Chapter 171 The Dust Settles (3)
Finally, Chelsea emerged, strongly defeated the once arrogant Manchester United and Liverpool, who played the favor card, and signed Wang Li first. It can only be said that their pound offensive was really powerful. Although many super stars disdained such a club, it was still a good choice for a rising star like Wang Li. At least Chelsea was full of vitality - a rich boss, a young head coach and the ** of a new giant.
Weekly salary of £80,000, increasing by 20% every year, five-year contract!
This contract is considered high-paying even at Chelsea, where wages are generally high. Of course, this has a lot to do with Wang Li's low transfer fee. You know, Manchester United has offered Rooney a transfer fee of 25 million pounds, but Everton, who want to make a fortune, still disagrees. They shouted that Rooney is not for sale. Even the local fans in Liverpool don't believe this!
Who doesn't know that Everton's chairman is a miser and has a lot of foreign debts?
In short, Wang Li’s transfer wave has come to an end. Next season, he will join the Blues and continue to compete in the Premier League!
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At noon on July 2nd, Wang Li came to Stamford Bridge alone, followed the staff, and found Mourinho.
"Young man, I saw your performance in the European Cup, it was really good!" As soon as they met, Mourinho patted Wang Li on the shoulder and praised him.
With messy hair and crooked tie on his chest, Mourinho's first impression on Wang Li was that he was sloppy. Yes, sloppy! However, Wang Li did not see the arrogance in him. Instead, he looked more like a hard-working technical employee, not a club head coach.
"Thank you." Thinking that this person was about to become his coach, Wang Li felt a little uneasy, but still responded politely.
"Let's go. Don't keep those annoying guys waiting." Mourinho said and walked away first.
At this time, the press conference was already crowded. When they saw Mourinho and Wang Li walk in, all kinds of cameras were immediately pointed at them, and the flash lights kept on. Wang Li looked at the crowd in surprise. You know, when he signed with Wolverhampton, there was only one witness, Old Wood. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, big clubs are different, a small signing ceremony can also be held so grandly.
In fact, this is all his own fault. When he was in Wolverhampton, he was completely unknown, but now, he has become a well-known English superstar and the focus of the whole of England. Of course, the treatment he receives will be different.
While Mourinho was speaking in a bland manner, Wang Li looked around and saw an acquaintance among the reporters, Xue Tao. Next to him were two reporters holding cameras. It seemed that this intern reporter from Sports Weekly had been promoted. Wang Li smiled and nodded to him. He still had a good impression of this Chinese reporter.
After Mourinho finished his speech, reporters immediately turned their attention to Wang Li, the protagonist of today.
Facing the flashing lights, Wang Li was very calm. After a year of training and the experience of the European Cup, he has grown up. Although he still feels a little satisfied in his heart, it can no longer affect his outward emotions.
Since the beginning of the press conference, Wang Li has been maintaining a gentlemanly smile, even though he doesn't like it.
"Alan, why did you choose Chelsea? I heard that your agent was negotiating with Liverpool two days ago." When Wang Li sat down, a reporter from The Guardian immediately asked.
Wang Li thought for a while, then slowly said: "Because I like London, Chelsea and the fans here. I grew up in London and have always had a dream, which is to play for Chelsea and become a member of the team to win the championship. So when Mr. Mourinho invited me to join the team, I came!"
Hearing this answer, the reporters were dumbfounded. "Like Chelsea? You must be kidding! Everyone knew that he was a pure Arsenal fan when he was a child!" Almost everyone had this thought at the same time. With just one answer, they upgraded Wang Li's positioning from "silly boy" to "cunning little fox".
However, Mourinho nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. A 17-year-old boy could say such "affectionate" words in public, which showed that he was not a bad-tempered boy. Such a player, no matter how he performed, would at least not have conflicts with his teammates in the locker room.
"Then, can you tell me who is the player you admire most in the team?" A reporter immediately changed the subject when he saw that Wang Li seemed a little cunning.
"Hmm..." Wang Li looked around, as if thinking, and then said, "A lot. You know, Frank, Wayne and I have a very good relationship. In the national team, we cooperate very well. As for appreciation? I think I admire every player. There is an old Chinese saying that among three people, there must be one who has knowledge that the others do not understand. I think it can also be applied in the field of football. I am willing to ask every teammate for advice on my own shortcomings."
This answer left the reporters a little confused, but they roughly understood the meaning. Many people in the audience, especially the Chelsea reporters, developed some liking for this new guy. Only those who work hard will succeed and should be respected. They are looking forward to Wang Li's performance next season.
"That saying goes 'When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher', right? Alan, do you know much about China?"
This time it was a beautiful female reporter next to Xue Tao. Wang Li didn't know her, but he still smiled at her politely, "You know, my father is Chinese, and he is a teacher."
The female reporter's name is Li Lin. She just arrived in London this week. She has been keeping an eye on Wang Li since he came in. The purpose of the company sending her to London is to get more news about Wang Li. Looking at Wang Li's smile, she felt that today's task was not difficult to complete. At least this goal was a good attitude for reporters. If Kurilte Sandro of the Portuguese Lusa News Agency knew her thoughts, he might burst into tears and be sad and desperate...
After Wang Li finished answering, Li Lin immediately continued to ask: "What is your favorite number? Can you get a starting position in Chelsea?"
"I like No. 21 the best because this is the number I have in the national team. In addition, I am very confident that I can get a starting position. I will use my strength to prove myself and win the trust of the head coach." In fact, No. 21 is the day Wang Li came into this world. For him, this is very memorable.
Afterwards, Li Lin asked a few more questions about daily life, and then other reporters asked some trivial questions, Wang Li answered them carefully one by one, he knew that he was new here, it was better to be low-key, so that he could win the favor of reporters and fans. Of course, the most important thing is strength, as long as you can perform well on the court, you will not be criticized no matter how arrogant your attitude is, this is the reality of football.
In general, although Wang Li didn't like being interviewed, he was now very experienced in dealing with reporters. And these reporters didn't make things too difficult for him. You know, he was a famous person in England now!
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After the press conference, Wang Li did not stay in the club for long, but went straight home and started packing his luggage. He had already booked a flight for tomorrow morning.
The next morning, a civil airliner took off from London Airport and flew eastwards. A few hours later, it landed at Pudong International Airport…;