Chapter 404 World Cup 23-man squad
Li Qing signed a 3-year contract with Armani, with 3.5 million euros per year and unlimited formal wear design for high-end clothing; signed a 4-year contract with Vacheron Constantin, with an endorsement fee of 4 million euros per year and a top watch; and signed a 3-year contract with Warwick Mobile Phones, with an annual endorsement fee of 6.5 million euros.
If time permits, he will also sign contracts with well-known companies such as Mengniu, Pepsi, Gatorade, Pro Evolution Soccer, Geely Automobile, Tianchao Nanling Airlines and Anping Insurance.
According to the endorsement fee revealed by Mendes, Li Qing can get more than 100 million euros per year in pre-tax endorsement fees!
In other words, Li Qing got endorsement fees comparable to Messi and Ronaldo within a year and a half of his debut. If some endorsements may not affect Li Qing's image, the total pre-tax endorsement fee may even surpass Messi and Ronaldo.
The next day, Li Qing drove the red Ferrari 458 priced at 226,000 euros given by Mendes to take his friend Arnold to the St. George's Park training base in Staffordshire in western England, which is also the training base of the England national team.
Li Qing has been to St. George's training base many times in the past and is familiar with the place.
It is worth mentioning that this training base is the most modern comprehensive training base in the world and one of the world's best training bases. The base has three centers and a hotel, 11 outdoor courts, 5 of which are illuminated and have underground heating systems, which means that you won't feel cold when training on those five grass pitches in winter.
In addition, there is an indoor artificial grass field with climate control function, which is suitable for all-day training and is the home of England's 25 men's and women's national teams at all levels.
There are all kinds of corresponding facilities such as indoor five-a-side football fields, plastic running tracks, goalkeeper training areas and gyms. In March this year, a U21 player from a super team in Shanghai said that it is the world's most luxurious football training center.
England's national training base is also open to the public at ordinary times. Basically anyone can sign up on the official website. Professional players come here to train during their vacations. The fee is 195 pounds starting at two hours.
If you want to enjoy better supporting facilities, it's simple, just pay more.
Back to the point, it is not far from Cheshire to Staffordshire. Li Qing took more than an hour to reach the world-famous St. George's Park Stadium, and his teammates Henderson, Joe Gomez and Milner from the same club arrived at the England National Training Base half an hour after they arrived.
St. George's Park Training Base has first-class facilities and has its own traffic. In addition, many media know that today is the day when Liverpool players report to the England national team, so many reporters came to the training base.
Li Qing is no longer a rookie who was selected for the England national team last year. Now he can basically be said to have surpassed Harry Kane, Sterling and other English players to become the team's top star.
In the 2017-2018 Premier League season, he scored 75 goals and 28 assists, 5 goals and 1 assist in the League Cup, 8 goals and 3 assists in the FA Cup, 3 goals and 1 assist in the Community Shield, and 26 goals and 7 assists in the Champions League. This means that Li Qing scored 117 goals and 40 assists in the official games of the 2017-2018 season.
Such data can make an unknown player become a superstar. Li Qing rose to prominence in the 2016-2017 season and naturally became a superstar player in the 2017-2018 season.
England has jumped from the 12th place in the World Cup ranking to the 3rd place, second only to France and Brazil, thanks to Li Qing.
Many media speculate that if Li Qing can play like he did in the Champions League final, England will be the biggest favorite to win the World Cup in Russia!
Li Qing has become England's top star, and head coach Southgate will naturally organize an official press conference to welcome the new Champions League champion Liverpool players back to the St. George's Park training base to prepare for the pre-World Cup warm-up match that will start soon and the World Cup in Russia in half a month.
The press conference was held by Southgate and Li Qing.
When the reporter mentioned the World Cup results again, Li Qing said without hesitation: "Champion! I said this at the end of the press conference after the Champions League final, because there is only champion in my dictionary!"
The media reporter with a tricky angle mentioned the last warm-up match with the Chinese men's football team before the start of the World Cup. Li Qing pondered for a moment before saying: "That game must be of great significance to me. You suddenly asked me how I felt, and I don't know how to answer. I can only say that it is not destined."
This question is very heavy, and the English press officer quickly asked a media reporter who has a cooperative relationship with the official to ask a question and change the topic.
The England national team's preparations are semi-closed, and the time lasts until the home stadium, the new Wembley Stadium, to face the Senegal national team led by Mane.
Six days passed quickly, and England sat at the new Wembley Stadium to welcome the challenge of the Senegal national team led by Mane.
Li Qing and other players are already the core players of the England team, so this warm-up match is more about testing those players who can catch the last train to the World Cup. He did not come on as a substitute until the end of the game to adapt to the rhythm of the game.
"Leeeeeeeeeeeeeee——"
The fans in the audience burst into a tsunami-like roar, cheering for Li Qing. It was obvious that the Champions League final that just ended not long ago still seemed to these fans like it happened yesterday.
Although Li Qing did not play much, his role was very important.
His appearance also demonstrated to the fans what a superstar performance is.
A powerful and heavy long-range shot helped England exceed the score.
In stoppage time, he passed three people and broke into the penalty area to assist club teammate Henderson to score, improving a warm-up match that should have ended at 1:1 to 3:1.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with Senegal sending a large number of substitutes. If he were the main player, Li Qing would not be able to score goals and assists so easily.
At the end of this warm-up match, the Football Association also submitted the final 23-man match roster.
Goalkeepers: Pickford, Butland, Pope
Defenders: Ashley Young, Delph, Kyle Walker, Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Maguire, Joe Gomez, Cahill
Midfielder: Dier, Henderson, Milner, Loftus-Cheek, Alli, Lingard, Livermore
Forwards: Li Qing, Harry Kane, Sterling, Rashford, Vardy
In addition to a 23-man roster, there are also five candidate players, namely Lewis Cook, Adam Lallana, Tarkovsky, Tom Heaton and Welbeck.
If no player selected for the 23-man roster is injured in the next ten days, then this 23-man roster will be the final roster.
The England team conducted another two days of closed training at the St. George's Park training base, and then took a flight to the Chinese Imperial Capital on June 7 to prepare for the final warm-up match before the World Cup against the Chinese men's football team at the Workers' Stadium two days later.
