After the match between Atletico Madrid and Levante, a news suddenly exploded in China.

Because there was no warning before, everyone was shocked when the news was revealed.

"...It is rumored that Chinese player Wu Lei will join a La Liga team soon!"

"Follow Gao Zheng, the second player to study in La Liga was born!"

"Wu Lei is favored by La Liga teams! He is expected to join La Liga during the winter break. We may be able to see the 'China derby' in the La Liga this season as early as this season!"

After the news was revealed, everyone didn't believe it at first, thinking that it must be the Chinese media bragging again. There was no such thing before, such as Norwegian teams, and Premier League teams, who were attracted to Wu Lei... At first, it made everyone excited, but in the end it was all proved to be fake news.

Over time, everyone becomes immune to this kind of news.

The same is true this time. Although the media said it was clear, not many people believed it.

But when more and more reporters in the circle began to reveal the news that Wu Lei was indeed about to join a La Liga team, everyone began to believe and half-doubt.

The identity of this La Liga team was later exposed. It was the Espanyol who just tied Barcelona 0-0 in the Catalonia derby, which helped Gao Zheng to further expand its leading position.

This is a coincidence.

The Spaniard just changed his Chinese boss, and the next thing is the rumor that Wu Lei joined. When he thought about it, the news was probably true.

Then more and more news began to appear.

Then everyone noticed that an account called "Royal Espanyol Football Club" appeared on Weibo, and it was also an officially certified blue V account. Wu Lei ranked first in the following list of this account. At the same time, everyone also found that Wu Lei's Weibo account also followed the official account of Espanyol Club.

What does this mean?

This shows that it is a solid news! Wu Lei does want to join Espanyol.

Then there is the official official news. The Espanyol Club announced that they will introduce Wu Lei, a Chinese national team player, in January, who will wear the No. 24 jersey to play in La Liga.

In addition, the Shanghai club where Wu Lei is located also announced the news.

More details about the transfer of the receiver were disclosed.

It is said that in order to be able to stay abroad, Wu Lei made a major sacrifice in his personal treatment. The money he earned at Espanyol was nearly twice as much as he earned in staying in Shanghai. In addition, his old club in Shanghai also gave the green light to his transfer, and did not make things difficult for the Espanyol Club on the transfer fee at all. The two sides reached a consensus very friendly.

Then, even Gao Zheng, who had not updated his Weibo for many years, posted a Weibo post very rarely, with the picture of him playing in the national team with Wu Lei, and the picture of the picture of him having a thumbs-up.

The whole network is in full swing now.

Everyone is 100% sure that Wu Lei is going to play football at Espanyol and gathers with Gao Zheng in the La Liga.

Although Gao Zheng did a good job in La Liga, which was enough to satisfy the emotional sustenance of most Chinese fans, everyone still hopes that more people can go abroad and play football at the highest football level in the world. Because only in this way can the overall strength of Chinese football be improved.

This has been proven in numerous national team games before:

No matter how strong Gao Zheng is, if his teammates are not strong at all and are too different from him, it will be difficult for Gao Zheng to lead him. We rely on Gao Zheng to win many games by himself, but we can't always expect Gao Zheng to ride alone to save the master every time, right?

At this time, I especially hope that the Chinese team can play in high-level European football leagues like South Korea and Japan. On weekdays, they work hard in their respective clubs, and when the national team competes, they gather from all directions to form the strongest lineup, represent the country and win glory for the country.

Now Wu Lei's overseas study has given everyone such hope. Some people even optimistically believe that Wu Lei's overseas study will become a role model for many domestic players.

In recent years, with a large amount of capital pouring into the Chinese Football League, the treatment of playing football in the domestic league is much better than studying abroad in Europe. This has certainly made the local league gradually prosper, but another problem has also arisen.

That is to make more and more talented young people unwilling to play football in Europe. Even players who are sent abroad for various reasons often only use a layer of gold to play abroad and then return to China to play football, because domestic players can offer higher salaries. Since they are professional players, they naturally regard football as professionals. For the same job, one gives more money and the other gives less money, many people will definitely choose the one who makes more money.

This may be the best choice for individual players, but it is not a good thing for the overall level of Chinese football.

Of course, it may not be the best choice for individual players. After all, although returning to China can make a lot of money in the short term, it is extremely limited in improving personal abilities. On the contrary, if you can persist in staying abroad and work hard to improve your abilities, you may not be unable to make more money in the future.

Now that Wu Lei’s example is the case, will more young people be willing to leave behind the favorable conditions in China and go to Europe to fight for their dreams?

Of course, this mainly depends on whether Wu Lei can succeed when he goes to Espanyol. If he can't even play in Espanyol, then the so-called role model will be meaningless.

After all, Wu Lei is currently the most talented and capable person in the new generation of China. If he can't even gain a foothold in the mid- and downstream teams like Espanyol, how can others?

The so-called power of role models is not improved because Gao Zheng is too special and does not have replicability. A genius like him may only be born in thirty, fifty, or even a hundred years. How can such a person be a role model for everyone?

Such a person can only be a benchmark, standing there like a mountain.

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Wu Lei's joining Espanyol is a foregone conclusion, and it has become the most popular news in China this week.

There was a lot of discussion around this topic. Some people were very excited about Wu Lei joining the Spanish.

But some people are worried and dare not be optimistic about Wu Lei's prospects in La Liga. They believe that no one in Chinese football can gain a foothold in European football except Gao Zheng, even Wu Lei cannot do it. They advise those excited Chinese fans not to be happy too early, so as not to get the opportunity to be greater, the greater the disappointment.

Some people are a little more optimistic than the former, thinking that even if Wu Lei can play as a substitute for Espanyol, they will not have more unrealistic expectations for Wu Lei.

After all, there are too many limiting factors for Chinese players to play football in Europe: language, diet, and culture. If these things are not suitable, they will affect their performance in football.

When discussing these issues, Gao Zheng is still the one who cannot be used as an example. After all, Gao Zheng's situation is too special. He went to Italy for football training since he was a child. His adaptation period was already spent in his youth. When he reappeared in front of everyone, he was already a person who could speak fluent Italian and was very adaptable to Italian diet and life, so he did not have any good adaptation to Italian professional football.

Wu Lei is different. He grew up in China since he was a child, and everything he has a very strong Chinese imprint. Now that he has to adapt to everything after going there, everything needs to be adapted to. In this half season, I guess everyone doesn’t have to expect him to perform in football. Let’s make life ready first.

I heard that his wife could not go with him, and he had to live there alone, which made it more difficult for him to adapt.

In addition to Wu Lei's introverted personality, it is generally difficult for people with this personality to perform well in their overseas careers, because their personality will increase the difficulty of integrating into that strange environment.
Chapter completed!