Chapter 456: Chapter 95: Frenzied Signings! The Bundesliga’s Salary Ceiling! The Highest Price in Football! The New Season’s Goal: Break the Record

And Dortmund hadn’t signed any replacements for their positions.

It was a risky move, really.

But Wang Shuo understood the club’s reasoning.

For instance, if Wang Shuo were to get injured and miss several months, Dortmund probably wouldn’t make any major signings. They’d just start promoting Lewandowski.

At most, they’d bring in a young backup player.

It was a matter of the club’s resource allocation.

Kael and De De were both players who had rendered outstanding service to the team. The club had to give them the respect they were due.

Krag, on the other hand, was expected to be out for the entire season.

When the unlucky fellow saw Wang Shuo, he complained nonstop, saying he never should have requested that loan to Hertha Berlin.

He was convinced that the reason he got reinjured just three minutes into a match was because he hadn’t fully recovered.

And he blamed Hertha Berlin’s quack doctors for it.

Besides offering some words of comfort, there wasn’t much Wang Shuo could say.

"From the looks of it, you’re aiming to break Gerd Müller’s record this season, aren’t you?" Kael said with an encouraging smile.

The Dortmund captain had a very high opinion of Wang Shuo.

Hardworking and self-disciplined. Most importantly, he was incredibly talented and had immense potential.

Best of all, he was easygoing and got along with everyone.

Who wouldn’t want a teammate like that?

Wang Shuo did have that goal in mind, but he wouldn’t reveal it.

’Do more, say less. That’s my style!’

The coaching staff hadn’t started work yet, but Klopp and his core team were already back.

When Klopp heard that Wang Shuo was back in Germany, he specifically took him out for a meal and brought up Lewandowski’s transfer.

Uncle Mustache had no idea that Wang Shuo had already spoken with Lewandowski on the phone a few times.

"The kid says he wants to rent a place near Luckenwalde Castle. His girlfriend is coming to stay with him," Wang Shuo said with a laugh.

’Thankfully, I have a girlfriend now too.’

’Otherwise, it would’ve been really awkward.’

’These damn players in Europe might not be good for much else, but they sure are experts at picking up women!’

Subotic’s girlfriend was a world champion, and he’d heard Lewandowski’s girlfriend was also an incredible athlete.

What else could Wang Shuo do but be impressed?

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During his vacation back home, Wang Shuo had actually been quite careful about his diet and routine.

But his training had definitely fallen by the wayside.

After returning to Germany, he immediately started training on his own.

He was still clocking in at 5 a.m. every day, arriving at the training grounds early to practice by himself.

Most of his Passive Skills were at the National Level.

He had four at the Intercontinental Level: [Breathing], [Ball Sense], [Swift], and [Foundation];

He had six at the National Level: [Inverted Foot], [First Move], [Coordination], [Spiritual Light], [Insight], and [Eagle Eye];

In addition, he had the Professional Level [Breathing] and the special passive skill [Damage Reduction].

As Wang Shuo gained more and more match experience, especially in his duels against defenders, his understanding, mastery, and application of his Passive Skills deepened.

This allowed him to unleash ever-greater power on the field.

But the league season was like a train.

Once it started, it just kept chugging forward with hardly any stops.

Wang Shuo had no time to stop, reflect, and properly process the many lessons and experiences he’d accumulated.

The winter break was just a brief stop to refuel.

For many, summer training was an incredibly painful period they wished they could escape.

But for Wang Shuo, it was a rare opportunity to improve!

When Lewandowski arrived at Dortmund with his agent to sign his contract, he saw Wang Shuo on the training pitch, dripping with sweat.

Accompanied by a coach, Wang Shuo had already been training for a while.

He was splitting his time between strength training in the gym to build more muscle and on-field drills for conditioning and ball work.

Lewandowski stood on the sidelines, watching the shirtless Wang Shuo. Though his build was balanced, every muscle on his body was firm and defined, seemingly crackling with immense energy.

His eight-pack abs, in particular, were a clear testament to his years of arduous training.

Lewandowski was astonished.

’He looks even stronger than he did a year ago!’

Bathed in sunlight and drenched in sweat, Wang Shuo projected an indescribable sense of power.

Like a Spartan Warrior from the movies!

’You couldn’t get a chiseled physique like that without enduring grueling training.’

Lewandowski’s admiration grew even stronger.

The Polish striker waited until Wang Shuo finished his training before going over to greet him.

The two already knew each other, and now that they were teammates, they naturally fell into a lively conversation.

Wang Shuo even took them to his home in Luckenwalde Castle and showed them around the neighborhood.

Lewandowski was very pleased with the living environment and security, and immediately decided to become Wang Shuo’s neighbor.

The next step was house-hunting.

That had nothing to do with Wang Shuo.

He continued to persist in his grueling daily training.

At the end of June, Wang Shuo was invited to accompany Watzke, Zorc, Klopp, and others on a trip to Berlin.

The purpose of their trip was to visit a laboratory that developed soccer-playing robots.

This laboratory had quite the reputation.