"Is the guy in the red vest actually a sprinter?"

"So fast! Even faster than Rick! I thought Rick was already the fastest in the São Paulo youth team..."

On the training field, the youth team players also started to react.

Lucas Sutton nudged Rick next to him with his elbow, grinning lewdly and lasciviously: "Who was it just now that said it was impossible? This is natural grass, the soil is soft, and if you don't wear shoes, it's hard to get used to it and hard to exert force..."

He mocked Rick by imitating Rick's tone.

Rick ignored the clowning Lucas beside him and just said helplessly, "As much as I don't want to admit it, he's really faster than me... Maybe, he's even faster than Kaká!"

The other teammates nearby reflexively retorted after hearing Rick's words: "That's impossible!"

"Yeah, how could anyone run faster than Kaká? Kaká is faster!"

"Rick, are you so shocked you've lost your mind?"

"At the very least, his explosive start is definitely faster than Kaká's." Rick insisted on his opinion.

...

Meanwhile, on the edge of the training field, Lyle, who realized he had also been startled just now, spoke in an even worse tone: "Hmph! In the end, he still didn't get the ball! What's the point of all that? I don't think São Paulo needs this kind of..."

At that moment, Maurice interrupted him with a laugh: "But didn't we say from the start that we were testing speed? His speed is really surprising, he even outran the ball, haha! That's really interesting!"

Lyle was surprised to see Maurice so happy: "You mean..."

"Why not sign him and see how far he can develop, Mr. Shelby." Maurice thought of how Logan Grant only needed to watch one training session to know what to do, and in his mind he heard Gordon's exaggerated voice again: "He has a very strong learning ability!"

Nicknamed "Lyle", real name Charles August Dale Shelby, the football director of São Paulo club, once again opened his mouth in surprise and widened his eyes. He hadn't expected the youth training director to actually be willing to sign that Chinese kid!

Honestly, he'd made this expression quite a few times today...

Sixteen years, four months, and ten days old, the rookie Logan Grant thus became a member of the youth team of the Brazilian giant São Paulo.

The goal of making money—big money—by playing football seemed to finally be smiling at him through the mist, continuing to tempt and lure the ambitious mountain boy striving to achieve his dream.

Chapter 3: Very Strong Learning Ability

Frederick Anthony Herman Manson—this is the name of the São Paulo Football Club's training ground. Because it's too long, nobody calls it that. Just as Brazilians are used to giving nicknames, they're also used to giving short names to training bases.

This training base, completed in September 1988, is located in the Brabanda district of São Paulo, so everyone basically just calls it the "Brabanda Training Base" as a short name. Whether among fans, media reporters, or the São Paulo players themselves, this is the term used.

The Brabanda Training Base is a very modern facility, with three standard-sized training fields, a stadium with stands that can accommodate four thousand spectators. The stadium has two changing rooms for players and two for referees.

In addition to training facilities like a gym and physiotherapy room, and an administrative building with a press area, there are also accommodations specifically for players. The first floor is a large dining hall for all staff at the training base, and the second floor has sixteen standard double bedrooms. There are also entertainment rooms for the players, including a game room, billiards room, and an audio-visual room.

Of the three training fields, one is reserved exclusively for the youth team.

The São Paulo under-18 youth team trains here.

Logan Grant, wearing the São Paulo youth team's jersey and training kit, stood on the training field. The red vest and khaki shorts he wore during the trial were gone. On his feet were not flip-flops, but a pair of black football boots, this time in the right size for his feet, so they didn't pinch.

Just looking at him standing on the training field, you would really think he was a proper football player, though still a bit skinny... But there are also many players in Brazil who look thin due to malnutrition, so it's not too out of place.

In front of Logan Grant stood the São Paulo youth team players in two rows—they were about to become his teammates.

The youth team coach, Warren Oliver, stood next to Logan Grant and introduced him to the players opposite: "Rong, Guāngróng, a young man from China, will be your teammate."

He didn't say much more.

Actually, everyone already knew Logan Grant. His performance during the trial was just too outstanding.

His speed was impressive—unforgettable, even if you tried.

"Everyone knows Rong is a beginner. He can't train with us yet; he needs to do basic training. So, is there anyone willing to help him with that?" Warren asked.

No one spoke.