Chapter 1 Niang Calls

After several days of clashes between Niang and Mubarak, Chen Hero finally received a call from Niang.

"Hero, you know about the rumors in the media, right?" he asked.

Chen Hero nodded, "But those aren't rumors, are they?"

"That's right, it seems you know everything. It's not fun anymore, Manchester City is like chewing gum, once it sticks, you can't get rid of it." Niang then told Chen Hero about his clashes with Mubarak over the past few days. "I repeatedly emphasized to them that you are a non-selling item for Liverpool, but they just won't listen. They are convinced that there is no such thing as a non-selling item in this world, and if there is, it's because they haven't offered a high enough price… I can’t cut open my heart for them to see, to let them know that I really don't want to sell you… So, why don't you come forward, Hero? Come forward and deny the rumors, tell Manchester City that you don't want to go there, and let them give up as soon as possible."

Chen Hero laughed, "You should have rejected them directly from the start, why did you have to play with them?"

"I did reject them! I never agreed from the beginning, no matter what price they offered, I rejected them all, I didn't even wait until the next day to reject them! But after each rejection, they would come back with a higher offer. Do you know how much they're offering now, Hero?"

"How much?" Chen Hero was really curious about how much Manchester City would offer him. He only knew that Manchester City initially offered 50 million pounds, which was rejected by Liverpool, and then both sides came out to deny the rumors. He didn't know what happened next. 50 million pounds is an insult to him? 50 million to buy him? Get out of here! 50 million can only buy his grandfather's leg!

"130 million pounds… plus four players, which is equivalent to about 180 million pounds!"

More than 200 million euros!

Chen Hero couldn't help but gasp.

This Manchester City… is really willing to spend money!

There are also rumors outside that Manchester City is willing to offer him a weekly salary of 300,000 pounds…

Oh, if he didn't have a problem with Manchester City, he might have really taken action!

This value, how much it fits my vanity!

A weekly salary of 300,000 pounds, a transfer fee of more than 200 million euros, the number one player in the world!

Just with this, I can surpass Messi and Ronaldo!

But!

But, I'm really not interested in Manchester City.

At this moment, Chen Hero's mind didn't conjure up the image of Samuel Mertz, the old man who regarded Liverpool and football as his motivation for living, nor did it conjure up the image of old Hartson, who retired from his job due to heart disease, and Liverpool became his only spiritual pillar.

Those deeply moving scenes didn't even appear and float through his mind and before his eyes.

He just won't go to Manchester City because he hates Manchester City.

"Okay, I'll come out and deny the rumors." Chen Hero also felt that it was meaningless to drag this matter on, it was becoming like an eight o'clock soap opera.

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Chen Hero didn't hold a grand press conference or anything like that. It wasn't because he wanted to save face for Manchester City, but because the schedule was so tight now that he really didn't have time to hold a press conference. That would take up half a day, and he couldn't afford to waste even an hour.

He posted a short open letter on Twitter, Facebook, and his personal website.

"Manchester City, you don't have to waste your efforts, I, Chen Hero, will not go to Manchester City, not now, and not in the future. So Manchester City Football Club, no matter how much money you offer, I won't go. This is not a question of money, this is really not a question of money! There are many things in this world that can be bought with money, but I am priceless, so you will never be able to buy me!"

Just like that, Chen Hero sent Manchester City packing.

His "open letter" aroused the interest of the media.

Those media who knew the inside story suddenly had the mentality of watching a good show - oh my, Hero's direct slap in the face, can Manchester City stand it? Can you stand it? We are not troublemakers, but I can't stand this kind of thing!

And those media who didn't know the inside story were very surprised - oh? After all this, Manchester City is really trying to buy Chen Hero? It seems that those rumors about them offering Chen Hero a weekly salary of 300,000 are true?

But no matter what kind of media it is, they will all agree on one point - this is big news!

The media quickly and frantically reposted Chen Hero's "open letter" because it was too short. Almost every media outlet accompanied it with its own comments to analyze and discuss this matter with everyone.

"Manchester City's secret acquisition of Chen Hero has been exposed… The rumors on the market have been confirmed! Manchester City is indeed interested in Chen Hero, it seems that Mubarak lied in front of everyone…"

"The confidentiality work of both clubs has been done very well, but now it seems that Manchester City should have failed. Regardless of whether Liverpool agreed to the transfer, at least Chen Hero didn't agree!"

"This is normal. With the grievances between Chen Hero and Manchester City, how could he agree to go to Manchester City? I don't know what the people at Manchester City were thinking, they would actually have the whim to run to buy Chen Hero? They are more reliable to buy Rooney than to buy Chen Hero!"

"…Liverpool will never sell their star player. No matter how high Manchester City offers, no matter how jealous they are of this money. Because they know that if they dare to sell Chen Hero, then they will have to step down and get out the next day!"

"I don't think Liverpool will sell Hero, it's very simple, because Chen Hero has such a good relationship with the Liverpool club owner and general manager, how could they sell their friend?"

"Manchester City fans know that the club has been secretly pursuing Chen Hero all along, I don't know how angry they will be…"

……

Major media outlets expressed their views.

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Mubarak realized that he had made a mistake, a big mistake, when he saw Chen Hero's open letter - he didn't even contact the player first, but thought that the player would be very willing to join his team! This is a very serious mistake, but it is not without the opportunity to remedy it!

Chen Hero must be dissatisfied that he didn't contact him in the first place, but was always bargaining with the Liverpool club. He felt that he was being ignored, so he used this method to convey his voice and express his attitude.

That's right, other people contact the players first when they buy players…

Poor Khaldoon Al Mubarak, he misunderstood again.

He thought that Chen Hero was dissatisfied with him for not going to him, so he quickly turned to Chen Hero's agent, De Kora's number, and then made a phone call, fully expressing his sincerity in the call, and hoping to be able to talk directly to Chen Hero.

Chen Hero heard about this through De Kora's retelling, and he couldn't help but laugh - this person's self-feeling is too good, right? Where did he see that he was angry and rejected because he didn't call him in the first place?

Oh, are all rich people like this?

"So do you want to talk to him alone, Hero?"

Chen Hero shook his head, "No, I don't have time to talk nonsense with him. You tell him for me, just say that no matter what conditions he offers, even if he gives me a weekly salary of one million pounds, plus an oil field and a private island, plus ten of the latest Gulfstream 6 private jets, and a luxury villa in Abu Dhabi, ten purebred Egyptian Arabian horses… I won't go to Manchester City either!"

De Kora silently remembered Chen Hero's original words in his heart. After he finished listening to the conditions Chen Hero offered, he smiled, "You really are asking for a high price, Hero. And the key is that after you ask for a high price, you still say you won't go…"

Chen Hero snorted, "I just want to remind him that even if you have more money, there are things you can't do with money."

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One day later, Mubarak received a call from Chen Hero's agent, De Kora. He was a little excited, wondering what good news De Kora could bring him. You must know that in order to express his sincerity, he had promised that as long as De Kora could persuade Chen Hero to join Manchester City, he could give De Kora a commission of ten million pounds. This commission was an astronomical figure. Even Mendes, a big football agent like that, could not receive so much commission in a player's transfer. It would be good to give a few million, or euros.

With such a big investment, he didn't believe that De Kora would not stand on his side. In his opinion, agents are the most greedy and unethical people in the world. They are willing to do anything for money. Changing a player's career prospects is a zero-cost and zero-risk thing for them. Why not do it?

He was looking forward to answering the phone and hearing De Kora say, "Mr. Mubarak, you can now talk to Hero directly…"

Unfortunately, this was just his imagination. The cruel reality was this - he answered the phone, and the expectant expression on his face instantly solidified.

He heard De Kora say on the other end of the phone, "I'm sorry, Mr. Mubarak. My player is not interested in any talks with your club. He is very busy now, so he asked me to tell you. This is what he said: No matter what conditions you offer, even if you give him a weekly salary of one million pounds…"

Hearing this, even Mubarak, who had become numb to money, couldn't help but feel his heart jump - a weekly salary of one million pounds? This Chen Hero really dares to ask for a price! What is the concept of one million pounds? Fifty-two weeks a year, that's fifty-two million pounds! In three years, it will be almost the same as his transfer fee!

But he quickly felt that he was too surprised, because there was something even more shocking behind…

"An oil field, a private island, a luxury house in the best place in Abu Dhabi, ten of the latest Gulfstream 6 private jets, and ten purebred Egyptian Arabian horses, he will not come to your club either!"

The corner of Mubarak's mouth twitched, and he didn't know what expression and mood to maintain…

You can't ask for a high price like this!

Wait… what else did he say at the end? He said that even if he offered these conditions, he would not come?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mubarak, for things of value, money is omnipotent. But for people of no value, money is meaningless. And Hero is priceless."

After speaking, De Kora hung up the phone.

Leaving Mubarak stunned with the phone in his hand.