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"Moving from Serie C to Serie A is a huge adventure. Sampdoria got rid of the Spaniard Victor Muñoz but used their precious foreign player slot on an 18-year-old kid. Perhaps this is the beginning of their decline this season." - Gazzetta dello Sport

"Monica Bellucci's agent revealed that ever since she met that boy, this very promising model has changed. She no longer cares about her career, even terminating her contract with the company. This is completely self-destructive. Elite Model Management had even prepared movie resources for her, but unfortunately, Monica seems determined to be a housewife." - Tuttosport

La Gazzetta dello Sport didn't say anything strange. Rivera proactively brought up the matter when he met reporters. He said, "I advised Galliani to sign Dejan before, but Galliani refused. It seems I implicated Dejan. Galliani was very happy when he rejected me. He didn't care at all what kind of player Dejan was. He made a huge mistake, and he'll realize it soon."

Entertainment magazines and tabloids were mostly fanning the flames.

There was also Dejan Lu's own circumstances.

Monica, having just left the modeling world, received endorsement contracts from fashion brands. It's hard to say it wasn't because of her frequent appearances in newspapers recently.

On one hand, she was beautiful enough on her own.

On the other hand, she had a lot of exposure recently.

The salary cap for playing football is so high these days. Without starting a business, it's impossible to live like Neymar's generation of stars.

It's normal that he's not favored right now.

After all, football is still about skill.

Fearing he couldn't handle the pressure, Mantovani personally visited to comfort Dejan Lu.

Rivera had already attacked in the newspapers, and he was genuinely worried that AC Milan was determined to poach him.

Vialli was able to stay before because his good friend Roberto Mancini was there, and he had played for several years.

What if Dejan Lu wanted to leave immediately?

Even with a contract, he wasn't the kind of chairman who would be unreasonable.

Fortunately, Dejan Lu had no intention of leaving.

Fearing complications, Mantovani decided to hold an unveiling ceremony for Dejan Lu in late June.

During this time, Dejan Lu had been frequently featured in newspapers and had already built good relationships with his teammates.

Even the team's young players Enrico Chiesa and Pagliuca bought an RS500, following Dejan Lu's example.

The team was no longer unfamiliar with him.

An earlier unveiling would also bring more peace of mind.

He couldn't help but feel a bit bewildered thinking about the team's changes.

Before, only that kid Mancini liked motorcycles.

But next season, as soon as Sampdoria's training ended, the scene outside the base would probably look like a biker gang gathering, which made him want to laugh and cry.

He needed to remind them to ride safely when he had the time.

"I've been too busy lately, I haven't had time to prepare for exams."

As soon as Dejan Lu got home, Monica clung to his back and complained.

"Making money is always good. You're the most beautiful woman in the Apennines now!" Dejan Lu teased with a smile.

He had just visited Lippi.

Even though Lippi had already left Sampdoria.

During this time, he had met most of the first-team players. By the start of the new season, the other new signings would be a bit confused.

Everyone's new, what's your deal?

Lippi liked Tuscan cigars, which were quite niche in Italy. Dejan Lu bought some before visiting him.

There was a new Panasonic VCR at home. This brand used the National trademark before, and only gradually changed to Panasonic a few years ago.

Monica held a videotape and said mysteriously, "Federica said this American movie is very good, so I borrowed it."

In recent years, VCRs have become cheaper, and videotape rentals have become popular.

For some people, private viewing is more comfortable than going to the cinema.

After watching the beginning, Dejan Lu knew Monica had misunderstood.

She thought the tape would be erotic.

This was The Shining, Stephen King's classic horror story.

Before long, the pitiful "flower boy" attacked Dejan Lu's arm with a pillow. She was trembling all over.

"Maybe we shouldn't watch it?"

Dejan Lu asked.

"No!"

Monica hid her face with the blanket, revealing only half of her eyes.

Horror movies have this kind of magic, making people unable to stop watching.

Dejan Lu felt very uncomfortable. Monica kept grabbing his arm.

It was past one in the morning by the time they finished watching.

Dejan Lu rubbed his arm and said, "Let's sleep. We have to appear at the stadium tomorrow."

"Mmm!"

Monica buried her head in his neck and hummed.

As soon as Dejan Lu fell asleep, he felt someone shaking his arm.

He opened his eyes and saw a pitiful-looking Monica. He pulled her into his arms, patted her back, and said, "Sleep, I'm here."

This time, he wanted to lull Monica to sleep first.

He didn't expect the girl to have no sleepiness at all.

She ended up chatting with him until almost dawn before falling asleep.

Ring ring ring...

The home landline kept ringing.

Dejan Lu jolted awake and glanced at the alarm clock, cursing, "Damn it, I'm going to be late."

He quickly threw off the covers and patted Monica, reminding her, "Get up, we have to appear at the stadium."

"Huh?"

Monica rubbed her eyes groggily, completely unaware of the situation.

A few seconds later, her high-pitched scream rang out and she scrambled out of bed, practically crawling towards the bathroom.

Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

This was the stadium shared by Genoa and Sampdoria, built by the Genoa club.

It was renamed to commemorate a legendary Genoa captain.

The derby between the two teams was also fierce, called the Lighthouse Derby. However, because Genoa had been relegated, the rivalry between the two teams was not as intense.

Later, Sampdoria also declined, and the Lighthouse Derby became less famous. Many people didn't even know that the two teams were city rivals.

The stadium, with a capacity of less than 37,000, was filled with over 40,000 fans today.

This was mainly due to the lack of entertainment. Dejan Lu had been frequently featured in newspapers and on television recently, and Sampdoria fans were very curious about this foreigner who had stolen the heart of Italy's most beautiful girl.

Mancini glanced at his watch and asked, "Shouldn't it have started already? Why haven't I seen Dejan yet?"

"Who knows? Is he late?" Vialli joked, "He's quite Italian in that regard."

"He grew up in Calabria, after all," Mancini said.

Federica couldn't help but shake her head as she watched Vialli chatting animatedly with her husband, wondering how they had so much to talk about.

Head coach Boskov looked at Mantovani and teased, "It seems our young talent has perfectly adapted to the Italian sense of time."

Mantovani had called him back to Italy specifically to meet Dejan Lu.

Mantovani smiled and said, "Young people always have their own things going on. I believe he won't disappoint us. Rivera and Riva couldn't have both been wrong, could they?"

Although he wasn't an expert, he trusted the judgment of professionals.

This was also one of the secrets to Sampdoria's rise.

The stadium gradually became restless. The protagonist hadn't appeared yet, and the fans were getting impatient.

Boos began to emerge from the stands.

Genoa had always been a city of passionate expression, and the fans immediately voiced their dissatisfaction.

"Paolo, do you hear something?"

Boskov leaned over and asked.

The crowd noise was too loud; they couldn't talk without getting closer.

Paolo Mantovani turned his head and asked, "What sound..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his words were drowned out by the roar of an engine.

The Sampdoria chairman's eyes widened as a red and white motorcycle shot out from the players' tunnel. Both people on the bike were wearing helmets, but he recognized them instantly.

The motorcycle heavily hit the turf and, with barely a pause, roared towards the two men.

Before he and Boskov could react, the rider executed a perfect drift, stopping steadily in front of them.

The entire stadium fell silent.

Even the stadium DJ, who had been teasing Dejan Lu about his punctuality, fell silent.

The cameras on the sidelines immediately focused on the center of the field.

Monica, on the back seat, removed her helmet, tossed her long hair, and smiled, "Sorry, Mr. Chairman, we're late!"

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