"I've never said it…."
Wenger looked at Ma'el, feeling somewhat sentimental, recalling what he hadn't mentioned during their last meeting: "Honestly, I never imagined that one day, the player who used to frequent the training grounds daily, seemingly average in all aspects, would return before me like this.
"Ma'el, your progress is astonishing."
The season had ended, and he shed some of the pressure and fatigue. After pausing, he smilingly added, "Your emergence, too. I did nothing, yet gained such a talented young man for free.
"Sometimes I truly wonder if you were sent by God to rescue me."
"Haha…." Philip and others shook their heads while laughing. This side of Wenger is rarely seen; he's usually reserved and serious.
"40 goals and 27 assists."
The first assistant Philip read Ma'el's Championship stats, laughing, "Forget the half; in the Premier League, if you can replicate a third of your Championship stats in a season, you'd be top-tier."
