Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Juventus fell apart this summer.

Sure enough, the World Cup has just ended.

Real Madrid announced the signing of head coach Fabio Capello and Brazilian midfielder Emerson on their official website.

With Real Madrid firing the first shot, other major clubs across Europe began to share in the spoils of Juventus's victory.

Champions League defending champions Barcelona have signed two full-backs, Zambrotta and Thuram.

Inter Milan have secured the signing of Vieira.

Fiorentina have announced the signing of Mutu.

Before flying to Spain, Li Shiguang had Allen announce that Ibrahimovic and Cannavaro would be joining Leeds United for the new season.

These two transfers have brought Leeds United into the spotlight of the English media and fans.

The most talked-about topic is how Leeds United has become so successful that they can actually snatch players from a top European club like Juventus!

Furthermore, Capello mentioned in an interview that he originally wanted to bring Emerson and Cannavaro to the Bernabéu together, but when he found his beloved disciple, he discovered that he had already reached an agreement with Leeds United!

As if to help Leeds United build momentum, after Capello, Inter Milan's manager Moratti also talked about a similar topic. They also planned to sign Ibrahimovic, but unexpectedly, Li Shiguang had already made his move before the World Cup even started!

But when did Li Shiguang snatch Ibrahimovic and Cannavaro from these top clubs? Why was there no prior indication of it? This has left the media pondering...

really.

To prevent the transfer turmoil from affecting the players' performance in the World Cup, all of Leeds United's transfer operations were handled by Allen himself after Li Shiguang's approval. Apart from the two of them, only Lina and Simeone knew about it within Leeds United.

And most importantly, the agreement with Juventus was only verbal before; the actual contract was signed in Turin after the World Cup started.

If the news were leaked in advance, Li Shiguang was still very afraid that these wealthy families would rush out and drive up the price!

However, the media didn't linger on Li Shiguang for long.

Seemingly afraid of being overshadowed by Li Shiguang, just days after Leeds United announced the signing of two new players, the Russian oligarch, who was waving his money around to buy players, stepped forward!

Chelsea's official website updated two transfer news items in one day.

First, in the morning, it was announced that Andriy Shevchenko had joined Chelsea for a record €50 million.

The news, once released, was like a bombshell dropped on English football, sparking countless discussions among fans. Media outlets that had already published today's newspapers immediately began working overtime to draft new articles.

But before the new report was even released, just a few hours later, Chelsea announced their second signing of the summer transfer window: German national team captain Michael Ballack joined as a free agent.

Two major signings in one day.

This shift in media attention completely from Leeds United to Chelsea overshadowed even Manchester United's announcement that Ruud van Nistelrooy had joined Real Madrid for €15 million.

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Li Shiguang, who was in Spain, didn't care about any of this, because he was working on the last two transfer deals of the summer.

Li Shiguang, who had returned to Madrid after more than half a month, didn't have time to savor the wonderful time he had spent in Madrid not long ago. He and Allen rushed to the Madahonda training base, where they met Enrique, the manager of Atlético Madrid, whom they had previously only met online.

The negotiations did not last long. After all, Leeds United's initial offer of 25 million euros was already very close to Enrique's target price. The reason they did not agree last time was simply because they wanted to take advantage of Torres' youth and his outstanding performance last season to squeeze out more money.

There's no way around it, Atlético Madrid is broke right now!

After a brief negotiation in the office, Li Shiguang ultimately secured Torres with an initial payment of €25 million plus a €5 million performance bonus for Torres' 30 appearances for Leeds United next season.

While Allen was signing the contract, Li Shiguang, with Enrique's help, also made a phone call to Torres, who was on vacation.

When Torres learned that the club wanted to sell him, he was initially very resistant. After all, Atlético Madrid was where he had grown up and developed, and as the captain, Torres had a lot of feelings for the club.

Seeing that Enrique couldn't persuade him, Li Shiguang simply took the phone from Enrique's hand and once again used his empty promises. In the end, Torres succumbed to the lure of a weekly wage of 40,000 euros and the chance to play in the Champions League, and accepted Li Shiguang's invitation.

After acquiring Torres, Li Shiguang had no more reservations about selling Falcao and headed to Barcelona with Allen that very afternoon.

Before coming to Spain, Li Shiguang had already spoken with Falcao. The player himself was not opposed to Barcelona's invitation, so Li Shiguang did not argue with Laporta and sold Falcao for 41 million euros.

After completing these two transactions, Li Shiguang's transfer plans for the first team this summer have come to a successful conclusion. As for the other promising young players he has his eye on, he can leave that to Allen to handle at his own pace.

Upon returning to Leeds, Lee Shiguang once again entered a period of tanking. He needed to take advantage of the time to rest, as it was already July 14th, and in a few days, the players would return to the team to begin pre-season training.

But while he was tanking, Leeds United's antics once again drove the English media into a frenzy.

July 15th.

Liverpool's official website has been updated to announce the signing of Milner for €20 million on a four-year contract.

Before the media could react, Leeds United's official website was also updated.

Edin Dzeko has left the team and joined Manchester City on loan for one year.

Vardy has left the team and joined Reading on loan for one year.

Falcao left the team, joining Barcelona for 41 million euros.

Berbatov left the team to join Manchester United for €30 million.

The departures of Dzeko and Vardy did not cause much of a stir.

But the departure of the other three players left everyone puzzled. Did Li Shiguang not want to go further in the Champions League? Did Leeds United consider qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League this season a success?

On the day the news broke, several evening newspapers in England published critical comments!

Leeds United's Champions League performance prediction: Just making it out of the group stage would be a blessing!

Has Li Shiguang gone mad again?!

"Leeds United's stinginess will waste a Premier League spot in the Champions League!"

A first in football history: two of the team's top scorers have left before the new season even starts!

Leeds United did not rush to respond to these criticisms. Instead, they updated their official website again the following morning, announcing the signings of Sun Jihai and Torres...