Li Shiguang has an intimate knowledge of Arsenal as it is today.

Arsenal have maintained their good form from last season so far in the Premier League, currently sitting second in the league, only behind Mourinho's Chelsea.

Moreover, Arsenal won the Premier League title last season under Henry's leadership.

But this will also be Arsenal's last Premier League title in the next 20 years.

Since construction of the Emirates Stadium began in 2003, Arsenal has been burdened with huge bank debts.

Then began a decade-long scheme to sell the team captain to pay off debts.

As for this offer for Adebayor.

In Li Shiguang's conjecture.

On one hand, Wenger was drawn to the talent. As is well known, Wenger is not only a tactical mastermind but also a keen mentor to young players. Moreover, his eye for talent is truly remarkable; young players trained by him often achieve excellent results. Therefore, he set his sights on Adebayor, who has been performing exceptionally well recently.

Secondly, Wenger is probably dissatisfied with Mourinho's dominance over him this season and wants to strengthen his squad depth so that he can remain competitive enough to contend for the title next season.

After briefly analyzing the situation, Li Shiguang looked at Allen, who was still waiting for his reply, with a mischievous smile and said, "First, reject Arsenal, and then, like last time, find a few tabloid reporters and have them spread the word that Leeds United has received many offers from big clubs for Adebayor and is currently considering them internally."

Seeing the sly grin on his boss's face, Allen knew that as long as Wenger's offer didn't trigger Adebayor's release clause, he probably wouldn't be able to take him with him.

Li Shiguang then ignored Allen, who was still standing there thinking about which tabloid reporter to contact, and walked towards the training field on his own.

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On Friday, Wenger returned to his office at the Koenig training ground after finishing the morning training session.

He had just turned on his computer, ready to watch another video of tomorrow's match against Middlesbrough.

"Ring ring ring ring." The phone on the table rang.

Wenger picked up the phone, and the voice of assistant coach Borro Primorac came from the other end: "Arsène, Leeds United rejected our offer for Adebayor last night."

Upon hearing this news, Wenger recalled the sharply defined face of Li Shiguang that he had seen on television before, and replied noncommittally, "This young man seems to have quite an appetite. Let's leave him alone for now. We're not in a hurry anyway. What if there are better options in the transfer market after the summer transfer window opens? After all, more than 20 million euros is not a cheap price."

Upon hearing Wenger's words, Primorac hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But this morning, several newspapers reported that Leeds United had received offers from many clubs, including Real Madrid and Inter Milan."

Wenger shook his head and retorted, "Come on, Borough, you're not a child anymore. Is this the first time you've seen this kind of tactic? Ignore these rumors. Apart from me, no one else would spend so much money to buy a striker who's only 21 years old!"

"But··"

Hearing that Primorac was about to say something, Wenger interrupted him: "Alright, Borough, I have to prepare for tomorrow's game. We'll talk about this at the end of the season!" After saying that, he hung up the phone and continued to study Middlesbrough's match videos.

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Highbury Stadium

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely enthusiastic.

The commentator's voice echoed throughout the stadium: "1-0, Arsenal have finally taken the lead!"

"Thirry Henry, the king of Highbury! He saved Arsenal, besieging them for almost 90 minutes before finally scoring a goal under Thierry Henry's leadership."

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are still strong contenders for the Premier League title, we have not fallen behind!"

Watching the players celebrating wildly on the field, Wenger, who always maintained a refined demeanor on the sidelines, couldn't help but gently pump his fist.

He never expected today's match to be so difficult. Middlesbrough changed their previous tactics and started parking the bus right from the start, which made Arsenal's players suffer.

So far in the match, a total of 27 shots have been taken, but none have resulted in a goal for Middlesbrough.

Just now, taking advantage of Middlesbrough's corner kick being saved by the goalkeeper, Henry, who received the ball in the center circle, broke through the marking of three Middlesbrough defenders and scored the winning goal.

But less than a minute after Middlesbrough restarted the game, Wenger's expression suddenly changed.

Because he saw Henry, who wasn't holding the ball, suddenly sit down on the grass.

Seeing Henry's pained expression, Wenger's heart skipped a beat, and he began to pray to God.

After Vieira kicked the ball out of bounds, Arsenal's team doctor immediately entered the pitch and, after a brief examination, signaled to Wenger to make a substitution.

After the match, Wenger also quickly ended the press conference.

He needed to check on Henry's condition. The league had reached its most intense stage, and in his mind, Henry absolutely could not afford to have any problems.

But things didn't go as planned. After anxiously waiting in the locker room for 20 minutes...

Primorac, who had already taken Henry to the hospital, brought devastating news: Henry had torn his hamstring and was definitely out for the season. Whether he could recover by the start of next season was now unknown.

For a moment, Wenger's already furrowed brows became even more clouded.

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Li Shiguang received the news on Sunday morning at the training ground.

In his memory, Henry's career was actually quite smooth, without too many injuries.

It seems that he only had a major injury after he went to Barcelona, ​​but he wasn't sure if it was a hamstring tear.

However, this news should be a positive for him.

With Henry sidelined for the remainder of the season, and four rounds remaining in the league, Arsenal, trailing by five points, will most likely follow the same trajectory as before: failing to defend their title and having to pin their hopes on next season.

With Henry's recovery time uncertain, Wenger has no choice but to make signings.

Based on Li Shiguang's understanding of Wenger, this refined man will most likely choose the young Adebayor when it comes to player recruitment.

Since that's the case, then I'll just add fuel to the fire for you.

Thinking of this, he waved to Allen, who was recording data nearby.

After Allen jogged over, Li Shiguang whispered in his ear, "Find a few more powerful tabloid reporters and say that Leeds United has apparently accepted an offer from a furniture club and is currently in the final negotiations."