Chapter 168 Extraordinary popularity, Lin Quan officially appeared at the Etihad Stadium!

Author: Xue Niao

Chapter 168 Extraordinary popularity, Lin Quan officially appeared at the Etihad Stadium!

After announcing the time of Lin Quan's public appearance, Manchester City officials also announced that all fans can go to the Etihad Stadium to watch Lin Quan's attendance ceremony for free.

At the same time, Manchester City's jersey-selling stores also began to reserve space for Lin Quan's No. 10 jersey.

On the day he makes his official debut, the No. 10 jersey he is wearing will be officially released.

However, the No. 10 jersey is currently worn by Bosnia and Herzegovina forward Dzeko. If you want Lin Quan to wear the No. 10 jersey, Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to give up this number first.

Therefore, Manchester City's chairman Fahim sent someone to find Dzeko's agent Lucci and informed him of this matter.

"This is impossible. Dzeko is Manchester City's top scorer. He deserves to be the core of the team and the No. 10 jersey. It is impossible for Dzeko to give up this number!"

Lucci's reaction was fierce. He didn't want his players to give up the number that symbolized the core of the team.

Once Dzeko gives up this number, Manchester City's number one star will not be him, but the new Lin Quan.

"Mr. Lucci, please pay attention to your tone. I am informing you of the club's decision, not discussing it with you!"

Fahim does not want to fall out with the players in the team, especially players like Dzeko who have contributed to the team.

However, the big boss Mansour has made an explanation and clearly requested that the No. 10 jersey be given to Lin Quan.

Fahim did not dare to disobey Mansour's orders, so at this time he could only hope that Dzeko and his agent would be more aware of current affairs.

"Mr. Chairman, is this how Manchester City treats the team's meritorious veterans?"

Lu Qi realized that this matter probably could not be changed, so he tried to play the emotional card with Fahim to see if he could get some other compensation.

In this case, he can go back to do Dzeko's job.

"We have always been generous to those players who have made outstanding contributions to the team. Dzeko was an important contributor to the team's championship in the 11-12 season. The team will not let him down."

Fahim took out a new contract from the drawer and placed it in front of Lucci:

"This is the contract extension we have prepared with Dzeko, take a look first!"

Lucci took a look at the contract and was immediately attracted by the salary amount.

Manchester City offered Dzeko a salary of 6 million euros after tax!

This is definitely considered the first level salary in European football!

Although Dzeko is good, he is not yet a first-tier player.

Last season he played 46 times for Manchester City and scored 16 goals, including 14 goals in the league, 1 goal in the Champions League and 1 goal in the Community Shield.

This data is not considered a top shooter in the five major leagues. There are many people who are better than him.

With Manchester City's team full of forwards, the club can offer him an annual salary of 6 million euros after tax, which is definitely a very preferential treatment.

Lu Qi originally had a lot of things to complain about, but after seeing the amount on the contract, he immediately shut up.

"I need to go back and discuss it with my players. You know, Dzeko has a soft spot for the No. 10 jersey. I need to do a lot of convincing!"

"I understand that your benefits are indispensable to the club!"

Fahim knew what the other party wanted, so he promised the other party:

After completing the contract renewal, an additional bonus will be given to the other party as compensation for him.

With these words, Lucci immediately put on a smile and happily approached Dzeko with the new contract offered by Manchester City.

Who knows, before he was happy for long, Dzeko made up his mind:

"Submit a transfer application to the club. I don't want to stay in a club that takes away my jersey number!"

"Edin, are you sure you want to do this? You can't get such a high salary as Manchester City elsewhere!"

"It's OK. I had to compete with Tevez and Aguero in Manchester City, but now Lin Quan is here. How many playing opportunities do you think I will have next season?"

Obviously, Dzeko's decision was not a temporary one, but a choice made after careful consideration.

Manchester City is so rich that they buy a lot of players every transfer period.

This summer, they bought three forwards alone.

Negredo for 25 million euros and Jovetic for 26 million euros.

In addition, Lin Quan joined the team with no transfer fee but with the aura of a superstar.

Manchester City's competition in the frontcourt next season is bound to become unprecedentedly fierce!

If Manchester City does not deprive Dzeko of his No. 10 jersey, he will still have the confidence to compete with these people.

But once the club takes away his No. 10 jersey and goes all out to support Lin Quan, he will naturally be marginalized.

Dzeko is the kind of player who has some arrogance. He doesn't like anyone stepping on his head.

Since Manchester City wants to take away his jersey number, it is naturally impossible for him to stay here.

Dzeko's analysis makes sense, but the more it goes like this, the more anxious his agent Lu Qi becomes.

When he thought of the benefits Fahim had promised him, he persuaded him earnestly:

"You are the top scorer in the team. Except for Lin Quan, no one else can threaten you at all!

Moreover, Lin Quan can play as a winger and attacking midfielder. He may not compete with you for the center position. If you stay in Manchester City, the main center position will definitely still be yours!"

"No need, he took my jersey number and I don't want to play in the same team as him!"

Dzeko had decided to leave, but Lu Qi tried to persuade him to no avail, so he could only inform Fahim of the result in frustration.

"Then contact other clubs and complete his transfer!"

Fahim made his decision expressionlessly.

If Dzeko was making noises about leaving before Lin Quan joined the team.

Then he will definitely be extremely anxious, and maybe he will come to visit him personally and persuade Dzeko to stay with affection and reason.

But now...

After having Lin Quan, Fahim's waist became stronger.

Whether Dzeko stays or goes, it doesn't matter.

Lucci did not expect that the other party would not even try to persuade him to stay, and he immediately understood that Dzeko's status in the Manchester City team had really declined.

In this case, let’s get together and part ways!

Lucci has no time to argue with Fahim here. He must quickly find a home for Dzeko before the summer transfer window closes.

Otherwise, once the summer window period is missed, players like Dzeko who applied for a transfer but failed to move will be in a very embarrassing situation within the Manchester City team.

Fortunately, Dzeko is not the kind of player that no one wants. After he was listed, several teams came to him.

The most sincere among them are Arsenal and Roma.

Arsenal was worried about not having a good striker. When they learned that Dzeko was leaving, they immediately sent an offer of 18 million pounds.

Roma offered a transfer fee of 20 million euros.

In terms of amount, the two teams gave almost the same amount.

However, Manchester City did not want Dzeko to stay in the Premier League and become their enemy, so they agreed to Roma's offer and sold Dzeko to Roma.

As soon as Dzeko left, the No. 10 jersey was naturally freed up.

July 28, 8:30 am.

Lin Quan came to the hospital designated by the club for a physical examination.

Thousands of fans have already gathered in front of the hospital.

These are the Manchester City fans who got up early in the morning and rushed to the door of the hospital to gather as soon as possible, hoping to see their superstar appear as soon as possible.

When Lin Quan, dressed in white casual clothes, appeared at the door of the hospital, a commotion immediately broke out.

"Wow, Lin is so handsome!"

"Emperor Lin! I am your fan, sign your name for me!"

"Lin, our whole family likes to watch you play football. Can you please take a photo with us?"

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Countless fans shouted Lin Quan's name and rushed towards him.

The security personnel responsible for maintaining order at the scene were startled.

They had been notified a long time ago that a star would come for a physical examination today.

Manchester is like nothing else and has so many stars.

Therefore, they only treated this physical examination according to general specifications and did not prepare too many manpower.

But when they arrived at the hospital in the morning, they saw so many fans at the scene.

These security personnel were dumbfounded.
To be continued...