Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 91: The Beginning of the London Story - The Biggest Transfer of the Winter Transfer Window is Officially Announced!

2014 1 Month 2 Day.

After nearly two days of anxiety, the professor finally met Jorge Mendes, who had just arrived from Germany!
Happy New Year, Professor, though this greeting is a little late!

"Haha! Thank you, Jorge, but I'd like to know if you've prepared a New Year's gift for me?"

"Well... haha, professor, what do you think?"

After shaking hands and exchanging brief greetings, the professor led Mendes into his office.

Just before Mendes arrived in England, an unknown and mysterious journalist leaked the results of Mendes' negotiations with Bayern Munich.

A signing bonus of 3200 million euros, plus an annual salary of 700 million euros, and in addition, Bayern Munich also gave Su Hao 70% of his image rights.

That's outrageous!
Especially for a 16-year-old.

Even though this young man comes with an exaggerated Chinese market!
The conditions Bayern Munich offered to Su Hao were made public by this mysterious reporter, and Wenger naturally saw the newspaper on the table immediately.

To be honest, the professor finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the signing fee of 32 million.

The professor isn't worried about Manchester City's 40 million at all. After all, with a bunch of stars like Yaya Toure at Manchester City, Mendes would never let Su Hao go and compete with Yaya Toure for a starting position.

But it's hard to say about Bayern.

Schweinsteiger is getting old, and Guardiola can poach players directly from the field, so it's entirely possible that he would promise Su Hao a starting lineup in order to get him.

Moreover, if Bayern Munich were truly willing to match Manchester City's 40 million offer...
If we calculate it this way, it is indeed highly likely that Bayern Munich will snatch Su Hao from him again.

Fortunately, Bayern Munich didn't go so far as to spend 4000 million euros on a 16-year-old player.

In this case
Look at Jorge Mendes, who's sitting on the sofa in my office with a smile on his face!
Wenger finally breathed a sigh of relief!

The private conversation, which lasted for more than an hour, came to an end.

And so all the dust settled.

In fact, Mendes and Su Hao had already made their decision as soon as they left the Bayern Munich club.

Arsenal, which offers Su Hao the most consistent playing time, is naturally the best choice for him, given that it is no less competitive than other teams in terms of signing fees, player salaries, contract terms, or even team reputation.

And so, the professor, with a delighted expression, escorted Mendes out of the club building.

Meanwhile, Su Hao, who was far away in China, dialed the number he had saved in his phone a long time ago.

"Mr. Xu! I've made my decision, Arsenal!"

Facing the Evergrande CEO, who could be described as having a great deal of favoritism towards him.

Su Hao found it really hard to say that he was leaving, even though he knew that Xu Jiaying had been so good to him for other reasons as well.

But good is good!

There's no need to think about so many miscellaneous things. They've already done everything they were supposed to do, so he can't be ungrateful.

"Haha, Xiao Hao, not bad! I talked to Zheng Zhi a while ago, and going to Arsenal is indeed your best option right now. Okay, I got it. When will it be officially announced? Or should we go through the formalities with Evergrande first? I'll give Liu Yong a heads-up, and you can have your agent handle it directly."

"Mr. Xu, I have discussed it with Mr. Mendes. We will add a share of the secondary transfer fee and youth training compensation to the contract with Arsenal."

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There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time.

It's unclear whether Lao Xu was moved by Su Hao's words or if Lao Xu simply didn't understand things like secondary transfer fee splits and youth training compensation.

"Xiao Hao, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's do this today, there's no time like the present. We'll send you off tonight. You have to go. I won't invite anyone else, just the people in charge of the club and Zheng Zhi. Like I said, even though you're leaving, Evergrande will always be your home. You can come back anytime you want! As long as Evergrande is still around, no matter when you come back, we promise you the top salary!"

Xu Jiaying is a decisive and efficient person.

That night, Lao Xu really did call over a large group of people.

There was even the person who presented him with the award in the AFC Champions League final.

Old Xu said Su Hao is Evergrande's hope, but that person said it even more powerfully: not only Evergrande's hope, but also the hope of all 1854.46 million people in Guangzhou.

Moreover, Lao Xu's farewell banquet wasn't without its gestures.

He personally gifted Su Hao a luxury apartment he had bought in central London a few years earlier.

Got it!
Su Hao, who already felt that Lao Xu was very loyal to him, toasted Lao Xu several times.

The next afternoon.

Mendes finally dragged his exhausted body back to Guangzhou.

Having reached an agreement with Arsenal, Mendes naturally still needs to handle some handover matters with Guangzhou Evergrande.

To Mendes' surprise, the chores that he thought would require bribes to improve efficiency even in Europe were all completed in less than an afternoon, or more accurately, in two hours, in Guangzhou.
This forced Mendes to move up the time for Su Hao to fly to London to complete the signing by a full three days.

However, after Mendes informed Arsenal that Su Hao had to arrive at Arsenal ahead of schedule, Wenger on the other end of the phone not only did not complain that Mendes had disrupted Arsenal's plans, but also thanked Mendes on the phone.

They said Mendes knew about his current difficulties, etc.
2014 1 Month 4 Day.

It is 9 a.m. local time in England, which is 4 p.m. local time in China.

Premier League giants Arsenal and Chinese Super League treble winners Guangzhou Evergrande simultaneously released a major announcement on their official websites.

Chinese player Su Hao officially leaves Guangzhou Evergrande to join Arsenal!

This happened shortly after the news was released.

The country is in complete uproar!

Although Dong Fangzhuo had already joined a Premier League powerhouse before Su Hao, the level of Dong Fangzhuo's joining was completely different from Su Hao's.

Everyone knows that the professor has been eyeing Su Hao for almost half a year, and in the end, the professor beat almost the entire European football scene to get Su Hao.

In terms of importance alone, Su Hao is far ahead of Dong Fangzhuo, not to mention Su Hao's current personal abilities.

According to many domestic football media professionals, based on Su Hao's performance in the Club World Cup match against Bayern Munich, he could easily secure a starting position at Arsenal.

First up is CTV, the leading state-run media outlet!
On its homepage, CTV photoshopped a picture of Su Hao wearing an Arsenal jersey, along with the highly significant headline, "New Hope for Chinese Football!"

Then came Sina.com, Tencent.com, Sohu.com, and Sports Weekly.
Almost every domestic media outlet related to football featured the news of Su Hao's official signing with Arsenal on their homepage.

Moreover, at 7 p.m. that same evening, the most important and authoritative news broadcast in China, without a doubt, spent a full three minutes introducing Su Hao's performance this season and his final major signing.
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[Haha, that feels so good, that feels so good! It really is Arsenal! I knew it! The team that best suits Su Hao in the whole world is Professor's Arsenal!]
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Although Arsenal doesn't have the same historical depth as Manchester United, with Sir Alex Ferguson retired, Suarez's move to Arsenal is a decent fit. Red Devils fans send their congratulations!
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[Sigh, my beloved Van Gaal is gone. Otherwise, we could still see Su Hao and Van Gaal linking up at the Emirates Stadium. Su Hao has fed Muriqui so well he's practically turned into a pig. I wonder how many goals Van Gaal would have scored in a season!]
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[Hey! My Giroud can do that too! With Su Hao's passing, Giroud might even be a contender for top scorer this season!]
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[Damn it, he actually went to Arsenal! I hate Arsenal the most. I'm never watching their games again. What was he thinking, going to Arsenal?!]
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[Waaaaah! Ever since Hao Junmin came back, we finally have someone in the top five European leagues again! From now on, I'm going to watch every single Arsenal game without missing a single one.]
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[Hiss! It seems CTV5 doesn't have the Premier League broadcasting rights. What are they going to do? Do they have to pay for it?]
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Don't worry, Su Hao has already joined Arsenal. The CTV executives have probably already sent people to England to negotiate the Premier League broadcasting rights. With Su Hao joining Arsenal, how crazy will the domestic companies be about buying Premier League advertising slots? How could the CTV executives not know?
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[Hey, hey, hey, Su Hao has joined Arsenal now, when will he officially make his debut? I think the Premier League requires a work permit, Dong Fangzhuo didn't have one and ended up playing in Belgium for a year before returning to the Premier League.]
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[Pshaw! You fake fan, haven't you heard of the Special Talent Clause?]

A major franchise announcement has been made.

Fans across the country naturally began to dream about when Su Hao would officially join the Premier League and begin his dream of dominating the competition.

But what no one knows is...

At this moment, Su Hao, the protagonist, was at home being nagged by his mother for almost two hours with tears streaming down his face, and he still hadn't been able to leave the house.

"Waaah! Xiao Hao, remember to take good care of yourself over there! If you don't like the food, just call Mom and Mom will have someone bring you some. Waaah, England is so far away!"

"I've packed your cotton-padded coat and down jacket in the black leather suitcase, but I only packed three pairs of shoes and there was no room left!"

"I've been researching online these past few days, and it says that the security situation in the UK is very bad at night, with robberies and murders happening on the streets from time to time. You absolutely must not go out at night!"

"."

He was very talkative, but seeing his mother's tearful eyes, Su Hao actually felt quite bad.

母爱
This is perhaps the noblest and most incomprehensible thing in the world.
Su Hao was originally planning to hug his mother and sing, "Ah!!! This person is my mother. Ah! This person is my mom!"

Unexpectedly, after quickly wiping away her tears, Su Hao's mother brought up her studies again.
"Xiao Hao, although you're going abroad, your studies can't be neglected. I've actually looked into it, and it seems that your Arsenal manager also has this requirement. Remember to tell your mother how they've arranged things after you get there."

Holy crap.
Su Hao just thought his mother was going to ramble on and on about a bunch of pointless nonsense.

After all, he's already gone to England, so who the hell cares about his crappy studies?

But
But he heard a key word!
What are the professor's requirements in this regard?

In my memory.
It seems the professor really cares a lot about the players' academic background!

After Cesc Fabregas joined Arsenal at the age of 16, Arsène Wenger required him to attend a local high school in London during the day and only participate in training in the evenings to ensure that he did not fall behind in his studies.

After Wilshere joined the team at the age of 9, Wenger customized a flexible learning plan for him, which enabled him to complete his A-Level courses by the time he became the Premier League Young Player of the Year in 2011.

16 years old.
I'm exactly the same age as Fa Zhongyi.

Is it possible?
I want to walk the same path that Fa Zhongyi walked.
And so, Su Hao, dragging several large suitcases, got into the van that Mendes had prepared in advance and headed to the airport with a worried expression.

"Su Hao!!!"

"Su Hao!!!"

"Su Hao!!!"

"Go Su Hao! Kick him out of the competition!"

"Su Hao, you are the hope of our whole village! Kick him out!"

"Go Su Hao!!!"

Just as Su Hao had imagined, after all, his flight information to England had already been leaked to the media.

Therefore, at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which I am most familiar with.

Upon entering the boarding hall.

A dense crowd of fans wearing Evergrande jerseys surged towards them.

Although they were blocked from the passage by the security personnel that the airport had arranged in advance, these fans still kept shouting their names.

Of course, while keeping most fans out of the passage, several fan representatives from the Guangzhou Evergrande Fan Association, holding flowers they had prepared in advance and carrying a specially made banner, took a memorable group photo with Su Hao against the backdrop of the dense crowd of fans.

10 p.m. on January 4, 2014.

Su Hao, along with Mendes and his team, finally boarded the Air China Boeing 787 bound for London.

"Susie, have you been to London before?"

Inside the first-class cabin of the airplane.

Seemingly worried that Su Hao might have some concerns about his upcoming life in England, Mendes took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Su Hao.

"No, Jorge!"

"Haha, Su, let me tell you a story!"

"Um?"

"That happened in 2003, which was 10 years ago!"

It was pitch black outside the porthole.

In the quiet cabin, Mendes slowly began to recount his story.

"At that time, I was just an ordinary agent. By chance, I met a child who, at first glance, I felt like I had discovered a gem."

"I watched him train with the youth team all day!"

"Then, just as he was leaving with his backpack, I called him back and invited him to have dinner with his mother, who had been standing by his side the whole time."

"Even though I knew this kid already had an agent at that time, I still felt I couldn't miss out on him!"

"And as you know, once I've set my mind on something, I'll do everything in my power to make it happen!"

"After signing him, I began to focus all my career efforts on him!"

"So lucky!"

"Just one year later! In another very ordinary friendly match."

"This guy's talent has caught the eye of an old man with a red nose!"

"I clearly remember that night when the old man called me and said he was absolutely determined to bring that kid to Old Trafford after the season ended."

"."

"Su! Do you know?"

"After the season ended, on a very similar night, also on a plane."

"That guy kept asking me if he would succeed! If he could fit into that team he never even dared to dream of before!"

"And what no one could have imagined was that, a few years later, this guy who was so shocked by joining Manchester United that he couldn't sleep all night would become the strongest person on the planet!"

"Alright! I think you already guessed who I'm talking about!"

"."

Well, Mendes then began to tell Su Hao his story with Cristiano Ronaldo, much like a spiritual mentor.

After all, ever since Su Hao left home, he had a look of worry on his face.

In Mendes' view, for someone of Su Hao's age, suddenly stepping onto unfamiliar land and joining a team that is completely different from his previous one, Su Hao would have to worry or even be anxious for a while.

He told his story with Ronaldo to reassure Su Hao. He said that Ronaldo could bring out the world's best player, and Su Hao's talent was even higher than Ronaldo's. No matter what, he could win one or two Ballon d'Or awards for Su Hao!

But what Mendes didn't know was...

Su Hao, who has the mentality of a 30-year-old playing on the pitch, didn't react at all to his joining Arsenal.

What still bothers him is his mother's reminder that Wenger also values ​​player education!

"Hey Jorge! Do you think that if I go to Arsenal, the professor will make me go back to high school like Fabregas did?"

"What?"

At 11:00 AM on January 5, 2014.

After a long flight, Su Hao and Mendes finally arrived at London International Airport.

As soon as Su Hao and his group exited the airport, Arsenal staff who had been waiting for them for a long time took them to their van.

After all, he had just come from a long journey, and Su Hao still needed to adjust to the time difference.

So even though he was really in a hurry, Wenger still arranged for staff to take Su Hao to a top-tier apartment in the city that Arsenal had prepared for him in advance so he could rest for a while.

Until 9 a.m. on the second day, January 6th.

Su Hao, led by Mendes, then rode in Arsenal's car to Arsenal's Colney training ground.

"Hi! Su! Long time no see!"

To Su Hao's surprise, the person who greeted him at the base entrance was actually the professor.

"Long time no see, Mr. Wenger!"

"Haha, from now on you can just call me boss like everyone else!"

"Yes, Boss Wen!"

Amidst the clicking of cameras from numerous reporters, Su Hao finally gave the professor a proper hug.

After the meeting, Su Hao naturally followed the staff through the procedures, while Mendes and Wenger went to prepare the contract.

The first station!
Su Hao arrived at the locker room of the training base.

Number 11!
This is the number Wenger prepared for him.

In fact, Su Hao didn't care much about numbers. For example, when he was with Evergrande, he was initially number 30. Later, Lippi said that number 30 was too far back and planned to let him choose a number earlier. However, Su Hao chose number 28 instead.

Mendes had originally said that the contract could explicitly allow Wenger to remove the number 10 jersey, which had been shelved as an incentive for Arsenal's own youth academy and ultimately awarded to Wilshere.

However, Su Hao still felt it was pointless and chose number 11, a number originally worn by the dead.

According to Su Hao, a phone number obtained through a contract is completely meaningless!

In a few swift movements, after putting on his new jersey and a training uniform, Su Hao followed the staff to Arsenal's medical center. Um...
Just like when he was treated like a monster by Lippi's team at Evergrande.

After measuring a whole host of data at Arsenal, including height, basic strength, and jumping ability.

It was obvious to Su Hao that the face of the person in charge of the medical examination center, whom he did not know, was starting to flush.

After the measurements were completed, the medical examination center gave Su Hao a detailed examination of his joints and various muscle tissues to confirm that Su Hao had no injuries or illnesses.

All that's left in the process is the final signing ceremony.

12:10 PM London time.

Su Hao was finally led by the staff to the signing ceremony venue that had been prepared in advance.

Su Hao also received the official version of the contract, which he had seen in draft form before.

Football player transfer agreement
Contracting parties:
Arsenal Football Club PLC

Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club

Player: Su Hao

Player's designated agency (authorized representative: Gestifute agency)

Effective Date: January 5, 2014

Article 1: Basic Transfer Terms
1. Transfer fee structure

Fixed transfer fee: 1 RMB (fully paid)

Floating bonus: Su Hao receives this bonus personally.

Arsenal win the Premier League title: €50

Suho scores ≥15 Premier League goals in a single season: €200 million

Arsenal qualify for Champions League: €50

Su Hao is nominated for the Ballon d'Or (Top 10): 200 million euros

2. Contract duration
Five full seasons (2014/1 to 2019/1)

3. Guangzhou Evergrande's secondary transfer fee sharing clause:

If Arsenal sells Suho to a third-party club in the future, Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club will receive:

25% of the final transfer fee (minus Arsenal's initial transfer fee cost).
Payment limit: no more than 3000 million euros

Example: If Arsenal sells Su Hao for €1 million, Evergrande's share = (€1 million - €3500 million) × 25% = €1625 million.

Youth training compensation mechanism
4. Compensation for Evergrande Football School youth training:

Arsenal must pay 2.5% of the secondary transfer fee to Guangzhou Evergrande Football School as compensation for youth training.
Calculation method: X Euros × 2.5%
Payment time: One-time payment within 30 days after the completion of the second transfer.

Article 2: Player Personal Benefits
1. Salary Structure
Base weekly wage: £14 (before tax)

Annual growth rate: 10% per year
2. Performance bonus:

Premier League goal: £2

Champions League goal: £2.5

Premier League assist bonus: £1

Champions League assist bonus: £1.5

Player of the Season (team vote): £30

3. Signing bonus
Signing fee: €3500 million (to be paid within 30 days of signing)

Resettlement allowance: £50 (for London housing, future children's education, etc.)

Article 3: Management of Portrait Rights (Core Clause)

1. Distribution of rights
Arsenal Football Club: 30% image rights (limited to collaborations with club sponsors and official promotions).

Su Hao (personal): 70% portrait rights (retains independent commercial development rights)

2. Special Rules for China
Arsenal may not use Su Hao's image without his written consent:
Alcohol/Gambling Brand Promotion

Brands involved in controversies surrounding the Chinese expression "lingtu" and those involving special Chinese elements.
Su Hao's personal endorsements in China (such as sports brands and electronic products):

The club must provide at least 15 days of dedicated commercial activity slots per year.
3. Arsenal's obligations

Ensure Su Hao becomes the core figure in the club's promotion in the Chinese market.

Each season, at least three exclusive Chinese promotional videos must be released (promotional videos featuring Su Hao as the central figure and all important team members must be recorded during special Chinese holidays).

Article 4: Special Clause for Chinese Players
1. National team call-up

All matches of the Chinese national team will be allowed to proceed unconditionally (including friendly matches not held on FIFA international match days).

The club will cover the cost of round-trip charter flights to China (no more than 4 times per year).
2. Cultural Adaptation
Equipped with Chinese chefs and featuring a Chinese food counter in the club restaurant.
One direct flight to China per year for family visit (10 days, during the off-season).
3. Business Development Support

Arsenal allocates 5% of its revenue from the Chinese market to Su Hao's personal image promotion.
The club assisted in establishing a Chinese social media matrix (Weibo, official Chinese website).
Article 5: Termination and Liability for Breach of Contract

1. Penalty Clause

Before 2018: €1.5 million

After 2018: 1 million euros

2. Conditions for triggering a second transfer
3. Youth Training Compensation Protection Clauses
If Arsenal fails to pay youth academy compensation on time:
Evergrande Football School has the right to charge overdue interest (annualized interest rate of 8%).

Arsenal must pledge 5% of Soho's future transfer revenue as collateral.
Article 6: Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution

Governing law: Law of England and Wales
Dispute Resolution: FIFA DRC

Confidentiality Clause: Penalty of 5 times the amount for breach of contract

Five years. Although Su Hao felt it was a bit too long when Mendes first mentioned it to him.

But Mendes remarked, "You'll only be 21 years old in five years."
Su Hao had nothing to say in rebuttal.

Five years.
If Mendes hadn't said that, he wouldn't have known he'd only be 21 five years later.

After carefully reading the contract again, Su Hao finally picked up the pen and signed his name on it.

Meanwhile, Wenger's right-hand man, Dick Law, also officially signed his name on the contract.

"Congratulations, son! From this day forward, you are an official member of the great Arsenal!"

As the two sides exchanged contracts, the reporters at the scene started snapping photos incessantly.

English journalists are very efficient.

Less than half an hour after Su Hao officially signed with Arsenal.

England's major newspapers featured the news of Su Hao's transfer to Arsenal on their homepages.

Daily Mail: Arsène Wenger's first signing of the winter transfer window is officially complete. A 16-year-old from China, a football wasteland, has officially joined the Arsenal for a bargain price of 1 RMB.

The Guardian: The 16-year-old Chinese prodigy who was snapped up by major clubs has finally joined Arsenal. With the signing fee not disclosed, the transfer fee of 1 RMB has become the cheapest publicly known transfer in Premier League history.

The Sun.
This newspaper, the originator of clickbait headlines, continues to use the sensationalism model that it is best at.

[Shocking the world: Wenger abandons signing 272, then secretly spends lavishly on underage players from a football wasteland; the inside story is...]

However, while other newspapers were focusing on Su Hao's so-called 1 yuan transfer fee.

The Daily Telegraph, known for its pragmatism, featured Su Hao's personal abilities and his impressive performances in the AFC Champions League and the Club World Cup in its column.

Moreover, a columnist for The Daily Telegraph boldly predicted that Soho's signing might be the most revolutionary transfer deal in Arsenal's history.

After all, aside from Su Hao's individual performance, Arsenal is very likely to develop a huge and unimaginable super Chinese market in the second half of the season simply by signing Su Hao, the strongest young star of the national team recognized by hundreds of millions of Chinese fans.

Just like back home.

The day after Su Hao arrived in England was also the first day he officially joined Arsenal.

The media across London then began to hype up the Arsenal transfer.

Even the BBC television program "Match of the Day," hosted by Gary Lineker, gave a special segment to Su Hao's joining the show.

Lineker, known for his sharp commentary, didn't know whether it was because of Su Hao's skin color or Su Hao's black pupils.

This BBC professional football presenter, who had no grudge against Su Hao, went so far as to mock Wenger's transfer on his show, claiming it was purely an entertainment program created to capitalize on the previous rumors that Guangzhou Evergrande was going to spend £6000 million on advertising.
Moreover, Lineker even predicted that Su Hao, a 16-year-old young man from China or even Asia who had never experienced the intensity of a top league, would be so frightened by the pace and physicality of the Premier League that he would cry.

of course!

At a time when football fans across England are searching online for the identity of Su Hao.

The protagonist, Su Hao, is in his new apartment when he starts his first attribute point allocation of the new year.

【个人能力：传球：90（95）、控球：84（89）、身体平衡：89（96）？？？？？？？】

The rest of the world remains in a state of complete confusion.

And these unlocked attributes can all be increased by one level after training for this period of time.

The frame was thickened.

【个人能力：传球：91（95）、控球：85（89）、身体平衡：90（96）？？？？？？？】

Su Hao's latest data has also been completely updated.

No problem!

Although Su Hao still doesn't know the exact values ​​of the other attributes on his panel.

But just unlocking these few skills—passing, ball control, and body balance—is enough.

With these stats, and even Ramsey currently injured at Arsenal, securing a starting spot shouldn't be a problem.

According to Wenger, with Arsenal having already provided the FA with all sorts of public relations and support packages, his work permit issue should be resolved by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

Once his formalities for appearing on the field are completed, it seems that at the earliest, he could officially appear on the field in the highly anticipated Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United on January 11th.
Manchester United
If I actually get to play, this debut will definitely be hellish in terms of difficulty.
Given the system's track record, this Premier League debut might just unlock a main quest for me.

What if I get robbed by Manchester United?
After getting the system sorted out, Su Hao finally had some free time.

Ignoring the time difference, Su Hao picked up the phone and dialed Zhang Linpeng's number.

He had previously asked Mendes to help Zhang Linpeng find a team, and Mendes has replied to him today.

Believe it or not, after his performance in the AFC Champions League and the Club World Cup where he defended against Ribery for more than 70 minutes, some teams have actually become interested in Zhang Linpeng.

Freiburg!
This football club, located in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany, urgently needs a strong full-back to help the team avoid relegation in the second half of the season due to a serious injury to its key full-back before the winter break.

Through Mendes' introduction and video materials, Freiburg was indeed truly captivated by Zhang Linpeng's impact.

only!

It's the same issue that Zhang Linpeng was worried about before.

Evergrande's stance remains the same: follow market prices.

That is, a minimum transfer fee of around 500 million euros.

"or."

Hearing Zhang Linpeng sighing on the other end of the phone, Su Hao wondered if he should lend her a hand.

However, Zhang Linpeng seemed to have guessed what Su Hao was going to say and interrupted him directly.

"Don't worry about it, Xiao Hao. I've already listed my house with a real estate agent, and Zhi Ge and Xiao Ting have also chipped in a bit, so it shouldn't be too far off! You've already helped me a lot by finding a team, how could I possibly trouble you any further? I don't need the money, and don't say anything to Evergrande. Your relationship is your relationship, and I don't want to make things difficult for you because of me!"

Ok!

Hearing Zhang Linpeng's concern for him on the phone, Su Hao could only offer a few words of comfort before hanging up.

Yes, just like Zhang Linpeng said, the reason he was sent abroad by Evergrande and Lao Xu for just 1 yuan was not because he had some kind of protagonist's halo.

A top-tier businessman like Lao Xu is not a foolish philanthropist.

I could bring Lao Xu a transfer fee far exceeding tens of millions of euros, which is why Lao Xu sent me out without asking for a single penny.

If you can't even count, why would you interfere in the transfers of other players within Evergrande?
Well, that's how adults are; everyone should just mind their own business.

He has done all he could, and there's no need for him to create trouble for himself with things he can't do.

Right now, his most important task is not to care about others, but to focus on how to establish himself in Wenger's 13th Arsenal as quickly as possible!

He lay on the large bed in the luxury apartment, tossing and turning, and only managed to fall asleep for less than four hours.

At 7:1 AM on January 7, 2014.

Reminded by his alarm clock, Su Hao got up and washed up.

Although the talent clause and such are not completely finalized yet, he has already been included in the coach's list for Arsenal's daily training today.

London in January was still bitterly cold.

Wrapped in a down jacket, after eating a nutritious breakfast prepared for him by the Chinese chef who had already arrived, Su Hao went out and got into the business vehicle provided to him by Arsenal according to the contract and set off.

Although Wenger said the training time was nine o'clock.

But Su Hao, who was used to practicing on his own back home, couldn't possibly sit at home and wait for so long.

However, Su Hao thought that arriving at the training ground at around 7 a.m. would make him one of the earliest Arsenal trainees. But after he arrived at the base and changed into his training clothes, he found that there were already several people jogging on the field.

Take a closer look.
Wow, Su Hao seems to recognize all of these people; of course, he recognized them from television before.

The team boasts a solid defensive midfielder, Arteta; a sharp striker, Giroud; and a key defender, Mertesacker.

Why are these people here so early?

Su Hao just stared at these three Arsenal stars whom he had only ever seen on television before.

Upon seeing a new Asian face on the training field, without a second thought, these men knew that the newcomer was the Chinese player their coach had been longing for for half a season.

Forehead.
Perhaps it was because of the number 11 jersey Su Hao was wearing, or perhaps these people knew through special channels how much signing bonus Su Hao received.

In short, the three of them didn't have the arrogance of old people; instead, they smiled and took the initiative to walk up to Su Hao.

"Hi! Hello, you must be Sue! It's nice to meet you. I'm Mikel Arteta, you can call me Mikel!"

"Hello, Sue! I'm Olivier Giroud! Just call me Giroud!"

"Hello, Sue! Per Mertesacker, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

These three are arguably Arsenal's most prominent figures right now, and Su Hao naturally graciously shook hands with them to show his goodwill.

"Hello, Mikel, um, Captain, I'm a big fan of yours. I still have a lot to learn from you in the defensive midfield position!"

"And you, Per, your heading and aerial ability are absolutely the best I've ever seen, bar none!"

"Forehead"

Su Hao then started chatting with the three of them.

And listening to this newcomer from Asia speak such fluent English, and even understand their own characteristics so well.

The three of them, naturally with smiles on their faces, explained to Su Hao some things that a newcomer should pay attention to!
P.S.: I've been reviewing this contract for a while now, and it basically covers everything I could find. If there's anything inappropriate or incomplete, please feel free to add it.

There are still five years left. After checking, it seems that for a young and talented player like Su Hao, who demands a signing fee, it's impossible to get it without a five-year contract.

This is the first time I've written about Arsenal, because I'm not really an Arsenal fan and don't know much about the club, so I had to do a lot of research.

However, I believe Mianmian's writing speed will pick up later. Here is today's update. I'm still begging for monthly votes. Once Mianmian has sorted out things in Xi'an, I'll start updating 15,000 words a day.

(End of this chapter)