"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Li Shiguang didn't expect Moratti to react so strongly, and quickly pulled him away with a smile. "Massimo, I'm different from you. Besides being the club owner, I'm also the team's head coach! In our coaching circle, these kinds of things always leak out a little bit through various channels!"
The coaching community?
You're fucking kidding me!
Moratti was so angry at Li Shiguang's words that his face twisted in disbelief. He shouted, half-jokingly and half-angrily, "I've never heard of any coaching circle! Li, you're illegally spying on other clubs' secrets! I'm going to report you to UEFA!"
"Calm down! Calm down! Massimo, if I really knew Inter Milan's secrets, I wouldn't tell you! Besides, Leeds United doesn't need to hire a head coach, so even if I knew, it wouldn't be a threat to you! Why are you so agitated!" Li Shiguang quickly retorted.
Moratti clearly didn't want Li Shiguang to brush the issue off so easily, and pressed on, "Then tell me, how did you know about this?"
"That's not important!" Li Shiguang didn't want to get too entangled with Moratti on this matter, so he quickly changed the subject. "The reason I asked you this question is to ask if you've chosen your next head coach yet? We're friends, and if not, I can recommend one to you that you'll be satisfied with!"
"Recommend a head coach for me!?" Moratti frowned. Even though he knew Li Shiguang was changing the subject, he was still unconsciously drawn in by Li Shiguang's offer to recommend a head coach.
As Li Shiguang said.
Even though he knew Inter Milan wanted to change coaches, it didn't really pose a threat to him. Moreover, from Li Shiguang's words, Moratti could tell that he wasn't spreading rumors.
As for why Mancini didn't renew his contract, there may be many other reasons, but what is certain is that it was definitely not Li Shiguang who interfered, because Leeds United really didn't need to look for a manager elsewhere.
"Who should I recommend?! Don't tell me it's your two assistants?!"
"What are you dreaming about?!" Seeing that Moratti was sensible, Li Shiguang joked again, "Diego and Ferreira are my capable assistants... uh... you know, even if you wanted them, I wouldn't give them to you."
"Get lost! Talk now! Or I'll report you to UEFA immediately!"
"Hahaha! José Mourinho, are you interested in him?"
That's right!
Li Shiguang's goal was to expedite Mancini's departure. Even if he couldn't force Mancini to break with Moratti, he had to ensure that Mancini wouldn't interfere with his pursuit of Balotelli!
The quickest way to get Moratti to willingly let Mancini go is to use him as a stepping stone, bringing Mourinho, who was going to take over at the San Siro next season, into Moratti's sights ahead of time!
After Li Shiguang mentioned Mourinho's name, there was a brief silence on the phone.
After a long while, Moratti's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "Li, to be honest, I don't know Mourinho well, whether he is suitable to be the head coach of Inter Milan."
"So you want to hear my advice?" Li Shiguang knew what Moratti wanted to say.
"Yes!"
Li Shiguang chuckled lightly: "Didn't I already give you advice, Massimo? I must emphasize again, we are friends. If Mourinho is not suitable, then I will not recommend him to you!"
"Trust me! If you sign him, he should be able to take Inter Milan's performance to the next level in the shortest amount of time. Inter Milan has never reached the Champions League final since the format change, right? I think Mourinho can at least lead Inter Milan to a runner-up finish!"
"Why not the champion!?" Moratti didn't quite understand Li Shiguang's statement.
"What if you make it to the finals and run into my Leeds United?" Li Shiguang grinned and replied with a smile, "Then I'll definitely win!"
What the hell?! How come I never noticed before that this person was so annoying?!
Upon hearing this answer, Moratti wished he could drag Li Shiguang out of the phone and give him a good beating!
"Alright, enough joking." Li Shiguang's smile faded, and he said seriously, "You really should consider it, Massimo! I'm serious!"
Moratti had no doubt about Mourinho's ability.
His two consecutive Premier League titles and his ability to reach at least the Champions League quarterfinals every year are undoubtedly outstanding. In addition, his defensive counter-attacking tactics are particularly suitable for Serie A teams.
In addition, Li Shiguang was so serious when he recommended him.
With several factors combined, Moratti immediately had the idea of contacting and learning more about him, so he quickly asked, "But is he willing to come? I've heard that he has a lot of authority at Chelsea, and Abramovich trusts him a lot!"
“That’s in the past,” Li Shiguang replied calmly. “You can find someone to investigate and you’ll see. Chelsea’s performance in the past few seasons has been too good, and Abramovich’s mentality seems to have become a bit arrogant. Last year, he brought Shevchenko to Chelsea without Mourinho’s consent, which already made Mourinho very unhappy. As a result, this summer, Abramovich completely ignored Mourinho’s proposed transfer plans. To put it bluntly, these two are now almost on the verge of a complete falling out!”
"real!?"
"real!"
"You fucking bastard!" After receiving an affirmative answer, Moratti couldn't hold back any longer and swore again, "Do you have a team of FBI agents working for the club? Why do I feel like you fucking know everything!?"
“That’s not important!” Li Shiguang ignored Moratti’s question and continued, “Besides, if you’re really interested in Mourinho, I can help you make the connection and arrange a time for you two to talk!”
"You acted as matchmaker?!" Moratti seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "Don't lie to me, I saw it in the newspapers, you and he used to argue! When did you two become so close?"
“No.” Although Moratti couldn’t see it, Li Shiguang still shook his head subconsciously. “I wouldn’t say we have a good relationship, but his agent Mendes and I have a pretty good relationship.”
“Alright then!” Since it concerned the team’s head coach, Moratti was unusually decisive. After learning that Li Shiguang and Mendes had a good relationship, he immediately agreed. “Help me arrange a meeting with Mendes. If he’s willing, he can come to Milan and talk to me during the international break in a few days.”
"And don't think I don't know what you're up to. If you want to buy Balotelli, you'd better give me a sincere offer! Otherwise, even if you recommend Mourinho to me, I won't sell him to you! Hahahaha!"
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