Two distinguished guests came to the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid even dispatched Sanchez, director of the business operations department, to greet them in person and welcome them into the senior conference hall of the Bernabeu Stadium, where club chairman Calderon and general manager Mijatovic had been waiting for a long time.

"Welcome to the Bernabeu, Mr. Weiger, Mr. Runo."

“It’s our honor.”

The two are Gunter Weiger, director of Adidas Football Affairs, and Jan Runo, director of Adidas Global Public Relations.

As Real Madrid's number one sponsor, Adidas's two major departments visited the Bernabeu at the same time. This is a rare thing Real Madrid has never seen in recent years, so Real Madrid attaches great importance to it.

After everyone briefly exchanged greetings and made a polite decision, they sat down with the host and the guest.

"It's your first time to come to the Bernabeu. I'll take you around here later, especially our Honor Exhibition Hall." Calderon laughed and said with a gloomy look when he mentioned the Honor Exhibition Hall.

Real Madrid's number of championship trophys is second to none in the entire European football world.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Jan Runo smiled, "This is the second time. The last time I came for Beckham's transfer. Although four years have passed, there shouldn't be much change."

A simple sentence made everyone in Real Madrid feel a little embarrassed.

Beckham joined Real Madrid in 2003. Since then, there has been no more than a substantial championship trophy in the Bernabeu honor room, whether in Spain or in the Champions League.

Even in domestic leagues, Real Madrid has always been suppressed by Barcelona and its arch rival Atletico Madrid.

This sentence is enough to show that the two senior leaders of Adidas came together, and there was a reason for the incident.

"Let's just talk." Gunter Weiger was more straightforward and went straight to the point. "We came this time to know if the rumors from the outside world are true."

Hearing Gunter Weigel's tone so tough, Calderon, Mijatovic and others were secretly surprised.

What should come will come eventually.

But when it's time to pretend to be stupid, you still have to continue pretending to be stupid.

"I don't know what Mr. Weigel said about the rumors?" Mijatovic asked back with a smile.

Gunter Weiger frowned, "Do I have to explain this clearly? Of course, it is about the rumors about your internal rectification and cleaning. You have sold a Ronaldo, so you probably won't tell me that there is no such thing, right?"

This news has indeed caused a lot of controversy throughout Spain and even the whole world for some time.

The cause of the incident was that Mijatovic publicly stated in an interview with Sel Radio that both him and head coach Capello would only believe in those responsible players, and Real Madrid players who fail to meet the requirements will not be ruled out of the team.

The reason why Mijatovic said this is because Real Madrid performed poorly in the first half of the year, the management was very dissatisfied with the team's performance, and he did indeed decisively clean up Ronaldo afterwards.

Not only that, the club management resolutely banned Beckham, who refused to renew his contract with the club.

The whole thing caused a huge response in Real Madrid, and it can even be said to be panic, because who is responsible and who is not responsible, how do you think? Who will judge?

But after cleaning Ronaldo and banning Beckham, the Galaxy battleships in Real Madrid's most glorious period had long fallen apart. In addition, Zidane retired, Figo left the team, Robert Carlos was old, and the most glorious superstars of that year were already declining, and Real Madrid's commercial value also shrank significantly.

You should know that the sponsorship contract with Adidas that Real Madrid is now signed in 2004, when the Galaxy Battleship was the most brilliant, and ended in 2008. Although there are renewal terms in the contract, Real Madrid's series of actions will still make sponsors dissatisfied.

It can be said that the management has been mentally prepared for this.

"It's true that this is happening, Mr. Weigel." Mijatovic admitted honestly, "but it is definitely not as serious as the outside world rumored, especially after the sale of Ronaldo."

This is also something that Adidas is not very satisfied with.

Ronaldo's sponsor is Nike. Real Madrid poached Ronaldo from Inter Milan sponsored by Nike, and sponsor Adidas made a lot of efforts, purely to seize the market with Nike.

Everyone knows that although Ronaldo is wearing Nike's boots, he wears Adidas' jersey, which leads to Nike's investment in Ronaldo, which is more like advertising for Adidas.

In the same situation, Beckham and Barcelona's Messi were also there.

When Real Madrid was going to clean up Ronaldo, they did not communicate with Adidas in advance, and even almost sent Ronaldo back to Inter Milan, which Adidas absolutely could not accept.

Although Ronaldo has passed his peak, he is one of the greatest stars in football history.

"Mr. Weiger, Mr. Runo, you all know professional football very well. You should be very clear that the reason why our team's performance in the past few years is because of the disarray of internal discipline. This season, we invited Capello to coach to rectify the team, but from the first half, the effect was not obvious, so we decided to rectify the situation."

Speaking of this, Mijatovic also had a helpless expression, "But unfortunately, many of our senior executives' discussions were leaked by the media, which caused quite a lot of controversy, but please believe that the situation is still within the controllable range."

The locker room riot has appeared in Real Madrid twice in the past few years, once during Camacho's coaching and once during Lucemberg's coaching, so Mijatovic takes action this time very decisively.

"What about Beckham?" asked Young Luno with concern.

The two of them just made it clear that Beckham was introduced by Adidas, and even his No. 23 jersey was chosen by Adidas for help, with the purpose of fighting against Nike's Jordan brand.

Unlike superstars such as Figo, Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham has maintained a very good condition so far, but he was banned by the club due to renewal issues, which forced Adidas to intervene to understand the situation.

"Our club has been working hard, and we really hope to reach a contract renewal with him. We also gave quite generous conditions, but Beckham has always refused to give in on some terms, which has led to the breakdown of our contract renewal negotiations."

Mijatovic said this and changed the subject, "But I can guarantee that we have never banned Beckham. The team arranged the game, and it is entirely up to head coach Capello, and we will not interfere."

Yeah?

Gunter Weiger and Jan Runo were deeply suspicious of Mijatovic's statement.

According to the information they obtained, the reason why Real Madrid and Beckham did not reach an agreement was mainly because they did not reach an agreement on portrait rights. The current management refused to fulfill what Florentino promised to return 50% of Beckham's portrait rights because everyone knew Beckham's commercial value.

In fact, Adidas has long heard of some of the current management of Real Madrid, especially Calderon and Mijatovic. He heard that on the one hand, they were cleaning up traces of the Florentino period, but on the other hand, they were using the golden signs set by Florentino in the past to make money unscrupulously, especially brand authorization.

Adidas is very dissatisfied with this approach by the new management of Real Madrid.

However, due to the current La Liga situation, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are sponsored by Nike. Only by holding on to Real Madrid can Adidas barely compete with their opponents.

But in terms of sponsorship fees...

Mijatovic has always been paying attention to the faces of the two major departments of Adidas. He knows better than anyone else that these two determine the sponsorship fee of Real Madrid for tens of millions of euros a year, and he is also very clear about the current situation facing the team.

"Mr. Weiger, Mr. Runo, frankly, not only are you not satisfied with the current situation of the team, but we are also very dissatisfied with ourselves. But I have communicated with head coach Capello and the players in the team. They are all very confident that they can beat................................................................................................................................ Han!"

"What?" Weigel and Luno were both shocked.

"Defeat Gao Han?"

But soon, the two of them shook their heads and laughed, "This is impossible!"

"How is it impossible?" Mijatovic asked back.

"Capello personally assured me that you should know that he had several matches with Gao Han during his coaching in Serie A. He knew Gao Han very well, and Inter Milan was good at attacking and Capello was good at defending. We were playing at home again. I think you should be very clear that everything is possible at the Bernabeu Stadium."

The Bernabeu Stadium is indeed the most difficult fortress to be broken by the visiting team in the world football world, especially under the guidance of Capello, the tactical master who is best at defense. It is really indefinite to say that Inter Milan, which is a high-altitude cold, is really inaccurate.

If you defeat, maybe it’s a bit too much, but if you keep the draw, it’s really possible.

Gao Han’s sponsor is Nike, and he has never dealt with Adidas. If he can really defeat this time, no, he even needs to tie Gao Han’s Inter Milan, it will definitely cause a sensation all over the world.

Gunter Weiger and Jan Runo are both senior executives of Adidas. They know better than anyone else that if Real Madrid can really do it, it will definitely be a great help for Adidas.

They heard that Nike plans to sign a huge sponsorship contract with Gao Han. If Gao Han breaks Gao Han's golden body at this time, it would be interesting!

"You... are you sure?" Gunter Weiger asked cautiously.

Mijatovic's eyes rolled and he smiled, "To be honest, it's a bit difficult to beat, half to half, but if you want to hold a draw, I think it's still very possible."

Gunter Weiger and Jan Runo looked at each other for a while, and finally believed Mijatovic's words.

Real Madrid is famous outside, and it is at the Bernabeu Stadium and has tactical master Capello. If you really have to guard it strictly, there is still a high possibility of a draw.

Even if Gao Han is really so magical, Inter Milan under his command is not omnipotent, especially when facing a solid wall.

Looking at the past years, the team coached by Gao Han has encountered almost all the situation of being tied.

Thinking of this, Gunter Weigel immediately made the decision.

"Okay, as long as you can tie Inter Milan, everything will be easy to talk about!"
Chapter completed!