Chapter 333: The Legend Ends, Newcomer Chapter

"This big ear trophy is really TM beautiful!"

At the award ceremony that night, Ibrahimovic was still staring intently at the Champions League trophy when he received his medal.

The sudden burst of foul language made the other Chelsea players and award presenters laugh out loud.

But laughing aside, everyone at the scene could understand Ibrahimovic's excitement at this time.

Besides, apart from Leon and Kroos, none of the other players in the Chelsea squad have ever tried to lift the Champions League trophy.

Aren't they in a state of agitation at the moment, and it's hard to control themselves?

Infantino and Platini said something on the podium that the Chelsea players couldn't hear, and all that was left in their eyes was the desire for the trophy.

Finally, after all the pre-award ceremonies, Terry was surrounded by other Chelsea players and stood in the middle of the team to hold the St Brover Cup that had saddened Chelsea several times!

Streamers erupted from their side, and then fell one after another.

And this time, Leon saw it very clearly, and the tears that slipped from the corners of the old captain Terry's eyes when he kissed the Champions League trophy affectionately!

It's not just him, Lampard, Drogba, Cech, Torres......

Almost all of the Chelsea veterans have tears in their eyes at this moment!

They burned the afterglow of their careers, and in the final and most brilliant fire, they finally ushered in their own happy ending.

Li Ang was not in the center of the team at this time, but stood aside, just smiling and satisfied as he watched his teammates celebrate excitedly.

And after celebrating in the stands, Chelsea's players did not let their coaches go.

Holland, Ruiz and finally Mourinho.

When the whole Chelsea team held Mourinho and threw him into the air again and again, countless fans who were still watching the live broadcast couldn't help but sigh.

When Jose Mourinho first entered Chelsea for the second time, many had asserted that he would lead Chelsea to another Premier League dynasty.

But at the time, absolutely no one could believe that in just two seasons, Mourinho led Chelsea to two consecutive Premier League titles and the first Champions League title!

Four Premier League titles, one Champions League!

Throughout the Premier League era, Mourinho has achieved second only to Alex Ferguson.

He also managed to bring Chelsea into the halls of Europe's biggest clubs tonight!

Abu had already received congratulations from too many people in person or by phone in the box at the moment.

His mind was still a little dizzy, and a great sense of joy and satisfaction filled his heart.

However, in addition to the excitement, he still did not forget to remind his assistant to call several senior executives of the club at this time, so that they could hurry up and talk to the important players in the team and Mourinho about contract renewal!

In recent seasons, Chelsea have been generous in the transfer market, but the value for money is also directly full.

In addition to the recruitment of several veterans, the young players in the Chelsea team are now worth a lot!

At this time, it is necessary to pay attention to the renewal of the contract.

Not to mention the young players like Leon, Kroos and Eden Hazard, who have already played as the main players in the team.

Even young substitutes for teams like Maguire, Kalas and Ake would feel painful to let go of an Abu for nothing.

These young players have been patiently nurtured and coached by the Chelsea coaching staff, and the rate at which they have grown is phenomenal.

They are all talented young players, and even if some of them are not yet able to play at Chelsea, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the future of Chelsea.

Whether they will continue to play at Chelsea next season is a question for Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff to assess.

But their contract renewal must be arranged first, go out on loan to practice, and if they play famous in the future, they can return to Chelsea!

Abu has already started to think about the future of the team.

And for the current meritorious heroes, he has never been stingy with material rewards.

At the celebration banquet that night, Abu showed up and directly distributed a generous Champions League winning bonus on the spot!

The bonuses for winning the previous league and two English domestic cups have been paid out in advance by the club's hierarchy.

When it comes to giving money, Chelsea never defaults, as long as they can win the championship, the reward is generous enough!

The atmosphere of the celebration dinner also reached a climax directly at this moment.

Personal honour and material needs were met at the same time, and the double joy made every Chelsea player in the scene once again have a great affection for the club!

Ibrahimovic was very rarely drunk.

He was so happy that he even fell asleep in the hotel that night with the Champions League trophy in his arms.

When he woke up the next day, feeling the texture of the St. Bride in his arms, Ibrahimovic lay on the bed and was happy for a while.

But while he was happy, Ibrahimovic finally made a decision about the next step in his career.

On the afternoon of the day after winning the Champions League, Ibrahimovic told Leon and Mourinho his future decision in person at the Celebration Hotel.

'If I were five years younger, I would definitely want to continue working with you, I love Chelsea, I love the feeling of working with you guys and I love the young people I have now...

But I'm not young anymore, I've had a great time in the past two years, but my body is honest, and it's already telling me that I need to stop and rest.

I haven't figured out which league I'll play in next season, but what I know for sure is that it's very unlikely that I'll stay in the Premier League, so ......'

Mourinho seemed to have expected this day for a long time, and with a warm smile on his face, he patted Ibrahimovic on the arm and comforted him:

"I understand, Zlatan, you are also old enough to enjoy football, follow the guidance in your heart to make a decision, I will greet the club and cooperate with your subsequent transfer matters."

Leon didn't say anything, he just stood up and opened his arms generously towards Ibu.

"Thank you, little lion, for that phone call."

"You came and it says it all, we don't need to say thank you, Zlatan, I will always miss playing with you, enjoy football, no matter where you are, you will always be unique..."

The two hugged each other tightly, which was also the official farewell of their brothers.

After that, Ibrahimovic also found each of his teammates who remained in the hotel and said goodbye to them personally.

That evening, Ibrahimovic invited all his teammates and coaches to dinner.

Li Ang took a photo of the three Milanese brothers at the dinner, and then made a social media update.

At this time, Chelsea fans could not have imagined that Ibrahimovic had already decided to leave Chelsea.

They left messages on Leon's social media, praising their brother's good relationship and asking them to continue to work hard next season.

Fresh from winning the Champions League, Chelsea supporters are still basking in endless joy.

However, the wave of partings within Chelsea began to surge shortly after the successful season.

Ibrahimovic was the first to express his intention to leave, followed by Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole who also confided their desire to leave the club to Jose Mourinho and the club's hierarchy.

Drogba had only signed a one-year loan contract with the club, and he had no regrets after realizing his Champions League dream this season.

Galatasaray basically won't renew his contract, so as soon as he and a few old brothers put it together, they discussed going to the MLS to get their last contract together and prepare for "retirement in retirement".

Ashley Cole's plan is in line with Drogba, with only Frank Lampard still hesitant.

Although the magic lamp is about to turn 37 years old, he feels that his game form is okay.

It's certainly not a big part of the team at Chelsea, but if you go to the middle and lower reaches of the other big four leagues, you should be able to play for another season or two.

Therefore, he may also let the economic team contact the other big four league teams, not necessarily to go to the MLS for retirement.

Mikel and Ramirez received invitations from the Chinese team one after another.

Originally, they planned to refuse directly at first, but after seeing the huge amount of contract, they took the initiative to find out about the team that invited them.

Chelsea have almost six first-team players who have shown their desire to leave this summer.

And Ivan, who has been completely squeezed into the bench by Azpilicueta, seems to have moved the idea of leaving.

With so many first-team players likely to leave this summer, Chelsea's management can't afford to ignore the situation.

Fortunately, Mourinho has been mentally prepared for a long time, and he does not feel that there is anything to panic about.

Their coaching team basically has a spectrum of new recruitment targets, and when the time comes, the management will start in advance and complete the negotiations as soon as possible, and they will be able to start the preparation training for the new season smoothly.

Overall, there will be no major changes to the main framework of the Chelsea first team.

The biggest change is the first team's bench rotation lineup.

The veterans have gone a lot, and among the young players, except for Lukaku, who has the main demands, the rest will basically choose to renew their contracts and stay in the team.

So at the moment, there will be no big problems in the recruitment of Chelsea's uniform team in the summer window.

However, Ibrahimovic's departure will have a big impact on Chelsea's attacking system for the new season.

The introduction of substitute players in the rest of the positions can be done step by step, but the introduction of the starting center position, Mourinho is in a hurry.

The first choice is, of course, Suarez, who was not happy at Liverpool last season.

With Leon's bridging contact, Chelsea Football Club was able to negotiate with Suarez's agent and Liverpool FC at the same time as the season.

Suarez's agent said that as soon as Chelsea approached him, he was very enthusiastic and said that he would definitely run Suarez to Chelsea.

But on Liverpool's side, Chelsea were the first to eat a big closed door.

Liverpool's attitude is very tough, and it has been shown that Suarez is not for sale.

Mourinho has no doubts about Liverpool's rhetoric.

After all, it is these brothers on the front line that can be used by the whole Liverpool team now, and Suarez single-handedly supported Liverpool's offensive system last season.

Liverpool's manager for the new season has not yet been settled, and if Suarez leaves, the team's results will collapse and the loss will be even greater.

Besides, Liverpool is not a small club that is short of money, the big boss behind them is very rich, but being rich and willing to invest a lot of money are two different things.

Liverpool may feel they can continue to persuade Suarez to sign a new contract.

Mourinho saw that his club's negotiation team had been closed, so he was not in a hurry.

While motioning for Leon to keep in touch with Suarez, he sent a team of scouts to Chile to observe Suarez's performance in this year's Copa America.

As a result, Suarez left the field injured in the first round of the group stage of the Copa America due to a reckless foul by his opponent.

Although it was only a sprain, and a two- or three-week rest would make him better, Suarez was still very frustrated that he could not continue to represent the national team in this year's Copa America.

At this time, Li Ang called him for condolences as soon as possible.

On the phone, Leon did not talk about any transfer matters, but was concerned about Suarez's physical condition, and by the way, he also comforted him and let him relax.

Anyway, the Copa America has been held enough times in the following years, and he has not had a lot of opportunities to play in national competitions......

As soon as the front foot Li Ang comforted Suarez, the management of Liverpool on the back foot called and persuaded Suarez to renew his contract with Liverpool to sign a new contract.

Good guys, that's a stark contrast.

Suarez was quite uncomfortable playing in Liverpool last season, and now the Liverpool management is persuading him to renew his contract, and the resistance in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.

In addition, Gerrard has left Liverpool in the summer window of this year to join the MLS.

Suarez doesn't want to stay at Liverpool and waste his career.

Within two days, the news of the breakdown of Suarez's contract renewal negotiations with Liverpool was suddenly revealed by major sports newspapers in Europe.

It wasn't Chelsea's side that did it, but Suarez's economic team who told the media.

All of a sudden, Liverpool's top management was also in a mess, refuting rumors everywhere, and trying to reopen contract renewal negotiations with Suarez.

However, Suarez has already received a promise that Mourinho will give him the main center forward position next season, and naturally his attitude is resolute and once again expressed his decision to leave.

Seeing that Suarez is determined to leave, it is impossible for Liverpool to make the decision to force him to stay for a year and then lose both people and money.

This is when Chelsea made an extremely sincere first offer.

Barcelona didn't know where they heard the news that Suarez was leaving, and they were naturally in a hurry to rush over and insert a kick when they were short of a center forward.

But after Chelsea made a second offer, Barca's hierarchy fell silent.

After Liverpool saw the amount of Chelsea's offer, they were also shocked!

On July 6, just two days after the end of the Copa America in Chile, Chelsea and Liverpool officially announced at the same time that they had reached an agreement on the transfer of Suarez!

In the days leading up, Chelsea fans were a little apprehensive and uneasy about the official announcement of the departure of six players in succession.

I am afraid that the club will suddenly take some frugal transfer path and mess up the good situation created in the past two seasons.

But as soon as Suarez's recruitment was officially announced, they were immediately relieved.

Neither Chelsea nor Liverpool have disclosed the exact transfer amount, but Sky Sports still got the "scoop".

"The estimated one-time transfer fee is between 88 million and 92 million euros, and with a floating clause, it can reach up to 110 million euros..."

As soon as this news came out, the transfer market across Europe ushered in a big earthquake again!

The summer transfer window for Chelsea is familiar again......

(End of chapter)