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On Sunday morning, Allen's remarks at yesterday's press conference were quickly amplified by various media outlets.
This caused considerable anxiety among Leeds United fans, who feared that their players seeing these reports would affect their performance in the evening's match.
After the morning training session, Adebayo approached Li Shiguang.
"Boss, I saw some news in the newspaper this morning that many clubs have made offers to me?" Adebayor was still a little shy at this time, far from the arrogance that Li Shiguang remembered from his time at Arsenal.
Since they had already signed a letter of intent with Arsenal and were just waiting for the official announcement, Li Shiguang didn't intend to keep it from Adebayor forever. Instead, he could reveal some information to him first.
Li Shiguang glanced at Adebayor's slightly embarrassed expression, smiled, and said, "Yes, Emmanuel, I don't want to hide it from you, several clubs have made offers for you, but they are still considering them."
Hearing Li Shiguang say this, Adebayo, who had been a little flustered just now, lost his nervousness, nodded, and replied, "I understand, boss. Actually... I just wanted to ask if this was true. Thank you for not hiding it from me."
After saying that, he waved to Li Shiguang and turned to leave the training ground.
But before he could take two steps, Li Shiguang's voice came from behind him again.
"Emanuel, what about yourself? Do you want to leave Leeds United?"
Adebayor turned to look at Li Shiguang, his face once again showing an awkward expression, unsure of how to answer for a moment.
Deep down, he actually had a slight expectation of leaving Leeds United.
So far this season, his performance can be considered one of the best players at Leeds United, and he has received high praise from the outside world. Some media have even compared him to Didier Drogba, who was dominating Chelsea, and called him "Little Beast".
As he scored more and more goals, he, who had grown up in poverty, gradually became dissatisfied with his salary.
In his view, the weekly wage of 6,000 euros offered by Li Shiguang was no longer commensurate with his abilities.
His agent had previously spoken to him, saying that after the season ended, he would immediately discuss a contract extension and salary increase with the club, and if they couldn't reach an agreement, he would be advised to seek a transfer!
After arriving at the training ground today, he had been looking for an opportunity to ask Li Shiguang, but he just didn't know how to bring it up.
It wasn't until the training ended, and he, who had deliberately fallen to the last spot, finally couldn't help but ask Li Shiguang a question.
Before Adebayor could figure out how to answer his question, Li Shiguang continued, "Whether you want to leave Leeds United or not, Emmanuel, you are a professional player. The most important thing for you right now is to win tonight's game, and preferably score a few more goals. That way, even if you want to leave during the summer transfer window, I believe that compared to finishing as runners-up, a championship title will ultimately allow you to get a higher salary at your new club, won't it?"
Li Shiguang's words struck Adebayor's weak spot.
He thought to himself, "The boss is right."
If I win the Championship title, I'll have more leverage to negotiate with my new club if I want to leave in the summer transfer window. Even if I don't leave, I believe my boss won't treat me unfairly when it comes to salary increases!
Adebayo then nodded heavily to Li Shiguang and left the training ground happily.
However, in Li Shiguang's view, his words today had watered the seed of greed in Adebayor's heart.
Hopefully, Wenger and Arsenal will be able to meet his wage demands next season.
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If you're a non-smoker, pushing open the door to the West Bromwich Albion club's meeting room will likely scare you so much that you'll run out immediately.
Li Shiguang's email rejecting West Bromwich Albion's offer has kept Bates up at night for the past few days.
On the one hand, he was afraid that Li Shiguang was using the same old tricks again and wanted to swindle more money from him.
On the other hand, he was also afraid that other clubs would beat him to it and buy Tevez away.
Especially this morning, he saw in the media that Ferguson had admitted to wanting to buy Tevez, and he didn't have time to have someone confirm the accuracy of the news.
He then extended invitations to the other shareholders to attend a meeting at the club in the morning, in his capacity as the major shareholder and club manager.
Bates didn't want to wait any longer; he had vaguely known that Manchester United had also made an offer to Leeds United for Tevez.
However, he couldn't find out the specific offer. Another major reason was that he knew that although Ferguson was only Manchester United's manager, he had absolute power in player purchases; all of Manchester United's transfers required Ferguson's approval.
So when he saw Ferguson admit to wanting to buy Tevez, he couldn't sit still and immediately called a meeting. He wanted to persuade the shareholders to increase their investment and acquire Tevez, preferably to finalize the deal today.
However, the meeting did not proceed as smoothly as Bates had hoped.
No matter what he said, the shareholders disagreed with buying Tevez by directly triggering the release clause, because there was already a precedent, and Howard's transfer was always an unavoidable hurdle.
Bates's statement was refuted once again, and a brief silence fell over the smoke-filled conference room.
No matter what he said, the shareholders disagreed with his ideas.
After a long silence.
Bates's expression gradually calmed down from a ferocious look. He then stubbed out his cigar, stood up, and said, "Since everyone disagrees with this offer, I won't force you. Let's end the meeting here."
Hearing him say that, the surrounding shareholders breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this old man hadn't lost his mind and was at least still willing to listen to advice.
But Bates's subsequent words made the shareholders instantly realize that this old man had absolutely gone mad.
"However, as the club's manager, I have the right to use the club's remaining funds! So I will still make this offer, and I will raise the remaining money through player sales and loans! Of course, I will take out the loans in my own name, which will not affect your interests. However, if the club decides to sell Tevez in the future, you will not receive any of the proceeds!"
After uttering these harsh words, Bates quickly left the meeting room, leaving the shareholders looking at each other in bewilderment.
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