Lee George ended his trip to Argentina, returned to Leeds, England, with Casper and Walsh, and then devoted himself to the team's transfer work.
George Li decided to decide on the team transfer as early as possible. It would be best to complete the signings before the team training.
Of course, when someone comes, someone leaves.
Mateo and Buck, who have proposed transfers before, already have new homes. Dominic Mateo's contract expired and he left for Blackburn on a free transfer. Blackburn ranked 15th in the Premier League last season, which can be regarded as a success in avoiding relegation. But the actual situation is that Crystal Palace, which is ranked 18th and was relegated, is a full 9 points ahead and jumped out of the relegation circle early.
But this team, the originator of Premier League football in the 1990s, was re-promoted to the Premier League in the 2001/02 season and also won the League Cup that season. Under the leadership of Graeme Souness, Blackburn continued to improve in the 2002/03 season, finishing sixth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup for two consecutive years. But the next result was almost the same as Leeds United, ranking 15th in the league for two consecutive seasons and fighting for relegation.
Blackburn agreed to Mateo's main position, and Mateo also agreed to join Blackburn. The two parties signed a two-year contract. In two years, Mateo will be 33 years old. When the time comes, he will continue to return to Scotland to join his hometown team. Staying in the Premier League will require him to make a new choice.
If Mateo's departure is for Leeds United's need to rejuvenate the rear, then Eric Buck's departure is entirely due to his inability to play football. De Jong's arrival has once again compressed Buck's playing time. In order to ensure During his own playing time, Buck also chose to leave.
In the end, Barker moved to Aston Villa at a price of half buy and half free.
In order to commend Mateo and Buck for their contributions to Leeds United in recent years, Leeds United decided to organize a farewell game for the two senior players after completing training to see them off.
Leeds United's outstanding performance last season also led to other players receiving some offers.
For example, Alan Smith, the team's top scorer, received an offer from Manchester United.
As a result, George Li also laughed after seeing the quotation.
Ferguson wanted to buy Smith through cash and player exchange, and the player exchanged was Wes Brown, whom George Lee had always wanted to buy.
When Ferguson taught George Lee a lesson before, he also talked about what to discuss. When both parties have players they like, they should take the opportunity to bargain. It would be better now, just put Wes Brown on the transfer list and there is no need to talk to him.
But the fax that George Lee sent back to Ferguson was a middle finger pattern made up of letters and words, with an additional sentence below.
“Dear Sir Alex Ferguson”
After Ferguson received it, he was so angry that he tore up the fax and threw it into the trash can.
There is nothing to talk about. It is impossible for George Lee to sell Smith. Can Ferguson buy Chelsea's Lampard now? Can you buy Liverpool's Gerrard?
Forget it if he replied with the middle finger pattern, George Lee then sent an offer of 3 million to Manchester United for Rio Ferdinand, who was in the Manchester United team and had previously played for Leeds United.
Ferguson was even more furious. He called George Li and directly turned on the ultimate "hair dryer mode" on the phone.
"Are you out of your mind when it comes to love? You came to buy Ferdinand for 3 million pounds. I bought it from Leeds United for 30 million, and now you want to buy my 27-year-old main player at his peak for one-tenth of the price. Centre-back, I..."
"Old man, I made a mistake. I asked specifically just now. It was our transfer department who made a mistake. I asked them to bid 3 million pounds for Anton Ferdinand, not Rio Ferdinand. I have already You’ve criticized them, don’t be angry.” George Li was trying not to laugh on the other end of the phone. He just wanted to disgust his teacher. Who made him disgust himself before because he never sold Wes Brown to him? Own.
"Fortunately, these two brothers are not twins. They are only a few years apart and someone with eyesight can see them. Otherwise, I am really afraid that you will kidnap Leo and give him a different place for me."
Then George Lee continued his ninja laugh and began to follow the yin and yang of Ferguson.
"Old man, you are so smart. Why didn't I think of this method? I'll look for twin players who look the same. Let one play in the first half and the other in the second half. It's not perfect."
Li George is talking about a pair of twins that Manchester United introduced from the Brazilian club Fluminense in 2008.
Fabio and Rafael are twin brothers, both born on July 9, 1990. They joined Manchester United together in 2008, serving as left and right defenders respectively. It is still very rare for twin players to play together in the first team of a top league giant. Back then, Red Devils fans once joked that having a pair of twin brothers would save one substitution.
After hearing George Li's words, Ferguson began to curse at him again.
George Li listened to the phone while looking at other transfer offers. Although Ferguson's words were hard to hear, he still felt more cordial after not hearing them for so many years.
Arsenal made an offer for Van Persie, but Lee George chose to reject it.
After George Lee came back, he received news from Smith who had been installed as a "spy" next to Van Persie. Van Persie had no intention of leaving and was quite resistant to going to Arsenal. After all, General Fan, who was already the main force, how could he be willing to do so? Go and be a pawn behind Henry and Bergkamp.
"Do you want to sell that Dutch forward in your team?" After Ferguson finished scolding him on the phone, he continued to ask George Lee.
"How about we make a video call?"
"Why, can't we talk on the phone? We also need video chat."
"I gave you the middle finger on the phone, but you couldn't see it."
"Fxxk, you..." Ferguson continued to turn on the hair dryer.
Ferguson was also very wishful thinking. He wanted to rejuvenate too much. Van Nistelrooy wanted to leave to make room for Rooney and Roten. However, he did not like forwards with poor ability. He happened to be a disciple of this Dutchman in his team. The forward is pretty good.
Although Ferguson also knew that the chance was slim, he still proposed it with the attitude of giving it a try.
The result, of course, was a brutal rejection.
George Li continued to flip through other quotes.
Charlton want to buy Romedaal, Birmingham want to buy Gleneagles.
Haha, these two good brothers ranked 10th and 11th are eyeing the wings of Leeds United.
Although George Lee is beginning to feel that the finishing ability of this pair of "Danish Double Blades" is insufficient, he is still reluctant to sell it now. First, the team still needs the speed of these two people to attack difficulties, and second, the team is fighting on multiple fronts. Road players still need a certain amount of lineup thickness before there are good signings. Therefore, these two people will not be sold at least this season, especially on the left side of the team, which still needs the presence of Grenjaer. On the right side, if the team buys Kuyt or Kevin Davis, it can be used Van Persie goes to play on the right.
Therefore, George Li also chose to reject these two offers.
Inter Milan and Tottenham made offers for Edgar Davis, but Davis did not want to go to Italy. As for Tottenham, Davis' agent asked Tottenham privately, and the weekly salary was actually lower than Leeds United. After hearing this, Davis became angry and said that he would give them some color when they play against Tottenham next season. have a look.
Matthiessen and Mills received offers from Manchester City, but George Lee was also prepared to reject them.
The main lineup is being pursued, and the substitute lineup is also in hot demand.
Just as George Li was about to pick up several other quotes, he heard a "beep beep" sound coming from his cell phone. It was probably because Ferguson cursed for a long time and hung up the phone after hearing no response.
George Li put down his phone and looked at other quotes again.
Milner, Pederson, Hart, Dawson...
Then Lee George picked up a West Ham offer for Oscarson.
This season, the "Hammers" West Ham lost to Wigan Athletic in the Championship play-offs and could only stay in the Championship. In order to strengthen the team's forward capabilities, they set their sights on Leeds United and Iceland. forward.
During Oscarsson's season in the Premier League, Lee George discovered that although the Icelander had height and speed, the confrontation was really poor and it was difficult to gain an advantage in a head-on confrontation. With his fellow Chelsea player Gudjohnsson, Not on the same level at all.
George Li picked up the landline and dialed the office number of the team's football director Eddie Gray.
"Hello, this is Eddie Gray."
"Eddie, how's it going in Bolton?"
"I just wanted to tell you this. The player agreed to join us, but the price at Bolton seems to be a bit high."
"How many?"
"Five million pounds."
"They really dare, but what about Feyenoord?"
"It's not ideal. I think we can give up. We've already paid 15 million. Who do they think it is, Ruud Ruud or Van Basten?"
"Bolton should add a little more price." George Li gave Gray new instructions.
"Are you in such a hurry?"
"To avoid long nights and nightmares, I am ready to take action against the Icelanders."
Across the way, Gray thought for a moment, and then said to George Li.
"I think it's okay, but do we need to discuss it with the coaching staff?"
"Do the players themselves have any thoughts?" George Lee asked Gray.
"He would love to go to West Ham United."
"That's it, agree to West Ham United's transfer offer, no more meetings, and then go all out to buy Kevin Davis."
"You are really optimistic about this Kevin Davis. After all, his scoring ability is really unflattering, and his fouls are..."
"It doesn't matter, I want players like this. I'm going to the Netherlands in the next period of time. Eddie, please keep an eye on the transfer, okay?"
"Go ahead, I don't know what Dutch league players you are going to get this time. I admire you very much. The players you introduced in the Netherlands last year were all good. I hope you can do big things with a small amount of money this year, haha."
George Li did not tell Gray in detail that his main purpose of going this time was to see Michels. When the master who pioneered "Total Offense and Total Defense" passed away, George Li did not go because he was leading the team in the game. Attend his funeral and plan to go to the Netherlands to take a look this time.
Of course, there is one other thing to do when going to the Netherlands.
"Dingling bell~"
George Li's cell phone rang. He glanced at it and saw that it happened to be Helen calling.
