Chapter 31 How much is his transfer fee, 0? !
In the far southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Portuguese city of Porto, at the Porto Gaia Training Center, the 48-year-old team head coach Julen Lopetegui is in his office thinking about the next Champions League group match against Athletic Bilbao.

This game is a must-win for Porto, and Lopetegui is also worried about this game.

"Dong dong!"

There was a knock on the office door. Lopetegui put down the documents in his hand, feeling a little confused.

Who would come to see him at this time? The first-team players should all have gone home to sleep.

"Please come in!"

Lopetegui shouted, and the person who pushed the door open was none other than the team's scout Enrique.
Lopetegui looked puzzled, so he asked, "Paul, is there anything wrong with you?"

Luis Enrique put a notebook on Lopetegui's desk: "Mr. Hullen, I think you should take a look at this"

Enrique operated the computer and opened a folder named "U SERIES".

Seeing the name of the folder, Lopetegui roughly understood that Enrique wanted to recommend players to him. However, Lopetegui was a little unhappy because it was not his job to inspect young players of other teams.

"Paul, I think you should know that Porto's U-series matches are Sokolov's job, right?"

Lopetegui's tone revealed his dissatisfaction with Enrique.

Enrique quickly shook his head: "No, Mr. Hulun, this is not a U-series player. To be precise, he is not even a youth training player!"

“This is a player from Asia”

"Asian? Korean?"

Lopetegui asked.

“No, no, no, it’s Chinese!”

"Chinese?"

Lopetegui was stunned. In his impression, China seemed to be a football desert. In all these years, only Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi have emerged. Apart from these two, Lopetegui didn't know if there were any other players.

However, isn't it a joke that Enrique is using young Chinese players to approach me?
Lopetegui was about to express his dissatisfaction when Enrique clicked on a video.

"Mr. Hu Lun, I think you should watch this video before making a conclusion."

Seeing Enrique insist, Lopetegui looked at it with doubt in his heart.

The video quality is not very clear, but it can be seen that it is a football field. What is more unique is that there is a running track around the football field.

"what is this?"

Lopetegui was a little confused.

"Mr. Hu Lun, this is a specialty of Asia. Japan and South Korea also like to do this."

After hearing Enrique's explanation, Lopetegui continued watching.

There were two teams playing football on the field, one wearing white jerseys and the other wearing blue jerseys. Suddenly, the goalkeeper of the white team rushed out with the ball.

While lamenting the goalkeeper's short height, Lopetegui's attention was also attracted by the video. Could it be that this is the goalkeeper Enrique has his eyes on?

Regardless of his shot-saving skills, his height alone is enough to prevent him from playing in the Portuguese Super League.

The goalkeeper who rushed out with the ball threw the ball to the player No. 7 of the white team who came back to receive the ball. The player No. 7 who received the ball first looked up and observed.

Then, he used the outside of his right foot to touch the bottom of the ball and passed the ball from the backcourt.

"Thank you for your generous gift!"

Lopetegui shouted directly, and the pass kicked by the player bypassed the entire back line of the yellow team and cut in front of the white team's attacking player at a perfect angle.

The ability to pass long distances with the outside of his foot, let alone Porto, such players are rare in the top five leagues!
He must be taken down!

Lopetegui had a plan in mind. This kind of pass could not be guessed. Even if this Chinese player could only pass the ball with the outside of his foot and could not play in the first team, he could still be put in the U-series team.

The U21 is okay, but the U23 may have a hard time.

All in all this should be a good investment.

So Lopetegui looked up at Luis Enrique and said, "Paul, how old is this midfielder?"

However, Enrique shook his head after hearing what Lopetegui said.

"Mr. Hullen, from what I understand, he doesn't seem to play in midfield..." "What?"

Lopetegui was puzzled. With such accurate passes, what else could he do if not play as a midfielder? Could he play as a striker?
"Sir, he is a left winger..."

"..."

"Paul, is his coach crazy? Is this how he uses people?"

Lopetegui felt unfair. With this level of passing, if the player in the video were trained by professional midfielders, the upper limit would be ridiculously high.

"Sir, don't be impatient, take a look at this"

As he spoke, Enrique turned off the video and opened another one.

In the picture, it is still the player number 7, but this time he is wearing a blue jersey.

No. 7 stood in the frontcourt on the left, facing the defense of the opponent's midfielder. He first lowered his shoulders to the right, then suddenly rushed to the left. His legs were like springs, and he left the defensive players behind in two or three steps.

"This is a very capable Chinese kid with great potential in open play. With some training, he should have the potential to enter Porto's first team!"

Lopetegui gave a high evaluation, but Enrique turned off the video and opened another one.

"Huh? There's more?"

Lopetegui concentrated his attention and found this Chinese player more and more interesting.

Amazing starting speed plus incredible outside-of-the-foot passing, is this a hybrid of a striker and a midfielder?
The third video is a free kick, and it’s still No. 7 standing on the penalty spot.

The teammate of No. 7 in white ran out first, shook a little, and then No. 7 in white took a run-up and shot.

The ball swayed in the air, and when it reached its highest point it suddenly fell and went in.

"..."

After watching the video, Lopetegui was silent for a full half minute, during which time he still couldn't say a word.

"Who lied to me that Chinese people are weak at playing football? This kid's talent is overflowing from the screen, isn't it?"

"Mr. Hulun, this video was given to me by a friend in the football industry. He wanted to tap into the Chinese football market of more than one billion people, so he browsed many websites there and accidentally discovered this. Mr. Hulun, I assure you that among all the coaches in Portugal now, you are the only one who knows this Chinese player!"

Lopetegui took a deep breath, feeling a little worried. The more talented the player, the more expensive he is. The prices of talented players in the entire market are skyrocketing. Although this No. 7 kid is Chinese, his price is probably not low.

Lopetegui licked his lips and asked, "Paul, have you asked about his transfer fee?"

Lopetegui has a psychological expectation that the team's record this year is pretty good. As long as the player's value does not exceed 20 euros, it is not impossible to sell him to Porto.

"Transfer fee? 0 euros"

Enrique raised his hand and made a "0"

"What? Paul, you don't want to kidnap her, do you? Although Porto is not as rich as Manchester United and Real Madrid, we are not the kind of people who would steal people!"

Lopetegui shouted.

"No, no, no, Mr. Hu Lun, what I mean is that this player does not belong to any professional club or youth training camp. He does not even have a labor contract. He is currently on his school's football team. We only need to provide him with a salary, and if he is willing, we can kidnap... Oh, buy him!"

Enrique looked very proud.

"The school's football team?"

Lopetegui was a little confused because European university football teams also offer contracts to players.

Wait, Lopetegui seemed to realize something.

"Paul, tell me quickly, how old is he this year?"

"16 years old"

"Holy shit, oh my god!"

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