0199 Arms Race
George Lee opened his eyes and looked out the window.
Through the gauze curtains, you can still feel the rare sunlight outside.
That's nice!
No games, no training, no tactical meetings.
It's like a teacher and a student, having a summer vacation.
Of course, it would have been better if the Premier League had a winter break, and George Lee would still have a winter break.
He rolled over, changed to a more comfortable position and continued to lie down.
If only I could sleep until I wake up naturally every day, and then go back to sleep.
It would have been perfect if Helen had been around.
After Leeds United's end-of-game celebrations, George Lee took his children and the two Helen family to Denmark for a holiday.
He was accompanied by Schmeichel Jr., who returned home from vacation.
In Denmark, the current head coach of Limby Football Club, Peter Schmeichel, warmly welcomed the group and showed them the beautiful scenery of Denmark.
Helen and his wife also lingered in the beauty of Jutland, and did not want to return home, wanting to take advantage of this holiday to visit all of Denmark.
It's just that George Li can't stay with them all the time, and he needs to return to China to carry out the team's transfer work.
Although Leeds United have several deals that have been negotiated before the end of the season, the team's recruitment work cannot be stopped.
Not only Leeds United, but other Premier League teams are also making reinforcements.
After seeing Leeds United win the championship, the old powerhouses began to bring in reinforcements in order not to fall behind next season, intending to regain the Premier League title.
The first to do it was the league runners-up, Manchester United.
Ferguson didn't know if it was stimulated by anything, and officially announced three transfers on May 31.
25 million euros to buy Ronaldo's younger brother, Portuguese winger Nani, from Sporting Lisbon; 21 million euros to buy Brazilian midfielder, golden boy Anderson from Porto.
Just when everyone was amazed at how fast Manchester United were moving, a few hours later the Reds officially announced a deal. £17 million, Hagen Reeves was brought in from Bayern. With Bayern failing to win this season and missing out on the Champions League next season, Bayern's top brass who have repeatedly blocked Hargreaves' transfer have finally moved the roadblock.
In just one day, Manchester United spent 71 million euros.
And that's not all, Ferguson is also said to be chasing Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, who was so impressive at West Ham last season.
After losing to Leeds United in the league and AC Milan in the Champions League, Manchester United will have to strengthen their squad next season and get their revenge again.
Now that the apprentices are like this, how can the master not work hard?
Also thinking about revenge is Liverpool.
Liverpool met again in AC Milan's Champions League final just days after Leeds United's Europa League final, and this time AC Milan did not give Liverpool a chance to repeat their Istanbul night.
Inzaghi's two goals in the 45th and 82nd minutes helped AC Milan get revenge in front of a crowd of 72,000 at the Olympus Stadium in Athens.
Reclaim the Big Ears Cup, which was snatched away by Liverpool two years ago.
Unable to swallow that breath, Benitez is determined to strengthen his front court in the summer.
After nearly a year of stalemate, Spanish striker Torres, who has been on his finger for Benitez, has finally completed his transfer from Atletico Madrid to Liverpool.
Fernando Torres is set to travel to Liverpool today for a medical and if there are no problems, the £22 million transfer is expected to be the biggest move in the Premier League this summer.
According to rumours, Benitez has also eyed Ajax winger, Babel, known as the "New Kluivert", and Lucas Revia, captain of Brazil's under-20 national youth team at Brazilian club Gremio.
Liverpool, who have finished fourth in the league for two consecutive seasons, may be looking for some breakthroughs in the league this season.
If there is still the Champions League in the 4th place in the league, it is Arsenal, which has been ranked 5th in the league for two consecutive seasons, is really a leak in the overnight rain.
The news that the heart of the team, Highbury and King Henry of the Emirates Stadium, want to leave Arsenal is already flying. The closest to the French striker is La Liga runners-up Barcelona this season.
After rivals Real Madrid led Robin van Persie in the second half of the season, Real Madrid's momentum was unstoppable, and they won the league title at the end of the league by virtue of a win-loss relationship.
All Rijkaard's determination to bring in a frontcourt player is well known.
If Henry leaves, it also means that Arsenal may usher in the rebuilding storm this summer officially unveiled, after Henry's departure, there may be other core players who may leave, and the summer of London's old giants is destined to not be peaceful.
George Lee turned over again, and he found that he should not be able to sleep this time back to sleep.
At the end of the season, he has always slept well, and he will never dream of an opponent's manager in the middle of his sleep, nor will he have to watch the game video to fall asleep because of the pressure.
Like today, George Li has been asleep for half a month.
Stretching his back, George Lee decided to get up and leave for the club to continue talking to the transfer department and scouting department about the team's transfer work.
Just as he was washing, the phone rang suddenly.
'Jose Mourinho' has the Chelsea manager's name on his phone.
"This is George Lee...... Gollum...... Spit. He took the phone and rinsed his mouth.
"Do you have to buy Robben from me?"
Mourinho got straight to the point and asked Lee directly. Now, since Real Madrid withdrew from the competition for the Dutch winger, Leeds United have become Robben's only next home.
But Mourinho didn't want to sell Robben, let alone his team's rivals.
"I don't buy it, where do you get the money to buy Malouda and Alves?"
"I can talk to my boss." Mourinho is still hard-mouthed.
Now the feud between the Portuguese manager and his Russian boss is something that the whole of London, the whole of England, the whole of Europe knows.
Since buying Shevchenko, Mourinho has been unhappy with his boss's involvement in the management of the football team. And this season, Chelsea's consecutive league and Champions League losses also gave Abou the idea of moving Mourinho.
There has been hardly any transfer action for Chelsea this summer, a far cry from the previous two seasons that turned the transfer market upside down.
"I think you're going to honestly sell Robben to me and use the money to buy the players you want." George Lee had already changed his clothes and was ready to go out.
"I ......" Mourinho wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
The team's hierarchy were keen to sell Robben because the Dutchman's injury rate was so high. And the price given by Leeds United is already more than Robben's value, compared to the price of Robben's introduction, the price of 24 million pounds has doubled.
Chelsea's hierarchy also wanted to change people's perception of Chelsea and make it a lucrative business for everyone to see.
The players wanted to go, the hierarchy agreed, and the only obstacle was the manager. Jose Mourinho was reluctant to let Robben go, even if the Dutchman was on the bench for most of the season, but his breakthrough was crucial for Chelsea.
Jose Mourinho really doesn't want to see Robben wear Leeds United's white shirt next season and wreak havoc on Chelsea's defence with his blistering pace.
So he thought about whether he could take the initiative to ask George Li to see how high George Li's expectations were for Robben, and whether he could persuade him to cancel the transfer.
'You can't bring in players on free transfers this summer, you've brought in four players. Three of them were free and one cost £1. You wouldn't think Malouda and Alves could be bought for £1. ”
George Lee is very fond of Chelsea's actions in the transfer market, and has reported Chelsea's recent transfer results. Ben Haim, Sidwell, Pizarro are all free transfers. And the transfer fee for Brazilian centre-back Alex from PSV Eindhoven is a nominal US$1.
In 2004, it was Chelsea who spent £5 million to buy Alex from Santos, but Alex, who was still young in the national team at the time, failed to pass the labor certification, so Chelsea sold him to their partner PSV Eindhoven, and the contract stipulated that Alex would return to Chelsea for $1 when Chelsea needed him.
"Okay...... I agree with Robben's transfer. Mourinho finally reluctantly agreed.
"Otherwise, I will recommend two players from my team to you, you can get a discount." Seeing that the last obstacle to Robben's transfer was gone, George Lee joked with Mourinho.
"No, I might ...... Forget it, you can tell the transfer department to send a fax. ”
Mourinho hung up the phone after speaking, and George Li heard on the phone that the Portuguese were lonely, and they no longer had the arrogance and confidence that they had when they first came to the Premier League.