Fox in the Penalty Area

"...Jose Fernandez, a well-known reporter from the "Marca" newspaper, 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 A very crucial change, we don't know what happened behind this change of attitude, it's good news for the big European clubs, but not for the Leeds fans..."

In the "White Rose" bar, members of the fan organization of the same name gathered to drink and chat. In the past few days, the topics they discussed were all related to Hu Lai.

Whether Hu Lai will leave Leeds City is the topic they are most concerned about.

After reading this news, many people sighed.

Some people are also accusing the club: "What are those people doing for food? Didn't they say that Hu is 'not for sale'?"

"Then what can be done? People give too much!"

"No matter how much you give, can it be compared with Hu's importance? I can say without exaggeration that without Hu, we would neither want to win the league championship nor the Europa League! The top management didn't know how to let it go Hu, what will Leeds City look like?! I don’t believe it! Even an ordinary fan like me can imagine it!”

"Isn't that what clubs are like? They always only have money in their eyes!"

...

The bar was noisy, David Miller and the most core members were sitting around a small round table, each with a glass of beer in front of them, and this small table was packed to the brim.

They were talking about the same topics as everyone else was talking about.

"I really can't believe that we were still cheering for Hu more than a month ago, but now we have to face rumors that he may leave..." David Miller sighed. "What do the top management of the club think? 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?"

Others also looked at him.

"Didn't you find out? Ever since there were rumors that other teams were interested in Hu, Hu has never made a public statement in the media, saying that he will not leave the team..." John continued under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

"What does that mean?" asked David Miller,

"Maybe he hopes to use this matter to put pressure on the club and let them agree to give him a higher salary? Let me state first that I support Hu's salary increase. Based on his performance, he deserves the top salary in the Premier League."

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 Hu Lai and the team or the club.

For him, the Leeds City Club almost became a Chinese football club—when their fans visited the Flanders Stadium, the club’s home stadium, Chinese characters were everywhere.

He has a good relationship with his teammates, the head coach trusts him immensely, the club executives treat him like a God of Wealth, and the fans support him and love him unreservedly—what reason does he want to leave?

To say that the level of Leeds City is low...we are the Premier League champions and the Europa League champions. Is the level of such a team low?

All his honors after coming to Europe were obtained when he played in Leeds City. What is there to 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 sweeping out the head coach Tony Clark... then if Hu Lai said he was leaving, All the fans take it for granted. Although they are reluctant, they will still express their understanding.

But the club hasn't done anything yet...

Why did Hu Lai leave?

But if it wasn't for Hu Lai to leave, then why didn't he come out to refute the rumors and say something that made the fans happy.

Things like "I never thought about leaving the club" "I will always be a member of Leeds City and I will always be here" "The future is unknown, but at least I am sure that I will stay at Leeds now. City" category.

Even though everyone knows that the promises of players usually don’t count, and if they say they won’t leave now, they might just pat their ass and leave in two years. But at least at the moment it can make many fans happy.

As for the future... Who can say clearly in the future?

You are now winning the championship for the team, you are God in the eyes of all fans.

But if you underperform and the team loses the championship... then you can experience what it's like to go from hero to bear, and then you can answer the question.

Winners and losers have been magnified countless times in the football world and presented to everyone in the most exaggerated and intense way.

Everyone with a milder degree sees it every day, and they are already familiar with it to the point where they are used to it and do not take it as a surprise.

For example, in a game, when a certain player misses a chance to score a goal, he will definitely be scolded, cursed, and blamed by the fans. But if the player scores a goal immediately afterward, the same people who scolded him before will cheer the player loudly. 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 games, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.

Even if Hu Lai still has to leave in the end, as long as he speaks nice words to coax the fans now, 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 it.

While declaring that they love the club and fans, they signed new contracts with other clubs.

There are others who are more able to cover up, such as Sean Barnett who left Leeds for north London.

Show your loyalty to the fans before you leave.

When he left, he was still reluctant to leave, as if his departure was forced by the club, but in fact he didn't want to leave...

After he left the team, the Leeds City fans were still kept in the dark, feeling sorry for his departure, and at the same time vented all their anger on the club's top management.

Sean Barnett's approach was extreme after all.

But Hu Lai's silence also made some people unable to understand.

"Hey!" Levin drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, put the glass heavily on the table, and then wiped the foam from his mouth, "What's the use of guessing here and there? I said, won’t it be over if you go directly to the training base and ask him?”

Everyone looked at him like a fool, and John sarcastically said:

"Levin, have you been brainwashed by alcohol? The whole team is going to Frankfurt for training today."

Levin was stunned for a moment. He did forget about it just now, but he didn't admit defeat: "Then wait for them to come back from the training camp, and ask after the training camp!"

John sighed quietly: "I'm afraid that when they come back, Hu is no longer a player of Leeds City..."

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 Hou Lai, suddenly turned around, looked at Hou Lai 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, "Say something ambiguous..."

"for example?"

"For example, 'I can't say anything until the final result'..."

Pete rolled his eyes: "What's the difference between you and telling them 'yes, I'm leaving'?"

"Then 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 say it's a blessing we left Leeds today."

Charlie Potter, who was sitting with Pete, heard the conversation between the two of them, and couldn't help but turned around and asked Hu Lai: "Hu, do you have to leave? Can't you stay for another season? I want to go again." How about having a meal of 'red pepper' openly..."

"Okay, Charlie. You are so reluctant to leave, so it's because of 'Red Pepper'..." Hu Lai complained.

"Or else? Do you want me to jump on you, hold you and cry, and let you stay?"

"Bah! Disgusting!"

"What are you talking about, I feel sick too!"

Hu Lai laughed, then looked at Charlie Potter and said: "Unless the club and other teams fail to reach an agreement in the end, then I will stay. Don't worry, guys, I won't use the term of strikeout or strikeout." It is used 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 a hundred million, Charlie."

Charlie looked at him, then at Pete.

The latter nodded: "Indeed."

"Okay...then change to a quotation of 200 million euros."

Hu Lai shook his head: "The club won't do that. In that case, they might as well tell me directly, hoping that I will stay."

Charlie sighed: "The main reason is that it was too sudden. After the Europa League final, he suddenly said that he was going to leave... I was not mentally prepared."

Hu Lai spread his hands: "I didn't expect it, Charlie. If we didn't win the Europa League in the end, I wouldn't want to leave. How can there be so many things planned in advance in life?"

Charlie fell silent.

Pete also turned back and sat down in his seat.

They stopped discussing the possible transfer of Hou Lai.

As for Junpei Morikawa, who was sitting next to Hu Lai, he didn't participate in the whole process at all, and kept silent all the time.

He knew the reason why Hu Lai was so eager to leave, because Hu Lai was going to prepare for the next World Cup - there were only three years left before that.

He can't wait to improve his abilities and make himself stronger.

It's just that these words are not enough for outsiders.

Morikawa Junpei felt that after speaking out, others might not be able to understand Hu Lai, so he just kept silent.