While Gu Ran was complaining wildly in his mind, he quickly signed all the jerseys of the Big Three.

"Excellent!"

"Thank you for your hard work! Gu!"

"Then you continue to be busy, we will wait for you in the stands of the training ground!"

"I look forward to your great performance in today's public training!"

"Come on! Come on! We are all rooting for you!"

The Big Three left happily with their signed jerseys.

The other players were so envious that they were speechless.

Even Haldin kept his mouth shut, not daring to say another word.

The three giants of the club all came to ask for Gu Ran's autographed jersey. I really couldn't have any other emotions except envy, jealousy and hatred.

Even if this is internal sales boost, the value of this sales volume far exceeds their accumulated jersey sales.

Gu Ran didn't feel it was awesome at all, instead he just felt a little annoyed.

Gu Ran continued to sign frantically and was about to sign all 500 sets.

The time for the open class training has almost arrived. The players packed up their things, changed their jerseys, and prepared to go to the training ground.

At this time, there was another commotion at the door of the lounge.

Gu Ran couldn't help but tremble as he held the pen - no way? Still coming? ? ? Then he saw the executive director Andre Kuwen walk in with a smile - he didn't bring an assistant, nor did he have a jersey in his hand.

Gu Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief: I finally met a normal senior executive who didn't need a signed jersey! Andre Kuwin, the executive director, was equivalent to the chairman Katharina Liebherr's mouthpiece and spokesperson in the club, so his status was naturally quite high.

Other players wanted to curry favor with him but failed.

Andre Kuwen also took two steps at a time and walked straight to Gu Ran. "Hi, Gu Ran, how are you? Wow, you signed so many jerseys! You've worked so hard!"

Gu Ran also smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Kuwen."

Andre Kuwen said, "I see you are quite busy, so I will make it short. I am sent by Miss Katarina to greet you. Miss Katarina is still in Germany and cannot come to the training ground to watch your open training class in person. She asked me to send you her blessings and hope that you will have a perfect performance in the open class."

The players present were all very excited! The club's big money sponsor and wealthy lady even sent someone to send their blessings!

Gu Ran, can you...be a human being? Gu Ran signed his name wildly and said with a faint smile, "Thank you, Miss Katarina."

As a reborn person, Gu Ran knew that Miss Catarina rarely managed the Southampton Club in person. Catarina was not as passionate about football as her father was, and in the future she would sell the Southampton Club to a Chinese buyer at a high level...

So it is absolutely normal that Katarina does not come to the open class.

However, Gu Ran was somewhat surprised that Catarina was so polite and even sent the executive director to offer her blessings.

It's impossible that Katarina, who doesn't like football, also wants a jersey? No way, absolutely impossible! She doesn't like watching football!

Just as Gu Ran was thinking this, he heard Andre Kuwen say with a smile: "Miss Katarina hopes that you can take the time to give her a few autographed jerseys."

Gu Ran: ...

All players: …

Tired, destroy it!

Gu Ran sighed helplessly and said resignedly, "Okay, since Miss Katarina wants it, then bring it over for me to sign. I'll sign it now."

When you are in the world, even if you cheat, there will always be times when you are forced to do things against your will!

Who says she is a big money sponsor and a rich woman? The other senior executives have signed, so the rich woman must be given more face.

Besides, I'm not really a star now. If someone comes to me and asks for my autograph, I appreciate it. I really can't refuse such kindness.

Gu Ran was ready to sign, but he saw Andre Kuwin standing there indifferently.

Gu Ran was stunned. "You didn't bring your jersey? And you want me to sign my jersey?"

Hey, isn't that too much? Andre Kuwen smiled and said, "No, no, Gu, you misunderstood. I wanted to wait until you're done with your work before signing."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, it's okay for me to fuck Miss Katarina."

I have already plugged in so many high-level ones, it really doesn’t matter if I plug in one more!

Andre Kuwin laughed: "There are a lot of jerseys, and... they are not here with me."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "How many can there be?"

You, Katarina, are just a rich woman. How can you wear two at the same time? Even if you count your whole family, there are at most 20 or 30 pieces. With my signature of GR, I can finish it in a few minutes! Andre Kuwen laughed and said, "It's only about 500 pieces."

Gu Ran: ...

What? 500 pieces? Katarina, are you here to buy from me? What do you want so many for? To give benefits to employees! ?

I was wondering why the business director said 1,000 pieces were not enough! It turns out that you, Katarina, took away half of them!

I just signed 500 pieces with great effort, but now I still have 1,000 pieces left to sign! Is it so difficult to be a professional football player?

——Gu Ran was almost going crazy.

Andre Kuwen said, "Of the 500 jerseys, 100 are already being worn by the outstanding female cheerleaders of the Gu Ran Global Supporters Club. They are also here to watch your open class. You'll be able to see them when you go to the training ground later, and you can just sign for them on the spot. I'll have someone deliver the remaining 400 to your car, and you can take them home and sign them slowly, and then hand them over to me before the game against Liverpool."

What the hell?! Gu Ran's eyes widened immediately! My global fan club!?

My female fan organization has now been upgraded to a global support group? Wait!

Why would Katarina give my benefits to those cheerleading girls?

Could it be that...

My biggest fan is Katarina?

Oh shit!

I haven't even met Katarina...

Gu Ran was completely stunned!

The players next to them were so jealous that they could hardly eat!

The club's big boss, big money sponsor, and big rich woman are the head of his fans. How enviable! Just for this, let alone asking them to sign 500 jerseys, they are willing to even pledge their bodies to him! Of course, Gu Ran is a serious person! Gu Ran has never thought of sleeping with his boss! Gu Ran really just wants to play football!

Now, playing football is not difficult, but why is it so difficult outside of playing football? Gu Ran said with a smile: "I understand... Thank Miss Katarina for me, really. Don't worry, I will definitely sign it."

Andre Kuwen nodded with satisfaction. "Keep going, Gu. Miss Katarina has been paying attention to you and is looking forward to your wonderful performance in the public training class."

Gu Ran smiled bitterly, "I will definitely perform well..."

"Then I won't bother you anymore. See you at the training ground later."

"OK."

Andre Kuwen left the lounge contentedly.

Gu Ran continued to work hard on signing. If he could sign one more now, he would have to sign one less later, thus saving more time for further practice.

The other players changed their jerseys in envy and jealousy, left the lounge and walked towards the training ground.

When Lallana passed by Gu Ran, he smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up.

Lambert also patted Gu Ran's shoulder in a friendly manner.

Chamberlain opened his mouth, shook his head and walked past Gu Ran.

Luke Shaw looked at the jersey at Gu Ran's feet and seemed to want to collect one as well, but he still held back.

Captain Davis came over and said to Gu Ran with a smile: "...Gu, today is very important, don't be late."

Damn it, Captain Davis, I still like your unruly look! Gu Ran nodded, "Yeah, okay."

After this high-level visit, Gu Ran could clearly feel that the players' attitudes were different.

Although they couldn't be called friendly, no one dared to look down on Gu Ran anymore.

Only Haldin and his little brothers were filled with jealousy, but they dared not say anything.

After all the other players had left, Gu Ran had signed about 600 jerseys.

The remaining 400+500 items can only be signed after the open class is over.

So Gu Ran threw away the pen and hurried out of the lounge.

At this time, it was 5 minutes to 3 o'clock.

The simple stands at Training Ground No. 1 were already filled with spectators.

These audiences are not ordinary people.

Those who receive invitations to the club's pre-season open classes must be local bigwigs, shareholders who own shares in Southampton Club, senior executives and their relatives, club-related people, club media, representatives of fan organizations registered with the club, and so on.

Of course, the 100 beautiful young girls from the [Gu Ran Global Fan Club] were also wearing brand new No. 8 jerseys and sitting in the front row of the stadium stands.

They are also the most beautiful scenery in the entire training ground.

Many big guys took out their mobile phones to take pictures of these 80% or 90% beautiful women.

In the past, only 1,000 spectators were invited to open classes, and the seats were often not full.

But this time, for the open class, more than 3,000 spectators came for the first time, and the entire training ground was packed.

Not only were the stands full of people, but the sidelines of the training ground were also full of people.

The turf of the training ground had undergone emergency maintenance at noon, and several family members of the players brought their children, wearing children's jerseys with their fathers' numbers printed on them, to play football on the turf.

The atmosphere was very joyful.

3 o'clock sharp.

Led by captain Davis, the players of Southampton's first team and reserve team trotted into the training ground.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly reached a small peak!

After entering the field, each player stood in the middle and waved to the audience.

Assistant coach Andy took the microphone and acted as a live DJ, introducing the players to the audience one by one.

Every time a player was introduced, there was warm applause from the audience.

Gu Ran entered the venue at the end of the line.

When Gu Ran stepped onto the grass of the training ground, the entire stands were almost boiling! In Southampton, everyone who likes football has heard of Gu Ran's name!

Although Gu Ran has not played in a professional game yet, at least half of the big guys in the stands have seen Gu Ran’s wonderful performance in the finals of the National High School Student Competition!

They had already been conquered by Gu Ran! Over and over again! Until now, whenever they saw Gu Ran, their bodies would secrete adrenaline and happy dopamine like crazy! There was another half of the audience, although they had not watched Gu Ran's game, but they learned about this young player who was newly signed by Southampton Club through newspapers and media.

Especially through The Sun…

Now that I see him...he is indeed very handsome!

No one believed the gossip in The Sun, but after seeing Gu Ran in person, the credibility of the gossip increased greatly! The 100 girls wearing the No. 8 jerseys in the fan club jumped up from their seats excitedly, raised their arms high, and waved and cheered at Gu Ran desperately.

Their miniskirts were so short that they were covered by their large jerseys, making it seem as if they were not wearing anything. The visual impact of the scene was extremely strong.

The boiling cheers at the scene even drowned out Andy's voice introducing Gu Ran through the microphone.

The other players were shocked and numb again.

They thought that the top management's admiration for Gu Ran was exaggerated enough, but they didn't expect that Gu Ran's influence among local fans was even greater!

Gu Ran stood on the green field, feeling the crazy cheers of the fans, and the depressed mood caused by the autograph was instantly swept away.

That’s right, this is my battlefield!

Gu Ran raised his hand and spun around, smiling and thanking the fans in the audience for their applause and cheers.

Among the many crazy fans, he saw Coach Carter and Evelyn's father, Sir Jonathan Adelaide.

——No need to guess, Evelin must be here today too.

Coach Carter excitedly waved at Gu Ran and shouted, "Gu—Hahaha! I'm here! I'm here! Give me a few autographs later!"

Gu Ran also waved excitedly at Coach Carter - the noise in the stadium was too noisy and he couldn't hear what the coach was shouting.

After all the players made their appearance, Captain Davis led the team in a warm-up run.

This time, Gu Ran did not lap, but just ran at the front of the team very low-key.

Although it is the first place, it is indeed very low-key without any hoops.

The other players all breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thanked Gu Ran for not trapping them.

If they were trapped three or five times in an open class, these old professional players would have no place to hide their faces.

Coach Carter in the stands looked at Gu Ran who was always in the first place, and his eyes were filled with the shadow of his handsome youth. "It's only been a few days, and Gu has made great progress. Among so many professional players, he can still be in the first place! Haha! He is worthy of being my disciple! I am so happy!"

Evelyn's father, Sir Jonathan Adelaide, also proudly said to the audience around him: "I know Gu Na very well! We have eaten together! We have drunk tonic wine! My daughter is his personal reporter! He has even ridden my daughter's horse!"

After 15 minutes of warm-up running, it’s time for dynamic stretching.

The players were divided into two groups and took turns passing through obstacle cones to perform dynamic stretching.

When it was Gu Ran's turn, the whole field was filled with the crazy screams of the beautiful cheerleaders.

Although Southampton has famous stars such as Lallana, Lambert, Schneiderlin, Connolly, etc., the focus of the whole game is entirely on Gu Ran.

Gu Ran was highly focused, and his dynamic stretching movements were completely standard.

After 15 minutes of dynamic stretching for the whole team, the next training is “grabbing the circle without the ball falling to the ground”.

This is actually a warm-up game and it's not very intense.

The focus of the open class that just returned from vacation was not on training, but on showing the team's positive mental outlook to the VIP audience.

The whole team is divided into two large groups, each group has two players responsible for interception, and the other players form a circle and pass the ball to each other. The ball must not be allowed to fall to the ground. Whoever's pass is intercepted or the ball falls to the ground must stand in the circle and be responsible for interception.

The atmosphere on the field also became lively in this game environment.

Assistant coach Andy assigned Gu Ran to the second group, avoiding veterans such as Haldin.

The players in the second group are generally young, energetic and competitive.

The players in the first group are basically experienced players who are good at using games and funny ways to make the audience laugh.

So, the first group had a lot of fun, and the second group had a lot of intense fun.

Gu Ran had no chance to receive or pass the ball during the scramble.

But Gu Ran was not in a hurry at all and waited patiently for the opportunity.

Soon, a reserve team player kicked the ball and it suddenly flew towards the gap between Gu Ran and Luke Shaw.

Luke Shaw felt that the ball could not be saved at all, so he simply chose to move away and create distance.

As long as you dodge faster than Gu Ran, then when the bad ball falls to the ground, it will be fine even if Gu Ran fails to catch it.

Gu Ran did not dodge, but went straight towards the "bad ball".

Seeing that the ball was about to hit the ground, Gu Ran slid down and used his toes to pick out a rainbow-like arc for this almost impossible to save ball.

“Wow!”

This save was so amazing! There were loud whistles and thunderous applause from the stands.

The players in the same group were also stunned with shock.

Luke Shaw's face was also full of shock and admiration.

Gu Ran, who was lying on the ground, did a somersault and stood up gracefully.

The fans in the stands were all going crazy!

Just based on this action, their trip was not in vain! Two ladies in their forties or fifties in the stands chatted excitedly:

“…”

In the twenty-minute circle-grabbing game, Gu Ran only got this one chance to touch the ball, but this one time was already very, very amazing.

It can be seen that the other players still have a strong sense of rejection towards Gu Ran and refuse to pass the ball to him.

But Gu Ran didn't care and just continued to train patiently.

After the circle-grabbing game, the next step is juggling training.

Normally, professional teams do not have this kind of training. This is a subject that only youth teams train.

Just because it is an open class, we added this entertaining item.

In addition to the first team and reserve team, Southampton Club's U10 youth team also participated in the juggling training.

Gu Ran himself has a great advantage in this project, and he also has the free skill of fancy juggling.

As soon as Gu Ran came on stage, he caught the ball with a high kick and dribbled it, which drew cheers from the whole audience.

The other players’ basic dribbling skills were not bad, but most of them would just give up after dribbling more than 100 times.

Those U10 teenagers were really serious about the ride.

Gu Ran was more serious than them.

Gu Ran not only juggles a lot, but also juggles in many different ways, including front juggles, behind-the-back juggles, and shoulder juggles. Not only are they consistent, but they are also very durable and beautiful.

After the juggling performance, head coach Adkins announced that the players had 10 minutes to rest and move freely.

At this time, the fans went down to the field to experience juggling, and some veteran players also stayed on the field to interact with the fans.

Business director Philip Butz also took the opportunity to take the microphone and sell 600 jerseys signed by Gu Ran on the field.

After seeing Gu Ran’s wonderful performance in the training session, the fans immediately rushed to buy the products.

The price of 39.9 pounds is nothing to these wealthy people.

Some people bought more than a dozen pieces at one time.

The two ladies who were stuck in phlegm bought fifty pieces at once.

The sales scene was extremely popular, and almost everyone was scrambling to buy.

Coach Carter sat firmly in his seat, and said with a sense of superiority: "Haha, go ahead and grab them. Gu Ran will definitely give me a dozen or twenty pieces for free anyway."

Sir Jonathan Adelaide on the other side also smiled proudly and said, "Given the relationship between my daughter and Gu Ran, asking him for a dozen jerseys is just a matter of opening her mouth and moving her tongue, right?"

At this time, Gu Ran chose to return to the sidelines to rest so as to avoid being caught by enthusiastic fans for autographs and photos.

It’s not that I don’t love my fans, it’s just that there were too many autographs signed today.

"Gu, you performed very well!"

Exclusive coach Jacob shook hands with Gu Ran with satisfaction.

"Thank you Coach Jacob."

The exclusive team doctor Mai Fu said: "Gu, sit down, we will check and massage you."

"OK……"

In fact, this amount of exercise does not require inspection or massage at all, but in front of so many fans, Mave and Gregory also want to show off, right? Gu Ran could only sit down obediently and let Mave inspect and Gregory massage.

"Gregory, please give me a good massage of my right arm, wrist, and fingers."

This was also the first time Gu Ran made a request.

Gregory quickly said, "Okay, no problem."

Nutritionist Loina came over with the enhanced version of the devil's meal, "Gu, it's time for the meal, dear."

Gu Ran felt numb all over.

He would rather be back on the field interacting with the fans…

Even interacting with those two ladies who bought fifty of his jerseys is acceptable...

Gu Ran thought so and turned to look at the two ladies.

The two ladies immediately responded coquettishly.

That look could suck the dirt! Gu Ran quickly retracted his gaze, picked up the enhanced version of the devil's meal without hesitation, and drank it all in one gulp!

Just after he finished drinking, before he could catch his breath, he saw Evelyn, a female reporter from the Advance Saints, twisting her tight waist and walking towards him in a charming manner.

After only two days of not seeing each other, Evelin looked more moisturized than before.

The way she walked was somewhat lazy and coquettish, as if she had not yet fully recovered from the last battle in the grass.

…

I can't do it every day recently.

My body can still hold on.

Mainly because there have been a lot of things to do recently. I have to go back to my hometown to handle various procedures, sort out the scattered things in my hometown and move them to my new home, take my family out to play, and entertain friends, so I can only update once recently.

Once everything is completely settled, we will resume the daily schedule.

Thank you for your support! 　　 　 (End of this chapter)