At least on this point, Leonardo was right, Manchester City, or rather, Linson was not provoked.

However, the reason is not as suspenseful as Leonardo said, being underestimated and looked up to is ultimately someone else's opinion, as for himself, only he knows.

In general, being provoked also requires conditions, at the very least, the subject should be something that cares.

But on the issue of Mangala's transfer, Mangala has never been Linsen's target. So, it can even be said that if PSG really has their sights on Mangala, that's exactly what Lin Sen wants.

I'm afraid that Leonardo, who was wishful thinking, never dreamed of this. Of course, Lin Sen also did not know about PSG's offer for Mangala, and like him, the drunkard did not mean to drink.

The two rich and handsome people both planned to be false, so the one who was "molested" naturally became Porto, who claimed to be a goddess.

Porto, who were complacent about their cash cow finally being favored by two of Europe's biggest tycoons, soon received their first actual offer from Manchester City, one that made them scoff and even angry.

Fifteen million.

That's exactly one-third of their list price.

For such an offer, it was naturally rejected by Porto, they didn't even owe a counteroffer, and, as if they felt that this was not enough to relieve their anger, Porto manager Rodrigo directly pointed the finger at Linsen when he was interviewed again.

"I know Lim, he's a great coach. I also know that he has signed a lot of great talent. But a great coach does not equal a great manager, and in my opinion, as a manager he is simply an amateur. Mangala is a talented defender, there's no doubt about that, look at his table over the past few seasons, we have no intention of selling him, but if he has to leave. Then he's going to join a great team for sure. I don't deny that Man City are a great team, but if they want Mangala they should be sincere enough and unfortunately they are making an offer that is insulting to us and to the players......"

The Portuguese media reported Rodrigo's words as they were, word for word, and then, of course, caused a wave of controversy.

In the midst of the controversy, some have taken this opportunity to criticize Porto, Europe's largest black store, for being hacked. There are also ridicules for Manchester City finally stepping on the nail, and of course, more so, schadenfreude.

For these voices, Lin Sen's response was the same as when he was the head coach, but he didn't hear them.

Of course, this does not mean that he is indifferent to Rodrigo's remarks.

Compared to Porto's list price, 15 million is indeed a little lower. But for most teams and most defenders, it should be said that such an offer, even if it is not very high, is definitely not "insulting". And even then. Since he wants to open a black shop, at least his attitude should be better, and Rodrigo's reaction is undoubtedly excessive.

But that's it. Lin Sen has plenty of reasons to "put the transfer on hold for the time being".

As for the next step, for Lin Sen, the play has already come to this point. Pellegrini, the main audience, has also seen it all, and next, whether to continue to sound the gong to open will depend on the audience's reaction.

I'll sing and you'll take the stage.

Also in an interview, Leonardo officially confirmed the team's interest in Mangala for the first time, and admitted that the French club that Rodrygo said was Paris Saint-Germain.

'We also need a centre-back to form an effective rotation with Thiago Silva and Marquinhos, Mangala? Of course, he's a genius and he's a national player, so if he can, why not? We have made an offer to Porto. ”

Leonardo, who did not explicitly say how much he offered, is also acting, and there is only one audience he wants, and that is Lin Sen. It's just that Lin Sen saw Leonardo's play, but he didn't know that this play was specially played for him.

Therefore, this transfer suddenly became a little delicate.

In this atmosphere, the time came on July 5th.

Sitting in his office, Lin Sen took the initiative to watch a World Cup match in its entirety for the first time: the highlight of Brazil vs. Uruguay.

This one was not the quarter-final he remembered, and naturally Lin Sen didn't know what the final result would be. However, why he chose to watch this game, Lin Sen is very clear.

Subisareta's timing was chosen delicately, and Lin Sen couldn't have just taken it as an accident.

The process of this much-anticipated game can be described as twists and turns.

It was hosts Brazil who were the first to break the deadlock, with their captain Thiago Silva scoring the goal, however, it took less than five minutes for the Brazilians to delight before Suarez equalised for Uruguay.

The score of 1-1 was also the score of the first half, and after the start of the second half, the two teams were at a stalemate, and then, it was the Brazilians who exceeded the score again, and, the goal, was still a defender, this time, it was David Luiz, who was coveted by Paris Saint-Germain, and this was also David Luiz's second consecutive goal.

The 2-1 scoreline remained until near the end of the game, when the Brazilian fans in attendance were ready to celebrate their team's progress to the last four, when it was Suarez again, who fouled his opponent on a break in the box and then converted the penalty himself.

Ninety minutes were 2-2, everyone thought the game was going to go to extra time, but at this time, a man who had made all Brazilians wait for a long time finally stepped up, and that was Neymar, whose assist allowed Brazil to eliminate Uruguay in the last minute of stoppage time.

It was still Brazil who qualified.

Yiqiē seemed to return to the familiar trajectory in Lin Sen's memory, thinking that the next opponent of the Brazilian team was the German team, Lin Sen didn't know whether to be happy or sorry for the Brazilian team, but one thing was for sure, that is, this was definitely not the result that Subisareta wanted to see.

Yes, in the final moments of the game, it was indeed Neymar's pass that decided the game, but the best player of the game undoubtedly belonged to Suarez, because the latter almost single-handedly dragged Brazil to the final, although it fell short in the end, no one can deny his appearance.

Sure enough, at the second meeting of the day, although Subisareta's face was calm as usual, Lin Sen could still see the anxiety in his feelings at a glance.

He can't help but be anxious, the better Suarez is, although the more they prove that their vision is accurate, but it also increases the difficulty of the transfer, before that, Manchester City has already put a price tag on Suarez for 100 million, then, now, they have no reason to reduce the price.

Looking at Lin Sen's smiling expression, Subisareta was in an even worse mood. However, it is time to get to the point, and it still has to be carried on.

"We still think the $100 million offer is too high, and we can't spend all of our budget on Suarez alone for a summer. So ......"

"So?" Lin Sen looked at Subisareta quietly.

"Either we negotiate a more rational price, or we have to give up." Subisareta simply spread her hands.

"Anthony, you should know that we don't want to see Suarez leave, no team wants to see Suarez leave." Hearing Subisareta's words with some "ultimatum", Lin Sen showed a hint of a smile, "So, if you give up, trust me, we'll be happy to see it, but, are you sure you want to give up?" ”

After speaking, Lin Sen glanced at Subisareta.

Lin Sen can understand Subisareta's thoughts at the moment, they are not willing to spend such a high price to bring in Suarez, but they are reluctant to give up Suarez, so just like a child standing outside the window looking at his favorite toy, he can only linger, in addition, sprinkle a little.

When the Catalan media reports on Barcelona's scandalous players, they always like to flaunt some emotional factors, such as Cesc Fabregas "coming home", such as "I have been a Barcelona fan since I was a child, and playing for Barcelona is a lifelong dream...... In short, I can't wait for all the stars to throw their arms on Barcelona.

Of course, it's not just the Catalan media that thinks this way, almost all the clubs that act as mouthpieces have done something similar. However, a transfer is a transfer.

Emotional factors may have influenced some things, but in the end, it was still some rational things that decided to transfer.

For example, money.

Subisareta's only reliance now may be Suarez's personal attitude, but Lin Sen is also clear now: even if he can't keep Suarez, Suarez doesn't want to leave lightly, and his next home may not be only in Barcelona.

In this regard, Lin Sen has always had little sympathy. Therefore, he was completely indifferent to Subisareta's "ultimatum", and even, at the end, he added a meaningful sentence.

"The World Cup is almost over, Anthony."

Subisareta was silent for almost a minute this time, yes, the World Cup is coming to an end, which also means that their arch-rivals Real Madrid will soon withdraw from the transfer of James Rodriguez and then turn their attention to the next target.

Who is next? It seems to be Bell, but who can be sure it's none other than that?

"Our offer is, 60 million." Subisareta finally spoke, and, this time, as soon as he spoke, he changed his previous evasive attitude towards the offer, and it was directly an offer that could not be clearer.

Lin Sen did not reply, but continued to wait for Subisareta's words. Sixty million and ten million, the gap is still huge, obviously, Subisareta has a following.

'It's not possible for us to come up with more transfer funds for Suarez at the moment. Subisareta continued, "However, maybe we can solve this problem in another way. (To be continued......)