20demayo Chapter 232
Chapter 232
AC Milan now is not the nursing home it would be a few years later!
Ancelotti and Galliani, who are destined not to win the league championship this season, put all their hopes on the Champions League. Facing such a powerful team with strong spiritual attributes, this series is destined to be difficult.
However, the quarterfinals series will be at the beginning of next month, and the main focus now is still on the league.
Finally, with Li Shiguang's sincere prayers, the Leeds United players who were called up have returned to the club one after another. It is gratifying that no injured players were sent back this time. As for the consumed physical reserves, there is still a whole week before the next round of games, and it is still a home game, which is enough for these players to recover.
Thursday afternoon.
After a day's work, Li Shiguang was ready to go back to the office to pack up and leave. As soon as he opened the door of his office, his mobile phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was a call from Chen Guanhai's father.
This is a rare guest. Since the last meeting in Germany, Li Shiguang and Lao Chen have not contacted each other again.
Old Chen is also very trustworthy. He only invests money but does not participate in the discussion. He just waits for the dividends at the end of the year. If there is anything, he will tell Chen Guanhai, and then pass it on to Li Shiguang through Chen Guanhai.
Chen Guanhai is the same since he became a small shareholder of the club.
In order to prevent Li Shiguang from thinking too much, he has come to Leeds United to play with him much less than before. Li Shiguang probably thinks this is also what Old Chen wants from him.
But it is probably not a small matter to let Old Chen call him personally today!
Thinking in his heart, Li Shiguang quickly answered the phone and took the initiative to say hello: "Uncle Chen, it's so late, why are you still not asleep."
It is now past four in the afternoon. Li Shiguang roughly calculated that it is probably around midnight at Old Chen's place.
"Alas~ I'm old, I don't sleep as much as before, plus there are so many trivial things every day, it's annoying." Lao Chen said self-deprecatingly, and then said, "I guess you should be busy enough over there? I just happened to have something, so I called you."
"Well, I just finished training, and I'm about to go back to the office to pack up and go home. What's the matter, Uncle Chen, Guanhai got into trouble again?"
"It has nothing to do with that little bastard. I have to thank you for it. Since this kid has a serious job, he has been much more honest than before, hahahaha."
"Uncle Chen, you're joking. Guanhai is so old, he will eventually become more and more mature! What kind of thing is it that Uncle Chen personally called in the middle of the night? Me?"
Hearing Li Shiguang's question, Lao Chen cleared his throat and his tone became serious: "It's a good thing, Xiao Li, you have to hurry up and plan the schedule for Leeds United's summer vacation. The thing we talked about last time is basically settled."
Li Shiguang was delighted and asked quickly: "Hua Guoxing's thing?"
"Yes." Lao Chen on the other end of the phone nodded subconsciously, "I have already cleared all the joints that need to be cleared. The team has performed well this season, and your special background is there. Ji Hai also plays football with you. Some time ago, I asked someone to find out in several large football forums in China. Leeds United now has a good fan base in China!"
"That's fine!" After hearing what Lao Chen said, Li Shiguang seemed to have seen a steady stream of small amounts of money flowing into Leeds United's account, and quickly asked: "What about the specific time? When is it scheduled?"
"Well... I suggest it's best to put it in June." Lao Chen thought for a while, "July is the time for the Asian Cup, we can take advantage of the popularity before that, what do you think?"
"Wait a minute, Uncle Chen, let me check the time first." Li Shiguang did not reply immediately, but took out the schedule and looked at it, then nodded and said: "Well, this time should be fine, I will finish the league on May 13th, even if we make it to the Champions League final, we can end all the season at the end of May. Competition, if you come in June, it won't be a problem! "
"Okay, then my company will be the organizer of Leeds United's trip to China. I'll have someone draft a contract and send it to you tomorrow."
"No problem, Uncle Chen, I think we should leave this matter to Guanhai and Allen, so that this guy won't say he has nothing to do all day long, hahahaha."
"Xiao Li, but there is something I have to tell you first." After finishing the serious matter, Lao Chen lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "You also know the domestic football environment. Although those bastards in the Football Association don't know how I got in touch with Leeds United, when I sent people to run the procedures this time, they saw that I was preparing for Leeds United's trip to China, so they wanted me to be the middleman.Contact you, it is said that there is some cooperation that I want to discuss with you. "
Hearing this, Li Shiguang frowned and felt a little uncomfortable: "What kind of cooperation can I discuss with them? Leeds United is not under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Football Association."
"Alas! This is also unavoidable." Lao Chen sighed, "If you come, you will definitely not be able to avoid them, so I told you in advance so that you can be prepared when the time comes. ”
Li Shiguang knew the nature of the Chinese Football Association. They said they were talking about cooperation with him, but they just wanted to make money through some messy means.
The trip to China that he and Lao Chen had agreed on was essentially a simple business activity for mutual benefit with Chinese fans.
Leeds United came to China, a huge market, to make a little money and expand its influence in the world of football. At the same time, it also allowed Chinese fans to see their favorite players play on the spot. This was a win-win situation.
If possible, Li Shiguang didn't want to have anything to do with the Chinese Football Association, but he also knew that this possibility was almost non-existent. There was no way, because every place had its own customs!
"Okay! We'll talk about it later, and we'll deal with it as it happens! "
Hearing what Lao Chen said, Li Shiguang knew that this matter was inevitable, and he could only take it one step at a time.
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The next day, after handing this matter over to Allen, Li Shiguang plunged into intensive training again.
On Sunday, Leeds United faced the challenge of Fulham at home. At this time of the league, it was already the 30th round. Their competition with Manchester United for the league championship can be said to have completely entered a white-hot stage.
But 90 minutes later, Li Shiguang, standing on the sidelines, had a sullen face and a ghost fire in his heart, because they were actually tied at home by Fulham, who was ranked last!
What made him even more upset was.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United slaughtered the visiting Bolton 4:1.
Leeds United, who had only sat on the throne of the first place in the standings for a few rounds, was snatched away by Manchester United again!