After the first round of the Auasia preliminaries, China's 8-0 score had completely eliminated the suspense of the second round.
The National Olympic Team immediately announced that Lu Wenbin would no longer participate in the second round of away games, and the away games would be played by the National Olympic Team itself.
Although the fans felt a little sorry, they also knew that Lu Wenbin was fighting on two fronts, with the National Olympic Team and the national team, and that he himself had a lot of things to do, so they gave him full understanding.
On June 23, the Chinese Olympic team, without Lu Wenbin, was beaten 3-0 by Oman in an away game. The team was completely defeated and was scolded by the fans.
Fortunately, the advantage that Lu Wenbin created for the National Olympic Team in the first round was too great, and the National Olympic Team advanced to the third stage of the group stage with a total score of 8-3.
As for the group stage draw, it will be in July, and the game will be in September.
Before the start of the World Cup qualifiers, Lu Wenbin finally had a good rest for some time.
During this period, the competition for Lu Wenbin among major European giants became increasingly fierce.
Inter Milan wants to keep Lu Wenbin to create a greater dynasty. Paris Saint-Germain, which has just been acquired by the Qatar Investment Authority, is ambitious to make big news. Real Madrid wants to get rid of the dilemma of being the 16th round player in the Champions League every year. Manchester City and Chelsea also want Lu Wenbin to lead them to win the Champions League and become real powerhouses.
Even in Germany and Italy where Lu Wenbin had been, Bayern Munich, Juventus and AC Milan all wanted Lu Wenbin very much, because Lu Wenbin meant championships, even the Champions League and the treble.
Inter Milan offered an annual salary of 20 million to renew Lu Wenbin's contract, but Lu Wenbin obviously would not renew his contract with Inter Milan after having already completed the Italian treble. He simply used Inter Milan as a bargaining chip to put pressure on other clubs.
Although Lu Wenbin did not publicly say that he would not renew his contract, from the end of the season to now, the renewal issue has been dragged on and has not been resolved. Inter Milan's top management and fans have realized that Lu Wenbin wants to leave.
Many fans have called on websites and media to let Lu Wenbin stay and lead Inter Milan to create a greater dynasty.
But Lu Wenbin has not said anything. Even when he was blocked by reporters, he pushed the blame onto Mendes, saying that he needed to have a good rest and prepare for the national team's games, and that all transfer matters were left to Mendes.
In fact, how can Mendes be the master of Lu Wenbin
Not to mention that Lu Wenbin himself has a personal assistant and a lawyer to help him, the key point is that Lu Wenbin's status in football is much higher than that of his agent Mendes.
Even if he is the number one agent in football, he still has to rely on the players to make a living and earn money, and will always be in a subordinate position.
Weaker players can naturally be controlled with ease, but how can he control a superstar of Lu Wenbin's level
He can't even control Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho, let alone Lu Wenbin.
Now Mendes is making money by relying on Lu Wenbin, so naturally he will do whatever Lu Wenbin says. At most, he will just play a supporting role, but if there is no effect, he will not dare to say too much nonsense.
Therefore, the two of them played a duet and left Inter Milan helpless.
Apart from Inter Milan, the highest bidder among other clubs in the top five leagues was Paris Saint-Germain.
Paris Saint-Germain, which had just changed its owner, was eager to bring Lu Wenbin in to create a huge news, and even offered Lu Wenbin a sky-high annual salary of 30 million euros and a private jet as a gift.
At an age when the annual salaries of other superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Messi and others barely exceeded 10 million, Paris Saint-Germain offered Lu Wenbin an annual salary of 30 million, almost three times that of Cristiano Ronaldo. This shows Paris Saint-Germain's determination to win Lu Wenbin.
However, because Paris Saint-Germain ranked fourth in Ligue 1 last season and failed to qualify for the Champions League, not even for the qualifying round, and only qualified for the Europa League, Lu Wenbin, who had considered Paris Saint-Germain before the end of the season, completely sentenced them to death.
Of course, others don’t know.
In the eyes of normal people, missing a season of the Champions League is no big deal, as long as the money is enough.
But none of them knew that Lu Wenbin’s treble mission must include the Champions League, and he didn’t want to miss a season.
Therefore, like Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain has become a bargaining chip used by Lu Wenbin and Mendes to put pressure on other clubs.
However, Paris Saint-Germain is not the club that offered the highest price for Lu Wenbin.
Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club, the Russian Premier League club that has just been bought by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, is the club that offered the highest conditions to Lu Wenbin this summer.
Anzhi Club has a very short history. It was founded in 1991, promoted to the top league in 2000, and then relegated in 2002, until returning to the top league again in 2010.
Just in February of this year, Anzhi signed Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos, who was at the end of his career, with an annual salary of 9 million US dollars, which is absolutely a sky-high price.
If a veteran like Roberto Carlos can get an annual salary of $9 million, then the conditions offered to the world's top superstar Lu Wenbin naturally cannot be lower.
In order to attract Lu Wenbin to Russia and play for Anzhi, and help Russia win its first Champions League title, Kerimov ambitiously offered Lu Wenbin a sky-high annual salary of 40 million euros, plus a private jet and a villa in Moscow.
Adding the 150 million euros in penalty payable to Inter Milan, taxes, Mendes' commission, Lu Wenbin's signing fee, etc., if Kerimov really introduces Lu Wenbin, the investment will far exceed 200 million euros, and may be close to 250 million.
When the news came out, the world was shocked.
An annual salary of 40 million euros is simply astonishing.
Including the bonus income, Lu Wenbin can earn 50 to 60 million yuan every year from the club alone.
After spending two years in Russia, Lu Wenbin can become a billionaire in euros just from salary and bonus income.
Of course, Lu Wenbin’s assets have already exceeded 100 million yuan, but they are all scattered wages, bonuses, income from portrait rights licensing, income from commercial endorsements, etc. in recent years.
With such pure and stable income as salary, creating a billionaire in two years is beyond the imagination of countless fans and even media reporters.
Anzhi became famous because of this and became known all over the world, and even Mendes couldn't help but be attracted by it.
However, it is impossible for Lu Wenbin to go to Russia now.
At least we have to win the treble in the five major leagues before considering other things.
This time, Lu Wenbin did not keep the other person in suspense, but let Mendes clearly refuse.
There was no other way, Anzhi could only turn his target to other people.
It is said that they have set their sights on Lu Wenbin's teammate Eto'o, and the annual salary offered is also not low, probably around 20 million euros.
If Lu Wenbin does not transfer or renew his contract, Eto'o will even surpass Lu Wenbin and become the highest-paid player in football today.
Of course, that's impossible.
Whether Lu Wenbin renews his contract or transfers, Lu Wenbin's annual salary will definitely be the highest in the world.
Otherwise, this world must be abnormal. (Seeking monthly votes)