Chapter 60: Mendes' Advice
"Our offensive firepower has been weakened a lot!"
Early in the morning, in the building of the Dutch Football Association, the coaching team of the Dutch team is planning plans for the World Cup qualifiers.
Assistant coach Frank de Boer looked worriedly at the squad called up by the Dutch team.
Robin van Persie suffered a minor injury and Arsenal declined his call-up out for the sake of safety.
Arjen Robben has just recovered from injury and has not been in great form since coming on in Real Madrid's game against Espanyol.
The originally luxurious forward heavenly group was suddenly absent from several generals.
Fortunately, Sneijder proved to be in good shape and was drafted into the ranks.
"It's okay, we have Levi."
Van Marwijk glanced at the roster, his eyes glinting with excitement.
"La Liga has eleven goals in six rounds, doesn't such data guarantee offensive firepower? Besides, we still have Huntelaar, Kuyt, Sneijder..."
He then added:
"Besides, a small country with a population of 300,000 people doesn't need to send out a full main lineup, they are not the opponent of the Netherlands."
At this time, the Dutch was full of talent, and it was a traditional powerhouse in Europe, so naturally Iceland would not be a country in their eyes.
But what Van Marwijk didn't know was that in the 2016 European qualifiers, it was the small nation that beat the Netherlands and kept the Orange out of the World Cup.
At this moment, Van Marwijk's mind drifted to distant Spain.
"Did Levi say when he will return to the team?"
Something suddenly occurred to Van Marwijk.
According to FIFA rules, players who have played in category A competitions are not allowed to change their national team, but Levi has only played one international friendly in the Netherlands so far.
Theoretically, there is still a possibility of being poached, but as long as he has played in World Cup qualifying, everything is a certainty.
For example, Levi's teammate Diego Costa, later played a friendly match for Brazil because there were too many big men in the same position in the team.
Opted to switch to Spain.
But I didn't expect that after the decline in the form of Brazil's generation of players, Brazil, which was originally full of talents, couldn't even pick out a strong center.
"Number eight, he will return on time after a few days in Madrid."
Frank DeBoer thought for a moment.
"He'll be with Sneijder then."
Van Marwijk breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good..."
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โVuelve a hacer el amor...โ
Levi opened his sleepy eyes, and there was a crisp itch in his chest, and he reached out to scratch it, and his fingertips touched strands of messy long dark chestnut hair.
He reached for the watch next to him, and it was nine o'clock in the morning.
Malaire was visibly exhausted, her warm body curled up in his arms, as if she were sleeping soundly, and muttering gibberish babble.
Levi frowned, he was so undisciplined that he slept so late and woke up.
But considering that I didn't sleep until 3 a.m., this is understandable.
He carefully shifted his body, pulled out of bed, and pulled up the quilt to help Marlena cover it.
Picking up the phone from the ground, I found a dense network of missed calls on the screen.
Pochettino, Cesar Azpilicueta, Luis Garcia... and Mendez.
While getting dressed, he was getting ready for his daily training, and if there was no training venue, he had to use the hotel's gym to get together first.
Call back one by one at the same time.
Pochettino only informed Levi's team staff that they would return to Barcelona first.
Pochettino on the other end of the phone informed Levi that the club had decided that he would be the new head coach until the end of the season.
He seems to be proud of the spring breeze and has great ambitions to do a big job.
And when Luis Garcia made a phone call, he complained with tears on his face that Pochettino would be retained as manager.
The brothers were also tortured for a season under his devilish physical training.
Pure lazy dog.
Levi promised to reimburse last night's expenses, and lamented that the cattle were still a little conscientious, and the expenses were not too big.
didn't drink too much, and made the matter that Li Gongzi paid for the consumption of the whole audience tonight.
"Lee, Adriana has agreed to deal with me!"
Azpilicueta said excitedly to Levi as soon as he answered the phone.
"I called her last night, just in time for her insomnia and a bad mood..."
Cesar Azpilicueta recounted her sweet courtship and exclaimed:
"Lee, this is amazing, how did you know that last night was a good time, just like Cupid, the goddess of love..."
"Bless you!"
Levi sent sincere blessings, but at the same time felt a little guilty.
When he left Azpilicueta in a nightclub last night, he was prevaricated by any "good timing".
The bow of Eros is in a hurry to go elsewhere...
As soon as Levi hung up the phone, before he could call back, Mendes called.
"Good morning, my top scorer in La Liga!"
In Jorge Mendes' words, the compliment is always just right.
"Temporary... How are you, Jorge. โ
'You're not going to score in the back and I'm sure you're going to keep that gap, Forlan and Villa are more than one goal away from you.'
Mendes is in a very happy mood, and Levi is really the kind of player that all agents dream of.
The team's performance was impressive.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, it's too good at creating topics.
Recently, a die-hard Espanyol fan revealed in an interview that Levi had promised his youngest daughter, who is a ball boy, to score five goals for Espanyol in the opening game of La Liga, and almost completed this challenge in a single game.
More dramatically, the fifth goal was saved for the game against Barcelona.
This is the classic scene of hooking up with the little girl Brooklyn on the side of the court after making a promise.
As soon as these news broke, Levi was immediately promoted by the media as a good player with strength, love, and integrity, and earned a wave of impression points.
After playing Real Madrid, he received applause from Bernabeu fans and praise from the Real Madrid captain one after another.
There is no need for agents to go to public relations and create topics, and it has ruthlessly created a lot of traffic.
For a while, a lot of commercial endorsements came to the door.
Mendes suddenly became serious and got down to business.
"I have to remind you that you have to think about your career, and you may want to meet someone familiar tonight."
Levi was stunned, holding the phone in his ear while plugging in his iPod Classic headphones, ready for the warm-up session.
"Acquaintances?"
"Sir Alex Ferguson wants to see you, and he will be in person to Madrid tonight."
Mendez on the other end of the line said, a hint of jealousy could be heard in his tone.
'So I need your attitude, how you see your future at Manchester United, so I can help you better.'
At this time, Levi is no longer the bargaining chip that Mendes wants to introduce to Manchester United and exchange for Ronaldo's departure.
He's been in better form this season than all the players under Mendes' roster.
Cristiano Ronaldo experienced a period of injury absence and a slump in form at the beginning of the season, and the statistics during this period were not good, and it is only in recent rounds that his form has slowly warmed up.
'I still have a long contract to fulfill, and this is already the best club ever.
Levi paused, motioning for Mendez to continue.
"Another team is interested in you... Real madrid. โ
"Their sporting director told me personally that they would try to sign you and would be willing to match you with Raul's equivalent salary."
Mendes gently spit out the name of Real Madrid in his mouth, and Levi, who had expected it, was still a little surprised, and his heart couldn't help beating a few times.
Real Madrid's offer is indeed a difficult offer for most players to refuse.
To say that there is not a momentary heartbeat is false.
'You had plenty of time to think about your future, but Ferguson was too fast.
Mendes then added:
'At the same time, I have a very important piece of information that you need to know, which may affect your judgment, Manchester United are in some trouble, which is why Ferguson is so anxious to keep you steady.
"There is a definite possibility that Manchester United will be expelled from the Champions League..."
Levi was stunned, this news is really heavy.
After Platini became UEFA president, a series of actions and words seemed to point to the Premier League's giants.
A few days ago, there were rumors in UEFA that any team with unqualified debts could be denied the qualification to participate in the Champions League.
First and foremost are Chelsea and Manchester United.
UEFA is planning an operation to avoid the growing number of clubs running on debt.
Chelsea's debt situation is the first to bear the brunt, although the owner Abramovich has deep pockets, but in terms of procedures, he is supporting the team's finances by personally taking out loans for Chelsea, although Abou is justified in contributing money for Chelsea, but in legal terms, Chelsea is still a club with huge debts.
That is, the money that Chelsea owes to the owner Abu, the left hand is the right hand, but the debt relationship exists.
If Platini wants to get his hands dirty, this loophole in the procedure could become a lever for UEFA.
Meanwhile, if Abbu pulls out of Chelsea one day, the money the Blues owe him will become a huge liability.
Another big club that could be affected is Manchester United, whose boss Glazer's debts have been passed on to the Red Devils.
Although it seems that there is no problem with Manchester United's operation at the moment, if something happens to the Glazer family's finances, then Manchester United, which is burdened with huge debts, will be the first to be affected.
"This..."
Levi didn't know how to explain to Mendes, after all, the other party was not a traverser, and it was normal to have such worries
I don't know that Manchester United will only miss the Champions League because of the poor Premier League record, and it will definitely not happen to be kicked out of the Champions League.
"If you put that aside, Jorge, I trust you and I want to hear your advice."
Levi had his own plans in mind, and at the moment he wanted to hear Mendes' thoughts, which was a temptation.
The two have been just a partnership from start to finish.
"My suggestion?"
Mendez on the other end of the phone was stunned, what does it mean to put these things aside?
"Then I think it's still best for you to stay at Manchester United for now..."
Jorge Mendes is a businessman, but not the kind of businessman who wants to eat big fat in one go when he sees money.
Levi's top-tier talent and performances are visible to the naked eye, and he has a tendency to become a player at the top of the football pyramid.
Such a player can only play the greatest commercial value if he is used as the team's signature.
It's not that Real Madrid can't go, but even if Li Wei scores more goals this season, it will only be a season's performance.
How much can I get for the transfer fee?
"You think so, too?"
"It also depends on the conditions of Manchester United."
Levi replied that staying at United next season would indeed be the best solution for his career in the coming years.
But he's not a stupid demon dream, what should be fought for, still has to be fought for.
Salaries and tactical positions need to be guaranteed by Manchester United.
Only when things are discussed in advance can the two sides meet frankly.
"Last question, Lee, this is not an attempt to snoop on your privacy."
"Huh?"
"Are you serious with that Spanish model? I mean, you need your team to help you with PR. โ
Mendez's tone was relaxed after the conversation.
Levi's press and PR team has been set up for some time.
With such a little bit of lace news, there is simply no problem in dealing with it.
"I also know that you are half of the Chinese blood, you... Always be more responsible for feelings. โ
"What's the matter? Me and her were just one night late for Ludo. โ