With the important responsibilities of the national football team on his shoulders in the past and strong competition from new players in the future, Wu Lei’s life is getting more and more difficult.

The Chinese national team embarks on the journey to the top 12, and "First Brother" Wu Lei will also join the team later. Because the national team will most likely complete the first four games of the group stage in West Asia, Wu Lei's position in the club will undoubtedly be greatly affected. Moreover, as Wu Lei is about to leave, the Espanyol club officially announced that Betis forward Loren Moron will join on loan. In the days to come, whether the new aid will be Wu Lei's assistant or opponent depends on coach Moreno's tactical philosophy and whether Moron can "come back to life" in the new environment.

The 27-year-old Moron was born in Marbella, the holy land of Spanish football. In the winter of 2015, he transferred to Betis B team as a free agent. Since then, Moron has not changed clubs, but his status in the club is not stable. Only half a month after joining Betis B team, Moron has become the team's main rotation player. However, that season, he scored nothing in 11 appearances. Nonetheless, Betis did not rush things and gave Moron more time in the 2015/16 season. That season, he played 30 times in Betis B team, including 17 starts. His outstanding performance of scoring 13 goals made Betis very satisfied with this "no capital business". In the second half of 2017, Moron started all 23 games of Betis B team without exception, and scored twice three times. His 17 goals also won him the The reward for “promoting”.

In January 2018, Moron was officially promoted from the B team to the first team and began his La Liga journey. The person who advocated the promotion of Moron was the famous Spanish coach Quique Setien, who placed him in the starting lineup against Villarreal only 3 days after his disciple was promoted. Moron, who knew how to repay his kindness, did not disappoint "Bole" and scored the team's two goals to help Betis defeat the opponent 2:1. Ten days later in the match against Deportivo La Coruna, he scored the only goal of the game and once again won the team 3 points. Such a stunning start not only excited the fans, but also made Setien feel happy.

How much does Setién admire Moron? After taking office as Barcelona coach in January 2020, faced with Dembélé's season-ending serious injury, Setien proposed four candidate new players: Getafe's Angel Rodriguez, Girona's veteran Santiago Bernabeu. Carloni, Bakambu of Beijing Guoan, and Moron. After learning the news, Moron was also very excited: "This (Barcelona is interested) makes me very happy, which is normal. I know that due to Dembele's injury, they may sign someone. Barcelona is the best in the world The team, they have the best players in the world. The future will be revealed.” According to Spanish media, Barcelona did make an offer at the time, but it was flatly rejected by Betis. According to "Marca", Barcelona's offer was 15 million euros, but Betis made it clear that there was no such thing as 40 million euros - the huge gap in psychological price between the two parties was obviously difficult to bridge. On the other hand, Betis only had two forwards who could serve as the main force at the time, and there was not a strong desire to sell Moron. At the same time, Moron ranked first among local players in the scorer list for many consecutive rounds. The then Betis coach Rubi strongly opposed the deal.

In fact, Rubi, who succeeded Setién, only stayed at Betis for one year. In the first half of the 2019/20 season, when Rubi took office, it was when Moron shined: he scored consecutive goals in the first 3 rounds of the league, and contributed 1 pass and 1 shot in the showdown with Barcelona; in the first 9 rounds of the league, he Contributed 7 goals. The outstanding performance not only surprised Ruby, but also brought the player's worth to a career peak of 20 million euros. In addition to Barcelona, ??AC Milan, Naples, and Tottenham have all shown strong interest in him. However, from the 10th round to the end of the season, Moron's condition plummeted, contributing only 3 goals and 1 assist in 27 appearances. What is even more puzzling is that in the following 2020/21 season, he only scored 1 goal in 26 league appearances, which was not even as many yellow cards as he received. This obviously makes it difficult for him to be reused by new coach Trujillo. Since then, Moron has been reduced to a substitute at Betis. Even if Pellegrini, another old acquaintance of Chinese fans, took over the team, Moron's situation did not change at all, and transfer became his only option.

Although it has been more than a season since his heroics, Moron's fast and strong characteristics are still favored by many coaches. The Spaniard's loan includes a buyout clause of 10 million euros. For the former striker who is in his prime, this is a good opportunity to prove himself again. In 127 appearances for Betis, Moron was placed in the center position by the coach in 109 games. At the same time, 27 of his 28 goals were scored from this position. For Wu Lei, who is often used by the coach as a winger, there seems to be no direct competition. However, Moron's arrival will inevitably lead to the reorganization of the Spaniard's forward line. At the critical moment, Wu Lei "gathered less and separated more" from his club teammates due to the top 12 match, which may put him in a very disadvantageous position in the competition within the team.

Of course, as a forward with distinctive characteristics in the Espanyol team, Wu Lei is good at running and creating space, and his fighting spirit is impeccable. These are also qualities that are a perfect partner with an outstanding center, and may help Wu Lei in the team. occupy a favorable position in internal competition.