Chapter 110 Challenge
"Not going to Madrid?"
Vitini's father looked at his son with wide eyes and asked in an incredible tone.
Vitini nodded very calmly and gave his father a positive answer:
"Yes, I won't go to Madrid FC. I will stay in Tyne."
Dad's eyes seemed to widen a little: "Why? Didn't the king explain it clearly to you?"
"It was very clear, and he also used his early experience in Beaune as an example."
"That's right! Back then, Wang used Born as a springboard to jump to Atletico Barcelona, and then became a first-class star in Atletico Barcelona, and finally became a top star in Soft United. His career plan was very clear, and he was at every key node. A decision was made in his favor... When Atlético Barcelona didn't want him, he immediately chose to leave, and it was the same this time at Soft United, without any emotional ties..."
The father was afraid that his son might not understand what Wang Lie meant, so he analyzed and explained it to him again.
He was worried that his son was having a relationship with Tai En, and that he was afraid that he would be emotional and miss the most important node in his life.
"Didn't we agree? Tyne is just a springboard to Europe. You will eventually go to a wealthy club. And wasn't it your childhood dream to go to Madrid FC?"
"I did think so when I was a child, but now that I have grown up." Vitini's attitude was very firm. "The original Tyne did not have a king, so of course it was just a springboard. But since the king came, what happened to the current Tyne Earth-shaking changes, I see hope in this, I feel that staying in Tyne and fighting side by side with Wang is the right choice.”
But his father caught the loophole in his rhetoric: "You already said that you stayed in Tyne to fight side by side with Wang. But we all know that the contract between Wang and Tyne will end next summer. Your contract was originally That is when the king arrives. It is very likely that you will retire after participating in the World Cup. What should you do? You could have transferred to Madrid FC on a free agency after that, but if you want to renew your contract with Tyne, you will have no choice but to leave by then. You..."
"I asked Wang, and he didn't say he would retire after playing in the World Cup. He also didn't say he would definitely not renew his contract with Tyne."
"Then he didn't give you any firm promise."
The father felt that his son’s fan filter was a bit harsh. He sighed and said in a slightly gentle tone:
"Otherwise we are like this? Tomorrow I will go to Madrid to talk to them as normal and get more treatment for you. You also know that no matter what request we make, Madrid will not agree immediately, so nothing will be decided tomorrow , just to express our attitude... we can continue to observe, don't rush to close it now. No one can guarantee what will happen in the future. If... I mean if, if after the end of next season, Wang says he will retire after playing in the World Cup, then you can go to Madrid before the end of next season. The club renews your contract, and you still plan to stay in Tyne, then you also renew your contract with the club..."
Vitini shook his head: "Tyne has been urging us to renew my contract, but we have turned him down before. I think by that time the club should have felt that they could not keep me. But if we really can this season After qualifying for the Champions League, I believe the club will ask us to give them an answer immediately, whether to not renew the contract or to renew the contract. If I still do not renew the contract, they will not choose to let me stay until the contract expires and then leave for free. . What will happen then, Dad?”
My father also frowned. This was really a difficult question.
Tyne has been talking to them about contract renewal since the winter window.
At first, because they were already preparing to transfer to Madrid FC, they were very indifferent to the contract extension and just kept looking for excuses to delay.
Now they are still stalling, but they are not looking for excuses, but telling the truth. Vitini said that now he just wants to devote himself to the competition for Champions League qualification, and is not willing to let himself be distracted by contract renewal negotiations. .
But this matter is inevitable and cannot be escaped.
When the season ends, regardless of whether they qualify for the Champions League or not, the club will come to ask them to immediately negotiate a contract extension.
By then, there will only be one season left on the contract, leaving them with much less room for maneuver.
The club will not have the patience to slowly grind out the terms of his contract.
Whether the contract renewal is successful or not must be decided before the transfer window ends.
Moreover, both parties must be prepared during the negotiation process.
Both players and teams have to find a new buyer to prevent themselves from falling into an embarrassing situation if negotiations break down.
The club definitely doesn't want its players to stay with the team until their contracts expire and then leave the team for free, which would be a huge loss.
Players may also face the risk that if they do not accept the club's contract renewal conditions, they may be relegated to the sidelines in the last season of the contract and cannot even play football.
This also shows how irresponsible it was for Madrid FC to ask Vitini to withstand the pressure not to renew his contract with Tyne Club and wait until the contract expires before transferring to Madrid FC on a free transfer.
The top clubs, in order not to pay transfer fees, have completely transferred all risks and pressure to young players.
If Madrid FC, as a top club, is not very attractive to players, so that players would rather sacrifice themselves to join, other clubs would have been scolded for doing this. Of course, now, Madrid FC's The reputation among many fans is not very good...
Seeing his father fall silent, Vitini knew that he had hit the nail on the head and said the biggest problem, so he continued: "I thought about these clearly yesterday. I think dad, you want to avoid offending both sides, so leave it to me." Lu's approach won't work. Neither Madrid FC nor Tyne are fools, and they can't let you play around with them like this, so we have to make a decision now - whether to go to Madrid FC or stay. In Tyne”
Then he said:
"Actually, the advice given by Wang yesterday was that even if I want to go to Madrid FC, I shouldn't go now, but wait until later. At least I should participate in the Champions League with him... Although he said it was for his own purposes. , but I know he was reminding me in a tactful way that only by performing well in the Champions League can he win for himself. I have gained more attention from Madrid. According to his idea, I should renew my contract with Tyne first. When my performance at Tyne gets better, Madrid FC should come to me at that time. At least they don’t have to resist Tyne’s pressure not to renew the contract, thus allowing Madrid to take advantage...
"That's okay..." Dad thought Wang Lie's suggestion was very good and perfectly solved the problem they were facing.
As long as his son can continue his outstanding performance in the second half of the season, he does not believe that Madrid FC will give up. Moreover, it can also attract the attention of more wealthy families, which is not a loss no matter how you think about it.
But Vitini still shook his head: "No, that's not even close, Dad."
"Almost?" The father didn't quite understand his son's brain circuit.
"Dad, do you think... should you join a wealthy family? Or create a wealthy family?"
The father looked at his son with dumbfounded eyes and found that he had never been as strange as he was today... This was not at all the little Vitini he remembered.
He was stunned for a while, and then his brain recovered his ability to think: "Are you planning to work with Wang to turn Tyne into a wealthy family?"
"Yeah, why not? Tyne has enough financial support, good hardware conditions, and enough loyal fans... all that's left is a championship. As long as we can bring enough championships to this team , then why can't Tyne become a giant?" Vitini is thinking about the future passionately.
But his father poured cold water on him: "You are with Wang, I don't doubt it... But how can you guarantee that Wang can continue to stay in Tyne? He will be thirty-nine next year. I won't tell you. Will Tyne renew his contract with a 40-year-old player? Let me ask you, how long do you think a player who is about to turn 40 can maintain his current status? "
He thought what he said made sense and his son should be speechless, but on the contrary, his son laughed when he heard the words:
"This is really a typical question. But I remember the first thing people asked was, 'What do you think a player who is about to be 38 years old can do?' Then it became, 'What do you think a player who is already 38 years old can do? What can I do? 'The next ones should be 'players who are about to be thirty-nine years old', 'players who are already thirty-nine years old'... my ears are ringing with calluses
"Those critics, reporters and boring idiots don't understand Wang, so they have such vulgar questions. But I understand. I train and compete with him every day. I know what level he is. He is definitely not like the outside world." It's just a flash in the pan. Wang's physical condition is very good. I don't believe that his health will suddenly decline this time next year, so I think Wang can still maintain a high competitive level in the future...
"Think about it, dad. With Wang's character, how could he retire easily if his body allows it? I'm not worried about him retiring, but I'm worried about him leaving Tyne. So I said to him, I want to be with him He worked together to build Tyne into a giant, just to make him feel challenged. If he doesn't have any goals, he probably won't stay in Europe after playing in the World Cup. , you can also reunite with his family, and you don’t have to live apart in two places like now..."
Listening to his son's succinct analysis for him, the father felt a little emotional. In the past three months, his son has grown far more than before.
Is the power of idols really that great?
After coming back to his senses, my father asked: "So you are throwing a bait to the king to see if he will bite the hook?"
Vitini was speechless at his father's comparison: "Don't talk about me as if you are plotting against the king..."
"Haha, but that's pretty much what it means! You gave the king a question, and I'm curious how he would solve it." After listening to his son's story, the father felt much more at ease, because he found that what his son said was reasonable and well-founded. Act on emotion.
So he was convinced by his own son.
Then he said: "But I still have to go to Madrid tomorrow."
"Ah?" Vitini didn't expect that after spending so much time and energy, nothing could be changed.
He frowned, very dissatisfied, and looked at his father with some confusion.
Seeing this, his father smiled and explained: "You have your reasons and ambitions, which I think is fine. It's okay for young people to have ambitions. But as your father and agent, I have to be responsible for keeping you in check. You can go ahead Try, I hope you succeed, but if you don't succeed, I can find another way out for you
"So I will go to Madrid as scheduled tomorrow to talk to Pinin. But this time I will tell him clearly that you will not wait until the contract expires before joining for free. If Madrid FC wants to get you, they will either spend money this summer to get you." To impress Tyne with the transfer fee, you have to wait two more years and pay more transfer fee than this summer to convince Tyne..."
Seeing that his son seemed to have something to say, Dang's father raised his hand to stop him and explained:
"Don't worry, son. I won't tell him that you don't plan to leave Tyne. But I believe Madrid will not be willing to spend a lot of money to sign you immediately, so it will not affect your plan. Just don't say it now. , you can’t guarantee what will happen in the future, and neither can Wang, so let it be. If Wang leaves Tyne and Madrid FC is still interested in you, then why not?”
Vitini was also convinced by his father.
It doesn’t hurt after all...
But he still added: "I believe Wang and I will succeed in Tyne!"
Dad smiled and said: "I sincerely hope that too."
※※※“Why do I feel that you are a little absent-minded today?”
Coming out of the bathroom, Tang Xingmei, who was wearing pajamas, looked at Wang Lie who was scrolling on his phone on the bed and suddenly asked.
Wang Lie was stunned for a moment, then raised his head with a surprised expression: "Huh?"
It's like the network delay is very high, and he didn't respond immediately to his wife's words.
So Tang Xingmei pointed at Wang Lie: "Now, it's like this. What are you thinking about?"
"Well... do you think Tyne can become a wealthy family?" Wang Lie asked this question.
Tang Xingmei felt baffled: "How do I know? I'm not a prophet, who can predict the future accurately?"
"Yes, who can say for sure what will happen in the future..." Wang Lie repeated his wife's last words.
"What's wrong?" Tang Xingmei lifted the quilt and sat on the bed.
"Vitini came to me today because Madrid FC was interested in him and wanted me to give him advice..."
Wang Lie told his wife everything about practicing with Vitini this morning.
Tang Xingmei was surprised after hearing this: "He actually wants to make Tyne become a wealthy family?!"
Wang Lie pointed at his wife's exaggerated face: "When I first heard his thoughts, I had almost the same expression as you."
"Isn't this too...too ridiculous?" Tang Xingmei didn't know how to evaluate Vitini's "whimsical".
Then he quickly reacted: "Is this why you have been absent-minded? That's not right! Although Vitini's idea is ridiculous, at most he was shocked when he first heard it, and it's not like he hasn't been there until now. Recover? So... you have other ideas?"
Wang Lie smiled slightly: "Yes. My original contract with Tyne was to expire at the end of June next year. After I came back tonight, I was actually thinking about whether to renew the contract with the club - in fact, they were already looking for me. But I never agreed to talk to them about it.”
Tang Xingmei was completely aware of the fact that Tyne Club was looking for her husband to renew his contract.
She also knew her husband's previous attitude.
The reason why Wang Lie chose to come to Tyne is that he hopes to be able to play games stably and maintain his condition before next year's World Cup.
Therefore, Tyne, the only one who promised to give him the main position at that time, became Wang Lie's choice.
Since next year's World Cup is the goal, the contract between Wang Lie and Tain will naturally take the World Cup as an important reference, so the two parties signed a contract for one and a half years.
A year and a half later, at the end of the season, his contract with Tyne expired and he had nothing to do with him anymore, and he would participate in the World Cup as a player of the Chinese national team - if he could still be selected for the national team by then.
This is Wang Lie's plan for his future career.
To put it bluntly, in his original plan, Tyne was just a tool carrier to achieve his personal goals and ambitions.
He actually doesn't have much affection for this team, and he doesn't care about the future fate of the Tyne team.
Let Tyne become a wealthy family?
If he had heard this when he first joined Tyne, he would have just smiled and thought it was someone's lie to deceive him into joining. He has heard countless lies in his career, and he never takes them seriously.
But after playing football at Tyne for a few months and getting familiar with all his teammates, he felt a little moved when faced with Vitini's "innocent dream".
Because he realizes that if he can really lead this team to participate in the Champions League next season, then he will have many opportunities to score goals, he will score a lot of goals, and his physical functions can also be many years younger.
How old will he be when he plays in the World Cup?
He doesn't know, but he should be much younger than he is now.
So after playing in the World Cup, what will your much younger self do?
Return to China to play football and start real retirement care?
If his physical age is the same as his actual age, then returning to China for retirement or simply retiring are options that can be considered.
But what if he is physically much younger than his actual age?
He was unwilling to return to play football in his country or retire in such good physical condition.
So if you want to stay in Europe, where should you go? Do you need to change teams? Go to a team stronger than Tyne?
A stronger team than Tyne? Isn't that a wealthy family?
Want to go to a wealthy family?
I am afraid that no wealthy club will sign a player who is about to turn 40 years old, and I am not willing to work as a water cooler keeper in a wealthy club.
Before Vitini said those words, Wang Lie had actually vaguely thought about what he would do in the future, but he did not delve into it.
It's not impossible to stay in Tyne, but...after leading the team to the Champions League, what more amazing goal can he find?
Without a goal, he felt that there was no point in staying.
He knows that he can't actually play football for a few more years. He wants to enjoy football to the fullest at the end of his limited career.
It’s just that his “enjoying football” may be different from what most ordinary people understand by “enjoying football”.
To be precise, what he enjoys is not football, but the "challenges" in football.
Just like now, leading a relegation team to the Champions League is a huge challenge, and many people think it is impossible for him to do it.
But Wang Lie enjoys this kind of challenge. Completing impossible tasks will give him a great sense of accomplishment.
What Vitini said today seems to have found a brand new challenge for him.
Tyne obviously has money and people, so why can they only avoid relegation instead of being a wealthy team?
Because there is no honor.
Rich teams are made up of championship honors one after another.
So if you want Tyne to become a giant, you have to win championships one after another and keep winning like this in the future.
In other words, if Wang Lie accepts this challenge, he may have to stay in Tyne until he retires.
And he must win as many championship honors as possible for Tyne before retiring and build this team into a new giant. After all, there is indeed not much time left for him, and there is a huge gap between his career and the normal timeline for a club to become a giant.
It is easy to win one or two championships, but it is very difficult to win many championships in a short period of time.
This kid Vitini has found himself a difficult but interesting challenge...
"So you haven't thought about it this whole night?" the wife asked.
Wang Lie raised his head: "I have thought about it now."
"What's the result?"
"I want to try such a difficult thing."
Tang Xingmei had an expression of "I knew it".
Wang Lie raised his hand and hugged her to his chest: "It's just because I have to work hard for you. I haven't gone back to accompany you so soon..."
Tang Xingmei smiled and sighed: "Who told me to like you like this?"
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My son went to bed early as usual.
Vitini's father was in his room, took out his mobile phone and sent a message to his wife:
"My dear, little Vitini has really grown up! I think maybe it won't be long before he doesn't need me to accompany him here... By then, we can be reunited!"
(End of chapter)