I Am Scouted by Real Madrid

Chapter 286: Chapter 1: Spending a Billion

”...The flight is already...please...”

The sound of the announcement came faintly, and the Real Madrid players stood up one by one. The ”new generation” players like Nacho and Negredo couldn’t help but look at those from the ”old guard.”

Raul and Guti leaving was something no one expected, but Florentino had made it clear that the team would be built with the ”new generation” and ”newcomers.” The new generation was somewhat confused, wondering why these old guard players had to come and disrupt their long-awaited reunion?

Having gone through a season of trials, Raul, Guti, and the other old guard smiled indulgently at these new players. Ramos, who originally thought he could become the leader in the Real Madrid locker room, looked at Raul and Guti with a complex expression, then lowered his head and kept silent.

The sound of footsteps and suitcases being dragged filled the air, and that familiar face appeared in everyone’s eyes once again.

The new generation of players surged forward, with Nacho muttering, Negredo laughing and expressing how much he missed them, while Granero stood next to Morata watching their friends’ antics. Parejo, Torres, Carvajal, Marcelo, and others also squeezed in.

”Hey, hey!”

”Don’t touch me!”

”Negredo! Stop pulling my shirt, and hey, whoever’s pinching my face, stop it! Don’t mess with my hair!” Chen Zhong initially had some ”swagger,” but once surrounded by friends, that vanished.

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Is it really this hard to pull off a ”cool act” in front of friends?

”Chen!” Raul stepped forward to speak, dampening the lively atmosphere a bit.

A lot happened last season. After Schuster dismissed Chen Zhong, he suppressed the youth academy supporters of Chen Zhong and focused on Raul, Guti, and other players, who still couldn’t hold up Real Madrid on the pitch.

Later, Calderon took over, Schuster stepped down, and the newly appointed Juan de Ramos, aiming for better control of the locker room, chose to ally with the ”old guard” and ”Dutch faction” while neglecting the Chen Zhong-led ”new generation,” which directly led to locker room turmoil.

All this was noted by Florentino.

This is why the first thing he did after taking office was to conduct a major cleanup of the locker room.

He even unabashedly removed the two locker room pinnacle figures, Raul and Guti.

This almost signaled the fading of the two strongest factions in the team’s locker room, while also giving those unfamiliar with Real Madrid’s locker room the false impression that it was now a ”no man’s land” awaiting a new king.

Who is the new king?

Just look at which group of players has the most numbers in the locker room.

The new generation!

The new generation players linked by Chen Zhong!

Chen Zhong looked at Raul and greeted him, while the other players also looked at Raul, each standing behind Chen Zhong, silently expressing their support.

”Later, you’ll ride in my car.”

Raul smiled at Chen Zhong, a hint of sadness in his eyes. Chen Zhong nodded heavily without waiting for the other players’ objections, saying: ”Of course, back when I joined the first team, you drove me there.”

”And you let me take the penalty for my first league goal.”

”Haha.” Raul’s expression brightened, and the miscellaneous things on his mind dissipated. He looked at Chen Zhong and laughed: ”Yes! And it was you who let me take the penalty for my 200th league goal!”

Guti stood quietly by the side, watching the two of them. In a couple of days, it would be his and Raul’s farewell ceremony.

Thinking back to their first meeting, it seemed like everything happened just yesterday.

”Let’s go! Get in the car!” Raul waved grandly, and Chen Zhong handed his suitcase to Marcelo and followed, the two of them getting back in that familiar car, heading to Sports City.