Li Ang had led Sporting de Gijón to the Treble. This was definitely a major event in China's sports world. In the words of Soccer News, the impact on China's football was as exciting as Xu Haifeng breaking the ice at the Olympic Games.
Sporting de Gijón's Copa del Rey final was the final match of the Treble. CCTV had specially sent a production team to Valencia to report on the scene.
After that, CCTV made a special feature in the latest episode of Soccer Night. The special feature was called "The Godfather of Gijon."
The special feature looked back at the process of Li Ang leading Sporting de Gijón to the La Liga, Copa del Rey, and UEFA Europa League. It could be said that the Chinese fans were excited and cheered for Li Ang.
Then, the news of Li Ang terminating his contract with Sporting de Gijón came from Spain. Before the Chinese media could figure out what was going on, the European media was hyping up Li Ang's next team. The Roma duo, FC Schalke 04, Newcastle United, and other traditional strong teams were all exposed as being involved with Li Ang. This immediately made the Chinese fans excited.
Compared to Sporting de Gijón, which was a previously unknown team, these traditional strong teams were naturally more attractive.
CCTV's production team in Spain was preparing to return to China. They also received a mission to interview Li Ang and get the latest exclusive interview.
Unfortunately, Li Ang's phone was switched off, and no media could contact him.
The person in charge of CCTV's production team in Spain was Duan Xuan. Big Head Duan left more than a dozen messages on Li Ang's phone, left a message on Li Ang's personal email, and called Li Ang's agent, hoping to contact Li Ang.
His agent, Miss Betty, conveyed Duan Xuan's interview request to Li Ang. Considering the good relationship with CCTV Sports Channel, Duan Xuan finally received a reply from Li Ang's agent, Miss Betty, two hours before they were about to fly from Madrid to Milan. The content of the email was very simple. It was information about a flight from Madrid to Milan.
Duan Xuan was stunned at first, then he thought of the news in Milan Gazzetta dello Sport about Inter Milan's manager, Mancini's dismissal, and Inter Milan's interest in Li Ang. He was overjoyed. Then the production team was in chaos. It was almost at the last moment, the production team got three tickets to fly to Milan with Li Ang.
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In the VIP lounge of Madrid Airport, a sweaty Duan Xuan, with a reporter and a cameraman, finally saw Li Ang, who had 'disappeared' for a few days.
There were three women beside Li Ang. One of them was as beautiful as a princess in a fairy tale. There was another beautiful woman, whom Duan Xuan knew. She was the resident Spanish reporter of Huiwen Newspaper, Hua Hua. It was rumored that this female reporter had an unusual relationship with Li Ang. It seemed that the rumors were true to be able to appear here before CCTV. However, Hua Hua's expression was a little unnatural.
The other hot and sexy woman was Li Ang's agent, Miss Betty.
This was the first time Hua Hua had seen Alice. Seeing Alice's beautiful, pure face, like that of a European noble princess, Hua Hua, who was very confident in her appearance, could not help but feel ashamed. She even had to let her imagination run wild. Li Ang chose to bring Hua Hua to Milan at this time. This meant that he was planning to announce their relationship. Was this a tactful hint to her?! This made the beautiful female reporter inevitably feel bitter in her heart.
In the airport's VIP lounge, Li Ang accepted a joint interview with CCTV and Huiwen Newspaper.
"Mr. Li Ang, why did you suddenly choose to leave Sporting de Gijón?" Duan Xuan asked. Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón's sudden choice to break up was still a topic of interest to domestic fans.
"Sporting de Gijón was the first club I coached. I have a lot of feelings for this city and this team." Li Ang obviously did not want to talk about this topic. "All good things must come to an end. The Treble as the end of my story in Sporting de Gijón is good for me and the team."
"It is rumored that you and Mr. Manuel Arango have always been at odds. Mr. Arango's business is in a financial crisis and the club has to sell the players to cash in. Is this the reason why you left Sporting de Gijón?" The CCTV reporter brought by Duan Xuan suddenly asked.
Li Ang gave the reporter a deep look and did not answer the question.
Duan Xuan glared at the reporter. He knew Li Ang's personality. Although Li Ang and CCTV worked well together, a large part of this was because CCTV was China's media and Li Ang gave them face. After this period of understanding, Duan Xuan was very clear about Li Ang's tough character when facing the media. Don't think that Li Ang did not dare to go against CCTV.
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Duan Xuan used his eyes to warn his colleagues not to casually ask questions. He knew that the topic of breaking up with Sporting de Gijón was now taboo and could not be brought up again. He immediately chose to change the topic.
However, Hua Hua suddenly asked a question.
"Milan Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Inter Milan is interested in inviting you to coach. Now that you are going to Milan, is it related to this matter?"
"Inter Milan has indeed sent me an invitation." Li Ang did not deny it.
The CCTV film crew immediately became excited. Compared to the inside story of Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón's breakup, Li Ang's future was more interesting. Moreover, Li Ang was linked to the traditional powerhouse of Serie A, Inter Milan.
"May I ask, does this mean that you have already reached an agreement with Inter Milan?" The CCTV reporter asked again.
As soon as the reporter's question came out, Duan Xuan immediately knew that this was bad.
"After Mr. Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón chose to break up peacefully, we received a call from Inter Milan. Let me reiterate, before this, we have not been in contact with any football clubs. It's just that Mr. Moratti admires Li Ang very much and Inter Milan has shown great sincerity. This made the contact between the two sides progress very quickly. It's just that we have not reached a final agreement yet. "Miss Betty immediately took over the topic.
*****
Duan Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue asking questions.
"Alright. It's time to get ready to board the plane. "Li Ang suddenly opened his mouth and was about to ask them to leave.
"Mr. Li Ang, we still have two more questions." The CCTV reporter did not give up.
"That's your problem. I said, the interview ends here," Li Ang said coldly.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li Ang is a little tired. The interview ends here," Betty quickly said.
Then, Li Ang got up and left with his girlfriend, Alice.
Miss Betty shook hands with Hua Hua and expressed her apology. Then, she nodded at the CCTV staff and quickly followed.
"What kind of attitude is that?" The CCTV reporter said angrily.
"What kind of attitude is that?" Hua Hua, who had been quiet today, suddenly exploded. "Why should he answer your questions? Why should he spoil you? Who do you think you are? "
"Who are you? You — his attitude is not good, and you can't say anything? Which media company are you from? If you want to drink soup with us, you should be aware … "The CCTV reporter was furious and shouted.
*****
At this time, Miss Betty came back. "Miss Hua Hua, your seat is next to ours. Let's go together."
Hua Hua looked coldly at the reporter who did not know what he was talking about. She chatted and laughed with Betty and left. After yelling and venting, she was in a much better mood now.
"Why?" The CCTV reporter was indignant.
"Why? Because he's the first coach in China to coach a European team. Because he's now a treble champion. He's China's football. He's won glory for the people of China! " Duan Xuan was furious. He shouted at his colleague, "Didn't I say that today's interview will be led by me? What did you do just now?"
After being rebuked by Duan Xuan, the reporter was not convinced. "It's Li Ang who didn't cooperate. It's not my fault."
"Cooperate? Why should he cooperate with you? "Duan Xuan said angrily." If you want to talk about cooperation, we should be the ones cooperating with him! "
"Why?" After being rebuked by Duan Xuan, the reporter was not convinced.
"Because there are so many powerhouses competing to invite him to coach!" Duan Xuan was really having a headache. Why did they send such a self-righteous reporter to him? However, he also knew that CCTV had their eyes on the top of their heads and were extremely arrogant. They thought that everyone had to curry favor with them. Now, they were still doing things their own way with Li Ang. Now, they finally suffered.
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"What's there to be proud of?" The reporter was unhappy and said, "Maybe Inter Milan won't take a liking to him."
Duan Xuan was so angry that he couldn't take it anymore. He had made up his mind to report this bastard when he returned. In addition, he was really worried that after this incident, Li Ang's originally good relationship with Central Television would also be affected. Just like what he said earlier, it was Central TV that was cooperating with Li Ang and begging him. It wasn't Li Ang who was cooperating with Central TV. For him to be able to get this interview, it could only be said that Li Ang was giving Central TV face, not the other way around.
"Good, good, good! In a while, you'll see how Inter Milan treats Li Ang, "Duan Xuan said angrily. Duan Xuan said angrily. He had an intuition that Inter Milan was sincere in hiring Li Ang to coach them. This could be seen from Inter Milan's decisive dismissal of Mancini.
Duan Xuan judged that Inter Milan was sincere in inviting Li Ang. However, he did not expect Inter Milan to value Li Ang so much. The welcoming lineup was so grand that it was shocking.
As for the CCTV reporter, he was completely dumbfounded when he saw this grand welcoming ceremony.
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