Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 25 Old things

Chris stopped beating around the bush with Li Yanqing.

Perhaps I was shocked by such a boast once again, but for some reason, this time I inexplicably felt that the other party really had the ability to make it happen.

After helping Burton Albion avoid relegation, he had already reached the pinnacle of admiration for this young Chinese player.

So after discussing the lineup, I immediately told him Robinson's real intention.

If we delay any longer, the other party will probably really go and find another job.

"You mean, I'll still be Burton's head coach next season?"

Li Yanqing looked puzzled. If they had decided to use him, why did they have to make such a fuss?

“Li, Palmer and Chaudhry all have a lot of contracts.”

"Kevin insists on playing them for a reason; the club's revenue now comes mostly from them."

“Since you don’t like using them, then the chairman and I both believe that their influence in the club should be completely eliminated.”

Chris looked at Li Yanqing, who had an incredulous expression, and gently patted him on the shoulder.

"In short, you just need to wait until next season to officially take office."

"We will resolve all the club's issues before then, but we probably won't have much of the transfer fee left."

"The chairman said he has high hopes that you will become a great coach, no less than Ferguson or Wenger..."

"But this summer, you have to stay in the background because we'll offend a lot of people."

Li Yanqing was completely stunned.

Unexpectedly, the other party did this to protect him?

But upon closer reflection, if the other person is someone like Ed Woodward, it seems unlikely that they would become good friends with Mourinho.

"Don't worry, we've got you covered... Huh?"

Before Chris could finish speaking, he saw Li Yanqing start packing his things again.

"No, why are you packing?"

"I already said you would continue..."

“Our problem is that we don’t have money, Chris.” Li Yanqing was now excited.

Being able to stay here is undoubtedly a happy thing. Although he hasn't been here for long, he has already grown to like it.

The club, the fan club, and his players!

Since I'm staying, I should definitely do something!

"Didn't we just talk about the little demon?"

"Remember? We need our own Mbappe! Vinicius!"

"I'll go find some suitable people!"

......

The following day, Burton Athletic released a statement announcing that Chris would temporarily take over as head coach.

They remained silent about Li Yanqing and refused all media interviews.

Other clubs see this as a sign that the latter has stepped down.

So in the following period, he received many invitations.

In addition to the previous English League One clubs, there were also invitations from clubs in the Belgian First Division and the Dutch Eredivisie.

The most unexpected team was their former rival, Aston Villa.

After losing 0-3 to Burton Albion, they lost to Wolves in the play-offs and failed to gain promotion.

Poor head coach Di Matteo became the one who paid the price for all of this.

They felt that Li Yanqing's departure from Burton Albion would allow him to lead Aston Villa to achieve their goal of promotion next season.

This is definitely a better opportunity for him.

But what was even more surprising was that their invitation was decisively rejected by the other party.

They are a strong team in the Championship, and this is a great opportunity for them to lead the team to the Premier League and enhance their resumes!

I just can't understand why they would refuse.

After the news spread, people began to speculate: had this Chinese man found a better opportunity?

Li Yanqing himself had no time to pay attention to these speculations and soon boarded a flight back to China.

He needs to find some suitable young talents for the club, and his first stop must be China Fortune.

The reason is simple: other clubs may not be able to afford young talents. Since Abramovich took over Chelsea, player values ​​have increased at an absurd rate.

The situation is different in China. He knows very well that there are many outstanding young people here who simply can't get playing time.

Forget about net worth; if there's an opportunity, it might come to you.

Before going to England, he was just a young man who couldn't get playing time on the football field.

But due to a series of unexpected events, he ended up becoming a coach.

On the outskirts of a city in China, there is a football training camp.

This place doesn't belong to any club; it's an independent training camp that performs similar tasks to a youth training team.

Players can train there until they are eighteen years old, and every year clubs select some talented young players from here.

But if no one is willing to give them a chance, then they will have no choice but to choose another path.

Li Yanqing first came into contact with football here.

Although the memories weren't pleasant, this is definitely the most suitable place for him to search for the little demon now.

On the training field, a middle-aged man is directing a training match between two youth teams.

It seems he arrived at just the right time.

"Old Wang! Long time no see!"

The sudden sound startled the middle-aged man.

This feels familiar, like...that guy?

"Li Yanqing! Is that you?"

“It’s me.” Li Yanqing patted him on the shoulder, and only then did the other man dare to believe reality.

"You're back? Didn't you go to England? Did you not find work there?" Clearly, Coach Wang was unaware of Li Yanqing's recent experiences.

Don't you guys watch the news?

"Uh...that makes sense. I guess only people who follow that kind of news would know about it."

Li Yanqing scratched the back of his head and laughed.

"In short, I'm back because I have important business to attend to!"

"You've got guts..." Coach Wang pulled Li Yanqing to a corner and whispered.

"You dare come here again? You almost angered that Chen guy to death back then. You'd better get out of here!"

“If he sees this, I don’t know what he’ll do to you, and I’ll get scolded too.”

"I'm already being lenient by not holding a grudge against him, yet he still holds a grudge against me?" Li Yanqing's expression was somewhat strange, unsure how to describe the situation.

"Well, he's the boss, after all. And business's been bad lately, he's really having a headache..."

The person they were talking about was named Chen Yi, the founder of this training camp.

About ten years ago, when Li Yanqing was still playing football here, he had already shown great talent.

He was one of the players who were designated as key players for development.

However, in an important competition, his opponent asked him to deliberately throw the game and hand over the championship.

How could he, young and impetuous, possibly agree?

The opponent not only lost, but lost badly.

Of course, Mr. Chen's expression was even more unpleasant.

Needless to say, he was sidelined for the next few years. He wasn't allowed to participate in competitions or even training.

But Li Yanqing was a tough nut to crack, and he directly informed the media about the match-fixing. It was during this time that he learned the trick he used to deal with Kevin.

The dispute escalated to the point where Chen Yi even declared that as long as he remained in power, no club would sign Li Yanqing.

This is also the direct reason why the latter chose to go to England.

Fortunately, he was lucky.

After several years of wandering in foreign lands, he has now become a head coach and has established himself in the Championship.

If Chen Yi knew all this, I wonder what kind of expression he would have?