The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 414 - 89: Faster Than Messi! Who Needs to Dive? Crazy Atletico Madrid! Klopp: Wang Shuo, I F*cking Love You

In that instant, Domingos felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cave!

But his center of gravity had already shifted, and he couldn’t readjust. He could only watch helplessly as Wang Shuo changed direction and nudged the ball into the penalty area with his right foot.

By the time the Atletico Madrid center-back turned around, he saw Wang Shuo catching up to the ball just to the right of the penalty spot.

But the goalkeeper, De Gea, had also charged out in time, rushing toward Wang Shuo.

As Wang Shuo closed in on the ball with quick, short steps, he feigned a powerful shot, baiting De Gea into a dive.

But in mid-swing, his right foot’s motion changed, cutting the ball back instead of shooting.

A split second later, his right foot struck the ball again.

By the time Domingos turned and rushed over, sliding in for a tackle, Wang Shuo had already taken the shot.

Domingos nearly tripped him, but Wang Shuo only stumbled for a couple of steps before regaining his balance. Seeing the ball hit the back of the net, he let out a triumphant roar and turned to sprint toward the South Stand.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

"IT’S IN!!!!"

"In the 88th minute of the match, Wang Shuo has once again breached De Gea’s goal!"

"Three-two!"

"Dortmund takes the lead once again!"

"In this UEFA Europa League semifinal, Wang Shuo scores another brace!"

"When Dortmund was on the brink, here at Westfalen Stadium, Wang Shuo saved them once again with his goal!"

"That’s a star player for you!"

"That’s what you call a leader!"

"When the team needed him most, Wang Shuo stepped up once again!"

The entire Westfalen Stadium was chanting Wang Shuo’s name!

The Dortmund players had already lost control, all of them rushing onto the pitch. Each one of them looked like they wanted to pick Wang Shuo up and devour him.

And in front of the home team’s coaching bench, Klopp leaped up in excitement, pumping his right fist. With a fierce expression, he roared, "Wang Shuo! I fucking love you!"

The moment Wang Shuo scored, the entire Westfalen Stadium erupted into a frenzy!

No one could understand the Dortmund fans’ craving for victory, for a championship!

Because they had once stood at the pinnacle of glory!

Just like in this match.

From a 2-0 lead to being tied 2-2, the Dortmund fans’ emotions had been on a roller coaster.

Everyone knew that this team’s performance this season was beyond all expectations.

Whether in the Bundesliga or the UEFA Europa League, before the season began, absolutely no one could have imagined that this group of young lads could achieve such success!

They were the youngest team in the Bundesliga, and one of the youngest in the UEFA Europa League!

This far exceeded the management’s expectations!

After Wang Shuo scored, he rushed to the front of the South Stand to celebrate with the fans, and the entire stadium chanted his name.

Even the higher-ups in the stands—Chairman Laubal, Watzke, Zorc, and Kneipen—were all watching with immense excitement.

They even felt an urge to go down onto the pitch themselves and celebrate with the players and fans.

No one knew what the result of the next match would be.

But the 3-2 score at home allowed Dortmund to savor the sweet taste of victory, at least for now!

"La Liga is really just too strong!" Zorc said with an emotional sigh.

Even a mid-table La Liga team like Atletico Madrid performed so strongly.

One could only imagine how strong Real Madrid and Barça were!

"Their biggest advantage is their South American players, while our advantage is our Eastern European players," Watzke observed, seeing the situation with perfect clarity.

Everyone strongly agreed with this assessment.

Ever since the Bosman Law was implemented, relying solely on domestic players was no longer enough to support a team competing in the European Football Scene!

Times had changed.

Chairman Laubal closed his eyes. "We need to move fast. Renew Wang Shuo’s contract. Agree to their terms!"

This was a difficult decision for Dortmund.

Because it was a significant concession.

After a period of contact and several rounds of negotiations, both sides had made some concessions.

But ever since Shen Qinghe joined Wang Shuo’s management team, she had put much more pressure on Dortmund during negotiations.

Especially after she seized the initiative in their very first meeting, Dortmund had been on the back foot in the negotiations ever since.

Coupled with Wang Shuo’s increasingly outstanding performances, Watzke and the others had even less bargaining power.

After their recent consultations, both sides had basically reached a consensus on the annual salary.

million euros!

After Luca Tony’s departure from the Bundesliga, this would be the highest annual salary in the league!

In a way, it was a fair reflection of Wang Shuo’s contribution to the team.

But on the matter of the release clause, the two sides were still at a stalemate.

Shen Qinghe had raised her proposal from the original 50 million euros to the current 60 million euros.

Dortmund, on the other hand, had lowered their offer from the original 90 million euros to 70 million euros.

But there was still a 10 million euro gap between them.

Although it was just one clause in the contract, it was directly related to his future transfer fee.

Now, with Chairman Laubal’s decree, it was clear that Dortmund was willing to make a concession on the contract.

Watzke had actually already guessed what Chairman Laubal was thinking.

’Given Wang Shuo’s current performance, combined with public opinion, the contract renewal is imperative—and the sooner, the better.’

’If they settle it early, they can completely quash any ideas the powerhouse clubs eyeing Wang Shuo might have.’

’As soon as the contract is renewed, it will be a clear sign that Wang Shuo is staying.’

’Generally speaking, the big clubs wouldn’t try to poach him under those circumstances.’

’But if the talks drag on, too many variables could come into play.’

’Although Wang Shuo is still under contract, if the player is dead set on leaving, Dortmund will be at a serious disadvantage.’