Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 718 3 Million Euros and 200 Million Euros

Transfermarkt, Global Football Player Market Value Ranking (March 19, 2022):
1. Tang Ye (Manchester United, China), 3 million euros (↑4000 million euros).

2. Haaland (Dortmund, Norway), €1.8 million (up €6000 million).

3. Kylian Mbappé (Paris, France), €1.6 million (↓€2000 million).

4. Ousmane Dembélé (Manchester United, France), €1.4 million (↓€1000 million).

4. Rodri (Manchester United, Spain), €1.4 million (↓€1000 million).

4. Jadon Sancho (Dortmund, England), €1.4 million (up €2000 million).

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the football market is quite evident, as can be seen from the latest player valuations.

Players whose performances are similar to last season have generally seen their market value reduced.

Mbappe and Rodri are the most typical examples. Their performance is still at the same level as before, but their market value has dropped by 2000 million euros and 1000 million euros respectively.

Of course, there are a few exceptions, such as Tang Ye and Haaland, who are first and second respectively. One increased by 4000 million and the other by 6000 million, completely disregarding the economic recession and being extremely arrogant.

However, upon closer examination, it makes a lot of sense.

Dortmund won the Champions League because a few exceptionally talented players carried the team's overall strength.

If a championship is won by a few extreme players, it's impossible for their market value not to rise.

Under normal circumstances, if Dortmund wins this Champions League title, their starting lineup will easily become the most valuable club in the world.

But Tang Ye returned to Manchester United.

So even if Haaland and Sancho's value increases significantly, it doesn't matter; Manchester United still holds the top spot in both the starting lineup's market value and the team's total market value.

After all, they put up a €3 million transfer fee for Tang Ye, so when it comes to market value, Manchester United is bound to win!
……

UEFA officially announced that Borussia Dortmund midfielder Tang Ye has been named the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League Player of the Year.

Borussia Dortmund official announcement: Club manager Eskrima has left the team.

There are two pieces of news. The first piece of news is accepted by the fans, but the second piece of news is quite shocking.

Leaving the team right after winning the Champions League title, Escriva's move is truly something else.

According to Dortmund's official statement, Esscribá's departure was the result of discussions between him and the club's management, with both sides agreeing that Esscribá's departure would be beneficial to the club.

The two parties chose not to breach the contract, but to part ways amicably, meaning that Eskeriva will not have to pay tens of millions of euros in breach of contract fees for leaving early.

The Sun's front page: A charter plane carrying Manchester United players will arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport on July 14.

The power of the masses is immense; soon, fans found the Manchester United players' flight numbers and the estimated arrival time at Daxing Airport.

[At 2:30 PM, brothers, charge with me! Let's crush Manchester United!]

Is Tang Ye coming or not? It doesn't say whether Tang Ye is coming or not.

[Hey upstairs, just use your brain for a second and you'll know Tang Ye is definitely coming. Didn't he say it in his livestream before?]

[Support Manchester United! They need to quickly discipline Beijing Guoan. Guoan has been too arrogant lately; I, a National People's Congress representative, must personally suppress them.]

……

Beijing Daxing International Airport.

Click, click, click!

Manchester United!

Manchester United!

A massive fan event has begun.

It must be said that sending Manchester United on a tour of China was indeed a very wise choice, both for the Manchester United club and for the Chinese organizers.

With so many star players on the team, plus Tang Ye in charge, the hype is bound to be high, and there's no need to worry about tickets not selling.

Even the manager of Manchester United has a built-in media presence!

Eric Ten Hach!

Manchester United's manager is the most talked-about manager!

"Tang Ye, Tang Ye!"

"I love you so much, Tang Ye! I'm from Foshan too!"

Fans surrounded the players, and Tang Ye and Dembele wrote their names on the jerseys handed to them by fans.

"Is Lippi definitely leaving? Tang Ye? Will Eriksson come to the national team?"

"..."

"I don't know either, and where did you get this information? I didn't even know Eskeriva was coming to the national team. Don't listen to the reporters' nonsense; it's all fake."

Tang Ye answered the fans' questions.

He maintained frequent contact with Escribá, but never heard from the Spanish people that he wanted to coach the Chinese national team.

Then it must be fake.

China's unscrupulous media must take the blame!
They are bad!

"Will we be able to qualify for the World Cup next year? We want to watch the Qatar World Cup!"

"Don't rush, don't rush."

Tang Ye returned the jersey with his name written on it to its owner: "The World Cup qualifiers haven't started yet, so I don't know if we can qualify, but we will try our best."

"Also, brothers, please stop asking about the national team. This is Manchester United's China tour, so we're not talking about the national team. Sorry, sorry."

"Tang Ye is awesome!"

"Manchester United is awesome!"

"So, will you be able to win the Champions League next season?"

“Haha, this…”

Whether or not they can win the Champions League is a more complicated question.

This was exactly the question that the fans were interested in. After the question was raised, the audience fell silent as they waited for Tang Ye's reply.

"Forehead……"

"The Champions League isn't just about strength; I think current form is also very important, and you also have to consider the situation of other teams. So if you ask me if I can win the Champions League this season, I honestly can't answer that."

"Never mind, Tang the Ball King, I love you to death!"

"mua!"

A fan kissed Tang Ye on the cheek, and the latter froze on the spot.

"..."

Wow!!!

"Tang Ye is awesome!"

"Rodri!"

"Teng Hah, you bastard, Teng Hah! Wow!!!"

Some incredibly bold fans even dared to hurl insults at Ten Hag!

However, you can tell from the tone that it was a joke, otherwise it would have been in English, not Chinese.

……

The front page headline of The Paper reported that a friendly match between Manchester United and Beijing Guoan will be held at the Bird's Nest Stadium on July 17, and Tang Ye is on Manchester United's roster.

Not only Tang Ye, but almost all of Manchester United's starting players are in place.

In addition, new signing Varane is still on his way.

The Sun's front-page headline: Varane has traveled to Manchester and is expected to join the Manchester United China tour team in Chengdu on July 24.

"It is not yet clear whether Varane will play in the Chengdu match, but it is certain that the Frenchman is in good form and he is very optimistic about his prospects at Manchester United."

Baidu trending search.

No. 1: Manchester United's China Tour.

No. 2: Tang Ye returns to Manchester United.

No. 3: Manchester United vs. Beijing Guoan friendly match.

No. 4: Manchester United has come to China.

No. 5: Tang Ye vs. Beijing Guoan.

The headline on the front page of Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator) is here! A friendly match at the Bird's Nest (China National Stadium) on July 17th: Beijing Guoan vs. Manchester United.

Without a doubt, this is the largest warm-up event held in China in 2021.

To see just how exciting this match was, you can look at the situation at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

The official capacity of the Bird's Nest Stadium is 8, but the designers also took into account the large number of spectators when designing the stadium, so the Bird's Nest Stadium can actually temporarily increase its capacity to 9.

Based on current ticket sales, the match between Manchester United and Beijing Guoan is highly likely to be sold out with 9 spectators.

……

Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing

"Um, hello... are you some kind of celebrity?"

"Ok?"

Tang Ye, who was looking at his phone in the elevator, suddenly looked up and saw a woman in her thirties staring at him.

"What's wrong?" "Well... you look like you're from some kind of sports team."

Tang Ye and Rodri exchanged a glance, then looked down at the Manchester United jerseys they were wearing.

What did he say? (in Spanish)

Rodri asked.

He asked us if we were from a sports team (in Spanish).

Tang Ye scratched his head and shook hands with the woman.

"May I take a picture of you?"

"Oh, it's okay, it's fine."

drop!
"I've arrived. Well, goodbye!"

After saying goodbye to the woman, Tang Ye and Rodri headed towards their room: "Hurry up, hurry up, put the things away quickly, or Osman and the others will scold us."

"Haha! What are you afraid of? So what if you get scolded? Haha!"

Rodri followed behind Tang Ye.

Tang Ye and Rodley ran back to put away their sneakers because they had made a last-minute plan to go shopping in Wangfujing.

For professional athletes traveling, the most important thing is the two pairs of shoes they prepare.

Although Manchester United has not yet experienced any missing boots incidents, it's still best to take precautions against such things!
……

Dongqiudi reposted: Relaxed and carefree! Manchester United players were photographed taking a stroll in Wangfujing after checking into their hotel.

The new season starts in a month!

What's there to be nervous about in a warm-up match? I think eight men are enough for Manchester United against Beijing Guoan.

[I was there and got to eat the fried noodles Tang Ye bought for me! (.jpg)]

[Holy crap, the person upstairs, you're amazing!]

I got to eat Tang Ye's chicken strips! Haha, so satisfying!

It's surprising that Manchester United players would be strolling around Wangfujing, and Tang Ye and Rodri even bought a lot of food for the fans.

Fans who had traveled a long way were resting in their hotel when they came across this news on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform).

However, by the time they saw the news on Dongqiudi and went there, it was too late.

"King Tang, I want to eat that pork pie!"

"Okay, okay, boss, I'd like a pork patty. Yes, yes, I'd like a few more."

Tang Ye paid with Alipay, took a large pile of pork patties, handed them to the nearest fan, and then distributed them to the fans behind him.

"Brother Ye, I want to eat shumai, shumai!"

"Okay, okay, we have them all!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll buy them all."

Tang Ye was already somewhat flustered.

At this moment, a clever idea came to mind: "How about letting them take whatever they want? Just pay me the rest of the money."

The boss was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"do not want!"

"King Tang! No! I want it handed to me by you!"

"I won't eat unless you feed me!"

"Hey, stop messing with me."

Tang Ye gestured for everyone to calm down: "I won't feed you, you have to eat by yourselves!"

"Wow, King Tang, can I share a bowl of Zhajiangmian with you?"

"King Tang, I want roast pork!"

Roasted pork?
Tang Ye frowned, then stared at the sign for a long time.

"This restaurant doesn't have roast pork..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Ye suddenly realized something when he looked at the cunning and treacherous fans in front of him.

"Hey, no! No way!"

"Can't!"

Roasted pork is certainly possible, since pork is a food in itself.

But the prerequisite is that your pig cannot be GGBond.

If the roast pork you're talking about is the meat from GGBond, then Tang Ye absolutely will not buy it for you!
"You have so many fans!" (Spanish)

Rodri shouted, transforming himself into a restaurant worker, constantly shoving beef patties handed out by the owner into the hands of fans: "We're here to work today!"

"Ha ha!"

……

A Xiaohongshu account posted a photo of Tang Ye leaning against the corner of an elevator.

Tang Ye was staring blankly at the camera, seemingly not quite reacting yet.

Title: [Is this some kind of soccer star? I ran into a large group of people wearing the same clothes in the hotel elevator.]

#Celebrities #SportsStars #FaceRecognition #CelebrityEncounter

【Holy crap???】

To put it simply, you're facing a group worth 23 billion RMB.

[Wow, let's not convert it to Euros. Every time I do, I feel like these players' market values ​​are a bit outrageous...]

Which hotel? Did you ask him for an autograph, sister?

[You might not understand if I explain it directly, so let me put it this way: next time you see him doing a Douyin live stream, if he doesn't have 1 million followers by the next day, I'll commit suicide on the spot.]

Manchester United's China tour itinerary includes visits to the Forbidden City and Anmen Square in the coming days.

They look like they're here to compete in China, but they're actually here for tourism.

While the Manchester United players were having fun...

"Regardless, I believe my resume is fully qualified; I have a Champions League title, and it's this year." (Spanish)

Escriva and the translator said, "Tell him I'm in top form right now." (in Spanish)

"He just won the Champions League this year and is in top form, so he can help the Chinese national team."

"..."

The Chinese Football Association's Secretary General, Liu Yi, looked thoughtful.

He certainly acknowledged Eskeriva's abilities.

Furthermore, Escriva had experience working with Tang Ye during his time in La Liga.

It can be said that the Spaniard is the most suitable coach for the Chinese team after Lippi left!

What Liu Yi needs to do now is to keep Eskeriva's salary as low as possible, so he absolutely cannot show his excitement at the beginning.

Seeing that Liu Yi remained silent, Escriva added, "I just finished coaching Dortmund, and we won the Champions League, so I'm in top form right now. And I've learned about the Chinese team beforehand, so I believe I absolutely have the ability to coach them. (Spanish)"

“Okay… well, as you know, we can't offer you the same salary as Marcello, after all, he's a World Cup champion, so…”

"Oh, I understand. To be honest, I don't really care about salary."

"Alright, Mr. Francisco, you can give me a number, and I will pass it on to my superiors and give you a reply after discussion."

"Um……"

After a brief moment's thought, Escriva nodded slightly: "Two million euros."

"200 million euros (in Chinese)"

"what?"

Liu Yi froze, staring intently at the translator next to Eskeriva: "Are you sure he meant 200 million euros?"

A Champions League-winning manager only earns 200 million a year? Is that even possible?

“Oh, tell him to add that this money is from me. Actually, 200 million euros isn't much. I just want to tell you that I'm really happy to coach the Chinese team. I believe I was born for the Chinese national team. Do you understand what I mean? (Spanish)”

“I’m not like Marcello, I don’t want money.” (Spanish)

Liu Yi shifted his gaze from Eskeriva to the translator and asked, "So, what did he say?"

"It's not a 200 million euro annual salary."

"That's right, as long as it's not a monthly salary, I think it's fine..."

"He gave us 200 million euros."

"..."

"He said he's different from Lippi; he doesn't want money."

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)