The night of May 21 was a crazy night, and when the game was over, the Metz fans took to the streets, cheering and celebrating, cars drove up the streets, drivers honked their horns like crazy, and the whole city of Metz went crazy with football, just like the night they managed to return to the first division two seasons ago.

Chu Zhongtian and the players were carried on the pitch by the fans for a parade, and it took half an hour for them to be put down. The enthusiastic fans slowly exited the stadium, but did not leave there, but gathered outside the stadium to continue singing and cheering, celebrating the team's early relegation success.

"Mace! Mace! Mace! The roar was so loud that you could hear it even in the locker room.

Mathilde, Lin Beiyao and Wang Hao saw the players return to the locker room in the stands and left.

Belmont was still in the crowd, and unlike the three, he was an avid Metz fan. After the festivities here, he might find a place to spend the night.

As the team left by bus, fans gathered outside the stadium to huddle them on both sides of the road. When I saw the bus coming out, I waved and cheered to the players.

The players in the car also saluted them back.

Then these fans moved to the outside of the hotel where the whole team of Metz stayed, and continued to chant the names of the Metz players, and the players who had already entered walked out of the lobby and stood at the door under the protection of the police, thanking the enthusiastic fans.

The players who scored in this game were given special treatment by the fans, especially Chu Zhongtian, who scored the last winning goal to help the team win against Paris Saint-Germain, and had to thank the fans five times. Every time he returned to the hotel, he heard his name being shouted outside, so he had to go out again to thank everyone amid the laughter of his teammates.

"Hero!!" Everyone shouted when they saw him come out.

He turned around and went in, and shouted, "Chu! Clear! Clear!! ”

Chu Zhongtian played for Metz for one season, and it was only in the second half of the season that the fans really knew him. But it wasn't until the end of the season that he became an important part of the Metz team in the hearts of the fans.

Fans know the player is on loan from Chelsea. So what's next season? Can he stay here?

When Chu Zhongtian walked back to the hotel for the fifth time, this time the fans did not shout his name, but chanted: "Buy Chu!" Leave him behind! Buy Chu! Leave him behind! ”

They knew that Molinari, the president of the club, was also here, and they shouted these words to Molinari.

With such a good player, why don't we just buy it and let him play for us all the time?

The players also heard the shouts of the fans, and they all smiled at Chu Zhongtian, but they didn't speak. Because whether to stay or leave is Chu Zhongtian's business, and others have no right to interfere.

Only Frank. When Ribery came up to hug him, he whispered in his ear: "If you can stay, I will stay too!" ”

Listening to the shouts of the fans, recalling the game that had just ended, and the moving scenes after the game, Chu Zhongtian said to himself: "It doesn't matter if Chelsea think I have the potential to develop me, or if they just want to keep watching me. I don't want to stay there anymore, I want to come here and play here. Because there are fans who like me, there are teammates who can cooperate with me, and there are coaches who know me and support me...... What reason do I have not to stay? ”

He decided to call his agent, Mr Merry, as soon as he got back to his room, and let him know that he was leaving Chelsea.

When I chose to join Chelsea, I just went for the name of Chelsea, thinking that it was a great honor to be able to join a Premier League giant. But after a year of reflection, he felt that a big team like Chelsea was not suitable for him who had just started in professional football, his foundation was thin, and that kind of fierce competition would not give a young player a chance easily, and if he made any mistakes, then basically he would not want to turn over at Chelsea. The coach there won't be like Jean. Fernandes was so patient to give him chances, to allow him to make mistakes, to allow him to go up and down.

Now it seems that he had known that Metz was like this, and he did not hesitate to reject Chelsea in favor of Metz...... As a result, there is still one more detour to take.

But anyway, I finally found the right path.

"I'll call Mr. Merry when I get back to my room, Frank. Tell him I want to come over. He said to Ribery.

Ribery was very happy to hear him say this: "Then I'll ask Mr. Merry to press the transfer offer about me first and see the result on your side!" ”

He stretched out his fist to Chu Zhongtian: "Next season, let's continue to be together!" ”

Chu Zhongtian bumped fists with him.

※※※ Outside the hotel deafening "buy Chu! Leave him behind! How could Molinari, the president of the club who was in the hotel, not hear the shouts?

And he's working with the team's head coach Jean at the moment. Fernandez is together, Molinari hopes that Fernandez can renew his contract with the club, this season without much investment, the team can rely on youth team players to be relegated, which is enough to reflect the level of Coach Fernandez, but such a high-level coach is also the object of covetousness of other clubs, and now that the contract is about to expire, can he still be retained, Molinari has no idea in his heart.

'We sent a fax to Chelsea last time but Chelsea don't feel like selling him. Molinari spread his hands, a little helpless, "I really want to buy him and see how he performs in this game." But if Chelsea's side doesn't let people go, we can't do anything about it, let's go. ”

'Also, Chelsea are not stupid, they will definitely know how Chu is doing in this game, and I think we have less hope of buying him. I want you to renew your contract with the club, and I want Chu to stay, but there are some things that we don't want to do......"

Let. Fernandez looked at the crowd gathered outside the window and pondered for a while: "I don't know what Chu thinks, maybe we should listen to him first and then make a decision." If the player himself asks for a transfer, I'm sure Chelsea won't make it difficult. For them, I'm afraid they can't look down on Chu now......"

In fact, Fernandes, who said this, did not have much confidence, because if Chelsea dominated the performance of the whole game, they really don't know what else they can look at.

Now I can only hope that Chu Zhongtian is inclined to stay in Metz.

Anyway, Fernandez has made a good decision, if Chu Zhongtian can't stay, then he won't stay in Metz, because Ribery can't keep it. His two favorite disciples were gone, and there was no point in him staying. It's better to start over in a different place, the invitation from Marseille is still very tempting...... If you go to Marseille yourself, take Frank with you if you can. Ribery. Then he applied for a transfer to Chelsea in the name of Marseille, I don't know if I can buy Chu Zhongtian?

The fans were still noisy outside, but the tired players had already returned to their rooms to get ready to rest.

As soon as Chu Zhongtian returned to the room, he turned on his mobile phone and called Mr. Merry. Mr. Merry should have returned home after watching the live game, and he probably wouldn't be tossing around outside like a regular fan.

"I just got home, you called, I want to call you, Chu!" James on the other end of the phone. Merry laughed.

"Just got home? It's been an hour and a half since the game, right? Chu Zhongtian looked down at the electronic watch on his wrist, it was eleven forty-five.

"There was a traffic jam on the road, it was jammed. I regretted it as soon as I got in the car and drove out of the stadium, knowing that it would be faster for me to walk back alone than to take the car...... The road was full of cars, horns and cheers were mixed, and it took half a day to walk a few hundred meters...... Hey, don't talk about me, let me guess what you called me about - you want to move to Metz, right? ”

Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised: "How do you know, Mr. Merry?" ”

"I guess after this night, anyone will have the idea of staying, right? Ha ha! Mr. Merry laughed on the other end of the line.

'Yes, I want to stay in Metz, I think Metz is a better fit for me than Chelsea and I now think it was the wrong decision to move to Chelsea. Chu Zhongtian sat on the edge of the bed with the phone and told Mr. Merry what he thought.

Ribery, who had just come out of the bathroom, saw Chu Zhongtian on the phone, and although he couldn't understand Chu Zhongtian's English, he guessed who it was calling for, so he gave Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up.

He didn't bother Chu Zhongtian, but sat cross-legged on his bed, lowered his head and fiddled with his mobile phone, and when Chu Zhongtian finished playing, he would also call his agent and tell him not to rush to contact other teams. He wanted to see if Chu Zhongtian could stay in Mace before deciding where he would stay next season.

"Coach Fernandes values me a lot, he gives me a good stage to develop and I think it is a wise choice to stay with him and it will help me in my career. Also, I have good teammates here and we work well together. Speaking of this, Chu Zhongtian looked up at Ribery, who was still fiddling with his mobile phone with his head down, "I am also familiar with the team for a season, if I change places again, it means that I have to start all over again." I don't know how other pros live when they're on loan so often, but I don't like that feeling and I want to be able to settle down in one place...... Of course, I may leave in the future, but for now, at the beginning of my career, I want stability. Nothing is more important than stability, Mr. Merry, stability overrides everything for me. ”

Chu Zhongtian accidentally borrowed a famous quote from the great man Deng Xiaoping, but it is also very appropriate to use it here.

After listening patiently to Chu Zhongtian's explanation of the reason for transferring Mace, Merry said to Chu Zhongtian: "Actually, I have thought about such a problem before. You're a bit impulsive to join Chelsea, although it looks good because you're joining a big club in the Premier League. But obviously you won't get too many opportunities there, and your nationality makes your chances of playing at Chelsea very small...... So I've been thinking about whether I want to talk to Chelsea at the end of the season and maybe a move away is a good option. But I'm afraid you like to stay at Chelsea...... You know, some people will see your departure as a kind of escape, and I don't know if you personally like to be told that. ”

Chu Zhongtian shrugged his shoulders and sneered, "Escape? I don't think so. I don't care what other people think, I'm playing for myself, not for those people. I have my own ideas, and they don't care. ”

"That's easy if you think so, but I'll ask - is it really Mace? And not any other team? You know that with the good performance you have in this game, there will be other teams contacting me and Chelsea Football Club by the end of the season. What if there was a team that was bigger and more famous than Metz? Are you going or not? ”

Chu Zhongtian thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, "Don't go." Those teams may be bigger and better, but for me, they don't suit me as well as Metz. It's a small team, there's no pressure, it's allowed me to make mistakes, it's given me a chance, and I don't think there's a better team for me than Metz. Even teams like Real Madrid and AC Milan, I'm not going. ”

Merry laughed, "Don't talk too much now, Chu." Okay, I know what you mean, I'm going to try to get you to move to Metz, but we'll also see if the club is interested in you......"

Seeing that Chu Zhongtian hung up the phone, Ribery asked, "How did you talk to Mr. Merry, Chu?" ”

"It's good, he promised to help me stay in Metz as much as possible, but we don't know what the Metz club thinks, maybe they don't want me?"

Ribery heaved: "As long as Mr. Fernandez is here, they will definitely want you, if not, we will transfer to another team together, or in the first division, and when we play against Metz next season, we will make them regret it with practical actions!" ”

Ribery shook his fist and picked up his phone. "I'm going to have to call Mr. Merry too, I'm afraid that a team has already called him by this time, haha!"

Ribery told Merry on the phone to ignore the teams that invited him for the time being, and wait for the progress on Chu Zhongtian's side. Anyway, it's a summer. There is no shortage of transfers in football that were finalised a minute before the transfer window, and he is in no hurry.

※※※After receiving calls from Chu Zhongtian and Ribery respectively, James . Merry stood up and stretched. He's been an agent for a season, and it's only now that he feels like an agent. The next three months are going to be very busy and crucial, and both players and their own interests will have to be taken care of in this March.

He's going to talk to Chelsea, to talk to Metz, to other teams who are interested in Chu Zhongtian and Franck Franck Ribery. He's going to be busy, but he's willing to be so busy.

It was a watershed game. Although Chu Zhongtian's previous performance was also good, he lacked popularity. I believe that after this game, he will definitely be known by more people.

Some agents have a habit of imposing their will on the players they represent, telling them that they should transfer there and not here. Maybe they say it's nice to say it's for the sake of the player's future. In fact, it is just an excuse, and their real purpose is to be able to extract high commissions and kickbacks from the transfer to the club they recommend. They don't care if the club they recommend is suitable for the player, whether they can actually play when they go and help improve their level and status. They are clever about players who are very talented, but have no scheming.

There is no shortage of stars in world football who used to play well in one place, but quickly fell after moving to a big club. The reason for this has a lot to do with the broker's instigation.

James. Merry is not that kind of person. Maybe he will do the same in the future, but that's just maybe, now he is still very responsible for Chu Zhongtian and Ribery.

He respects the wishes of the players themselves. Since Chu Zhongtian said that he wanted to continue to stay in Metz, and the head of the analysis was Dao, so that he could not find fault with it, then he should try his best to promote the final realization of the player's wishes.

Merry, who was lying on the bed after washing, thought of today's game and the phone calls Chu Zhongtian and Ribery made to him later, and suddenly felt that all this was quite like a cultivation game. He was thrilled to see his players go from unknown and unpopular nobodies to fame in one fell swoop, and to become a big star in Europe in the future, and he couldn't wait for that day to come.

From time to time, you can still hear the noise of the fans outside the window, but it is much smaller than before. Chu Zhongtian and Ribery leaned against each side of the window, looking at the crowd below. In terms of numbers, it was much smaller than when they first returned, but the enthusiasm was still undiminished.

"This is wonderful...... Chu Zhongtian sighed as he looked at the fans below who were waving Mace flags and holding Mace scarves alof.

He considers himself lucky to have experienced what other players may have experienced in just three seasons since he started playing again at Wimbledon.

Promotion, FA Cup upset, relegation success.

I'm one championship away...... Chu Zhongtian thought.

'At this time next season, hopefully we can have another moment like this.' He said to Ribery on the other side.

"But it can't be because of relegation." Ribery nodded.

Chu Zhongtian gave him a thumbs up: "The hero sees the same thing." ”

(To be continued)