The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 87: League Golden Boot
Gaio didn't care about Nasri's subsequent performance. He packed his things and said goodbye to Giroud, Varane, Griezmann and others.

Then I boarded a plane from Paris to Bastia.

Chatham was still the one who picked him up at the airport in person.

When they met, there was a big hug. "Thank you for your hard work! For the match in two days, I told Hajibegic that you have to be on the bench and play a maximum of 30 minutes. You need to have a good rest."

Gaio smiled and said, "It's not bad. The national team's training tasks are not heavy."

Chatham opened the car door for Gaio and continued, "No, you need to get some rest. I heard about your performance with the national team. You did a good job."

"You know that now?"

"Haha, of course. I've been on the national team before, so I do have some connections."

Chatham got in the driver's seat and pulled out a piece of paper from the glove box. There was some scribbling on it.

"Take it and have a look."

Gaio took the paper, and Chatham said, "Don't think about the national team. From the moment you started the controversy surrounding your entry into the national team, we at Bastia will always be your backers. That Nasri kid will never amount to anything. His personality dictates that his career will ultimately end hastily."

"This is the sponsorship contract we drafted with Uhlsport. They want to sign you. I briefly mentioned it to Pierre last time, but because you were too busy with competitions and national team matters, I haven't told you yet. I'm showing it to you now, and you can make the decision."

Gaio nodded and looked at the sponsorship contract.

Uhlsport is the current sponsor of Bastia. This German sports company is not as famous as Adidas, Nike and other brands.

But they also have their own characteristics, that is goalkeeper gloves.

How popular are Uhlsport's goalkeeping gloves?

Let’s put it this way, although Uhlsport cannot be said to have a monopoly on the goalkeeper gloves market, it is undoubtedly the leading brand.

However, their glove market share has been continuously eroded by brands such as Adidas and Nike in recent years.

Uhlsport realized that it could no longer rely solely on goalkeeper gloves, and should pay more attention to the broader market such as shoes and jerseys, and advertising should not lag behind.

So they spent a lot of money to sign Juventus's core midfielder Nedved, a Czech player.

However, their influence is still relatively weak, and their jersey sponsorship is only on the clothes of weak teams.

Big teams are unwilling to cooperate with them.

When Gaio saw the sponsorship contract, it seemed that Uhlsport wanted to bet on him.

This is a ten-year sponsorship contract.

The signing fee in the first year is 50 euros, and each year thereafter, based on the basic signing fee of 50, an impact bonus will be added based on Gaio's performance on the field.

But Gaio roughly calculated that even if he went to a top team in the top five leagues and became a key player, the bonus according to this draft contract would only be a signing fee of 5 or 6 million euros per year.

That seems high.

But Gaio was unwilling to accept such a contract. He didn't want to take any risks, but he still wanted to gain fame for free. How could that be possible?

Obviously, Uhlsport's sincerity is not enough.

But in the eyes of Chatham, Pierre and others, the basic signing fee of 500,000 euros is quite good.

Chatham said, "It's just that this has been going on for too long, but these are all things we can talk about."

Gaio put the paper away and refused bluntly, "I don't want to sign these endorsement contracts for the time being. The prices are too low."

Right now, his influence and performance are not enough, so the contract terms will not be very favorable to him.

Chatham drove and nodded. He was just a middleman. On one side was the team's financial sponsor, and on the other side was the team's core. He would definitely not say much.

Return to Bastia.

Gaio felt relaxed, as his teammates were not as divided as they were on the national team.

"Hey, look who's back! French international Gaio!!" When Rothen saw Gaio, he shouted exaggeratedly.

This prompted others to agree.

As soon as Gaio entered the training ground, he was pushed away by Hajibegic, "No, this is not the place for you to be. Go to the physiotherapy room. Your task today is to have a good rest. No need to train."

Gaio shrugged, "Okay."

He waved at Rothen and the others as a greeting. "Boss! We need to rest too! You're being biased!" David and the others shouted.

Hagibegic retorted, "If any of you have just returned from the French national team, I will also give you a rest. Tell me, who else is there?"

Hahaha.

The players laughed.

"Hurry up and train! Try to win the next game!" Hagibegic only appeared kinder in front of Gaio, but he was very strict in front of other players.

4 month 8 number.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Bastia will face Guingamp, their opponent in the 31st round of the French Ligue 2, at home.

Guingamp is not a strong team.

After its founding in 1912, the club played in the lower-level amateur regional leagues for a long time. In 1972, under the leadership of then-president Gerard Glatt, the team made four consecutive promotions to the French Ligue 2.

Then in 1984, the team officially began to professionalize, transforming from an amateur team to a professional team.

However, they are basically just runners-up.

The team has yet to win any major championship title.

The Cesari Stadium has now become a holy place for Bastia fans.

I look forward to the games here every month.

This time.

The team did not disappoint them.

The game continued until the 60th minute, with the team leading Guingamp with a score of 2-1.

There were bursts of cheers.

Then, in the 62nd minute, when the field entered a dead ball state, the fourth official raised the substitution sign.

Replace No. 23 with No. 29.

boom! !

It was as if an earthquake had struck the Thessaly Stadium, and the fans stood up and cheered.

"Geo!"

One sound after another, echoing through the night sky.

Davide came off the field, hugged Gaio, and said, "Go ahead, score some goals, and win the league's Golden Boot. Come on!"

Gaio nodded.

After tapping the sideline with his toes, he officially made his debut!
"Hagibegic brings on Gaio and there's trouble for Guingamp!

Gaio has been in excellent form this season. He is now the core of Bastia's attack, averaging 1.4 goals per game, which not only makes him the most valuable player in Ligue 2, but also ensures that he has been selected for Blanc's French national team squad.

The words of the French Ligue 2 commentator rang in the ears of every fan watching the broadcast.

It wasn't just Bastia fans who were excited.

Those Happy Bean players also became excited.

"It's finally here, Gaio is here, let's go all in!"

"Haha, it's a sure thing to buy a big ball!"

"After being tortured by Gaio for several months, I finally realized that if I wanted to keep up, I had to keep going all-in on Gaio!"

drop! !

Just when the Happy Beans players were excited.

On the field,

The referee's whistle blew.

(End of this chapter)