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Chapter 693 Ferguson releases Li Rui

In the 34th round of the league match, Li Rui was punished for pinching Woodgate's neck. Li Rui was fined 5000 pounds and suspended for an additional round. In this case, Li Rui will miss the first round of the Premier League. 36 rounds of the Manchester derby.

After the penalty result came out, the Manchester United club also stated that it would not appeal.In fact, the England FA's fine has already given Li Rui a leeway.As for the Tottenham Hotspur center back Woodgate who was sent off with a red card for a malicious foul in that game, he was also sentenced to an additional 2 rounds of suspension and a fine of 5000 pounds.The old Tottenham Hotspur coach Redknapp also expressed dissatisfaction with Woodgate's behavior. He said, "(After the suspension ends) Woodgate will return to the team, but he will no longer be the captain."

Regarding the penalty of suspension, Li Rui didn't pay much attention to it. He is now focusing on how to express his thoughts to Ferguson and tell the old man of Scotland his final decision.

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When Li Rui finally plucked up the courage to tell Ferguson that he decided to transfer after the end of the season, Li Rui kept his mouth shut and waited for the old man to get angry.

Hearing Li Rui said that he decided to transfer, Ferguson thumped in his heart. However, the Scottish old man deserved to have experienced countless storms. After a brief gaffe, he immediately regained his composure, sat down slowly, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: " Li, I want to know why you made this decision, speak out your thoughts, just treat it as a chat, I watched you go from a hairy boy to a world-class superstar now. Nothing wrong Easy to say."

Li Rui was ready to bear Ferguson's anger, but the expected reprimand did not appear, which made Li Rui sigh in his heart. He really respects Ferguson, and he is also an elder worthy of respect. In Li Rui's growth path Above all, Ferguson helped him a lot.

From the bottom of his heart, although Li Rui himself has decided to transfer, he does not want to get into trouble with Ferguson unless it is absolutely necessary. This is why Li Rui attaches so much importance to the communication with Ferguson.

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"Alex, you are one of the people I look up to the most. Manchester United have treated me very well and helped me go from being an unknown player to the superstar I am now. I am very grateful. I know you want I stayed at Manchester United. If it weren't for those things, I think I would have stayed at Manchester United. However, now, I find that I can't play in the club as honestly as before, which makes me feel insecure. So, I want to leave, I hope you can understand." Li Rui said sincerely.

Ferguson's complexion is very bad. For Li Rui, Ferguson really values ​​it. This is also the banner he cultivated with all his strength. However, Ferguson is not unreasonable. He and Li Rui have always had a good relationship and have never had any troubles. Contradictions are rare in the coaching career of the Scottish old man. Ferguson certainly knows the reason for Li Rui's lack of security. Therefore, Li Rui really uses this as an example, and Ferguson has nothing to say on this point.Although Ferguson is very strong in Manchester United, with him, the club is unlikely to really sell Li Rui, but Ferguson himself is about to retire. Judging from this posture, Li Rui will be pushed to the transfer market sooner or later. With the stability of his career, Ferguson really couldn't get angry if he wanted to leave.Because, this is not Li Rui's own initiative to make a fuss about leaving.

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Ferguson sighed, and said, "Li, I can understand what you said, and I want to ask one last time, have you really decided?"

Li Rui felt his heart beating faster. He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, I have thought clearly. In fact, I have been hesitating and indecisive these days, but now, I have thought clearly. I think To change the environment."

Ferguson lit a cigarette. He was in poor health and rarely smoked. He looked at Li Rui and asked, "So, Li, can you tell me which team you have decided to go to?"

Li Rui raised his head and met Ferguson's eyes, smiled and said: "Boss, if I say that a team has contacted my agent, but I have never met anyone myself. Before I said these things to you, I No real contact with any team, can you believe it?"

Ferguson froze for a moment, and seemed a little relieved, "I'm very happy, Li, you are a good guy."

Li Rui said sadly: "Boss, if you agree, I hope to contact other clubs. Of course, I will not contact any club before the end of this season. I want to help Manchester United." To work hard in the league and the FA Cup is the most important thing now and I don't want to leave with regrets."

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Ferguson saw that Li Rui's attitude was very resolute, and there was no room for redemption. He wanted to get angry at first, but, facing Li Rui's candid attitude and thinking of the benefits of this young man all the time, Ferguson's ignorant karma It was released again, and finally, he sighed helplessly, stood up and said: "Boy, I understand what you mean now, and I respect your decision, but I hope that you and your agent can work together within the framework of the club." Contact those teams within, I hope you can understand."

Li Rui understood what Ferguson meant. He was worried that he had reached an agreement with some teams in private to lower the transfer fee. Now, since Li Rui decided to leave and Ferguson failed to keep him, he had to withdraw from the club Considering the interests, the higher the transfer fee, the more money Ferguson will use to buy people in the transfer market. He has to consider the future of Manchester United.

Li Rui didn't expect the 'negotiation' with Ferguson to be so smooth today. He originally thought that he would be scolded by Ferguson. At this moment, Li Rui was very moved. Thinking of the old man's benefits to him all the time, Li Rui Standing up emotionally, he put his arms around the old man, "Boss, thank you for your understanding. I understand your difficulties. The four seasons at Manchester United are the most precious memories in my life."

Rao Ferguson, who has been the head coach for more than 20 years, is also deeply moved. The grumpy old man really can't bear any thought of blaming Li Rui at this moment. Let Ferguson worry, the old man in Scotland felt that he would never meet such a player again, not only Li Rui's strength is one of the best in today's world football, Li Rui's quality also made the old man feel at ease.

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In the 35th round of the league, Manchester United 2-0 Middlesbrough away, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice.

In this game, the suspended Li Rui came to Middlesbrough's home stand to watch the game, and the broadcast camera showed Li Rui a close-up shot from time to time, especially when Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal, the shot was even more for Li Rui A close-up of Li Rui's facial expression, seeing Li Rui smiling and applauding to celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, the commentator is still feeling that Li Rui and Cristiano Ronaldo have reconciled as before?

And after the game, the media broke the news again that Manchester City had asked Manchester United about the possibility of Li Rui's offer. According to the "Sun", Manchester City was only a tentative offer this time, and the offer they gave was 7500 million GBP.

This can't help but make the media exclaim, because even though this is just a tentative offer, it has already surpassed the current world football transfer record, which was created in 2001 when the French star Zinedine Zidane transferred from Juventus to Real Madrid. The worth of 6620 million US dollars.

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In the office of Manchester United head coach Ferguson, head coach Ferguson, assistant coach McPhelan, and club CEO Jill are sitting in the office and having a heated debate. The focus of the debate is about Li Rui's transfer.

Ferguson didn't get angry with Li Rui, that's because the old man really couldn't growl in the face of Li Rui, he knew that Li Rui was passive in this transfer matter from the beginning, but at this moment, facing the club's CEO Jill, Ferguson When nothing finally broke out, the Scottish old man slapped the table angrily, "Okay, now you are satisfied, Li Rui has decided to transfer, now even if the club doesn't want to sell Li Rui, the players don't want to stay anymore."

For a long time, Gill, the CEO of Manchester United Club, has been a staunch supporter of the Glazer family’s plan to sell Li Rui. From Gill’s point of view, Li Rui’s worth is at least 10 million pounds. He has calculated that with Manchester United’s existing business development efforts, It will take at least [-] years to earn [-] million pounds from Li Rui, so he firmly supports the club to sell Li Rui when he is now the most valuable.In particular, Li Rui's serious injury made the club's executives very worried. It was a right leg worth at least [-] million pounds!
Jill did not quarrel with Ferguson, he began to change the subject: "Li Rui's departure will bring at least 15 million pounds to the team. George has promised that at least half of the transfer fee will be used to invest in In the transfer market. In addition, Li Rui’s weekly salary is 5 pounds, which will save a lot of salary expenses. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance is very good. I believe that even without Li Rui, the team’s The strength will not be affected too much, Cristiano Ronaldo has been in the Manchester United team for [-] years, and he is more familiar with the team than Li Rui."

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Assistant coach McPhelan disagreed with Gill's point of view. He said: "Mr. Gill, I don't think you understand what Li Rui means to Manchester United. Among other things, Li Rui led the team for two years in four seasons. To win the UEFA Champions League for the first time, I don’t think Cristiano Ronaldo can do it for the time being. Besides, Cristiano Ronaldo is not a true shooter.”

Jill waved his hand, "I have no right to say about the team's record, but I know that selling Li Rui can get at least [-] million yuan, and the boss can put half of the money into the transfer market, which is enough for us. Buy two or three top strikers, if we want."

Ferguson snorted and said, "Goals don't depend on the number of forwards. Can three top scorers compare to Li Rui?"

Jill glanced at the angry Ferguson and said: "A few seasons ago, Ronaldinho was also worth 2500 million pounds, but now, if we need it, at most [-] million pounds, we can get the Brazilian star. We must Worried about the possible sequelae of leaving Li Rui behind."

McPhelan said dissatisfied: "We must also be careful of Figo's tragedy. After Barcelona transferred to Real Madrid, Barcelona fell into the embarrassing end of being away from any championship for four years. I also want to remind that if the football If the team really sells Li Rui, the fans will not agree."

This time, it was Jill who slapped the table, "Stop talking about these useless words. Li Rui has already decided to leave. We are discussing his transfer, which club he can sell to, his worth, etc."

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On May 5th, the 10th round of the Premier League, the Manchester derby, Manchester United defeated Manchester City 36-2 at Old Trafford at home.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, the two Portuguese with a goal each, decided the course of the game.

After this game, Cristiano Ronaldo's league goals this season have reached 24 goals, and he has begun to lead the scorer list.With Li Rui absent from many games this season, Cristiano Ronaldo has begun to show his power. Of course, there is still a gap between this and Li Rui's attack power, but Cristiano Ronaldo's performance is already good , This is also an important reason why Ferguson was able to force himself to accept letting Li Rui go.

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Speaking of which, in the past few seasons, Manchester United's offensive trident consisting of Li Rui, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney has really made many teams jealous. Any one of the three is the main offensive player in other teams. As a scorer, Li Rui is the world's number one shooter.Therefore, although he was sad that Li Rui was about to transfer, Ferguson was not too pessimistic about the prospects of Manchester United.

Li Rui watched the team beat Manchester City 2-0 from the stands of Old Trafford, and he also admired the state of Cristiano Ronaldo. The outbreak of Cristiano Ronaldo in these games seems to cater to Li Rui Decided to leave the choice, leaving Li Rui, Manchester United's offensive power does not seem to have any effect.Of course, only in key games can some problems be exposed.After Li Rui was injured, Cristiano Ronaldo has been performing well, but in the key games of the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo is still not strong enough.

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In this Manchester derby, the question about Manchester City's purchase of Li Rui was of course also the focus of media attention. After Li Rui left Old Trafford, reporters asked about this topic. He replied, "I have no There have been contacts with Manchester City or any team, I am now a Manchester United player, and my contract with the team is not until 2011."

Although Li Rui, Ferguson and Manchester United decided to wait until the end of the season before discussing Li Rui's transfer issue, this was also to avoid disturbing the army's morale at the end of the season when they were fighting for the championship. However, those who have long coveted Li Rui The team still smelled something different, because when they asked the Manchester United team again about Li Rui's offer, the Manchester United team did not say anything like 'not for sale' this time, but said that they did not want any rumors at this time To affect Manchester United's end-of-season sprint.

'At this time, I don't want any rumors to affect Manchester United's end-of-season sprint. 'The meaning hidden in this sentence was immediately captured by many teams.They started to contact the Manchester United Club one after another and put forward offers for Li Rui. At this time, no one would be really stupid to wait until the end of the season to talk about it. In history, which of the famous transfers was done before the transfer market started? It was carried out in full swing and in secret.

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This time, the Manchester City team raised the offer list again, and they raised the offer from 7500 million pounds to 8000 million pounds.This season, Manchester City has already relegated ahead of schedule. However, it is clear that relegation is not the goal of the ambitious Sheikh Mansour. His next goal is to win the Champions League, and even have the ambition to win the Champions League and the Premier League. Obviously, in Manchester City's view, Li Rui is the best player who can lead Manchester City to all these glory.

For the Manchester City team, they raised their offer by 500 million pounds to 8000 million pounds within a week. The Times stated that this is just the beginning of Manchester City's ambition for Li Rui. I believe that the offer will continue. continue to rise.

According to the "Times" news, the Manchester United club decisively rejected the offer from Manchester City, saying that "the offer from the city's rivals is not considered at all".

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For Manchester United fans, Manchester City wanted to buy Li Rui, which didn't make many Manchester United fans panic. They obviously didn't think Li Rui would leave Manchester United, and to put it bluntly, even if Li Rui left, Ferguson would not agree to sell Li Rui For Manchester City.

However, Manchester United fans still treat the soap opera about Li Rui's transfer that has to be staged every summer as a pastime. , vigorously reported that after Manchester City, many giants snatched Li Rui, which made Manchester United fans start to get nervous.

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According to media reports, after Manchester United continued to bid, other clubs also made moves one after another. Chelsea from the Premier League, Real Madrid from La Liga, and Barcelona all began to intervene.

In fact, Chelsea really need shooters, Anelka and Drogba are not young anymore, and Abumovich's desire for the UEFA Champions League is well known, however, in the last two seasons Chelsea has been transferring There has been little movement in the market. This time, facing Li Rui, who Abu admires very much, he finally opened his money bag.Chelsea's offer was lower than Manchester City's, at 7800 million pounds. Of course, these were just tentative offers, and no one would really think that this price could take away Li Rui.

And Real Madrid made an offer of 8000 million pounds. However, I don’t know if it was intentional or unintentional. The other team among the two giants in La Liga, Barcelona, ​​​​directly offered a price of 9000 million pounds. , the media also analyzed that Barcelona, ​​which already has Messi, is not so eager for Li Rui, and they directly quoted the price to 9000 million pounds. Both directly offered 9000 million pounds. In this case, if Real Madrid wants to get Li Rui, it must be at least 9000 million pounds higher. This will cause trouble for Real Madrid. In addition, if they can really spend 9000 million pounds to get Li Rui , Barcelona Chairman Laporta will also be happy from ear to ear.

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Tomorrow is the home game between Manchester United and Arsenal. Outside the Carrington training base, hundreds of Manchester United fans came. These fans held up banners and Li Rui's head. The banners said There are slogans and banners such as "Manchester United without Li Rui is shameful!" "If Li Rui leaves, we will refuse to go to the game".

These are all after seeing the reports that Li Rui might leave Manchester United, some fans worried that the reports would become true and came to protest. Although Li Rui's transfer is just a rumor, and it is other clubs' request for Li Rui, this is It is a reserved soap opera that is staged almost every year. However, watching those media reports become more and more true, fans have also begun to worry.Just in case, they also want to put pressure on the club in advance to let the club understand that it is impossible for the fans to allow Li Rui to transfer.

The Manchester United club also had to come out to refute the rumors, saying that Li Rui will not transfer, he is a Manchester United player, this is the fact.And appealed to the fans to create the best home atmosphere for tomorrow's match between Manchester United and Arsenal.

In fact, this is all nonsense. The fans never need to mobilize for the match between Manchester United and arch-enemy Arsenal. In such games, there will rarely be a large area of ​​vacancy on the court, and the attendance rate of the Premier League can still be guaranteed.As for the matchup between giants like Manchester United VS Arsenal, there is no need to worry that the tickets will not be sold.

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On May 2009, 5, Manchester United's home game VS Arsenal began with huge cheers at Old Trafford.

To the surprise of the home fans and commentators, Arsenal scored a goal in the away game just 3 minutes into the game. This was Arsenal's exquisite coordination. Van Persie, the latter picked the ball, the football flew over Evans' head, Arshavin made a diving jump and scored, and Arsenal led Manchester United 1-0 away.

While the commentator was still full of praise for Arsenal's goal, Manchester United quickly equalized the score.

In the 7th minute, Li Rui received a long oblique pass from O'Shea, who was the right back in this game, and suddenly advanced at high speed. Rui was parallel to Arsenal's back line. This was an excellent anti-offside. The referee Mick didn't intend to interrupt the game. Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski and Li Rui easily lob the goal, 1:1!After only 4 minutes behind, Manchester United equalized the score!

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Just when the Arsenal players were still rejoicing about the good situation they had taken the lead at the beginning of the game, they were annoyed and had mental problems when they were equalized by Manchester United in a blink of an eye. Only 5 minutes later, they conceded the goal again.

This is Manchester United's fast attack. Cristiano Ronaldo was pulled down by Denilson. Cristiano Ronaldo got up and quickly sent a free kick. Evra did not take the ball, but shifted the football horizontally. Li Rui Beautifully unloading the football, pretending to shoot from a long distance, shaking Gibbs up to defend, Li Rui accelerated, broke through Gibbs, and then made a cross, Rooney followed up in the middle, headed forward and scored, 2:1!

It only took 1 minutes from Arsenal's goal to break the deadlock and take a 0:9 lead to Manchester United's overtake!

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Some fans who had just entered the field were delayed due to temporary incidents. They looked up at the scoreboard. After 12 minutes of the game, Manchester United 2:1 Arsenal, they thought they had read it wrong. In this way, I was annoyed to find out that I entered the stage a little later and missed such a wonderful shot.

It took only 9 minutes for Manchester United to complete the transition from being behind to leading. This change stunned the Arsenal fans who were still cheering just now, but it made the Manchester United fans excited.The fans began to shout the name of Li Rui, who passed and shot, and the camera was aimed at the stands of the Old Trafford Stadium. There were banners on which fans liked Li Rui, and they protested against the possibility of Li Rui leaving Manchester United. .

Of course, Li Rui heard the cheers of the fans. The banner on the stand said it. He could also see that Li Rui felt his nose was sore and uncomfortable. When he hugged Rooney to celebrate the goal just now, he would The little fat man hugged him tightly, and the heartless Rooney didn't know the reason, and yelled that he was going to be smothered to death by Li Rui.

In the end, the score of the game was 2:1, and the score on the scoreboard at Old Trafford 12 minutes into the game was the final score of the game.

Li Rui's pass and shot are the biggest contributors to Manchester United's victory over Arsenal at home.

In an interview after the game, Li Rui shouted loudly that he would dedicate the goal to all Manchester United fans. When he said this, the corners of his eyes were moist, but not many people noticed this detail at the time.

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PS: In tomorrow's chapter, the transfer results will be available.

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