Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 384 Rakitic's obsession

Raul finally decided to leave Real Madrid. He was not forced to leave by the club's top management or the head coach, but he himself realized something, and he didn't want to be a burden on the club.

It is also interesting to say that Raul decided to leave, and Schalke 04, who was about to lose Zhang Yuan, immediately realized a huge opportunity.

What is Raul?That is a superstar in world football, the top scorer in the history of the Champions League!
Since Zhang Yuan was about to leave, Schalke 04 has been under tremendous pressure, not only from the fans, but even from the sponsors. The main sponsor, Gazprom, even sent someone to talk to Schalke about this. 04 Communication.

You can't sell Zhang Yuan, why should you sell the team's most promising star? !
But faced with the liquidated damages clause, they can only accept the reality of Zhang Yuan leaving!
When the news of Raul's departure reached Magath's ears, he was moved immediately, and he left Zhang Yuan, and a former superstar Raul came. The popularity of Schalke 04 will continue to rise, and Schalke Gram 04 should still be attractive enough, but Raul's salary is a big problem, which Schalke 04 cannot afford.

But Magath thinks very openly. This matter is actually something to discuss. Apart from the local tyrants in West Asia, the teams that can give Raul trust and give him a satisfactory salary are probably only Manchester City in European football. Conditions, let's get in touch first.

Magath acted quickly!
This is the case with Raul.

Real Madrid also has two strikers who are in their prime, Higuain and Benzema.

Higuain joined Real Madrid in 2007. That period was the Calderon period of Real Madrid. Florentino resigned in February 2006. In March 2, Real Madrid and River Plate reached an agreement. That is to say, Higuain was introduced during the Calderon period from beginning to end.

Fornolentino came to power for the second time and began to clean up Calderon's signings. The Dutch gang split up. At that time, people thought that Higuain would leave, but he didn't. It's not surprising. He scored The rate is not bad, and there are not many Real Madrid who can have his scoring rate.

The last one is Benzema. Benzema is a man of Fornolentino. He was the signing of Galeries Lafayette for the second time last year. The top scorer in the league, Ronaldo can't compare, Benzema can only be his substitute, but as a first-year student, his performance is still qualified.

Now Real Madrid is about to introduce the Bundesliga Golden Boot, the holder of the consecutive scoring record. Real Madrid will have three forwards competing for a main position. Mourinho's housekeeping skill is 433. When he comes to Real Madrid, the media generally predicts He will still use this formation, the competition is quite fierce, and many media are speculating whether someone will leave, and Benzema has become the most likely candidate to be guessed to leave.

But their guesses were all wrong. From the political point of view of Real Madrid, Fornolentino will not slap himself in the face. The players he introduced last year will let him leave this year. From the age structure, Benzema also belongs to the A young player is the star of hope in the future, and Real Madrid is reluctant to let him go. From the perspective of the head coach, Mourinho hopes that the striker competition will be more intense. What's more, Zhang Yuan is not only a single striker, he can also play. The winger is very rich to use.

Zhang Yuan's teammates at Schalke 04 expressed their understanding of Zhang Yuan's departure. Unfortunately, Neuer, who is participating in the World Cup in South Africa, was asked such a question by reporters.

"I think everyone has the right to make such a decision. I think Zhang Yuan will make a wise decision! I will understand all the decisions he makes!"

"He's gone, will you still be his good friend?"

"Well, of course, he will always be my good friend! I will remember that we once fought together!"

Neuer did not mention at all that he hoped that Zhang Yuan would stay in Schalke 04. Recently, there has been a lot of news about his transfer. With his outstanding performance in the World Cup, he and Bayern Munich seem to be getting closer and closer.

Fortunately, he will not answer questions in this regard.

Compared with Neuer's decision to respect, Rakitic, another friend of the Schalke 04 team, put it very bluntly.

"I don't think anyone can resist the temptation of Real Madrid, Zhang Yuan made a right decision!"

Rakitic thinks Zhang Yuan's decision is correct, he is even envious, he also hopes to be appreciated by such a big club, but so far, Rakitic has submitted a transfer application to the team, he asked leave the team.

Also asked to leave the team is Rafinha. Rakitic is because he feels that he does not seem to be suitable for the Bundesliga tactical style and urgently wants to change the environment, while Rafinha does not want to be in Magath at all. Kick the ball.

Magath is not at all surprised that Rafinha submitted a transfer application. It is also possible for Schalke 04 to let him go. There is also Gao Jun in the team who can play as a full-back, and he is also paying attention to Japanese international Atsushi Uchida People, be well prepared for Rafinha's departure.

Rakitic’s application for transfer to Magath was a bit reluctant. Rakitic’s performance was indeed not as good as every year. The halo of genius on his head was gradually fading. Some people in Schalke 04 regretted it very much. Ozil shouldn't have been let go in the first place. Ozil also shined in the World Cup, and his development in the Bundesliga is much better than Rakitic.

He didn't want to let Rakitic go, he hoped that Rakitic could recover, he called to communicate with Rakitic, but Rakitic was unmoved and still wanted to leave, Magath So he promised Rakitic that if there is a suitable offer, he can let Rakitic go.

Schalke 04 spent 300 million euros on the introduction of Rakitic at the beginning, but now Magath thinks that he must earn at least 500 million euros from Rakitic before letting him go, so their expected price is 1000 euros. around ten thousand euros.

But they obviously ignored Rakitic's unsatisfactory performance, and they also forgot that Rakitic's one-year contract is about to expire. The price of 1000 million euros for Rakitic is too high. So until now Rakitic is basically in a state of no one cares.

Rakitic's depressed mood can be imagined, so Zhang Yuan invited him to the United States for a vacation together. The two of them went to Las Vegas, where they played happily for a day, feeling like spending money There will be two kinds, one kind of heartache and one kind of happiness. They are pain and happiness.

When leaving the next day, Rakitic said to Zhang Yuan: "Hey, don't come to this kind of place in the future. I was very happy at the time, but now I feel very sorry for my money!"

Zhang Yuan cried, "Ivan, you are very heartbroken, and I am very, very heartbroken for my money. Well, the money for the car that Raphael lost to me is gone anyway!"

In short, after spending money, Rakitic felt better, and Zhang Yuan comforted him, "I believe in your strength, everyone will encounter setbacks, and I think it will get better soon!"

Rakitic is really grateful that he still has friends like Zhang Yuan by his side. He suffered a blow at the second stop of his career. It’s not surprising that he didn’t feel bad. He silently prayed that he would quickly come and accept me.

When Schalke 04 realized that Rakitic only had a one-year contract, what Magath did was not to cut the price, but to renew the contract. It's a shame, last season Rakitic played about 20 times, he is also a champion player, 1000 million is not too much.

Their contract renewal request was naturally rejected by Rakitic. I am determined to leave, and you are still negotiating with me to renew the contract. It is nothing more than trying to stalemate on the price. Not renewing the contract is naturally more beneficial to me. Why should I Want to renew? !
So the club and Rakitic are completely deadlocked, and Rakitic has bet for a year without regret.

Now even Zhang Yuan doesn't know what to say. It is impossible for him to persuade Rakitic to renew his contract, but one year is also very important to the young Rakitic.

(End of this chapter)