Chapter 346 – Legendary Entry, Legendary Exit (1)

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A few days after the announcement of Hong Min-joon’s transfer to Real Madrid, the official official surfaced.

『Real Madrid signed Hong Min-jun with the world’s highest transfer fee』

Until just a week ago, the world’s largest transfer fee was recorded by Neymar, who transferred from Barcelona to PSG in 2017.

It is 2017, not 2027.
2017.
Neymar’s transfer fee, which recorded an overwhelming amount to the extent that he has kept the No. 1 record for more than 20 years, is 222 million euros. It was a huge transfer fee of 300 billion won in Hanwha.

The interesting thing is that it is again Barcelona that has changed the record for the number one transfer fee after 20 years.
However, 20 years ago, he sold Neymar and raised the highest transfer fee revenue, but this time, on the contrary, he poured out the highest transfer fee to recruit players.

The transfer fee was 265 million euros.
Barcelona had to pay a whopping 265 million euros, or 360 billion won in Korean currency, to rival Real Madrid for the signing of Jorge Garcia.

Barcelona fans welcomed Jorge Garcia, who was recruited by changing the transfer fee record, but at the same time showed an ambivalent reaction that they realized the current situation.

—This is the fall of La Masia
—Should we buy players for the sake of performance… ? There are no young players who inherit our philosophy anymore.
—For the best player in the world, the best transfer fee is worth it… Now you have to pay that much money to have the best player in the world… In the past, Barcelona was a club that the world’s best players wanted to come to.

It’s good to have Jorge Garcia, who is expected to be able to give Barcelona a rebound, despite pouring a huge amount of money into it.

However, it is regrettable that now Barcelona has become a club where players can only be recruited by paying the highest transfer fee, in a position where they can sell players at the highest transfer fee.

But the self-consolation of Barcelona fans was short-lived.
Just four days later, Jorge Garcia’s record was broken.

『Real Madrid record the highest transfer fee ever!!』
『Real Madrid Paid 300 Million Euros to Newcastle to Sign Hong Min-Jun』

It was Hong Min-joon who recorded an insane transfer fee of 300 million euros.
It wasn’t simply that the transfer fee record was taken away that broke the billions of Barcelona fans.
The important thing is that Barcelona gave 265 million euros out of the 300 million euros that Real Madrid spent on Hong Min-joon.

—What the hell did the board jin do!?
—Minjoon Hong What kind of enemy did this bastard have against us, so he always fucks us up!!
-Haha… Our board is shit…
—I understand the money spent! But I can’t stand the thought that the Madrid guys are laughing at us!!
—You trashy Asian monkey! Not knowing the grace that raised us, they stab us in the back every time! All the Asians in La Masia must be released!!
—Whoa, calm down, friend. Hong sucks but he’s not from our farm

Like the Barcelona fan forum on fire, soccer fans around the world were excited about the record for the highest transfer fee, which was renewed every four days.

-Damn… What kind of transfer fee comes out of 200 million, 300 million euros;;
—Ah, I’m scared… Even if we sell our club now, can Hong Min-joon not buy an arm?
—The world is going crazy lol 300 billion 400 billion is not a dog’s name, it goes back and forth randomly.
—Civil, real gag-tipped sri-kid, added a little more to the money we gave you, and hired Hong Min-joon, you bastards.
— Barça, did you develop a transfer fee record?
— ㅝ They’re throwing 300 million won on a player with 1 year left on their contract.
—I’m worried about the future, the seller or the buyer.
—Kyaa~ This is the dignity of royalty~

The record for transfer fees, which are continuously being updated, is also a record, but the story that Barcelona recruits an ace from Real Madrid and Real Madrid uses the money to recruit a new ace also draws attention.

Real fans, Barcelona fans, people who were just snooping around, those who are interested, and even aggromen who rushed to the news of a fire broke out and chewed, bited, tasted, and raised the topic for another few days.

No matter how big the topic is, by the time the flow of the transfer market, where new news is constantly breaking out, the Spanish Football Association threw a new rice cake.

『La Liga opener confirmed as El Clasico!』

* * *

“Welcome!! I have been waiting eagerly for your arrival.”

It was the familiar coach who welcomed me to Atlanta when I arrived in the United States, the training ground for Real Madrid, in time for the start of the pre-season.

“Lorenzo! Long time no see.”
“Haha. Yes, long time no see.”
“I heard that you took the baton at Real Madrid, but pre-season training is in full swing, but I didn’t expect you to come to the airport to pick me up, right?”
“Of course I have to come. My persona is finally in my hands!”

Director Lorenzo, who smiled broadly, showed how happy he was to be a gentleman, who is usually known for being polite.

“Hmm. It’s also what I expected. Didn’t I tell you that a white uniform would look best on you? The white uniform is perfect for you.”

He gave a very reasonable compliment.

“Now. It’s not like this, let’s go out. Your colleagues have been waiting patiently for you to come.”
“Heh. Even the Real Madrid players knew it. That the best player in the world, the best player of all time, has finally entered the Bernabeu.”
“Yes, yes. Everyone is waiting Including that funny joke from you. I’ll have to wait a bit to enter the Bernabeu, but the declaration ceremony that my colleagues are waiting for is just ahead. Take it quickly.”

Director Lorenzo, who was urging me to see if the word busy was a lie, asked me with a curious expression.

“Did you not hear the schedule?”
“What is your schedule?”
“You mean our opening day opponent.”

Ah.
Know.

“I knew that too! Yes, our opener opponent is Barcelona! My managerial debut at Real, and your Real debut is El Clasico! We have a game that we can never lose, so we have a lot to prepare for. Are you nervous?”

Nervous?
I laughed out loud at the director’s question.

“Director. This is Hong Min-jun, Hong Min-jun. I’m not nervous.”
“Even though the debut match is El Closico?”
“It is rather good. Can you find a more perfect pre-debut opponent? A player who appears like a hero in El Clasico… Are the fans going to die of love?”

The director burst into a hearty laugh at my joke.

Haha! As expected, this is Hong Min-joon! Go go There are many tactics prepared for you!”

* * *

The past few years have been hell for a Barcelona supporter.
If it had always been a mediocre club, it wouldn’t have hurt so much.

However, for most of the kurés, the brilliant memories of the golden age were still vivid.
From the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s, the golden age of Barcelona that lasted for nearly 10 years.

At the end of the season, if there is only one championship cup, I remember saying without hesitation, “This season has been poor?” It’s good even if it’s not a league or European competition! It may be even more painful compared to now when we shout, “Please, just one championship cup!!”

However, it has already been 20 years since the golden age that was so brilliant has passed.
The time of 20 years is Barcelona’s sluggishness even for those who remember the golden age… No, it was enough time to go beyond sluggishness and accept decline—but the recent misery was a series of disasters that even the most patient cuirass could not stand.

The soul rival, Real Madrid, suffers repeatedly… No, now I’m used to being treated under one hand.
They are accustomed to boasting that they are lucky if they win the league, let alone win the championship.

However… However, missing the two best players since Messi, Hong Min-jun and Jorge Garcia, was fatal.

It could be that he lost the competition to sign Jorge, who was playing in Bilbao. It’s not once or twice that he was fooled by Real’s money.

However, there is no excuse for missing Hong Min-jun, who was recruited after competing with Real Madrid.
Didn’t really miss anything. It was released for cheap.

Immediately after leaving Barcelona, ​​Hong Min-jun began to soar.
If you draw a graph, after the loan transfer to Frankfurt, it was rapidly rising to the point where it was in the form of piercing the ceiling.

This is too much for the Cures… It was really, really heartbreaking, because it really hurt to the bone.
To what extent, it was painful enough to be ranked as the second worst decision in Barcelona in the 21st century. The first place was sending Lionel Messi to PSG, so considering what Messi means and symbolizes to Barcelona, ​​you can clearly see how much Hong Min-joon’s release was regrettable.

And originally, it is rivals who are better able to grasp weaknesses, and Real Madrid fans who succeeded in recruiting Hong Min-joon found out these weaknesses of Barcelona.

—Ah haha ​​The sound of the gures wailing is so sweet haha
—Escape from Barcelona is in order of intelligence haha ​​Hong Min-joon, it started to go well as soon as he escaped haha
—That’s why Fernando went to the EPL too~ Seonggol Youth also escaped Barça Sudun
—Kyaa~ I came to my senses after being beaten by Hong Min-jun haha ​​I was surprised when the dog owner, Lariga, jumped into the EPL.

Real fan… No, not only those who hate Barcelona, ​​but also those who rush to make fun of it for the first time in a while are ridiculed.

—I can’t stand it
-Under… Where have all the golden age players gone… Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Pique… Where are all the players from Barça’s golden age going?
—Minjoon HongMinjoon Hong I’m sick of it. We have Jorge! Let’s wait for the opening game!

And the wait-and-see opening match was just beginning.