Chapter 219: Media Admiration and Championship Declaration! (More Updates with Rewards!)

On December 3, after defeating Swansea City, the opponent in the 13th round of the league, 3:0 at home, Lin Quan asked for a day off from the team and prepared to go to the headquarters of Turin Sports Daily to receive the award.

Pellegrini did not stop this at all. Instead, he gave Lin Quan an extra day off so that he would not be so rushed.

Lin Quan naturally accepted it with pleasure.

Turin is located in the north of Italy, about 1,400 kilometers from Manchester.

This city is the third largest city in Italy. It has a very long history and a large number of classical buildings are preserved in the city.

Like Milan, Turin is also a football mecca in Italy.

There are two top Serie A teams here - Juventus and Torino.

Lin Quan arrived at the right time, as there happened to be a Serie A match between the Old Lady and Udinese that afternoon.

Considering that the award ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow morning, Lin Quan thought that since he had nothing to do anyway, he might as well buy a ticket and go to the scene to feel the atmosphere of the Serie A game.

Juventus' home stadium is not very big, but it is very new.

The Juventus Arena, with a total capacity of 41,000 people, is a dedicated football stadium built by Juventus at its own expense. It is also the only football stadium in Serie A that belongs to a team.

This stadium was only put into use two years ago, so all the equipment looks very new and it feels great to watch the game on site.

The only drawback is that it's a little small.

Compared with the home stadiums of Barcelona and Real Madrid, the Old Lady's home stadium is indeed not big enough.

But being small also has its advantages. At least when watching a game, you are closer to the stadium and the viewing experience is better.

Because of the Calciopoli scandal, Juventus fell into a slump a few years ago.

However, after Juventus hired the meritorious captain Conte as coach, its condition began to gradually improve.

In the 11-12 season, they won their first championship after returning to Serie A.

In the 12-13 season, the Old Lady continued the brilliant record of the previous season, successfully defended the title, and achieved a 49-game unbeaten streak across the season.

This is the third longest unbeaten league streak in football, with the top two being AC Milan's 58-match unbeaten streak from 1990 to 1992 and Arsenal's 49-match unbeaten streak from 2002 to 2004.

Juventus finished third due to the late start.

With this kind of record, the Old Lady's fans are full of confidence in the team and hope that they can go further in the Champions League.

The Old Lady has not won the Champions League for 18 years since the 1995-96 season.

The team is full of desire for the Champions League title! However, to their disappointment, the old lady performed very poorly in the Champions League group stage.

Being defeated and tied by the powerful Real Madrid was still acceptable, but being tied by weak teams like Copenhagen and Galatasaray was a bit unacceptable to the Old Lady's fans.

Currently, Juventus, with 6 points, is still struggling for the qualification.

With their points, they can advance as long as they draw in the next game.

However, in Galatasaray's devilish home stadium, even Juventus themselves have no confidence whether they can maintain a draw in their current form.

This mentality obviously also affected their performance in the league.

In this round of the game, they will face the challenge of Udinese, ranked 12th in Serie A, at home.

Juventus still struggled. In the first ninety minutes of the game, neither team scored a goal. Juventus fired 26 shots, but only 5 were on target and no goal was scored.

Seeing that it was going to be a draw, in the 91st minute, Lin Quan's national team teammate, Fernando Llorente from Spain, completed the winning goal, finally helping the Old Lady to get the three points before the home whistle sounded.

Seeing the Juventus players hugging each other excitedly and celebrating on the field, Lin Quan shook his head.

Although he has not watched Galatasaray's game, according to his intuition, Juventus is in such a state that it is likely to lose away from home.

A team that can create a 49-game unbeaten record in the league is definitely not this strong.

Juventus’ current problem is not in terms of strength, but in the team’s mentality and morale.

This kind of problem is difficult to adjust in a short period of time.

Because Lin Quan did not hide his whereabouts, nor did he wear sunglasses or an exaggerated black windbreaker to watch the game, the camera on the scene quickly captured him.

After the game, the Italian media used an exaggerated headline to report this news: "The new European golden boy appeared at Juventus' home stadium, Lin Quan may join the Old Lady!"

In order to prove that they were not just trying to attract attention, they even published photos of Lin Quan watching the game on the spot.

This made some Juventus fans who didn't know the truth believe it:

"Is this true? Emperor Lin is coming to Juventus?"

"If this is true, then the old woman would have taken off immediately!"

"Compared to Pogba, Lin Huang is simply ahead in all aspects. If he really joins Juventus, the Old Lady's combat effectiveness will immediately be improved to a higher level!"

"Woo woo woo, Lin Huang, please come to the old lady quickly, so that we old ladies can also have a superstar of the same level as Melo!"

In addition to the fans who didn't know the truth and believed it, more fans questioned the report:

"Lin Huang is doing well in Manchester City, there's no reason for him to leave, right?"

"That's right. With my current financial situation, how can I buy Lin Huang? Even if I buy him, I can't afford it with Lin Huang's salary!"

"Okay, okay, stop guessing. I'll announce the correct answer. Lin Huang came to Turin to get the Golden Boy trophy. Going to Juventus' home stadium to watch the game was probably just a way to kill time. There's no particularly profound intention."

In fact, this is a very simple truth, so apart from some tabloids that like to create gossip, mainstream newspapers did not join in the fun.

Obviously, they thought of this possibility at the first time.

Sure enough, at 9:30 the next morning, Lin Quan arrived at the headquarters of Turin Sports Daily on time to receive the trophy.

Before Lin Quan arrived, many reporters had already arrived at the scene, including almost all the well-known mainstream media in Europe.

This surprised the Turin Sports Daily, which was responsible for presenting the award to Lin Quan.

They have awarded awards to many players, but rarely have they seen winning players receive such high attention.

Looking at the number of media present and their influence in the news industry, if you don’t know, you would think that the Golden Globe Awards were being presented today!

Of course, they are not naive enough to think that the influence of the Golden Boy Award has increased. The only reason for this situation is obviously the young man who came to receive the award!

As expected, he is known as the best player after Messi and Ronaldo. This kind of influence is probably not possessed by even many top stars, right? "Lin, congratulations, you deserve this trophy!"

The editor-in-chief who was in charge of the award ceremony shook hands with Lin Quan enthusiastically and whispered something in his ear.

"Thank you, Monsieur Pierre!"

Lin Quan had a polite smile on his face. After shaking hands with the other party, he turned around and took a photo with the reporters on the scene.

I believe that this photo of him winning the award will be published on the front page of major media in no time!

Originally, the influence of the Golden Boy Award would not be so great, especially when the award ceremony is too close to the Golden Globe Award. Naturally, people pay more attention to the Golden Globe Award, which has a higher gold content and a wider influence.

But for some unknown reason, this year's Golden Globe Awards was postponed for a while.

This will make Lin Quan, who won the Golden Boy Award, the focus of attention and discussion in the football world in the next few days.

After receiving the award, the next step was to give a acceptance speech and be interviewed by reporters on the scene.

"This year is a lucky year for me. Winning such a prestigious award is a recognition of my efforts over the past year. I would like to thank all the major media for their support and love. Thank you for voting for me. I will use my actual actions to prove that you are right!"

The reporters all laughed. The selection in previous years might have been a little difficult. In some years, the strength of the top players was similar, and it was very difficult to choose one from them. No matter how you chose, there would be controversy.

But this is not the case this year. Lin Quan's overwhelming lead has reduced all his competitors to mere foils. Even Pogba, who is in second place, still has an obvious gap with Lin Quan in terms of honors and personal strength.

In this case, their voting becomes very simple - just vote for Lin Quan!

And there will be no controversy at all in voting this way!

"Lin, can you tell me about your expectations for this year's league results?"

The first person to ask questions was a reporter from The Guardian in the UK.

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The Guardian is headquartered in Manchester. Although it is not the mouthpiece of Manchester City or Manchester United, overall, they are quite friendly to Manchester teams.

"Haha, considering Manchester City's current league record, if I say our goal is not to win the championship, you will probably call me hypocritical."

Although the reporters did not admit it directly, judging from their expressions, it was probably true.

"Although the season is not even halfway through, our goal this year is very clear, and that is to win the championship! We will strive for the club's second league championship trophy and use the championship trophy to thank the fans for their support and love!"

If Lin Quan had made this statement at the beginning of the season, the reporters at the scene would definitely have criticized him for being arrogant and conceited.

But now, anyone who takes a look at the Premier League standings has to admit that Manchester City has a high chance of winning the championship this year.

A terrifying record of winning all home games, with only one draw with Chelsea away from home. They have won 12 games in 13 league games, the best start in Premier League history.

With such results, if they don’t win the championship, who will?

Unless Manchester City suffers a serious collapse in the second half, they will definitely be the number one favorite to win the Premier League title this season.

"Then may I ask, do you have any clear goals for Manchester City in the Champions League this year?"

A reporter from Bild asked the question because Manchester City will play Bayern away in the next game, and the German media attaches great importance to this opponent who has made them take notice.

Judging from the current results, all four Bundesliga teams are likely to qualify as runners-up in the group.

This means that if Manchester City advances as the first in the group, there is a high chance that they will be drawn against a Bundesliga team.

"In the Champions League, we are just a new team. We still need to learn from the big clubs and accumulate more game experience, so we will strive to play well in every game and go as far as possible!"

Lin Quan's answer made the Bild reporter nod slightly. The other party did not state Manchester City's specific goal, but expressed Manchester City's positive and enterprising attitude. This would not only satisfy Manchester City's fans, but also avoid the possibility of being liquidated by fans if the goals were not achieved in the future.

This kid is still as smooth as he was in the Bundesliga.

"Lin, as we all know, you are a player from the La Masia youth training camp. So is it possible for you to return to Barcelona in the future and put on the red and blue jersey to play for Barcelona?"

The question was asked by a reporter from Barcelona's mouthpiece, Mundo Deportivo.

Barcelona fans have complicated feelings about Lin Quan.

On the one hand, they are proud and proud that such an outstanding player was born in La Masia youth training camp.

On the other hand, because of Lin Quan's departure from Camp Nou, many Barcelona fans regarded him as a traitor and believed that he had betrayed the Red and Blue Army.

Especially after Lin Quan transferred to Manchester City, Barcelona fans hated Lin Quan very much and thought he was a Judas who was bought by money.

However, as Rosell's scandals in the club continued to be exposed, some inside information began to be revealed, which changed Barcelona fans' impression of Lin Quan.

This question from Mundo Deportivo is actually a test from Barcelona's top management.

They want to see whether Lin Quan still has feelings for Barcelona and whether there is any possibility of returning to Camp Nou?

After hearing the question from World Sports Daily, Lin Quan was silent for a moment.

Then he said: "Barcelona is a great team, and La Masia is the cradle of countless stars. I am honored to receive professional football training here and start my professional career.

Here I wish Barcelona to achieve better results in the future and hope they can win more honors in the league and the Champions League.

As for myself, I am doing very well at Manchester City and have no intention of leaving for the time being."

Lin Quan didn't say anything too final, but just politely declined the other party's invitation.

This made the reporter from World Sports Daily feel a little disappointed.

Alas, people's hearts have changed! Back then, when Fabregas was called by Barcelona, ​​he took the initiative to reduce his salary and even paid out of his own pocket to subsidize the transfer fee in order to return to Camp Nou and play for Barcelona.

However, Lin Quan's generation of La Masia players do not seem to have much interest in wearing the red and blue jerseys of Barcelona.

After hearing Lin Quan’s statement, the spokespersons of other teams had nothing to say.

However, Lin Quan's words were not too final. He just said that he would not leave Manchester City for the time being, but that did not mean he would not leave in the future.

His contract with Manchester City is only five years. Given his current age, Lin Quan will just be entering his golden age after the contract ends.

By that time, he might have already won all the honors in Manchester City and would not have much interest in staying in Manchester City.

Therefore, other teams are not without opportunities. Even after Lin Quan completes his three-year contract, they can pay to help the player buy out his contract and sign him two years in advance.

However, Manchester City offered Lin Quan a very high salary. If the contract is bought out two years in advance, the club would probably have to bleed heavily.

…

Just as Lin Quan was receiving the Golden Boy Award in Turin, on the same day, a group of uninvited guests broke into the office of the president of the Catalan Barcelona club.

After showing their work certificates and search warrants to the club staff, the group conducted a very thorough investigation and collected evidence from various documents in Rosell's office, including all the information in his computer.

This scene caused unrest within the Barcelona team, and many people realized what might have happened.

Their former president Laporta was sent to prison by Rosell. Could it be that Rosell would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor? A week later, the local court in Catalonia summoned Rosell.

It is rumored that at least 40 million euros of funds are unaccounted for, and the local court suspects that Rosell embezzled this huge sum of money.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately shocked the entire football world, and people turned their attention to Catalonia and the La Liga giants Barcelona.

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