Like many professional teams at home, arkmar''s home wall is surrounded by huge posters of players.
There are Costa Rica goalkeeper brown, Dutch rookie Maher, Danish midfield Paulson and Australian left winger Holman
At this moment, the staff of alkmar are changing the latest player posters and putting up the posters of two new players. They are the local player behrence who joined from helenfen for 1.5 million euro, the American striker Altidore who joined from Turkey''s bursa sports and played for Spain Villarreal.
However, due to the limited space around the stadium, some players'' posters had to be removed.
26 year old Italian center Graziano Pelle stood in the distance, watching his poster slowly removed by the staff of the club and replaced by Altidore.
It''s like he''s in the club at the moment.
He was born in Lecce youth training camp in Italy, but he has been wandering all his career. First, he was loaned to Catania, Crotone, Cesena and other Serie B teams by Lecce. Due to his outstanding performance in the World Youth Championships and European Youth Championships, he was valued by the then head coach van Gaal of alcmar and came to the Netherlands with a high price of 6 million euros.
It was the most beautiful moment of his life so far.
At the age of 22, at the critical stage of his career development, he is favored by world-class coach van Gaal and has an unlimited future.
At the beginning, everyone in the team was full of expectations for him, hoping that he could take over the position of Dutch center kowelmans, who was transferred to PSV Eindhoven, and stir up the banner of arkmar''s attack. Kowelmans just scored 22 league goals in the previous season, but Pelle only scored three goals in the first season, and only one in the league.
Such a huge gap is obviously unacceptable, especially when Pelle is still holding a high price of 6 million euros, but van Gaal is still full of confidence in him and continues to keep him in the team, hoping that he can adjust as soon as possible.
In the second season, Pelle''s performance did improve. He scored only three goals in 20 league matches, two more than last season, which made everyone feel desperate. However, alkmar won the Dutch league this season, and van Gaal also left alkmar after the end of this season.
Van Gaal''s successor is his disciple Ronald Koman. He has the same attitude towards Pele as van Gaal. They often say that Pele should be the kind of striker who can serve as the attack point of the team, rather than a shooter who can only score goals.
"Think about it. What would you do if you were Ibrahimovic and van Persie?"
Compare yourself to top strikers like Ibrahimovic and van Persie?
Perry was flattered.
However, the good times do not last long. Koman only stayed in alkmar for five months and left the team just after December. Dutch coach Edwards Carter took over the position of alkmar. However, his requirements are completely different from those of van Gaal and Koman, and he has no confidence in Pele, a player left by his predecessor. Pele was completely put into the cold palace.
As like as two peas, Ed Vokat only took six months in Alkmaar. Last summer, his assistant Welbeck took over him. But his impression of Pele was exactly the same as that of Ed Vokat.
However, it is precisely in these two years of bench career that Pelle thinks more. He gradually learns how to play in his own way. He tries to understand what van Gaal and Coleman have taught him. He scored six goals in 18 league matches last season, which is the best season since he joined alkmar.
And more is achieved when the substitute, including three consecutive rounds of substitutes have scored goals, there are also substitutes in a very short period of time to perform the feat of scoring twice, which makes Pelle excited, surprised at his progress, but not conducive to his position in arkmar.
Welbeck didn''t trust him at all, so he brought in Altidore from bursa this summer.
This transfer basically sentenced Pelle''s four-year career of alkmar to an end.
But leave alkmar, where?
Agent Calvino is not famous, but he has a strong operational ability in Holland. He helped Pelle contact many teams, but they all balked. The only one who is interested in him is Parma in Serie A, but can he have a place in this team?
Pele is deeply suspicious, because Parma team has gathered Crespo, Palladino, okaka, Giovinco and other famous Italian players. What''s more, Pele has left Italian football for many years, and Parma coach kolomba can''t protect himself, let alone give Pele a chance. Is it appropriate to join Parma at this time?
But in fact, Pele has no choice in this matter. He can only look forward to it optimistically. Maybe there will be a turn for the better in Parma.
Thinking of this, Perry couldn''t help sighing, turned and sat back in the car, ready to go home.
But at this time, his mobile phone suddenly rang, the caller ID is a strange phone number.
Perry got through immediately, and a strange voice came from inside.
"Hello, Pele. I''m the technical director of Chinatown. My name is Carlos cantarello." The person on the other side of the phone introduced himself fluently in English.
Chinatown? Carlos cantarello?
As a professional player, although he plays for Holland and is not successful, Pelle must have heard of this team and its name. The former is the top four team in La Liga, the cold team, and the latter is the right-hand assistant of the cold team. He is known as the best coach in the world who is good at cultivating and carving players.
"You... Hello, Mr. cantarello." Perry returned with some excitement.
Fortunately, he speaks English very well.
"I''m glad you know me. It saves a lot of things." There was a burst of hearty laughter on the phone.
After laughing, cantarello continued to ask: "I heard from your agent that alkmar has allowed you to look for a team. I wonder if you are interested in coming to Chinatown?"
"Chinatown?" Perry was a little confused.
He still has self-knowledge and knows that he is just a substitute who can''t even play in alkmar. How can he go to Chinatown? That''s the fourth team in La Liga. It''s going to play in the Champions League.
"I know it''s hard to accept that all of a sudden, but we do intend to invite you to Chinatown. As you know, our top center Mitch has decided to join Arsenal
This news is one of the hottest news in recent years, second only to alpine coach Paris Saint Germain. Although it has not been officially recognized by the two teams, it has detonated the European transfer market.
That would be the highest transfer fee ever for Arsenal.
"I... I don''t quite understand." Perry''s voice was a little rapid.
Cantarello said, "maybe you don''t believe it, but we have been paying close attention to you since more than a year ago. Mr. Gao Han heard your name from van Gaal and Ronald Koeman respectively. You know, they are friends and occasionally exchange some experiences. The two Dutch coaches highly praise you."
"Later, Mr. Gao studied your video in person, and our technical team began to closely track your game and training from a year ago, but it was not discovered by you. For example, when you scored twice against Utrecht, the official information is 26 minutes. In fact, you only used 17 minutes, and 26 minutes is your substitute time."
When Pelle heard this, he no longer doubted cantarello''s words. If he didn''t know him in detail, it was impossible to know the exact time.
"But... I still don''t understand." Perry is still worried.
"Yes, it''s hard to believe it, but what we need is an attack point like Diego Costa and michu, not a scorer. We think you are very suitable. You are a player with ideas and ideas. You have fine skills and good physical quality. We think you can succeed in La Liga."
Many of cantarello''s words are the same as those of van Gaal and Ronald Koman, which makes Pelle convinced of cantarello''s words in his heart. Moreover, he is now 26 years old and knows very well what his playing style is and what tactics can give full play to his energy.
"You know, Mr. Gao Han just called me in person, and he said..."
Cantarello deliberately pause, Pelle some anxious to know, "say what?"
"He said that your experience in alkmar is not entirely a matter of your own strength. To a large extent, the turbulence of the club in the past two years has also affected your performance. You are a very thoughtful player. Going to Parma or returning to Serie A is not suitable for you. If you can play in a tactical framework suitable for you, You will be an excellent attacker, enter the Italian national team and become famous in European football
"This..." Perry was confused again. "Is this really what Mr. Gao Han said?"
"Absolutely. I can ask him to call you in person if I need to." Cantarello said.
"No, Mr. cantarello, you misunderstood me. I don''t doubt you. I just... I just..."
Perry was already a little bit incoherent with excitement.
For him, not to mention the cold, even cantarello is unattainable. What''s more, cantarello has no reason to cheat him, nor is it necessary.
"Alcemar has asked you to contact the team by yourself, so now we solemnly invite you to come to Chinatown to play. Believe me, here, you will get a space to play your best. All of us, including Gao Han, me and coach bochetino, will help you
Pelle is breathless with excitement. He knows that countless professional players dream of getting the help of Gao Han and cantarello, but he is so lucky that his mood is just like riding a roller coaster and can''t be calmed down.
"How''s it going? Does it take some time to think about it? " Cantarello asked on the phone.
"No, Mr. cantarello." However, pelai almost shook his head without thinking about it. "No, I''d like to join Chinatown."
"That''s good, Perry. Believe me, it would be a very wise choice." Cantarello said with a smile.
When Perry hung up the phone, he was still in a daze. He just felt like he was dreaming.
But he soon woke up and called his agent Calvino. To his surprise, Calvino also knew about it. Cantarello first called Calvino and then got Pele''s mobile phone number.
It''s starting to make Perry believe it.
He looked through the car window at the distant outer wall of the stadium, where there was no poster for him. But at this moment, he was full of expectation for the future, and somewhat uneasy.
"Am I really going to Chinatown?"