Selected for the national team in 2005

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  "I refuse to join Chelsea!"

  A cold and icy sentence came out of Wu Yu's mouth, but it was earth-shattering and unshakeable.

  Felipe, Martins and Ternio's faces all changed, each taking a deep breath in their hearts, they all knew what this sentence meant, refusing the current Premier League leader's transfer invitation, how much courage it takes to do so. Moreover, from Wu Yubo's calm tone and expression, his decision was absolutely not made on a whim.

  "Mr. Felipe, I now only hope to be able to play football at ease in the team and fight for a Champions League spot next season."

  "Wu Yu looked at the old man in front of him, whose hair was all white, and said without hesitation: 'I hope you can understand that if there are other teams coming to discuss my transfer, I hope you will reject them. Now I only want to play for Maridimo.'"

  After Wu Yu finished speaking, Felipe and the other two showed appreciation on their faces. None of them had expected Wu Yu to be so mature, and that Maridimo would take it so seriously and responsibly, not being swayed by Chelsea's high salary and status at all.

  Felipe was stunned for a moment, then burst into a brilliant smile: "Good, I'll make sure you have a comfortable environment to play football, and I hope you can bring Maridimo to new heights."

  Wu Yu's answer this time made him very satisfied.

  Martins and Tenório, both in the office, laughed from the heart.

  "It's not the time yet, I'm not capable of standing in the Premier League, I need to become stronger!" Wu Yu looked at Felipe's old face with a smile, his heart calm and determined.

  ……

  "Roman, it's not that I don't want to sell the kid to you, but he doesn't want to move at this time. He wants to focus more on football, let's talk about it after the season ends." Felipe said with a hint of pride as he dialed Abu's number.

  "What? He doesn't want to join us?" Abu looked extremely surprised, he hadn't met many young players who didn't want to join Chelsea.

  "Yes, he said it himself, you can ask his agent Ternio, but please don't disturb him now, as he is still our player." After Wu Yu's clear statement that he would not transfer in the summer, Felipe also gained a lot of confidence.

  "Umm...alright." Abu said somewhat helplessly.

  Two days later, the phone in Felipe's office rang again. This time, the voice on the other end of the line was not Abu, but a middle-aged man's voice.

  "Hello, Mr. Felipe, I am Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur in England." The voice said politely. The caller was actually the Spurs chairman Levy who became famous worldwide during the summer transfer window 13 years ago due to the Bale transfer incident!

  "Hello, Daniel. I wonder what made you call me?" Felipe heard that it was the famous Levi, and although he had guessed the other's intention in his heart, he still pretended to be unaware.

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  "Mr. Felipe, I'll get straight to the point. Our team's coach is very interested in Wu Yun, the Chinese player on your team, and hopes to bring him to White Deer Lane." Lefi was blunt and direct.

  "Daniel, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. We don't plan on letting Wu Yu go now and he doesn't want to leave that quickly either. Let's talk about it after the season ends." Felipe neatly rejected Levi.

  "Oh! Did he really say that?" Levi was somewhat incredulous.

  "That's what he said." Felipe replied rather coldly.

  "Alright, bother you." Levi hung up after his face turned gloomy.

  Felipe hung up the phone and leaned back in his chair, muttering to himself:

  "Arsenal, Manchester United, Porto, Dortmund, Tottenham, in the past two days, I've actually rejected so many clubs for that kid, it seems like he won't be staying this summer after all."

  ……

  After rejecting Chelsea's invitation, Wu Lei was no longer troubled by transfer news, although there were reports from time to time that a certain head coach had his eye on Wu Lei and that Wu Lei had already signed a transfer contract with a certain giant club...

  But he knows that everything will happen after the end of the season. Now, the most important thing is to help Marítimo climb higher in the standings and go further in the Portuguese League Cup.

  The winter transfer window closed quietly after 14 years, and the big clubs didn't make any major moves, as if everyone was secretly preparing for summer transfers.

  Wang Peijun returned home after watching Porto's match and brought back the signed jersey of Quaresma to Wu Sheng.

  In the country, Nike's advertisement for Wu Lei and Gao Wei has been broadcast, while Adidas' advertisement for Wen Yihang and Shi Bojun is also being broadcast in mainland China at the same time. The discussion about the four players from Evergrande and R&F clubs became lively.

  In Guangzhou, the city where the four players started their football career, it is particularly evident. Advertisements of the two can be seen everywhere on the streets, whether it's the rivalry between the two major sports brands or the underground competition between Evergrande and R&F clubs, have become the biggest sports hotspots in Guangzhou before and after the Spring Festival.

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  Fans of Fuli and Evergrande have also had a lot of verbal sparring because of this. Every day, in Guangzhou's amateur football fields, you can see fans wearing jerseys with the number 4 kicking around a ball.

  This sharp-tongued topic has made the products of Nike and Adidas, two major sports brands, sell well in Guangzhou, making their agents in China secretly delighted.

  Wu Yu and Gao Wei, who were in Portugal at the time, also learned about the discussions between themselves, Wen Yinghang and Shi Boyun through the internet, but they just shrugged their shoulders and couldn't intervene.

  Time flew to late February, Wu Yu and Gao Wei had their first Chinese New Year dinner without going back home, instead they had a meal with Hua Yan's family of three, which made them feel less sorrowful.

  After defeating Porto, Marítimo's state continued to be hot, and the league standings had already thrown away Nacional behind, competing with Benfica, one of the top three in the Portuguese Super League, for the third place in the league standings.

  The two teams often alternated sitting in that position, neither of whom could shake off the other, with a difference of only one or two points, and even tied scores.

  Marítimo, who were thought to be only fighting for relegation before the season, achieved such a result, stunning everyone who followed the Portuguese Super League.

  In the Ta?a da Liga, Marítimo also continued their good league form, eliminating opponents in succession and advancing to the semi-finals of the League Cup. Their opponent will be arch-rivals Nacional, who have also had a great season so far. The other semi-final match-up is Porto against Benfica.

  The second Madeira derby of the season is about to kick off, and Marítimo's players have been waiting for over two months to get their revenge.

  ……

  Monday, February 24, 2014. Martim training base, Martins is thinking in the office. After winning on the weekend, they temporarily lead Benfica by 2 points and sit in third place in the league standings, but with a distance of 8 points from second-placed Lisboa, basically no hope to climb further.

  But Martins' priority is certainly not to dream of surpassing Sporting de Lisboa, but to maintain the state of Marítimo's players in this tight schedule, keep the third place in the league until the end of the season.

  Two days later on 26th, they will challenge Nacional in away game, which is the semifinal of Ta?a da Liga, and they drew an away match against their city arch-rivals.

  。

  This match is crucial, if they want to win the championship, they must get past the Nationals. The Nationals have rented several players in the winter transfer window, greatly enhancing their strength, and surprisingly eliminated Sporting CP, advancing to the semifinals.

  What's troubling Martins is that after the match against Nacional, they immediately have another tough match, a league away challenge to Braga. Two matches in one week has left his players feeling very tired.

  Wu Lei continued his outstanding performance in these rounds of the league, constantly using goals and assists to open the door to victory for the team. His excellent performance in so many consecutive games has already made him the most powerful contender for the best newcomer in the Portuguese media.

  But at this moment, he was jogging slowly on the sidelines, recovering his physical strength. A month of double matches every week had taken his body to the limit, and if he didn't recover as soon as possible, it would likely affect the league cup semi-finals in two days.

  "It seems that my physical strength is still not good enough, I must learn to allocate my physical strength during the game, so that I can maintain my state in the league." Wu Yu said to himself while jogging slowly.

  Gao Wei, who also played almost the entire game as a central defender, followed Wu Yu's footsteps with some heaviness.

  "Wu Yu, Gao Wei, you two come over here. The head coach has something to ask of you." Assistant Coach Hauge's voice rang out from the sidelines.

  Wu Yu and Gao Wei stopped in their tracks, looking at Jorge who was beckoning to the two of them. Although they were somewhat perplexed, they still walked over.

  "Coach, is there something you want from us?" Wu Yu and Gao Wei appeared in Martens' office, asking softly.

  Martins was originally frowning and thinking deeply, but when he found Wu Yu and Gao Wei appearing in front of him, he hurriedly revealed a smile and said: "You're here, sit down first, I have some good news to tell you."

  Wu Yu saw the head coach who had been frowning just now, but was now smiling and said there was good news. He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, but he still sat down with Gao Wei in front of the office desk.

  Martins pulled out two letters from the file on his desk and handed them over to the two men, saying calmly:

  "You have been selected for the Chinese national team."

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