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

Chapter 922 You'll be a midfielder for Utrecht's first team starting next season.
Hong Kong media: Continuing his excellent performance in the quarterfinals, the Asian Cup may be the biggest opportunity of Dai Wai-tsun's career.

Hong Kong media paid close attention to Dai Wai-tsun's performance in the national team matches, and Dai Wai-tsun did not disappoint Hong Kong fans, successfully continuing his performance from the round of 16.

He played very well in two consecutive knockout matches. If you had to use an idiom to describe Dai Weijun right now, it would be... a promising future!
As Tai Wai-tsun's biggest supporter, the Hong Kong media also offered a suggestion to their own player.

“Dai Weijun needs to improve his cooperation skills with Tang Ye and increase the frequency of their cooperation.”

“The national team captain has abundant international resources. If Dai Weijun can seize the opportunity with Tang Ye, his career may accelerate.”

These words were not said casually; Hong Kong media provided some arguments to support their views.

Firstly, Tang Ye has experience helping his teammates, and Zhang Yuning is one example.

Furthermore, Tang Ye and Dai Weijun are among the few Cantonese-speaking players in the national team. From this perspective, Dai Weijun's advantage should be considered unique.

"Currently, it seems that Dai Weijun is not far from starting for the national team."

……

Dongqiudi Match Report: MAX Blue Samurai! Japan Men's National Football Team defeats Saudi Arabia Men's National Football Team 4-0 to advance to the semi-finals, with Takumi Minamino scoring the goal.

Dongqiudi Match Report: Iran defeated Qatar 3-3 in regular time and 4-3 in stoppage time, advancing to the semi-finals to face China.

Iran's victory over Qatar surprised many fans. After all, as the host of the previous World Cup, Qatar's national team had shown remarkable improvement.

Iran's sudden rise disrupted Eskeriva's original plans.

"shit..."

On the hotel balcony, Eskeriva looked out at the scenery and complained to his partner, Mati, about the result of the Qatar-Iran match: "Why was Iran able to beat Qatar? Qatar's coach has a problem; they couldn't have dragged the game into overtime!"

"Oh, Ferran, there's no need."

Mati's mentality was much better than Escriva's: "Iran is generally weaker, so playing Iran in the semi-finals is a good thing."

"I think we have a higher chance of winning against Iran."

“But our initial plan was to play Qatar, and now my plans have been disrupted.”

"...During the World Cup, was there a match where we played according to plan?"

Matti's words left Eskriva speechless.

That's right.

"Hiss... But I did make arrangements in advance for the World Cup. Do you think we could have beaten Spain and the Netherlands if we hadn't followed my script?"

"Your script doesn't include anything after the round of 16, Ferran. You're overthinking it."

Marty sat up straight and looked into Eskeriva's eyes: "I understand now, Ferran."

"Understand what?"

"Plans are useless. A person is a person who is good, and a good person will always be good."

"We are the third place winner in the World Cup, and the only Asian to win the World Cup third place, so we are the champions of the Asian Cup."

"..."

Eskeriva stroked his chin and turned his head away: "Then we'll just have to improvise?"

"The Chinese team, which can adapt to changing circumstances, is the strongest," Marty added at the end.

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PPBond's financial report: The company's net profit in the second quarter was £5.11 million, an increase of 850% year-on-year, of which the net profit of the toy business was £5.25 million.

"Driven by the World Cup and the Asian Cup, the company's sales of blind boxes are optimistic, and the net profit of the toy industry is expected to grow again in the third quarter, conservatively estimated at £5.7 million. However, due to the expected support from the establishment of the United Development Group (UDG) subsidiary in Hong Kong, the company's overall profit in the third quarter may decline by about 30%."

"Although some shareholders voted against it, the company will still strongly support the development of the branch."

"The company is indeed investing heavily in mainland China and Hong Kong right now, but I believe that the input and output are proportional, and we will see all of this someday." (Quoted from PPBD CEO's speech)

When announcing the financial report, Ball only said a few words, but each sentence contained a great deal of detail.

For example, in the sentence "We will see all this someday in the future," Bohr uses "in the future" instead of a specific date.

To put it simply, it's possible to make money, but we don't know how many years it will take to actually earn it, or how much money we can make.

As expected, Pop Bond's stock price will fall immediately after its listing in Hong Kong.

But it doesn't matter. Tangye has always been like this; you'll almost never see PPBD's stock price stabilize.

As July arrived, starting from July 1st, transfer news kept coming from the top five European leagues, with Real Madrid, Momentum, and Barcelona being the three teams most frequently linked with Tang Ye.

Although Tang Ye is currently in Qingdao, some newspapers still make the erroneous statement that "TY is in Saudi Arabia talking with senior executives of Riyadh Crescent."

Regardless, with no news of contract renewals or changes by July, the actions of Manchester United's management are indeed making fans anxious.

【Grazor out!】

[Is Glazer really planning to use TY to pay off his loan, trading his future for income?]

Eric won't agree; trust Eric.

I feel like Tom really wants to leave. The management and TY himself are in the same boat, so what use is Eric now? He has absolutely no say in the matter.

[Who told you TY was leaving? Did he say it himself? Don't spread rumors. If you don't watch the top five European leagues, why don't you watch the Asian Cup broadcast? You found the matches yourself. You only pay 25 yuan a month and expect Sky Sports to broadcast the Asian Cup for you?]

Are there any English compatriots in Hong Kong who would like to apply for a position at PPBD and send us firsthand news from China?

……

The front page headline of Sports Weekly reports that Bubble Bond (Hong Kong) has obtained a total of approximately RMB 54 billion in loans from China Merchants Bank in Guangdong and HSBC in Hong Kong, with a term of 5-8 years and an unknown annualized interest rate.

Sources say that Bubble Bond may buy the land and all fixed assets of Evergrande Football School for more than 15 billion yuan. Negotiations are still ongoing.

This so-called "source" is not from the football circle, but from the real estate-related industry.

According to this source, the deal for Bubble Bond to buy Evergrande Football School is basically finalized and there shouldn't be any problems.

The biggest problem is the controversy surrounding the Guangzhou team.

Evergrande Group wanted to sell the Guangzhou team and Evergrande Football School as a package deal, but Bubble Bond didn't want it, and that's the problem.

The total value of all the fixed assets of Evergrande Football School is around 15 billion RMB, while the entire Guangzhou team is worth only 1 RMB.

Of course, this 1 yuan isn't literal 1 yuan, because after buying the entire Guangzhou team for 3 yuan, you need to assume all the debts of this Chinese Super League team and prepare at least three years' worth of operating funds. All of this adds up to over 25 billion yuan.

What was originally a 15 billion deal was negotiated to be 40 billion. Even Tang Ye would hesitate to consider this, let alone Boer.

There's no other way but to wait and see. We can observe the Guangzhou team's recent performance and debt situation before making a decision.

Besides the bad news, there's also good news: UDG has established partnerships with 7 Chinese Super League clubs, 5 European second-tier league clubs, and 5 Chinese and South Korean professional esports clubs. And the most impressive part is the partnership with two Premier League clubs: Manchester United and Nottingham Forest!
……

Guangzhou Youth – In hopes of strengthening the atmosphere of Chinese football, United Development Group (UDG) will sponsor RMB 600 million to host the Guangdong Provincial Amateur Football Super League (Guangdong Super League).

"UDG attaches great importance to the development of grassroots football, and the company will use Guangdong as a pilot area to sponsor amateur leagues. If the initial pilot is successful, UDG will launch a second phase of pilot: investing a total of approximately RMB 2000 million in Hunan, Jiangsu, and Liaoning. The third phase of pilot will be nationwide (excluding Macau)."

United Development Group China: If all three pilot phases are successful, the company plans to launch the United Super League (China League Super League) in 2027.

UDG, relying on its financial resources, gave the Football Association the impression that it wanted to do things its own way. But the matter is not as simple as the fans imagine.

An amateur league is, after all, an amateur league. All it can do is get more kids into football and lay the foundation for the sport's development, but it can't really have any impact on the Chinese Super League.

A reporter suggested that Bubble Bond wanted to replace the Chinese Super League with the Chinese League One, which is completely wrong and not a viable path. Professional football will ultimately rely on the Chinese Super League.

but……

If Pop Bond focuses solely on throwing money at amateur leagues and ultimately fails to separate the Chinese Super League from the Chinese Football Association, wouldn't it be doing a favor for the Football Association?

Fans were very interested in this question, so they went to UDG's official website and found the company's publicly announced development plan, but ultimately found nothing related to the Chinese Football Association.

However, UDG has actually considered things quite thoroughly. Due to China's vast land area, UDG plans to cooperate with a Chinese airline to provide free air service for players participating in the Chinese Super League (because it is almost impossible for amateur players to receive a generous salary from the team).

This……

The joint development company seemed to be so immersed in its own world that it had lost all sense of what the world was like.

……

PPBD CEO Pol said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency: "The problem of Chinese football is very complex. I think that cooperating with the Football Association in the early stages is not a problem, and it is the only option."

[Passes: 98 → 99]

Tang Ye (24 years old)
[Ball possession: 94; Passing: 99]

[Shots: 94; Headers: 62; Set pieces: 95]

Speed: 87; Endurance: 90; Physical Strength: 93

[Defense: 87; Vision: 100]

Overall rating: 98
"hiss……"

My attributes have increased again, and my passing has reached 99. Could it be that my second maximum attribute value will arrive soon?

wrong!

Three or four years ago, Tang Ye discovered a problem: his attribute values ​​were becoming increasingly difficult to improve.

It's not because the training intensity has decreased, but because of the basic principle that "the higher the attribute, the more difficult it is to improve," which has become Tang Ye's biggest headache right now.

The [Wang Ding], which is used to enhance the strength of the entire team, has a third layer that has not yet been unlocked. The condition for unlocking this item is: an overall score of 99.

With an overall score of 99, Tang Ye, despite already having a score of 98, sees no hope of his overall score increasing further!
Does this mean we have to wait until the next World Cup...?

"Brother Ye, good afternoon!"

Upon arriving at the gym, Dai Weijun greeted himself.

"Huh? Didn't you and Brother Jie rest together today?"

Tang Ye knew that Dai Weijun and Zhu Chenjie weren't training today, so he was a little surprised to see Dai Weijun at the gym.

Wu Xi, standing nearby, wasn't interested in the question; he noticed something else: "You're too late, Wei Jun!"

"Sorry, sorry, I took a nap at noon and didn't wake up with the first alarm..."

Dai Weijun was a little nervous.

"Haha, it's okay, it's normal. Training hasn't started yet, he's just trying to scare you."

Tang Ye gestured for Dai Weijun to sit down next to him: "I haven't seen you do strength training yet. You said you played in the English First Division, so your strength should be pretty good, right?" Hmm... Judging from your performance on the field, your strength should be decent.

"Well... I guess it's alright, but it's been a long time since I played in League One. I remember it very clearly, a month after my League One debut you joined Manchester United for a record transfer fee."

Dai Weijun recalled an old story: "I played in the English First Division for two seasons, and then I was loaned to Utrecht for another season. At that time, there were even reporters from mainland China who came to the Netherlands to report on me, saying that I was the next Ye Ge, haha!"

"Sure, Weijun, I'll teach you how to be the captain from now on," Wu Lei joked.

"No, no, I played for the U21 team, which is much worse."

"U21 is also acceptable."

Tang Ye put his hand on Dai Weijun's shoulder: "You have to think of it this way: I started playing U17, and you started playing U21, so it's actually the same."

"But you soared to the top in just one season, Ye Ge. After one season, I was relegated to the bench at Wolves... I couldn't keep playing there, so I went back to China."

"..."

At this point, the gym suddenly fell silent.

"Why don't you try again?"

"Ye, Brother Ye, why do you say that?"

"By 2019, you were already playing in the Premier League. Even though you didn't get many playing time, at least you were playing in the Premier League, right?"

"If you were on the bench in 2019, you're definitely better now than you were in 2019, so why not give it another try?"

"..."

As soon as Tang Ye finished speaking, Dai Weijun shook his head slightly: "There's a huge difference. You probably can't feel it, Brother Ye. My first EFL Cup match with Wolves was okay, but my first Premier League match felt like my heart was going to explode. I was treated like a toy by the other side."

"..."

Tang Ye thought for a moment: "Other leagues are fine too, you'll have to try to find out."

Tang Ye has been helping the development of the Chinese Super League, but given the current situation, he still suggests that Dai Weijun go to Europe or South America, where there is a mature football environment available, and he will improve much faster.

"Well... I've already spent some time in the Chinese Super League, so it's not easy for me to go anywhere else."

Dai Weijun said he could even feel a slight decline in his condition.

Many young Chinese players played football in Europe when they were young. You can play football in Europe, but once you come back, it's basically impossible to go back.

You went to Europe to get some prestige and boost your social standing, so why did you go back after you got there?
The fans have already lost faith in you. Going back to Europe to add another layer of gold to your image won't do much good, and no agent is willing to do this kind of unprofitable work.

However, Tang Ye did not seem to understand the meaning behind Dai Weijun's words immediately; he was immersed in his own thoughts.

"If the Premier League doesn't work out, how about La Liga and the Bundesliga... um... how about this, I suggest you try the Eredivisie. The Eredivisie should be more suitable for you. It's a bit challenging, but not too extreme. I suggest you give it a try. What do you think?"

"Um, sure, but... it's difficult..."

Before Dai Weijun could finish speaking, Tang Ye placed his hand on the national team rookie's hand: "Starting next season, you will be a midfielder for Utrecht's first team."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ye took out his phone and searched through his contacts for a long time before finally finding a number.

"what?"

"The owner of Utrecht is a pretty good guy. Their current first-team coach is my former U17 coach. He used to scold me a lot, but I think he's alright. Wei Jun, you go to Utrecht and play a few starting games first, and then we'll see how things go."

"Then... the current captain of Utrecht is my former captain. If you encounter any problems, just go to him and he can help you solve them."

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(End of this chapter)