[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills":3,"chapter-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-98":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},483784,734,"Chapter 98 44: Long-Distance Dash! Reject Bayern? I'm Going to Outwork the World","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>Everyone voiced their agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Wang Shuo had invited them out for a meal, and they were all definitely going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Wang Shuo's current performance, a player like him wouldn't be at Mainz for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might even be bought out during the winter break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, they might not even get another chance to sit down and have a meal together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they all cherished this opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd take a few photos as mementos. If Wang Shuo became famous later, they'd have more material to brag with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had lost the match, Klopp was also in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even blame the players for conceding three goals, which made everyone feel quite grateful to Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for Wang Shuo's goal, they probably would have been in for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Klopp didn't single out Wang Shuo for praise in the locker room either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the team had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the press conference that followed, Klopp publicly gave high praise to Wang Shuo's goal. He also spoke highly of Wang Shuo temporarily taking the top spot on the scorer's chart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With his current performance, I wouldn't be surprised if he's still in this position at the end of the season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the highest praise he could give Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'An 18-year-old wanting to be the Bundesliga's top scorer?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone thought Klopp was just lavishing praise on his favorite protégé.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what surprised Klopp was that after the press conference, Wang Shuo was actually waiting for him in his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, could you... lend me some money?\" Wang Shuo asked, a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Klopp himself had said to come to him if he had any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who was Klopp?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured out the reason in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo had just said he was treating everyone to a meal, and Klopp had also agreed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming to borrow money now obviously meant Wang Shuo was broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he broke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the club owed him his salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, Klopp also found it pretty ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other industries, delaying wage payments could cause huge trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the professional football industry, unpaid wages were an incredibly common phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget Germany; just look at the Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A—unpaid wages were rampant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>La Liga had player strikes over unpaid wages almost every season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't ask me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both embarrassed and frustrated, Klopp forcefully slapped his own heavily bearded face. SLAP, SLAP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm completely tapped out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was owed money too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go find Christian later. I'll make him pay you something, even if he has to cover it himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, Boss,\" Wang Shuo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had learned about the unpaid wages from Subotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pay was always late, but it always came. No need to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Mainz's current situation, they were just waiting for the funds from the German Professional Football League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the payment arrived, the back pay would be settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, the chairman just told me something. It's about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo froze for a moment, looking at his coach quizzically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hennes offered five million euros to buy you for Bayern during the winter break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five million euros?\" Wang Shuo was stunned by the number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's 50 million RMB!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My God, that's 50 million.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, a sense of panic set in. He looked at Klopp. \"Did the club... agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wang Shuo's current situation, if Mainz accepted, he really couldn't refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp let out a laugh and shook his head. \"Christian refused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo instantly breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I went to Bayern, where would I get any playing time?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Podolski, the \"German Prince,\" was a star player on the national team, and even Lővér had personally spoken up for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at Bayern, he was still stuck warming the bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're still young, Wang, but I'm sure you know that the club didn't reject Bayern because of sentiment or any other factor. There was only one reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" Wang Shuo nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, don't you worry. I'll work harder than ever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp sighed inwardly. 'Wang Shuo is very mature for his age, and very smart.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But professional football has always been ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, letting emotions guide your decisions was suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What everyone really valued were the cold calculations of self-interest hidden beneath a veneer of warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainz never considered Wang Shuo to be a \"not for sale\" player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not selling him to Bayern had nothing to do with old grudges or rivalries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one reason: Bayern's offer wasn't high enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainz believed Wang Shuo's value could still rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo didn't think there was anything wrong with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mutually beneficial; each party took what they needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he went abroad, Coach Gao had already broken all of this down for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had come here, he had to accept this set of rules in the European Football Scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Wang Shuo also felt that he could still continue to improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's too early to go to Bayern now!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someday in the future, when he was strong enough and had a say in his own career, then he could change the rules or make his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was definitely not now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klinsmann's premonition was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Mainz lost 3-1 to Bayern at home, in the court of public opinion after the match, Mainz received almost nothing but praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was precisely because the German media and fans had such low expectations for Mainz that the team's ability to go toe-to-toe with Bayern for most of the match was so notable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came as a tremendous surprise to both the media and the fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, the Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung featured the match in the most prominent spot of its sports section, using a photo of Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headline read: Mainz Defeated at Home, But Unearths a Sensational Prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the report, the Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung specifically highlighted Wang Shuo's long-distance solo run.\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.550Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","1f84eacd157b16f0b39b2d5c333baeb2666d9271d67a4bcd193ef3b37d4c9880","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-99","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-97",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]