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On January 1, for many Chinese sports news media practitioners, life was a bit tasteless - their minds were all on the press conference a day later, and as for the New Year or something, it was every year anyway, nothing unusual. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Chu Zhongtian's personal assistant Mathilde announced that the press conference was held at 10 a.m. on 2 January, in the courtyard of Chu Zhongtian's own home.

Many reporters had already rushed to Chu Zhongtian's door at ** o'clock to wait.

They looked inside through the walls, and some reporters couldn't wait to pull out their cameras and take pictures of them — even though there was nothing to shoot inside.

At this press conference, all the Chinese media who live in Madrid, Spain, flocked to the press conference, and some Chinese media who came from other countries. The importance that Chinese attach to their own stars is evident. Although Mathilde only notified everyone to come to the press conference and did not say what content would be released at the press conference, everyone could guess that Chu Zhongtian must be announcing what the next team after he left Real Madrid would be, which is a mystery that everyone has been speculating for more than two months, and now the mystery is finally about to be revealed.

In addition to journalists from China, Madrid media were also present, as well as two Catalan media outlets, as well as sports media from France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and other countries.

As a superstar who has won the World Footballer of the Year three times and the European Champions Cup three times, Chu Zhongtian's appeal and influence are still very huge.

Just after 9 o'clock, staff began to set up the tables, tables and backdrop plastered with sponsor logos in the courtyard for the press conference, and after these were completed, dozens of chairs were placed in front of the tables for reporters to rest.

As the time approached, there were more and more reporters near Chu Zhongtian's home, and all kinds of vehicles were parked in the temporary parking strip on the side of the road. Everyone was exchanging their views on the press conference, and it was a bit noisy for a while. Fortunately, the surrounding area is full of Real Madrid players, and they have all left Madrid this holiday and went on vacation on their own, so there is no noise about them.

At 9:45 a.m., the gates of the courtyard opened, and the reporters were allowed to enter.

Because this press conference was held in his own yard, in order to ensure the safety of his family, Chu Zhongtian also invited a special security company to be responsible for security work.

When the reporters entered, at ten o'clock, Chu Zhongtian appeared in front of everyone on time.

"Thank you all for joining me for this press conference." After Chu Zhongtian sat down on the stage, he first thanked these reporters. There were times when he didn't like them very much, but other times he needed them badly.

After a brief opening remark, Chu Zhongtian coughed and began to get to the point.

"I'm sure you all know the purpose of this press conference, so I'm not going to beat around the bush. Yes, I announced that I would not be able to renew my contract with Real Madrid, and that I am leaving the club this summer, so today I am going to announce that I will play for that team. ”

The reporters below were not too surprised, because this result was already guessed by everyone. Otherwise, what is Chu Zhongtian doing at this time holding a press conference? Is it to bring everyone together to greet a happy new year? Chu Zhongtian hadn't been bored to this point.

"I know there's been a lot of rumours in the last few months that I'm going to renew my contract with that team, some of the enthusiastic media have helped me get a lot of new homes, and some of the overzealous media have claimed that I don't want anyone anymore. The reason I've remained silent is not that I haven't really found the next team, but that I have a non-disclosure agreement with the team that we won't announce it until we have agreed to do so. ”

is so confidential and cautious, it seems that Chu Zhongtian must still be a big team this time! Many reporters were a little excited when they thought so. I just don't know which giant it is?

Many people have begun to whisper and talk to each other in the audience.

※※※ Just as Chu Zhongtian was holding a press conference in Madrid, at the same time, at Wimbledon in the southwest district of London, England, a truck was parked in front of the Wimbledon Athletic store outside the King's Ranch Stadium, and the staff was unloading the goods from the car and then moving them to the store one by one.

Samuelson, president of Wimbledon Athletic, stood at the door, supervising the workers.

The team's commercial director, Heller, is busy inside and out.

These are new jerseys, and it stands to reason that there is no need for the club's chairman and commercial director to come to the store and wait for it to be put on the shelves. But today's kits are different from the usual ones of the past, which is why the club's executives take it so seriously.

The first batch of incoming goods was unpacked, and the cardboard boxes were opened to reveal new jerseys wrapped in plastic sheeting.

Heller pulled out one, unwrapped it, and shook it open.

The blue and yellow Wimbledon jerseys look no different from the other Wimbledon jerseys in the store, and from the front it is completely unclear why they are different from regular jerseys, and deserve to be greeted by both the club's chairman and commercial director.

Heller flipped the shirt over and the answer was revealed - the back of the shirt was not printed with the number like other players' jerseys, but only the name of the owner of the shirt.

The letters "chu" are enough to say it all.

Hera looked at these three letters and laughed, how hard they had endured for more than two months, and now they could finally laugh.

Samuelson also picked up a jersey and carefully studied the name printed on the back.

Both of them are a little in love.

"The first batch has a total of 5,000 pieces - I guess after we release this news, these 5,000 pieces will be robbed soon, aha!" Samuelson said happily.

Heller had a calculator in his hand, calculating how much more they needed to print. "I think we might have to print 5,000 more!"

Chu Zhongtian has not joined yet, and the economic effect on this team has begun to slowly show.

Now Samuelson is looking forward to the day when Chu Zhongtian officially joins.

Heller went out and instructed the workers to paste posters with Chu Zhongtian's photos on the glass windows of the store, and there was no text on the posters, that is, Chu Zhongtian was standing in the center wearing a Wimbledon jersey.

No words are needed, but this picture is enough for Wimbledon fans.

※※※ In Madrid.

"Yes, I've already decided which team I'm going to join. This team is the biggest dream of my career and it's an honour to play for this team at the end of my career. ”

The reporters looked at Chu Zhongtian, who confessed his true feelings on the stage, and were a little confused - some reporters who had interviewed Chu Zhongtian for more than ten years had not heard that Chu Zhongtian had any biggest dream in his career and wanted to join the team. Whether it's to join Metz, Hoffenheim or move to Real Madrid, he has never said to reporters at a press conference that "playing for the xxxx team has been my dream since I was a child". A lot of players say that, but most of them are just farting and putting on a show.

Chu Zhongtian had never done this, but today he said so, obviously this team is very important to him.

Such an abnormal situation attracted everyone's attention, and everyone was holding their breath and listening, waiting for Chu Zhongtian to announce the answer.

Chu Zhongtian paused and looked at the reporters sitting below, they all stretched their necks and leaned sideways, wanting to hear more clearly.

"After leaving Real Madrid, I will go to ...... Wimbledon plays and I've signed a four-year contract with them and I'm going to end my career with this team. ”

There was silence below.

The reporters didn't react for a while, and now their minds are full of question marks - Wimbledon? What's that team? Where is it?

Soon, some reporters reacted - isn't this the first team Chu Zhongtian played for before he officially started his career?!

British journalists were the first to exclaim. They know very well that Wimbledon are in the Championship. Could it be that Chu Zhongtian abandoned everything in the world-class giants Real Madrid just to play in the Championship?

"Championship?" Other reporters reacted. It's not like they don't really know which team Wimbledon is and where it is. They were just frightened by the name for a while, and their minds didn't turn.

"God! Chu is actually going to play in the lower leagues? ”

"Is he crazy! Isn't it said that there are a lot of top flight teams interested in him? How could it be ......"

"Hah! This proves that those rumors are all rumors, but Chu has no team to go to, so he will choose to go to such a Championship team! ”

Journalists were talking, some surprised, some dazed, and some gloating.

Chu Zhongtian saw the reaction of these reporters, and he did not give any further explanation, but only announced that the press conference was over.

"Thank you all for coming to this press conference, and see you soon!"

After speaking, he left the scene before the reporters could react. And when these reporters reacted to ask questions, they were already faced with a group of well-trained security guards with serious expressions...... ※※※ After Chu Zhongtian's press conference, a news was released on the official websites of Wimbledon and Chu Zhongtian at the same time, announcing that Chu Zhongtian had been promoted to Wimbledon to sign, and after his contract with Real Madrid expired, he would join Wimbledon on a free transfer.

Wimbledon's official website headlined the story with "Legends Come Home".

The title of Chu Zhongtian's personal official website is "Leaves Fall to the Roots".

Both titles convey the same meaning.

That's – return.

"Hey, hey! Uncle John! Come and see! "At the Wimbledon Bar, a young man is waving to Boss John, who had been surfing the Internet on his cell phone with a golden beer on the table.

When he looked up and saw that Boss John ignored him and continued to wipe his cup, he simply got up and walked towards Boss John.

"Look, that's right. You're a young man, Rorick, and you can't let me, an old man, wade through the mountains and rivers to you. Boss John looked up and smiled at the young man walking towards him.

The young man didn't mean to joke with Boss John at all, he hurried to the bar, and then stretched out the screen of his phone in front of Boss John.

Boss John narrowed his eyes: "What's on it?" A swarm of ants? I'm blinded, Rowick. ”

The young man retrieved his phone and gave the message to Boss John.

“…… Chu has signed with Wimbledon Athletic and will start playing for Wimbledon Athletic for four years in the Championship from July 1 this year!! Uncle John! Four years! Chu signed a contract with us!! Rorick exclaimed excitedly.

Boss John was stunned. He had no idea that he would hear such news.

When Chu Zhongtian announced that he would not renew his contract with Real Madrid, there were many speculations about where he was going next season, and he and his Bar Reed guys were also very concerned and guessed a lot of places, but no one thought that Chu Zhongtian would return to Wimbledon...... It's not that no one has said this possibility, but even the person who said it quickly vetoed it, which shows how unreliable this is...... But I didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to really come back!

He couldn't believe it was reality.

The rest of the bar was distracted by Rorick's shouting, and they all left their places and came up.

"Is it true? Chu is coming back? ”

"Did Chu really sign a contract with us?"

"It's incredible...... It's incredible! ”

"Chu is back? Then what are we worried about relegation! We're upgrading! To get back to the Premier League!! ”

"Hey, Rolick, are you sure this isn't the kind of fake news like The Onion News?"

"What should I say? I'm going to tell my friends the good news, haha! ”

"What a happy day today!"

…… Everyone was smiling and happy.

Boss John was still stunned.

He suddenly went back to fourteen years ago, he wasn't as old as he is now, the bar was new, Chu was working for him, and then Emily pushed the door in, and all the stories began in this moment.

When Chu Zhongtian left Wimbledon to pursue his dream of professional football, Boss John never imagined that Chu Zhongtian would one day return here as a player.

In his heart, Chu Zhongtian should belong to those giant teams, and he should have a broader stage to let more people know how powerful he is.

But now he's back at Wimbledon...... It's like a dream. A wanderer who has gained countless glory in the field returns to the place where he started with his glory.

It was like a huge surprise that suddenly made him unable to come back to his senses.

Rowick stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes: "Uncle John? Boss John? ”

Seeing that John still didn't react, he muttered, "It's okay now, I saved ...... money for wine."

"Rorik, what did you just say?" Caught off guard, Boss John spoke, and he stared at Rorick with a straight face, staring at Rorick to the heart's hair.

"Huh? Yes...... I didn't say anything......" Seeing Rorick's embarrassed appearance, everyone burst out laughing, and even Boss John, who had a straight face just now, couldn't hold back his laughter.

"Well, for the sake of the great news you have brought us, all your wine money will be free today!"

※※※“…… I couldn't believe the news...... Yes, Eric, I was there at the time, and when I heard Chu say that he was going to Wimbledon, I thought I had auditory hallucinations – what team is Wimbledon? I'm sure many TV viewers must be unfamiliar with the name, and rightfully so. Because this team plays in the second tier of the English league and are now battling relegation, it means that they are likely to be relegated to the second division next season, which is the third tier! Do you know what this means? One has won three World Footballer of the Year, and keeps saying that he can still play high-level football for two or three years, but he has taken a team that is likely to be relegated to League One, which is equivalent to our third division, audience friends! Is this what Chu calls high-level football? ”

In Italian television programs, this is how the reporters on the scene broadcast to the news anchors in the rear.

But this is definitely not the only one who has said this, and there are not many people who share his opinion.

The next day, when the newspapers were fully listed, many media heads mentioned Chu Zhongtian's final choice, and they all made their own evaluations.

The Chinese media were obviously disappointed with Chu Zhongtian's choice, and they thought that Chu Zhongtian would still be able to find his place in a first-class team even if he did not go to a top club, and at least he could continue to stay in the field of vision of Chinese fans - the English Champions League is obviously not in the field of vision of Chinese TV viewers, let alone Wimbledon may go to League One next season...... Of course, some people understand Chu Zhongtian's choice, after all, the Chinese are very particular about this idea of returning to the roots. But this kind of person is very rare, in general, it is a huge disappointment that envelops the entire Chinese sports media circle, everyone did not expect Chu Zhongtian to make such an extreme choice, all kinds of speculations began to resurface, Chu Zhongtian's press conference not only did not clarify the past speculations, but also made Chu Zhongtian fall into more speculation.

As for the media in other countries, it is ridicule and incredulity. There are all kinds of voices, but there are no good sounds, and almost everyone is ridiculing Chu Zhongtian who boasts that he can still play high water for two or three years, why is he now shrinking to the second division of England?

If he can't play in the Champions League, he can't play in Europe, he can't even participate in the top league, how can he prove that he can still play high-level football?

(To be continued)