As soon as the news of Leon's departure from Chelsea to Real Madrid was officially confirmed, all the players mentioned in this summer transfer window were completely reduced to supporting roles.

The news that shook the entire world sports scene was freshly released, and overnight, almost everyone around the world was discussing the "fairy tale" of Leon's return to Real Madrid.

In addition to the "true love" statement, fans really can't find the reason why Leon insisted on returning to Real Madrid after Chelsea successfully established a dynasty.

Real Madrid's record in recent seasons does look good, reaching the last four of the Champions League almost every year, and they can also compete for the last prize in the league.

But for a super giant like Real Madrid, just watching the process can't satisfy the hungry of fans and major football media.

They have to win heavyweight trophies, they have to win beautiful, they have to win gorgeous.

The process and the result are equally important to Real Madrid, and without a heavyweight trophy in their accounts, what's the point of reaching the last four of the Champions League for 10 years in a row?

Therefore, the "excellent" results achieved by Real Madrid are actually not worth mentioning in the eyes of Real Madrid fans and most Western media.

In other words, the current Real Madrid team is not successful enough, and what is more fatal is that the overall age of this Real Madrid team has also increased compared to the peak three years ago.

Compared to other young and strong teams in European football, Real Madrid's proud physical advantage has gradually been erased.

This was confirmed by Real Madrid's extreme discomfort in the Champions League group stage last season when they were beaten by Chelsea's frenzied running tactics.

The main players in the Real Madrid squad in the new season are a year older, and without large-scale reinforcement renewal, the prospects of Real Madrid's new season are really not optimistic about the Western media.

Therefore, Li Ang chose to return to Real Madrid in this situation, which is really another departure from his comfort zone to seek a new challenge.

While the Western media are touting the attraction of Real Madrid, the British media, which have eaten a lot of traffic on Leon and Chelsea in the past three seasons, are full of grief.

Chelsea's dominance of current European football may continue next season, but even after defending their Champions League title, Chelsea have not been able to retain their top spot.

This situation made these media have to compare Real Madrid's forced poaching of Ronaldo from the peak Manchester United team.

It's not a comparison, but after the news was released, the Red Devils fans who were still happily eating Chelsea melons immediately followed the emo.

Originally, Manchester United didn't have the Champions League to play next season, which was enough for them to be upset, and now the media jumped out to dig up their sadness?

This Nima's, Manchester United fans are also people!

The public opinion turmoil caused by this big transfer that shook the football world is intensifying, and it seems that there is no trend of slowly cooling down in the near future.

While more fans and media were waiting for the two clubs to release details about Leon's transfer, Chelsea Football Club took the lead in issuing a date for Leon's farewell press conference.

At this time, the British media that are still lamenting that the Premier League is still not as attractive as the "Western Super League" can't care about sending news to attract attention, and they have contacted Chelsea Club to make an appointment for a press conference.

The onlookers were discussing at this moment whether Chelsea's refusal to hold a farewell party for Leon meant that the Chelsea hierarchy had broken with Leon in terms of personal relations.

However, before this wave of public opinion set off, Li Ang directly clarified on his personal social media:

It was he who asked the club not to hold a farewell ceremony at home.

The reason is actually very simple, he did not announce his departure at the end of the season in the middle of the season, so according to the transfer process, he would not have had a home farewell ceremony.

Players who receive this treatment usually leave the team after the last home game at the end of the season and then say goodbye to their teammates and fans alone.

He left the club in the normal transfer window at the end of the season, with Stamford Bridge undergoing routine maintenance and refurbishment, and he doesn't want to disrupt the work of the club's staff.

Of course, the deeper reason he didn't explain, that is, he didn't want to make the farewell ceremony too sad.

After a successful and hard season, he wants his teammates to have a happier and more comfortable off-season.

I hope that all the fans who support him and Chelsea will feel as little as possible about his departure or frustration.

So, a press conference is enough.

He can be honest and sincere in expressing his gratitude to the fans, to the club, to his team-mates and coaches, and he can also say "goodbye" with ease.

If he really wanted to hold a farewell ceremony at Stamford Bridge's home stadium, he was afraid that he really couldn't refuse the fans' retention anymore...

Two days later, Leon was punctually present at the farewell press conference, accompanied by a Chelsea press officer.

Abu, Sister NO, Emenaro, Mourinho......

A number of Chelsea bigwigs were present at the press conference

And their appearance also debunked the rumors that "Leon and the Chelsea hierarchy have broken up" that had previously spread among the fan base.

To the surprise of the reporters on the spot, all the members of the Chelsea first team showed up at the press conference on time today!

When Li Ang saw the familiar faces of his teammates on stage, he immediately couldn't hold back his emotions.

After biting the tip of his tongue and sobering up the pain, he nodded to his teammates and pursed his lips to the main seat at the press conference.

There will be no questions from reporters today, so after the press officer signaled that the live broadcast had officially begun, Li Ang made a farewell speech in front of the camera.

'When I arrived at Chelsea three years ago, I already had the expectation and love of the fans and we have built a successful team in a cohesive environment......

Mr. President and the entire management of the club have given us 100% trust and support during the rebuilding of the team, thank you for your solid backing and give us the confidence to move forward, and thank you for your trust and hard work......

I am absolutely grateful to everyone on the coaching staff, you have done 90 per cent of the preparation before every tough game and people say we are the heroes who brought the title to London, but in my heart you are the real heroes......

I have the best team-mates and brothers in the whole of football in the last three years, and I have no doubt about that, and it is a great honour for me to play alongside you! I will always remember the days I fought with you and, of course, the cheers of the fans over Stamford Bridge who always made my blood and keep me going until the very end of the game!

I will always love you, my dear Chelsea fans! Thank you for your continued support and love over the past three years, maybe my teammates and I can rely on our desire for glory to win a Premier League title and a Champions League trophy, but only you are the most important reason why this Chelsea team can continue to win the heavyweight championship trophy and build a league dynasty!

It's only your continued love that makes every game we win shine brighter and more meaningful!

I can't turn down a call from my parent club and I need to apologise to every Chelsea fan, but I still have to be honest with you to say that making this decision doesn't mean that I don't love Chelsea enough, it's just that I prefer challenges and adventures, and I'm not old enough to seek stability, so I hope you understand......

We've won everything together and luckily I didn't make the promise I made to you and I really gave it my all for Chelsea!

I don't want to say that this is the end, in my heart, I will never end with you, and Chelsea, and I will always have blue courage flowing in my body, which will always remind me of what tenacity is, what is indomitable, what is Chelsea's iron spirit!

Picking flowers on the thorny road with you is the proudest thing I can ever do, and what can I say now?

Always be a proud and brave lion, glory to Chelsea! ”

Li Ang finished his speech without taking off the script, and then he walked off the stage with red eyes and hugged all his teammates one by one.

After completing the shooting task, all the reporters at the scene also sincerely applauded Li Ang's frankness.

To be honest, they were also very moved at the moment.

Because of Leon's strong feelings for Chelsea, they can all really feel it.

And when they saw the scene of Leon and Mourinho hugging each other and crying, many emotional reporters also shed tears of reluctance.

Countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV set let go of their negativity and wept with relief at this moment.

As Leon said, he has given everything for Chelsea and his departure is not that he doesn't love Chelsea enough and doesn't love them enough.

It's just that he still needs a challenge and he's eager to lead Real Madrid back to the top.

So it's time for this blue fairy tale they wrote together to come to an end.

Parting is not the end, forgetting is.

But looking at Leon in tears to leave Chelsea, all Blues supporters know that they will never forget the Lion King who led Chelsea to lay the foundation of a giant club!

They will always have a special bond with each other, supporting each other and remembering each other.

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The news of Leon leaving Chelsea was sensational, but his departure was 'quiet'.

On July 13, after a farewell press conference, Leon quietly left London by plane in the afternoon and headed for Madrid.

Neither the British nor the Western media received the exact time of Li Ang's departure.

It was several reporters who were squatting near Leon's villa in Madrid that afternoon who took pictures of Leon moving back in, and fans from the outside world saw the relevant news.

All of a sudden, I don't know how many journalists from all over the world flocked to Madrid, adding a lot of news to the city before the start of the new season.

This year, because of the European Cup, many of the main players in the Real Madrid team are still on vacation.

So after Leon returned to Madrid, he did not meet too many old Real Madrid teammates first.

After meeting up with Nacho and Vázquez, who happened to be staying in Madrid to rest, Leon and his girlfriend Ana added some new furniture and refurbished the villa.

Then he met Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti at the Valdebebas training base as scheduled.

After three not-so-successful seasons, there is a good chance that Carlo Ancelotti will be out of action this season.

But now there are no other more well-known head coaches on the market, and Li Ang mentioned his optimism about An Fat through Mendes.

So after Lafayette hesitated, he still chose to give Ancelotti another season of coaching time.

An Fat's first impression of Li Ang was very good.

The two met for the first time at the training base and chatted quite happily.

Leon is very satisfied with the staffing of Real Madrid's first team for the new season, and he has also shown full confidence in the team's prospects for the new season.

Of course, more importantly, he showed 100% recognition of Carlo Ancelotti's tenure at Real Madrid.

This kind of confidence and recognition makes Ancelotti feel a lot more at ease.

He liked Leon's confident leadership temperament, and he was glad that Leon ignored the Spanish media's comments about him.

What surprised An Pang even more was of course that Li Ang took the initiative to end the vacation early and integrate into the team's pre-season training camp.

Although there are still about ten days before Real Madrid go to the United States to train, it is a good thing for Carlo Ancelotti that every additional key player can return to pre-season training as soon as possible.

Not to mention that a midfielder like Li Ang can return to the team's pre-season training camp in time, and bring more substitute players to help them find their form.

The entire Real Madrid coaching staff was full of praise for Leon's positive attitude.

And soon, the reporters and Real Madrid fans who were squatting outside the Valdebebas training base also saw the familiar figure that made them emotional!

Li Ang was no longer surprised that he could see a squatting reporter outside the training base.

He didn't have the slightest desire to stay because of these reporters, but when he saw the large number of Real Madrid fans who appeared with these reporters, he still subconsciously stopped the car and lowered the window.

Smile, say hello, and fulfill fan autographs and photo requests.

Even though three years after leaving Real Madrid, Leon has been at the heart of another team, once again winning the club's Grand Slam glory and winning the Ballon d'Or.

But at this moment, when facing the fans who support him, he still shows the same kind attitude as three years ago.

He is still the child who came out of the base of Valdebebas, and he is still the kind little lion in the hearts of Real Madrid fans~

The Real Madrid fans who got the autographed photo of Li Ang at the scene were very excited.

Before Leon officially participated in the home welcome ceremony prepared for him by Real Madrid Club, some lucky reporters also got his domineering declaration of outlook for the new season from Leon first:

We will bring Real Madrid back to where it should be, Atletico and Barcelona are strong, but in our eyes it is the whole of Europe!

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