Chapter 78 Picking up a top midfielder
June 25th.
It's another weekend.
Real Madrid Sports City in the north of Madrid is very bustling.
The annual Real Madrid youth training selection attracts young players invited from all over Spain, and together with parents and agents who pick up their children, this old sports city is packed with people.
Yang Hao was sitting in a McDonald's right across from the Real Madrid Sports City. Facing the window, he could easily see the people coming in and out across the street, paying attention to each of them.
Across from him sat Parales, who looked puzzled.
Since Yang Hao returned to Europe, he immediately plunged into his busy work and was busy every day.
But for some reason, Yang Hao came here specially today and sat opposite the sports city of his arch-rival Real Madrid, just watching the people coming in and out. What was so good about them?
"Boss, if you were photographed by the media, it would probably make the headlines." Parales started the conversation jokingly.
What does it have to do with you, the head coach of Atletico Madrid, if your arch-rival selects young players?
Yang Hao glanced at the man opposite him, then turned around and continued to pay attention to the gate of Real Madrid Sports City, too lazy to pay attention to him.
Parales was not angry. He had not spent much time with Yang Hao, but he had figured out Yang Hao's character and would never reveal a word until the time came. However, today's incident was obviously going to be quite interesting.
The physical therapist suppressed his curiosity and sat opposite, waiting.
After finishing two cups of the fat otaku's happy water, he had two more. Time passed quickly as the happy water was consumed.
It was not until almost noon that Yang Hao finally made a move.
"Jose, did you see those three people?" Yang Hao asked, pointing at a group of people walking out of Real Madrid Sports City.
Following Yang Hao's gesture, Parales easily saw a group of three people, obviously the son, the father and the agent.
"See, what should I do?"
"Take my business card and tell them I admire their level and invite them to come to Atletico for a trial."
"Huh?" Parales' eyes widened.
Who are those three people?
Parales had no idea, and he swore that Yang Hao had definitely never seen the child's performance.
Look at that kid again, he is so thin and short, and he doesn’t look like he is good at playing football.
Although Spain attaches great importance to technology, it is not good to have poor physical condition.
Parales was full of doubts, but he took immediate action and left McDonald's.
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Fernando Jiménez Silva walked out of Real Madrid's Sports City with his son, full of disappointment.
He saw the child looking back every few steps, constantly turning his head to look towards the gate of Real Madrid Sports City, as if he was expecting a miracle to happen.
The coach inside changed his mind, realized his mistake, and called them back to continue participating in the selection.
But the miracle did not happen.
"Let's go, David. It's Real Madrid's loss that they didn't see your potential. Let's go back and keep working hard. Practice well and then go to other teams on the island for trials. You can also become professional players, just like Belleron." This was the only way Fernando Silva could comfort his son.
David Silva, who is only 14 years old, is like most children in the Canary Islands. He has been a fan of Real Madrid since he was a child. They all want to join Real Madrid's youth training camp and play for the best team in Spain.
David Silva was the best player in his youth training school. He came to Madrid for a trial with a recommendation and successfully passed the first round of selection. However, in the second round, Real Madrid's youth training coach thought he was too short and thin, and his physical confrontation was too poor, so he was eliminated.
David Silva comes from Alguineguín, a small fishing village under the jurisdiction of Las Palmas, the capital of the Canary Islands. There is a celebrity in their village who is the idol of all children who play football. His name is Juan Valeron. He currently plays for Atletico Madrid, but it is said that La Liga champions Deportivo La Coruña intends to sign him for 20 million euros.
Like Belleron, he first played for a team in the Canary Islands, and then looked for opportunities to leave the islands and set foot on the European continent.
This is the dream of every child in the Canary Islands.
"Fernando is right, David. When I get back, I will contact Las Palmas and try to get you a trial opportunity. You can go to Las Palmas for training in the future. As long as you work hard, you will definitely have the opportunity to join Real Madrid." The agent also comforted him.
But both adults knew that this was more of a way to comfort the child.
Even if he joined Real Madrid's youth training camp today, he might not be able to play in the first team in the future, not to mention that he can't even enter the youth training camp now, which means that David Silva's talent is very limited.
He may have played very well in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, but this is the capital of Spain, where the best football talents in the country gather. The Real Madrid youth training camp selects the best among their peers.
David Silva inevitably pales in comparison.
"Let's go, we'll go back to the hotel, buy plane tickets and go home." said Fernando Silva.
Young David Silva turned around again and looked deeply at the gate of the Sports City, especially the Real Madrid team logo.
That had always been his dream.
Just as the three of them walked out of the Real Madrid Sports City and crossed the road, a young man with a kind smile came towards them from the opposite side.
"Hello, I am an employee of Atlético Madrid."
Silva, his son, and their agent were all obviously stunned and looked at Parales with very strange eyes.
This is Real Madrid’s Sports City... uh... right across the street. What are the Atletico Madrid people doing here?
"Our head coach Mr. Yang Hao has seen you kids playing football. He thinks you are very talented and hopes to invite you to try out at Atletico Madrid." Parales mentioned Yang Hao's name as soon as they met.
This name is still quite well-known in Spain today.
"Yang Hao? Is he the Atletico Madrid coach that Belleron has praised many times?" Fernando Silva was indeed surprised.
"Yes, sir."
"He...he likes our David?" Fernando Silva couldn't believe it.
"That's right." Parales kept smiling.
Sometimes, Yang Hao feels that he should not be a physical therapist, but work in customer service.
The three of them looked at each other in disbelief.
He was just rejected by Real Madrid, but as soon as he went out, he was spotted by Atletico Madrid.
What is going on?
"Wait, when did Yang Hao see our David playing football?" Fernando Silva is a policeman. He is very cautious and has good reasoning logic.
"I'm sorry, I don't know about that." Parales answered truthfully with a wry smile.
He really didn't know, and he was very puzzled.
But if he doesn’t tell me about the boss’s affairs, who can guess?
Fernando Silva took the business card from Parales and realized that this matter was a bit strange, but it was also an opportunity. Anyway, he had already come to Madrid, and going to Atletico Madrid for a trial seemed like a good idea .
After watching Parales leave, Fernando Silva looked at his son and then at his agent, who also had an encouraging look on his face.
"David, let's try Atletico Madrid?"
David Silva is still young and his mind changes quickly. Since he can't go to Real Madrid, as long as he can stay in the capital, going to Atletico Madrid is just as good.
Fernando Silva immediately took out his mobile phone, found Belleron's number and called him directly.
Belleron is still representing Spain in the European Cup. Tonight is the quarter-final match against France, but Belleron is not a starter. It is almost noon now, so the phone can be reached.
When Belleron on the other end of the phone heard that his fellow countryman David Silva came to Madrid for a trial but was rejected by Real Madrid, he immediately became angry. He had met David Silva and knew the boy's technical abilities.
When he heard that Yang Hao of Atletico Madrid had taken a fancy to him, Belleron immediately praised Yang Hao highly and said that Atletico Madrid was now restructuring its youth training. He firmly believed that under Yang Hao's management, Atletico Madrid would surely undergo a complete transformation.
"Believe me, Fernando, going to Atletico Madrid would be a good choice." Belleron trusts Yang Hao very much.
If Yang Hao was just the team's head coach, he wouldn't dare to say much, but now that Yang Hao is a shareholder of Atletico Madrid, the weight of his words is different.
Afterwards, Belleron immediately called Yang Hao.
At this time, Yang Haoren was sitting in McDonald's, watching Fernando Silva make a phone call.
After receiving a call from Belleron, Yang Hao said that he really felt that David Silva had great talent and potential. In addition to Belleron's strong recommendation, Yang Hao immediately said that there was no need for a trial, and that he could come directly to Atletico Madrid, with free food and accommodation, and a monthly subsidy.
This made Bellion think that his face had played a role, and he was even more grateful to Yang Hao.
After hanging up the call with Belleron, Yang Hao saw Fernando Silva outside McDonald's receiving another call. After a burst of words of thanks, he discussed with his agent and decided to go to Atletico Madrid's training base in the afternoon.
After watching the three people leave, Yang Hao stood up from his seat and stretched.
After sitting there for a whole morning, I picked up a future top midfielder. Is it worth it?
"Boss, how did you know that the kid named David Silva had a talent for football? How come I didn't know?"
As we left, Parales asked gossipily.
"What's so strange about this? If you knew, wouldn't you be the head coach of Atletico Madrid?"
"Then how did you know that?"
"Can I tell you such a secret?"
Parales thought about it and it seemed to make some sense, but it also seemed...
"I'm telling you, José, not everything in this world has a reason."
"Just like what's happening here today, many, many years from now, if David Silva doesn't play, no one will care. But if he does, then we will be talked about in a good way, especially with the business card you handed out, understand?"
Parales was stunned, somewhat understanding but not quite understanding.
Yang Hao was too lazy to argue with him.
In fact, many similar things have happened, but no one pays attention to them and no one cares.
It's like now, no one cares at all who the 19-year-old French striker Patrice Evra is, whom Atletico Madrid signed from Monza in Serie B for 600,000 euros.
Because for the people in this world today , this matter is really too insignificant.
