The first replay: the counterattack. Trapp's throw. The sprint. The composure. The finish.
Then the second: the set-piece routine. The disguised movement. The strike from the edge of the box.
Then the third: extra time. The half-turn. The laces. The crossbar and in.
The clip ended.
Silence lingered for a second before it looped again.
Soriano broke it.
"What is the response from Frankfurt?"
Txiki didn't take his eyes off the screen.
"Nothing," he replied. "We increased the offer. €85 million total, including add-ons. Structured. Competitive. They haven't responded."
Hugo shifted slightly.
"Not even a soft no?"
"Not even that," Txiki said. "They're holding. Pep really wants him."
That sentence hung differently.
Soriano finally looked at Txiki instead of the screen.
"Really wants him?"
Txiki nodded. "He sees him as the long-term replacement for Kevin. Not stylistically identical. But positionally, creatively, output-wise… he believes the ceiling is higher."
