"Alright, let's make initial contact. At least we need to ensure that Neuer can play for our Arsenal next season."
In the end, Fly could only take a step back. As long as Neuer could play for Arsenal next season, it would be fine.
Wenger on the other end of the phone nodded, indicating that as long as the funds were in place, it wouldn't be a big problem!
As for the remaining matches this season, Arsène Wenger said he would give Szczęsny a chance to see if he could seize it himself.
After finishing the call, Fly lay on the sofa, clearing his mind.
Seeing this scene, Taylor, who was beside him, stepped forward, held Fly in her arms, rubbed his temples, and whispered, "Hani, what's wrong? Was there a problem communicating with Arsène?"
Fly shook his head, lay sideways on Taylor's lap, his head facing inwards, blowing warm air onto Taylor's abdomen.
"Oh, that tickles, stop it, hahaha...." Being teased by Fly like this, Taylor couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Fly, however, didn't stop and continued to blow warm air onto Taylor's abdomen.
After laughing for a while, Taylor realized her boyfriend wasn't stopping, so she quickly used her fair hand to cover Fly's mouth.
"Stop it!"
Feeling the wetness and tickling in the center of her palm, Taylor hit Fly's thigh hard with her other hand.
"elder sister, I'm tired, I want to sleep...."
Looking at her boyfriend who was pretending to be pitiful again, although she was used to this look, Taylor still couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
"Okay, sleep if you're tired. I'll wake you up when dinner is ready." Taylor stroked Fly's black hair, lowered her head, and gently kissed him.
Before long, Fly slowly drifted off to sleep.
Noticing that her boyfriend was asleep, Taylor lowered her head, rested her head against Fly's, and stared intently at Fly's eyebrows and eyes with her pair of clear blue eyes.
This state lasted for more than ten minutes. Taylor inexplicably smiled.
Fortunately, the sound was very quiet, and Fly didn't sense anything.
Then Taylor took out her phone and took a picture of her man's profile.
Then she skillfully opened Twitter, posted the photo, and attached a sentence: "My lover".
Taylor had heard Fly talk about his goal and knew he wanted to surpass Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the number one player in football.
At the same time, she also learned about the selection mechanism of the so-called Ballon dOr through her own channels.
For this kind of popularity award, Taylor, who had been in the entertainment industry for many years, naturally understood its underlying logic.
To put it bluntly, it's similar to the Oscar awards in Hollywood or the Grammy awards in the music industry.
It's all about who is more popular; whoever is more popular will win the award.
Of course, the Oscar is the opposite; the more popular you are, the more those old men on the judging panel discriminate against you, and the lower your chances of winning.
Leonardo DiCaprio was like this.
Want to win an award without turning yourself into a middle-aged uncle?
Dream on!
Fortunately, the Ballon dOr is directly linked to popularity; the higher the popularity, the greater the advantage.
As for the FIFA World Player of the Year, that's purely for laughs.
At least the Ballon dOr is voted on by professional sports journalists, and their professionalism is generally worthy of affirmation.
On the other hand, what about the FIFA World Player of the Year?
What you first need to do is make sure that group of captains and coaches with voting rights know you.
This is really not an exaggeration!
Because many coaches and captains from small countries with voting rights simply don't understand anything about world football or European football.
Maybe you performed very well this year, and logically, all the awards for the world's best player this year should be yours.
But the reality is that the Ballon dOr is very likely yours, but the FIFA World Player of the Year will be delayed by a year.
Because your performance this year hasn't reached the ears of those captains and coaches with voting rights; they aren't aware of how outstanding your performance was this year.
When they vote, they still base their votes on the outdated information they know.
This has resulted in many hilarious award winners.
This is also why the highest individual honor in football is widely recognized as the Ballon dOr, organized by a media outlet, rather than the FIFA World Player of the Year, organized by the official international football body, FIFA.
At first, Taylor, like many people, couldn't understand why an award organized by a football media outlet would have more authority than an award organized by FIFA, the official global football organization.
Only after understanding the intricacies of it did she realize why her boyfriend's goal was the Ballon dOr and not the FIFA World Player of the Year.
Of course, she also learned that the Ballon dOr and the FIFA World Player of the Year had merged, and the new award was called the "FIFA Ballon dOr".
The selection mechanism for this new Ballon dOr is based on votes from media, players, and coaches.
Although there are still some unreliable coaches and players holding voting rights.
However, with the presence of the media, the authority of the FIFA Ballon dOr has been greatly guaranteed.
Taylor knew that building good relationships with these media outlets would be beneficial for her man to compete for this honor.
So, preparing now is not an exaggeration.
Although Taylor hadn't learned the idiom "Prepare for a rainy day" (wèi yǔ chóu móu - mend the roof before it rains), she understood the meaning.
Her man definitely has no chance this year, after all, he only debuted in the second half of the year, no matter how much is done, it's impossible to touch the Ballon dOr.
So Taylor's goal is set on next year's Ballon dOr, which is in 2011.
There are about 15 months until the announcement of the 2011 Ballon dOr.
Such a long time is enough for Taylor to operate.
Things like cross-industry collaborations with her man, and showing affection online, are all part of the operation.
Because Taylor can use her fame and influence to increase her boyfriend's international visibility.
Even mobilizing her connections in the industry to let more people know and understand her man is not impossible.
In short, ensuring that her man's name can be known by as many people around the world as possible within these 15 months will definitely be beneficial and harmless to the Ballon dOr selection!
Some captains and coaches from small countries who don't follow European football might even vote for Fly because a Hollywood star they like supports him. This is entirely possible.
Taylor believes that with accumulation, her man might eventually reach the top of the Ballon dOr with these slight advantages accumulated over time.
"Dear, you just need to play well on the field. As for other off-field matters, leave them to me, and Mom and Dad. We will all support you from behind, love you...."
Taylor murmured to herself, then gently left a hickey on Fly's forehead.
Fly seemed to sense something, smacked his lips, scratched the hickey Taylor had just left with his hand, then turned over and continued to sleep.
"Hehe~~~ Hani is so cute!"
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