A Price Too High to Poach Him! Tang Long's Defiant Response in the Season Finale: "I Won't Leave Manchester City Until We Win the Champions League!"

The following day, Manchester City played their final league match of the season.

In the 38th round of the Premier League, they will play against Fulham at home.

With the FA Cup final against Arsenal just a week after this match, Pellegrini made significant rotations to his squad.

These key players have been battling all season and are extremely fatigued; their physical reserves have reached their limit.

Fortunately, team doctor Gracie has extensive connections and, thanks to his close relationship with the University of Manchester Medical Laboratory, he is always able to bring the most advanced treatment concepts and technological equipment in the Britain to the team as soon as possible.

Tang Long and Agüero's injuries never recurred;

Although the players are exhausted, the number of injured players on the team is steadily decreasing.

Having already secured the title, the outcome of this match is irrelevant for Manchester City.

However, as the last home game of the season, the Etihad Stadium was packed to capacity once again!

Not only were the 60,000 seats at the stadium packed to capacity, but tens of thousands of fans also gathered outside, chanting "Comeon City!"

For the fans, coming to this home stadium was both a farewell for the players and a way to thank them for their hard work throughout the season.

Even more so, to witness firsthand the Premier League title trophy appear at the Etihad!

The DJ at the venue shouted at the loudest volume he'd ever heard, even until his voice cracked, just to get the atmosphere going!

"Dear fans, now, please turn your attention to the players' tunnel!"

"Our beloved captain, Kompany, will bring the 2015-2016 Premier League title to the center of the pitch!"

Amidst enthusiastic cheers.

The towering Manchester City captain, Kompany, beaming with smiles, slowly walked out of the players' tunnel, holding the trophy high, bathed in the spotlight!

Behind him were Tang Long and Agüero.

One of them was named the team's best player of the season, and the other is undoubtedly the top scorer.

The three escorted the trophy to the center of the field, where they received applause and cheers from the fans, and each gave a brief speech.

The fans' applause swept in like a tidal wave, their palms bulging and red, the deafening roar filling everyone's ears.

"Champions! We are the champions!"

Manchester is always blue!

"Let the world see who's the real boss in Manchester!"

"Manchester United, go dream of winning the Premier League!"

Kompany whispered to Tang Long, "If I could, I'd rather win the title at home in the final round than away at Bournemouth."

Tang Long said, "That's right, it only feels like home when we're at home. Everyone here is one of our people."

Agüero laughed and said, "If I could, I'd like to win the title at Old Trafford, in front of all the Manchester United players!"

Kompany and Tang Long both burst into laughter, saying that Agüero was absolutely wicked, practically trying to kill someone's spirit!

Fulham Football Club demonstrated excellent sportsmanship.

The players lined up at Manchester City's home ground to welcome the newly crowned Premier League champions!

Amidst applause from the crowd, Manchester City's starting players entered the field one by one.

In this match, Pellegrini rotated most of the players.

However, Tang Long was still included in the starting lineup.

There are two main considerations behind this.

One advantage is that Tang Long is not yet 20 years old, his physical fitness is no longer an issue, and the player himself has expressed his desire to play in the last home game;

Secondly, Pellegrini doesn't want to lose the home game!

Although Fulham had already secured their place in the league in the previous round, they had nothing to play for in this match;

However, Fulham is a Premier League team, and it won't be easy for Manchester City team with a full bench to easily defeat them.

This match has nothing to do with the league standings, so why does Pellegrini still want to win?

The reason is simple: to make a good impression on management!

Manchester City CEO Begiristain and Commercial Director Berrada were both present at the match, along with key leaders from the City Football Group.

Since Pellegrini is eager to continue coaching next season, he must make a good impression on the management.

Fortunately, Caballero has already recovered from his injury and Tang Long is anchoring the midfield. With these two players controlling the ball in the backfield, Manchester City's overall progress appears methodical and orderly.

After a season of adjustment, Pellegrini has basically figured out how to use Tang Long.

When the team needs to stabilize the backfield, Tang Long should drop back to defensive midfield.

When the team needs to attack, place Tang Long in the attacking midfield position;

When the team is behind and desperately needs a goal, sending Tang up to the front line as a last resort could be a powerful tool to break the deadlock!

Watching Tang Long in the backcourt, he would sometimes stretch the opponent's defense through his moves;

Then, through a change in rhythm, he suddenly accelerated and opened up a path in the middle by dribbling past opponents— Pellegrini couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

"Sigh, if I had 11 Tang Long, let alone Bayern, even if Real Madrid and Barca came together, we could easily defeat them and win the UEFA Champions League!"

This is naturally an exaggerated assumption.

When Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla arrived at Arsenal, he impressed Arsène Wenger in his very first training session.

Wenger once told the media that if he had 11 Cazorla, Arsenal would definitely win the Premier League title!

Coaches are always greedy; they want a player to perform exceptionally well in every position without ever getting tired.

However, from the perspective of individual players, football is ultimately a sport composed of 11 different players, and one person's strength is ultimately limited. This is perhaps the charm of football that distinguishes it from individual sports such as table tennis, tennis, and diving.

The match proceeded without any major incidents.

Tang Long assisted Bony to score in the first half, while in the second half, the opponent's midfielder Chris scored with a powerful shot that beat Caballero's outstretched hands.

With ten minutes left in the game, substitute Agüero once again linked up with Tang Long, chipping the ball into the net from a tight angle.

2 to 1!

Manchester City rewarded the 60,000 fans who came to watch the game at home with a narrow victory, and also ended their 38-game Premier League journey in the 2015-2016 season.

In the stands, the Manchester City management and key leaders of City Football Group were very satisfied with the result.

Despite securing the championship early, the team didn't relax and, with a largely reserve squad, still delivered a wonderful performance.

"Pellegrini is capable of leading the team," Berrada Begiristain said. "Two Premier League titles in three years, the results speak for themselves. He is the greatest manager in the club's history."

Berrada pondered for a moment and said, "But the team has reached a bottleneck, and we need someone who can break through it."

After the match, the entire team, led by captain Kompany, went to the sidelines to express their gratitude.

The fans lingered, reluctant to leave, and their applause continued for a long time.

Suddenly, a blonde female fan in the first row jumped onto her seat, waved her hands at Tang Long, and shouted:

"Tang! Stay here!"

Her shout also spurred other fans to join in the cheering.

"Tang! Stay!"

"Stay at Manchester City forever, this is your eternal home ground!"

"Lead us to victory in the UEFA Champions League next season!"

For nearly a month.

The rumors about Tang Long leaving Manchester City are not unfounded.

Paris's official offer of €230 million through official channels has sounded alarm bells for fans.

While Manchester City is currently wealthy, it falls short of top Europe clubs like Real Madrid, Barca, and Bayern in terms of both historical heritage and overall team strength.

Fans are very worried that this talented midfielder, who is not yet 20 years old, will leave the team to pursue a better platform.

The fans' shouts also made Tang Long's teammates nervous;

They all stared at Tang Long, wanting to see how he would respond.

At the scene, seven or eight cameramen were all carrying cameras and pointing them at Tang Long, who was starving.

Every word he utters from now on will be recorded in real time and broadcast to the world.

Amidst a chorus of shouts of "Stay!" and "Win the UEFA Champions League!", Tang Long walked to the front row of the stadium.

In the Premier League, the stands and the pitch are very close together; the first row is only four or five meters away from the sideline.

In front of everyone, Tang Long touched his left chest with his right hand, gently pulled up the corner of his shirt embroidered with the Manchester City logo, kissed it, then took off the shirt and personally gave it to the blonde female fan who was watching him scream.

An unprecedented roar of cheers erupted from the crowd!

The female fan was so moved that she burst into tears. She first covered her face with her jersey, then adoringly inhaled the scent of the fan, who was covered in Tang Long's sweat. The smell of his ambition and hormones intoxicated her.

Then she quickly grabbed Tang Long's arm and wouldn't let go, her high breasts pressed against Tang Long's muscular shoulders, trembling up and down with her sobs.

"Stay here!!!"