Chapter 5: The Red Devil's Invitation
Looking at the foreign man who suddenly appeared, Jose was a little puzzled, but it was Xia Guoyong who showed a smile that he had expected.
"Hello, I'm Manchester United scout Lawler." The foreign man introduced himself in broken Mandarin.
Manchester United? The famous Red Devils Manchester United?
Jose couldn't react a bit, how could the sixteen-year-old have thought that Manchester United's scouts would suddenly appear in front of him.
It was Xia Guoyong, who behaved quite normally, he hurriedly greeted him, stretched out his right hand and said, "Hello, my name is Xia Guoyong, he is my student Jose, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”
Lawler just shook Xia Guoyong's hand politely, then turned to look at Jose and said: "I just watched your game, you made several saves in the game are very beautiful, we think you are a very talented goalkeeper, so I would like to invite you to the Carrington training base for a trial." Are you interested? ”
After Lawler's translation, José knew what the other party meant.
Going to Manchester United for a tryout?
Do you have a chance to join the Red Devils?
It's not a dream, is it?
Jose really wanted to pinch his arm, but in front of outsiders, he had to stand there calmly.
Seeing Jose's appearance, knowing that he would be difficult to return to normal for a while, Xia Guoyong said: "To go to Manchester United for a trial, of course we are willing, but ......"
"Of course, we will bear the cost of the round-trip, you don't have to answer me now, I won't leave Huaxia until three days, just tell me your decision before then." Lawler knew immediately what Xia Guoyong was going to say, and when he was looking for young players around the world, he encountered countless kinds of special situations.
Jose's situation is nothing more than that he needs to discuss with his family first, and then he needs to worry about the cost of going back and forth.
Lawler has met many young talents who are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, and he has long been accustomed to this.
"That's great."
Lawler left his contact information and left with the female translator.
It wasn't until Lawler left the locker room that José woke up from his excitement.
"Teacher, is this true? Is it true that Manchester United invited me to go on a tryout? ”
Seeing Jose dancing and smiling, Xia Guoyong smiled: "It's true, of course it's true." Do you want to go? ”
"I'm going, of course."
Jose didn't think too much about it, and the invitation of the Red Devils and Manchester United was difficult for any player to refuse.
"Then you need to go back and discuss it with your parents, and if you go to play football abroad, you also need to improve your foreign language." Xia Guoyong reminded.
Jose nodded, "I understand. ”
"Okay." Xia Guoyong patted Jose on the shoulder, and then walked out of the locker room with Jose.
At the same time, Lawler went to the locker room of the Hengtai team and also sent a trial invitation to Li Feng.
Clearly, Lawlor's trip had a purpose.
With the growth of the Chinese economy and the huge consumer market, these European clubs are trying to find ways to open up the Chinese market.
The introduction of Chinese players is one of the most direct ways.
Think of Manchester City, a second-rate team that was originally unknown, because of Sun Hai's existence, its popularity in China is even on par with that of traditional giants.
Of course, now that Mansour has moved in, Manchester City's fame has risen day by day, and it has truly become one of the Premier League giants.
……
In the evening, when I returned home, my parents had not yet left work.
On weekends, everyone else is enjoying two days off, and José's parents voluntarily choose to work overtime in order to pay off the mortgage as soon as possible.
José is a diligent child, and when he sees that his parents have not yet left work, he consciously cooks for the kitchen.
When he made dinner, his parents returned home with tired steps.
At dinner time, after hesitating for a long time, Jose finally spoke: "Mom and Dad, I don't want to study anymore." ”
"What?"
José's words shocked his parents.
"If you don't want to study, are you going to be a beggar?" José's father slapped his chopsticks on the table and roared.
"Xiao Sai, are you having any difficulties in studying?" José's mother asked with concern.
"Nope."
José shook his head, his father's anger making his heart beat so fast that he forgot to explain for a moment.
"Is that a classmate bullying you?" The mother continued to ask.
"My classmates are very good to me." José shook his head.
"Then why don't you want to study?"
"I want to play."
"Kicking a ball? There are 1.4 billion people in China, but they can't find 11 to play in the World Cup. Besides, do you have that talent? Although José's father lowered his voice, there was still a strong anger in his tone.
"I'm not playing at home." José muttered quietly.
"What? What did you say? ”
"Today Manchester United scouts invited me to go on a tryout, and as long as I pass the trial, I can join Manchester United."
José plucked up the courage to tell what had happened today, and at the same time took out the 3,000 yuan prize money he had received.
Looking at the stack of bills in front of him, Jose's father's anger finally subsided, and he stared at Jose with his eyes and asked, "You didn't lie to us, did you?" ”
As a father, his son's talent in football is clear to him. So for José's words, he had to be skeptical.
"You can call the teacher for verification."
"Of course I'll verify this, just now you said that it was Manchester United who invited you?" José's father no longer got angry, but asked with a hint of surprise.
"Hmm."
"It's okay to go to Manchester United, but definitely not to Barcelona and Liverpool." A hint of disgust flashed in José's father's eyes.
Jose knows that his father is a Manchester United fan, he doesn't like Liverpool, of course, but why did he bring Barcelona?
Just when José was wondering, a news story aired on the TV.
"Sports report, not long ago in the Champions League final, Pep Guardiola led the Barcelona team at Wembley Stadium, 3-1 victory over the Red Devils Manchester United, Messi ...... in this game"
Hearing the broadcast on TV, José instantly understood his father's heart.
At this moment, the system light curtain suddenly appeared.
[System Mission: Pass Manchester United's Trial]
【Reward points 10000】
【Reward cash 1,000,000】
[Randomly increase a body stat by 10%]
【Random Reward Free Kick Talent】
【Reward ......】
The screen was full of pages.
"it." Jose couldn't help but be rude, this reward was too rebellious.
Hearing José suddenly say a foul word, his parents glared at the same time.
"Mom and Dad, I'm full, I'm going to review."
Feeling the gaze of his parents, José quickly found an excuse to slip away.
……
With his parents' approval, José began to prepare for a trip to England.
First of all, he needs to prepare for his final exams, and although he is about to become a professional footballer, the need for knowledge will not change.
He agreed with Lawler that after the final exam, Mr. Xia Guoyong would lead him there.
Lawlor was overjoyed to hear that José was willing to go.
Unlike Li Feng's situation, Lawler is really optimistic about Jose.
After some deliberation, it was decided that José would depart from Baiyun Airport on Monday, July 4.
To Jose's surprise, there was one person who went to England with him, in addition to Xia Guoyong.