On July 13, news came from Beijing time zone that Chinese superstar Wu Lei will soon return to Barcelona, Spain, to get ready for the upcoming La Liga season. This trip home, Wu Lei not only successfully completed the mission of the 40 strong match, but also made a special trip to visit his mentor Xu Genbao, life seems to be extraordinarily full. The new challenge he is about to face is to impact the main position in La Liga, 32 days later, the Spaniards will usher in the first match of the new season.
In the Spaniard team, Wu Lei was once reduced to the bench, but even in the training of the Spanish B League, his level is still outstanding, compared to the Chinese Super League international players, Wu Lei undoubtedly has a clear advantage. In the Top 40, he scored 5 goals and had 2 assists, leading the national soccer team to 4 consecutive victories in the United Arab Emirates and successfully advancing to the Top 12.
Wu Lei also visited his mentor Xu Genbao with teammates Yan Junling and Wang Shenchao. Xu Genbao has high hopes for Wu Lei: "In such a fierce competition environment, from the bench to the UEFA Cup goals, and then break Barcelona's goal, Wu Lei with his family to pay, is unimaginable to many people. I hope that Wu Lei, in the grueling training, keep in mind that the original purpose of going abroad is to lead the national team to break out of Asia, so the quality of the usual training must be guaranteed!"
With the expectations of his mentor, Wu Lei is about to depart back to Spain to kick off his preparations for the new season. Next week, the entire Spaniard team will travel to Marbella for further pre-season training.
Objectively speaking, Wu Lei's pressure in Spain is greater than in the national football team. In the national team, Wu Lei is the absolute main force and the core, but in the Spaniards, he is currently only a substitute, and still need to fight for the starting position. From the situation of last season, the manager Moreno does not trust him, but Moreno is trusted by the senior management.
When he first arrived in La Liga, Wu Lei performed well and even broke Barcelona's door. Now, he will make an impact on the starting position. Last season, Wu Lei made 34 appearances on behalf of Espanyol, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists, but most of the time he was on the bench.
