Skyrocketing Worth, Not Even 20 Million Euros Can Buy It!

After scoring, before Lin Quan could even get up from the ground, De Bruyne and the other Werder Bremen players charged over one after another, piling on top of him in a dogpile.

And the live stream's bullet comments erupted in that moment.

"Damn, how did he do that?"

"Is this a match I get to watch for free?"

"Too cool, he basically took on their entire backline by himself!"

"Where are the people who said Lin Quan was just a mascot? Come out and take a walk!"

"Heh, they definitely don't dare show up. They told him to try getting past one more guy, and he went and dribbled past every single defender!"

"I love this kind of direct, satisfying slap in the face!"

"Heh, I think it's more like a tribute to Messi. Messi scored a goal just like this back in the day!"

"It's a bit similar, but Messi broke through from the middle. Lin Quan's goal came from the wing.

Plus, Messi was up against a top Giant Club like Real Madrid, so relatively speaking, Boss Messi's goal had more weight!"

"Reminds me of Professor Bu's century-class assist!"

"Reminds me of Casillas throwing his hands up at his teammates—it's almost exactly like what Cottbus's goalkeeper is doing right now!"

"Feel bad for my Real Madrid, dragged out to be roasted again!"

"Feel bad +1!"

"Feel bad +2!"

If the live stream viewers didn't know who Lin Quan was before, from this moment on, everyone watching that match remembered the wind-chasing youth who went end-to-end from the wing, single-handedly tearing through the opponent's entire defense!

It wasn't just the Douyu stream viewers. The Werder Bremen fans sitting in the stadium were also blown away by Lin Quan's performance just now.

Many spectators applauded him and started asking around for information about Lin Quan.

Because the Summer Transfer Window had just begun and wouldn't close until the end of August, the team's recruitment efforts were still in the early stages. They hadn't publicly introduced Lin Quan or the other players transferred or loaned in at the Weser Stadium, nor held a welcome ceremony for them.

This meant many fans still didn't know who Lin Quan was. After asking around, they found out he was loaned from Barca's youth team.

"So he's from the La Masia Youth Academy. No wonder he's this talented!"

Once they heard Lin Quan came from Barca's youth system, the Werder Bremen fans suddenly understood.

"Hey, guys, is there any chance the club could buy this sharp-dribbling kid?

He's still so young. Barca's asking price shouldn't be too high, right?"

It would be great if such a good player belonged to Werder Bremen instead of being just a loan!

"Probably not. With a performance this outstanding, his value can't be less than 20 million euros, right?

We don't have that kind of money to buy such an expensive player!"

Werder Bremen wasn't a Giant Club, just an ordinary mid-to-small club.

Their highest transfer record was in the summer of 2009, when they brought in winger Marko Marin from Borussia Mönchengladbach for a high price of 8.5 million euros.

And usually, their transfer budget each season was only around 15 million euros.

To buy Lin Quan, they'd need at least 20 million euros. Even if they didn't sign any other players, they still couldn't afford him.

Besides, Barca wasn't stupid.

With such a young player performing this well, Barca might not even sell!

So the Werder Bremen fans could only dream about it in their heads, with no way to make it happen.

Celebrating right in front of their own goal, the Cottbus players were left with no retort.

Their goalkeeper threw his hands up at his defenders, his face twisted with fury.

He was furious that the defense could make such a mistake.

How could they let someone toy with the entire backline and dribble past every single one of them!

The defenders looked dejected, standing with hands on their hips, staring blankly at Lin Quan buried under the pile of players.

They couldn't figure out why so many of them couldn't stop this short guy.

His dribbling looked so ordinary—he didn't use any flashy moves at all.

No step-overs, no elastico, no pendulum dribble—none of that.

Just simple nudges, cuts, and changes of direction, and then they were beaten.

But the simpler it was, the more extraordinary it became.

The ball seemed to have a life of its own under his feet, as if he controlled it effortlessly, like an extension of his own arm.

To reach that level requires an extremely strong sense of the ball.

And such elite ball sense is often not something trained later in life, but something you're born with.

It's talent, something you can't envy no matter how much you want to!

The match continued. Cottbus, still reeling from that goal Lin Quan had scored, became hesitant to attack.

On the other side, Werder Bremen, after the scoreline was rewritten, saw their younger players completely shed their psychological burden and play better and better.

Especially Lin Quan and De Bruyne.

The two trained together regularly and had great chemistry between them.

His close coordination with De Bruyne completely silenced Cottbus's attack on the left flank.

Not only that, but because the opponents feared Lin Quan's breakthroughs, they stacked their defense on the left to contain him.

This left Cottbus's right-side defense extremely exposed.

Seeing this, Lin Quan didn't get lost in his own solo act.

In the 65th minute, Werder Bremen intercepted the ball in their own half.

Captain Fritz won the ball and quickly passed it to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne spread it wide to Lin Quan.

Lin Quan took the ball and charged toward the opponent's half in long, powerful strides.

Seeing him with the ball, two Cottbus players immediately closed in to double-team him.

At the same time, their defensive midfielder and fullback held their positions, leaving him no space to break through.

Lin Quan had already observed the opponent's defensive positioning when he received the ball.

So after shaking off the first defender, he didn't dribble too much.

Once he drew the opposing players into closing in on him, Lin Quan lifted his foot and passed.

De Bruyne was the kind of future star who could become a top-tier midfielder, with a very high soccer IQ.

He saw through the opponent's defensive flaws, so after passing to Lin Quan, he boldly surged forward to the top of the arc outside the box.

Lin Quan spotted his run and gave him a mental thumbs-up.

After a quick lateral dribble to evade a defender's challenge, he sent a low, precise pass.

De Bruyne received the ball outside the box. The pass was perfectly weighted, just right.

It let him take the ball with almost no need for adjustment, ready to shoot immediately.

So De Bruyne glanced up at the goalkeeper's positioning and decisively struck the ball.

Lin Quan had seen De Bruyne's shooting ability before, and this spot was very close to where he usually practiced free kicks.

So the moment he finished the shot and saw the arc of the ball, Lin Quan felt it was in.

Sure enough, the ball traced a beautiful curve, slipped past the goalkeeper's outstretched fingers, and nestled into the top corner of the net.

De Bruyne scored his first goal for Werder Bremen, and Lin Quan earned his first assist for the team!

Humbly asking for a few recommendation tickets...