After getting the "permit" issued by his mother, Chu Zhongtian can finally pursue his dream without any worries.

However, he did not immediately turn up Chelsea's offer. He's thrilled that Chelsea are looking for him, but he's not thrilled yet – who knows if there will be a better team to invite him in the coming days?

He decided to wait. Anyway, he had already told Newton that he needed to think about it for a few days, and calling him in a hurry just one day would inevitably make Chelsea despise him.

In the following days, Chu Zhongtian continued his training.

And he did meet some scouts from Premier League clubs one after another, but there was no better condition than Chelsea - the Premier League semi-finals, except for Chelsea, no one ran an olive branch to him, which also proves that his charm is not infinite. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are all indifferent to Chu Zhongtian, and the reasons may be multifaceted, such as Chu Zhongtian is already 20 years old, but he is still playing in the amateur league, or he has not received professional training before, and he needs a labor certification more than similar EU players...... Wait, it's just that Chu Zhongtian himself doesn't know.

Those who are interested in him are the teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League, those who are out of the relegation zone or on the edge of the relegation zone, and they are very interested in Chu Zhongtian. But when Chu Zhongtian asked them how to solve their labor certificates. They were silent.

In the end, it seems that only Chelsea are sincere, because they have a plan that seems to be relatively complete - first sign a contract, then go on loan to a foreign league for a few years, and at the same time obtain a labor license, and then take it back after a few years.

It seems that the only way to sign is to sign Chelsea.

At this time, a team appeared that surprised Chu Zhongtian.

When a Frenchman with an English accent and a thick nasal voice stood in front of him and introduced himself as a scout for the French club Metz, Chu Zhongtian had not yet reacted - French Ligue 1? That Ligue 1?

Fortunately, he reacted quickly - Ligue 1 of the French football league. In fact, it is not to blame that he made such a low-level mistake, he always thought that only English clubs would know something about him, but he did not expect to attract the attention of teams from other national leagues.

Therefore, when he heard about the Ligue 1 club Metz, he was very unfamiliar, on the one hand, he was not sure if there was really such a club, and on the other hand, he did not know if the club was really in the first division.

That person saw that Chu Zhongtian had doubts, so he showed Chu Zhongtian his business card and the introduction materials of the Metz Club.

FC Metz is a professional football club founded in 1932 and located in Metz Interior, the capital of the Moselle province in the Lorraine region of northeastern France.

After the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, Lorraine was ceded to Germany by France, and France took it back after World War I, and was occupied by Hitler again during World War II, and returned to France after World War II.

Other than that, Chu Zhongtian had no other influence on the name at all.

Metz shares borders with Germany and Luxembourg, where German is as important as French, and English is not much of a market.

Metz was once one of the pioneers of professional football in France, but their achievements are nothing to boast about. He was just demoted in 2001 and came back in 2002. Now at the bottom of the league table, they are a team that does not have the quality to fight for the title and has to fight for relegation every season.

But their youth training has been outstanding. The main achievement in the past few years has been the development of new stars such as Saha and Adebayo. Saha moved to Premier League club Fulham, while Bam Adebayor went to Monaco.

Looks like Mays is a good springboard for newcomers...... But why would this far-away team in France be interested in Chu Zhongtian?

It's a bit dramatic – Metz FC has just signed a partnership agreement with Chu Zhongtian's hometown of the German Football Training Centre in Chengdu, and three young Chinese players will be sent to Metz for a trial in May, and the good ones can stay and sign with Metz FC to become part of their academy.

For this reason, the club suddenly became interested in Chinese players.

It happened that some time ago, Wimbledon Athletic eliminated Chelsea in the FA Cup as an amateur team, and because it was so rare, the news spread not only in England, but also in the rest of Europe. Chu Zhongtian, as an amateur player who has been elected the best player of the game twice in a row, naturally appeared in media reports.

Mace is so interested in Chu Zhongtian.

They were also sending people to observe Chu Zhongtian.

Metz scout Jean. Reel's evaluation of Chu Zhongtian is: "The physical fitness is extremely good, but the technique is lacking, the consciousness is immature, the experience is lacking, and there is a certain amount of plastic talent, but there is no guarantee of success." But for Metz, who is good at developing young people, we'd love to give it a try because if you want to transfer, it's free. ”

Chu Zhongtian didn't expect that he would attract the attention of the Ligue 1 club. Ligue 1 is also the top league in Europe, along with the Premier League, La Liga, Italy, and the Bundesliga, which are known as the "five major leagues in Europe" (author's note: at that time, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga were not as low as they are now).

It's actually good to be able to Ligue 1, but the other party didn't promise anything, didn't promise that he would be able to play in the past, and didn't promise that he would be able to succeed, which made him have some doubts in his heart.

Of course, he knew that he was an amateur player and it was impossible for him to rise to the top in one step, but in this way, Metz and Chelsea clearly had the upper hand. At the very least, Chelsea are cultivating Chu as part of the future, even if he can't play at Chelsea now, as long as he accumulates experience and trains for a few years, he still hopes to be a member of Chelsea in the future.

Out of such considerations, Chu Zhongtian declined Mace's invitation.

He decided to take Chelsea.

After all, this is a quasi-giant, with a large number of stars and fans, and it is desirable to be able to play in such an environment. He couldn't refuse.

※※※Xu Xiaodi, with his keen sense of smell, is aware that there will be big news in the near future. Because he has been seeing Chu Zhongtian coming into contact with all kinds of people outside the King's Ranch recently, these people are scouts, they talk for a while, and then break up.

He knew a few of them, after all, he was a sports reporter based in London, and some familiar faces knew who they were with a little investigation.

Among those who came into contact with Chu Zhongtian, he saw Chelsea's scout Lee Lee. Newton. This man is often seen at the King's Ranch, and he went to check the information and found out that it turned out to be a Chelsea scout.

When he saw that Newton and Chu Zhongtian had come into contact once, he knew that something exciting must be waiting for him behind him.

He decided to talk to Chu Zhongtian to see if there might be any sensational transfer news.

Xu Xiaodi has figured out the rules of Chu Zhongtian's life, and wants to find his best place to be the Wimbles Bar, not the King's Ranch, where there are too many idle people to talk about things.

"Xiao Chu, the season is coming to an end, what are your plans for the future? I see a lot of scouts coming to you lately, can you tell me what you think? ”

Since Wimbledon Athletic was eliminated in the FA Cup, the domestic attention to Chu Zhongtian has decreased. If he didn't put something to attract attention, Xu Xiaodi felt that his fate here would eventually be the same as when he found Chu Zhongtian - Chu Zhongtian was silent, and he was also withdrawn to the country. Since there has been no news about Chu Zhongtian recently, it has been revealed that the company intends to cancel the London reporter station, and the major shareholders on it do not seem to want to spend unjustly money every year to support a newspaper with little future, and "Century New Sports" may stop publication.

Therefore, he hopes that Chu Zhongtian will play in the professional league more than anyone else, so that he will have the capital to rely on in this industry. Even if "Century New Sports" is really closed, he can rely on his personal relationship with Chu Zhongtian and mix well in other media.

"Me? I'm going to play professional football......"

Chu Zhongtian's answer surprised Xu Xiaodi, and he even clenched his fists and said "yes".

Chu Zhongtian looked at him strangely.

He scratched his head embarrassedly: "Hehe...... Well, I'm happy for you, it's a waste for someone like you not to play professional football. So...... Got a goal? ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"Which one?"

Chu Zhongtian didn't say it very happily this time, but shook his head: "Before the final talks, I can't tell you that I know the power of the Chinese media, and I'm afraid of bad things." ”

"Uh......" Xu Xiaodi was struck, and he had nothing to say. Chu Zhongtian didn't want to say it, he couldn't force him to say it, unless he didn't want to maintain the current friendly relationship with Chu Zhongtian.

But it doesn't matter, he can guess the team that Chu Zhongtian is most likely to join, and then send it out, just say "Xu Xiaodi, the reporter of this newspaper in London, predicts".

Anyway, it's a prediction, it doesn't matter what the outcome is, the important thing is to rely on this prediction to attract the reader's attention and keep them paying attention. Listening to Chu Zhongtian's tone, there should be a result soon, and once the result is determined, you can start hyping it up.

With his personal relationship with Chu Zhongtian, are you still afraid that you won't be able to get exclusive inside information?

Therefore, although Chu Zhongtian didn't tell him anything, Xu Xiaodi was still in a good mood when he left the Wimbles bar.

※※※Now that he has made up his mind, Chu Zhongtian feels that he should let the people closest to him know about it, so as not to be deceived in the future.

He's leaving Wimbledon, and although everything here is beautiful and nostalgic, he can't stay here to aim higher, he has to go to a stronger team, play in a higher league, and improve his ability.

When it was closed, there were only Chu Zhongtian and Boss John in the bar, one doing heavy work and the other doing light work. Heavy work is moving tables and chairs, sweeping the floor, etc., and light work is counting leftover wine.

It's a good time to whisper.

"Boss. There's one thing I want to tell you......"

Boss John raised his head and looked at Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian did not stop his work, he set up the scattered chairs on the table, and said to Boss John: "I'm going to play professional football, boss." ”

Boss John laughed: "Ha! I'm not surprised at all, Chu. I'm afraid I'd be surprised if you decided not to play professional football. ”

"If I go to professional football, I'm leaving Wimbledon......"

"Of course, can you stay here forever? Wimbledon is good, but it doesn't do you well. ”

"What will other people think of my actions?" Chu Zhongtian was a little worried that the people who were usually kind to him would look at him angrily after hearing that he was leaving.

"You don't have to worry about that, Chu. There will certainly be some regrets, but we're not idiots either. If Wimbledon were eligible for the Pro League, we certainly wouldn't want you to leave, but we're just an amateur team. What reason is there to force you to stay? ”

Boss John is really a reasonable person, and his words dispelled Chu Zhongtian's worries.

"In that case, I'll leave the Wimbles bar......"

Boss John laughed: "Isn't this a matter of course? When you become a professional footballer, do you have to spend 20 hours a week working with me to earn money? If you're willing to come, I don't dare to ask for it, haha! ”

"If I do leave, I'll miss you, boss." Chu Zhongtian stopped what he was doing, turned to look at the fat boss and said.

"We're going to miss you as much as we think of Emily. It's a real pleasure for my bar, Chu. From us came a rising star in the film industry, and now there is a rising star in the football world, ha...... This was something I had never thought of before. ”

Then he opened his arms, "Come and hug one, Chu." ”

Chu stepped forward and hugged Boss John's waist like a beer keg.

Boss John folded his arms and hugged him in his arms: "No matter where you will go in the future, do a good job, Chu." Remember, you're from our 'mad gang'. ”

"Thank you boss ......"

Chu Zhongtian had a sour nose, but he held back.

After letting go, Boss John asked, "Also, Chu, you don't have an agent yet, right?" ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"Well, if you want to negotiate a contract with the club, it's better to find an agent...... so as not to suffer. Boss John pointed at him.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "But I don't know any agent, and I don't know where to find it." He thought of the black man who used to follow him while selling himself, claiming to be an agent, but Chu Zhongtian felt that he was unreliable.

"You can find James. Merry, he's a sports journalist, he must know the agent. I'm sorry we can't help you with anything in this regard, Chu. ”

The person mentioned by Boss John made Chu Zhongtian's eyes light up - Mr. Merry is a good candidate. It's easy to find him, just give him a call and ask him to meet him at the Wimbledan Bar.

※※※ James. Merry was at home thinking about where he should find a job as a journalist when he received a call from Chu Zhongtian.

"Broker?"

He was a little surprised, but soon understood.

"Are you finally going to be a professional player, Chu?" He asked with a smile on the other end of the phone.

Chu Zhongtian told Merry what he thought and what Chelsea's scouts were looking for him, and asked him to help him get ideas.

"Hmm...... It turned out to be Chelsea, not Arsenal......" Merry, who is an Arsenal fan, was a little regretful, but he quickly put the idea aside and began to give advice to Chu Zhongtian. 'It's a good thing that Chelsea have decided to sign you, but you're also in a hurry because you do need an agent to help you negotiate with them. In fact, even if you don't, Chelsea Football Club will appoint an agent for you. ”

"I trust you, Mr. Merry."

Chu Zhongtian's answer made Mei Li very happy, and his vanity was slightly satisfied.

He thought of Abel, who was a delicate person, and he must know a lot of agents, it was always right to ask him for help, and he would help him introduce him to Chu Zhongtian, and he still owed himself a personal favor.

"No problem, Chu. I will help you find a good agent. I'll look for you at the bar then. "Finally James. Merry joked, "It's a pity that I'm not a licensed agent, otherwise I would have gone into battle myself, haha, let someone else earn this commission fee, it's better to leave it to me to earn, ha!" ”

"If Mr. Merry were my agent, it would be the best."

Hanging up the phone, Merry rummaged through Abel's phone number while thinking about it.

He's struggling with what he's going to do next, so why not give it a try and become an agent?

The thought popped into his mind, causing his hand to pause.

※※※ James. Merry was quite efficient, and only one day later, he took an agent to the Wimbles Bar, found a secluded corner, and went to meet with Chu Zhongtian.

"Tell me about it. This is Bill. Elliott, an agent with a domestic licence in England. ”

This Bill. Elliott is a middle-aged man of about forty-five years of age, with brown hair, pale blue eyes, a straight nose, and a smile on the corner of his mouth. Just looking at this appearance, Chu Zhongtian believes in James. The people Merry found for him must be agents of good character, not vampires who only care about how much commission they can make and don't care about the interests of the players.

"Hello, Chu. It's a pleasure to meet you, I was introduced by Abel. We can talk about it and if you don't have any problem with it, you will be my client when it comes to negotiating with Chelsea Football Club, and I will be entrusted with the signing negotiations for you. ”

Bill. Elliot was very capable and made his intentions straight to the point. Then he handed his domestic broker license and some relevant documents to Chu Zhongtian to see.

In fact, Chu Zhongtian couldn't understand these legal provisions and licenses at all, so he pushed the licenses and documents back to Elliott, and then explained with his puzzled eyes: "I can't understand these, Mr. Elliott." But it's not the paper papers that I'm trusting, but James. Mr. Merry's character. Since he asked Abel to introduce you, I believe you, Mr. Elliott. ”

Broker Bill. Elliott, he's met a lot of players, but it's the first time he's seen someone like that. Those players were always calculating, for fear that they would deceive them, but Chu Zhongtian was completely different from them. Is it not deeply involved in the world? Or do you really believe in James so much. Merry?

He glanced at Merry, who was sitting next to him. He and Merry don't actually know each other, but he has a good relationship with Abel, and Merry finds Abel, who calls him on the phone. After briefly explaining the situation, he decided to talk to the Chinese first.

Merry noticed Elliott's gaze and smiled at him, "Chu believes me, and I believe in Abel, and I think Abel must believe you too, Mr. Elliott." Otherwise he wouldn't have recommended you to me. ”

These words sounded so pleasant, Elliott turned to look at Chu Zhongtian and smiled: "I haven't decided whether to be your agent before, Chu." But now I think we can sign the entrustment contract directly. ”

(To be continued)