Chapter 7 Invitation

Sandero. Russell!

After the other party reported his family, Degan couldn't help frowning. He was no stranger to the name.

Once a close relative of Barcelona President La Porta, he was the winner of the Barcelona club election that had just ended before the start of the World Cup.

"Isn't it surprising that I called you!" Russell on the other side of the phone looked relaxed, "What should I call you?" Mr. Wright? Or Rod!?"

Although Degan knew Russell's name, the two had never met. The other party seemed to be so familiar that he was a little uncomfortable: "Mr. Russell! I just want to know, how do you know my personal number?

Rossel heard that Digan was a little rejecting him and laughed, "I'm sorry!" In order to achieve certain purposes, I have to use some special means, and I think this is completely understandable! Right? Mr. Wright!"

Digan said no and said, "Okay! Mr. Russell, it's really understandable!"

Digan is very disgusted with some of these businessmen' methods, but he has no choice. In fact, during this period, not only Russell, but also some people have called him to get his private number, which is also not visible. Who made him the most powerful part of the summer transfer market now Where is the fragrant meat?

After the recent Barcelona presidential election, Camp Nou welcomed his new owner, Sandro, who is now on the phone with Degan. Russell!

In fact, five years ago, Russell had the opportunity to enter Barcelona. At that time, when the La Porta dynasty was about to be built, the opposition parties hiding in the shadow of the empire had made murderous moves. They did not hesitate to sacrifice Barcelona's pre-season preparations to force La Porta to resign.

The first step of the opposition did succeed. La Porta was under pressure to announce his resignation, but after that, La Porta announced that he would restart his rivals to compete with his opponents for the throne of president of Barcelona.

It may not be the best time to run for chairman with La Porta when he was at his peak, but it may be the only opportunity for the opposition.

The leader of the opposition is the former vice president of Barcelona Club and Sandro, a former close comrade-in-arms of La Porta. Russell.

Although Russell was not the initiator of this forced palace, at that time, whether it was Maho, Mingolja or Medina, these possible candidates could never shake the status of Laporta. Only Russell, who still has a good reputation among fans, was Laporta's real opponent.

Russell was a senior official of the Nike Group and made great contributions to the re-emergence of Barcelona after replacing Gaspat in La Porta.

The most relish thing to talk about is that Russell used his mediation ability and a strong network to steal Ronaldinho from Manchester United to Barcelona, which was still at a low point at that time.

However, the management ideas of Russell, who later served as the vice chairman of the club, and Chairman La Porta gradually diverged, and the conflict between the two gradually deepened, even to the point of being unconcilable.

The vice president of the club was finally suspended and chose to resign after Barcelona won the La Liga championship that year, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among Barcelona fans at that time. Camp Nou Stadium even played "La Porta and Cruyff, get out!" The slogan.

After his resignation, Russell also published a book called The Real World, in which he revealed the inside story of some Barcelona clubs, and even pointed out that Cruyff had been listening to politics in Barcelona in La Porta.

This has intensified the conflict between Russell and La Porta. As long as La Porta is still chairman in Barcelona, Russell will not have a chance to return to management.

It's just that the palace five years ago was finally easily resolved by La Porta. At that time, people thought that Russell was likely to be insulated from football in the future. No one expected that five years later, Russell would make a comeback.

Just one day before the start of the World Cup, Barcelona announced on the club's official website that all the votes for the new president election were over. Russell, who had previously served as vice president in Barcelona, won about 61.35% of the votes and he was elected as the new president of the Barcelona club by an absolute advantage.

A total of 57088 members of Barcelona voted. In the end, Russell received the support of 35021 members, which accounted for 61.35% of the total number of voters. He was elected as the new president of Barcelona Club without any doubt, designated by former president La Porta. His successor, Ferrer, ended in a "fiasco" with only 10.08% of the votes, and Russell became the person with the most votes in Barcelona's presidential election. When La Porta was elected president in 2003, he only got 27,138 votes.

The slogan of Russell's campaign for president of Barcelona this time is: "Unite and shout for Barcelona."

During the campaign, Russell has repeatedly said that he would strive to achieve the great integration of the club and achieve "an inclusive Barcelona". In terms of economy, it will promote the realization of "new profits, expenditure reduction and budget balance" in a "professional and transparent" way.

In the field of competition, Russell said that he would continue the Lamarcia model and hoped that Lamarcia could cultivate more talents for Barcelona's future.

For Russell, it is not so easy to take the position of chairman of Barcelona. This chairman needs to start from scratch and make achievements as soon as possible to please the voters who support him.

After taking office, the first thing Russell did was to remove all the traces left by his predecessor La Porta. The first person he had to deal with was Cruyff.

Although Cruyff does not hold any position in Barcelona, his words and deeds still have a great impact on Barcelona. At the beginning, Russell bombard Cruyff for listening to politics in Barcelona. La Porta is just a puppet of the Dutch.

Russell is obviously not a follower of Cruyff, but for his own interests, he still hopes to get the approval of Cruyff. After taking office, Russell deprived him of the honorary chairman of the Cruyff Club. However, he still hopes to reconcile with Cruyff, but the two recently met unhappily. And scattered.

Before that, Russell and Cruyff met at the latter's home. It was Russell who took the first step of reconciliation. He called Cruyff to persuade the latter to accept a meeting to clarify a series of misunderstandings between the two sides.

Cruyff promised to meet, but did not want to go to the place designated by Russell. Instead, he wanted to talk to Russell at his home. Some members of Barcelona's board of directors wanted Russell and Cruyff to meet in the club. They said to Russell, "You are the club. Chairman, you should decide the location.

Rosell tried, but failed to change Cruyff's mind, so he had to go to the latter's home.

At some moments, the talks seemed tense, but the two big shots had not yet pulled their clothes. Cruyff mercilessly accused Russell of his attitude in depriving him of his honorary chairman.

The Dutch "godfather" was obviously very injured. He told Russell all his feelings. Russell explained the reason, saying that it was not that he did not support Cruyff as honorary chairman, but that such an appointment should be decided by the vote of the General Assembly.

Cruyff believes that this statement is unacceptable: "I have never heard that Beckenbauer and Charlton as honorary presidents of the club are also decided by the members."

Kruyff has previously said that he does not consider becoming the honorary chairman of Barcelona, and also believes that whether he can be the honorary chairman should not be decided by the members.

But in this conversation with Russell, Cruyff did not confirm that he would no longer be the honorary president of the club. It can be said that this meeting did not solve any problems. Cruyff was very dissatisfied with Russell, and Russell did not show obedience. Cruyff's honorary chairman was former chairman La Polta. The appointment, and Russell disagreed with Laporta's move at that time.

But anyway, through this talks, the two sides signed a non-attack agreement. Russell knows what Cruyff means to Barcelona, and he hopes that the two sides can "cease the war". Of course, this is just a gesture.

The posture came out, and the next thing to do is how to stabilize his position.

It is not easy to completely remove the traces left by La Porta. Head coach Guardiola, the main framework of Barcelona, was signed and built in La Porta's term. Russell can't tear down Barcelona in order to remove the mark of La Porta.

However, a new chairman still needs to leave his mark in the club. There are people who really belong to him. The management has been almost replaced by Russell, and the next is the team.

Head coach Guardiola cannot be changed. Although Guardiola has still not been able to bring the Champions League trophy to Barcelona over the years, his results are still good, and the change of head coach is easy to cause turmoil in the team, so not only can he not move, but Russell also actively expressed his hope to continue with Guardiola. About, and the one-time renewal of the contract for six years is exactly within his term of office.

Then we can only start with the team. As the best player in the world football today, the captain of the South African World Cup champion team Belgium, and the winners of the previous three Champions League championships, Degan is obviously the most suitable candidate.

So Russell is here!

Without hypocritical politeness, Russell went straight to the topic as soon as he came up: "Mr. Wright! I think you have guessed the purpose of my call. What do you think about joining Barcelona?

When Russell said so bluntly, Degan was not surprised, let alone disgusted. He liked this straightforward way of speaking. In fact, Digan had already included Barcelona in the list of alternative owners before Russell called.

However, in the same way, there are concerns in Degan's heart. The key is his status in Barcelona. Barcelona already has Messi, and he is also from the authentic Lamasia youth training camp. Barcelonans value the bloodline of the players very much. Earlier, there were Guardiola, and now there are Harvey and Iniesta. Messi, Busquets, Pedro and others are all from Lamasia, and they also do their best to recover the players of the lost Lamasia blood, such as Pike and Fabregas, who has just completed the transfer.

Digan is a complete outsider for Barcelona, and in this world, without him, Barcelona can now get at least two Champions League trophies. Speaking of which, Digan is still Barcelona's enemy.

In addition, there is a tactical problem. Although Florence and the Belgian national team have also played transmission and control tactics, they are not as thorough as Barcelona. Can Degan fully integrate into it?

These are all problems!

However, Barcelona's chairman Russell personally invited him, and the sincerity of the other party has been shown, and it is not easy for Degan to refuse people thousands of miles away.

"Mr. Russell! I wonder if I can survive in Barcelona!?"

Rossel was stunned and then smiled, "What's wrong? Will Mr. Wright, the number one in the world, still worry about such a thing? I have always believed that excellent people can break out of their own world anywhere, Mr. Wright! I can say that you are the best player in the world!"

Digan smiled and said, "Is it better than your Messi?"

Digan is very clear about Messi's position in Barcelona. In order to make room for Messi, Ronaldinho still get out of here. Henry and Eto'o have to make room for him. The madman Ibrahimovic is also walking towards AC Milan now. Why?

It's all for Messi!

Degan will not be arrogant and think that he can compete with Barcelona's family. This is not only a matter of ability, but also involves other feelings, including fans. After all, Messi is his own person who came out of the La Marcia youth training camp. Degan is nothing, an outsider and an enemy who has hurt Barcelona.

"I want to know how the club will locate me if I go to Barcelona! Messi's assistant? A simple striker?"

Rasser thought about this question before calling Degan: "Of course you will not be anyone's assistant. In Barcelona, your status and Messi will be the same. In the future, we will choose a core between you and Messi. I don't think Mr. Wright will be afraid of such a challenge!"

Challenge Messi's position in Barcelona and replace Messi as the core of Barcelona?

This makes Degan very interested. Although Degan is not the kind of person who tramples on others for fun, and after winning the World Cup, few people compare Messi, Kimuro and Kaka with him, but after all, in the current world football, it can be compared with Degan, that's just a few Personally, it is very interesting to fight against Kaka and Golden Maero on the court and suppress Messi in the team.

"Mr. Wright! I don't know what you're thinking?"

Degan smiled: "If I want to go to Spain, it will be a very interesting experience! Mr. Russell! You can contact my agent!"

Digan still has to deal with the contract. Those things are not what he is good at. He believes that Zahavi will not let him suffer losses.

After the call with Russell, Digan lay on ** and felt a little strange. After a phone call, his future was decided, and he looked really in a hurry.

Digan then called Park Ji-yeon again. This kind of thing still needs to be told to Park Ji-yeon.

"Hey! OPPA!" Listening to the sound, Park Ji-yeon seems to have fallen asleep. Korean stars like them are really tired. They have endless work all day long, and the average sleep time is no more than four hours. A few days ago, Degan also rushed to the TV station at night to shoot programs. As a result, several girls were all in the car. Go to bed.

"Zhiyan! I have something to tell you. I have decided to join Barcelona. I will live in Spain next season!?"

When Park Ji-yeon heard the words, she suddenly came to the spirit: "Spain!? Bullfighting!"

Degan was stunned. It seems that Spain's most famous one seems to be the one, and the flamenco dance, and the rest are really gone!

"OPPA! If you go to Spain, will I go to see the bullfight!?

Digan really didn't expect that this was what the girl was most concerned about: "Of course, if you want to go, of course!"

"Good! OK! Think about it, after a while, I must go to Spain!" Park Ji-yeon has begun to remember now.

Digan felt that this call was really superfluous, and he discussed things with the ignorant little confusedness, which was completely self-apportion.

"Zhiyan! I mean, I have decided to join Barcelona, so! Recently, I will leave South Korea and go to Barcelona for a physical examination!"

Park Zhiyan exclaimed, reluctantly in her tone: "OPPA! Didn't you say you could stay for a while?"

Digan smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do about it! I'm going to have a physical examination, and the pre-season training is about to begin!"

Park Ji-yeon's tone couldn't help but look a little frustrated: "Well! However, OPPA! When it comes to the winter break, you must come to South Korea to see it.

Although Park Ji-yeon just said she would go to Spain, in fact, as a member of a girl group, she has really little free space and free time, and the competition in the entertainment industry is so fierce. If she can't guarantee enough exposure for a period of time, she may be forgotten.

Digan quickly responded: "Okay! When the winter break comes, I will definitely come, Zhiyan! Tomorrow, I won't go to shoot with you. I'll call you the day after tomorrow!"

After talking to Park Ji-yeon for a while, Degan heard a knock on the door, hung up the phone, and found that it was his agent Zahavi standing at the door through the cat's eye.