Inside the club's head coach's office.

George Lee is talking to assistant coach Brian Kidd and chief scout Steve Walsh about the transfer of various Premier League teams this season.

"Ferguson really sold Keane face and sold all the players he didn't want to Sunderland." Kidd dropped a report stating that Richardson, who is known as the 'successor to Ryan Giggs' at Manchester United, is expected to move to Sunderland for £4 million.

At the start of last season, Keane, who retired from the sport, took over as manager of Sunderland, who are still in the Championship. They also beat Luton Town 5-0 in the final round of the season to overtake Birmingham City to win the Championship and enter the Premier League this season. Keane was named the Championship Manager of the Season by the English Championship Football League Coaching Committee.

"It's probably not all, Sunderland will be investing a lot this summer, and I understand that there are already several deals in the £5 million or so underway. And your old friend Andy Cole and our previously departing Ian Hart will both join for free. "Walsh is the head of the ball after all, and he still has a clear understanding of the transfer situation of each team.

"The current Premier League is really not something that ordinary people can play. A single transaction can cost tens of millions of euros, or even pounds. George Lee also added that he was reading a report that Tottenham had reached an agreement with Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent, and that the England striker would agree to join the London side in the near future for a fee of up to £16.5 million.

Kidd glanced at the report that George Lee had put down, and pouted.

"It seems that we sold Lennon to them for only 8 million, which is really cheap."

"Income and expenditure are directly proportional, and even the promoted horses are willing to spend so much money, which means that the broadcast income after being promoted to the Premier League will definitely increase a lot."

George Li picked up the black tea on the table, took a sip, and then continued.

"And now that all kinds of funds and consortia are pouring into the Premier League, I think the competition in the Premier League will be more fierce in the future."

"It's no longer a situation where the old powerhouses dominate?" Kidd asked.

"That's for sure, you see last season's Aston Villa and West Ham United, both of which rose after a certain amount of investment, and the record is okay."

Kidd and Walsh thought back, and it was.

George Lee continued: "If a bigger fund, a bigger consortium buys a team, will they win the league title in just two or three seasons like Chelsea? Or take a step back and finish at the top of the table for a place in Europe. ”

"We, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, count Tottenham......" Kidd whipped his finger there, calculating whether the few European places we had were enough to score.

"I heard that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is preparing to buy Manchester City, and there is no guarantee that another Chelsea will appear." Walsh told the two of them what he had received, even though it had already been rumored outside.

"The one who was ousted from power in a coup d'état?" Kidd asked.

"Sure enough, rich people will come to the UK to choose political and economic asylum, as long as they bring money, the UK is very welcome." George Li knows that the Premier League will soon open the era of Jinyuan football, and the previous transfer prices are drizzle, and a random transaction will cost tens of millions in the future.

Just as a few people were shifting the conversation from sports to politics, someone knocked on the door.

"I've just received two transfer offers and I've shown them to you. Since you're all here, I don't have to go to you one by one. ”

Coming in was the head of the transfer department, Steve Lee.

He took a folder to George Lee, and when George Lee opened it, Kidd and Walsh both stepped forward to look at it.

It is said that it is two quotations, but in fact, it can also be said to be one.

Because both offers are from the same team, and the target of the transfer is Leeds United's main right-back, Danny Mills; Then there's the team's key rotation midfielder, Nigel de Jong.

Which team made the offer?

It was the object that the three of them were talking about just now, the Manchester City team that was about to be acquired by the Thais.

Negotiations are expected to be completed, so City are already on the move, and a new coach should have been decided, with Leeds United's Mills and Frenkie de Jong targeting new coaches.

"Damn, this Thai Kaizi doesn't need to use his brains, he doesn't need scouting, just poach people from me." George Lee handed the document to Kidd, and then said angrily.

"Who made you famously accurate in seeing people?" Walsh said.

'Have you asked about the tone of these two players and what their attitude is towards this transfer offer? People will make such an offer, and it is estimated that they have already talked to the players and agents in private. ”

"Not yet, I'll get in touch right now." Steve Lee said:

"Hold on, Brian, contact Eddie. Steve, you go and talk about it first, and then contact Mr. Manager. As for Mr. Scout, you know what to do. We'll see you in the conference room in two hours. Lee directly assigned tasks to several other people in the office.

"Okay." "Understood."

^^^

'De Jong's reply to me was that he wanted a transfer, and City offered him a high signing fee, a higher salary and a place in the main team. So he wants us to agree to let him go. ”

In the conference room, Steve Lee began to tell the crowd about the reply he had just received after contacting De Jong and De Jong's agent.

George Lee picked up the pen and circled De Jong in the team's roster.

Then, he started to paint on the team's lineup.

Originally, after Gravison's departure, George Lee decided to put De Jong in the starting line-up and form a midfield three with Parker and Sneijder.

Smith will continue to play on the left side for a while until Gareth Bale develops and then returns to midfield.

However, De Jong's intentions to go are now clear. First of all, his place in the main team at Leeds United has not been guaranteed, and the opponent has offered him a higher salary.

George Lee crossed out the circled De Jong name again.

As for Mills, he said he could stay, but the team needed to give him a salary increase to the same price as City.

"Did Mills say that, or did his agent say it?" Eddie Gray asked.

"It's his agent, and Mills himself refuses to communicate with the team."

Everyone looked at George Li, and now the two players made it clear that they wanted to go, but if they couldn't go, they still needed Li to make a final decision.

George Li reversed the pen he had just used and kept knocking on the desk, and the whole office could only hear the sound of "click~click~click~".

After thinking for a few minutes, George Lee began to speak to the crowd.

"I always thought that after getting Sneijder and Bale, I only needed to bring in Robben to complete the transfer task in the summer. And just this morning I got a new update on Robben's transfer progress and we're close to completing the deal. ”

George Lee did not directly talk about the transfer of Manchester City, but first talked about the other transfers of the team.

Then he added.

"However, now it seems that our mission for this summer is not over. Just by me transferring two people from the youth team, maybe next season we won't be able to win the Champions League, even the League Cup. ”

When they said this, everyone laughed too.

Because Leeds United have already won the Europa League twice in a row, another win will keep the League Cup permanently. It's just that they have little interest in the honour and they are aiming for the Champions League next season.

George Lee continued after waiting for everyone in the conference room to finish laughing.

"I agree with these two transfer requests from Manchester City, but the price is too low. Mr. Director, you told Manchester City that even the promotion horse has spent a lot of money this year, and he is ...... He is also a Thai tycoon. ”

"Okay."

"Now, Mr. Scout, show me what you've done for the last two hours."

After George Lee finished speaking, he ceded the spot to Steve Walsh.

Let's take a look at what players he has recommended in the period just now, or in the months before.

George Lee is no longer the dictator who decides the team's recruitment, but chooses to listen to everyone's opinions.