Lu Ling arrived at London Gatwick Airport late at night the second day of August. Simon, on the other hand, will spend an extra day in Barcelona. She was fully conscious when the plane landed. She looked out the window and thought about the weather that she had just vaguely heard, the temperature was fifteen degrees Celsius, cloudy, windy. Nothing to be surprised. She yawned at the thought. By the time she came out of the airport, the sky was already drizzling. This is not surprising. Raindrops blew on the glass, and the lights outside the windows became more and more blurry. The driver said that you can take a nap, there will be no traffic jam at this time, and it will take you 40 minutes at most. Lu Ling vaguely agreed, and really fell asleep. Wake up again, it's already in Surrey. She got out of the car and looked at the house across the street in the wind and rain, and if all went well, it wouldn't be long before someone would move in.

If all goes well.

Early the next morning. Harrington Training Base.

Lu Ling took a quick shower after running three miles, and then she changed into clean training clothes and walked out of the office. The training ground of the first team was empty for the time being. Since the team just played a warm-up game last night, today's training will take place in the afternoon.

It's another rain aftermath. It wasn't the rain last night, it was earlier, probably when she first woke up. Now, the sun is rising. Again, it's a bit of cool, crisp air, very different from the hot summer in Catalonia.

The site, which was renovated after Nate took over, now has some of the best turf and facilities in Europe. She closed her eyes, and sleepiness came over her, but when she opened them, it was as if she could see what it had been like back then. Ian, Zixiang and Pat arrived at the training ground to train with the first team under the direction of the Spaniard. The honest smile of the Scottish boy, the non-stop noise of the Asian boy, and the nonchalant attention of the corner of the beautiful boy's mouth. "The stupid trio," they call them. Later, Pat is gone, leaving two fools behind. Later, Zixiang also left, leaving only one fool, who became his father's fool.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

Both voices rang out almost simultaneously.

"Maybe it's more than one. Lu Ling smiled and whispered to himself. After that, she turned around. Not far away, Phil was dressed in a green tracksuit - she swore she didn't want to laugh, did he think he was the Hulk, and thank God his sneakers were black, as was the medium-sized soccer bag he was carrying. Standing next to Phil was Hans, who was much taller than him. Hans, as always, with light-colored jeans, a light-colored T-shirt, red sneakers, and a backpack. It's been a long time. She knew that the Germans were at least a week earlier than the scheduled return. She walked over to them. "Good morning, Hans, good morning...... Hulk. "Say hello to them. She struggled to hold back a laugh as the name popped out of her mouth.

"Good morning, boss. Phil looked very excited, and his expression was exaggerated, which made the bridge of his nose, which was already a little crooked, even more crooked. "Hulk?" he pondered for a moment, then looked down at himself again, then pouted in satisfaction, "I like this new nickname." ”

"Good morning, boss. Hans nodded to the manager. He smelled something familiar and unfamiliar, it was the smell of coconut. Sometimes, after a competition, she would take a shower and change her clothes before going to a TV interview or a press conference. When she goes back to the locker room, that's what it tastes like. Time flies. It's been a season in the blink of an eye.

"There are training sessions in the afternoon. Lu Ling looked at the two players and stated. She wondered why they had come early in the morning. Hans didn't surprise her, but the other one looked at Phil, who was still admiring his bright green.

"I didn't play yesterday. And I made an appointment with a strength and conditioning coach...... Hopefully we can catch the first league game. Hans immediately explained why he was here.

Phil was rambling while leaning on one leg, "Boss, don't have a baby!" Tianna woke up at five in the morning, and it took the nanny half an hour to put her to sleep, and I lay on the bed and thought I could finally sleep a little longer, and she started the second half, and then there was extra time, thank God she didn't take a penalty......"

Lu Ling listened patiently to Phil's complaints, she didn't know who became a father at the age of twenty, and for Phil and Tianna, it was unfortunate.

Hans gave Phil an incredulous glance and interrupted him, "Hulk, aren't you worried about your daughter crying all morning?"

"Thank you, Captain Germany. The expression on Phil's face became a little weird after speaking, and he rolled his eyes, "Captain America appeared in World War II, right, if you are Captain Germany, then you are not ......"

Hans knew what Phil was going to say, it wasn't a good idea, and he had to stop him from continuing. "Alright, Phil, we all know you know a lot about the history of World War II. ”

Phil swallowed, and consciously deviated a little from the original topic. "There's nothing to worry about, my little princess is healthy, she just comes here every few days and doesn't let her dad sleep with me. Phil laughed out loud at this, he must have remembered something, and he couldn't stop laughing, "You know what? I really don't understand, someone is changing her diaper, someone is breastfeeding her, why is she still not satisfied?"

Lu Ling and Hans glanced at each other.

Tianna's misfortune. Definitely a misfortune for Tianna. Lu Ling thought.

Poor little girl. Hans rolled his eyes.

Phil finally stopped laughing, he coughed twice, and tried to get serious. "I was kidding, I mean, being a parent is the best thing in the world. Anyway, I couldn't sleep because of her and got up, after I scored a hat-trick yesterday - boss, you know I scored a hat-trick last night, right?"

Hans opened his mouth, "Friendly." ”

Phil thumped Hans, and Hans thumped back.

'Yes, I've seen all three goals, even though it was a friendly game, but they were all beautiful goals. Phil, I'm glad you're in such good shape. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do in the new season. Lu Ling said with a smile.

Phil listened to the praise and encouragement as he wished, and he looked at the manager again and said, "Thank you, boss." However, I came home yesterday and felt a little uncomfortable in my knee, so I made an appointment with Alice for a check-up this morning. ”

This made Lu Ling frown, but seeing that Phil was so lively, she was a little relieved. She patted the two players, "Go do what you have to do." Remember to tell me about your knee after Alice checks you, Hulk. ”

"No problem, boss. Phil smiled in agreement.

"Patrick......" Hans had his head down, but he slowly raised his head and looked at the manager who was about to leave, "Will he come back?"

Lu Ling also looked at the team's goalkeeper, which only lasted a few seconds, and she glanced at Phil again, who was also waiting for an answer. She decided to tell them the truth. "If all goes well. She smiled lightly and said, "Don't let everyone know just yet, okay?"

Both players nodded. But Phil's concern struck suddenly, and he asked urgently, "Who does the 7th belong to?"

Lu Ling asked, "Do you want to change your number?"

Phil hurriedly shook his head.

"If Pat comes back, tell him this. ”

"It's that simple?" Phil couldn't believe it.

Lu Ling shrugged his shoulders, "I didn't promise anything." That's a matter for both of you, and I'm not going to interfere. ”

Phil frowned again, and Hans kept his mouth shut, but the corners of his mouth curled.

Lu Ling noticed the German's smile, and couldn't help but smile, she patted Hans's arm again before leaving, "I forgot to tell you just now, I'm glad we have a player like you." But don't be in a hurry, I don't want to see you hurt. ”

"Don't worry. Hans nodded his chin and smiled again. "I also forgot to tell you personally, welcome back. Although I always knew you would come back. ”

The surprise between Lu Ling's brows was fleeting. "Thank you. She said to the Germans with a smile.

The sun shines on the green grass behind them, and if you look closely, you can even see the transparent water droplets on the blades of grass, fresh and vibrant. The air has gradually warmed up this morning. Lu was inspired by the place where she stood, containing a huge amount of energy.

Everything is fluid. She didn't need to look backwards.

Soon, it's going to be noisy, and here, there's the New Queen's Park.

****

"Adidas has started to build momentum on social media. They just posted a mysterious video that doesn't give the main character's face, no number, or anything else, but with a QPR theme. This undoubtedly stirred up the enthusiasm of the fans. Steve had his phone in his hand, his eyes still glued to the screen. "Hopefully Adidas isn't doing something stupid. ”

Patrick sat across from him as if he hadn't heard. He also had a phone in his hand, but his fingers stopped in the center, as if ready to type. His dog lay beside him, staring motionless at the agent. Perhaps tired of staring, Zoe drooped her eyelids.

"Pat. Steve exclaimed, "Did you hear me? Are you watching the Adidas video?"

Patrick looked up, his gaze telling Steve that his attention was not on the matter. Patrick shook his head, "No, I'm not watching the video. They asked me if I would really go?"

"Your friends at Barcelona?"

Patrick answered.

"What are you going to tell them?" asked Steve, sternly. He didn't want Patrick to tell the truth.

"I don't want to lie to them. I believe in them. ”

"I know you trust them, but their friends and relatives won't keep your secrets. Steve said and stood up and walked over to Patrick.

Patrick frowned and thought about it for a few seconds. His fingers finally moved. Steve saw him type a sentence on the screen.

[I can't be sure until it happens.] 】

"You really didn't lie to them. Steve laughed, "A lot of deals fall through at the last minute. That's why I said I want Adidas to know what I'm doing. ”

****

Lu Ling tapped the table with a pen and thought. Simon has told her that the team has now taken £37 million from the transfer market and cleared some salary space. But that's not enough. She knew she had to keep sending one or two, maybe more. The team is aiming for £100 million in transfer revenue this year – the only way to do so if Patrick is brought in and still within the limits of the Financial Fair Play policy. Bayern wanted to buy Genk, and the offer was more than 60 million pounds, but Lu Ling said that he would not sell the Dutch talent - she was still waiting to see how Genk and Pat cooperated.

After today's training session, Mario Fernandez came to her for a transfer. This is in line with the needs of QPR now. In fact, AC Milan had earlier submitted a transfer offer for Mario for £15 million. Both Simon and Monchi think it's too little, but for her, the Brazilian defender who can play on the wings isn't just a sum of money. He was signed by her to the team, won the Premier League title with the team, and was always a member of the main team.

Mario is approaching thirty years old. He is keenly aware that with the rise of young centre-back JT and the rising likes of Mensah and Glenn, Milan are offering him a good salary than he would have earned at QPR, while Italy is clearly where he wants to go. Lu Ling looked into his eyes at the time, unable to refuse, just like Mario had never refused any of her requests.

It's just still a little sad. Although she has long known that there will be many such moments, which will accompany her for the rest of her coaching career. Nick has advised her not to get too close to her players, which he says would affect her position in the dressing room. However, he did not say that the players were not a set of stats in a football game, but flesh and blood who laughed, cried, angry, and even sometimes jerked, and that the relationships she had with them were real, whether intimate or not.

The phone rang at this time, she picked up the receiver and her assistant told her that the Real Madrid manager had called and asked if she wanted to answer. She said of course.

She was thinking of him. She thought. And, it looks like Marcelo's deal doesn't have to drag on any longer.

After greeting each other, Nicolás went straight to the point, "Honestly I tend not to sell to you, but I haven't found a good reason, so congratulations, this summer, you stole a good player from each of Spain's two biggest clubs." ”

"Thank you. Lu Ling leaned back in his chair, "Maybe I should wait until I really stole this player from you before I express my gratitude." I've always had some apprehension about what didn't happen, you know me. ”

"Don't dare to pretend to know. I still like that we surprise each other a little more. Nicholas joked seriously on the phone.

Lu Ling laughed when he heard his last last note.

"What's wrong?" the Real Madrid boss clearly didn't know what was going on.

"I guess it's because you've been in Liverpool for a couple of years and you have a little bit of a Liverpool accent – oh my god, Liverpool accent is like mine, it's not worth learning, it's not stylish. ”

"You really don't have any style. It's not just the accent......," Nicholas' voice remained flat, "drinking red wine from a plastic cup, eating a perfectly cooked steak, no, eating a completely burnt one, and what, tattooing with a boy eight years younger than himself...... I could go on and on, and you should be glad I didn't have time. ”

Lu Ling listened with a smile all the time. Did he think it would irritate her? Should she be angry? She just picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, and then said slowly, "Okay, okay, I'll compensate you for a suit, isn't that because of that? I bet you have a hundred, why do you care about that one?"

"I don't care. Nicholas's tone was a little dismissive, and then he paused, "That's it, Christine." ”

"Okay, turn around ......" Lu Ling's words were not finished, and the other party had already hung up the phone. She put down the earpiece and shook her head helplessly, look, who is more inclassy?!

She picked up her pen again, and at the same time that one Brazilian defender would leave, another would arrive. Now that Real Madrid have cleared Marcelo, hopefully arrive before the final warm-up game against PSV Eindhoven this weekend.

Parting and meeting always go hand in hand.

****

Thanks to the momentum on QPR's official Twitter account, the emotions of many fans have been mobilized to the highest point - thanks of course, thanks to the club's cunning American boss who has repeatedly hinted at the arrival of new signings on Twitter.

On the evening of August 4, the new signing was announced. But immediately there were complaints.

To be fair, this is a bit unfair to Marcelo, who has had a brilliant career. It's just that the fans are obviously looking forward to another new signing - and replacing Yu Zixiang with Marcelo? Come on, isn't this Brazilian playing at Real Madrid as a substitute for the former QPR left-back? Didn't the team just spend a lot of money on another left-back? Of course, there were still many voices of welcome, but the £12 million signing was not enough to satisfy the appetite of the fans.

Thankfully, they didn't have to wait long.

On 5 August, a helicopter flew to the Harrington base. All the media were the first to hear the news, and Sky Sports' news channel repeatedly broadcast footage of helicopters flying through the air. The authoritative reporter of the BBC has given a clear answer: the person in the plane is the same as everyone expected.

Patrick Amber Back to Harrington to Finalise the Most Expensive Transfer Ever

Patrick Amber is back in Harrington and is on the verge of completing the most expensive transfer in history

This is the headline on Tim's phone, Lu Ling glanced at it, and it was not surprising in the tone of the Guardian. Next, she saw the title on Monchi's phone again. Sure enough, some media used this title, and she only saw part of it:

King’s Landing!

Oh, let the damn media go on with their orgy, albeit with some ill will. However, a smile appeared on the corner of Lu Ling's mouth. "He's got a lot of pomp, let's get over there – I've always felt that the helicopter players are ready to run away at any moment, and we've got to get that out first. ”