Full Team Max Contract Renewal! Ronaldo: I'm done pretending, Tang is my successor!
De Bruyne was driving his Ferrari convertible on the road.
Suddenly, a loud bang was heard. The bag containing clothes in the passenger seat was hit by something and rolled onto the floor.
"Holy crap!"
De Bruyne slammed on the brakes, the tires started smoking, and the Ferrari came to a stop on the side of the road.
He leaned out and looked around.
There was no one around, only vehicles speeding by.
Annoyed, he picked up the bag of clothes from the passenger seat and found a cell phone inside.
"Who's blind?! Throwing their phone at my car!"
De Bruyne unleashed a torrent of curses, then felt a chill run down his spine. What if the phone had hit him on the head instead of the passenger seat? He'd be bleeding profusely!
De Bruyne was about to call the police when he noticed the phone screen was still on. He picked it up and was shocked!
The phone screen was still on the chat application, and De Bruyne immediately recognized the profile picture as his teammate Icardi.
De Bruyne glanced at the surrounding community and realized that Icardi's house was nearby.
He found it amusing and intended to return the phone to Icardi, but he glanced at the chat history and discovered that Icardi was talking to Chivu.
"Chivu, isn't that Manchester City's assistant coach?"
Curious, he watched closely and discovered that the chat was Chivu's commentary on Icardi in the previous match.
In just a few words, he explained it very clearly, and De Bruyne nodded slightly as he watched, then clicked on the video.
The video features highlights of Tang Long's matches produced by Chivu, accompanied by text and Chivu's original commentary.
Although Tang Long only played for 45 minutes, Chivu spent a whole hour editing Tang Long's highlights;
It features multiple pauses and unique analyses at many key points.
Tang Long, in particular, has profound insights into passing and positioning choices at the edge of the penalty area and on the flanks of both penalty areas!
De Bruyne film, pulled over to the side of the road, and before he knew it, the hour-long movie was over.
He felt that Chivu's analysis was very insightful, and that it deepened his understanding of football.
Many of these points were highly beneficial to De Bruyne, an attacking forward. After reading them, De Bruyne felt enlightened and enlightened, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"I never imagined that Tang's many choices had deeper meanings. If it weren't for Chivu's explanation, I wouldn't have been able to see it at all!"
De Bruyne also knew a little about the past entanglements between Icardi and Tang Long.
After a little analysis, he guessed why Chivu had so carefully explained Tang Long's football secrets to Icardi, yet Icardi threw the phone away—it was probably because he was dissatisfied.
He couldn't help but chuckle to himself, "Chivu is a master, having such a master explain things to Icardi, yet he doesn't appreciate it at all. What a fool."
After much deliberation, De Bruyne used Icardi's phone to send the video to himself via a chat app so he could continue watching and reflecting on it later, and then deleted the transmission record.
"It's a bit of a shame to just return the phone to Mauro like this. There are some things Chivu explained that I don't quite understand. Why don't we take this opportunity to ask him for some pointers?"
With this idea in mind, De Bruyne secretly praised himself for his cleverness and started typing to Chivu in the chat box.
Chivu sent his meticulously crafted video to Icardi but received no response for a long time.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking, "It seems I was right. Mauro is arrogant and proud; it's absolutely impossible for him to learn to play football like Don. It's just a waste of my good intentions. But I've done my best. Sigh!"
Just as he was about to abandon Icardi, a series of questions from Icardi appeared in the chat box.
Chivu was both surprised and delighted when he saw it!
Surprisingly, Icardi wasn't as unwilling to watch the film as I had expected;
To my delight, Icardi sent a lengthy review of several hundred words, including some questions. It was clear that he had not only watched the entire one-hour film, but also offered his own explanations and insights into some of the more complex transitions between offense and defense, raising different opinions and questions about Tang Long's passing and positioning choices.
"Great! As expected of a player I trained. I knew Mauro was very ambitious!"
Although Icardi is now a Manchester United player, Chivu's candid conversation suggests he still feels somewhat guilty towards Manchester City, who are currently paying his wages.
However, Icardi had worked with Icardi at Inter Milan for many years, winning the UEFA Europa League and Coppa Italia together in the 2014-2015 season. Icardi also won the Serie A scorer award that season. Chivu had even higher expectations for his protégé.
In addition, the breach of contract he had made made him feel embarrassed, so Chivu answered Icardi's questions carefully.
They even sent voice messages for parts that were unclear when typing.
Chivu wanted to call Icardi, but Icardi hung up, saying it was inconvenient to talk.
The two chatted for over an hour.
Finally, Icardi said he would no longer use the chat software and sent Chivu a secondary account for him to add, saying he would ask him for help if he had any questions in the future.
[Tang is my successor; he has everything it takes to become a great striker!]
Ronaldo, who rarely posts on social media, suddenly posted a photo of himself with Tang Long on social media, along with this caption.
The media was in an uproar!
Ronaldo's successor?
This rather sensational title has been hyped by countless media outlets over the past decade.
However, all this hype is orchestrated by the media. As for Ronaldo himself, he has never said who his successor is.
After being repeatedly questioned by the media, Ronaldo, annoyed by the questions, even arrogantly stated:
"Ronaldo's successor? Perhaps he's not even on Earth!"
Ronaldo once publicly declared that Tang Long was his successor in the Pendulum Dribble.
However, this also adds a pre-modifier.
The fact that the media worldwide has never seen such an unreserved and even boastful tone in a statement like "Tang is my successor, he has everything to become a great striker" is unprecedented!
Everyone was eager to know why Ronaldo said that.
However, only Sky Sport's Diletta got the exclusive interview with Ronaldo.
"Tang has everything to become a great striker. He has height, speed, dribbling skills, heading ability, and excellent shooting ability. More importantly, he has a natural ability to anticipate what will happen on the football field in the next three seconds, and he knows it better than anyone else!"
"When I was the same age as Tang, I was playing for Barca. People said I was the world's greatest talent, but in my opinion, Tang's ability far surpassed mine at the same age!"
Diletta quickly published the report on the front page of Sky Sport, instantly attracting countless eyes.
This whole thing was a well-orchestrated show by Ronaldo, Diletta, and Tang Long.
The direct objective is to proactively put pressure on Manchester City's management regarding contract renewal!
Soon, a flood of reports, some true and some false, emerged, most of them revisiting the old story of how major Europe clubs were eyeing Tang Long.
However, many of the details were described so vividly that it was as if the reporters were standing right there with these high-ranking officials, having a face-to-face conversation with them.
As expected, Manchester City's management succumbed to pressure and made significant concessions.
In previous negotiations, Manchester City decisively rejected Ronaldo's demand for 100% image rights from Tang Long's agent.
Because Manchester City players are required to surrender 50% of their image rights, the management does not want to set a precedent in this regard.
However, following this hype, and with Tang Long having just scored a hat-trick of assists, the contract renewal negotiations made substantial progress within three days.
Ultimately, Tang Long's contract was extended from four years to five years, and his weekly wage increased from Pound Sterling 180,000 to Pound Sterling 240,000, making him the highest earner in the team, alongside Agüero.
However, Tang Long personally obtained 90% of the portrait rights!
As a result, Tang Long has become the highest-paid player on the team!
After the negotiations concluded, Ronaldo, looking triumphant, walked out of Manchester City's office building with his briefcase in hand, and was immediately surrounded by hundreds of reporters.
He raised his hand, casually took out sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, strode through the reporters' encirclement, said only one sentence, and got into his car and left.
"The best players deserve the best treatment; that's my motto as Ronaldo's agent, and it's my principle in serving the players!"