Chapter 588: Chapter 587: The Manchester City Emperor Corrupted by Money
Republic Newspaper: "Deng Kai is a champion and trophy harvesting machine! He obtains good stats and awards more easily than other players. His honors are now far more numerous than that of equally skilled players!"
The Sun Newspaper: "Within three years at most, Deng Kai could become the emperor of the Premier League. Because over half of the female football fans in England are already his fans!"
"Only an emperor has the chance to be in contact with so many women, if Deng Kai is willing!"
"As far as we know, circles of English prostitutes and young models have already started making bets on being able to claim Deng Kai’s ’first blood’ this season! Who can conquer the Manchester City emperor?"
"Let’s wait and see!"
Deng Kai’s big mouth has made him highly controversial.
But at the same time, he has also become a super traffic generator.
November 16th, 14th round of the Premier League.
Manchester City faced Charlton at home.
Zero to one!
Manchester City lost at home.
November 23rd, 15th round of the Premier League.
Manchester City challenged Middlesbrough away.
One to three!
Manchester City suffered two consecutive losses in the Premier League!
And all because Deng Kai was not in the team!
Sky Sports gave an in-depth report and severe criticism on this matter, "It’s ridiculous! After the Golden Ball award ceremony, Deng Kai was absent from the team for an entire half-month!"
"Has Manchester City’s management gone mad?"
"Has Mansour gone mad?"
"Never in the Premier League has a player had such privileges!"
"Not even Beckham did!"
"As we understand, Mansour has led Deng Kai and multiple sponsors to sign high-value endorsements. From sleeve advertising on jerseys to front-shirt advertisements... from Adidas to Pepsi to Manchester City’s official non-sportswear, team official vehicles, and so on...!"
"The total value of contracts signed by Manchester City might exceed five hundred million Euros! Although most are short-term contracts within two years, such a performance has already surpassed the majority of teams in the Premier League."
"Aside from Manchester United and Arsenal, there’s no team that has done better in commercial development this year than Manchester City!"
"This is the huge benefit that Deng Kai has brought to Manchester City."
"But all this is predicated on the sacrifice of the team’s performance! Is it really worth it? Even if it is, at least... it’s very unprofessional!"
Suddenly, Deng Kai was thrust into the eye of the storm.
After all, such outrageous occurrences are rare in football.
Not playing but signing commercial contracts and participating in commercial activities instead.
What the heck are you doing, mate!
Major media tried to interview Manchester City players, Deng Kai’s actions would surely cause unrest within the ranks.
The members of the team must be dissatisfied with Deng Kai’s behavior.
Why should we do the hard work on the field while you can relax with models in clubs?
???
Many had already anticipated the conflicts that would explode in the Manchester City dressing room.
Golden Ball runner-up!
The uncrowned king!
The king of Manchester!
Ruling Manchester divided by the Manchester Ship Canal along with Manchester United!
The newly established Kai-style Manchester City, which held infinite prospects, was facing collapse just as it began.
Isn’t this a case of thriving only to decline?
Deng Kai is still too young.
He really doesn’t take his teammates seriously.
Every football star stands on the shoulders of a host of teammates and staff before they have the chance to shine.
Those who don’t respect others are doomed to not be respected themselves.
Just look at the interviews with the Manchester City players!
Baggio: "I have played football for many years, but I have never met a leader like Deng Kai before. He’s outstanding. I’ve played his role too, but I was nowhere near as good as he is. I can’t even think of those detailed actions that make the teammates feel genuinely warm!"
Schmeichel: "Kai has always been an exceptional team leader. I knew this when he was at Sporting Lisbon, but I thought that was his limit."
"However, after he came to Manchester City, he did even better. Now Manchester City is more united and eager to win than ever before!"
Guardiola: "The reason Deng Kai is always successful is his humility! He has an unparalleled understanding of himself and Manchester City."
"The decisions he makes are always crazy, but if you think they’re just crazy, then you truly don’t understand Deng Kai."
"He is a real genius leader!"
Hierro: "Manchester City is not a big club, at least not now. Mansour’s personal wealth is not at the forefront among Premier League owners."
"But Manchester City never mistreats its players, and in some respects, they even mirror superclubs like Real Madrid, which is quite shocking."
"And when you learn that all this was fought for by Deng Kai for the players and the staff, then you can understand why he is so loved despite his young age!"
"Because his heart is always with everyone!"
???
The media was baffled.
These...
These are veterans, the old slick ones.
It’s normal for them to have a favorable opinion of Deng Kai’s future, they don’t dare to burn bridges.
Young people are more impulsive.
The young players at Manchester City must be very dissatisfied with Deng Kai, right?
Adriano: "Captain Kai has helped me a lot in every aspect, and I’m really grateful to him. When he went to Brazil to talk about endorsements, he even made a special trip to my home to greet my father!"
The media was speechless.
This guy, who doesn’t score goals, has always been starting, probably due to some shady dealings. He is Deng Kai’s confidant, of course, he would speak well of Deng Kai.
Ribery: "I’m a straightforward person. I can only say that in the half-year I’ve played at Manchester City, I’ve gained wealth that I couldn’t have imagined before."
"Did you know that Deng Kai never takes goal bonuses, assist bonuses, victory bonuses?
"He shares these bonuses with everyone in the team! Everyone!"
As understanding deepened, people began to appreciate Deng Kai’s "leadership" more profoundly.
He actually doesn’t take the bonuses!
Who the hell would believe that?
It’s true, the top stars get excited and there are indeed rare instances where they share their bonuses, but it’s not every time!
That’s a substantial amount of income!
Many fans were shocked by this and expressed their admiration.
But some media thought they had found the key to Deng Kai’s leadership and criticized his approach.
The Times: "Using money to buy the loyalty of team members might be effective in the short term."
"But can Deng Kai keep it up? Can he always divide these bonuses among his teammates?"
"If he stops, will his teammates hold grudges because of it?"
"Moreover, is using money as an incentive something we should really commend? This behavior, which seems selfless, is in fact promoting football driven by money!"
"Deng Kai’s high salary at Manchester City is also a reflection of football driven by money!"
"Many people believe that Deng Kai’s refusal to join the top clubs is a stand against money-driven football, but I think the opposite is true! He has already embraced money-driven football!"
Although the concept of money being paramount has been around in the West for a long time, they never admit it openly.
They even use this to criticize Deng Kai.
