Morikawa Junpei looked at the red jersey spread out on the bed.
The back of the jersey is facing up, and the "HU" above the eye-catching Arabic numeral number "14" is the surname of the owner of this jersey.
This is the jersey Hu Lai specially found after the game yesterday.
Yes, Hu Lai took the initiative to exchange jerseys with him again.
At that time, he was in the great pain of losing the final, and he had no intention of it. He had long forgotten all the heroic words he had buried in his heart before the game.
At this moment, Hu Lai suddenly appeared in front of him, holding the jersey that had been taken off and handed it to him.
Then he said to him in fluent Japanese: "Come, exchange jerseys."
Morikawa Junpei didn't know what his expression should be at that time. He only remembered that he was stunned for several seconds without responding, until Hu Lai smiled and said: "What are you doing? Do you want me to take off your clothes personally?"
?hurry up!"
He hurriedly lowered his head and took off his clothes, completing the ceremony of exchanging jerseys.
Then Hu Lai patted him on the shoulder and said to him: "I think you should still play as a central defender. It's a pity that I can't compete directly with you!"
Morikawa Junpei was moved by the patronage, and before he had time to answer Hu Lai, the latter turned around and walked away.
Now that he thought about it, he knew that Hulesan must be using this joking way to encourage him to keep working hard, rather than really wanting him to play as a central defender. Because he must know better than himself that he is not suitable to play as a central defender.
Defender.
Even though he once again became a loser, Hulesan was still so gentle and kind, and did not forget to encourage himself...
"Let's go, Morikawa." Sugiyama Tatsuya's voice sounded at the door. "You haven't packed your luggage yet..."
As soon as Tatsuya Sugiyama came in, he saw Junpei Morikawa staring blankly at the red jersey on the bed.
"Everything is packed, Sugiyama-kun. There is only this one piece of clothing. I want to take a look at it again." After finishing speaking, Morikawa Junpei began to fold the clothes. He did not put them in the suitcase he wanted to check in, but put them in his carry-on backpack.
.
Sugiyama Tatsuya saw him carefully folding the jersey given to him by Hu Lai. He couldn't help but sighed: "Don't be discouraged, Morikawa. You have proven in this U23 Asian Cup that you can become an excellent player."
Midfielder. And Hu Lai will definitely become the main player of the Chinese national team in the future. We still have a chance to defeat them in the national team competition."
"I'm not discouraged, Sugiyama-kun." Junpei Morikawa shook his head, "Although losing the championship did make me depressed. But after seeing this jersey, I have calmed down and know which path I should take."
Sugiyama Tatsuya laughed when he heard what he said: "As long as you know what to do. I don't think Hu Lai would have imagined that the jersey he gave you could have such an effect, right?"
"No, Sugiyama-kun. Hulesan knows it very well, but he doesn't care. I have studied Hulesan's past and know that he was once ridiculed and looked down upon by others. He only started to receive formal football training at the age of sixteen. He
It must be because I was once in a quagmire that you have such a kind and gentle heart and treat me so well. Because I am just like him, we were once as humble as dust!"
Sugiyama Tatsuya saw that Morikawa Junpei's chuunibyou had relapsed, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave: "Hurry up, everyone is gathering downstairs..."
Behind him, Junpei Morikawa put on his backpack, but he did not rush out. Instead, he glanced at the sky in Jingyang outside the window.
He swore secretly in his heart:
I will come back to you. At that time, I will no longer wait for you to give me the jersey. I will exchange jerseys with you openly, Hulesan!
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“Damn it, Lao Zhao, there’s bad news...” Dong Wen walked into Zhao Kangming’s office in a hurry, but before anyone arrived, his voice came out half a sentence.
Zhao Kangming raised his hand and interrupted his next words: "Old Dong, let me make a suggestion. Next time you curse, can you not use my name after it? If I weren't familiar with you, I would really
I thought you were calling me a bitch..."
Dong Wen laughed when he heard this: "Sorry, sorry, I'm just too angry. I won't do it next time!"
"What's wrong?"
“You also know that we have been talking to Liu Zheng from Shan Hai Sailor for almost a month, right?”
“The talks broke down again?”
"We're not talking about it at all this time! The Mariners said they won't sell Liu Zheng... Do you think it's annoying or not? You should have told me if you didn't sell it! We wasted a month by sitting here and delayed other transfers.
Signing, now you tell me not to sell, I have to start from scratch, damn it..." Dong Wen seemed to be really angry, and he even spoke without regard for his image, and used one curse word after another.
Zhao Kangming stood up, poured a glass of water for Dong Wen, and handed it to the latter: "Do you think we paid too little?"
"Damn it, Liu Zheng is not the main force at their place, and he asked me for 20 million... I'm crazy to give him so much money! But money is a trivial matter... In fact, everyone has talked about it before, let's take care of it here
Shi Junde was sold, and now they tell me that Liu Zheng will not sell it... If you had told me earlier, I would have kept Shi Junde for a little longer!" Dong Wen drank up the water in the disposable paper cup in one breath, and then looked up at Zhao Kangming:
"Old Zhao, I came to you this time just to ask, do you have any other candidates for the defensive midfielder position? We don't have much time left. Although the game only starts in March, I can't be there.
We only brought him to you at the end of February, right? How could you still have time to integrate him into the team?"
Zhao Kangming's words to Dong Wen were particularly useful. A club manager can take the initiative to listen to his opinions on signings and can also take into account the team's preparation cycle. No wonder they were able to win the top spot in the Chinese League One last season.
What about good managers?
He said to Dong Wen: "You really came to ask the right question, old Dong. I do have an ideal candidate here recently, but I don't know if you can handle it."
"What you said, Lao Zhao, there is something I can't handle..." Dong Wen was about to pat his chest and make bold words when he thought of the transfer deal he had just failed to negotiate for Liu Zheng.
So he put his hand gently on his heart with some embarrassment.
Zhao Kangming didn't care about Dong Wen's slight embarrassment. He continued: "It's really not easy to handle. You have to work harder. Old Dong is a foreign aid."
“Foreign midfielder?” Dong Wen asked in surprise.
"Well, there are only a few good defensive midfielders in the country, and they are all the treasures of their respective teams. How can they release them? We don't like the ones they can release. You also know that in the new tactics, a defensive midfielder is
The waist is very important... Since we don't have it in China, we will look abroad. Anyway, with Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi here, we can save the number of foreign players on the front line."
"Foreign midfielder...it's not impossible, who exactly is it?" Dong Wen asked after pondering for a while.
“Morikawa Junpei.”
Hearing the name Zhao Kangming announced, Dong Wen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized: "Japanese players!"
“Yes, this is the one from the Japanese Olympic team who has completely targeted Guo Junfu, the midfield playmaker of our Olympic team.”
“Well...it seems that very few Japanese players come to play in our Chinese Super League, right?”
"It's true, but it has nothing to do with Morikawa Junpei. I think you can give it a try. After all, he himself can be regarded as Hu Lai's little fan. Maybe you can attract him?" Zhao Kangming explained.
Dong Wen frowned and thought for a while, then stood up from the chair and said, "Okay, I'll try it."
After saying that, he turned around and left Zhao Kangming's office.
But just after he went out, he turned back, patted his forehead and said to Zhao Kangming: "Look at my memory... there is one more thing... Hu Lai and the others will be back tomorrow, and our club has organized a small
We have invited some media reporters and relevant provincial and municipal leaders to the welcome ceremony, and you must attend when the time comes."
Zhao Kangming nodded: "No problem, I will go even if you don't tell me."
"Oh, these guys are so awesome! They qualified for the Olympics, defeated Japan, and won the U23 Asian Cup... I really regret it every day now. Why didn't I just sign a one-year loan with Golden Arrow?
A direct buyout contract..."
Zhao Kangming smiled and said: "What's the point of regret? It is absolutely impossible for Golden Arrow to let Chen Xingyi go. After all, he is not the Zhang Qinghuan he was back then. If we talk about regrets, I'm afraid Xue Chaoyu of Golden Arrow will regret it now...
…They don’t want to loan Chen Xingyi to us for another year at all.”
Speaking of this, Dong Wen also laughed: "That's right, I asked why Xue Chaoyu didn't answer my calls recently..."
“You still dare to call him?” Zhao Kangming didn’t expect that a fat man like Dong Wen could be so thick-skinned.
"Businesses are not about favors. If they don't sell us Chen Xingyi, we can still keep in touch. If one day they figure it out and want to sell Chen Xingyi, can't we just stay close to it?" Dong Wen waved his hand.
Zhao Kangming laughed helplessly, then shook his head: "You... aren't you afraid of offending Golden Arrow?"
Dong Wen snorted: "What am I afraid of? Hu Lai is not afraid, so what am I afraid of? He has said all the harsh words, saying that he will see the Golden Arrow once in the Chinese Super League and hit him once..."
“They said that Wang Xianke was beaten every time he saw him.” Zhao Kangming corrected him.
“Then Wang Xianke is still the head coach of the Golden Arrow. Isn’t beating Wang Xianke the same as playing against the Golden Arrow?”
Dong Wen’s rhetorical question left Zhao Kangming speechless.
After that incident, everyone speculated that Wang Xianke might be fired from Dashun Golden Arrow.
It turns out that it’s almost February, and there is still one month before the start of the new Chinese Super League season. Wang Xianke is still leading Dashun Golden Arrow to prepare for the new season. There is no sense of instability in the coaching position.
Dashun Golden Arrow Club did not answer questions from the media about this matter.
They did not mention the grudge between Wang Xianke and Hu Lai, but they also did not make any statement on Wang Xianke's future in the club.
There are only some rumors that the contract renewal negotiations between Wang Xianke and Dashun Golden Arrow collapsed, and the two parties did not engage in any further contract renewal negotiations. Wang Xianke may leave Golden Arrow after the last year of coaching Dashun Golden Arrow.
However, this rumor has not received any response from either party.
But no matter what, since Wang Xianke is still the head coach of Dashun Golden Arrow, Hu Lai will naturally regard Dashun Golden Arrow as his opponent.
Zhao Kangming thought of his old club Poseidon again.
Even though he has let go of those grudges in his heart, he believes that when Flash Star meets Poseidon, the story before and after the FA Cup last season will be dug up by the media.
At that time, he will definitely be one of the parties involved...
Zhao Kangming felt a headache when he thought of this.
Obviously this is your first time playing in the Chinese Super League, but why do you feel like you are the sworn enemy everywhere?
“Oh, by the way, there is one more thing that I think I should tell you, Lao Zhao.”
Just when Zhao Kangming felt a headache, he heard Dong Wen's voice and raised his hand to pinch his temples: "What's the matter?"
"Just yesterday, the club received an offer from a foreign club for Hu Lai. I didn't tell you at the time, so I rejected it directly... I think the result would be the same if I told you, you would definitely not agree to sell Hu Lai...
…”
Zhao Kangming stopped pinching his temples: "Wait a minute, a foreign club?"
"Well, it's called Hammond Castle...I checked and it's a British Championship team."
"England's second-tier league team? How could they be interested in Hu Lai?" Zhao Kangming was surprised. In the transfer window before this season, he knew that Hu Lai was being targeted by many teams, but they were all from the Chinese Super League.
The team's attention.
Hammond Castle is not only the first foreign team to make an offer for Hulay, but it is also a member of the five major leagues...
Has that guy’s influence reached this level?
Thinking of this, he asked Dong Wen: "How much does Hammond Castle cost?"
"Hey, speaking of this...the British really don't know the market. They want to buy our top scorer for half a million pounds. Is Hu Lai worth that little money? It's not even five million yuan..." Dong