Chapter 054 Transfer Trouble
After the 19th round of the Premier League, Wang Li once again became the focus of Wolverhampton City. He played four times, scored 6 goals and assisted 3 times, and also had two fantastic individual performances. This performance made him have many more supporters. In Wolverhampton City, if you don’t know the name Alan Wang, you are embarrassed to say that you are a fan, because you are out of touch with the times!
However, in other parts of England, the name Alan Wong seems a little unfamiliar. Although many fans have seen the videos of the 'dream dance' and the 'most perfect overhead kick', they only regard it as a form of mass entertainment and do not care about the name of the creator.
In the Premier League, Wolverhampton is still a newcomer. The team's record this season is not outstanding. It is normal to win one or two games occasionally. Beating teams like Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur will not attract the attention of fans at all. They talk most about big stars like Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy, or rising stars like Rooney and C. Ronaldo. If Wang Li wants to gain a foothold in the Premier League and get more recognition from fans, he needs to continue to work hard and maintain stable performance.
But all the well-informed clubs knew that Wolverhampton's two new players had performed extremely well in recent Premier League games. Since the opening of the winter transfer window, CEO Jose Moxey has received more than a dozen transfer faxes, most of which are about Wang Li.
Among these faxed offers, Inter Milan was the most sincere. With a wave of his hand, the wealthy Moxey almost dazzled Jose by the number '7500000' on the fax. But don't underestimate this number. You have to know that Wang Li has just landed in the Premier League for more than a month. Even if he performs well, who can tell what will happen in the future?
Wenger, who likes to recruit young players, also intervened this time, but he was much stingier and only offered 3 million pounds, which obviously could not impress the cunning Jose Moxey. In addition, all other transfer faxes were ignored by Jose. He wanted to take away Wolverhampton's first talent with just one or two million pounds. What a joke!
Inter Milan's price really impressed Jose, so he went to the team's head coach Dave Jones to ask for his opinion.
"Oh my God, you have already sold Ingmarsson, Cajol, Prudolic, and even Gujongsson is asking for a transfer, and you still want to sell Alan? This is absolutely not possible!" After listening to Jose's explanation, Dave was furious. Several players have left the team in succession in the past few days. This little mustache who only cares about money still wants to sell Alan, who he has high hopes for. How can he play in the future?
"Okay, okay, Dave, don't get excited. I'm just asking for your opinion. You know, Inter Milan offered 7.5 million euros. Alan is a player we got for free. This is a sure win. And no one can guarantee how he will perform in the future. Even if he performs well, we can't keep such a talented player next season."
Jose sighed. This is the fate of Wolverhampton, and also the fate of most small clubs! Who can resist the temptation of money and reputation from the big clubs? All the talented players who perform well will be taken away by the big clubs. This is the reality of European football at present.
For the development of the club, small clubs can only cultivate talents, sell talents, and use the income to build the club, so that they can develop slowly.
"But Alan is different. You can't sell him this season at least. Without Alan, I can't guarantee that we can stay in the league this year. Doing so will definitely not be worth the loss!" Dave was a little anxious. Seeing that Jose was still hesitant, he continued, "Besides, Alan has only been in the Premier League for more than a month. If he still performs well in the second half of the season, then only 7.5 million euros, don't you think it's too little?"
As the person in charge of the club's finances, Jose had to consider many issues. As long as he reached his bottom line, there was nothing in the team that was not for sale. But Dave's words touched him. If Wang Li continued to perform like this, he would definitely be a "hot commodity" for all the big clubs after the season. By then, let alone 7.5 million euros, even if there was a "1" in front of it, he would have to think carefully.
It's like a gamble. If you win, you double your money. If you lose, the club doesn't suffer any loss.
"Okay, then I turned it down and told them that Alan is not for sale at Wolverhampton. But Dave, you have to ensure the team's results. I don't want the team to return to the Championship next season. That would be terrible."
"Don't worry about that. As long as Alan is here, I have the confidence to achieve my goals for this season." After hearing Jose's promise not to sell Alan, Dave let out a long sigh and immediately made the promise.
"Oh...I hope so!"
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"Alan, would you like to consider transferring to another club?"
In front of the door of Wang Li's new home, Rita suddenly appeared in front of Wang Li who had just entered the door, holding a pile of information in her hand, and spoke to him very solemnly.
Wang Li and Harrison had just returned from their daily training and were startled by Rita's sudden appearance!
"Who are you and why are you here?" Harrison said nervously. He didn't know Rita. Although this woman looked very beautiful, he had to be on guard!
"Don't worry, this is my agent Rita Andre Ben, I gave her the key..." Wang Li explained apologetically.
After hearing his words, Harrison nodded in understanding, then looked at the two of them ambiguously, smiled, and went into the bathroom.
"Are you talking about transfer?" Wang Li asked as he walked into the house.
"Well, yes, many clubs have contacted me in the past few days. They all want to bring you in this winter transfer to strengthen their strength. Inter Milan and Arsenal are very sincere."
Inter Milan offered 7.5 million euros, which is indeed very sincere. Arsenal is well-known for cultivating young players and is also worth considering.
"But I haven't thought about this problem. Isn't it a bit early to transfer now? I have just begun to adapt to the Premier League. Will this be detrimental to my future development?" After sitting down and thinking about it, Wang Li said.
"Well, I think so too. It's better to stay in Wolverhampton this season. I came here just to ask for your opinion. If that's the case, just turn it down." Rita had just entered the agent industry and was a little unfamiliar with the work. However, with Wang Hai's relationship, everything she did was for Wang Li's consideration. As Wang Li's performance got better and better, her work became busier and busier, but she enjoyed it.
"Also, many companies want to find you to be their spokesperson. Would you like to consider it? But I suggest that you don't shoot commercials so early. The prices they offer now won't be too high."
Wang Li smiled and nodded. He had been training hard recently to improve his strength and had no time to shoot commercials. He was also very happy that Rita could consider him.
"By the way, if there is a transfer fax from Arsenal next time, just turn it down. I will definitely not go there." He added that he was still upset about Arsenal not recruiting him into the youth team, even though he had not yet arrived in this world.
Rita looked at him suspiciously and nodded blankly.
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After that, Jose went directly to Wang Li and asked for his opinion in person. You know, facing the requests from big teams like Inter Milan and Arsenal, few players can directly refuse.
What he had to do was to stabilize Wang Li, explain the pros and cons to him, and let him continue to play for Wolverhampton this season. But Wang Li's answer was beyond his expectations. He did not ask to transfer away, but wanted to stay in the club.
This made Jose like the black-haired boy even more. At least he still had some feelings for Wolverhampton, didn't he?
In fact, Wang Li just thought that staying in Wolverhampton would be more beneficial for his future development. As for feelings, he only has some feelings for these friends in the team, such as Old Wood. As for loyalty to the club? How much is that thing worth? He is not a fan of Wolverhampton. If it was Wang Li in his previous life, he might still be loyal to Arsenal, but Wang Li now would never be like that. His wish is simple - to become a big star! ;