The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 895
895 Two Veteran Strikers
The 2008 European Cup is going on, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics is not far away.
After the European Cup is over, the Beijing Olympic Games will begin on August 8, 2008.
Zhong Cheng had received many invitations for the Beijing Olympic Games, but Zhong Cheng had refused. Because the opening of the Beijing Olympics was very close to the start of the Premier League this season, Zhong Cheng did not have time.
Zhong Cheng pushed off all of these activities.
And this summer, Zhong Cheng will be very busy, the club must have some transfer to deal with. Look at the fact that Sagna have already made a request for a transfer, so we can’t rule out anyone else.
Actually, Zhong Cheng had already sensed some signs. There must still be one or two people in the club who would choose to leave, right?
Therefore, there should still be a wave of reinforcements for Leeds United this season!
Zhong Cheng is thinking about this season’s reinforcements.
At this moment, Zhong Cheng received a call from Shao Jiayi.
Receiving Shao Jiayi’s phone call, Zhong Cheng was somewhat surprised. Shouldn’t Shao Jiayi be preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at this time?
The Chinese men’s football team was the host of the Beijing Olympic Games. Shao Jiayi entered the team as one of the three overage players. Last season, Shao Jiayi played quite a lot of games, but Shao Jiayi was not the main player in Leeds United. Some fans in the country were still worried about his condition.
Shouldn’t the Chinese men’s football team be preparing for the upcoming Olympic Games now?
Zhong Cheng picked up Shao Jiayi’s phone and immediately said, “Old Shao, why are you calling me so late?”
On the phone, Shao Jiayi said somewhat embarrassedly, “Boss, I’m really sorry. I think … I want to leave Leeds United!”
Zhong Cheng was slightly stunned. He hadn’t expected Shao Jiayi to say this before.
Zhong Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and immediately asked, “Old Shao, what is this situation? Why do you suddenly want to leave?”
Shao Jiayi was still a little embarrassed, but he finally said, “I received an invitation from Birmingham Club. Not long ago, Chairman Yang Ka-shing took all the shares of Birmingham Club. He became the chairman of Birmingham Club. He wanted to go to Birmingham!”
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. So that’s what happened!
Zhong Cheng immediately asked, “Did he promise you a place in the first team?”
This was the only reason Zhong Cheng could think of. This was the only weakness of Leeds United compared to Birmingham. This was something that Leeds United could not give Shao Jiayi, and this was exactly what Shao Jiayi valued the most.
Sure enough, Shao Jiayi’s slightly guilty voice came from the phone. “Yes, boss!”
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly, as expected!
On the phone, Shao Jiayi heard that Zhong Cheng hadn’t spoken for a long time. He immediately said, “I’m sorry boss, I…”
Zhong Cheng immediately interrupted him and said, “Alright! I can understand! If you can find a better place, I naturally won’t stop you! To be honest, I also agree with your move to Birmingham. Leeds United will be more competitive in the right-back position this season, and you shouldn’t have much chance of staying …”
On the phone, Shao Jiayi’s heart was filled with gratitude. He knew that Zhong Cheng was saying this so as not to give him too much psychological burden!
Shao Jiayi pondered for a moment before sincerely saying, “Thank you!”
Zhong Cheng said, “There’s no need to do this. That’s what professional football is like! However, you have to tell Yang Ka-shing that the transfer fee must be paid. Otherwise, you can’t leave Leeds United!”
Shao Jiayi immediately said, “Don’t worry about that. I won’t let Leeds United suffer a loss!”
Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “That’s good!”
After that, Zhong Cheng and Shao Jiayi exchanged a few more words, and then hung up the phone!
To tell the truth, even if Shao Jiayi didn’t leave, Zhong Cheng still hoped to send Shao Jiayi away. The competition on the right side of Leeds United is really intense this season. If Franck Ribery really came to Cristiano Ronaldo, there would be Cristiano Ronaldo, Watkin, Nasri and De Bruyne competing on the right. With Shao Jiayi, Shao Jiayi really didn’t have much chance.
Therefore, Shao Jiayi suddenly chose to leave, which lightened Zhong Cheng’s burden.
Of course, if Franck Ribery leaves, Leeds United will have to bring in a left-wing striker.
Although there are Gareth Bale and Eden Azar on the left, they are still a bit younger, at least looking for someone similar to Gareth Bale for rotation with Gareth Bale.
As for attacking, Zhong Cheng still wanted to loan Vardy to Leiden East for a season, so there were only three players in Leeds United and Zhong Cheng had to bring in one or two strikers.
Zhong Cheng is hoping to find one or two strikers in the European Championship, but this is very difficult!
Not many strikers have emerged from the European Championship, such as David Villa and David Silva of Spain, Senturk of Turkey and Pavlyuchenko of Russia.
Zhong Cheng was interested in Pavliuchenko, but Pavliuchenko was obviously reluctant to come to Leeds United as a substitute, and there were many clubs chasing Pavliuchenko in this European Cup. Even Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United are involved. Pavliuchenko would not choose Leeds United.
Therefore, Zhong Cheng still had to make Lewandowski his main striker next season and find a substitute striker or two.
However, if Lewandowski is really the main striker, next season Leeds United’s result may be a bit difficult to deal with. Therefore, Zhong Cheng was still considering whether to let Levandovsky play as a substitute for another year. He was still directly promoted to the main force.
It would not be feasible to bring in Pavliuchenko if he were to play as a main striker and Levandovski was still a bit tender. But in the face of all this competition, Leeds United are not very dominant.
Leeds United have not yet reached the point where they are loved.
It is said that Pavliuchenko would like to join Real Madrid the most. But he shouldn’t have a place in Real Madrid and can only sit on the bench.
Furthermore, Zhong Cheng was not particularly optimistic about Pavliuchenko. Pavliuchenko later joined Tottenham Hotspur in his memories, but his three seasons at Tottenham Hotspur did not seem to have doubled.
Therefore, if the introduction of Pavliuchenko, Zhong Cheng felt that it would be better to let Lewandowski become Leeds United’s main striker next season.
However, Zhong Cheng was still prepared to find a good striker. If Lewandowski did not meet his expectations, Leeds United would still have someone to replace him. Otherwise, Leeds United would be doomed next season.
Therefore, Zhong Cheng had now embarked on the path of seeking the edge.
Actually, what Zhong Cheng wanted was a veteran striker with the ability to accept substitutes. Even if they played for another season or two, they would have given up their starting positions so that Lewandowski would mature and be able to connect seamlessly.
At this time, Zhong Cheng’s two veterans were Uruguayans. Diego Fran, who was currently playing for Atletico Madrid, was 29 years old. He was naturally considered a veteran in the Leeds United team. However, in other clubs, this should be considered a year to play, but there are also people who call them veterans.
In Zhong Cheng’s memory, Diego Fran was at the pinnacle of Atletico Madrid’s career, with many executive moments. And this fellow’s condition in the next few years will be very good. He even has a very, very stunning performance in the 2010 World Cup. He even won the World Cup and helped Uruguay enter the top four of the World Cup.
This fellow’s strength was not bad. He played in Leeds United for one or two seasons and then gave up his position to Lewandowski. In fact, he was very good.
However, Atletico Madrid, whom Diego Fran joined last summer, and the strikes of Atletico Madrid and the young Aguero are invincible in La Liga, he scored 23 goals in the La Liga and led the team to qualify for the Champions League again after 10 years.
Furthermore, Zhong Cheng still remembered very clearly, Next season, Diego Fran will reach the pinnacle of his career at Atletico Madrid, scoring 32 Premier League goals in La Liga, winning the best striker in La Liga and the best striker in Europe, and becoming the second player to score more than 30 goals in La Liga after Ronaldo.
Therefore, if Diego Fran is introduced this season, Leeds United’s results will be guaranteed next season.
However, it is clear that Atletico Madrid will not let go of such a super striker. Diego Fran is the absolute core of Atletico Madrid after Fernando Torres left. They will definitely not sell Diego Fran.
Therefore, it was almost impossible for Leeds United to conquer Diego Fran.
Zhong Cheng could only turn his attention to another veteran, who was also from South America and played in La Liga. He was born the same year as Diego Fran and was only 23 days younger than Diego Fran.
The veteran could easily be brought in as opposed to Diego Fran.
The veteran was relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. The veteran is naturally unwilling to play in the Serie B. According to Zhong Cheng’s memories, the veteran should be loaned to Serie A next season.
In his first season back in Serie A, the veteran led a promotion club to fifth place in Serie A and qualified for the UEFA Cup. And he scored 24 goals and six assists in a single season, making him very eye-catching.
Then, at the end of the season, he moved to José Mourinho’s Inter, where he reached the pinnacle of his career and helped Inter win the Champions League, becoming a major international centre-forward.
Yes, this is Argentine striker Diego Milito!
Now that Diego Milito’s team Real Zaragoza has been relegated, Zhong Cheng has a chance to recruit the veteran into his squad.
Furthermore, Zhong Cheng felt that it was necessary because there were too few strikers in the Leeds United team.
Zhong Cheng also feels that they should act immediately now, otherwise if they give Genoa a chance, it would not be good.
After all, Genoa was Diego Milito’s former owner, Diego Milito’s first stop in Europe after leaving Argentina was Genoa, Genoa play in Serie B, after two seasons at Genoa, Diego Milito did well for three seasons here, scoring more than 15 goals a season. Last season he scored 15 goals and last season he scored 23.
So there should be a lot of clubs looking at Diego Milito now.
After all, Real Zaragoza has been relegated and as a striker who can score more than 15 goals in a single season in La Liga, he is unwilling to play in Liga B. Real Zaragoza can’t keep him, there should be a lot of teams who want to take advantage of him.
However, Zhong Cheng remembered that Diego Milito chose Genoa, which meant that he was still a very emotional player. Therefore, Zhong Cheng wanted to capture Diego Milito before he could snatch Genoa!