shadow striker

At the end of August, FIFA held the draw for the UEFA Europa League group stage in Geneva, Switzerland.Torino, which has qualified for the Europa League for the first time in recent years, is placed in Group E. In the same group as Torino, there are Werder Bremen from the Bundesliga, Sparta Czech Republic and Red Bull Salzburg.

In addition to the Bundesliga Werder Bremen, Czech Sparta and Salzburg are relatively unpopular teams in this Europa League.This also made it less difficult for Turin to break through the group stage.

In contrast, Enzo's Spaniard can be regarded as extremely unlucky in signing, and he is in the same group as the Russian powerhouse Lokomotiv Moscow, the Turkish giants Besiktas and the Dutch first division Ajax.

Compared with Group G where the Spaniard is, perhaps Group I can be called the group of death.

The four teams of Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Schalke 04 and Athens AKE together form Group I of the Europa League group stage.No matter which two teams are eliminated from the Europa League prematurely, it will make the fans feel very sorry.

However, since the lottery result has been drawn, it cannot be changed.

In three weeks, the flames of the European war will be ignited.

In the last ten days of vacation before the start of the new season, Yue Yihuang, who had overfulfilled all his work before that, chose to return to Barcelona to visit his mother and his half-brother.

Maybe it was because Yue Yihuang couldn't confirm when he would be able to spare time before this, or maybe it was because he wanted to surprise the other party, Yue Yihuang was just confirming that his mother would not come out during this period of time. After going far away, I bought a ticket to Barcelona directly after finishing all the work.

That once very beautiful woman opened the door on a bright afternoon, and saw her son who was standing at the door and smiling towards her...

"Oh, thank God..."

At the moment of reunion, the woman murmured softly, and then gave her son a hug full of maternal love.

Yue Yihuang's stepfather was still working, his mother brought her into the house, prepared delicious afternoon tea for him, let her son sit at the kitchen table, watched her busy back, and She chatted about some daily chores.

The mother asked Yue Yihuang how he was doing in Turin very carefully, including his friends, diet, health, and work and rest conditions.When the mother heard the name "Francisco" from Yue Yihuang for the third time, she mentioned the name of another top player in the world she knew - "Igles".

"Speaking of which, Yige has been coming to see me recently, and often brings some small gifts. Your brother Nino is very happy to see Yige, and now he often visits Yige to play, and every time Ask him for a lot of autographs. I told Nino not to bother people like this all the time, but the kid Ig always called after that and said it was okay, and he liked Nino a lot. But I always felt it was not good. Yihuang, if you have a chance, tell Yige, don't get too used to Nino.

Oh, by the way, Nino is playing at Yige's house right now, or else you can bring him back before dinner, and invite Yige to have dinner with him by the way.It's rare you're back. "

The atmosphere seemed to stagnate at that moment.Yue Yihuang, who was still laughing and talking about trivial matters in Turin with his mother, paused and just stopped there.

The stagnation made the mother who was making the apple pie turn back to look at her son in doubt, but the way the other party lowered his head made it difficult to see his expression clearly.

After a while, Yue Yihuang finally gave an affirmative answer: "Okay, I'll pick Nino up right now."

In Europe, traveling by taxi may not be a very convenient thing.Because the number of taxis is very small, it is even much less than buses. If you don't call in advance to call for a taxi, then you may not be able to get a taxi for 10 minutes.Therefore, Yue Yihuang took his mother's car keys and drove to Igles' house before the apple pie was finished.

That was not the house where Igles lived in the youth training camp, but a luxury house he bought with a lot of money after he became famous in La Liga.

Yue Yihuang hadn't been there, but just drove there with the address written by his mother.

When he rang the iron doorbell, Igles was playing football with Nino in the yard.The owner of this mansion obviously did not expect such a visitor to come to his home today.He just opened his eyes wide, looked at each other in disbelief, and then smiled happily.Such a silly smile obviously shouldn't appear on the face of Barcelona's most lethal striker in recent years.

He should be silent, restrained and wanting to be trusted.

But at this moment, such a smile on his face was particularly fitting.

Compared with Igles' restraint, Nino, who is only ten years old this year, is obviously more careless.He didn't care that he got a lot of mud on his body, so he just rushed towards Yue Yihuang, and obviously wanted to continue climbing up Yue Yihuang's waist like a monkey.

Regarding this, Yue Yihuang seemed very helpless, so he had no choice but to hug Nino who was almost ten years old and wanted to act like a baby with him, and showed a faint smile to his partner from the youth training camp.

"Nino keeps coming here to bother you, I'm so sorry."

Igles was originally very slow to everything other than football, but when he heard this sentence with a little alienation in the politeness, he felt that he could no longer laugh like he did just now.He could only scratch his hair and say, "Don't say such kind words to me. Actually, I quite like Nino."

Hearing Igles' words, Nino, who was held in Yue Yihuang's arms, cheered.He struggled non-stop for a moment to climb down from Yue Yihuang's body, then picked up the football, and unconsciously said to Yue Yihuang in a showing off tone:

"Brother! Just now Ige taught me how to play football! I think... I can also play very well! Come here! I'll show you how to play!"

After saying this, Nino didn't care whether his brother was willing to follow up and take a look, so he ran directly to the lawn in the yard where the regular goal was erected with the football in his arms.

However, even though Nino kept bragging that he played well, the fact that he played badly was already fully exposed after only a few steps.Seeing the horrible running with the ball, and the shot that would be missed after stopping in front of the goal, the expression on Yue Yihuang's face can almost be described as difficult.

As for Igles, he started sneaking glances at Yue Yihuang from time to time when Nino picked up the football and ran towards the lawn, looking extremely nervous.

Apparently, this top La Liga player who has been pestered by Nino to teach him several times understands better than Yue Yihuang how badly this Chinese-Western mixed-race football... is.Although, he has an elder brother who showed extraordinary talent at a very young age.

"It seems that Nino may not be so suitable for playing football."

"Maybe...he will be fine after playing for a few more years."

Regarding Yue Yihuang's calm statement, Igles could only say something that neither of the two present believed.The difficult tone made Yue Yihuang laugh.He's clearly reminiscing about how they were kids as he watched little Nino sprint to goal again and again.

"Stop saying things that you don't even believe yourself. You were already a football street fighter when he was his age. And the first time I played football since I met you, it only took one afternoon to play better than he is now. Alright. Speaking of which... the first person to teach me how to play football should be you."

"Don't say that! We're just playing football together. There's no one teaching the other."

Hearing Igles' eager tone, Yue Yihuang just smiled and didn't speak.

After standing there watching for a while, Yue Yihuang finally said goodbye.

Yue Yihuang: "Maybe I should take Nino back. My mother hopes we can go back before dinner."

Igles: "But...it's still a long time before dinner. You don't have to leave in such a hurry."

Yue Yihuang: "No, I should go. It's rare to come back from vacation, and I want to spend more time with my family."

Igles: "Then how many days will you stay in Barcelona this time? The youth academy has reopened these days, maybe we can go and see Mr. Castilla together? He keeps talking about you. By the way! A while ago, he called the sports director and said he hoped you could come back!"

Yue Yihuang: "And then?"

Igles: "Then the director said he would consider it!"

Yue Yihuang: "..."

That afternoon, Yue Yihuang's thought of taking his younger brother home earlier was always interrupted by that half-breed Chinese and Western who looked like an angel, but occasionally revealed his little devil's nature.Nino, whose physical strength is not considered outstanding, was unwilling to say goodbye to Igles so early after he couldn't kick anymore, so he kept asking questions like "Which one is stronger, brother or Igor?" The two met at their feet.

Although Nino is still very young, he usually loves to act like a baby with adults at home, but at this time he is not easy to be fooled at all, his thinking is clear in his small head, and his speech is still organized.At the end, even Yue Yihuang, who was very good-natured on the field, wanted to grab Nino and slap his butt twice before carrying him on his shoulders and taking him home.

But every time Yue Yihuang showed any signs of wanting to do this, the little devil would grab Igles as a shield, looking like he was about to cry.

Time dragged on and on like this, the originally sunny weather turned into a torrential rain, and then... the butler of the Igles family brought bad news: something happened on the way Yue Yihuang had to go home from here. car accident.Due to the heavy rain and the damaged fence, the police blocked the road.In other words, Yue Yihuang and Nino probably won't be able to go back today.

Hearing the news, Nino actually cheered, and he also simulated the celebration that many football players would have after scoring a goal... sliding forward with both knees on the ground.

【Is it really my brother and not my sister that my mother gave birth to later? 】

It wasn't until after dinner that Nino, who occupied a guest room by himself, finally calmed down, and Yue Yihuang, who had taken a cold shower, was still replaying these words in his head.

After brushing his hair carelessly, Yue Yihuang finally took a good look at the guest room that Igles had prepared for him.

It seems that because football players always have friends from all over the world, many top players have more than one guest room in their homes.

And this guest room in Igles' house was stamped with a particularly deep... imprint of football.

In the very simply decorated guest room, there are even more than one football.Although he was dragged by his younger brother to play football for a while this afternoon, for a professional player, after a full two-month offseason, this is obviously not enough.

So Yue Yihuang put up the football with his bare feet, then jumped back directly, bounced and sat on the bed, and unconsciously played with the ball with his feet.

At this time, his door was slammed open from the outside.

That is the owner of this mansion, Igles.

This Argentine with a strong figure has wet hair, and only a white bath towel is wrapped around his body.No, maybe that kind of state cannot be described by the word "wrapped".It should be said that the Argentine just picked up a bath towel in a hurry, covered the key part of the front, but put one hand behind and grasped the two ends of the bath towel.

"I ran out of shampoo in that bathroom."

The Argentine, who spent childhood and boyhood with Yue Yihuang, seemed to never have thought that it would be impolite for him to rush into the other party's room with a bath towel on.In other words, he has made great progress without running over naked.

Perhaps, should Yue Yihuang feel lucky?

Because this guy who was so dull that he couldn't find a stick to wake him up still remembered to put a towel on it this time?

No, he should be glad that he has finished taking a shower now, otherwise the other party may still rush into the bathroom like this.

Trying hard to get all the scenes I just saw out of my head, but this is really too difficult.Yue Yihuang had no choice but to lift the ball lightly with his foot, bumping the ball to its previous position, then got up and pressed the temperature adjustment device installed on the wall, and suddenly lowered the temperature of the air conditioner by seven degrees, allowing it to Run it at the lowest temperature it can reach.

Just sitting back on the bed and taking a few deep breaths to allow his breathing rate to return to normal, Igles, who had taken a bathing speed like a battle, had already pushed the door out with an apologetic expression on his face.

"I'm so sorry, I……"

After just saying a word, Igles paused, and stared blankly at Yue Yihuang who was sitting on the bed with one leg bent and breathing deeply, as if he was meditating on something.

His childhood friend was wearing his clothes, an undersized T-shirt that made his already thin body in European football look even more irrelevant to being strong.

The clothes that are usually worn on oneself...but now they are worn on another person.

This is nothing to Eagles at all.

But for some reason, when he saw the scene in front of him, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable, yet contradictory, she doesn't want to look away.Until the man turned his head and looked at him suspiciously.

"I, let's chat for a while."

"it is good."

Igles, who forgot to take his clothes, once again forgot that he actually needed to wear clothes at this moment, so he walked up to Yue Yihuang, but when he was about to sit down side by side with Yue Yihuang, he surrounded him. The towel around her waist loosened and fell off.

The dull Argentine finally showed his boyhood partner unreservedly the figure that almost all boys long for.Whether it's the part that people can see on a normal day, or the part that can be covered no matter what...

The impact made Yue Yihuang lower his head silently, and blocked his forehead with complicated emotions.Finally realizing that this might be very bad, Igles quickly picked up the towel and put it on again, and said hurriedly before Yue Yihuang raised his head: "I...I'll go back and get my clothes!"

Facing Igles like this, Yue Yihuang finally broke out, and he couldn't help shouting loudly: "I think you can come back after you're dressed!"

After saying this, this Ying Feng, who is not easy to get angry in the Turin team, walked into the bathroom bitterly, and locked the door of the bathroom forcefully, in case that person who is always unaware The guy pushed the door and rushed in when he was inconvenient to be seen by the other party.

But just after finishing these, Yue Yihuang couldn't restrain himself from laughing again.And the smile was out of control.

It seemed that the Argentine he had liked for a long time was always like this, always like this, so that he couldn't get angry with him.And as long as they see each other, all the sadness will become such a dumbfounding.

The Argentine who got dressed was ordered by Yue Yihuang to wait at the door for a long time, and then sat down pitifully beside Yue Yihuang.Two professional soccer players get together, and of course the only topic they talk about is football.

Igles and Yue Yihuang talked about Barcelona, ​​Castilla, and their team formation changes for the new season.At the beginning, the Argentine seemed a little cautious when talking about the team.But when he felt that Yue Yihuang beside him didn't feel depressed at all, he boldly talked about his wish for this year.

"I hope this year Barcelona can win the league and the Champions League double."

"Then my wish is that Torino can win the Europa League this year."

Following what Igles said, Yue Yihuang expressed his inner wish.Igles turned around in surprise when he heard this sentence, and then his surprise turned into surprise, and he grabbed Yue Yihuang's shoulders.

It was raining heavily outside the window, and the non-stop rainstorm washed away the hot summer land, in this hazy night.

Igles: "It's great that you can cheer up! But... I actually hope that you can come back."

Yue Yihuang: "Impossible. There is no place for me in Barcelona."

Igles: "This is not necessarily true! Mr. Castilla said that he saw the shadow of Derekalo in you! Maybe one day, you can become Barcelona's New Derekalo!"

This time, Yue Yihuang didn't continue talking.He just listened to the sound of the rainstorm hitting the ground and the glass windows.After a long time, when the Argentine next to him fell asleep, Yue Yihuang finally said softly:

"So, do you want me to return to Barcelona and adapt to the position of Derico? But before selling Derico, didn't Barcelona already prepare two young players who can be qualified for Derico's position? If I went to Dericallo's position, and the position behind you...who should I give it to?"

Yue Yihuang didn't wait for the answer, and he didn't want to wait for the answer from the Argentine.Seeing the other party lying on the bed and sleeping in a mess, Yue Yihuang laughed at himself.

"Obviously... I have decided not to go back again. You idiot, why do you always say something that misunderstood me."

After saying these words, Yue Yihuang lowered his head and supported his body with his left hand so that his lips could touch the other person.First, the eyebrows with strong lines, then the eyelashes, and then...the other's lips.

He kissed the other party's lips lightly, for fear of waking up the other party's softness and care.

Memories belonging to this night, sweet and bitter.

Yue Yihuang originally thought that he could spend the last ten days of vacation leisurely.But on the second day, he belatedly discovered the overwhelming news that made him feel restless.

"A sky-high price contract, one euro breach of contract fee.gambler?Madman? "

"Prince of Turin was exposed to the confidentiality clause behind the contract, the Bundesliga, Premier League and La Liga giants are vying for it, and the most sought-after player in history is freshly released"

"Turin's golden midfielder has secret talks with Juventus executives, and the transfer is imminent"

"The Ligue [-] Paris Saint-Germain said it has a strong interest in the Turin winger and intends to win this year"

"The Titans of Turin are about to disperse, and the rebuilding of the Team of Gods will be in vain"

A few years ago, the summer transfer window for European teams was eight weeks away.But in 2019, UEFA reached a reform of the transfer season.Extended the summer transfer period to ten weeks.In other words, as long as the new season has not started, the transfer window will not be closed.

This also makes the annual summer transfer market more unpredictable.

And this year... this year the transfer market was in a frenzy in the last two weeks before the shutdown.

The last item about the transfer contract that Francisco signed with the Turin club was published by a newspaper.This triggered a number of wealthy teams competing with Francisco contact.This also includes Francisco's old club Chelsea.

Only sold him for 300 million euros the year before, and "buy" him back with zero transfer fee a year later. Could there be a more cost-effective deal than this?

of course not.

But this also made Francisco, who was scrambled for by everyone, was devastated.

Yet this is just the beginning.After that, there was news that the Turin team might fall apart.

Lazio hopes to use the Argentine teenager in the team to exchange Yue Yihuang with Turin.

La Liga powerhouses and Ligue [-] Paris Saint-Germain have expressed strong interest in Turin winger Cassel.

Thiar was even photographed in private and secret meetings with Juventus' top officials.

Even Dericallo, the midfield engine that the Turin team bought from Barcelona at a high price in the last transfer period, has attracted the attention of many giants because of its rapid recovery.

For a time, the Italian media rumored that there was a problem with the financial situation of the Turin team.Some so-called insiders broke the news that the head coach Delo proposed a salary increase but was rejected, and the news that the Turin generals were at odds.

This made it almost impossible for Yue Yihuang to stay in Barcelona any longer.He can't wait to go back to Turin, to his current team.

He couldn't deny the horror he felt... when he saw the news.

He called the club manager in Turin to verify, but the other party only gave him an answer of "please rest assured, the club has no problems now".

It was under such torment that Yue Yihuang called Carl...