Chapter 435 Dortmund

Tim Kist couldn't wait any longer. He was burning with anxiety and finally decided to go straight to the point. He didn't care if his actions would be noticed by other clubs. If he didn't go to Zhou Yi now, he was afraid he would be snatched up by another club.

So he waited directly in the hotel where the young players were staying, until the Chinese football teenagers finished their training and returned to the hotel by car.

He watched the young players return to the hotel, laughing and joking. The previously quiet hotel lobby immediately became lively.

Looking at these sixteen and seventeen-year-old kids, Kist smiled.

No matter where they were, in China, Japan, or Europe, children were always the most energetic people.

His gaze quickly locked onto Zhou Yi. He was walking side by side with his friend in the team, chatting and laughing.

Then everyone gathered in front of the elevator.

Because the first elevator that arrived had limited capacity, and Zhou Yi and his friends were clearly planning to go together, they stepped back and let their other teammates go first.

After two elevators, only Zhou Yi and his three friends were left at the elevator door.

Seeing that the time was right, Kist got up and walked behind them, pretending to be waiting for the elevator as well.

When the third elevator came down, all five of them entered the elevator car together. It was perfect.

Kist secretly praised his own cleverness.

But then he was dumbfounded, because he saw the teenagers take out their room cards and swipe them below the elevator buttons. After the red light turned green, they pressed their floors.

Only Kist hadn't pressed anything yet. The teenagers all turned to look at this foreigner.

"What's this foreigner doing standing there like an idiot? Why doesn't he swipe his card? I still need to go back and take a shower!" Sun Pan complained in a low voice.

"Maybe he forgot to bring it?"

"If he forgot to bring it, he has to go to the front desk."

"Does anyone know how to speak Spanish? Tell him to go to the front desk?" Sun Pan asked again.

"I can say 'Hola'," Zhou Yi volunteered.

"What good is that!"

Kist, who understood everything they were saying, felt very awkward, but he also knew that continuing would only make him more awkward...

Since it had come to this... maybe...

So he hardened his heart and said directly to Zhou Yi, "Hello, Zhou Yi, I am a scout from Borussia Dortmund. Can we talk?"

He pointed to the hotel lobby outside.

This time, everyone else in the elevator was dumbfounded.

"Do-Dortmund?" This wasn't Guo Nu who said it, but Sun Pan, who was too surprised. After he finished speaking, he realized and said to Guo Nu, "I'm not copying you, Lao Guo."

"You-don't-need to explain!"

Zhou Yi was a little surprised, but he wasn't surprised that a Dortmund scout was looking for him, but that this foreigner could actually speak Chinese!

"You... speak Chinese?"

"My wife is Chinese. How about we go to the cafe for a cup of coffee?" Kist extended the invitation again.

He didn't stand there blankly, but looked at his teammates. Yang Muge waved at him, "Go ahead, we'll come find you later."

So Zhou Yi and Kist got off the elevator together. The elevator doors closed behind them, and Sun Pan's voice floated out from inside: "Hey, do you guys think Zhou Yi will reject another club this time?"

"I think the foreigner can understand what you're saying," Yang Muge said.

"Ah? Damn!"

Only Zhou Yi and Kist were left in front of the elevator doors. "To the cafe?" Kist asked.

"Okay," Zhou Yi nodded.

The two found the cafe to the right of the lobby. Kist ordered a coffee, and Zhou Yi ordered a juice.

After ordering their drinks, Kist smiled and sized up Zhou Yi before asking, "Just now, your teammate said that you might reject another club?"

"Oh, I rejected a club that was looking for me before. It's not really a rejection, I just didn't agree..." Zhou Yi didn't think there was anything to hide, so he told the truth.

"Ah..." Kist secretly thought how dangerous it was! If he hadn't come to Zhou Yi, he was afraid that Zhou Yi would really be snatched up. So he asked again, "Is it convenient to reveal which one?"

"Arsenal," Zhou Yi replied.

Kist's face changed - it was actually Arsenal! That was really close! This club was famous for its outstanding youth training, and it was very attractive to young players. This made him even more curious:

Why would Zhou Yi reject such an attractive club?

He asked the question, and Zhou Yi didn't hide anything: "I wanted them to give me a first-team promise. After all, I'm already seventeen years old, and I'll be eighteen soon. I can't stay in the youth team for long, so I hope to get a promise that I can enter the first team. But they couldn't give it."

Because Kist could speak Chinese, it was easier for Zhou Yi to communicate with him. He didn't need to use a translator, and he could accurately express his meaning. Naturally, he spoke a little more.

After listening to Zhou Yi's words, Kist fell into deep thought.

Zhou Yi's words really surprised him. A seventeen-year-old was actually thinking so much and so far ahead. He was already thinking about the first team before he even joined the team.

But Zhou Yi hadn't finished speaking. He paused and continued, "I know what you want to talk to me about, so I'll just say it. My request to Arsenal is the same as my request to Dortmund. Maybe you think I'm arrogant and don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, but I'm just protecting my own rights. That's my request, it's very simple. If you're willing to consider it, then we can continue to talk. If you're not willing, then it's nothing."

When Kist was waiting for Zhou Yi in the hotel lobby, he had also thought about what to say if he met Zhou Yi. Should he start by saying that his wife was Chinese to build a relationship, and then start trying to persuade him to join Dortmund?

But he never expected that the real negotiation would start like this...

Zhou Yi had completely taken control. He had played all the cards in his hand with a combination of punches, while Kist hadn't even played a single card he was holding...

If this was fighting the landlord, he would have lost!

How could this kid be so sharp?

Kist shook his head, "It's not that I don't agree with you, Zhou Yi. It's just that I can't agree to this condition. I can't make decisions about the first team. If you insist, I can ask the people who can make the decision. But I hope, I hope you can give me a promise."

Zhou Yi looked at him, signaling him to speak.

"I will get back to you as soon as possible, but I hope that before that, you don't agree to any club's invitation, how about it?"

Zhou Yi didn't directly nod in agreement, but said, "I can only guarantee that I won't do that before the game is over, but I can't guarantee it for a long time..."

"No, no, no need to wait that long. I think I can give you an answer by tomorrow evening... no, tomorrow noon. Is it convenient to leave your contact information?"

"My phone can't be used abroad," Zhou Yi spread his hands.

"Okay... you'll be back at the hotel tomorrow noon, right? I'll still be waiting for you in the lobby, how about it?"

"No problem."

"Then it's settled!" Kist said, then stood up, planning to go back.

Zhou Yi was surprised, "Your coffee hasn't come yet..."

"Let's have a good drink when we've settled things!" Kist said without turning his head, waving his hand, and disappeared out the door like the wind.

Zhou Yi sat in his seat, smelled the sweaty smell on his body, frowned from the stench, and got up to leave as well.

So when the waiter came back with a juice and a coffee, the table was empty, and no one could be found...

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Zhou Yi took a shower, changed his clothes, and went out to the restaurant for dinner.

This time he didn't have to search after entering the restaurant. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a group of people surrounding a table, three layers inside and three layers outside.

Even though Zhou Yi was far away, he still heard Sun Pan's voice, just like a storyteller: "...that person, clearly looked like a foreigner, but when he opened his mouth, he spoke Chinese, it was a shock! He said he was a scout from Borussia Dortmund, and he wanted to talk to Zhou Yi alone..."

"Wow!" There was a burst of exclamation in the crowd.

Yesterday it was Arsenal, today it was Dortmund, did these European powerhouses all agree to have a wheel war?

"Zhou Yi, this ungrateful kid, abandoned us and went to the appointment alone..."

Hearing this, Zhou Yi quickly squeezed in, "Hey, you're all here?"

Seeing the person appear, everyone surrounded him: "Zhou Yi, how did it go with Dortmund?"

"Did you reject them again this time?"

"What reject, didn't agree, didn't agree," Zhou Yi waved his hand.

"Sure enough! Damn Zhou Yi, you have high standards. You don't even look at Arsenal and Dortmund, could it be that it has to be Barcelona?"

Hearing this, He Ying, who was outside the crowd, raised his head, but quickly lowered it again.

"Zhou Yi's technical characteristics and style are indeed quite suitable for Barcelona..."

"No such thing, no such thing..."

Seeing Zhou Yi constantly waving his hand, Sun Pan asked, "You didn't ask for a first-team promise again, did you?"

Zhou Yi nodded, "Of course."

The previously lively crowd suddenly quieted down.

A first-team promise... probably even Barcelona wouldn't agree to Zhou Yi, right?

An unknown nobody actually dared to try to enter a powerhouse's first team... Did he think the first team was so easy to enter? They didn't know how many people in their youth training camp had more outstanding talent than him, and it was difficult for them to enter the first team.

Sun Pan and Zhou Yi's sentence ended everyone's heated discussion.

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down, everyone was silent, and they all returned to their seats to continue eating.

Zhou Yi looked at the departing backs of everyone and asked, "What's wrong with everyone?"

"They think you're hopeless," Sun Pan snorted.

At this time, Liang Qiqi, who was hiding outside, was probably the happiest person.

He was now very happy to see Zhou Yi reject those clubs that took the initiative to come to him, using the same reason.

In the end, no more clubs would come to this ignorant kid, and he would see what his expression would be like then!

Let the kid be arrogant! Let the kid ask for too much!

Did he know where this was? This was Europe! Any kid who played soccer on the street was better than you and me! Where did you get the confidence and qualifications to be arrogant?

Still a first-team promise... you should burn incense if you can get into the youth team! Idiot!

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Last season... no, last week, we entered the click and recommendation list on the homepage. Although the recommendation list eventually slipped down, the fourth place ranking on the click list was very proud. This is a result that can be compared with Arsenal!

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