Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 129 Transfermarkt's price update! Strong contender for the Golden Boy Award! First round of the play-offs!
The next day, Maher woke up, washed, and went downstairs, ready to start morning training after breakfast.

The club is on a break today, so you can spend the day at home improving your proficiency and strength.

He is not satisfied yet. He still needs to work hard and continue to improve his strength before reaching the ultimate goal of the Grand Slam.

After going downstairs, he saw the four members of the team sitting on the sofa, smiling, as if they had been waiting for him here for a long time.

They didn't meet yesterday. When he came back, it was a little late, so he went straight upstairs to sleep.

"Now he's going to be a Premier League star."

Safina looked at him with a smile and mentioned yesterday's game, "We watched the whole game together at home. It was a really good performance."

"You really make us proud." Her brother Harry gave a thumbs up, came to Maher and gave him the first hug.

"It seems that what Mendes said is right. Following you, we really have the possibility of getting everything." Davis was the second one to come over. He high-fived and hugged Mahel, looking extremely happy.

"That's why I chose you."

Jose raised his eyebrows proudly. His words were few but his meaning was clear. He patted Maher's shoulder heavily and said, "Come on, you can do more."

At this time, Safina also came forward. She looked at Mahel, and her beautiful eyes flashed with light, as if tears were about to ooze out.

"You were the first to speak, but the last to come up." Maher opened his arms towards her and hugged her, saying, "Why are you being reserved?"

"Because I am a woman."

Safina separated from Maher, but her face was very close to Maher's face. She just stared at him with a smile, as if she would look up at any time.

Mael's heart was moved. This woman was sometimes charming, but it was a pity that she was a lesbian.

He was about to joke that he actually considered her a friend, but she guessed his intention and laughed in advance, "What if I suddenly change my sexual orientation?"

"Don't be scary."

Maher said subconsciously, he took a step back, there are so many people here, especially your brother is here.

He turned to look at Harry and found that the smile on the latter's face was indeed a little frozen.

"You're just kidding." Safina laughed cheerfully, waved her hand to lift her hair, and took a step back.

That's good, otherwise your brother might fight me to death. Maher walked to the garage outside the door, took out the best player trophy and commemorative ball from the car, and placed them on the honor rack.

He already has quite a few items on his honor rack, and the value is gradually increasing.

Now it seems that this shelf that once seemed a bit luxurious actually has a rustic feel. It’s time to replace it with a new one.

"What's the highest price for a customized honor stand?" He turned to ask the four members of the team, wanting to see if they knew anything.

"I know one."

Davis raised his right hand, walked forward and said: "Cristiano had someone in Portugal customize something like this, it was very luxurious and exquisite, and it's still in his house.

"If I remember correctly, it was around 4 euros. It was world-class craftsmanship and made of the best materials."

Maher nodded slightly, which means that at a price of around 3 pounds, he can currently afford it.

Not to mention salary, the season has begun and his bonus has slowly increased.

In yesterday's Premier League match, he scored a hat-trick and received a bonus of 6 pounds, after tax.

"I'll have to trouble you to order it for me."

"no problem."

After dinner, Maher began physical training with Davis. After showing off in front of others, the hard days began again.

On August 8, the German transfer window suddenly launched a new round of player transfer values.

This is somewhat unexpected and much later than people expected, but Transfermarkt is sometimes quite magical and has no fixed time.

In this list, the top players such as Messi and Ronaldo have once again seen an average increase of around 10 million euros, as if their wealth is slowly expanding along with the trend of the money-driven football industry.

However, their performance is, of course, impeccable, with an annual average of 50+60+ or ​​even higher goals, which makes people feel that it should be so.

In this round of updates, many British media have taken the initiative to look for Maher's name.

The Guardian was about 3 minutes ahead of other media and posted the first post about Maher's worth on major platforms.

"3000 million euros! Another increase of 1000 million! Maher and Dortmund star Gotze are tied as the most expensive players in the Golden Boy Award selection!" - The Guardian, UK

Thirty million euros!

93 is the highest age group!
Tied for first place in the Golden Boy Award range!

"So this player who came up from the Championship and made a stunning debut in the Premier League has suddenly become a strong contender for the Golden Boy Award at the end of the year?"

"And it's a cross-level competition!"

"Okay, now it's time to watch something interesting. Whoever performs better in the past half of the season will win the Golden Boy Award."

"The other players are out of the game?"

"Their worth and performance are there. If we don't give them the two of them, who would be convinced?"

"Then Maher is already ahead? He scored three goals in his Premier League debut, and his starting point was better than Gotze's."

"Götze has a high starting point. He played in the Bundesliga last year and had 8 goals and 11 assists. His cumulative statistics in the top league are much better than Maher's. He must be in good shape this year."

"Maher's 40 goals and 27 assists really don't count? Before he even landed in the Premier League, his market value was already 2000 million. Transfermarkt recognized it, so there's no way he wouldn't recognize it with the Golden Boy Award."

"What you said makes sense, but I still think Gotze has a higher chance of winning. Even if Maher performs better than Gotze, he still has three years to win. But Gotze was born in 3, so it's not certain after this year or next year."

"Then according to what you said, just give it to the 91 generation directly."

Under the Guardian's post, fans' comments were no longer too surprising, and most of them were discussing the Golden Boy Award.

This is normal. In the first round of the Premier League, Maher's performance was so good that they were already amazed.

I am so tired now that I can't sigh anymore. Or maybe I have already regarded Maher as a player with a value of 3000 million euros according to Transfermarkt.

But sometimes I think that this 18-year-old player is really stepping onto the world stage in an incredible way.

He can already compete for the best player in the world before the age of 20.

"3000 million euros."

At the Colney training base, Wenger, who had just finished the afternoon training, sat in the office with a group of assistant coaches, drinking tea and sighing.

"More than Wilshere."

Philip thought of this and shook his head quickly, "But it's normal for him to surpass Wilshire."

“Just saying, 18 million for an 3000-year-old is shocking.” An assistant coach took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

"The more shocking thing is coming."

A person came in from the door. It was a member of the club's board of directors, Mrs. Smith. She still held 15% of the team's shares and was discussing the acquisition with Kroenke.

Mrs. Smith heard the conversation between the people and placed three faxes on the table. "Three faxes contain quotes about Maher. Two are from old friends and one is from a new friend."

"Chelsea, Manchester United?"

Wenger guessed which two good friends they were. He was not too worried that Maher would leave. He took the fax and started reading it with a smile.

"4000 euros."

Mrs. Smith kept shaking her head to show her disbelief. "That is to say, they are very likely to offer enough money to pay Suarez's penalty clause to buy Maher."

"Oh" Although Wenger was prepared, he was still surprised. He picked up the contract and read it carefully.

“Too rich.”

Philip walked up and picked up the other two faxes, and couldn't help but think of Arsenal. "What do you think? After Kroenke and Usmanov are deadlocked, no matter who wins, will they also invest in the team in the same way?"

"Who knows."

Mrs. Smith raised her eyebrows. She has also been very worried about this matter recently. "Maybe I won't see that day, but I support Kroenke for now."

She does not belong to the consortium. Compared with the two foreign investors, she is more on the side of Arsenal fans.

She herself is a loyal fan of the team and has loved the team all her life.

"Paris's offer has reached 3000 million euros, which is a huge number."

Philip put down the fax from Paris and looked at Manchester United's again. He suddenly spurted out, "Manchester United's offer is 2250 million 01 euros. This is clearly an attempt to disgust us."

Manchester United's last offer was 2250 million euros, and this time they added 1 euro. It is obvious that they know they cannot buy the player, but they still offer the price just for fun.

Wenger put down Chelsea's offer and picked up Ferguson's. Thinking of the expression of his old rival across from him, he couldn't help but smile: "Haha.
"Tell Chelsea that Maher is not for sale and that he is negotiating a new contract with the club.

"Let's see how much Rooney's release clause is and add 1 euro to it and report it to Manchester United.

"Also, be prepared for a second negotiation with Mendes, as the player's value has increased again."

After saying the last sentence, Wenger didn't know whether to look sad or smile, and his expression was very complicated for a moment.

February 8, Emirates Stadium.

“Come on you Arsenal!!
“Keep telling us we are boring - we will just keep on scoring now!!”

More than 50,000 Arsenal fans sang the club's anthem in unison to cheer for the upcoming game.

Arsenal will start their Champions League play-off journey today, and their opponent is the Italian powerhouse Udinese!

This was also the team's first match at the Emirates Stadium in the new season, a day that countless Gunners fans were looking forward to. At 3:23 pm, the players came to the player tunnel one after another and lined up to wait for the appearance.

After getting ready, Maher walked out of the locker room, listening to the faint cheers, and walked towards the player tunnel step by step. Gradually, he heard the cheers getting louder and more shocking.

This was his first matchday at the Emirates Stadium, his first time standing in front of a nearly full house.

When he reached the passage, he soon saw a narrow passage that could only accommodate five or six people walking side by side. Both sides of the passage were bright red, and even the ceiling and the ground were red.

Looking out along the corridor, you can already see the Arsenal flags waving on the opposite side and the dense crowds of Arsenal fans.

"call"

He took a deep breath and soon followed the team to the Emirates Stadium, the stadium he had long dreamed of.

"come on!"

"Come on Mahel!"

“Kick well!”

After entering the stadium, he heard a lot of cheers from Arsenal fans on both sides. They must be the fans who fell in love with him when he first played.

He turned around and waved to the fans, which brought another cheer. This greatly boosted his confidence and made him feel that he would definitely have the opportunity to make a beautiful home debut in this game.

"The ArsenalCome on the Arsenalthe Arsenal!!"

The deafening team song continued to sound, extremely uniform and loud, making everyone look forward to the most sensational cheers that would come later.

Maher followed the team through the pre-match ceremony. There was only one adjustment in the starting lineup for this round compared to the last game, which was that Frimpong behind him was replaced by Rosicky.

In the Champions League play-offs, there are only two home and away games, no more games.

Wenger will definitely pursue offensive power at home, trying to defeat Udinese in one blow and avoid more trouble on the road.

After the ceremony, Maher came to his seat and stood down. He felt a little regretful that the Champions League theme song was not played before the play-off match.

As a player on the field, listening to the UEFA Champions League theme song has always been something he has been looking forward to.

"No rush, it's not the Champions League anyway, let's wait until the Champions League."

He is not in a hurry, but is more eager to defeat his opponent. He must defeat Udinese so that he can appear in the Champions League this season and compete with the world's top shooters.

When I saw the referee raising his right hand and was about to blow the whistle to start the game.

Maher once again looked up at the magnificent Emirates Stadium, his heart surging with excitement as he thought that this would be the place where he would fight for a long time in the future, and that these fans would accompany him from the British football world to the world football stage.

"Beep!!"

The referee then blew the whistle for the game, and Maher rushed out from the center line and rushed towards the opponent's half.

The player he faced today was Danilo, a defensive full-back from Brazil.

But this Danilo is not the same Danilo. He is not top-notch, even though he and the Danilo with the same name are both from Brazil.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Maher received the ball on the wing and had the opportunity to face Danilo for the first time.

His right foot quickly touched the football and he ran towards the opponent at high speed.

Danilo kept a distance of about two meters, hoping that he would be able to react when Mahel started.

"Oh!"

Maher dribbled the ball to the bottom line and attempted a cross, he wanted to test the defender's level.

"Snap!" When he sent a cross with his left foot, he saw Danilo flying over and his toes just touched the football, sending the ball flying out of the sideline.

Not bad, with speed, reaction and tackle. Mahel took him more seriously and ran towards the middle, waiting for the corner kick.

"Come on!" A roar suddenly came from behind him. He turned around and found that Danilo and his teammate, the central defender, were excitedly bumping chests to celebrate the successful block.

"Oh!"

A corner kick was then taken, and Sagna grabbed the first point, but unfortunately it went out of the baseline and no chance was created.

Maher continued to run following the team's formation. The pressure Udinese brought to them was less than that of Newcastle United.

But this definitely does not mean that they are weak. It’s just that they did not use the high-pressing tactics, but always adopted medium and low-position defense, looking for opportunities to counterattack.

In the 8th minute of the game, when Alexander Song's pass was suddenly intercepted and Udinese suddenly changed its tactics and launched a strong attack, Arsenal players all felt the sharpness of this Serie A team.

"Bang bang!"

They passed the ball to right winger Badu with two passes, who quickly launched an attack on Gibbs.

Although he did not get past Gibbs, he pushed Arsenal's defense into the penalty area, leaving a gap at the top of the arc.

Badu suddenly chose to pass the ball. Asamoah in the middle received the ball and passed it to forward Di Natale.

"Oh!"

Di Natale dribbled the ball into the penalty area and, despite Koscielny's interference, he made a high-quality shot towards the near corner.

Fortunately, Szczesny reacted quickly and blocked the near corner well, punching the ball out with both fists.

"Ah!" Arsenal fans broke out in cold sweats. They were very nervous. Qualifying for the Champions League was quite important. No one wanted anything to go wrong in this kind of game.

In the 17th minute of the game, Arsenal took the ball from the midfield and Rosicky, with his long flowing hair, carried the ball to the front court.

"Oh!"

When he found opportunities on both sides, he chose to make a diagonal pass to the left.

Mahel is obviously more threatening than Gervinho. When you pass the ball to him, you might suddenly get an assist or the second-to-last pass.

"bang bang bang"

On the left side, Maher took the ball and attacked Danilo again. There were many Arsenal fans sitting next to him, which made him very eager to perform.

"Hi!" Danilo was also very excited today, as if the tackle gave him confidence. He suddenly shouted and pretended to steal the ball, then quickly retreated, and then made a gesture as if waiting for an opportunity to steal the ball.

Scary?

Maher has encountered this many times in the Championship, and there was no change in his feet, giving him no chance to steal the ball.

He lowered his left shoulder and made an exaggerated spiking motion with his right foot, pretending to speed up and go down the floor again.

"Oh!"

But then, he dribbled the ball to the middle and cut across.

Although Danilo was not completely fooled, he still lost the best opportunity to defend. Even when he sped up to chase, he obviously couldn't keep up.

One to one!

The two of them won and lost in the contest!
After reaching the middle, Maher saw Gervinho lurking behind the opponent's defender at the back post, pointing at his head with a lot of ideas in mind.

"Oh!"

He used his right foot to make a beautiful arc towards the back post of Udinese's goal.

Since there was no defensive player following him, he was extremely comfortable in passing the ball and almost performed at his best level.

"Oh!!" Many Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium have stood up. They saw the quality of the football and saw Gervinho rushing forward at high speed behind his opponent.

"Bang!!"

As he jumped high and headed the ball, it flew into Udinese's goal with great force.

"AaahhYeah!!" More than 50,000 Arsenal fans shouted like a loud bell, instantly igniting the whole stadium. The first home goal of the new season came.

Gervinho's goal!

Assist from Maher!

Two new players!

"Ooo ...!"

Gervinho excitedly rushed to the edge of the court, kicked off the ground and punched the sky. This was his first goal of the season.

Maher then ran over to him, high-fived him, and joked, "I've discovered that the more someone looks forward to the other person's pass, the less likely they are to receive it, and instead they will provide assists for the other person."

"What do you mean?" Gervinho asked curiously, staring with a stupid look in his eyes.

"Just look at me and you'll know."

Van Persie came over, hugged the two of them, looked at Maher and said, "So, I have decided not to expect your pass now. You should start expecting me to pass it to you."

Alexander Song also heard the conversation between the two people and said with a smile: "Mael, tell me the truth, are you looking forward to my passing?"

"stop fighting."

Maher pointed at his head and complained: "My mind is in a mess. I don't care about anyone else. As long as I can score a goal, it's good enough."

"Yes!"

"Come on!"

Several Arsenal players hugged each other and cheered each other on. This first appearance of the new season at the Emirates Stadium looked good.

ps: I will write down the number of words for the day and the monthly goal every day. Today is 1.8, this month is 33.5, and the goal is 45.

(End of this chapter)