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Chapter 333 Twenty-year-old Ling Feng is better than Messi and Ronaldo!

The next day, the front pages of the news in major media were almost identical.

They were all photos of Ling Feng holding the PFA Newcomer of the Year and the PFA Player of the Year, smiling!

The headlines of each media were also different:

“Superstar of the New Era!” – The Times.

“The hope of English football!” – The Daily Telegraph.

“Next stop: Ballon d’Or?!”

The competition in professional football is extremely fierce.

If you can play in the five major leagues at the age of 20, you can already be called a genius.

However, compared with Ling Feng, all the geniuses and prodigies of the same age were immediately eclipsed.

Because, at the age of 20, Ling Feng can not only play in the Premier League, which is the most competitive among the five major leagues, but also contribute amazing goals and assists in the league with double 20 data.

He can also be the absolute core of the team and lead a small team that returned to the Premier League last season to win the first Premier League championship in team history!

Moreover, in the long history of football, the only one who can get the best player in the league at the age of 20 is “alien” Ronaldo!

If Ling Feng, who debuted in the Premier League at the beginning of last year, was like a rocket that soared into everyone’s vision.

Then this year’s Ling Feng is like the brightest star among the stars, overshadowing all the players in the Premier League!

He is the most handsome guy in the Premier League!

In the next few days, in addition to winning the PFA Newcomer of the Year and the PFA Player of the Year (Premier League MVP, England Footballer of the Year), Ling Feng was also unsurprisingly elected as the Premier League Player of the Year for the first time and won the FWA Footballer of the Year for the second time!

This makes Ling Feng the second player to win the season’s individual awards grand slam after Gareth Bale in the 2012-13 season!

At the same time, he also surpassed Bale, who won the award at the age of 21, and became the youngest winner of the PFA Player of the Year since its inception!

Everyone can see that compared to Bale, who was 21 years old at the time, Ling Feng, who was less than 20 years old, has a brighter future.

People began to firmly believe that Ling Feng, who was 20 years old, has become a strong contender for the Ballon d’Or.

Some British media even compared him with 20-year-old Messi and Ronaldo, and then made a comparison:

20-year-old Messi has become the main force and key training target of Barcelona.

He has played 40 games in various competitions, scored 16 goals, and sent 12 assists;

20-year-old Ronaldo has already established a firm foothold in Manchester United, played 40 games in various competitions, scored 15 goals, and sent 8 assists;

And 20-year-old Ling Feng, played 40 games in various competitions, scored 26 goals, and sent 31 assists!

Judging from personal data alone, Ling Feng is even more explosive than Melo and Ronaldo of the same age!

And from the perspective of championship honors, Ling Feng, as the absolute core and front-court thigh of the Blue Foxes, led the team to win the first Premier League championship in the team’s history of 132 years, as well as the League Cup championship.

Messi’s Barcelona lost to Real Madrid of the Galaxy Battleship in the La Liga and finished second.

Coincidentally, Manchester United, where Ronaldo plays, lost to Mourinho’s Chelsea in the league championship and also ranked second.

In this way, the 20-year-old Ling Feng, whether in personal honors or collective honors, almost completely beats the 20-year-old Melo!

So, many Blue Foxes fans started to play the joke again:

“I haven’t seen 18-year-old Melo, nor have I seen 20-year-old Melo, but I have seen 20-year-old Ling Feng!”

“And he won!”

The British media was once again in a carnival.

Since Rooney, they need a new local football idol.

Originally, Arsenal’s prince Wilshere was the most anticipated future leader of England.

However, he was not competitive and his physique was too fragile.

Charging for two hours and talking for five minutes.

Who can stand this? !

Fortunately, Ling Feng’s sudden appearance quickly replaced Wilshere’s position.

And he was also very competitive, grasping the stage and exposure of the World Cup, and soaring directly.

Then after his first Premier League appearance, he was not stage-frightened at all.

In addition to Kane’s “flash in the pan” last year, and this year the media once thought that England’s youth training plan finally ushered in a new golden generation of talent.

Now it seems that this is not

It is not an era of local talents, but an era in which Ling Feng suppresses everything!

Because, let alone “outdated” talents such as Sterling and Wilshere, the emerging Ali, and Kane who continued to improve this year, have been pulled far behind by Ling Feng!

Among the players of the same age in the world football, no one is better than Ling Feng.

Even Pogba, who helped Juventus complete the three consecutive Serie A titles, is not his opponent in the eyes of the media.

With the blessing of the Premier League championship and the best player of the season award, Ling Feng has officially ascended to the throne of the first person of the new generation in football!

Next, his goal is the golden ball!

. . .

As Ling Feng’s name and personal news were reported and discussed by the entire British media and social media, a meeting about him was also held in the Manchester United office far away in London.

In the spacious conference room, important figures from the Manchester United management were sitting.

The club’s executive vice chairman and CEO Ed Woodward, business Richard Arnold, corporate development director Matt Judge, football development director John Murtaugh, chief scout Jim Lawler and others were all present.

Since taking over as the club’s CEO, “San Dezi” Woodward has spent most of his time working in Manchester United’s office in London, remotely managing Manchester United, one of the most influential football clubs in the world.

Compared with his predecessor David Gill, he rarely appears at the Carrington base, and even has a nickname “Ghost” among the players.

Most of the club’s important decisions will be discussed and concluded in this meeting room.

This time is no exception.

However, the retired but still influential former legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson and the current Manchester United coach Van Gaal did not appear in the office.

Even Mourinho, the next Manchester United coach who has been appointed, did not appear.

The management personnel attending the meeting are basically the current decision-makers of Manchester United, and they are also the “culprits” for Manchester United’s declining competitive performance in recent years.

In addition to Woodward, the spokesperson of the Glazer family and the “talker” who takes charge of all affairs, the ones with the most say are “Er Dezi” Arnold and nicknamed “Judge” Judge.

Woodward and Arnold are alumni of the University of Bristol, and it was Woodward who dug them into the club.

Since 2007, Arnold has been in charge of the club’s business. He is a well-known negotiation expert and sponsorship expert!

“When you meet and shake hands with Richard, your first task is to check whether your unconscious fingers are still intact on your hands!” This is a business person who has dealt with Arnold, and he described his impression of him “without exaggeration”.

And under his efforts, even though the competitive performance fluctuates, the team’s commercial income has increased from 130 million a year to 200 million a year today!

Murtaugh is Woodward’s “incarnation” in the team’s competition.

He is mainly responsible for youth training, but he also appears in the first team from time to time to monitor the operation of the team.

Judge is equivalent to Woodward’s number one henchman in transfers and signings, and is also the actual operator of the club’s transfers and signings.

After the club’s top management and head coach drafted the signing list, they handed over the task of negotiation to Judge.

And Judge will personally negotiate with agents and players.

And the top management of Manchester United gathered together for only one thing.

That is to discuss an issue:

Should we introduce Ling Feng as the cornerstone of Manchester United’s future revival!

A few days ago, Ferguson, who had just met with Ling Feng privately, immediately came to Woodward’s home.

“We must sign him!”-This was Ferguson’s first sentence when he came up.

Woodward was stunned on the spot.

“Who?”

“Ling Feng!”

Then, Ferguson chatted with him at his home for half an hour.

For half an hour, Ferguson was talking about how important Ling Feng was to Manchester United, and what benefits Manchester United would gain if they could sign him.

Although he was annoyed with Ferguson, a stubborn old man who still interfered in the affairs of the club after retirement.

However, on the surface, Woodward nodded in agreement and promised Ferguson that he would hold a high-level meeting as soon as possible to discuss this matter.

Although he was very unhappy with Ferguson’s behind-the-scenes meddling.

However, Woodward never doubted Ferguson’s vision at the competitive level.

This was also the first time he saw Ferguson so eager to sign a player for the club!

This was enough to prove how outstanding Ling Feng was!

However, what he cares about is not how good Ling Feng is on the field, but whether Ling Feng off the field can bring more business income to Manchester United!

Thinking of this, Woodward, who was sitting in the upper seat, looked at Arnold, the second in command of the club:

“Richard, have you made a business report about him?”

“I have made it.”

While speaking, the fat Arnold immediately signaled the female secretary standing beside him to distribute a stack of business reports to everyone.

“Gentlemen, this is my comprehensive analysis of Ling Feng’s personal commercial value.”

“First of all, his personal influence.”

“As of May, he is the No. 1 player in the Premier League in terms of jersey sales! He has surpassed Rooney, Aguero, and other long-established stars!”

“It is worth mentioning that in addition to England, there are also a large number of overseas orders.”

“This means that his influence is definitely not limited to the UK!”

“Of course, we are still the world’s No. 1 in jersey sales. However, if Ling Feng joins the club, it will be a strong combination!”

“In addition to jersey sales, according to statistics, Ling Feng’s topic on major social media platforms is the highest among all English players. Even if the scope is expanded to the world of football, he is second only to Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar.”

“And his highlights on major video websites have exceeded one million views each.”

“Players all over the world have imitated his iconic celebration.”

It is worth mentioning that with the progress of the times, social platforms have become the main tool for the public to share daily bits and pieces.

In order to get closer to the fans and make more money, many clubs and stars have established social media accounts.

Manchester United did not have an official Twitter account before.

During Ferguson’s coaching era, Twitter was always considered a “waste of time”. He encouraged players to go to the library to read more books and persuaded them to put down their mobile phones and stay away from social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

The current Manchester United official Twitter account was created after Ed Woodward, the club’s executive vice chairman, took office.

This was also his first major decision after taking over from David Gill.

It was established just after Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement.

Therefore, in the eyes of many fans and industry insiders, Manchester United’s official Twitter account can be regarded as a dividing line.

Before it, the Red Devils were mainly a football club.

After it, the Red Devils became a commercial entertainment club!

This move is just a trivial one after Woodward took office.

But it is enough to see that Woodward has his own ideas and plans on how to run the Manchester United club.

There is a saying in English football that describes him: At Old Trafford, anything Woodward touches will quickly soar in price.

He was even praised by Brand Finance, a famous British brand value consulting company, as “Ronaldo in the football business world”.

The company commented on Woodward as follows:

“He capitalized on the growing power of Manchester United’s brand and attracted a series of sponsorship contracts that are unrivaled in terms of amount and value!”

For the Glazer family, the American owners of the club, it doesn’t matter where the club ranks in the season or whether it has a championship.

What they care about is the club’s stock price and the rising numbers in the financial statements!

And Woodward, who has increased the club’s revenue by 11% each year, is the best CEO in their eyes!

In Woodward’s eyes, Arnold, the alumnus who talks eloquently and whose face turns red when he gets excited, is his most trusted money-making expert!

What he says is absolutely reliable!

“I dare say that this 20-year-old young man is definitely the most commercially valuable player in the entire Premier League!”

“No one else!”

“If we can sign Ling Feng, and then through commercial packaging, it will become a business card for Manchester United to the whole of England and even the world. By then, the club’s influence will definitely be greatly improved!”

“Surpassing Real Madrid is not a dream!”

After a wave of wonderful and persuasive speeches, everyone present could clearly feel the importance of Ling Feng to Manchester United’s commercial revenue.

However, when everyone turned their attention to Woodward, the Manchester United boss just touched his chin and said:

“The biggest taboo in investment is to put all your eggs in one basket.”

After a pause, he looked at Judge, who was sitting on the left, and asked:

“Ray

How is Ola doing?”

Hearing this, Jiaqi curled his lips and cursed out loud:

“That fat Italian guy thought we were asking for his clients to join, so he asked for a lot!”

(End of this chapter)