Curious, Li Shiguang took the price list from Simone and burst out laughing as soon as he looked at it.

It turned out that the paper contained a quote from Barcelona.

The target of their acquisition is another key midfielder for Leeds United.

Yaya Touré, an Ivorian.

"Hey, what's wrong with Rijkaard? Was he impressed by Toure's performance in the round of 16?" Li Shiguang said sarcastically.

Simeone nodded, agreeing with Li Shiguang's assessment: "I estimate that Toure performed very well in the second leg, and he has also improved quite rapidly over the past year. It seems that all-around midfielders like him, who are physically strong and technically complete, are becoming increasingly popular in the market."

Hmm? You've made rapid progress?

Simone's unintentional remark reminded Li Shiguang.

He quickly opened the system and checked Toure's attributes.

Yaya Touré

Age: 24

[Offensive Threat]: 89

[Defensive Strength]: 80

[Body Balance]: 92

[Long-range transmission accuracy]: 89

[Short pass accuracy]: 90

[Shooting Accuracy]: 88

[Disc Accuracy]: 87

[Shooting Technique]: 90

[Speed/Top Speed]: 86/88

[Injury Tolerance]: A

[Talent]: S

[Current Match Status]: Normal

[Player Evaluation]: A versatile midfielder, physically strong with a wide defensive radius, excellent overall vision on the field, and highly skilled with excellent footwork, possessing considerable dribbling ability and long-range shooting ability from outside the penalty area. Since joining Leeds United, he is rapidly developing under the guidance of his master-level coach!

Overall Rating: A (3%)

Seeing that Ture's overall rating was only 3% of A grade, which was still a long way from his peak talent level of S, Li Shiguang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After triggering Schmeichel's talent peak mission last time, Li Shiguang would occasionally check on the players' growth.

But he was too busy lately and neglected this matter.

If Simone hadn't mentioned it earlier, and if Toure had been close to triggering this mission and he had betrayed him, wouldn't he have regretted it to the point of despair?

However, it seems that it will be a long time before Toure triggers this mission. If the price in Barcelona is right, this deal is still worth negotiating.

"Diego, what do you think? Is it worth selling?" Li Shiguang placed the offer sheet on the table, automatically ignoring Barcelona's €18 million offer, and asked Simeone for his opinion.

"Hmm... let me think."

He muttered something to himself and then lowered his head to think seriously.

Li Shiguang wasn't in a hurry. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, then shifted his weight back, crossed his legs, and comfortably leaned back on the sofa, waiting for Simone's reply.

Simone lowered his head and thought for about half a minute before looking up at Li Shiguang and saying solemnly, "Boss, I think we can sell it, but the price is too low!"

"Oh? Tell me more about it."

This was the first time Li Shiguang had discussed the issue of selling players with Simeone, so Li Shiguang was quite curious about Simeone's specific ideas.

“The main reason is that we feel we have enough midfielders to replace him.” Seeing Li Shiguang’s interest, Simeone boldly shared his thoughts. “Toure isn’t an absolute starter. In attack, I think you prefer the combination of Modric and Alonso. In defense, if you feel Mascherano is a bit lacking in physical strength after selling him, then we can bring back that Brazilian kid on loan at Real Sociedad next season.”

"A Brazilian kid? You mean Casemiro?"

"Yes, I've watched his games in La Liga. In terms of physical attributes and tackling ability, he's not much worse than Toure, and the kid also has a good overall view of the game."

Since he was on loan and there was no photo of him in front of him, Li Shiguang couldn't see Casemiro's specific stats for the time being. But since Simeone had said so, Li Shiguang chose to believe him immediately.

Li Shiguang nodded and said, "Alright, I'll give Laporta a call later. He thinks he can take Toure away from me for 18 million euros? He's dreaming."

After the two of them settled Toure's future in the office, they started looking at other quotes.

After glancing at the rest, apart from finding another offer from Barcelona for Pique worth 4 million euros, the others didn't seem very interesting.

So Li Shiguang told Simone and Allen to leave work first, while he took out his phone and called Laporta.

"Good afternoon, Li!" Li Shiguang didn't have to wait long. The phone rang for only a few seconds before Laporta's cheerful voice rang in his ears.

Good afternoon, Huo An.

The last meeting with Laporta in Switzerland was actually quite pleasant, and we've also had friendly collaborations with Barcelona before.

So after greeting everyone, Li Shiguang went straight to the point about the purpose of his call.

"Huo An, I have seen both of the quotes you sent."

"Really? You agree?"

"certainly!"

"Well...."

Hearing Li Shiguang's answer without any hesitation.

Laporta's brain even experienced a brief malfunction.

He had prepared himself for a thorough phone negotiation with Li Shiguang, but Li Shiguang didn't expect to play by the rules.

Before Laporta could be out of commission for long, Li Shiguang quickly restarted him: "Of course I'm willing to sell them, but as for the price, we'll have to discuss it properly, hahahahaha."

What the hell? Then you're obviously a hammer!

Laporta felt a pang of anxiety; he suddenly remembered Maicon, whom he had sold for a staggering 40 million euros a few months earlier.

Li Shiguang's negotiation style in player transfers is no secret among these club bigwigs.

Although he had vaguely heard that Calderon had committed some taboos before making this deal, which angered Li Shiguang.

But if Li Shiguang dared to ask for 40 million euros for a full-back and even sold him, what price wouldn't he dare to ask for?

Sure enough, before Laporta could speak, Li Shiguang's voice came through the phone.

To his surprise, Li Shiguang did not bid, but instead asked another question.

"Hoan, I want to ask, are you selling Messi?"