Contract. (2)
Georgia Hernandez! Unlocking Ryu Ha-neul!
Meanwhile, the super agent in the football world, Georgia Hernandez, posted a photo with Ryu Ha-neul on SNS...
"Haha, Ryu. If you were going to contract with an agent, at least give the club a heads-up, right?"
"Ah, sorry. The sudden call came and I couldn't think of that."
"Um. Now, talk to me instead of our client. Director Jan. This way, it might look like we're pressuring the young player."
"I've been watching Ryu since he was 6 years old. Don't talk about our relationship like that, Georgia."
"But we met as professionals now. First, I'll tell you about the contract that came to our client. Overseas teams like Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Juventus, AC Milan, Dortmund, and so on, it's too many to list. And for domestic clubs, you can think of almost all clubs, including those in Madrid. As soon as I posted the contract photo, almost all clubs sent recruitment offers. So far, there was no contact with the player.... You weren't intentionally blocking recruitment offers, were you?"
"...No such thing."
"Anyway, it's clear that the so-called big clubs want our client a lot. And since he hasn't signed a professional contract yet, he can transfer with just a small compensation fee without a transfer fee. You know that too, Director Jan. But our client really wants to live as a player at Barcelona..."
"Haha, so Georgia, stop beating around the bush and say it."
"First, let's look at the contract content from last time..."
"Um..."
"He strongly wants a first-team roster spot. Actually, Director Jan knows that too. Our client has talent that would be wasted playing in the third league. If you don't think that way, we can find another club where he can play as a starter."
Barcelona's future, Ryu Ha-neul is said to have signed a provisional professional contract with Barcelona. A source said that the contract is expected to be made on December 4 when Ryu Ha-neul turns 16, and all contract contents are already agreed upon, with a buyout of 1.4 trillion won, and the salary is expected to reach 1.5 billion won, the highest for players under 17...
With the first-team roster guarantee and the new contract, the parts that were stressing me out lately were all resolved, so my body felt lighter than usual.
Of course, being light didn't mean my body dramatically sped up.
"Nice pass!"
The pass that, if it were my speed from my previous life, I would have caught, or even with normal stamina, I would have caught, unfortunately grazed my toe, and I gave a thumbs up to the one who passed, Joaquina. And Joaquina gave me a round of applause.
'Tsk, today I should go down a bit more. If it were Lucia or Yelena, they would have passed to me.'
Unfortunately, my body was lighter than usual, but our team's passing wasn't. Because the starting midfielders Lucia and Yelena were absent, I had expected it, but the feeling that passes weren't coming well from the midfield was more than I thought.
Currently, the only starting midfielder in the midfield is Lorenzo. But since Lorenzo alone couldn't lead Barcelona's tiki-taka, I decided to go down a bit more to help with build-up and slightly change position.
After that, the match resumed with Valencia's kick-off. From goalkeeper to center-back, and from center-back to midfielder. Valencia slowly raised their lines while passing the ball, and as a team in 3rd place in the league, there was no extra in Valencia's build-up.
After a few minutes, a ground ball cross from Valencia's winger Dener was sent into the penalty area,
"No!"
"Block!"
Tena's mistake allowed the ball to connect to the opponent's striker. And Valencia's striker, Juana, didn't miss the chance and shook the goal.
"Waaaaaaa!!!!"
After 15 minutes of the first half, the home team Valencia scored first, and the Estadio de Mestalla was about to burst. About 45,000 people came to the match today, and that energy was clearly felt.
'Tsk.... If it were Amira...'
If it were Amira, she could have blocked that cross, a bit of regret. Our kick-off resumed the match, but unfortunately, unlike the lower-ranked team Leganes we faced recently, Valencia didn't show any gaps easily as a strong team.
'It's not easy after all.'
The reason for the empty net might be because key players like Albaria and Lucia were absent, but one of the reasons was that it was a national team match a few days ago.
The players who came in instead of the starters, Joaquina, Hamara, Abudasha, and me, except for the others, all had played national team matches, so their bodies were heavy. Even Tena, who made a mistake today, was in a heavy state from playing the national team, so there was no way the team's condition was good.
'Normal condition players are not good at playing, and players with good skills have bad condition.... Do I have to do it?'
Valencia is currently in a situation where they are one goal up and playing a bit passively. In such situations, it's better to think that it's better to help with build-up than to wait for a possible one-on-one shot, so I matched the opponent's back line and waited.
Fortunately, since Valencia was coming out defensively, the build-up in the center was normal without me,
'Ryu!'
I made eye contact with Lorenzo, the only starting midfielder in the midfield. I nodded slightly at that gesture and prepared to jump over the center-back.
I moved my feet to the left, and the center-back near me followed me. But I increased my speed and pushed forward completely. Completely offside line. The opponent's center-back didn't follow me to the offside line to protect it, and when the opponent's center-back's eyes left me and went to the ball, I moved in a circle to the right of the guy.
When the center-back chased my movement, I had already moved to the offside line.
And at that moment, Lorenzo passed forward. Lorenzo's pass was perfect for me, as a starter and La Masia graduate, and the pass from Lorenzo hit exactly the outside part of my right foot inside the penalty area.
Now, only one goalkeeper in front of me!
I pretended to push the ball again and took a short step, then shot at half a beat faster. It was a gamble anyway since I was weak in power, but the opponent's goalkeeper froze at my half-beat fast shot,
Thud!
Unfortunately, my shot hit the post and bounced out. But at that moment, there was a player running towards the ball. It was Eloya, who had broken the tempo several times with her heavy body today.
Eloya had been running to match my position from the moment Lorenzo passed, and without losing concentration until the end, she pushed the ball that bounced in front of her straight into the goal.
"Waaaa!!!!"
Since it was an away match, the cheer was smaller than before and echoed inside the stadium.
"Eloya! Nice play!"
"You have to do this much. You shot nicely too, Ryu."
Iya, was Ryu Ha-neul's movement really good just now? Still a 15-year-old young player, the off-the-ball movement is very good. Ariel missed Ryu Ha-neul's movement instantly, and Ryu Ha-neul didn't miss the gap and broke through the offside line. And a half-beat fast shot. Of course, the shot didn't become a goal, but Eloya finished the loose ball and tied the score. Well, it's basically Ryu Ha-neul who created the goal?
Yes. Ryu Ha-neul's good performance in today's match makes it seem like Barcelona's board won't regret the contract that was provisionally agreed.