Chapter 514: Negotiation and Imminent Signing

Turning the timeline back to the moment after the press conference, after the news of Li Mudi's departure was officially confirmed, almost all the Torino players posted their reluctance and gratitude through their personal social media, and successfully completed the swipe.

Belottti, the team's number one star, wrote: "Boss, you are the best manager I've ever had in my career as a professional. Thank you for everything you've taught me over the past three years. I was saddened to hear that you had decided to leave, but the spirit you have left with the team will become a treasure for the club and will continue to grow with generations of Torino players. Thank you, Red Bull forever! ”

Bareka updated Twitter: "Boss, in the past three years, I have learned so much from your side, which has made me grow from an ignorant teenager to a real man, a qualified professional footballer. Every training, every game, every conversation, every suggestion during this period is the best memory of my life. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me, for me, you will always be a father and brother, love you! ”

"It's a pride to be your player, Boss, and I wish you all the best for the future and hopefully the opportunity to play for you again," Barceli said. ”

Immobile: "Until now, I remember when you came to my home in Rome two years ago and told me what the future would be if you joined Torino. I am outraged that you fulfilled the promises you made at the time and didn't tell me what you planned for two years from now. But you know, my door is always open for you, cheers, the best Celestial Empire coach in the world. ”

Casillas: "It's an honour to play under you, thank you for helping me over the years. It's great to be able to play alongside you at the end of your career and win so many accolades. As a player, I respect your professionalism; As a friend: What's your travel plan for the summer? Hope to be able to meet again soon. Precious, old friend. ”

Later, blah blah blah, the Torino players represented by Ranocchia, Silvestri and Pieto Pellegri all sent their best wishes to their manager, and even many of the hairy boys of the youth team joined the ranks afterwards.

Li Mudi did not reply to such a message, but when he struggled through countless long guns and short cannons on May 30 to board the flight to Madrid, he couldn't help but send a group text message to all the players, condensing the deep feelings he had accumulated in the past three years into one sentence: "Goodbye, my players, love you Li Mudi forever." ”

After that, he immediately turned off the phone, raised his right hand, and gently wiped away the tears that welled up in his eyes......

On the evening of June 1, the 2018-19 Champions League final officially kicked off at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, the home of Atletico Madrid.

As a result, in this Mero decisive battle, which reappeared after ten years, the winner still belonged to the Argentines. Barcelona, which is half of the home game, relied on the stable performance in the penalty shootout to defeat Juventus, which was widely favored before the game, 5-4 thrillingly, and while winning the sixth Big Ears Cup in team history, Ronaldo had a perfect start in the first season after leaving Real Madrid and moving to Italy, but finally reaped a four-big ended in vain.

After suffering a huge setback in the World Cup in Russia last summer, Boss May regained his kingly spirit in the club, although he failed to complete the feat of five consecutive titles due to the loss to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey, but still won the highly valuable double in La Liga and the Champions League, which can be said to be the biggest winner among European teams this season.

In addition, Barcelona's victory also enabled the Spanish team to complete the sixth consecutive dominance of the world's most influential club competition, which made the strong teams of other countries feel embarrassed and determined to continue to strengthen their strength and overthrow the hegemony of La Liga, which directly led to the increasingly fierce arms race of the giants in the coming seasons, and the fans also got the thrill of watching Hollywood blockbusters.

The end of this game also officially announced the end of the European season this season, except for a few countries that have set the league to a non-annual system due to weather reasons, according to most European countries have begun to enter the summer holidays. The transfer negotiations between the player and the new coach have gradually accelerated during this time period, especially the latter, which has basically been lined up for official announcements.

It's just that I don't know for what reason, the major giants seem to have chosen a stable overriding strategy this summer, and there is little news of changing their own coaches. Some media joked that this is all Galeries Lafayette's pot, which has attracted the attention of many good deeds.

In his first season at Real Madrid, Julen Lopetegui only won the Club World Cup, finishing third in the league, semi-finals in the domestic cup, semi-finals in the Champions League, runners-up in the UEFA Super Cup, and runners-up in the Spanish Super Cup.

But Galeries Lafayette didn't dismiss him midway, because after a seismic change in the squad, the former Spanish national team manager's ability to use young players still gives a glimpse into the future of the galaxy. So with the expectation that there may be an explosion, Lopetegui has at least two to three months left next season, which is a blessing for him, and a sword to choose for his head, so good luck to him.

In the Premier League, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are all in stable positions, needless to say, only Arsenal may change. Unai Emery's performance has been tepid since taking over the place left by Arsene Wenger, and the results have been unsatisfactory for a year, with finishing sixth in the league and creating its worst league ranking since 1995. However, in the eyes of the outside world, a large part of the Gunners' poor results are due to the fact that the club has not invested as much in the transfer market as other rivals, and the manager should not bear the blame alone.

However, this statement will obviously not be accepted by the Arsenal hierarchy, but due to the issue of the release fee and the new manager, they have not yet made a decision on whether to change the manager for the second year in a row.

In addition to the arsenal, there are no other giants who have revealed their intention to change the helmsman, which directly led to Allegri, who was originally entangled with Juventus because of the new contract salary issue, has also become restrained, and Uncle Yu faces the situation that there is no groove to jump, and seems to want to stay in the team for another year, but whether it can succeed still needs to go through a period of secret negotiations, after all, Zizou's name has been linked with the old woman since last summer, and many people believe that the former coach of Real Madrid has the ability to lead Juventus to regain the lost territory in the country, And can go one step further in the Champions League.

Due to the relative stability of these giants' positions, those excellent managers who intend to change the environment have chosen to stay in the team for a period of time, so there is no such big news as in the past at this stage.

However, when it comes to Li Mudi, who has just been promoted to a first-class coach in Europe, it is still a little different, and the advantage of not having to pay liquidated damages still gives him additional opportunities.

After Paris Saint-Germain exited the Champions League quarter-finals, they sent someone to contact Gines for an initial contact on whether Li Mudi might take over the French giants. Although the Torino coach was in a position to put everything on hold and wait until the end of the season to discuss it, his agent was clearly not so inflexible, and he still treated the top European teams with enough respect and kept in touch in private.

However, the Parisian side finally decided to trust Tuchel for another year, and the first relationship between the two sides came to an end.

However, after missing out on the big Paris, Li Mudi and Gines did not feel too sorry, in addition to not having great hopes, but also because they had other invitations in their hands. Even after a very careful screening, there are Leicester City, Watford and Schalke 04, three teams with more suitable conditions are willing to wait for the vacancy, although these are not the best choices, but the sincerity of the other party is very sufficient, and the promise that the new coach can take charge of all transfer affairs can still make Li Mudi tempted.

And the reason why he hasn't decided to join that team as soon as possible, in addition to Genes still hoping to fight for better treatment for his partner, there is actually a chicken rib-like existence that makes the two of them have different degrees of entanglement.

The day after the end of the Serie A season, the agent of Arsenal's new owner, Stan Kroenke, who had completed the acquisition of the club last summer, appeared in the Apennines in a low-key manner, opening talks with the former Torino coach and his agent, who had not yet announced his departure, to coach the Arsenal.

Although they are reluctant to pay a large termination fee to Emery, who has just been in office for a year, seeing that the commercial value of the club has fallen for two consecutive years, the American family consortium that invests in the sports industry is very dissatisfied with the pursuit of profits, so their internal support for an immediate change of coach is still not small.

For the sake of competition and profit, Li Mudi, who has the support of the local tyrant enterprises of the Celestial Empire, has become the best candidate for the new coach and has been recognized by the majority of the senior management in the club. However, in terms of the conditions offered, there is a big divide between the traditionalists, represented by Gunners chairman Keswick, and the American Consortium, the former believing that the mistakes made by Unai Emery should be corrected and the new manager in charge of the transfer, while the latter still wants to do things the way they do the way the Americans do.

In the end, it was naturally the boss who said it, but such a condition was obviously impossible for Li Mudi to agree, and he gave a firm refusal without saying a word.

But it should be that Arsenal is very optimistic about his coaching ability and ability to absorb money as a new generation of young coaches, and after urgently consulting his boss Kroenke, the agent relaxed their requirements and allowed Li Mudi to have some autonomy in terms of transfers, but the fee and the introduction of more than 20 million pounds must be reported to the board of directors and approved before they can be carried out.

In the face of this condition, Li Mudi is also reluctant to agree, but Gines thinks that the restriction of a trial of one year can be added, and if the team's performance improves, the restriction will be completely lifted in the second season, if this is the case, it can still be considered. After all, even though Arsenal has looked a little down, it still maintains the status of a giant, which is in line with Li Mudi's current identity.

And the team that signed Leicester City's level, although the environment is very relaxed, but there is no support from the local tyrant boss behind him, no matter how much he tosses, he can't get too much success in the highly competitive Premier League, and he still has to take charge of the giants in the end, so it is better to step to that level now.

Li Mudi still respects and admires his agent very much, but whether the rights of the head coach are sufficient is a matter of principle, and he is unwilling to make an exception in this regard, so the negotiations with Arsenal were temporarily shelved in the middle of the process, and it seems that unless one party makes a compromise, it will not be able to continue.

However, considering that this matter must not be postponed indefinitely, after all, the Premier League starts earlier and needs to be in pre-season preparation as soon as possible, and once the former Torino boss is unable to take charge, the Gunners will be ready to keep Unai Emery to start the new season.

So on June 10, the two sides officially announced that the negotiations broke down, because everything was in private contact, and the agent was also an American who had nothing to do with football, so the whole incident was not discovered by the outside world.

The British media have been reporting on the possibility of Lee Muddy coaching the Gunners for some time, but there is no evidence of this, so as soon as the news of Emery's stay came out of Arsenal's certainty, those rumours disappeared.

After dealing with the negotiations with the Premier League giants, and after two days of careful consideration, Li Muddy has basically decided to take over the reins of Leicester City, who won the league title in 2015-16.

Although the team's performance in the last three seasons has shown a gradual downward trend, the original core of the team is old and old, but the heritage is still there. In particular, Vardy and Schmeichel Jr. are still in good shape, as long as they can make appropriate adjustments in the lineup, Li Mudi is confident that he will lead the team to win the European quota in the first year, of course, it can only be the European League, the Champions League is not to think about it for the time being, and it is not too late to develop slowly.

It was only before he could reply to the English side that two unexpected events occurred in succession, which disrupted the original plan.