Chapter 338 If We Offer the Highest Annual Salary in Football, How Will Real Madrid Respond?
Li Ang felt somewhat helpless.
He didn't suspect that Lafayette deliberately spread the transfer scandal after being rejected by him.
Real Madrid's top management is not so unscrupulous.
In all likelihood, "Marca" obtained the transfer news through their "informant" within the Real Madrid club.
When Mourinho was still coaching Real Madrid, he would be greatly annoyed every season because internal team information was disclosed by "Marca" or "AS".
These two Madrid newspapers have always had the highest traffic volume, and they don't care about Real Madrid's public opinion situation.
Now the news that Real Madrid's top management wants to try to reintroduce Li Ang is making an uproar in the world sports world.
Li Ang was also troubled by sudden troubles. Before he could explain to the team's coaching staff and the club's senior management, calls from the two parties were already coming one after another.
"Is it really just the unilateral wish of Real Madrid's top management? Leon, tell me honestly now, what do you think? I don't mean to blame you. No matter what decision you make, I will respect it."
After listening to Li Ang's general description and explanation of the matter, Mourinho did not choose to expose it, but went straight to the point and asked Li Ang his own thoughts.
There is no way, this is a call from Real Madrid. Of course, there are active players in the four major leagues who are not interested in Real Madrid, but the number is too rare.
Not to mention that Real Madrid is Li Ang's home team.
Li Ang has now successfully proven himself at Chelsea. If Lafayette really promises to give him the status and treatment of the team's top player, can he resist this temptation and continue to stay at Chelsea?
Anyway, Mourinho felt that if he were Li Ang, he would at least consider the feasibility of promoting a transfer.
After all, he had achieved great success at Inter Milan, but Lafayette's invitation still tempted him.
This is a very real problem, and his relationship with Li Ang is close enough, so he can go straight to the point without any taboos and ask Li Ang what he really thinks at this time.
"Honestly, sir, Real Madrid has a special place in my heart and I can't predict what will happen in the future.
Just like you once told me: anything can happen in the transfer market.
But at least in this summer window, my answer is that I will continue to stay at Chelsea!
We still have unfinished business, and I will not choose to betray my coach and team at such a time. You know me, and you can completely trust me on this matter. "
Li Ang gave his own answer. He did not deceive Mourinho, and his answer was quite sincere.
When Mourinho heard what he said, he finally let out a long breath on the other end of the phone.
Li Ang's sincerity made Mourinho very satisfied, and the two briefly communicated for a few words before ending the call.
However, shortly after Mourinho hung up the phone, Chelsea owner Abramovich also personally called Li Ang.
"Hello, Mr. Chairman..."
The personal relationship between Abramovich and Leon is not as close as that between Leon and Mourinho.
But in the past two years, Abu has been very good to Li Ang, and the two of them can at least be regarded as close friends in private.
So after a few simple polite words, Abramovich went straight to the point and asked Li Ang what he thought of Real Madrid's contact with him, just like Mourinho did.
Li Ang naturally took the trouble to explain it to Abu again.
After receiving a positive reply from Li Ang, Abramovich felt relieved and started asking the club's public relations department to vigorously refute the rumors.
At the official level of the club, there is almost no movement at Real Madrid at this time. Faced with the transfer scandal, they neither take the initiative to clarify nor rush to explain.
Chelsea issued several press releases one after another, and also contacted newspapers to help clarify.
However, the more anxious Chelsea seems to be at this time, the more neutral fans are speculating about what kind of transfer agreement Li Ang and Real Madrid have really reached.
After all, true and false news are often mixed together in the transfer market these days, and there is always endless tension involving the transfer of superstars.
Li Ang saw that the public opinion could not be calmed down, so he cooperated with the club to speak on his personal social media.
He said that he has not discussed any transfer matters with Real Madrid's senior management at all, and he is now actively preparing for the new Premier League season.
He stood up and spoke in person, and Chelsea fans finally felt at ease. They still believed in Li Ang's character.
However, a large number of Real Madrid fans are not reconciled and are still repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the news that the club wants to welcome back Li Ang to Real Madrid's official Twitter.
The transfer incident has reached this point and is close to being settled.
Li Ang also repeatedly promised his teammates that he would not leave Chelsea in this summer window, and finally calmed the doubts in the hearts of his teammates.
But just as the Chelsea first team gradually returned to calm, and the new and old players were preparing to go to the United States with the coaching staff to start training, another transfer rumor related to Li Ang once again detonated the football world.
This time the transfer rumors have nothing to do with Real Madrid, but they suddenly stepped in and revealed that they wanted to introduce Li Ang to Paris!
Good guy, Li Ang doesn’t know what the top management of Paris are thinking.
He solved the transfer turmoil with various explanations, but the upright Paris Saint-Germain made him a hot topic in football again!
He didn't know if Nasser thought that he really wanted to leave Chelsea after seeing the rumors that Real Madrid wanted to bring him back.
Frustrated, he called Mendes directly and asked Mendes to tell Paris Saint-Germain that he would definitely stay this summer.
However, the text message Mendes sent back to Li Ang made Li Ang laugh and cry.
"Nasser asked me to convey his apologies to you. He really thought you wanted to leave Chelsea this summer. He also asked me to tell you that if you want to try a new challenge one day in the future, Paris Saint-Germain will always be open to you.
Paris will invite you with an offer that absolutely shows sincerity, and he will also let the club build a new team around you that can compete for the Champions League."
This...
Well, Li Ang can be said to have experienced Paris Saint-Germain, or Nasser's "sincerity" towards him.
When he decided to leave Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain made a very high offer to him as one of the competitors.
He later heard from Ibrahimovic that Nasser wanted to directly pay the penalty fee to negotiate with Real Madrid.
But other senior executives of Paris Saint-Germain decided not to be so anxious, so Chelsea got the upper hand in the end.
He didn't know whether this matter was true or not, after all, Ibrahimovic had only heard about it.
But now it seems that Paris Saint-Germain is indeed sincere, and they immediately made an offer as soon as they heard the slightest movement.
Unfortunately, Li Ang has no interest in going to Paris Saint-Germain to be Director Li and get the highest salary in football.
He can only say sorry to Nasser in his heart...
On July 20, Li Ang boarded a plane to New York, USA with the team.
After many veterans left, Chelsea now officially completed the transfer of only one Suarez.
In addition to promoting Chie and Zouma from the second team, the other transfers are still under negotiation.
So now Chelsea's first team lineup looks relatively streamlined, not as large as last season.
After arriving at the temporary training base, the entire Chelsea team also took the time to continue to run in the new starting lineup and tactics after fine-tuning.
Compared with the starting lineup of last season, Chelsea will have changes in the starting lineup in both the forward and back lines in the new season.
The first position to be affected is the center forward.
After Ibrahimovic left the team and joined Milan, Suarez, who Chelsea spent a huge amount of money to introduce, is naturally the main center forward of the team in the new season.
On the defensive line, Terry took the initiative to give up his position, and Mourinho finally decided to promote Maguire to the starting lineup.
Terry's performance last season was undoubtedly very stable. The central defender partnership he formed with Thiago Silva made the offensive players of various giants suffer in the Premier League and the Champions League.
With no problems in his physical and game status, he can still occupy a stable starting position in Chelsea, and Mourinho does not want to let him sit on the bench so early.
It was Terry himself who suggested to Mourinho that Maguire should be promoted in the new season to see how the starting partnership between Ma Datou and Thiago Silva works.
His current game status is still relatively stable, but after all, he will be 35 years old when the new season starts.
Chelsea fought on four fronts last season. Even though the coaching staff has been doing scientific rotations, he still felt powerless at the end of the season.
Playing as a heavy-duty center back in a league like the Premier League is very physically demanding and physically demanding.
He seems to be fine now, but if he declines in the next one or two seasons, his strength will basically decline drastically.
The example of Vidic is there.
Vidic, who is one year younger than him, could still play good quality games at Manchester United in the 13-14 season.
As a result, as soon as he transferred to Inter Milan last season, he failed to adapt to the rhythm of the new league and his own state declined. The former Manchester United captain directly sat on the bench and became a marginal player of Inter Milan.
This gap is too big!
Terry has now fulfilled his Champions League dream at Chelsea. Compared with the end of his reputation in his later years, he still hopes to end it successfully at Chelsea.
So slowly withdrawing from the current Chelsea first team starting lineup and continuing to shine on the bench is also a very wise choice for Terry.
Of course, if the opportunity is given to Maguire, he must also use his strength to prove that he can seize it.
Otherwise, Gary Cahill on the bench is still trying to get back to the starting lineup.
The capable ones are promoted and the mediocre ones are demoted. Chelsea is still planning to complete the great feat of winning the Premier League three times in a row in the new season. The starting positions in the team are occupied by the strong ones.
Maguire has worked hard in training during this period. In order to enhance his body flexibility, he has lost a lot of weight.
However, Li Ang can see that he is a little nervous, and he often comforts him.
In contrast, Suarez, who has won the main starting position as soon as he arrived at the team, seems to be much more confident.
He is not a traditional center forward.
However, compared with Ibrahimovic, his wider frontcourt range and more active defense attitude are more in line with the current trend of football for new center forwards.
Moreover, his role as a frontcourt fulcrum is not bad. Even if it is not as good as Ibrahimovic after the transformation of his playing style, it is completely enough.
In addition, the keen sense of smell in front of the goal and the all-round technical attributes shown in training.
Now Suarez has initially conquered his new teammates in terms of strength.
Chelsea's coaching staff is waiting for the actual combat drill to see the upper limit of Suarez's performance in the game.
In the past, it can be said that Liverpool's lineup dragged down Suarez's performance, but now Chelsea's midfield configuration does not exist in such a statement...
On the afternoon of July 23, the entire Chelsea team set off for the Red Bull Park Stadium in New Jersey to play a pre-season friendly match with the New York Red Bulls Club.
Chelsea is now a star-studded team. As the new Champions League champion, it immediately received enthusiastic cheers from a large number of spectators at the scene as soon as it appeared at the Red Bull Park Stadium.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the current appearance of Chelsea's entire team~
Especially when the live camera switched to the pre-match ceremony formation, and aimed at Li Ang and Kroos standing together, the scene burst into a huge scream and cheer!
Chelsea's friendly match is to verify the progress of the front line running-in.
So from the beginning of the game, the entire Chelsea team pressed forward and launched a strong siege against the New York Red Bulls Club.
Li Ang and Kroos once again almost pressed to the opponent's doorstep to organize the attack, and Suarez also enjoyed the joy of eating cakes today.
Only about half an hour into the first half of the game, the two teams contributed a full four goals.
Suarez scored twice for Chelsea, and Li Ang scored with a long shot, but because of the heavy pressure, Chelsea was seized by the New York Red Bulls to score a goal in the counterattack.
In the second half, Suarez performed a hat trick early in the 53rd minute, and then he was replaced by Lukaku by Mourinho.
Chelsea also launched a large-scale substitution adjustment, Ake, Kalas, Salah, and even Zouma and Chie were given a small half of the performance time.
In the end, Chelsea successfully ushered in a good start in the pre-season training in the United States, defeating the New York Red Bulls Club with a score of 6-3.
While achieving the purpose of verifying the degree of running-in of the striker, it also gave the host face.
Suarez lived up to the expectations of Chelsea fans. He performed very well in this friendly match. He scored a hat trick in just 50 minutes, and his goal efficiency was extremely high!
Leon only had passing and shooting data today, but he was replaced after only playing half of the friendly match, and his performance was normal.
After returning to the hotel, Leon and Mendes, who came to the United States in person, waited for Chelsea's contract renewal negotiation team.
This was not the contract renewal negotiation requested by Leon, but the demand of Chelsea's senior management.
Abramovich was also determined to complete the contract renewal with Leon.
He now wanted to know, when Chelsea offered Leon the highest annual salary in football, how should Real Madrid deal with it?