Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 66 Chelsea's sky-high offer! Wenger feels a sense of crisis! [45]

"Unbelievable! Genius! A great shot from the inside!! I am numb to Maher's goals in this stadium!!

"If someone had told me before that a 17-year-old player could achieve double 10 achievements in the Championship before the halfway point, I would have asked him, are you kidding me?
“But look at him now, he actually did it!”

The Sky Sports commentator stood under the commentary tent, wearing a headset microphone, looking for someone to share the passion at the moment, but there was no one around, so he could only shout, "Did Arsenal see it? Did Mr. Wenger see it?
"He should be in the Premier League! Only the top league and the Champions League are his stage!"

In the heated atmosphere, Zaha, who had just run back to his own sideline, stood there in a daze, his hair disheveled in the wind.

He looked at the team's defender Klein, then at the goalkeeper, with an expression as if asking, just like that, just like that a goal was scored?

"Don't rush too far forward."

Klein looked bitter and discussed with Zaha: "I can't defend him, you have to stay closer to me."

"Oh." Zaha nodded blankly, put his hands on his hips and looked back at the team's head coach, wanting to hear if he had any instructions.

As a result, their head coach was angrily shouting at the Sheffield United coaching bench and had no time to pay attention to him, "Still trying to quibble! The assistant coach just ran over to celebrate, are you provoking him?!"

"Who ran over?"

Gary Speed ​​looked around innocently, spread his hands and said, "Don't make trouble, our people are very quiet, watch your mouth."

"fart!"

The Crystal Palace coach was held by several people, but he was still fighting fiercely and kept rushing forward: "Don't let me find him, don't let me see him, it's better to get him out now!"

Zaha was very close to them. He held his forehead with one hand and looked even more disheveled.

He walked towards his position, waiting dully for the next kick-off. Already two goals behind, the game was most likely lost.

"Beep!"

After the referee blew the whistle again, the first half of the game entered the 1-minute injury time period.

Time passed quickly and both sides returned to the locker room for halftime break and adjustments.

Before the start of the second half, Gary Speed ​​replaced midfielder Lowton and defender Calvey with two substitutes to continue the fight.

"Boom."

In the 52nd minute of the game, Gilbert's long pass found Maher on the wing, who stopped the ball with his chest and launched an attack on the opponent's defense line.

This has happened for the umpteenth time in the game, but every time he charges, the Crystal Palace defense becomes nervous and there is varying degrees of chaos.

"Another level of player, the Championship monster is here again!!"

This was the evaluation given to him by the Sky Sports commentator, who was deeply impressed by Maher, "Klein couldn't defend him, Zaha was very close and caught up!

"He cuts inside into the penalty area! It's just a fake move! He rushes towards the baseline and is about to go down. Speed ​​​​is a test! "

On the court, Maher dribbled the ball to the bottom line. It was an explosive dribble, and he had made it clear that he wanted to eat Klein and Zaha alive.

Klein's speed was average, and he was thrown out by a body length in the first two steps.

Zaha thought he had the strength to fight, but in fact he was already at the end of his strength. He threw his center of gravity directly to the front, causing his body to stagger forward, which was a bit similar to Anthony's fainting shot.

It's just that one was a shot in the air, and the other was a chase in the air. If there is anything in common, it's that they were both in a very embarrassing situation!
"Bang." Maher suddenly stopped and dribbled the ball. Zaha couldn't stop and fainted outside the court, almost hitting his head on the billboard.

Afterwards, Maher aimed at Januhans in the inverted triangle position and made a short pass back, who followed up with a shot that hit the far corner!

Three to zero!
Januhans scores!

"Oh!" Everyone in Sheffield United celebrated again. Victory was already secured.

Maher put his arm around Januhans' shoulders, and the two of them ran to the sidelines singing joyfully, roaring and punching the fans in the stands.

Zaha stood up after he came out of coma, scratched his head, and then looked carefully towards the coaching seat on the sidelines to observe the head coach's expression.

He was not lucky this time, as the head coach was glaring at him with eyes full of disappointment.

Two minutes later, Zaha was replaced by a more experienced striker. When he came to the bench, he covered his face with his jersey, as if he was too embarrassed to see anyone.

Maher was also substituted by Gary Speed ​​in the 70th minute of the game and left work to rest early. Gary Speed ​​must have wanted to conserve his strength to prepare for the next round of games.

In this game, he didn't get many shooting opportunities, but still created 1 goal and 1 assist with his personal ability.

I also tried out the level 3 speed and the feeling of the shot in the game, and scored a goal with the new skill.

Overall, he was quite satisfied and had no regrets.

"I remembered something."

Gary Speed ​​laughed as he high-fived Maher, then shook his head and said, “When you first said you had 10 goals and 10 assists, I wanted to make a bet with you to motivate you.

"Now it seems that I'm lucky I didn't fight, otherwise I would have to spend another chunk of money on my wallet."

"Haha." Maher Shuran smiled and raised his eyebrows, "How about we play now and bet on whether I can get first place in both the Championship tables?"

"Okay."

Gary Speed ​​didn't back down and held up five fingers. "500 pounds, come on?"

"received."

Maher reached out and high-fived him again, sealing the bet, then returned to the bench.

He glanced at Zaha on the bench opposite, who had his head covered and his body twitching. He looked so pitiful. Was he crying?

Colney training base, first team coach's office.

Wenger and a group of assistant coaches were sitting here. The big screen was playing the Championship League match between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace.

Seeing Maher leave, everyone gradually became bored and their attention was no longer focused.

"I plan to recall him as soon as the winter transfer window opens so that he can experience the Premier League earlier."

Wenger glanced around, as if to consult other people's opinions, but it was expected that other people would not object to his decisions. "What is his tactical position?" a famous assistant coach asked curiously.

"Not ready yet."

Wenger shook his head, frowned and thought for a while before saying, "What I can guarantee is that he will be given opportunities to play frequently to adapt to the top league. For the rest, he may have to fight for it himself."

Arsenal is a team fighting for the top four, and with the growing competitiveness in the Premier League, they are under great pressure to perform well.

It is not possible to train the little demon regardless of the consequences.

“He must be competitive.”

Philip has long since returned from Sheffield United. He still remembers the scene of watching the game vividly. "The players in the same position as him in the team were Arshavin and Nasri.

"Arshavin's form this season has been unstable and his attitude towards football has gradually become improper, which is well known.

"Perhaps his only real rival is Nasri in his prime."

He didn't continue talking. It still depends on Mr. Wenger who will be used at that time.

"It's settled."

Wenger wanted to change the subject and mentioned Maher's contract. "The player asked for a weekly salary of 38k and a total contract period of 4 years. After discussing with the sports director, I planned to cut it down to around 34k.

"Promise him everything else, and make the bonus clause more generous as an incentive."

The teaching assistants looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they had no objection and supported the decision.

A weekly salary of 34,000 pounds is not low in Arsenal's first team.

They are a team whose strength and financial resources do not match each other. When other teams spend tens of millions of pounds to buy players, they can only choose those below 2000 million pounds.

Being able to offer a 17-year-old player a weekly salary of 34k under the current circumstances means that Wenger is very optimistic about his future.

But think about it, the Championship has had double 10s in less than half a season.

If I don’t think highly of him, who else can I think highly of?

At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside the door, and a man walked in quickly with several pages of faxed documents in his hands.

"They're all here."

He looked at the crowd and sighed, then handed the document to Wenger. "This is a fax of inquiries from many clubs recently. I see many people are asking about Maher, so I'll take it here first."

Wenger took it and read it page by page. After finishing, he handed it to Philip beside him.

His expression gradually became heavy, as if the worry in his heart was surging up. He didn't want to see something like this happen.

"Ajax, Dortmund."

Philip read out the names of the clubs, listing them: "Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Reading."

Someone interrupted him and frowned, asking, "What do you mean, everyone wants to buy Maher? Tottenham is also joining in the fun?"

"Yes."

Philip smiled bitterly and handed the fax from Chelsea to everyone, "Chelsea even made a direct offer, and they asked for 1200 million pounds right away."

Everyone at the scene knew the market price of 1200 million pounds.

Generally speaking, when this price is called out, the actual intended transaction price should be between 1400 and 1800 million pounds.

What a rich man!

"Are these people going crazy over a 17-year-old?"

An Arsenal assistant coach expressed his incomprehension and sneered: "In the past, they targeted Arsenal's famous players, but now they start directly with children."

Everyone calmed down for a while and thought about the matter carefully, and the atmosphere on the scene fell into silence.

It turned out that they locked the door and enjoyed the fun alone, thinking that they were their own children and they could discuss it slowly and make any decision they wanted.

But now it seems that things have changed.

Many European teams know him, and some even made exploratory offers at sky-high prices!
"I think."

Philip broke the silence and said first: "Is it because the player belongs to Arsenal that we are not objective in looking at him and positioning him?

"In fact, we should imagine, if we want to take him down, how much are we willing to pay?"

Everyone started fantasizing and happened to open up a new world.

The 17-year-old has 18 goals and 10 assists in 11 rounds in the Championship. If it were any other team, if they could spend more than million pounds to buy him and open a box in the Premier League, there would be a higher chance of getting a top star.

It seems to smell really good?
It is indeed easy for people to limit their judgment of things because there are so many excuses.

Why is he still young? Why hasn't he played in the top league yet? He may not be able to adapt to the situation. Why are his characteristics relatively simple?

That's all nonsense. Chun Chun was just too comfortable before and had no sense of crisis!
"40k a week."

Wenger pondered for a long time, and finally spoke, "But the penalty will be increased to 5500 million pounds, and I will redraft the additional bonus clause to ensure our sincerity."

He lit a cigarette with a click, took a puff and said solemnly: "We can't delay any longer, sign a new contract with him immediately, and tell the player clearly that we will recall him in the winter transfer window.

"And I promised to give him some playing time."

He made this decision seriously. People like them cannot speak carelessly. Once they say something, it cannot be easily changed.

Everyone present was shocked. It was very rare for Wenger to make a promise in person.

It seems that these clubs' interest in Maher has aroused Wenger's sense of urgency.

ps: I've been writing all night and I'm a little stuck. I'll update plenty of times and will continue writing after I wake up.

(End of this chapter)