24 years old, which is a rather sensitive age.

In FM football managers, it is basically difficult for players over the age of 24 to improve their strength through training and games, that is to say, once a player reaches the age of 24, his life is basically stereotyped.

The 24-year-old already holds a two-time World Cup title; The 24-year-old Maradona is Barcelona's central star; The 24-year-old Ronaldo is already hailed as the world's number one alien.

Even Rivaldo, who is known as a late bloomer in Brazil, was already the star of Spanish powerhouse Deportivo La Coruna at the age of 24, and then transferred to Barcelona for a sky-high price.

However, who would have thought that in Brazil, there are still countless talented 24-year-old stars waiting for their opportunities.

Juninho Jr. is one of them.

Sitting on the balcony of his house, watching the rising sun, his heart was not at all calm.

At the age of 24, he should be as energetic as the morning sun, but he is worried that he will be the sun at noon, has climbed to the highest peak of his life, and then gradually begins to decline?

Brazil are undoubtedly a gathering of talent, but while Ronaldo shines, everyone chooses to forget about the players who have failed to show their talents.

Juninho Jr. has worked hard, he has trained, he has almost never fallen behind, he is the hardest working player in the club of Da Gama, and he also has a lot of football talent, which can be seen from the fact that he was selected for the Brazilian national youth team back then.

But there are no European teams to find him!

Is it because I'm too weak?

As the team's main star, Juninho Jr. played in most of the games of da Gama, was the main player on the field, and was also the hardest working player on the field, but he has never been able to achieve much, for example, he has only contributed two goals for the team in 20 first division games this year, and even less in the Rio State Champions League, which is more important to fans.

Among Brazilian players, his technique is not very good, especially when it comes to dribbling the ball, which is his weakness, and his speed does not have much advantage, which makes it difficult for him to rely on his skillful technique and excellent speed and explosiveness to get rid of opponents like other Brazilian players.

Originally, the sense of teamwork and hard work on the pitch were Juninho's style of play, but in Brazil, they were criticized.

When Brazilian fans come to the pitch, what they like nothing more than to see is the kind of brilliant display of one-man single-handedly weaving through the opposition backline, rather than a wall-to-wall approach that is closer to the style of a European team.

Despite being able to score goals in both ways, and despite the fact that the former takes a much greater risk than the latter, discerning Brazilian fans will love to watch the former, as Pele, Ronaldo and Garrincha all play like that.

That's why Rivaldo has been criticised domestically, while Denilson, who has been poor at Betis, is seen by Brazilians as the hope of a revival of Samba football.

In this league system and tactical style that emphasizes more individual play, Juninho's performance can only be regarded as mediocre.

In March this year, he was selected for a warm-up match between the Brazilian national team and South Korea to test the substitutes, and he came on the bench for a few minutes, and it was the first time he was selected for the Brazilian national team, but the Brazilian domestic media also said that this could be the last time he was selected for the national team, because his style did not match the Brazilian team at all.

Sure enough, he was not selected for the Brazilian squad for the South American Gold Cup.

Is this really all I have to do in my life?

Squinting at the golden glow of the rising sun, little Juninho asked himself in his heart.

When he was still living in the slums, he longed for the happiness that football could bring him and his family; Later he became a professional footballer, and he hoped that football would make him famous; Now, he has been playing in the Brazilian domestic league for many years and has had the privilege of being selected for the national team once, but he is still feeling depressed.

He longed to go to a place where he could prove himself!

Europe?

Those European teams will always focus on those talented players, as well as big stars such as Ronaldinho, who is now red and purple in China, who is indeed very good and has been hailed as the hope for Brazil's future.

Juninho Jr. doesn't have a hype agent, his agent is a good friend of his father, and his agent is very grassroots compared to the agents of other stars who have extensive connections in Europe.

I still remember when I was selected for the Brazilian national team, one of my teammates once told him to change his agent and go to Europe, where he had to participate in fewer games a year, but he could make more money and bring his family over.

It is true that several excellent agents have approached him and want to operate him to go to Europe, and Juninho Jr. is also tempted, but he is still hesitating, because he knows that these agents can operate a player to go to Europe, from which he can siphon off most of the transfer fee, and he must know his future after going to Europe before he can agree.

"Ribeiro, it's time to eat!" Mother shouted in the kitchen.

"Got it!" Juninho Jr. looked back and agreed.

Having become a professional footballer, having been selected for the Brazilian national team, and receiving a salary of £2,000 a week from the club da Gama, Juninho's family has left the slums and moved into the middle class.

However, like most clubs in Brazil, Da Gama also owes players wages, and for a long time.

In Xiao Yu's previous life, Juninho Jr. was because of a dispute with Da Gama over wages and contracts, which led him to send Da Gama's team to court in January 2001, which led to him not playing a single game for the next half a year, and finally after arbitration, he was allowed to transfer to Lyon on a free transfer in Ligue 1.

But now, he couldn't possibly know all this!

In Brazilian football, there is a saying that if any club can attract players for half a year and pay wages on time, then this club can definitely be called a team that all Brazilian players are eager to join, and have the strength to win the championship in an instant.

Another slogan is to never believe the claims of Brazilian clubs, including the promises of players' wages, including the transfer fees of players, etc., because they often use such false and exaggerated lies to cover up their financial deterioration.

What a terrible country! Little Juninho thought with a wry smile.

As he walked home from the balcony, the phone rang not far from the door.

"Hey, Ribeiro!" The person on the other end of the phone said.

"Good morning, Uncle Fao!" Juninho Jr. respectfully said that this is his agent and a good friend of his father, who works for a sports newspaper.

"Just now the Da Gama Club called me to tell me a piece of news, I think you might be interested, Ribeiro!"

"Well, you say!" Little Juninho made a gesture to his mother who came out of the food to wait for the food.

'There's an English club coming to you and they're looking to bring you in to play for them.

"Really?" Juninho Jr. exclaimed, his expression very surprised, "Is it a Premier League team?" What is your name? It can't be Middlesbrough, where Juninho once played? ”

Fao obviously felt that little Juninho's whole person was in good spirits, and he even knew how to joke.

"Not a Premier League team." Fao said with a little weakness.

"That's League One? Oh, Uncle Fao, that's okay, I'm longing to be in Europe, really! ”

"You hear me, Ribeiro, don't get excited, listen to me, they offered a transfer fee of 800,000 pounds, and the Da Gama club agreed to them almost without even thinking about it, but they are not a Premier League team, nor League One, but a team from the fifth tier of England, a team that I can't even call the name of the damn league."

Little Juninho's joy froze suddenly, and he fell from the clouds of great joy, and the difference made his head stunned.

"Called...... What is your name? ”

"New Manchester United, a team made up of Manchester United fans, was founded for a year, and last year it played in the bottom 10th tier of England, won the double, was sent to the fifth tier, and I heard that this year is ready to make a big come, so I came to Brazil."

"Push him, Uncle Fao!" Juninho Jr. said almost without thinking about it.

"But, Ribeiro, da Gama has agreed to their request."

"That's what those damn bastards promised, they haven't been paid for months, so they want to sell me for 800,000 pounds, and then shout 3 million, or even 5 million pounds, to attract more players to join and win the damn title for them!" Little Juninho roared angrily.

He felt betrayed, as if he were a commodity, and it was up to him to decide who he was selling to.

"Calm down, Ribeiro, I've heard from the club that the new Manchester United offer you a £4,000 weekly salary, and if the team is promoted, your salary can be increased, and if you perform well, you will have a goal bonus and a appearance fee, etc., which will be at least twice as much as in Brazil."

"But it's the fifth tier of England, Uncle Fao, a league that can't even be named, is there a future for a team like that?"

There is another sentence that Juninho Jr. obviously didn't say, that is: I was once a Brazilian international!

Despite being only three teams in Brazil.

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Fao still asked unhurriedly.

"Of course!" Juninho Jr. replied.

'I think you should think about it, if you want to leave Brazil, it's a chance, the other side is very sincere, the contract is good, and the owner of the club is said to have come to Brazil himself, you should give him a chance, and go to England, if you do well, you don't necessarily not get noticed by the higher teams, the new Manchester United is in Manchester, you know, there are a couple of Premier League teams nearby.

Juninho Jr. was speechless and continued to stay in Brazil, it was really difficult for him to get out of the way, and even if he changed an agent, there was no guarantee that he would be able to go to Europe immediately.

Xiao Yu has the ability to predict the future, but little Juninho doesn't, he naturally doesn't know that he will be favored by the French Banba Leon, and after going to France, he will become famous there.

"Ribeiro, think about it, call me again!"

After saying that, Fao hung up the phone, leaving little Juninho alone, standing by the telephone in a daze.

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