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Chapter 490 I’m the captain of Manchester United, so I need more money!
Although Ling Feng is neither able nor willing to transfer to Barcelona.

However, the shrewd Mendes did not directly reject Barcelona, ​​but instead responded that "it takes time to consider."

This response also made Barcelona think that they had an opportunity, and they immediately launched a media offensive.
For a time, almost all Spanish media began to imagine what would happen after Ling Feng joined.

There were even Barcelona fans who posted a photo on social media of Ling Feng's name DIY-ed onto the No. 7 Barcelona jersey to welcome Ling Feng's arrival.

Facing Barcelona, ​​Red Devils fans also flocked to the official social media to comment:
"There's no way Ling is leaving!"

"Don't worry, Ling Feng will stay!"

"Barcelona? Even dogs won't go there!"

It is worth mentioning that compared to the Leicester City fans who were afraid that Ling Feng would be hooked up, Manchester United fans have a stronger sense of belonging to their club.
You know, Manchester United is the most successful English club!
Moreover, they just won the treble last season and reached the top of Europe.

Rounded off, it is equivalent to the strongest club in Europe.

From the strongest club in Europe to Barcelona, ​​the team they defeated?

As long as Ling Feng is not a fool or a jerk, he will not do this!
And former Manchester United captain and star Gary Neville directly said on social media:

"If Ling Feng chooses to go to Barcelona, ​​it will definitely be a very stupid decision!"

Subsequently, major media also analyzed the possibility of this transfer.

Most football experts and media believe that Ling Feng will not be able to transfer to Barcelona!
Firstly, Barcelona cannot give him a tactical position in Manchester United;
Secondly, Barcelona cannot offer higher salary packages;

If Barcelona could give Neymar money and status, they would have given it to him long ago.

If Ling Feng transfers to Barcelona, ​​there will be only one outcome:
That is to help Messi and Suarez!

You know, since he led Manchester United to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League final and reached the top of Europe again after nine years, this year's Golden Ball competition has become a three-way battle.

Ling Feng officially became Melo's biggest competitor!

With Mendes's support and the British media's hype, Ling Feng has been regarded as the biggest favorite for this year's Golden Globe Award!
In terms of personal data, Ling Feng made 42 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions, contributing 47 goals and 48 assists!
He scored 95 goals alone!
Messi has played 52 times for Barcelona in all competitions, scoring 54 goals and providing 16 assists;
Ronaldo has made 46 appearances in all competitions for Real Madrid, scoring 41 goals and providing 8 assists;
In addition to team honors, Ling Feng has won the Premier League championship, the League Cup championship and the most prestigious Champions League championship!
Ronaldo has the La Liga title, the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup;

Messi only has one Copa del Rey and one Spanish Super Cup.

In terms of fame and influence, Ling Feng, whose professional career has lasted less than four years, is still some distance away from Melo.

However, with the help of the British media, a group that is best at hype and public relations, he has long become a leader of the new generation of football and the post-90s generation.

His popularity and fame are almost as high as Neymar, who was hailed as "Pele's successor" when he debuted!
As the rumor of "Ling Feng transferring to Barcelona" continued to ferment, coupled with the very confident interview statements made by Barcelona's top management, the entire transfer seemed to be credible.

However, Ling Feng never made any clarification on social media or publicly.

Of course, Ling Feng had already learned from Mendes why he did not directly reject Barcelona:

He wanted to use Barcelona as a pawn to "blackmail" Manchester United into giving Ling Feng a raise!
Just the day after Barcelona made its first wave of 1.5 million euro offer to Manchester United and was rejected, Mendes took the initiative to find Woodward, hoping that the club would give Ling Feng a salary increase.

Mendes made the request very confidently.

Last season, Ling Feng led the team to achieve good results. Should he be rewarded?

I got a promotion, but what about the salary increase?

As the team's new captain and top star, as well as the biggest favorite for this year's Ballon d'Or, Ling Feng's salary must be on the same level as Melo.

At least it can't be that far!
Currently, Ling Feng’s annual salary before tax is 18 million euros.

After renewing his contract with Real Madrid last November, Ronaldo's annual salary is 25 million euros after tax.

Messi and Neymar both received 30 million euros after tax!
It is said that Messi is also negotiating a contract extension with Barcelona. If the contract extension is completed, it will at least increase to 40 million euros per year!

In comparison, Ling Feng's annual salary of 18 million euros is indeed a bit shabby.

And that’s before tax!

Faced with Mendes' well-reasoned request for a pay raise, coupled with Barcelona's pursuit of Ling Feng, even if Woodward was really unhappy in his heart, he could only pinch his nose and say, "We will seriously consider it and start contract renewal negotiations as soon as possible!"

There was no way, even if he didn't understand football, he could see the importance of Ling Feng to Manchester United.

What's more, from the perspective of commercial value, Ling Feng, as the number one player in Britain, brings at least tens of millions of pounds in commercial income to the club every year.

For such a cash cow, it is reasonable to give it a raise!

While Mendes asked the club to give Ling Feng a pay raise, Barcelona continued to increase its efforts!
However, when Barcelona discovered that their second wave of offers of 1.8 million euros were still rejected by Manchester United, they finally realized that the deal was not as simple as they had imagined.

If Manchester United want to sign Ling Feng, the top star and team captain, they must pay a higher price or use some unusual means.

So, Barcelona director Robert Fernandez privately approached Mendes, hoping to put pressure on the club through the players to make Manchester United give in.

For example, strikes or disappearances without reason;
For example, he publicly expressed his willingness to join Barcelona and so on.

Such an unreasonable request made Mendes and Ling Feng laugh.

Barcelona, ​​you are worthy of it!
Now they are sure that the Barcelona top management is definitely out of their minds!

Who do they think they are?

He, Ling Feng, is not Fabregas who is willing to pay to join Barcelona!

Mendes directly rejected this idiot's request.

You know, it is Barcelona who is asking Ling Feng to join, not Ling Feng begging for money!

. . .

Ignoring the numerous transfer rumors, Manchester United and Ling Feng are preparing intensively for the first official match of the new season:

Community Shield!

The opponent is Arsenal, who won the FA Cup last season.

Arsenal finished only sixth in the league last season, which was disappointing.

But winning the FA Cup is an explanation. In the summer window, the Gunners' recruitment once again made the Gunners fans shake their heads.

Throughout the summer, Manchester City has been trying to win over the frustrated Santi Ciro Immobile and reunite Guardiola with his former disciple at the Etihad Stadium.

Wenger, on the other hand, hopes to find a replacement for the Chilean star before letting him leave.

However, their progress in pursuing Monaco star Lemar is very worrying.

It is reported that Lemar does not think highly of Arsenal, which has not qualified for the Champions League.

Even the Gunners spent a lot of money on the front line, bringing in Lyon striker Lacazette.

And signed the powerful Bosnian defender Kolasinac for free.

However, they also let go of players such as Chamberlain and Gibbs.

In terms of overall strength, it has actually decreased instead of increased!
Coupled with the lack of Champions League qualification, the prospects for the entire team appear very bleak.

If players cannot see the team's prospects, they will have no motivation.

Such a depressed team atmosphere was also reflected in the first official game of the season.

From the first second of the game, the "Triple Crown" Manchester United pressed Arsenal in the half and fought fiercely!
It is worth mentioning that Ling Feng’s last game for Leicester City was the Community Shield last season.

At that time, he represented the Foxes Leicester City to defeat his current club Manchester United and won the second Community Shield title in the team's history.

Mourinho is still "bitter" about this matter

He also joked with Ling Feng before the game: "You made me lose the championship last time. This time, you have to bring the shield back to me!"

Ling Feng patted his chest and made a promise:
"Don't worry, I'm sure to win the championship!"

Sure enough, less than fifteen minutes into the game, Ling Feng passed the opponent in the middle and made a very comfortable and deadly through pass, assisting Ibrahimovic to score!
Afterwards, new signing Lukaku used his unique skills of making soup on the right side, eating Arsenal left-back Monreal alive, then cut inside and made a cross pass, helping Ling Feng to push the ball and shoot to expand the score!

Thanks to Ling Feng's pass and shot, Manchester United led Arsenal by two goals in the first half.

Judging from their performance on the field, Manchester United and Arsenal seem to be two teams of different levels.

However, with a two-goal lead in the second half, Manchester United's offensive momentum slackened slightly.

They actively controlled the ball under their feet, then pulled the opponent's defense line and calmly consumed the opponent's physical energy.

However, some players are not willing to accept this.

For example, Rashford, who started as a left winger in this game!

Perhaps he was eager to show himself, or perhaps he discovered that all four players in the frontcourt had contributed except himself.

As a result, after Rashford got the ball in the second half, nine out of ten times he chose to break through individually!
However, Rashford's speed did not give him any advantage in front of Bellerin, the Gunners' right-back who is ranked among the fastest players in the Premier League.

Several times, he lost the ball due to the help of two or three Gunners.

The more he couldn't get past Bellerin, the more he wanted to get past him.

Seeing Arsenal steal the ball from Rashford again and launch a very threatening counterattack, Ling Feng accurately captured the opponent's passing intention and used a sliding tackle to shovel the ball out of the sideline.

After standing up, he immediately turned around and shouted to Rashford:

"Marcus!"

"Use your brain!"

"Don't be so stubborn and just keep on firing!"

Hearing Ling Feng's call, Rashford, who was stuck in a dilemma, finally came to his senses and began to seek cooperation with his teammates.

In this way, Manchester United played more reasonably in the frontcourt and did not give Arsenal more opportunities.

In the second half, under Arsenal's wave after wave of fierce counterattacks, Manchester United failed to hold on and was scored by Sanchez.

However, Manchester United also seized the gaps in the opponent's formation and launched a quick counterattack. Ling Feng sent a long pass over the top and Lukaku went straight in and killed the game!

In the end, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3-1 at Wembley Stadium and won the 21st Community Shield championship in team history!
At the award ceremony, Ling Feng also welcomed the historic moment of lifting the trophy as Manchester United captain for the first time!
He was appointed captain of Manchester United on July 7 and led the team to win the Community Shield on August 14.

At this point, Ling Feng also created a new record, becoming the fastest captain in Manchester United's history to win the championship trophy!

After celebrating with the players, he handed the Community Shield to head coach Mourinho and said meaningfully:
"I told you so"

I, Ling Feng, owed you the Community Shield championship last season, and now I’m returning it to you!
Mourinho seemed to understand his subtext and smiled faintly.
After winning the Community Shield, Manchester United has now won four championship trophies in 2017!
Then, the media and fans began to discuss the topic:

Can this seemingly invincible Red Devils achieve the feat of winning six championships?
In the history of football, only one team has won six championship trophies in a single natural year.

That was the Dream Team III Barcelona in 2009!

The Red Devils Manchester United, who have already won four titles this year, have also ushered in a great opportunity to challenge for the sixth title!
A few days later, they will travel to the Philip II Arena in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, for the team's third European Super Cup journey.

Since its restructuring in 2000, Manchester United has participated in the European Super Cup twice as the Champions League champions.

It’s a pity that they lost once to Lazio and once to Zenit.

If they can beat Manchester City, the Europa League champions, this time, they will win the first European Super Cup in the team's history after the reform!
At the same time, it is also the fifth championship trophy in 2017!
Then in December, they will participate in the Club World Cup (FIFA Club World Cup).

Of course, that's all for later.

At present, the top priority for Manchester United and Mourinho is to continue winning!
Don't stop winning!
However, Mourinho did not highlight the record of six titles, but played down the significance of the game:
"This is just an ordinary game. We are the European champions and should be confident of winning!"

Mourinho not only brought a tactical system and championship to the team, but also a winning mentality.

And for Manchester City, this game is crucial.

Not only is it the first major match for the renewal of the back line, but it is also about a championship trophy!
The last time the two sides tested each other in the preseason was also a rehearsal for this big battle.

Therefore, both sides sent out their main forces to let the other side know whether the sky in Manchester is red or blue!

(End of this chapter)