This man was about 1.75 meters tall, with dense braids on both sides, neatly attached to his head, like a middle part.
He didn’t shave his beard, which grew around his mouth. He was not very old, probably in his early twenties.
He wore a floral shirt, floral shorts, and flip-flops, and looked like he had just come back from the beach.
This man entered the restaurant, glanced at Su Wei and Salman, and then walked straight to the food counter.
Su Wei looked away and tentatively asked Salman: “Who is he?”
Su Wei asked the right person, Salman obviously knew a lot about Laco.
He immediately whispered back: “He, Cavaleiro, a Benfica player, was loaned here last year and plays in the front court.”
Su Wei raised his eyebrows: “Loaned?”
Salman nodded and said: “Yes, don’t look at him as only 22 years old, he is the main player of La Coruna. This guy performed very well on the offensive end last year, especially on the wing, he is a fast horse! Jimenez has repeatedly expressed that he wants to sign him, but it is very difficult.”
Su Wei asked curiously: “Why?”
“Money!” Seeing that Cavaleiro was still eating in the distance, Salman lowered his voice and said, “This guy’s current value on Transfermarkt has exceeded 15 million euros!”
“And his salary is not cheap, it will cost several million in a few years, and La Coruna can’t afford so much money.”
Fifteen million is indeed not a small amount. Su Wei knows that a poor La Liga team like La Coruna may not be worth more than 40 million euros.
Spending tens of millions for a player is almost impossible.
Su Wei was still getting to know his new teammate, while Cavaleiro had already taken his meal tray and sat down at a table near the entrance of the restaurant.
Su Wei and Salman also stopped talking. About five or six minutes later, another person came in.
After entering the door, the person greeted Cavaleiro, took the meal, and quickly walked to Cavaleiro’s table and sat down.
The two seemed to have a good relationship, eating and chatting at the same time.
The restaurant was not big, and the two chatted loudly, so Su Wei could hear it vaguely.
However, at first hearing, he did not understand.
The two spoke neither Spanish nor English.
After listening to a few sentences, Su Wei knew that it might be Portuguese, and gradually he understood it.
Su Wei knew that this must be the result of the system skill [Language Talent].
“How was your vacation?” asked the man sitting opposite Cavaleiro.
“It’s just so-so, I’m not in the mood.”
“How was the talk with Eduardo?”
“Very bad!”
“Uh, they don’t agree to give you a raise?”
“Yes, they kept telling me about the club’s difficulties, and Jimenez, I almost memorized what they said.”
“Well, the club is indeed in a bit of trouble.”
“Difficult? Then how can they afford to buy strange players?”
When Cavaleiro said this, he glanced at Su Wei.
Later, the man also looked at Su Wei and Salman with a slanted look, especially at Su Wei, where he stayed the longest.
“Are they new?” The man asked Cavaleiro in a low voice.
Cavaleiro didn’t care, and even raised his voice a little: “Could it be that the restaurant has added another waiter?”
“Hey! Speak softly, maybe they can understand…”
Cavaleiro said disdainfully: “Don’t worry, do they seem to understand Portuguese?”
Salman really doesn’t understand Portuguese, he only knows English and Spanish.
At this moment, he didn’t know what Cavaleiro and the other man were talking about in the distance.
He just focused on eating beef with a happy expression.
Su Wei heard it clearly, although he was mentally prepared before going abroad, knowing that as a player from a football-backward country, he would inevitably be ridiculed and looked down upon.
However, in the more than a week since he came to Spain, the people he met were quite friendly.
He never expected that the first time he was discriminated against was from his teammates.
And it was a team “temporary worker”!
Su Wei was angry, but thinking that he had a conflict with his teammates on the first day of reporting to the team, it seemed a bit inappropriate.
And the other party did not name anyone, Su Wei temporarily endured it and ate silently.
Cavalero’s focus was not on Su Wei and Salman. He started to complain that he was not valued by the club and that he should have gotten more.
Su Wei was annoyed by what he heard. At this time, Salman had finished eating, and the two got up and left the restaurant.
Passing by Cavaleiro, he was still chattering.
Su Wei suddenly stopped and said in Portuguese: “Play, Dalji!”
This is a common greeting in Portuguese, similar toGood afternoon.
This plain sentence stunned Cavaleiro and his companions.
The two stared at Su Wei in a daze. Su Wei had already waved his hand at them expressionlessly and left the restaurant.
Watching the backs of Su Wei and Salman leaving, Cavaleiro’s companion shouted: “Damn it, I told you they could understand Portuguese, but you didn’t believe it.”
Cavaleiro looked indifferent: “What if they can understand it? He’s just a rookie, and he dares to beat me up?”
…
When Su Wei and Salman returned to the dormitory together, the whole building was empty.
It is true that every first-team player has a dormitory, but few people live here. Most old players will rent a house outside, or directly buy a house.
Salman did not return to his dormitory. He came to Su Wei’s dormitory to chat.
“Hey, how many skills do you have? You can speak Portuguese?”
Su Wei chuckled and said, “Is it difficult?”
Salman nodded and said, “Of course, in order to play football abroad, I tried to learn it for a while in my hometown, but I found it was not easy. Spanish is easier.”
Su Wei laughed and said, “That’s because you haven’t learned Chinese.”
Salman widened his eyes and said, “Is Chinese difficult?”
Su Wei said seriously, “The most difficult language in the world.”
Salman shook his head and said, “Then I definitely can’t learn it.”
Su Wei said, “It’s okay. Learn from me slowly in the future. I guarantee you will learn it.”
Salman: “Then I Should I call you teacher?”
Su Wei immediately said in Chinese: “Call me boss.”
Salman followed suit: “Call me…boss!”
“Yeah! The pronunciation is OK, you are a teachable person.” Su Wei said with a smile, “By the way, who is the guy who had dinner with Cavaleiro?”
“He, Luisinho, and Cavaleiro were both loaned from Benfica last year. They can play as left winger or left back. They were also the main contributors to the team’s relegation last year. They have transferred to La Coruna for 2 million euros this year…”
Salman knew everything about them, and Su Wei became interested. Anyway, he had nothing else to do after eating and drinking.
He simply asked Salman about the current situation of La Coruna’s players, which was Salman’s strong point.
He immediately spoke eloquently and eloquently.
After more than ten minutes, Su Wei roughly understood that La Coruna currently has a total of 25 players in the first team, including himself and Salman.
The Spanish local players are the most, accounting for more than half.
The rest are Portuguese players, including many Argentine players.
There are only a few players from other countries.
Although most of these players are not members of the national team, they are all from football powerhouses.
At the end of his speech, Salman sighed: “Boss, although Laco is not a strong team, the overall competition is also very fierce. I don’t know if we will have the opportunity to enter the 18-man roster in the future?”
Su Wei raised his eyebrows and comforted: “Brother, they are strong, and we are not weak either. We not only have to enter the game roster, we also have to play as the starting lineup!”
Salman stared at Su Wei, slightly surprised.
After a while, influenced by Su Wei’s momentum, Salman patted his chest and said: “Yes! We must play, and we have to score goals.”
“What goals?”
At this moment, a familiar voice came from the door of the dormitory.
