Chapter 5 What's Next?

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Real Madrid Club didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to suddenly hold a press conference announcing that he would not renew his contract with Real Madrid. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although Real Madrid also planned to announce the news, it was preempted by Chu Zhongtian. This made Real Madrid feel very passive, and for a while they became the villains in this incident and were criticized by words.

Then Real Madrid hurriedly came out with a news, announcing that after friendly negotiation with Chu Zhongtian, the two sides decided not to renew the contract, and after June 30 next year, Chu Zhongtian will leave the team as a free agent.

In the news, Real Madrid also thanked Chu Zhongtian for everything he brought to the team during his eight seasons in the team, and said that no matter where Chu Zhongtian goes, Real Madrid will always thank him and welcome him back...... The club wants to dilute the negative impact in this way.

If you want to say that Real Madrid still has energy, soon the media in Madrid will no longer discuss what is behind Chu Zhongtian's departure, only the Catalan media is still entangled, but Real Madrid is not a bird of the Catalan media.

More media began to speculate about where Chu Zhongtian would go after leaving Real Madrid.

Previously, the Catalan media announced that Barcelona were interested in Chu Zhongtian, which made Real Madrid have to be just in case. Zidane was once again ordered to visit Chu Zhongtian and take care that he must not sign a contract with Barcelona.

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "Barcelona can't be interested in a thirty-four-year-old player, Zizu. Actually, there won't be many first-tier giants interested in me, and if I'm going to go, I'm going to go to a lower team......"

Zidane suddenly felt that Chu Zhongtian's words made people feel sad.

The man who was once the hero of Real Madrid, who forever engraved his name on the Wall of Honour of Real Madrid, has now been reduced to this point...... He just wanted a dignified ending, but even this, Real Madrid didn't give him...... "I'm sorry, Chu." Zidane apologized to Chu Zhongtian, he felt that this was on behalf of himself and Real Madrid.

"I understand you, Qi Zu." Chu Zhongtian sat on the hospital bed and said to Zidane with a smile. "Actually, I've never regretted coming to this team, and I've had a great time here for the last seven seasons, you know?"

Zidane nodded.

"So, I don't really think there's anything wrong with that. You have your position, I have mine, and you can't ask everyone to follow one position. I think it's good, I'm very satisfied with the past seven years, the future is my own, I have to write it myself. You don't have to feel guilty. Chu Zhongtian said to Zidane. Honestly, I'm happy with my seven seasons at Real Madrid, even in my eighth season. I don't know where I'm going to go, but I'm sure I'll make the best choice for me. ”

In fact, there are several teams interested in Chu Zhongtian right now, including the Qatar League, as well as Major League Soccer teams. They all want to get the three-time World Footballer of the Year award to play for them.

In addition, there are also teams in European football that are interested in Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian's former club Hoffenheim also wants Chu Zhongtian to retire where he can grow into the world footballer, and Hoffenheim has expressed his willingness to offer Chu Zhongtian a two-year, or even three-year contract, to retire at Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim is no longer in the hands of Mr. Hoppe, and this Hoffenheim team is a self-financing team. Chu Zhongtian, the most famous star in Hoffenheim's club history, and now that his contract with Real Madrid is about to expire, Hoffenheim will certainly want to bring the legend back to Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim fans are also very hopeful that Chu Zhongtian can return here.

Chu Zhongtian was a little tempted by Hoffenheim's invitation...... Hoffenheim is not a strong team in the Bundesliga, but at least it is still in the top league, and it is not shameless to play for Hoffenheim.

In short, he has listed Hoffenheim as an alternate target.

In addition, Napoli, who have been promoted to Serie A this season, has also expressed interest in Chu Zhongtian. However, Chu Zhongtian is not very interested in Napoli, and the devil knows if Napoli can stay in Serie A after a season...... After the winter break, the contract was signed, and Napoli was relegated by then, do you want to play in Serie B?

Chu Zhongtian is not willing to play in a low-level league. In any case, he is also a player of Real Madrid, a star player who has won three Champions League titles and three times World Footballer of the Year, how can he go to that kind of low-level competition?

Chu Zhongtian is a proud person, otherwise it would be impossible for him to refuse Real Madrid's proposal to sign a contract once a year.

In addition, although some clubs are very interested in players of Chu Zhongtian's level, his high salary has become the reason why many people are discouraged.

Chu Zhongtian's current annual salary at Real Madrid is 8.5 million euros, which is not the highest annual salary in world football today, considering that Chu Zhongtian doesn't care much about the increase in salary, so it is understandable. Now if there is a team that wants to sign him, of course, it can't give a high salary of 8.5 million, but it can't be too low, right? An annual salary of one or two million euros is simply not enough.

But for many teams, an annual salary of four or five million euros is considered a high salary, and they may not be able to afford it. A team that can afford such a salary doesn't need a thirty-four-year-old player anymore.

Chu Zhongtian is really hard to find a new owner now.

"Chu is a little high and low now...... So it can't be ruled out that the last team willing to sign with him has not been found, although it is not a retirement, but it is actually a retirement......" TV news, the host is saying this.

Chu Zhongtian pouted.

※※※ "Hey, did you hear that?" Chu and Real Madrid will not renew their contracts! That means he's about to become a free agent! ”

"yes, I watched the news. It was unexpected - I thought he would retire at Real Madrid, and he and Real Madrid have always had a good relationship...... How so? ”

"Hey, isn't it that Florentino wants to take advantage of Chu's injured hand to force him to accept the contract extension offered by the club?"

This is not a conversation between two fans on the bus, this is a conversation that takes place on the training ground of Championship side Wimbledon.

As a world-class superstar who has gone out from Wimbledon, Chu Zhongtian has always been the object of Wimbledon's attention. For example, if he performs well in the game, it will be a topic of discussion in the team the next day. Chu Zhongtian is the idol and goal of many Wimbledon players, and Wimbledon Athletic Club is also proud to have cultivated stars like Chu Zhongtian. The photo of Chu Zhongtian lifting the championship is still hanging on the wall of the honor room at Wimbledon. It stands to reason that the honor room should display the honor of the club, not the honor of a certain player, and Chu Zhongtian is a special case.

This time such a big news, naturally, it can't escape the fate of being discussed by everyone.

Alai. Russell was watching the players warm up, and the chatter reached his ears. The players didn't mean to talk behind the manager's back.

Naturally, Russell read the news. As his friend, he also cares about Chu Zhongtian very much.

Chu Zhongtian's breakup with Real Madrid thought it was a very ordinary thing at first - after the player's contract expired, breaking up with the club was indeed very ordinary, should he force himself to accept a contract he didn't like? However, he didn't care much about where Chu Zhongtian's next stop was. He felt that this had nothing to do with him, would a player of Chu Zhongtian's level and level still lack a team that wanted him?

The players' chatter continued.

"Hey, I wonder where he's going to play?"

"I heard that Hoffenheim is inviting him, Chu has won the European Champions Cup in Hoffenheim, and there is a great possibility of going back!"

'Well, if we're in the Premier League, we're going to invite him back, right? After all, it's our crazy gang out......"

These few words suddenly reminded Russell - why can't we invite Chu Zhongtian back to Wimbledon?

He believes in Chu Zhongtian's feelings for Wimbledon Athletic, until now Chu Zhongtian is still the first batch of Wimbledon Athletic members, and he and his wife Emily will pay a total of one million pounds in membership fees every year.

If we have Chu, do we still need to be so troublesome and racking our brains to relegate in the Championship?

The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible.

After training, he couldn't wait to find the club's president, Erick. Samuelson, who told him what he thought.

The old man looked at Russell dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to react: "You didn't take the wrong medicine, did you, Alai?" ”

Russell frowned: "Of course I didn't!" ”

"How did you come up with the idea of letting Chu come to us? Do you know? We are a Championship team and Chu is a Real Madrid player, how can he come to a team like ours? In addition, Chu's annual salary is 8.5 million euros, even if the salary is cut by half, how can we afford his annual salary of 4 million? Samuelson really thinks Russell is talking nonsense, which is something that normal people can figure out with a single thought, why is Russell so confused?

"I think with what I know about her, if we invite him, he will definitely be willing to come!" Russell was ridiculed by Samuelson and was not convinced, and he retorted loudly.

Samuelson shook his head, "Young man, ......" and left Russell and walked away.

Russell was really not convinced.

He and Chu Zhongtian were friends many years ago, he believed in his own vision of people, and he knew that Chu Zhongtian was a person with great feelings. He felt that he should give it a try anyway.

So he decided to call Chu Zhongtian himself.

He invited Chu Zhongtian as the head coach of Wimbledon Athletic.

He wanted to try that his trust in Chu Zhongtian had not deteriorated, and the original Chu Zhongtian was still there.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian was browsing the news on the Internet, since those rumors, Chu Zhongtian found that he had to pay close attention to these news media, who knows what excuse they have to create moths. If it is detected in time, it can be corrected immediately.

Then he clicked on the official website of Wimbledon Athletic. This site is always in his browser favorites.

Just as the players at Wimbledon care about him, he cares about the team he made his debut.

He mainly follows Wimbledon through the Internet, which is the most convenient and fast. In addition, Wimbledon Athletic has its own official website since its establishment, and the team has detailed records of every step from its establishment to the present, detailing the starting lineup and game process of the first game in the club's history, as well as who scored the goal.

In addition, with the gradual upgrading of Wimbledon Athletic, there is more news about them, and Chu Zhongtian can now easily learn about Wimbledon Athletic news in the media in England.

When Wimbledon was promoted to the Championship, it was also widely reported by the media. Because they are a young team organized by the fans themselves, they have gone from the bottom to the Championship in less than 20 years, which is very remarkable. Their past and present lives have attracted a lot of attention.

Chu Zhongtian knows a lot about the situation at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon are currently fourth from bottom in the Championship and are a stone's throw away from the relegation zone. Looks like Russell's team is in a bad situation...... Wimbledon had invested all of its money in the construction of a new training base in previous years. In fact, Chu Zhongtian did not agree with the club to do this, first of all, the team is not a place without training, so the requirements for the training base are not so urgent. Secondly, he thinks that instead of repairing the training base first, it is better to build a new stadium, rather than tinkering and patching on the King's Ranch all the time. No matter how much money is spent on repairing this old stadium, it is impossible to expand it into a stadium that can accommodate 30,000 fans, so it is not worth wasting money on this stadium. However, the club's board of directors decided that expanding the stadium would not cost much, and that it would be a cost-effective thing to increase the number of seats and increase ticket revenue.

Wimbledon is a members-only club, but they also have a board of directors. The body, which is voted for by the members to represent all members, meets regularly to discuss the team's operating phalanx, as well as other policies. It's much more efficient than the annual general meeting, and it's the body that really manages the team.

Chu Zhongtian is naturally also a member of the board of directors, but because he is also a Real Madrid player, he has never participated in the board once, and his wife and another board of directors often take time to participate. Emily voted against the construction of the training base. But it didn't work, and the vast majority of the directors were attracted by the words "a new, modern, beautiful training ground" to the point of not caring about anything else. Over the past few years, bank loans and sponsorship have been invested in this project, which will finally be completed and delivered next summer...... Chu Zhongtian felt that this was quite ironic, the team's home stadium did not meet the requirements of the Premier League, and these people did not seek a solution to the stadium first, but went to the training ground...... As for him, who already has a team, although he has not fought on the front line of running a club, he still knows some things, he has never eaten pork and has always seen pigs run, right?

His Sichuan Quanxing is fighting in China's first-class football league, but he didn't set a goal for the team to surpass in many years, anyway, he invested a sum of money every year to slowly support the team, starting from the club's echelon team. The investment in the past ten years has paid off, Sichuan Quanxing's youth team has sent several outstanding seedlings for China's national youth team and the national Olympic team, and through his relationship and contacts with Merry in European football, outstanding Sichuan Quanxing young people have also gone abroad, stayed overseas, and accepted the influence of advanced European football culture. If it weren't for Wimbledon Athletic being an English team and subject to labor certification, Chu Zhongnai really wanted the two clubs to cooperate and send players from Sichuan Quanxing to Wimbledon Athletic to play football and exercise...... However, he has never been on the board of directors, so he is not good at dictating the development of the club.

Wimbledon Athletic has grown rapidly since its inception, and has been gaining momentum under the auspices of Meritorious Coach Terry. Under Brown's leadership, the team has been promoted in succession and has now gone from being an amateur team in the ninth tier to a professional team in the Championship, and the change between them is not simply "from the ninth to the second tier".

The team is constantly changing, the ideas and philosophies are constantly changing, including the club's popularity.

But there is always one thing that should remain the same, and it is the ultimate goal in the minds of all Wimbledon people.

That was when the team was founded, and the first president of the club, Chris Brown, was born. Mr. Stewart's Declaration.

Everyone is working towards this goal, whether it's the players, the management of the club, or the fans.

He suddenly felt something - what would it be like if the team was really back in the Premier League one day? The people of Kings Ranch must have rushed onto the pitch and left the players aloft in celebration, right? Chu Zhongtian has seen many photos of the team's successful promotion, but he feels that no matter which one it is, it cannot be compared to returning to the Premier League.

Just like the Chinese team entering the World Cup finals, that kind of scene is something that Chu Zhongtian will never forget for the rest of his life, and it is an eternal memory for everyone.

Just when Chu Zhongtian was looking forward to the team's promotion to the Premier League, his mobile phone rang.

Pick up the phone and find out it's Alai. Russell.

"Alai? You're a busy man, it's been a long time since I've received a call from you! Chu Zhongtian was very happy to receive a call from Russell. He was still wondering if it was the legendary telepathy. I happened to be looking at something related to Wimbledon, and I received a call from the head coach of Wimbledon...... After a brief pleasantry, Russell asked, "I heard that your current agent is looking for you for your next stop, isn't it, Chu?" ”

"Yes."

When the phrase "that ......" was really about to be spoken, Russell hesitated. Samuelson's disdain flashed through his mind, and he feared that it would really be as the old man Samuelson had claimed...... After so many years, Chu Zhongtian is no longer an amateur international student player who can't even compare to him back then, and he is now a world superstar...... Wouldn't it be humiliating if it was really like Samuelson said?

"Is there something going on, Alai? With you, we are friends. Chu Zhongtian sensed that Russell seemed to be a little unspeakable.

"Uh, we're friends?" Russell asked.

"What are you talking about, of course we are friends." Chu Zhongtian felt more and more that Russell was very strange today.

"Okay then...... You just think it's a good friend's request...... Of course, if it doesn't work, it's nothing, and I know it's a bit presumptuous...... Well, that's right...... Are you, yes, uh...... Interested in coming back to Wimbledon to play, Chu? ”

Chu Zhongtian was stunned, he didn't expect to hear such a sentence.

(To be continued)