During the meal, Maël and Mendes finalized some contract details. They planned to complete the signing today.
What kind of partnership this would turn out to be, no one knew yet. Only time could answer that.
They would sign like this for now. If the partnership was a happy one in the future, they could open two bottles of red wine, sit together, and slowly look back on it and celebrate.
"I'll go print the contract."
Halfway through the meal, once Pepino saw the two of them had settled the details, he returned to the hotel first. "Excuse me."
"Are you hesitating a little?"
Mendes understood players very well. During his conversation with Maël just now, he had picked up on it from the details in his words. "About your career plans, especially your plans for the current season?"
"Yes."
Maël had no intention of hiding anything. After their chat just now, he rather wanted to ask Mendes about this. "There are two choices in front of me. Return to Arsenal, or stay at Sheffield United and finish this season."
"Let's talk about the first one."
Mendes leaned forward and said solemnly, "Arsenal are currently fourth in the league and have already been left six points behind by Manchester United. With Old Sir Ferguson's steadiness, he basically won't give them another chance.
"As for the League Cup and the FA Cup they're about to enter, they haven't been knocked out of either yet, but the odds of winning them are very small.
"If you want trophies, then clearly there's no need to rush back for this half-season, because there won't be much chance even if you return. I hope you won't be angry with me for saying that.
"But if you want stronger influence and attention, then it's best to