Chapter 251: Chapter 250 Birds of a feather flock together, so do people.
The big dummy was very cautious, checking the ownership of the two accessories.
Perhaps they thought that if even the accessories came with complete procedures, the player they really bought would definitely not have any issues.
But actually... hahaha!
The big dummy Sporting Lisbon only got half of Gutierrez’s ownership!
Hahaha!
This wasn’t a problem from the last block, it was a linked block; once you were in the cage, you would be continuously scammed, just like with telecom fraud.
A few days after the deal was complete, the person in charge proactively sought out Mr. Trigella, the head coach of Sporting Lisbon who held absolute power, and "panicked" reported the news to him.
Mr. Trigella also "panicked" and asked what should be done?
Without full ownership, Gutierrez would be unable to register for the Primeira Liga, and the money would have been spent in vain.
The person in charge offered Trigella a solution.
Either spend another half a million to buy the other half of the ownership.
Or sell back the half ownership they had just bought, taking a loss himself.
But because there were two players involved in the attached deal, that half ownership of Gutierrez certainly couldn’t be sold for four hundred thousand euros anymore. It wasn’t as if the South American brothers would just give away two players for nothing.
So after some haggling, Sporting Lisbon eventually recouped three hundred thousand euros, fifty thousand more than they had initially expected.
The person in charge was indeed earnest—he wanted to do long-term business with a big dummy like Sporting Lisbon, so he only charged the cost price, looking forward to more cooperation next year.
Two seventeen or eighteen-year-old young players for one hundred thousand euros seemed like a fire sale price.
But in reality, this kind of price would buy far better players of the same age in South America.
All in all, it was a deal that satisfied both parties.
But that was under the pretense that Sporting Lisbon was acting a part.
Otherwise, once the other party knew which player Sporting Lisbon truly wanted, they would definitely jack up the price.
Never overestimate human nature, especially in business.
After the deal was completely settled, the other side directly left the players with Sporting Lisbon: "Hey, Pepe, from now on, you two follow the arrangements from Sporting Lisbon, got it?"
"Play well and you’ll have a bright future."
Having said that, the person in charge left without looking back.
Clearly, he didn’t care about the two kids.
"Pepe?" Maxa looked at the fierce-looking young player who resembled a dark version of Sun Wukong and asked, "So, Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreira is...?"
"That’s me. My name is too long, so everyone just calls me Pepe." The curly-haired Black Wukong looked at Maxa with a genuine smile.
Scared, Maxa kept backing away.
This... This kid looks too vicious!
Such a killing aura!
It’s a pity for him to play football; he should go into boxing.
After the trade was over, Maxa informed Deng Kai.
Deng Kai immediately rushed over to the training base.
Since the two players were of different ages, with Pepe being the older, the younger one was taken to the U19 team by Maxa and stayed in the players’ dormitory.
As for Pepe, it was Deng Kai who personally took him to the first team dormitory.
Right now, the first team was unoccupied, so Pepe was virtually living there alone.
"Alcochete Base is Sporting Lisbon’s main training base; we usually train here. The first team’s field is over there..." After settling in, Deng Kai took Pepe for a tour, "This is the gym, which has a lot of equipment for strength training. It’s best to train under guidance because improper strength training can easily cause muscle injuries that are hard to detect, and some injuries originate this way."
"Don’t think that us young people can handle a bit of injury, but almost every major injury significantly reduces a player’s potential and the heights they can reach in the future."
Pepe constantly nodded; even though the guy in front of him was shorter and younger than himself, he seemed very knowledgeable.
And that Assistant Coach Maxa also listened closely to Deng Kai.
You have to understand, that’s the first team’s chief assistant coach.
Sometimes Pepe even wonders if Deng Kai is the real head coach?
"Eh? Is someone still training now?" Pepe looked at the training field, where a player was tirelessly practicing dribbling.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, the second-ranked youth talent of Sporting Lisbon, people prefer to call him ’CR7’. Last season, he led Moreirense to the Portuguese Championship alongside the number-one ranked youth talent of the club, and they successfully moved up to the top division!" Deng Kai said with conviction.
"Wow! That’s impressive! And what about the one ranked first? What’s his name?" Pepe was shocked.
So young and already a champion in professional league?
Forget about the Portuguese Primeira Liga, even in the Portuguese Second or the Italian Serie C, professional league football is just not the same as youth league!
"His name is Deng Kai." Deng Kai finished and gestured Pepe to go and say hello to Cristiano.
"What a coincidence? It’s the same as your name, Kai!" Pepe caught up.
Deng Kai frowned.
This... he seemed to have found the reason why Pepe got along with Cristiano.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Cristiano and Pepe were a good match.
Something was missing in both of their heads.
...
For young people, communication is not that difficult.
After all, everyone plays football.
And since Cristiano and Deng Kai keep running to the training base every day, it’s hard for Pepe not to get acquainted with them.
Once they got to know each other, some issues simply couldn’t be hidden.
Pepe had poor emotional control.
And Cristiano always liked to show off his faster and stronger stats during training.
Especially, Cristiano was very pleased with Pepe’s defense.
With Deng Kai, Cristiano couldn’t feel the thrill of dribbling past at all.
Either Deng Kai was left in his dust at the speed of light.
Or Deng Kai would swiftly destroy the ball at his feet, without any entanglement and contest.
But it was different with Pepe.
Pepe, primarily a defensive midfielder, had decent defensive skills and a stronger physique. Going one on one with Cristiano, he could exert immense pressure on him.
It was difficult, but in this difficulty, Cristiano could feel his growth.
But neither of them had a good temper.
Sometimes they would start fighting during their training.
The key was, after fighting, they could continue playing the next day.
Often, a challenge from Cristiano saying, "Dare to compete with me?" would send Pepe charging in.
Yet between the two, there was a delicate balance.
In training, Cristiano won more than he lost and could humiliate Pepe.
But Pepe clearly had the upper hand in fights, he could release any frustration, so he wouldn’t get too upset.
You can’t beat me in football.
You can’t beat me in a fight.
Both thought they were the winners in their interactions, naturally allowing for a bit of tolerance on the other aspect – how could they not get along?
The length of their friendship completely depended on when Pepe’s ankle would be twisted by Cristiano, or when Cristiano’s ribs would be broken by Pepe.
