Chapter Thirty-Six: The "Young Guard"

After the Christmas dinner, Simon Grayson went to meet the team's president, Ken Bates, and this time he didn't come to ask for money, but he could also come for it.

"Ha, Simon, I knew you were going to come to me recently! Come, sit down and taste the cigars that my brother just brought back to me from Cuba! ”

The old man with a handful of white flowers and beard threw a cigar to his head coach, Simon Grayson took it with a smile, looked at the old man with a red face and sighed in his heart, I really don't understand where this old man got so much energy, he is already eighty years old!

"Mr. President, I'm here to ......."

Simon Grayson sat down and lit a cigar, only to be stopped by Ken Bates's smiling outstretch: "Simon, are you here to ask for money?" Say, as much as you want, and I'll do my best to satisfy you! ”

Leeds United's performance this season is obvious to all, Ken Bates although he picked the door but also knows that the team is really hopeful of rushing directly to the English Premier League this season, this time is by no means the time to save money, as long as the team is promoted, he can make a lot of money next, and even if he doesn't want to play football anymore, he can sell the team directly for a lot of cash, so he is quite generous.

Simon Grayson was stunned, he was a little unaccustomed to Mr. President's attitude, this was the first time he had seen such a generous Ken Bates!

Wrapped in two puffs of cigar in embarrassment, Simon Grayson looked at the triumphant old man through the smoke and hated it...... This old thing!

After brushing his mind for a moment, Simon Grayson omitted the words that he was going to convince Ken Bates: "Mr. President, you have seen the team's performance this season, and I believe that we are definitely capable of rushing directly to the Super League and returning to the ranks of the Super Team!" ”

Ken Bates nodded, grinning, "Yes, Simon, I'm clear about that, and I'm sure we can do that!" You've done a great job! ”

Simon Grayson smiled and said solemnly: "But, Mr. President, have you ever thought that after we are promoted to the Super League, we can really be relegated with the current strength of the team? Let me say something unpleasant, if we don't bring in reinforcements, if we don't buy a few quality players, relegation is really very difficult for us! ”

"Haha, Simon, of course I know this, don't worry, after the team is promoted, I will prepare a sum of money for you to strengthen the team, and in four or five months, I will hand over this money to you!" When it's summer, it's time to buy the players you think will be useful to the team! ”

The chairman of the door is indeed very stingy, but he knows very well what money can be saved and what money cannot be saved in the football world for many years, and the "Young Guards" as the promotion horse of next year's Super League, it is really difficult to relegate, of course, if there is a large investment, it is still not a big problem.

Today's Leeds United, Ken Bates is really quite satisfied, especially this season due to Wang Tiezhu's sudden rise, and Jonny Hausen and Ben Parker formed the "Leeds Three Musketeers", which gives the team a main framework, so that the team has a real soul, even if such a team is not a top team, it will not be bad, these three young people are definitely the hope and foundation for the revival of the "Young Guard".

Simon Grayson shook his head with a smile, this time it was his turn to be proud, the chairman of the door is experienced in playing football capital, but when it comes to building the team and transferring operations, he is far behind!

"Mr. President, of course you are right, but I don't think it is good for us to bring in reinforcements in the summer, and we should start recruiting this winter!"

"Oh!?"

Ken Bates looked at Simon Grayson with some surprise: "Simon, tell me your reason!" ”

Simon Grayson nodded: "Mr. President, the reason why I said we should start recruiting from this winter is because we now have a big advantage in the league, if we aim for relegation in the Premier League next season, the quality of our reinforcements will be very high, which will make our team more competitive, and even let us directly win the English Championship to ensure that we succeed in hitting the super team this season!" ”

"Hehe, Simon, you have a point, but I guess if there's only one reason, it's still not worth making a big fuss about the transfer market right now, right?"

"Of course!" Simon Grayson laughed: "The most important thing is that if we wait until next summer to bring in some quality players, maybe they won't choose to come to our team, and in the summer, ...... The value of the players may be ridiculously high! Don't forget, the European Championships are going to be held this summer! ”

"Well—"

Ken Bates nodded his head at the test, he knew that his manager was right, there are always a lot of incredible transfers in the summer of the big games, and professional football clubs are often a little irrational at this time, and those players who perform well in one game or two will be worth a lot.

"Okay, Simon, I agree with your analysis, then we will start to have reinforcements for the surname this winter, although the club may be in a state of loss for the next six months, but ...... Hehe, I agree to your request, I will soon send a sum of money to the transfer fund account, and you can start your recruitment work. ”

Simon Grayson smiled excitedly as he took the cigar in his mouth, rubbed his hands and took the cigar, and asked tentatively: "Mr. President, can you tell me how much transfer money I will have?" I can plan it too! And you know, when we are promoted back to the Super League, our team will definitely have to go through a big purge, and we should be able to get a lot of money back at that time. ”

Ken Bates laughed, "Okay, Simon, I promise I won't pick the door this time!" I'll give you £20 million in transfer fees and the players' salaries...... Well, it can be increased to 1.2 million annual salary! That should be enough, right? ”

"Enough! That's enough! Of course enough! ”

Simon Grayson couldn't keep his mouth smiling, this was Ken Bates's most generous time, the transfer fee of 20 million pounds was enough for him to buy a number of quality players, and the annual salary of 1.2 million pounds is not low, which is quite good for many players who have strength but are not well-known.

The Leeds United manager had a confident smile on his face as he left the chairman's office, and although the rebuilding of the team was extremely difficult, from the striker to the midfielder to the back line, and even the goalkeeper, every position needed to be revised, but Simon Grayson, who had a £20 million transfer fee in hand, was really full of energy.

Now the team's tactics have taken shape, the "Young Guards" have realized their tactical intention to crush all opponents in the league with their powerful attacking power, and now no matter what team they meet, Leeds United is pressing the opponent to play.

Although it is challenging to lead the team back to the superteam and successfully avoid relegation next season, Simon Grayson firmly believes that with the "Leeds Three" as the main body of the team, and the 20 million pounds of reinforcements to strengthen the team, if this does not lead the team to the Super League and successfully relegation, Simon Grayson himself will not forgive himself.

Over the next half month, the Young Guards became the most popular of all the teams in the English Championship, as they completed three consecutive transfer deals, which not only strengthened the team's overall fighting power, but also brought confidence to Leeds United fans.

On January 5, Leeds United announced that they had signed New Zealand defender Winston Reid, a 23-year-old young defender capable of playing as a centre-back and right-back, and having played for West Ham United for a season in the Premier League.

Five days later, the 30-year-old midfielder Dean Whitehead of the superteam Stoke City was bought by the "Young Guards" for 2.8 million pounds, this veteran who can play in midfield, midfield, right midfield, right back and right back was still the main player of Stoke City in the English Premier League last season, and now he is a substitute because of a knee surgery last summer, but his competitive level is still worthy of recognition, when Simon Grayson extended him an invitation. Dean Whitehead, who is ambitious in the Tiger Prison, did not hesitate to switch over, and any fool can see that Leeds United will definitely be promoted to the Premier League as the top two this season, and if he puts himself on his feet at this time, he will be able to represent the "Young Guards" in the English Premier League next season, which is still very attractive.

The transfers of Winston Reid and Dean Whitehead are really strengthening the team, but the third transfer deal in the next Leeds United winter transfer period is not only to strengthen the team, Simon Grayson will also use this recruitment to enhance the prestige and momentum of his team, so as to achieve the goal of overwhelming other opponents in the English Champions League in one fell swoop.

Because Simon Grayson is going to spend a lot of money this time, what he wants to bring in is a star, of course, this star is going to be outdated, otherwise Leeds United's financial situation is also unaffordable, but this star must also have a certain strength, otherwise it will be in vain to buy it.

In the end, Simon Grayson selected the Newcastle striker...... Sola Ameobi!

The black striker of Nigerian descent had a smooth start to his career, quickly transitioning from youth to first team at Newcastle the Magpies, but Ameobi, who worked hard and bravely took on various challenges, failed to achieve much in the end, scoring only 49 goals in 249 professional league games so far, which is not very good for a striker.

And he has not had the opportunity to play for Nigeria after playing for the England Under-21 national team, but the England national team has never lacked competition in the forward line, so Ameobi is only a relatively famous star so far.

When Leeds United proposed to Newcastle that they wanted to buy Ameoby, the financially tight "Magpie" agreed, in the eyes of Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, a thirty-year-old veteran with a lot of fame and average strength can still be sold for a good price, which is definitely a very good deal, as for Ameobie's feelings for Newcastle...... To hell with it!

After the two clubs reached an agreement, all that remained was to negotiate the price, and in the end the two sides agreed on a price of £5.5 million, and Ameobi was moved by the team's management to finally send him away from the devastated and squeezed the last bit of value out of the loyal black striker.

I ask for a recommendation ticket and storing that there is every day without money! Thanks a lot!

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