On September 22, the fourth round of the Bundesliga kicked off.
In this round, Werder Bremen hosted Stuttgart.
Thanks to the team's outstanding results, 48,000 fans came to watch the match. The vast Weser Stadium was nearly packed to capacity.
Parrot Legion fans sang their team anthem loudly, waving green flags as they eagerly awaited the performance of the team's Twin Stars.
Ever since Werder Bremen's decline, the club had not seen such a booming fan market in a long time.
Everyone at the club was pleasantly surprised. Club chairman Fischer even entertained the idea of keeping the two young players.
But that was merely wishful thinking. The two were already expensive, and they would only become more valuable in the future. Werder Bremen's finances made it difficult to buy them outright.
Besides, the stronger a player was, the more they pursued a bigger and better stage, and Werder Bremen was clearly not that kind of stage.
So even if they managed to scrape together the money, the players themselves might not be willing to stay.
Apart from ordinary fans, several scouts also appeared in the stands for this match.
"That one seems to be an Atletico Madrid scout. That guy is wearing sunglasses, but I recognize him—he's an Everton scout!"
George had already spotted several colleagues in the stands.
Those were only the ones he recognized. He had no idea how many unfamiliar scouts had come.
Some of these scouts had come to watch De Bruyne, while others were there to observe Lin Quan.
The young winger he had met once before seemed to be drawing more and more attention from major clubs.
George felt somewhat annoyed. He had been the first to discover the other player.
But the report he had submitted to Chelsea had been shelved and