GOAT: All Football Talents Are Mine

165. Head of the household (2)

[〈Official〉 Woo Ho-young renewed his contract with Real Madrid, extending the contract period until 2014…. At

noon on the 22nd (local time), Real Madrid announced that it had confirmed the renewal of Woo Ho-young's contract. .

The contract was agreed to receive a weekly salary of 20,000 euros (approximately 32.64 million won) until 2014, and when additional options are included, up to 28,000 euros can be received.

And the contract penalty was set at 15 million euros (about KRW 24.5 billion).

The 20,000 euros that Woo Ho-young will receive each week is higher than the weekly salary of Lionel Messi (21, FC Barcelona) when he signed his first professional contract with Barcelona, and the contract penalty is the highest among youth players.

This can be seen as Real Madrid's quick action to protect Woo Ho-young, as several clubs, including AC Milan, have recently sent love calls.

Currently, Woo Ho-young has scored 9 goals in the season since his debut in the first team…]

The renewal of his contract was considered after the AT Madrid game and was carried out the day after the Juventus game.

Later on, 20-30 billion became a ridiculous figure due to price inflation, but 24.5 billion was a very high figure for the current contract penalty for youth.

In other words, in order for another club to take Woo Ho-young, they must pay 24.5 billion won to Real Madrid as a cost for breaking the provisional contract.

This means that Real Madrid will bet its future on Woo Ho-young and provide full support.

Currently, Perez's Real Madrid was planning to rebuild the team with Woo Ho-young as the focal point.

Because we could not forever rely on players who were well over 30, such as Zidane Guti, Carlos van Nistelrooy, Mitchell, Salgado Cannavaro, and Raul.

However, opinions within the club were quite divided regarding the rebuilding to be carried out next year.

Some executives, led by Perez, were of the opinion that they should dispose of the Dutch connection (Roben-Sneijder-Van Nistelrooy) and bring in Kaka and Ronaldo and place them with Woo Ho-young.

So, the work was currently underway and a secret deal was in progress with Manchester United and AC Milan for him.

However, there were many opposing opinions.

They, who were pro-Dutch, were putting forward the rising comet Huntelaar as Van Nistelrooy's successor and were advocating to continue the Dutch connection centered around Ho-Young Woo.

In addition, as the budget deliberation was approaching, Perez was under a lot of pressure from the opposition, so the club's future could not be predicted at all.

That was Lucci's explanation, and Hoyoung, who was sitting on the bed in his room listening to the explanation, narrowed his eyes.

"Now that I hear it, it's really complicated."

"Why not? "Of all professional sports clubs in the world, Real Madrid is the one that generates the most revenue."

Lucci was right.

After the Galactico policy, the club that maintained the top spot in revenue was Real Madrid.

They were the only club that made a profit of close to 800 billion won in one season.

At that time, Beckham's uniform accounted for half of the club's product sales in a year.

That was the very reason why Perez wanted to make Woo Ho-young a star among stars.

This was because if the value of the club increased, a higher contract fee could be received from the uniform brand.

"I think Chairman Florentino will order a haircut soon?"

"This is a very greedy inspiration. I can't be satisfied with Woo Ho-young's face. "I'm not trying to develop myself into an actor, really."

"oh my god. "I feel like I have to go to Hollywood."

"yes?"

"ha ha ha. no."

After realizing that Hoyoung did not have average talent, Real Madrid began to take a lot of interest in Hoyoung's face.

This is because for popularity, appearance was more important than ability.

In addition, all aspects including diet, bedtime, and behavioral habits were managed.

It was a project to make Hoyoung into a soccer god.

"You know that the nutritionist I saw a while ago had a war of words with my grandmother, right?"

"Mr. Pavon told you not to put sauce on spaghetti and feed it?"

"So there was a heated discussion for nearly an hour about whether the grandmother was talking like a dog and trying to make a living from soccer."

Usually, soccer players only eat spaghetti on game days, but not long ago, Hoyoung's personal nutritionist Pavon told him to eat spaghetti without the sauce.

The reason was that it was not good for the health of soccer players.

"So have you tried it?"

"yes."

"How is it?"

"It feels like chewing on an eraser."

"Luckily, the table is fine."

"I almost threw it over, but I held back."

"Hehehe."

"Hahaha…."

Even though I smiled, I wasn't laughing.

It felt like my every move was being monitored 24 hours a day.

But for the sake of my goal, I had to endure something like this.

Because it's natural to have to give up something to get something.

"Already all the carbonated drinks in the house have disappeared. shit. "I understand that much, but why on earth did you take the beer away?"

"Hehe. It looks like the club is now trying to manage Mr. Rucci as well. be careful. "If you want to work with me for a long time, you have to live forever."

"I want to live a long time… but I don't want to live that long until I have to give up beer."

"I completely understand your feelings."

"If anyone sees me, they'll think I've had some beer. You're not secretly taking one at a time, are you? "It seems like each bottle is disappearing already."

"That's my grandfather. "It's not me."

"Hmm…"

It could have been passed off as a joke, but Lucci said, emphasizing one fact.

"A lot of people's efforts went into making Messi what he is today. "You know that Messi followed Ronaldinho to a lot of clubs, right?"

"yes. "It almost got derailed."

"you're right. However, it is said that Guardiola, who was the coach of Barcelona's B team last year, called Messi and gave him an ultimatum."

"I beg your pardon?"

"Either you can keep doing that and get kicked out of Barcelona, or you can quit drinking, focus on training and become the best player in the world. It is said that he gave a warning in that way. That's why Messi was able to become what he is today."

"okay. Thank you for your kind words. "Still, I don't think spaghetti without sauce is a good idea."

"I agree with that. "I will speak well."

After saying those words, Lucci stood up.

"Then take a nap. "It's 9:30."

"yes. "Thank you for your hard work today."

"Oh. "Adidas has also contacted me regarding contract renewal."

"Do I renew my contract?"

"They want to renew my contract, but they plan to wait until December. Nike will be contacting you soon. "We need to do it on better terms."

"haha. "You're so meticulous."

"There should be no loss."

It was a very satisfying answer.

And Hoyoung was feeling like he was getting closer to Lucci these days.

"Ah, but Mr. Rucci, why are you so formal with me? "I think it's time to take it easy now."

Honorifics are not found only in Korea.

In Portuguese and Spanish, there is a tendency to distinguish between formal and formal speech by using honorifics.

However, when Lucci talks to Hoyoung, he always uses honorifics to be formal.

I wondered if it was because he was uncomfortable, but that didn't seem to be the case.

Lucci said as if it were obvious.

"You are my client."

"Because I'm a customer."

"yes. A customer I must cherish and respect. I just don't want to neglect that relationship. Of course, changing the honorific title won't make much of a difference… But why is that?"

"Thank you."

"ha ha ha. I told you. It's all business. "We are investing in Woo Ho-young's future."

"You won't regret it."

A calm smile appeared on Hoyoung's lips.

Looking back, I don't know how many great people I've met so far.

Cha Bum-gon, Carlos Kaka, Zidane Rucci…

and even my parents.

I wanted to repay everyone who helped me.

The weather continued to get colder, but the league was on fire.

There were games every three days, and teams that had reached their physical limits began to appear one by one.

Therefore, around this time of year, unexpected events occur one after another, but today a chilly atmosphere came to Madrid.

It is the last week of October.

It started when Real Madrid invited Athletic Bilbao to their home…

They, representing Spain's Basque Country, are anti-Madrid who hate Real Madrid so much that they are prepared to put their lives on fire against the Bernabeu. found.

Their momentum was good enough that they were currently competing with Valencia for 3rd or 4th place, and a few days ago, they suffered a disappointing 4-3 defeat against Barcelona.

An opponent that even Real Madrid can never feel comfortable with.

An ominous aura began to spread from there.

And the game took an unexpected turn.

As usual, Real Madrid did their best to prepare for the game, but they were caught up in Athletic's sharply tailored tactics and ended up conceding two goals in a row in the first half.

Indeed, Athletic showed a prestigious performance, winning La Liga without losing for the first time.

"Hey you bastards! "Get out of your mind!"

The home team locker room right after the end of the first half.

It was the voice of Casillas scolding the starters Marcelo, Ramos and Pepe Miguel Torres.

They made a ridiculous mistake in the first half and only came to their senses after receiving a warning from Casillas.

The match that followed was truly a bloody battle.

As violent physical fights broke out here and there, which could not be considered a La Liga game, it reached a point where a total of 11 yellow cards and 1 red card were issued.

Still, Raul took advantage of one of Athletic's defenders being sent off to score a chasing goal with a lob shot, and as the players were replaced, they aimed for the final team hit.

and.

Van Nistelrooy, who had hardly been able to use his strength in the speed competition, was left out and Woo Young entered the game, taking on a new phase.

[There were many opinions that he would be completely excluded from the sub list today, but he is finally participating. [It must have been a lot of physical exhaustion in the last game against Juventus.]

That was definitely the case.

No matter how close Italy is, crossing the continent by plane was not easy.

But Hoyoung flew again today.

They invigorated the offensive line with young energy, and by the end of the second half, they had managed to get one goal done.

[goal! Raul González scores the equalizing goal!]

[Hoyoung Woo scores a fantastic assist. He passed two defenders in an instant and immediately showed a through ball that caught them off guard.]

[I feel this every time, but he is a player with great split-second judgment. A 15-year-old young player saves the team from danger!]

Beep!

The result of the game was 2-2.

Real Madrid had a shocking first draw since the league opened.

But in fact, even this was a blessing.

There were several controversial decisions, and there was widespread opinion that Real Madrid would have lost if it had not been at the Bernabeu.

Athletic Bilbao fans complained that "Real bribed the referee," but the result of the game was never changed.

No one knows whether they actually made the purchase, but it was true that the decision was in Real Madrid's favor.

The 78,000 spectators who were expecting a hot home theater had to swallow bitterness and leave.

At least, I was able to take some consolation as the honor of 'La Liga Player of the Month' went to Raul.

But the real trouble was just beginning and they needed someone to save the team from danger.