Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 150



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Clubs that want Kim Min-woo

* * *

“It’s not easy. It’s not easy…”

I rubbed my palms and wiped the sweat away.

I feel a strong sense of loss after being away from Germany for two weeks.

This sense of speed is so frightening. Even though he is a goalkeeper, he couldn’t keep up with the tempo of the game for a few minutes.

‘Fortunately, I wasn’t the only one.’

The two-week Bundesliga break came fairly to the players, with some clearly showing signs of wear and tear.

Corsic was the most like that.

Next is Ariumbi.

Next up is Phil Neumann.

Since I was a goalkeeper, I only saw the defenders.

And now, fortunately, my body has warmed up and I have regained my old memories of playing against Munich and Leipzig, so I am back to my original state.

‘The penalty kick early on was a real wake-up call.’

If my opponent hadn’t tried to read my direction and just kicked hard to one side, it might have worked.

But that didn’t happen.

Well anyway.

‘The crisis has passed.’

The first half was an unexpected performance by Freiburg.

And now, in the second half.

“Whaaaa …

The roar of the crowd.

As you can see from the cheer, Hannover was returning the same uniform they had worn in the first half, to the point where it seemed like they had changed uniforms.

“Do you feel like the goal will go in soon?”

I opened the lid of the water bottle next to the goal and drank. Hannover’s offensive seemed like it would soon bear fruit and lead to a goal, and even if it didn’t, I was thinking of taking care of it myself if the opponents made a free kick foul nearby.

I looked towards Freiburg’s bench, or more precisely, the manager.

Although they were quite distant, Freiburg manager Christian Streich had a striking resemblance to Bento.

“Is that guy thinking about my free kick?”

I knew that my free kick goal was a hot topic in Europe too.

I was also aware of the media fuss that this was the first goalkeeper in decades who could score goals on a regular basis.

If possible, I wanted to quickly establish myself as a goalkeeper who scores goals from free kicks in the Bundesliga.

“Whaaaa …

But such opportunities do not come easily. Hannover continued to dominate the game by retaining possession of the ball, and eventually ended up scoring the first goal.

A collaboration between Alex Scott and Daniel Becker.

He destroyed Freiburg’s defense, which had slumped down like a turtle, with a mid-range long pass.

Line break.

A pass that made the players look dumb, and the only one to react was Daniel Becker, who effortlessly slotted the ball home with his left foot.

It was quite a beautiful process even when watched from afar.

“Now I just have to do well.”

Perhaps the tens of thousands of Hannover spectators watching the game would have learned a thing or two and would have predicted that Hannover would win easily if they scored one goal, but I didn’t.

They made that prediction because I had shown that much defense, and now was the time to focus properly to live up to their expectations.

* * *

The final whistle blew.

The score was 1:0 in favor of Hannover.

It was a slightly disappointing score considering the momentum Hannover showed in the second half, but Sophie was satisfied and clapped her hands in satisfaction because they won anyway.

“Okay, then let’s get to work… .”

While watching the game, I already had a plan on how to select highlights.

Thanks to Sophie’s Hanover connection, she was able to easily extract the video and save it to her desktop, and quickly started editing it.

Sophie’s video editing was somewhat selfish, and often Kim Min-woo’s appearance was included in highlight videos or Kim Min-woo’s touch was included.

‘I shouldn’t put my personal feelings into public affairs. Kim Min-woo has been very active.’

It really was.

In the second half, it seemed like he didn’t do anything as a goalkeeper, but Sophie, who has been a huge fan of Hannover since she was young, could clearly see the difference between former goalkeeper Ron-Robert Ziller and current goalkeeper Kim Min-woo.

‘The starting point of the attack.’

From being a goalkeeper who is simply good at making saves, he has now grown into a goalkeeper who is a key player in the build-up and the starting point of the attack.

Even if he doesn’t actively participate in the build-up like he did in the national team games, his current form is enough.

Sophie, who had been editing the video for about two hours, started uploading it with a proud face.

The shorts video has also been finalized.

The shorts videos consist of three: Kim Min-woo’s penalty kick save, Alex Scott and Daniel Becker’s combined goal, and lastly, Kim Min-woo’s save again and the roaring shorts.

[Hanoover 96]

◆(Photo of Minwoo Kim clenching his fist and roaring) (Photo of Daniel Becker celebrating after scoring a goal) Hannover wins again without a doubt!

Hannover is currently ranked 5th! Leverkusen, Leipzig, Bayern Munich, Dortmund… Tune in! Hannover is coming!

→Let’s go Hannover!

→When Kim was young, he kicked the ball very hard and that was the current moon.

→God created Kim and made the world to show off.

“What is this surprise worship…?”

Looking at this, I feel once again that Kim Min-woo, who came in as Hannover’s sub-goalkeeper, is amazing. How did he overcome such fierce competition in just one year and become a goalkeeper worthy of such praise?

* * *

After a 1-0 win at Hannover’s home ground, I met an H&B representative at my home a few days later.

Now, he was a familiar face.

Philip Harris.

H&B’s representative agent.

Philip Harris brought in a bundle of documents and laid them down in front of us.

“To put it simply, there are 64 clubs in total that have made offers to Kim.”

“6, 64?”

For a moment I thought I had misheard that ridiculous number.

“Yes. I will explain in order by league. Let’s start with the Premier League.”

Philip Harris continued, his voice calm and professional.

And the clubs that came out of Philip Harris’ mouth were clubs that I was familiar with.

“Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, Brighton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Wolverhampton, Brentford, Everton, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth.”

I blinked my eyes.

… What is this?

“More than half of the league have made offers to recruit me?”

“Yes. As you know, the buyout amount is so cheap compared to his performance… … Most clubs seem to be making a move first. The transfer market hasn’t opened yet, so there may be more clubs making offers as time goes by.”

I can pick and choose from the top clubs in the Premier League. Ah, this is world class?

“Our son… is definitely something to behold.”

My mother, who was listening from the side, also had a trembling voice for a moment. She probably felt as strange as I did. Just a year and a few months ago, she was just an ordinary son in South Korea.

“Of course, mother. The potential for growth according to age is potential, but even with the performances you’re showing now, you actually have the skills to become a regular at any club.”

“Even if I go to Real Madrid?”

Philip Harris smiles meaningfully at my question.

I asked this question because I heard that Real Madrid only recruits the best football players in the world, but Philip Harris picked up a few more bundles of documents and changed the subject.

So I’m not at that level yet? Ugh… I admit it.

“Then let’s take a look at La Liga as well.”

And then Philip Harris started talking nonstop again.

“Official offers to Kim have been made by La Liga clubs including Girona, Atletico Madrid, Cadiz, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Valencia, Las Palmas, Vallecano, Getafe, Osasuna, Sevilla, Villarreal, Mallorca, Celta Vigo and… … .”

Philip Harris looks at me with a big smile.

“Barcelona and Real Madrid.”

“wow….”

That’s ridiculous.

Am I really recognized?

Me, was it like this?

“Next is the Bundesliga.”

The Bundesliga also had some familiar clubs named: Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Dortmund, Hoffenheim, Stuttgart, etc.

However, since they are in the same league as the Bundesliga, there were definitely fewer clubs that made offers to recruit him.

It seemed like they could afford the buyout fee but either my salary wouldn’t cover it or I wouldn’t move to another team in the Bundesliga.

And France and Italy also continued to be courted by big clubs.

In France, PSG, which reigns supreme like Munich, as well as Nice, Monaco, Lille, Rheims, Marseille, and Lyon sent offers to recruit him.

In the Italian league Serie A, Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan, Napoli, Fiorentina, Lazio, Torino, and AS Roma sent proposals.

I put my hand on my forehead when I heard the number of those enormous clubs.

“All the clubs in Europe that were considered to be of some size sent me offers.”

“That’s right. Most of them probably sent it anyway, knowing they would be rejected. H&B secretly made them compete a lot behind the scenes.”

“ha ha ha…….”

Is that why the report was a bit late?

Well, there really are a lot.

How many of these are there?

“A total of 52 teams from the top five leagues submitted proposals, while 12 teams from other leagues submitted proposals.”

“… … This is really amazing.”

“Yes, you are truly amazing. In fact, Kim’s performance is unbelievable.”

Philip Harris gave me a quick pat on the back and told me a little bit about teams outside the big five.

Most of them were clubs that I could erase from my memory. They were teams that had some power in their own league, but they were not teams that I would necessarily join.

Literally, it feels like a SSS-level product is about to hit the market, so teams that have taken a stab at it.

“And this is a bit surprising. We also received a proposal from the Arab League.”

“…Arab?”

Philip Harris must have noticed my eyebrows twitching slightly as he casually relayed the information as if he were imparting historical information.

“Yes. Saudi Arabia has been pouring a lot of money into football recently. I think it’s part of that. I’ve had offers from Al Hilal, Al Nassr, and Al Ittihad. They’ve all offered astronomical salaries.”

“Well, please decline all of your offers. I have no intention of going, no matter how much you offer.”

“Would you like to hear the amount?”

“No. I was afraid that if I heard it for no reason… my heart would waver.”

“All right.”

Why aren’t there any very famous memes?

Are you trying to buy me with money?

Are you trying to insult me?

A meme that says it was too much money to be scolded for.

So, I didn’t want to hear the amount in the first place.

I have no intention of going anyway, but I feel upset when I hear the amount and I’m worried that I won’t be able to sleep at night.

“Did all the clubs named make offers targeting this winter transfer window?”

“Yes, that’s right. But don’t worry. If you want to stay at Hannover as you said, these clubs won’t suddenly turn their attention to you just because you stay for half a season.”

“Hmm.”

At that point, my mother turned her head and looked at me.

“son?”

“huh?”

And then he speaks in Korean so that Philip Harris can’t understand.

“What do you think? Do you want to stay here until the end of this season?”

“hmm….”

Of course, my answer was “yes.”

Phillip Harris, not knowing what we were talking about, interrupted and explained the clubs that wanted me so badly.

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but some big clubs really want Kim. They are offering him contract terms that they cannot offer to a player who has only been on the market for a year, and Manchester United in particular has promised him the best treatment in the club.”

“… Wait a minute. The best treatment in the club?”

For a moment, my head suddenly turned around.

And the Manchester United contract terms revealed by Philip Harris were… … shocking.

“Is that true?”

“We are also confused, but these are the conditions they proposed first.”

This is a bit variable.

I heard you have a lot of money, but why spend this much?