After swallowing the fried egg in his mouth, Li Shiguang said in a relaxed tone, "I know."

"Could there be some misunderstanding?" Ferguson asked tentatively. "Perhaps you sent the email to the wrong address?"

"Hahahaha." Li Shiguang's laughter came through the phone. "Alex, you're almost retired, how can you still be so naive!? When have you ever seen a quote email sent to the wrong address?"

Li Shiguang gave an affirmative answer.

Ferguson's voice immediately turned somber: "Lee, are you kidding me? You know how important Cristiano is to me and to Manchester United. I can't possibly sell him to you!"

“Did I hear that right, Alex?” Li Shiguang’s tone was full of disdain. “If Cristiano is really that important to you, then why haven’t you renewed his contract? As far as I know, Cristiano’s contract expires next year, right?”

Li Shiguang's tone and word choice infuriated Ferguson, his face turning bright red, yet he couldn't find any reason to refute him.

It's true that Cristiano Ronaldo is very important to Manchester United, but it's also true that he hasn't agreed to Manchester United's contract renewal terms yet!

Just as Ferguson was frantically searching for reasons in his mind to criticize Li Shiguang.

Li Shiguang's voice came through the phone again.

“Alex, my offer is very sincere, and Alan told me that, for some reason, the media already knows about our offer to Manchester United. This kind of big news will surely spread throughout Europe soon... and it will definitely reach Cristiano's ears too, hehehe….”