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Chapter 333 Twenty-year-old Ling Feng completely defeated Mero!
The next day, the front pages of the major media were almost identical.

They are all photos of Ling Feng holding the PFA Rookie of the Year Award and the PFA Player of the Year Award with a smile on his face!

The titles of each media are also different:
"Superstar for a new era!" - The Times.

"The hope of English football!" - Daily Telegraph.

"Next stop: the Golden Globes?!"

In professional football, competition is extremely fierce.

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

However, compared to Ling Feng, all the geniuses and prodigies of the same age suddenly eclipsed him.

Because, at the age of 20, Ling Feng was not only able to play in the Premier League, the most intense competition among the five major leagues, but he even contributed an astonishing double-twenty score of goals and assists in the league.

He can also serve as the absolute core of the team and lead a small team that only returned to the Premier League last season to win the first Premier League championship in team history!
Moreover, in the long history of football, only "alien" Ronaldo can win the best in the league at the age of twenty!
If we say that Ling Feng, who made his debut in the Premier League last year, was like a rocket that soared into everyone's field of vision.

Two hours of charging and five minutes of talk time.

Since taking over the position of CEO of the club, "Sandoku" Woodward has spent most of his time working in the Manchester United office in London, remotely managing Manchester United, one of the most influential football clubs in the world.

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

And the 20-year-old Ling Feng has played in 40 games in all competitions, scored 26 goals and provided 31 assists!
Judging from personal data alone, Ling Feng is even more explosive than Melo of the same age!

Since 2007, Arnold has been in charge of the commercial side of the club and is a well-known negotiator and a master of sponsoring!

Because, not to mention "passed" geniuses such as Sterling and Wilshere, Ali, who has suddenly emerged, and Kane, who continues to improve this year, have also been greatly separated by Ling Feng!

"After you meet and shake hands with Richard, your first task is to check whether your numb fingers are still intact on your hands!" This is a business person who has dealt with Arnold. Describe your impression of him "without exaggeration".

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

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

Some British media even compared him with the 20-year-old Melo and then compared him:
Twenty-year-old Messi has become Barcelona's main force and key training target.

Since Rooney, they so need a new local football idol.

"And he won!"

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 in London.
In the spacious conference room, important figures from Manchester United's management were sitting.

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

Even Mourinho, the next Manchester United coach who had been appointed, did not show up.

Thanks to his efforts, even though competitive performance fluctuated, the team's commercial revenue increased from 1.3 million a year to 2 million a year today!
Murtaugh is the "incarnation" of Woodward in the team's competitive aspects.

Messi's Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the first phase of La Liga and finished second.

In addition to Woodward, the spokesperson of the Glazer family and the "talker" who oversees all affairs, the ones with the greatest say among his subordinates are Arnold, the "Second Son", and Judge, nicknamed "Judge".

However, neither Sir Alex Ferguson, the retired but still influential former legendary coach, nor Louis van Gaal, the current Manchester United coach, appeared in the office.

However, he himself did not live up to expectations and his physique was too glassy.

Then after arriving in the Premier League for the first time, I didn’t have stage fright at all.

Compared with his predecessor David Gill, he rarely appeared at the Carrington base and even had the nickname "Ghost" among the players.

The British media also fell into a carnival once again.

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

Originally, Arsenal's Prince Wilshere was the most anticipated future leader of England.

Coupled with Kane's "flash in the pan" last year, and this year the media once thought that England's youth training program finally ushered in a new golden generation of talent.

From the perspective of championship honors, Ling Feng, as the absolute core and frontcourt of the Blue Fox, led the team to win the first Premier League championship in the team's 132-year history, as well as the League Cup championship.

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

People began to believe that the twenty-year-old Ling Feng had become a strong contender for the Golden Globe Award.

Woodward and Arnold are alumni of the University of Bristol, and it was Woodward who recruited him to the club.

Who can withstand this? !
Fortunately, Ling Feng came out of the blue and quickly replaced Wilshere's position.

This time, it is no exception.

And he is also very ambitious, seizing the stage and exposure of the World Cup, and soaring directly into the sky.

So this year's Ling Feng is like the brightest star among the stars in the sky, overshadowing all the players in the Premier League!
He is the most handsome boy in the Premier League!
In the next few days, in addition to winning the PFA Rookie of the Year and PFA Player of the Year (Premier League MVP, English Footballer of the Year), Ling Feng was also elected as the Premier League Player of the Year for the first time and the Player of the Year without any suspense. Won FWA Footballer for the second time!

His next goal is that golden golden ball!

Now it seems that this is not an era when local geniuses explode, but an era when Ling Feng suppresses everything!

From this point of view, the 20-year-old Ling Feng almost surpasses the 20-year-old Melo in both personal and collective honors!
Ever since, many Blue Fox fans have started making memes again:
"I have never met the eighteen-year-old Mero, nor the twenty-year-old Mero, but I have met the twenty-year-old Ling Feng!"

. . .

This makes Ling Feng the next player to win the Grand Slam of individual awards in a season after Gareth Bale in the 2012-13 season!
At the same time, he also surpassed Bell, who won the award at the age of 21, and became the youngest winner of the PFA Player of the Year award since its inception!
Everyone could see that Ling Feng, who was less than 20 years old, had a brighter future than Bell, who was 21 years old at the time.

The management personnel attending the meeting are basically the current decision-makers of Manchester United, and they are also the "culprits" responsible for the decline in Manchester United's competitive performance in recent years.

Made forty appearances in all competitions, scoring sixteen goals and providing twelve assists;
Twenty-year-old Ronaldo has already established himself at Manchester United, playing forty games in all competitions, scoring fifteen goals and providing eight assists;

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

Judge is equivalent to Woodward's number one player in transfer signings, and is also the actual operator of the club's transfer signings.

After the club's senior management and head coach drafted a list of signings, they then handed over the task of negotiation to Judge.

Judge will personally negotiate with agents and players.

And all the top executives of Manchester United gathered together for 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 in private, immediately came to Woodward's home.

"We have to sign him!" - This was Ferguson's first words.

Woodward was stunned on the spot.

"Who?"

"Ling Feng!"

Ferguson then chatted for half an hour at his home.

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

Although I was very annoyed with Ferguson, a stubborn old man who wanted to interfere in club affairs even after he retired.

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

Although I am very unhappy with Ferguson's actions behind the scenes.

However, Woodward has never doubted Ferguson's vision on the competitive level.

This is also the first time he has seen Ferguson so eager to sign a player for the club!
This is enough to prove how outstanding Ling Feng is!
However, what he cares about is not how outstanding Ling Feng is on the field, but whether Ling Feng off the field can bring more commercial income to Manchester United!

Thinking of this, Woodward, who was sitting in the upper position, looked at Arnold, the club's second-in-command:

"Richard, have you finished his business report?"

"It's already been made."

As he spoke, the fat Arnold immediately motioned to the female secretary standing aside and asked her to distribute a stack of business reports to everyone.

"Gentlemen, this is my comprehensive analysis of the personal commercial value of the player Ling Feng."

"First of all, it's his personal influence."

"As of May, he is the number one player in jersey sales in the Premier League! 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 No. 1 in the world in terms of jersey sales. However, if Ling Feng joins the club, it will be a strong alliance!"

"In addition to jersey sales, according to statistical data, Ling Feng's popularity 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 and Messi. West and Neymar.”

"And each of his highlight clips on major video websites has exceeded one million views."

"There are players all over the world imitating his signature celebration."

It is worth mentioning that with the advancement of the times, social platforms have become the main tool for the public to share their daily moments.

In order to shorten the distance with fans and better cut leeks, many clubs and stars have established social media accounts.

In the past, Manchester United did not have an official Twitter.

When Ferguson was coaching, he always regarded Twitter as a "waste of time." He encouraged players to go to the library and read more books, and also advised them to put down their mobile phones and stay away from social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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

This is 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 can be regarded as a dividing line.

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

After it, the Red Devils turned into a commercial entertainment club!

This move is just an insignificant one since Woodward took office.

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

There is a saying in English football to describe him: At Old Trafford, the price of anything Woodward touches will quickly soar.

He was even praised as "the Ronaldo of football business" by the famous British brand value consulting company Brand Finance.

The company said of Woodward:

"He has leveraged the growing power of the Manchester United brand to capitalize on a worldwide fan base and attract a series of sponsorship contracts that are unrivaled in terms of amount and value!"

For the Glazer family, the American owners who own 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 share price and the rising numbers in its financial statements!

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

In Woodward's eyes, Arnold, the fat alumni who talked eloquently and whose face turned red when he talked about excitement, was his most trusted money-making expert!
What he said is absolutely reliable!
"I dare say that this 20-year-old young man is definitely the most commercially valuable player in the Premier League!"

"none of them!"

"If we can sign Ling Feng, and then through commercial packaging, we can turn it into 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!"

"Beyond Real Madrid is not a dream!"

Following a wave of wonderful and persuasive speeches, everyone present could clearly feel the importance of Ling Feng in increasing Manchester United's commercial income.

However, when everyone turned their attention to Woodward, the Manchester United talker just touched his chin and then said:
“The biggest no-no in investing is to put all your eggs in one basket.”

After a pause, he immediately looked at Judge sitting on the left and asked:
"How's it going with Raiola?"

Hearing this, Jia Qi curled up his lips and cursed directly:

"That fat Italian guy thought we were begging his clients to join us, so the lion opened his mouth!"

(End of this chapter)