Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 666 - 462: Whole team renews with top salaries! Ronaldo: No more pretending, Tang is my successor!

Chapter 666: Chapter 462: Whole team renews with top salaries! Ronaldo: No more pretending, Tang is my successor!

De Bruyne was driving his Ferrari convertible down the road.

Suddenly, there was a loud "bang," and the bag of clothes on the passenger seat was hit by something unknown and fell onto the floor. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Oh no!"

De Bruyne slammed on the brakes hard, the tires smoked, and the Ferrari stopped by the roadside.

He leaned out to look around.

He saw that the area was deserted, with only vehicles speeding past.

Annoyed, he picked up the bag of clothes from the passenger seat, only to find a mobile phone inside.

"Who the hell throws a phone at my car!"

De Bruyne cursed loudly, and after swearing, he felt a chill. If the phone hadn’t hit the passenger seat but his head, wouldn’t it have left him bleeding?

Just as De Bruyne was about to call the police, he noticed the phone screen was still on. He picked it up and was shocked!

The phone screen remained on a chat app, and at a glance, De Bruyne recognized the profile picture as his teammate, Icardi.

Looking around the neighborhood, De Bruyne suddenly realized that Icardi’s house was nearby.

He felt amused, intending to return the phone to Icardi, accidentally glanced at the chat history, and discovered Icardi was talking to Chiwo.

"Chiwo, isn’t he Manchester City’s assistant coach?"

Curiously, he read further and found that it was Chiwo’s evaluation of Icardi’s performance in the last match.

In just a few words, he described it thoroughly, causing De Bruyne to nod slightly before clicking on the video.

The video was a highlight reel of Tang Long’s matches, produced by Chiwo, accompanied by both text and Chiwo’s voice commentary.

Although Tang Long only played for 45 minutes, Chiwo managed to edit an hour-long highlight of him;

With numerous pauses and unique analyses at many critical junctures.

Especially regarding Tang Long’s passing and positioning choices at the top of the penalty arc and the flanks of both boxes, there were deep insights!

De Bruyne became increasingly engrossed as he parked his car by the side of the road, unwittingly finishing the entire hour-long video.

He thought Chiwo’s analysis was very thorough, deepening his understanding of football.

In many aspects, for an offensive player like De Bruyne, it was highly beneficial. After watching, De Bruyne felt enlightened, like a revelation, and couldn’t help but exclaim:

"I never thought Tang’s choices had deeper meanings, without Chiwo’s explanation, I couldn’t have figured it out!"

De Bruyne was somewhat aware of the past entanglements between Icardi and Tang Long.

After analyzing slightly, he guessed why Chiwo was so meticulous in explaining Tang Long’s secrets to Icardi, yet Icardi threw the phone out, obviously discontented.

He couldn’t help but laugh quietly: "Chiwo is a master. With such a master explaining to Icardi, yet he doesn’t appreciate it. What a foolish guy."

After some thought, De Bruyne used Icardi’s phone to send the video to himself via chat app so he could watch and think further, then deleted the sent record.

"Just returning the phone to Mauro would be a waste, some of Chiwo’s explanations are still unclear to me, why not seize this chance to ask him for advice?"

With this thought, De Bruyne applauded himself for his cleverness, then started typing to Chiwo in the chat box quickly.

...

After sending his meticulously made video to Icardi, Chiwo had not received any response for a long time.

He sighed quietly to himself, thinking: "It seems as I suspected, Mauro, being proud, would never agree to learn Tang’s playing style, albeit wasting my good intentions, yet I’ve done my best, alas!"

Just as he decided to let Icardi go, a series of questions suddenly popped up in the chat box from Icardi.

Chiwo was immediately surprised and delighted!

Surprised that Icardi wasn’t as unwilling as he thought to watch the video;

Delighted that Icardi actually sent a lengthy comment of several hundred words, including questions, clearly showing he not only watched the entire hour-long video but based on Chiwo’s explanations, proposed different views and questions on Tang Long’s passes and positioning choices during complex offensive-to-defensive transitions.

"Great, worthy of being my taught player, I knew Mauro still has ambition!"

Although Icardi is now a Manchester United player, Chiwo felt a bit guilty talking so openly, considering Manchester City still pays his wages;

However, after working with Icardi at Inter for years and winning the UEFA Europa League and Coppa Italia in the 2014-2015 season, where Icardi also became Serie A’s top scorer, Chiwo had high expectations for him.

Coupled with that one-time breach of contract, which left him feeling uncomfortable, Chiwo patiently explained the questions Icardi asked.

In areas unclear through typing, he sent voice messages.

Chiwo initially planned to call Icardi, yet the call was declined, saying it was inconvenient to talk.

Their conversation went on for more than an hour.

In the end, Icardi said he wouldn’t use this chat app anymore and sent a small account for Chiwo to add, saying he would consult him if he had questions in the future.

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[Tang is my successor; he has all the qualifications to become a great forward!]

Ronaldo, who rarely posts on social media, suddenly shared a photo with Tang Long and included this caption.

Instantly, major media outlets were abuzz!

Ronaldo’s successor?

This sensational title has been hyped by countless media over the past decade.

However, all this hype was orchestrated by the media, and Ronaldo himself has never declared anyone as his successor.

After being asked multiple times by the media, driven to frustration, Ronaldo even confidently stated:

"Ronaldo’s successor? Perhaps not even on Earth!"

Ronaldo previously publicly stated that in the pendulum dribbling domain, Tang Long is his successor.

Though he added a qualifying term.

And to directly say "Tang is my successor; he has all the qualifications to become a great forward," using such an unreserved and even praising tone, media around the world saw for the first time!

Everyone was eager to know why Ronaldo said this?

However, only Sky Sports’ Dilata secured an exclusive interview with Ronaldo.

"Tang has all the qualifications to become a great forward; he possesses height, speed, dribbling, heading, and a great shooting ability. More importantly, he has a natural foresight about what will happen in the next three seconds on the football field, more accurately than anyone else!"

"At the same age as Tang, I was playing for Barça, and people said I was the world’s top talent. But in my view, Tang’s abilities far exceed mine at the same age!"

Dilata quickly published this interview on Sky Sports’ front page, drawing massive attention.

This event was orchestrated as a drama by Ronaldo, Dilata, and Tang Long.

The direct objective was to pressure Manchester City’s management in contract renewal negotiations!

Soon, various reports, both true and false, emerged like snowflakes, largely revisiting past stories of Europe’s major clubs eying Tang Long.

However, many details were vividly depicted, as if those reporters were personally present at these high-level meetings negotiating.

As expected, Manchester City’s management couldn’t withstand the pressure, resulting in significant concessions.

In previous negotiations, Manchester City decisively rejected Ronaldo’s demand of 100% image rights for Tang Long’s agent.

Because Manchester City players must relinquish 50% of their image rights, the management was reluctant to set a precedent.

But after this publicity stunt, combined with Tang Long recently achieving an assist hat-trick, the contract renewal negotiations saw substantial progress within three days.

Ultimately, Tang Long’s contract was extended from 4 years to 5 years, with a weekly salary increase from 180,000 British Pounds to 240,000 British Pounds, tying with Agüero for the team lead.

Regarding image rights, Tang Long personally secured 90% of the share!

As a result, in terms of actual player wages, Tang Long became the highest-paid in the team!

After concluding the negotiations, Ronaldo stepped out of Manchester City’s office building, spiritedly holding his briefcase, and saw hundreds of journalists rushing forward.

He raised his hand, stylishly took out sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, striding through the swarm of journalists, only uttering one sentence before leaving.

"The best players deserve the best treatment; this is my Ronaldo’s credo in serving players as an agent!"