Li Chengfeng is a cautious person, he is not willing to put all the treasure on Leeds United's results, even if he is confident in his coaching ability, but if one day there is an injury wave, it will be over, and the game will be played by the players after all.

Therefore, Li Chengfeng is trying his best to control the risk and retain enough cash flow, even if the new stadium is a low-interest loan of 500 million pounds, and even up to 800 million pounds. In addition, this year, I tried my best to help Mbappe win the Ballon d'Or for a second consecutive year, so that the team's sponsorship contract can also be directly increased by 20 million pounds, and it is also very helpful to renew the sponsorship contract after the expiration of the shirt and other sponsorship contracts with two years left. Li Chengfeng hopes that the next shirt sponsorship contract will reach the top club's £75 million, and the chest advertising will come close to that figure.

Staying competitive is a must, and Li Chengfeng doesn't want to be like Manchester United, who can't participate in the Champions League and cause his income to plummet. However, it is not possible to increase expenses uncontrollably, and there needs to be a balance. So Li Chengfeng could only choose to sell De Ligt, leaving Skrinia and Militão, whose combined wages did not add up to the cost of leaving De Ligt.

De Ligt's departure is a loss for Leeds United, whose €5 million in after-tax income is uncompetitive in front of Barcelona's €8 million after-tax salary. However, Leeds United's competitiveness has not lost much, Van Dijk, Skrinha, Militão are enough to ensure Leeds United's defensive intensity, and the presence of Gomez, Todibo, and Ampadu can also ensure the team's depth in this position, Li Chengfeng is not too worried.

The only problem is still the left winger position, which has not been solved since Dembele moved to Barcelona and Sane suffered from homesickness, so Li Chengfeng also had to change his style of play.

Li Chengfeng has not been able to solve the problem this summer, Chelsea's Eden Hazard has left for Real Madrid, and Leeds United cannot compete with him in terms of background or salary that can be given him. There is also a Neymar, Grand Paris will not let go, even if Li Chengfeng has a large amount of transfer funds in his hands, Grand Paris is not willing to give up their only card. As for Sadio Mane and Raheem Sterling, Liverpool and Manchester City are reluctant to sell their key players to direct rivals, and similarly, Li Chengfeng will not sell Fernandes to Manchester City and Liverpool.

Or can you only count on the rapid growth of youngsters such as Pulisic? Perhaps the more common two-striker style of play from last season.

But Luka Jovic's departure disrupted his plans. Jovic wants a place in the main line-up and feels it will be easier to go to Real Madrid to compete with the aging Benzema. It's no wonder that anyone facing a 20-year-old Ballon d'Or winner would be desperate, and Leeds are unlikely to offer a €10 million after-tax salary for a third striker.

Now there are only two strikers left in the team, Mbappe and Alai, and of course, a few youngsters, but they can't be counted on too much. However, it is not easy to buy a striker who has the strength and can be a substitute with peace of mind.

Moreover, the annual transfer of stars also makes people doubt the team's ambitions, which has some impact on the team's commercial development. Li Chengfeng wants to make a big deal so that the team can improve both commercially and competitively.

The ideal target is naturally Neymar, the top brand of Grand Paris, the first person in Brazilian football, and the commercial competition is very high, which can help Leeds United open up the South American football market. Neymar is also willing to cooperate with Li Chengfeng again to hit the Ballon d'Or, but Paris is unwilling to let go, that is the only person they have to take the lead, for the Qatari consortium with more political significance than football significance, they need such a card to stand up for them.

Poor Neymar, a wrong choice, his career suffered a major turning point, originally everyone thought that he would be the first person after Melo, now this hope is getting slimmer and slimmer, the only gain is only money.

As for Coutinho, the second man in Brazilian football, Barcelona wanted to sell it, but Li Chengfeng was not interested, his adaptability was too poor, and Leeds United could not arrange tactics specifically for him.

Argentine players, Messi can't buy them, and the others are the same.

American top Pulisic is already in the team, Chinese players don't have to think about it, Japanese player Li Chengfeng doesn't look at it, South Korea's first person is at Tottenham, Li Chengfeng doesn't want to deal with Tottenham's manager Levy, that is a person who can sell things for one dollar for two dollars. On the African side, it is enough to have Salah.

As for the five major league countries with the most developed football industry, a small half of the UK's most promising talented players are in the hands of Li Chengfeng, and the top French player is also in Leeds United. Italy's current squad is mediocre, but Leeds United also have a new generation of talented players such as Zaniolo, Tonali and Manuel Pellegri.

Only Germany and Spain are relatively weak, originally Germany still had superstars like Sane in Leeds United, and also went to Bayern because of homesickness, leaving only one full-back Kimmich, although he is also an indispensable figure in the German national team, but the defender does not attract attention as a frontcourt player after all. As for Spain, except for Diaz, who can't play the main team, it is even more blank.

Li Chengfeng decided to choose the right target from Germany, Spain, and Brazil, for the giants, both business and competition are very important, and neither can be abandoned.

Li Chengfeng tried to add Brazilian teenager Rodrygo, or Vinicius, or Spaniard Asensio to Jovic's transfer to Real Madrid, but it didn't work, neither the players nor Real Madrid were interested in this plan, and it was still too small compared to Real Madrid Leeds United.

In the end, Li Chengfeng could only turn his attention to Germany, spending 100 million euros to sign Bayer Leverkusen's midfielder Kai Havertz. At just 19 years old, Havertz scored 19 goals and provided six assists for Bayer Leverkusen last season and is considered Germany's best young player and the leading figure of Germany's new generation. Signing him is a good choice for both business and sports. And the 100 million euro handiwork has also made the rumors around Leeds United disappear a lot.

In the new season, Li Chengfeng decided to try a strikerless lineup, anyway, Mbappe is also used to it, and Alli can be used as a surprise soldier as another tactical option. In modern football, the distinction between positions is no longer so standard, running is the most important thing, and it is stronger to let the players flow and everyone is involved in attacking and defending.

Li Chengfeng believes the new Leeds United will be stronger than last season. It's not perfect, though, and if he can buy Neymar, he believes the Leeds United side will be able to adjust the best team in history.

It's a pity that Neymar's salary is too high, and the income of 500,000 pounds after tax is impossible for Leeds United to bear, that is, the oil tycoon who is not bad for money is willing to pay this money. Leeds already have Kylian Mbappe and don't need him to make a leap forward in the team's business plans. And Mbappe is younger, with less than half the income of Neymar, but his commercial value is higher.

Although Leeds United can bear Neymar's 170 million euros in liquidated damages, Neymar is unwilling to take a significant salary cut, and Li Chengfeng can only give up. It seems that Neymar can only sink in France, he could have had a brighter career, and now, only money remains.

But even so, Li Chengfeng believes that this Leeds United team is the best team right now, at least in this era, there are no challengers. Real Madrid and Barcelona are in the midst of a new generation, and it will be difficult for them to challenge Leeds United for a few years. Liverpool has a gap with Leeds United in terms of squad height and squad depth, not to mention other giants, which have more shortcomings.

Looking at football, only Pep Guardiola's Manchester City can barely fight. However, it is limited to the league, Guardiola's team is very stable, but limited to the temperament of the team, it cannot go further in the Champions League knockout round, the key is that Guardiola does not have a peak Messi who can make up for his tactical shortcomings, Aguero and others, after all, are still almost hot.

It's time for Leeds United, and the starting line-up alone is worth almost a billion euros, the number one in the world, which is enough to prove the status of the team. And this is what Li Chengfeng spent several years to build, which makes Li Chengfeng full of a sense of achievement, which is why Li Chengfeng can continue to struggle.

Success is addictive, and he wants to see how far he can go, what incredible records he can set in this world. If it weren't for these, he would have been like the real world, just aiming to reach the Champions League every season, making money with peace of mind, and having extra time to spend with his wife and children and enjoy life.

People still have to have goals after all, otherwise Li Chengfeng can't hold on, he is not a football fanatic, if it weren't for the trophies, he was afraid that he would have given up a long time ago, at most, he would be a salted fish with peace of mind, and make money to maintain life points in the two worlds. It is even more likely to fall into depravity and anesthetize yourself with a life of drunken lantern riddles. Of course, now he is not a decent man in the CM world, otherwise he would not be torn between several women.

Sometimes he feels like a jerk, but he can't resist it. It's still too much pressure, and only in this way can he feel more relaxed.

He didn't know what they were thinking, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only think about doing Leeds United well and letting their trust be richly rewarded.

Leeds United should be able to become the world's No. 1 giant, Li Chengfeng believes this, this is also the direction he will work towards in the future, he will definitely be able to do it, as long as he can bring Leeds United a steady stream of titles.