Chapter 152 2000 million Euros, the most expensive Asian player!

After the warm-up match with Barcelona, ​​the entire Chelsea team caught a flight back to London overnight.

On August 8, they have a Community Shield final to play. This is not a warm-up match, but a real cup match. Their opponent is Arsenal, which is also one of the BIG2 in the Premier League.

Before transferring to Chelsea, Jiang Yuan never thought that he would have to play in the final in the first month after arriving. Now he is extremely nervous. Jiang Yuan's unnatural expression was quickly noticed by Terry, who was sitting in the next seat listening to music.

So Terry took off his Sony headphones and put a hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder: "Jiang, you don't look very good. If you are airsick, I think you should tell Clarkson about it. By the way, do you know Clarkson? He is our team doctor and sits in the front row."

Terry pointed at a bald uncle in the first row, and Clarkson waved to Jiang Yuan and the others: "Hi, bro!"

Jiang Yuan simply greeted Clarkson, then turned to look at Terry: "Hey man, I'm not carsick, I'm probably too nervous. You know, many Chelsea fans are not very satisfied with my transfer. As far as I know, not all English fans can accept Asian players."

While speaking, Jiang Yuan glanced at Diego Costa. From the surface, the Spanish center forward of the team currently has the biggest opinion about him.

There is no way around it. It is normal for Asian players to be looked down upon since they have not made a name for themselves in European football.

Terry pouted. Before he could speak, Hazard in the back row suddenly stood up and put his arm on the back of the seat: "Jiang, if it were me, you should just ignore it. This kind of thing is troublesome, but it is also easy to solve. Conquer them with your performance!"

After saying that, Hazard felt something was wrong, so he added: "But, Jiang, don't blame me for not reminding you, Chelsea fans have very high standards, and it's not easy to convince them. But Jiang, your performance in the warm-up match was simply amazing. Believe me, after playing against Barcelona, ​​there will definitely be more Chelsea fans who recognize you!"

"Thank you, Eden. I..."

Jiang Yuan was halfway through his words when Mourinho, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and propped his butt on the seat: "Warm-up match? What's the point of performing well in a warm-up match? You should know that Barcelona didn't use their full strength in the warm-up match. Messi and Suarez were not on the field at the same time!"

Hearing this, everyone on the plane was speechless. Mourinho was right. In the tactics arranged by Enrique in the warm-up match, Messi and Suarez did not play at the same time, which was enough to show that they were not playing against a complete Barcelona.

Then, Mourinho walked down and found a seat in the back row and sat down again: "Jiang, the controversy about the transfer is not something you should worry about. All you need to do is play the game. The best way for professional players to speak is through the game."

"Besides, I was the one who finalized your transfer. No matter how much the fans question, they can't question my judgment. Remember Drogba back then? Facts have proved that the person I named was not wrong!"

Jiang Yuan was quite moved when listening to Mourinho's increasingly serious tone: "Thank you, Jose. I am mainly facing nervousness now. There will be a cup match in a few days, and it is the Community Shield final!"

“Don’t be nervous”

Mourinho waved his hand. His resolute attitude surprised Jiang Yuan a little: "Jose, why do you say that?"

Mourinho spread his hands and said, "Mate, you may not be able to play, what's the point of being nervous?"

The thousands of words in Jiang Yuan's heart finally turned into a middle finger, expressing his "respect" to Mourinho in this special way.

……

The flight from Maryland to London was very fast and arrived safely at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in just a few hours.
The players returned to their homes in London to rest and prepare for tomorrow's training. As for Jiang Yuan, Mourinho took him to the gate of Heathrow Airport, where the 40-year-old club director Marina Granovskaia had been waiting for a long time.

"Hello, Jiang!"

Marina shook hands with Jiang Yuan, and her driver got out of the car and opened the door for Jiang Yuan and Mourinho.

Seeing Marina's 2014 Bentley Flying Spur, Jiang Yuan showed an envious look.

This is a capitalist!
Marina couldn't help but laugh when she saw Jiang Yuan like this: "Jiang, you seem to like this car very much?"

Jiang Yuan shrugged: "Of course, 6.0T, W12, who wouldn't like it? Don't you think so, Jose?"

Mourinho laughed and said, "Haha, Jiang, Ms. Marina means that people of your age shouldn't prefer Ferrari or Lambo?"

"Sir, I strongly disagree with what you said. There is nothing I like more. I like them all!"

Jiang Yuan joked, and Mourinho laughed: "Okay, okay, just play well, how much is the weekly salary the club offers you?"

"22K (2.2 pounds, real-time exchange rate 20.8 RMB)"

Marina reminded that she was responsible for Jiang Yuan's transfer.

Mourinho: "Boy, although your weekly salary is not high, you can buy a sports car after playing for two weeks. There is nothing to envy. Just play your game well."

Jiang Yuan nodded. Chelsea and Manchester United have always been the two clubs that pay the most generously in the Premier League. Jiang Yuan has inadvertently benefited from this.

A weekly salary of 2 pounds would even be at the bottom of the list at Chelsea!

"By the way, Ms. Marina, could you please tell me about Eden's salary level?"

Marina responded quickly: "Of course, the players' salaries have to be based on a formula. If I remember correctly, Eden should be 16-20 pounds, not counting winning bonuses."

"I wipe..."

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath. The Premier League is still rich. This salary level is simply not seen in the Portuguese Super League!

Marina smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang asked about Eden's weekly salary. Could it be that Mr. Jiang has some idea about Eden's position?"

In ancient times, the King of Chu asked for the throne, and now Jiang Yuan asks about firewood!
"No, no, no, I'm just curious, nothing else. Eden is a very good player, and I'm still a long way from him!"

"Ha ha"

Marina didn't know why she was particularly happy today: "Okay, Jiang, you can go get a driver's license, it will be much more convenient."

In the UK, you can apply for a driver's license at the age of 16, and you can officially drive at the age of 17. Jiang Yuan is now old enough to drive.

"A driver's license test? Why?"

Jiang Yuan touched his head, not quite understanding what Marina meant.

"Jiang, you know, your transfer was proposed by Jose, and I finally approved it. I didn't agree at first, but Jose repeatedly asked me to sign you."

Marina looked at Mourinho, who had one hand on the window and didn't say anything. Mourinho was arrogant but not stupid. Marina was one of Chelsea's shareholders and a real senior manager.

"Oh, I see... But, does this have anything to do with my driver's license test?"

Marina spoke in segments and Jiang Yuan couldn't understand what she meant at all.

"It doesn't matter. I just realized today that you are a very good guy."

Marina looked Jiang Yuan up and down, and her eyes lingered on Jiang Yuan's waist for a while: "Jiang, I don't know when Jose will let you play. How about this, if you can score a goal in your first five league games, I will give you a car. Do you like Ferrari or Lamborghini?"

"..."

Thousands of question marks flashed across Jiang Yuan’s head.

What the hell is going on?

Mourinho glanced at Jiang Yuan, gave him an intriguing smile, then put on his headphones and went to listen to music.

"hiss……"

Jiang Yuan rubbed his head and said, "Ms. Marina, I...I want to ask about the hearing. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Hearing Jiang Yuan's answer, Marina's eyes flashed with obvious disappointment: "Hearing? You don't need to worry about this. The special genius clause just sounds very grand. Your transfer fee is over 1000 million euros, and the Ministry of Labor has no reason to refuse it."

Marina is right. The original intention of the special talent clause was to help the Premier League compete for top non-EU players.

Can't get a work permit? It doesn't matter, as long as you are under 20 years old and the transfer fee exceeds 1000 million euros, the door to the Premier League will be open to you.

Work permits have always been denied to mediocre players.

So there is the next scene...

At the joint hearing of the Ministry of Labor and the English Football Association, John Jones, head of the Ministry of Labor, asked the Chelsea representative: "According to the information you provided, the applicant won the Portuguese Super League's best new player of the season and was also fifth in the scorer list, but he only participated in half a season. And according to our understanding, the applicant's professional career is only 6 months, whether it meets the requirements of the special talent clause is still in doubt." Marina, who was opposite Jones, slammed the table and said: "Mr. Hearing Officer, Chelsea spent 1300 million euros to complete Jiang's transfer in the summer window this year, and now you are asking whether he meets the special talent clause. Are you questioning the judgment of the greatest club in the Premier League? To be honest, Jiang's transfer was finalized by me. Do you have any opinion on me?"

Marina has no choice but to do this. If the Ministry of Labor goes crazy and refuses to approve the labor permit, Chelsea will have no choice but to loan Jiang Yuan to a La Liga team.

Chelsea spent 1300 million on signings, only to loan the players out afterwards. It was a huge loss no matter what.

"This……"

John Jones was taken aback by Marina's attitude.

It is said that Premier League teams are rich, and John Jones just wants to take advantage of this opportunity to "have a piece of the cake". As for the work permit, he didn't say that he would not approve it!
"Um... Madam, please sit down first, and we will talk slowly..."

After being tricked by Marina, John Jones' voice became much softer: "Ma'am, you are right, but we also want to know the coach's opinion. Mr. Jose, you are the initiator of this transfer, please express your opinion."

"What's there to say? Forget it, I'll just say it."

Mourinho raised his left hand and showed his watch to the audience: "This is a Constantin watch, priced at 32K euros, which is a normal price. Suddenly one day, you find that you can buy such a Constantin watch for 3K euros, and you just need a watch. Will you buy it?"

John Jones nodded: "Of course, if it is genuine, I will buy it without hesitation"

Hearing this, Mourinho stood up and walked out: "That's the truth, John, goodbye"

……

The Ministry of Labor and the English Football Association were very efficient, and it took Jiang Yuan less than half an hour to complete the entire special talent clause. After finishing, Jiang Yuan came to the Cobham training base.

"Sir, are you sure you want to live here?"

The main force Joseph dragged Jiang Yuan's luggage and asked with some confusion.

week

It is true that there are dormitories at the Cobham base, but those are for the youth team. Jiang Yuan, a star player earning over 2 pounds a week, doesn't rent a villa in the suburbs but insists on living in the Cobham dormitory. Isn't he mentally ill?
Jiang Yuan walked in front, admiring the beautiful scenery of Cobham: "Of course, if you live outside, it will take more than half an hour to go back and forth to work. Wouldn't it be good to use this time for training?"

Jiang Yuan said what was in his heart. As a new signing of Chelsea, what Jiang Yuan needs to do is to intensify his training and work hard to improve himself, to make himself proud while also saving face for Mourinho.

After all, if it weren’t for Mourinho, I might still be eating egg tarts now!
"Squeak!"

Joseph pushed the door open with Jiang Yuan's luggage. The dormitories at the Cobham base were the same as those at the Gaya Training Center, with two people in a room. However, considering that Jiang Yuan was a first-team player, the club specially arranged a slightly larger single room for him.

“Not bad!”

Looking at the layout of the room, the simple big bed, wardrobe, balcony, desk, and a dry and wet separated toilet, it is true that Chelsea's conditions are not comparable to Porto's!

"Then Mr. Jiang, please put your things here first. Do you need me to help you organize your clothes?"

Joseph said, the Englishman rubbed his hands, trying to get some tips from Jiang Yuan. Logically speaking, these stars would rather spend thousands of pounds to hire workers than tidy up their rooms themselves, but Jiang Yuan was unexpectedly an exception: "Tidy up clothes? What's so good about this?"

As he spoke, Jiang Yuan spread out his two suitcases on the ground. The suitcases were also wardrobes. Isn't that more convenient?

"...Mr. Jiang, this is your key. If everything is ok, I'll leave first?"

"and many more!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly called out to Joseph: "Please change this bed for me. I want a hard bed, you know, a harder bed..."

Jiang Yuan gestured with his hands. His language organization ability was average and he couldn't describe it specifically.

"Of course you can!"

Joseph nodded with a flattering expression. Jiang Yuan understood and took out 10 50-pound bills from his wallet and stuffed them into Joseph's hand: "Help me change the bed, and the rest of the money is a tip. By the way, I'm going to sleep here tonight, so please be quick."

Joseph put the bills into his pocket and said with a smile: "Sir, I will show you the new bed board within 2 hours!"

After saying that, Joseph ran out without stopping. Seeing Joseph's anxious look, Jiang Yuan knew that his 500 pounds was worth it.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan's phone suddenly vibrated. He opened it and saw that it was a text message from Casemiro via WhatsApp. As for the content of the text message, Casemiro sent a website: www.transfermarkt.de/……

"What the hell?"

Jiang Yuan was confused and sent a question mark to Casemiro, who replied and finally spoke.

[Jiang, please open it quickly and take a look! ]

"Ok?"

So Jiang Yuan responded with a "yeah" gesture, copied the URL and searched it on Google. A familiar webpage popped up, and Jiang Yuan was sure he had seen it somewhere before.

Where exactly?

Jiang Yuan paused to recall and remembered that he had seen this thing on Felix's computer.

German transfer market!

"I'm sloppy"

Casemiro must have sent him the transfer link URL for a reason, so Jiang Yuan immediately found the search bar on the website, selected Und fuballspieler. (football player) in the index bar, and quickly typed in his own name: Yuan Jiang
The page jumps and the familiar scene appears again.

Player: Yuan Jiang（Left Winger）

Nat.：CHN
Age: 17
Club: Chelsea
Market Values: 20M
"2...2000 million!?"

Jiang Yuan rubbed his eyes, scrolled up and down the screen of his mobile phone, confirmed it several times, and finally confirmed that it was himself and the data was correct.

"Oh my God!"

Jiang Yuan held his head in his hands, and his cell phone dinged. There was no doubt that Casemiro had sent him a message again.

[Jiang, 2000 million euros, congratulations! ]

Jiang Yuan was very straightforward and called Casemiro directly, who answered the call almost immediately.

"Hey, Jiang, your net worth has increased nearly 3 times in 30 months, my god, haha!"

Jiang Yuan sat down on the bed. The soft bed was uncomfortable for sleeping but it was quite good as a sofa. "Carlos, I didn't expect it myself. I thought I should be between 1200 million and 1500 million. I don't know why it went straight to 2000 million!"

Casemiro laughed: "Haha, Jiang, this only shows that you still underestimate your own ability. I just checked, your current market value is already the first among Asian players, the undisputed first!"

Casemiro is right. The transfer market value of 2000 million euros exceeds Son Heung-min's 1600 million euros. It is worth mentioning that in the recent transfer market value list, the total value of the Chinese men's football team is 1172 million euros, which is far lower than Jiang Yuan's 2000 million euros!

So Jiang Yuan typed Casemiro into the website. Unfortunately, Casemiro's value has not been updated and is still 6 million euros at the end of June.

"Carlos, why are our values ​​updated at different times?"

Casemiro thought carefully for a while, then replied: "It should be because we are in different leagues now. There will be a big time difference between the update of the value in England and Spain. But even if I update it next time, it will not be as good as your 2000 million euros. I remember your value last time was only 75 euros, my God, the same as Rockets!"

Jiang Yuan was a little embarrassed by the compliment: "I can't say that, maybe it's because I'm young, and my current club is Chelsea. You know, the value of Premier League players is generally higher."

"Jiang, being so modest is not what you should be like!"

……

(End of this chapter)