Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 398: Blue Fox fans and players farewell with tears! Chen Yufeng officially joins Atletico Madrid!

On June 6, Chen Yufeng, who was still living a regular life and training, finally decided on the final date to join.

On the 20th, he will go to Madrid, Spain, to officially sign a sky-high contract with Atletico Madrid with a weekly salary of euros after tax and a signing fee of million euros.

A press conference and joining ceremony were held the next day.

Although I am happy to get this price, it is actually not surprising.

With the influence and strength he currently possesses, he is absolutely worthy of these. He believes that he is worth every penny anywhere.

I think of myself working hard from obscurity to superstar in the past two years!
Thinking again that I am about to reach a historical level!
Chen Yufeng felt a sense of relief.

A day is a day with hope. Hope is the greatest spiritual support for people living in the world!
It's just that when I leave, I will inevitably feel a little empty...

[Physical fitness -6! The current physical points in the demon repository are: 82! 】

After raising his physical fitness to 38, Chen Yufeng lay on the bed to offset the side effects, and at the same time began to think about something.

"Don't you dare to face me?" Chen Yufeng looked disgusted, "What nonsense are you talking about."

"Are you sure? I came here today to tell you about this." Mahrez turned his head and his expression became more serious.

It was the same thing as before. The footage of them winning the championship was shown again and again, and everyone was also given a certain amount of interview footage.

"There are not many others who can stay. Vardy, Schmeichel, Huth, Fox, Albrighton... I don't know if Delinkovart wants to leave."

"There was a farewell ceremony."

"We're all rivals now. What kind of coffee can I make for you? I'll make a cup of poison to kill you." Chen Yufeng came to the coffee machine and said venomously.

The relationship between teammates is like this. The closer you are to someone, the closer your personality is to someone else.

Everyone understands the point of breaking the tacit understanding - the confirmed news of the transfer of Leicester City players has officially appeared on the transfer website.

No, it's more like the scene where college roommates break up. The premise is that you get along well with these roommates and they are all like glue.

Mahrez smiled and shook his head, saying nothing for the time being.

"Yeah." Chen Yufeng didn't say much.

"We will sweep all the Premier League rivals and then beat you in the Champions League."

"Klose, Morgan, and Danny Simpson, these three are basically determined to retire. Leaving amid applause after becoming famous is indeed a good point."

"If you encounter us, you will be in bad luck."

Mahrez revealed his intention. He put his eyes on Chen Yufeng's face and observed in detail: "They don't dare to tell you or invite you."

Mahrez laughed again, he seemed to want to show a childish look, "I have talked to Guardiola many times, Manchester City is really suitable for me, really really suitable for me."

"Do they regard me as a fan? Hahaha... If you have such disgusting words, you should tell the fans. I don't accept this."

Mahrez turned around and said with an expression, he had completed his mission, "The day after tomorrow, King Power Stadium."

"Besides, am I some kind of heinous devil? I have to say something about everything others do, and I look like a dad?"

Therefore, his desire to express his emotions became stronger and he spoke more.

"I don't know if it will be embarrassing when we meet in the Premier League again in the future."

"Come here and come and make me a cup of coffee." Mahrez walked into Chen Yufeng's villa. He must have been here before.

At this time, Chen Yufeng could clearly feel the throbbing and panic in his heart. He didn't know where it started.

Everyone seems to be maintaining a special tacit understanding.

"Drinkwater is also leaving. Chelsea bought him out together with Kante." Mahrez suddenly said.

During this period, he had basically no contact with other players on the team. Ranieri, Vichai and others only talked to him on the phone but did not meet him.

He walked to the door and opened it, and found Mahrez's face in front of him.

Before that, those who wanted to leave were reluctant to say anything, and those who wanted to stay were afraid of being disturbed.

Or perhaps Chen Yufeng at this moment was deliberately looking for scenes of the two of them laughing and playing in the past.

He was recuperating from loneliness. When he saw this familiar and funny face, Chen Yufeng immediately smiled and felt much better.

Does it sound a bit like the relationship between men and women?

Chen Yufeng has never been a hypocritical person, but he is not an emotionless machine either. Of course he can feel the sadness on the eve of this collective collapse.

"Everyone wants to leave. Don't criticize anyone. Don't regard this matter as a bad thing, and don't kidnap others morally."

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Yufeng heard several knocks on the door.

"It's earlier than in the previous life." Chen Yufeng muttered silently in his heart and nodded on the surface, showing no emotion.

"Okay, I'll just withdraw money when I meet you." Chen Yufeng interrupted him again with a look of disgust, and then said seriously: "I will definitely go to the farewell ceremony, which day?"

"It's easy to get together and easy to part ways. We deserve the fans here, and the fans deserve us."

"Bless them."

"Some people don't want you to leave, and they still hold on to their last hope. Others want to leave, but they don't dare to face you, for fear that you will talk about them again."

Rumors and the fact that the limit is approaching cannot be counted, because there is still room for maneuver.

The two sat and watched TV for a while and drank a cup of coffee until news about their team appeared on the TV again.

…………

On June 6, the days moved forward rapidly and the weather gradually became hotter.

The Premier League has ushered in the offseason. It stands to reason that fans should calm down, work hard for a while, or go on vacation.

But today's Leicester City is different. It seems like some big event is happening. Many people are sitting together wearing Blue Fox jerseys early, as if discussing something.

The leaders of many fan organizations also called together the small leaders and urgently arranged banners and other objects.

Many people who were not well-informed were stunned when they saw this scene. After asking, they hurried home to check the tickets. Unfortunately, it was already too late.

The stadium began to fill up gradually from around 1 p.m., and the gaps in the crowd that were difficult to see with the naked eye were quickly filled up.

With a capacity of more than 30,000 people, the seats were packed.

The farewell ceremony is about to begin, and the fans have mixed expressions and are heartbroken.

They don't want to see those familiar faces walking out of the tunnel, waving at them in casual clothes, telling them that they are leaving.

"A perfect season has passed and I think it's time to say goodbye."

The host at the scene began to introduce the opening remarks: "As you meet some of the players for the last time, I want to say that no matter what, we should all remember their contribution to Leicester City in the past two years."

"They are the first generation of players from the Blue Fox's glorious era, and they are players destined to leave a mark in the club's history. Without them, these six championships would not have been possible."

"Let's first invite Mr. Ranieri, Mr. Vichai and some of the veteran members of the team."

Under a burst of violent applause, Ranieri and the veteran players walked out of the stadium.

The veteran players mentioned here are not all real veteran members, but more refer to those who will stay on the team.

Leicester City fans know this very well.

When Vardy and others all walked out, the applause suddenly stopped, everyone fell into a noise, and the noise filled everyone's ears.

Too little!
There are too few people left!
It's not that they haven't read the transfer news during this period, it's not that they haven't read the rumors floating around the world.

Everyone also knows that several players will definitely leave.

But I didn’t expect that Old Blue Fox could only keep these people?
You even have to recruit some from the youth team to make up the numbers?
"I didn't expect Drinkwater to leave too!"

"Can Drinkwater stay for another season? And Kanter."

"God, what's left of our team."

"I need some time to accept this reality that we must face, I'm sorry."

"It's too fast, too fast. It doesn't give people a buffer. It feels like the team becomes fragmented in an instant."

"Right now, we can only believe in the team's next signings. If everyone's hard work is exchanged for so much money, we must achieve results."

"I still want to keep them!"

"..."

In the players tunnel.

Chen Yufeng and Mahrez leaned against the wall on one side and looked outside the stadium.

They could probably hear the commotion outside and knew what it was about.

Both of them had complicated expressions.

Chen Yufeng fell into silence as he looked at the murals on both sides of the wall. If nothing unexpected happened, this was the last time he walked through this place in recent years.

He still remembered the rush and excitement he felt when he first walked through this place.

Forget it, needless to say, he hoped that he could spend this last day in a good mental state.

"Morgan, Klose, and Danny Simpson regard this as the last stop of their careers. Let us invite them out first and hold a retirement ceremony for them." The host's voice sounded in the field.

Morgan, Klose and Danny Simpson walked out first.

Unlike others, they are still wearing Leicester City jerseys, which means they are still Blue Foxes.

Even Klose, who has only been here for a year, has a strong sense of identification and affection for this place and chose to retire in blue.

"Bah, bang, bang, bang..." The fans applauded again. They naturally showed respect to those who retired.

As the former captain, Morgan received the most cheers.

Although Klose and Danny Simpson are not the absolute main players this season, they are still recognized by many people.

In fact, they also have this recognition and gratitude for the transferred players. Leicester City fans are not pedantic or unreasonable.

However, after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be some feeling that it is difficult to let go. Especially whenever they think that they will wear the jerseys of other teams in the future, fans feel heartbroken.

Football is no longer a sport here, it is more like something they are born with.

It's faith.

And this player in blue represents the belief of the Blue Fox fans. How can they bear the rebuilding and substitutions in a short period of time.

It would be fine if they didn't succeed, but they had clearly just lived through a prosperous era.

In the passage.

Watching Morgan and Klose shed tears one after another, they said some farewell and blessings to the fans.

Chen Yufeng was slightly moved.

He doesn't know when his retirement will be.

Judging from his goal, maybe it will be many years later, right?

At that time, could he retire from Leicester City, the place where his dream began, as he wished?

Maybe, because he will take this matter to heart, and he will never forget everything here. "I feel like crying." Mahrez said from the side with red eyes and turned to look at Chen Yufeng.

Chen Yufeng didn't answer him, he just turned his head away and took a deep breath without looking at him.

In my previous life, there was a very famous topic on the Internet.

Why don’t boys cry when watching idol dramas and costume dramas? Why don’t boys cry when they do something? Are they hard-hearted?
Chen Yufeng can't answer why now.

But at this time, he must understand what things make boys feel sad.

Not long after, Chen Yufeng and others, dressed in casual clothes, stepped onto the court to say their final goodbyes to the fans.

"Don't leave! Keep playing here, okay?!"

"Chen Yufeng!! Yufeng!!"

"what……!"

Chen Yufeng was the first to walk out of the stadium from the players' tunnel. He immediately felt the restlessness and uneasiness in the stadium.

He didn't like saying goodbye and stepping onto the court in this atmosphere.

Therefore, every step he took was extremely difficult, extremely bitter, and even a little uncoordinated.

"It's just that I seldom walk around the stadium in casual clothes. I will always feel a little uncomfortable when I do little things." Chen Yufeng comforted himself over and over again.

Behind him, Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Ashraf, and Odegaard all arrived, and the loaned players also joined the procession of saying goodbye.

Some people had tears in their eyes, and some smiled and greeted the fans.

They all refused to pick up the microphone to speak to the fans, and only chattered in voices that they could hear.

These wealthy superstars with a net worth of over 10 million all revealed their fragility at this moment.

Chen Yufeng put his hands in his pockets and wandered around the court for a while, focusing on the area from the goal to the corner flagpole, because this is the area where he often skates and kneels.

In two years, he scored hundreds of goals with this team, 60 of which were at home.

He was definitely impressed by this piece of grass.

Not to mention, he will celebrate here with his teammates after assisting...

They really left many beautiful memories here, and the laughter and laughter of the past seemed to still echo in his ears.

In the fan area, Chen Yufeng looked at him silently.

Malhad, an old fan who had a photo frame of Chen Yufeng installed in his home, came to the guardrail with the support of his wife.

He dragged his legs and squeezed forward, trying to get a little closer to Chen Yufeng so that Chen Yufeng could hear his words.

"I'm going to sell your jersey frame! You hear me? I'm going to sell it to raise money for retirement!"

"I know you didn't leave for the money and you didn't have any feelings for the club."

Malhad's expression was extremely emotional, "But if this team lacks you, it is equivalent to missing the team spirit. I don't know how many more years we will have to go through before we can see another prosperous era!"

"Maybe I will never have another chance in this life."

"You can bring us all this! But you can also take away all this! I don't blame you!"

In the end, Malhad did not hold back and said his blessings with tears in his eyes, "I wish you a happy life at Atletico Madrid. We will pray for you. We will always love you!"

"Come on! Come back and take a look when you have time!"

At this time, a banner was also pulled out from the north stand of the stadium, with the names of each player clearly written on it, among which Chen Yufeng's name was particularly large.

"Come on! Dream chasers, no matter where you go, we will cheer for you!"

Today they are divided, jumping left and right, there is nothing we can do about it.

Two completely different emotions filled their hearts, which made them unable to agree with this passionate farewell blessing, nor could they agree with the words they said when they were harsh.

"Let's do one more! Whether it's somersault or sliding kneeling, we want to see it again!"

"Yes, one more!"

"Chen Yufeng, please kneel once!"

The fans shouted loudly again. On this day, they wanted to watch the celebrations that brought them joy in the past for the last time.

Chen Yufeng, who was near the corner flag area, heard the fans' cries. He showed an embarrassed expression and looked around.

When he saw his teammates coming to his side, eager to try, he put aside other thoughts in his heart.

"bring it on!"

Chen Yufeng took the lead and ran to the corner flag area. He slid down to his knees gracefully, clasped his hands in front of his chest and made a double gun gesture, making the common gesture: "Boom! Boom! Boom......!!"

Beside him, Mahrez, Drinkwater, and Odegaard slid out on their knees.

Kanter and Achraf imitated a celebration similar to Ronaldo's. As for the retired trio who came up immediately, they had their own tricks.

Morgan performed Bolt's bow and shot the eagle, paying tribute to his idol; Danny Simpson kicked the corner flagpole, and Klose still rose into the air and performed a reluctant somersault.

A large group of people came out casually near the corner flag area. Perhaps their movements were not as vigorous as before, nor were they able to arouse the excitement of everyone as usual.

But at this last moment, the fans are still willing to give them their most sincere cheers: "Yeah——!!"

Time is frozen at this moment, and everything in Leicester City is over.

Maybe the future will start again, or maybe everything will end.

When people say goodbye, they never know whether they will say goodbye forever.

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At noon on June 6, Chen Yufeng was at his home in Leicester.

[Physical fitness -6! ! Physical stamina in Devil's repository: 88! 】

Lying on the bed in the bedroom, Chen Yufeng completed another point addition.

The familiar feeling came over me again.

This time he didn't have too much time to rest. After packing his luggage, he got into the business car he had booked and headed to the airport accompanied by Chen Binghua.

"Just check in the car and those big items at the back. There's no need for the other furniture. You can leave it here or find someone to take it away." Chen Yufeng said.

"Well, I've finished handling some follow-up matters and will come over on the 20th." Chen Binghua nodded.

"No one should have leaked the news." Chen Yufeng smiled.

Originally, he could leave on the 20th, which was the day he joined Atletico Madrid.

But because he had already selected a luxury residence in Madrid and was ready to finalize the contract payment today, he moved a day earlier.

Another reason is that he doesn't want to see anyone coming to see him off.

It is better to leave quietly. Maybe Chen Yufeng is more afraid of trouble.

"Probably not. You can't be pervasive, right?"

Chen Binghua said with a smile on his face, "If someone leaks the news that you are leaving this time, it will be me."

"Hahahaha." The father and son laughed.

After arriving in Madrid, the two of them will live separately.

The house is big, so it doesn't matter if we live together. It's really nice to have each other taking care of us.

However, as the careers of both father and son are booming, their respective affairs have become more numerous, and their social circles have become wider, so it is definitely more comfortable to live separately.

The preliminary plan was that Chen Yufeng would live in the house he bought, and Chen's father would rent a house and work on the first floor and sleep on the second floor.

Soon, the commercial vehicle drove into the underground garage of East Midlands Airport.

Chen Yufeng and Chen's father took the elevator up to the terminal together, and then felt a very violent roar coming into their ears.

"Feng! Feng...! Feng...!!" A voice came from down the terminal.

Chen Yufeng suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Binghua with a very strange expression, as if to say, are you really betraying me?

Chen's father looked innocent, but also very surprised. He came to the railing near the terminal and looked down, and then he was stunned.

Chen Yufeng also walked over quickly and looked down.

At this moment, he was fortunate that he was wearing a formal suit and looked handsome.

Because there are so many people downstairs, the dark crowd occupies at least seventy or eighty square meters according to preliminary statistics!

Thousands of people attended this final farewell.

This is definitely not the result of a few people squatting, but someone has leaked the news a long time ago, and the fans have started preparing for it.

Is it a property investment company, or is it Leicester City Club itself?

Except for Chen Binghua, they were the only ones who knew that Chen Yufeng had left today.

"Forget it, never mind." Chen Yufeng looked down and forced a smile.

The fans held up Leicester City scarves and wore Leicester City's white away jerseys, seeming to express to Chen Yufeng that they must remember their hometown when they go to an away game in a foreign country.

The forced smile did not mean that Chen Yufeng was not moved. On the contrary, he was very moved, but he just didn't know how to face these people. "I've already said goodbye once, but I have to say goodbye a second time."

He waved downwards, insisted, and wanted to pick up his luggage and leave, but he still looked back with some reluctance, and walked like this for a long time, taking one step at a time and looking back.

"When you are smiling...!"

"When you are smiling...!"

"The whole world smiles with you...!"

When the familiar singing voice sounded, Chen Yufeng felt goosebumps all over his body and his skin felt numb.

He had no choice but to raise his hands, and then came to the railing to raise his hands and sing along with the fans.

Father Chen was watching his son's every move.

With tears in his eyes, he was not only moved by these true feelings, but also moved by his own son.

From a mascot to an absolute superstar that people respect and miss.

It is indeed not easy for him... and he is indeed worthy of it all.

"You succeeded." Father Chen thought to himself.

After a long time like this, finally before the plane was about to board, Chen Yufeng took a deep breath and turned around and walked into the airport.

In the fan zone, Ranieri, Mahrez and other players who had not yet left lowered their hands.

"Cough cough..."

Chen Yufeng coughed as he walked into the airport lobby. He seemed to realize that this was the real end.

(End of this chapter)