Tendou's feet had not stopped.
The congested central corridor now seemed as wide as a hallway.
"Such explosive power!"
Far away in Manchester, Guardiola's eyes widened once again.
At first, he thought Tendou was playing as a holding midfielder, or at best, a central midfield free man.
But when Tendou displayed such heaven-defying explosive power, especially that Messi-esque dribbling with its Samba flair...
Guardiola no longer thought so.
"A full-field free man? The position he's playing is actually a full-field free man?"
How many years has it been?
A full 35 years have passed since the retirement of the football emperor, Beckenbauer.
Just when he thought he would never see a full-field free man again, Tendou appeared out of nowhere.
And this full-field free man was not the same type as Beckenbauer.
Tendou possessed the Samba flair that Guardiola admired most.
What is the Samba flair?
Simply put, it's like Neymar's style, a strong footballing identity that elevates the game to the level of art.
And Tottenham only wanted to spend €6 million on a person like this?
Pochettino was dreaming.
Although Tendou was currently playing in a youth-level match, not a top-tier league, with such talent, even buying him as a €6 million lottery ticket was a super bargain.
Because if this ticket was a winner, it would mean another superstar, or even a once-in-a-generation talent on the level of Beckenbauer, Messi, and CR7, second only to the football kings Pelé and Maradona.
And this lottery ticket!
Only cost €6 million!
Just €6 million, is that even money?
Their team bus costs hundreds of thousands of pounds!
His Manchester City was not a poor club like Tottenham. When it came to financial power, they would not lose to any club in Europe.
"Make a bid."
"Ah?"
"Go to the Blue Lock bidding market and make a bid for this kid."
Guardiola's heart was moved.
Of course, the bid was just the first step, the goal was to show Tendou his sincerity.
Next, he would have to talk to Tendou personally and use his own charisma and wisdom to bring this person back to Manchester.
Of course, Guardiola was not the only one who had noticed Tendou.
Their cross-town rivals, the Red Devils of Manchester United, had also discovered this dazzling kid.
The manager of Man United was still the "Magic Bird," Mourinho.
This season, Manchester United's results were very good, ranking first in the league with 81 points.
Although they lost the league title to their rivals Man City, this did not dampen the optimism of the Red Devils' fans.
They all believed in Mourinho's "third-season syndrome," and that next season they would surely rise and reclaim the honor that belonged to them.
Little did they know.
Mourinho already felt powerless with Manchester United's current squad.
Lukaku, Sánchez, Pogba...
Each one's fame was greater than their ability, especially Pogba.
Pogba, who was a dominant force in the national team, would often go invisible in the league and not follow instructions, and his conflicts with Mourinho were well-known.
The current Manchester United squad looked good on paper and sparked the imagination, but on the field, the content of their play was another matter entirely.
During the summer transfer window, he submitted his requests to the club, but that hack Woodward did not agree to any of them.
At this moment, a rift had already appeared between the manager and the chairman of Manchester United.
It couldn't be helped. Woodward was a pure businessman, while Mourinho was a pure football manager.
The Magic Bird didn't have a "third-season syndrome" complex.
But he knew that if things continued like this, it would be difficult for Manchester United to achieve anything next year.
A treble?
In his dreams!
They had to make a change.
This exceptionally talented young man in front of him might be a good choice.
That game sense and defensive ability simply captured Mourinho's heart.
But they were far from the only ones who had their eyes on Tendou.
The abilities that Tendou displayed, no matter what type of head coach you were, there was always something that would move you.
This was the charm of the full-field free man: plug him in wherever he's needed!
"Tendou continues to advance!"
"Bayern's defensive line is on high alert!"
"Mensah, Birkenstock, and Yukimiya Kenyu all swarm him at the same time!"
"He passes!"
"The ball traces a rainbow along the turf!"
"A 'Ground Rainbow' pass!"
"Beautiful!"
"It's a one-on-one!"
In the commentary box, the commentators from all countries showed off their amazing lung capacity.
Even as three Bayern players converged on him, Tendou sent out a genius pass from within the crowd.
The ball passed through the heavy encirclement, drawing a rainbow along the turf to Chigiri Hyoma on the left.
A one-on-one!
Chigiri received the ball comfortably, cut inside to the 44-degree angle on the left, his golden zone 19 meters from the goal, and took an uncontested shot.
Swish~
"GOAL!"
"The second one!"
"Manchester City leads Bayern 2:0!"
"Just one more goal, and Manchester City will secure victory in their first match!"
"The name of the goalscorer is, hmm, Chigiri Hyoma, that should be how you say it!"
"But don't forget the genius who assisted this goal!"
"He is the Asian talent who received a €6 million offer before even taking the field, Tendou Kageyoshi!"
Goal.
Manchester City 2:0 Bayern.
The English commentators and fans, watching on TV or computers, celebrated passionately, even though this was just a youth-level match.
Anyone with a slight knowledge of history knows that the relationship between England and Germany has always been terrible.
The enmity between the two sides goes back a hundred years.
[A clean sheet! It has to be a clean sheet!]
[Let's go, Manchester City! Let those Nazis know how strong we are!]
[Destroy them!]
[Football's coming home!]
The live stream chat instantly boiled over.
When the issue rises to the national level, a war of words is inevitable.
Even the Germans, who were known for being overly rational, could not tolerate the provocation of the English at this moment.
The two sides started a war without smoke in the live chat.
After scoring, Chigiri wanted to celebrate with Tendou.
However.
The walking €6 million, Young Master Tendou, had already walked over to the front of the Bayern bench.
Under the furious gaze of the Bayern fans, he extended his finger towards Noa and beckoned him.
"If you don't want this match to end so anticlimactically, then hurry up and get on the field, world's number two."
The title was "world's number one," but there was not a trace of awe in Tendou's eyes, only aggression.
Humans.
Most of the time, they only evolve when pushed to their absolute limits.
Tendou felt that he was very close to Metavision.
He now hoped that someone could push him, to stimulate his potential.
And Noa.
As the world's number one, no one was more suitable to be this opponent.
Noa remained expressionless.
At this point, it was almost impossible to win this match.
The superstar entry system limited playing time to only 3 minutes.
Once those 3 minutes were over, he had to leave the field, unless he could score 3 consecutive goals in those 3 minutes.
But don't forget, Prince was still at Manchester City.
And Noa, he gladly accepted Tendou's challenge.
"This shouldn't be your stage. Tone it down a bit!"
Noa took off his jacket, a sign that he was preparing to enter the field.
"Instead of playing around here, you should hurry up and come to Europe, kid!"
"I'll be there."
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