Chapter 119 Patrese’s call, Arsenal?
"German Bild" - Porto lost 1:5 in the second leg away from home, and the Bundesliga champion Bayern entered the semi-finals and will soon face their opponent Barcelona.

"Marca" - In the second round, Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 at home, Neymar scored twice, and the post-match score was as high as 9.6
Bild - Lopetegui said in a post-match interview that he and Jiang Yuan criticized the entire team, and the Spanish coach was dissatisfied with the players' negative attitude towards the game. The team's left-back ran only 9km throughout the game, ranking last among the starting players.

"Portugal A BOLA" - Porto lost to Bayern Munich away, and both teams in the Portuguese Super League were eliminated. The Portuguese Super League teams should consider changes. Selling a large number of young players is not conducive to the development of the local league.

"German Kicker" - Bayern coach Guardiola responded to the ripped pants in the first half because the team was too excited after scoring three goals in a row.

"China Football News" - my country's young player Jiang Yuan came on as a substitute in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern and created a penalty. After the game, World Cup champion Boateng exchanged jerseys with him.

Qingshan Middle School Newspaper - There are still 5 days until the start of the sports single recruitment exam. We welcome students with football expertise from all over the province to apply to our school. At present, Jiang Yuan, who was trained by our school, has achieved 1 goal and 1 penalty in the Champions League knockout round. Apply to Qingshan, and you may be the next Chinese Champions League player!

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After the away defeat, Lopetegui gave the team two days off to let everyone go back and calm down. The players went to spend time with their families or go clubbing. Jiang Yuan's life was relatively monotonous, so he chose to stay in the Gaya Center for training.

His purpose is simple. He wants to raise his value to 1150 million euros before the end of the Portuguese Super League season and make other teams pay his penalty clause.

If he can't make the move up, Jiang Yuan won't force it. After all, staying in Porto is not a bad thing, and he still has many honors to fight for in Portugal.

Of course, it would be boring if one trained alone for a long time, so Jiang Yuan would also take time to train with Team B next door. Occasionally reducing the intensity of training was also a good choice for Jiang Yuan to relax.

Although Porto B team plays in the Portuguese League, which is only the second league in Portugal, in terms of league rankings, the Portuguese League is only a few places lower than the English Championship in the world.

However, the challenge did not stop Jiang Yuan from killing his opponents in Team B’s training.

"Jiang, take it!"

Ribeiro called out and passed the ball to Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan suddenly accelerated with the ball, shook off the defense of defender Verdasca, and shot the ball into the goal steadily.

"call--"

Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. This was his fourth goal in today's training match. The players of Team B treated him as their big brother and they all tried their best to pass the ball to Jiang Yuan.

Competitive sports are like this. Being older doesn’t necessarily give you a say, but if you play in a high-level league, you will definitely have a say.

"Jiang, you're great!"

This is a compliment from Team B coach Brown: "Jiang, your teammates are all resting, are you really not going to take a day off? You trained with us all day yesterday!"

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "Sir, I think this is a kind of relaxation for me"

Jiang Yuan's words made Brown's eyes light up: "Don't you feel bored training like this every day?"

"Why would I be bored? Playing football gives me a sense of accomplishment and security!"

Jiang Yuan grinned. He was telling the truth. The secretion of dopamine made him feel happy.

Brown blew the whistle to stop the game, signaling the players to end the training and go to the physical therapy room to relax their muscles. He then chatted with Jiang Yuan: "I understand the sense of accomplishment, but what does a sense of security mean?"

Jiang Yuan said as a matter of course: "A sense of security is a sense of security. Professional athletes need to be strong enough to stand on the court. For me, this is a sense of security. Mr. Brown, have you ever sat on the bench?"

"Of course I have. Why are you asking me this all of a sudden?"

"After coming to Europe, I often sit on the bench. I never had this experience in China. After coming to Europe, I realized that the bench is boring. The fans in the stands are crazy, but they are not cheering for you. I don't like this feeling. I feel that I am being left out. So I said I need a sense of security, or recognition?"

Jiang Yuan was stretching his muscles. There had been no cell regeneration in the past few days, which made his body feel a little uncomfortable. The veins on the back of his thighs were throbbing as if they were electrocuted.

"Haha, Jiang, you are an interesting person. I won't say much. Just remember to relax your muscles."

Brown left with a smile. He had never seen any player train so hard.

He believes that behind self-discipline there must be a strong heart, which is a pursuit of victory.

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"Time accumulation"

"The Fruit of Summer"

"The scent of loneliness in memories..."

At this moment, Jiang Yuan's cell phone suddenly rang. Jiang Yuan had no choice but to run outside from the court to get his cell phone.

0044+
"?"

Jiang Yuan didn't have the habit of giving people notes, but he was able to react when he saw the area code.

It’s probably a call from Arsenal!
"Hello, this is Jiang Yuan"

"Hello, this is Patles, Jiang, do you remember me? I called you two weeks ago..."

The person on the other end of the phone had a very distinctive Irish accent, and Jiang Yuan knew who was calling even without Patles introducing himself. When the Irish speak English, their tone always rises suddenly, and they speak much faster than the English. If Jiang Yuan didn't listen carefully, he really couldn't understand what Patles was saying.

"Sir, of course I remember you, how can I help you?"

Jiang Yuan changed into slippers, took a yoga mat and spread it on the grass, stretching while talking on the phone, feeling extremely refreshed.

"Uh... Jiang, I remember I told you two weeks ago that we would pay the penalty fee to complete your transfer. Do you still remember this?"

Patras spoke quickly but haltingly, like an American firing a rifle.

Jiang Yuan admitted: "Sir, of course I remember this incident"

"Just remember, but... uh, why did you sign a new contract with Porto? You know, the difference between 130 million euros and 1150 million euros is quite big."

After listening to what Patles said, Jiang Yuan roughly understood why he called.

It seems that Arsenal is somewhat dissatisfied with his contract change.

"Sir, we had a verbal agreement before that if two teams are willing to pay my penalty, I need to give priority to Arsenal, is that right?"

"Yeah... that's right."

Patres was ashamed, this was indeed his mistake. Porto's 130 million euros contract was signed only a month ago, and it should not have been changed so quickly.

But what Patres didn't expect was that Jiang Yuan's performance made Porto's management eye the big pie in his hand, and they used some "little tricks" to guide Jiang Yuan to sign a new contract.

Weekly salary doesn't matter. Jiang Yuan's weekly salary is already among the lowest in the first-team. The main reason is his penalty fee. The price of young players in the transfer market is getting higher every year!
Jiang Yuan put his phone on the grass, did the greatest stretch, and then said: "I'm sorry, I did something wrong about changing the contract, but Porto gave me some conditions that I couldn't refuse."

"Jiang, can I ask what the conditions are?"

"Mr. Pat, I'm sorry I can't reveal the details."

Jiang Yuan refused outright. The fact that he signed a new contract could be considered a "shady deal" within the Porto team.

Using the opportunity to play as a substitute in the Champions League to lure players into signing new contracts, no matter how stupid Jiang Yuan was, he knew that such a thing could not be told to anyone.

Lopetegui and Jiang Yuan knew that this was enough.

"All right"

Patles took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "This time I called mainly to tell you something. We agreed to pay the penalty to complete the transfer, but now the price is beyond our acceptable range..."

Jiang Yuan was not surprised. Asian players are bound to depreciate in the European football market. If Jiang Yuan was a European or South American citizen, Arsenal might not have paid the 1150 million, but Jiang Yuan was not.

Even though Jiang Yuan is performing amazingly now, spending 1150 million euros to buy an unformed player from a football desert country does involve some gambling.

At present, the transfer fee record for Chinese players in European football is held by Sun Jihai, who transferred from Dalian Shide to Manchester City for 326 million euros. When evaluating the value of a player, scouts will of course also take into account the overall strength of the football in the player's country. Jiang Yuan's current penalty fee is three times the transfer fee record for Chinese players in European football, so this is indeed a bit risky.

Jiang Yuan's contract change with Porto did not take Arsenal's feelings into consideration, so Jiang Yuan would not blame others for it: "Mr. Pat, I understand your thoughts. At present, I may have to stay in Porto for another season."

Patres was silent for a while on the other end of the phone. He originally thought that Jiang Yuan would persuade him to pay the penalty, but he didn't: "Jiang, we asked Porto for your transfer offer. Do you know how much it is?"

"Oh?"

Hearing the words "transfer offer", Jiang Yuan became interested. If there is anything that can reflect his value, the transfer fee is definitely more representative than his market value.

"Porto gave two answers. Hullen is not willing to sell, and manager Mateo's offer is 900 million euros. We are confident that we can negotiate it to 850 million euros."

Jiang Yuan immediately understood the problem. Matteo and Lopetegui had different opinions about him. Lopetegui believed that he was worth training, but Matteo wanted to earn a transfer fee by selling him.

900 million euros is a profit for Porto no matter what, and this money is enough for Porto to buy no less than 17 talented players from other U10 teams.

Jiang Yuan curled his lips and asked, "So, are you willing to pay the 900 million euros?"

"I'm sorry... I personally recognize your ability very much."

Before Patrese finished speaking, Jiang Yuan knew what Arsenal meant, but Jiang Yuan expressed his understanding. Arsenal is not a team that is used to spending too much money on transfers, and the Gunners do not like to bet on players under the age of 18.

900 million euros, this price is already ranked third among Arsenal's transfers in the summer window of 14.

"Jiang, don't worry."

Patras changed the subject: "Mr. Arsene said he will continue to pay attention to you. Whether to pay the transfer fee is still under discussion. After all, the talent you have shown this season is indeed very exciting."

"If there is a chance, we are still very willing to cooperate with you!"

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(End of this chapter)