The Midfield Master

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"It's Everton. Their offer has been approved. Someone will come to contact you in the afternoon." Felipe said lightly, but from his expression, there was a hint of unwillingness.

Indeed, for a talented player like Xia Ze to let go of only 5 million euros to other teams, it can be said to be quite a disadvantage.

However, he was not so confused that he sold Xia Ze to Everton for less than the breach of contract price.

He added a clause in the transfer contract that 30% of the proceeds from the second transfer will go to Maritimo. With Xia Ze's potential, it is not impossible for his worth to rise to 20 to 30 million in the future.

"Everton!" When Xia Ze heard the name, his heart skipped a beat, secretly lamenting the coincidence of fate.

Wang Xiaolin is currently studying at the University of Liverpool, and Everton is just one of the two Premier League teams in Liverpool, with the title of Toffees and a long history.

Thinking of living in the same city as Wang Xiaolin and being able to play in the Premier League, Xia Ze couldn't help feeling a little excited.

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After coming out of Felipe's office, both Xia Ze and Tenonio looked relaxed.

The transfer invitation from Everton is quite suitable in terms of Xia Ze's current reputation and strength, so they have no reason to refuse this transfer invitation.

It's just that Xia Ze is slightly worried that he just won back the hearts of fans who were angry with him because of his summer transfer. This time, he will transfer to Everton in just over a month, whether he will hurt the hearts of fans again.

However, both Felipe and Martins assured Xia Ze that they would handle this matter properly, which made him relax a little.

At dusk in the afternoon, Xia Ze received a call from Tenonio, and rushed to the restaurant where they always met. In the restaurant, Tenonio was already waiting inside, and the person sitting opposite him was a A slightly agreeable middle-aged man in his 40s.

Xia Ze entered the restaurant and sat down beside Tenonio.

"Xia Ze, this is the head coach of Everton, Robert Martinez." Tenonio introduced to Xia Ze.

Even if Tenonio didn't introduce him, Xia Ze would know who it was. In the summer of 2013, he helped Wigan beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final and won the FA Cup.

Last season, after Moyes left office, he stayed at Goodison Park. He ranked sixth in the league and overwhelmed the traditional strong Manchester United. It can be said that he is another new coach who has emerged in the Premier League.

After a while of courtesy, the conversation between the two sides quickly entered the topic.

"Mr. Martinez, why do you want to sign me?" Xia Ze's first question was to understand his position in the opponent's heart.

You know, in the summer, Everton had no intention of contacting Maritimo at all, but now before the winter transfer window arrives, it is a bit strange to sign himself.

"Actually, our team has been watching you, but we didn't think it was the best time to sign you in the summer, because we still had Roger Barkley in our team at that time." Martinez explained kindly.

"However, Roger joined Chelsea at the end of August, the day before the transfer deadline, which caught us off guard. At that time, you were recovering from your injury, so we had a very difficult half year in the first half of the season." Martinez said helplessly.

Everton is currently ranked 10th in the Premier League, a far cry from the 6th place last season.

The main reason is the lack of creativity in the midfield, which has led to only 13 goals in 15 rounds of the team so far. Although the back line is solid, but the frontcourt is not strong, and there are too many draws, which leads to the team's poor record.

Both Xia Ze and Tenonio looked at Martinez quietly, seeming to agree with his statement.

"I have always been very optimistic about your creativity. You can become the core of our team and help us return to the upper reaches of the standings in the second half of the season." Martinez promised.

His words fully expressed his attitude. Promising a 19-year-old young player with a position as a main force and the core of the midfield is an absolute trust in Xia Ze.

Xia Ze, who was already inclined to join Everton, has nothing to say at this time. Martinez is so sincere, and Everton is a competitive Premier League team, it is difficult for him to refuse.

Next, Tenonio and Martinez are left to discuss Xia Ze's treatment and contract.

Xia Ze looked at the two people bargaining, and his thoughts went back to the summer a few months ago. Tenonio and Tottenham Chairman Levy also negotiated their contract in the same way, but this time they sat opposite him. , replaced by Everton's coach Martinez.

Martins promised to give Xia Ze a core position, but the salary is not so high. Needless to say, the weekly salary of 50,000 pounds offered by Chelsea in the summer is far from Tottenham's 30,000 pounds.

Everton is only willing to provide Xia Ze with a weekly salary of 15,000 pounds, a 4-year contract, an appearance fee of 1,500 pounds, and a signing fee of 100,000 pounds, but there is no breach of contract fee.

Xia Ze didn't really care about money. Although his family had been in debt since he was a child, but now the debt has been paid off, and his endorsement contract with Nike China was changed to a global cooperation contract in summer, and the endorsement fee has doubled Several times.

Therefore, Xia Ze did not have much objection to the weekly salary of 15,000 pounds, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

After the contract was agreed, it was already evening, and Martinez stayed to have dinner with Xia Ze and Tenonio. Because Martinez is Spanish and also belongs to the Portuguese language department, the communication between the three is not a big problem.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Martinez asked the club's assistant to bring the contract over the next day, and he will complete the contract with Xia Ze in Funchal.

All of this was done very confidentially. It should be said that there was no time for it to leak out.

Xia Ze completed the physical examination in the hospital in Funchal the next day, and the physical examination report was normal, which made both Xia Ze and Martinez heave a sigh of relief. In Felipe's office, Xia Ze signed a transfer contract with Everton and Maritimo.

When he signed his name on his contract with Everton, he felt that the whole world changed.

Finally joining the Premier League team, you can show your strength on the highest stage in world football, and let fans all over the world see your performance.

Xia Ze turned his head and looked at his teammates who were training outside the window. He was full of pride, but also a little bit reluctant. After all, Maritimo was the first club he started his career with.

On December 13th, the last game before the winter break of the Portuguese Super League, Maritimo will play at home, which will also be his curtain call performance in the team.

The transfer contract will take effect on January 1, 2015, when Xia Ze will officially become a player of the Premier League team Everton. c