Chapter 141 Portuguese Super League champion, Dragon Stadium riot!
"Oh my god, today is finally here. After Porto beat Penafiel 3-0, they have 4 more points than second place Benfica. Even if Benfica wins tomorrow's game, the final points will still be lower than Porto!"
"Dear fans, I declare Porto the champion of this season's Portuguese Super League!"
"Let's congratulate them!"
After the Porto game ended, A Kun did not switch to other games immediately as usual, because today was an extraordinary day for Porto, Jiang Yuan, and even all the fans who had hope for Chinese football.
Because this is the first time that a Chinese player has won the Portuguese Super League championship, and as a main player, he achieved a hat trick with an amazing outside overtaking in the last game!
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Jiang Yuan, wearing a green vest, ran onto the field with Casemiro who had just come out and hugged his teammates, but at this moment a strange sound suddenly came from the field.
"what's the situation?"
Jiang Yuan turned his head and looked, and then his pupils began to dilate violently. The fans in the stands broke through the defense line formed by the security personnel, and thousands and tens of thousands of people rushed into the stadium at the same time!
This scene is just like zombies attacking a city!
From the middle of the field, it can be seen that Lopetegui on the sidelines has been surrounded by dozens of fans wearing blue and white jerseys, and it seems that he will not be able to get out for a while.
As for now, there are at least several thousand people rushing to the center of the stadium, many of them holding flares in their hands. The scene is very spectacular.
"Jiang!"
"Jiang! My god!"
"JIANG!"
Jiang Yuan looked at Casemiro on the side: "Carlos, what should we do now?"
Casemiro licked his lips. This was obviously the first time he encountered such a situation, but he was not as nervous as Jiang Yuan: "Jiang, it's obvious that they are all coming for you, so..."
Casemiro ran away midway through his words: "Jiang, I'm not sorry for you, it's just that it's safest to stay away from you now!"
"What!?"
Jiang Yuan's eyes widened. Before he had time to consider what Casemiro meant, the fanatical Porto fans surrounded Jiang Yuan.
In the eyes of Porto fans, Jiang Yuan is now like a lamb to be slaughtered, weak and helpless: "What...what are you going to do?"
A beautiful blonde handed Jiang Yuan a pen and asked him to sign his name behind her.
Just as Jiang Yuan was taking a pen to sign, a white man suddenly rushed over from the left and carried Jiang Yuan on his shoulders.
"Fuck, can you please put me down!"
The white uncle immediately found his accomplices, and the two of them ran around holding Jiang Yuan, with the sound of flares "hissing" heard beside them.
"Jiang, we are your fans, can you give us an autograph?"
The two white uncles were very excited. Jiang Yuan then noticed that they were both wearing his No. 27 jerseys, the player version.
Since they are his die-hard fans, Jiang Yuan must say a few words: "Two big brothers, can you put me down first? If not, how can I sign for you?"
Unexpectedly, the uncle kissed Jiang Yuan on the forehead and said, "Jiang, you are God, you are the God of Porto!"
Then, a group of people rushed over, grabbed Jiang Yuan's hands and feet, and threw him up.
"Jiang!"
After shouting, Jiang Yuan flew in the air for a while and then fell down.
"Jiang!"
then……
Then Jiang Yuan took off again.
After taking off and landing more than ten times, Jiang Yuan began to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by fans.
"Wow~! Huuu!"
"Jiang!"
"Jiang!"
Jiang Yuan's name resounded throughout the Dragon Stadium. The stadium's security was still working hard and they had successfully rescued Casemiro, Martinez and others.
As for Jiang Yuan, there are at least three or four hundred people surrounding him, and there is no way to provide security for the time being.
On the sidelines, Casemiro and Neves stood side by side. Neves glanced at Casemiro and said, "Do you think Jiang will be okay?"
Casemiro nodded: "Of course, there are all his fans inside"
"Too!"
Neves nodded and asked the next question: "Why is Jiang so popular? There are not as many fans looking for Ricardo as there are for Jiang!"
Neves was right. Most of the fans rushed down from the stands and ran directly towards Jiang Yuan's position.
Casemiro shrugged, looking gloating: "That's why I want to run away from Jiang."
"A hat trick could be in any other game, but it had to be in the championship game, haha!"
……
More than 20 minutes later, the security of the Dragon Stadium still failed to rescue Jiang Yuan from the fans, and finally had to call the local police in Porto. With the joint efforts of the police and security, Jiang Yuan returned to the team, still a little dizzy, with his jersey and shorts stripped off, leaving only a pair of sports underwear.
Fortunately, the team assistant immediately brought Jiang Yuan new clothes, which saved Jiang Yuan from embarrassment.
After the fans returned to the stands one after another, the award ceremony for the Portuguese Super League championship trophy was held at the Dragon Stadium, and the staff began to set up the stage.
Casemiro supported the dizzy Jiang Yuan and said with emotion: "Jiang, you know, when I saw the red card, I felt that everything was over... I didn't expect that we would win the championship in the end. I feel like all this is unreal."
Jiang Yuan shook his head and rolled his eyes at Casemiro: "Don't be so unreal, I'm about to vomit, how can it be fake? Anyway, you run really fast!"
Jiang Yuan made a joke, and Casemiro pouted to show his innocence: "Jiang, your fans are so enthusiastic, I can't stand between you and them, right?"
"I won't tell you anymore!"
After a long period of recovery, Jiang Yuan can now almost stand steadily.
Looking at the busy staff on the field and the excited home fans in the stands, Jiang Yuan suddenly felt that Casemiro was right.
It all feels like it's unreal!
In the later stages of the season, no one in Porto thought they could win the championship, and as time went on they found that the gap between them and Benfica was getting smaller and smaller.
So the idea of winning the championship emerged in the players' minds, but this idea encountered many obstacles.
The sudden attack of SAD from Belem, the adductor muscle strain of the main central defender Sandro, the red card of Casemiro...
All of this made Porto's road to the championship extremely difficult, but the final result was.
Porto are the champions!
The staff moved quickly and a podium with "Primeira Liga" appeared in the center of the stadium. Lopetegui took the championship trophy from Proenca, the president of the Portuguese Super League, and then called everyone over.
"Come on, come here quickly!"
At Lopetegui's call, the players gathered together and lined up in two rows. Lopetegui handed the championship trophy to Martinez, who grabbed the trophy by his ears with both hands and looked at his teammates behind him: "Guys, are you ready?"
"Ready!"
Everyone answered in unison that they had been waiting for this moment for an entire season!
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"we are the champion!!!!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Four salutes from different directions exploded at the same time. Blue and gold ribbons flew all over the sky, landing on the players' shoulders, sneakers, and of course, the silver trophy. "PORTO PORTO PORTO PORTO PORTO PORTO!"
"Quando alguem se atrever a sofucar!"
"Ogrito audaz da tua ardente voz!"
“Oohh porto ento verás vibrar!”
……
Then, host Bruninho took the microphone and read:
“Who won the 2014-2015 Primeira Liga…?”
"Porto!!!"
After the trophy ceremony, there were also individual medals for the players. Led by captain Martinez, the players walked to Proenca one by one, and the Portuguese Super League president personally put on this meaningful medal for them.
Quaresma walked over and hugged Proenca, and Jiang Yuan then realized that the two knew each other.
Proenza put the silver championship medal on Quaresma's finger, then grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "At your age... it's not easy for you, right?"
Quaresma pointed at Jiang Yuan behind him and said: "Young people will lead me to victory!"
Quaresma seemed to be joking, but the tone of his voice was very serious, which made Proenza unable to understand for a while.
The next one was Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan shook hands with Proenca and then lowered his head. The chairman of the Portuguese Super League put the championship medal on him: "Jiang? I heard that you are leaving next season. Is that true?"
Jiang Yuan nodded, and Proenza suddenly moved closer to Jiang Yuan, squinting his eyes and said, "Don't you consider staying for another season? Maybe you can win the Golden Boot or something next season, and the first place in the Portuguese Super League will also qualify for the Champions League."
"Sir, I'm sorry I don't have any plans for the time being."
"Okay! What a pity..."
Proensa patted Jiang Yuan on the back and said that the penalty for breach of contract should be written right there in the contract, and his penalty should not be increased just because of his outstanding performance.
Other teams are willing to pay Jiang Yuan's penalty, and Jiang Yuan is also willing to leave. In this case, Porto has no way to keep Jiang Yuan.
Just like Proenza said, what a pity, I will miss the next season...
……
"Hello, Jiang. I'm Daisy, a reporter from ESPN. Can I ask you a few questions?"
A familiar female reporter and a cameraman walked up to Jiang Yuan and were very polite. Jiang Yuan recognized her immediately. This was Daisy, ESPN's reporter for the Portuguese Super League. The two had met once before.
"Of course, please ask."
Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement. He was in a good mood having just won the Portuguese Super League championship. In addition, the interview was part of the award ceremony, so Jiang Yuan had no reason to refuse.
"Okay, Jiang, according to our statistics, you have played a total of 15 Portuguese Super League games for Porto's first team, scoring 11 goals. Your current goal tally ranks fifth in the Portuguese Super League, and your goal efficiency ranks first in the Portuguese Super League. How do you feel about this?"
Daisy handed the microphone to Jiang Yuan's mouth.
"As you can see now, I am very happy and my teammates are very happy too. As for my goal number... you know, I am the striker of the team and my responsibility is to score more goals for the team."
Daisy nodded repeatedly: "I think what you said makes sense. Jiang, in the past half season, many fans have witnessed your rapid growth. Do you think this has something to do with your success?"
Jiang Yuan looked surprised: "Oh my God, why would you ask such a question? Of course, this is inevitable. More and harder training has made me improve. I am very grateful to myself for my hard work. The hard work has given me the opportunity to play and also made me perform better."
"Well, in the second half you scored a great goal with your pace. How did you feel about that?"
When talking about the third goal, Jiang Yuan's tone instantly became excited: "Haha, without a doubt, it was a beautiful goal. I surpassed Carragher with my speed, which left him helpless. To be honest, I originally wanted to pass it to Jackson, but his position was not ideal, so I chose to shoot directly. This is my first hat trick in the Portuguese Super League, and the feeling is wonderful"
The teammates behind me were dancing around the trophy and everyone was very excited.
Daisy saw this and said quickly, "Jiang, there are two final questions, and they will be answered soon!"
Jiang Yuan nodded: "Please go ahead."
"Okay, Jiang, we understand that you played in your country's school team before joining Porto's U17 team. So we would like to know, since you were able to reach your current level without receiving professional youth training, does it mean that youth training is not very useful in the growth of players?"
Jiang Yuan felt that Daisy's question was a little strange. It didn't seem like something that would be asked in a championship interview. However, Jiang Yuan didn't think too much about it. As an interviewee, he just answered whatever was asked.
"First of all, when you talk about 'the height I'm at now', I don't think I'm at that height now. Although I won the Portuguese Super League title, you have to know that this is the result of the hard work of the whole team."
"Then there is the issue of youth training. Professional youth training is of course very important. To be honest, due to the lack of professional training in my youth, my sense of the ball and my ability to read the game are far behind those of my teammates. If these basic problems are not solved in my youth, it will be very troublesome. After the team training, I will increase my training content, which is some basic dribbling and ball control."
Jiang Yuan explained in an orderly manner. He was rather tactful, but what he meant was: Just practice as you should. Don't learn from me. You won't be able to learn.
Daisy asked one last question: "Jiang, there were rumors that Porto was looking for a new left winger. Will you continue to stay in Porto according to your contract?"
"..."
The air was suddenly quiet.
At this point, Jiang Yuan was not prepared to hide it any longer: "I think leaving might be a better choice for me."
Daisy raised her eyebrows. She obviously didn't expect Jiang Yuan to say that. "So you want to leave? Jiang, your performance in the Portuguese Super League is outstanding. If you continue to play in Porto, you will definitely have better development."
Jiang Yuan laughed: "Excellent, no no no"
"I seek greatness, not excellence..."
"My teammates are calling me. Today's interview ends here. Ms. Daisy, we...see you later!"
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At 5:23 am Beijing time on May 7rd, Porto officials simultaneously posted on Twitter and Instagram to warmly congratulate the team on winning the 26th Portuguese Super League championship trophy in the club's history.
The front page headline of "Portugal A BOLA" - The Blue and White Army won the 26th Portuguese Super League championship trophy in team history
The second headline of the front page of "Porto Daily" - It has been confirmed! Porto will hold a friendly match with an Italian team during the summer break, and the time and place are not yet determined.
The front page headline of "Porto Daily" - Real Madrid is willing to pay the buyback fee, Casemiro's loan contract has expired, and leaving the team is a foregone conclusion!
Qingshan Middle School Newspaper - Warm congratulations to our 2013 students for winning the Portuguese Football Super League Championship! At the same time, I wish our senior high school students to achieve better results in the 2015 college entrance examination!
The Guardian - According to insiders, Arsenal is interested in Porto's 17-year-old Asian winger and the deal is currently underway.
The Sun - There is an 80% chance that the Porto star will join Arsenal, and the Gunners may pay a penalty of 1150 million euros for him. The deal is currently controversial.
According to Di Marzio, Arsenal's negotiation experts and coaching staff have already gone to Porto, Portugal.
Mirror – Chelsea has called off the transfer of Barcelona striker Pedro. Goalkeeper Cech's transfer procedures are already in progress, and Cech can immediately transfer to Arsenal after the summer transfer window opens.
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On June 6, the day before the summer transfer window opened, Chelsea's negotiation experts came to Portugal to discuss Jiang Yuan's transfer with Porto.
In the legal sense, activating the penalty clause is a personal act of the player. Therefore, if Chelsea wants to activate Jiang Yuan's penalty clause, the money must be handed over to Jiang Yuan, and then the player must go to the Portuguese Super League in person to apply for termination of the contract.
In this process, since the huge penalty fee will first be regarded as income obtained by the player in legal terms, it will generate high taxes of nearly 25%.
Therefore, Chelsea must pay Jiang Yuan 1.25 times the penalty, which is 1437.5 million euros, to complete the legal procedures.
After comprehensive consideration, Chelsea and Porto decided to go through the normal transfer procedures and each took a step back. The transfer fee was 1300 million euros, which exceeded the penalty clause set in the contract.
Lopetegui looked at the contract in Jiang Yuan's hand and asked softly, "Are you sure you want to leave? You can't regret it after signing the contract."
Jiang Yuan was not in a hurry to write: "Mr. Hu Lun, as you said before, the Portuguese Super League is not a place suitable for my development."
"That's not what I'm talking about!"
Lopetegui glanced at Porto manager Mateo, then narrowed his eyes at Chelsea's negotiation expert Hunt, and pulled Jiang Yuan aside: "As far as I know, Arsenal is also willing to pay 1300 million euros. In this case, wouldn't it be better for you to go to Arsenal?"
Lopetegui is worthy of being a coach, he is very thoughtful. Chelsea's left and right wingers are both worth 3000 million euros. If Jiang Yuan chooses to go to Arsenal, the competitive pressure will be much smaller.
But Jiang Yuan just sighed and explained: "Hu Lun, I am only the second choice in Arsenal's eyes, but Chelsea regards me as the first choice and even stopped Pedro's transfer."
"Why would I say no to Chelsea?"
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PS: I want to be filled up with monthly tickets!
(End of this chapter)