This away game against Colombia was not only the last game of the year for the Argentina national team, but also Velarde's last game in 2015.
The club's game is over, the national team's game is over, and Willard can take a complete vacation.
It's summer in the southern hemisphere at this time, and it's a good time to go to the beach for vacation after the sisters have their vacation.
In the days that followed, Willard focused on selecting European clubs with agent Douglas Johnson.
In the past 2015, Velarde played in 56 games, scored 34 goals, and provided 18 assists. He won the AFC Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, and won the AFC Champions League and Copa Libertadores. Best player.
In the national team, Velarde participated in a total of 12 games, scoring 9 goals and 4 assists. His performance was even more amazing. He helped Argentina win the 2015 America's Cup and won the top scorer, assist top, and best player awards. , also helped Argentina rank second in the standings with three wins and one draw in the world preliminaries, trailing only Ecuador on goal difference.
But in fact, Willard is a defensive midfielder, and a defensive midfielder, not a forward. These goals and assists data were only obtained by him occasionally going forward to participate in the offense while defending.
In his job as a defensive midfielder, Willard's performance was even more amazing. In 56 games throughout the year, he averaged more than 3 interceptions, 3 steals, 4 clearances, and more than 3 successful aerial duels...
As a defensive midfielder, Willard also averaged more than three successful dribbles per game, and his passing success rate reached more than 92%.
In addition, the physical fitness, injury resistance, and strength brought by the 90-level physique, the reaction, agility, and leadership abilities brought by the 90-level awareness, the 90-level speed, the height of 186cm, the weight of 86kg, and so on.
Various data show that Willard is a very versatile top midfielder, and his offensive and defensive performance is world-class.
Velarde's performance as a central midfielder in the 4-3-3 formation in the Argentine national team's last two games also proves that Velarde is capable of playing the core midfield position. His physical fitness, speed, and offensive and defensive capabilities allow him to cover all aspects of the game. The team's penalty area to the vast area of the opponent's penalty area and excellently completed the task of total offense and defense.
Who doesn't love such a top midfielder?
Although the commercial value, fame and popularity among fans may not be as high as those of forwards like Neymar, in the eyes of clubs and professional coaches, forwards are highly sought after in this society, and defensive players in the midfield and backfield are scarce. In this era, midfield superstars like Willard were exactly what everyone dreamed of.
Therefore, any team with financial resources is seeking to join Willard.
There is no doubt that the transfer fee exceeds 50 million. These clubs have directly bypassed Hurricanes and negotiated with Velarde and agent Johnson.
As long as the personal conditions are negotiated and 50 million is directly given to the Hurricanes, Willard can report to the new club.
The only problem is that there are so many European giants that favor Velarde, and he is a bit spoiled for choice.
Barcelona also offered an olive branch to Velarde. If he could go to a top club like Barcelona and assist his idol Messi, Velarde would naturally not refuse.
However, the personal treatment offered by Barcelona is relatively low, because Barcelona already has too many top superstars in the team, and the salary pressure is already very high. There are also top superstars such as Busquets and Iniesta in the midfield, so there is no shortage of people.
Even though Velarde has gained a good reputation in South America and even entered the Ballon d'Or list, he has not proven himself in Europe after all.
Therefore, Barcelona can introduce Velarde with a liquidated damages of 50 million US dollars, but will not give him too high personal treatment, only offering an annual salary of 3 million euros.
Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and other giant clubs also have the same problem. They can introduce Velarde, but the personal treatment is not the highest. They just hope to attract Velarde to join with the club's background and reputation.
The most sincere ones are undoubtedly the three wealthy teams: Manchester City, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain. Moreover, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain lack the Champions League, so they want to recruit heavily and compete in the Champions League, so they are given very high treatment.
Especially Paris, with Di Maria, Ibrahimovic, and Cavani in the frontcourt, and Thiago Silva and David Luiz in the backcourt, they just happen to be top superstars in the midfield.
Although Velarde has not proven himself in Europe, his performance in the A-League, Copa Libertadores, Copa America, and World Cup Qualifiers has proven his strength. What's more, the Golden Globe Awards roster also proves the optimism of industry experts.
Therefore, the conditions given by Paris Saint-Germain are the highest. The annual salary is directly given to 8 million euros, which can directly enter the top 20 annual salary list in world football. It is higher than the salary of many superstars who have been in Europe for many years, and there are still 200 A signing fee of 10,000 euros is given upon signing the contract.
It has to be said that Paris Saint-Germain is backed by the Qatar consortium and is really generous in its move.
However, Willard is not very fond of Paris because in his mind the influence of Ligue 1 is not as good as the other four major leagues, especially the Premier League.
The Premier League has the most successful business development and the greatest influence. If you become famous in the Premier League, your income will not be low. Therefore, Willard prefers Manchester City or Chelsea. Especially Manchester City, which has several compatriots such as Aguero, Zabaleta, and Otamendi in the team, is more suitable for him to adapt to the team.
As for Serie A and La Liga, the main issue is language. The official language of Argentina is Spanish, and he is of Italian descent, so there is no problem with Spanish and Italian. It is easier to adapt to the language when joining a La Liga or Serie A team.
In the end, Willard will choose between Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain.
Just when Velarde was having trouble making a decision, on November 23, Velarde unexpectedly received a call from Klopp, the head coach of Premier League giants Liverpool.
Due to his preference for Manchester City, Willard happened to watch the 13th round of the Premier League this season when Manchester City faced Liverpool at home the day before. Unexpectedly, Manchester City actually lost at home, and they lost 1-4 to Liverpool. Liverpool won a big victory.
Therefore, Willard also has some interest in Liverpool.
Of course, Liverpool are also competing for Willard, but the club's senior management contacted Douglas Johnson before, and the conditions offered were only quite satisfactory. Willard had no interest in Liverpool before.
It's not like there haven't been head coaches of other teams who have had phone calls with Willard, expressing the club's importance to him and saying that he will definitely get the main position after joining, etc., trying to persuade Willard, a powerful midfielder, to join.
However, this time Liverpool head coach Klopp called Willard directly and said something that surprised Willard and couldn't refuse.
