Chapter 260: Chapter 259: Removal from the First Team
The incident did not take place in a closed space.
By the time Deng Kai and his colleagues left, there were already quite a few people around.
So, it was normal for news about the incident to emerge afterwards.
He immediately called Trigella, and they confirmed some measures.
This was an accident, but it was also an opportunity.
If it weren’t for this incident, Porto wouldn’t even have thought about buying back Jia De’er.
After all, the striker they sold last year now played an absolutely central role in the tactics of his new team, received a higher salary, enjoyed more resources from the coach, and this year also had the support of big-name players like Matthaus. Both his marketability and performance were worth looking forward to.
If there hadn’t been this wave of teammate relationship issues, anyone who moved would have been foolish!
Bola newspaper: Trigella is at a loss, Deng Kai troubled by the assault of the team’s leading striker Jia De’er by young players!
It’s all jealousy! Cristiano Ronaldo and Deng Kai are jealous of Jia De’er’s position on the frontline, lead a group to assault Jia De’er in an alley, causing him multiple soft tissue contusions!
Are they a group of geniuses? No, they are a bunch of young felons who do not understand respect!
Jia De’er: Deng Kai led a large group to assault me; I will never forgive him... nor Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic!
Cristiano refuses to take interviews! Rumors suggest he assaulted Jia De’er to vent his frustration after an unsuccessful pursuit of Jia De’er’s sister!
Swedish genius is extremely arrogant, joins Sporting Lisbon after being rejected by Arsenal and assaults a teammate!
Brazilian central defender Pepe beats people like crazy! Informed media reveal he’s worthless in Brazil, the valuable players Sporting Lisbon didn’t manage to buy!
West C beatings are too fierce! Pepe brutally attacks Jia De’er, three people couldn’t hold him back!
Barzagli and Drogbara break up the fight, they controlled Jia De’er’s body!
Feng Te hangs back, never getting involved, just like his performance on the pitch, can be called the king of loafing!
Clever bully! Deng Kai has become a problem child, his early fame fueling his arrogance! He has severely disrupted team stability!
The entire team remains silent, Sporting Lisbon’s punishment for Deng Kai and others will determine Jia De’er’s future!
Media outlets reported one after another, and the incident grew bigger and bigger.
Trigella became a laughingstock for a while.
Because just a month ago, some Portuguese media had compared him to Professor Wenger.
Yet when had Wenger’s team ever experienced such a serious incident of players assaulting each other?
Furthermore, Deng Kai was no first-time offender.
He had previously led an assault on an Argentine, and although the Argentine did have issues, setting aside the facts, assaulting someone is always wrong.
This time, he had even assaulted a teammate.
His actions were glaringly bad, the epitome of a troublemaker.
Many media outlets were saying that this incident couldn’t just be ignored, Sporting Lisbon had to severely punish the "culprit"!
Many head coaches and high-level officials in the Portuguese league expressed their opinions, thinking that players like Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo had big issues, that such "cancer cells" must be removed early on.
But when Sporting Lisbon announced the punishment for Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo, their representatives almost broke down the doorsteps of Deng Kai’s parents and Ronaldo’s family!
Sporting Lisbon official statement: In light of the recent deplorable event, we hereby remove Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo from the first team!
The fewer the words, the more serious the matter.
This official statement from Sporting Lisbon exploded over half of Europe.
Moreirense almost immediately sent a loan request, hoping to acquire Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo for another year.
But it was unlikely their wish would be fulfilled.
It wasn’t that Sporting Lisbon refused them.
It was because there were too many offers with higher priority than the loan requests, like snowflakes flying towards Sporting Lisbon.
Let alone the Portuguese media that had criticized Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo before.
Porto, Benfica, and Boavista all expressed their willingness to spend five to six million euros to take both troublemakers off our hands.
Beyond the Primeira Liga, Arsenal sent in an offer—six million euros for the pair.
Professor Wenger personally called Trigella, stating that he would train these two kids well, promising not to let down Trigella who once valued these twin stars so highly.
This emotional card was played to the core.
It preyed upon the regret of failing to groom a thoroughbred.
What saddened a master the most was his disciples not learning well—if someone could properly guide them, they were willing to part with them, albeit painfully.
But Arsenal was too petty.
Manchester United shouted out a combined bid of ten million euros.
It was rumored to be an order directly from Ferguson.
Two players who had never played in the Primeira Liga being valued at five million euros each was simply outrageous.
You have to realize, when Jia De’er won the Primeira Liga Golden Boot twice in a row and the European Bronze Boot, his transfer to Sporting was only seventeen million euros.
So in Manchester United’s eyes, Deng Kai and Ronaldo together equaled more than half a Jia De’er?
How could that be possible!
Having even one Jia De’er emerge from a dozen such youth prodigies would be considered a huge gain.
But the fiercest bid came from Bayern.
They put forward seven million euros just for Ronaldo.
They both hated Deng Kai and thought he wouldn’t make it in the future.
However, Bayern still had faith in Ronaldo, having a particular fondness for this type of soldier-like player with no fancy skills.
Ronaldo: "Ever heard of an electric bicycle???"
Everyone was vying for the twin stars, but actually, some clubs regretted it.
They originally thought that Sporting would firmly support the future hope DNA of Deng Kai and Ronaldo.
No one expected them to be so sensible, choosing to keep Jia De’er instead.
And now,
after being expelled from the first team, Deng Kai and Ronaldo, Jia De’er immediately returned to training with the team, sporting a bandage.
Among them all, Porto sighed the most.
They really needed Jia De’er.
When Jia De’er was with them before, they were still winning championships even though their midfield couldn’t keep up.
Last year Deco reached his peak in his ability, and this year, if Jia De’er, this powerful weapon, could return, they might even achieve something in the Champions League.
But of course...
Porto’s sporting director held the offer sheet in his hands, watching time slip away, grinding his teeth over and over, hoping for a window of opportunity.
Otherwise, to buy Jia De’er, they’d have to pay a hefty sum in cold, hard cash.
The price would be a bit too steep.
How hard is it to buy Jia De’er?
One need only look at Sporting’s attitude to know.
After expelling Deng Kai and Ronaldo from the first team, the club successively sent Barzagli, Drogbara, Ibrahimovic, and Pepe to the U19 squad, saying they would train there for a week as punishment.
Jia De’er finally set aside his grudge, absolutely saving face.
Feng Te, after all, was a product of their youth system and although he made mistakes, the first team still kept him.
Maxa: "Fuck, isn’t Feng Te there too? Everyone forgot about him, no shadow of him at all. Should we give an additional punishment, send him to U19 as well?"
