I Came to Take the Starting Spot!

This was the first time the Abu Dhabi consortium had held such a grand Christmas Dinner since acquiring Man City.

In fact, it was probably the largest Christmas Dinner in Man City's history.

Not only had the players, employees, and staff from the First Team and the two Youth Team squads been invited, but many club legends had also been specially invited to attend, celebrating the club's continued position at the top of the Premier League before Christmas.

The media had gathered outside in force as well, with numerous newspapers arranging people to stake out the entrance.

It was obvious that Man City was beginning to develop the bearing of a major club and was attracting increasing attention from the media and fans.

As the team's captain, Su Dong was responsible for greeting the players. Besides welcoming the First Team players, he also had to greet the Youth Team players, with particular attention paid to several new arrivals.

Strictly speaking, Tiago and Bellerin were not yet official Man City players. They had to wait until the Winter Break transfer market opened—that is, after January 1—when the two clubs formally submitted the transfer documents to FIFA and UEFA. Only then would the transfer process truly be complete. Before that, they were still Barcelona players.

However, the two clubs had already officially signed the contracts, so they were effectively Man City players already. Therefore, after Begiristain and Bartomeu had reached an agreement and signed the contracts, the two players left Barcelona and went straight to Manchester to train with the team.

Su Dong was the captain, so it was his responsibility to help the two players integrate into the team.

Su Dong assigned Bellerin to Sterling, while Tiago went directly into the First Team. Su Dong assigned him to David Silva, since