After dealing with Alves, Li Shiguang didn't rush back to England. He gave Lina two days off and then flew to Madrid alone, where he spent a wonderful night with Shakira, who was still staying in Madrid.

The next morning, while Li Shiguang and Shakira were still asleep, an interview with Leeds United general manager Allen published in the Yorkshire Post once again brought yesterday's news to a climax.

At 8:30 a.m., in an apartment not far from Thorpe Arch, Antonio, who had just finished washing up, was leisurely eating his breakfast. He had been busy negotiating Maicon's contract renewal recently, so he decided to stay in the house he had previously rented in Leeds.

Antonio has been in a very good mood since yesterday morning. His comments in the Manchester Evening News have been fermenting all day, and by evening they have almost become the only one on the internet. Everyone who follows football is cursing Li Shiguang for his cold-bloodedness towards Maicon!

Last night, Antonio and Calderon spoke by phone, and both believed that Li Shiguang's tenure was unlikely to last much longer. After all, demoting players to the reserve team without any justification would severely damage the club's reputation. If this is confirmed, players might think twice before accepting transfer offers from Leeds United in the future.

Li Shiguang didn't respond at all for a whole day, which proves that he must have been thinking about how to salvage his image!

Just then, the phone that was lying to the side suddenly rang. As soon as Antonio answered, Maicon's urgent voice came through the phone.

"Antonio, have you read today's Yorkshire Post?"

Maicon's tone suddenly made Antonio feel uneasy. He frowned and replied, "Michael, I haven't received it yet. What's wrong?"

“The club has responded, and I think you should come over now and take a look at this report. I think the situation might be a little different from what you imagine!” Maicon’s voice sounded slightly dejected.

"Entry and exit? What entry and exit!?" Maicon's words made Antonio nervous. After a few seconds of silence, he calmed himself down and reassured him, "Michael, don't worry, I'll be there in 10 minutes."

After hanging up the phone, Antonio even forgot to clear the table and hurriedly rushed to Maicon's house with his bag.

About 10 minutes later, Antonio walked into Maicon's apartment. As soon as the two sat down on the sofa, Antonio noticed the Yorkshire Post that Maicon had placed on the coffee table.

As soon as Antonio picked up the newspaper, Allen's smiling face came into view, and below the photo was the content of his interview.

“Antonio is a complete fraud! Leeds United offered Maicon an extremely lucrative contract extension, but Maicon was blinded by the money-grubbing Antonio and rejected our offer. Not only that, he also made outrageous demands, asking Leeds United to pay him five times his current weekly wage! As the general manager of Leeds United, I certainly will not agree to such a request that would disrupt team unity!”

"However, this is not the main reason why Maicon was demoted to the reserve team. The reason he was demoted to the reserve team by Lee is because, under Antonio's influence, Maicon became a shameful traitor, a traitor with no sense of contract!"

“Just last week, Real Madrid president Calderón called me and made it clear that he wanted to sign Maicon in the upcoming winter transfer window. We never refuse such formal offers, so my boss, Li Shiguang, communicated with Calderón. However, to our surprise, Calderón made an almost insulting offer over the phone. He then threatened my boss, saying that Maicon's contract only had a year and a half left, and if he insisted on not renewing, Leeds United would end up with nothing!”

"Based on Calderon's brazen remarks, I have reason to suspect that Antonio violated the FA's rules by recommending players to other clubs during their contract period without the current club's written permission!"

Allen's lengthy and eloquent statement directly labeled Antonio as a fraudster, and Maicon as a traitor who betrayed Leeds United under his influence! Even at the end of the article, the phone recording between Li Shiguang and Calderon was presented to the public in written form.

After reading the newspaper, Antonio and Maicon exchanged a glance, both realizing an important issue!

That's it! We've completely fallen behind Leeds United!

Antonio didn't expect Li Shiguang to choose to confront him directly, revealing the whole story from beginning to end.

It is foreseeable that Maicon will not be able to stay at Leeds United after today.

The only one who can resolve this issue now is Calderon. If Real Madrid is willing to buy Maicon in the winter, everything will be fine!

Once Antonio understood this, he immediately took out his phone and dialed Calderon's number.

After a few busy tones, Calderon's voice came through the phone: "Good morning, Antonio. Is there any good news for me?"

"Good morning, Mr. Calderon. I do have some news for you, but it's probably not good news." Antonio tried to make his tone as natural as possible, after all, he needed the help of the big shot opposite him.

"Oh?" Calderon, who had just finished breakfast, was a little puzzled. "Tell me about it."

After receiving Calderon's response, Antonio quickly described to Calderon the news he had just seen in the newspaper, and specifically emphasized Li Shiguang's behavior of publishing the phone recording in the newspaper, which was clearly disrespectful to Calderon.

After listening to Antonio's account, Calderon had a similar thought. He also didn't expect Li Shiguang to disclose this matter to the media directly.

However, upon closer reflection, the current situation is not necessarily bad for him. The worse the relationship between Maicon and Leeds United becomes, the more opportunities he has to reap the benefits. Isn't the current almost irreconcilable relationship between the two sides exactly what he wants?

As for Li Shiguang's criticism of Real Madrid for not following the FA's rules by contacting the players in advance...

funny!

What does the FA's regulation have to do with my Spanish club?

Calderón's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Antonio, so what's the purpose of this call? Real Madrid won't abandon its plan to sign Maicon because of this. We will continue to make offers, but this will definitely require your cooperation and Maicon's cooperation."