Chapter 475: Abramovich (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The day after winning the Serie A championship, on May 23, Lu Wenbin celebrated his 21st birthday.
At the age when many of his peers were still in college, Lu Wenbin was already a FIFA Ballon d'Or winner and the number one superstar in world football.
With Lu Wenbin's status today, it is naturally impossible for him and his girlfriend to celebrate their birthdays quietly.
On the same day, Lu Wenbin hosted a banquet for the team's chairman, general manager, coaches, teammates, as well as agent Mendes, as well as his own personal lawyer, assistant, physiotherapist and so on.
Moratti, Mourinho and others left after the dinner, while Sneijder and other teammates quarreled with Lu Wenbin until late to return.
Then, it's time to prepare for the Champions League final.
To play the Champions League final, it is definitely not possible to go only one day in advance, or even on the same day, like in the league, you have to have more time to prepare for the game.
This time Inter Milan was three days ahead of schedule.
The Champions League final is on May 28, and Inter Milan chartered a flight to London on May 25.
Welcoming Inter Milan and providing them with a training base and accommodation is a London team: Chelsea.
Jose Mourinho's previous owner was none other than Chelsea, where he enjoyed great success.
Although they did not win the Champions League, they led the Blues to Chelsea's domination of the Premier League, winning two Premier League titles, two League Cups, one FA Cup and one Community Shield in three years.
It was Mourinho's contribution that allowed Chelsea to move away from the nouveau riche image and truly become a Premier League powerhouse that is universally recognized by world football and neutral fans.
Even though there was some unpleasantness when I left in the final season, it is all gone now.
As a man who has made a significant contribution to the team's rise, Mourinho's return to London is naturally courteous to Chelsea Football Club.
As a result, Chelsea contacted Inter early on to offer them training and accommodation to help them prepare for the game, and Inter accepted Chelsea's offer.
Despite the fact that the Champions League final featured English side Manchester United, as a rival in the league and owned by Russian Roman Abramovich, Chelsea naturally did not mind facilitating Manchester United's opponents: it was not a national team game anyway, and it had nothing to do with patriotism.
Of course, there is another important reason why Chelsea are so positive, and that is Lu Wenbin.
Roman Abramovich invests huge transfer money every season to strengthen the team, he wants not only the league title, he wants the Champions League, but also wants Chelsea to become a giant in world football, not just a Premier League powerhouse.
However, after eight years in charge of the team and hundreds of millions of pounds in transfer funds, Abramovich has yet to achieve his wish.
At this time, Lu Wenbin entered his field of vision.
If Lu Wenbin's success at Hoffenheim may have been a little accidental, then the brilliance of his first season at Inter Milan is enough to say a lot.
A lot of superstars have the potential to play superstar at a club, but they fall off the altar as soon as they transfer.
For example, Shepchenko, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead that Abu likes very much, has performed superbly in AC Milan, but it will not work if he transfers to Chelsea.
There is also Kaka, who was the son of God and Mr. Golden Ball at AC Milan, but after moving to Real Madrid, he became an ordinary player.
And Lu Wenbin is different.
Whether it is Hoffenheim or Inter Milan, Lu Wenbin is a god-level performance, and there is a trend of getting more and more powerful, and it is a fact that there are more goals in Serie A this season than in the Bundesliga last season, and the goal efficiency is higher.
This shows that Lu Wenbin is not a system player, not a representative of Hoffenheim's team, but a superstar who can strengthen the team no matter where he transfers.
The key is that Lu Wenbin still holds the record of winning the championship as long as he participates in the event, which is the most important thing, which is too eye-catching.
Abramovich feels that in order to win the Champions League and realize the transformation of the club from a strong team to a giant, he must bring in a superstar like Lu Wenbin and Mr. Key, even if the price is high.
With both Mourinho's human factor and Lu Wenbin's interest factor, Chelsea naturally welcomed Inter Milan.
When Inter Milan arrived in London, not only CEO Gully went to the airport to greet him, but after arriving at the club, owner Abramovich and chairman Bruce Barker also personally entertained Inter Milan.
Abramovich and Mourinho had a good conversation, and Bruce Barker found a gap and asked Lu Wenbin: "Lu, congratulations on winning the Serie A title and the Serie A Golden Boot." ”
Lu Wenbin smiled: "Thank you, Chairman Barker!" ”
Then, Buck revealed that owner Roman Abramovich wanted Lu Wenbin to come to Chelsea to play, and said that the treatment is definitely not a problem, and it is definitely the world's highest salary that has never been seen before.
The implication is that it is certainly much higher than that of Inter Milan.
Buck even revealed that if Lu Wenbin is willing to come to Chelsea, Abu will directly send a luxury villa in London to Lu Wenbin, so that Lu Wenbin will not need to come to London to rent or buy a house.
This is indeed a high salary.
Of course, the current Lu Wenbin's salary is only getting higher and higher, and he can't dig it up if he is not higher than Inter Milan.
Lu Wenbin did not refuse, but euphemistically said that the season is not over yet, and everything will be said after the season is over.
Because he has the main task of conquering the five major leagues, each league must win the treble once.
Now that the first season of Inter Milan is not over, he naturally can't go anywhere.
If he misses the Champions League final or the Coppa Italia final and fails to win the treble, then he can't leave Inter Milan this summer.
He will not be able to leave until he wins the treble this season.
At present, there are many teams in the five major leagues that have contacted Mendes, all of which are world-class giants or super local tycoons such as Chelsea.
Even if he wins the treble and wants to transfer away from Inter Milan, Lu Wenbin can't decide where to go now.
Whether it is the Premier League, La Liga, or even French Ligue 1, it is possible, and he will have to go through the five major leagues after all.
Buck only mentioned it vaguely, and seeing that Lu Wenbin didn't agree, he had no choice but to give up and go back to reply to Abramovich.
Abramovich was no surprise either.
When it comes to Lu Wenbin's current achievements and status, it must be sold at a price, and it is impossible for a player to privately agree to transfer to a certain club without going through an agent.
If you want to introduce Lu Wenbin, in addition to salary, there is still a lot of work to be done.
After the reception, Abu asked Barker and Gully to step up contact with Mendes, hoping that Lu Wenbin could move to Chelsea after the season.
Inter Milan entered the Champions League preparation mode without distraction. (Ask for a commuter pass)