No matter what Florentino said, Li Shiguang held firm to the price of 120 million euros until the very end of the party.

Thinking that there are still almost six months left.

Florentino didn't press the matter further, after all, there was still a long time to go, and who knew what other things might happen in the meantime?

After the party ended.

Li Shiguang and his group stayed overnight in Zurich.

The following morning, Li Shiguang returned to England with Kroos, Ibrahimovic, and Kaka, while Allen went to Nyon to represent Li Shiguang and Leeds United at the draw ceremony for the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 on the 21st.

As the head coach of Leeds United, although he could not attend the draw ceremony in person due to a match on the 22nd, Li Shiguang still sat in front of the hotel TV on time after arriving in London a day in advance with the whole team, waiting for the draw ceremony to begin.

However, today is a bit special. In addition to himself, there is another guest in Li Shiguang's room, namely Sneijder.

After returning from Switzerland.

Li Shiguang has been thinking about how to persuade Sneijder for the past two days.

He knew it very well.

Sneijder was heartbroken by his brief stint at Real Madrid, and subjectively, he certainly didn't want to leave the comfortable Leeds United.

This can be seen from just one point.

Before joining Real Madrid, Li Shiguang would sometimes rotate Sneijder to conserve his energy, but Sneijder would always volunteer to play, fearing that he would lose his starting position due to one or two rotations.

However, since returning to Leeds United at the beginning of the year, although he has mostly played as a substitute, Sneijder has never privately approached Lee Shi Guang to discuss his position.

And Sneijder has said this more than once in the locker room or in interviews.

He is most grateful to Li Shiguang and Leeds United.

Leeds United made him feel at home, and Lee Shih-shih was the most important mentor in his career!

To be honest.

Facing such a loyal player.

Even a ruthless shop owner like Li Shiguang felt a little reluctant to sell them off again!

But business is business.

Since he had promised Moratti, and Moratti had even given him a full 20 million euros, he should still do his part when it was time to contribute.

So after dinner...

Li Shiguang approached Sneijder, who was about to return to his room to rest, and asked him to accompany him to watch the lottery ceremony that evening.

Although it was strange, Sneijder immediately accepted Li Shiguang's invitation, went back to his room to change his clothes, and then knocked on Li Shiguang's door.

The drawing of lots had not yet begun when the two sat down.

He handed Sneijder a bottle of water, and before Sneijder even sat down, the rather perceptive Dutchman spoke up: "Boss, is there something you need from me?"

Giving Sneijder a strange look, Li Shiguang leaned back on the sofa and asked, "Why can't I simply invite you to come and watch the lottery ceremony?"

“Impossible.” Sneijder chuckled, picked up the water bottle from the coffee table, and answered Li Shiguang in a low voice, “My time at the Bernabéu made me more sensitive to certain things… Boss, tell me the truth, has any team made an offer to the club to buy me?”

"Huh?" Li Shiguang was surprised that Sneijder guessed so accurately. "Raiola told you?"

No, I was just guessing.

“Alright…” With a sigh, Li Shiguang decided to cut to the chase. “Wesley, it’s true that some teams have made offers to the club for you. I’m not lying to you; from the team’s perspective, I’m inclined to sell you!”

Li Shiguang's words seemed to relieve Sneijder of a heavy burden.

He let out a soft breath, his smile turning somewhat wan: "Boss, thank you, at least you didn't have Mino inform me about this."

“Wesley…sigh…” Seeing Sneijder’s expression, Li Shiguang ultimately couldn’t bring himself to be completely resolute. “I respect your choice. If you really don’t want to leave, I can talk to the other party again…”

Hearing this, a touch of emotion appeared on Sneijder's face, and he asked Li Shiguang in a low voice, "Boss, you just said that from the team's perspective, you're inclined to sell me. Can I ask why?"

Sneijder's attitude was not one of complete rejection.

After thinking for a moment and organizing his thoughts, Li Shiguang decided to lay out his mind: "Wesley, as you've seen yourself, the competition in the midfield and forward positions is extremely fierce, and you'll get very limited playing time!"

Sneijder's face tightened, and he was about to explain.

Li Shiguang waved his hand to interrupt his attempt and continued, "This time, Inter Milan wants to bring you in. I don't know if you know Mr. Moratti, but from my interactions with him, I really approve of his character. If you go there, I believe the atmosphere there won't be any worse than Leeds United."

"Most importantly, José has accepted Mr. Moratti's invitation, and in a few days, they should announce that José will become the new head coach of Inter Milan! And you are the first signing that José proposed after accepting Moratti's invitation! When we communicated on the phone before, José repeatedly assured me that if you agreed to join, you would be the only core of his lineup, and all his tactics would be designed and built around you!"

“Wesley, you’re only 23. You have a very, very long career ahead of you. Do you understand what I mean?”

After Li Shiguang finished his long speech, Sneijder's face was filled with surprise. He had initially thought that only a mid-tier club wanted to sign him, since he had been a substitute since returning to Leeds United and his value had been much lower than before!

Unexpectedly, it was Inter Milan, the Serie A champions, who wanted to sign him and even make him the core of the team!

Be aware of this.

Upon entering Li Shiguang's room, Sneijder's previously calm heart was stirred by an intense emotion for the first time...