GOAT: All Football Talents Are Mine

196. Madrid in turbulence (2)

[〈AS Exclusive Breaking News: Reporter Sánchez〉]

[Perez's position is being shaken as a manipulation scandal erupts in his Real Madrid that seemed to last forever. There are suspicions that Chairman Florentino Perez manipulated votes at the budget deliberation general meeting that has been held since December last year to pass an unreasonable two-year budget.

It was reported that during this process, Chairman Perez arbitrarily granted voting rights to his associates in order to pass a budget bill worth 700 million euros.

In response, Chairman Perez expressed his opinion in an interview with Marca media, saying, "I did not commit any misconduct," and "I have nothing to hide."

However, an official from Real Madrid said that an internal inspection will be carried out soon and expressed the opinion, "We will not be able to cover the sky with our palms."]

After the suspicions arose, socios thought that all of this was a slanderous operation by the media and Barcelona. did.

However, as testimonies and evidence came out one after another as a result of the inspection, public opinion slowly turned around and protests began to take place everywhere denouncing Perez's explanation.

In response, Perez said, "There were some mistakes and misunderstandings, but it was not an illegal act. "Everything is the process of a large-scale project," the official statement said.

And in the end, he let go of big deals between other clubs, such as AC Milan and Manchester United, and went to take care of immediate urgent matters.

However, the situation showed no signs of calming down, and the board eventually suggested that Perez resign.

It meant that he should go out on his own with honor before the socios rose up and demanded a vote for his dismissal.

"The situation is a bit serious…"

Santiago Bernabeu President's Office.

Secretary-General Jorge Valdano, who met Perez alone, cautiously expressed his opinion.

"Is the Middle East still silent?"

"yes. First of all, the sponsorship deal in progress with the Abu Dhabi royal family is not receiving a very positive response. "I think we will probably try to contact Manchester United or Barcelona."

"What about Jordan and Bahrain?"

"I don't think we can even make contact. Due to the current situation… they also seem to have no time to spare as they are waging an all-out war with FIFA President Blatter."

Currently, the Middle East is considered a hot place.

Despite the strong regulations imposed by FIFA President Sepp Blatter, many overseas players have already naturalized in the Middle East or transferred to the Middle East league.

There was also a club where more than 90% of the team was made up of Brazilian players.

In addition, a provision was being promoted that would allow naturalization to another country even if one participated as a representative in the A-match evaluation match.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who extremely hates foreign mercenaries, tried to curb them, but it was not easy as the power of the Middle East in world soccer was growing stronger.

That was why Perez tried to establish connections with the Middle East.

He planned to expand his business starting from the United Arab Emirates to Jordan and Bahrain and attract the world's biggest players to La Liga.

In the process, he had a long-term grand plan to revive Real Madrid by roasting key figures in FIFA and electing the next FIFA president.

In other words, the attempt to form the second Galactico by drawing up a budget was a prelude to finalizing a sponsorship contract with the Abu Dhabi dynasty.

But now everything has been in vain.

There is no business in the world that is not dangerous, but I never thought that it would explode from within.

I don't know how well the successor president will do, but doing something like this in such an important situation would be tantamount to self-destruction.

There was no way the board didn't know that.

The reason they were trying to drive out Perez by doing so was to get what they wanted.

"I didn't like the arbitrary chairman who took on high-risk projects. "As the timing is right, we can start the presidential election right away."

"Chairman…."

"Please request a press conference in four days."

"Okay…."

Four days since then.

Perez pondered over and over again and came up with the best option for now.

I've done something for so long, but I can't just step down like this.

First, I contacted players with whom I had a close relationship and trustworthy people in the soccer industry.

And the night before the press conference, Hoyoung was summoned separately to the chairman's office.

"Today will be the last time I see you in the president's office."

"Ah… is that what happens in the end?"

"It's an inevitable choice. And just like me, you too need to take care of yourself. I'm not entirely sure who the next president will be, but he'll probably try to erase any traces of me regardless of my playing skills. "Because they will want to put their own colors on the team."

"That could be me."

There is no player above the team.

No matter how heroic he was, he couldn't defeat the mega-team 'Real Madrid' on his own.

But Perez had a slightly different idea.

"No matter what happens, you will not sell. I wouldn't know if they included a buyback clause. I won't blindly sell a promising player like you just because he's my remnant. "If you do that, you know what you'll hear from sociologists."

In common sense, that was correct.

Because Real Madrid needed a hero right now.

"And right before the press conference tomorrow, Miguel will be visiting."

"Technical director?"

"okay. "It's my last gift."

The next day, an official press conference was held at the Santiago Bernabeu.

With everyone's attention focused, Perez opened his mouth.

"Currently, Real Madrid is facing a crisis. I cannot reveal the details of the club's situation, but if we cannot overcome the crisis by the end of this year, it will be even more difficult next year. I had grand plans to solve it all, but now I'm taking a step back. Although I was unfairly resigning from the position of president due to various rumors and slander, it is true that I caused controversy in one way or another, and I would like to express my apology to Real Madrid's sociopaths and fans for this. From now on, I would like to take a step back and tell you that we will watch the club's future with concern from afar but from a close perspective. I will step down from my position as president of Real Madrid as of tomorrow, more proudly than anyone else. Best wishes to Real Madrid."

Two news stories heated up the media that day.

One was the voluntary resignation of Chairman Perez and the other was related to Hoyoung.

[Perez's final legacy, 'Woo Ho-young', renews his contract at an unprecedented amount.]

[Signs the world's highest youth contract, comparable to that of professional player Woo Ho-young]

[All of this is Perez's strategy to leave his mark on Real Madrid. [I understand…]

The upper limit of youth salaries set by Real Madrid last year was 20,000 euros, which was not that high compared to other big clubs.

However, Perez, who had recently pledged to strengthen youth policy, significantly increased the weekly wage budget for this season, and Woo Ho-young, who had renewed his contract, benefited from this.

The weekly wage nearly doubled from 20,000 euros to 40,000 euros, breaking a record, but the contract penalty (buyout) only increased 1.4 times.

With this sudden news, Hoyoung received a call from Korea that afternoon.

-Is it all true?

"yes. It worked out so well thanks to the team's attention. "The issue of President Perez's resignation has nothing to do with me, so you don't have to worry about it."

-Oh my god… Then….

"I'll have to wait until the end of the year to find out, but if you include all the side income, I think my annual salary will be around 56 billion won."

-Oh my god… thank you…

Kim Hee-sun was unable to continue speaking due to shock for a moment, but soon changed the topic.

-Hoyoung. Is your mom going to Madrid for a bit?

"Suddenly?"

-I studied there and looked after Hoyoung, and…

"Ah, mother."

Hoyoung, who understood what Kim Hee-sun meant, stopped talking.

And he expressed his true feelings without hesitation.

"I'm not old enough to be supported anymore. Next year, I will be an adult. And why come to Spain when you should go to France or Italy? If it's because of me, don't do it. I'm getting along well with my grandparents right now. If my playing soccer becomes an obstacle for my family, it would be better for me to quit soccer. So do what you want. "I will earn a lot more in the future, so don't worry about anything."

-My son… When did he grow up like this?

Hoyoung wasn't always a dutiful son.

However, what son in the world would want to make his parents suffer twice?

After returning to the past and starting to play soccer, I started to learn little by little.

Hoyoung spoke brightly into the receiver.

"Mom, I need to learn fashion quickly so I can become more famous."

-What do you mean?

"what. "Didn't you want to study fashion to launch a fashion brand under my name?"

-Ho-ho-ho! Well then!

That night.

The mother and son had a long phone call, thinking together about the brand name to be launched in the future.

It was the best time I had in a while.

Real Madrid's presidential election was held in early June.

The winner was Ramon Calderon, who received over 80% of the votes.

Once Florentino Pérez's secretary-general, he became a Real Madrid executive and gained recognition.

In 2006, when Perez lost much of his power, the people who led the Dutch connection were Calderon's close associates and members of the board who currently remain at the club.

Therefore, Calderon had no intention of ending the Dutch connection.

Because that was his original color.

So the first thing Calderon did after taking office was to replace all the existing personnel who had followed Perez.

Perez's closest close associates were dismissed one after another, starting with Secretary General Jorge Valdano, Technical Director Miguel Angel, and Youth Director Mitchell.

Great changes also occurred externally.

Cristiano Ronaldo's recruitment went ahead as planned, but unlike Perez, who was a traditional businessman, Calderon, who had a background as a lawyer, did not have very good negotiation skills.

Because of this, they were unable to gain the upper hand in the negotiation battle with Manchester United and ended up signing Ronaldo at a higher price than expected.

The transfer fee is approximately KRW 188 billion.

Instead, the recruitment of Kaka was temporarily put on hold.

I didn't think there was a need to pay a huge sum of 100 billion won to recruit Kaka, whose skills were decreasing, when Woo Ho-young was there.

If an attacking midfielder was needed, they would have to look for other resources.

Because the budget is still overflowing.

From then on, Calderon began building his own kingdom, spending the budget that Perez had raised.

The second player signed was Liverpool's Xavi Alonso, to be used as Zidane's replacement.

As strikers, there was great interest in Lyon's Benzema and Ajax's Huntelaar.

In addition, he boldly dismissed Bernd Schuster and appointed Luiz Scolari, who had previously served as manager of Brazil, Portugal, and Chelsea, in his place.

A turbulent season was approaching.

It began in earnest on June 7, when Ronaldo arrived in Madrid.

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