Team Spirit

Chapter 148 That Man Bought London

Bild: "Lu Kai's golden goal finally avenged Arsenal's defeat; Arsenal had the strength but couldn't unleash it, a sudden and unfortunate end!"

Marca: "Henry's superb performance couldn't save the day, Dartred conceded a last-minute goal! Arsenal Green miraculously won the FA Cup, Lu Kai was named Man of the Match!"

Gazzetta dello Sport: "Treble winners! Dartford have won at least three trophies in a single season for the third consecutive year!"

Tuttosport: "After Manchester United dethroned Liverpool, Dartford also brought down Arsenal!"

France Football: "Datford crowned Kings of London, an unprecedented success! Arsenal's trophyless season is a true failure!"

Kicker: "After Liverpool, Dartford becomes the second English Cup king!"

Various media outlets rushed to publish the headline.

Of course, the reports from other media outlets were ultimately a bit too normal.

The English and Chinese media outlets delved much deeper into the details of this match.

Sky Sports: "With the FA Cup and the EFL Cup in hand, Dartford have two UEFA Cup spots, and Premier League teams are trying to snatch one from them!"

Sports Weekly: "England wins Fair Play Award, and Manchester City, the most disciplined team in the Premier League, is thus granted Intertoto Cup qualification, which will qualify them for European competition, making them the third domestic team to qualify for the UEFA Cup after An Qi and Li Weifeng!"

Dongqiudi: "Ball of Glory winner Lu Kai! Surpassing Michael Irving, on par with Kevin Keegan!"

As is well known, Lu Kai scored two goals.

One is the "Ball of Globe Award for Non-Professional Footballer of the Year", and the other is the "FA Cup Final Golden Goal".

The abbreviation for both is Golden Ball.

Didn't this mean they caught up with and surpassed the UK and the US in one fell swoop?
But in any case, the result of this match surprised everyone.

Arsenal had been preparing diligently, and their shame had spurred them to greater heights. They should have been unstoppable, but who would have thought they would... suffer a complete collapse!
With the construction of a new stadium set to begin this summer, finances will gradually become tight, leaving Wenger with limited room for player recruitment.

So next season...wouldn't Arsenal be completely powerless against Manchester United?

Let alone Manchester United, Arsenal might lose their position as one of the "two giants of the Premier League" and be compared to teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers, or even be inferior to some of them.

Will they become "Arsenal, who are invincible"?

Such a fall from grace in the Premier League is not uncommon.

The best example is Liz!

The team that was once a title contender has now fallen to fifteenth place in the league, barely managing to avoid relegation.

Aston Villa and West Ham United were both European teams in the previous two seasons, but this year one was ranked 16th and the other 18th... That's right, West Ham United was relegated.

Former Dartford striker Holt didn't get many opportunities here, not because of his ability, but because of factional issues.

It is understood that West Ham United have put him on the trading block.

Sheffield Wednesday is very interested in Holt, and the deal is likely to go through.

The other two relegated teams are West Bromwich Albion, who finished nineteenth, and Sunderland, who finished last.

West Bromwich Albion's midfield maestro is also Jimmy Brad, the Green Gunner who joined them last year.

However, the problem did not lie with Brad.

It's actually quite normal for newly promoted teams to be relegated.

Both sides intend to continue their cooperation and strive to return to the Premier League within two years.

Sunderland is another story; they were already a relegation team, they escaped relegation last year, but this year they just couldn't hold on any longer.

However, they are already deeply associated with Elvis Marko, and their draw against Arsenal was a glorious defeat.

Who would have thought that next season they would be playing separately from their former club Dartford in League One?

Manchester City, the newly promoted team that Kevin Dawson joined, is even stronger than Birmingham City, climbing all the way to ninth place in the league, showing remarkable consistency.

On the contrary, Birmingham, the newly promoted team that An Qi joined, has played well, ranking 13th in the Premier League and securing their place in the top flight.

They didn't score many goals, but their goal difference was only -8, and they conceded only 47 goals in a single season, further proving Anqi's strength.

Among the bottom eight teams, Birmingham has conceded the fewest goals.

Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion have both conceded 65 goals, while West Ham United have conceded 59. Tottenham Hotspur, currently tenth in the standings, have also conceded a staggering 62 goals, their defense shockingly weak.

In the entire Premier League, only seven teams have conceded fewer goals than Birmingham.

The team that conceded the fewest goals was naturally the Premier League champions, Manchester United, with 33 goals, eight fewer than Arsenal.

The team with the most goals was Arsenal, the Premier League runner-up, with 85 goals, eleven more than Manchester United – that's incredible.

It is precisely because Arsenal's attacking power is so formidable that Eastwood's winning goal is so significant.

Similarly, Dartford's 3-2 victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup is even more impressive.

After the match, most of Arsenal's players declined to be interviewed.

A few days ago, when Manchester United came from behind to win the title, they were filled with emotion and had a lot to say.

But now they've become numb.

It's just another championship lost...

Henry, who had clearly found his form but was frustrated by the lack of time to finish off his opponents, expressed his dissatisfaction with the Golden Ball system in an interview: "I don't know the point of this system. The duration of a match should be fixed, not constantly changing like this."

Emily, speaking as a reporter, asked, "What about 2000? You didn't say that when France scored the golden goal to defeat Italy in the European Championship."

Henry was stunned.

The boomerang hit him right between the eyebrows... Heaven doesn't forgive anyone!
But it was Trezeguet who scored the golden goal to win the game back then, so why is it Henry who got the golden goal to win the game now?

Go find Juventus!

Compared to Henry's dissatisfaction, Wenger clearly had more complaints to make, stating in a highly academic manner: "The Ballon d'Or is unfair; it is a form of bullying against the weak."

Emily: "So you think Arsenal is weaker than Dartford? Then it seems like Dartford should have won the title?"

Wenger: "I'm talking about strength at a specific point in time. In terms of the score, Dartford were definitely stronger than us when they were in the lead."

"But football should be fair, not one that bullies the weak and fears the strong, or glorifies the powerful and belittles the weak."

"In comparison, the silver ball system is a better solution."

Emily: "Do you really think the silver ball system is better? Are you sure?"

In fact, the silver ball system is clearly worse than the gold ball system.

The sudden death in the Golden Ball game is extremely dramatic, and the abrupt ending leaves a deep impression on everyone.

The experience of participating in and watching the games may not have been great at the time, but it will definitely remain fresh and memorable many years later, and can be called a classic.

The real reason it was rejected is... because it couldn't control the score!
On the one hand, sudden death is too unpredictable and extremely difficult to control.

If they really wanted to manipulate the game, they could only give a penalty kick, but that would be too obvious and would inevitably be noticed by the fans over time.

On the other hand, the golden goal rule means that the score in extra time can only be 1-0, so what's the point of betting on that? It's just a simple matter of winning or losing, nothing like the variety of possible outcomes with a specific score.

However, opposing the Ballon d'Or system is indeed correct.

The Golden Ball system was introduced to encourage offense, with the first player to attack enjoying the victory.

The counterintuitive aspect is that, in actual matches, the golden goal rule actually limits the attack.

The more likely a team is to win, the less it wants to be defeated by a counterattack, and the more hesitant and timid it becomes in its attack.

Such illogical situations, where theory and reality are diametrically opposed, are commonplace in European society.

The home-and-away format is one of them.

The home advantage was established early on.

Back then, everyone's football fields were not up to standard, and the accommodations and other conditions were also not up to standard. It was much more comfortable to play on your own field.

However, with UEFA's standardization of stadiums and other facilities, the home advantage is rapidly diminishing.

Away goals are becoming increasingly decisive in determining the outcome of matches... so playing at home has often become a disadvantage.

This leads to a more conservative approach when playing at home, as everyone is less inclined to let the opponent score.

The policy, which was originally intended to encourage offense, actually encouraged defense instead.

Therefore, after the home and away goals were eliminated, more and more exhilarating attacking matches occurred, and the scores became increasingly lopsided.

Including the "offside rule modification" that Wenger has been trying to promote in the future, which seems to encourage attacking play, but the actual effect is hard to predict.

It's important to understand that the impact of a rule on football often has a lag.

While the past few years may have encouraged offense, once everyone has thoroughly analyzed it, it has actually hindered offense.

The NBA's encouragement of offense is a prime example.

To make the game more exciting, we encourage offense.

But when the three-pointer became popular, the NBA turned into a pitching game, where flashy offense became worthless in the face of efficiency, and its entertainment value dropped significantly.

Football also has this problem, but the difficulty in scoring goals has become an important guarantee for the excitement of football.

Wenger hesitated for a moment: "At least UEFA had previously announced the adoption of the silver ball system. The English FA is part of European football, and the golden ball system is out of place."

"If our game today had been played with the silver ball, Arsenal would have won."

This time, no reporters questioned it, because it was a fact.

But...that's precisely why Dartford's title win is so legendary.

Breaking an opponent's special move with a normal attack before they unleash it is the essence of King of Fighters!

Wenger and Henry seemed to sense something, and they turned to look at the distance.

Lu Kai is being interviewed.

Reporter: "Lu Kai, congratulations! You've made history! You're the only third-tier team to win the FA Cup!"

Lu Kai: "Thank you."

Reporter: "Arsenal seems unwilling to accept sudden death; they believe Dartford's title win was purely due to the competition format, not their ability. What's your opinion?"

Lu Kai nodded: "The problem is that football is a game with rules. Winning within the rules, isn't that the whole point of professional football?"

"As for whether the Ballon d'Or should be recognized... if the French team acknowledges that their 1998 and 2000 major tournament titles are invalid, then I can hand this FA Cup to Arsenal."

Wenger, Henry, Vieira, Pires, Wiltord, and others looked quite tense.

After all, they are all French, and the latter four are even members of the French national team.

If they were Italian or Czech, they would have to make Lu Kai hand over the FA Cup today.

But now... how can the FA Cup compare to the World Cup and the European Championship?
Garlic bird garlic bird.

On the field, Scott, who was making his first start, was celebrating excitedly with his family.

In a subsequent interview, some media outlets stated that his performance today was better than David Seaman's.

Scott trembled inwardly, but with his "students" Joe Hart and Kasper nearby, he couldn't afford to lose face: "Not at all, Seaman is an excellent goalkeeper, a true English goalkeeper!"

"I'm still a long way from him, and I hope everyone will show him enough respect and call him...Little Scott!"

Reporter: "Following your logic, does Lu Kai's golden goal remind you of anyone?"

Scott, understanding the implied meaning, smiled and said, "Of course."

"Bergkamp is an excellent player. He's a Dutchman who can't fly, but he can also be called a mini-Lu Kai!"

The reporter left satisfied.

These two sentences alone are enough for their newspapers to mislead Arsenal, Dutch, and English fans into hurling insults for several issues.

Soon, the awards ceremony began.

Madeira scored six goals and provided one assist, winning the FA Cup Golden Boot.

Van Nistelrooy scored five goals and won the silver boot.

Lu Kai scored four goals and provided five assists, winning the FA Cup Bronze Boot, the assist leader, and the most prestigious Best Player award.

Finally, surrounded by the entire team and watched by the Arsenal players, Lu Kai raised the trophy.

The whole team has:

"we are the champion!"

At this moment, Dartford shines brightly!

The future is incredibly bright!
……

A day later, a grand championship parade was held in Dartford.

The locals have become accustomed to this.

It's worth mentioning that the team also specially invited the construction workers of the "Green Gun Stadium" to participate in this celebration.

Most of these construction workers are from Zhongguo, who were dispatched from inland areas.

The conditions on the construction site were certainly harsh, and the wages were low for England, but compared to the domestic situation at that time, they were actually quite generous.

During the celebration, clips from the latest episode of "My Love Diary in Asen Green" were played.

This episode's popularity remains high, riding on Dartford's FA Cup victory.

However, this episode's content is unusual not because of Lu Kai, but because of the Dartford players.

However, not all players get the same amount of screen time.

Those familiar with editing will notice that players like Madeira and Beckford have significantly more screen time.

Surprisingly few players like Ashley Young, Ribery, and Yaya Toure were seen.

A smart person has already figured out Dartford's meaning from this.

As a lower-league team, winning the EFL Cup last year was incredibly lucky.

Everyone offered a token gesture, and they poached some of the best players at the time.

As a result, not only did they defend their EFL Cup title this year, they also won the more prestigious FA Cup!

It's important to understand that these two trophies have different levels of influence in England; the FA Cup carries far more weight.

What does this result indicate?
This means there's still more to be done in Dartford!

Morgan, Eastwood, Brad, Angie, and Markov are already very good.

But the players who stayed at Dartford are probably even better!

For Premier League teams, this kind of team is simply the best "leeks" to be harvested.

If you cut it this year, it will come back next year.

The cycle repeats itself endlessly, life goes on and on.

Generally speaking, a team's strength will only be depleted if several of its most key players are poached, the head coach is lured away, and the team's system is completely destroyed.

Every league has had teams like that.

Grassroots legends, dark horse miracles, youth storms, Boy Scouts... without exception, they all end up being dismembered and devoured by various powerful figures, falling into an endless abyss of low-level power within two or three years, turning into a pile of white bones with no more nutrition.

Therefore, Dartford received a steady stream of attention after the FA Cup, some of which came from big clubs.

Last year, only Manchester United got a taste of the meat, and it tasted quite good.

Then there were the lower-ranked Premier League teams that drained Dartford dry, and some of them reaped considerable benefits as well.

The teams making moves this year are definitely bigger than those last year.

Dartford will be scrambled by big clubs.

Dartford's documentary is more like a product introduction.

It's quite rare for one party to be willing to buy and the other to be willing to sell.

Aside from a few well-known black market clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie, Portuguese Primeira Liga, and French Ligue 1, most of the "miracle teams" that suddenly emerge in the top five leagues struggle desperately before being dismantled, thus creating many stories.

These phenomena—such as key players defecting to the enemy, betraying fans, refusing to train, mysteriously disappearing, not returning to the club, and deliberately demanding exorbitant salaries—ultimately stem from these miraculous teams defying the odds.

Ultimately, the arm can't twist the thigh.

Players generally aspire to join top clubs.

Following this trend, selling players at higher prices is the right way to go.

Besides... when someone else makes a move, there's no telling whether they'll take your heart or your kidneys; it could be fatal.

Teams that manage to survive for two or three seasons will suddenly perish.

If you can cut the flesh yourself and sell the appendix, tonsils, etc. for a good price, you'll make a fortune.

In fact... if you could sell your hemorrhoids, you should be secretly happy.

However, this is difficult. Dartford currently only has three players who can be described as having "hemorrhoids" and who frequently appear on the water bench.

Scott, Kylo, ​​Daniel.

Currently, only Scott has any value for sale.

But he did a great job coaching goalkeepers...

Scott: You won't sell me?
Ashley Young: He means we need to pay more.

The first round of bids came out very quickly.

Almost every player has it.

But there were no valuable offers.

They're not even considering League One or League Two; they can't offer Lu Kai a price he's satisfied with.

Even if you asked them to spend a million pounds to buy Daniel, they wouldn't agree.

Whose driver is so expensive?
After the initial bids disappeared without a trace, the second round of bids finally became a topic of discussion.

Tottenham have made a £3 million bid for Madeira.

Fulham are offering £2 million to take Beckford away.

Mildsburg offered £1.5 million to gamble on Ashley Young after his leg injury.

Southampton are offering £2.5 million to rekindle their partnership with Williams and complete what didn't happen in the past.

All of these teams have been unilaterally blacklisted by Dartford.

Because their offer was too close to Lu Kai's target price.

What are you thinking?

The price quoted last year was negotiable, but it's unlikely to be the final price.

Not to mention this year!
Compared to the EFL Cup, the FA Cup hasn't actually seen a significant price increase.

But European competitions are valuable!
Reaching the UEFA Cup quarterfinals... having passed the test of European competition, that's a real bargaining chip.

The third round of bids came out quickly.

This time, many of them reached the negotiation threshold within Dartford.

Arsenal have made a £6 million bid for Madeira.

Leeds United have made a £4 million bid for Beckford.

Blackburn is worth three million pounds; they want to acquire both Shory and Akinfenwa to create a synergy.

Newcastle United, the third-placed team in this year's Premier League, are looking to spend £10 million to bring in Madeira and Williams in a package deal, strengthening both the front and back lines in a one-stop effort to challenge for the Premier League title!
Normally, Dartford could begin negotiations.

That would be about right if we went a little further.

However, to the bewilderment of both Jiang Mengyun and Alfred, Lu Kai still flatly rejected these offers.

Pond Convenience Store.

"You don't even like this? All of this together could sell for about 15 million pounds!" Alfred clicked his tongue in amazement. "And Manchester United and Arsenal haven't made any follow-up offers yet. They'll definitely put up a higher bid later and try to finalize the deal!"

That would probably amount to 20 million pounds!

With the revenue from this season's various events, the funding for Green Gun Stadium will basically be covered.

Jiang Mengyun was getting calls from marketing managers of other teams every day, and her head was about to explode: "Kai, what are you waiting for?"

No wonder she's the one who knows herself best.

Lu Kai nodded.

Just then, the large television on the wall broadcast a breaking news report: "Special news interruption: The world's largest private yacht, Eclipse, has entered the Thames!"

"Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has bought a 50.9% stake in Chelsea from Bates for £60 million, becoming the new owner of the Blues!"

"According to sources, Bates originally only wanted to negotiate with Abramovich, but Abramovich was so generous that the negotiations were completed in twenty minutes and the signing was completed in thirty minutes! Chelsea changed hands in less than an hour!"

Alfred turned to look at Lu Kai in surprise: "This..."

Jiang Mengyun changed the channel. At this point, the English football and financial circles must have gone crazy, right?

Sky Sports: "Football Migrants! Abramovich Attempts to Escape Russian Sanctions Through Football!"

The Times: "Red shadows shroud London! Chelsea fans oppose the Eclipse entering the Thames; pure blue blood must not be tainted by the red scourge!"

BBC: "Abramovich announces he will acquire the remaining shares of Chelsea for 35 pence per share!"

The Wall Street Journal: "Who is Abramovich? People are looking for the answer to this question after Chelsea's £140 million sale!"

Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the door outside.

It's Ashley Young.

“Lu, something’s happened! Chelsea has been bought by a Russian, or a Ukrainian, or… never mind, it doesn’t matter.” Ashley Young said hurriedly.

Alfred was puzzled: "Then what's important?"

Ashley Young pulled out his phone and showed everyone the messages popping up; there were so many to read, they were all cursing Lu Kai:

"Damn it! It's all Lu Kai's fault, it's all his fault!"

"If he hadn't stopped us in the third round of the FA Cup two years ago, causing injuries to three of our key players and resulting in the team's league performance falling far short of expectations and exacerbating the losses, how could we be being acquired now?"

"In fact, if we had won the cup this year, we would still have had a chance to survive, but... Lu eliminated us!"

"That devil! He's ruined us! The great Chelsea will henceforth be condemned to the deepest hell!"

"God! Please save Chelsea! London can't do without Chelsea, Chelsea can't turn red!"

Neither Alfred nor Jiang Mengyun spoke.

Looking back, the season they thwarted Chelsea was Chelsea's only chance to save themselves.

Chelsea's finances have been getting worse ever since.

Last year, their turnover was much less than that of other teams in the same top four, at only £53 million.

After deducting expenses, not only did they not make a profit, but they actually lost eleven million pounds.

As of now, Chelsea's total debt has exceeded £80 million.

It's a financial bomb.

Without even discussing the club's market value, given their increasingly dire situation, almost no one would be willing to take it over.

Who knew that Abu would suddenly appear.

Therefore, this deal currently appears to be a lose-lose situation for both parties.

Abu was ripped off badly, and he'll have to pay out even more in the future.

Chelsea fans and players alike were very resistant to the new owner. The noble London bloodline was tainted by Moscow, and from then on, Chelsea could never hold its head high in English football again!
"Lu, what do we do now? These Chelsea fans are saying they're going to boycott you!" Ashley Young panicked.

In that case, wouldn't the Chelsea invitation letter lying in his email be meaningless?
Chelsea fans boycotted Lukay, boycotted Dartford, and naturally they would also boycott this Green Gun player.

Ding!
An email notification popped up on my phone.

Lu Kai looked at Ashley Young.

"Um... I'm going to the bathroom." Ashley Young quickly slipped into the bathroom, opened his mailbox, and looked ashen-faced.

The scout who invited him to join Chelsea has left the club!
The scout declared that he would never fight for the Russians, and that London's pride would never bow to the dirty money of Tsarist Russia!

The scouts also revealed that there will be significant changes in Chelsea's management, with many people resigning.

They will not help Abu.

The Russians, get back to the Siberian plains!
After Ashley Young came out, Jiang Mengyun asked, "Young, what's wrong? Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?"

Ashley Young shook his head: "I'm just worried about Lu."

Lu Kai was alright: "Don't worry, things are actually better for me. But I'm curious, why are you in Chelsea's die-hard fan group?"

Ashley Young stood there, stunned. "This... um... I think I left my keys in the bathroom. I'll go get them..."

Soon, news of Abramovich's acquisition of Chelsea spread further.

A "resistance alliance" even emerged in London.

They rejected Abramovich's offer to take over Chelsea.

Chelsea fans protested outside the club, burning jerseys and even throwing stones at the office.

Many players have expressed their dissatisfaction with this matter.

This was unacceptable during this period.

This isn't just about a club changing owners; it's an invasion, it's war!
While most people were still unaware of the sex revolution, the Europeans had already been carrying out sex revolutions for many years with considerable success.

Therefore, they often oppose the Guo family on a series of inexplicable issues, claiming that the Guo family has endangered their safety and so on.

For a long time, I felt completely baffled.

It wasn't until the prismatic wiretapping, software backdoor, map slicing, heart-locking, information explosion, and the exposure of special funds for political reform that people finally realized that Ou Mei wasn't lying.

It turns out that these things really can endanger the Guo family's safety, and they have already put them into practice.

Ordinary people in Europe are naturally unaware of these things, but they are deeply influenced and believe from the bottom of their hearts that Abramovich will harm Chelsea and overturn English football.

These public opinions have indeed caused Abu a lot of trouble.

Although he had anticipated this, the resistance was much greater than he had imagined.

It's important to know that his arrival would be a huge benefit to the Premier League. He promised the FA and the Premier League Committee that he would invest at least £500 million over the next three to five years in the acquisition of Chelsea!

even more!

Moreover, these people had already received benefits from Abramovich before the acquisition.

All relationships have been smoothed out.

As a result, no one is willing to speak up for me now?
They take the money and do nothing, they're absolutely outrageous!

Abu was adrift on his cruise ship when he happened to see a building under construction on the riverbank with a rather peculiar design.

"What is this?" Abu asked. "It looks like a stadium?"

His assistant replied, "The Riverside Stadium, Dartford's home ground, is currently under construction. The main structure will be completed next year, with a capacity of 35,000."

"Then the renovation of the old stands will begin, and it will be fully completed the year after next. The total capacity will be 45,000 people, and it will then be one of the top stadiums in London."

Abramovich nodded: "I remember the club was planning to sign players from their team, wasn't it?"

The assistant sighed, "It's all over now. The players have either resigned voluntarily or been poached. We probably won't be able to buy anyone this summer."

Abu frowned: "How much did that player cost?"

The assistant said, "The market price is around 1.5 million pounds, but there's a risk because he's broken his leg and might become fragile..."

Abramovich interrupted his assistant: "I meant their club's most expensive player."

Assistant: "It must be Lu, because he owns Dartford. He bought the team for one pound, just like Bates bought Chelsea for one pound."

Abramovich shook his head and said, "That's a real shame. If I had known, I would have bought Dartford instead. Maybe I could have saved tens of millions of pounds."

The assistant was almost in tears.

Boss, you can probably save over a hundred million!
How can Dartford be compared to Chelsea?
Abu: "Besides Lu?"

Assistant: "The most valuable player is Portuguese winger To Madeira. His transfer fee is five million pounds, but to acquire him, it will probably be no less than seven million pounds."

"Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle United, and Liverpool are all interested in this player."

Abu: "Aren't we interested?"

Assistant: "It's too expensive. The club's previous financial situation didn't allow for spending so much money on a player, especially a rising star who came from a lower level."

"Ashley Young is already a very cost-effective option, and To Madeira is not something we Chelsea can dream of."

Clearly, the Chelsea staff member who came to report on the team's recent situation was unaware of Abramovich's next plans.

Just then, the news came on the TV next to us: "Lu Kai responds to the curses from fans that have been triggered by the acquisition of Chelsea by Russian billionaire Abramovich."

Abu looked at the television with curiosity.

The camera cut to Lu Kai himself, who said with a smile, "I know Chelsea fans have a lot of complaints about Abramovich's acquisition, but if you ask me, this is your good fortune!"

"996, oh no... Abramovich will bring a completely new Chelsea to London, to the Premier League, and even to the world of football."

"You all say that my actions against Chelsea led to Chelsea's downfall and Abramovich's takeover."

"You're insulting me now."

"But just wait, ten years from now, you will thank me."

"Twenty years from now, you will miss me!"

"You don't understand what Abramovich's arrival means, let me tell you... you're about to have the best Chelsea ever!"

Abu was stunned.

He stared at the Green Gun Stadium for a long, long time.

“Buy Madeira!” Abu declared.

The assistant was surprised: "This... what's our budget?"

Abu held up two fingers.

The assistant's face was grim: "Buying Ashley Young for two million pounds is possible, but buying Madeira is definitely out of the question. Arsenal has already offered six million pounds, the highest bid so far!"

Abu laughed, "I mean twice as much!"

"No matter what other teams offer for Madeira, we'll double it all!"

"I want to use this player to tell Chelsea fans that I can bring them everything they want, even things they never dared to dream of!"

The assistant's lips trembled slightly: "But, but Madeira isn't worth that price! He hasn't even played in the Premier League! A player like that shouldn't be worth more than five million pounds, let alone ten million pounds!"

"Datford doesn't have a player that valuable! Not even Lu Kai, he hasn't been tested in the top league either!"

Abu pointed at Lu Kai on the television screen and said, "But those words alone are worth that price."

"Coming to England made me feel heartbroken, but his words warmed my heart. There are still good people in this world, and we can't let good people suffer!"

“Go ahead, if you can’t get that horse to Stanford Bridge, you don’t deserve the triple pay I’m paying you!”

"Remember, be nice!"

Abu couldn't even remember Madeira's name.

This deal, which Chelsea hadn't even dared to dream of in recent years, was no different from him buying a few radishes at the market.

Do you make a conscious effort to remember the name of a particular radish?

Kayla: Of course.

Eva: Something's not right with you!
(End of this chapter)