Sporting de Gijón's crazy celebration of the team's promotion to La Liga lasted until three or four o 'clock in the morning the next day. The fans were so tired that they gradually dispersed.
Li Ang, the coaching staff, the players, and the fans celebrated until around midnight. Then, they returned to the hotel together. The club's chairman, Manuel Arango, had arranged a celebratory dinner. To be more precise, it was a midnight snack. There was enough alcohol, seafood, and pastries to make everyone happy.
When they were drunk, Li Ang raised his glass. "Thank you, everyone. I want to thank you for all your efforts this season. This has been a great season. Because of everyone's efforts, it has become so great!"
Li Ang bowed slightly to the crowd. "Thank you, everyone. It's an honor to fight side by side with everyone."
"Coach, it should be us who are honored to play under you," shouted the team's goalkeeper, Valencia.
"Yes, coach. We should be the ones thanking you. Because of you, we have such an incredible season!"
"That's right, that's right. Otherwise, we might really be relegated."
Li Ang waved his hand, and the players who were constantly talking immediately quieted down. "In short, to this great season, cheers!"
"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses and drank the celebratory wine.
Li Ang then announced that after the celebratory dinner, the team could be dismissed on the spot. Everyone just had to wait for the notification of the date of the new season's training.
"Although it's the holidays, I still want to say one last thing. During the new season's training, if any of you are overweight, you will be honored to enjoy special training treatment." Li Ang did not forget to threaten and warn those who wanted to let the sheep loose.
The players thought about the upcoming beautiful holidays and were all happy. However, after listening to the manager's words, they were all reminded in their hearts. They knew Li Ang's temperament. A manager was not to be trifled with. If anyone was too indulgent during the holidays, the manager would definitely make them suffer during the new season's training. Therefore, they all secretly warned themselves that they had to take it easy during the holidays.
*****
At the end of the dinner, the team's young full back, Jeffrey, lost control of his emotions. He hugged the manager Li Ang's shoulder and cried.
Li Ang patted the Dutch boy's shoulder and wanted to comfort him by telling him to work harder at Porto. However, in the end, he did not say anything. Jeffrey's future was in the hands of Adrianse, and he did not need to worry about it.
The players were a little surprised when they found out that Jeffrey was leaving for a transfer. However, they were not too sad. They were all professional players, and it was normal for players to transfer in and out. Some of the experienced players were already used to it. Only the youngsters like Mata and Carlos were a little sad. On one hand, it was because they were about the same age as Jeffrey and had a good relationship with him. On the other hand, they did not experience many ups and downs. Therefore, the young guys were a little sad and reluctant to part with Jeffrey. They made an agreement with Jeffrey to keep in touch often in the future.
Li Ang looked at all of this. Jeffrey could be said to be the first player that he thought highly of to leave for a real transfer. At this moment, Li Ang was also a little emotional and a little reluctant. However, he knew that as a manager, this was the rhythm that he should slowly familiarize himself with and accept.
The next day, Jeffrey left Gijón with his family and went to Portugal. Jeffrey had to participate in the medical examination arranged by the FC Porto. If there were no problems with the medical examination, FC Porto would transfer the 750,000 euros to Sporting de Gijón and officially sign the contract with Jeffrey at the same time.
On the other hand, Li Ang also had something to do at Sporting de Gijón. He had to meet with Pepe and then take Pepe for a medical examination. If Pepe passed the medical examination, and if Jeffrey's medical examination was also fine, the transfer of Pepe and money in exchange for Jeffrey would be officially completed.
*****
This was the first time Pepe met manager Li Ang.
Pepe knew that the manager was only 28 years old and was very young. He had also seen Li Ang directing games from the technical area on the sidelines. However, when he saw the China manager up close for the first time, Pepe was still surprised by Li Ang's youth.
He had a determined face, a high nose bridge, and bright eyes. Alright, Pepe was a little jealous of his manager. Li Ang was not particularly handsome, but he was very stylish. He was the kind of man who left a deep impression on others, or he could be classified as a stylish man.
The 21-year-old center back, Pepe, looked older than the 28-year-old manager …
If Pepe had not seen Li Ang directing games from the stands and seen Li Ang high-fiving the players one by one, shouting and roaring on the sidelines, he would have a good impression of Li Ang. Especially after listening to his agent, Mendes, talk about Li Ang's legendary experience at Sporting de Gijón. Pepe already had some admiration for Li Ang. Otherwise, Pepe would not have been convinced by this young manager.
Li Ang shook hands with Mendes first. The latter congratulated Sporting de Gijón on their promotion, and Li Ang expressed his gratitude. Then he turned his head to look at Pepe, the young man who looked quite strong at first glance.
"Hello, Pepe." Li Ang reached out his hand to Pepe. He was a little surprised to see the scratches on Pepe's face, but he did not ask.
"Hello, Manager." Pepe shook hands with Li Ang with both hands. His attitude was good.
In fact, although Pepe was a fierce player with a fierce reputation, the relationship between this player and the manager who had coached him before was not bad. It had never been heard of him falling out with anyone. He was a player with a good professional attitude.
"Let's go." Li Ang and Mendes talked as they walked, and Pepe followed behind obediently. This made Li Ang feel funny. This kid. He did not expect Pepe to be so quiet outside the field.
"Pepe, if you're on the field, you can't be like this," Li Ang said. "You have to be more fierce."
Pepe was stunned, then he scratched his head. "Oh, I know, Manager." He began to wonder if the manager felt that he was not fierce enough on the field. Well, it seemed that he was really too gentle. Yes, in the last game with Sporting Lisbon, he was worried that he would injure the kid with a shovel, so he did not dare to kick … This kind of mistake should not be made again.
Li Ang did not know that his casual words had accelerated the evolution of the future monk, Pepe.
*****
Pepe's physical examination results were out.
"What's the result?" Li Ang asked.
"There are no problems. In fact, this kid's body is as strong as a bison," the doctor said loudly. At the same time, he looked at Pepe with shining eyes. It seemed that he had the intention of dissecting this kid for research.
Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not worried about Pepe's physical condition, he still had to rely on the results of the physical examination.
At this time, assistant manager Banderas also hurried over. He had come to inform them of the news.
"There's news from Portugal." Banderas said, "Jeffrey's physical examination has passed. FC Porto has also transferred the transfer fee into the account."
"OK!" Li Ang happily snapped his fingers. Everything was going well. How wonderful.
Mendes was also very happy when he heard that everything was OK. He now felt more and more that Pepe joining Sporting de Gijón was a wise choice. Mendes had a good impression of Li Ang, not for anything else.
The rest of the matter was simple. Pepe officially signed the contract in triplicate that he had prepared beforehand.
Then, Li Ang also signed the three contracts on behalf of the Sporting de Gijón club.
"On behalf of Sporting de Gijón, I welcome you, Pepe." Li Ang once again extended his right hand to Pepe. This time, the handshake had a different meaning from the previous handshake between the two of them.
"It's my honor to be able to play under you," Pepe said.
A smile appeared on Li Ang's face, and he was overjoyed in his heart. He had officially signed Pepe, which gave him an inexplicable sense of accomplishment. This feeling had appeared once two months ago, when he had won over Ribéry.
Right, does Ribéry know that the new club he plays for is already a La Liga team? Li Ang thought proudly.
After the signing of the contract, Li Ang treated Mendes and Pepe to a meal. The two assistant managers accompanied him. Later, Pepe returned to Portugal under Mendes' lead to deal with some personal matters. Li Ang left Pepe's contact information with him. When the time came, he would just have to inform this guy to return to the team on time.
*****
Pepe was not a well-known star player. He was still a nobody. Moreover, the team had just been disbanded. Therefore, Sporting de Gijón did not hold a special press conference to announce Pepe's joining. They only made an announcement on the club's official website.
At the same time, they announced that Ribéry had joined the team. His contract with Sporting Gihon officially took effect on July 1st of this month, which also happened to be the day it officially took effect.
To be exact, there were three announcements.
"Sporting de Gijón is pleased to announce that the team has reached an agreement with FC Porto regarding the transfer of David Jeffery. We thank David Jeffery for his contribution to Sporting de Gijón during his one year with the team. We wish him all the best in FC Porto."
The first announcement was the transfer of the team's 18-year-old player, Jeffery, to FC Porto. This news shocked many Sporting de Gijón fans. They did not expect a player to leave just after the team was promoted. Moreover, it was the Dutch player that they liked.
The fans began to worry. Did the team become a supermarket for players after the team was promoted? After all, the club's financial situation was not good. They were worth it.
The fans, who were awakened from the joy of the team's promotion, began to worry about whether there was news of other players leaving. However, they were slightly relieved when the team released two more announcements. They were not about the transfer of players, but the introduction of players.
"Sporting de Gijón is pleased to announce that the team and FC Porto have signed the Brazilian player, Coppelle Lleida. Laveran? Lima? Ferreira's transfer has been agreed upon! The center back, named Pepe, is 21 years old and will sign a four-year contract with the club. We welcome the addition of this young center back with great potential and talent. During his time with Maltimo, he performed well and grew into the most watched young center back in the Portuguese Super League. "
"Sporting de Gijón is pleased to announce that the team has signed the free agent, Franck Ribéry. The arrival of this 21-year-old attacking player will increase the team's offensive strength."
Some left, some came.
Sporting de Gijón released these three announcements that afternoon. When Li Ang officially announced the first and second signings after he took charge of Sporting de Gijón's First Team, Li Ang had already left for Madrid to return home from the Spanish capital.
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