Real Madrid held two signing conferences for new players in two consecutive days.
The first was the signing of local midfielder Illarramendi.
Illarramendi's contract lasts for six years and he will wear the No. 24 jersey.
Since his physical examination had been completed the day before, after meeting with Gao Shen in Valdebebas that morning, Gao Shen personally sent him to the Bernabeu, which also attracted the attention of many media reporters.
Florentino personally gave him a model of the Bernabeu, a watch, a pen, and a No. 24 jersey with Illarramendi's name and joining date printed on it.
The president of Real Madrid expressed his expectations for Illarramendi, hoping that the local midfielder can play at a high level in Real Madrid and use actions to defend Real Madrid's honor.
Illarramendi said that Real Madrid is a very great club and he promised everyone that he would fight for the team emblem on his chest. At the same time, he also thanked Real Sociedad for their training and support.
The new Real Madrid player also specially thanked the head coach Gao Shen, saying that he was very nervous at first, but after talking with the head coach, he has relaxed a lot now.
"I can't wait to start my Real Madrid career."
This also earned him warm applause from the audience.
The day after Illarramendi joined, French midfielder Paul Pogba also came to the Bernabeu.
But unlike the Spanish midfielder, Pogba arrived in Madrid on the night when Illarramendi signed.
Zidane went to the airport to pick him up, took him to the hotel first, and then took him directly to Gao Shen's home as a guest and had dinner together.
Pogba has played for Leeds United for two years and is relatively familiar with Su Qing.
Gao Shen has no doubts about Pogba's ability and has never doubted his talent, but he hopes that Pogba can calm down and compete with the current players in the Real Madrid team.
"I can tell you with great certainty that Toni Kroos and Modric are both the world's top midfielders. Verratti also has the potential to become the world's top midfielder. And you, I never doubt it!"
Gao Shen outlined a very bright blueprint for Pogba, that is, Real Madrid will dominate European football.
For this season, Real Madrid's goal is to win the Triple Crown.
This requires every player in the team to work hard, and everyone will not lack competition opportunities. The key is to show their strength and improve their level as soon as possible.
"At Leeds United, you partnered with Coutinho, Kurzawa and Icardi, but now at Real Madrid, you have to try to cooperate with world-class players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo and Benzema."
Pogba said that he will do his best and will not let Gao Shen down.
The current Pogba is very different from Gao Shen in his previous life, because his experience has changed.
In Gao Shen's previous life, Pogba changed agents many times in order to leave Manchester United, and finally became Mino Raiola. Finally, under the guidance of the Italian, he left Manchester United and joined Juventus.
But this is not the case for Pogba now. He has not met Raiola. After moving to Leeds United, he has been carefully cultivated by Leeds United and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.
Gao Shen has no doubt that Pogba has the ability to take charge of his own business.
The only shortcoming of Real Madrid today is that they failed to sign Alaba on the left. Otherwise, Real Madrid's entire lineup would be stronger.
Real Madrid has actually contacted Bayern, but Bayern has always refused to negotiate with Real Madrid.
There is really no way around this.
It is worth mentioning that Gao Shen also attended Pogba's signing ceremony.
Two days after Pogba signed, Real Madrid held another signing conference and announced the joining of Bosnia and Herzegovina center Dzeko.
Dzeko will occupy the last foreign player spot in the Real Madrid team.
Gao Shen also met with Dzeko before the press conference and chatted about some things in the team.
Unlike Illarramendi and Pogba, Dzeko is more mature. He clearly understands his position in Real Madrid, and he also promises that he will do his best to cooperate with advanced tactics.
While playing for Tottenham in the Premier League, Dzeko's physical confrontation ability improved a lot.
After all, defenders in the Premier League are not fuel efficient.
Gao Shen said that he will give Dzeko more opportunities to play during the training camp and strive to integrate him into the team as soon as possible.
But the pressure on Dzeko is not small either.
Needless to say, Benzema is the main force, and Morata is also very competitive.
After a season of intensive training, Morata's strength has improved significantly.
Gao Shen also jokingly reminded Dzeko that it is not easy to get more playing opportunities.
With the joining of three players, Real Madrid also announced the end of the transfer.
However, what followed was that the club announced a series of contract extensions, including the four-year extension of young player Nacho, and other players such as Morata, Jese, etc., all of whom received contract extensions.
This also attracted the attention of Spanish media.
There are even some good people who selected Illarramendi, Carvajal, Isco, Morata and Jese as the five eagles of Real Madrid in the new century.
As we all know, Real Madrid's Five Eagles era was very glorious, and now, everyone expects this group of Spanish young people to succeed in Real Madrid and create more brilliance.
But both Gao Shen and Real Madrid declined to comment.
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On July 8, Real Madrid’s pre-season training camp officially started.
As usual, on the first day of the camp, Real Madrid is open to training.
But what surprised everyone was that what attracted the most attention from the media and fans on the first day of camp was not the stars who returned from vacation, because they found that these stars seemed to be in pretty good shape.
Even Marcelo, who usually puts on weight, has maintained well this summer. Especially when reporters asked him about it, he even pulled up his shirt to reveal his muscles, and he still looked very strong.
The Brazilian also said quite proudly that he had always paid attention to it.
What is really surprising is the message on the big blackboard at the door of the locker room.
Everyone who is familiar with and understands Real Madrid knows that the Real Madrid team has always had the habit of having dinner together.
Every time there is a dinner party, the person who invites guests will write the time and place on the big blackboard, and everyone will go on their own after seeing it.
The time for this dinner is today, and the location is Juan's House Barbeque Restaurant in the city center.
But the sponsor was a surprise.
Surprisingly, it is new aid Illarramendi.
"How does this kid know the traditions of our team?"
"Did someone tell him that?"
Everyone was talking around the big blackboard, and everyone noticed Casillas and Ramos, especially Ramos.
This guy has no other skills, but he is very good at cheating, cheating, and eating and drinking.
"Don't look at us like that. It has nothing to do with us. Do we look like the kind of unscrupulous captains who bully newcomers?" Ramos asked confidently.
But his aura could not last more than three seconds.
"Is there anything else to doubt?" Toni Cross asked calmly.
Everyone burst into laughter.
What a slap in the face!
Toni Kroos is a famous joker in the Real Madrid team.
"It's really not me!" Ramos was also convinced.
Am I so out of position?
Casillas also smiled and nodded, pointing in the direction of the head coach's office.
Everyone suddenly realized.
"The boss told me that our little classmate is a little nervous, so we need to make some noise for him and help him integrate into our big, united and friendly family as soon as possible."
As soon as Ramos said this, everyone dispersed.
The Real Madrid vice-captain didn't care and chased after him while shouting and making a fuss.
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Illarramendi invited everyone in the team to dinner. This was an instruction from a senior official.
Originally, Gao Shen meant that the three newcomers invited the whole team to dinner, which is also a tradition of Real Madrid.
But Illarramendi felt that it wouldn't cost much, so he took the initiative and said that if Pogba and Dzeko were interested, they could also invite him again.
This is undoubtedly a way to bring him closer to his teammates in the locker room.
Gao Shen also actively encourages new players to integrate into the team as soon as possible, and he also fully supports this tradition of Real Madrid.
It's like some newcomers' Xiangbuwu movies from a certain country. Gao Shen has never seen it, but it proves that this method is still very useful.
Pogba and Dzeko were not stingy either. They immediately offered to find time and treat each of them to a meal.
With Gao Shen as his backing, the Real Madrid players naturally gave him face and said they would arrive on time.
The morning physical examination began in this lively atmosphere.
Afterwards, Gao Shen introduced the three new players to the players, and also named and criticized several players who were not up to standard.
Marcelo was secretly pleased.
He paid great attention to it this summer, and he participated in the Confederations Cup in Brazil and maintained good physical condition.
It’s just that I’ve been a little indulgent during my vacation in the past few days.
Professional players have trouble with this. If they relax a little, they will easily gain weight.
Unfortunately, his secret joy did not last long as Gao Shen saw it.
Therefore, the Brazilian heard sadly that the head coach asked Buenaventura and Pintus to focus on "taking care" of his arrangements, which made him suddenly show an expression of despair.
During last year's summer training camp, he was really tortured.
Seeing Marcelo's desperate expression, the players all laughed unscrupulously.
But Gao Shen also said that the intensity of training this summer will be far greater than in the past, so that they can all be mentally prepared.
Anyone familiar with it knows that he says this almost every year.
But most of the Real Madrid players are not familiar with Gao Shen. They just heard him say this last year and this year, which gave them the impression that the intensity of training this year will be far higher than last year.
Seeing the players all looking sad, the coaching staff were all smiling very happily.
Every summer training camp, "abusing" players in different ways has become a routine program for the senior coaching staff.
But I have to admit that this kind of "torture" is really effective.
Real Madrid last season was the most capable team in European football. Gao Shen has put forward higher requirements this season, hoping that the team can perform better.
Several injured players in the team have to go to the hospital for detailed examination so that the coaching staff can tailor a training plan for them.
However, both the media reporters and the fans present seemed to hear the wails above Valdebebas.
On the first day of training, Gao Shen received another piece of good news.
