In the fourth round of La Liga, Real Madrid's match with Levante ended in a bloodless victory of 2-0 for Real Madrid.

Although Levante's defense was good enough, he was tenacious enough in the rest of the game.

But the goal conceded in the first half was too big a blow for them.

Mourinho saw that Levante was not a soft persimmon, and he simply played a decisive counterattack after 30 minutes of the first half.

Real Madrid, who can lower their profile, is obviously not an opponent that Levante can exploit his weaknesses.

With Higuain's goal in the 65th minute of the second half, Real Madrid also successfully sealed the victory.

And Leon also became the best player of the game with one assist and the most efficient defensive stats of the game.

The best player award was given to Leon, and Callejon and Higuain, who scored today, were not jealous, they were very convinced.

After all, in terms of Li Ang's contribution of nine steals, five effective interceptions and two clearances, it is really unconvincing!

It can be said that Levante's desperate counterattack in the second half was forced to die in the midfield by Leang.

And Leon also made Levante fans lament with the highest running distance of 14.2 kilometers in the whole game.

"He ran out of an invisible wall in the Real Madrid half! Otherwise we should have had a better ending at home, and what more can I say against such an amazing performance from Leon?

Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid are fortunate to have a 'new Makelele' and perhaps they will be able to produce a surprising performance this season. ”

At the post-match press conference, Levante coach Ignacho Martinez could only speak helplessly.

And Mourinho also smiled and praised Levante's performance.

Although Barcelona had been in great form in their previous match against Osasuna, they thrashed Osasuna with a score of 8-0.

But at this moment, Real Madrid, who have managed to win three consecutive La Liga games in the new season, is obviously the side that the media is paying more attention to.

The starting lineup is strong, and the rotation strength is not bad.

Real Madrid's consistent performance has given fans more hope and expectation than last season.

And Li Ang's iron-like performance has also made countless Real Madrid fans successfully forget about a certain forward player.

After all, fans who watch football often know it.

How important it is to have a midfielder who can't run and can put in a consistent performance in every game.

An attacking midfielder can certainly raise a team's output firepower ceiling.

But if you don't have at least two hard enough midfielders, it would be a fool's dream to achieve good results or even win the championship in multi-front battles.

Well, Real Madrid now has almost this type of four midfielders, so Real Madrid fans are quite reassured.

Alonso is a perfect one, Las Diarra, who doesn't stick to the ball, counts as one, Leon counts as 1.5, no way, he is too good to run!

As for the remaining 0.5, it is naturally the face brother who is still actively rehabilitating

After returning to Madrid with three consecutive league wins, the Real Madrid team received unanimous praise from fans and the media.

However, Li Ang will not be able to escape the renewal of the contract.

Because Zidane, along with Karanka, sent him an invitation as a representative of the club, he could not refuse.

After making an appointment for a meeting, Leon called Mendez and talked for a full hour that night.

At five o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Li Ang, who did not practice after the training session one day, made an appointment with the current CEO of Real Madrid in the training base.

Angel Sanchez.

After receiving a series of unnutritious condolences and compliments, Leon and others came to Mendes' team.

This also announced that his contract renewal negotiations with Real Madrid will start for the second time.

And this time, he will be involved in the whole process.

Of course, the difference in focus is on the distribution of portrait rights.

For Real Madrid, they basically treat the players in the current Real Madrid first-team team the same.

That is, the club must get a sufficient share of the image rights of the players!

This is Real Madrid's bottom line and an important part of Real Madrid's global business plan.

But Leon's previous request was clear, and Mendes' negotiating team could only cling to it.

Negotiators on both sides talked from half past five in the afternoon to seven in the evening, and seeing that there was no progress, Li Ang moved.

Li Ang, who hadn't spoken much before, burst out with strong self-confidence.

He looked directly at Sanchez, who had also not spoken much before, and asked directly.

"Mr. Manager, if I want to complete this contract renewal, can I only choose to give up more personal portrait rights?"

Sanchez's face still had the same kind smile on his face as he had met Leon before, but the tone of his answer was firm and unquestionable.

"Yes, this is the club's strategic bottom line, Leon, you should understand."

Leon nodded, and looked at Sanchez again.

"What do you mean, Mr. Chairman?"

"You can give one more step, 40%, we only need 40% of your portrait rights, and you can enjoy the same contract renewal treatment as Cristiano, this is the greatest sincerity of Mr. President!"

Li Ang finally began to nod his head thoughtfully.

But just as Sanchez was secretly relieved in his heart, Leon spoke again.

"But the bottom line in my heart is to keep at least 80% of my personal image rights, is it really impossible for the club to be accommodating in this regard? I could have asked for a lower annual salary. ”

Sanchez was silent, and after a moment's pause, he shook his head with a smirk.

"Do you really stop thinking about it, Leon? It doesn't hurt you to give up 40% of your image rights, with Real Madrid running for you, you will get a more lucrative endorsement contract than before, and we will further promote your reputation throughout Europe and even around the world, which is the most important thing for you at this stage. ”

Looking at Sanchez's categorical appearance, Leon probably knows the attitude of Real Madrid's management.

And in his gestured eyes, Mendes personally came on the field and Sanchez pushed the progress of the negotiations.

"We need to retain at least 70% of the image rights, but the new contract cannot exceed three years, and Real Madrid must bear part of the responsibility for promoting Leon's reputation around the world, and in addition, fully help Leon run this year's Golden Boy Award."

That's a little bit higher than the bottom line that Mendes and Leon came up with after their discussions last night.

However, if you are still negotiating, it is natural to "open your mouth" first, and then let the other party grind down little by little.

If the conditions are not raised first, how should Mendes continue to negotiate in the face of Lafayette's counteroffer?

Among these conditions, the three-year contract year limit is actually a smokescreen.

Let Real Madrid increase the promotion of Leon in the world; and helping to run this year's Golden Boy Award in full swing.

These two items are what Mendes and Leon need most now.

Sanchez thought for a moment, then asked his negotiating team to continue to negotiate the terms of the new contract with Mendes.

And he himself made a phone call to Galeries Lafayette himself after leaving the table.

In this way, the two sides talked while confirming and grinding, and it was until nine o'clock in the evening that a preliminary agreement was finally reached with the nods of both Lafayette and Leon.

In the end, Leon gave up 40% of the image rights to Real Madrid.

But correspondingly, Real Madrid also generously offered Leon a contract with an annual salary of 4 million euros after tax, but the term was only three years.

However, behind such lucrative conditions, there are conditions.

That is, if Leon insists on signing for only three years, then Real Madrid must be given the right of first refusal to renew his contract.

That is, more than two years later, when other clubs made an offer to Li Ang, who was about to return to free agency, as long as Real Madrid was willing to match the salary that the team gave Li Ang, then Li Ang could still only complete the contract renewal with Real Madrid.

At the same time, Real Madrid also readily agreed to promote Leon around the world and fully operate the Golden Boy Award at the end of this year.

The rest of the details need to be further confirmed by both sides, and Real Madrid also proposed another contract renewal plan for Leon.

That is, Real Madrid can directly raise Leon's annual salary to the salary level of a certain striker last year.

That is, about 5 million euros after tax, but correspondingly, Leon has to accept a contract of up to five years.

For this second plan, Leon said that he still needs to discuss it with Mendez.

However, when several main conditions in the contract have been negotiated, the successful renewal of Leon and Real Madrid will be in the past few days.

Li Ang, who solved this matter, was relaxed, and Mourinho, who had been following up silently, was also relieved after getting the news.

What he fears most now is that the team's internal and external environment has become turbulent again.

He was in Porto and last year at Inter Milan had near-perfect success.

In fact, a large part of the reason is that the team is monolithic internally, the generals are single-minded, and there are no strange chores outside that affect the team's preparations.

When I went to Chelsea in the middle, it was quite successful at first.

But the British media is too capable of making trouble, and there are constant off-field turmoil in the Champions League in the future.

This person is not in harmony, his record can't be broken, and he always lacks the last trace of luck, won't he be able to continue to trust the boss.

So now seeing that Li Ang's side has settled the contract renewal in a safe and secure way, without giving the media the opportunity to create public opinion, Mourinho is very satisfied.

"Leon is not entangled in trivial matters, there are no problems in playing, we can steadily win as many middle and lower teams as possible in the league, even if we keep all the way, we can get more points than Barcelona more steadily."

After another day of training, Uncle Bird couldn't help but sigh at Karanka when he saw that Li Ang was still in high spirits and chose to practice.

"Probably, if Leon doesn't get injured, if he stays in a hospital bed for a few months like Khedira, we may have to let Ramos play in the back when we rotate the line-up."

Karanka reminded Mourinho noncommittally.

After all, according to Real Madrid's current style of play, neither of the two iron waists can hurt one.

Whether it's Alonso or Leon, it's a hassle to hurt one.

Las Diarra is always flawed in frontal interceptions and aerial battles, and his love of sticky balls just can't be fixed.

Khedira.

Forget it, let's not mention Khedira, what Karanka means Mourinho understands very well.

This will not be a dense schedule, Real Madrid's game will naturally play smoothly, and the record is good.

But it's also time to think about bringing in more reinforcements.

Khedira is more versatile, although there are more injuries, but when he can play, he can still greatly enrich Mourinho's playing style and tactics.

In contrast, if you can get rid of Las Diarra in the winter window, you can get a non-stick ball and a back midfielder who is also efficient defensively.

At that time, Real Madrid will really be able to play on the third line without the slightest worry about the position of the midfield.

As for the appearance of Altentop and Shahin?

The two who can't play the "Mu-style back" still stay honest on the bench, and serve Kaka and Di Maria as substitutes, which is chilling.

Mourinho, who was in thought, soon had a decisive glint in his eyes.

Moreover, he already has a suitable preliminary candidate in mind.

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On September 21, Real Madrid once again embarked on the away journey of the league.

In the fifth round of La Liga, they will play Racing Santander at 19:00 tonight at the Sardine Man Stadium.

Facing the penultimate team that is currently in the league with two losses and one draw, Real Madrid, who are almost all the main players, did not have the slightest weakness.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema and other players who have been rested have all scored successfully in this round.

Among them, Ronaldo's perfect performance with two shots and one pass successfully won the most dissatisfied strong boos from Racing Santander fans.

Karim Benzema opened the scoring with Kaka's cross, and Di Maria, who came on in the 73rd minute of the second half, also scored a goal.

A perfect 5-0 victory, Real Madrid ushered in four consecutive league wins, but also made Ajax, who is about to play in the Champions League group stage in Madrid, tremble.

Leon clocked out again in this league, without individual assists on the offensive side, focused on defense, and blocked the possibility of Racing Santander counterattacking with Longo.

But he didn't show much on the field, and the not very calm Western media once again pushed him into the focus of public opinion after the game.

"Another 10 that is the least like a ten? 》

"The origin of Real Madrid's number 10 curse"

"Las Diarra's sanity is compromised, he wants a brighter future at Real Madrid"

"The reason why Leon doesn't care about the curse: he's not a number 10 player"

When a defensive picture of Leon tackling or intercepting with his feet, after matching these news headlines.

Interested Spanish fans were soon keen to discuss the event.

Because last year, the Western media targeted Las Diarra once, complaining that Real Madrid's No. 10 player is the least like No. 10 among the current football giants.

And Las Diarra, who had been complained about for almost half a season, finally couldn't stand it anymore, and directly chose to give up the No. 10 jersey before the start of the new season.

If a striker does not leave the team, then he is undoubtedly the most suitable player to wear the number 10 in the Real Madrid team at the moment.

But he was out of the way before the start of the season, and the number 10 shirt was naturally empty.

Di Maria and Kaka both said they didn't want it, and newcomers Saheen and Altentop may also be a little worried about Real Madrid's No. 10 spell and dare not wear it.

But in Li Ang's case, he has no scruples about this, and he doesn't have much psychological pressure.

Therefore, as soon as Mourinho said that Real Madrid's No. 10 shirt was empty, Leon simply asked for it.

After all, at Real Madrid, since Figo's departure, the players who wore the number 10 shirt have not lived up to the expectations of the media and fans.

Robinho, Sneijder in front and Las Diarra in the back.

The trio's play has darkened Real Madrid's No.10 for six years.

In this case, Li Ang really can't figure out what the point of the media still hyping up this number.

Therefore, before the second round of the Champions League group stage, Li Ang also felt a little irritated in the face of many days of chasing and interception by reporters outside the training base.

He remembered what Uncle Bird had said in the face of the British media.

In the current scene, that sentence is actually very suitable for him.

"I don't think I need to prove it for a number, I'm back in Madrid with the Italian double, and if you want to ask me what I have to wear it, ask my former Milan team-mates!

Besides, the spell doesn't belong to me, I don't believe in it, because I'm the most special one. ”

After dropping these words, Leon started the car and drove away.

And Li Ang, who has always been calm, finally grinded out the news material here, and the reporters on the scene were also very happy and satisfied.

Not surprisingly, Li Ang once again appeared on the pages of major sports and Western media newspapers the next day.

His remarks this time were controversial.

"Double Title", "The Spell Doesn't Belong to Me", "I'm the Most Special One"

These are the words that are loved by Spanish fans.

Some people think that Li Ang is tough, so he should scold these media reporters who have nothing to do all day long.

And this self-confidence is what they like.

You can start at Real Madrid at the age of 20, do you have to feel inferior if you are not confident?

When you are in your early twenties, you should be more energetic.

Li Ang was too low-key off the court before, but this time his tough speech made many neutral fans feel better about him instantly.

Of course, there are also many fans and melon-eating masses who scoff at Li Ang's speech.

Mourinho dared to say that because before going to Chelsea, he had already won the UEFA Cup and the Champions League in Porto.

But you Leon only now won a double in Italy, and you dare to say this?

Where did you get the confidence?!

Arguments inevitably happen again on the Internet.

Leon still doesn't care about these public opinions, but his teammates have stood up for him.

Alonso, Ronaldo, Benzema, Marcelo, Kaka, Ramos

One Real Madrid star after another has unequivocally supported Leon's statement on social media.

And just when Spanish fans lamented the unity of the Real Madrid team, in Italy, Ibrahimovic, who heard about it, also stood up for an interview with reporters.

"What do the paparazzi reporters who only know to follow the players all day long, trying to deliberately provoke the players to set up the news?

They don't know anything! And I can tell all the Spanish journalists and fans today.

Leon is a player that I approve of as Zlatan, he is very strong and has a great talent for growth.

He's the most special one, like me and Jose Mourinho! ”

(End of chapter)