Three days later.

Li Shiguang led the entire Leeds United team to visit White Hart Lane in London.

Facing Tottenham Hotspur, who have only managed one win so far this season, the red-hot Leeds United showed no mercy, securing another resounding 4-0 victory and taking three points from White Hart Lane.

After the match, Leeds United disbanded in London. Players called up by their national teams returned to their home countries, while those not called up enjoyed a five-day holiday.

On the bus back to Leeds.

Li Shiguang was dozing off in his seat when he suddenly felt a rustling sound beside him. He opened his eyes and found that Wang Chu had actually come and sat down next to him.

"Wang Chu?" Looking at the slightly uneasy-looking boy sitting next to him, Li Shiguang asked curiously, "Is something the matter?"

Wang Chu clearly didn't expect that his gentle movements would still wake Li Shiguang.

Upon hearing Li Shiguang's voice, she panicked slightly: "Uh...no...it's nothing!"

"Nothing? If nothing's wrong, why are you sitting next to me like this, looking like you're up to no good?" Li Shiguang rolled his eyes, and a thought suddenly popped into his head. "Let me remind you, although you have five days off, these five days off are not for you to go back to China! You better stay in Leeds and use your free time to go to the gym and work out more!"

"Boss, you've misunderstood me!" Seeing that Li Shiguang thought he had come to ask for leave to go back to China, Wang Chu waved his hands repeatedly and explained, "I'm not going back to China! My plan for these few days of vacation was to stay at the club for extra training!"

"That's good enough! You watched the last two matches from the bench, and the intensity was incomparable to what you experienced playing in the youth team. So, you have to train even harder and improve your skills as quickly as possible so that I can..." Li Shiguang was giving Wang Chu a fatherly lecture when he suddenly remembered that the kid had said he wasn't going back to China. So he interrupted himself and asked, "Wait... you weren't going back to China?! Then why are you sitting here?!"

In response to Li Shiguang's question.

Wang Chu's cheeks flushed slightly. He took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision, and said, "Boss, it's like this, I want to recommend someone to you."

"Recommend someone!?" Li Shiguang stared wide-eyed at Wang Chu, his mind blank for a moment. "What kind of person could you recommend? A soccer player? No, you're not playing soccer anymore, are you planning to switch careers and become a scout!?"

"No! No!" Wang Chu waved his hands repeatedly, afraid that Li Shiguang would misunderstand, so he quickly revealed his thoughts, "Boss, I'm serious! It's about my roommate when I played in Metz. He also played attacking midfield and was very talented! When I signed my professional contract and shared my joy with him, I could feel that he was very envious of me being able to join the first team of a strong team like Leeds United. He even asked me directly if Leeds United still needed an attacking midfielder! So I've been hesitating for a few days and wanted to ask you if you have any requirements for hiring here?"

Are there any requirements for hiring?

Upon hearing this, Li Shiguang glared at Wang Chu, looking utterly speechless.

Do you think this is a job fair in China?! Are there any other requirements?!

However, Li Shiguang knew about the roommate Wang Chu was talking about.

Pjanic, a Bosnian.

When Li Shiguang unexpectedly encountered Wang Chu in China, he considered whether he should also bring Pjanic, who was known as one of the "Metz Twins" along with Wang Chu, to Leeds United.

But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that this might not be very realistic.

Li Shiguang knew that if he proposed to buy Wang Chu and Pjanic during the summer transfer window, they would most likely only agree to sell one of them to him, because in Metz's plan, these two kids were originally going to be promoted to the first team this year.

The facts proved that I had not misremembered.

After the start of the new season, Li Shiguang specifically asked Ron to keep an eye on the news from Ligue 1. Pjanic was indeed promoted to the first team this year and got a lot of playing time!

Li Shiguang originally thought that under these circumstances, even if he proposed to Mays that he wanted to buy him, Mays would probably refuse Leeds United's offer.

Unexpectedly, according to Wang Chu, Pjanic actually volunteered himself!

This suddenly made Li Shiguang's heart burn with excitement.

You should know that he was a promising talent. More than a decade later, Barcelona spent a whopping 60 million euros to bring this Bosnian player, who had made a name for himself, from the Allianz Stadium in Turin to the Camp Nou!

"Your roommate? Pjanic?" Li Shiguang asked softly, a mischievous grin spreading across his face.

"Huh? Boss, you know him?"

"Nonsense, do you think Leeds United's scouting team just eats and does nothing?" Li Shiguang looked at Wang Chu's surprised expression and tapped him lightly. "Let me tell you, don't get cocky just because you're in the first team. Do you know that last year Ron put your roommate's report on my desk, before you even caught my eye!"

Li Shiguang's original intention was to let Wang Chu know that there are always people better than you, and that there are many talented people in Europe who can play football. He still needs to work twice as hard!

Unexpectedly, Wang Chu didn't understand Li Shiguang's meaning at all. Instead, he raised his head and gave a sincere smile: "Boss, that's why I said he's very talented! I knew that from the first day I arrived in Mays. He's better than me!"

Knowing that this kid has been playing football since he was a child, he's probably preoccupied with his friendship with Pjanic and wouldn't understand the meaning behind my words at all.

Li Shiguang was too lazy to continue, so he changed the subject and brought it back on track: "But he's already a starter in Metz's first team. If he comes to Leeds United, he'll only be a substitute like you. Would he be willing to do that?"

Wang Chu lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Anyway, he was the one who took the initiative to ask me on the phone if Leeds United still needed an attacking midfielder. At the time, I didn't know if he was joking or if he really wanted to come here."

"Okay then." Seeing that Wang Chu himself was unsure, Li Shiguang gave the straightforward young man a task: "During your vacation these few days, take some time to call him and ask him about his personal wishes over the phone. You can figure out how to say it yourself, but I have one request: you can't tell him that you've already talked to me about this, understand?"

"Understood, boss!"