Liverpool fans were so excited that they did not sleep the whole night and waited outside the reception building of the club headquarters early.

Liverpool's four-story welcome building was originally rather dilapidated. In order to welcome today's big day, the big red walls symbolizing the Red Army were painted overnight!

The top management of Liverpool Club, former and current meritorious stars of Liverpool, as well as the newly appointed head coach Mourinho, etc., all hung Liverpool scarves around their necks, standing happily outside the reception building waiting.

The day has finally arrived! When Gu Ran's car slowly stopped on the red carpet of the reception building, the fans who had been waiting eagerly went crazy! Countless voices were shouting "Liverpool" in unison! Gu Ran opened the car door and waved to the fans and reporters with a smile.

The reporters' flashlights flashed towards Gu Ran without any regard for their lives! The entire scene was also broadcast live to the screens of fans around the world.

Gu Ran is here!

Liverpool had the last laugh! Except for Liverpool fans, all Premier League fans were heartbroken! Except for Liverpool FC, all Premier League clubs were trembling!

Gu Ran, in the manner of God himself, joined Liverpool in a way that attracted the attention of the world of football! Without a doubt, Gu Ran's transfer is the most expensive transfer in the history of football, and it is also the most glorious transfer! Even when Cristiano Ronaldo transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid, he did not achieve such an effect!

From this perspective alone, Liverpool and Gu Ran are both win-win! Although Liverpool spent a lot of money, the world-class hype brought by this star player is something that other clubs can't buy even if they want to!

At this time, Mourinho happily stepped forward to greet Gu Ran, and the two hugged each other with mutual sympathy.

"Gu, I'm very happy to fight with you!"

"Mr. Mourinho, I am willing to work with you to fight for the glory of the Red Army!"

The two madmen held hands tightly together.

The atmosphere on the scene reached its peak!

Next, Gu Ran shook hands with Liverpool’s top management and meritorious players one by one and paid tribute to them.

After the handshake ceremony, Mourinho accompanied Gu Ran into the reception building.

In the lobby of the reception building, a transfer contract worth 101 million had already been prepared.

This contract was prepared by Mendes' law firm, and the contents had been checked repeatedly, so there was no need for Gu Ran to bother checking it again.

Under the flashing cameras of the reporters, Gu Ran sat down calmly, picked up the pen, and signed his name in a dashing manner.

Ian Ayre, CEO of Liverpool FC, handed Gu Ran a Liverpool jersey with the number 9 and his name printed on it. The two of them took a photo together while holding the jersey!

Originally, Gu Ran's number at Southampton was 8, and Gu Ran also liked the number 8 very much. However, Liverpool already has a number 8, and Liverpool's number 8 is their meritorious captain Gerrard.

In the previous negotiations, after Gerrard knew that Gu Ran might come to Liverpool, he immediately took the initiative to tell the club's top management that he wanted to give up his jersey. After all, Gerrard was old, and he knew that the club needed a new midfield core successor. Moreover, Gerrard had a very high level of ideological awareness, and he was willing to sacrifice his own status to facilitate Gu Ran's joining Liverpool.

However, Gu Ran did not ask for the number 8. Gu Ran said that he respected Liverpool and its merits. Even though he has gained some fame in the world of football, he cannot take the number of Liverpool's meritorious captain.

Liverpool's top management naturally raised their hands to express their agreement. They were very happy to see that Liverpool's meritorious captain Gerrard could continue to keep his No. 8 jersey, and they were also very happy to see Gu Ran's support for Liverpool's meritorious veterans.

With this incident as a foundation, Gu Ran will definitely quickly gain respect in the Liverpool locker room.

When Gu Ran announced to the world that he was Liverpool's new No. 9, Liverpool's online and offline stores suddenly saw a sales explosion!

The online store was so crowded that I couldn't log in, and even if I logged in, I couldn't make any purchases.

Offline stores were packed with fans of all ages, who were scrambling to get Gu Ran's No. 9 Liverpool jersey. Every Red Army fan wanted to wear Gu Ran's No. 9 jersey to watch the Premier League opening match on August 18 when Liverpool faced the previous Premier League champion and Champions League champion Chelsea at home, and watch the game at Anfield Stadium!

In the following days, almost the entire city of Liverpool was in a state of carnival.

There were even quite a few Everton fans who became Liverpool fans because Gu Ran joined Liverpool.

Even the bar business was more than ten times better than before! The fans who went to the bar to celebrate couldn't find a seat!

On August 1st, all members of the Liverpool team gathered and started the first joint training of the new season.

And Gu Ran also met his Liverpool teammates for the first time.

Of course, Gu Ran knew Henderson and Sturridge. Van Dijk, Chamberlain and Lallana, who transferred here with Gu Ran, were also old acquaintances of Gu Ran. Among the 34 players in Liverpool's first team, 5 of them were Gu Ran's die-hard fans.

In addition to these five people, captain Gerrard also formally introduced the other main teammates to Gu Ran.

Liverpool's goalkeepers are: No. 1 Jones, No. 25 Reina, No. 42 Gulasci.

The defenders are: No. 2 Johnson, No. 3 Enrique, No. 4 Van Dijk, No. 5 Agger, No. 16 Coates, No. 23 Carragher, No. 34 Kelly, No. 37 Skrtel, No. 38 Flanagan, and No. 47 Wisdom.

The midfielders include captain Gerrard No. 8, Gu Ran No. 9, Coutinho No. 10, Asadi No. 11, Henderson No. 14, Downing No. 19, Lallana No. 20, Lucas No. 21, Chamberlain No. 22, Allen No. 24, Suso No. 30, Sterling No. 31, Shelvey No. 33, Cody No. 35, and Ibe No. 44.

The forwards are: No. 7 Suarez, No. 15 Sturridge, No. 29 Borini, No. 36 Yesil, No. 48 Sinclair, and No. 50 Morgan.

This lineup is the complete lineup of Liverpool's first team in the 2012-2013 season.

Liverpool actually wanted to buy Salah, Mane, Luke Shaw, Rudiger and others at once, but, on the one hand, the salary structure no longer allows it, and on the other hand, these young players currently need more playing opportunities to gain experience.

Anyway, Southampton is Gu Ran's team. Given the relationship between Liverpool Club and Southampton Club, Salah and others will sooner or later become meat in Liverpool's pot.

...(End of this chapter)