The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 229 Sixty Million Euros!
The sea in Bastia churned all night, its waves a mixture of song and lament.

The victory over Atletico Madrid has undoubtedly opened a new chapter in the history of the Bastia team.

But after a night's rest, the entire club completely forgot about the match.

Currently, nine rounds have been completed.

They are still two points behind Marseille, and Paris Saint-Germain is closing in fiercely behind them.

If Bastia dreams of creating a Ligue 1 version of the "Kaiserslautern miracle," then they must stay close in the Ligue 1 standings, ensuring they don't make mistakes themselves while waiting for their opponents to slip up.

Therefore,
The team did not have a day off the following afternoon and continued with their recovery training as usual. Hagi Begic specifically instructed the staff, especially the medical team, that their task was to ensure the players were in top condition before the next league match.

In their next match, Bastia will host former French Ligue 1 powerhouse Bordeaux.

Even some longtime fans who aren't familiar with Ligue 1 know this team.

Since its founding in 1881, this club has become an integral part of the French football landscape.

Throughout its long history, Bordeaux has won the French top-flight football league title six times.

In addition,

He has won the French League Cup three times, the French Cup three times, and the French Super Cup three times.

Furthermore, when mentioning Bordeaux, one cannot help but think of Zinedine Zidane, the world-class superstar who emerged from Bordeaux's youth academy.

As a legendary figure in French and world football, Zinedine Zidane spent his formative years in Bordeaux's youth academy.

In addition, Lizarazu and Gurkuf also made their mark here.

With such a past, they are definitely a powerhouse in Ligue 1.

In the 2008/09 season, Bordeaux won the Ligue 1 title again, breaking Lyon's seven-year monopoly on the title.

In the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage, Bordeaux emerged victorious from Group A, which included two traditional powerhouses, Bayern Munich and Juventus, to claim the top spot in the group.

Of course.

Compared to football, Bordeaux is perhaps best known for its wine.

After all, world-class wineries such as Lafite, Latour, Haut-Brion, and Margaux are located here.

Even Bordeaux's early jerseys were burgundy.

(Zidane during his time in Bordeaux ↓)
Hagi Bejic joked, "If you can beat Bordeaux, I'll send you a bottle of red wine from Bordeaux after the match, but of course, only after the season is over."

Hahaha.

This drew laughter from the players.

The atmosphere within the Bastia team is currently very harmonious, and everyone is looking forward to the final result of this season.

At least for now, they still have three fronts to fight.

League, Europa League, and French Cup.

However, they are likely to forfeit the French Cup, as everyone knows what kind of lineup Bastia has.

"It's amazing. It's true that youth is a great thing. You have a strong recovery ability. You played almost the entire game yesterday, and after a night's rest, your muscles are in good condition. You seem to be completely fine."

Although Fabreto enjoys playing League of Legends, he is online most of the time.

At least his primary job was not neglected in the slightest.

Currently, Gaio and his English learning progress is also progressing steadily.

There are already quite a few players on the team who speak English, and people whose native language is French do learn English faster.

and,

Gaio didn't just learn English by himself; he also got Mane, Kanté, and others to learn it with him.

The reason is simple: "You can't play in Ligue 1 forever, can you? Having another language means you have more options in the future."

Gaio has no problem.

However, De Bruyne was found to have overworked his muscles. He was severely exhausted in the match against Atletico Madrid. He was driven by emotion, burning himself out, determined to win.

De Bruyne is a heavy midfielder, so the strain on his muscles is indeed excessive.

In addition, Joplin and Angula, who started in the defense in the last game, are unlikely to start again.

Both are due to excessive muscle load.

Starting the game repeatedly can easily lead to muscle strains or even tears.

After receiving the results, Hagi Begic said, "You guys will all be substitutes for now. Don't train too much these next couple of days. Get some rest and make sure you're in good shape. We'll assess whether you can play on the day of the game."

De Bruyne and the others nodded, but there was disappointment in their eyes; they still wanted to fight.

Gaio said to them, "Get some rest. There will be plenty of tough battles like this this season. Don't let one league match cause you to miss more games. Besides, you have to trust your teammates!"

Everyone nodded.

Now, Gaio has completely won over everyone's hearts, from the initial decision to keep him as captain.

It's only been less than half a season.

The next two days were for recovery training, and Hagi Begic dared not train anymore, for fear of injuring the players.

And Gaio was in this period.

He received many phone calls and text messages congratulating him on his triumphant return from Atlético Madrid's home ground.

Pierre would also occasionally inform him which teams were in contact with him.

as well as,

Blanco and Zidane both messaged him, saying they would reserve two tickets and come to watch the game at home.

Gaio readily agreed.

In fact, given Blanco and Zidane's status, getting a ticket from the club would have been easy, but they still got it through Gaio.

The intention is very simple.

Gaio silently kept it in mind.

in addition,

The reason these two wanted to come to the game in person is because they both have a connection with Bordeaux.

Zidane goes without saying; he played for Bordeaux from 1992 until four years later when he transferred to Juventus, becoming Bordeaux's biggest star in history.

Blanc's situation is simpler; he coached Bordeaux.

From 2007 to 2010, he also led Bordeaux to win the Ligue 1 title, the French League Cup title, and the French Super Cup title. This is his "birthplace".

It was his coaching experience in Bordeaux that led to his successful appointment as head coach of the French national team.

Time flies.

10 month 28 number.

Bastia held a pre-match press conference.

Hagi Bejic spoke candidly, "The team is exhausted. We gave it our all in Spain, and several key players are unavailable. Many people say Bastia might become the Ligue 1 champions this season, and I'd like to admit that, but that's not the case. We can't guarantee that. Our most realistic goal is to stay in Ligue 1. To give the fans as many high-quality matches as possible, that's all. As for the championship, that comes after the victory."

The reporter then asked whether Gaio would play.

Hagi Bejic did not give a direct answer, saying, "He will be on the roster. The team doctor will give advice on the specifics tomorrow."

Currently, Gaio is perceived by outsiders as a fragile character.

Subsequently,

The reporter continued, "Tomorrow, Transfermarkt will release the player valuations for Ligue 1. Do you think Gaio's value will increase? In the previous updates, his value hasn't changed." Hagi Bejic shook his head. "No, I don't know about that. You'd have to ask the person in charge at Transfermarkt; maybe he knows. For me, Gaio's valuation is meaningless. His value to Bastia on the field exceeds one hundred million euros!"

After that, it came down to some specific questions about the match, and Hagi Begic readily agreed.

He's quite adept at handling these situations, having spent many years playing in European football.

What he finds somewhat unusual, yet enjoyable, is that he has garnered significantly more attention this season.

This all stems from Bastia's record.

the other side.

Bordeaux's head coach, Gillot, praised Bastia extensively.

"They are fantastic. As a newly promoted team, no one can do better than them. They are in second place, and they could be one game away from first place, or they could be the next."

When talking about Gaião, the French coach was full of praise, saying, "After seeing Gaião, I really wish Deschamps would let me temporarily be the national team's head coach. I want to try what it's like to coach Gaião."

In fact,
Many people are unaware that Giroud said these things and praised Gaio in this way.

It wasn't until after the match that the media suddenly revealed that "Gilo and Gaio are both from Bird Spring Town".

Now people understood why Gaio, as an opponent, was praising him so highly.

When Gillo saw the news, he smiled helplessly. He didn't mean anything by it; he just thought Bastia and Gaio were very strong.

Although he was born in Bird Spring, he entered the youth training camp of Valenciennes at a very young age.

Because he didn't have the opportunity in Paris.

Therefore, he doesn't have many memories of Bird Spring Town. After all, decades have passed, and he no longer has anything there that belongs to him.

It was just the beginning for him.

the next day.

At nine o'clock in the morning, many fans who had just started work immediately opened the Transfermarkt website to check it out.

Search for Bastia, or Jan Gaio.

When they saw the string of zeros, they counted them – eight digits.

And at the very front is 6.

"6000 million euros!!"

Lukaku exclaimed in surprise at the training ground.

All of Bastia's teammates surrounded Gaio, watching him open the webpage, with Lukaku's expression being the most exaggerated.

But everyone else was pretty much the same.

Everyone was stunned.

Everyone knows there will be an update at 9 AM today, and in their opinion, Gaio could easily reach 40 to 50 million.

After all, Gaio doesn't have any major official honors yet.

However, Transfermarkt has set a price tag of 60 million euros!
Gaio was also somewhat surprised, but that was all; his net worth was irrelevant.

These days, when it comes to net worth, there are two insurmountable peaks.

Messi, valued at €1.2 million.

Cristiano Ronaldo, valued at €1 million.

They have taken a commanding lead over everyone else.

at the same time.

Many fans who follow market value updates are discussing Gaio's change in value.

Sixty million euros, which surprised too many people.

This sparked a lot of discussion on social media.

"Sixty million euros? My God, that puts him in fourth place with Rooney! And he's only turning eighteen next month!"

"How can he possibly surpass Fabregas? Fabregas is only worth 5500 million euros, Gaio is worth 6000 million, and Fabregas is worth at least 7000 million euros."

“I think Transfermarkt still takes potential into account as always. Many players have the ability, but they have also realized their potential. However, Gaião is still young and has a promising future. Moreover, he is not bad. He has already become a key player for the French national team in the European Championship, and Deschamps has also built the team around Gaião since taking over.

Also, look at Gaião's performance at Bastia. He just scored a hat-trick against Atlético Madrid a few days ago. His performance in such a tough match speaks for itself; 60 million euros is absolutely worth it.

"Still questioning Gaio's value? Just wait, when he's twenty, his value will definitely be over 100 million! At the current rate of Gaio's development, he'll be at the top of his class by next summer when he joins a top team."

"Now it all depends on which team Gaio will choose at the end of the season. I don't believe Gaio will stay in Bastia. With his ability, staying here will only hinder him. Not only will he not win many honors, but it will also affect his development. His current market value is not worth discussing. This is the reason why Transfermarkt gave Gaio a market value of 30 million euros last time. He has high potential."

"You're all right, but I still can't accept that a Ligue 1 player has a market value of 60 million euros."

There was a lot of discussion.

But it won't affect Bastia.

Gaio quietly prepared for the evening's match. As he always said, his market value was meaningless to him.

Goals, victories, championships—those are the real deal!
He just wants to win!

As long as he can win, his net worth is zero, which is not a problem.

After scoring a hat-trick in the last match against Atletico Madrid, he gained a total of 45 points in winning points.

This is a huge profit!

Gaio has accumulated 96 winning points. He plans to wait until he can beat Bordeaux in this match, then instead of rushing to increase his attribute cap, he will continue to open treasure chests.

Having not opened any treasure chests in a long time, he felt it was time to try his luck again.

The afternoon passed by in a flash.

The match was scheduled for 8 p.m., but by 6 p.m., a large number of Bastia fans had already gathered around the Cesarí stadium.

They sang Gao's Song together—

".Your presence is a hurricane in Bastia!

Your shots set the enemy's net on fire!
Fight, France!!
Your goal is a fist smash to your opponent!

When you run, the earth trembles.
The Deep Blue Army is your army!!”

They also sang various cheering songs, igniting the atmosphere at Bastia's home stadium two hours in advance.

The few Bordeaux fans who came here were also quite nervous.

They don't know if the team can take points away from Bastia tonight.

This newly promoted team is too strong.

As both teams' team buses entered the stadium, the Bastia fans became excited once again.

They hadn't played a home game in a long time and were very excited.

Modoso, waving the Moorish flag in front of the crowd, marched proudly toward the stadium like a vanguard.

Then more and more Ultras Bastia members followed Modoso into the venue more than an hour early.

They have plans for tonight.

It's not just about cheering on this match, but also about celebrating Bastia's triumphant return from Madrid!

This home ground is the best stage.

(End of this chapter)