Super Marshal

Standing in front of the south window of Schalke Zero Four's training center, you can look out 300 meters away to the Schalke Stadium.

That magnificent stadium made Ivan Rakitic look dazed every time.

This feeling is exactly the same as when he came to Schalke 04 from Basel, Switzerland three years ago, and was also standing in this place, from this perspective, admiring this spectacular World Cup stadium, exactly the same.

He was nineteen years old that year. He was a talented rookie who had just made his debut for a year and was vying for the attention of all European giants.

In those years, Schalke Zero Four was also one of the most prestigious teams in the Bundesliga. It has always maintained a strong competitiveness. Rakitic chose here as his starting point to set foot in the top European leagues, hoping to be able to play The improvement and even transformation are completed here, but looking back now, everything is counterproductive.

The three years he joined Schalke Zero Four were also three turbulent three years for the team. His performance was fluctuating. Rakitic himself was also greatly affected. First he could not adapt to Rutten’s four-three-three formation and tactical play. After Rutten left the team and Magath took over, the team's performance has been greatly improved and rejoined the Bundesliga championship.

But at this time, Rakitic found it difficult to adapt to Magath’s training and competition requirements, and it was difficult to gain Magath’s trust. He seemed to prefer players like Konia and Moritz. This makes Rakitic's situation in the team very embarrassing.

This summer, Rakitic was originally smug and wanted to show a better performance to prove himself, but the result was not lucky.

After the start of the league, he followed the team and lost to Hamburg one to two away. After returning to Gelsenkirchen, he found his home was ransacked by thieves and all valuables were taken away. Make him feel at a loss.

He reported to the police as soon as possible, but the police said that they could not accurately predict the exact time of the theft and it was difficult to conduct a search.

The loss was not serious, but he felt very panicked about it. He could no longer feel safe in his apartment, so he started planning to move and began looking for a new home, which seriously affected his daily training and preparations.

However, the club and the coach did not provide him any help at all. The head coach Magath only said a few comforting words in an interview, and then he ignored it. He had to take care of everything. .

This is indeed a very difficult period for him, who is only 22 years old.

Because it affected his state at the beginning of the season, he began to be distrusted by Magath. The two even had a verbal conflict in the media for this, and the media scrambled to report.

More importantly, this year is the last year of his zero-four contract with Schalke.

After entering October, the issue of Rakitic’s contract renewal has received widespread attention. Rakitic’s wish is to renew, but he hopes that the club and the coaching staff will promise him a chance to play. He firmly believes that he can satisfy the coaching staff. He did not feel that he was worse than other teammates.

At the same time, his agent is also actively planning for him, and has been linked to many teams, such as the Premier League's Birmingham, Bolton, Tottenham Hotspur, Serie A's Naples, Juventus, AC Milan , And La Liga’s Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and other teams.

This is a very common negotiating technique. On the one hand, it can put a certain pressure on the club to ensure the interests of the players when the contract is renewed. On the other hand, it can also hold a certain amount of initiative to avoid the players becoming passive after the club refuses to renew the contract.

In order to show his sincerity, Rakitic publicly stated through an interview with his agent that although many teams including Inter Milan are eager to get Rakitic, the player's first choice is still to stay. In Schalke Zero Four.

However, Schalke Zero Four and coach Magath still refused to accept Rakitic's request and were unwilling to guarantee his main position in the team, which made the renewal negotiations between the two sides have to fall into a stalemate.

In November, head coach Magath admitted in a public interview with the media, “I am not optimistic about Rakitic’s contract renewal negotiations. In fact, we are likely to decide to sell him during the winter break.”

"Everything can happen in the professional league, and the trade this winter is equally possible."

Magath's words undoubtedly pushed Rakitic into a very embarrassing situation, and he had to make a choice.

This is undoubtedly a difficult choice.

He is only 22 years old. In the past few years at Schalke 04, except for the first season, he failed to show satisfactory strength and progress in the remaining seasons, which made him suffer unprecedented question.

He is no longer the Basel genius midfielder he was three years ago.

If, this time transfer, to the new club, he does not show any better performance, then his career will be voided.

It is precisely because of this that many strong teams are discouraged from him.

Atletico Madrid, who used to be full of punches, is no longer in contact. Juventus and AC Milan have not had any substantial contact from start to finish, and there are not many choices left to him.

Birmingham and Bolton in the Premier League, Sevilla in La Liga, Naples in Serie A...

The agent said that another team was in contact with him recently, La Liga’s Chinatown.

The alpine team, promoted last season, is currently ranked third in La Liga this season, and is likely to impact the Champions League qualification.

The reason why Atletico Madrid no longer launches an offensive against Rakitic is that it has taken a fancy to Schneiderlin in Chinatown, and Chinatown wants to introduce him in order to fill Schneiderlin's vacancy.

This makes Rakitic feel sad.

But the reality is so cruel, he won't be half-hearted to him just because he is young.

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"What's the matter? You have been unhappy these days."

A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Rakitic looked back and found that it was teammate Raúl, the former Real Madrid captain.

A good man.

At least Rakitic thinks so.

"You know." Rakitic smiled bitterly and replied.

With this smile, the expression on his face is completely indistinguishable from the twenty-two years old, and he looks very mature.

It was a kind of forcibly urged out, showing tender and weak maturity.

"It's hard to say about transfers, and making a choice is also very difficult, but sometimes we don't have a choice at all."

Raul walked to Rakitic's side, looking out to the Schalke Stadium, but there was a trace of remembrance in his eyes, as if what he saw was the Bernabeu Stadium in his heart.

"I never thought that one day I would leave Real Madrid, but when I had to go, I found that leaving is a good thing. It is good for me, for the club, for the coaching staff, and for everyone. And after you leave, you will find that many things that you thought you couldn't give up can be given up."

Rakitic listened carefully to Raul's comfort, who was one of the few teammates in the team who still had confidence in him.

In fact, the two seem to be in good harmony no matter in training or competition.

"This is what a neighbor of mine told me before I made the decision. He said that in his home country, there is a proverb, "The tree is moved to die, and the person is moved to live. Therefore, I decided to leave Real Madrid."

After Raul said this, he laughed, very relieved and relaxed.

He said more than once that after coming to Schalke Zero Four, he can play and match more easily and enjoy the fun of football.

"Oh, yes, this neighbor of mine is called Gao Han."

"It's him!" Rakitic's eyes lit up.

This name is very popular in the entire European football world. All professional players are proud of playing Alpine, but only the top stars can play for him, so his team often can also play the best results.

"He... what kind of person is he?" Rakitic asked curiously.

Raul rarely heard of Alpine, but I didn't expect the two to be neighbors. Rakitic was very curious.

"What kind of person?" Raul laughed, thought about it hard, and shook his head: "It's hard to say, ordinary people, I heard that according to their Chinese aesthetics, I heard that they are handsome, but I I think he is not as handsome as me at all."

Rakitic couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He didn't expect Raul to have such a side.

"He is a very fanatical about football, a trustworthy person, I think."

"Where is Chinatown?"

"Chinatown?" Raul frowned and thought hard. "As far as I know, he is the culmination of Alpine's hard work. He has been supported by Alpine for a full ten years. Now for the past two years. It's hard to get ahead. I played well in La Liga this season. What I do best is youth training and I am very good at cultivating players."

After a pause, Raul smiled slightly, "You know, Carlos Cantarello is sculpting players, that's this!" Raul gave a thumbs up, expressing appreciation.

Cantarello is indeed the most famous figure in European football. He is Gao Han's right-hand man. He has done a good job in many teams. Later, he served as the technical director of Chinatown. This is precisely the result of Chinatown. Two years.

"This team has only been established for ten years. The foundation is relatively weak, but there is no doubt about its strength. At least I think it is not accidental that it can reach third in La Liga this season, because as far as I know ~www.readwn.com~ they have gathered a group. Outstanding young players, and they are also very good at digging and cultivating players, so they have developed very fast in the past two years."

"What will happen in the future, I am not sure, but I think it should be a force that cannot be underestimated in La Liga and even European football."

Raul looked at Rakitic's thoughtful expression and understood the embarrassment of the Croatian.

He also heard from a friend yesterday that Chinatown is interested in Rakitic, but he is not interested in participating. Today, Rakitic asked about it, so he will give an answer, and everything is From the heart, there is absolutely no falsehood.

"I personally understand that your characteristics are more suitable for La Liga, where you can better show your strengths. In addition to Chinatown, Sevilla, Valencia and Villarreal are also very good. I suggest that you consider it carefully. The next choice is very important to you.” Raul said earnestly.

Rakitic nodded heavily, he could feel Raul's kindness.

"Can I take the liberty to ask you a question?" Rakitic asked suddenly.

"Of course, you can ask." Raul replied readily.

"If... I mean if, suppose, if you were me, which team would you choose?"

Raul froze for a moment, and then laughed, "This assumption is difficult to answer."

"It's okay, I just ask casually, you just talk about it casually."

Raul pondered for a moment and nodded, "Chinatown."

"why?"

"I and Gao Han are neighbors, I know him, he will not cheat me." Raul laughed.

Rakitic's expression in response to this was...full of black lines.

I am dizzy!

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