"...José Fernandez, a well-known reporter from Marca, broke the news on his Twitter account today, saying that Leeds City Club is not as resistant to selling Hu as before, and they are willing to listen to offers from other clubs... This is
A very critical change. We don’t know what happened behind this change in attitude. For the European giants, this is good news. But for Leeds City fans, it is not..."
In the "White Rose" bar, members of the fans organization of the same name gathered together to drink and chat. In recent days, the topics they discussed were all related to Hu Lai.
Whether Hulay will leave Leeds City is the topic they are most concerned about.
After reading this news, many people sighed.
Some people are also blaming the club: "What do those people do for food? Didn't they agree that Hu is 'not for sale'?"
"Then what can be done? They gave me too much!"
"No matter how much we give, can it be compared with Hu's importance? I can say without exaggeration that without Hu, we would have neither the league championship nor the Europa League! The senior management didn't know how to let him go.
Hu, what will Leeds City become like?! I don’t believe it! Even an ordinary fan like me can totally imagine it!”
"Isn't that what clubs are like? They always only have money in their eyes!"
…
The bar was noisy. David Miller and a few core members sat around a small round table. Everyone had a glass of beer in front of them, filling the small table.
The topics they discussed were the same as what everyone else was talking about.
"I really can't believe that we were still cheering for Hu more than a month ago, and now we have to face rumors that he may leave..." David Miller sighed. "What are the top management of the club thinking?
?Don’t they know how important Hu is to us?”
"Maybe it's not that the club doesn't want to keep Hu?" John said suddenly.
David Miller glanced at him: "What do you mean, John?"
Everyone else also looked at him.
"Didn't you notice? Ever since there were rumors that other teams were interested in Hu, Hu has never publicly spoken out in the media, saying that he will not leave the team..." In full view of everyone, John continued.
"What does this mean?" David Miller asked, "Maybe he hopes to use this matter to put pressure on the club and get them to agree to give him a higher salary? Let me first state that I support giving Hu a salary increase.
With his performance he deserves the maximum salary in the Premier League."
But John shook his head: "No, that's not the case, David. I think this may mean that Hu himself wants to leave."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked: "How is this possible?!"
No wonder they were so surprised, because in the eyes of almost all Leeds City fans, there has never been any conflict between Hulay and the team or the club.
Because of him, Leeds City Club has almost become a Chinese football club. When their fans visited the Flanders Stadium, the club's home stadium, they saw Chinese characters everywhere.
He has a very good relationship with his teammates. The head coach trusts him immensely. The club's senior management treats him as the God of Wealth. They, the fans, also support him unreservedly. If they love him, why would he want to leave?
To say that Leeds City's level is low... We are the Premier League champions and have also won the Europa League. Is such a team's level low?
All of his honors after coming to Europe were obtained while playing in Leeds City. Why should he be dissatisfied with such achievements?
So no one could figure out why Hu Lai had to leave.
If the club starts a crazy sale mode this summer, such as selling Kamara first, then selling Pete Williams, and then kicking out head coach Tony Clark... then if Hulay says he wants to leave,
All the fans take it for granted. Although they are reluctant to leave, they still express their understanding.
But the club hasn’t done anything yet…
Why should Hu Lai leave?
But if Hu Lai wasn't leaving, then why didn't he come out to refute the rumors and say something that would make the fans happy.
Things like "I never thought about leaving the club. I will always be a member of Leeds City. I will always stay here. No one knows what will happen in the future, but at least I am sure that I will stay at Leeds City now."
.
Even if everyone knows that players' commitments usually don't count, if they say they won't leave now, they might leave in two years. But at least they can make many fans happy now.
As for what will happen in the future... who can tell clearly in the future?
Now that you have won the championship for your team, you are God in the eyes of all fans.
But if your performance is poor and the team loses the championship... then you can experience what it feels like to change from a hero to a bear, and then answer the questions on QQ.
The winners and losers are magnified countless times in the football world and presented to everyone in the most exaggerated and intense way.
We all see it every day with a mild degree, and we are familiar with it to the point where we are accustomed to it and don't find it strange.
For example, in a game, when a player misses a must-goal opportunity, he will be scolded, cursed, and criticized by the fans. But if the player scores a goal immediately, the same people who scolded him before will
They will cheer loudly for this player. If the ball is the winning goal, these fans will also praise the player to the sky.
This is already the most common situation in football matches, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.
Even if Hu Lai has to leave eventually, as long as he says nice things now to coax the fans, when he really leaves... he won't have to face these fans anymore.
This is a common practice in football today, and countless players do this.
While claiming to the outside world that they love the club and the fans, they signed new contracts with other clubs.
There are also some people who are better at hiding it, such as Sean Barnett who left Leeds City for North London.
Before leaving, he expressed his loyalty to the fans.
He was still reluctant to leave when he left, as if his departure was forced by the club, but in fact he didn't want to leave...
After he left the team, Leeds City fans were kept in the dark. They felt sorry for his departure and at the same time vented all their anger on the club's senior management.
After all, Sean Barnett's approach is quite extreme.
But Hu Lai's silence also made it difficult for some people to understand.
"Hey!" Levin drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, slammed the glass on the table, and wiped the foam from his mouth, "What's the use of guessing here?
I said, wouldn’t it be enough to just go outside the training base and ask him?”
Everyone looked at him like a fool, and John sneered directly:
"Levin, have you been damaged by alcohol? The whole team is going to Frankfurt for training today."
Levin was stunned for a moment. He had indeed forgotten about this just now, but he did not admit defeat: "Then wait until they come back from training and ask after they come back from training!"
John sighed quietly: "I'm afraid that by the time they come back, Hu will no longer be a Leeds City player..."
Everyone fell silent.
They still didn't understand why Hu Lai left.
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On the plane, Pete Williams, who was sitting in front of Hulay, suddenly turned around, looked at Hulay and said: "Fortunately we left Leeds today."
Hu Lai showed a puzzled expression:?
"Otherwise, how are you going to face those fans? Tell them the truth like you did to us?"
After thinking for a while, Hu Lai replied: "Let's say something ambiguous..."
"for example?"
"For example, 'I can't say anything before there is a final result'..."
Pete rolled his eyes: "What's the difference between this and telling them, 'Yes, I just want to leave'?"
"What should I do? It's impossible for me to deceive them and say, 'It's all rumors, I'm not going anywhere.'" Hu Lai spread his hands.
"That's why I said it's lucky we left Leeds today."
Charlie Potter, who was sitting with Peter, heard the conversation between the two of them and couldn't help but turned around and asked Hu Lai: "Hu Lai, do you have to leave? Can't you stay for even one more season? I still want to go again.
Let’s have an honest meal of ‘red peppers’…”
"Okay, Charlie. The reason why you are so reluctant to leave is because of the Red Hot Chili Peppers..." Hu Lai complained.
"Otherwise? Do you want me to throw myself on you, hold you and cry, asking you to stay?"
"Bah! Disgusting!"
"What are you talking about? I feel disgusted too!"
Hu Lai laughed, then looked at Charlie Porter and said: "Unless the club and other teams can't reach an agreement in the end, then I will stay. Don't worry, guys, I won't use the strike of training or the strike of games."
To force the club to agree to the other party's conditions."
Charlie Potter captured the key words: "No deal? For example, the club offered 100 million euros?"
Hu Lai looked at him and said, "I think I'm worth 100 million, Charlie."
Charlie looked at him and then at Pete.
The latter nodded: "Indeed."
"Okay... let's exchange it for 200 million euros."
Hu Lai shook his head: "The club will not do that. In that case, they might as well tell me directly and hope that I stay."
Charlie sighed: "The main reason is that it was too sudden. After the Europa League final, I suddenly said I was leaving... I was not mentally prepared."
Hu Lai spread his hands: "I didn't expect that either, Charlie. If we don't win the Europa League in the end, I won't want to leave. How can there be so many things planned in advance in life?"
Charlie fell silent.
Peter also turned back and sat down in his seat.
They no longer continue to discuss the possible transfer of Hulay.
As for Morikawa Junpei, who was sitting next to Hu Lai, he was not involved in the whole process and remained silent.
He knows why Hulay is so eager to leave, because there are only three years left for Hulay to prepare for the next World Cup.
He can't wait to improve his abilities and make himself stronger.
But these words are not enough for outsiders to understand.
Junpei Morikawa felt that others might not be able to understand Hu Lai after speaking out, so he just kept silent.