Chapter 10: The eyes of Genk club
After scoring this time, Wang Feng was no longer as confused as he was the first time. Instead, he ran excitedly to the corner flag area, pointing to the sky to celebrate. His teammates followed suit, rubbing his head in wild celebration.
Paul Chuck looked a little embarrassed, but soon calmed down, suggesting a mutual exchange of passes: "You pass one to me, I pass one to you, no one owes anyone."
The head coach on the sidelines waved his fists excitedly, recognizing the potential of Virton's front line led by Wang Feng. The entire front line was activated, and scoring in both games illustrated this point.
In the stands, Andre Diest was also very surprised. He knew Wang Feng's performance might be better, but he didn't expect it to be so good. Suddenly, he thought of something and quickly took out his cell phone to make a call.
Amidst the noisy voices in the stands, he had to speak loudly: "Yes, the information I gave you last time, that guy, he scored again. We must sign him, and we must do it now..."
After the phone call, Diest seemed a little dissatisfied and left in a hurry without even watching the end of the game. Unnoticed at this time, a man in a suit next to him was staring at him as he left the scene, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
With the whistle of the referee, the game ended, and Virton successfully defeated Danzig 2-0 in the away game.
This was Wang Feng's first victory in his career. He was so excited that he couldn't restrain his smile even on the bus back to the hotel.
Renee said enviously: "It's nice to be young, Wang. I envy you that you are still happy for a professional league victory."
Wang Feng put his arms around Renee's neck and said, "Renee, of course, you should be happy to win. I don't like to lose, and besides, there is a bonus for winning."
The surrounding players laughed after hearing this, "Wang, our winning bonus is just symbolic. You have never seen the winning bonus of the League One, or even the five major leagues. That is the real bonus."
A look of longing appeared on Wang Feng's face.
When they returned to Virton, the head coach gave everyone a two-day holiday as before, and Wang Feng was busy with additional training as before. His left-footed shot has improved a bit, but it can't be used in an actual match.
At this time, the head coach Mette Magritte was discussing Wang Feng's matter with the player manager Theron Hodum.
Magritte said: "We must sign Wang as soon as possible. His ability is beyond doubt, but he still holds a youth training contract, which is obviously unreasonable."
"We have to prevent other teams from prying people. You know, there is no guarantee for youth training contracts at all."
Hodum crossed his hands and dragged off work, hesitantly said: "But we will pay at least double the salary for this."
Magritte couldn't help being a little speechless. He knew that the player's manager was short-sighted and loves money. He didn't expect it to be so serious.
He said emphatically: "Mr. Hodum, Wang's weekly salary is only 5,000 Belgian francs. Even if it is doubled, it is pitiful. If we can cultivate him, his value will definitely exceed our imagination."
Then they discussed for a long time before Hodum reluctantly agreed to sign a formal contract with Wang Feng, but when they wanted to implement it, they found that Wang Feng's agent could not be contacted.
When he got in touch with Wang Feng, he realized that his agent had already left, and Wang Feng hadn't even signed an agreement with that agent.
The head coach Mette Magritte patted his head, wondering what to call this situation. So he said to Wang Feng: "Wang, you have to find another agent, leave all these mundane things to him, concentrating on playing football is the way to go."
Wang Feng also thinks it makes sense, but the signing still needs to continue.
According to the meaning of the team manager Hodum, he wants to sign a long-term contract with Wang Feng with a time limit of 7 years. From the date of signing, Wang Feng's weekly salary will be doubled, and the salary will be adjusted every year according to the performance.
Although Wang Feng was short of money, he still had a clear mind and was unwilling to sign such a long contract. He even vaguely hoped that he could participate in higher-level competitions and constantly hone his skills in actual matches.
So the first negotiation ended without a problem. Of course, both parties did not discuss in depth. Hodum hoped that Wang Feng could find a professional agent to discuss the details with him.
Wang Feng was very worried about where to find an agent. Although he played two good matches, he was not reported by the mainstream media, so he definitely couldn't contact a famous agent.
Finding a teammate's agent is obviously another way. Wang Feng is really not ready to contact Renee's agent to see if he wants to accept him.
What he didn't know was that when he was extremely distressed about his agent, another agent was also extremely distressed about how to contact Wang Feng. The agent's name is Francisco Balmond, who is not well-known but very keen. When Virton challenged Danzig in the away game, he heard the strong recommendation of Wang Feng from Genk's scouts in the stands.
He realized that this was an opportunity, and he had very few players, players who had not yet played in the national first-tier league. If he can sign Wang Feng, who has great potential, he might be able to soar into the sky.
So he followed Virton back to Virton City, but he didn't expect to run into a wall at the club. After the team's holiday, he couldn't see any of the staff, and he didn't know where Wang Feng lived.
Feeling helpless, he could only lament that Virton is really a small club, while looking for a hotel to stay first, waiting for the club players to train.
On the other side, in the manager's office of the Genk Club, a discussion about Wang Feng was also going on. Andre Diest is strongly recommending Wang Feng to team manager Bill Albert and head coach Aimee Antonis.
"There is no doubt that Wang is definitely a potential stock. Few players can dominate the game and score goals in their first two appearances in the professional league. He is only sixteen years old."
The team manager seemed more cautious. He said: "As you know, Diest, we won the league championship last season, but this season we are full of injuries and our performance is really poor. We lost to Maribor in the Champions League qualifiers. In the league we are only ranked in the middle, and the hope of defending the title is slim."
"We need immediate power now."
Head coach Aimee Antonis also frowned. The team behaved like this, and he was under a lot of pressure. Genk's bench was too shallow, and the two-line battle exhausted the players.
The most important thing is the Europa League seat this season! Even if the team needs immediate combat power now, I believe the team manager himself understands that Genk cannot strengthen during the winter break. Because at the beginning of the season, in order to ensure the championship line-up, they require money and the team's finances are already poor, there is no way to afford some well-known players.
Aimee Antonis hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision, he said: "Diest, ask assistant coach Quick Martin to watch Virton's game with you, focus on observing Wang Feng, and then make a decision. "
Andre Diest could only say helplessly: "Okay, but you'd better start as soon as possible. I think if he continues to perform, it may attract the attention of Anderlecht and Bruges. In this case, we will lose this opportunity."
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