Richard couldn't help it.
David Silva.
That was the name. The one he had already circled in his mind, the player he envisioned pairing with Xabi Alonso in the future. For that vision to become reality, nothing could be left to chance.
No misunderstandings. No half-measures.
So when Marina told him that it wasn't the boy who had rejected the scout, but the family, Richard knew immediately that this was no longer something he could delegate. He had to come himself.
While arrangements were made, Richard stayed at his hotel, waiting. The place was quiet, almost deceptively so.
Today was Wednesday, which meant the Champions League quarter-finals were about to begin.
Manchester United vs Inter Milan.
It was the third time David Beckham had faced Diego Simeone since the 1998 World Cup. And as for why the two of them were once again the center of attention—if you knew what happened in France in 1998, then you already understood.
