The player's salary is not a one-person thing, it is related to the whole team, Li Chengfeng cannot break the team's salary structure for him alone, he has not yet reached that level.

So Li Chengfeng let him go to Chelsea, but the price, in addition to the down payment of 50 million pounds plus 20 million pounds of add-ons, Li Chengfeng also asked Chelsea to bring a youth team of Hudson-Odoi as an addition, a child under the age of 17. Chelsea don't have a tradition of valuing young people, and in recent years, there hasn't been a single Academy player other than John Terry who has been able to play at Chelsea, so it won't be difficult for them to let go.

However, it will not be easy to fill the void of the departure of Belotti and Modeste, Li Chengfeng originally took a fancy to another Italian, Immobile, but this prodigal son is tired of wandering around. Immobile, who has changed 9 teams in 6 years, decided to settle down in Lazio, and Li Chengfeng had to choose another target.

But there is one more important thing before bringing in Belotti and their replacement. Barcelona want to buy the young Dembele, who they think is a perfect fit for Barcelona's system. Pep Guardiola is also interested in Dembele and wants to bring in either Dembele or Leroy Sane. Alexis Sanchez is getting older, and while he performed very well last season, the search for his successor is also on the agenda.

Last season, Salah, Dembele Sane were the main players of Leeds United's wingers, three wingers who can be left and right, can be on the side, can pass and shoot, and can support Leeds United's wing attack, and they are also the most powerful wingers in Europe, which naturally attracts the coveted by many giants.

However, Li Chengfeng does not want to let go, they are the cornerstone of Leeds United to become a giant. Do you think that Li Chengfeng can sell Belotti and mean the dissolution of Leeds United? Don't even think about it.

But a lot of things are not what you want to do, although Sane and Salah have both signed new contracts for the club, with the base salary unchanged, but a one-third of the Champions League bonus has been added, and if the team can play in the Champions League that season, they will receive one-third of the salary as a bonus.

But Dembele was determined to leave, and he even chose to strike in order to threaten a transfer to Barcelona.

Will Lee Cheng Summit's compromise? Of course not, unless Barcelona can pay more, otherwise he can let Dembele go elsewhere at a low price, anyway, there is still a four-year contract between the two, and Dembele will not worry about not being able to sell.

In the end, Barcelona compromised, and they offered a down payment of 120 million euros plus 30 million euros in riders to take Dembele away, and also let those giants see Li Chengfeng's toughness. If you want to poach Leeds United players, you have to be prepared for heavy bleeding. If you look at Dembele, a child who has just turned 20 can sell for 150 million euros, and if you don't have that ability, don't think too much.

However, there are still giants who are not short of money, and Grand Paris and Real Madrid have offered £150 million to buy Mbappe. Li Chengfeng wanted to refuse, but Mbappe's agent Mendes and his father approached Li Chengfeng and proposed a contract renewal condition that he would never accept, with a weekly salary of 250,000 pounds.

It's impossible, it's almost the same as cutting it in half. That's why Li Chengfeng hates those big agents like this, whether it's Mendes or Raiola.

The only thing that makes Li Chengfeng feel relieved is that Mbappe's emotional intelligence is much higher than Dembele's, at least he did not threaten to strike. He decided to talk to Mbappe, the team lost Belotti and Modeste in succession, and then lost Mbappe, it was really troublesome to replenish. And Mbappe and Leeds United still have four years left on their contracts, so there's no need to rush. Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but be glad that he signed a new contract with Mbappe when he was just 18 years old, otherwise he would be passive now.

Li Chengfeng met Mbappe, and he didn't talk nonsense, and directly showed some chat records to Mbappe. The content is Neymar complaining to Li Chengfeng, Milner, and Modric about his life in France, as well as his dissatisfaction with the low level of competition in Ligue 1 and the rudeness of the opponent's fouls, and his words are full of regret for moving to Paris.

"When I was coaching Neymar at Manchester City, he was fifth at one time and third at one time, and everyone thought he was the most likely person to challenge Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. And since he moved to Paris two years ago, he has been disqualified from winning the Ballon d'Or. His name was absent from the top 10 of the Ballon d'Or last year, and it looks the same this year. Li Chengfeng looked at Mbappe and said, "You can choose to go to Paris to make more money, stay away from the center of football and let your career stagnate, or take a little less money and stay and pursue more glory." ”

"Of course, you can also go to Real Madrid right now and compete with Cristiano Ronaldo for the main position, it's all up to you." Having said that, Li Chengfeng knows that this is not possible, Mendes will not let his two best players compete for the main position in a team, even if it is Real Madrid, unless Ronaldo leaves.

Li Chengfeng placed a piece of paper in front of Mbappe with a new offer: a base salary of 90,000 pounds and a Champions League bonus of 30,000 pounds. In addition, £120,000 is awarded for each goal or assist. Based on his performance last season, it was almost £200,000 a week.

"You have a lot of potential, but you haven't fully realized it yet. If you can perform better, we will also offer a better contract. Li Chengfeng is not lying, the contracts of Leeds United's main players have been re-signed every year in recent years, increasing their income, and of course, retaining these young people for a longer period of time.

Li Chengfeng released a big move, "Actually, I've always wanted to cultivate a Golden Globe with my own hands, I thought it would be Neymar, but unfortunately he went to France." Now I want that person to be you. ”

Mbappe is an ambitious player, the Ballon d'Or is also his goal, and he also believes that in the future he will move to a big club like Real Madrid, as for now, he still needs to grow.

finally appeased Mbappe, so that Leeds United's forward line in the new season will not be without a core, but it still needs to be supplemented with quality players.

Although this summer's transfer has brought Leeds United a considerable amount of income, almost 200 million pounds of sales income has made Leeds United the number one black store in Europe, and it has also increased Li Chengfeng's salary by an additional 10 million pounds, but Li Chengfeng does not want this money.

If Leeds had kept a young man like Dembele, they could have built a dynasty that would have been even more terrifying than the Barcelona and Manchester City dynasties that preceded them. But all of this came to naught with their transfer departure. And the root of all this is that Leeds United are not a big team right now, at least in terms of revenue.

At present, the world's top giants have an operating income of around 500 million pounds in a season, and the second-level giants also have about 400 million pounds. And Leeds United, in addition to the income from sellers, even if they reached the Champions League semi-finals last season, the total income is only about 250 million pounds, and under normal circumstances, it is good to have an income of 200 million pounds.

If Leeds United's operating income can be increased by even £100 million, 60% of which will be used to pay players' wages, it will increase the weekly wages of the team's most important five or 10 players by £5 to 200,000. At that time, Mbappe's £250,000 weekly salary will not be so unacceptable. What's more, thanks to the image rights and the presence of sponsors, the additional income brought by the future French façade star can be paid for this than salary.

But now, Leeds United can't afford it. Mbappe was given £15 million a year, what about the others? How many times have they all doubled? Even a doubling of Leeds United's revenue capacity simply cannot support it. Not to mention that Leeds United also need to build a new stadium, so it is even more necessary to control spending.

Giants can't be built in a day, and without the support of local tyrants, Li Chengfeng can only give up the plan to make a quick start, and start by improving Leeds United's revenue capacity.

Building a new modern stadium is a must, like Arsenal, after the new stadium is built, their annual matchday income can reach hundreds of millions of pounds, and Leeds United, even if they move to the stadium of 50,000 people in Skeleton, the matchday income is far less than half of Arsenal's, basically there is nothing else to increase income except selling tickets.

If a new stadium like Arsenal's Emirates Stadium is built, even if the income is not as dark as Arsenal's, it will not be difficult to raise 20 million to 30 million pounds a year, which is more than double at Elland Road. In Leeds City, Leeds United have few rivals.

In addition, it is necessary to raise the profile of Leeds United in the world and let more people know about Leeds United, so that sponsors will pay more money for Leeds United to endorse.

Dembele's big deal this summer has made Leeds United a fire, and Mbappe's transfer rumors have attracted a lot of attention, but it is not a good impact, but it makes people think that Leeds United can only become a stepping stone for the giants.

Turning the tide of perception will require heavyweight signings, and the voids left by the likes of Dembele and Belotti will need to be filled.

But it's not easy, especially a talented player like Dembele is hard to come by, and when I think of this, Li Chengfeng hates a giant like Barcelona even more, this damn Ersa dream.

There is also a damn dream of the emperor, Li Chengfeng doesn't know how long Leeds United can keep Mbappe, 1 year? Or 2 years? Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng can't help but admire Tottenham's CEO Levy, how did he keep those players of Tottenham with a salary far lower than that of the giants? Is it by feelings?

Maybe it's because their core players such as Kane are England academy graduates, and they have feelings for the team and are willing to stay at a low price, and other players can also follow this example. It seems that youth training is fundamental.

(End of chapter)

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