The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 884
884 Here Comes Another Goodbye!
Gerald Peeker’s departure is a foregone conclusion!
The atmosphere in the office suddenly dropped to a freezing point, and there was not a single sound.
In DiMatteo’s opinion, this was the biggest poaching since Zhong Cheng accepted Leeds United. This would definitely affect the foundation of Leeds United!
Although DiMatteo had figured it out, he was still very angry!
Who’s Gerald Peeker? It’s a world-class centre-back raised by Leeds United. It hurts to let him go to Barcelona just like that!
Albertini also felt extremely unhappy!
It’s going to rain, mother wants to marry someone, let him go!
Zhong Cheng sighed and said, “Let’s just wait for Barcelona’s offer. However, we will try our best to delay it. We have to wait until the middle or late stages of the European Cup before we can officially attack Steven Gerrard. Do you understand?”
Yes, Zhong Cheng is not an idiot!
Now selling Pique and selling Pique during the European Cup are two completely different prices. Zhong Cheng firmly believes that Pique can perform very well in the European Cup. At that time, Barcelona would have to pay a lot of money to buy Pique!
Dimateo and Albertini felt better when they heard this.
Di Matteo immediately said: “Yes! We must not lose. We must sell Steven Gerrard after the European Championship. We must sell him for a good price. The Barcelona man is not short of money!”
Albertini nodded and echoed.
Zhong Cheng looked at the two of them, and Gerald Peeker’s topic was over. He suddenly asked: “How are the other players besides Steven Gerrard? I heard that the hearts of the players are in turmoil!”
Hearing this, the smiles on DiMatteo and Albertini’s faces instantly disappeared, and even their anger climbed onto their faces.
Zhong Cheng’s heart tightened. Could there be something particularly terrible?
DiMatteo immediately shouted: “These ungrateful fellows, seeing our Leeds United eliminated for two consecutive years in the European Championship, there are already a lot of people clamoring to leave Leeds United! These fellows are simply too damn damn damn, don’t think who took them in …”
Zhong Cheng immediately raised his hand, signaling DiMatteo to stop complaining.
Looking at Zhong Cheng’s movements, DiMatteo sighed and remained silent for a long time.
Albertini’s mood is not very high, who would have thought that Leeds United, who dominate the Premier League three times in a row, would encounter such problems? The players on their team are really ambitious, even three Premier League champions can’t satisfy them!
Of course, Albertini believed that these were just excuses for some people. They really wanted to leave. What for? Of course it’s for the money.
Now the Leeds United players are in demand.
Firstly, these players from Leeds United are very strong. Secondly, they are very young. Thirdly, they are young and have a lot of experience in big games. As long as these players bring back one or two, they can directly use them for seven or eight to ten years …
This kind of player was unavoidable that other teams would be tempted!
Most importantly, European football has recently been dominated by consortia, waving large sums of money to seduce players. They are offering astronomical weekly salaries to players they value-for example, Manchester City have now offered more than £ 100, 000, or almost £ 200, 000 a week to seduce players.
Even if Zhong Cheng was very rich, he would not fire such a high weekly salary.
Now the average weekly salary in the Leeds United team is only around 30,000 pounds, and the team’s top salary is less than 60,000 pounds. How can this compare to those tycoons?
You see, the moment Leeds United left, they would be able to get twice or even three times the weekly salary. Who wouldn’t be tempted?
Perhaps the occasional Champions League title is one reason, another reason is money, and in some players, money is more important.
Moreover, some of the Leeds United players have also received news that Leeds United’s salary level will increase slightly in the new season, but the increase will not be too big. The average weekly salary is around 40,000 pounds, and the maximum salary is around 80,000 pounds.
This is too much of a difference from what some people are offering. Why should they stay?
No wonder DiMatteo was so angry. This bunch of damned brats really forgot what was good for them. Could it be that this bunch of damned brats had forgotten who nurtured them?
Zhong Cheng had seen through it thoroughly, and it made sense for the players to leave for money.
Didn’t he train as a child just to eat this meal and get more money to improve his life? It’s normal for them to want better treatment. If he were them, perhaps he would have made the same decision as them.
Everyone has their own aspirations, there’s no need to force them!
Zhong Cheng said, “Let’s see which players want to leave first. If we are determined to leave, we don’t have to force them to stay. As long as the other side can offer us a satisfactory price, we can make a move. There is nothing in this world but people!”
DiMatteo immediately raised his head and looked at Zhong Cheng, his eyes shining brightly. He trusted Zhong Cheng’s vision very much. Could it be that Zhong Cheng now had a new goal?
DiMatteo was filled with anticipation!
–Division Line–
Luca Tony appeared in Zhong Cheng’s office!
Yes, Luca Tony came to Zhong Cheng’s office and bid him farewell!
Luca Tony is going to report for the Italian national team, ready to train with the Italian national team for the next Euro 2008.
Luca Tony also knew that the moment he left, he had completely left Leeds United. Therefore, he came to bid farewell to Zhong Cheng!
To be honest, Luca Tony is having a great time at Leeds United!
After arriving at Leeds United late in the season, he took a step further, scoring more than 60 Premier League goals in two seasons and his performance was astonishing. Luca Tony scored 101 goals for Leeds United in two seasons!
Luca Tony is a big fan of Leeds United, but he knows he can’t stay.
He knew that last year when he agreed to move to Bayern Munich, a deal that had already been struck.
To be honest, Luca Tony is a little reluctant to leave Leeds United!
Luca Tony looked at the young Zhong Cheng in front of him. His heart was filled with gratitude. In these two seasons at Leeds United, Zhong Cheng’s trust in him was unprecedented. The team was also attacking around him, making him have such a shocking performance. Not only did he stabilize his position as an Italian starting center, but he also received an extremely high annual salary at Bayern Munich!
For Luca Tony, who was already in his thirties, it was a miracle to be able to get such a big contract at such a young age. Luca Tony was very grateful to Zhong Cheng, who had given all of this to him.
Luca Tony thanked him sincerely, “Thank you, boss! Playing under you has been the happiest part of my career, and here I have gained more fame, more money, more goals … Thank you, thank you very much!”
Zhong Chengshi patted Luca Tony on the shoulder and said, “Needless to say, Luca! These are all your own efforts. You are a highly professional striker and also a powerful striker. I believe that no matter where you go, you will succeed!”
Luca Tony was filled with gratitude. She didn’t know what to say and gave Zhong Cheng a hug to express her gratitude.
Zhong Cheng’s heart was filled with emotion!
Luca Tony was really amazing. Even Zhong Cheng, who was very optimistic about him, did not expect Luca Tony to hand over such a shocking result in the past two seasons when he came to Leeds United. Luca Tony is really a strong player. At this moment, Zhong Cheng is a little reluctant to part with him!
However, there was nothing he could do. Who told him to sell him?
Zhong Cheng reminded Luca Tony, “Luca! Although this is a bit hurtful, I still have to say it!”
Luca Tony, DiMatteo, and the others felt their hearts tighten. What was Zhong Cheng doing?
Luca Tony stared at Zhong Cheng and nodded.
Zhong Cheng said, “Luca, you are old now.” You don’t have to fight so hard in the competition. Right now, the most important thing for you is to keep fit. Now people can’t withstand serious injuries. If you get injured again, you may retire early. Therefore, there are some risky balls in the game so don’t compete anymore. Even if you exclude these risky balls, you can definitely score around 20 goals in a season. This is already very, very shocking for a 30-year-old veteran. So, health is the most important, health can play for a longer time, to get more goals, you know?
Luca Tony was slightly stunned. He did not expect Zhong Cheng to tell him this!
Luca Tony’s heart was filled with gratitude, endless gratitude.
Although Zhong Cheng’s words were not very pleasant to hear, they were indeed the truth. And it’s all about Luca Tony, who feels a genuine relationship, not a false concern.
Luca Tony was grateful and said, “Thank you boss, I know what to do!”
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly and patted Luca Tony on the shoulder!
Luca Tony immediately said, “Thank you, boss! Thank you for taking care of me for the past two years. It’s been a blessing to play under you, and I think I’ll miss it very much in the future!”
Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “It’s my honor to work with you for a while. You are a great player and one of the best strikers in our Leeds United team. I think all Leeds United fans and I will remember you. You will always be with us!”
Luca Tony gave Zhong Cheng another hug to express her gratitude.
Luca Tony embraced DiMatteo and Albertini before bidding farewell to Zhong Cheng and the others and leaving.
Seeing Luca Tony leave, the office was filled with farewells!
Albertini was in a bad mood. Pique had just decided to leave, and now Luca Tony was leaving as well. Looks like Leeds United are going to have a big change of blood this season!
Is Leeds United really going to split up this season?
Albertini knew that there should be a few people in the Leeds United formation who wanted to leave, and it wasn’t just one or two people who wanted to leave.
Albertini’s heart was filled with helplessness. This was professional football!
What Albertini did not know was that Zhong Cheng was more anxious than him, because Zhong Cheng knew that Franck Ribery and their Leeds United would not be able to keep them alive.
