On May 18, 2006, four days after Yu Liang helped Antwerp win the Cup, he and King Dong flew back to London.

In the first few days, most of Antwerp was immersed in the joy of winning the championship. Winning the double is a great honor for any team, let alone Real Antwerp, which has not won the championship for more than ten years.

After winning the championship, the club also held a large celebration banquet and float parade.

At the celebration dinner, Yu Liang was successfully elected as the best player of the season for Antwerp FC. Of course, there is also a generous bonus.

They all know that Yu Liang's future does not belong to Antwerp.

However, the president of the club said at the celebration dinner that the doors of Royal Antwerp would be open for Yu Liang at any moment.

"Congratulations, you've had a great season!"

After getting off the plane, Yu Liang and King Dong met Wang Qi who came to pick up the plane at the exit of the airport.

Wang Qi looked at Yu Liang and King Dong with a smile on his face.

Although he is not Yu Liang's agent, he is currently handling all of Yu Liang's agency affairs, and he has been able to get a good remuneration from this.

What's more, the player he represented, King Dong, not only won the league golden boot with 25 league goals, but also won the title of the best player in the league with this, and the future is limitless.

"Thank you!"

Yu Liang is very satisfied with the performance of the season that has just ended.

"Where are we going next, are we going straight to the FA?"

The purpose of Yu Liang's visit to London today is to attend the FA hearing.

He received a call from Wang Qi two days ago.

"No, the hearing is at three o'clock in the afternoon, now let's go to the hotel, and after lunch, you guys take a break! Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Jill, they will arrive in the early afternoon! ”

Back at the hotel, Yu Liang and King Dong finished lunch and went to rest.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Liang met Ferguson and David Gill in the hotel.

"Good boy, well done!"

Facing Ferguson's praise, Yu Liang smiled awkwardly.

"How's it going, are you ready?"

"Of course!"

Yu Liang replied without thinking.

The next hearing was not much about him.

All it takes is for the club to provide him with information and footage of the game, and to state whether he has contributed to the development of the Premier League.

Of course, it would be better if someone showed that he could contribute to the development of the Premier League and that he could improve the level of competition in the Premier League.

"OK, I'm sure you're going to surprise the FA guys. Let's go, kid, let's go meet those damned old men! ”

Following Ferguson and David Gill, Yu Liang and Wang Qi, they went directly to the FA building not far from the hotel.

"Introducing you to an old friend, Andy Gray, who will be present at today's hearing, and he will provide you with proof!"

Yu Liang looked at this Scotsman who was over half a hundred years old and had gray hair, and said thank you gratefully.

Andy Grey is Scottish, but he has spent most of his career in the Premier League.

In 1977, he won the title of PFA Young Player of the Year. He played 513 games in his career and scored a total of 185 goals.

Although the honors received were limited, he was also a smash hit striker at the time.

After retiring as a player, he had experience as a coach at Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday, and after Sheffield Wednesday ended his career as an assistant coach, he devoted himself to the commentary industry and became a well-known commentator.

Although far from the pitch, Andy Gray's influence in England is still relatively large.

Andy Gray gave Yu Liang an appreciative look, then patted him on the shoulder. Encouragement said, "Kid, that's what you deserve!" You are the best and you deserve to play in the best league on the planet! ”

After exchanging pleasantries between the two sides, they walked directly to the scene of the hearing.

The Special Talent Clause is a clause issued to those who are unable to obtain a labor certification through conventional means, and there is only one spot per club per season.

At the beginning, Ferguson did not intend to apply this clause to Yu Liang.

After all, it is more difficult to obtain a labor certification in this way, and you have to prepare a lot of materials!

But after Roy Keane's departure, the midfield position became a weakness for United, and watching Yu Liang's game against Bill Short prompted him to definitely bring Yu Liang back to Old Trafford.

Without a record of appearances in A-level matches for the national team, he can only obtain a labor certification for Yu Liang through the method of special genius clauses.

Of course, this is premised on the fact that the player has to prove himself in other European leagues.

The hearing is applied for by the club, and then the Ministry of Labor selects three representatives from the Football Association, the Government and the Players' Association, plus a six-member jury of experts, who can approve it, to pass this clause and obtain a labor certification issued by the Ministry of Labor.

After arriving at the venue of the hearing, Yu Liang and the others waited for a while, and officials from the Ministry of Labor and members of the jury entered the venue.

"OK, let's get started!"

As soon as three o'clock arrived, the hearing began on time.

Manchester United's staff immediately presented the prepared player data and video footage of the game.

The video recording of Yu Liang's game immediately began to be played in the venue.

From his coming off the bench against Germany at last summer's World Youth Championships to the Belgian Cup final that ended shortly before.

The entire video was played for more than half an hour.

In this half-hour-long video, Yu Liang's advantages are thoroughly displayed.

Good vision, excellent judgment, good fitness, and the ability to pass long and shoot from a distance later in the video.

In combination with the match statistics from his time in Antwerp.

After reading this, the jury members were there to discuss it one after another.

"Please certify your statement!"

After the jury was over, it was Andy Gray's turn to perform.

Andy Gray stood up and focused on Yu Liang's performance in the season that just ended. Highlight the unique qualities he displayed in times of adversity.

At the end of Andy Gray's statement, he also made a contrast.

"Now the whole world knows that Barcelona have got a genius – Leo Messi! But now I especially want to tell you that people all over the world also have a genius at Manchester United, a genius who is even better than Messi, Yu Liang! For the video just played, I believe you all have an intuitive understanding of Yu Liang, he successfully froze Messi on the field of the World Youth Championships! He froze another genius on the planet, the winner of the European Golden Boy Award. I think it's a big shame that such a good player can't play in the Premier League, so I think he should get a labor certification! Don't forget, he's from China! There are hundreds of millions of fans out there! ”

To obtain a Premier League labour certification, it is not only necessary for the player to show convincing strength, but also to see if he can make an outstanding contribution to the Premier League.

Among them, promotion is also a very important one.

After all, the broadcast fee for each season is sky-high, and one more fan group means an increase in income.

And the huge Chinese market is an attractive big cake!

"Thank you very much for your statement!"

Officials from the Ministry of Labor immediately looked at the members of the jury.

"After deliberation by the jury members, we unanimously approved the application of Manchester United!"

As soon as the Ministry of Labor officials said this, the venue burst into applause.

Yu Liang stood up excitedly, waving his arms a little excitedly.

He has finally obtained his coveted labour certification and is finally able to represent Manchester United in the Premier League!

After the hearing, Alex Ferguson, David Gill and the accompanying Manchester United staff and Andy Gray all sent their best wishes to Yu Liang and wished him even greater success in the Premier League! (To be continued.) )