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Chapter 113 The Second Person in Twenty Years

After Vitini got up, he saw his father preparing breakfast for him in the restaurant downstairs.

He rushed back overnight.

"Dad, when did you get home?" Vitini asked.

The father looked back at his son and said, "One in the morning? Or maybe two... I didn't pay attention to the time."

"Then why did you get up to make breakfast for me? Aren't you sleepy?"

“As you age, you get less sleep.”

After saying that, he put the fried bacon, fried eggs and sausages on a plate and brought it to the dining table.

"Let's eat."

Sitting at the dining table, the father watched his son eat breakfast. Everything seemed normal and he did not seem nervous or anxious about facing the reporters.

However, he was so nervous that he couldn't sleep after coming back. He tossed and turned until early morning, so he simply got up to make breakfast for his son.

Now seeing his son so calm, he couldn't help but ask: "Have you thought it through?"

Vitini nodded while eating: "I've thought about it."

He tried to try harder: "Do you want to think about it again?"

Vitini shook his head: "No need, Dad. I almost didn't fall asleep last night because I was so excited when I thought about telling everyone about my ideal today!"

After seeing his son still having the same idea after a whole night, the father confirmed that he was not just acting on a whim and was overwhelmed by his passion, so he stopped struggling.

But as a father and agent, he will still try to stay in touch with other clubs and prepare a way out for his son.

But these fallback options probably don’t include Madrid FC…

He could imagine how angry Alvaro Pinin would be when his son publicly rejected FC Madrid.

There should be no need for him to go to Madrid again after this.

Thinking of this, Dad concentrated on eating breakfast and stopped thinking about other things.

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Before Wang Lie reached the locker room, he saw head coach McNeil standing at the door of the locker room, looking like he was waiting for someone.

Seeing Wang Lie coming, he raised his hand and greeted him: "Wang, Mr. Foster wants to talk to you about something. Can we go to my office to talk?"

Wang Lie was not surprised that the head coach came to see him. He didn't even ask what was the matter. He didn't go to the locker room to put down his backpack. He just followed McNeill.

He met with the team's general manager, Will Foster, in McNeil's office.

Seeing Wang Lie coming in, Foster, who was originally sitting on a chair, stood up and took the initiative to walk towards Wang Lie. He extended his hand in advance to shake hands with Wang Lie and explained to him the reason for looking for him:
"Everyone knows that Vitini and you have a good relationship and you often spend time alone together. So Sam and I want to confirm with you, has Vitini ever mentioned to you that he wants to go to Madrid FC, Wang?"

Wang Lie nodded first, causing Foster and McNeill to look at each other. Then he saw panic expressions on both of their faces, so he smiled and said:

"Vitini only told me that Madrid FC was interested in him, but he didn't say he was going to Madrid FC... So don't be nervous. As far as I know, Vitini will not leave, but will want to stay."

"Stay?" Foster and McNeill looked at each other again, both very surprised.

Foster asked again: "Then why did his father appear outside the Madrid Sports City? If he didn't go to Madrid, there would be no need for his father to make a special trip..."

Wang Lie shrugged and shook his head: "I don't know about that. I don't know why his father went to Madrid, but I know why Vitini stayed."

Foster and McNeill asked almost in unison: "Why?"

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Vitini did not go out early today to practice with Wang Lie, but deliberately waited until the normal time to arrive outside the gate of Northumberland Football City.

Because he knew that there would be the most reporters at this time.

If he had come earlier, few reporters would have been able to catch him.

Sure enough, when his car arrived outside the training base, reporters who had been waiting there swarmed in and surrounded him.

This scene is not unfamiliar to Vitini.

This was the third time he had faced this big occasion since his idol moved to Tyne.

The first time was because of rumors of infighting within the team.

The second time was because he spoke too quickly and exposed the team's goal of qualifying for the Champions League.

Thinking of this, Vitini suddenly felt like laughing.

The first two times he responded passively, but this time he took the initiative.

He has always been by his idol's side, and he has the courage to face the media's opinions...

He seemed no longer afraid of those people's criticism and pointing fingers at him.

Wang Lie once told him that a person with a truly strong heart would not care what others think of him.

So he thought, he should be stronger now than before, right?
He rolled down the car window, leaned out and smiled at the reporters swarming over him, "Good morning, everyone."

The aggressive reporters didn't expect Vitini to smile at them. For a moment, many people didn't even dare to ask questions, wondering if there was a trap waiting for them ahead...

Seeing that everyone was just looking at him but remained silent, Vitini did not expect this situation to happen. He was a little anxious and simply asked them: "Do you have any questions for me?"

That eager expression seemed to tell them, "It's okay, just ask! Ask quickly, ask me quickly!"

If Vitini was the kind of person who had bad intentions and liked to mess with media reporters, the reporters would probably not dare to ask.

But he wasn't. In the end, a Chinese reporter asked him: "Vettini, your father and agent appeared outside the Madrid FC training base. There are many rumors about you. Can you explain to those who care about you?"

Because Vitini is a fan of Wang Lie, the Chinese reporters were very polite in their words and tone when facing him, expressing their respect for Wang Lie's fan.

When Vitini heard the question asked by the Chinese reporter was exactly what he wanted to hear, he grinned happily.

Seeing him like this, the reporters surrounding his driver's seat became even more confused.

Even if the Chinese reporter tried his best to control his wording, the question itself did not change. Why did Vitini seem so happy?

For Vitini, the question from the Chinese reporter was just like someone offering him a pillow when he was sleepy.

After the other party asked the question, he immediately answered:

"Yes, yes, I have to explain this to you! In fact, Madrid FC is really interested in me, this is true..."

He didn't finish his words, but just what he said now was enough to make everyone present become agitated - the previous flirting between Madrid FC and Vitini was just everyone's speculation, and had never been confirmed by Madrid FC or Vitini himself.

Now Vitini actually admitted it so directly!
Has he really reached an agreement with Madrid FC, so he can ignore Tyne's feelings and other people's opinions?
But what Vitini said next made the reporters' brains collectively shut down for a second.

He said: "But there won't be any more! My dad went to Madrid this time just to tell them that I will not leave Tayne!"

"what?"

The reporters present were so shocked by Vitini's 180-degree U-turn that their brains stopped working for a moment. Then they realized what Vitini meant.

The Chinese reporter who first asked him asked in an uncertain tone: "Do you mean... that you rejected Madrid FC?"

Vitini nodded vigorously: "Yes! That's right! I rejected Madrid FC! I won't go to Madrid! So this is what happened, do you understand?"

Some of the reporters nodded, some shook their heads, and some had dull eyes.

Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Vitini said, "Since I have answered your questions, can I leave now?"

He pointed in the direction of the gate that was blocked by reporters.

The reporters who were blocking the road were like puppets, silently stepping aside and making way for him.

Vitini thanked them with a smile, waved his hand, closed the car window again, drove through the group of still shocked reporters, and drove into the gate of the training base.

In the car, he felt that his performance just now was amazing. He clenched his fist and waved it at himself.

The reporters outside the car saw Vitini so excited, and they really couldn't understand why he was so excited...

It was only after Vitini left that the reporters came to their senses and started talking about the incident.

Liu Zhong said to Guo Xuequan: "Sure, Lao Guo, this question has revealed big news! Vitini actually rejected Madrid FC! It's really unexpected!"

No wonder these journalists reacted so strongly:

Many players rejected Madrid FC, after all, not everyone wants to play for Madrid FC. But not many players publicly rejected Madrid FC in front of so many media reporters.

In the last twenty years, there have been only two people.

And coincidentally, they are all Brazilian.

One is Ronil Nascimento and the other is today's Vitini.

At least in this matter, Vitini is already on the same level as his national team predecessor, superstar Ronaldinho...

All the reporters realized what a shocking piece of news they had just received! So after calming down, they took out their phones and started to rush to report the news.

“Breaking: Vitini publicly rejects FC Madrid!”

"Breaking News: Vitini says 'No' to Madrid FC!"

"Vitini himself refuted the rumor, the truth is puzzling..."

"Shocked! Vitini actually did this to the Madrid giants!"

……

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"Why?" Will Foster and McNeill asked at the same time.

Wang Lie explained: "Because Vitini has a greater goal than playing for Madrid FC...or a dream."

At this point, he kept the topic secret and did not continue. Instead, he looked meaningfully at the club's general manager Will Foster: "I don't know if I should tell him about his dream..."

Will Foster raised his hand. "I swear to God that I will not tell anyone what I heard in this room today."

McNeill also vowed that he would not betray Wang Lie.

Seeing this, Wang Lie smiled and said, "But Vitini didn't tell me not to tell others, so I should be able to tell others..."

He then paused before recounting what Vitini had said to him: "He said to me, instead of thinking about joining a big club, why don't we create a big club?"

Will Foster and McNeill were both stunned.

He didn't even utter a word, he just stared with his eyes wide open, his face full of shock.

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Since Dean went back to his mother's house in the center of Newcastle last night, when he drove to the gate of Northumberland Football City, it was another "checkout".

He was also worried that he would be late because of reporters blocking him at the door for interviews.

But when he actually arrived at the gate of the training base, he saw that there was no crowd of reporters there.

It was no different from usual, with only a few fans waiting outside the door.

What's happening here?
Are reporters suddenly not interested?

He drove into the training base suspiciously, and no reporter suddenly jumped out to stop him for an interview...

Damn it!
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Will Foster was the first to react. He asked, "If I understand correctly, Vitini means that he wants to make Tayne a wealthy club?"

Wang Lie nodded: "Yes, that's what he meant."

After getting the affirmative answer, Foster said nothing more, as if he was digesting the information alone.

Head coach McNeill asked Wang Lie: "What do you think, Wang? What do you think of Vitini's ideal?"

Foster also looked at Wang Lie.

Wang Lie smiled and said, "I was also quite surprised at first, but after thinking about it for a night, I think it's not a bad idea. Tyne has very good hardware facilities and strong financial support. The only thing it lacks is results. As long as we can win more championships and continue to do so, within ten years, Tyne can also be regarded as a 'powerful club'."

In the eyes of McNeill and Foster, what Wang Lie mentioned so lightly was the most difficult thing.

"Champions aren't easy to win," said Will Foster.

"That's right." Wang Lie nodded, "But it's worth a try. I don't know if Tyne will eventually become a giant, but I think Vitini's ideal is worth a try. At least it provides a way of thinking for the team's future. Clayton Athletic was not a strong team at the beginning, but who dares to say they are not a 'giant' now?"

His words caused McNeill beside him to nod.

The example of Clayton Athletic is indeed very convincing. Until the beginning of this century, Clayton Athletic was not a very competitive team in English football. But at that time, they had a generous and passionate owner who had invested more than ten years in the club.

At that time, many people felt that the money he paid for the team would eventually be wasted.

As a result, in the 2005-2006 season, Clayton Athletic won the Premier League title for the first time.

There has been no stopping since then, with them winning twelve league titles, including their most recent three consecutive Premier League titles.

Of course, what turned them from a strong team into a truly "powerful club" were the three Champions League titles.

If you can’t win the Champions League, you have no right to call yourself a “big club”.

In fact, ever since Clayton Athletic won its first Champions League title, the European football world has regarded this team as a "powerful team". The following two Champions League titles were just a matter of course for the "powerful team" Clayton Athletic.

Foster shook his head and said, "You're right, Wang. But it took Clayton Athletic 16 years from their first Premier League title to their first Champions League title! If you count their change of owner, it would be even longer..."

"So the first championship is actually very important. In the season when Clayton Athletic won their first Premier League title, they played with difficulty and luck was also involved in winning the championship - if it wasn't for the last-minute goal, the championship might have been lost. It seems that this championship is not very convincing..."

Wang Lie said.

"... But this championship had a very positive effect and impact on Clayton Athletic, giving the players of Clayton Athletic more confidence and making the club management firmly believe that they had done the right thing before... so that they could continue to persevere until they won the Champions League for the first time 16 years later."

Foster said: "First of all, Tyne haven't won the league title yet. Secondly, we don't know exactly how long it will take to win the first championship and the first Champions League. Thirdly, even if we calculate it according to the time of Clayton Athletic, it will be 16 years. Can Vitini stay in Tyne for 16 years? We all know that this is difficult, right, Wang?"

Wang Lie did not show any impatience or dissatisfaction when facing the nitpicking general manager.

Because he knew that if Foster really disdained Vitini's ideals, he could just laugh it off and say a few nice words to get away with it.

But now he is seriously picking out the flaws and unrealistic aspects of Vitini's ideal.

what does this mean?
Only those who choose goods are buyers!

So he also patiently answered the general manager's question: "Vitini said that he wanted to make Tyne a giant, which is his ideal. The ideal may not necessarily be achieved in his hands, but having this ideal can make him work hard for it. With this ideal, Vitini has surpassed many people. Although his ideal seems a bit naive, after all, whether Tyne can become a giant is not up to him alone, nor is it up to the players. Even if all of us work together, if we are unlucky and lose in a championship game, then the dream of becoming a giant may be shattered..."

At this point he shrugged and spread his hands: "The ball is round, so everything is possible. But should we not do it just because it's difficult?"

Will Foster clapped his hands. "Well said, King! Are you not going to do it just because it's difficult? Then will you do it?"

Wang Lie smiled - after going through so much trouble, you are still waiting for me here?

With a smile, he replied to Foster: "I will not consider renewing my contract before the end of the season. But as long as we qualify for the Champions League, we can start contract renewal negotiations, Mr. Foster."

"Pa!" Will Foster clapped excitedly when he heard Wang Lie's words.

He has been waiting for these two months!
As Wang Lie's performance got better and better, he had been wanting to sign a new contract with Wang Lie to extend the original one and a half year contract between the two parties.

It is hard to say how long it will be extended, but it must be extended!

However, he repeatedly went to see Wang Lie's agent, but each time he got the answer that "Wang will not change his mind."

That is to say, Wang Lie insisted on playing for Tyne only until the World Cup. It was obvious that he regarded Tyne as a tool for him to participate in the World Cup.

But Foster had no complaints. It was good to be used as a tool...

He wished that Wang Lie could use Tyne as a tool for a few more years!
And now, because of Vitini's ideal, he finally got the promise he wanted from Wang Lie!
"If you, Wang, can renew your contract with us, then I will have more confidence that Tyne can become a wealthy club!" Foster said excitedly.

McNeill is also very happy: "Next season we have Wang and Vitini, I think we can also fight in the Champions League!"

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Sonny Dean pushed open the door of the locker room and saw Hugo Guenduzzi coming up to him enthusiastically: "Oh! You're finally here! Sonny! Come in, come in, close the door..."

The Frenchman's enthusiasm made Dean think he had gone to the red-light district of Amsterdam...especially the way he reached out to pull him in and his tone were very similar to those streetwalkers.

So he tried to break free from Gunduz: "What are you doing? I'm a serious person..."

Guendouzi explained to him: "We are all asking Vitini if ​​he is going to Madrid FC. But he insisted on waiting until everyone is here... Now the only one missing is you!"

Dean looked around, and immediately found the mistake in Gunduzzi's words: "The king is not here either! The king is the last one!"

"I have already told the king in advance." Vitini's voice sounded, and then he turned to everyone and raised his hands:
"Now I will officially answer your question: Will I go to Madrid FC? Of course not! I will not go to Madrid FC! Not only will I not go to Madrid FC, I will not go anywhere! I will stay in Tyne!"

Hearing what Vitini said, Dean couldn't help but snorted:
It's just a trivial matter, why do you have to wait until everyone is here? What a big deal!

He even thought darkly that the reason why Vitini had to wait until he arrived was to mock him for having already decided to leave the team and go to Kensington?
Apparently, there were many people in the locker room who shared the same idea as Dean. They had waited for a long time, only to get such a result, which was really disappointing.

Hugo Guenduzzi, a man of fun, was very dissatisfied. He complained: "Oh! That's it! You should have said it earlier, Vitini! It's just a matter of a word, there's no need to make such a big fuss, right?"

Many people nodded in agreement, and some even started to make a noise: "Disperse! Disperse! There's no more excitement to watch!"

Vitini didn't care about everyone's attitude, but continued to say loudly: "I am willing to stay in Tyne because I have a dream! This dream is... I want to make Tyne a giant!! So I won't go to a giant, I want to create a giant!"

Whether it was Sonny Dean, Hugo Gunduzzi, or Elliot Goetz... no matter who it was, all the Tyne players in the locker room were stunned at this moment.

The previous booing stopped abruptly.

It was under such circumstances that Wang Lie pushed the door open and saw his teammates standing there in a daze.

It was as if they had all pressed the time pause button.

(End of this chapter)