Chapter 333: New Market Values During the Winter Window, Ggbond Moves Forward, The Birth of a New Hundred-Million-Euro Mr

After the match ended and he returned to the apartment with Rodri, Tang Ye received a message from Fan Fan Dejiahe.

Frowning, Tang Ye seemed to be pondering something.

"What's wrong, Tom?"

About to unlock the door with his key, Rodri noticed Tang Ye's unusual behavior.

"Oh, Mr. Michel said I most likely won't play in the next match against Derby County and told me to be prepared."

Rodri nodded slightly: "For us, defeating Derby County is too easy."

"Erik and the others probably want to focus on the EFL Cup."

Rodri quickly found the answer.

He had been managing Manchester United for a year and a half, yet Ten Hag still hadn't won a single trophy.

Although Manchester United's results were decent, to be honest, Ten Hag had not yet fully met the fans' expectations of him.

When Ten Hag first came to Manchester, he arrived with the title of reviving Manchester United!

How can it be called a revival without any trophies!

"The opposing jungler should be there; it's fine, it's fine, just dive, just dive!"

"OK, Osman!"

"Haha, run!"

The Tom-Osman duo dove under the tower in the bottom lane to secure a double kill, only to be caught by the opposing jungler.

"It's fine, the lane is ours; we didn't lose out."

"Let me check my phone..."

Taking off his headset and hanging it around his neck, Tang Ye picked up the phone charging on the table.

His agent, Boer, sent him a URL via text message.

The familiar "Transfermarkt"; before even clicking in, Tang Ye knew this was the De Zhuan website, and his mood suddenly grew tense.

Is the market value updating before the winter window has even closed?

Thump-thump!

Tang Ye's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Although market value cannot fully reflect a player's strength, it is still better for this statistic to be higher.

Only with a high value can one show off; Ggbond loves showing off the most!

No rush to tell Dembélé this news yet.

Hehe, if his market value hadn't risen or had dropped, he wouldn't say anything for now.

If it had risen, then he would tell Osman about the market value update.

Clicking the URL...

Because he was one of the rare hundred-million-euro Mr. s in the current football world, Tang Ye saw his own news headline the moment he entered the site.

【First Market Value Update of the World Cup Year: The Chinese Heavenly King Breaks Records Again!】

Chinese Heavenly King?

It had to be said, the Germans' nickname for him was quite cool!

Tang Ye (18 years, 10 months)

Position: Midfielder.

Club: Manchester United

Nationality: China.

Market Value: 140 million Euros (No. 3)

Hmm...

He remembered that during last year's market value update, he was valued at 120 million Euros.

Tang Ye's math wasn't very good, but doing this simple calculation was no problem.

A 20 million Euro increase in half a season was very impressive.

Oh right, there's also Dembélé's!

Tang Ye typed in "Barcelona" and quickly found his good friend Dembélé.

Dembélé's market value hadn't been updated at the time of his transfer last year, so this time his value had also risen.

From 30 million Euros during his Dortmund days to 80 million Euros now!

Since Dembélé's value had also risen significantly, Tang Ye could speak about the Transfermarkt update without any worries.

"Haha, Osman, check your phone; you gained 50 million Euros!"

"Fuck, Tom! 80 million Euros!"

"Eh, how did you reach 140 million?"

Dongqiu Di Pinned Post: New Season Market Values, Tang Ye Breaks Through 140 Million Euros. (43,214 comments)

【The fewer the words, the more shocking the news】

【This is truly invincible】

【Fun fact: The combined market value of the Japanese and South Korean teams isn't even as high as the Chinese team's】

【A super Ggbond worth 140 million; isn't he the only hundred-million-euro Mr. in the Premier League right now?】

【There's also Hazard, but Hazard isn't as fierce as my Tang Tang Qiuwang】

Global Football Player Market Value Rankings (Version January 2, 2018)

1. Messi (Barcelona), 180 million Euros.

2. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 180 million euros.

3. Tang Ye (Manchester United), 140 million euros.

4. C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid), 120 million euros.

4. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), 120 million euros.

4. Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), 120 million euros.

After this market value update, the number of "Mr. Hundred Million" players in the football world has reached eight.

Aside from Messi and Neymar, who rank first and second, Tang Ye and Mbappé are the most watched.

Many Chinese fans who have just started watching Manchester United matches are hearing this name for the first time, but once you dig deeper, you will be shocked by Mbappé.

Because he is only 19 years old!

140 million at 18, 120 million at 19; one can only say that today's football world truly lacks no geniuses!

【Mbappé, feels a bit familiar.】

【Tang Tang Qiuwang played against Mbappé when he first went to Yellow Submarine; it was Monaco in the Champions League qualifiers, the one who looks like a Ninja Turtle.】

【But I feel Tang Tang Qiuwang's 140 million euros is actually still too low.】

【Indeed, Tang Ye should feel like 150 million plus.】

Chinese fans launched fierce discussions regarding the market value rankings.

During the last market value update, Tang Ye and Messi were tied for first globally at a price of 120 million euros.

Although Tang Ye's market value increased this time, his ranking dropped by two spots.

This made Chinese fans extremely unhappy!

They felt ggbond had been bullied!

But it didn't matter; the Chinese fans in the comment section gathered together and quickly reached a conclusion.

Actually, Tang Ye's market value should still be number one in the world; regarding this, Chinese fans have two reasons.

1. Midfielders' market values are generally lower than strikers'; if Tang Ye were a striker putting up this kind of performance, he would probably be worth at least 160 million.

2. Lack of Champions League knockout stage performance; Tang Ye currently has no appearance record in the Champions League knockout stages, which has caused his market value to be on the low side.

After comprehensive discussion, Chinese fans held a unanimous view.

Tang Ye was targeted by the Transfermarkt staff!

His true market value should be 200 million euros!

You want to question it?

Just wait to be cyber-bullied, bro!

The next morning, Manchester United players began a new day of training at the Carrington Base.

"Haha, 140 million euros, Tom!"

Carrick spread his arms and pulled Tang Ye into an embrace.

The Manchester United captain now basically had no chance to get playing time.

Under these circumstances, Carrick shifted the remaining attention he had for himself onto the team.

Compared to his own success, seeing the growth of new talents within the team was a happier matter for Carrick.

Mata also came over to hug Tang Ye: "You broke the record for Manchester United players; even C. Ronaldo never reached 140 million euros at his peak."

"Haha, Michael Mata, thank you all."

Every time the market value was updated, Tang Ye would be praised by the players on the team.

Although he had experienced this many times, whenever encountering this situation again, Tang Ye couldn't help but blush.

Of course, more than anything, it was a feeling of pride.

He was the number one star player within the Manchester United team!

Seeing Rodri walking over, Tang Ye raised his hand to signal: "Rod!"

"Damn, I specifically checked; I remember your and Marcus's market values. Rod, yours is currently 40 million euros." Tang Ye stated Rodri's latest market value with great accuracy, which surprised the latter somewhat.

"I thought you didn't look at things like market values."

"How is that possible? Of course one must look at market values."

Tang Ye answered quickly.

In Tang Ye's view, what most intuitively reflected a player's ability was neither the number of goals nor the number of assists, but market value.

Just by looking at the market value marked below your avatar, you knew roughly what level of player you were!

"What about me, Tom?"

Rashford pointed at his own nose, revealing an expectant expression.

Hmm...

Tang Ye lowered his head, recalling the page on his phone from when he had checked the market values.

Mata: 30 million euros.

De Gea: 50 million euros.

!

Rashford: 65 million euros.

Eh, found it!

"It's 65 million euros, Marcus."

Tang Ye placed his hand on Rashford's shoulder: "You don't need to test me; I've memorized all your market values. This is too easy."

Beep beep!

The whistle blew, and Fan Fan Dejiahe walked toward the players.

"Alright, alright, get ready to start training!"

The players gathered before Fan Fan Dejiahe; the Manchester United assistant coach tapped Tang Ye's arm with a folder: "Congratulations, Tom."

"Thank you, Mr. Mitchell!"

"By the way,"

Tang Ye looked left and right, then finally voiced the players' confusion: "Where is Mr. Eric?"

Fan Fan Dejiahe was very approachable; if Ten Hag wasn't here today, their training would surely be very relaxed!

Fan Fan Dejiahe glanced at the office building: "Eric is discussing some matters with the management. In an hour—well, fifty minutes, roughly fifty minutes—he will come over."

"The price is too high. I watched Sebastian's match recordings; only his performance from last season justifies this price!"

Inside the office, Director John Murtough sat on the sofa, his voice loud.

It was clear that Murtough and Ten Hag had been arguing for quite some time.

Ten Hag shook his head: "John, you should think about the problem from another angle; don't just focus on the price."

"If transfers aren't about price, then what are they about?"

"There is great chemistry between Ale and Tom. Ale didn't deliver a fifty-million-euro performance this season because Tom wasn't at Villarreal."

"Then where is Tom now?"

Ten Hag spread his hands: "Tom is now at Manchester United; he is Manchester United's star player. As long as we bring Ale over, he can deliver that fifty-million-euro performance."

Placing his hand on the table: "John, I actually calculated this long ago. Tom and Sebastian make an excellent combination. Manchester United's results are good right now, with a high win rate; if he transfers here, our win rate will be even higher!"

This...

Murtough sat on the sofa and fell silent.

"But the problem is, our offer of fifty million euros was rejected."

"That is not a problem; it has never been a problem."

"La Liga players all have release clauses."

Murtough stood up from the sofa and took two steps toward Ten Hag: "So, Eric, are you saying we should pay the release clause?"

"Of course, it would be better if they agreed to the transfer, but if not, we can only pay the release clause."

"The good news is that I have already contacted Ale; he is very willing to come to Manchester United."

"..."

After hesitating for a moment, Murtough suddenly began shaking his head rapidly: "No, no, no, absolutely not, absolutely not. You know, the new market values were updated yesterday; Ale's value has dropped to forty million euros."

"That is only temporary; once he arrives at Manchester United, he will gain a higher market value."

Ten Hag looked into Murtough's eyes: "John, you should trust me."

"Do you remember what we were arguing about last time we were here?"

"Who did I bring to Manchester United?"

Murtough gritted his teeth: "T... Tom."

"If we want to obtain something, if we want Manchester United to revive, then we need to give something up."

In Ten Hag's view, Manchester United had taken one step closer to revival, but they still had a long way to go.

And a release clause of sixty-five million euros.

Yes, this was the correct path.

Romano: Here we go! Manchester United midfielder Mkhitaryan transfers to Arsenal for a fee of 36 million euros.

The first personnel move for Manchester United during the winter window had occurred.

The Armenian midfielder Mkhitaryan was leaving the team!

At the dining table, Tang Ye stared at Mkhitaryan, who was chatting with Mata at the next table.

His gaze wandered, as if he had zoned out.

"Rod, do you still remember Pato? He also left during the winter window last season."

"Of course I remember."

Rodri answered quickly.

Pato, the striker for Villarreal's first team, had been a teammate for half a season; Rodri and Pato had quite a good relationship.

"When Pato was leaving back then, we knew a month in advance, but Henrik's departure this time is very sudden; he's leaving today and will be gone by tomorrow."

Eating the food on his plate, Rodri said: "Perhaps they have already been communicating for a long time; they just hadn't finalized anything until now. I think it's a pity for Henrik; his statistics as a striker are very good."

"Yes."

"So, Tom, are you reluctant to see him go?"

"Not really."

Tang Ye shook his head quickly.

With teammates changing every half year, Tang Ye had already accepted this fact.

In fact, if transfers continued, he would encounter many unfamiliar teammates!

Drinking grape juice, Tang Ye recalled the time half a year ago when he had first transferred to Manchester United.

Fortunately, he had known Rashford and Ten Hag in advance, and he had also brought Rodri along; otherwise, suddenly arriving at a completely unfamiliar team would have been terrifying!

Check Dongqiu Di match report: Manchester United defeated Derby County 1-0 to advance to the next round of the FA Cup; Lin Lin Jiade scored, while Tang Ye remained an unused substitute.

"Jesse!"

In the locker room, Tang Ye and Rashford, who had returned earlier, welcomed Lin Lin Jiade.

This was Manchester United's MVP of the match!

"Alright, alright, everyone sit down first."

Ten Hag and Fan Fan Dejiahe entered together.

"Our performance in today's match was rather ordinary; although we won, our goal count shouldn't have been this low."

"I'm not very satisfied with our performance today, but that's not the issue we need to consider right now."

Ten Hag held up four fingers.

"The EFL Cup semi-final in four days."

"By then, we must deliver a better performance; if that match is like today's, I won't be so friendly anymore."

Mr. Erik is under immense pressure!

Sitting in his spot, Tang Ye made his assessment.

The match against Leicester City in four days is crucial.

Of course, this isn't because Leicester City is particularly strong, but because of the nature of the match.

The EFL Cup semi-final!

They were already very close to the championship!

……

Front-page headline of the "Manchester Evening News": Manchester United will complete Allé's transfer by paying the release clause.

(End of Chapter)