Rise of a Football God

Chapter 93 Signing for Fulham FC



It was December 27th, 2023, 2 days after Christmas.

It was a cool Wednesday evening.

Mrs. Moses made Sam's best native food, fufu and Banga soup that evening. After father and son ate to their fill, they were in high spirits.

Mr. Moses looked at his son. "Son, are you ready?"

"Yeah," Sam took a deep breath, then he smiled. "I'm ready".

Father and son were both dressed in a neat black suit as Mrs. Moses and Sophia walked up to them, adding the finishing touches to their dressing.

Then, Mrs. Moses gave them a thumbs up. They were ready to go.

"I love you". Mr. Moses whispered and kissed his wife on the lip before carrying his briefcase and turning to leave.

Sam grinned as he stared at his excited sister. "Sophia, when I come back, you better speak to me with a little more respect".n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

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"Yes big bro!" She said loudly, eliciting laughter from the rest of the family.

And finally, Sam and his father entered the car. After putting on the ignition, Mr. Moses waved at his wife and daughter before driving off with his son.

They had a meeting with the Fulham delegates scheduled for 4:00pm.

That evening, in the upper floor of Cold Scoop, one of the biggest restaurants in Abraka, Sam and his father met with the delegates from England representing the professional football club, Fulham.

As soon as they entered, the white man opposite them who was in a dark blue suit stood up with a big smile on his face, shaking his father's hand.

"Mr. Moses," he smiled brightly. "I can finally associate a face with the name, it's nice to meet you finally".

"You too Mr. Clark". Mr. Moses smiled back at him.

After shaking his hand, Mr. Clark, the delegate from Fulham FC finally focused on his real client. He extended his hand out for a handshake with a big smile on his face. Sam did not keep him waiting, taking his hand with a smile.

"I've heard so much and watched so much about you Sam, it's so nice to finally meet you in person".

"You too sir". Sam responded politely.

Soon, father and son sat down as Sam kept quiet while his dad did all the talking. They already finalized the terms, so Mr. Moses simply discussed certain finer details of the contract for a few minutes before finally ending all the talks.

Mr. Clark looked at Sam, smiling. "All that remains now is your signature, Sam, and you will become the newest signing of Fulham football club".

Sam looked at his dad and seeing him nod, he smiled before taking the contract document and a black pen, then he scribbled his signature.

When they entered this exclusive part of the Cold Scoop restaurant, Mr. Clark was the only one inside but at some point, a cameraman entered when Sam took the pen to sign on the piece of document, the cameraman recorded everything.

In the medialized world of modern football, this was very important. It would be part of the advertisement strategy when introducing Fulham's new player to their fans as part of a publicity campaign for the club.

As soon as Sam signed his signature, he stood up, including his father and the delegate from Fulham as with bright smiles, they shook hands again.

"We hope to have a nice working experience with you, Samuel".

Sam nodded. "I hope to have a great time in Fulham too".

"Due to the transfer window restraints, we can only register you as a player of Fulham once the January transfer window opens in January". Mr. Clark looked at his wristwatch. "Aside that, your medicals have already been scheduled for this week Saturday, 30th".

"I will make it".

"Your trip from Nigeria is all expense paid by Fulham FC. Also, we prepared a VIP ticket for you to watch our next game of the premier league at home against Arsenal on Sunday, 31st".

"After your medicals, right after the game on Sunday will be the day of your unveiling". Mr. Clark smiled. "I can't wait to see you in the colors of Fulham FC".

"Me too, Mr. Clark". Sam smiled back.

"Oh," the Englishman stopped. "Before I forget, about your signing bonus. The 2,000,000 Euros will be wired to your bank account early tomorrow".

Sam nodded, smiling again. "Thank you".

With that, shaking hands one last time, Mr. Clark finally left the popular restaurant as alongside his entourage, they finally left the city of Abraka.

As soon as the Englishman and his entourage left, Sam inclined his head, looking at his dad with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

The look on Mr. Moses' face was full of pride as he looked at his son, he laughed. "I love you son, you're my jackpot". He went closer and hugged him.

"I prayed to the football gods for a football career, I failed and see the way the gods answered my prayer," he grinned. "You're my blessing Sam".

Thinking of something, Sam grinned. "What do you think dad? Let's go to McCarthy Beach again, let's celebrate the event".

Unlike what Sam expected though, Mr. Moses shook his head. "I would have loved to go with you Sam, but your mom," he chuckled. "Well, you know your mom".

"She's even more excited than both of us combined".

"She's adamant that we're not going anywhere rather than the church to thank God for everything".

Sam grimaced. "Really?"

Mr. Moses chuckled, nodding.

"Can I skip it?"

Mr. Moses tsked. "Unfortunately, no".

Sam sighed, succumbing to the tyranny of his mother. That evening, returning home, as soon as they confirmed the good news, an over-excited mom went on her knees in tears, dramatically rolling on the floor.

"The God of chosen answers prayers!" She sang loudly in tears.

"My God has done it!"

"Oh God! I can't believe it; my son is going to Europe!"

That evening, Mrs. Moses dragged her full family to the church, Living Faith Church in Abraka where the pastor in charge prayed for all of them.

Only after this did the excited mother let the father and son do what they wanted. It was already too late to go to McCarthy Beach, so Mr. Moses took his son to a bar instead, Chill Zone Bar where they had a great time.

While they were in the bar was when Fulham FC finally released an official message on their social media handles of their new signing.

Internet exploded.


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