The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1047
1047 Sir Alex Ferguson Is a Little Jealous
Zhong Cheng received a call from Benitez!
Zhong Cheng frowned and said, “Mr. Benitez, it’s not that we don’t sell Samir Nasri to your club. It’s that your club can’t keep up with Arsenal and is much slower than Arsenal.”
Benitez immediately said: “But what can I do?”
Yes, Benitez really has no choice but to offer £ 21. 5m for Samir Nasri, although he is also very optimistic about Samir Nasri.
Zhong Cheng immediately said, “So, this only means that Samir Nasri has no fate with you!”
Benitez said: “But you agreed with Liverpool.”
Zhong Cheng chuckled and said, “I only allowed you to get in touch with Samir Nasri, didn’t I? Did I also say that you can take Samir Nasri away as long as your Liverpool offer is satisfactory to me? But did you fail to do so in the end?”
Benitez sighed in disappointment.
Rafael Benitez thought Liverpool would definitely win over Samir Nasri because their offer was still high and he was prepared to clench his teeth and spend £ 18 million on Samir Nasri.
He thought no team would bid more than them!
Unfortunately, reality gave Benitez a heartless slap in the face, enough to stun him!
Benitez sighed and said, “How about this, Samir Nasri? We’ll let him pass. We want to buy Marco Reus from your club. What do you think?”
Yes, that’s why Benitez is here.
Benitez had said so much just to lay the groundwork. He wanted Zhong Cheng to feel guilty, so it would be easier for him to allow them to take Marco Reus away.
“Benitez, I think you’re thinking too much. Marco is not for sale at Leeds United. We have no intention of selling him!” Zhong Cheng sneered.
Benitez also smiled bitterly. He had this thought before. But he believes Liverpool will be able to bring in Marco Reus as long as their offer is in place.
Marco Reus’s performance in this match was very good. Last season, his performance in Leiden Orient was also very shocking. This was a guy with a lot of strength.
However, this season Leeds United have Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, Marco Reus can not become the main team, this is Benitez’s reliance.
Rafael Benitez believes Marco Reus are reluctant to keep Leeds on the bench.
Benitez immediately said: “But your club already has Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, there is no place for Marco Reus, I think Marco Reus is not willing to stay on the bench!”
Zhong Cheng chuckled and said, “I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you. Marco Reus is not a substitute for our club, but a rotation. I don’t think he will go to your Liverpool team.”
Benitez frowned. He could tell that Zhong Cheng really wouldn’t attack Marco Reus!
But Benitez added: “Our club is willing to offer £ 20 million for Marco Reus!”
Zhong Cheng smiled faintly and said, “20 million pounds. You can’t even buy Samir Nasri, yet you still want Marco Reus? I can tell you the truth, even if you bid 30 million pounds, we will not make a move on Marco Reus!”
Rafael Benitez was stunned for a moment before smiling bitterly. It seemed that Marco Reus really had no fate with them.
Benitez added: “In that case, your club’s Eden Azar should have been sold to Liverpool, right?”
Zhong Cheng sucked in a breath of cold air. This damned Benitez was stuck to Leeds United. Was he trying to hollow out all of Leeds United?
Zhong Cheng immediately said: “Alright, Mr. Benitez, our Leeds United club has no plans to sell people now, anybody!”
Hearing this, Benitez could only sigh endlessly.
At the same time, Benitez was also very regretful, why did they not move faster at Samir Nasri’s place. This is a pity, Liverpool’s winger seems to be looking for other players.
Zhong Cheng quickly hung up Benitez’s phone and shook his head.
Zhong Cheng immediately called Julia Oliveira and said, “Send a message on the official website that Leeds United players are not for sale and will not sell any more players!”
Zhong Cheng is afraid that Chelsea, Manchester City and other clubs like Benitez will rush forward. Tell me earlier, good morning!
Very quickly, the news that Leeds United would not sell any players appeared on their website.
The whole continent of England knew about it in a flash.
These people were all guessing that there were still many clubs that wanted to bring in some players from Leeds United. Otherwise, Leeds United would not have sent such a message.
However, no one was surprised because there were too many young geniuses in Leeds United. It was strange that the other clubs were unmoved!
However, with Leeds United saying so now, there shouldn’t be any players to sell.
However, a lot of media reporters are watching the news of Leeds United’s reinforcements. They thought Leeds United would definitely add another player after selling Samir Nasri and Alexander Pato with serious injuries.
However, they hadn’t heard anything about it yet.
Leeds United did not intend to bring in any players, nor did they intend to take back their loan players. It seemed that Leeds United wanted to play in the second half of the season with their current lineup.
At this moment, Zhong Cheng was leading the Leeds United team to Manchester.
Leeds United face off against Manchester United in the first leg of this season’s Carling Cup semi-final.
There were still some young players in the Leeds RUF this match, and Zhong Cheng’s list was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Danny Ross, Gary Cahill, Matts Hummel and Kyle Walker
Single waist: Paul Bogba
Three avant-garde “left to right”: Eden Azar, Tony Close and Marco Reus
Twin strikers: Levandovsky and Lukaku
Yes, Lukaku and Pogba, both under 16, are back on the starting line-up. Seeing such a starting lineup, many people criticized Zhong Cheng. Zhong Cheng was really pushing his luck, allowing two young players to face the competition of the adult team prematurely. This was simply courting death.
Of course, there were still many people who complained about Zhong Cheng. Zhong Cheng would rather let these youth team players go on stage than let the reserve team players go on stage. This was simply looking down on the reserve team players.
Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson’s eyes lit up when he saw Leeds United’s starting lineup. These were all teenage geniuses.
To be honest, Alex Ferguson is very optimistic about Paul Pogba and Lukaku. He has sent Manchester United scouts to look for Paul Pogba and Lukaku to bring them to Manchester United.
Manchester United have done a lot to poach young geniuses from clubs like this. Many of the world’s biggest clubs have done so, and many have since been set off by FIFA, such as Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
However, this was not as strict as in later generations, so they were so unscrupulous when it came to poaching.
Unfortunately, Paul Pogba and Lukaku did not agree to move to Manchester United. They think it’s good to stay at Leeds United and they can get ahead more easily.
No, the likes of Paul Pogba and Lukaku are already playing for Leeds United’s first team and have made many appearances. Although they have no chance of playing in the Premier League, they still have some chances to play in these Carling Cup and FA Cup games.
Paul Pogba, Lukaku, and the others were also very understanding and even very happy. They can go to the first team at such a young age, this is only possible in Leeds United.
If they had gone to Manchester United, they might not have been able to play for the first team by the time they were 19 or 20. So neither Paul Pogba nor Lukaku regretted not going to Manchester United.
Paul Pogba and the others were also very glad that they chose to stay at Leeds United.
Alex Ferguson watched Paul Pogba and Lukaku’s performances on the pitch and kept nodding. Although they were very young, they were not yet fully mature. However, their performance was remarkable. These two were indeed geniuses.
The two full-backs of Lizzie United also have their own characteristics, which is unforgettable!
Even Martz Hummels on the defensive line made people’s eyes shine. Seeing this, Alex Ferguson was filled with envy.
Alex Ferguson immediately turned his head to look at Zhong Cheng in the Leeds United coaching staff. How could this guy have such a good eye?
Alex Ferguson wondered if this guy was the illegitimate son of God.
Although the Leeds United youngsters have performed very well, each of them has shown great strength and potential. However, when facing experienced and outstanding veterans like Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, they were still very immature and couldn’t control themselves.
By the end of the first half, Leeds United were 2-0 behind Manchester United.
After the second half of the game, Leeds United’s performance improved a little. In the 15th minute of the second half, Leeds United scored a corner kick. Tony Carlos ordered the ball to be kicked out and Matz Hummels headed in from the penalty area, scoring Manchester United’s goal and returning a goal.
However, the situation did not last long. Five minutes later, Manchester United launched a baptism attack. Veteran Ryan Giggs broke through Leeds United’s goal and Manchester United widened the score three-one.
The Leeds United players did not give up. They continued to attack crazily.
Leeds United got a penalty in the 30th minute of the second half.
Borgba’s cross landed directly on the United players’ arms, and striker Ryan Levandovsky sent the ball into the Reds’ goal, 2-3.
Leeds United were lucky today to score two goals in front of the Manchester United players.
At the end of the game, Manchester United were given a free kick. Scholes scored four-two with a curved kick from Leeds United.
In the end, Manchester United beat Leeds United 4-2 at home, winning the first leg.