In Espanyol's 1-1 draw with Osasuna, Wu Lei started in La Liga after a gap of 197 days. The reason why Wu Lei can get the opportunity is that the main striker De Thomas and the manager Moreno are not in harmony, in the previous match with Real Madrid, Moreno also grabbed De Thomas's collar on the bench and reprimanded loudly, and the relationship between the 2 was very tense.
Perhaps recognizing his problem, De Thomas chose to apologize publicly after a lapse of 1 day, writing: "Moreno is not only my coach, but also my friend. Respecting the coach is like respecting one's own father, but I made the mistake of disrespecting him at the Bernabeu, so I didn't show up in the starting line-up for the next game, that's the price, I was wrong, no player can be above the club. ”
De Tomas can be said to be the "thigh-level" figure of espanyol, he scored 23 goals last season to lead Espanyol back to La Liga, and this season he scored 15 more to help the team successfully relegated. De Thomas' outstanding performance has attracted the attention of many clubs, including his home team Real Madrid, and there are rumors that Real Madrid want to bring De Thomas home, but his termination fee is as high as 70 million euros.
Espanyol CEO Ye Mao admitted that he could not guarantee that De Thomas would stay in the team, saying: "Will De Thomas stay? No one can guarantee that, we all know that there is a termination clause in his contract, and there is nothing we can do if someone activates it. Previously, the Spanish media had said that as long as Real Madrid's offer reached 40 million, the Spaniard was likely to release people, and the possibility of leaving the team was further increased in the case of the tense relationship between De Tomas and Moreno.
If De Thomas leaves, it may be an opportunity for Wu Lei. Because in the case of De Thomas being abandoned, Moreno's first thought was Wu Lei, who gave the Chinese striker a chance to start. From the current situation, Moreno will most likely continue to coach, Wu Lei wants to get more opportunities to play, in addition to the usual good performance in training and competition, De Thomas's stay is also very critical.