The biggest fanatic in football

Friday, June 19, 2015.

"This is our home stadium, the Mestalla Stadium."

Now that the contract has been signed, Lee Polo also visited his home stadium accompanied by club staff.

Despite the language barrier between the two parties, the staff member named Pablo Gonzalez introduced him enthusiastically for a long time:

"This stadium was built in 1923 and could only accommodate 25,000 people at the beginning. After many expansions, it now has a total of 55,000 seats, but...it's a bit crowded."

He shrugged his shoulders, expressing his helplessness.

He babbled several numbers, and Allen didn't have time to translate for him, so Lee Polo basically didn't understand. However, after looking around, he could indeed see that the overall slope of the stand was a bit shaky.

This is an ancient stadium. Only one side of the main stand has a roof, and the rest are open-air three-story stands. There are almost no gaps between the densely packed seats.

【It is indeed the work of capitalists.】

Li Polo shook his head.

This so-called third largest city in Spain has a permanent population of only 810,000. Is it necessary to expand the stadium capacity to 55,000 seats?

Next, he followed Gonzalez on a tour of the city's scenery and main business areas, and finally came to the Patna training base far away from the city.

"Old Keir, I'm sorry to disturb your rest, we only need 10 minutes."

Gonzalez rolled down the window, said hello to the old guard at the training base, then stepped on the accelerator and drove in:

"This is where you will work every day from now on, Polo."

They stopped the car between a green field. Gonzalez opened his arms and pointed around:

"This area is called Patna Stadium by us, but it is just our training base. There are 16 turfs in total, including 7 full-size turfs and 6 half-court or small fields. The reserve team and youth team will also train here.

There are the locker room, team meeting room, tactical analysis room, indoor fitness area, physiotherapy recovery room, massage room, team medical room, temporary lounge, restaurant, swimming pool, administrative office area..."

This time, Allen did his best to translate the core meaning for him. Li Polo, who was in close contact with a professional club for the first time, was also very happy to see it.

After seeing the professional facilities here, and then recalling the Wimbledon training base with only two vegetable plots and a few barbells, he couldn't help but sigh.

Gonzalez introduced a few more words:

"The distance between the training base and the home stadium is about 14 kilometers, and it takes half an hour to drive. If you need the club to find accommodation for you, please inform me in time. Until then, you can temporarily live in Posadas next door.

Hotels, they have always cooperated with clubs.”

Li Polo nodded repeatedly:

"Thank you, Pablo, I will contact you if necessary."

Gonzalez, who finished his tour guide job, restarted the car:

"Nuno has determined that the registration date for the new season is July 7. You'd better not be late. He is a bit strict on discipline and is not like us Spaniards at all. By the way, I'm afraid you need to apply for a passport and visa in advance.

Because we are going to Asia to participate in a business competition!"

Li Polo smiled and thanked him for the reminder:

"Pablo, is there anything delicious here? I'm treating you!"

Gonzalez suddenly laughed:

"You have to be prepared, I'm a famous big eater!"

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Li Polo, who will receive a weekly salary of 10,000 yuan from next month, will certainly not be stingy about a mere meal.

What's more, he also entrusted Gonzalez to find a place to live and apply for a visa to go abroad on his behalf. Even if the other party asked for "errand fees", it was normal.

Valencia is also a major tourist province, and their number of beaches ranks first in Spain. Li Polo simply continued to vacation here with Lisana while waiting for the house.

Speaking of Lisanna, their school’s summer vacation actually lasts from early June to early September, and the entire vacation is close to 90 days!

Simply inhumane!

Fortunately, Lisanna had already made arrangements for her social internship. When Lee Polo was preparing for the new season, she would return to London and find a factory to work as an intern...

After staying in a resort hotel for a week, Li Polo finally chose a place to stay.

Housing prices in the urban area of ​​Valencia are not very high. The lowest price of a single-family villa can be around 300,000. However, for Li Polo, who currently only has a five-digit bank deposit, it is still an unaffordable sum.

huge sum of money.

After winning the FA Cup, Wimbledon general manager Powell shouted that he would give everyone "huge bonuses", but a week later, only 2,000 pounds had been added to Lee Polo's bank account, which also included the bonus he won.

Extra bonus for the best player in the FA Cup!

But for Wimbledon, 2,000 yuan is really an unprecedented huge reward. After all, the previous maximum promotion rewards were only 500 to 800 yuan...

Considering that it was 100% impossible for him to stay in the Bat Corps until he retired, and the housing prices in this city did not have much room for investment, Lee Polo finally chose a rental plan.

Gonzalez found him a two-story villa in a middle-class community. It had a simple layout of three bedrooms and two living rooms, with two underground garages and an outdoor swimming pool. The area inside the villa was not very large, which was enough for him.

A person's life needs.

He found a decoration company and made a simple renovation of the room. He turned the bedroom on the first floor into a gym, added a bathtub and steaming equipment in a bathroom, and purchased some outdoor training equipment outside the villa.

Equipment, he didn't stop until his savings were almost gone.

“This bathtub is nice!”

After actual use, Lisanna gave her boyfriend's new residence an acceptable score, but she accidentally exposed her identity as a rich second generation:

"If you like this place, we can buy it!"

Li Polo immediately rejected her suggestion:

"You should really learn from Bruce's investment acumen. If you want to invest in real estate, you can definitely go to London, Paris or Madrid, but certainly not in a second-tier city in Spain."

Lisanna pouted and reluctantly gave up her investment plan:

"You talked about investment. What kind of electronic currency have Bruce and Lily been researching recently? They said it is a brand new industry. Do you want to buy some too?"

Li Polo was stunned for a moment and asked casually:

"How to buy it?"

Lisanna thought for a moment:

"You can buy it by applying for a personal account yourself, or you can entrust Bruce to operate it. However, the price fluctuates greatly every day, and it has now fallen below 200 pounds."

Li Polo rubbed his chin and took another look at his electronic bank balance:

"I would like to buy some, but... I seem to have no money!"

Lisanna took his arm:

"If you really want to invest, let's buy it together!"

Li Polo was so moved that he almost cried.

This soft rice...is so delicious!