Among Birmingham's players, the most sold-priced player is naturally the striker. Like Ennihiri, a 25-year-old centre-forward in the top three scorers, Li Chengfeng has priced him at £50 million. That is, he is not British, otherwise Li Chengfeng would dare to shout 100 million pounds.

Just like the 26-year-old striker Che Adams, who has been selected for the England national team, although he is a year older than Ennishiri and has scored nearly 10 fewer goals, Li Chengfeng still priced him at 50 million pounds, if nothing else, this England account alone is worth 30 million pounds. With the Brexit turmoil and the implementation of some policies, the Premier League has also had stricter requirements for the appearance of English players in the team, and the value of talented and qualified English players has also risen. There are few English strikers in the market who can contribute more than 10 goals steadily, and Li Chengfeng's offer of 50 million pounds is already a conscience price.

Even if he opens a black shop, Li Chengfeng is also very conscientious, much kinder than Benfica Hotspur and the like, so the business is getting bigger and bigger. Li Chengfeng is also not worried about the players under his team will make a fuss, and the young players with potential in several teams have the remaining contracts of more than two years. He won't tolerate the player he fancies, with only one year left on his contract, leaving him at a low price.

As for whether the players will be dissatisfied, that's not allowed, they haven't played yet, and they can get the opportunity to play here. As for those who have already been kicked, as long as the offer is suitable, he will not stop the player's future, on the contrary, as long as the player has the idea of leaving, he will sell it to multiple clubs through various channels and avoid undercutting the price. And these players have been carefully cultivated by him from the beginning, and there is really no one who has taken the initiative to turn his face now. Taking a step back, if someone really tosses, like Ersamon, then wait to sit on the bench, and with his current player reserves, he can build a team with enough combat power at any time.

If you do the math, maybe you'll be able to scrape together £500 million this summer, if you don't buy anyone. However, of course, it is impossible not to buy people, and the team can't just go out if it wants to remain competitive, and Li Chengfeng wants Birmingham to become the new giant club in England, so he needs stronger players.

Li Chengfeng is ready to spend about £100 million to bring in players this summer, leaving £400 million as a reserve for the new stadium, which he thinks should be enough, and the remaining £100 million has two years to raise, which is completely too late. Of course, after the relocation, there are also funds for the renovation of the old stadium, and with the additional income brought by the new stadium, it should be easy to solve, not to mention that Li Chengfeng is ready to sell the naming rights of the new stadium, and tens of millions of pounds are always available, as long as Birmingham's results can be guaranteed in the past few years.

Everything is under control, Li Chengfeng is a little proud, and he has forgotten the problems with Wen Shuting, no wonder some men become workaholics, it turns out that work can really relieve pressure.

The dedication of Li Chengfeng is terrifying, and in the CM world, his Manchester City have won three titles this season: the UEFA Super Cup, the League Cup, and the Club World Cup, and the Premier League title is also in the bag. Not only that, the FA Cup has also reached the final, and the final opponent Hull City is only a promoted horse, and it is an out-and-out relegation team in the Premier League, and this title is also nine out of ten. The biggest suspense is the Champions League, the knockout system, the strength of the opponent is strong, and it needs to be taken seriously.

The game against Chelsea was tougher than Li Chengfeng had imagined, he didn't expect the Chelseamen to be so resolute, and apart from leaving an Eto'o ready to counter-attack at any time, it was almost a 901 defensive tactic. Not only that, but Chelsea's old men are also unusually solid, using their experience and small movements to make Manchester City's attack very uncomfortable.

Of course, City's tactics were also restrained in this game, with Li Chengfeng sending in a midfield combination of Klos Vidal Modric to control the midfield, but Chelsea completely abandoned the midfield contention and let City pass the ball in their half. But whenever the City players tried to get into the danger zone, they fought fiercely and did not hesitate to foul to interrupt City's attacking rhythm. These old fritters were also old in their foul selection, leaving City with a few dangerous set-piece opportunities.

As a result, Manchester City had a high possession rate in this game, but it was useless, and they could only get a 0-0 draw. Benitez, the master tactician, lives up to his reputation, and despite the limited materials at hand, he can still make a good dish. Of course, the iron and blood of the old Chelsea people also played a key role, but I am afraid that the next leg will not be easy to play.

In the second leg, Li Chengfeng made a decisive change of formation, abandoning the possession tactics of three midfielders and opting for a more impactful style of play, with Fernandinho and Toure partnering in the back, and the classic combination of Neymar Reuss and Aguero Suarez in the front. This is also Manchester City's most impactful lineup, and if the Chelsea are still focused on defending, then Li Chengfeng will teach them a profound lesson.

However, perhaps knowing that Lee was prepared, Benitez did not choose to defend with all his might this time, instead Chelsea started attacking.

In the opening three minutes, Oscar from the right side of Chelsea crossed diagonally in front of goal, and Cahill flanked him at the back of the penalty area and volleyed into the stands with no defenders. In the 7th minute, in front of Ramirez's diagonal pass from outside the penalty area, Torres' header in the box was collected by Neuer.

Chelsea's initiative to attack surprised Li Chengfeng, especially Torres's start, he was not sure whether Benitez wanted to grab the start and return to defense, or this game wanted to attack Manchester City, but he was not afraid, with Manchester City's on-field lineup, whether Chelsea's choice was offensive or defensive, he had the confidence to win.

City soon began to counter-attack, and in the 12th minute, Manchester City's continuous passes penetrated through the middle, and Reus's low shot from a tight angle in the box was slightly wide. In the 19th minute, Aguero fended Cahill in the box and then fired a low shot from a tight angle that was met by Cech.

Chelsea played much more aggressively than Li Chengfeng had imagined and the game was deadlocked. In the 22nd minute, Frank Lampard was shown a yellow card for tackling Fernandinho. In the 27th minute, Zabaleta kicked Willian and was also shown a yellow card.

Chelsea suddenly stepped up their attacking momentum, catching City by some surprise. In the 28th minute, Ramirez crossed diagonally from outside the penalty area, and Torres failed to form a shot at the back post. In the 29th minute, Torres missed a good chance to open the scoring, Ramirez crossed diagonally in front of goal, Torres was offside and smashed into the box to face the onrushing Neuer volleyed over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Kompany brought down Torres in front of the court and was shown a yellow card.

In the 33rd minute, Chelsea broke the deadlock, Torres won the ball on the right side and used his speed to force a cross into the penalty area, the ball passed through Neuer and Manchester City defenders, Schurrle outflanked in front of the goal and pushed the empty goal to score, 1-0!

The leading Chelsea men continued to attack, as if they wanted to take advantage of their chances to kill City in one fell swoop, and they almost did it. In the 37th minute, Torres made a clever turn in front of the field to get rid of it, and then entered the penalty area to dodge and shoot in an arc, and the ball bounced over the post where Neuer hit the goal, scaring Li Chengfeng into a cold sweat.

City escaped with Li stepping up their defence and surviving Chelsea's frenzied attack in the final stages of the first half.

At the end of the first half, Chelsea took a 1-0 lead over Manchester City thanks to a goal from Charles Schurrle.

Li Chengfeng admitted that he was put on a position by Benitez, and a master tactician is a master tactician. However, Li Chengfeng will not admit defeat on the contrary, on the contrary, the score behind allows Manchester City to make up their minds to attack with all their might, and he wants to see if Chelsea can prevent Manchester City's crazy attack.

In the second half, the two sides changed places and fought again, and Chelsea really took it back as Li Chengfeng expected and began to defend with all their might. Now, it's City's turn to perform.

Manchester City soon equalised, and in the 49th minute, Aguero received Reus's through ball from a tight angle in the penalty area, and the ball drilled into the net in front of Cech's eyes, 1-1!

Now it's Chelsea's turn to get anxious, Manchester City have won an away goal and Chelsea have to win games if they want to progress.

Chelsea attacked, Manchester City is not to be outdone, Li Chengfeng is not good at putting the bus, especially with so much time left, instead of focusing on defense, it is better to insist on attacking, score another goal, and let the Chelsea people completely die, this is Li Chengfeng's football philosophy.

In the 51st minute, Ramirez brought down Reus outside the box and was shown a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Reuss took a free-kick in front of goal and Toure's header was met by Cech.

In the 57th minute, Suarez received a through ball from a teammate in front of him and volleyed from a small angle in the penalty area, and the ball was deflected. In the 58th minute, Frank Lampard's free-kick was flanked in front of goal and Torres flanked the header in the middle, but the ball was collected by Neuer. In the 60th minute, Torres was brought down by Toure in front, and the referee showed Toure a yellow card. In the 65th minute, Suarez entered the penalty area and volleyed from a tight angle but Cech fell to the ground to block it.

The game was still deadlocked, but Benitez made the first adjustment, replacing the exhausted Frank Lampard with Mikel in the 66th minute to maintain the intensity of the midfield. Frank Lampard is a veteran who is almost 36 years old after all, and it is impossible to last a whole game with such a fierce game.

Li Chengfeng also replaced Neymar with Di Maria, Neymar was targeted badly in this game, there was no chance to play, and the breakthrough he was good at only attracted fouls again and again in front of Chelsea's old fritters, and he also suffered a small injury. It's his first year in England and he hasn't fully adapted to the English style of football.

Di Maria, on the other hand, is in his first year in the Premier League, but his style is more practical, and his habit of assisting in a 45-degree zone allows him to avoid facing Chelsea's defenders directly.

The two sides deployed troops, and the final decisive battle was about to begin.

(End of chapter)

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