The place where the incident happened was not an enclosed area.
By the time Kai and the others left, a crowd had already gathered nearby.
So it was completely normal for related news to explode afterward.
Kai immediately called Triguera and coordinated several countermeasures with him.
This incident was an accident, but it was also an opportunity.
Without this mess, Porto would never even have considered buying Jardel back.
After all, the striker they sold last year had become the absolute tactical core of his new club, earned a higher salary, and received full support from the head coach. This season he also had a superstar like Matthäus helping him. Whether in terms of attention or results, everything looked promising.
If this kind of teammate conflict hadn't erupted, then only an idiot would leave!
"Bola News: Triguera loses control! Kai gathers the team's young players and beats up top striker Jardel!"
"It all started with jealousy! Cristiano Ronaldo and Kai envied Jardel's position as the team's main striker and led people into an alley to beat him, causing multiple soft tissue injuries all over his body!"
"Is this a group of geniuses? No, this is a gang of young thugs! They have absolutely no respect!"
"Jardel: Kai led a group of people to beat me. I will never forgive him... or Ronaldo and Ibrahimović!"
"Cristiano Ronaldo refuses interviews! Rumors claim he beat up Jardel after failing to pursue Jardel's sister, using violence to vent his frustration!"
"The Swedish genius is unbelievably arrogant. After rejecting Arsenal, he joined Sporting Lisbon only to beat his own teammate!"
"Brazilian center back Pepe went crazy during the beating! Sources claim he's worthless in Brazil, and Sporting Lisbon failed to buy the truly valuable players!"
"That bald lunatic hit people way too hard! Three men still couldn't hold Pepe back while he beat Jardel!"
"Barzagli and Drogba restrained Jardel and controlled his movements!"
"Fonte hung back and never made a move during the entire incident. Just like his performances on the pitch, he's the true king of slacking off!"
"Problem child! Kai has become uncontrollable after becoming famous too young. His arrogance is destroying team stability!"
"The entire team remains silent. Sporting Lisbon's punishment of Kai and the others will determine whether Jardel stays!"
The media reports flooded out one after another, and the situation kept escalating.
For a while, Triguera became the target of ridicule.
Because just a month ago, parts of the Portuguese media had called him the Wenger of Portugal.
But had anything this outrageous ever happened under Wenger?
And this wasn't even Kai's first offense.
He had previously led people to beat up Argentinians. Even if the Argentinians were in the wrong, violence was still violence in the eyes of outsiders.
And this time he had even beaten his own teammate.
The guy was basically a walking troublemaker.
Many media outlets loudly declared that this matter could not be ignored, and that Sporting Lisbon must severely punish the "culprits"!
Many head coaches and club executives in the Portuguese Super League also expressed their opinions, believing that players like Kai and Ronaldo were major problems and that these "cancer cells" needed to be removed as quickly as possible.
But when Sporting Lisbon officially announced the punishment for Kai and Ronaldo, the phones of Kai's parents and Ronaldo's family practically exploded from nonstop calls.
"Sporting Lisbon Official Statement: Due to the previous violent incident, Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo have been removed from the first team!"
The fewer words there were, the more shocking the impact became.
This official announcement directly shook most of Europe.
Moreirense immediately submitted a loan request, hoping to borrow Kai and Ronaldo for another season.
But their chances were slim.
Not because Sporting Lisbon rejected them.
But because too many higher-priority offers were flying toward Sporting Lisbon like snowflakes.
The Portuguese media that had previously criticized Kai and Ronaldo immediately shut up.
Porto, Benfica, and Boavista all expressed their willingness to pay five to six million euros to package the two troublemakers together.
Outside Portugal, Arsenal submitted a six-million-euro offer for both players.
Professor Wenger personally called Triguera and said he would properly discipline the two boys and would not disappoint Triguera, who had once valued the twins so highly.
That emotional card was played masterfully.
It struck directly at the regret every mentor feels after failing to guide a talented disciple properly.
What teachers fear most is not untalented students, but students who go astray. If someone else is willing to guide them onto the right path, the teacher may be willing to painfully let them go.
But Arsenal were still too stingy.
Manchester United directly shouted out an offer of ten million euros.
Rumor had it this came straight from Ferguson himself.
Five million euros each for two players who had never even played in the Portuguese Super League?
That was absolutely insane.
You had to know that when Jardel transferred to Sporting Lisbon after winning two consecutive Portuguese Golden Boots and European Bronze Shoes, his fee had only been seventeen million euros.
Did Manchester United really believe Kai and Ronaldo together were already worth more than half a Jardel?
How ridiculous!
Normally, if a club found even one Jardel-level player among a dozen academy prospects, it would already be an incredible profit.
But the most ruthless offer came from Bayern Munich.
They submitted a separate seven-million-euro bid for Ronaldo alone.
They disliked Kai and believed his future development would be limited.
But Bayern absolutely loved Ronaldo. They had a special preference for hardworking "engineer-type" players without flashy tricks.
Ronaldo: Have these people never seen my bicycle kick feints???
Everyone was scrambling to buy the Gemini duo, but in reality, some clubs felt extremely regretful.
They originally believed Sporting Lisbon would firmly support Kai.
They never expected the club to act so "reasonable" and choose to protect Jardel instead.
But that wasn't actually the case.
After Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo were removed from the first team, Jardel returned to training with bandages wrapped around his body.
Among all the clubs, Porto sighed the hardest.
They truly needed Jardel.
During the first two years when Jardel was there, Porto's midfield had been weak, yet they still kept winning titles.
Last season Deco had become outstanding, and if Jardel returned this year, Porto might even make serious noise in the Champions League.
But...
Porto's sporting director held the offer sheet tightly in his hand, watching time pass while grinding his teeth repeatedly, waiting for the perfect opportunity.
Because buying Jardel would require real money.
And the price was painfully high.
How difficult was it to buy Jardel?
Just look at Sporting Lisbon's attitude.
After Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo were kicked out of the first team, the club successively sent Barzagli, Drogba, Ibrahimović, and Pepe down to the U19 squad, saying they would train there for one week as punishment.
Only then did Jardel finally let go of his resentment, and he naturally felt very smug about it.
After all, Fonte had come through Sporting Lisbon's own academy. Even though he had made mistakes, the first team still kept him around.
Maxa: "Fuck... Fonte was involved too? I completely forgot about him. Should we add another punishment and send him to the U19s as well?"
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