It wasn't until two months later that Mao Jianqing and the other three came to Carrington for a week-long trial.

As the host and big brother of Manchester, Sun Jihai warmly greeted these little fellows from China, and brought Dong Fangzhuo and Qin Gude, who were in the same city, to the dust washing banquet, and the six of them also had a lively gathering.

I haven't seen him for a few months, Dong Fangzhuo's figure seems to be stronger, and his hair has grown longer, but he still doesn't like to talk very much, which makes Sun Jihai and Qin Gude have nothing to do. Among the three young men on the other side, Mao Jianqing even took the initiative to beckon the waiter to serve him wine. Although there is no high-grade liquor in China, a large glass full of beer also made Qin Goode frown.

Two weeks later, the three lads finished their trials, and as Sun Jihai said at the time, Manchester City FC regretted that they could not sign them for the time being, but would continue to pay attention to their performances......

So, after a tour of England, they took a flight back home and soared above the blue sky.

On the way back home from the airport, Sun Jihai, who was driving, couldn't help but sigh: "Good, you must maintain self-discipline." ”

"Huh?" Qin Good, who was leaning against the car window to search for a British girl on the side of the road, hurriedly retracted his eyes, "I just looked, and I didn't do anything......

"Huh?" Sun Jihai was a little inexplicable, "I said that no matter what you play football or do in the future, you must be able to control yourself, don't be like Xiao Mao!" ”

"Oh!" Only then did Qin Gude react and nodded hurriedly.

"I know that I have to try out the next day, even if I don't have much hope, I can't play like this!" Sun Jihai has some hatred for iron and steel, "Smoking and drinking are the last things we professional players can touch." ”

Qin Gude couldn't help but be silent-

The weather is getting warmer and Manchester City's Under-18s are still riding high in the league.

In the 28 rounds of regular round-robin, they achieved excellent results of 22 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and entered the semi-finals without any suspense, especially when they defeated their rivals Manchester United U18 and Liverpool U18 respectively.

In the FA Youth Cup, they beat all their opponents to win the tournament with more than 400 teams at the end of March.

The morale-boosting lads kept up their efforts and went on to win the league title in one go.

Although Qin Goode has limited time on the field, but after a season, with his personal efforts, he has also handed over 12 goals and 5 assists, as a midfield substitute, he has successfully completed the task - of course, he can score 12 goals, which is also related to the immaturity of the defensive system in the youth game and the more shooting opportunities.

However, after the Double, the Academy gave out only a few hundred pounds to each of the youngsters, and nothing was said, which undoubtedly made the youngsters feel that they were not being taken seriously enough.

But no one cares about their mood now, because the new owner of Manchester City FC Thaksin Shinawatra has been entangled in domestic political problems, and he is so disturbed that he has sold the club that he has just taken over for less than a year to the Abu Dhabi consortium in the Middle East!

The entire club, from top to bottom, is at risk of being purged by the new president, from top management, coaches at all levels, to first-team stars, down to security guards, janitors, lawn caretakers, all worried about their future next season.

As the transfer window officially opened, Middle Eastern conglomerates immediately brandished money and began to buy the biggest names in the major leagues, with Manchester City in the headlines of sports news almost every day.

"It is rumored that Manchester City wants 140 million euros to buy Kaka of the World Footballer!"

"It was revealed that Manchester City offered Ronaldo a sky-high contract with a weekly salary of 200,000!"

"The British media exposed the list of Manchester City's acquisitions, and the world's seven top superstars are impressively listed!"

"Robinho reveals behind the scenes of his transfer to Manchester City, and the best three in the world will also vote?"

"Manchester City's main squad has cost more than 150 million euros, will it be even more terrifying in the future?"

"Manchester City's winter transfer **** target, 940 million pounds to sweep the football superstar!"

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Of course, Kaka, Ronaldo and Messi did not come, but it does not mean that there is nothing without a blue moon: Brazilian genius Robinho 32.5 million, Ruo 19 million, Argentine defender Zabaleta 6.5 million, Belgian central defender Kompany 7 million, Israel National Script Haim 5 million...... Manchester City academy Wright Phillips also opted to return for 9 million...... These well-known players in Europe gathered in Manchester for almost a week, giving all the veterans a chance to take stock of their future in the squad.

Despite the impressive results of the 07/08 season, Manchester City finished seventh in the league, their best ranking in the last five years, reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup and UEFA Cup, and qualified for next season's UEFA Cup with a fair play award, there is no guarantee that any player will continue to be in the squad for next season.

So more than a dozen players chose to leave, but fortunately, the new owner had a lot of money, and there was no embarrassment for these old heroes, and most of the players broke up peacefully.

Sun Jihai is the same, he is no longer young at the age of 31, his body has obviously declined, and his competitive state is not as stable as when he first came to the Premier League, plus Richards is gradually maturing, Zabaleta and Kompany are well-known defenders in Europe, and they are in the year of play, and they are far from their peak, so he can only choose to leave.

Fortunately, as he has just had a very successful season, there is no shortage of buyers in the European arena, and some teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League, the Championship, and even some teams in the lower Serie A and Bundesliga have expressed interest in him - after all, there is no transfer fee, and the salary of Chinese players will not be higher than average, plus his ability to play multiple positions in the midfield and back, it can be called a good price.

Sun Jihai did not forget Qin Good, who had been with him for a year and a half, and before he decided to leave Manchester City, he had already told this little fellow about his current situation.

"I'm definitely not going to Italy, and the clubs are in a state of collapse after the phone call." Sun Jihai made his own analysis of the current shape, "If I can't find a suitable club in the Premier League, then I will go to the Bundesliga, although the salary in the Bundesliga is low, but the overall atmosphere is the best in the five major leagues, and it is also more suitable for physical confrontation with ordinary East Asian players." ”

Qin Gude knew that he was right, compared to Zhang Enhua, Fan Zhiyi, Hao Haidong, Sun Jihai, Zheng Zhi, Li Tie, Li Weifeng, these people gathered together to enter the Premier League and the Championship, which value physical attributes the most, in recent years, Japanese and South Korean players have more wisely chosen to fight against the weaker Bundesliga, and the result is that there are basically no Chinese players who are not seriously injured, but the latter is in a blowout state after gaining a foothold, and gradually moving towards major European clubs.

"I ...... I'm still looking for opportunities in the Premier League. However, Chingoud has no interest in the Bundesliga.

The main thing is that he doesn't have any confidence in learning German......

He is now 17 years old and still needs a lot of one-on-one coaching and training, and if he rushes to the Bundesliga, even if he is taken in by a club, it will definitely require a long period of language adaptation, which will inevitably have a huge impact on his development.

He still wants to stay in the Premier League, for example......

The team next door.

The Premier League's No. 1 club for 30 years, the most influential club in the world, the largest number of fans in the world, known as the Theatre of Dreams, has just won the Champions League again.

He wanted to become a superstar under the guidance of that old Scottish man.

After looking at United's Champions League performances for two seasons, the idea is now even stronger.

When it comes to the Champions League, the influence of Qin Goode in this world is gradually revealed: with the departure of many big names such as Ronaldo, Beckham, Carlos, Reyes, etc., and the long-term injury of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robben, Robinho and others, Kaka, who is the best player in Europe and the world, quickly gained a foothold in Real Madrid, and because he did not continue to be overused by Milan like "squeezing", he finally saved his legs.

And the tactics that manager Schutmeier built around Kaka made him feel like a fish in water, Guti and Sneijder in the midfield are good passers, Kaka's counter-attacking ability has undoubtedly been greatly exerted, especially in the four games against Olympiacos and Bremen in the Champions League, he scored six goals for the team with an overhead kick, although it is inevitably abusive, but by virtue of scoring points on the weak team, Real Madrid was able to rank first in the group. He went on to help the team overcome Chelsea in a turbulent period and Fenerbahce in the Netherlands, before losing to Rafael Benitez, who had become more skilled in counter-attacking, and made the Champions League final a battle for bitter rivals Liverpool and Manchester United.

Although they failed to reach the top of the Champions League, the 07-08 La Liga undoubtedly belongs to Real Madrid, and the huge transfer fee did not make the then president Calderón too infamy, because they defended the La Liga championship this year with a brilliant record of winning all at home and the highest points in history, and defeated the league rival Barcelona and the city rival Atletico Madrid, and won the Copa del Rey with a crushing momentum.

With 30 goals and 16 assists in all competitions, Kaka has won the league's best player, best midfielder, best foreign player, best reinforcement, best popular player and other awards in his first season in La Liga.

Some experts predict that although Kaka failed to win the Champions League, he has scored one more goals than Ronaldo, and he is still one of the strongest contenders for European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year.

At least he wasn't the one who fell like a meteor.