Chapter 340: Chapter 79: The Best in Europe! Consecutive Braces! A True Leader! He Tore Through a Defense by Himself

"Because Gomez is more mature than Wang Shuo."

"Almost everyone was certain that Wang Shuo would hit a rookie wall this season."

"But now, after 19 rounds, Wang Shuo’s record of 24 goals in 19 matches makes Gomez’s 8 goals in 19 matches look utterly dismal. It also makes some of Rummenigge’s pre-season statements in support of Gomez seem ridiculous."

Bild also revealed that Wang Shuo has once again been the player who runs the most in the Bundesliga this season.

As a forward, his running distance surpassed that of midfielders and full-backs. Who would believe it?

"When we look back now, was Wang Shuo’s 20 million euro transfer fee really that expensive?"

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In response to the German media reports, the Spanish media quickly fired back.

For one, Catalonia’s World Sports Daily argued that the competitive level of the Bundesliga can’t be mentioned in the same breath as La Liga.

Therefore, Wang Shuo’s scoring efficiency in the Bundesliga and Messi’s in La Liga simply cannot be directly compared.

"If Wang Shuo played in La Liga, he wouldn’t be able to score nearly as many goals!"

Similarly, the British media was even more direct, launching a full-frontal assault and immediately countering both the Spanish and German media.

"If Messi and Wang Shuo came to the Premier League, they’d just be a pair of softies!"

Questioning whether Messi could adapt to the Premier League was nothing new.

Wang Shuo, however, had the ’honor’ of becoming the new target of the British media’s scorn.

The Sun Newspaper, always known for its lack of integrity, even wrote an article stating, "Wang Shuo’s physicality in the Bundesliga is a glaring weakness. With his physique, he absolutely wouldn’t last more than three matches in the Premier League!"

The media of the three countries began a war of words.

The Italian media, on the other hand, was the most low-key.

But on another front, both the British and Spanish media dropped bombshells of their own.

For example, Asi Newspaper revealed that since Benzema joined Real Madrid, his performance has been less than ideal.

Florentino had originally planned to sign the Bundesliga’s top superstar, Ribery, but was blocked by Bayern.

With Wang Shuo’s rise this season, Florentino has started to change his mind.

The Real Madrid president believes that Wang Shuo is now the number one superstar in the Bundesliga, and Real Madrid is closely scouting him.

"For Real Madrid, Wang Shuo from China is an absolute godsend of an opportunity to open up the Chinese and Asian markets."

"More importantly, Florentino believes that a combination of Ronaldo, Wang Shuo, and Kaka will make Real Madrid the most appealing super-battleship in the world of football for years to come!"

Asi Newspaper believes that Real Madrid has a natural advantage in signing Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo’s personal sponsor is Adidas.

"The German sponsor would be more than happy to see Wang Shuo transfer to Real Madrid!"

Coincidentally, Barça’s mouthpiece, Daily Sports, also disclosed that Guardiola and Ibrahimovic were not getting along at all.

The Swedish center-forward might leave Barça at the end of the season.

"Guardiola is very interested in Wang Shuo. Apart from his height, Wang Shuo possesses all the abilities Guardiola looks for in an ideal center-forward. Furthermore, his running and coverage in the attacking third are a perfect fit for Guardiola’s tactics and would also free up Messi."

Daily Sports also believes that Barça has a huge advantage in attracting Wang Shuo.

"As last season’s La Liga treble winners, Barça’s outstanding achievements hold a huge appeal for Wang Shuo."

"At the same time, Nike has also been hoping to sign the Chinese forward. Barça hopes to get Nike’s help in signing Wang Shuo from Dortmund!"

And in the United Kingdom, the Manchester Evening News revealed that Ferguson has had Manchester United’s scouting team closely tracking Wang Shuo for some time.

"Ever since Wang Shuo was playing for Mainz, Manchester United had their eye on the talented Chinese forward."

"But for various reasons, Wang Shuo joined Dortmund."

"With the departure of Ronaldo and Tevez, Manchester United’s attack now has to rely solely on Rooney."

"If Wang Shuo were to join Manchester United, it would undoubtedly and greatly improve their lackluster offense."

The Manchester Evening News also revealed that Manchester United holds a very clear advantage in attracting Wang Shuo.

Namely, Ferguson has been following him since his time at Mainz and is very familiar with him.

Barça has Messi, and Real Madrid has Ronaldo and Kaka.

If Wang Shuo were to join either of these two giants, he would definitely have to play a supporting role to their superstars.

But if he came to Manchester United, it’s not impossible that he’d have a chance to compete with Rooney for the top spot.

More importantly, Ferguson is excellent at developing young players.

"If Wang Shuo joins Manchester United, he’ll have the chance to follow the same path Ronaldo took to reach the pinnacle of the European football scene at Manchester United!"

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"Wang, have Manchester United really been keeping an eye on you?"

Inside the visiting team’s locker room at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Subotic asked Wang Shuo with a look of concern.

’After all the trouble we went through to play together again at Dortmund, is Wang Shuo really going to leave again?’

"Have they? I didn’t even know myself!" Wang Shuo found it amusing.

"Didn’t a scout from Manchester United come to watch you train that one time?" Foyelner said from the side.

Wang Shuo nodded. "That was the only time, and there was no formal contact. We just chatted a bit."

"Who was it?"

"Ferguson’s brother, Martin Ferguson. Said he was Manchester United’s chief scout."

After a pause, Wang Shuo added, "But after that, I never heard anything from them again."

"If the British media hadn’t brought it up, I would’ve thought Manchester United had forgotten all about me."