I AM the Football Star

Working at a club full of experts can be really tough, especially when your ideas are half a step ahead of the times.

”Central forward? I’ll say it again, my lineup doesn’t need a central forward! Central forwards only slow down the speed of my, uh, change in tactics,” Gudiola raved, ”Especially the target man type of forward, I absolutely don’t want that!”

”Manzuyovich from Atletico? I’m not even fighting for a better player like Talista, why would I want an aging Manzuyovich?”

”Gutierrez and Mike Loring are barely usable, go ahead and buy them if you can! What the hell are you buying!”

Gudiola was truly at a loss for words.

Finally, he blurted out, ”Instead of forcing a forward on me, why not just buy Lu Yang and Morici for me! At least they’d have some use!”

The Barça executives laughed, this is how it should be, after all, any issue can be negotiated to a mutually satisfactory level.

Therefore, Barça directly made an offer to Morici.

What?

You’re asking about Lu Yang?

How could Barça ever buy Lu Yang?

That’s a ridiculous joke!

Barça’s first rule of purchasing... no clumsy players!

”Barça’s first reinforcement after losing Moreira is actually him!”

”Here they come, Barça finally makes a move!”

”Morici! Barça’s new signing target confirmed, the Champions League assist king is about to join Barça!”

”Gudiola: Morici is a player capable of leading a massive transformation in the midfield, he’s the best assist player outside Barça!”

”Mateo: I’ve watched Morici’s games, he’s excellent, he has the ability to quickly integrate into Barça!”

A series of build-ups were released, yet there was no response from San Remo or Morici.

Some Barça fans couldn’t help but feel that Morici was a bit too aloof.

Even with Barça being so proactive, why won’t Xiaomo show his Barça dreams?

Some fans even tagged Morici on his social media, urging him to be more proactive.

The team he’s about to join is Barcelona!

Even the captain of Arsenal is eager to join!

Morici was quite speechless about this.

Because he was notified by the team as soon as possible.

Barça did indeed make an offer for him.

But... how to put it... without the offer, they might still be friends.

San Remo’s silence was quite unusual, prompting reporters to dig deeper, eventually uncovering an amusing piece of news.

”Unbelievable! Barça did make an offer for Morici, but it was only for twenty-five million euros!”

This news stunned the world of football.

Twenty-five million euros?

Morici?

Even a thirty-three-year-old Morici might cost more.

Not to mention a twenty-year-old Morici!

Due to Lu Yang’s presence, Morici’s star has dimmed significantly.

But his record speaks for itself, with no peers in his age group.

Not to mention, comparing with all stars in world football, Morici stands out as an elite midfielder.

European Youth Championship assist king!

Italy’s starting national player!

Core player of the San Remo Team!

Europa League assist king!

Serie A record-breaking assist king!

Champions League assist king!

Here’s a fun fact, last season, combined across all competitions, Morici provided thirty-three assists and scored thirteen goals!

The undisputed assist king of Europe last season!

A 13+33 stat line, how phenomenal is that?

For such a player, only twenty years old, you tell me twenty-five million euros?

Additionally, in three and a half years of professional football, Morici has provided a total of 124 assists.

What kind of concept is this?

Currently, the tenth place in the world football all-time assists list has around two hundred assists.

And that player has been playing football for thirteen years.

Morici achieved more than fifty percent of their assists in just three years, with three times the efficiency!

Some say Morici played in the Italian D Division, Italian Third Division, and Serie B.

But other players also start counting from when they professionally enter the league!

This isn’t youth training matches!

If you dare, go rack up over thirty assists in the Italian D Division and Italian Third Division, and see if you don’t break a leg.

Youth training and non-top-level professional leagues, the former might have higher skill levels, but in terms of brutality, it’s definitely the latter that is tougher.

You say Morici was always a starter, and other players were bench players barely seeing action for the first years?

Doesn’t that just prove Morici’s extraordinary abilities?

Bench and starting roles aren’t determined by age but by ability!

Midfielders tend to have longer careers; at worst, Morici can play for another thirteen years.

In the next thirteen years, his assist data could very possibly become an insurmountable milestone!

For a player destined to be historic, Barça’s offer is downright insulting.

When Gudiola found out about this offer, he was devastated.

It’s impossible to work together.

It’s really too painful.

With such a ”wise” management team, he wouldn’t win a championship even if he went bald.

I spent one or two years building a rapport with the likes of Lu Yang, and your offer turned friends into enemies.

Incredible!

”Hello, big boss? No need to say more, try to get Morici! If we can land him, the chance of Lu Yang joining would be very high!” Gudiola discreetly made a call to England, ”Of course, Morici is also worth buying in his own right!”

”If we can secure Morici and Lu Yang, our Man C... it’d be impossible for us to slow down, with some adjustments next season and refinements, we can directly contend for the Champions League title!”