Chapter 103 The most important one!
As soon as Chen Xiaoliang arrived outside the Celtics Club dormitory building, Shen Mengyu was already waiting there with her luggage bag.
I just got back to the dorm and haven’t even unpacked my vacation luggage yet.
"Sister, help me check what Reese sent me. It's not convenient for me to check while driving."
"It's a contract..." Shen Mengyu carefully looked at the terms written in English.
"It is said that due to meeting the release clause in your contract, Tottenham Hotspur has agreed to Roma's transfer request for £35 million.
Now Roma offers you an annual salary of 4 million euros, or about 80,000 euros per week. According to Italy's tax rate, you will get about 48,000 euros per week after tax.
The contract is for three years, from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024.
You retain 50% of the image rights during the contract period.
First team positioning: Regular rotation.
It comes with an appearance fee of 10,000 euros, a clean sheet bonus of 5,000 euros per game... an assist bonus of 5,000 euros, a goal bonus of 5,000 euros, and a substitute non-appearance bonus of 5,000 euros.
There is also a 50,000 Euro League Team of the Year Award, a 50,000 Euro League Championship Award, a 10,000 Euro Italian Cup Championship Award, and a 50,000 Euro European Cup Championship Award.
Mr. Riise specifically noted on this page that Mourinho privately asked him to tell you that this contract is a perfect match for the team's current defensive midfielder Amadou Diawara, brackets, and this person does not meet Mourinho's requirements and will be cleared, brackets.
He ranks ninth among all players in the team, second only to Mkhitaryan, and far higher than the Uruguayan left-back Matias Viña whom he just brought in. ”
Oh shit…Chen Xiaoliang was a little shocked.
This contract exceeds the terms currently offered to me by all the top clubs!
Shen Mengyu continued, "Although you are a Red Country citizen, the team still has two non-European quota vacancies this season, so there will be no obstacles to your transfer.
Mourinho asks you to make a decision as soon as possible, and if you refuse, he will loan Porto midfielder Sergio Oliveira as a replacement."
"Sister, what do you think?"
"If it were me... I would go right away! Such a famous coach thinks highly of you. If I could meet such a coach, I would be in China now, preparing for the Olympics with the national team... Alas..."
"Uh... Sister, don't be sad. Coach Jia has a hole in his brain."
"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore. Brother, don't hesitate. This is an opportunity that many people want."
Chen Xiaoliang nodded.
When the car arrived home, Shen Mengyu moved into the guest room that was originally occupied by Erica. The flowers and vegetables that Chen's mother had planted in the yard had also grown.
Chen Xiaoliang called Riise and told him that he was very willing to accept the terms offered by Roma, but he had a request and he didn't know whether Mourinho could agree to it.
But this was just his request, not a condition.
Reese was very surprised after hearing what Chen Xiaoliang said and asked him if he was sure he wanted to do this.
Chen Xiaoliang insisted, and Reese responded that he would try "this surprising suggestion."
In the following days, he and Shen Mengyu made a plan and trained together every day.
Running together, working out with machines in Gerrard's gym together, and doing ball drills together on the lawn.
A week later, a partnership announcement from Glasgow Rangers was announced:
“Rangers Football Club has signed a cooperation agreement with two football youth training institutions in the Red Country, with the first phase of cooperation lasting three years.
Every year, a total of 70 U13 players from these two youth training institutions receive six-month training and receive language and curriculum education in local middle schools.
The training expenses will be paid jointly by the club and Mr. Chen Xiaoliang."
This announcement did not attract any attention in Scotland. After all, in the UK, there are professional clubs everywhere, especially many top teams, and every year many children from all over the world go there for football training.
But it has caused a huge heated discussion in the Red Country!
[Chen Xiaoliang YYDS! This is the person who really works for the Red Country football! ]
[Coach Xu has a hard time. He is still insisting on youth training at such an old age. He can be called the godfather of Chinese football]
[Dong Dazui has done a good job in training young players in recent years. He has also led the team to play against European clubs before. I hope he can really train some stars in the future.]
[What can 70 people do? Isn't this just a show?]
[They are paying for the youth training out of their own pockets. Even if there are only a few people, it still counts. What else can you do besides playing the keyboard? ]
[I was thinking, isn’t this a slap in the face of the Football Association? Will the Football Association find a reason not to allow these children to go out? ]
[It’s hard to say for Dong Dazui, the Football Association should not embarrass Coach Xu]
[Why is it U13? Not U10 or U15? Can someone who knows football explain it? ]
[Thanks for the invitation, according to international football management, the youth training phase begins at the age of 13. In addition to skills, physical fitness and health training must also be gradually started.]
Chen Xiaoliang planned this collaboration very carefully.
He sold part of his image rights to Rangers Club, and the club can sell various peripheral products of his, especially his No. 33 jersey in the Red Country market. The profits from this part will be used to pay for the training costs of the youth team.
Dong Dazui and Coach Xu selected good youth training players, and Coach Xu coordinated the opinions of the national football team.
Coach Xu had previously acquired the Rocal Club in Spain and led the team to the Spanish Second Division, but due to various reasons he eventually transferred the team.
If there are outstanding youth players who can stay in Europe in the future, Riise will be responsible for the players' European affairs as per the agreement.
We will do this for three years first and then see what will happen in the future. If it is effective, we will expand the number of students.
Also within this week, Riise and Chen Xiaoliang confirmed that Mourinho, after detailed communication with the coaching team and the transfer team, had agreed to Chen Xiaoliang's request, believing that he could complement the team, and now the transfer team is already pushing forward this matter.
But in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, the two things will be carried out simultaneously but announced separately!
Chen Xiaoliang was so excited that he sent a text message to Mourinho:
"Thank you! I will give everything for the new season!"
Mourinho, who usually responds slowly or not at all, responded quickly this time:
"Come over as soon as the European Cup is over, I'll be waiting for you in Rome!"
After a while, Mourinho sent another photo, which was also a tactical diagram on his notebook.
There was a circle drawn on the defensive midfielder position with the English letters "Chen" written on the circle and a note next to it: The most important one.
Before Chen Xiaoliang could even feel touched, Wu Lei called him and said, "Liangzi..."
Chen Xiaoliang smiled: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Wu Lei sighed, as if he were in a dream: "It's all because of this... From now on I'll call you brother... I have no way to repay you for such a great favor..."
"Brother Lei, let's not be polite. I have a suggestion. Can I tell you about it?"
"Brother, just tell me, I will help you through any difficulties."
"It's only the beginning of June now. Come to my place and we can train together for a month to prepare well for the new season."
"Brother, whatever you said is what I will tell your sister-in-law later. Your sister-in-law was also very excited when she heard the news yesterday. Now she is preparing to look for a house in Rome."
"Brother Lei, let Reese take care of this."
"Okay brother, I'm going to fire my agent soon, and leave everything to Reese from now on."
"No! Bro! That's not what I meant!"
"Brother, stop talking. I wanted to stick with it for another season to see if I could get more opportunities. If not, I would go back home. Now I have the opportunity to play for such a good club, which is also a dream come true in my career. Stop talking! I will pack my luggage and buy the nearest flight and come here!"
Just like that, the two-person training turned into a three-person training.
Shen Mengyu trains for 3 hours a day, while Wu Lei and Chen Xiaoliang train for 5 hours a day.
Apart from sleeping, resting and eating, every day he trains. According to Wu Lei, it is as if he has returned to the purest time of his childhood at the Chongming Base in the East China Sea.
The European Cup kicked off on June 12, and the three of them went to watch three games between Scotland, the Czech Republic and Croatia.
Coincidentally, players from Slavia Prague led by Masopust in the Czech team and players from Celtic led by Callum in the Scottish team have all played against Chen Xiaoliang.
The experience of playing against them allowed him to indirectly feel the intensity and pressure of the European Cup.
However, the match between Croatia and Scotland is what excites him most among the three group matches.
Barisic came on in the 70th minute and Nathan Patterson came on in the 83rd minute. As the right back and left back, the two also had two direct confrontations on the wing.
In the end, the Croatian midfield led by Modric completely controlled the ball and won 3-1.
Chen Xiaoliang sent a text message to the two players after the game: "You funny guy, you played really well."
On June 30, Wu Lei bid farewell to the two with excitement and flew to Rome for a physical examination.
On July 1, Roma Club officially announced that it would introduce Red Country striker Wu Lei from Espanyol Club on loan for one year.
There were previous reports in the media that Roma was going to sign a top player from the Red Country.
Major forums and self-media speculated that it was Chen Xiaoliang, but they didn't expect that what they waited for was Wu Lei's official announcement.
[Mourinho will take a fancy to Wu Qiuwang? Is this a mistake? 】
[I heard that Wu Lei's agent has been replaced by Reese. Think about it carefully.]
[Wu Lei can't even play football in Spain, how can he play in Roma? 】
[Did Wu Lei help the team reach the Europa League in his first season at Espanyol? ]
[Isn't it a good thing for Red Country players to go to such a club? Is there anything to question? ]
[Guano always thinks that no one is worthy of a bird, but they don’t know that their idol has fallen to a team like Roma]
[It should be for the Red Country market]
[For the sake of the market, it is better to sign Chen Xiaoliang directly]
[Chen Xiaoliang definitely doesn't want to go. If you were to give up Manchester City and Liverpool and go to Rome, would you?]
[Roma: No problem, Wu Lei: No problem, netizens: No problem]
This debate lasted for more than ten days, but gradually faded in intensity as the European Cup progressed.
But the real bombshell is coming!
On the afternoon of July 11, as if to compete with the European Cup for traffic, the Roma Club issued another official announcement. In an instant, almost all European sports media and the Red Country mainstream media were reporting this news:
After rejecting invitations from many top clubs including Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Inter Milan and others, Chinese player Chen Xiaoliang chose to join Roma Football Club to compete in the Serie A next season!
It is reported that the club offered him an annual salary of 4 million euros.
This time, not only the Red Country, but also the European sports media went wild!
The most idiosyncratic and controversial head coach signed the Red Country teenager for the second time after Tottenham!
The people who had asked him to do were Drogba, Eto'o and Ibrahimovic!
The collision between the traffic king among head coaches and the traffic leader among young players will lead to endless topics and debates!
Factors including Wu Lei, Gerrard, Levy and Tottenham were all discussed, and some even said that this was a big chess game played by Mourinho!
Some even say that Cheryl, who was seen in Rome these days, may have had an influence on this transfer!
The famous sports website broadcasting in the Red Country even went down for a while!
However, at this time, Chen Xiaoliang was in London, on his way to Wembley Stadium to watch the European Cup final...
But when he entered the stadium, the person who appeared beside him was not Gerrard, who had arranged to watch the game with him...
But another Gerrard...
Lily Ella Gerard...
Tickets for the final are very difficult to get, and Riise has been in Rome recently due to transfer matters and has no time to get these.
Chen Xiaoliang originally wanted to call Sir Alex Ferguson for help, but he felt that he was nothing in front of the old sir and was embarrassed to trouble him.
Finally I called Gerrard.
Gerrard agreed immediately and said that he would also be there and they could watch the game together.
Unexpectedly, just after passing the ticket check and security check at the VIP entrance, Lily walked up to him.
She was afraid of missing Chen Xiaoliang, so she came early and waited for an hour. She also thoughtfully bought snacks and drinks for two people.
Chen Xiaoliang thought it was a chance encounter, but he never thought that this was Gerard's plan...
After they entered and sat down, they found that there were many English legends sitting in the audience area on the right, including Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard, and the charming Beckham who could attract everyone's attention wherever he went.
"Boss, you actually betrayed me..."
Chen Xiaoliang sent a text message to Gerard, complaining.
Gerard responded with a laughing expression and asked, "Where are you? Wave to me."
After that, Gerrard waved.
"Daddy! Daddy! We are here!"
Before Chen Xiaoliang raised his hand, Lily stood up and shouted excitedly, and put her arm around Chen Xiaoliang and pulled him up.
At this moment, all the eyes around him were attracted, and Chen Xiaoliang wanted to crawl under the chair...
"Isn't this Chen Xiaoliang?"
"Oh yeah, that's the one that's very popular in Wanderers."
"What Rangers? He has already been signed by Roma!"
"Who is that over there? They are hugging each other, so intimate."
"You are stupid. You are calling Jerad daddy. Who else could it be if not your daughter?"
"What a winner in life... Not only did he gain the trust of the head coach, he also got the head coach's daughter..."
"Don't think about it. The more you think about this kind of thing, the more angry you get..."
Just as Chen Xiaoliang was about to complain, he saw a black man next to Gerard turn around and look at him, with an intriguing expression.
When their eyes met, Chen Xiaoliang quickly pulled Lily to sit down and pretended not to see that person...
Lily also said: "I didn't expect Dad to sit with Uncle Ashley Cole. They played football together in the United States and have a good relationship."
Chen Xiaoliang was so depressed that he wanted to say:
You didn't expect him to sit with your father, and he didn't expect me to be with his ex-wife...
"Be nice to my daughter. She has been pestering me for a month and insisted on meeting you, but now you come to me to ask for money. This shows that this is fate. Please understand the difficulties of being a father."
I understand you... Who will understand me? I have a family member who has practiced judo...
Who would have thought that at this time the on-site director also came to add a touch and directly gave the camera to Chen Xiaoliang and Lily, and it was a big close-up!
When Lily saw herself appear on the big screen at the scene, she quickly waved and cheered.
Chen Xiaoliang had no choice but to smile and resist the urge to look at the big screen.
Originally, only people nearby saw them together, but now the whole audience, no, the whole world saw them together...
After a while, Chen Xiaoliang felt laughter coming from all around him again, still the kind of laughter that was full of mockery...
He glanced at the big screen and almost fainted from anger!
The nosy director was obviously not satisfied yet. After giving Chen Xiaoliang a close-up, he immediately turned the camera to Ashley Cole!
Ashley Cole looked serious and frowned!
The phone vibrated.
When I opened it, it was a text message from Shen Mengyu:
"Brother, you are going to be famous now."
"Sister, you know how miserable my brother is..."
Shocked again, it was Sun Jihai:
"Liangzi, you are awesome."
"Uncle, is this really okay for you?"
There was a double shock. It was Wu Lei:
"Brother, I really envy you. I've been through this before. Take care. (I deleted this after reading it. Don't let your sister-in-law see it.)"
"Brother Lei, so you are this kind of person."
I was shocked again. It was Erica. It was a selfie of her wearing a kimono:
"I saw you on the live broadcast! I'm going to compete next week, remember to watch me! PS: Am I beautiful?"
"Beautiful! Oh, it would be nice if you were here..."
"Eh? Isn't this Sister Erica?" Lily also saw Chen Xiaoliang's phone screen.
"Well, she's in Tokyo, and the Olympics are about to start..."
Chen Xiaoliang didn't close his phone. He was still waiting. There shouldn't be one less person here...
It shook! It finally shook!
"Fuck! You even managed to seduce the boss's daughter? You are such a beast!" Sender: Barisic .
"Get the hell out of here!" Chen Xiaoliang didn't forget to add a nose-picking expression.
As the game began, people's attention was also drawn to the game.
Chen Xiaoliang also began to observe carefully, this game was very important to him.
Italy is similar to England, with most of its internationals playing in the domestic league.
Like Juventus's Chiesa, Locatelli, Bernardeschi, Napoli's Insigne, Inter Milan's Barreroso and Berardi, Torino's Belotti, Lazio's Immobile, these best Italian midfielders and forwards will be Chen Xiaoliang's opponents next.
His reference is Maguire and Luke Shaw from England.
The performances of both players in this game were obviously better than in the Europa League, especially Luke Shaw, who scored a volley just 2 minutes into the game.
But Italy took complete control of the game after that and equalised in the second half.
In the final penalty shootout, Southgate made a magical move, replacing Rashford and Sancho in the 120th minute. The two players who had not warmed up missed the penalty and watched Italy win the championship.
After the game, Gerrard and other England stars obviously did not look as relaxed as before the game.
However, when they met in the corridor, Gerrard still gave Chen Xiaoliang a big hug.
Chen Xiaoliang also "returned" Lily to Gerard.
After returning to Glasgow and saying goodbye , Chen Xiaoliang boarded a flight to Rome.
A new page is finally about to open!
