Rivaldo nodded in agreement to the task assigned by Li Shiguang, and then asked with some curiosity, "Boss, I wasn't there when Thiago came to Leeds United. I'd like to ask, how much did you pay for him back then?"
Li Shiguang frowned and thought for a while, but finally gave up: "Thiago? I don't remember very clearly, but it shouldn't be more than five million euros."
Li Shiguang had just finished speaking.
Sitting across from him, Allen spoke up: "I remember all of that... Boss, back then we spent 1.5 million euros to bring Thiago from Porto's youth team to Leeds United."
Upon hearing this price...
Rivaldo stuck out his tongue in surprise: "Boss, I suddenly don't want to be an assistant coach anymore..."
"Huh? What do you want to do?"
"I want to buy a furniture club... the return on investment is terrifying!"
“It’s not that simple.” Li Shiguang rolled his eyes. “Buying the club won’t help. First, you have to make sure you have the same vision as me to get this kind of return.”
"It seems so..."
"Alright, let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about the halftime."
Li Shiguang then found several more quotation emails from this pile of documents.
"Allen, Gareth, James, Kevin, Luka, and Tony are all in my plans for next season. I will reject all offers for them, no matter how much they are!"
"OK!"
"Then Javier will most likely be used as leverage in bringing Ivanovic from Chelsea, so we can't touch him either..."
“Boss, so you mean…” Allen mentally reviewed Leeds United’s midfielders, then thought of Li Shiguang’s target.
Looking at the offer emails in his hand from Inter Milan, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United respectively.
Li Shiguang nodded: "We can discuss Frank's offer."
Back then, Li Shiguang brought Ribery, who had regained his free agency, to Leeds United without spending a single penny. Now, three years later, the Frenchman's market value has exceeded 25 million euros.
Among these quotes.
The offer of 27.5 million euros from Inter Milan appears to be the most sincere.
But Li Shiguang had no intention of selling Ribery for that price.
In his memory.
In his previous life, Bayern Munich spent a full 30 million euros to bring Ribery from Marseille to the Allianz Arena.
Ribery, who is now developing rapidly at Leeds United, would certainly be worth more than this price.
Just like Li Shiguang said before.
Leeds United are now treble winners.
It's impossible to buy players from a treble-winning team without spending a lot of money!
After thinking about it for a while.
Li Shiguang looked at Allen: "Reject all offers for Frank, and then clearly tell them that our asking price for Frank is over 32 million euros. Only if this price is reached will there be any possibility of continuing negotiations."
I just finished speaking.
Rivaldo frowned and raised an objection: "Boss, but if we sell Frank, Kevin and James won't have enough speed to support our attack on the right flank. When we play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, our tactical options will be much more limited!"
Ron, who rarely stayed at the club, gave Waldo a strange look.
Thinking to myself, the boss has already made the decision, so why is an assistant coach raising any objections?
But Li Shiguang, who knew Rivaldo's personality, was not angry. Instead, he patiently explained, "Don't worry, Ferreira. Didn't you watch the European Championship? Marco has already proven on the field that he can play on the right wing without any problems. And after Cristiano joined, Gareth can also move to the right wing."
"Most importantly, during the winter transfer window, Frank took the initiative to talk to me. He wanted to get more playing time, but obviously, I couldn't change our established tactical system just for him."
After learning that Ribery had spoken with Li Shiguang, Rivaldo fully understood the Frenchman's and Li Shiguang's thoughts.
In this situation, selling Ribery is indeed the best option.
Rivaldo had no further objections.
Li Shiguang then proceeded to make the final proposal of the day.
"Come on... let's talk about the forward line... I've looked at all the offers, and there are nine in total for Didico and Fernando. Should we sell or not, Ferreira? I need your advice."
“Didico is definitely not for sale! We don’t know if Lewandowski can adapt to the Premier League, and with Zlatan confirmed to be leaving, I don’t recommend selling Didico.” Rivaldo answered without hesitation, no sooner had Li Shiguang finished speaking than, “As for Fernando… Boss, didn’t you say we’re going to be competing on four fronts next season? If he leaves, even with Kaká, we’ll only have five strikers left. That… isn’t enough, is it?”
"That's enough... Don't forget, Lyon's Benzema is close to joining us! And there's someone else I forgot to mention, Angel Di Maria from the youth team will also be promoted to the first team next season! That kid is also a great winger, he can play on both sides."
"Besides him, there's also the Belgian lad, Eden Hazard, who could be a backup option for the League Cup or FA Cup at any time."
“Then I have no problem.” Rivaldo nodded in response. “I know Angel and Eden’s abilities; they’re fine playing in cup matches!”
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