Chapter 833 Club Career Milestone
Luo Kai put on noise-canceling headphones. Although he hadn't turned on the music yet, the surrounding sounds became much quieter.
Especially the voices of teammates talking, it's like they are covered with a quilt, and they can't be heard clearly.
But it didn't matter, Luo Kai couldn't understand what they were talking about anyway.
There were bursts of laughter from time to time in the locker room, but Luo Kai had no idea what they were laughing at.
So it’s better to put on noise-canceling headphones, turn on the music, and use music to isolate yourself from the outside world.
It has been almost a month since he came to Veronica, Tramed's satellite team, and he still has not been able to integrate into this team.
Until now, he has no one he knows relatively well in the team, let alone friends.
The reason is still language.
Wallendam, where Veronica is located, is located in a place where the Netherlands and Germany are adjacent, and both Dutch and German are spoken here.
Luo Kai only knows a little bit of English.
Therefore, he and his teammates can only have the simplest, simplest, most basic and basic communication.
"Hello", "Thank you", "Goodbye"... something like this.
It is almost impossible to have an in-depth communication.
Moreover, Luo Kai is not the kind of person who likes to communicate and chat with others.
Just like now, when someone in the locker room is dancing and saying something, making other teammates laugh, he chooses to put on his headphones and turn on the music and immerse himself in his own world.
He didn't mean to be indifferent, he also wanted to integrate into the team, and he also knew the benefits of integrating into the team. But he felt particularly embarrassed when he thought that he and his teammates were unable to communicate and could only chat with gestures and guessing.
Luo Kai also tried, but failed in the end. After dancing with the other party for a long time, Luo Kai felt exhausted both physically and mentally when he saw the confused and embarrassed yet polite smile on the other party's face...
He really can't hook up with anyone quickly like Hu Lai.
Also because his integration into the team was not smooth enough, after joining Veronica, Luo Kai seemed to have disappeared from the public eye.
There was no movement at all.
At the beginning, everyone was full of expectations for him. After all, he is the main player of the Chinese national team and the traditional giants of the Chinese Super League, Hedong Thunder. He is a newly promoted team from the Eredivisie. He can still play in the game, right?
Not really.
It's been almost a month since he joined the team, and he hasn't gotten a single minute of game time. Not even... not even included in the competition squad.
This is very similar to when Hu Lai went to Leeds City and joined the team for a full month before disappearing and couldn't even make the squad for the game.
But Hulaina is in the Premier League, and Luo Kai is in the Eredivisie. Even if Leeds City and Veronica are both relegation teams, can the difficulty and requirements of the Premier League be comparable to that of the Eredivisie?
Luo Kai's physical fitness is inherently better than Hu Lai, and the reason why Hu Lai was not selected for the Leeds City squad for a full month is related to his improvement of his physical confrontation ability.
In this regard, Luo Kai has an advantage, and the intensity of physical confrontation in the Eredivisie is definitely not as good as that in the Premier League.
The result is like this, Luo Kai still hasn't even made the big list for a month... There have been some voices on the Chinese Internet that badmouth Luo Kai's study abroad. Although there are still sporadic voices, the views of a very small number of people. .
It was of great significance for Luo Kai to study abroad because he was the second person after Hu Lai. How he performed abroad was directly related to the future and destiny of those who came after him.
So from this perspective, Luo Kai's study abroad received no less attention than Hu Lai's original.
Amidst the sound of music, for some reason, Luo Kai suddenly thought of the translator he had placed in his apartment in Linji City before packing his luggage to come to Europe...
He was not thinking that he should bring a translator, but he was wondering why Hu Lai could master a language so easily?
After coming to the Netherlands, he has also started taking language classes to learn Dutch.
But the progress is far from comparable to that of Hulai.
The impression seems to be that Hu Lai has a seamless connection. After going to Leeds, you can immediately see news reports online about him chatting with the British.
It’s as if he has learned English a long time ago. It’s not like he took the time to study by himself as he said...
Is this kid secretly using a translator to communicate with his teammates?
Luo Kai frowned.
Maybe I really should have brought a translator?
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When Luo Kai asked that question, a month had passed since he held up Tramed's scarf and stood in the red-top stadium to take a photo with Kevin Lock.
During this period, Luo Kai gradually "hidden" and there were fewer and fewer news reports about him.
He failed to steal Hu Lai's limelight.
Leeds City, where Hulay is located, is still making great progress.
After playing against the North London Wanderers and announcing their success in relegation seventeen rounds in advance, Leeds City welcomed its English Championship rival Hudes in the FA Cup.
Facing this team that was relegated from the Premier League last season, Tony Clark made extensive adjustments to the starting lineup.
Almost all the main players rested.
People like Hulay and Kamara were not even included in the big list.
Despite this, Leeds City also defeated Hudes 2-0 at home.
Since Hudes were relegated from the Premier League last season, the team's strength has plummeted. They are currently only ranked 20th in the Championship, only five points above the relegation zone and two places higher. It is impossible for this "strongest team in Britain and even the world" in the 1920s to return to the Premier League.
I don’t know how the management of Hudders Club will feel when they see that the central defender Ben Grist, who was not reused in the team, is now the main force in the second-placed Leeds City in the Premier League...
But at least Grist is thankful that he escaped from the sea of suffering and chose the right direction at an important crossroads in his life.
In this FA Cup match, Grist also started and performed very well against his former club. He is one of the important contributors to Leeds City's ability to keep opponents clean in the game.
After the FA Cup, Leeds City challenged fourth-placed Widgerstown away.
Wijston is not the traditional BIG6 of the Premier League. In the past, being ranked in the top ten at the end of each season was considered a good performance.
But they have performed well this season and currently sit in fourth place.
Although Leeds City played away from home, they defeated their opponents 2:1 in the end.
Although Hulay did not score in this game, he unexpectedly provided an assist. It was precisely because of his assist that Leeds City finally won the away game.
At that time, no one expected that Hulay would take the initiative to pass the football to Kamara on the side when there was a chance to shoot.
Kamala herself didn’t expect it and almost failed to seize this opportunity.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and made a mistake by shaking the Widgerstown defender who was rushing towards him. Then he took a shot and the football flew into the goal.
This goal occurred in the last ten minutes of the game. With this goal, Leeds City took away three points from the away game and escaped completely.
After the game, Hulay was asked by reporters what he thought of his first assist of the season and whether he was a more "selfish" player.
"Who says I'm selfish? I will also pass the football to teammates who are in a better position. That's what Kamara's goal was."
"The problem is, you only have one assist this season..." the reporter reminded him.
Hu Lai frowned and thought for a while before replying: "Maybe it's because my position is better most of the time?"
A group of reporters looked at each other, then found themselves speechless.
Because what Hu Lai said... makes sense!
Before Hu Lai played abroad, the Chinese media all knew that Hu Lai was very good at running without the ball.
Now that Hulay has played in the Premier League for a year, the English media also commented that Hulay's off-the-ball movement is top-notch in the entire Premier League.
This is obviously not Hu Lai's boasting, but a fact recognized by everyone.
So there's no problem at all for him to say "I'm in a better position."
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On January 18, in the 23rd round of the league, Leeds City faced Liverpool United at home, another victory, another 2:1.
During the game, Hu Lai ran into the best space, then received Jay Adams' scalpel-like through ball and easily pushed the football into the goal. Scored his eighteenth league goal of the season.
At the same time, this is also the 29th goal he scored after joining Leeds City, plus the assist he gave Kamara in the previous round of the league. The number of goals he has created in Leeds City has reached 30, which is a milestone in his club career.
At the same time, the bonus clause with Leeds City Club was automatically activated, and two million pounds was credited.
Hu Lai looked at the balance figures in his bank account and smiled like a child.
Then I felt a little regretful - it was a pity that this bonus was a one-time thing, and it would be gone after I got it.
His regretful expression was written directly on his face. How could Yong Jun not know what he was thinking, so he said to him: "We should also consider renewing the contract with the club. Many terms can be renegotiated by then..."< br>
Hu Lai now earns an annual salary of two million pounds in Leeds City. Although there is a 15% increase every year, this is still too little in Yong Jun's view.
Leeds City's current maximum salary belongs to the team's future leader, their own talented player Pete Williams. At the end of last season, we reached an agreement with the club and successfully renewed the contract.
Although neither party has announced the specific details of the new contract, according to information disclosed in the "Transfer Window", it is said that Williams's weekly salary reaches 100,000 pounds, and the annual salary is 5.2 million.
This is not only the highest salary within the Leeds City team, but also the highest salary in the history of the Leeds City club.
The reason why Leeds City Club can offer such a high salary is also related to Hu Lai joining the team. Hu Lai's outstanding performance in Leeds City has attracted a large amount of Chinese capital. After signing various new sponsorship contracts, Leeds The City Club's wallet naturally bulged.
Therefore, Yong Jun's treatment goal for Hu Lai in this renewal is to at least be on par with Williams.
After all, the club's money came from Hu Lai's help in attracting investment for them. You can't favor one over the other, right?
Although Hu Lai and Williams have a good relationship within the team, they have a close personal relationship.
But at the negotiation table, Yong Jun, as Hu Lai's agent, will not care about this. He will definitely do his best to maximize Hu Lai's interests.
As the team's top scorer, an important contributor to relegation, and currently the top scorer in the Premier League, Hulay should have a salary worthy of his performance.
And he is confident of persuading the club to comply.
As long as the club's general manager Eric Duffy is in his right mind, he should know what the right choice is to make.
Hu Lai is now a hot star in the Premier League. Countless teams are paying attention to his performance. If Leeds City is really unwilling to submit, then there are too many places for him to go. There is no need to stay in Leeds City. Hanged from a tree.
Originally, I chose Leeds City to adapt to the Premier League and European football. Neither Hu Lai nor Yong Jun intends to play football in Leeds City for the rest of their lives.
I believe Eric Duffy also knows this, so it will not be too difficult for both parties to reach an agreement.
The only difficult part may be how to get Leeds City Club to meet Hulay’s various reward terms...
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