a good outcome for Leon.

After all, Las Diarra and Khedira were only temporarily injured, not dead.

After the two of them return from injury, Li Ang's appearance order will naturally be delayed.

But now Leon is not qualified to willfully refuse to cultivate his own club.

Fortunately, Mourinho is also very frank, and recently found time to talk to Li Ang again, bluntly saying that Li Ang needs to sacrifice this half season for Real Madrid's defensive midfield position.

The reward he can give is if Las Diarra and Khedira are healthy for Real Madrid when the winter window opens.

Then Leon will be able to get the support of Real Madrid and go on loan to a club that suits him.

Leon didn't actually have a choice, but Mourinho was able to give him such a verbal promise, which made him feel a lot better.

On August 27th, it was basically the end of the last training session before the start of the new season.

Real Madrid's first-team players assembled on the training ground, awaiting Mourinho's decision on their fate for the new season.

Whoever can enter the 18-man squad for the first league game against Mallorca on the night of August 29 today is basically equivalent to gaining Mourinho's initial trust.

Manuel Pellegrini's favoured players don't necessarily have the same tactical position as last season in Mourinho's hands.

And some players will lose their original tactical position, and naturally another group of players will benefit.

Of course, the superstars in the Real Madrid team, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Casillas, Ramos, Xavi Alonso and others, are not worried about their main position.

No matter how the coach changes, as long as the person who takes charge is not a fool, he will not send them to the bench.

In fact, it is.

The names of Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi Alonso, and Ramos were read out early by the former Real Madrid legend, Mr. Karanka, who is currently serving as the team's assistant coach.

Higuain, who was named in the starting line-up, was clearly relieved, while Benzema was slightly disappointed.

Marcelo, Arbeloa, Canales and other players who were selected for the first round of the league were all smiles.

After Casillas's name came out, all the Real Madrid players standing on the field basically set their eyes on Leon and Gago.

Only one of the last starters has yet to be announced.

Xavi Alonso and Canales occupy two of the starting three midfielders, with the remaining midfielders largely defensive.

Otherwise, if you go to Granero again, Xavi Alonso will have to play as a single midfielder, and the pressure on organization and defense will be too great.

After a brief pause, Karanka didn't keep the suspense in the air for long, quickly saying the name of the last starter.

"Leon."

Gago clenched his palms, and at that moment he felt as if his heart was being pinched.

Mourinho looked calm on the sidelines and motioned for Karanka to release the remaining substitutes in the 18-man squad.

Leon, on the other hand, pursed his lips and looked equally calm—at least on the surface.

Alonso was very satisfied with Li Ang's calmness at this time, and taught Li Ang for more than ten days, and he could be regarded as having a preliminary understanding of Li Ang's personality characteristics.

There is a cheerful and sunny nature in his calmness, and Leon must be very happy in his heart at this moment, but his precociousness makes him react most appropriately.

It's actually normal to be excited, but jumping away like that will inevitably make some players in the team unhappy.

Those who have entanglements of interests are unhappy, and those who do not have entanglements of interests are likely to be unhappy because of this.

Pick any club in the five major leagues, and there will be several "rivers and lakes" in the locker room.

Real Madrid, as the top club in today's football, the situation in the dressing room is naturally more complicated.

Alonso doesn't want to have too much of a personal relationship with his Real Madrid team-mates, largely because of that.

If he doesn't join any faction, then these complicated disputes naturally have nothing to do with him.

Li Ang can now chat with anyone in the team, and he usually looks cheerful and likes to make friends.

Some time ago, I was able to talk to C Roma Sello, and in recent days, it seems that he and Ramos have often discussed the issue of defensive selection.

Alonso was a little worried about him.

I am afraid that he will lose his restraint because of the gradual improvement of his relationship with the superstars of various factions in the team.

But now seeing that Leon is still low-key and calm, Alonso is relieved.

He wasn't wrong.

After Karanka announced the 18-man squad, Mourinho first gave a speech to encourage the unsuccessful players, and then mobilized the morale of the starters.

The spate of injuries to Real Madrid's defensive players ahead of the start of the new season has not only made Mourinho feel tricky.

The atmosphere of the whole team seems to have been affected a lot, and everyone is more worried about the results at the beginning of the new season.

Jose Mourinho didn't want that morale-damaging anxiety to linger on the pitch.

So today he has to do this mobilization, not only as an encouragement, but also as a "warning".

The health of the squad is a fact, but the private discussion ends today.

No matter how "difficult" it is for the coaching staff to choose, as long as the players are selected for the 18-man squad, then they must eliminate those meaningless distractions in their minds and be ready to give everything for Real Madrid to win!

They don't want to be successful, they have to be successful.

Because they represent Real Madrid, that's why they're the players wearing the Real Madrid shirt.

Players who are not strong enough and want to slack off in their minds first, Mourinho is extremely disliked.

Even if there is a shortage of people in the midfield and backfield, as long as there are players who lack the will to fight on the field, then Mourinho will never get used to him.

And whether this "unaccustomed" is to be substituted or directly kicked out of the 18-man squad has to rely on the Real Madrid players to carefully figure it out themselves.

It was the evening of August 29th.

At a time when public opinion is generally worried about Real Madrid's defensive problems in the new season, Real Madrid's players have rushed to the Iberia Stars stadium by bus from the hotel.

The natural scenery on Mallorca is superb, but few Real Madrid players still have the heart to pay attention to the scenery outside their car windows at the moment.

Jose Mourinho and assistant coach Karanka are still using the last bit of time to discuss tactics.

And Leon sat next to Xavi Alonso, very calmly...... Close your eyes and fall asleep!

I think Brother Long was in charge of Real Sociedad when he was less than 20 years old, and then went to Liverpool to play in the Premier League, playing against various midfielders.

In 05, he personally experienced a shocking battle, turned Milan at half-time, and successfully won the Champions League championship coveted by countless players.

Successfully joined Real Madrid last year and won the World Cup this summer, it can be said that he has seen a lot of things.

But in Leon, Xavi Alonso has refreshed his inherent perception of young players again and again.

"I know you're calm, but you don't have to be calm about this..."

It was rare to complain in his heart, Alonso looked at his big-hearted "apprentice", and shook his head with a smile.

For no reason, the little worry that had always lingered in his heart seemed to be gradually dissipating.

At least, he doesn't have to worry that Leon will have weak legs in his debut for Real Madrid~

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After the warm-up, Leon returned to the away dressing room with his team-mates.

Cristiano Ronaldo brushed his hair in the mirror again, while Jose Mourinho then stood in the middle of the dressing room and began his passionate speech.

Leon actually didn't hear what kind of chicken blood Mourinho played.

He just kept his tactical responsibilities in mind and remembered the overall tactical tone of the team.

In the midst of a noisy roar, Leon symbolically roared twice, and then it was time to line up in the players' tunnel.

"Take it easy, little lion, don't worry too much when you get on the field, keep communicating with your teammates."

Casillas patted Leon on the head affectionately and comforted him.

And the rest of the Real Madrid players also smiled and patted Leon's ass as they passed by, or gave him a few words of encouragement.

After all, in their eyes, Leon is still a nineteen-year-old "child", and it is inevitable that he will be nervous about his debut.

Leon did not refuse the kindness of his teammates, and after making a gesture that he was okay, he stood behind Alonso.

When it was close to nine o'clock in the evening, the referee team finally set off to take the lead out of the players' tunnel.

Leon took a deep breath and then walked into the pitch with Alonso.

As the light fell on his face, he raised his head slightly to meet the cheers and boos that mingled with it.

also ushered in an unknown future that belonged to him.