From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 225 The radiant Pharaoh

The camera showed a close-up of the stands of the Friuli Stadium. The stands in the area where the home team's fans were were filled with people, but the area where the away team's fans were in was dead silent.

Barcelona fans who came all the way from Spain couldn't believe what was happening.

How could something like this happen?

After all, at the end of the first half, they led 2:1, and the total score was 5:2, leading by 3 goals, with an away goal advantage.

Barcelona have never been the victim of drama since 2009.They are good at tikitaka tactics, play the most beautiful football, and are the best team in the world, thus gaining the reputation of the Cosmos team. Barcelona is feared throughout Europe and even the world.

Although Barcelona has experienced some decline since Guardiola left the coaching position of Barcelona and Xavi aged, they are still the top giants in European football.

But tonight, they were defeated by the unknown Udinese. With only 45 minutes left in the game, they led 5:2, but their opponent scored four consecutive goals to come back!

When they conceded goals one after another in the second half of the game, the spirits of the Barcelona players went from relaxed to nervous to overwhelmed and then to collapse.

Now, the game is over and everything has become a foregone conclusion. Faced with the reality of the situation, the collapsed emotions have turned into a confusion that cannot understand it all.

They themselves don't know what happened.

Guidolin took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with Enrique.He patted Enrique on the shoulder and said comforting words such as "the two teams each played a good half of the game."

After the frustrated Barcelona people left, the Friuli Stadium completely became the world of Udinese people.The players and fans celebrated wildly, celebrating that the team was able to reverse Barcelona and reach the Champions League final for the first time in team history.

The fans were singing and dancing in the stands and refused to leave, even after the players had left the stadium and returned to the locker room.

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As soon as Salah's phone was turned on, countless text messages buzzed out, and then an incoming call rang. This was a call from Salah's wife.

After the game, Salah's wife kept calling her husband's phone and kept turning it off. She just turned it on and finally got through.

The Egyptian's wife was so emotional on the phone that she even shed tears. In her eyes, her lover’s years of hard work, focus and sacrifice were all worth it, and Salah was rewarded with results.

Salah’s wife knows best the hard work he has put in to achieve today’s success.

But it was all worth it. After this epic reversal, Salah's performance was enough to make him the focus of fans across Europe.

Salah was equally excited and grateful for his wife's silent support over the years.Especially with her support for her move to Udinese at the start of the new year.

Salah knows very well that without the support of his wife, he would still be sitting on the bench at Chelsea waiting for opportunities, and he would not have the amazing performance in Serie A and even the Champions League.

Just after hanging up the phone from my wife, another call came. Salah was surrounded by greetings and congratulations from his teammates, relatives and friends.

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The atmosphere at the post-match press conference was extremely heated.Journalists went crazy, focusing on three questions.

The first one is how could Barcelona collapse in a great situation with a total score of 5:2?

The second is whether Bruno is already the best midfielder in the world.

The last one is also the one that gets the most attention: Salah is simply amazing!

Five months ago, the Egyptian was still the water cooler man who sat on the bench at Chelsea, but since moving to Udinese in January, Salah seems to be a completely different person.

Since scoring on his debut against Roma, Salah has performed better and better, constantly scoring goals and assists.

Now, facing the magnificent reversal of the Cosmos Barcelona, ​​Salah's light is even more obscured.

Therefore, Guidolin fulfilled everyone's wishes and praised his disciples generously.

"When I first saw Mohammed, I was sure that this was the player I wanted! Five months ago, Udinese traded Allan for Mohammed, who had little chance at Chelsea. Many people said I was crazy, but, It turns out that this is such a valuable signing!”

Some reporters curled their lips and said, "Hey, hey, hey, we want to hear you praise Salah, not bragging."

Of course, it was just a slander. The reporters were still very interested in Guidolin’s revelation that he had introduced Salah.

This is the classic story of Chollima and Bole.

Enrique looked at this scene, feeling sad, envious, and even a little jealous.

He was sitting here suffering, while the guy was talking and laughing.

This is the cruelty of competitive football, right? If Barcelona wins today, those reporters will be fawning over themselves right now, right?

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The match between Cosmos Barcelona and Udinese is itself the semi-finals of the Champions League, so it naturally attracts much attention.

When Barcelona entered the halftime break, they led with a total score of 5:2. As a result, Udinese scored four goals in a row in the second half, a super reversal.

The process and results of the game were so spectacular that the audience was shocked.

Salah, in particular, has become the focus of all Europe.

"Even the most imaginative screenwriter cannot write such a script!" - Germany's "Bild".

"The name Mohamed Salah, on this night, is the most dazzling star in Europe!" - "French Football".

"Mohamed Salah, he makes Barcelona tremble!" - The Times of the United Kingdom.

"Faced with the crazy Mohamed Salah, the calm and wise Bruno Fernandez, and the old and solid Antonio Di Natale... who once built on Messi, Suarez, Neymar and the rest of Barcelona The strong confidence among the players was strongly shaken... The champion players in Barcelona realized that there were also players in the opponent's team that made them afraid. From 5:2 to 5:6, Barcelona's championship pride was also destroyed. !" - "Gazzetta dello Sport".

"The Sun" summarized the impact of Salah's performance at the Friuli Stadium on European football: "Mohamed Salah's outstanding performance in this Champions League semi-final increased his worth by at least 1000 million Euros. The Egyptian star made Udinese's second half exciting. There is no doubt that the young Egyptian star is currently the most coveted attacking player across Europe."

"Udinese will definitely not accept any team's offer for Salah. Before this game, Mohamed Salah's worth in the German transfer market was 1800 million yuan. Now, if Salah Lach is only worth 1800 million euros, which is a humiliation to the commercial development of world football. In this game, Salah's worth will be increased by at least 1000 million euros." - "Turin Sports News".

"Marca" broke the news that Real Madrid president Florentino even talked about Salah with Real Madrid executives after the game.

Later, even in public, the Real Madrid president admitted that the team would be "very happy" to sign the Egyptian player and bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid is likely to face a season in which all four teams are empty this season. They were eliminated early in the Copa del Rey. With only two rounds left in La Liga, they were 4 points behind Barcelona. In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid also trailed 1:2 away from home. It was not optimistic to return to home.

However, Udinese completed a comeback even after falling behind 1:3 in the away game, and Real Madrid also saw the possibility of a comeback at home in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals the next night.

This season is undoubtedly a failure for Real Madrid, unless they reverse Juventus at home and then win the Champions League final, but this is very unlikely.

In any case, the Galaxy Battleship will continue to make large-scale signings this summer, and it is inevitable to strengthen the team's strength.

For Real Madrid, even if Salah's worth doubles, they will have no difficulty in buying him.

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Although Udinese was about to challenge the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on the weekend, Guidolin still gave the team a half-day off on Wednesday, and he himself came to the Udinese training base during working hours in the morning.

"What is this?" Guidolin looked at a pile of documents on his desk and flipped through it. This was a document submitted by the club's general manager Giaretta.

It records that in the past ten hours, many club executives have contacted Giaretta, all asking about Salah's situation. Although there is no direct quotation yet, this is obviously asking for advice.

Guidolin flipped through it casually, put it aside, and then called the team owner Giampaolo Pozzo and made several suggestions.

First, quickly sign a new contract with Salah.

Second, the contract renewal process of other players must also be accelerated.

Third, reject all offers for Salah.

In the winter transfer window, when Salah transferred from Chelsea, Salah's annual salary was only 120 million euros. This figure was already the maximum salary in the Udinese team two seasons ago, but with the development of Udinese in the past two seasons, this salary is only at the mid-range level.

Giampaolo Pozzo also watched the game in the box and naturally knew the necessity of Guidolin's suggestions.

In fact, even if Guidolin didn't bring it up, Pozzo had plans to let the team re-sign a contract with Salah.Because in the previous contract signed between Udinese and Salah, there was a termination fee of 4000 million euros!

At the time of signing, the amount seemed high, but after Salah's outstanding performance in this half-season, the 4000 million euros termination fee was no longer safe in the eyes of Giampaolo Pozzo.

However, Giampaolo Pozzo thinks this is not a big problem. Salah still has a three-and-a-half-year contract with Udinese. Overall, Udinese still has the initiative.

Moreover, the better the players perform, the more the club benefits.

You cannot not expect players to perform better and better just because of their salary issues.

Of course, re-signing Salah as soon as possible is Udinese's top priority at the moment.