Contract Release Clause Exposed

Contract Release Clause Exposed, Football World Shaken

In the end, Bosque still didn't directly answer the question.

However, the AS newspaper journalist's question successfully drew the attention of Spanish fans.

Should Lin be recalled from the Bundesliga during the winter break?

In response to this question, countless people both online and offline are debating.

"I think the journalist is right. Where does the Bundesliga compare to our La Liga? The styles of the two leagues are different. If you want to learn authentic possession football, it has to be our La Liga!"

"Yes, the Bundesliga's style is more similar to the Premier League, emphasizing physicality and fast-paced play, contrasting greatly with our La Liga, which emphasizes technical play and ground penetration."

"The problem is, if Barca recalls Lin, at what position will he play? Are they really going to make Messi give up his position for him?"

Fans of other teams are just talking, they don't really care. After all, if Lin comes back, he's still playing for Barca and it has nothing to do with their own clubs.

But for Barca fans, if Lin returns, how will he coexist with Messi is a big problem.

Both of them are the kind of players whose threat is highest when they have the ball. But there's only one football on the field. When both are on the field at the same time, how to allocate ball possession is a big problem.

If Lin is recalled but is not given a starting position and is only a substitute for Messi, this is also not acceptable for the Spanish national team!

Our national team's absolute key player, even the tactical core of the entire team, is unable to play in your Barca, isn't it better for him to play as a starter for another team, even if it's a smaller team?

As the discussion progressed, everyone's opinion was quite unanimous - Lin should not return to Barca.

At least, he shouldn't return to Barca until he secures a starting position and enough playing time.

Once this consensus was reached, Florentino's plan came to fruition.

Soon, some smaller newspapers started to leak the news of Real Madrid making an offer to Barca, hoping to take Lin away.

Although these were unconfirmed reports from non-mainstream newspapers, the news still caused a stir in Spain.

Real Madrid and Barca are arch-rivals! If Real Madrid makes an offer to Barca, would Barca agree?

For Barca, they probably would rather let the player not play than agree to transfer their player to Real Madrid, right?

Unless Real Madrid directly pays the release clause, buys out the contract, and forcefully takes Lin away!

When reporters asked Real Madrid President Florentino about this, he didn't deny it:

"Hehe, Lin is indeed a very good player, I admire him very much!"

Although he didn't directly admit it, Florentino's statement naturally meant that he was willing to bring Lin back to Bernabeu.

So, the pressure fell on Barca. In the face of Real Madrid's interference, how would they respond?

Journalists swarmed to Barca, wanting to interview Barca President Rosell.

Rosell was very angry and refused to be interviewed by the journalists, telling them with a stern face:

"We at Barca will absolutely not sell our players to clubs like Real Madrid!"

Afterwards, Rosell immediately found Zubizarreta and Enrique, giving them a strict order to ensure that Lin signs the contract renewal, no matter what method they use.

Zubizarreta was very resentful, feeling that this matter was Enrique's fault, and he shouldn't be involved.

But before he could shift the blame, Enrique directly spoke up:

"Sorry, Mr. President, I can't fulfill the task you've given me!"

"It was you who originally wanted to send Lin away, shouldn't you be responsible for this matter?"

Rosell was already very angry due to the rumors and reporters, and now, Enrique dared to argue with him, making his anger uncontrollable.

"Luis Enrique, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Enrique looked at the furious Rosell and suddenly smiled.

Forget it, expecting him to admit his mistake was as likely as the sun rising from the west.

How could they, the higher-ups, ever be wrong?

So, those who bear the blame will always be those below.

Thinking of this, Enrique seemed to have suddenly let go of all his burdens. He took out the resignation letter he had prepared, slapped it on the table, and said to Rosell:

"Sorry, I can't fulfill the task you've given me. You'll have to find someone else!"

After speaking, he turned around without caring about the dumbfounded two behind him.

Rosell's face turned red; he wanted to stop Enrique, but Enrique ignored him and left the doors of Barca Club without turning around.

The next day, Celta Vigo Club officially announced on their website that they had successfully signed a contract with former Barcelona youth team coach Enrique, who would take on the role of the club's coach.

Enrique leaving Barcelona and joining Celta Vigo only caused a slight ripple in the Spanish football world and then everyone stopped paying attention.

On the other hand, the debate over whether Lin should return to Barcelona during the winter break had reached its peak.

Although Barcelona made it clear that Lin is not for sale and would not accept any offers from other teams, at this time an anonymous source revealed that Lin's contract with Barcelona had only six months left.

Moreover, Lin's contract was with the youth team, and the release clause was only 5 million euros! 

At this price, even some smaller teams could afford to buy out the contract!

"Barcelona doesn't have a spot, but Real Madrid does! Let's just have Lin come to our Real Madrid to play!"

"Yes, 5 million euros for such a powerful and potential player, this deal is so cost-effective, isn't it?"

"If we get Lin, we won't have to waste money buying that winger from Tottenham Hotspur anymore. My great Real Madrid won't be the loser!"

The transfer news of Real Madrid and Tottenham's winger Bale was making a lot of noise. It seems that Tottenham took advantage of Real Madrid, so they set the price very high. It is rumored that Bale's asking price reached 80 million pounds.

If this price comes true, it will break the world football transfer fee record set by Real Madrid when they brought in CR7 from Manchester United.

Real Madrid is wealthy, but spending a hundred million to buy a player whose fame and strength is far less than CR7 and Messi seems like a bad deal in any case.

But Lin is different. Lin's performances in the Bundesliga and the national team are there for all to see.

Although he is very young, his current strength is already very strong, and he will only get stronger in the future.

Such a powerful and potential football talent, Real Madrid wouldn't be at a loss if they bought him! 

Not to mention, Lin's release clause is only 5 million euros!

If anyone can snatch him up at this price, they must be dreaming!

So, originally the Real Madrid fans who thought that Bale was very attractive, immediately felt differently after comparing Bale and Lin.

With Lin in the picture, who needs Bale?

Not to mention the exaggerated 100 million euro transfer fee, who would be the fool to buy into that!

"Haha, I've always wanted to see how CR7 and Messi would cooperate on the field, what kind of chemistry they would create!"

"If Real Madrid really buys Lin, then your dream will come true!"

"Looking forward to it +1!"

"Looking forward to it +2!"

"Looking forward to it +3!"

...

"By the way, can CR7 and Messi's completely different styles really be compatible?"

"Try it and you'll know?"

"It should be no problem, both of them have a high football IQ, and CR7 doesn't need too much ball possession, so it seems that they can cooperate very well!"

"If the two of them really have great chemistry... CR7 plus Messi, wouldn't this combination be invincible?"

"I wonder what CR7 really thinks of Lin..."

"I think we should pay more attention to how Lin feels. If he comes to Real Madrid, won't he be overshadowing CR7? Is Lin willing?"