Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 76 A 150 million bonus contract? 45 degrees explosion!! [45]

Sitting on the sofa, the family seemed a little cramped; they had hardly any contact with wealthy people like McCabe in their lives.

Clement poured a glass of red wine, raised it and clinked it with McCabe's, trying to appear as calm as possible, not wanting to embarrass Mahel.

"cheers."

McCabe could see what they were thinking and could only secretly try to find a way to bring them closer together, if for no other reason than for Mahel.

He changed his language and spoke French: "I spent four years in France in my early years. I hope you won't laugh at my accent."

In fact, he appeared here today with his own plans.

After hearing Jolson talk about Maher's family coming to Sheffield, he realized that this might be an opportunity.

He might indirectly influence Maher's stay or departure by taking down Maher's family.

Even though according to the rumors within the team, Maher is ready to finish the season, everything is still uncertain during this critical period.

What will happen to Sheffield United if they give up at that time?
He needs to make the team more resilient to risks and strive for more within his capabilities.

"Come on."

McCabe smiled and pointed towards the field. He heard a league theme song with a slower rhythm starting to play, and players from both teams should be about to walk out of the player tunnel.

“Mael should be at the end.”

He brought up interesting things and tried to stimulate the atmosphere of the conversation, "I heard from Gary Speed ​​that Gilbert once told him that Maher's behavior was to get more broadcast footage.

"Haha. He is very aware of this, which is not easy at his age."

In the player tunnel below, players from both teams walked out with their ball boys. As McCabe said, Maher was the last player from Sheffield United to walk out of the tunnel.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the Clement family. They could empathize with Mael and felt a sense of honor rising from the bottom of their hearts.

"so good."

Bruno, the second brother who spoke the least, was the first to speak. As a peer, he envied Mahel the most.

Performing every week to the cheers of tens of thousands of people, being the center of attention, and living for what you love.

If he had heard the story of a leader of a peasant uprising in the Far East, he might have repeated in French one of his sayings: A real man should be like this.

“I envy them, too.”

McCabe took out a box of cigars and gave one to Clermont, then lit up after seeing Clermont light up his own, "Young, full of energy, respected by people both on and off the court.

"Unlike us businessmen, few people like us except our partners."

He did not take the initiative to make fun of himself, but rather led to the following words, "After the 08 financial crisis, I was affected to some extent and reduced my investment in the club.

"But after the first half of this year, I saw hope for the team to return to the top league. I am ready to grit my teeth and increase my investment to pay back all the money I owed to the team in the form of transfer funds and bonuses.

"I can tell you first that I will set up a £600 million promotion bonus for the team."

As soon as this huge number was spoken, the Clement family seemed to be choked. Some coughed twice, and some suddenly stopped breathing.

Even if the five of them worked hard for their entire lives, they would still not be able to earn so much money, and this was just the bonus he received for a single season.

"besides."

McCabe looked around and whispered, "I heard that Mendes has signed an agency contract with Maher. I will contact him and set up various bonus clauses of around 150 million pounds for Maher."

"Really?" Betty asked with trembling lips, afraid that McCabe was joking with them.

"It's true."

McCabe nodded and said from his perspective, “The player will eventually return to London, to the Emirates Stadium, and I hope he has not gained nothing this season, either in terms of honor or wealth.

"Since he has brought us such strong competitiveness, we naturally have to give back. The essence of business is exchange.

"This is a 18% benefit to the player. If he can really lead the team to promotion, not only can he return to London with full honors, but he can also complete the initial accumulation of personal wealth at the age of and be able to buy high-quality real estate in London."

After saying that, he picked up his red wine glass and looked down at the court, "It's about to start, let's watch the game."

Clemont and Betty looked at each other deeply and raised their glasses. Maybe the children could not understand what this meant to their brother, but they probably knew.

This means that the nephew could earn as much money in this season alone as both of them could earn in their entire lives.

"Beep!!"

On the field, the referee blew the whistle for the first half of the game, and Evans kicked the ball from the center circle for Sheffield United.

Hull City played away today and lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. It seemed that they were going to retreat and play a defensive counterattack, but in fact they played very aggressively from the start.

The two wing midfielders, or wing-backs, pressed very forward, and with their attacking midfielder as the front midfielder, the whole formation looked more like 3-2-3-2.

Obviously, they want to rush for the start, and no one wants to play slowly and calmly against Sheffield United.

They knew very well that if the two teams played a conventional attack and defense, Sheffield United, with their star players, would be more likely to create absolute opportunities.

"Hello everyone! It's my honor to explain this crucial game with you on such a day!"

In the commentary booth, the commentator from Sky Sports spoke loudly and passionately: "We can see that the game between the two sides has begun. Hull City's pressure is very strong, and Sheffield United keeps passing the ball back!

"The ball was passed to the goalkeeper! Be careful, it was almost intercepted! Robert kicked the ball out of the sideline!
"After the throw-in, Hull City deployed a lot of attacking forces, and except for the three central defenders, all of them crossed the half court.

"Be careful of Sheffield United's counterattack! Kilbane's through ball! Lowton's tackle and the ball falls to Januhans' feet!

"Long pass to the wing! The hidden danger broke out right at the start of the game. There is no one in Hull City's backcourt. Maher is very fast, and here comes the chance for a counterattack!" On the field, a high ball flew to the wing of Hull City's backcourt, where there was a very obvious gap.

"Bang bang!"

Maher broke out and started, rushing to the path of the football in seven or eight steps. He received the ball and moved forward. He saw that an opponent's full-back had already moved over to defend.

The opponent's midfielder will definitely not be able to catch up in a short time, and the other two defenders are defending Evans and Bolodanovic.

He was thinking about what to do with the ball when he saw a figure in a red and white jersey enter the penalty area.

It was Gilbert, who had started sprinting for a counterattack after Lowton's tackle, who arrived first.

"Bang!!"

Maher didn't hesitate any more and hit the ball directly into the open space in front of Gilbert from a certain distance from the baseline.

Fried at 45 degrees!

He did not choose to dribble past the opponent on this ball. Even if he succeeded in breaking through, he would waste a certain amount of time and his opponent's offensive speed would be slowed down.

It’s better to trust your teammates and bomb from high altitude!
"Mael! The pass was very accurate. Hull City's former goalkeeper Mannone was ready to come out, but he made a judgment and finally didn't dare to do it!

The Sky Sports commentator stood up from his seat and looked into the penalty area: "Gilbert! Show us your header skills! Diving into the goal!!"

"Bang!!" Gilbert stretched his body and rushed out as if he was going to shoot himself into the net like a sharp arrow, sweeping up the ball with powerful force and smashing it towards the net.

This was a header with power no less than a volley. The goalkeeper had no way to stop it and the ball hit the side of the net!
"Oh Ah! Gilbert! He made a diving header to give the team the lead. Sheffield United made a simple 45-degree pass and easily sent the ball into the net!

"Hull City may regret it. They wanted to take the risk of leaving their defense empty to press high, but they immediately paid the price for their aggressiveness, which came from Maher's precise pass!!"

On the field, Gilbert got up and rushed towards the corner flag area near Maher, shouting excitedly and looking at Maher all the way.

Maher then arrived and the two jumped to the highest height and waved their right arms towards the Sheffield United fans in the stands.

"Yeah!!" The fans quickly responded to them with the loudest cheers, countless arms waving in the stands, and fans close to them even wanted to reach out and touch them.

A frenzied chaos broke out in the stands, with fans constantly pushing toward the guardrail in front, moving closer to the two men.

"Fake!"

Gilbert raised his head and shouted, and after releasing the ball, he high-fived Maher, "How did you pass it? I just flew in from the spot, it was so accurate!"

Maher smiled but said nothing. He certainly couldn't tell the other party that his cross had made significant improvement.

He now looked towards the box area of ​​the stadium and waved towards the row of boxes.

He knew that his family was sitting there, cheering for his wonderful assist.

"Oh!"

In the private box, Clemont was the first to open his eyes wide and stand up. When he saw his wife stand up, he hugged her tightly.

"In!"

"beautiful!!"

Seeing my nephew make an assist and run towards the fan section to celebrate was completely different from seeing it on TV.

The cheers that echoed throughout the stadium and the climax of emotions of tens of thousands of people made them more clearly aware of what a brilliant shot Maher had just completed.

"Goal, goal!"

Ava actually didn’t understand the profound football game, but she became happy when she saw her brother celebrating, “Brother scored a goal!”

“It’s an assist.”

Bruno, the second brother, explained to her that he could understand the game, "but the brilliance of this pass should account for at least 50% of the credit for this goal."

“I think it’s 70 percent.”

McCabe shook his head in ecstasy. His team scored a goal, and he was naturally very proud. "Cheers to him!"

"cheers."

Clement and Betty sat down, clinked glasses with McCabe, and then turned their eyes to the court. They wanted to capture their nephew's every move.

Just at this moment, Mael turned his eyes to the surrounding area and waved his hand.

"He's saying hello to us."

Clemont's face was radiant. This special treatment made him unable to calm down his inner excitement. "Great! I wish I could come and watch his game earlier."

"Yes."

Betty's cheeks flushed. She always felt that she was not worthy enough to make the person who was the focus of attention on the court make a special gesture for their family.

Even though that person was his nephew who had been raised by him since childhood, she still felt flattered.

“It’s been an amazing trip.”

Maggie ate snacks and said with a smile: "When I grow up, even if you don't come to watch, I will come to watch his game by myself."

There is no doubt that within just a few minutes of the start, they had already fallen in love with this feeling and were extremely fascinated by the experience of watching Maher play football live.

(End of this chapter)