Chapter 336: The Big Sale
After the victory night in Tokyo, Lee finally flew back to Seoul with his teammates, where a grand welcome ceremony awaited them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
When the Seoul FC team returned to Seoul, the Seoul Foundation, officials and civil society had already arranged a grand welcome ceremony at the airport. Fans, celebrities, and the media were all waiting on the tarmac at the airport.
As captain Kim Jin-gyu walked down the ramp with the trophy in his hand, the long-awaited fans erupted in loud cheers, celebrities applauded, and reporters pressed the shutter of their cameras.
It was a glorious moment for Seoul, who won the AFC Champions League for the first time in their history, which was even more exciting than multiple domestic league titles!
At the airport, all the players stood behind the trophy and took a group photo, Kim Jin-gyu and coach GΓΌnesh, one holding the trophy on one side, and Li Xuyan stood in the last row, looking very tired.
As the biggest contributor to helping the team win the championship, he was a little far away from the trophy at this time...... But he soon became the center of media pursuit. After the group photo, the players were asked to take a photo with the trophy individually.
Li Xuyan naturally became the focus of attention.
In addition to interviewing questions about his next destination, the most concerned by the on-site reporter was the "romance" between him and Kim Taeyeon that was exposed in Tokyo......
This is simply a pot that can't be opened!
Li Xuyan was originally ruined because of the last bit of good mood for winning the championship, he received countless calls from S.M company this morning, first his agent assistant Song Eunji, then Song Hye-min, and finally Lee so-man called him directly, the theme center is one, asking him not to talk about him and Kim Taeyeon in front of the media, he can choose to acquiesce, but he must not deny it in public, in fact, how can he deny it? Denying it under such a clear photo will only think that you are talking nonsense with your eyes open. So Li Xuyan did not answer a word of questions from reporters, but silently took the lead in walking towards the VIP exit channel.
After enjoying the cheers of the fans at the airport, the team had to carry the trophy and parade through the streets in an open-top second-tier bus. This is the repertoire of those championship teams, how can it be missing?
Everywhere the bus went, there were many fans who came to pick up the airport, crowded, followed, and cheered one after another.
All the way from the airport to the Seoul Stadium, the club also arranged a celebration party at the stadium.
Not only fans and reporters, but also the leaders of the GS Group and Times Group behind Seoul FC, and even South Korean President Lee Myung-bak came.
Originally, everyone thought that the most people who would meet them this time would be the mayor of Seoul and the bigwigs of the consortium behind the club, but they didn't expect the president to come!
"I've come to congratulate you, boys!" Lee Myung-bak waved his hand and said, "You have won glory for the Republic of Korea and Seoul, and you are the pride of Seoul." I, the Seoulite people, are proud of you! β
The president's time is obviously very precious, so the meeting was also very short, he first gave a short but enthusiastic speech, and then shook hands with the players and coaches and talked a few words.
"President, President? Wow, the president is here! Oh, my God...... I haven't even been in the Blue House, and I can meet the President face to face! When they saw that the person who appeared in front of them was the president, a lively person like Lee Seung-yeol became nervous.
Li Xuyan didn't behave like this at all, although this was the highest-ranking person he had ever seen, but he was not a Korean citizen, what was there to be excited about? If you meet the president of China, you can understand how excited you are.
He didn't know much about Lee Myung-bak, except that he was the president of South Korea, and that's it.
Lee Myung-bak shook his hand vigorously when he shook hands with Lee Xuyan.
"Thank you, the people of Seoul, good job young man!"
Li Xuyan smiled politely: "You're welcome, Mr. President." β
"I've heard that the contract extension with the team is not going well? Unfortunately, it looks like you, the superstar, are leaving Seoul. β
Lee Myung-bak said with a look of regret.
People like the president are feeling sorry that they might leave, how can they say that they have to give some face, right?
Li Xuyan was a little embarrassed: "Uh, Mr. President." I just ......"
Lee Myung-bak nodded and said, "I understand, I know very well." This is your personal choice, and I have no right to interfere. But I have one request. β
Li Xuyan nodded: "You say, Mr. President." β
"Go somewhere else, don't embarrass us Seoul! Remember, you grew up here! β
Li Xu said in his heart that I should be the matter, so that's it...... He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. President! I will definitely do better."
Lee Myung-bak was so pleased with his answer that he patted Lee on the shoulder again, then let go of his hand and turned to the next Seoul FC player.
After the president's reception, Lee Myung-bak left due to his busy schedule, and all that was left was the celebration banquet.
For such a formulaic occasion, Li Xuyan was not very interested, he just sat there and kept eating, but he was the most concerned person in the Seoul team, and someone came to toast after a while, first the general manager of the club, Xu Yongchang, the general manager who was anxious several times because of Li Xuyan's contract renewal issue, did not mention anything to spoil the fun at this time, just simply greeted him, and then went to the next table.
Then the president of the GS Group, Xu Changxiu, came over to toast with a smile, this leader in the Korean economic circle did not have the slightest, maybe the GS Group now has less and less say about the team, so he did not mention the question of Li Xuyan's contract, and left after a simple toast.
However, the wine game was not over yet, and just when Li Xuyan put down his wine glass and had not had time to eat two more bites of food, a familiar voice sounded from behind......
"Li Xuyan, do you really want to leave?"
Hearing that Li Xuyan was almost choked, he looked back and saw that it was the team's long-legged team doctor...... No, maybe Quan Zhiyuan, the second lady of the Times Group, who should be called the gold owner behind the team now, is staring at him with unkind eyes, so that Li Xuyan doesn't know how to answer for a while......
"Zhiyuan, don't make trouble." At this time, the sister next to her, that is, the president of the Times Group, Jun Zhiai, patted her sister's head, nodded gently at Li Xuyan and said, "Don't care, my sister is such a temper, you should know ......"
"No, it won't." Li Xuyan also stood up, looking at the young chaebol second-generation sisters in front of him, and felt very embarrassed in his heart, after all, they gave a lot of help in their most difficult times, especially Quan Zhiyuan, without them, he may not be able to have his current results, so he refused to renew the contract, in addition to the fans who supported him, he felt that the most sorry was the sisters, "I'm sorry about the contract renewal, but I still want to go to Europe to ......"
Jun Ji Ai nodded when she heard this, she didn't feel guilty, she smiled and said: "It's okay, it's normal for people to go to a high place, you can talk to the club about the specific things next, don't let us suffer too much." β
After finishing speaking, he touched the wine glass lightly, and didn't say anything else, Quan Zhiai smiled gently, and left, Quan Zhiyuan "hummed", gave Li Xuyan a big white eye, and then followed her sister away.
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The feast lasted until the evening.
The team will have a short vacation next, and they can't take a complete break like other teams, because they have won the AFC Champions League, and they also need to represent Asia in the World Club Cup at the end of the year, competing against teams such as Barcelona Champions League champions with Messi and Argentine Estudiantes with Veron, which is obviously a huge challenge and the best stage for Li Xuyan to further make a name for himself.
So Li Xuyan didn't relax during the holidays, and still practiced alone every day, in fact, he didn't have anything else to do, the outside world is paying too much attention to him now, and he didn't have the heart to deal with it, so he refused activities such as advertisements, interviews, variety show invitations, etc., just ******** training.
Of course, in addition to training, he also has transfers to worry about.
Lee Wook Yan may leave Seoul, and as time goes on, the cessation of negotiations between him and the club to renew his contract is no longer news.
Because Lee Wook Yan is unwilling to renew his contract with the club, Seoul FC will certainly not wait until the transfer window starts next summer to prepare to sell their players. At that time, as long as those cunning managers drag on for ten days and a half months, Seoul FC Club will have to give in and agree to any conditions - because if they don't agree, they won't get a penny.
While they can also use this to let Li Xuyan play his last full season for the team, what's the use of that? For a team that is gradually tightening its monetary base, letting Li Xuyan stay in the team for a year and then let him go for free, or selling him a year in advance for a lot of real money, fools have to choose the latter.
So Seoul FC will definitely finalize this transfer deal this winter.
Li Xuyan's departure is a foregone conclusion, and the only suspense now is to see how he will go and which club he will go to.
At the beginning, the club quietly revealed the inside story of Li Xuyan's unfavorable contract renewal with the team through the media they were familiar with, and they planned to put pressure on Li Xuyan and his team agent in this way, so as to force the other party to return to the negotiating table.
Many Seoul fans are indeed very dissatisfied with Li Xuyan's "ungrateful" behavior.
When Li Xuyan was just a nobody, who took him in? Who gave him the chance to play in the first team? And who gave the team a new contract when he had only played for the team for half a season? It's Seoul FC.
Now that you're famous and your wings are stiff, have you forgotten the kindness of Seoul that cultivated you?
No, we will never say yes!
So some time ago, in fact, there were still many voices of condemnation among Seoul fans for Li Xuyan.
Li Xuyan didn't pay attention to it because he couldn't pay attention to it. He did struggle with it, but the idea of leaving always prevailed, if he came out to appease the fans at this time to show his loyalty, then how to leave when he really wanted to leave? If you don't keep your word, isn't your reputation going to stink? Li Xuyan doesn't care about his reputation in the media, but he cares about his reputation in the eyes of fans.
Although he often works against reporters, he is not stupid. He also knows how important his image is in the minds of the fans.
Therefore, it is even less likely that he will respond directly: "Yes, I am leaving." "That's the case. This is adding fuel to the fire, and even more undesirable.
All he can do is score goals and keep scoring goals. Change the fans' impression of him with a better performance, and offset the fans' dissatisfaction with a goal.
Sure enough, his increasingly exciting performances on the pitch soon attracted everyone's attention, not only the fans, but also the media.
Break the K-League goal record, break the AFC Champions League goal record, win the domestic league championship, win the domestic cup championship, and win the AFC Champions League......
The fans who scolded Li Xuyan for being "ungrateful" before were silent, and they all cheered for Li Xuyan's goals in the stands and in front of the TV. And those media that have hyped up the grievances between Li Xuyan and the club have also put aside such worthless news, and at this time, the great success of Li Xuyan and Seoul FC is the most worthy of reporting!
So Li Xuyan began to carry the team to continue to advance by leaps and bounds, and naturally no one mentioned the little between him and the club, and it was gradually forgotten.
But by this time, the dust had settled on the Triple Crown, and the matter was turned over again. It's because it's almost the end of the year.
Seoul FC Club will not make any more moves, but it will be completely passive.
There have been media reports that Li's agent is selling his players around, and some other clubs have indeed expressed interest in him.
If Seoul FC doesn't make a move, I'm afraid that in the end, it will end up with both people and money, so it's time for the club to let go of the sale! (To be continued.) )