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

Chapter 850 Qatar World Cup Countdown

Premier League: With the final week of the countdown to the start of the 22-23 Premier League season, the league standings have been officially updated.

Manchester United acquired two £2 million signings in the summer transfer window this season, and both are top strikers who are best suited to the team's lineup.

Kane is definitely a top contender, as for Anthony...

Since Ten Hag was willing to pay 1 million euros to buy Anthony, he must have his reasons.

No rush, let's take a look first!
With a significantly strengthened starting lineup, Manchester United fans are arguably among the most excited for the new season.

Last season, Manchester United remained unbeaten with 106 points. What kind of results will the team achieve this season with an optimized squad?
Just as the new Premier League season was about to begin, Transfermarkt released its latest player valuations.

Reprinted, latest Transfermarkt price update: Dembele enters the €2 million range, Tang Ye returns to €3 million.

Transfermarkt, Global Football Player Market Value Ranking (March 19, 2022):
1. Tang Ye (Manchester United, China), 3.0 million euros (↑2000 million euros).

2. Ousmane Dembélé (Manchester United, France), €2.0 million (↑€4000 million).

3. Kylian Mbappé (Paris, France), €1.8 million (-).

4. Haaland (Dortmund, Norway), €1.6 million (↓€2000 million).

4. Rodri (Manchester United, Spain), €1.6 million (↑€1000 million).

In the latest market value update, Manchester United, as the Champions League winners, naturally emerged as the biggest winner. The combined market value of just Tang Ye and Dembele is equivalent to that of the entire starting lineup of other top teams, which is quite astonishing.

The fans are certainly happy, but now a new problem is troubling them.

Tang Ye's net worth dropped from 3 million euros to 2.8 million euros, and now it has returned to 3 million euros. The whole process was extremely tortuous.

Is 3 million euros the maximum market value currently available for her?
Does this mean Tang Ye has no chance of taking another step forward?

This is a very interesting question that has sparked discussion and even betting among many fans both at home and abroad.

The participants in the discussion were divided into two camps.

The first camp points out that Tang Ye is currently 23 years old, and his potential has been largely realized. Unless Tang Ye can suddenly become 5 years younger and expand his career prospects, it is impossible for his market value to rise further.

The first group only accounted for 35% of the total number of people counted, which is a relatively small portion.

This is because many fans cannot remove their "star filter" when it comes to Tang Ye.

Everyone here is a fan of GGBond, a loyal admirer, so naturally they want GGBond's value to rise even higher. This is also the viewpoint of the second camp.

Fans in the second camp pointed out that the reason why Tang Ye's value is stuck at 3 million euros is mainly because Manchester United's overall strength is too strong.

Recall when Tang Ye's market value first reached 3 million euros? Wasn't it after Dortmund won the Champions League?
Tang Ye's market value suddenly surged by 4000 million euros after the season ended because he helped Dortmund win the Champions League.

Then he returned to Manchester United the following season. Although his performance was not bad, his market value dropped by £2000 million after half a season.

Based on past experience, it's not entirely impossible for Tang Ye's net worth to increase further.

"If Manchester United's strength declines while TY's performance remains unchanged, then I think his value could reach up to 3.4 million euros, which should be TY's true upper limit."

The editor-in-chief of Every Media said this.

Of course, let's not even talk about whether Manchester United will decline. If you wait for it to decline, you'll probably have to wait until 2030. By then, Tang Ye will be in the later stages of his career, so how will his value increase?
However... it doesn't necessarily have to be the Premier League. There is a competition that could perfectly meet Tang Ye's requirements for increasing his market value (absolute individual heroism).

That's the World Cup!

AS editor-in-chief Ron Cerro: If TY leads the Chinese team to win the Qatar World Cup, his market value may exceed 3.6 million euros.

"..."

Looking at the Spanish news on his phone, Tang Ye was speechless.

Being famous is good; whenever you don't know what to do next, a bunch of reporters and fans will give you advice.

However, not all the suggestions from reporters and fans were good.

If he leads the Chinese team to win the World Cup, his transfer value could exceed 6000 million euros.

Isn't this just utter nonsense?

If Tang Ye had that ability, he would have already made 18 million back in Russia in 4. There would be no need for Long Sailuo BB.

Leading the Chinese team to win the World Cup is no less difficult than winning ten consecutive Champions League titles, at least for now.

Tears soaked the braised pork trotters rice. Tang Ye vowed to lead the Chinese national team to achieve great success, but unfortunately, he was besieged by FIFA halfway through.

Infantino, could you please redraw the draw and remove Germany and Argentina from Group C?

……

France Football's front page in bold: 2022 FIFA Ballon d'Or nominees.

First batch: Courtois (Real Madrid), Leao (AC Milan), Nkunku (RB Leipzig), Salah (Liverpool)...

The second batch includes: Benzema (Real Madrid), Mane (Liverpool), Fabinho (Liverpool), Mahrez (Manchester City)...

The third batch: Dembele (Manchester United), De Bruyne (Manchester City), Rashford (Manchester United)...

Fourth batch: Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Rodri (Manchester United)...

Fifth batch: Tang Ye (Manchester United), Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), De Jong (Manchester United)...

2022-23 Premier League Standings (as of Round 5):

1. Manchester United, 13 points.

2. Manchester City, 12 points.

3. Newcastle, 11 points.

4. Arsenal, 11 points.

5. Tottenham Hotspur, 9 points.

If we're talking about the most surprising teams in the Premier League this season, it has to be Liverpool and Newcastle.

As a former member of the Three Kingdoms era, Liverpool's performance this season has been inexplicable. After 5 games, they have only managed 7 points, which is a terrible performance compared to previous seasons.

Then there's Newcastle.

After the Middle Eastern consortium invested and made a series of signings, Newcastle suddenly became incredibly strong this season, even managing a draw against the then-dominant Manchester United in the fifth round, which surprised everyone.

Is Newcastle really about to rise to prominence?

Can they replace Liverpool as a member of the anti-bandit team?
Tang Ye: Liverpool's deficit should only be temporary; Newcastle is indeed very strong and gave me a scare, but they won't be as lucky as they were today at Old Trafford next time.

……

Tang Ye (23 years old)
[Ball possession: 94; Passing: 98]

[Shots: 93; Headers: 62; Set pieces: 95]

Speed: 87; Endurance: 86; Physical Strength: 92

[Defense: 85; Vision: 100]

Overall rating: 97
The panel has been slightly optimized again.

Tang Ye's plan is to raise his overall score to 98 before the Qatar World Cup, thereby unlocking the second level of rewards for the King's Cauldron. Currently, this plan seems theoretically feasible, and the probability of success is not small.

In addition, after playing for a month in the new season, Tang Ye now has a pretty good understanding of the team's situation.

It's time for my remaining [Talent Optimizer (Legendary)] to come in handy!

[You used the Talent Optimizer (Legendary) for shooting: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...]

[Shot: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity → Absolutely stunning]

[Shots on goal: 93 → 94]

Tang Ye's talent in most of his attributes has now reached an extraordinary level, or even higher.

The only weakness he had was his heading ability, but that didn't really matter, as Tang Ye had a very hands-off attitude towards his heading skills.

Good is great, but if it's not good, then forget it.

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FIFA official website: 100 days until the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

France Football – The 2022 Ballon d'Or award ceremony is tentatively scheduled for October 15th.

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FIFA official website: 80 days until the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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FIFA official website: 50 days until the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

"Vamos!"

"Beautiful! Tang Ye!"

"4:0!"

"Thanks to Tang Ye's second goal, Manchester United have now completely widened the gap with Porto!"

"Yes, if this match ends, Manchester United can practically declare that they have secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage this season."

The camera focused on Tang Ye, who had just scored the goal, and the Manchester United captain roared at the Porto fans in the stands, "Roar—!!!"

Currently, the Champions League group stage has reached the fourth round, and Tang Ye has already scored 5 goals and provided 5 assists, which is even more impressive than last season.

In addition, the commentator pointed out that, according to "objective data," the majority of fans still believe Tang Ye will win this year's Ballon d'Or.

As for what this "objective data" actually is, CCTV doesn't say for sure, but everyone knows in their hearts that it is the odds of winning this year's Ballon d'Or.

Tang Ye surged ahead, leaving Benzema and Dembele far behind.

"The Golden Globe Awards ceremony will officially begin in the middle of this month. Everyone can look forward to seeing if Tang Ye can win his fourth Golden Globe Award..."

"Well, I think it's highly likely that it's Tang Ye."

"Haha, Coach He, I agree with your point of view."

"..."

……

"No, no, I don't know yet."

"Well, I would have told you if I knew, but the fact that I haven't told you means I haven't received any information."

"Fuck!"

"I'm really impressed by them."

The 2022 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony is next week, and Bol has been bombarded with calls from sponsors, making it impossible for him to sleep: "You know, they only think about taking advantage of you. They'll sponsor you if you're sure you'll win the Ballon d'Or, and they won't if you don't."

"Haha, isn't that normal?"

Tang Ye appeared very casual: "After all, it concerns the whole year ahead, and there's also the World Cup."

"And these people really don't understand football!"

"Don't they know you have a huge advantage this year?" Paul retorted.

"Perhaps they want to avoid the risks."

Boll implied that Tang Ye would definitely win the Ballon d'Or, and the latter did not humbly decline but directly acquiesced.

Based on past experience, Tang Ye is about 90% confident that he will win the Ballon d'Or this year.

Okay, it's basically a done deal.

Sorry, but that's just how confident the master is.

"If you're not willing to take risks, what's the point of talking about it?"

"Ding!"

Just as he uttered a complaint, Bohr received another phone call.

"Okay, okay, um, okay."

"..."

"Finally, they're not a sponsor anymore?"

Tang Ye chuckled.

Judging from the agent's tone, this time it's finally not a troublesome sponsor.

"They are sponsors."

Paul sat down: "Apple, they came to talk to us about renewing the contract three months ago. But you haven't responded."

Boll shrugged: "The Ballon d'Or and the World Cup are about to start, aren't you going to respond? They're getting impatient."

"Actually, I think this endorsement is really good, but we can talk about the price again."

Ball exclaimed excitedly, "TY and LeBron!"

"This is absolutely the most influential commercial endorsement of this World Cup, bar none!"

"Haha."

Tang Ye clapped his hands.

I took out my phone to check the time in the US and found it was 11 p.m.

It was 11 p.m. in the United States, a time when James was definitely not asleep, so Tang Ye simply made a phone call to him.

"..."

The bell rang for more than 20 seconds, but there was no response.

"Okay, he's probably asleep."

Just as Tang Ye was about to hang up, the call suddenly went through.

"Wow, LeBron."

He picked up the phone and held it to his ear: "It's about the Apple endorsement. They're in a bit of a rush to promote it. When's a convenient time for you to talk?"

"Heh, heh heh, huff, hmph."

"Snapped!"

Ok?
A strange sound came from the phone, and Tang Ye's brows slowly furrowed: "LeBron?"

"Yes, I'm here, Tom. Heh, hmph, huff..."

"Are you...working out?"

Tang Ye tilted his head: "Forget it, first tell me when you're free, we need to arrange a shoot together. They said there can't be any editing, we all have to be there at the same time."

"Yes, no problem, yes."

"Humph."

"Clap!"

"Clap!"

This……

It wasn't that Tang Ye was curious; it was just that the voice coming from James on the phone was too eerie.

"Um... LeBron, is someone bumping into you from behind?"

"Oh, no, no, it's just that someone is working out next to me."

James sounded flustered and quickly explained to Tang Ye.

"Okay, then find a time. I think this Thursday is good. You can come to London then. I'll hang up now..."

"Don't hang up the phone."

Tang Ye's pupils contracted sharply when he heard the voice on the phone.

This doesn't sound like James' voice?
"Wait, LeBron? There really is someone behind you. What's he doing?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I was the one talking just now. Don't hang up yet."

"No, didn't we finish talking? Why don't you hang up..."

Tang Ye was completely baffled.

"Yeah, I have a friend working out next to me, and he wants to hear your voice..."

"This……"

"What the hell?"

Tang Ye had no idea what was going on, so he simply hung up the phone and told James to text him if he needed anything.

"Well? What did he say?"

Bohr, come here.

"I don't know. He was talking very strangely, and I don't understand why. There was a kind of sound on the phone, um... like a spanking sound, but I don't know what it was."

"I felt someone hit him from behind."

Tang Ye pondered deeply.

There's no way anyone was actually spanking James; it must have been the sound coming from the gym equipment.

What kind of gym equipment makes that kind of spanking sound...?

After thinking for a long time, Tang Ye still couldn't come up with an answer.

"He might be inhaling nitrous oxide, or something else, I don't know."

Tang Ye shrugged.

……

(End of this chapter)