After the Closure of the European Transfer Market this winter, Wu Lei, the "first brother" of the Chinese national football team, still remained in Espanyol. However, the inability to get a starting opportunity for a long time and can only play in a limited time has undoubtedly seriously consumed Wu Lei's state. So far this season, Wu Lei has even scored only one official game goal.
In fact, as early as last month, Wu Lei was rumored to be extremely close to leaving espanyol. According to the Spanish media at the time, the Spaniard coach Moreno excluded Wu Lei from the starting lineup for technical and tactical reasons, and asked the club's top management to send Wu Lei away in the winter window, and the two sides seemed to be about to "break up". However, until the end of the transfer period, Wu Lei "magically" stayed in Espanyol.
Recently, the Spanish media "ARA" published a report explaining why Wu Lei did not leave the team in the winter window. The media revealed that although Wu Lei did not have many opportunities to appear in the team, in business, the player is still irreplaceable, and the Spaniard intends to continue to use Wu Lei to open up the Chinese market, which also allows Wu Lei's future fate to continue to be tied to the Spaniards.
The media also pointed out that as long as conditions permit, the Spaniard intends to go to China as soon as this summer for a tour of commercial competitions, and the protagonist of this trip is undoubtedly Wu Lei. For the Spaniards, this will be a very important marketing campaign, so wu lei cannot be lacking. "Wu Lei's role in the Espanyol team is not important, but he is still an idol launched by the team for the Chinese market." Spanish media said.
Indeed, for Chinese fans, the only motivation to pay attention to Espanyol is Wu Lei. Without the current number one star of the national football team, Espanyol's influence in China cannot be compared with other European giants. Therefore, it is conceivable how much potential benefits Wu Lei can bring to the club.
Of course, for Wu Lei himself, if you put aside commercial cooperation and only consider from the perspective of competition, how much value there is in staying in the Espanyol team is a question worthy of careful consideration at present.