Chapter 25 was banned
Su Dong finally decided to sign Jorge Mendes.
This decision was not difficult to make because Mendes seemed to care very much about Su Dong.
Two days after their first meeting, the Portuguese came again with his partner Jorge Manuel and came up with a player development plan for the next three years.
In the plan, Mendes outlined a development path for Su Dong. First, he needs to successfully join a Portuguese Super League team during the winter break or next summer transfer window, on the condition that the other party promises him game opportunities for the second team and expectations for the first team.
"As far as I know, Benfica, Valerenses and Maritimo are all paying attention to you. Sporting Lisbon has also received news, but these are not important. They have not really made a decision yet, they are just paying attention."
"There are many players they pay attention to every year, but only a few are able to join them."
"So, the most important thing for you right now is to stay focused and not be affected by them. Keep working hard and improve your abilities. As long as you perform well enough, they will come to you one by one."
Mendes promised that he would work hard to get him into the Portuguese Super League within two years and to gain a foothold in the league within three years.
Of course , the premise is that Sudong can maintain its current development momentum.
If Su Dong himself doesn't work hard, it won't be of any use no matter how capable his agent is.
"Even if I get you to a Portuguese Super League giant like Benfica, Sporting Lisbon or Porto, without the ability, you still won't be able to play football and will be kicked out in no time."
Mendes' plan and ideas successfully convinced Su Dong, and the two parties signed the contract.
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After signing the contract, the first thing Mendes did was to find Sporting CP's head coach Gorba.
Gorba was surprised that Su Dong signed a new agent, but he also thought it was normal.
At present, Su Dong is the most popular young player in the team. It is a good thing that he has an agent to help him handle various affairs and the player can focus on playing football.
More importantly, Mendes did not come to ask for a salary increase, but rather expressed his hope to give Su Dong more playing time.
Regardless of the strength shown or the influence of Su Dong in the team, it is natural for him to be a main player.
Moreover, this is also in the interests of Sporting CP.
So Gorba agreed almost on the spot and promised to continue to fully support the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Mendes promised that he would transfer Su Dong's operations to the Portuguese Super League teams, and the benefits of Sporting CP would definitely be included.
The second thing was that after meeting Gorba, he got the contact information of the fraudulent agent who had tricked Su Dong into coming to Lisbon, made a phone call, and sent a fax signed by Su Dong, formally terminating the agency contract.
Theoretically, it is only now that Su Dong has truly signed with Mendes.
The liar had not cared about Su Dong since he tricked him to come to Lisbon. He had expected that Su Dong would return home in disgrace after staying in Lisbon for two months, but he never expected that Su Dong would actually kick out.
Especially after receiving the fax, he went to the Portuguese Racing Club to learn more about the situation. He knew that there were Portuguese Super League teams paying attention to Su Dong and immediately realized that he had missed a good opportunity.
Everyone knows what it means to have a player playing for a Portuguese Super League team?
So, the scammer immediately went to rent a house to look for Su Dong, hoping to keep Su Dong with the help of the contract signed in China. However, it turned out that the rented house was already empty.
With the help of Mendes, Su Dong had already reorganized an affordable apartment near the Marquis of Pombal Square.
The opponent then intercepted Su Dong after the training session of the Portuguese Athletic Association and tried to make amends, but Su Dong didn't want to pay any attention to him. Even his teammates around him and even Gorba stood on Su Dong's side.
Everyone knows that he is a liar.
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Afterwards, Su Dong completely put this matter aside and devoted himself to training and competition.
In the fifth round, in the away game against the weak team Lagoa, Sudong started for Sporting CP for the first time, serving as the team's lone center forward. As a result, he scored twice in the game again, scoring two goals in a row.
The reason why he performed so bravely this time was mainly because the opponent was too weak.
The entire Sporting CP team was supporting Su Dong, but the opponent was too weak and could not defend the goal at all.
In the end, Sporting CP won 3-0 away from home.
Su Dong finally experienced the pleasure of bullying a weak opponent.
Another week passed peacefully, and in the sixth round, we faced Monsaraz at home.
This is the newly promoted team this season. Its overall strength is even weaker than that of Lagoa. Playing at home, Atletico performed very bravely at home. Su Dong, who started again, scored two goals again and also contributed an assist.
Having scored four goals in two consecutive rounds, anyone can see that Su Dong's strength has improved amazingly fast. He has basically secured his position as the top scorer of Sporting CP.
But it was after this game that Su Dong received a call from his parents in China.
He was suspended.
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"Banned? Why?"
Su Dong was very surprised by the news.
"We don't know either. When the Football Association called us, they just informed us that your overseas transfer violated the rules and the Football Association decided to impose a long-term ban on you and asked you to return home immediately."
My father said worriedly on the other end of the phone.
They have been honest and upright all their lives, but now something like this has happened. How can they not be worried?
"That's impossible." Su Dong refused immediately.
The situation here is very good for him. He finally seized the opportunity and performed better and better with the help of the platform of Sporting CP. Now we want him to go back at this critical moment?
God knows when I can come out again after I go back?
The first person Su Dong thought of was that liar. He had connections in the Football Association, so it must be him who did it!
Thinking of this, Su Dong had nothing to hide, and he immediately told his parents everything about the liar, and also introduced his current situation in Portugal.
"It's a crucial moment now. In the game that just ended, we had scouts from Benfica They were all here to observe me."
Su Dong's tone became very firm when he said this, "They can ban me if they want, but it's impossible for me to go back now."
After working so hard for so long and finally making progress, if we go back now, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted?
Besides, the scammer did not violate any rules when he cheated people out of money before, but he is violating the rules now?
After understanding the situation, Su Dong's parents basically understood the situation. They knew that they had been deceived before, and they also knew that the other party was deliberately taking revenge and taking this opportunity to force Su Dong to compromise.
Although they were still worried, they were unwilling to let their son give up the future he had worked so hard to win.
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After hanging up the phone with his parents, Su Dong thought about it and called Mendes again to tell him the situation.
"If you are banned, the most you will get is probably a ban on playing for the national team. However, there will be no problem with the procedures for joining Sporting CP, and it will not affect subsequent transfers ."
But Mendes was still a little worried. "Well, I will go to the Portuguese Football Association tomorrow to find out the situation. I will help you complete the necessary formalities as soon as possible. As long as we can handle it here, there won't be much of a problem with FIFA, but it may affect your participation in national team matches."
According to Su Dong's age, he can actually join the national youth team and the national youth team.
But now, Su Dong has no choice.
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Apart from the person involved, Su Dong's suspension did not attract any attention in the country.
Today, the whole of China is immersed in the enthusiasm of qualifying for the World Cup in Korea and Japan. No media or fans will pay attention to a teenager struggling in a distant and unknown Portuguese semi-professional league.
Only Su Dong himself knew that he was banned.
How long has it been banned?
have no idea.
Fortunately, after Mendes learned about the situation through various channels, he told Su Dong with certainty that the domestic ban would not affect his next games and transfers.
After making this clear, Su Dong calmed down, put the entire suspension behind him, and devoted himself to training and competition.
After turning his grief and anger into strength, Su Dong trained even harder, especially after the hard training throughout October, his technique and physical condition were close to full potential, which allowed him to perform even better in the Portuguese Athletic Association competition.
After scoring twice in two consecutive rounds, Su Dong took a break for a round, but soon scored three goals in two rounds again.
And this time, a team finally couldn't help but extend an olive branch to him.
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In the city of Lisbon, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, both top clubs in the Portuguese Super League, are sworn enemies.
Interestingly, the home stadiums of these two teams are only two kilometers apart in a straight line.
But what’s even more interesting is that the home and away schedules of the two Lisbon teams this season are mostly the same.
In other words, in this season's Portuguese Super League, it is common to see two teams playing at home at the same time.
It’s like the eleventh round of the league, when both teams are at home at the same time.
Benfica will face Leiria, and Sporting Lisbon will face Braga.
On a night like this, tens of thousands of fans gathered in the two stadiums at the same time, with bright lights and thunderous noise, just like the two eyes of a giant dragon. It was fresh and exciting just thinking about it.
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Sudong arrived at the Stadium of Light in Mendes' car and went to the Stadium of Light accompanied by his agent and Jorge Manuel.
This was the invitation Benfica sent him two days ago, hoping that he could come to the scene to watch a game.
After getting out of the car and standing in the parking lot, he looked out at the brightly lit Stadium of Light and felt extremely shocked at the fans pouring in from all directions.
This is the Portuguese Super League team closest to him so far.
"It would be great to play football in a stadium like this!" Su Dong said with anticipation.
Mendes and Manuel smiled at each other.
"Then keep working hard, I will definitely help you realize this wish."
