Gerard's voice was still friendly.

Although he has wrinkles on his face and looks unfriendly, in fact, that is just the objective condition of his appearance.

Jerad also took the initiative to extend his hand to Gu Ran as a gesture of friendliness.

Gu Ran couldn't help but feel flattered that the legendary Liverpool star took the initiative to show his goodwill.

This is Gerrard! A legend! In the game, both sides fight for themselves, and of course they can fight as hard as they can, but after the game, it all depends on status.

Gu Ran quickly reached out and held Gerald's hand, "Gerald, it's an honor to compete with a legend like you. You made me... you taught me a lot."

Damn, I was so excited that I almost told the truth.

He got a green exclusive bubble from Gerrard for free, and also got a core skill from Gerrard for free - the key is that not only did he get it for free, but he also relied on his outstanding performance to make Gerrard come up to say hello and shake hands!

Gu Ran was really satisfied! Gerard grinned, "Gu, you are so polite. Your performance on the field is amazing. The thing that impressed me most about you was the time you made me slip."

Gu Ran coughed twice, "Ahem, sorry, Gerald."

Gerrard waved his hand magnanimously, "No, no, don't apologize. Really, what I mean is that you are really amazing. I have been playing football for so many years, and I have seen geniuses of all sizes, but you are the most special one I have ever seen. I feel... you are very talented, but your talent is not extraordinary, at least not a natural genius like Messi. However, you can create super wonderful performances with your talent that is not extraordinary - this is much better than those stars who rely purely on talent to make a living."

"Your awareness and football IQ are like those of a seasoned veteran. Your playing style is also eclectic and forward-thinking."

"Gu, you are really special! I have played against Messi before, and to be honest, Messi is much better than you, but you are the first one who can make me slip."

Damn it~ Gerrard, you really flatter me! You actually compared me with Messi! Of course I am not as good as Messi, but regardless of the win or loss, being able to be compared with Messi is already a win for a grassroots like me!

I really... I feel like I'm going to float! Gu Ran quickly said, "Thank you for the compliment, Gerard."

Gerrard continued to admire: "You are only 17 years old, God, you may not realize how bright your future will be. By the way, I heard that you have never received formal football training before? Is this true?"

Gu Ran shrugged, "Yes, I have never studied in a professional youth training camp before. I came from an amateur high school league."

Gerrard shook his head in disbelief. "Amazing, really amazing. No wonder, you play in a wild way, and when we defend you we can never guess what you will do next. Of course, I'm not saying that your wild style is bad, I'm just saying that you are really special. You will bring an extremely shocking impact to the quiet English football world."

Wow, Gerrard, you are a great football player and you are also a great talker...

Gu Ran quickly said politely: "No, no, Jerad, you really flatter me, I just had better luck."

Gerrard smiled and said, "You are too modest to attribute your success to luck, Gu. I believe you must have made great efforts."

...You still understand me, Brother Jie!

Gerrard continued: "I have heard that you Chinese are all modest, and today I have really seen it. In fact, with your talent, a small team like Southampton cannot realize your ambitions at all. Why don't you come to our Liverpool team! We in Liverpool like Chinese players from the bottom of our hearts, because in our minds, Chinese people have the indomitable red gene."

What a great statement! Liverpool is also a working-class club.

Especially after Shankly gave Liverpool the red team soul, the Liverpool Club has indeed had an inseparable connection with China.

Moreover, as the legendary captain of Liverpool, Gerrard also has a big say in the club's purchase of players.

For example, his national team teammate Joe Cole was poached from Chelsea by Gerrard himself - the club was just responsible for paying the money.

Therefore, Gerrard's invitation to Gu Ran to Liverpool was not just a casual remark.

Gu Ran's heart also skipped a beat and he almost agreed subconsciously.

but……

Gu Ran still managed to control himself calmly.

Gu Ran smiled calmly, "Thank you, Gerrard. I really appreciate your invitation. Liverpool is a powerful club in my mind, and I also like the atmosphere of Anfield. But... Gerrard, you also know that I still have a lot of shortcomings. The reason why I performed so well in this game is largely because it was the first time you saw a player like me. If there is overtime or another game, with my current level, I will definitely be restricted by you in a very targeted manner."

"I want to play more official games in League One first to lay a solid foundation and make up for my shortcomings. As for the transfer, I will not consider it for the time being."

Gu Ran's answer was very sincere, and Jerad nodded frequently.

Gu Ran knew very well in his heart that the reason why he was able to shock the whole audience with one pass and two shots today was not because of his basic strength, but because of his skills and basketball IQ.

Using skills will consume a lot of physical strength and energy, so even though Gu Ran's physical attribute has reached 80 points, with the frequency of skill use today, his physical strength and energy are simply not enough to support him to play the entire game.

Therefore, spending more time and laying a solid foundation is the best choice.

In addition, Gu Ran did not just reject Gerrard's invitation, but said that all transfers would not be considered for the time being.

To put it bluntly, I won't go to Liverpool, but I won't go to any other club either.

This also ensures Gerrard's face.

Sure enough, Gerrard smiled and said, "Well, when you want to come to Liverpool, be sure to come to me and I will help you arrange it."

Gu Ran smiled and said, “Okay, Gerald.”

Gerard asked, "Are we friends now?"

Damn! This friendship comes too quickly, doesn’t it? As expected, if you have strength, you will never have to worry about not having friends.

Gu Ran quickly smiled and said, "Of course! We are friends!"

Gerard pointed at Gu Ran's jersey and said, "...Want to exchange?"

Oh shit!

Liverpool's passing star actually wanted to exchange jerseys with me! Gu Ran took off his shirt without saying a word, revealing his muscular body.

The female fans in the stands immediately started howling.

Some crazy female fans even wanted to jump over the high railings and rush into the green field! Fortunately, the security of Anfield Stadium is not vegetarian.

Gerard also happily took off his shirt and exchanged it with Gu Ran.

Liverpool No. 8 jersey, got it!

This should sell for quite a bit of money, right?

Damn! Why would I think that? This is a souvenir worth pretending to be! Gu Ran then put Gerrard's red jersey on his shoulders.

"Come on, good luck!" Gerard patted Gu Ran on the shoulder and ran away contentedly.

Gu Ran also returned to his teammates and, under the leadership of captain Davis, bowed to the Southampton fans who had come from afar to support them.

Southampton fans happily sang the Anfield Miracle Song to Gu Ran.

Gu Ran naturally bowed in various ways and pressed his palms together, signaling everyone not to be so high-profile.

However, the crazy Southampton fans didn't care about that and sang even louder.

"I hope the Liverpool FC executives will be smart and recruit Gu Ran as soon as possible!"

"That's right. We have poached Southampton's promising star. Let's see how these scabs and country bumpkins dare to sing and mock us!"

Liverpool fans have begun to fantasize about the moment of having Gu Ran.

After more than ten minutes of thank you ceremony, the players returned to the player tunnel.

On the way back, Carragher, Glenn, Joe Cole, Kuyt, Maxi and others also took the initiative to shake hands with Gu Ran.

Such treatment made Gu Ran feel like he was dreaming.

If you are not strong enough, people will call you a Chinese boy. If you are strong enough, people will call you Mr. Gu Ran.

This principle applies everywhere.

After entering the player tunnel, the tunnel was already crowded with reporters from major media.

Gu Ran saw Evelin, whose eyes were full of pure desire, at first glance.

Evelin wanted to jump on Gu Ran in front of everyone, wrap her legs tightly around Gu Ran’s bare waist, and then interview Gu Ran mouth to mouth.

Of course, as a professional journalist, Evelyn restrained herself.

When the other reporters saw Gu Ran coming, they immediately surrounded him like a tide.

Gu Ran became famous in one battle! Moreover, he became famous by stepping on the Liverpool team and Liverpool's legendary stars Gerrard and Kuyt!

Reporters definitely don't want to miss such a large amount of traffic.

"Mr. Gu Ran, I'm a reporter from the Times. First of all, congratulations on your success in this competition. What do you think now?"

"Hello Mr. Gu Ran, I'm a reporter from the Daily Mail. What do you want to do most after the game?"

"Mr. Gu Ran, I'm a reporter from the Guardian Sports section. There are rumors that this pre-season friendly match was held by Liverpool specifically to observe you. Will you transfer to Liverpool?"

"Mr. Gu Ran, I'm a reporter from Football First. I have a lot of questions for you. Can I do an exclusive interview with you?"

"Mr. Gu Ran, I'm a reporter from Arsenal. Arsenal will face Southampton soon. Do you have anything to say to Arsenal?"

"Mr. Gu Ran, what did you communicate with Jerad just now?"

"Mr. Gu Ran, what are your future career plans?"

"Mr. Gu Ran..."

The reporters all went crazy, except Evelyn.

Evelin’s chest was held high because she knew that Gu Ran belonged to her.

Seeing so many crazy media reporters, Gu Ran was really a little panicked.

Having never been a celebrity in his previous life, he was not used to being interviewed. Now in such a crazy interview scene, Gu Ran had no idea how to deal with it.

Fortunately, at this time, personal affairs assistant Rick ran out and stopped these crazy reporters.

"Dear reporters, I'm sorry! Our Mr. Gu Ran currently only accepts interviews from our own media, The Forward Saints. If you really want to interview Mr. Gu Ran, you can leave your contact information with me. I am Mr. Gu Ran's personal affairs assistant. I will communicate with Mr. Gu Ran and notify you as soon as there is a result."

Rick's rescue came just in time.

Gu Ran couldn't help but look at his chief eunuch with gratitude.

The reporters sighed, and after confirming that Gu Ran really couldn't answer their questions, they turned to Rick and desperately stuffed business cards into his hands.

While taking the business card, Rick escorted Gu Ran back to the visiting team's locker room.

At this time, Chamberlain also walked towards the media reporters.

Chamberlain took a deep breath and prepared himself for a frenetic interview.

He wanted to prove that he was better at accepting interviews than Gu Ran—

The reporters just chatted and laughed with each other, then turned and walked away.

Chamberlain: ...

Chamberlain felt the chill of the world.

After returning to the visiting team's locker room, Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

Rick simply threw all the business cards in his hand into the trash can.

While throwing, Rick muttered, "Bah, they are all male reporters, and they still want to interview our Gu?"

Gu Ran: ...

Rick, I'm a serious person! Don't make me sound like I'm not serious! Before Gu Ran could open his mouth to complain, his exclusive coach Jacob hugged Gu Ran with a red face, "Haha! Gu! Your performance today was really great! I have to say, although you were already very good during training, you were twice as good after you actually played in the game!"

Of course! When training, I basically don't use skills, I just rely on attributes at most.

Gu Ran said very tactfully: "This is all thanks to Coach Jacob's strict training of me."

"Hahaha! Of course!" Coach Jacob said proudly, "I'm a product of Real Madrid!"

Gu Ran added: "Coach, do you think my performance today was okay? When can we start the Real Madrid-style training?"

The smile on Coach Jacob's face suddenly froze.

He never dared to tell Gu Ran that his training for Gu Ran was the one-on-one training he learned from Real Madrid.

Moreover, this level of training is already Real Madrid's hell-level training. Even a Real Madrid coach like him can't keep up with Gu Ran's training intensity. If it is strengthened further...

Fortunately, at this time, the exclusive team doctor Maf and physical therapist Gregory came over with serious faces.

"Gu! You were violated many times during today's game!"

Holy shit…

Don’t use the word “invasion”, can’t you use the word “foul”?

Gu Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry!

(End of this chapter)