"You really don't have to come to Birmingham with me." Helen sat in the passenger seat of George Li and said to her boyfriend.
After her trip to Denmark, Helen returned to China and began to prepare for her studies.
Helen had already decided to continue studying for a Ph.D. after completing her master's degree, and George Li followed her. After all, he also had a heavy task now. At the same time, his three sons did not need anyone to take care of him, so George Li was not in a hurry to discuss marriage with Helen. It would be good to go out for a date when both of them were free.
Today, Helen wanted to visit the medical school of the University of Birmingham, so George Li came with her.
"It's okay, I just happened to come to Birmingham for something."
"Really?" Helen was doubtful. "I'll just go in by myself when I get to the door. You can pick me up when you're done."
"OK!" George Li agreed to Helen's suggestion without any hesitation.
He actually came to Birmingham for a purpose.
After dropping Helen off at the door of the University of Birmingham, he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message.
After coming over for a while, a message came over. It was an address.
George Li found the nearby police uncle, and then asked about a cafe a few blocks away.
"Buzz buzz~"
As soon as the Aston Martin engine started, the car sped off.
About half an hour later, after asking the third police officer, George Li finally parked the car in front of the coffee shop mentioned in the text message on his mobile phone.
Entering the store, he took off his sunglasses and looked at the target carefully.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses waved to George Li, indicating that he was here.
George Li came to the middle-aged man, pulled out a stool and sat down.
"Hello, Coach Li."
"Hello, Coach O'Neal."
The person George Lee made an appointment with was Martin O'Neill, the current head coach of Aston Villa, who he had met in Scotland.
"Coach Li invited me out this time, isn't he trying to poach my team?"
"A pot of black tea." George Li said to the waiter, and then turned to O'Neill's direction, "Yes, I originally planned to send a fax directly, but my girlfriend happened to be coming to Birmingham today, so I came directly. It’s your turn, it’s more convenient.”
"Who do you like? Agbonlahor or Ashley Young?" Martin O'Neill picked up his coffee and took a sip.
"Am I so lacking in the frontcourt?"
"It can be seen from last season that after missing Robin van Persie, your Leeds United offense did have some problems, so I think you should want to supplement the frontcourt." Martin O'Neill said.
George Li stared at O'Neal for half a minute, and then both of them laughed.
"Coach O'Neill, you were not like this when you were in Scotland. I always thought you were a good person."
"Good people? How can good people gain a foothold in the Premier League?"
"I don't want Agbonlahor, and I don't want Ashley Young either. What I want is...",
"Gareth Barry." Martin O'Neill guessed his intention of coming this time and gave the answer directly.
"That's right...thank you." At this time, the black tea ordered by George Li was also brought up by the waiter.
"This summer you have strengthened Robben, Sneijder, and the Welsh boy you stole from Tottenham. The frontcourt lineup should be enough. It is even said that there are still a lot of personnel and need to be cleaned up... ...Thank you." O'Neill saw George Li pouring himself a cup of black tea and quickly thanked him, "But I heard that Manchester City has taken action against you. Mills and De Jong are key figures in your Leeds United, especially Glavey. After Sen went to Real Madrid, if De Jong left, your midfielder would be seriously injured."
"Since Coach O'Neal has guessed it and is willing to go out for coffee with me, then just be happy."
"Coach Li, no one told you that you are bad at negotiating business?"
"I'm really not good at talking about business. My main job is football coaching. Leading the team to victory is what I'm best at."
"Happily, I can give you Gareth Barry, but I also want to bring in a player from Leeds United."
When George Li saw Martin O'Neill's successful smile, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Old fox, it turned out that he was waiting here.
Just after the Leeds United coaching staff confirmed that Mills and De Jong would leave, they began to look for their replacements.
Mills' problem is easy to solve. If you can't find a suitable right back in the transfer market, then just let Milner be the right back, and with the backup combination of Charlotte Black, you can cope with next season. of competition. George Li didn’t even think there was any need to look for it, so he just followed this method and implemented it directly.
After confirming Robben's transfer, "Peter Pan" will definitely appear on the right wing of Leeds United next season. Only a fool would let Robben play as a left winger. Robben will use a lot of cuts on the right to move towards the center. Then the right back will need to intervene on a large scale, and it can even be said that he has to play the right midfielder position, so letting Milner and Charlotte play the right back is really good. It's so suitable.
The right back problem is easy to solve, but the midfield problem is more difficult. Internal digestion is impossible, and the only way is to rely on transfers and signings.
In Steve Walsh's recommendation list, Leeds United's coaching staff unanimously took a fancy to Aston Villa's midfielder, Gareth Barry.
One is that the technical characteristics meet his tactical needs, including defense, ability to pass the ball, the ability to attack from behind, and a very high attendance rate.
Another thing is Barry's versatility. As a left-footed player, in addition to the central midfielder and defensive midfielder, Barry can also play as a left back. After Thatcher retired, Danny Rose was still too young when he was mentioned in the first team, so the only left back was Baines. If Barry can be introduced, there will be one more option at left back.
"A substitute player, he should be irrelevant at Leeds."
O'Neill said a name, and George Li nodded after hearing it.
The two of them toasted each other with black tea, and then drank it all.
^^^
The next day, as soon as George Li came to the club, he found Steve Lee from the transfer department.
"Let's make an offer to Aston Villa. Just keep it at the price we agreed on last time. If they refuse, we'll raise it a little higher. We must get Gareth Barry before the pre-season training."
"OK."
"By the way, Aston Villa will also propose a transfer to our Scott Carson when the time comes. If the price is right, it will be approved directly without going through me."
"OK."
He is easy to talk to, so George Li only needs to arrange it, and leave the rest to the transfer department.
Unlike Mourinho now, who is waiting for Leeds United to complete the transfer of Robben quickly before he can use the money to buy French winger Malouda.
This summer, Abramovich paid almost no transfer fee to Mourinho. The generousness of the first two seasons will no longer be seen.
The media predicted that this was a precursor to the breakup of Abramovich and Mourinho.
As soon as Li George returned to his office, he saw the club's football director Eddie Gray coming in with the team's medical director.
"What's wrong?" he asked when he saw these two people coming to the office.
"Originally, the transfer of the Arsenal midfielder could be completed after the medical examination."
"Are there any questions during the physical examination?" George Li motioned for the two of them to sit down and prepared to make them a cup of coffee.
But Gray's next words made him stop.
"We found out that there may be some problem with his heart. Should we cancel the transfer or..."
George Li took the report handed over by the medical director and was stunned.
