Espanyol Suspected of Importing Huaxia Player Again
"The Mysterious Owner of No. 25 Jersey, Is He Wu's Compatriot?"
"Before the Winter Window Closes, Espanyol Recruits Again"
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Many media outlets reported on this matter. Of course, this news was not very big, so this news was not placed in a very eye-catching position. The length of the report was not very long. It was basically a tofu block of three or four pages.
However, after Wu Lei joined La Liga, it also attracted the attention of a large number of Huaxia sports media to Spain. Some of the major media outlets even sent reporters to Barcelona to collect news about Wu Lei.
Whether it was the domestic sports media or the sports reporters who were stationed in Barcelona, they were used to looking for news about Wu Lei in the local Spanish media. As long as it was about Wu Lei, no matter how long it was, they would translate it into Chinese and extract the main points. Then, they would choose a more gimmicky title. Basically, a report would be done.
And readers preferred to read this kind of report. After all, this was the report and evaluation of Wu Lei by well-known foreign sports media.
Therefore, every day, these sports media outlets would have people watching the major local Spanish sports media so that they could find reports about Wu Lei as soon as possible.
Therefore, this news about Espanyol's suspected import of a Huaxia player quickly entered the attention of Huaxia's sports media.
When they saw this news, Huaxia's sports reporters were naturally very excited.
Many of them also went to the official website of the Spanish Football Federation to check it out. The results were exactly the same as the reports in Spanish media such as El Mundo Deportivo and Marca.
And when the Huaxia's sports reporters saw this name, they could almost confirm that it was indeed the pinyin of Huaxia.
The reporters suddenly found it difficult to suppress their excitement. Once this news was confirmed, it would be big news! Although Espanyol's team still had a young Huaxia player, Zhang Aokai, he was still a youth player, and this No. 25 "Xia
Ruofei "was a real first-string player and Wu Lei's teammate!
It was just that this name made the reporters very confused. They searched the Internet in China, but they did not find the pinyin of this name "Xia
Ruofei "as a professional player.
It wasn't that no one thought of Xia Ruofei, but it was too illogical. Many people only had this thought in their minds before they immediately denied it.
After all, the names published on the Spanish Football Federation's website were pinyin, and there were no tones. There were countless possibilities for the corresponding Chinese characters in this pinyin. "Xia Ruofei," "Xia Ruofei," "Xia Ruofei …" If the more common surname "Xia" was excluded, it wasn't that there weren't people in Huaxia with the surname "Xia" or "Xia," it was just that these kinds of rare surnames were relatively rare.
Reporters prefer to believe that a name just happens to be "Xia" in Pinyin
Xia Ruofei's professional player had joined RCD Espanyol and would not consider the possibility of Xia Ruofei joining them.
After all, Xia Ruofei was a billionaire, and he had never heard that he could play football. It was simply impossible for him to join the top league and become a first-string player!
No matter how bold a sports reporter was, he would not make such a guess.
Only the name was published on the Spanish Football Federation's website, and there was no information such as photos. On RCD Espanyol's official website, there was no update at all about this signing, and there was no information about the number 25 in the player's information.
So Huaxia's sports reporters went to RCD Espanyol's press officer for confirmation, but the answer they received was, without exception, "no comment for the time being."
There were also some reporters who were familiar with Wu Lei who went to him, hoping to get some inside information from Wu Lei, but Wu Lei was naturally tight-lipped and did not reveal a single word.
There must be a demon when things were abnormal. The number 25 "Xia" with a strong Huaxia characteristic was RCD Espanyol.
There was no press conference, no fan meeting, no official announcement from the club, and no update on the official website. Even the club's press officer and Wu Lei seemed to have received a gag order and were tight-lipped in front of the media.
As a result, Huaxia's sports reporters were naturally even more interested. They relayed the reports from the Western media and added their own verification process. They wrote reports and sent them back to China.
Wu Lei's study abroad had already caused a sensation, and now RCD Espanyol was very likely to bring in another Huaxia player. Huaxia's fans were suddenly excited.
Soon, a "Guess who the mysterious RCD Espanyol number 25 is" campaign was launched on the Internet, and netizens had a lot of imagination.
Some netizens found the names of all the registered players in the Huaxia Football Federation and used software to convert these names into pinyin, and then did an automatic comparison. They found that no one's name was pinyin "XIA.
RUOFEI”。
This meant that RCD Espanyol's mysterious new signing was not a registered player in the Huaxia Football Federation.
However, this was not a big deal. Many professional players went abroad to study and live from a young age. They all became registered players in their home countries, and Huaxia had many such cases in recent years. Of course, with the rise of Chinese Super League's Jinyuan football, some Huaxia players who were more marginal in foreign leagues were also exported and sold in the domestic market. They returned to the domestic league as "returnees" to make a lot of money.
This "XIA.
RCD Espanyol "was not a registered player in the Huaxia Football Federation, which was also expected by the fans. After all, as long as the domestic players had a little fame and strength, they would have a fan base. The only difference was the size of this fan base.
After the news of RCD Espanyol was exposed, no one on the Internet had heard of this player, which already showed that this player was likely to have played abroad since he was a child.
Anyway, this name had a strong Huaxia characteristic. The possibility that he was a Huaxia player or a Chinese player was more than 99%.
The fans played their imaginations and participated in the "Guess Who I Am" game with great interest.
There were also many netizens who mentioned Xia Ruofei. After all, his name was pinyin and "XIA."
It was exactly the same, and a few days ago, he had watched the game at RCD Espanyol's home ground and had eaten with Wu Lei.
However, this speculation by a few netizens did not receive the support of the majority of fans. The reason was the same as before. The difference between Xia Ruofei's identity and the identity of a professional player was too big.
There were constant discussions on the domestic Internet about "XIA."
Discussions and guesses about RCD Espanyol, while the initiator, Xia Ruofei, was still living a relaxed and leisurely life in a hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
The second group of Taoyuan Company employees who came to Spain for a vacation also arrived in Barcelona two days ago. This group of employees was led by Xue Jinshan, and they were still staying at the Central Gran Hotel where Xia Ruofei was staying.
Xia Ruofei met with the employees and toured with them for half a day. After that, he did not move with the team. He had visited most of the famous attractions in Barcelona these days, and he also knew that if he moved with a large group of people, the employees would be a little uneasy and would not have too much fun.
So, he simply symbolically "enjoyed with the people" for half a day. The next itinerary of the employees was arranged by Zhou Leiyun's subordinates.
Anyway, Zhou Leiyun's people would be arranged, and Xue Jinshan would lead the team. Xia Ruofei was still relatively assured.
These days, the club was in full swing handling Xia Ruofei's registration procedures and so on. Xia Ruofei himself did not need to appear much. He just took time to go to the club to take a set of makeup photos wearing the No. 25 blue and white home jersey and a short dynamic video.
In the future, if he really did enter the main roster for a game, regardless of whether he was a starter or a substitute, he would need to provide the player's makeup photos to the broadcasters. These photos would be displayed during the broadcast.
In addition, once Xia Ruofei appeared, his identity would no longer be kept secret. So, when the time came, the club's official website would also be updated with his information at the same time. Then, these photos would be useful.
Other than this small matter, Xia Ruofei basically did not need to appear in person for other things.
He simply asked Jiang Xiaochen to find some materials for learning Spanish for him. There were written materials, audio, and video materials. They all started from the beginner level and were progressing step by step.
Xia Ruofei thought that if he really wanted to play in a game, he still needed to be able to understand what his teammates were saying. At least, he needed to be able to carry out simple language communication. Moreover, mastering one more language was also a very good thing. There was no harm in having more skills!
Because of the cultivation of his mental strength, Xia Ruofei's brain development might have been greatly improved. So, he learned and memorized things many times faster than before.
Although Spanish was a completely foreign language to Xia Ruofei, he had mastered a large number of commonly used words in just two or three days, especially professional words in the field of football, which he focused on memorizing. In addition, he learned pronunciation and grammar by following the videos and audio materials. His speed was also quite fast.
Jiang Xiaochen, who was in charge of following up on this matter, had been shocked by Xia Ruofei's learning speed. He even thought that Xia Ruofei had learned Spanish before and was just joking with him. That was why he pretended to be a beginner who did not understand at all.
But when Xia Ruofei got these learning materials on the first day and began to try to learn Spanish pronunciation, Jiang Xiaochen still remembered the clumsiness and difficulty. If it was faked, then it could only be said that Xia Ruofei's acting was really good.
In the end, Jiang Xiaochen had to accept the fact that Xia Ruofei was a language genius. Anyway, Xia Ruofei, a rich big boss, was actually able to cross over and play top professional football. It was enough to surprise people. So, if he had any skills that made people's jaws drop, it did not seem to be a big deal.
Jiang Xiaochen even suggested that Xia Ruofei learn Catalan while he was at it.
Barcelona, where the RCD Espanyol was located, was located in the Catalan region. The local players in this region certainly spoke Catalan.
However, Xia Ruofei gave it some thought and decided to continue to strengthen his Spanish studies.
The relationship between Catalan and Spanish was a bit like the relationship between dialects and Mandarin. People who knew Spanish could roughly understand Catalan. People who spoke these two languages generally had no problem communicating with each other. Xia Ruofei felt that there was no need for him to learn another language.
Soon, it was Thursday.
The team would fly to Valencia, the third-largest city in Spain, on Friday. They would challenge the Valencia FC of the Bat Corps on Saturday night at 8: 00 p.m. local time.
Valencia was an old and strong team with a long history. They had won six La Liga titles and eight Copa del Rey titles. They had also achieved good results in the European competitions, being the runner-up of the Champions League and the champion of the Europa League.
On paper, RCD Espanyol was definitely not a match for Valencia. The possibility of them returning home in defeat was not small. Not getting many points from Valencia was also part of the plan.
According to the agreement, Xia Ruofei was not required to play in this kind of match.
However, Ruby took into account that Xia Ruofei was in Spain for the next few days. If Xia Ruofei was needed for some matches in the future, he would have to fly all the way from Huaxia to Spain. For the match against Valencia, he did not need to travel all the way.
Moreover, RCD Espanyol would definitely play defensive counterattack against Valencia. If they counterattacked quickly, the opponent would most likely execute a tactical foul before the counterattacking player entered the danger zone to stop the counterattack.
And at this time, it was very likely to be Xia Ruofei's opportunity — he could still have the stability and accuracy of his free kick footwork from thirty meters away. What the opposing players thought was "outside the threatening area" was very likely to have already entered Xia Ruofei's shooting range.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Ruby decided to seek Xia Ruofei's opinion. He wanted to ask if Xia Ruofei could play in the match.
Xia Ruofei did not hesitate and agreed to Ruby's request to include him in the team's squad list for the away match.
Considering that he might play on Saturday night, Xia Ruofei also made a special trip to Halke Sports City on Thursday to participate in the team's training.
Wu Lei and Xia Ruofei took the same car from the hotel to the training ground.
After the two of them got out of the car, they chatted as they walked to the locker room. They would change into their training clothes there before heading to the training ground for the day.
The two of them arrived a little early. By the time they were done changing, most of the players had not arrived yet. Therefore, they left the locker room and headed to the training ground not far away.
As soon as they stepped out of the door, Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei saw Marco Roca, who was wearing casual clothes and a pair of large headphones, walking over while shaking his head.
Xia Ruofei smiled and waved at Marco Roca. When Marco Roca saw that the person in the training clothes next to Wu Lei was Xia Ruofei, he quickly took off his headphones.
"Hey! Good morning, Marco! " Rocca! "Xia Ruofei greeted Mark Roca in fluent Spanish.
Marco Roca's eyes widened. With a look of disbelief, he asked, "Mr. Xia, you … you speak Spanish?"
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