princely elegance

Chapter 317 Half a Billion
Just when Liverpool tried every means to contact Mascherano, Real Madrid's offer once again fell into Christian's hands.

"2000 million pounds, heh, that's really rich."

Seeing the price, Christian sneered and put the document into the shredder.To be honest, if Mascherano is sold to Real Madrid, plus Alonso's 3000 million, Liverpool will be able to block part of the bank debt, and the team can avoid bankruptcy, at least until next year.

But at this time, Liverpool still has a bit of backbone. They consider themselves a wealthy family, and it is impossible to agree to such a humiliating thing.

Moreover, he doesn't think Mascherano can fight the team to the end. As long as he survives the pressure of Real Madrid, the Argentine will still have to return to the team obediently when the transfer is closed in winter.

After the transfer window opened on January 13, news of Alonso's transfer appeared on Real Madrid's official website.The Spanish international arrived in Madrid on the [-]st and took the No. [-] jersey from Calderon after undergoing a medical examination.

This scene was photographed by hundreds of media reporters at the scene and spread all over the world, making all Real Madrid fans excited.

Some fans still know the situation of the team. Two of the three defensive midfielders have been crippled. Gago will move to the frontcourt again. Alonso's arrival just makes up for the biggest weakness of the team. He can compete well with Barcelona in the second half of the season. some.

It would be even better if Mascherano came too!

This is the thought of all Real Madrid fans, but the development of this transfer has indeed exceeded everyone's expectations.Liverpool has been gritting their teeth and disagreeing with the transfer. Benitez scolded Mascherano in front of the media for having no professional quality and disregarding the overall situation.

However, this made the pony even more desperate to fall to Real Madrid. At this critical time, Schuster and Mijatovic kept in touch with Mascherano every day, telling him to be patient, Will definitely bring him to Real Madrid.And Gago also comforted him that Real Madrid would not renege on his promise, with his reputation as a guarantee.

This made Mascherano, who had some regrets, settle down, but this soap opera has attracted the attention of the entire football world.

At this time, the winter transfer is coming to an end, and the Real Madrid stars who have returned from vacation are also training in advance under the club's call.After all, they are still behind in the league, even if they are on vacation, they don't feel happy.

Compared with before, the team has added a few new faces, first of all, Alonso, as a Spanish international, he has no problem integrating into the team.And another big name is the genius Huntelaar of the Netherlands. This so-called "Basten II" super shooter scored 82 goals in 70 games for Ajax.

Such an outstanding performance has attracted the attention of the entire European giants. In the end, Real Madrid overwhelmed all the giants with a sky-high price of 2000 million euros plus 700 million floating terms and brought him to the Bernabeu.

And Huntelaar is also very happy to come to Real Madrid. After all, Ruud van Nistelrooy's success in Blancos has made all Dutch talents yearn for it.Since Calderon took over, the power of the Dutch gang in the Real Madrid locker room has greatly increased. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robben, Sneijder, Drenthe, van der Vaart, and Huntelaar. They are not inferior to the Spanish gang.

This winter transfer, Real Madrid has burned nearly 6000 million euros so far. Such actions naturally make them favored by all bookmakers in terms of odds of winning the championship.

"There's only one Mascherano left now!"

Schuster looked at the players training in groups on the training ground, thinking with satisfaction.

The Germans thought that it was a certainty that Argentina's midfielder would come to the Bernabeu. After all, everyone now knows that Mascherano wants to come to Real Madrid. If Liverpool does not sell, it is likely to chill the players' hearts.

It is rare to block a player in football now, which will make other players resist Liverpool.After all, no one knows whether they will want to transfer in the future. If Liverpool is so tough every time and refuses to let people go, they will definitely suffer setbacks in signings in the future, and in the end they can only rely on their own youth training.

It is with this idea that Real Madrid is full of confidence in the introduction of Mascherano.But Liverpool's stubbornness is beyond their imagination.

On January [-]th, La Liga resumed. Real Madrid ushered in Villarreal, who is sixth in the league, at home. In this game, Schuster played the main force, and even Alonso, who had just joined the team, also started the game , plus Robben who has returned from injury.Real Madrid's staff is rare and neat, and the media before the game are all optimistic about Real Madrid.

However, Villarreal is not an idler. Pellegrini's team almost drew Barcelona at home in the last round.And this time at the Bernabeu, the yellow submarine also showed the strength of last season's runner-up in the league, and the stalemate with Real Madrid lasted to No. 60 minutes.Only Arjen Robben on the right scored a goal relying on his personal ability. In the first game after the winter break, Real Madrid won with a difficult goal.

Alonso played mediocre in this game. Due to the formation of a single midfielder, he took on more defensive tasks.However, after Gago officially became the front midfielder, his performance was not as amazing as before.Breakthroughs throughout the game were not as sharp as before.

Although the game was won, the media unanimously criticized Schuster after the game. They believed that it was wrong to presuppose Gago's position.The defensive midfielder is the most suitable position for the Argentine prince. In the frontcourt, his organization and distribution of the ball have been more interfered by the opponent.

But for these voices, Schuster ignored them all. Although Gago is very good, it still needs a period of adaptation to officially assume the position of the front midfielder.Gago's performance in this game is not outstanding, but it can't be said to be bad either. He passed the goal that Robben scored.

In the frontcourt, his overall view and vision still exist, and he is more dangerous because he is closer to the goal. The current weakness is only because the team is still in the throes of adjustment, coupled with the lack of a full-time defensive midfielder.

After this game, Real Madrid's requirements for Mascherano became more eager, and at this time things gradually turned for the better.

Javier Mascherano finally returned to Liverpool a day before Liverpool started their game against Stoke City.Many supporters think he has finally changed his mind, even some of the top ranks at Liverpool think so.

But things went beyond their expectations. Mascherano refused to play for the team before the game, which completely disrupted Benitez's deployment. The absence of a main defensive midfielder was reversed by the opponent's two goals in the second half, losing the game, and the difference between Manchester United and the top of the list reached five points.

All of a sudden, Mascherano directly became the public enemy of the whole city, and even those who were excluded in the club could only train alone.But Xiao Ma, who made up his mind to transfer to Real Madrid, endured everything silently.

And through this time, Liverpool's top management knew Mascherano's determination, and they also knew that the best result now is for them to let go.While selling Real Madrid a favor, they also get a transfer fee to satisfy the players' wishes.

At this time, Real Madrid's transfer application of 2000 million pounds came to Christian's table again. Mijatovic stated that this is the final offer and it cannot be higher.Gritting his teeth against this offer for a while, Christian finally let out a sigh of relief and said to the people around him.

"Agree to Real Madrid's offer and tell Mascherano to pack up and leave."

January NO.14, on the third day after Real Madrid's away victory over Mallorca, the official website announced the news of the joining of Argentine international Javier Mascherano.

At this time, the entire football world began to boil.

"5000 million pounds, half a billion dug up the golden combination of Liverpool, Real Madrid's great courage in winter, and the setbacks of Kaka and Ronaldo in the transfer market in summer made up for it in winter. Originally, the strength of the Blancos is among all the giants. At the top, now with Alonso and Mascherano, the super midfielder combination of Liverpool, the strength has risen to a higher level. If Gago can also play at a world-class level in the midfielder position Come on, then which team in the entire football world can stop the progress of Real Madrid."

The headlines on the second day of "Marca" promoted the strength of Real Madrid, and at the same time Calderon's poaching level began to be recognized. Although he was still slaughtered, he at least bought the players he needed.

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"Let me introduce to you, this is your new teammate in the future, Javier Mascherano!"

After passing the physical examination, Schuster took Mascherano to the team's training base and introduced to the assembled Real Madrid players.

"Clap clap clap!"

Gago was the first to applaud, and his applause immediately led everyone.In Real Madrid, he still has a lot of face, and Mascherano is a Spanish-speaking person, and everyone must respect the biggest faction in the locker room.

"Okay, Phil, take him to familiarize yourself with the team. You are in the same national team. I believe you can do well."

"Of course!"

Gago first responded to Schuster, and then turned to invite everyone.

"I'll be the host in the evening, and everyone will have a meal together, just treat it as a welcome for new players."

When Real Madrid's first star spoke, everyone nodded in agreement, and some new players would not refuse, and this is also a tradition in Real Madrid, old players bring new players into the team.Gago was taken by Guti back then, and now it's his turn. Before he knew it, Gago was already a veteran of Real Madrid.

"Thank you, Phil!"

After all the players left for training, Mascherano thanked Gago.

"It is my greatest gratitude that you are here, and I will have another companion to participate in the national team competition in the future."

Gago punched his chest lightly, and said with a smile.

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"The cards in my hand have expired, so I don't have to be afraid even if the opponent is a ghost card!"

Schuster looked at Gago and Mascherano standing together, and said softly in his mouth.

(End of this chapter)