In a café in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in the north of England, there are a few special people who sit.

The waiter served them coffee, and he was just about to leave when someone suddenly asked, "Is there any tea?" ”

"Tea? British black tea? ”

"No, it's Huaguo green tea."

"Yes, I'll bring it to you now."

"Thank you."

The waiter looked at the man who spoke, and saw that he had a standard oriental face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. However, his nationality can be guessed by the drinks he asked.

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is a densely urbanized, industrially developed urbanised area with many visitors from China on weekdays. And the University of Sheffield, one of the six famous red brick universities in the UK, is located here.

Maybe he's a student? But it looks like he's not young, he should be about thirty years old, right?

The waiter speculated wildly and slowly left.

At this time, sitting opposite this Chinese person is a standard white-collar appearance.

He looked at the Chinese people in front of him, and snorted a little mockingly: "I was still playing in the Premier League last season, and I am ready to come to the Championship this season, I must feel a little awkward." ”

Huaguo smiled faintly: "It's the same wherever you play, there is no difference." ”

The white-collar worker waved his hand: "Of course it's different, at least the salary is half the difference." Coming to Sheffield United, your annual salary will drop a lot, and the bonuses will not be comparable to before, are you mentally prepared? ”

Hua Guoren nodded: "I understand, after all, Premier League clubs and Championship clubs are different, and their economic conditions are very different. I only have one requirement, to be able to play, at least to rotate players, that's the minimum I want. ”

The white-collar worker smiled coldly: "Dude, you're too demanding, aren't you?" Do you know why we're talking to you? It's because you're free now, cheap! And there is also experience in Premier League and Championship matches, cheap! You came to our club to play as a substitute in case of emergency, don't you even have the slightest awareness? ”

Hua Guoren frowned: "What you said is a bit rude, right?" I'm a free agent, but there are a lot of clubs that want me, I don't ask for too much salary, I just want to make sure I play time, with my ability, shouldn't I? ”

The white-collar worker laughed: "Dude, do you think you are still the Sun of Manchester City?" Don't be silly! Manchester City has been bought by the Arabs, they now have money, they want big stars, not the so-called 'veterans' like you! ”

At this time, the waiter brought Huaguo green tea, and he reacted.

I remembered that he was a famous player from Manchester City, from China - Sun Jihai!

How majestic it was to lead Manchester City to the Premier League.

When you scored in the Europa League, you were so high-spirited.

And when 1VS4 prevented the opponent from scoring a goal, the applause of the fans in the audience was so warm.

But now, he was despised by the white man in front of him for nothing.

The waiter knew the white man, who was a transfer officer at Sheffield United and often came here for coffee.

When the two talked today, they must have wanted to invite Sun Jihai to join the team.

However, the process of this invitation was a little unpleasant.

The transfer official stopped talking, he stirred the coffee with his hand, looked out the window, and didn't care about Sun Jihai.

And Sun Jihai also stared at the green tea in his hand, watching the young leaves rise and fall, and felt the same way in his heart.

After an unhappy journey to the World Cup qualifiers, Sun Jihai felt sad.

He is 30 years old this year, and if he does not make it to the World Cup this time, then there will be absolutely no chance in the next World Cup.

The national team was not going well and the club experience was terrible.

Manchester City have been bought by the Arabs and the team is about to face a major change. Many of the players in the squad have been purged, and the super-rich Arabs have even offered not to pay transfer fees, just send these players away!

They need new, stronger stars to lead Manchester City to the top of their belts!

The Arabs waving cheques are so arrogant that they even want to buy Raul from Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, and Kaka from Milan!

The arrogant Arabs have long looked down on the existing players in the team, let alone Sun Jihai, whose contract has expired.

In fact, there is a point of view in the team that they want to keep Sun Jihai, although they don't give him a chance to play, but let him be a mascot-like character to attract Chinese fans.

But Sun Jihai absolutely disagreed!

He'd rather leave than stay at Manchester City for the rest of his life!

I'm not old yet, I'm still in good shape, so why can't I keep playing!

I'm going to stay in England and keep playing in Europe!

At this time, Sun Jihai's mobile phone rang suddenly, and when he looked at the phone, he suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

It's an old friend.

"Tiezi, why do you remember to call me now, why didn't you train in Cartbus?"

Because the transfer official opposite did not understand Chinese, Sun Jihai called directly in front of him.

Li Tie's voice came from the other end: "The sea, I'm in France." ”

"What are you going to do in France, transferring to a Ligue 1 giant? Is it Marseille, or is it Lyon? Sun Jihai smiled and joked with Li Tie.

"Don't make a fuss, I have something serious to look for you. Are you now out of contract with Manchester City? ”

"Hmm."

"Won't you renew your contract?"

"Not anymore."

"Have you figured out where to go next?"

Hearing this, Sun Jihai sighed, he glanced at the Sheffield United transfer official in front of him, and then told Li Tie about his situation.

Li Tie on the other end of the phone sighed: "Dahai, with your current strength and state, you are definitely capable of continuing to play in the top leagues in Europe, and it would be a pity to go to the Championship so wronged." ”

Sun Jihai shook his head: "In the second half of last season, I kept getting small injuries, which also affected my state. Not to mention Manchester City, which has money now, even if the Arabs don't come, it is estimated that I will not be able to get a contract extension. ”

There was silence on the phone for a moment, and Li Tie didn't speak, but Sun Jihai heard someone on the other end of the phone talking in a whisper, and he didn't know what to say.

After a long time, Li Tie's deep voice came again: "Dahai, let me ask you one thing, if there is a chance now that you can stay in the top five European leagues, but the competition pressure is very high, are you willing to accept it?" ”

"Of course I do! I'm not afraid of competition, and I'm not afraid of pressure! As long as I am given the opportunity, I am willing to give it my all! Sun Jihai said, his hands trembled a little, but he gradually fell into loss, "But this kind of opportunity, I'm afraid there will never be a ...... again."

Just when Sun Jihai bowed his head and was silent, he suddenly heard a strange man's voice on the phone.

"Sun Jihai, come to my team, I'll take you to the Champions League!"