Chapter 552: Free Bonus Chapter (5): IF Line - Red Devil Revival

Free Bonus Chapter (5): IF Line - Red Devil Revival

August 26, 2015.

Carrington Training Base, second-floor meeting room.

Fan Jiaer's cheeks flushed, he raised his eyebrows, and he roared loudly at a group of scouts:

"A bunch of idiots!"

"The summer transfer window is about to close, and you still can't get in touch with that Chinese kid!"

"His release fee is ridiculously low; we can scrape together some money and bring him back to Old Trafford!"

The scouts had trouble speaking up.

Lewokusen's genius's food and lodging are at the base; he has no social media account, still uses an old Nokia phone, even youth-team teammates don't have his number... basically impossible to contact.

After a moment of silence.

Old Fan took a deep breath, adjusted his red tie, and spoke calmly: "That kid may have many shortcomings, but his potential is limitless..."

Gazing out the window, he could faintly see two sheepdogs herding a flock of sheep.

The "greening" around the Carrington base is quite good, with many small animals.

Before Fan Jiaer coached Manchester United, he demanded that a windbreak forest be planted around the training base: wind is never a player's friend.

Knock knock knock.

Ji Gesi lightly knocked on the door, quickly entered the meeting room, and handed a document to the Manchester United manager.

Old Fan opened it and saw; his thick, short neck instantly bulged with veins.

"Cunning Wo Le Er!"

"Loan?"

"A 10 million euro loan fee? 30,000 euro weekly wage? Plus guaranteed playing time? And no option to buy after the loan expires?"

"Is this old fool Jewish?"

The whole room erupted.

When the coaching staff and scouts heard this loan proposal, they were stunned.

Rumor has it that Lewokusen spent 1 million euros to bring Li out of La Masia's youth academy, kept him at Bayer's base not even warmed up, then flipped him for a tenfold loan to Manchester United?

"Impossible!"

"Manchester United will never accept such insulting loan terms!"

Outside the window suddenly came a chorus of sheep bleats, as if responding to Fan Jiaer's firm stance.

August 28.

Lewokusen, sporting director's office.

The assistant grabbed a fax page, rushed in, and exclaimed: "Boss, Manchester United actually agreed to the loan terms; this is really..."

Wo Le Er put down his cigar, wearing an expression of "as a matter of course".

"Fan Jiaer has good eyesight, just like me!"

"What a great start; Li's first transfer window in his professional career has already seen three clubs."

"Fan Jiaer is willing to give youngsters a chance; he spent 39 million on 19-year-old Martial, so he certainly won't miss Li."

The assistant nodded: "In the same transfer window, there's no limit on the number of transfers, like Demichelis and Hammann..."

Knock knock knock.

Wo Le Er tapped the redwood table, reminding: "It's not a transfer, it's a loan."

At the same time.

Li Kang, who had just finished training and returned to the dormitory, heard a mechanical electronic synth sound in his ears.

【Ding! Side quest triggered: Red Devil Revival (optional)】

【Quest content: Courage, passion, strength! You are about to embark on the great path of revival, becoming the brightest star in the Theatre of Dreams... well, that's not funny either, hell-level difficulty.】

【Quest reward: "Lone Hero" module (legendary)】

【Lone Hero: Whenever a teammate makes a basic mistake, you will temporarily gain extra attribute bonuses in a match! Can stack, no limit.】

Legendary module?

Compared to teams in the top five leagues, the trigger rate for "Lone Hero" is really too low.

Manchester United's global influence is huge.

Club websites across regions immediately synced the official announcement: "Lewokusen youth prospect Li Kang, loan to Manchester United."

Wo Le Er's navy of followers kept pace.

He still hasn't used up the traffic push package he bought.

"Lewokusen's youth academy gem, officially embarking on the Premier League journey."

"UEFA Champions League qualifiers, the genius boy who conquered the Theatre of Dreams."

"Wo Le Er: Li's future is limitless; this loan case will go down in football history."

The number of comments isn't large.

-【Take a flight!】

-【Li Mingdeng is awesome, he played less than a minute in his Bundesliga debut and is already headed to the Premier League? Hope he gets playing time at Manchester United!】

-【Old Fan likes giving youngsters a chance; maybe he can mold a second Xavi.】

-【Don't hype him to death; we need patience with young players—Li Kang's speed is too slow, his dribbling average, and he still needs to practice receiving the ball with his back to goal in midfield; hope he can pull it off.】

-【The two goals in the Champions League qualifiers were too cool.】

-【The Premier League's physicality is strong; young players struggle to adapt... he should stay in the Bundesliga to train.】

-【Who is Li Kang?】

In the era of information explosion, a young player's loan news quickly sank into the sea.

Apart from a part of the club's die-hard fans and Happy Beans players, not many people paid attention to Li Kang.

Li Kang's days at Old Trafford were very peaceful.

Because the transfer period coincided with international match days, there was still over half a month until the next English Premier League match.

Teammates, the coaching staff, and the medical team all treated him very well.

Fan Jia'er exercised strict control over the locker room, with no unpleasant incidents, firmly preventing the young player from developing towards the 'internet celebrity' path.

The only thing Li Kang found hard to adapt to was the Dutch training method.

Lao Fan is a passing-and-control maniac.

Different from lamaxiya's training method, this old guy paid great attention to the team's overall rhythm and transition.

Basa's passing and control play was like strolling all day and night on the street.

Van Gaal-style Manchester United's passing and control... was like a fifty-meter burst sprint.

After a few training sessions, Li Kang's ankle and outer shin muscle couldn't take it; correspondingly, the speed of improvement in all attributes kept getting faster.

Lao Fan's training is brutal, but very effective.

September 13.

A hot-blooded, boiling English Premier League match day.

Liberty Stadium.

The LED screen in mid-air showed a score that made Red Devil fans agonize: siwanxi 2-1 manlian.

The commentator's tone was relaxed, as if already accustomed to this situation of manlian.

The winning bet king turned into the biggest losing bet king.

「post-Fu gesen era, manlian was called a pseudo-strong team. »

「siwanxi suppressed the entire pitch. »

「manlian's worth is eight times that of the opponent... »

「Fan Jia'er made no adjustments, still sticking to his big-circle tactic. »

「Part of manlian's players have poor passing and control foundation; facing the frantic pressing of siwanxi players, the big-circle tactic is a rather strained choice... »

「Linjiade! English Premier League Iniesta! Oh no, couldn't get past, lost the ball! »

On the sidelines.

Fan Jia'er furrowed his brows, one eye on the situation on the pitch, the other scribbling and drawing.

Finally, he found a way to break the deadlock:

「Let Li come on. »

On the bench, Lu Ni hammered Li Kang's chest, saying: «Don't be nervous, when I was 17... »

People had long forgotten how the 17-year-old little fatty was amazingly talented; they only remembered that he went to visit prostitutes at 17.

Li Kang nodded seriously, stood up, and took off his vest.

Fan Jia'er and the assistant coach clung to his shoulders, constantly giving instructions, constantly gesturing, wishing they had a remote control to manipulate the player's every move on the pitch.

Liberty Stadium, over ten thousand spectators turned their gaze outside the center circle.

The night sky sparkled with stars.

An obscure black-haired youth welcomed his English Premier League debut.

「The next substitute to come on is... 17-year-old young player, Li Kang! »