Chapter 134: Another Summer Begins
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It's been more than a month since I saw Xiao Zilu, the little guy is even a little strange, staring at the two for a long time, suddenly crying "wow", facing the hands stretched out by the two at the same time, he chose Varniga without hesitation, lying on her shoulder, crying a lot, the little butt kept twisting in Varniga's arms, Li Haolong was sad and depressed, on the one hand, he felt sorry for the child, on the other hand, he was jealous of Varniga's treatment, and secretly sighed that his father couldn't catch up with his foreign mother.
"Look at your father, even his daughter dislikes it."
Li Haoyue hugged Xiaodoudou and teased her brother.
The daughter is worthy of being her father's little lover, as if she has telepathy, and as if she refutes her aunt's ridicule, Xiao Zilu stopped sobbing, blinked her big eyes, and jumped towards Li Haolong's side to hug her.
"I'll just say, where do I usually hold less, after Varniga hugs, it's my turn, and at the critical moment, the baby is distressed by Dad, come, good girl, dad one."
The daughter hugged her hand, and her lips were printed on her pink cheeks, that kind of softness, that kind of sweetness, Li Haolong's heart was about to melt, and it still felt good to be at home.
After enjoying a night of family fun, Li Haolong's intense summer window work officially began. Early in the morning, Cheng Yu's scouting report was placed on his desk on time, and Li Haolong combed through it for almost half a day before he read them one by one and sorted out his thoughts.
After a season of observation and watching scouts' monthly reports, Li Haolong's key targets were Benfica's 24-year-old Swedish defender Victor Lindelof; Koulibaly and Diawara in Naples; Terence Congolo of Feyenoord; Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko, including Kalidou Koulibaly and Diawara, has been on the radar for the third season in a row.
The forward position is not so urgent because of the presence of Griezmann and Dembele, and Alario is really easy to use, in addition to the central striker of the big clubs, he really can't think of anyone else in the current market who can replace Alario, Bayern's 30-year-old Lewandowski? 31-year-old Suarez of Barcelona? Juventus 30-year-old Higuain? Regardless of whether these clubs sell or not, bringing in players over the age of 30 at a high price is not in line with Li Haolong's recruitment philosophy.
At present, Real Madrid's 31-year-old Benzema has a relatively high possibility of introduction, it is said that Real Madrid will not set too high a price, and their goal this summer is to have a "child dream", 28-year-old Gabonese striker Aubameyang, rumors have entered the substantive stage. However, Benzema's form has declined significantly, there is no place for him in the Villa squad for the time being, 31 years old is not old, and he may be able to rejuvenate a second spring if he goes to a smaller team.
The only thing that interests Li Haolong is Inter's Icardi and Manchester City's breakthrough center Jesus, but he is really embarrassed to dig into the corner of his brother, everyone has also had a tacit understanding, the hot Jesus is the heart of the Manchester City team, Mansour will spend pounds this summer, only in and out of the original is their style, so this summer, the focus of the Villa team's transfer will be in the midfield, continue to strengthen the defense.
The entire transfer work for this summer will be handled by Lamb, and Li Haolong will focus on the team's training after confirming the scope of reinforcements and price fluctuations.
In addition to these, there is another tricky matter, and that is Petrov's whereabouts. In this season, through Lamb's efforts, a three-team cooperation intention has been reached with the French team Nancy and the New England Revolutionary Team of the American Professional League, and the three parties will strengthen player exchanges and various commercial development in the future.
The New England Revolutionary Team, based in Massachusetts, New England, reached the Major League Cup finals in 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007, but was runners-up all four times.
The deepest impression of the Nancy team to the Chinese fans is that Li Jinyu once played here for a year, although it was basically a bench. The team was in very average form in Ligue 1 last season, finishing fifth from the bottom. Correa was dismal and is currently looking for a manager, and Li Haolong recommended Petrov, the new Europa League champion manager, and the Nancy team is naturally very welcome.
In addition to Nancy, Li Haolong also used his contacts in the past two years to find another place for Petrov--- Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga--- the team that has traded the most with Villa other than Dortmund. In recent years, the coach position of the Bayer Leverkusen team can be called toxic, and the coach has been fired continuously, Saf, Hyypia, Sasha Lewandowski, Schmidt, Taifon Kolkut, and five coaches have been changed in five years since 2013, of which Sasha Lewandowski died in a controversial suicide in 2016 (out of respect for the deceased, I will not go into details here).
This is a more torturous position, no matter who sits on it now, it is roasted on the fire, Li Haolong didn't expect this at all, or Leverkusen Chairman Shad took the initiative to come to the door after hearing about it from some channels, Li Haolong thought about it for a long time, and still put him in front of Petrov as an alternative.
To Li Haolong's surprise, Petrov chose the hot potato of Leverkusen, and the choice was quite calm, and Li Haolong couldn't help but be a little worried.
"Petrov, don't you think about it anymore? There's still time and I can figure out how to find a better team. ”
"Not thinking about it."
"It's a bit ...... location"
"I know, that's why I chose him!"
"You...... It's not angry, is it? ”
"How could I be angry? I think it's a challenge for me, Villa is an atypical success story that has been set up so quickly, it's so easy for me to coach, I need some difficulties to hone myself, and I also want to experience the atmosphere of the Bundesliga and learn from their rigorous tactics and day-to-day management. ”
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure!"
"I'll obey you, so if you need anything, just tell me."
'There's nothing special to ask for, I'll just mention that the players in the Villa team who want to go out to work can be loaned to Bayer Leverkusen, and the familiar players are easier to use, which is a win-win for both clubs.'
The straightforward Petrov didn't even mention too many personal demands and compensation wishes, Li Haolong still asked Lamb to give the meritorious veteran and champion coach twice the remaining contract compensation, the Europa League is indeed his credit, and Li Haolong will not take credit for mentioning it.
The news of the change of coach quietly spread after the World Cup boom, and it still stirred up thousands of waves, making fans suddenly realize that football has not gone far, and it turns out that the new season is near!