Although Li Mudi's decision to return to coach the team was finally made at the end of the season, it does not mean that it will be difficult for him to find a new club, although according to normal circumstances, those giants who are determined to change coaches have at least begun substantive negotiations with the new coach candidate at this time, otherwise it is likely to have an impact on next season's preparations.

But occasionally there will be special circumstances.,For example, our protagonist is now in a state of fearlessness.,The reason is naturally that a team has already contacted him.,Respectfully invite the first coach who once led Arsenal to the top of the world to return to the rivers and lakes.,And there is more than one.,At the same time, he can't be familiar with the object anymore.。

In February, his good friend Valentino Cairo, who had been promoted to director of football at Torino FC, called and expressed his desire for Li Mudi to return to Turin under the guise of daily communication.

Based on the excellent squad and youth training system that Li Muddy built with great difficulty, the Red Bulls under the leadership of local coach Gasperini have achieved very excellent results in the three seasons of 2019-22, and although the glory of two Serie A and one Coppa Italia is not yet to dominate the Apennine Peninsula, it can be regarded as the strongest Italian in that period.

It's just that in the summer of 2022, the 64-year-old coach had to choose to retire home to recuperate due to physical reasons, but the Torino team was also prepared for this matter and finalized the successor - Milan legend Gattuso before the outside world reacted. The world's No. 1 defensive midfielder was average when he was in charge of San Siro, but he has since played well in small and medium-sized teams such as Sassuolo and Atalanta, and is considered by the media to be one of the most favored managers in his age group.

However, the first season of the "butcher" Red Bulls failed to repeat the magic of his previous two years, after a wave of squad adjustments that will inevitably occur after the arrival of a new manager, the team's results have dropped significantly, but fortunately, the championship is still there, and finally finished third in Serie A, but this performance is really difficult to satisfy the club's executives and fans who are used to winning.

Fortunately, the president of the club, Urbano Cairo, still gave Gattuso a certain amount of trust, let him stay in office for another year, and squeezed out 45 million euros for the team manager to improve the performance when the construction of the new stadium still needs to invest a lot of money, but Gattuso still disappointed everyone.

The Coppa Italia fell beyond the threshold of the semi-finals, and the Champions League was swept away in the first round of the knockout round after a thrilling group qualification.

On April 27, when Li Mudi took a rare time to travel to Paris as the face of Hugo Boss to participate in a promotional event, Valentino Caiiro unexpectedly appeared in his temporary hotel room, if it weren't for his agent Gines sitting on the sofa smiling and drinking coffee, the sporting director of Coventry Club would have suspected that he had hallucinations at that moment.

The purpose of the Prince's trip to Torino is very clear, that is, he hopes to welcome back the team's former meritorious manager, and for this reason, he has shown a lot of sincerity on behalf of the entire club:

First, the 67-year-old president of Torino Cairo will gradually retire into the background in two to three years, and his successor will naturally be his son Valentino, and given the close relationship between the latter and Li Mudi, it is conceivable that the club will give the team manager a lot of support in the future.

Second, although the new Torino Stadium will not be completed until next summer, the club's hierarchy has promised to provide Li Mudi with a transfer fund of no less than 60 million euros this summer, and agreed that he is the sole decision-maker in the management of the team, which is a weight that neither Gasperini nor Gattuso had ever hoped for.

In the face of such generous conditions and the sincere invitation of his friends, Li Mudi, who had no intention of eating back grass, couldn't help but be moved, and secretly thought in his heart that it was no wonder that the old fox of Genes would be willing to provide Valentino Cairo with a chance to come to the door in person before he expressed his position, and the conditions given by the other party were indeed very generous.

Of course, what touched him the most was the many good memories he left in Italy back then, and the group of demons he introduced were all at the age when they began to move towards the first peak of their careers, and it was also full of temptation for "Zhengtai lovers" to be able to see with their own eyes what kind of surprises they would bring to world football when they grew up.

Therefore, Li Mudi, who had never thought of returning to the Apennine Peninsula before, could not give his own answer at that time, and he needed some time to carefully consider this very contradictory invitation for the parties.

Immediately after the departure of Valentino Cairo, who was slightly anxious, Ginés interrupted his partner, who was reminiscing about his past memories, and brought him two other rather unexpected news.

"This morning, I received a call from Juventus vice-president Nedved, and their information network was really strong enough that we had just revealed the slightest idea of returning to coaching, and the old woman found out. No, they're also asking me about your movements, and it seems like there's some idea of changing the manager. ”

"There is no need to mention Juventus, even if I don't consider the relationship between the Torino team and their sworn enemies, but from the current situation, Conte's position is not to the point where he will be out of class immediately." After hearing the news, Li Mudi immediately expressed his refusal: "The Serie A championship for two consecutive seasons has not been able to satisfy their senior management, is the Big Ear Cup really that important?" It's really unworthy for Conte.

And Juve's head coach has been constrained by the management in terms of transfer power, even if Marotta retreats, the new guy is not a soft persimmon, there is no need to go to that troubled water, so just refuse. ”

"Okay, I also don't think this choice makes much sense, I'll get back to them tomorrow." After a brief pause here, Gines immediately changed into a somewhat strange expression and said to his partner: "Forget about Juventus, but you must not think of who I received at noon. ”

After failing to get any response, the Spanish football giant, who is over sixty years old, also had to unravel the mystery in a rather helpless tone, "Josh Kroenke wants you to return to the Emirates Stadium, I know he contacted you privately last month, but this time he called me directly, obviously playing for real." ”

"I've made it clear that it's impossible, how could he find your head so indiscriminately? It stands to reason that Josh is also a very mature club operator, and he should not make such an inappropriate move at this time! ”

"Then you don't know the current situation of Arsenal, who were able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool for the top of the Premier League table before the winter break, suddenly collapsed in the second third of the schedule. It's like replicating the horrific wave of injuries you encountered at the beginning of your second year in charge, with several key players injured in quick succession, and the results naturally dropped dramatically. ”

Gines, who is more concerned about other clubs on a day-to-day basis, explained: "This must have a huge deal to do with the wrong way to travel around the world to play commercial warm-up matches before the start of the season, but Southgate's training plan and how he deals with the players is also quite controversial, and I heard that when Josh Kroenke contacted you, there had just been a vicious incident in Arsenal's first-team squad against the coaching staff, which seriously affected the morale of the team. That's why their management came up with the idea of welcoming you back.

Of course, it was just a test or a measure to prepare for a possible change of leadership. But this time it's different, you haven't seen the "Metro" published today, the Arsenal player seems to have made a military advice, hoping that the club can remove the former England national team manager directly, which is very surprising. Although the real inside information is not available for the time being, but there is no wind and no waves, I guess Southgate will definitely not be able to stay, and the change of manager has become an imminent big event for Arsenal. ”

"It's so serious!" Li Mudi, who has not paid attention to his old club for a while, responded while hurriedly calling up the FM system in his brain to check the situation of Arsenal, and sure enough, the whole team was dissatisfied, and it seemed that this matter could not be resolved in a peaceful and satisfactory way.

"Not really! But it's a good opportunity, and if Kroenke can promise not to interfere with all your power in the team, then a return to north London would be a very good option, at least no worse than going to Munich. After seeing his partner fall into a visibly thoughtful state upon hearing the invitation, Genes used his decades of experience in football to analyze the current situation.

"It turned out to be just a Bayern Munich, so naturally there was no choice, but the overall competitiveness of the Bundesliga is really low, and if you go to coach, you can put more energy into the European competition, and it is relatively easiest to get another treble or even six crowns, so I am confident that this will be a win-win combination." However, after the sudden appearance of Torino and Arsenal, two of your old clubs, I think it is a bit difficult to choose between the three clubs, because if you can return to any of these teams, with a good foundation as a foundation, the future development will not be bad. ”

Having said this, Li Mudi, who had not expressed any attitude in the previous few minutes, finally responded: "If it is only the Torino team, maybe I will think about it, although in the end nine out of nine will also refuse, but now that Arsenal has also been added, it is even more certain, there will be no return, the focus is still to negotiate with Bayern, and strive to implement all the agreements reached orally a few days ago." ”

Later, he explained his choice: "The composition of Arsenal's shareholders is too complicated, although the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov left to toss Everton, but the Middle East group that took over his shares is not simple. Besides, the Kroenke family is too business-oriented, and it is difficult to run the club in a way that suits my ideals, and sooner or later I will have to have conflicts over similar issues, so unless I can control the shares...... Don't look at me like that, I know it's not going to happen. But at least I can afford to hide, so if there is no big accident, I can't go back to coaching. ”

In this way, in order not to hurt the hearts of gun fans, it will not be good to return to Turin City. Besides, although the competitiveness of the Bundesliga is a little weak, it is also a new experience for me, as you just said, it is also quite interesting to brush up on the six crowns, hehe! ”

As soon as he heard this, Genes understood the partner's intentions, nodded in approval, and responded: "Okay, I'll communicate with Hoeness tomorrow and try to finalize things as soon as possible, so that you can plan in advance." Anyway, you're still young, and after conquering Germany, you have time to find a new challenge. ”

However, as soon as his words fell, Li Mudi's mobile phone on the bedside table rang, and Genes, who was closer to that side, got up and went over, but came back with a wonderful expression, and said while handing over the phone, "It seems that our plan has changed!" The emotions contained in the words are very subtle.

But after Li Mudi saw the name displayed on the screen in the next moment, he immediately swallowed back the inquiry he had originally intended to say, and after obviously making a move to adjust his breath, he connected the phone.

"Man, this time is calling, there must be something important to inform! What's the time now? Is the game over? ”

"Lee, maybe it's time to fulfill that dream we made together, and as the president of Real Madrid, I would like to personally extend an invitation to you: would you like to be the new helmsman of the world's number one football club?"

"Of course, that's the ultimate goal I've set for myself since I became a football coach. However, a phone call? Isn't it too informal! You know, you're talking to the best manager on the planet, what do you think he's going to do? ”

"Well, this is a preliminary procedure for exploring the wind, and the formal invitation is naturally made when it comes to face-to-face. Tomorrow at noon, I will have a banquet at home, so come over as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, bring Lin and the little princess Heixi, otherwise be careful that Maria will lose her temper with you after being disappointed that she didn't see her sister, hang up, good night! ”

After putting down the phone, Li Mudi, who had a forcibly flat expression, bent the corners of his mouth and said to the agent in front of him, who also had bright eyes: "Old man, our new challenge is coming!" ”