Chapter 348: Choice (2)



Wang Li knocked on Abramovich's office with doubts?

This office is very elegantly decorated, with an ancient European traditional style. Both the decoration and furniture are very sophisticated and elegant. From this, we can see that Abramovich is very much pursuing enjoyment. However, as a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions, it is normal for him to pursue enjoyment. ?

"Welcome, Alan, come on, make yourself comfortable, please sit here."

Seeing Wang Li walk in with a puzzled look, Mourinho quickly pulled a chair over and placed it in front of the desk, motioning him to sit down first. Wang Li felt a little uncomfortable seeing Mourinho being so polite, but he didn't think much about it and sat down directly. ?

Seeing Wang Li sitting down, Mr. Abramovich put out his cigar in the ashtray, then raised his head and asked with a smile as if chatting with a family: "Alan, are you adapting well in the club?"

"Well, I feel very good here and have a good relationship with my teammates."?

"You have been doing really well recently. I went to watch the match against Middlesbrough and you got the best player award again. Congratulations and thank you for playing such a wonderful game for Chelsea."

"This is what I should do, Mr. Chairman, and victory depends on a team, not just me."

Seeing the calm attitude and modest words of the black-haired boy in front of him, Mr. Abramovich laughed and said, "Don't be modest. Chelsea's outstanding performance this season is directly related to your goals. I am really proud that the team has such an outstanding player like you."

"You are very kind, sir."

Abramovich nodded, then naturally lit up a cigar, took a puff, and then turned around and asked, "Are you confident in the next game against Manchester United?"

Wang Li also nodded, glanced at Abramovich, then turned to look at the head coach Jose Mourinho standing aside, and said doubtfully: "I think with the current situation of the team, winning will not be too difficult. However, Mr. Chairman, you should consult Mr. Mourinho on these issues."

Wang Li's words meant something very simple, which was "Don't argue with me, just tell me what you want to say."

“Oh~~~!”?

Hearing Wang Li's words, Abramovich smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, I think so."

He took another puff of his cigar and let out a long breath. He stood up and walked to Wang Li, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Alan, you are a very good football player. In fact, with your ability, you can perform very well in any team. But why did you choose Chelsea? You know, you should have no pressure from the club last summer. I think any club would be willing to pay 10 million pounds for you."

"That's nothing, Mr. Chairman."?

Hearing this question, Wang Li spread his hands and said frankly: "At the beginning, Michael wanted me to join Liverpool. I thought it was a good idea, so I asked my agent to negotiate with them. It was Rita, whom you have met."

Seeing the two people in the office nodded at the same time, Wang Li continued: "But I still have some feelings for Wolverhampton, so I wanted them to come up with more transfer funds, which would at least make the fans feel that I was just forced to transfer. However, they were completely insincere and refused to pay more pounds. Later, Michael was also sold to Real Madrid, so I decided not to go there."?

"My girlfriend Anne is English and my family is in London, so I wanted to find a club in London. However, I liked Arsenal, so I chose Chelsea."

"As a result, now I am playing at Stamford Bridge."

Hearing Wang Li's words, even the head coach Mourinho was stunned. He originally thought that this black-haired boy would say "I like Chelsea" and "I like the fans here" and a series of other reasons. Although he was prepared, he learned that Chelsea and Mourinho were really "lucky" to get Wang Li. This made Mourinho feel very entangled, but at the same time he was very grateful for this luck. ?

If Wang Li were to appear in Arsenal's lineup now, it would be very difficult for Chelsea to even surpass Arsenal in points, let alone achieve their current results. ?

"Okay, okay, you're honest."?

After a long while, Mr. Abu calmed down and spoke slowly. In fact, at this moment, the Russian oligarch was thinking, "Even if it's true, you can't say anything nice."

"Okay, let's get back to the point. We asked you to come here this time because we received a transfer application for you from AC Milan."

"AC Milan!?" Wang Li looked at the two people in the office in confusion and asked curiously.

In fact, he was very clear about his current situation in the team, and also very clear that the wealth of this unremarkable Russian in front of him was absolutely astonishing. If the media said that Chelsea wanted to sell him in exchange for pounds, it would be absolutely ridiculous in his opinion. ?

However, seeing the serious expressions of the two club leaders in the office, he still picked up the document and read it.

"How do you feel, Alan!?"?

After reading the document, Wang Li raised his head in confusion and said, "This should be decided by you. Maybe go talk to my agent!?"

"Oh, no, Alan, we don't intend to accept this transfer application. We called you here just to ask you what you think of this transfer application!? For example, if you were asked to choose between Chelsea and AC Milan, which one would you choose!? Of course, even if you chose AC Milan, the club would still not agree. Chelsea needs you, and you are not available." Hearing the black-haired boy say this, head coach Mourinho immediately explained. He didn't want the team's super general to be disappointed with the club because of this matter. This is definitely not worth the loss. ?

Wang Li looked at the chairman Mr. Abramovich, then turned to look at the head coach Mourinho, and then he understood the purpose of calling him. Although his body was just 18 years old, his soul had lived for decades. He had already understood the intentions of the two people in the office from the transfer application and the conversation. They were just full of doubts about their future. ?

Faced with this transfer application that can make European football tremble, even the Russian tycoon Abramovich has to think carefully. Of course, they will be hesitant. It is definitely a difficult choice between agreeing and disagreeing, and it is also a super heavy bet. ?

And their bet is their future performance! ! ?

Thinking of this, Wang Li smiled, and after thinking for a while, he slowly said: "I don't know if my current value is worth 80 million euros plus the G14 quota, but first of all, for me, I don't want to leave Stamford Bridge, let alone go to Milan, Italy, even if that team is very sincere."?

"I feel good about life in Chelsea. This is my hometown and there are many fans supporting me. So, as long as I stay in Chelsea, I will definitely do my best to win victory after victory for the team. As a professional team, this is what I should do and what I must do."

"In fact, Chelsea's honors are also related to my honors. Until now, I have only won the European Cup top scorer, which has caused many hateful media to keep talking about this and put me in the position of a challenger, just like the match with Barcelona and the comparison with their Ronaldinho."

"My biggest wish to stay at Chelsea is to get more victories and more honors. I believe that as long as I stay at Chelsea, the team will definitely be able to do this. As for this transfer, of course, it is up to you to make the final decision. If you decide, go and discuss it with my agent. Besides playing football, I don't like to think about these things outside the field."

After saying these words, Wang Li ignored the two stunned club executives in the room and turned around and walked out of the office. He didn't want to waste his time on these things - although he had a lot of free time.

In the office. ?

The cigar butt in Mr. Abramovich's mouth had fallen to the ground, but he was completely unaware of it and just stared blankly at the open door. After a long while, he stepped hard on the burning cigarette butt on the ground, grinned, and flashed an admiring smile on his face, saying, "He really has character."

Mourinho, who had the same expression, nodded in agreement, took a deep breath, and said, "Very confident."

The two looked at each other, and saw the admiration and trust in each other's eyes. Then, Abramovich walked to the table, picked up the transfer application, took out a lighter from his pocket, and burned it directly from the bottom.

Looking at the sparks on the ashtray, Abramovich smiled and said, "If we win many championships this season and next season, I think G14 will definitely try their best to absorb us. Chelsea, the world's No. 1 team, does not belong to G14, so the meaning of their highest-level football club will be completely gone, and there is no need for us to join this kind of alliance."

"I think so, boss."?

"So Jose, are you confident this season?"?

Mourinho smiled confidently, walked slowly to the window, looked at the first-team players training on the football field, and said: "As long as he has confidence, I have confidence."

“Very good, hahahaha!!!”?

Mr. Abramovich laughed heartily and asked, "By the way, Jose, I think you should sign a new contract. The current contract is totally incompatible with your ability."

Mourinho was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said happily: "Thank you, boss!"

…?

Under these circumstances, the transfer controversy surrounding Wang Li passed quietly, and not even a single media outlet knew about this crazy back-and-forth.

The winter transfer did not stop because of the two club executives' decision on Wang Li. Various football clubs are still looking for players that suit them. In Chelsea, the most popular player is the second goalkeeper Thomas Clarke.

The world of football will never lack defensive players, and among them, the goalkeeper position is of utmost importance. For example, Manchester United and Arsenal have not been able to solve the goalkeeper problem until now. They are very jealous of Chelsea's double goalkeepers. Of course, this is not just a common problem for Premier League teams, but also for other leagues. A strong and stable goalkeeper is too important and too rare.

Thomas Clarke, Chelsea's second goalkeeper, is not much worse than Petr Cech. This season, the two have played almost the same number of times and both have performed very well. If you ask why Thomas is the second goalkeeper, it's probably because he lacks some game experience.

Therefore, as a 19-year-old young player, his future is infinitely bright. If a team introduces such a goalkeeper, then at least they can guarantee that they will have no worries in the goalkeeper position for the next 10 or even 20 years. You know, the career of a goalkeeper is a few years longer than that of an ordinary player. Many goalkeepers are still the starting number one goalkeepers of some top clubs when they are around 36 years old. This is mainly because goalkeepers do not need too much physical strength, but rather natural reaction speed, sensitivity, game experience, and mentality. ?

Therefore, apart from Wang Li, who was frantically snatched by many wealthy clubs, Thomas Clarke was the truly most popular person in Chelsea, and probably the most popular player in the entire European football this winter. ?

"I welcome his arrival, he will be the most popular player at Highbury." In an interview with reporters, Wenger bluntly expressed his fondness for Thomas: "If he can come to Highbury, then I can guarantee his starting position, rather than using him as a 'second goalkeeper'."

However, although Wenger's personal sincerity is sufficient, due to the construction of the new stadium, the pounds Arsenal can offer are not in line with Thomas' current value. The price of 11 million pounds is even embarrassing for Wenger himself. He can only use his personal charm to "seduce" Thomas.

Ferguson was the most sincere. Manchester United directly offered a transfer fee of 25 million pounds. Even Mourinho was tempted by the price. In fact, Chelsea did have some "overstocking" in the goalkeeper position. A capable goalkeeper would not be willing to stay in Chelsea as a substitute forever, so Mourinho knew that sooner or later he would have to choose between Cech and Thomas. ?

Of course, the Portuguese wants to keep his options until after the end of this season. He doesn't want to make any mistakes on the road to the 'quadruple crown', and he won't sell his good players to competitors, so Ferguson is doomed to be frustrated at least this winter. ?

European giants from other leagues have also joined the competition. The most sincere one among them is Barcelona. As the leader of La Liga and a world-class giant, they are inferior to Real Madrid in goalkeeping. This is unacceptable to many Barcelona fans. The club's top management will certainly try their best to introduce a strong goalkeeper, and Thomas Clarke has become the first choice. If they watch Chelsea's games, they will quickly come to the conclusion---?

As long as this young player has more experience, his strength will at least be comparable to the world's top goalkeepers, and even at his current strength, he is much stronger than the average goalkeeper.

However, faced with a large number of attractive transfer applications, Mourinho simply threw them into the trash. Even he himself didn't know whether to choose Thomas or Cech. How could he make a decision easily for tens of millions of pounds?

Other players in Chelsea have also received many transfer requests, among which Geremi, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Joe Cole, Scott Parker and others are the most popular. This is mainly because all teams know that Chelsea, which is rich and powerful, will definitely not sell the team's main players. Since these substitutes have limited opportunities to play, they may have some feelings of wanting to leave, etc., and their strength is not much inferior to the main players of other teams, so they are so popular. ?

Among all the opinions, young player Glen Johnson is most likely to leave the team. ?

Backup defender Glen Johnson has received an offer from Tottenham Hotspur, who have offered him £8 million, but head coach Jose Mourinho is still considering the transfer request.

The British newspaper The Sun has a detailed introduction to this. In the article, they said: "Tottenham's winter transfer target is surprising. They are planning to buy Chelsea's England full-back Glen Johnson. Perhaps they had this plan as early as two years ago."

"Tottenham manager Jol values ​​Johnson very much and is ready to bring him into the team to replace the team's French right-back Parmarot, who is likely to turn to Southampton."

Johnson, 20, is the first player bought by Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich since he took over Chelsea. 18 months ago, former Chelsea coach Ranieri brought him from West Ham United to Chelsea, which cost him 6 million pounds. In fact, Tottenham's offer was not much less than this figure.

However, although Johnson played well at the beginning of last season and was once selected for the England national team, he gradually lost his position in the middle and late stages of the season due to his lack of experience. This season, with Mourinho taking over Chelsea and bringing in his own player Ferreira, Johnson has completely become a bench player. ?

Perhaps, Johnson, who cannot find a place in Chelsea, is likely to join Tottenham, but for Chelsea, the team has the opportunity to win honors in four events, so the team will definitely make appropriate rotations. Whether the "out of favor" Johnson will leave the team is still unknown. ?

However, Chelsea, with its deep pockets, would not let others bully them. Faced with many European giants who wanted to carve up Chelsea, Peter Kenyon immediately took action, using truckloads of pounds that could knock people out, setting off a transfer frenzy in European football.

This also provides fans with more topics to talk about after dinner in the cold winter.


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