On the evening of August 22.

The offices at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid are still brightly lit and bright as daytime.

Club CEO Angel Sanchez is still staying in the office and working overtime, while staff from other departments are also staying at their jobs, ready to deal with various emergencies at any time.

Tonight, a major decision will be made in the senior conference room at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Should I buy James Rodriguez or not?

Sanchez sat on an office chair with his back facing his desk, looking at the Bernabeu Stadium outside the window, staring blankly.

He still clearly remembers that when he came to the Bernabeu, the club's chairman, Florentino, who was in his first term, was full of energy and threatened to bring all the best superstars in the world to the Bernabeu, creating an unprecedented Galaxy battleship with superstars, making this Real Madrid a legend.

In fact, Florentino did it later.

At the peak of the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship, Zidane, Figo, Raul, Beckham, Ronaldo, Irving, Casillas, Robert Carlos... Almost every position is a superstar.

But such a team has encountered an unprecedented crisis. Since Boske was dismissed in 2003, the team's performance has declined. Not to mention that it has not won for many years, even the UEFA Champions League, which the club is proud of, has been in the quarterfinals for many years, and was not broken until last season.

Florentino's second term made a profound summary and reflection on the first term, learned from his mistakes, and set standards for introducing superstars. One of them was that the age of the stars must not be too high and be able to play in Real Madrid for a long time.

But who would have thought that in recent years, two super-capital giants, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, have emerged in European football. With the help of Gao Han's strong attraction, they have swallowed up many European superstar players in one go, which has caused a strong talent crisis in European football, so that even rookies like Carol, Neymar and Jamese Rodriguez can be sold at high prices.

Real Madrid has done a good business operation in recent years, and its fiscal revenue has also been rising steadily. Stars who are capable of operating at higher prices really want to invest 80 million euros for players like Jamele Rodriguez?

Sanchez thought it was absurd.

But this is the current situation of the European transfer market. The seller's market, Real Madrid, as the buyer, does not have much initiative.

Now, after nearly two months of talk and in-depth contact, Chinatown has been tightly slapped. The day before yesterday, Chinatown's general manager Armando Marcos even called Sanchez and gave an ultimatum.

"We will hold a press conference on the morning of the 23rd to announce the team's roster. If the agreement is not reached before that, then James Rodriguez will appear in the Champions League match on the evening of the 23rd."

Armando Marcos' tone was calm, but it had an unquestionable meaning.

Chinatown has been tortured by this transfer in recent times, and the players have been reluctant to make a statement, which has made Real Madrid very passive. The main reason is that head coach Mourinho does not want Jamez Rodriguez, so so far, the Portuguese has never even made a statement about Jamez Rodriguez's transfer, let alone call the players.

I believe Mendes, who is very good at hand and eyes, also knows Mourinho's attitude towards Jamele Rodriguez.

With the current situation of the Colombian, can I get reused when transferring to Real Madrid?

Sanchez let out a heavy breath and shook his head helplessly.

Nowadays, especially this heavy transfer, is becoming increasingly difficult to operate.

Just when Sanchez was having a split headache, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated. He turned around, took the phone, and looked closely. The caller ID was Jorge Mendez.

This made the CEO of Real Madrid frown and a little resistant.

"Hey, hello, Jorge." Sanchez finally answered the phone.

"Anger, it's ten o'clock now, I want to know what your final opinion is?" Mendes asked on the phone.

"Mr. Perez is having a meeting with several directors. You know, we are a member-based team. Such a major transfer is not a decision that Mr. Perez can make alone. It must be the participation of the board of directors. In short, I promise you that you should notify you as soon as there is news. Is it okay?"

Mendes on the other side of the phone sighed softly, "Okay, I'll wait for your news."

"Okay." Sanchez said helplessly, "By the way, are you with James now?"

"No, I'm at home. He stayed at the training center tonight and said he wanted to prepare for tomorrow night's game."

Sanchez felt a little moved when he heard this. Even if it was this point, Jamese Rodriguez still had no intention of betraying Chinatown. Gao Han's team did not say anything else, but it was indeed very successful in club culture.

Of course, this has a lot to do with Gao Han being the head coach.

"Well, I'll let you know anyway."

"good."

After hanging up Mendes' phone, Sanchez breathed heavily again.

Mendes is a very friendly partner. He has a close relationship with Gao Han, but business is business, so he feels relieved to do things. This is also the reason why he can quickly rise in European football and become the world's number one agent in just a few years. In comparison, Mourinho's agent Jose Vega is far behind.

Thinking of this, Sanchez stood up from the seat, got up and walked out of the office.

When he heard the sound of his door opening, the other staff in the office stood up reflexively. When they saw that it was Sanchez, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and sat back.

Sanchez could understand their feelings. He looked back and saw that the door of the high-end conference room was still closed. He shook his head helplessly and sighed. When will it open?

Just as Sanchez turned around and was about to walk back to the office, the door of the conference room was opened with a click.

Everyone immediately looked over and saw Florentino and five directors coming out one after another.

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me."

"We believe in you, Florentino."

Florentino watched the five directors leave the office, stood beside Sanchez, rubbed his sluggish corners, and shook his head, "Anger, call Mendes and Armando Marcos immediately, and say..."

The Real Madrid president paused and took a deep breath, as if this decision was quite difficult for him.

Everyone's eyes focused on him and waited for him to finish speaking.

"James Rodriguez, 80 million euros, we bought it!" Florentino finished speaking in one breath.

"Born?" Sanchez confirmed again.

Florentino hesitated for a moment, nodded heavily and said, "I bought it!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked back to his office.

When Sanchez heard the news, his originally somewhat unsightly eyes immediately became exciting again, and he clapped his hands hard.

"Everyone, do you hear it, take action immediately!"

With his greeting, the staff of various departments of the office began to operate step by step.

The sky-high transfer of 80 million euros involves too many things.

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"Sorry, James Rodriguez failed to pass the permission of the team doctor group, so we couldn't arrange for him tonight's game, but we are still full of confidence and will definitely win Ordans at home."

It was early the next morning, at the press conference of Chinatown Training Center, when head coach Pochettino announced the team's 18-man roster, the reporters found that there was still no James Rodriguez, and they asked questions.

But no one would believe Pochettino's remarks, because last night, the news had been leaked from Real Madrid. The Galaxy battleship finally couldn't hold on in the tug-of-war and agreed to Chinatown's request and decided to pay the termination fee for James Rodriguez, up to 80 million euros.

This will set a new sky-high price in the world football transfer market this summer. James Rodriguez will surpass Neymar and become the new benchmark in the transfer market this summer.

But regarding this question from the media, Pochettino said that he had not heard any news in this regard and refused to give an answer.

The head coach of Chinatown just emphasized again and again that he was full of confidence in defeating Audance at home.

Even without James Rodriguez, the team will definitely win.

As it turns out, Pochettino's resounding guarantee is still very reliable.

In the second leg of the fourth round of the Champions League qualifiers at Brock Stadium that night, Audans, who won the upset at home, came to Madrid with the determination to defend the situation. From the beginning of the game, he was strictly guarded in front of the penalty area and did not give Chinatown any chance.

In the first half, both sides were still zero to zero. Chinatown had an overwhelming advantage, but it was too late to break through the goal of Audance, which made the fans at the scene a little nervous. The team's total score was still one goal behind.

But after the halftime break, Pochettino made adjustments. Center Pelle was very active after the start of the second half, and finally played a role in the 50th minute.

Hazard took the ball from the left and cut inside, and passed it to Herrera, who passed it straight to Pelle's feet.

The Italian center leaned against the opponent's central defender at the front of the penalty area, and made a clever pass behind him. Aubameyang quickly inserted it, calmly seized the opportunity, and scored a goal with one-on-zero!

After scoring a goal, Chinatown was in a state of unstoppable state, while Audance's defense cracked as his physical fitness declined.

In the 66th minute, left-back Alba quickly inserted the edge and cooperated with Hazard. The Belgian passed the ball directly at the front of the penalty area and passed it into the penalty area. Pelle inserted it in the back row and scored again, 2-0!

After the reversal, Odans' morale was disrupted. Midfielder Kadri fouled in a defense and received the second yellow card of the game. He was kicked out of the field by a red card. Chinatown continued to maintain pressure and won another goal in the 82nd minute. This time it was a corner kick scored by central defender Miranda.

In the end, Chinatown won Audans 3-0 at home and successfully advanced to the Champions League group stage with a total score of 3-1.

This victory finally gave Chinatown a chance to breathe. The newly joined center Pelle also made a name for himself, making everyone's doubts about him gradually change.

Coupled with the progress of Hazard and Aubameyang, it also makes people realize that Chinatown's strength this season is still quite good.

Just the day after Chinatown defeated Audens, Paris Saint-Germain also defeated Luxembourg's Diffdagg 3-0 at home and advanced to the main match with a score of 7-0.

After Paris Saint-Germain advanced, Real Madrid and Chinatown also announced that Jamele Rodriguez officially transferred to Real Madrid. The Colombian genius's net worth reached 80 million euros, once again setting a new summer transfer record this year and becoming the new benchmark.
Chapter completed!