The line clicked off, leaving the room silent again — except for the persistent buzz of notifications still pouring in. Lukas set his phone down on the couch, staring at it for a few seconds before sitting beside it, running a hand through his hair.
His messages were a storm — teammates sending fire emojis, question marks, laughing reactions, voice notes. A few were just texts that said "115 MILLION?!"
He let out a quiet breath, half a chuckle, half disbelief.
The most popular person in Frankfurt, maybe in all of Germany tonight, sat alone in his apartment — caught between the noise of the football world outside and the quiet of his own thoughts.
* * *
The next morning. Saturday March 15, 2025.
"Ohhh!! Mr. 115 million. Welcome to our humble club," Larsson teased as Lukas stepped into the tactics room and sat down beside him, causing some players around to break out into a chuckle.
