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Raúl's joining Napoli can be considered the biggest signing since the Maradona era. Cassano, Arshavin, none of them can compare to Raúl!

Back then, Florentino spared no effort in building the Galácticos, adding a superstar every year. He poached Figo from Barcelona, bought Zidane from Juventus for a world-record fee, brought Ronaldo from Inter Milan, and snatched Beckham from Manchester United. All these players were top figures in the football world at the time. If the football world had a ranking of the top ten martial arts masters, like in wuxia novels, these four would undoubtedly be on that list.

But no matter how many people came, they couldn't shake Raúl González's position at Real Madrid. Whether it was the former captain and leader of Barcelona, the dual-core of Juventus and the French national team, the "new king" Ronaldo, or the "man of the people" Beckham, Raúl was the real boss in front of them.

Real Madrid then promoted themselves as having seven superstars, and Raúl was the only Spanish player among them.

It can be said that Raúl has seen everything in his career. He has weathered all kinds of storms. He has met countless big shots in the martial world, and even worked with them. His temperament and reputation are truly top-notch in today's football world.

So Raúl coming to the team is a big event.

This sensation is not only reflected in the ten thousand Napoli fans who came to the Stadio San Paolo to welcome him but also in the team's locker room.

Before Raúl even arrived, the locker room had already discussed him many times. Some people had watched Raúl's press conference. A player's departure could prompt a giant like Real Madrid to hold a special press conference, with the club president, general manager, and coach all in attendance, and dozens of media outlets swarming in. The respect, the grandeur, the airs… tsk tsk, truly speechless.

Compared to him, one realizes what a true "world-class superstar" is.

To put it bluntly, Napoli is really just a bunch of bumpkins.

Of course, there are many voices praising Raúl and envying him, but there are also voices full of worry.

Who is Raúl? A world-class superstar, the captain of a giant like Real Madrid, and the flag of the football temple, the Santiago Bernabéu.

He was the boss at Real Madrid. Would he be willing to be second in command when he comes to a small place like Napoli?

Moreover, there are many rumors outside that this Raúl is a… "ball hog."

Everyone knows what a ball hog is.

A locker room leader is not uncommon, but once you add the word "hog," it's not good. Being too bossy is annoying.

If he is really a "ball hog," then the locker room that Napoli has worked so hard to unite will probably not have any peace…

The current team captain is Paolo Cannavaro, a qualified and capable person. He came from Napoli, and he is also the brother of former Italian national team captain and FIFA World Player of the Year, Fabio Cannavaro. He comes from a famous family, has a reputation in the Napoli area, and is the most senior in the current team, so everyone trusts him as captain.

The captain of the team is Cannavaro, but the leader of the locker room is not him alone, or rather, not only him. Chen Hero is young, but because he is particularly favored by coach Mazzarri, he is strong, and he is also the club president's "godson." In addition, he is generous, forthright, charitable, likes to make friends, and has a lively personality. As the team's most popular star, he doesn't put on airs… Such a rare person in the world is naturally one of the leaders in the locker room.

Another leader in the locker room is the more low-key Hamšík.

These three people are the ones who have a say in the Napoli locker room. When Chen Hero first came, the leaders in the locker room were still these three. In addition to Hamšík and the captain, the other person was Lavezzi. However, Lavezzi failed in the team's political struggle and was sold to Juventus. It is said that he is not doing very well at Juventus.

Among these three, Hamšík is the head of Chen Hero's eat, drink, and play group, so he is naturally on Chen Hero's side. Therefore, Chen Hero's group has the loudest voice in the locker room.

Fortunately, Chen Hero and his group don't do anything bad other than making jokes and playing pranks, so everyone doesn't think there is anything wrong.

But now that a world-class superstar has parachuted in, many people are not sure whether the balance in the locker room will be broken because of this.

What if Raúl wants to be the captain when he comes?

What if Raúl wants to be the boss when he comes?

What if he conflicts with Chen Hero?

Will there still be peace in the locker room then?

If a team is not united internally, will it still have combat effectiveness?

These questions are in the hearts of every Napoli player.

With all sorts of questions, they finally met their new teammate, Raúl González.

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Mazzarri fully learned the lesson from Cassano's arrival last time. In order to avoid those completely unpredictable accidents, he would tell Captain Paolo Cannavaro in advance before introducing a new teammate to everyone. Then the captain would tell the whole team.

The meaning is—a newcomer is coming, you better hold your tongues and don't gossip behind people's backs.

Last time with Cassano, it was really embarrassing for both sides.

So the Napoli players are also clear about this.

Therefore, when Raúl was brought into the locker room by Mazzarri, there were no waves.

He still introduced Raúl to the captain first, and then Paolo Cannavaro introduced all the players.

Since Raúl doesn't speak Italian and Cannavaro doesn't speak Spanish, the translation work fell on Chilean winger Sánchez. He is Chilean, and the official language of Chile is Spanish. Sánchez has also been in Italian football for several years and can speak Italian. He is truly the right person to be a translator.

With the introduction of Captain Cannavaro and the translation of Sánchez, Raúl met every player, introduced himself to each other, and shook hands.

Throughout the whole process, Raúl wore a humble and gentle smile, without putting on the airs of "I am a world-class superstar, so I am the boss." He seemed very approachable.

Many Napoli players who were observing coldly from the side secretly breathed a sigh of relief—such a big star seems to be quite easy to get along with? Where did you see that he was a "ball hog"?

Of course, if he is really a ball hog, you can't see it just by looking at him a few times here.

Kaka has both a good appearance and good skills, but he was really a "ball hog" when he was at AC Milan…

When Paolo Cannavaro introduced Chen Hero, he was a little apprehensive. He didn't know how Chen Hero would feel about Raúl. But from what Chen Hero expressed in the mixed zone after Napoli defeated Real Madrid away last season, he seemed to disdain Real Madrid?

What if he hated the house and its crow and looked down on this Real Madrid captain with his nostrils, dismissive of him? Wouldn't that ignite the conflict in the locker room from the beginning?

But he was overthinking it.

Chen Hero's meeting with Raúl was very ordinary. Chen Hero shook hands with him with a smile.

Raúl also said a few words like he did when he met other teammates: "Your three goals against Barcelona were all beautiful! It's just that the result… is a pity."

Chen Hero shrugged: "There's nothing to regret. We'll get our revenge someday!"

Only then did some arrogance appear on his face.

Raúl immediately looked at this Chen Hero with new eyes.

He praised Chen Hero for scoring beautiful goals, which was just a way to greet him when they met. Most people would just say "thank you," but Chen Hero's answer was extraordinary, thinking was very arrogant and presumptuous.

But Raúl didn't hate it, he even liked it. Why?

Because this temperament is actually the temperament of Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a world-class giant, and it should have such arrogance—no matter who the opponent is, I'm not afraid of you! Even if I lose, I will have the opportunity to avenge this!

It's just that Real Madrid, which has been firmly suppressed by Barcelona for several years, is no longer qualified to have such temperament—for the winner, it's just the air of a king. For the loser, doing so is overestimating one's abilities and being arrogantly conceited.

Real Madrid can be confident, but it must never be arrogant.

Raúl saw the temperament of Real Madrid in a Napoli player. He was a little emotional, holding Chen Hero's hand with one hand and patting Chen Hero's arm with the other, then let go and went to meet the next person.

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In this way, Raúl became a member of Napoli and officially began his two-year life in Napoli. His first training session after joining Napoli attracted hundreds of Napoli fans to watch, vying to see the style of this former Real Madrid superstar.

Raúl is currently staying at the Paradise Hotel.

Considering the unreliable security in Napoli, he did not let his wife and children come with him, but they will occasionally come to see him, but not stay with him permanently. Therefore, he is currently here alone.

The club is helping him find a house. It's not a way to keep people by letting them stay in a hotel all the time. In order to make a new player feel at ease in the team, of course, it is necessary to solve his worries. If Raúl brings his wife and children, it will include helping his children find a school.

There are special people in Italian clubs responsible for this kind of thing, so the players don't have to worry about it themselves.

Some clubs even have the club president's wife in charge of this kind of thing. For example, the boss's wife of Udinese, Mrs. Giuliana Pozzo, is responsible for these specific affairs. Giuliana's first job is to be responsible for the "Udinese Forever" charity program, which has been running since 1998, and has currently raised one million euros online, which is similar to Leonardo's initial official work in Milan. Other work, such as the proper placement of new players, including finding houses, finding schools and registering their children, finding nurseries, arranging Italian language courses for players, hiring teachers, and the social integration of players, these may seem like trivial matters, but they are also major things that affect performance. When necessary, she also has to intervene to mediate the player's marital crisis…

She takes care of all these things.

Napoli's boss De Laurentiis also has such a virtuous helper, his wife Jacqueline, who is not responsible for the specific operation of the club, but she takes care of the family problems of the player team, especially those family harmony problems that may affect the entire team, she is duty-bound.

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Criscito came, and Raúl also came.

Napoli's transfer activities are still continuing.

Club executive Bigon is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, and the players are not relaxed either. They are being tormented by their coaches on the training ground, and they have to pay the price for their indulgence during the holidays.

Napoli's pre-season preparation is slowly unfolding in such a busy but not chaotic atmosphere.