Shakira, who hasn't released a new album in a long time, recently had the idea of releasing one. She's been busy traveling all over the world, gathering inspiration from various places. This has left Li Shiguang, who is on vacation, all alone in her villa.
After staying home alone for three days, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and didn't finish his five-day holiday. On the fourth day of his holiday, he arrived at Thorpe Arch ahead of schedule and began his overtime work.
Of course, he wasn't a selfish person. After deciding to work overtime, Li Shiguang still considerately called Simeone and Rivaldo, inviting them to his office the next day to study Arsenal's recent match videos.
The three of them spent the morning watching videos in Li Shiguang's office. When they went to the restaurant for lunch, they ran into Wang Chu, who had just finished his strength training and was also there for lunch.
There were only four of them in the restaurant. Simone, who had already sat down, looked at Wang Chu, who was hesitating with his tray, smiled, and waved to Wang Chu: "Woof! Come here, don't just stand there in a daze!"
He received a summons from Simone.
Wang Chucai put aside his slight embarrassment and grinned as he walked over and sat down: "Boss, Mr. Simone, Mr. Rivaldo, weren't you on vacation? Why are you here at the base today?"
Simone pouted, looking displeased: "You'll have to ask our dear Mr. Li. Shakira wasn't here, and he was bored at home all by himself, so he dragged Ferreira and me, who both have happy families, to work overtime with him!"
“You say Ferreira has a happy family, I agree.” Seeing Simone’s criticism, Li Shiguang didn’t hold back and immediately retorted, “But don’t think I don’t know Carolina is in Argentina right now. You say you have a happy family in Leeds? Come on, tell me in detail, and with whom did you form a happy family?”
Li Shiguang's words left Simone speechless, almost causing him to choke on the beef in his mouth.
Rivaldo and Wang Chu were laughing so hard they were shaking.
Simone, feeling humiliated, didn't say anything more, but just chewed the meat in his mouth fiercely.
Li Shiguang then turned his gaze to Wang Chu, who was sitting next to him: "Wang Chu, haven't you rested these past few days? Have you been practicing extra?"
Wang Chu nodded: "Yes, I'll do some extra strength training at the gym this morning, and then I'll go find Mr. Thomas this afternoon to train with the youth team."
"Good, keep it up." Nodding in satisfaction, Li Shiguang pointed to Rivaldo, "Once the first team resumes training, learn more from Ferreira. We have a FIFA World Player of the Year here to give you specialized training; you won't get this kind of treatment anywhere else!"
"Hmm!" Although he was chewing food, Wang Chu still responded forcefully. After swallowing what was in his mouth, he said, "Boss, I called my roommate, and he has no objection to being a substitute. Metz is a newly promoted team after all, and their performance has not been good since the start of this season. They are currently ranked last in the league. If this continues, I estimate that he will have to go back to playing in Ligue 2 next season."
oh?
He looked at Wang Chu with great interest.
Li Shiguang was somewhat surprised.
Europe is different from China. While a strong team is important when choosing a team, young players like Wang Chu and Pjanic value more the opportunity to get playing time and develop their skills.
Pjanic is arguably dispensable for Leeds United's current first-team squad.
Li Shiguang was interested because he thought he could make a profit from it in a few years.
That's why I made Wang Chu emphasize the fact that even if he came to Leeds United, he would only be a substitute. But what he didn't expect was that Pjanic would still be interested even knowing he could only be a substitute.
Wang Chu's words also piqued the interest of Rivaldo and Simone.
"Roommate?" Simone put down his fork, his curiosity piqued. "What roommate!? Boss, are you buying people again!?"
Rivaldo, standing next to him, seemed much more clear-headed.
When Wang Chu mentioned his roommate, he suddenly remembered a scouting report that Ron had submitted earlier, so he looked at Wang Chu and asked softly, "Pjanic? That Bosnian kid?"
"Ah! I see!" Simeone exclaimed suddenly. "I remember Ron showed us a report about him! But I remember he, like Wang, also plays as an attacking midfielder... Boss, we shouldn't be short of attacking midfielders in the first team, right..."
Rivaldo agreed with Simeone's point of view: "Indeed, Kaká, Kevin, Wang, and James can all play as attacking midfielders. Boss, although your tactics are varied, the time you can actually use two central midfielders or attacking midfielders at the same time is limited. I think we really don't need to bring in an attacking midfielder."
Li Shiguang did not directly object to their opinions.
He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table for about half a minute, then suddenly spoke up: "Diego, Ferreira, have you considered converting this kid into a defensive midfielder? Let him follow Luca's path?"
"Deep midfielder?"
"A delaying organization?"
Simeone and Rivaldo asked the same question at the same time.
Li Shiguang nodded seriously: "Yes!"
While tapping the table, Li Shiguang recalled Pjanic's career and suddenly remembered that after Pjanic, who had always played as an attacking midfielder and right winger, went to Juventus and was transformed into a defensive midfielder by Sarri!
Leeds United certainly doesn't lack midfielders, and Li Shiguang has no intention of selling Modric in the short term. However, if he does lead Leeds United to the Champions League this season and another top club offers him an irresistible price, then it will be essential to develop another playmaker after Kroos!
Now, Pjanic, who has suddenly entered Li Shiguang's field of vision, is undoubtedly a good choice.
“If we switch him to playing as a defensive midfielder…” Rivaldo pondered for a moment. Knowing Li Shiguang very well, he had obviously thought of the same point as Li Shiguang. He looked up and met Li Shiguang's gaze, and immediately agreed with the idea. “Then I think it’s a good idea. Letting him and Toni serve as substitutes for Luca would be a good addition!”
“But his physique…” Simeone had other concerns as well. “Boss, I’ve read Ron’s scouting report very carefully. His physical attributes aren’t particularly good for his age. He might be fine with the intensity of Ligue 1, but I’m worried about the intensity of the matches here…”
"Hahaha, don't worry." Li Shiguang knew what Simone wanted to say. He squeezed Wang Chu's arm, who was sitting next to him, and laughed as he finalized the decision to bring in Pjanic. "After you buy him, have the nutritionist add more meat to his diet. Look at Wang Chu, he's only been here a short time, and he's already built up so much muscle..."
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