Chapter 1 A Frenzy of Excitement

Tens of thousands of Arsenal fans were ecstatic.

Who ignited their passion?

The new owner of the Gunners' number 10 jersey!

The tiered, bowl-shaped stands were a wave of red and white scarves and flags.

Cannons fired in salute.

Colorful confetti fluttered in the North London sky.

On the red and white stage set up in the center circle of the green field, Li Kang and Wenger completed the signing, the contract of course just a prop.

Under the mighty momentum.

A huge mosaic occupied everyone's attention.

"Lee!!!"

"Co..."

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After the signing ceremony.

Morata arrived at the press conference early.

The media reporters eagerly asked questions.

The Spanish striker didn't listen carefully at all, and ignored the press officer's reminder.

He said with a straight face:

"Joining Arsenal is my childhood dream."

"When I was a kid, I always imagined myself in an Arsenal jersey."

"Scoring a goal for Arsenal will be the most wonderful moment of my career."

Clap!

Clap clap clap!

There was thunderous applause from the audience!

The media reporters and Arsenal fans were very satisfied with this handsome top scorer.

Only the agent, Lopez, twitched the corner of his mouth: this guy's lines are exactly the same as when he joined Juventus!

Wherever he goes, he dreams of that place.

As for why the Serie A giants were willing to let Morata go to the Premier League Gunners?

Many conspiracy theories have emerged online.

《The Zebra Army's Champions League Strategic Significance: Let Arsenal Eliminate the Galactic Team.》

《Turin Agents: Morata and Pogba.》

《The Old Lady Places a Chess Piece in the Premier League, Planning for the Champions League.》

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One side's joy set off the other's anger.

North Rhine.

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Bayer Leverkusen office building.

Li Kang's posters were thrown on the ground and trampled on.

The red and black number 10 jersey was burned in flames.

Eggs, vegetables, lighters, and beverage cans bombarded the glass door frantically.

"Traitor of North Rhine!"

"A lackey who betrays glory for money!"

"Shameless!"

Of course, they knew that Li Kang had earned two hundred million for Bayer Leverkusen.

But so what? The money didn't go into their pockets.

Dino looked through the blinds and said in a panic: "This battle is almost like when Kroos returned to Bayern back then!"

Völler laughed: "Don't be afraid, these voices will subside in a few days. We have to hurry up and sign players before the summer window closes. Wenger wants to take Leno to London too."

"Director, we can build a North Rhine battleship! There are two hundred million euros in the account! And that's not counting the one hundred million from the Bayer Group..."

"Where are two hundred million?"

"Arsenal is paying in installments."

...

Barcelona and Fabregas's social accounts were flooded by netizens.

-【Paying out of his own pocket.】

-【1 million euros in installments.】

-【Best financial product of the year.】

-【European philanthropist: Dig up one of your Arsenal captains and give you a piece of the Dream Team dynasty.】

It's not over yet.

Cruyff added fuel to the fire: I suggested to Barcelona a long time ago that they should prepare two hundred million to welcome the Crown Prince back.

Catalonia exploded.

Extremist fans frantically stormed the Barcelona office building.

Sports director Robert was so scared that he hid in his office and dared not go home.

"We spent nearly 180 million to sign a group of geniuses!"

"Next season... we must use our results to shut these bastards up!"

....

Li Kang and Morata became neighbors.

The two old red-brick villas were about a 20-minute drive from both the Emirates Stadium and the Colney training base.

"The Premier League schedule is terrible!"

"The league opener is the day after tomorrow, and the opponent is Liverpool!"

"Crazy, we don't have time to work with our teammates."

"Sanchez doesn't talk to us, he might hate us, so let's hate him too."

"I recently mastered Suarez and Inzaghi's running positions, my understanding of space... Hey hey hey! What are you laughing at?"

Morata held up the schedule and chattered endlessly.

Li Kang held a tablet computer and was watching the video of Liverpool's recent warm-up matches.

He couldn't see anything.

But a small black egg on the front line brought an extremely shocking visual impact.

Mané.

Southampton's top scorer last season joined Liverpool this summer.

The sun was setting.

The moss between the mottled red bricks seemed to be telling the story of North London's years.

Li Kang seemed not to hear what Morata was saying, handed his schoolbag to his little assistant, and walked into the yard while watching the video.

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The next morning.

The Colney Training Centre was shrouded in white mist.

Founded in 1999, it is a top-notch European training base with 10 standard pitches, complete equipment and a medical center.

It cost 100 million pounds.

Where did the money come from?

They sold Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid, pieced it together, and took out a loan from the bank in installments, finally squeezing the money out.

"Li-san! Do you still remember me?"

Li Kang was running when a sturdy black-haired figure suddenly appeared beside him.

Does Arsenal have Japanese players?

He couldn't remember the other person's name for a moment, so he could only nod seriously.

"It's really an honor to be remembered by Li-san."

"Since our last match, I have been using you as an example!"

"Please inspect my results."

The little Japanese was very excited, lifted the corner of his shirt while running, and revealed his strong eight-pack abs.

Li Kang finally remembered who the other person was.

Asano Takuma.

Last year, he represented the Spanish national team's second team for the first time in the Japanese... what tractor thing.

The memories were gradually getting out of control.

He also remembered the back streets of Ginza Avenue, the neon girls under the dim streetlights...

"Li-san!"

"It's a pity that I can't fight alongside you, my work permit hasn't been issued yet, but I believe that as long as I keep working hard, one day I will be able to with Li-san..."

Beep!

A whistle interrupted Asano Takuma's "mouth escape."

Assistant coach Bould waved to Li Kang and eagerly handed him a dry towel.

"Lee, get ready to gather."

Arsenal players came to the training ground one after another, and after seeing Li Kang, they ran forward to greet him familiarly.

Not to mention the two rounds last season, many people met during the European Cup.

Giroud, Ramsey, Koscielny, Čech and others were very enthusiastic.

This is Arsenal's real number 10!

As for the original number 10 Wilshere, who was plagued by injuries? He was not registered in this season's Premier League squad, but was loaned to Bournemouth.

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In the distance.

Wenger patted Sanchez on the shoulder.

The relationship between the master and apprentice was a little awkward.

At this time, the Chilean warrior had not completely lost heart.

Why did he reject Liverpool's high salary and choose Arsenal after leaving Barcelona?

It was because of Wenger that he firmly believed that he could lift trophy after trophy after coming to Arsenal.

Instead of becoming a substitute for the MSN trio, instead of becoming a transaction add-on for Suarez.

"Lee is our attacking core."

"He is the key to winning the Champions League."

"You can't be as sticky... individualistic as you used to be, Alexis."

"Adapt to Lee's attacking rhythm."

"This is my and Arsenal's last bet."

Hearing these words.

The Copa América champion striker was silent for a moment, then nodded vigorously.