Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 400: Vacation and 32nd birthday full of surprises, the new season is about to begin!
"Chen Yufeng has officially joined Atletico Madrid! He will wear the No. 9 jersey in the new season! It is reported that the player transfer fee has set a record in Atletico Madrid's team history! It has reached an astonishing 1.5 million euros!" - Spain's Aspen newspaper

"With a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros and a signing fee of 3500 million euros, is Chen Yufeng worthy of this price? What kind of performance will he use to repay Atletico Madrid for this amazing investment?" - Football News
"Celezo: Chen Yufeng will become the benchmark figure of the team, and he will lead Atletico Madrid to revival!" - Guerrero newspaper

When the news of Chen Yufeng joining Atletico Madrid was officially published in major media, people from all over the world turned their attention to Chen Yufeng.

In the camera, he looks heroic, wearing a red and white striped jersey, smiling and pointing at the camera, looking domineering.

Sky-high transfer fee, sky-high signing fee, sky-high weekly salary!

These three keywords attracted people's attention and sparked heated discussions.

As we all know, the current world football has become a three-legged situation. Chen Yufeng, Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo all have very significant influence and strength.

But since Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid in 08, he has never transferred again. Messi seems to have the idea of ​​​​staying in Barcelona for one person and one city at this time.

So people don't know how much a player like this can be sold for.

Now they know!
1.5 million euros!

"Don't blame the Leicester fans, they are sad."

Judging from the transfer fee and signing fee, Chen Yufeng's annual salary should be no less than 1500 million euros!
"The weekly salary after tax is 55 euros! Chen Yufeng has become the second-highest paid star in La Liga after Messi! The annual salary is 3000 million euros after all!" - Madrid Evening News
Madrid Evening News quickly answered this question, and then spread it around the world in an instant.

"Come on, come on! Play well at Atletico Madrid and strive for a salary increase next year, and continue to increase it the year after that!"

"What should I say? I hope Chen Yufeng can achieve results that match this salary."

"Why are you talking so much? I'm still blessing you!"

"€1 million! Mahrez joins Manchester City!" - The Times

"Everyone seems to be worried. Has everyone forgotten how strong he was last season? If he can perform like last season, many wealthy clubs may be willing to give him a weekly salary of 200 million euros!"

"It is true. Players with his style are still very old. Think about it, a person's physical condition often declines in one or two years. If Chen Yufeng no longer has this confrontation and this speed, how can he play football? ?”

"What about the salary? Is it 30?"

"Too high!"

"I don't know. It would be a bit of a loss if it doesn't succeed."

"Too strong! Sales of 1.5 million euros at this age! This must be an example for all players around the world!"

There was a lot of discussion on the Internet, and when fans expressed their opinions, they did not forget to observe Chen Yufeng's contract.

"If I were Cerezo and Simeone, I would set up a clause to get paid based on performance. Every two months is a performance cycle. If you perform well, you will be paid."

"I don't know, maybe it hasn't been found out yet. Don't worry, someone will break the news."

"..."

"Seriously, is there any difference between Chen Yufeng's body and that of a young man in his twenties? No! As you can see, he has a 94% success rate in confrontation!"

The wave of Jinyuan football has officially spread to the entire world.

"Really bought it for 1.5 million? I thought the previous media were just promoting it, it's so awesome!"

"No one said he couldn't do it. I just felt that Atletico Madrid took too many risks. After all, he just came!"

"Spain has financial and tax subsidies for foreign players who have played for less than five years. Their salary tax rate is around 24%. Based on this calculation, Chen Yufeng's pre-tax weekly salary is more than 72, and Atletico Madrid needs to pay 4000 million euros every year!"

"Kante moves to Chelsea for 8500 million euros! Drinkwater joins Chelsea for 6000 million euros! The Blue Foxes become the Blues!" - The Guardian

Everyone has a premonition that Chen Yufeng's weekly salary will blind their eyes again...

"His amazing efficiency and the same speed as a cheetah make his age seem less important." This is the comment left by the famous star Scholes under a report.

This comment was highly praised and followed by countless comments.

Another point they are more curious about is Chen Yufeng's weekly salary at Atletico Madrid.

"The money Atletico Madrid spent is probably all consumed in the past two years. It's like renting a player for 100 million euros a year to win the championship."

Chen Yufeng, who has passed his prime and is about to turn 32, sold it for a sky-high price!

But then, as the transfer wave in world football officially began, the attraction quickly disappeared.

"Speaking of salary increase, how come no one says how much his weekly salary is?"

"Can he succeed with Atletico?"

"Paris opens 1.8 million euros additional clause for Mbappe!" - Paris Soir

"Neymar transfers to Paris for a sky-high price of 2.2 million, breaking the historical record in football!" - Paris Evening News

"55 euros after tax, outrageous."

"The value of Chen Yufeng in my mind is about 1 million euros. If it's 5000 million more, I can even replace him with Drinkwater. But it doesn't matter. Chen Yufeng is still priceless in the hearts of some people."

"..."

"It's all praise. Why do I feel that Atletico Madrid is a bit taken advantage of?"

"Yes, I estimate that one year after 32, one year after 33, and then he won't be able to do it."

"There is definitely a difference, but it's just the other way around: his body is stronger than all the young players!"

"Wake up, you are not the president of Atletico Madrid."

The popularity remains high, and all entries about Chen Yufeng quickly hit the hot list, including his purchase of real estate in Spain and London.

Countless people have set foot on foreign lands, preparing to start a new season.

Countless clubs are also squandering their wealth, frantically snatching outstanding players, and preparing to have a good time in the Champions League next year.

Who will win the Big Ears Cup this year? Will there be another miracle like Leicester City?

The sense of anticipation started from this moment, and fans couldn't wait to pay attention to the news from the five major leagues.

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In the next few days, Chen Yufeng started a leisurely vacation.

The team's vacation will be on July 7, and there are still more than ten days left in between. He plans to exercise more while on vacation, adapt to Spanish customs and customs, and make more preparations for his new season.

The next thing he wants to improve is shooting. He wants to add this to the full level.

The existing shooting methods can only meet some special situations, such as inside cuts, volleys, overhead kicks, free kicks, etc.

Although Fran's long-range shot was added later, which was more comprehensive, it was still not enough.

If his shooting can also reach the full level, then his scoring efficiency will undoubtedly rise to another level!
Full level.

The full level is naturally a level that has never been seen in the entire football world from ancient times to the present!
Because no one is perfect.

Only Chen Yufeng can do it through the devil's contract and then bring it to the field!

Every time he thinks of this, Chen Yufeng's breathing becomes a little faster.

How strong will he be then?
The best physical confrontation, the fastest speed, the strongest shooting, and top dribbling!

This is a perfect player template!

As long as he adds coordination and makes his body more balanced, it is not an exaggeration to say it is perfect.

On June 6, Chen Yufeng came to Segovia.

Here is the ancient Roman aqueduct built in the 1st century AD, which is one of the best-preserved Roman Empire monuments in the world today.

Looking at the mottled bridges lined with stone slabs, Chen Yufeng felt the weight of history and the importance the Spanish attached to these cultural relics.

The customs and customs here are indeed unique.

Chen Yufeng came and left quickly.

He left nothing behind and certainly took nothing away.

The only thing that changed was the physical points in his storage, which increased from 88 to 94 points.

Breaking 100, very quickly.

Chen Yufeng continued to play around. He was fully armed and did not want others to recognize him, nor did he want to have an awkward vacation under the peeping eyes of countless reporters.

He knew that he could not completely guard against these, so he simply lowered his vigilance towards these people, out of sight and out of mind.

As long as I can't see it, then I'm not being secretly photographed.

On June 6, Chen Yufeng came to Zaragoza.

He felt the style and appearance of young Spanish people in the university town, and spent a long time walking around Plaza Pila.

There is no way, a player who usually has less social activities and a smaller circle will sometimes act a bit independently.

Just looking at the youthful and energetic faces, and thinking that they were about to take a fork in life with hope, Chen Yufeng felt happy for them from the bottom of his heart, imagining that he could go back one day.

But that's obviously impossible.

"Is it because I'm older that I envy the youth's vitality too much?" Chen Yufeng had a new self-deprecation.

In the afternoon he walked towards the Cathedral of Zaragoza.

It's not that I'm going on a pilgrimage or anything, I'm just going to see this world-famous noblewoman.

Yes, you heard that right.

Known as the 'Lady of the Cathedral', it is the last Gothic building completed in Spain, magnificent and precious.

After wandering around here, Chen Yufeng returned to the hotel.

He has always lived in a sea view room, a lake view room, or even a river view room, no matter how bad it is, it mainly depends on whether there is water in the surrounding area.

The main thing about vacation is to rest, not to run around exhausted.

When it's time to exercise and rest, Chen Yufeng will have a bottle of red wine, some snacks, get on a small rocking boat, and float on the water alone for a while.

Really comfortable…

"Stay here until the day before your birthday and return to Madrid on your birthday." Chen Yufeng made a decision.

On July 7, Chen Yufeng, who officially increased his bankbook to 3, got on the plane back to Madrid.

Over the past few days, his mood and other aspects have relaxed a lot. The fatigue of the turbulent life in the past two years has been diluted, and he has lost a lot of anger.

If I had to find a standard to evaluate, it would be this - if a reporter asked him some 'smart' questions in front of him, he would probably just laugh it off. At around four o'clock in the afternoon that day, Chen Yufeng landed in Madrid and took a special car back to his residence.

The decoration company called a few days ago and said that the house was almost finished and he could officially move in when he came back today.

"Everything goes well." Thinking of this, Chen Yufeng felt better.

Atletico Madrid's team doctor Jucasta has been contacting him recently, saying that she wants him to go back for another cardiopulmonary examination, but Chen Yufeng has been delaying it.

He used his age to explain himself and his injuries to explain himself, and told him to rest assured that his body would be adjusted to a normal state before the start of the game.

Yucasta had no choice but to give up and could only send Chen Yufeng grimacing emoticons all day long, urging him to pay attention to his body and train quickly.

The relationship between the two also became closer over time.

When he first came to Leicester City Club, he was an unknown little player. No one knew him, and he didn't know anyone else, so there were no familiar team staff.

Later, the relationship with Ranieri and others became better, and there were several friends such as Mahrez and Morgan in the team. There was no need to get familiar with others.

After coming to Atletico Madrid, this situation completely changed.

He has not met other teammates yet, nor has he officially cooperated with Simeone and others. After joining, someone needs to take care of him on a daily basis.

Yucasta is undoubtedly the right person, and she is indeed doing the job.

If Chen Yufeng is curious about anything on weekdays, he can ask her, whether it is about Atletico Madrid or Spain as a whole.

When Chen Yufeng landed, Yucasta sent a message asking him who he wanted to call for his birthday today.

In response to this, Chen Yufeng's answer was that no one would call.

"Why do I think of her? Is it because I have been too lonely recently?" Chen Yufeng sighed on the way home.

However, this sigh was immediately denied by himself: "It's just an illusion of traveling alone."

Speaking of which, he hadn't contacted Taylor for a long time.

In the second half of the league, his life became very busy, and Taylor also restarted his career, working hard to consolidate his crown as queen of the world.

The relationship between the two ended tacitly in a very tacit understanding.

"This is actually quite good. As a celebrity, Taylor is absolutely top-notch." Chen Yufeng thought of something again and smiled.

Enough is enough when interacting with this kind of beauty.

He didn't think about it any more. After returning to his new home, he visited it and then sat on the sofa to drink tea and rest with satisfaction.

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Somehow, Chen Yufeng fell into a drowsy sleep.

"Bang bang bang!" When he woke up again, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

Turning his head to observe, Chen Yufeng found that it was dark outside.

"Who could this be?" He walked to the door, looked through the peephole, and found a middle-class ruffian standing at the door.

When he opened the door, he found Mahrez.

"Hahaha! You didn't expect me to come, your father told me the address!" Mahrez was not afraid of strangers at all. He walked straight into Chen Yufeng's new home, visited it and nodded.

"I live well. It seems that after receiving a weekly salary of 55 yuan after tax, I feel more confident."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The atmosphere was particularly warm when old friends met, with bright smiles on their faces.

"You're the only one paying 1.1 million. Aren't Manchester City afraid of buying a mascot?" Chen Yufeng, who is concerned about the transfer news, joked about this.

Just as he was about to close the door, someone suddenly blocked his eyes from behind and said, "Guess who I am."

"Klose." Chen Yufeng recognized the owner of this voice.

"Hahahaha!" Klose let go of his hand and walked in with Morgan.

"You didn't even notice us." Morgan said resentfully.

"The main reason is that Mahrez looked too much like a gangster in this work clothes. I was afraid that he would rob me, so I kept staring at him." Chen Yufeng waved his hand to express his helplessness.

After checking that no one else was there, he closed the door.

"We are here to congratulate you, happy birthday, big star."

Mahrez didn't pay attention to Chen Yufeng's joke just now, and quickly took out a box from his backpack and handed it to Chen Yufeng's hand, "Patek Philippe, customized."

"Don't underestimate me. Although my weekly salary at Manchester City is not as good as yours, it's still okay to buy this watch for two or three days' salary."

Chen Yufeng took the small box and thanked him with a smile. He did not expect that these people would come from a distance to celebrate his birthday, and he was a little touched for a moment.

He originally planned to have a simple meal with his father, drink a few sips of wine, and live in a low-key manner.

"Look what I brought."

Morgan came from the side, carrying a big cake box, "The pastry I made myself! It's so delicious!"

"Let me tell you this, the only people in this world who have tasted the birthday cake I made myself are my daughter and you! You are blessed!"

"This is what I, Morgan, want! I'm so touched."

Chen Yufeng took the cake and said happily: "Don't worry, as long as I can eat it, I will definitely finish it."

"Hahaha..." Klose laughed, "Morgan found a pastry shop and gave the shop owner a lot of money. He couldn't stop him unless he said he wanted to make it himself."

"I can only say that he failed many times, but what he finally made is a superior product."

With that said, Klose gave Chen Yufeng the gift he had prepared. It was an exquisite crystal cup, which was worth a lot at first glance because it was indeed very strange.

"I have a lot of crystal trophies for the best player in a World Cup game. I'll give you one."

"I hope you can perform well in next year's World Cup. After retirement, I will always pay attention to your performance."

Chen Yufeng was startled and quickly picked up the crystal cup to examine it. He glanced at Klose and said with some embarrassment: "This is too expensive."

This kind of important commemorative thing cannot be measured by money.

As the top scorer in World Cup history, Klose must value this kind of thing very much.

"It's okay. I really have a lot of them. I keep them at home."

Klose waved his hand generously, "Just keep it for me. Maybe I will miss it again in my later years, and I will come back to get it back."

Everyone laughed again, and Chen Yufeng did not shirk anymore. After thanking him, he made tea for everyone.

"Chen Yufeng, can you have a drink today? Such a happy day must be accompanied by good wine." Mahrez suggested with a smile beside him.

"Okay, anyway, pre-season training hasn't started yet. If the damage is done to the body now, it can be metabolized through exercise later." Chen Yufeng agreed.

They walked out of the house, ate something nearby, and then returned home with beers in hand.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Mahrez ran to open the door, was stunned when he opened it, then turned around and looked at Chen Yufeng with a wicked smile.

"Mahrez, I guess he must be here." A female voice came from the door.

Chen Yufeng recognized that it was Jucasta, so he helplessly raised his forehead and explained to Mahrez: "It's not what you think. Let her come in first."

Yucasta walked in the door and looked around, "Would you like to change into slippers?"

She was wearing cooler clothes today. Generally speaking, she had changed from exposing her calves that day to exposing her thighs. She also wore a pair of high heels, revealing her white and sexy little insteps.

"If you feel uncomfortable, you can change." Chen Yufeng pointed to the cabinet. He knew that the other party was probably worried that he would be bored in a foreign country and came to celebrate his birthday with him.

"I'm sorry for coming uninvited. I didn't expect you three to be here. Hello, Klose, and Morgan, I know you, hahaha." Yucasta put on her slippers and looked very familiar. Walk towards a few people.

"It doesn't matter, since we are here, let's drink together." Mahrez answered the question for Chen Yufeng, and then hurriedly kept Yucasta.

This is how a four-person drinking party began.

Laughter quickly filled the whole room, making the originally lifeless new home lively, and Chen Yufeng also felt a bit warm.

"Hahaha... I was so embarrassed at the time, really."

"And Chen Yufeng was also funny once. He..."

"Last year? Last year we also celebrated Chen Yufeng's birthday. At that time, we all spent a few days together in France and watched the European Cup. Yes, what I envy Chen Yufeng is that he now has the Champions League, There’s the European Cup again!”

"Chen Yufeng will be left to you to take care of him in the future. I hope Atletico Madrid will treat him well, and I hope you will too."

"Ha ha ha ha……!"

After a long time, Chen Yufeng, who was a little drunk, turned his head and swept around everyone's faces.

Although he did not invite any of them, their arrival was indeed a surprise. Even Yucasta, whom he had just met, became an embellishment and controlled the atmosphere.

This birthday, he was happier than the last one.

Because it's not so formal, everyone is just having fun at home. If you have anything to say or say, you can just stop it and spit it out.

"At the end of the day, I still feel very sad. A group of people who were so close to each other in the past two years have separated like this." Mahrez revealed his true feelings after being drunk.

"I can't feel it when Morgan and Klose retire. I feel it most clearly. I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I wore a Manchester City jersey and met Chen Yufeng. Chen Yufeng kicked us hard in that game, hahaha..." he said loudly laughed.

"Okay, stop talking, it's 11.59, turn off the lights, light a candle and make a wish!" Morgan reminded.

Everyone immediately started to get ready. Chen Yufeng quickly put on his birthday hat and started putting candles together with everyone.

"I know you are old, so I bought more than fifty candles. I'm afraid you won't have enough." Mahrez counted carefully until the entire cake was filled.

Chen Yufeng didn't know whether he should be moved or helpless.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." Soon, the birthday song sounded.

Chen Yufeng closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, making his wish.

Anyway, it's a happy day.

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Many of the articles are adapted from real experiences.

(End of this chapter)