Three days later, Mike was scheduled to attend his very first training session directly with the senior first team.⠀He woke up early in the morning, completed his intensive personal training routine, and headed to the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper a full two hours before the scheduled time. It was a monumental day, marking the official promotion of both Mike and Yamal to the first-team dynamic.⠀The sprawling training center was completely deserted when he arrived, with not a single senior player in sight. After changing into the iconic Blaugrana training kit, Mike headed straight into the facility's gym to kickstart an early workout session.⠀After about an hour and a half, the first-team superstars began trickling into the gym. They immediately started whispering among themselves, casting curious, skeptical glances at the unfamiliar fifteen-year-old who was already deep into a high-intensity workout.⠀Shortly after, Xavi Hernandez, the team's manager and legendary former midfield maestro, entered the gym accompanied by Lamine Yamal, who had gone searching for the coach the moment he arrived at the complex. Xavi scanned the room, wondering why their new English signing had not checked into his office yet, and was genuinely surprised to find the boy already driving himself to the limit in the gym without needing any supervision.⠀"Mike, come over here for a moment so I can introduce you to the squad," Xavi called out, gesturing toward him.⠀"Are you kidding me? What on earth are you doing here?!" Yamal shouted out in pure disbelief, before quickly slapping a hand over his mouth as he remembered he was standing right next to the manager.⠀Xavi flashed a knowing smile at the winger's explosive reaction and proceeded with the formal introductions.⠀"Good morning, everyone. Starting from today, we have two new teammates joining our ranks. One is Yamal, whom you all know well, and he will be training with us permanently moving forward. Standing next to me is Mike Wager. All I will say is that he was an absolute sensation in Chelsea's academy, and we have been pushing relentlessly since he was thirteen to bring him to Catalonia. They are both fifteen years old."⠀The seasoned veterans were completely stunned by the simultaneous arrival of two fifteen-year-olds in the senior locker room, and several players immediately harbor deep doubts regarding their actual capabilities.⠀"Man, you could have at least sent me a text about your official transfer," Yamal muttered as they walked out to the pitches. "Why did you have to scare me like that by just appearing out of nowhere?"⠀"Haha, I wanted it to be an absolute surprise," Mike chuckled, adjusting his training vest. "After the session wraps up, we need to go visit Cubarsi. He is going to be absolutely thrilled to see me here."⠀Following a collective warm-up routine, Xavi gathered the squad to explain the tactical drills, initiating the session with a high-tempo 4v2 Rondo limited to a strict maximum of two touches.⠀As the newest arrivals, Mike and Yamal were designated to start in the center as the chasing defenders, while Pedri, Gavi, Ousmane Dembele, and Jordi Alba formed the outer passing circle. Before the drill commenced, Pedri approached the young duo, warmly greeting Lamine before turning to Mike to wish him good luck, offering some encouraging words without yet realizing the boy's actual caliber.⠀After a few rapid passes, Mike read Pedri's body language like a book. Anticipating the trajectory, he exploded forward and intercepted a sharp pass from the Spanish midfielder, forcing Pedri to take his place in the center alongside Lamine.⠀Jordi Alba immediately fired a heavy, fizzed pass into Mike's feet, deliberately testing the newcomer's first touch.⠀Pedri lunged forward to press him instantly, putting him under immense physical pressure.⠀With his very first touch, Mike cushioned the ball flawlessly while executing a subtle off-ball body feint. Then, with a lightning-fast second touch, he ruthlessly snapped a spectacular nutmeg right through Pedri's open legs, leaving the established star completely frozen in place.⠀The entire Rondo erupted into shouts of disbelief. Aside from Lamine, who was already fully aware of his friend's supernatural abilities, every single player present shared Pedri's stunned expression.⠀Moving on from the Rondo, Xavi transitioned the squad into a specialized positional and spatial vision exercise. It consisted of a tight, small-sided 4v4 match restricted to a mandatory two-touch limit. Because of the heavy restriction, the players were forced to maintain complete, 360-degree awareness of their teammates' positions before the ball even reached their feet.⠀Initially, Mike struggled to find his bearings. Despite possessing an extraordinary 8/10 Vision stat, he was entirely unaccustomed to the frantic, claustrophobic speed of elite Spanish senior drills, having never fully weaponized his vision to its absolute limits. However, after a few rocky sequences, his high-IQ adaptation kicked in. He locked into the grueling rhythm of the drill, scanning the pitch like a radar and executing brilliant, rapid distributions that thoroughly surprised his veteran teammates.⠀Finally, Xavi ordered the nets to be brought out for a standard 7v7 training match.⠀Team A was composed of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Eric Garcia, Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Mike, and Ansu Fati.⠀Team B countered with Iñaki Peña, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Ousmane Dembele, and Robert Lewandowski.⠀The manager blew the whistle to start the match, and Mike immediately drifted out to his favored left-wing position. Despite having just arrived from London, he navigated the pitch with an aura of supreme confidence that defied his age.⠀A few minutes into the contest, Mike received his very first ball from Busquets, who delivered a trademark, no-look line-breaking pass. Jules Kounde aggressively stepped up from the backline to shut him down instantly, but Mike's upgraded physical attributes were simply superior.⠀With a razor-sharp touch, Mike pushed the ball into the open channel and unlocked a terrifying burst of acceleration. In a mere fraction of a second, he left the elite French defender eating grass, bursting clean into the box. Facing the target with absolute calmness, Mike eyed the far bottom corner and unleashed a ferocious strike. Iñaki Peña lunged desperately but could do nothing as the ball ripped into the net. 1-0 for Team A, and his new teammates rushed over to congratulate the youngster.⠀However, the opposing side refused to back down. Gavi went into overdrive, sprinting across every blade of grass and relentlessly pressing whoever held the ball. Within a short span of time, Lewandowski's clinical nature turned the tide completely. First, the Polish striker buried a powerful header from a brilliant Dembele cross, and shortly after, he capitalized on a defensive misunderstanding to bag a quick-fire double.⠀Suddenly trailing 2-1, Mike did not lose an ounce of his unshakeable confidence.⠀Midway through the training game, he dropped deep into the half-space to collect the ball in midfield. Instead of relying on his raw dribbling to force his way through the block, he kept his head up, utilizing his master-tier vision to spot Ansu Fati making a blind-side diagonal run into the box. Mike struck the ball with mathematical precision, driving a millimeter-perfect through ball straight through the legs of Ronald Araujo. The pass landed perfectly in stride for Ansu Fati, who simply tapped it into the open net to level the score.⠀That world-class assist, combined with the raw speed he had displayed earlier, sent a clear message to the entire senior squad: Mike Wager was not just a speed merchant; he could read the matrix of the game better than most veterans.⠀With only a few minutes remaining on the clock and the score deadlocked at 2-2, the intensity reached its peak. Operating on the opposite flank, Lamine Yamal looked up and hit a massive, sweeping cross-field diagonal ball directly toward the far post.⠀Mike controlled the heavy ball flawlessly with his chest, dropping it right into his path. Standing directly in front of him was Araujo, widely recognized as the most physically dominant and terrifying defender in the entire club.⠀Mike executed a lightning-quick body feint to the outside, shifting Araujo's momentum by a single fraction, before instantly cutting the ball onto his favored right foot. Without looking up, he unleashed a majestic, curling effort that bypassed the defender's block and soared directly into the absolute top corner of the net.⠀The training match concluded with a thrilling 3-2 victory for Team A. As the players began making their way back toward the locker rooms, Robert Lewandowski walked over to Mike, patting him heavily on the shoulder with a look of genuine respect as he congratulated the kid on a masterful performance.⠀Watching from the touchline, Xavi flashed a massive, satisfied smile. The session had provided absolute confirmation of what the scouting reports claimed: Mike Wager was a truly special phenomenon, fully capable of operating alongside the biggest stars in world football.⠀Inside the dressing room, the atmosphere was incredibly relaxed after a hard day's work. Mike and Lamine Yamal took their seats right next to each other, visibly exhausted but sporting wide grins. Lamine unlaced his boots, nudging Mike with a friendly elbow.⠀"Looks like you adapted to the senior squad in record time," Yamal joked with a wide grin. "That game-winner against Araujo... honestly, I am speechless, man. You completely left him stranded."⠀Mike shook his head, leaning back against the locker as he tried to catch his breath. "The technical speed here is just mind-blowing. The ball moves instantly. At Chelsea, our focus was heavily on physical output and covering ground, but here, if you do not process your next move a second before receiving the ball, you get swallowed up immediately."⠀At that exact moment, Xavi walked into the center of the room to deliver his final tactical conclusions for the day. The two fifteen-year-old prodigies instantly straightened up, fixing their eyes on the manager with absolute seriousness, fully aware that their legendary journey in Catalonia had only just begun.
