super storm

Chapter 1012
"Tomorrow morning, let's talk."

In the Barcelona chairman's stand, Russell heard the vibration from the mobile phone, took it out and saw that it was a short but meaningful text message from Guardiola.

His hands visibly trembled, and then he turned back gently, "Where?"

"My home." Guardiola quickly replied.

Russell knows Guardiola, he is a person who is extremely insecure, so he likes to make some major decisions in his own home, which will make him feel more at ease.

"Okay." Roselle returned.

After a long time, the phone stopped moving.

After Roselle turned off the phone screen, he let out a long sigh.

The sigh was full of embarrassment, but at the same time it seemed to be a little bit relaxed.

Sigh because Russell knows that the page in the history of Barcelona that belongs to Guardiola has turned over, and the next Barcelona will face a period of challenges with an uncertain future. No one knows what Barcelona will look like in the future.

Relaxed because he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Guardiola will resign, and he will be dismissed with a disgraceful [-]-[-] defeat to Real Madrid. Then Russell will support Guardiola's assistant coach Vilanova to become the head coach of Barcelona.

He talked with Vilanova in October last year. This is a very thoughtful and ambitious person. He is not reconciled to being an assistant to Guardiola all the time.

This matter has been hidden from Guardiola all the time, because things were not clear at the time, Guardiola was just unwilling to renew the contract, and did not make it clear that he would leave the team, so Russell and Vilanova have always been in secret contact.

Now, the biggest obstacle no longer exists.

Even after Russell put down the phone, he heard boos from the Camp Nou again. He no longer had the fear and panic he had just now, because he knew that as long as Guardiola dismissed get out of class, everything would be reversed and started again.

The game of professional football has always been played this way!
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"Whose news?" First Vice Chairman Bartomeu, who had been sitting next to Roselle, asked with concern.

Russell replied indifferently: "Guardiola."

"Him?" Bartomeu was a little surprised, sending text messages at this time?

It was also at this moment that Bartomeu suddenly discovered that Guardiola was no longer in front of the coach of the Nou Camp home team.

What does it mean to send a text message at this time?
Bartomeu is also an extremely smart person, especially when he thought of the change in Russell's expression before and after, he suddenly realized, "Could it be that he has already made a decision?"

"He asked me to meet at his house tomorrow morning, I guess it should be." Roselle said softly.

This matter needs to be kept secret for the time being, because there will be a King's Cup final next.

In any case, if you can win a Copa del Rey, it can barely be regarded as a fig leaf, and Barcelona's record this season will not be too embarrassing.

Bartomeu is not surprised by this, because Guardiola is indeed such a person.

Maybe it's unfair to him, but Barcelona really needs him to do it at this moment.

"We must stabilize this situation as soon as possible." Russell frowned and said in a deep voice.

"what do you mean……"

"Speed ​​up the operation of signings. Guardiola's dismissal should be announced after the King's Cup final. Regardless of the outcome, we must come up with some results to appease the fans."

The best way for the fans to forget the pain of the past season is the heavy signings this summer, especially the signings of superstars. This is the best way to reawaken the fans' vision, and it is also the key to stabilizing Russell's ruling foundation.

"We must come up with a reorganization plan as soon as possible. Discuss with Vilanova and formulate a team reorganization plan as soon as possible." Russell explained the task, then thought of something, reminded in a low voice: "Be careful, don't attract the attention of the media."

"Okay, I will be careful." Bartomeu agreed.

"Valencia should be able to make a breakthrough soon, starting with Alba," Russell said.

Bartomeu thought for a while, nodded and said: "The talk is almost over, Alba also wants to return to Barcelona. If we increase our efforts as soon as possible, we should be able to announce it after the King's Cup final."

"And Neymar, I heard that Real Madrid has been chasing him very hard recently, and even Valdano seems to intend to go to Brazil after the season to negotiate with Neymar's family?"

"That's what's said outside, Real Madrid is doing their best."

Russell snorted and sneered after hearing this, "Then they will be late, Neymar already belongs to our Barcelona."

"Yes, we missed Di Stefano back then, which led to the latter's brilliant record in Real Madrid. Three years ago, we missed Yang Yang, which made him proud in Real Madrid for three years. Now, we have not missed Neymar." Bartomeu is still full of confidence in this transfer.

Because, in private, Barcelona has reached an agreement with the Neymar family.

"Take an opportunity to talk to Neymar's father. The plan has changed. The transfer must be carried out in advance. We hope to introduce Neymar this summer and let him arrange it. We can make a compromise on the transfer fee and rake." Russell said decisively.

Bartomeu pondered for a while, "But our current transfer budget is only 5000 million euros, I'm afraid..."

"I will contact the bank to get more loans. In addition to Neymar and Alba, we also need to introduce at least one central defender. Puyol is old and must be strengthened in this position. Manchester City's Kompany, Valencia's Mathieu and AC Milan's Thiago Silva are all candidates and can be considered."

Bartomeu was a little stunned, and frowned: "I heard that Paris Saint-Germain also wants to get Thiago Silva, will it..."

"Try to operate as much as possible," Russell said.

Bartomeu understood immediately.

is not that right?

Barcelona try their best to operate, but it does not mean that they will be successful.

The weakness of defense is a long-standing problem in Barcelona, ​​especially the central defender. After Puyol got old, he has been unable to find suitable candidates, including Ziglinski, who Guardiola was once optimistic about.

Now, Barcelona must strengthen the defense and stabilize the fans.

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Barcelona lost [-]-[-] at home to Real Madrid, with a total score of [-]-[-], and was disgracefully eliminated from the Champions League.

Real Madrid stepped on the corpse of Barcelona and broke into the Champions League final again.

In another duel, Bayern Munich and Chelsea scored 120-[-] in two rounds. In the end, at the Allianz Arena, the two sides fought hard for [-] minutes, and it was still [-]-[-]. Chelsea finally defeated Bayern Munich [-]-[-] by virtue of Didier Drogba's penalty shootout and entered the final at the Allianz Arena.

Real Madrid and Chelsea will meet in the final, which has undoubtedly become the biggest highlight of the Champions League.

All media reporters outside are looking forward to whether Real Madrid can successfully win the Champions League final for three consecutive times, but many British media also believe that although Chelsea is at a disadvantage, their defense is solid and solid. After the Italian Di Matteo replaced Villas-Boas in March and became Chelsea's head coach, the Blues' record has shined through.

Besides, Abramovich has been in charge of Chelsea for nearly ten years, and he invested amazingly. He failed to win the Champions League, which has always been the biggest regret of the Russian rich. This time, in order to reward the team, he even offered a huge bonus, hoping that the team can do something in the Champions League.

In the two rounds of the semi-finals, they drew [-]-[-] with Bayern Munich, and finally won with a penalty kick. The tenacity of the Blues' fighting spirit can be seen. Di Matteo is the Italian coach who is best at organizing defense. Everyone believes that Chelsea may not have the possibility of being upset in the Champions League final.

In addition to the two teams that reached the Champions League final won all the applause, Barcelona was also controversial after the game.

First, the famous Spanish journalist Felix revealed that the relationship between Guardiola and some players has deteriorated extremely, and the locker room could not understand some of Guardiola's decisions and questioned him.

Then Le Monde published a report by reporter Sos Torres, revealing that Barcelona had secretly finalized Guardiola's successor, and that he was Guardiola's most capable assistant, Vilanova.

Sos Torres disclosed in the article that Vilanova secretly reached a consensus with the management as early as October last year, and was already plotting to replace Guardiola in January this year. Only Guardiola himself was kept in the dark about the whole matter.

Barcelona was obviously also very nervous about this, and immediately protested to Le Monde, saying that it would take Sos Torres to court, and at the same time announced that Sos Torres' report did not conform to the facts at all.

But soon, media such as Aspen and Marca, which are close to Real Madrid, followed up, saying that they had indeed heard similar rumors, and the authenticity was very high. This undoubtedly caused chaos within Barcelona.

The Catalan media broke the news that on the day after the Real Madrid game, Guardiola discussed the team's reorganization plan with Russell at home, but after learning of the report by Le Monde, Guardiola became furious and even yelled at Russell, threatening to reveal all the secrets.

Subsequently, when Guardiola went to the training base, he was blocked by media reporters, but refused to answer anything about Vilanova, saying that he had not heard any rumors and would not respond.

As for Russell, Guardiola's attitude was extremely indifferent. He even said in an interview with the media that he and Russell have never been friends. Not before, not now, and never will be.

Guardiola's statement undoubtedly pushed Barcelona to the forefront. The media all over the world were moved by the news, and many Barcelona fans began to worry. If Guardiola really leaves the team, where will Barcelona go in the future?

Cruyff revealed in his column that Barcelona will enter a new stage after one cycle ends.

(End of this chapter)