Chapter 193 Leon's Brother Calls, Zlatan Arrives at Stamford Bridge! [Subscribe! ]

After the first day of training, Li Ang left a very deep impression on Chelsea's players.

Not only because of his outstanding performance on the training ground and his rapid integration into the team.

But also because after the training that day, Li Ang generously invited all new teammates and coaching staff members to dinner in downtown London.

After this meal, Li Ang directly spent more than 30,000 pounds!

This is not a small amount, and Li Ang's generosity also made him gain the favor of all new teammates in a short time.

He is capable and knows how to handle things, generous and easy-going.

Who would not want to get along well with such a new teammate and become friends with him?

Moreover, Li Ang will not be more enthusiastic or indifferent to anyone because of his status in the team.

At the dinner that night, in addition to having a good chat with Terry Lampard and other old Chelsea players, Li Ang showed more desire to get close to De Bruyne.

This surprised De Bruyne, who is still a little transparent in Chelsea.

Not to mention Hazard and Oscar who are already in the starting lineup of Chelsea.

Even Lukaku, who was loaned to West Brom last season and scored 17 goals in a single Premier League season, is more dazzling than him.

Although he also played close to 10 goals in Werder Bremen last season.

But that was still in the Bundesliga after all.

Without proving himself in the Premier League, De Bruyne doesn't know whether he can stay in Chelsea in the new season and stay in Mourinho's Premier League.

After revealing the silence and humility on the surface, De Bruyne is actually quite proud in his bones.

He is confident in his own strength, but he can't find a way to quickly prove that he can adapt to the Premier League at the moment.

After today's training session, De Bruyne himself actually felt the dissatisfaction in Mourinho's eyes.

Although that trace of dissatisfaction is not necessarily directed at him.

But how can a talented player like him who is proud of his heart accept the current situation that he is not recognized?

Conflicts and contradictions flashed repeatedly in his heart.

So when Leon showed his intention to get close to him, De Bruyne was surprised and felt an inexplicable gratitude in his heart.

This was not the recognition that De Bruyne wanted most, but it was the feeling of being recognized by a stronger person that he urgently needed at the moment.

In his whispered conversation with him, Leon was even able to tell his thoughts and ideas about passing the ball in the training match, which made him feel even more delighted!

After a dinner, Leon felt that what he had gained was far more than the value of 30,000 pounds.

In the next few days of pre-season training, the relationship between Leon and De Bruyne and more young Chelsea players was also rapidly getting closer.

After all, they are all young guys. Even if there is competition for the position on the field and the position in the team, as long as they are willing to actively communicate and contact privately, the relationship will warm up quickly.

Of course, in this transfer period that is in full swing, Chelsea has not decided on all the players for the new season.

On the third day after Li Ang participated in Chelsea's pre-season preparations, Chelsea-related transfer rumors still appeared.

The first is the two forwards Demba Ba and Torres.

After Demba Ba, who played bravely at West Ham United and Newcastle, transferred to Chelsea in the winter window last season, his goal efficiency plummeted.

Moreover, his performance in the center position and his not very strong desire for confrontation did not satisfy Mourinho.

Let's talk about Torres again. It's still the old problem.

Torres, who has been tortured by injuries and has long been out of his prime, is not at all at the top level in football.

In order to win the Champions League within three seasons, Abramovich gave Mourinho the power of life and death in the team.

If Mourinho is really dissatisfied with Torres, then even if Abramovich likes this former Spanish golden boy, he can only send him away in tears.

However, Mourinho did not choose the most ruthless way to treat these two forwards right away.

Perhaps earlier, such as when he first took over Chelsea, he would have chosen a tougher approach to deal with dissatisfied players.

But now he has changed a lot after all.

After two frank and sincere conversations, Mourinho got two completely different answers.

Demba Ba was unwilling to continue to be a substitute striker at Chelsea, and he was likely to be the third substitute.

So after receiving Mourinho's notice, even if he was not particularly willing, Demba Ba contacted his agent and started to work on a transfer back to Newcastle or to a new Premier League team.

Torres' answer to Mourinho was that he was willing to accept the position of substitute.

As long as Chelsea's new striker is indeed stronger than him, he has no objection.

This surprised Mourinho. He thought Torres would be the striker who was determined to transfer away, but he didn't expect Torres to be willing to stay as a substitute.

"I lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in 2012. I am unwilling to give up. I want to stay in Chelsea and give it another try! I want to leave Chelsea fans and Mr. Abramovich the championship they want most before leaving..."

Torres' answer made Mourinho silent, but after another conversation, the relationship between the two seemed to be more harmonious and intimate than before.

After dealing with the two forwards in the team, Mourinho's third player to talk to became midfielder Mata.

This was a change that many Chelsea players did not expect.

Maybe including Juan Mata, he himself couldn't believe it.

After he scored double 20 last season, he became one of the players Mourinho wanted to start!

This meeting was not so pleasant.

Mourinho explained his tactical ideas to Mata, and he said many times that it was not that Mata was not good enough, but that Mata's technical characteristics conflicted with his tactical ideas.

So Mourinho could not guarantee that Mata would get as many starting opportunities as last season.

And for Mata, such an answer was obviously something he did not want to hear, let alone accept.

So the choice Mata faces now is very simple, either to become a rotation player under Mourinho in the new season, or to leave the team.

Three players were interviewed by the head coach in a row, and two of them are likely to leave Chelsea in the near future.

Such changes made the remaining Chelsea players involuntarily start to worry about their future in Chelsea.

Fortunately, after the interview with Mata, Mourinho did not talk to other players for the time being.

However, Li Ang learned a transfer news related to Chelsea from Mendes.

That is, German striker Schurrle, who was previously investigated by Boas and Di Matteo, has been crossed out by Mourinho from the transfer list.

This deal is easy for Chelsea to reach.

After all, Schurrle is willing to transfer to Chelsea, and Leverkusen can't resist Chelsea's offer of more than 20 million euros.

But Mourinho made a detailed analysis with the new Chelsea coaching staff and decided to terminate the deal to introduce Schurrle.

In a word, it is not suitable.

Because Mourinho does not plan to change to 4-4-2 in the new season, Schurrle, who is not suitable to play on the wing and can't stand the position as a forward center, seems to be useless.

In this way, almost two Chelsea players are about to leave the team, and there is a new player who was supposed to come to Chelsea but can't come.

There are many veterans in the current Chelsea team, but their strength is still good. With a group of young players with great potential, the overall team framework is still no problem.

That is, if Chelsea wants to play the previous 4-2-3-1 of Real Madrid in the new season, it will have to supplement players on the wing and center positions.

Hazard's individual performance last season was quite impressive. His 13 goals and 17 assists throughout the season fully reflected his current strength and super talent.

Mourinho is very relieved to leave the left side to Hazard and the old and strong Ashley Cole.

But on the right side, Chelsea is still missing a sharp knife.

Mata can't get up to speed on the right side. He is an organizing type of wing midfielder, so there is really no place for Mata in Mourinho's two-wing flying tactics.

Not to mention the center position. Torres and Demba Ba are not the right choice. If Chelsea wants to achieve stable results in the new season, it still needs to buy a first-class center in football.

It's better to be a first-class center forward in his prime...

When Li Ang was alone in the hotel reviewing the current Chelsea lineup, he was worried about the center position of the team just like Mourinho.

He instinctively thought of Llorente who was abandoned and frozen by Athletic Bilbao before.

Speaking of characteristics, Llorente really meets Mourinho's requirements.

He has a strong body, outstanding headers, a strong fulcrum, and the key is that he is reliable in front of the goal.

Slow speed is not a very important defect, after all, most of the center forwards in football are not fast.

If he can really partner with Llorente in Chelsea, Li Ang thinks the effect will definitely be good.

But in the end, he did not give Mourinho any advice in this regard.

You said that it is reasonable to give the coach tactical advice occasionally, just like when he was in Real Madrid.

But in terms of team building and signings, Li Ang has always been a man who doesn't talk too much, which is also a red line between players and coaches.

So until the news of Juventus's successful transfer of Llorente for free reached London, Li Ang did not mention Llorente's name to Mourinho.

Seeing that the International Champions Cup (friendly match) is about to start, Li Ang has devoted all his attention to the running-in training with his new teammates.

It would be great if the coaching staff could decide on the starting center and right winger as soon as possible.

If they can't figure it out in the near future, the running-in progress of training and pre-season games cannot be stopped.

Li Ang can only do his best first, speed up the running-in progress with the existing teammates, and play the expected performance.

As for other things, they are not within his jurisdiction, and he can't manage them even if he wants to.

Besides, if it really doesn't work, Lukaku can be used for a while, even if he just likes to play on the side?

As long as he can maintain his performance level and impact at West Brom last season, he can play on the side.

It's better than having no one to use!

Li Ang has made enough psychological preparations anyway, and he has also been pestering Lampard to further hone his long-range shooting skills during this period.

It is easy to improve shooting skills, because his previous shooting level was too poor, so the speed of improvement is not slow.

Oscar was the first to feel uncomfortable when he saw the offensive projects that Li Ang practiced.

Li Ang is now frequently practicing long-range shooting and shooting. It is impossible for him to play as a defensive midfielder in the new season?

If nothing unexpected happens, Li Ang should be promoted to the position of central midfielder or even attacking midfielder by Mourinho in the subsequent running-in training.

Oscar knew that his starting position should be lost.

And Hazard had not been grateful for a long time before Li Ang came to his door and asked him to learn the art of dribbling.

So Hazard was also emo, after all, he didn't know that Li Ang just wanted to learn more offensive means now for emergency use.

He thought Li Ang was already planning to take over the offensive ball rights of Chelsea's frontcourt in the new season.

The pressure on the two young Chelsea talents is quite great!

After all, the one competing with them for position and status in the team is the first midfielder born in the 1990s who won three top league titles in the past three years and successfully defended the Champions League with Real Madrid.

In training, they have also experienced Li Ang's offensive and defensive skills.

At this stage, they are really incomparable.

Even if Hazard and Li Ang play in different positions, he can only admit that if Li Ang is guarding him in a game, it will be really difficult for him to perform well.

Li Ang's position in the team was slowly established after training one after another.

It's no wonder that Mourinho firmly believed that Li Ang could handle the matter of fighting for his position in the team by himself.

Let's not talk about how much Chelsea spent to dig Li Ang from Real Madrid.

Just talking about Li Ang's current strength, it is completely easy to overwhelm these young players in Chelsea.

You know, Li Ang has repeatedly played against Messi in La Liga before.

In the daily training matches of Real Madrid, Li Ang often faces the torture of top attackers such as Ronaldo and Di Maria.

Where are Hazard and Oscar?

Since Mourinho did not give any additional explanation, Li Ang must have his own way - to speak for himself and fight for his position with his performance on the training field.

At noon on July 30, the Chelsea players who had been training for a long time finally got a half-day free holiday before the start of the pre-season friendly match.

Li Ang waved his hand and wanted to treat his teammates to a private French restaurant in the city.

But he had just finished washing and changing clothes when he was called to Mourinho's office by Mr. Faria.

And this time, Li Ang had just stepped into Mourinho's office when his good coach made a request that made him dumbfounded.

"Let me call Zlatan?"

"Yes, you call first, then I'll call. Ask Zlatan's personal wishes first. If he doesn't object, then we can contact the club at the official level..."

Mourinho has nothing to be embarrassed about now.

Compared with the thorny issue of Chelsea's lack of a reliable center forward, he and Li Ang can certainly put this little face aside.

So Li Ang acted as a pioneer and called his good brother Ibrahimovic first that night.

After talking about this and that, Li Ang asked Ibrahimovic tactfully:

"Zlatan, if there is a chance, would you like to play football with me?"

Ibrahimovic on the other end of the phone thought Li Ang was joking at the moment.

He said casually that if there is a chance next year, he will definitely suggest that the club's top management try to dig Li Ang again.

But when Li Ang clearly stated that he would not go to Paris Saint-Germain, Ibrahimovic quickly understood what Li Ang meant.

"Little Lion, is this your personal problem, or..."

"The boss said he will call you tomorrow."

At the critical moment, Li Ang still chose to sell Mourinho, and sold him very cleanly.

Now it was Ibrahimovic's turn to be silent, but he gave Li Ang a pretty good answer in the end.

"Then I will tell you my answer tomorrow after I talk to coach Mourinho, you slick kid..."

Ibrahimovic hung up the phone with Li Ang, and Li Ang didn't know how Mourinho communicated with Ibrahimovic afterwards.

On July 31, Ibrahimovic didn't call Li Ang to explain.

But Li Ang didn't think that Ibrahimovic and his boss had broken down.

On the contrary, he thought it was very likely to succeed!

Because if Ibrahimovic didn't want to come to Chelsea, he would at least call him to explain the situation and reasons.

But now Ibrahimovic is still silent, and Li Ang thinks that his big brother might be looking for an agent to discuss the feasibility of a transfer.

Think about it carefully, what is the attraction of Paris Saint-Germain compared to Chelsea?

Chelsea now has Mourinho and Li Ang, and can also meet Ibrahimovic's salary requirements and pursuit of honor.

Li Ang really can't think of any reason why Ibrahimovic would refuse Chelsea's invitation this time.

On the morning of August 1, the Chelsea players who had completed the pre-match training camp boarded the plane to Indiana, USA.

They will participate in the first round of the International Champions Cup in Indianapolis.

Shortly after the Chelsea players arrived in the United States, the French media broke the news:

Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have reached a preliminary agreement on the transfer of Ibrahimovic!

This heavy transfer news, which had never been revealed before, once again shook the entire European football world!

At first, the fans who were eating melons shouted that they didn't believe it.

But with the sudden transfer rumors that Higuain and Paris Saint-Germain were involved.

These fans quickly changed their words.

After all, Ibrahimovic is good, but he will soon be 32 years old.

Compared with Higuain, who has proven himself in Real Madrid and is in his prime, it is really not difficult for Paris Saint-Germain to make a choice.

Once the two transfer fees are offset, Paris Saint-Germain may only need to add a few million euros to bring Higuain to the Parc des Princes.

Isn't this profitable? It's really profitable!

All day on August 1, French and British media were releasing various news, pinching the traffic to spread the transfer progress that seemed true or false.

Sky Sports, which had been silent before, did not officially release a message until the morning of August 2, saying that Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea had reached an agreement on Ibrahimovic's transfer!

They also said that Higuain had already flown to Paris and was ready to undergo a physical examination in Paris!

After the release of two heavy transfer information in succession, Sky Sports once again successfully attracted the attention of all fans to itself!

Many fans who were watching the show were still confused, but less than two hours later, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea officially released official notices with almost the same content!

18 million euros, Ibrahimovic, who is about to turn 32, officially transferred to Chelsea!

In the new season, Premier League fans will soon see Ibrahimovic wearing a blue jersey on the Premier League field!

Zlatan, coming to Stamford Bridge!