The All-Around Center Forward

With the European Cup concluded, the transfer drama began.

First, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Bayern Munich for a price of 100 million pounds.

This news shook the entire football world.

This was a deal that broke Suker's transfer record, and it was also a record-breaking, extravagant transfer from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

From this, one could also feel the ambitiousness of Bayern Munich this season.

The moment Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Munich, the entire city erupted.

Enthusiastic fans even presented Cristiano Ronaldo with a large mug of German specialty dark beer, and Cristiano Ronaldo did not refuse, clinking glasses heartily.

This action delighted the German fans immensely, greatly narrowing the distance between them.

At the same time, Cristiano Ronaldo also briefly introduced himself in German.

Although his German was not fluent, his sincerity was evident, which already surprised the German fans greatly.

Bayern Munich also prepared a grand joining ceremony for him.

At Allianz Arena, under the gaze of tens of thousands of Bayern fans, Cristiano Ronaldo donned Bayern Munich's new season's No. 7 jersey.

Next season, he will fight for Bayern Munich!

Bayern's preparations for the Champions League were not limited to these.

Guardiola's arrival in Munich to coach Bayern Munich Football Club was another big surprise.

Although the veteran Head Coach Heynckes was trustworthy, he was too old and had already retired; Bayern could not find suitable personnel and could only ask the veteran Head Coach to come out of retirement.

Now, Guardiola's arrival solved Bayern Munich's urgent problem.

The arrival of a more imaginative and impactful young and strong renowned Head Coach would undoubtedly elevate Bayern Munich to a higher level.

Moreover, looking at Guardiola's track record.

Aside from Real Madrid, he was in the running for the championship in various competitions every season, and was only a step away on several fronts.

Everyone at Bayern Munich believed that this was not Guardiola's problem; Barcelona themselves were not up to par, so why blame Guardiola?

After coming to Bayern Munich, Guardiola would surely reverse the decline and help the team win more championships, even defeating Real Madrid.

Alonso's arrival was a pleasant surprise, and it only cost 15 million euros.

This also made Bayern Munich's fans overjoyed.

As for Toni Kroos's departure, unfortunately, under a series of impacts, Kroos was almost forgotten.

Except for a small number of fans who paid attention to Kroos, everyone else had almost forgotten his existence; they were all looking forward to the new season, with this invincible Bayern Munich dominating everywhere.

Today's Bayern fans are truly arrogant!

Their biggest wish now is to catch AC Milan and give them a good beating!

Then, to catch Real Madrid and have a good fight with them!

Besides Cristiano Ronaldo, the transfer king, other transfers also attracted attention.

First, the Portuguese black shop opened for business.

Porto forward Hulk joined Zenit for 50 million euros!

Secondly, Brazilian player Moura joined Paris Saint-Germain from São Paulo for 45 million euros.

Former AC Milan center-back, Thiago Silva, also joined Paris Saint-Germain for 42 million euros.

Hazard, the came from Ligue 1 to Premier League Chelsea for 40 million euros, starting his crazy journey.

Brazil has a talented midfielder, Oscar, who joined Chelsea for 32 million euros.

Arsenal captain Van Persie joined Manchester United, with a transfer fee of only 25.5 million euros.

This was the second captain to leave Arsenal.

Following Fabregas's departure a year ago, Van Persie also transferred to a rival.

There was also Alexandre Song, who transferred to Barcelona for better salary conditions.

At this point, the Four Gentlemen of North London were all gathered!

Fabregas (Loyal Fab), Van Persie (Ambitious Van), Nasri (Selfish Nasri), Alexandre Song (Meritorious Song)!

Especially Van Persie's departure completely broke Arsenal's foundation.

Just as they were about to reap the benefits of Van Persie's breakthrough, this guy transferred to Manchester United, leaving the Professor alone, having to repay stadium loans and struggling to keep the team afloat.

"Arsenal is truly miserable!"

Inside the private jet flying to Madrid.

Srna looked at the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but sigh, "The Professor never expected that the four players he nurtured would all be ungrateful wolves."

Suker: "Actually, Arsenal is also very stingy. Although what they did was not right, Arsenal really paid too little."

Arsenal's overall salary was the lowest among all football giants.

In fact, it was not much higher than some mid-to-upper-tier teams.

To be honest, if Suker were at Arsenal, with his salary not matching his performance, there would only be two outcomes!

First, increase the salary!

Second: part ways!

Of course, people were angry because of their attitudes after leaving.

Fabregas was pure betrayal, paying money to leave; there's no way to justify that.

Van Persie, after leaving, even celebrated against his old club, showing no regard for past affection, and always claiming to be an Arsenal legend.

As for Nasri, there's no need to say more; he was the one who spouted nonsense after leaving.

Only Alexandre Song's departure was considered the most normal.

He didn't engage in verbal attacks, nor did he slander.

His departure was purely for money!

Arsenal couldn't give him a sufficient salary, so he naturally sought better treatment.

Moreover, the promises Arsenal made to him had made him sick to his stomach, none of them ever materialized, so he naturally felt disappointed.

And this guy's family is a bunch of vampires and parasites!

Alexandre Song, who earned money to support his family, actually has nothing to criticize; he was mostly implicated by the first three guys.

"Bayern Munich is so strong this season!"

Just looking at Bayern Munich's lineup, Srna frowned deeply.

These guys could even put together two Champions League-contending lineups.

Bayern Munich's heavy investment was for the Champions League!

And now, some significant changes are finally beginning to appear.

"Borussia Dortmund is also very strong!"

Suker said casually.

Borussia Dortmund was not 'drained' by Bayern Munich this season.

Due to too much investment in Cristiano Ronaldo and the acquisition of Alonso, transfer plans for Robert Lewandowski, Götze, Luiz, and Hummels were shelved.

This also allowed Borussia Dortmund to retain sufficient strength, and with Klopp's ability, they would make a shallow attempt in their first Champions League season.

The second season would be when they would exert their full power.

And Europe would soon understand what Klopp's 'mad dog' style of play was!

Compared to the thriving Bundesliga, La Liga's transfer content this season was not much.

Real Madrid and Barcelona did not have high-profile transfers.

It is estimated that Florentino's attention was too distracted by Mourinho, otherwise, taking advantage of the European Cup trend, Real Madrid would have certainly made a grand show.

But so far, Real Madrid has been frighteningly quiet.

Their transfers were also mainly young players, many of whom had never been heard of.

For Real Madrid, the only one they could still boast about was Toni Kroos.

But Kroos joined as compensation for Alonso, so there wasn't excessive publicity.

As for Barcelona's transfers, it was the same, no highlights.

In contrast, Atletico Madrid made big moves, recruiting players everywhere, expanding their squad, wanting to shake the two-pole dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Around 1 PM, the plane arrived in Madrid, the Capital of Spain.

Suker and the others took a car back to their residence.

When Suker arrived at his villa, Florentino's secretary was already waiting at the door.

"Mr. Perez invites you to lunch!" the secretary said with a smile.

Suker looked down at his watch: "It's already two o'clock, time for lunch!"

The secretary still smiled; "Yes! Mr. Perez is waiting for you!"

Suker turned to look at Sukic.

Srna said, "You go, I'll take Sukic first."

Suker then nodded; "Alright, I understand!"

After Suker moved all his luggage into the house, he came out and got into the car.

He found that there was already one person waiting in the car.

Casillas sat behind the driver's seat with his eyes closed; when Suker came in, he didn't even open his eyes, let alone greet him.

Clearly, this guy also had some complaints about Suker.

What about the promised alliance?

What about the promised crusade against Mourinho?

Alonso was forced to leave, and Suker didn't say a word.

Clearly, Casillas was sulking.

Suker was also a bit embarrassed.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

On one hand, it was the exchange for Kroos.

On the other hand, even if Suker objected, it would be useless; it was Alonso himself who couldn't stand Mourinho and wanted to leave. The root cause was Mourinho, and they couldn't drive Mourinho away, so they could only endure.

Along the way, Casillas remained silent, while Suker and the secretary exchanged a few words from time to time.

But the secretary was very careful with his words, hardly revealing any information.

The car arrived at Florentino's estate.

When they got out of the car, Florentino himself came out to greet them.

This time, Casillas also stopped playing dead.

Although he inwardly resented Florentino, he dared not show it.

Florentino walked towards Suker and said, "Congratulations on winning the European Cup!"

He had watched the final and was amazed by Suker's godlike performance.

He felt incredibly satisfied!

Such a powerful performance in the final, and such a player belonging to Real Madrid, made him immensely content.

This perfectly aligned with his team-building philosophy: the strongest players should belong to Real Madrid.

Suker casually responded, but his eyes kept glancing to the left.

To the left was a grape arbor!

"Don't look, they're not ripe yet!" Florentino said, annoyed.

Suker turned and smiled, "Then call me when they're ripe, I'll help you pick them!"

Florentino shook his head.

The secretary behind him also rolled his eyes.

You're picking? You're here to eat, aren't you!

No choice.

In this era of rampant chemical agents, a purely green product, especially grapes personally grown by Florentino, always had a strangely lingering taste.

Florentino turned sideways, "Let's go, let's go inside, the chef is ready."

The dining table was laden with delicious food, likely prepared by the chef with precise timing, clearly indicating Florentino had made arrangements in advance.

However, the three of them sat around the table, not saying a word.

Florentino looked left and right at Suker and Casillas.

These were the heads of the two major factions in the Real Madrid locker room.

Casillas was straightforward, saying whatever he thought, direct and blunt, which sometimes made him seem extremely reckless.

And now, the word 'dissatisfaction' was practically etched on his face.

No expression could be seen on Suker's face; this guy was cunning, and getting him to speak his mind was harder than ascending to heaven.

Phew~~~~

Florentino exhaled.

Suker, beside him, asked, "Not eating?"

Florentino glanced at Suker, who gave a sheepish smile.

Couldn't fool him!

After a moment, Florentino finally spoke, "I contacted Ancelotti!"

Just one sentence made Casillas, beside him, look up in surprise.

In contrast, Suker still looked listless.

Florentino's words undoubtedly expressed his attitude.

'I'm on your side!'

But until Florentino showed a more direct attitude, Suker wouldn't bother with him.

But Casillas was different; he excitedly said, "What did he say? Is he coming to coach us? Are we going to drive Mourinho away? Sir, I knew you wouldn't stand idly by!"

Florentino said one sentence, and Casillas's words came out like a rapid-fire cannon.

Suker shook his head slightly.

Too impatient!

"Don't you have any thoughts?" Florentino started prompting Suker.

Suker looked up, "What did he say?"

Looking at Suker, who was unyielding, Florentino sighed inwardly, "He said he has no intention of coming to Real Madrid yet!"

Suker nodded.

He had guessed it!

In fact, even before Florentino, Suker had already bombarded Ancelotti with phone calls last season.

However, the old man was obsessed with sailing small, broken boats, always wanting to achieve a 'lower overcoming higher' feat, and was not interested in a giant club like Real Madrid.

Eventually, Ancelotti would have to realize he couldn't sail a small, broken boat.

Or, when they met face-to-face, Suker would give Ancelotti a good dose of reality, telling him that the truth of the world lies in cannons!

Ignoring him, a nuclear warhead, and insisting on playing with a bird rifle, he'd play himself to death!

"What about others? Aren't others better than Mourinho?"

Florentino remained silent, but Suker sighed instead, "Others, would you be convinced?"

Suker rolled his eyes and said, "Don't forget, Pellegrini was forced out by you back then!"

Ancelotti had prestige and achievements, and even Suker's support.

He could integrate well into the locker room, and he was also good at making friends with superstars.

But others were different.

They couldn't make friends properly.

And they couldn't control them!

Just like Pellegrini, who left so miserably.

This was a show orchestrated by Casillas himself!

"I won't this time!" Casillas pursed his lips and said, "Anyone is better than Mourinho!"

It seemed Mourinho had truly pushed Casillas to the brink.

That's why he blurted out such words!

But...

Suker and Florentino didn't believe it!

Once this kind of thing happened, it would happen again in the future.

When the results were bad, Casillas would still cause trouble for the Head Coach, then a conflict would erupt, and he would force the other party out again.

So, it was an unsolvable problem!

Florentino also knew this, so, instead of constantly changing coaches and causing team instability, it was better to do it right in one go.

This was also the reason he had sought Ancelotti three times!

"Let's eat first!"

Seeing that he couldn't reason with them, Florentino could only sullenly suggest eating first.

Suker immediately started eating heartily, as if he had only come to eat.

After lunch, Florentino showed no intention of letting them go.

He led them for a walk, then they had afternoon tea, and the kitchen was even preparing dinner.

"Ha~~~~" Suker sighed; he really couldn't hold it in anymore.

"What do you want to say? Just say it," Suker said helplessly.

Suker: "I've been traveling all day, I'm already very tired, and you've kept me here until now. I can't hold on anymore. Let's finish talking early so I can go back and rest."

Florentino smiled and nodded, then asked his secretary to prepare another pot of coffee.

"No!"

Suker immediately waved his hand, "Can't drink anymore, I've already been to the toilet three times. Any more and I'll be dehydrated!"

Florentino smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll be direct."

Suker rolled his eyes.

Please hurry up!

"My thoughts are the same as yours, I also want to drive Mourinho away, but..." Florentino said in a deep voice, "I need a reason!"

Casillas suddenly clenched his fist.

He was very excited, feeling that the time for revenge had come.

In contrast, Suker pondered for a moment.

Florentino's meaning was...

"You want us to create this reason for you?"

Florentino looked at Suker with a smile; he liked Suker's cleverness, it made conversations easy.

Casillas: "What's so hard about that? I'll accuse him, I'll publicly denounce him to the media, then there will be a reason."

Florentino rubbed his temples.

This idiot!

Suker also grinned, "If you accuse him, you need a reason, right? What reason?"

"He's creating locker room conflicts!" Casillas said.

Suker: "Do you have evidence?"

Casillas pointed at Suker, "You be my witness!"

"Am I crazy?! For me to be your witness!" Suker was truly exasperated.

"Once we do that, the next day the media will be full of news about Real Madrid's 'two ball tyrants' forcing out a meritorious coach. Maybe we really can drive Mourinho away, but the public opinion and rhythm that ferment will severely affect our and the club's reputation! In severe cases, we might even face an investigation!"

Suker felt that Casillas underestimated the influence brought by Mourinho's eight championships.

"Then what should we do?" Casillas spread his hands and said, "How do we create a reason?"

Suker sighed, "Mr. Perez didn't ask us to create a reason, but rather to dig a pit for him!"

Cough, cough...

Florentino turned his head, "I never said that!"

Casillas turned, "You didn't mean that?"

Florentino had a headache; he gently kicked Casillas with his foot.

"Why are you kicking me?"

Suker looked up and sighed.

Florentino was furious.

"I want to kick you to death!"

With that, Florentino stood up and left, flicking his sleeves.

Casillas was puzzled, "What's wrong again? Why did he leave? Not talking anymore?"

Suker looked at Casillas with disdain.

This guy deserved to be played by Mourinho.

With this emotional intelligence!

Didn't he know that some things, even in private, Florentino couldn't admit?

After a while, Florentino returned, apparently having calmed down a bit.

"You can go back first!" Florentino said, looking at Casillas.

To Suker's envious expression, Casillas left with a bewildered look on his face.

So, what did he do wrong after all?

Suker looked at Casillas's puzzled expression and shook his head helplessly.

What did he do wrong?

This guy's mistake was digging too deep!