Chapter Thirty-Four: Grit Your Teeth and Sell!

Leeds United have become even more unstoppable after the wild win over Arsenal, with the young squad tightly united by Shaq and Jonny? Hausen's side, striding towards their goal.

Shaq is the most legendary player in Leeds United and even English football, and he is now the owner of the club behind the scenes, and the players are respectful and awe-inspiring when they see him, and every word of Shaq carries great weight in their hearts.

And Captain Jonny? Howson, the banner and spiritual leader of Leeds United, has been loyal for more than a decade, making him an idol for every young player who comes from Thorpe's Arch training base.

With these two people, Leeds United's dressing room is calm, and the team is able to put all its energy into the game, which is the root of Leeds United's excellent performance for two consecutive seasons.

Leeds United, who are united in their hearts, have made extensive changes in the next home game against Aston Villa. Howson, Ashley? Hood and the others have entered a state of rotation, but John? The goals of the two youngsters, Allen and Lens, allowed Leeds United to easily beat their opponents 2-0 at home.

After this victory, Leeds United are about to face the third round of the FA Cup against Manchester United, but before Simon? Grayson is leading the team to prepare for the game, and trouble is coming!

It was the winter transfer period, and this "trouble" was naturally related to the transfer of players, Leeds United won the English Premier League and the League Cup with a group of young players last season, and these young players naturally attracted the attention of many clubs, and in order to save money for their proud disciples. Simon? Grayson didn't give anyone a raise at all, and the "Young Guard" still carries out the salaries of the players when the club went bankrupt. Howson, Ashley? Hood, Ben? Parker and the others are pressed there, and they can't get a high salary from the club at all.

Thereupon...... This has become the biggest hidden danger for Leeds United!

First of all, Simon? Grayson made the offer from France's Lyon, who had spotted Italy's left winger Claysandy. The offer was £7 million, compared to £5 million when Clay Sandy moved to Leeds United.

Simon? Grayson had wanted to turn down the offer, after all, he had put a lot of effort into developing Claysandy, but the Leeds United coaching staff had developed a well-thought-out training plan for the Italian based on his physical and technical characteristics, and they had always made adjustments to follow his progress.

However, at this time, Clay Sandy's agent came to Simon? Grayson, but did not say anything about the transfer, but asked for a salary increase.

Simon? Grayson isn't a hairy kid anymore. As the person who led the team to win countless championships and bought countless stars, he immediately understood what was going on, this is simply that Clay Sandy has reached some kind of agreement with the Lyon team, and now it is used for a showdown with Leeds United!

Or a raise!

Or let them go!

Simon? When did Grayson get this kind of anger, and then think about the fact that there is an 18-year-old Colm in the reserve team right now? Keogh, though not as quick and agile as Lens, had a good cross. Dribbling or something makes sense, Simon? Grayson nodded and agreed to let him go.

Simon? Grayson's decision. Claissandy's agent was quite surprised, he also thought that his player should have a place in Leeds United, at least it would be more than enough to be a substitute for Lens, but he didn't expect it......

I really didn't expect it!

"Cruel Simon" is indeed "Cruel Simon"!

Not out of Simon? Grayson's accident, the day after Clay Sandy's transfer, it was announced that he had signed a personal contract with Lyon, a four-year contract with an annual salary of 1.5 million euros!

On January 10th. Clay Sandi officially left Leeds United on the move, and after two seasons, he scored two goals and provided three assists in 18 games for the "Young Guard", and before he could make his mark on Leeds United, he was gone.

Clay Sandy's business was just done. The team is also going to start playing the FA Cup with Manchester United, but haven't you waited for Simon? Grayson took a breath, and "trouble" came back to him.

This time...... It's Marcio!

Twenty-four-year-old Marcio has been very good since he came to Leeds from Brazil, even when Kshlof was still in Leeds United, he often rotated with Kroef and Du Xiaoguang, and this season he has directly sat in the main position, has played 30 games for Leeds United, and has become the main central defender of Leeds United. Grayson sees it as the team's future.

But because Marcio is too good and stable, his performance has also attracted the attention of countless European giants, and the team that made a £10 million offer to Marcio this time is Italy Inter Milan.

Inter Milan have been doing well in recent years, reaching the Champions League for a decade in a row, but their finances are getting healthier and their ambitions are starting to grow, and now they are finally starting to set out to make a difference.

However, Inter Milan has long since lost the boldness of Moratti's era, and they are rushing to do more with less, and they have made an offer to pay £5 million first, and then pay the remaining £5 million over the next two years.

Simon, who was already on fire? Grayson, seeing that the 10 million pounds were still paid in installments, was so angry that he directly returned a down payment of 10 million pounds, and the remaining 10 million pounds were paid in two years, and if Marcio agreed to the transfer, the time was also set for the summer.

Actually, Simon? Grayson was just angry, how did he expect Inter Milan to revise the offer within half an hour and send it, and they satisfied Simon? All Grayson's demands, Marcio can play for Leeds United until the end of the season, and they are willing to make a down payment of £10 million and then another £10 million in instalments, for a total transfer fee of £20 million!

Inter Milan's simply, let Simon? Grayson was quite surprised, it would be too embarrassing to regret not selling it at this time, this thing ...... What to do!?

And £20 million is really not a small amount for a centre-back, Leeds United only spent £6.5 million to buy Marcio, and now it's tripled!

Thinking all afternoon, Simon? Grayson called Marcio personally, but the Brazilian said something rather vague: "You are the head coach of the team, I will do whatever you want"!

Simon? Grayson understands Marcio's thoughts, basically this kid is the same as Clay Sandy, he has already planned everything, but it is just more beautiful!

Simon? Grayson replied to Inter Milan with a wry smile, agreeing that they should go and talk to Marcio about personal treatment, and he finally made up his mind, this team really needs a group of loyal players to take the lead, these white-eyed wolves...... None of them can be trusted!

While thinking so, Simon? Grayson brought in Harvey, and he had to develop a new training plan for Knuvels, a 19-year-old black boy who was supposed to be treated as Ashley? Hood's successor came to train, but now ...... Don't let him play in the back, it is the most important thing to form a stable center-back combination with Du Xiaoguang, and Leeds United can continue to use Marcio before he is formed.

But that's not the most important thing, now Simon? Grayson finally made up his mind to raise the salary of some players in his team, but the way and conditions of this salary increase still have to be discussed with Harvey.

In the FA Cup third round against Manchester United, Simon? Grayson still gave the young players a chance to play, and if these boys want to mature, it is absolutely impossible to play a few big games.

Campbell, Lens, Hojdenck, John? Allen, Brookman, Knovels, Joe? Hicks, Richardson and other youngsters all appeared, coupled with the leadership of Argentine goalkeeper Diaz, Leeds United actually relied on Jace on the road? Bruckman's push shot in the 39th minute beat the "Red Devils" Manchester United 1-0 away.

Throughout the game, Leeds United was at a disadvantage, with fewer shots on goal than the opponent, no more free kicks and corners than the opponent, and the game was also suppressed by the opponent, although the possession rate was 52%: 48%, but this was also the result of Manchester United speeding up the pace of the game in the second half, but this group of lads just won.

This experience of looking for hope of victory in an unfavourable situation and eventually winning is a very valuable experience for young players.

Simon? While Grayson spared no effort to cultivate the club's "lineage", he also collected the latest information reported back by as many as eight scouts in the club, and began to prepare to mobilize his forces again to find those talented young players, which is definitely a long-term work at present, and a strong youth system will become the foundation of the "Youth Guard".

Arsenal poached Nasri...... So what?

Without the best ingredients, even the world's best chefs can't cook a delicious meal!

What's more, after Nasri left, the current youth director of Leeds United is Joe, who was called England's "midfield magician" when he played? Cole, in terms of his individual ability, can teach his skills to these youngsters as long as his players have enough potential and help them grow quickly.

Leeds United's future will mimic the "Barcelona model" to ensure that the team can continue to grow in the long term, and Thorpe Arch will surely become Leeds United's La Masia Academy. (To be continued......)