Team Spirit

Chapter 54 Bellingham joins with a three-year-old, Ashley Young secretly makes a move
With nowhere else to turn, Barton had no choice but to turn his attention to the contract that Lu Kai had given him. After a long while, Barton dialed the phone: "Hello, Kai, I..."

Barton was a little embarrassed to speak.

After all, he was the one who left first. How could he have the nerve to rekindle the relationship now?

However, Lu Kai's affirmative voice came directly from the other end of the phone: "Barton, Dartford will always be your home!"

Oh oh oh!
The tough guy Patton shed tears.

……

The Patton incident had just ended when Dave called Lu Kai again.

Dave: "Kai, didn't you say that Chinese medicine has a secret recipe for rapid weight loss? Can you help me?"

Lu Kai pondered for a moment and said, "Dav, laxatives cannot be used casually. They are very harmful to the body. The most perfect weight loss method requires long-term persistence and a combination of exercise, daily routine, diet, and traditional Chinese medicine."

Duff said angrily: "I can't care less. These teams won't even give me a chance to try out."

Compared with the "Green Gun Three" who entered the top clubs for trial training, the older Duff was treated slightly worse.

In addition, after the team won the championship, he briefly relaxed for a week.

As a result, his weight increased further and he became a ball.

The League Three team that had originally been in contact with him also rejected the trial after seeing his physique.

There's no need to know.

Duff suffered from body discrimination.

In the end, Lu Kai asked Jiang Mengyun to prescribe a laxative for Duff.

Duff was also a ruthless person. He ate for a week and really lost weight, and won a trial opportunity with a League Three team.

But after just three days, he was rejected by the other party.

The side effects of the laxatives were so severe that Dave was almost in a state of severe weakness.

Athletic ability and confrontation ability have seriously declined.

He can't even do basic passing and catching.

After learning that Duff failed the tryout, Lu Kai contacted Duff out of "concern" and comforted him.

In the end, Duff decided to stay with the team.

He re-signed a three-year contract with the team.

At the same time, he will receive treatment from Jiang Mengyun, and strive to solve the obesity problem within one or two years.

……

The return of two strong players to renew their contracts has greatly boosted Dartford's morale.

The fans beat drums and gongs, full of confidence in the team's new season.

While Eastwood and Tottenham may join Arsenal's academy, there are also additions to the squad.

The team's former midfield core Victor made a glorious return.

Although he is already forty years old, his strength is really good, and he becomes more powerful as he gets older.

If he were ten years younger, he could even play in the Premier League.

It's a pity that he didn't get the hang of it when he was young, and the highest he ever played in was the sixth-tier league.

Victor has a very clear understanding of his own position. He knows that he cannot play as a starter with his physical fitness, so he is willing to be a substitute who can be called upon at any time.

At the same time, with his prestige, the team's locker room will be further stabilized.

Apart from anything else, after Victor returned, he called the team's former players one by one and successfully got everyone to stay in Dartford.

As a triple crown team, there is no shortage of seventh, eighth, and ninth-tier teams poaching other role players.

In addition, Victor also brought a strong player to the team.

"Lu Kai, this is my son-in-law. He used to be the main striker for a ninth-tier team in the West Midlands." Victor said a little embarrassedly. "He's very capable."

"That is... if... he can pass the team's tryout, I wonder if the team can give him a professional contract."

Teams at level nine and below are considered amateur.

Levels five to eight are semi-professional levels.

The so-called semi-professional means that the team has started to have professional players under contract. So in theory, the five green guns that Dartford signed after the winter transfer window last season were all professional players.

This is also the reason why other teams in the Kent Premier League say Dartford is a money-making team.

Lu Kai felt that the young man in his twenties looked familiar, so he asked, "Can he play professionally? I mean, when can he play?"

"After all, even if you're offered a professional contract, the salary probably won't be as good as your original job."

Victor nodded repeatedly. "Lu Kai, I won't hide it from you. My son-in-law used to be a police officer. But a while ago, due to improper law enforcement, his license was revoked and he is currently unemployed."

"His original team couldn't give him a professional contract, so he followed me to Dartford to try it out."

"If the team is really in trouble, then even..."

Lu Kai finally remembered the man's identity and quickly pulled Victor and the other person apart, saying, "No, no, no, Victor, you've dedicated so many years to the team. I will definitely sign the person you recommend."

Victor's eyes reddened, and he was a little touched.

There is also light on the face.

Lu Kai was giving his son-in-law a helping hand.

"Mark, thank Lu Kai quickly." Victor patted his son-in-law on the shoulder.

Mark bowed immediately and said, "Thank you for giving me this job. I really need this opportunity, both from a dream perspective and from a financial perspective."

"Don't worry, I will give my 100% effort to repay the team in the future."

“I, Mark Bellingham, mean what I say!”

!!!

When Lu Kai heard the name, he felt relieved.

Sure enough it was him!

Mark Bellingham, father of future "Great British Zidane" Jude Bellingham.

In fact, Bellingham's full name is Jude Victor William Bellingham.

The Victor in it is the name of his grandfather.

Signing Mark now is equivalent to signing the Bellingham brothers more than ten years in advance.

They are now minus three and minus five years old respectively.

The strongest person in the future is already in the formation!

Of course, no one can predict what will happen in the future.

The reason why Lu Kai was willing to sign Mark was because Mark was already very strong.

Mark is 24 years old this year. When he was 40, he scored the 700th goal of his football career.

He played more than 900 professional and amateur games throughout his career.

In 2009, he set a single-season record of 48 goals.

His second striker style of play also greatly influenced his son Bellingham's playing style.

His joining has greatly enhanced Dartford's forward strength.

In fact, if Mark does not join Dartford this season, he will join the seventh-level Hasselback Football Club by chance and secure a starting position.

"Lu Kai, this is bad! That bastard actually betrayed us!"

Emily stormed into the convenience store.

Mark and Victor were shocked.

"Oh, there's someone here." Emily pulled Lu Kai aside and whispered, "We've all been deceived by Ashley Yang!"

"He's leaving the team!"

Emily was furious.

Because the team's constraints on Ashley Young are actually the weakest.

If he really wants to leave, Lu Kai may not have any way to counter it.

(End of this chapter)