Fox in the Penalty Area

"I told my dad!"

Hu Lai received this new news from Li Qingqing on WeChat, he cheered up, and quickly replied: "What did he say?"

"He said I like it!"

Hu Lai stared at the words and looked again and again, then typed carefully and asked: "Isn't the coach trying to be weird?"

"Of course not!" Li Qingqing said with certainty, "My dad is not that kind of person. Anyway, he promised us to be together!"

Seeing this sentence, Hu Lai clenched his fist and waved it vigorously.

Good job!

The biggest stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Ever since Li Qingqing received the news yesterday that she was going to have a showdown with the coach, Hu Lai has been restless.

From time to time, some random thoughts pop up in my mind.

Now, the biggest obstacle is gone, and he can finally be with Li Qingqing openly and aboveboard.

He asked on WeChat: "Are we going to make an official announcement? Just like those celebrities, post a photo on Weibo or something..."

"Don't want it? We're not in the entertainment industry, so let things take their course." Li Qingqing answered him quickly.

"Okay, listen to you."

"Good night, Holly. I'm going to bed."

"Good night."

Hu Lai thought for a while, and added: "Good dream."

Li Qingqing returned with a flushed smiley expression.

Satisfied, Hu Lai put down his phone, put on his backpack, and prepared to ask Morikawa Junpei to go with him.

At this moment, after Matt Dawn knocked on the door, he poked his head in and laughed when he saw Hu Lai: "You haven't left, Hu, that's great. Tony asked me to find you, he wanted chat with you."

The Leeds City players who hadn't left in the locker room pricked up their ears when they heard this, held their breath, and turned to look at Hu Lai.

The originally busy locker room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Hu Lai didn't care about the changes in the locker room, he could more or less guess why the boss was looking for him.

But he did not refuse the conversation, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

Then he said to Morikawa Junpei: "You wait for me here."

Morikawa Junpei nodded: "Okay."

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After Hu Lai left with Matt, the sound in the locker room resumed.

Charlie Potter asked: "Is Hu really going to leave? I heard that his agency refused to negotiate with the club to renew his contract..."

"It's normal to refuse to renew the contract. After all, there is still a three-year contract. The new contract was only signed last summer, and it will be renewed this year. What is this... This does not mean that he will leave." Jay Adams shook his head.

"Jay, do you wish to wander off?" Charlie asked.

Adams frowned: "Who is willing? Are you willing?"

Charlie shook his head vigorously: "Of course I don't want to. I just don't understand, if Hu wants to leave, why does he have to go. We can win the championship here, and we can eat 'red pepper' every season... the fans here I love him too, why did you leave?"

"It's actually normal to walk." Kamara said suddenly. "Maybe other teams pay more, maybe they can win the Champions League."

Charlie Potter turned his head and asked Junpei Morikawa again: "Morikawa, you have the best relationship with Hu, what do you think?"

Junpei Morikawa shook his head and said in Japanese English: "I don't know if Hu will leave, and I don't know why he will leave. But if he does, I will support him."

Charlie spread his hands and shrugged: "Okay, I knew it was useless to ask you..."

In the end, Captain Lorenzo stood up and said, "Okay, Charlie, you don't need to conduct surveys in the locker room. This matter is now a rumor, and it is still unclear whether we will leave or not. Why are we here?" Guessing? Anyway, there will always be a result."

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Hou Lai followed Matt to the head coach's office. Clark was already waiting for him inside. When he saw Hou Lai, he motioned for him to sit by himself.

After bringing Hou Lai here, Matt didn't leave either, but went straight to the sofa and sat down, while skillfully pouring himself a cup of black tea.

"Hu, I noticed that you seemed a little...absent during training today. Is it because of the recent transfer rumors?" Clark said straight to the point.

Hu Lai was stunned for a moment, then after thinking about it, he realized that the boss had misunderstood...

He shook his head quickly: "Uh, no, boss, it has nothing to do with the transfer. It's just a personal matter of mine. I'm sorry for affecting the training..."

Seeing this, Clark didn't continue to ask what was the personal matter, but just nodded: "I know you are a very professional player, Hu. That's why I was surprised. After all, this is the first time you have been absent-minded in training... I Glad it wasn't about the transfer. But I think we should talk about the transfer anyway, don't you think?"

Hu Lai nodded: "Of course, no problem. Actually, I also want to talk to you, boss."

"Very well. Let me hear what you think about the transfer, and of course I'll tell you mine. Come on, I want you to stay, no matter what the rumours. You know, You're the most important one in my strategy. And we're happy to work together, aren't we?" Clarke cut to the chase.

Hu Lai nodded: "Yes, boss. As the first coach I came to Europe, you are great. I can adapt to European football so quickly, and you have helped me a lot. And Matt..."

Matt Dawn, who was sitting next to him, cast his gaze at Hu Lai when he heard Hu Lai calling his name.

"I still remember when Matt came to Jincheng to meet me and showed me things that surprised me... It was because of what Matt did that I made up my mind to join Leeds City. I Glad I made the right choice..."

"But." Clark raised his hand, "Huh, just say 'but'."

Hu Lai smiled: "It's not that early, boss. My feelings for you and Leeds City are sincere. Whether it is the club or the team, everyone treats me very well. Every day I am here Happy. Sometimes I think maybe I can stay here until I retire. But..."

He finally said "but".

Clark didn't change any expression, just looked at him quietly.

"But most of the time, when I think that I will play in one team for the rest of my life, I feel somewhat unwilling..." Having said that, Hu Lai turned to look at Matt again, and asked, "Matt , this should be regarded as too low loyalty in "The Godfather of Champions", right?"

Matt put down the teacup he just picked up, and shook his head: "No. It's because the 'ambition' is too high."

Clark nodded: "I see, you want to leave."

Hu Lai smiled: "The world is so big, I want to see it. Boss."

After hearing Hu Lai's words, Clark thought about it for a while, and then said, "How about staying for one more season? Finish this season before leaving."

"If this is the hope of you and the club, the boss, I will respect it. But for me personally, when the opportunity presents itself to me, I don't want to miss it." Hu Lai still chose to tell the truth. "Nobody knows what's going to happen after one season."

Of course he can say some good words to make them happy, and then go back and put pressure on the club through the brokerage company. Let the brokerage company and the agent be the bad guys, while I hide behind, pretending to be an innocent person who doesn't know anything about it, and maintain a glamorous and beautiful image in front of the media and fans.

But he didn't do that. Since he came here, of course he had to be open and honest with the boss, otherwise the meaning of communication and dialogue would be lost.

"Okay..." Clark sighed, so frankly Hu Lai left him speechless. "We know what you think and the club will know too."

Hu Lai nodded: "Is there anything else, boss?"

"No, you can go." Clark waved his hand.

Hu Lai turned to say goodbye.

But just as he was about to go out, Clark stopped him: "No matter what the final result is, I only represent myself, thank you, Hu."

Matt said, "Me too."

"I also need to thank you, you brought me to Europe." Hu Lai bowed to the two coaches.

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After Holly left, Clark and Matt looked at each other.

"It's really Hu who is good at seizing opportunities..." Clark said with emotion. "He knows what he wants and how to do it."

What he was targeting was Hu Lai's phrase "When an opportunity presents itself to me, I don't want to miss it."

"The world is so big, I want to see it too..." Matt said another sentence that Hu Lai said with emotion.

Clark glanced at him: "Why? You want to leave too?"

"How is that possible? If I want to go, I will definitely go with you. Wherever you go, I will go..." Matt laughed. "Speaking of which, Tony, will you coach in Leeds City for the rest of your life?"

Clark shook his head: "First, I don't want to coach a team forever. Second, in today's football, it is very difficult for a head coach to coach a team for more than ten years. So I actually understand Hu Why do you want to leave. In modern football, it is very costly and unnecessary to be 'one-and-done'. After all, if you stay in one place for a long time and get used to it, you will actually enter the comfort zone and will gradually lose it. The motivation to struggle..."

"So you will tell the club truthfully that Hu wants to leave?"

"Well, yes. The next thing will be a headache for Eric and the others."

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