The person who came in was Lena Ulysses, the new assistant Allen had hired for Li Shiguang last week.

After Li Shiguang talked with Allen last time, it seems that he put hiring an assistant for himself as his top priority. Less than two weeks later, he brought in a beautiful assistant.

However, Li Shiguang had no time to appreciate the beautiful woman standing next to him.

I first glanced at the medical team's report, which was largely consistent with the system's. Among the players, Kompany, who had the least serious injury, needed at least a week of rest before he could start resuming training, and it would be at least half a month before he could play again. Bale, who was the most seriously injured, was expected to be sidelined for two months by the team doctors.

Having already known the answer in advance, Li Shiguang's expression didn't change much after reading it; he only frowned slightly before picking up the scouting report on the table.

This scouting report summarizes information on potential players that Leeds United's scouting team has gathered from leagues around the world over the past two months. In the morning, Li Shiguang asked Lina to inform the scouting director to compile the information, and he would review it when he arrived at the training base in the afternoon.

The scouting report, which is nearly 2 centimeters thick, lists the basic information of nearly 40 players. In addition to some young talents that the scouts believe have potential, the report also includes some players who have already made a name for themselves but have been unable to achieve their goals at their clubs for various reasons.

After flipping through the pages for a while, one name caught Li Shiguang's attention: Rivaldo Ferreira.

Although Li Shiguang knew a little about this player who was instrumental in Brazil's World Cup victory three years ago, to be honest, he didn't know much about him.

As far as I remember, after winning the World Cup, Rivaldo had some conflicts with Barcelona over wages. Later, with his "old nemesis" Van Gaal joining Barcelona, ​​the club terminated his contract a year early. Rivaldo then went to AC Milan, but unfortunately, he encountered Rui Costa in his prime and the rapidly improving Kaká, which put the 30-year-old at a disadvantage in the competition for a starting position. He didn't seem to stay at AC Milan for long before leaving, and Li Shiguang never paid attention to where he went after that.

If it weren't for this scouting report, Li Shiguang would never have imagined that this former World Player of the Year is now playing in the Greek league!

Li Shiguang did not specify the age range for the players to be selected by the scouts, which is why this report was on his desk. After thinking for a moment, Li Shiguang turned to Lina and said, "Ms. Lina, could you please ask Ron to come to my office? I have some questions to ask him."

After Lina left, Li Shiguang quickly opened the system; he wanted to check Rivaldo's current attributes.

Rivaldo Ferreira

Age: 33

[Offensive Threat]: 86

[Defensive Strength]: 45

[Body Balance]: 72

[Long-range transmission accuracy]: 91

[Short pass accuracy]: 92

[Shooting Accuracy]: 87

[Disc Accuracy]: 90

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[Talent]: S+

[Potential]: There is currently no potential for development.

[Current Match Status]: Average

[Player Evaluation]: A former World Player of the Year who is full of flair on the field, although his overall strength has declined with age, his rich experience and superb skills can still be the key to the team's victory.

Overall Assessment: B-

He seems pretty good. Although he's getting older and his physical abilities and strength have declined somewhat, his technique hasn't deteriorated too much. He might even get better with age.

A short while later, Ron, the head of scouting for Leeds United, appeared in Li Shiguang's office. After he sat down, Li Shiguang first handed him Rivaldo's information before asking, "Ron, who submitted this report?"

Ron glanced at the scouting report in his hand, then put it on the table and replied, "Boss, this is the data I prepared myself. I was in Greece last month and watched three of Rivaldo's games live."

Li Shiguang raised an eyebrow: "Oh? So you think we can bring him in?"

"Well, I think we can consider a loan, or we can buy him if the price is right! I talked to Rivaldo's agent when I was in Greece. From what he said, Rivaldo is not very satisfied with his current salary. Also, next year is the World Cup year, and returning to a major European league would help him get selected for the Brazilian national team."

Upon hearing Ron's reply, Li Shiguang began to tap the table lightly again; he needed to assess the return on this investment.

If it's just a loan, it shouldn't cost much. Even if Rivaldo doesn't perform well after arriving, it won't be a bad deal. Having such a veteran in the team not only improves the bench depth but also allows him to use his rich experience to help the younger players develop more quickly.

After making up his mind, Li Shiguang asked Ron to contact Rivaldo's agent again. Leeds United could offer a salary increase of no more than half of his current weekly wage, and if he could maintain his form, Li Shiguang would also give him ample playing time.

Ron was very efficient and went to Greece that very afternoon.

On Wednesday morning, Li Shiguang, who was still on the training ground, received a call from Rivaldo's agent, who said that Rivaldo would be happy to join Leeds United if they could keep their promises.

With the player situation settled, the remaining task was to coordinate with Olympiacos. After handing this matter over to Allen, Li Shiguang stopped paying attention to it. In any case, even if a deal was reached, Rivaldo wouldn't be able to join until the winter transfer window opened at the end of December.

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Since the beginning of October, Leeds United fans have experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, mirroring the team's performance.

Leeds United played a total of 4 Premier League matches and 1 League Cup match in October.

In the matches against Bolton in the 8th round and against Newcastle United in the 9th round, Li Shiguang, who had no other available players, even arranged Vardy and Milner in the left and right wing-back positions.

Of course, the final result was not very good. Leeds United failed to defeat their opponents in two consecutive home games, only managing one loss and one draw.

After two rounds of matches, many media outlets have begun to predict Leeds United's decline, and under this pressure, fans have also started to worry about their team's form.

In the 10th round, they went to Aston Villa away. Berbatov, who was the first to be injured, recovered and returned to the starting lineup. However, since they had to play in the League Cup in 3 days, Li Shiguang did not field his full starting lineup for this game.

Facing Aston Villa, who were only ranked 15th after 9 rounds of matches, Leeds United, who fielded a largely reserve team, did not score until the 77th minute when Vardy scored a goal, taking 3 points away from home.

In the League Cup match against Watford, Li Shiguang fielded his strongest lineup and won a clean 3-0 victory. Just when the media and fans thought Leeds United had regained their form,

Leeds United, back at home, were held to a draw by Fulham!