Shen Kang was once a gifted Chinese winger, but a career-ending injury at a crucial moment destroyed his professional prospects. By chance, he is reborn in the summer of 2024 with a stats panel view much like the one in Football Manager. Faced with a second chance at life, he resolutely sets out on the overseas career he dreamed of in his previous life but never achieved, joining Welsh club Swansea City, who are determined to return to the Premier League, for a modest transfer fee. He soon discovers, however, that his attributes are badly skewed: his pace, a potent weapon for beating defenders, is an incredible 18, but his finishing in front of goal, his shooting, is a disastrous 5! What should have been a smooth path abroad suddenly becomes a grueling challenge he can survive only through ingenuity, strategy, and relentless training. Amid the doubts and criticism, he must use his speed to establish himself on the pitch while doing everything he can to make up for his fatal weakness. He must transform from a “lightning bolt who can only run” into a true wing menace, help Swansea return to the Premier League, and ultimately prove himself on the top-flight stage.
