Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 4: He's already in the first team? (Please add to your favorites, and provide all kinds of data)

"Ragazza, hai giocato molto bene!"

Since coming to China, Lippi has rarely praised anyone, not even the first team.

Especially the young players!
But as Lippi finished speaking, he subconsciously turned to look at his translator, Wen Qianshi, intending to hear how this young man he highly regarded would react. Suddenly, the young man opposite him spoke up.

"Grazie, signor Marcello Lippi!"

Mr. Lippi was a little surprised. He had been in China for more than half a year, and apart from his own coaching staff and this translator, he had hardly heard any Chinese people in the entire Evergrande speak Italian.

A few players on the Evergrande team speak English quite fluently, but Italian? It's considered a minor language in China, and very few people can speak it.

Moreover, although it was just a simple "Thank you, Mr. Marcello Lippi," the tone of his voice even gave him a hint of a pure Turin accent.

He lived in Turin for many years, and the unique Turin accent with its slightly rolled "r" is not something that just anyone can imitate.

"Parli davvero italiano?" (Do you speak Italian?)

“Yes, sir. I studied on my own for a while before.”
After Su Hao finished speaking, the old man laughed again, and while laughing, he patted Su Hao's shoulder with his right hand. Self-taught? In the old man's opinion, even the professional translator next to him couldn't match his self-taught level just from these few sentences!

The old man even suddenly thought that having a player in the team who speaks Italian would make it easier to pass on his tactics in the first place.
Of course, the old man didn't reveal this thought to himself!

Even though the old man didn't make any promises to Su Hao, everyone present knew that this young man who had amazed everyone would definitely appear at Tianhe Stadium in the near future.

"Holy crap, Su Hao is definitely going to make the first team! I'm so damn envious!"

"Sigh! There's nothing I can do. Comparisons are odious. I don't know what kind of freak Su Hao is. I've been training with a professional team since I was 8 years old, and I still can't compare to him who's only been training for 2 months."

"Alright! Let's discuss chipping in some money to send Su Hao off, we might not even see him again! How about we treat them tonight?"

Reporters snapped photos of Su Hao and Lippi, while the young people in the distance, who had already decided they had little chance, looked on with envy as Su Hao was surrounded by the crowd.

As for Wang Gang, the head coach of the reserve team at this moment
Seeing that Su Hao had really caught Lippi's eye, Wang Gang had already started chatting with Li Youli with a smile.

Being able to provide another talent for the first team, and yesterday... Wang Gang already had a feeling that he would probably be able to report to the first team coaching staff soon!

Guangzhou Evergrande's youth academy has produced a 16-year-old super prodigy, who may break the record for the youngest player to appear in the Chinese Super League?

Lippi is closely monitoring the situation; the 16-year-old is expected to join Guangzhou Evergrande's first team!

"Evergrande Football School has successfully injected fresh blood into Evergrande's first team after one year of operation!!!"

The news was already big, and with Evergrande's financial power that everyone had to admire, news about Su Hao started appearing on major sports websites across the country and even on the official website of CTV5 almost immediately after the selection competition ended.

2013 years!
That was the era when Chinese football with big money truly began, and Evergrande Football Association was originally using the pretense of co-sponsored by Real Madrid.

So, with this report from major websites across the country, Su Hao's name suddenly surged into the top ten of Sina Weibo's trending topics list in just two hours.

When Evergrande saw that such a big news had broken out in the reserve team selection competition, the publicity department of the head office naturally rushed to follow up with various reports, such as how Evergrande Football School had trained Su Hao to the level of playing in the Chinese Super League in just 2 months, and how Evergrande had helped Chinese football find a once-in-a-century super midfield prospect.

In short, with just this simple selection competition, Su Hao suddenly became a minor sensation.

Inside the office of the head coach of Evergrande's first team.

After listening to his old partner Madaloni's rambling, Lippi adjusted his glasses, placed the cigar in his hand on the ashtray beside him, and looked at Madaloni.

"Call that kid! Tell him to report to the first team tomorrow!"

His basic skills and football intelligence were superior to the rest of the team, and he even had a physique far superior to the current first-team players. Most importantly, he had a fluent Turin accent. Even though the guy was only 16 years old, Lippi did not hesitate to add Su Hao's name to the final list.

Moreover, the old man didn't intend for Su Hao to be a mascot in the first team; he was already considering who Su Hao would be Su Hao's first substitute. As a world-class coach, even in just forty-five minutes, the old man could see at a glance the talent Su Hao possessed that was absolutely capable of playing in the top five leagues.

What's wrong with being 16?
This is China, a football desert. What is the level of the Chinese Super League?

According to the old man's prediction, as long as Su Hao can maintain his current momentum and perform normally, it won't be long before Su Hao can definitely establish himself in Evergrande's first team.

"Yes, boss! I'll call the reserve team right away!"

Since the old man had made the decision, Madaloni naturally picked up the phone immediately and announced the old man's order.

Putting aside everything else, in the current Evergrande team, Madaloni is well aware that his boss's power may even exceed that of the generous owner!

Reserve team base.

After Lippi left, all the reserve team members gathered in Su Hao's room.

Even during previous training sessions, the teammates who had been used as pillars by Su Hao knew that Su Hao wouldn't stay here for long, but no one expected this day to come so soon.

Several of Su Hao's roommates in the same dormitory building even suggested throwing him a farewell party that night.

However, Su Hao, the protagonist, is still filled with anxiety.

There's nothing we can do; there's still no news from Lippi or the first team.

Although Su Hao is a very easygoing person, his broken task panel has a one-month time limit.

If the first team is thinking of letting me train in the reserve team for a few more months, then all the hope I've been waiting for will be dashed!

"Su Hao! Haha, you've struck it rich!"

Just as Su Hao was chatting idly with his teammates, Wang Gang and Li Youli excitedly barged into Su Hao's dormitory.

The words "You've struck it rich" sent a sudden surge of joy through Su Hao's heart.

Is it possible?
"Haha, that's right, Xiao Hao. We've already heard from the first team that you'll be reporting to them tomorrow! The team's car is already on its way. According to them, Coach Lippi wants you to complete all your medical examinations and officially sign the contract today! The first team's official contract is at least 100 million, plus various winning bonuses and such!"

Wang Gang then remarked, "You've struck it rich, kid," while Li Youli went so far as to mention that Su Hao's annual salary was at least 100 million yuan.

"Fuck!"

"Holy crap!!! Haozi, you're buying us a meal!"

"A million!!!"

"Damn it. I heard that the first team gets a 500 million bonus for every game they win, and everyone gets at least tens of thousands!"

"This is really a windfall!"

The group of young people in the dormitory started yelling like crazy.

As for Su Hao!

At this moment, Su Hao's mind was filled with the system's mission!

Unlock a single top-tier ability talent?

And he's the worst player in Italy, at the Serie B level!!!

Compared to the damn money, these panel rewards are truly a steal!
Please give me a reward, vote for me with monthly tickets, and recommend me with your recommendation votes!


(End of this chapter)