39.Chapter 39
Patrick went inside with the ball between his legs. Closing the door, he glanced at Tina's handwriting again, a little crooked, but the font was beautiful. He laughed, tossed the bag, and tossed the ball twice before putting it away.
Lucy and Jack called and said they were going to see the final round and that Anna would be coming back from Edinburgh. After hanging up the phone, the boy lay on the bed with his hands on his pillow, and couldn't sleep.
He turned on the TV and turned the station around. Sky Sports 2 was showing the highlights of the game just now, and when the camera cut to him and Tina's hug, he pressed pause, picked up his phone and opened the WhatsApp app.
γAre you awake?γ
Half a minute later, Tina replied.
[I can't sleep, I'm a little excited. γ
[Patrick: I'm watching TV.] Guess what I'm looking at?
Lu Ling: Highlights of the game just now?
Patrick: HMM, it looks like that's a simple question.
Lu Ling: Haha, yes. Oh, by the way, the Fox's champion is no problem.
Patrick: They're making history, and that must be a great feeling.
Lu Ling: Yes, I was thinking that after they won the championship, they might have to leave a lot of people in the summer.
Patrick: Oh, Coach, are you trying to keep me in disguise?
Lu Ling: Mr. Amber, as far as I know, no big club has officially made an offer to you, and even if there is, it will be two months later. γ
Patrick saw this and stared at his phone and laughed for a moment. Then, he looked up, and on the TV screen, was he really holding Christine? The hug was both real and unreal. After scoring the third goal, his mind was extremely excited and blank, and he only knew that he was going to hug Tina, and Tina, as if she knew he was going to do it, ran to the sideline. What happens in a qiΔ is very natural. If it weren't for that "accident......
It may be that he didn't reply right away, but Tina quickly sent another one.
[Hey, kid, are you asleep?]
[Patrick: No.] Tina, I'm not leaving this summer.
Lu Ling: Really? You've already made a decision? I was just kidding. In fact, there is a lot of interest from Manchester United and Chelsea, and the scouts from both clubs have been out since January, and they haven't missed all the games you've played. According to Rice, Chelsea are willing to give up to Β£30 million. Of course, with their boss's financial resources, your weekly salary will definitely be much higher than it is now. Are you really not tempted?]
Lu Ling finished this long string, and his fingers were sore. She was saying this as a friend. They had never talked about it yet, and she was really curious to know what was on Pat's mind. She knew that he had signed with an agency after playing for Manchester United. That economic man seems to be called Steve Baker. She'd only met once, and seemed to be a shrewd fellow, and she didn't know if she was reliable or not. But Pat seemed to trust him, so she had nothing to worry about. Pat is a smart guy, albeit young.
[Patrick: I'm having a great time here, and I don't want to leave yet.]
Lu Ling: I think Tony will jump up with joy when he hears you say that, just like what he did in the players' tunnel after the game today. He wants to keep you for a season, after which he won't talk about it under Β£50 million. He also knows your worth.
Patrick: What if I don't want to leave next season?
Lu Ling: ???? you're crazy
Patrick: If Leicester can win the Premier League, why can't we?]
Lu Ling sat up from the bed abruptly. She stared at the line several times, and then she silently said to herself, "Whynotus"
[Tina, are you asleep?]
[Lu Ling: No. Thinking about what you said.
Patrick: You think we can't do it?
Lu Ling: It's really impossible now.
Patrick: Not forever, right?
Lu Ling: It's a beautiful dream. I can't say I'm not impressed, but realistically there are so many things we're missing.
Patrick: I want to win the championship with you. γ
Patrick only sent this sentence, and there was one sentence that he deleted.
The words were: I want to win the championship with you, and I wanted that when I was a little boy.
[Lu Ling: Believe me, so am I.
Patrick: Tina, you knew I was going to hug you today?
Lu Ling: I don't know, but strangely, I seem to know again. I know this answer sounds silly, but it is.
Patrick: Not stupid at all.
Lu Ling: It's time for me to go to bed, the boss has a meeting tomorrow. You know, we've got a league game to play. γ
Flores. Patrick thought.
He typed a line into his phone: rureallyoverhim (Did you really put him down?)
The boy's thumb hesitated for a moment on the send button, and then he deleted the sentence again.
Lu Ling saw that the display over there was typing for a long time, but there was no message for a long time. Could it be that Pat is going to say something important? She thought about it, and her eyelids were a little hard to open. Finally, the phone in my hand vibrate.
She glanced at it and thought to herself, just a few words, maybe he was the sleepier one.
[Patrick: Good night, Tina, X.]
Lu Ling: Good night, Pat. γ
****
The next day, the major media went crazy because of Patrick Amber's magical watch.
"Patrick's hat-trick" led QPR to the defeat of Burnley
Pat-trickdrivesQPRcrushingBurnley
- Daily Mail
Amber's miracle: Lionel Messi returns
Amber-smiracle:LionelMessidejavu
-- The Daily Telegraph
Flores: Amber's watch is something I've never seen before
Flores:Amber-sperformanceisthebestI-veseen
- Sky Sports
Burnley was destroyed by a frenzied "Patrick hat-trick".
BurnleyhammeredbythecrazyPat-trickhero
- The Times [The media invariably used the words Patrick and hat-trick together to refer to Patrick's hat-trick]
Almost everyone was talking about Patrick's second goal, and fans on Twitter β not just QPR fans, but fans around the world β were frantically clicking on the gif or video of the goal. Many fans have already begun to excitedly say that this goal can be selected for the Puskas Best Goal award at the end of the year.
Many football legends did not hesitate to praise this goal. England legend Lineker tweeted:
"Amber's goal took me back to Mexico in 1986, when I watched Maradona score the goal of the century. I think maybe in a few years this boy will be able to do the same for us against Argentina in the World Cup. β
Even Maradona himself mentioned Patrick Amber's goal in an interview:
'I don't think he's on par with me or Messi now, it's in the second tier of England after all. Of course, he's very talented and one of the best I've seen at this age. The English should be happy that they are very good at 'making' superstars. I'm curious if he will be able to do that at the World Cup in a few years' time. β
Patrick's Twitter and Instagram followers are growing like crazy. This is the second blowout since the FA Cup game against Manchester United.
The boy slept until about ten o'clock before waking up. Or the phone call of the economic person woke up.
Steve Baker excitedly said on the other end of the phone, "Oh, Patrick, your three goals yesterday are worth a thousand dollars. I think that both the value and the weekly salary can be at least doubled. β
Patrick snorted lazily, his eyes not open.
"You don't know the headlines of today's major media outlets, do you? Also, just now, Dominic Feifield, a well-known journalist for The Guardian, tweeted that this person is very credible, I haven't heard of it before, and he said that Chelsea are willing to pay 30 million pounds for you. Oh God, you're only nineteen, you haven't even played in the first division, they're all crazy for you. β
Patrick sat up sharply when he heard the figure of 30 million. What Tina told him last night, how could the media know about it? It certainly couldn't have been what Tina said. It won't be the official leakage of the clubs on both sides, who leaked the news?
"I said Patrick, are you listening?"
"I see, thank you for the news, Steve. β
'Chelsea is a good choice. I know they've not played well this season, but they're definitely back in the top four next season. And, you know, Abramovich, your salary is definitely not going to be a small amount. β
Patrick paused for two seconds, "I'm not going anywhere this summer." β
ββ¦β¦ Are you sure, I mean pretty sure?"
"Yes. β
Steve was stunned, he really didn't know what the boy was thinking. He thought it would be another year or two before the media would fully recognize him. But I didn't expect him to completely conquer the hearts of the English media so quickly. In fact, for the agency, as long as it conquers the media, it doesn't matter what the player's ability is. But this boy didn't want to go?
Is Β£30 million too low? He's ambitious enough.
"Okay then. If you change your mind, call me. β
"I don't think so. β
Immediately after hanging up, Patrick sent a message to Tina, asking about the reporter.
Lu Ling's phone was in the office, and she was in a meeting.
In fact, they are also discussing the news of that reporter.
Nicholas was furious. Tony wasn't too happy either.
The club has no intention of selling Trek Amber this summer. Chelsea, for their part, would not be stupid enough to leak such important news.
In the end, Rice leaned back in his chair and said locally, "It's the news I released, raising the price, and making other interested clubs anxious." β
Hearing what he said so lightly, Nicholas stood up at once, "You idiot! Since Patrick is not leaving this year, what if you raise the price now to 100 million? He is a nineteen-year-old child, and with such a high value on his back, do you want to ruin him?"
Rice was pointed at his nose and scolded, of course not convinced. He also slapped the table and stood up, "Nick, you keep your mouth clean." I'm also for the club!"
Tony Fernandez frowned, if there is really a club willing to give 100 million this year, he is afraid that he will ask Pytrik Amber to go. Of course, he wasn't fooled enough to think that was a possibility. So, maybe Nick was right. However, Rice is also for the good of the club. Sometimes, the club does need to deliberately send some news to the media.
In the end, the Malaysian took control of the situation, "Okay, this matter is over." Rice, this kind of decision should be discussed with me and Nick in the future. If Chelsea had known that it was our own people who had leaked the news, they might have turned their backs. β
Nicholas didn't give the boss any face, and left the conference room with a shake of his hand. Originally, when it came to the transfer funds this summer, he was not very satisfied, and this happened again.
The Spaniard now just wants to prepare for the final round of the league and not go any way, and then settle the score with Rice.
Lu Ling sat awkwardly in the conference room, Tony's face turned green.
"Discuss with him, Tony, do you think there's room for negotiation with this kind of person?" said Rice, pouting and tapping his fingers on the screen of his iPad.