i want to be king

Chapter 409 Iron Buddies

Playing under Rijkaard is really comfortable.

Why do you say that?
When other teams in La Liga had already started training intensively, and when Real Madrid had finished a warm-up match in Mexico, Barcelona gathered the team calmly and prepared to go to Denmark for pre-season training.

Brazil wants to recruit Ronaldinho for the Confederations Cup?
Brazilian superstar also wants to go?
OK, let's go!

Messi played in the World Youth Championship?
No problem, just return to the team before the end of the month.

Deco wedding in Brazil?
Yay, bah, they're married twice, and they still make a big fuss, the key is not to invite Barcelona players to participate, it's too much!
Only give you a week for your honeymoon at most, Denmark collection!

Look, the way Rijkaard manages the dressing room is really very humane and comfortable.

Even when the players stepped back to Barcelona, ​​Rijkaard sent everyone a notification text message, telling them that because several players' flights were delayed, the team's training camp was postponed for one day.

So, Su Dong, Iniesta, and Messi, who was forced by Su Dong and returned to the team early, sat in the courtyard of Su Dong's villa, shirtless and wearing shorts, basking in the warm sun.

"I'm considering buying a house here too," Iniesta said suddenly.

"So fast?" Messi was a little surprised.

Iniesta has just renewed his contract and received a large signing fee, and it is estimated that he has planned it for a long time.

"Good thing." Su Dong said with a smile, "I can buy it near here, and it's convenient to go through the door, and you can walk there."

Iniesta nodded, "I've asked the agency to help me find it. There are not many houses here, but I can still find them."

Su Dong nodded with a smile. Seeing Messi's envious and eager look, he secretly laughed in his heart. He reached out and touched the head of the Argentine boy. This player just shined in the World Youth Championship. He won the World Youth Championship.

Messi's status in the Barcelona locker room will be higher than before, but if he wants to challenge Giuly's starting position, he needs to work harder.

"What? Have you considered buying one here?" Su Dong asked.

Macy smiled awkwardly, "I must think, you know, I would like to buy your house even in my dreams."

"This is so heartless. I let you eat and drink, but you still want to take over the house. It's too much." Su Dong scolded with a smile, but he was very happy in his heart.

"How about this, you also got a signing fee for this contract renewal?"

Messi nodded, but didn't understand what Su Dong meant.

"Go back and discuss it with your dad. Let's start looking at houses in the surrounding area. You try to make up for it. I'll help you fill in the missing parts."

"Ah? This..." Messi was at a loss.

Iniesta was also a little dumbfounded, "Isn't this too biased? It's also buying a house, why do you help him pay for it, and what about me?"

"It's the same for you, just watch it and buy the one you like!" Su Dong was also very proud.

"Then I won't be polite." Iniesta was even more free and easy.

Messi hesitated, some didn't know what to say.

"Don't get me wrong, I just dislike you eating and drinking with me all day long, so hurry up and buy a house and move out, I'm happy to be quiet."

Both Messi and Iniesta laughed, but they didn't take it seriously.

There is really nothing to say about Su Dong's treatment of them.

Whether it's in the locker room, on the court, or even off the court, they are treated with special care.

Anything, as long as they ask, as long as Su Dong can do it, he will help them.

Of course, most of their embarrassing things are not a big deal to Su Dong.

For example, Macy wants to buy a house. For Su Dong, it is really nothing to advance a sum of money.

It is really difficult to think about it.

It has been four or five years since the Messi family came to Barcelona. They have always lived in that small apartment in the urban area. Now that Messi has renewed his contract and his annual salary has risen to 100 million euros, they dare not say that they want to buy a house.

Su Dong was so proud that he directly subsidized them to buy a house. This is definitely the best testimony of his best friends.

As everyone knows, Messi is still young now. Although he has emerged in the World Youth Championship, he is still a long way from becoming a talent.

Maybe an injury would directly ruin his future, so who should I ask for the money that Su Dong borrowed?
But because of this, it is even more commendable.

Macy is not a talkative person, he looked deeply at Su Dong, hiding all his thoughts and feelings in his heart.

He will always remember.

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It was originally the first day of the training camp, but due to Rijkaard's temporary postponement, Barcelona's board of directors became the day before the training camp, and club chairman Laporta released last season's financial report.

Barcelona is still carrying huge debts, but last season, the team's profit was as high as 7000 million euros, which far exceeded the expectations of the outside world and the directors of Barcelona.

According to the results announced by Laporta, 900 million euros of this profit came from a real estate project, which is also the income brought by Barcelona's use of the club's original land to operate real estate.

The rest all come from the club's revenue, including the club's revenue from the Champions League.

Laporta said that during the Asian tour last season, Barcelona made a lot of money and a lot of income, of which commercial income doubled compared with previous years. "This depends on our having the most influential and commercially valuable superstar in Asia!"

The Barcelona president also revealed that in the past year, Barcelona and Nike have cooperated with Nike to sell Barcelona jerseys around the world, which is also a major source of income for Barcelona. "I would say that for every three jerseys we sell, nearly two of them are from Sudong. His No. [-] jersey has created far more sales than all the superstars of other teams."

Laporta also looked forward to the next season, saying that the management is confident to help the team continue to perform at its best in La Liga, the Champions League, and even the Copa del Rey in the coming season, striving to become the first triple crown in La Liga history.

"This is the goal we have set for the team this season!"

In addition, Laporta also solemnly announced that the team has completed the contract extension with Su Dong, "Before [-], he will not leave us, and we will not let him leave. We hope that he can stay at the Nou Camp, just like those legendary stars in the history of our club."

The media also disclosed that Laporta's financial report is very gratifying, far exceeding expectations, so that his budget for the new season does not need to be voted on at the general meeting, but can be passed directly on the board of directors.

In addition, Laporta is seeking to extend his term, hoping to postpone the election of the chairman to [-], instead of [-], which the opposition has been emphasizing.

According to the statutes of the Barcelona club, Laporta is the team that takes over at the end of the season, so his tenure includes the [-] to [-] seasons, so it can only be until [-], but Laporta believes that that year should not be counted, so he wants to postpone it to [-].

Not only that, Laporta's contract renewals with most of the team's players took [-] as the time node. The management called this "Project [-]", and the purpose was also for future elections.

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For the training camp of the new season, Barcelona officially moved to Gamper Sports City.

This training base is obviously more advanced than the previous old sports city, and the personnel of many departments have also been re-recruited or specially trained, with the purpose of creating a world-class training base in terms of software and hardware.

Su Dong's personal trainer team also contributed a little to the construction of Gamper Sports City.

Due to the many injuries of Barcelona players last season, many players were absent, and the regular lineup of the first team even had only 12 people at one point, which was not enough to make up the 18-man roster, which made Rijkaard very headache.

Players such as Edmilson, Motta, and Gabriel all missed most of last season's games due to cruciate ligament injuries, which seriously affected Barcelona's games and preparations.

Therefore, this season Barcelona decided to invest a sum of money in player physical monitoring and physical therapy.

In this regard, Su Dong's personal trainer team, Nuno Cruz, and physiotherapist Grant Downing are all leaders in the industry. Especially after Su Dong's fame has risen in recent years, they have also become famous and become leaders in the industry.

Naturally, Barcelona would not look far away, and took the initiative to contact his personal coaching team through Su Dong. Through their introduction, they purchased a batch of the most advanced medical instruments and equipment from the United States, mainly for the rehabilitation and prevention of player injuries.

In addition, Nuno Cruz and others also agreed to help Barcelona train the staff, but their focus is still on Su Dong.

Su Dong didn't mind, let alone worry.

In the past two or three years, there have been many teams and individuals who want to poach Nuno Cruz and others, but they are all unmoved.

On the one hand, Su Dong gave a high salary, good benefits and benefits, which made them not want to change jobs. In addition, they had been with each other for a long time, and they were very familiar with Su Dong. It looked like an employment relationship, but in fact it was more like a friend relationship.

Watching Su Dong climb to the top of professional players step by step, they all followed suit.

That being the case, why rush to change jobs?

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After polishing last season, Barcelona's lineup has basically stabilized.

Goalkeeper Valdes, defense Van Bronckhorst, Marcos, Puyol and Belletti, midfielder Marcos Senna, Deco and Harvey front, Ronaldinho, Su Dong and Giuly form the front trident.

The biggest suspense now is whether Van Bommel, who joined on a free transfer, can shake the position of Marcos Senna?
As a central defender, can Marcos be able to overwhelm competitors such as Edmilson and Oleg.

There are also teenagers Iniesta and Messi, can they challenge Giuly successfully?

Although there are no signings, with the return of the injured and the rise of Iniesta and Messi, Barcelona's lineup is not only not bad, but stronger than last season.

At least Marcos Senna can represent Barcelona in the Champions League!

(End of this chapter)