The God of Football starts with passive skills

Chapter 16 The Newcomer is Fierce!

Due to the impact of the 2008 European Championship in Switzerland and Austria, the current schedule for the German second division is quite tight.

After playing the 27th round match against Aachen over the weekend, the first team's training focused on recovery.

The intensity is not high.

For Wang Shuo, there was no problem of adaptation at all.

Especially at the beginning of training, he felt a little hungry.

Midway through training, Thomas Essien appeared next to the first team's training ground with someone.

At first, not many people paid attention to them.

But soon after, club president Harald Struz and general manager Christian Heidel arrived.

Head coach Klopp also went over.

This immediately attracted the attention of the players on the field.

"Who are those two people? The chairman and the general manager are both here."

"It looks quite unfamiliar."

"I remember now, the tall one next to me is from Adidas' football division. I saw him at an event."

"Why would Adidas people come to our club?"

"Our sponsorship contract with Letu expires at the end of this season, right?"

"Adidas is going to sponsor us?"

"Weren't you talking about Nike?"

"It doesn't matter, Nike, Adidas, or Puma, they're all pretty much the same."

"I think Adidas would be better."

"Will we have to wear Adidas boots and jerseys from now on?"

The players chatted amongst themselves while training.

As a German team, they have a natural affinity for Adidas.

"You still have the energy to speak, don't you?"

When Zelik Buvac heard the players talking louder and louder, he immediately shouted.

"Everyone, perk up!"

Wang Shuo devoted himself to training, only glancing at the sidelines during breaks.

He had received a call from Thomas Essien before, and knew that Adidas was not coming to sponsor Mainz, but to sign a formal sponsorship contract with him.

But he didn't explain further.

To everyone's surprise, another person arrived midway through training.

"Holy crap, look! Isn't that Bayern Munich's chief scout, Wolfgang Dremler?"

"My God, am I seeing things? Is it really Dremler?"

"It's Dremler! What brings him here?"

"Nonsense, Dremler is definitely here to scout players, is there any need to think about it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, completely dumbfounded.

Who are they here to assess?

Many people turned to look at Neven Subotic.

This 19-year-old center-back has performed exceptionally well in the 2. Bundesliga this season, and is considered to be the best center-back pairing with Noveski, attracting the attention of many teams.

It seems that he is the only one who is likely to attract Bayern's attention.

But Subotic immediately shook his head, "It wasn't me."

Who could that be?

Just as everyone was speculating and still couldn't figure out the answer, Klopp turned around in the distance and waved to the players, "Wang, come here for a moment."

In an instant, twenty or thirty pairs of eyes all turned and focused on Wang Shuo.

Everyone was very surprised.

It turned out to be him!

This young player was just promoted from the U19 team.
"Could he be the one who scored a hat-trick against Bayern U19 yesterday?"

Someone, I don't know who, saw Wang Shuo run over, asked in surprise.

Although the first team and the youth team are only 200 meters apart, they rarely interact with each other.

Professional players usually come to train and leave as soon as they're done, just like going to and from get off work.

However, they had all heard about Mainz U19's 4-3 comeback victory against Bayern U19 yesterday noon.

I don't know the details of the match, I only know that the U19 team played a great game.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"hat trick?"

"real or fake?"

"That kid from just now?"

Nevin Subotic stared at Wang Shuo's retreating figure with great surprise.

Recalling how Wang Shuo had politely greeted him in the locker room, he never expected that Wang Shuo would make such a big fuss.

But in this way, things make sense.

He scored a hat-trick in the U19 match, leading Mainz to defeat Bayern Munich, which caught Bayern's attention, prompting their chief scout, Dremler, to come and scout him in person.

Wow, this looks like he's about to join Bayern Munich!

After everyone realized this, their eyes were filled with envy when they looked at Wang Shuo.

Who among those playing in Mainz wouldn't want to join Bayern Munich?
"Coach, is Adidas going to sponsor our team?"

After finally calming down from the shock of Bayern scout Dremler's scouting of Wang Shuo, the players began to speculate about something else, so they took advantage of a break in training to ask Buvac.

"No, we've already finalized our sponsorship deal. Starting next season, Nike will be our sponsor."

"Nike? What's Adidas doing here?"

The players were also very curious.

"Adidas is here to sponsor Wang Shuo and discuss signing a contract, right?" Buvac wasn't entirely sure.

"what?"

The surrounding twenty-odd players were once again stunned. Sponsoring Wang Shuo?

Isn't that a bit outrageous?
Even if Mainz is now just a second-division team, back when they were in the Bundesliga, no player in the Mainz team could get a sponsorship contract from a behemoth brand like Adidas on their own.

At most, it's just participating in activities sponsored by Letu.

Now, Adidas is actually offering to sponsor Wang Shuo?

Moreover, judging from the person from Adidas, he must hold a significant position in the football division, as both Chairman Strutz and General Manager Heidel were present.

"Isn't this newcomer on our team a bit too aggressive?"

"Ha, I also think that attracting Bayern's favor and getting a sponsorship contract from Adidas are not things that Mainz players are capable of doing."

"I reckon he's really leaving. Joining Bayern Munich and signing with Adidas would be a natural progression, wouldn't it?"

"Pity."

……

Even after the training session ended and all the players returned to the locker room, they were still discussing Wang Shuo, Bayern Munich, and Adidas.

Both of these things are things that Mainz players can only dream of but never achieve.

Now, it has been achieved by a 17-year-old newcomer.

The first-team players were naturally filled with envy.

But some people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Such a fierce rookie, thankfully he's going to Bayern Munich!

When Wang Shuo returned to the locker room to change, the way his teammates looked at him immediately changed.

All I can say is that this morning's training session had a huge impact on them.

"Wang, are you going to Bayern Munich?"

Seeing the signals from his teammates, Subotic, the only other player besides captain Nowitzki who had spoken to Wang Shuo, spoke up and asked.

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone in the locker room was listening intently.

"No, I refused."

"Refused?"

There was another wave of surprise in the locker room.

"why?"

"Yes, if there's a chance to go to Bayern, why not go?"

"What a great opportunity, it's Bayern Munich!"

Everyone immediately gathered around, offering their opinions with great concern.

However, some of these conflicts stemmed from gossip, while others were due to competition within the team.

Wang Shuo chuckled at his teammates, "Dremler said I can only go to the U19 team, and at most I can go to Bayern's second team next season, and even then, they can't guarantee me playing time, so I don't really want to go."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized the truth.

If that's the case, then we really need to think it through.

But rejecting Bayern Munich is still a very regrettable decision.

Wang Shuo didn't actually say that.

Privately, Strutz, Heidel, and Klopp all promised Wang Shuo that Mainz would do everything in its power to apply for a special participation permit for him, striving to allow him to represent Mainz in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Even if he doesn't get the job this season, he will definitely be in the first team next season, and we promise to do our best to develop him.

For Wang Shuo, the most important thing is playing time.

With the same amount of playing time guaranteed, there isn't much difference between Mainz and Bayern.

After all, he was a young man with cheat codes.

Many people expressed regret over Wang Shuo's decision to stay with the team, while others expressed understanding, and still others felt wary.

Subotic was among those who expressed understanding.

"By the way, have you signed a contract with Adidas?" Subotic asked curiously.

Currently, no player in the Mainz team has received a personal sponsorship contract.

If Wang Shuo signs, he will be the number one player on the team.

"I had already signed a contract with them before. Now it's just a matter of confirming the contract terms. The formal contract will be signed in a few days at Adidas headquarters to cooperate with them on a global promotional campaign."

While it claims to be a global promotion, its main battleground is actually the Chinese market.

Wang Shuo knew very well that the reason Adidas valued him so much was ultimately because of the motherland behind him.

Realizing this, Wang Shuo was not disappointed; on the contrary, he became even more motivated.

Having received such benefits, he was even more determined not to tarnish his country's reputation, and he needed to work even harder to improve and prove himself.

The sponsorship contract was my first in my professional career, and the sponsorship fee wasn't actually that high.

Because Adidas had already provided funding to help Wang Shuo come to Germany for a trial, and there was also further cooperation with Huai Ren Football School.

In the coming years, Adidas will continue to sponsor Huai Ren Football School players to train in Europe.

This can be seen as Wang Shuo giving back to Huai Ren Football School after establishing himself in Europe.

If Wang Shuo fails this trial, Adidas will probably lose interest in pushing forward with the cooperation.

As for Wang Shuo's personal sponsorship, the first contract only paid 10 euros per year.

Thomas Essien privately told Wang Shuo that the sponsorship fee was indeed very small, but this was just the beginning.

As long as Wang Shuo performs well in the future, he can help Wang Shuo negotiate a better price even before the contract expires.

Therefore, the most important thing right now is not to worry about the amount of sponsorship fees, but to improve our strength as soon as possible and deliver a more convincing performance.

Wang Shuo had no objection to this.

10 euros is equivalent to 100 million RMB, which may be insignificant for Adidas and for professional players in the Bundesliga.

But for Wang Shuo, it was already an astronomical sum.

With this money, he could build several houses in his hometown and do so many things.

Therefore, Wang Shuo readily accepted Thomas Essien's suggestion and decided to sign with Adidas.

Adidas will also provide a plan soon, at which time Wang Shuo and Huai Ren Football School will have to cooperate with Adidas's publicity and promotion activities in China.

These specific tasks were all left to Thomas Essien to handle.

Wang Shuo has only one task: to play football well!

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