The video quality is not clear enough, but with a backward monitor, it can be seen clearly.

The picture is about a football match.

A diminutive player who was much taller than him and looked almost an adult defender, but he dribbled the ball skillfully and got past the opponent in an instant.

Not only for the first time, but also in the next few direct conversations, the short players easily passed each other and won bursts of applause.

Yang Hao also vaguely heard someone shouting outside the screen, "Good job, Leon!" ”

The footage is edited, and there is a game to come.

This time the opponent was obviously shorter, it looked like he should be between 14 and 16 years old, and as a result, the short boy frequently passed the ball, which can almost be described as a scavenger, and it was the kind of continuous passing.

In the end, the boy's team took out the opponent 15-0.

He scored 10 goals by himself.

……

"Wow, oh my God, watching this kid play football, I get goosebumps."

Juanma Llillo looked incredulous.

Because it's really amazing.

"It's from South America, right?" Llio guessed.

Only players in South America have that kind of technical ability, especially the kind of continuous passing, which is too easy.

Mendiodo glanced at Yang Hao and laughed, "River Plate from Argentina." ”

"River Plate's players?" Llellio was a little surprised, "No wonder, this kid is a genius. ”

"No, he was on trial at River Plate, and our scouts followed him and filmed it."

Mendiodo didn't reveal everything, the real situation was that Yang Hao told him that there was a young talent in the junior team of the Argentine Newell Old Boys Club.

How do you know?

Mr. Yang said he had seen a video of the 1996 International Friendship Cup tournament in Lima, Peru, in which the teams were all about 10 years old.

Newell's Old Boys' junior team performed very well in the Argentine domestic championship, where Leon Messi, who was only 9 years old at the time, was invited to participate and won the tournament, and Leon Messi, who was only 9 years old at the time, shone in this event.

Yang Hao proposed to let Mendiodo go to Newell's old boys to see the development of this young player.

When Mendiodo's scouts found Newell's old boy, they didn't find Messi, and they went to River Plate for a tryout, so the scouts moved to River Plate in Buenos Aires.

That's when this video was taken.

"How old is this kid?" Juanma Lillo asked in surprise.

"13 years old."

"It's too short, a lot shorter than my teammates around me."

"Yes, we also heard from Newell's old boys, who have been playing against players who are older than him, because players of his age, or only a year or two older than him, basically can't beat him."

When Lello heard this, he immediately became excited, "Then sign him quickly, this kid is a genius." ”

Yang Hao was silent on the side, but he was secretly refreshed, and anyone who saw Messi playing football would think that he was a genius.

It doesn't even take much, just watch it for a minute or two.

But when Mendiodo heard this, his face sank, "He's sick." ”

"Who? Who is sick? ”

"Messi, suffers from growth hormone deficiency."

When Juanma Lillo heard this, his whole body was depressed.

This means that Messi will have a hard time growing taller.

"How so?" Lielo shook his head speechlessly, looking a little frustrated.

Yang Hao also took over at this time, "Are you injecting growth hormone?" ”

When Liliu heard this, his eyes suddenly burst into brilliance, "Yes, growth hormone, is there one?" ”

"Yes, from 1997 to now, I've been injecting."

"How do you know?" Llillo asked again.

"Messi's father has always been troubled by this, deducting insurance and subsidies, and he has to pay $1,000 a month for treatment."

After a pause, Mendiodo added: "According to the information obtained by the scouts, his father works for a state-owned enterprise in Argentina, and for the past two years he has relied on insurance and union assistance to support Messi's treatment costs, but now that the insurance and assistance have stopped, they can no longer afford the treatment costs." ”

"Where's Newell's old boy?" Lillo was very strange, "Such a player, a few thousand dollars a month, there is no reason not to give it." ”

It's a person who can see talent, how can it not be given?

"Newell's old boys are controlled by the local Argentine gangs, and Messi's brother used to be a very promising player, playing for Newell's old boys, but was later sold to the central team of Córdoba by the club's technical director, for which Messi's father offended Newell's old boy's technical director Pubo."

"The situation now is that Newell's old boy promised to pay for Messi's treatment, but in reality, Messi's father has only received $300 in the past three years, so his father took him to River Plate for a tryout, and is also actively contacting agents, scouts and agents in the hope of attracting more teams."

"And what's Riverplate's attitude?"

"You know, they don't have a budget for this, and Argentina has so many children who don't grow up every year, and many of them play very well, even River Plate's own academy players, if you pay for Messi, what will anyone else do?"

Everyone immediately understood.

The king of Argentina is Maradona, and over the years, many fans have talked about the abundance of Maradona II in Argentina, a group of players who are not tall but have excellent skills.

As everyone knows, behind this is precisely the sadness of the entire Argentine country.

"Our scouts reported that Messi's father had contacted the famous agent Jose Maria Mingria, who was facilitating Messi's trial at Barcelona."

Mendiodo explained, "It was Mingoria who brought Maradona to Barcelona back then. ”

Everyone immediately understood, if Barcelona made a move, what would happen to Atletico Madrid?

"What do they want?" Yang Hao asked the question he was most concerned about.

"One house, two jobs, and preferably to help Messi's eldest brother Rodrygo connect with the team where he plays, as well as the school where Messi, his second brother and his younger sister studied, and all the costs of Messi's treatment."

In the end, Mendiodo felt a little embarrassed because he wanted so much.

When Lillo heard this, his brows furrowed.

"The house where such a family lives has a rent of at least 50,000 euros a year, two jobs and a school, which is very troublesome, and at the same time, they have to deal with various complicated procedures for going abroad and work visas, as well as Messi's treatment costs, which are at least about 20,000 euros a year."

At a rough estimate, it is almost more than 100,000 euros per year.

Is this a lot of money?

Of course, Yang Hao knows that there are not many in fact, especially compared with Messi's achievements in the future, it is a drop in the bucket.

But at the moment, especially for Atletico, it's really a lot.

After Atletico Madrid's summer sale, a large amount of money has been allocated to the academy this year, and the total budget is only how much?

5 million euros.

But how much does this 5 million euros do?

With so many youth teams, how much budget can each team get?

Similar to Ramos, Atletico Madrid has actually done a very good job, and the investment is quite a lot.

As for Messi, I have to say that there is no such precedent in European football.

Of course, if Messi joins the team early and is found to be physically ill, the club will pay for it, which is another matter.

For the current European football scene, how many teams are willing to pay for a player who suffers from growth hormone deficiency and is destined to grow tall and short in the future?

Healthy players like David Silva were dismissed by Real Madrid in the selection tournament because they were a little short and thin.

You can imagine the current mainstream football environment.

This is still the case in Spain, which advocates technology, and going to Italy, the Premier League, and Germany will only be even more outrageous.

Yang Hao had read Messi's autobiography in his previous life, and he knew that Barcelona signed Messi more because of the personal relationship between his agent Mingoria and Barcelona's senior Rexach.

Messi later signed a 12-year unequal treaty with Barcelona, including three years of non-employment, mainly to pay for treatment, and only officially signed a professional contract in 2003 for nine years, with a pitifully low annual salary.

It wasn't until Messi shone at the World Youth Championships that the contract was found to be an unequal treaty by the court, and Barcelona re-signed a professional contract with Messi.

But even so, Barcelona did not fulfill their promise after signing Messi and bringing Messi's family to Barcelona.

First of all, in terms of paying for treatment, Barcelona has adopted a procrastination trick.

Messi's first treatment fee was paid by the directors who were optimistic about Messi at that time, and then Messi's father Jorge waited for a few months, but he couldn't stand it anymore, so he directly wrote a few letters to Barcelona President Gaspar to force Barcelona to pay for the treatment.

And many of the promised things, including finding jobs for Messi's parents, finding teams for Messi's big brother, and finding schools for their children, are actually quite perfunctory.

Although it is said more tactfully in the autobiography, from beginning to end, Barcelona has never paid attention to this transaction.

Because at that time, Barcelona was in chaos and took care of itself.

It's just that Messi kicked out later, and everyone rushed to jump out to get the credit, which naturally became a situation of hello, hello, hello, everyone, but what if Messi didn't kick out at that time?

"What are you looking at me for?"

Yang Hao was very strange, the office suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and Mendiodo, Lillo, Parales and others all looked at him, as if they were waiting for him to give a word and make this decision.

"Messi is really good, but ......" Lillo was a little worried.

"Then let our scouts contact them, probe their tone, and estimate that now that they are cornered, they should not refuse." Yang Hao said his decision.

Everyone looked at Yang Hao in surprise.

If you really want to sign Messi, the annual expenditure is not small.

With such expenses, Yang Hao must not be able to make his own decisions, and must be approved by the board of directors.

"I'll talk to the board of directors, Cesar, you first ask the scouts to communicate with Messi's father, and try to let them come to our Atletico Madrid for trial, a talented player like this, no matter what, you can't let him be burdened by illness."

Yang Hao said it righteously, and Mendiodo, Lillo and others admired it very much.

This is pure football!

But how did they know that Yang Hao is now more worried, is Messi's father willing to come to Atletico Madrid?

After all, Atletico Madrid are not as rich as Barcelona, and they just went through bankruptcy last season, so it is really difficult to give people a sense of trust.

But anyway, it's Messi.

has slipped away a Ronaldo, if Messi is allowed to slip away from under his nose again, then Yang Hao will really regret his death.