Crossing the not-so-wide Channel and flying over the River Thames, the two-hour flight ended with the plane slowly taxiing over Heathrow Airport.Today's press conference will take place at Stamford Bridge, and the group arrived after a little more than 30 minutes by car.As soon as he got out of the car, Wang Ai saw Jose Mourinho.This is an old acquaintance, and Wang Ai felt sorry for him for two consecutive years to keep him out of the European crown.So, with a smile, he stretched out his hand first: "Hello, Jose, meet again." ”The current magic bird does not have two European trophies on him, so he is relatively humble, holding Wang Ai's hand and saying: "I met you in Germany three years ago, but unfortunately we have met too little in the past three years."
Thanks to this wonderful fate, we will be working in a club from now on. ”Wang Ai smiled and nodded, and without saying much, Peter Kenyon stretched out his hand to let Wang Ai to the press conference at Stamford Bridge, took a few quick steps, and pointed to a tall and thick-haired Russian, but who looked humble and kind: "Rey, this is the founder of the team's rebirth and reaching the top, Mr.
Roman Abramovich." ”This year's Abu is 39 years old, when he is in the prime of life, he stood up with a smile and looked at this Chinese youth who was a few centimeters shorter than him, 29 million euros is not the club's most expensive recruitment, but it is the biggest reinforcement he hopes for.He was full of curiosity about Wang Ai.The country in which the teenager lived, like his native Soviet Union 14 years earlier, was a large socialist country.Now the Soviet Union is in history, but China is still there.Abu, more than any other club owner, is more familiar with people in socialist countries.So when I saw Wang Ai, I had a lot of inexplicable emotions in my heart."
Hello Wang, welcome to Stamford Bridge.""
Hello, Mr.
Roman, I'm glad to be here."
The two shook hands amicably, and didn't say much, because reporters had already poured in.At the press conference, Wang Ai did not say much, and ended his debut in the UK with a relatively cautious attitude with an official speech.When he took over the No. 13 light blue jersey, the flash lit up.After the press conference, Abu said goodbye first, and Peter Kenyon, head coach Jose Mourinho and captain John Terry, who came on purpose, hosted a banquet for Wang Ai and his party, fully expressing the great importance of the club.After lunch, José personally took Wang Ai on a 50-minute drive to the Cobham training base in the south-west suburbs of London.It's part of the Greater London area, or it's a rural area.More than a dozen professional football pitches, an indoor pitch, a standard pitch with a geothermal system and a completely enclosed training base are very luxurious and very new, after all, Abu invested heavily in the construction of the stadium two years ago.Around the training base is a patch of farmland.After visiting the base, allocating rooms, wardrobes, and receiving keys and identity cards, José took Wang Ai for a stroll around the training ground while talking casually.Both are professional footballers, and they are both figures who stand in the front row of professional football in this era, and the topic certainly does not deviate from the center of football.Jose admired Wang Ai's sharp and concise passing, especially the offensive speed, and bluntly said that the introduction of Wang Ai was because he had been blocked from the European championship for two consecutive years, which aroused his high interest.Especially during the Tübingen period, the team's smooth attacking organization was very appreciated.The first Premier League game of next season was in mid-August, and the club only reported it in early August, so the two men relaxed and chatted until the evening.José is going back to Portugal to take his family on vacation, while Wang Ai has to deal with a series of things in London.Before coming to London, Wang Ai noticed that the distance between the Cobham training base and Stamford Bridge was quite long, one in the city, only 20 minutes from Buckingham Palace, and the other in the suburbs of London, across countless farmland, as long as 50 minutes' drive.This meant that Wang Ai spent most of his London years in the countryside, rather than in the bustling city of Stamford Bridge.That night, Wang Ai returned to the city center and stayed at the Chinese embassy in London, taking the opportunity to report to the embassy that this was not the job of an overseas professional player, but Wang Ai's "part-time job".Wang Ai in Germany and Spain enthusiastically acted as the "image spokesperson" of the embassy and did a lot of work free of charge.Of course, the embassy also provided a lot of convenience for Wang Ai.The next day, Wang Ai went to the London School of Economics and Political Science, about 200 meters east of the British Museum, to check in for admission.It is also not far from University College London, which is also a G5 college, that is, more than 300 meters.Although the London School of Economics and Political Science is a representative of high-end education in the UK, it is usually very troublesome to enroll, but for Wang Ai, a special professional player, it is easy to get in.The degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tübingen is enough to break the limits of any threshold.Here, in a few months, Xu Qinglian will enter the history department, while Wang Ai will continue to study philosophy."
Scholar + player" is Wang Ai's unique label in today's football, which determines his high personal popularity and recognition, is the cornerstone of his commercial value far beyond that of players of the same age, and is also the premise for him to surpass Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and others in China.Therefore, continuing to go to school, engage in research, and attend some academic activities in his spare time has become Wang Ai's inevitable choice.Chelsea Football Club has also expressed their support for this, and it is part of the contract.According to the FA's plan, Wang Ai has not yet reached the age of 18, and is still respected for working while going to school, but there are no strict requirements.The system of second occupations was imposed only in Germany, and in the more purely capitalist Britain, it was laissez-faire.After completing the formalities for school, Wang Ai stayed that night in a street-facing house on the southwest side of Stamford Bridge Stadium near the River Thames, which had been bought by Leonie a month ago and would be used as a resting place for Wang Ai on match days.At the same time, near the Cobham training base, Wang Ai also bought a house, but because it is located in the countryside and the land is cheap, he simply bought a villa to live in, with a garden in front and back.Here, it will be used as a break for Wang Ai's daily training days.The distance between the training ground and the competition venue was too far, and Wang Ai had no choice but to buy two houses.Fortunately, the price of less than 600,000 euros is very easy for Wang Ai.On August 14, after visiting Peter Kenyon again and entrusting him with an embroidery gift brought from China by Roman Abu, a bottle of Chinese Moutai to Jose, and gifts for Kenyon and his teammates, Wang Ai temporarily said goodbye to London.As he walked towards the airport, Wang Ai suddenly realized that he had become a member of the Blue Army.Two seasons of journey in Laco have made the nickname "Super Laco" disappear, and today's Laco no longer needs such a nickname to decorate himself.Goodbye, Super Laco!
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