Super Marshal

This summer, Eto'o had a pretty bad time.

Due to their outstanding performance in the second half of La Liga, the African Cheetahs are eager to represent the national team with great ambition, and have performed in the French Confederations Cup in June.

And he got off to a good start, scoring the winning goal in the first game of the group stage, beating Brazil 1-0.

After winning against Turkey and tying with the United States, the Cameroon team successfully qualified for the group stage.

But in the semi-final match against Colombia, his best friend Vivien Foo died suddenly of a heart attack without the ball, which shocked the football world all over the world.

Although the Cameroon team beat Colombia by one goal in the end, it could not make up for the impact of the sudden death of Vivian Foo, and the team also lost to the host France in the final.

Henry, considered a rival by Eto'o, scored the winning goal in extra time.

Lost friends, lost the champion, Eto'o ended his vacation in dismay and returned to Spain.

But what was waiting for him was a rejection from Real Madrid.

After his outstanding performance in the second half of last season, Eto'o's desire to return to Real Madrid is obvious. He even asked his agent to contact Real Madrid, expressing a strong desire to return to the Bernabeu.

But the reply I got was very indifferent, and there is no relevant plan for the time being.

"I have received reliable information that Real Madrid has basically finalized the transfer of Beckham, only to be announced, and in order to make room for Beckham, Morientes will leave the team."

Agent Mesales stared at Eto'o, reminding him.

Even Morientes is leaving the team. It is conceivable how bloated Real Madrid's midfield is.

Eto'o's dark face looked very gloomy, a little scary, "What did they say?"

"They said, let you wait in Mallorca with peace of mind."

"Wait?" Eto'o suddenly sneered, "How many years have I been waiting?"

Without waiting for the agent to answer, Eto'o asked himself and answered: "From Leganes to Espanyol, and then to Real Mallorca, I have been waiting for eight years from 1997 to now. Tell me to wait all the time, how long am I going to wait?"

Joining Real Madrid at the age of sixteen, Eto'o has been unable to escape the fate of being loaned out. Even if he stayed in Real Madrid for two seasons, he only played three games for Real Madrid from the beginning to the end, and spent the rest of the time in Leo. The three teams of Ganesh, Espanyol and Real Mallorca spent time, especially Real Mallorca.

"If they don't want me, they should let me go!" Eto'o shouted bitterly.

In 2001, Real Mallorca bought half of Eto'o's ownership from Real Madrid for 4.5 million. Real Madrid refused to sell the other half because they were optimistic about Eto'o's future.

This has made Eto'o have a thought in his heart for the past two years, that is, one day, he will return to the Bernabeu.

Even last season, after helping Real Mallorca bloodbath the Bernabeu, Eto'o refused to celebrate.

But now, what he waited for was another prevarication.

"I'm fed up with this kind of life, you tell Real Madrid, I'm so fed up, I want to transfer, I want to leave here!"

Eto'o jumped up violently.

The sudden death of his friend Vivian Foo was very stimulating to him, because he was on the court at the time, watching his teammates fall like this, he was completely dazed and his mind went blank.

He even kept asking himself, what if he was the one who fell down?

"Samuel, calm down, now is not the time to be emotional." Agent Mesales reminded.

"Calm? I'm very calm. Luis is right. I shouldn't have expected Real Madrid. At the Bernabeu, there is no place for me. What he wants is always Ronaldo, not me!"

Luis Aragones, a die-hard Atletico Madrid fan, is also Eto'o's most respected mentor.

It is precisely because of the unconditional support of Aragones in the past few years that Eto'o was able to have an outstanding performance in the second half of last season. For this, Eto'o has always kept in mind.

Mesales is just a small lawyer from Africa. When Eto'o was about to come to Real Madrid, he temporarily found him as his lawyer and agent, but in fact, he has no connections in European football. relation.

And his cowardice and groveling in the face of Real Madrid made Eto'o more and more dissatisfied.

"I want to leave Real Madrid!" Eto'o stared at his agent and said every word.

"It's fine to let Real Mallorca buy out, go to Valencia, or go to Barcelona. There is no problem. As long as I can leave Real Madrid, I can do it."

At this time, he needs professional advice from an agent.

But Mesales hesitated a bit, his eyes were full of twinkles, because he didn't know what to do.

Contact Valencia and Barcelona?

He couldn't do anything.

This made Eto'o feel dissatisfied, even a little annoyed.

But just when he was about to get angry, the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang.

Aragones?

Eto'o was a little surprised when he saw the caller ID, but he got through right away.

"Samuel, it's me." Aragones greeted with a smile on the phone, looking the same as usual.

"Glad to receive your call, Luis." Eto'o took a deep breath, calmed down, and replied lightly.

"The thing is, Samuel, just now someone went to Spain to treat me to dinner, and told me about you. He is very interested in you."

Eto'o was taken aback, "Who?"

"Alpine cold."

"Alpine?" For Eto'o, this name is no less than a bolt from the blue.

You know, in the past two years, the name Gao Han has definitely been heard in La Liga, and it can even be said to be a god-like existence, especially the Atletico Madrid team he led, which is almost invincible.

What is even more admirable is that each of the players he cultivated is a well-known star in European football today.

Villa and Torres are the envy of Eto'o.

At the very least, the Atletico Madrid twins have won the Champions League, but Eto'o is still empty-handed.

"He's starting Chelsea soon and needs a top scorer and he thinks you are."

Aragones' words made Eto'o flattered.

Top scorer?

You know, so far in his career, he has never performed like this, even in the second half of last season.

"To tell you the truth, Samuel, I have always believed in your ability, and if there is anyone in European football who can bring you to the pinnacle of your career, there is no doubt that it must be Gao Han .”

"He's an unbelievable guy!"

Eto'o was a little surprised, he never expected that Aragones, who has always been proud and arrogant, would say such a thing.

But after hanging up the phone, Eto'o couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Playing for Gao Han is indeed an irresistible temptation, but going to the Premier League...

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When Eto'o was debating whether to accept Gao Han's invitation in Mallorca, in Madrid, there was also a Real Madrid player who, like him, was aggrieved about what happened to him, and also mentioned Gao Han's name.

He is Real Madrid's main midfielder, Claude Makelele.

Since December last year, the contract renewal of Makelele has entered the agenda of Real Madrid, but the two sides have not been able to negotiate. When Makelele even mentioned the contract renewal with Florentino in person, the result was Neither made any progress.

Currently, his annual salary in Real Madrid is only 1.2 million euros, which belongs to the low income class.

But when he was in the French national team, his roommate Vieira told him personally that Real Madrid promised an annual salary of 4 million euros and a bonus of 1.2 million euros in order to poach corners, but Vieira's request was 5 million euros. An annual salary of 1.5 million euros.

Makelele asked himself that his level of strength was not inferior to Vieira's. The two were also teammates in the French national team, but the salary gap was so disparate. This made Makelele dissatisfied and determined to fight for his own rights.

But as a result, half a year has passed, and so far there has been no progress.

"They're tough."

Agent Marco Roger shook his head and said with a sigh, "The general manager Valdano told me personally that he must either agree to the club's request or sit on the bench for three years. He said that Real Madrid will never accept anyone or anything." form of coercion."

Hearing this, Makelele felt a sense of powerlessness.

In the past few days, the attitude of the Spanish media has been the same as that of Valdano, uncompromising.

Because they believe that in the Real Madrid team, Guti, Cambiasso, Elguera, Flavio, Celades and other players can all be qualified for the midfielder position. It doesn't matter whether he has Makelele or not. .

Especially after Beckham joined the team, the overall strength of the Galacticos has become even better.

"Is there no other way?" Makelele looked at the manager with concern.

"There is another way." Marco Roger replied.

"what?"

"Transfer and leave the team."

"Transfer?" Makelele was a little surprised.

Real Madrid can be said to be the biggest team in today's football, the team that all professional players dream of, transfer and leave, Makelele is somewhat disappointed.

But the Frenchman quickly adjusted his mentality and looked at his agent again, "Are they willing to let him go?"

"Well, Valdano said that as long as a team is willing to pay you a transfer fee of 20 million euros, they can take you away at any time."

"What?" Makelele stood up in shock. "Twenty million euros? He's crazy!"

He is thirty years old, and he is still a defensive player. Who would be willing to pay a transfer fee of 20 million euros for a thirty-year-old defensive player?

If someone really did this, it would definitely make the whole of Europe laugh out loud.

He can assure you that Real Madrid set such harsh conditions precisely because they are certain of this.

"These bastards!" Makelele cursed angrily.

Three years ago, when he joined from Celta Vigo, it was only 14 million euros.

But now, he is 30 years old, and Real Madrid is asking for 20 million euros, which is clearly to make him quit.

Looking at European football, who is willing to be the winner?

"Perhaps, we can consider trying to get in touch with the high cold."

Makelele reacted immediately, "Chelsea?"

Everyone in Europe knows that Chelsea has become rich and powerful after Abramovich took over, and they are ambitious to acquire strong players. Moreover, Makelele has had several shallow contacts with Gao Han, and he can feel Gao Han's affection for him. Appreciation and affirmation.

"Well, I'll take a trip to the Premier League." Marco Roger said.

Makelele could only nod helplessly.