With Raiola's high-profile visit, the news of Marc signing with Raiola swept through Wolfsburg and even Germany like a sudden tornado.
Who is Raiola?
This Italian Fat Man who can't play football has dozens of famous football stars under him, including Ibrahimović, Balotelli, Verratti, Pogba, and Matuidi, and is known as one of the most powerful agents in football today, alongside the Portuguese Mendes!
Leaving aside the stereotype of frequent transfers and poor club relations, every player Raiola has taken an interest in has made a name for himself in football.
And now, he has signed Marc.
This is enough to show that Raiola believes Marc's potential is worth developing!
This news caused concern among the Wolfsburg club and fans.
They were afraid that Raiola would lead Marc astray, then start causing trouble and demanding higher wages, then fall out with the club, and eventually leave in a very unpleasant manner.
This kind of tactic is Raiola's usual method.
And that afternoon, Raiola, who had already flown to France, was ambushed by reporters at the airport's departure lounge exit.
And facing the media's interviews, Raiola was also full of praise:
"After watching Wolfsburg's match against Hertha Berlin, I knew I had discovered another genius!"
"He is a superstar in the making, another one I've discovered after Zlatan (Ibrahimović) and Paul (Pogba)..."
"So, after the match, I immediately came to Wolfsburg and signed with Marc..."
"Such a genius is destined to leave his name in football!"
For a time, major media outlets were reporting on this matter.
"Wolfsburg's Genius Joins Top Vampire!"
"Raiola and the Super New Star's Untold Secret!"
"The New Reus's Agent is Actually Him?!"
...It wasn't until this moment, seeing the news, that the Bundesliga's top agent, Struth, realized why Marc had rejected his invitation!
However, to the relief of the club's management and fans, the transfer window had already closed.
Even if Raiola wanted to instigate Marc to transfer, it would only be possible after the League season ended.
As for Marc, he paid no attention to the media reports and public opinion.
Other players are other players; he is him.
Although Raiola often resorted to various means to confront clubs for the sake of his players,
even if Raiola had super troublemakers like Ibrahimović and Balotelli, who frequently changed clubs, he also had loyalists like Nedved, who remained with Juve.
In Marc's view, an agent is merely a player's personal consultant, not their life controller.
The only one who truly decides the direction of his heart is himself!
Next, Marc continued his normal routine, commuting between his apartment and the training ground, maintaining his two-point-one-line life.
Especially after each day's training, he would specifically do extra training.
The extra training included weak foot and physical fitness.
Since he couldn't improve his weak foot through attribute points, he could only do so through training.
His dribbling and breakthrough ability was already top-tier in the Bundesliga.
But if his weak foot ability improved, his dribbling would only become more unstoppable!
According to scientific research, the left hand and left foot are controlled by the right side of the brain.
So, he learned from the training methods of Korean King Son Heung-min's father, training his right brain as much as possible every day.
For example, brushing his teeth with his left hand, putting on his left sock first, stepping into the house with his left foot first... In addition to these daily life details, he also juggled the ball five hundred times and passed the ball five hundred times after each training session.
In addition to the weak foot specialized extra training, Marc also increased his time in the gym from one hour to two hours.
The one-hour duration was decided after consulting with the team's fitness coach.
Since he was only eighteen years old, his bones had not yet fully grown.
If he engaged in too much strength training too early, it would affect his development.
Therefore, he primarily focused on endurance and core strength.
The former was the foundation for him to play a full match and all his techniques;
The latter was the key for him not to lose balance with a slight push or bump when confronting opponents!
It wouldn't be too late to start building muscle once his bones had fully grown.
With his current slender build, he was indeed similar to Reus.
However, Reus's speed was fast enough to often completely shake off opponents after dribbling past them, using his speed.
But he couldn't.
At least not yet!
And after more than half a month of training, Marc had confirmed that he could improve his various attributes through training.
This way, he could not only improve his overall abilities through the system's attribute points but also become stronger through training.
Of course, the latter is inherently the main way every player gets stronger.
Of course, some people are exceptionally gifted.
For example, Ronaldinho, Messi, Ronaldo, etc... But self-discipline is the key to realizing talent.
Marc firmly believed that if he had obtained the dribbling ability of peak Ronaldinho but failed to fully utilize it due to a lack of self-discipline, it would simply be a waste of a heavenly gift!
He would not allow himself to do that, and he would never do that!
Moreover, the fact that Ronaldinho's peak period was short due to a lack of self-discipline, preventing him from reaching the throne of 'Football King' and staying at the center of the football world for long, was already a great regret in the hearts of countless fans, including himself.
Having a second chance at life, Marc wanted to make up for this regret.
What Ronaldinho couldn't do, I will do!
First, it starts with self-discipline!
Marc's initiative to do extra training also greatly pleased head coach Hecking.
A young player like Marc, who had performed excellently in consecutive substitute appearances, would have already been clamoring for a starting and main position if he were any other youngster.
But he didn't make a fuss; he simply obediently followed the head coach's arrangements.
He devoted himself to training every day, and even took the initiative to do extra training?!
Which head coach wouldn't like such an obedient and self-disciplined young player?!
The more Marc was like this, the more Hecking felt that he should give this young man more opportunities... Time quickly arrived at the day before the twenty-second League round.
After the team's training, Marc, as always, did not leave the field but took a football and did extra training on the field.
Watching Marc's serious figure as he continuously juggled the ball, Hecking, standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaim:
"I thought this kid would get carried away after signing with that vampire. But I didn't expect him to suddenly start doing extra training on his own?"
The assistant coach next to him expressed confusion:
"Could it be that the vampire taught him to do this?"
"It's not impossible, after all, few of his players are lacking in skill..."
At this moment, the assistant coach suddenly spoke:
"Next round against Bayer Leverkusen, should we let him start?"
Hearing this, Hecking lowered his head and pondered for a moment, but ultimately shook his head:
"It's not time yet!"