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Chapter 244 Ning Xi's Thoughts

Two rounds of promotion in advance made Leeds fans excited. Although playing in the British Championship was not a happy thing for them in the past few years, after two years of ups and downs in the League One, being able to play in the British Championship next season is a significant improvement.

More importantly, they saw a team full of vigor - in the main lineup, the goalkeeper Anker Leng is just 30 years old, this age is a golden age for goalkeepers, on the defense line, Richardson is 27 years old, Michalik is 26 years old, Mister Xie is 25 years old, and Huntington is 22 years old. Together with Huntington, these four young players already have the strength to play the main force in the English Championship, and they have a bright future and are still growing-this means that Leeds United only needs to manage well. With these four young players as the framework and a group of talented players as the main body, it is no longer a dream for them to re-enter the Premier League, and they may even step into glory.

Howson and Delphi are the representatives of this group of players in Leeds' youth training, while young defenders like Jonathan Webber and Edan White have already entered the first team. After a year or two of dormancy in the British Championship, they will be a vigorous young guard.

As long as Bates is willing to spend money.

A grand fan parade was held in Leeds that night, and the Leeds United team held a carnival celebration party in one of the best local hotels.

Every player brought his girlfriend or wife to attend, and those who didn't have a girlfriend or wife tried their best to find one - Long Bisheng brought Ning Xi, which was expected by other players. From their point of view, Ning Xi, who was Long Bisheng's manager and lived in the same apartment with Long Bisheng, must be Long Bisheng's girlfriend.

The party was very lively. The chairman, Mr. Bates, delivered a passionate speech, encouraging the team's outstanding performance this season, giving high praise to the hard work of the head coach, Mr. McAllister, encouraging the performance of the players, and making an optimistic outlook on the progress of the British Championship next season - everything was said, but nothing substantive was mentioned.

"This old guy doesn't even talk about giving out some bonuses." Beckford beside Long Bisheng said in a low voice.

Long Bisheng heard dissatisfaction from his words. Beckford was transferred from Wilderstone with a transfer fee of 06 pounds in [-]. Although he became the top scorer of Leeds United, his income in the past three years has always been at the level of income when he signed the contract at that time—and he can only rank in the middle of Leeds United.

Ning Xi who was next to her also heard Beckford's words. As an agent, although Ning Xi still has some inexperience, she has been working hard to make up for her shortcomings. After Long Bisheng joined Leeds, she had a detailed understanding of the income levels of other Leeds players. The last of the Young Guards left in Leeds.

As the top scorer in the previous two seasons, Beckford's annual salary was only [-] pounds. She also knew that Beckford's agent had been hoping to re-sign a contract with Leeds United, but Betts had been procrastinating. Next season will be the last year of Beckford's contract. If Leeds United does not come up with a contract that satisfies Beckford, then Beckford will most likely leave Leeds.

According to Ning Xi's judgment, this matter is very likely to happen - if Leeds United and Beckford re-sign the contract in the middle of this season, then Beckford's requirements may not be too high, but if it is changed to this summer, Beckford's requirements will definitely be more - because Leeds are already a Championship team!But Bates may not agree, because Long Bisheng's performance is enough to replace Beckford's top scorer.

Ning Xi took a sip of her wine, took a deep look at Beckford, and fell into deep thought.

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After the party was over, the players came out of the hotel one after another, drove their own cars home or went to some places to have fun, Long Bisheng rejected Huntington's offer to give them a ride, and together with Ning Xi walked towards his home facing the starry sky.

Long Bisheng usually walks very fast, one step with his long legs and Ning Xi almost takes two steps. Ning Xi has told him several times about this, but Long Bisheng's habit is hard to change, so Ning Xi just let him go and speed up by himself, but today, Long Bisheng's walking speed slowed down.

"Jermaine seems to be in a bad mood." After walking for a while, Long Bisheng suddenly said something without thinking.

Ning Xi understood what he meant. During the celebration just now, Beckford looked a little worried. Long Bisheng, as the striker partner he had partnered with the most this season, could easily tell that he was different from usual.

"If it were you, the contract with the club was only one year away, but the club hadn't renewed the contract with you, you would do the same." Ning Xi answered Long Bisheng with a smile.

Long Bisheng opened his mouth in surprise: "No way? Shouldn't it be the club that is anxious at this time? In half a season, Jermaine will be able to find another home on his own and leave on a free transfer in the next season! With his ability, it won't be too difficult to find a club that can play the main force in the League One or even the Championship!"

"Of course." Ning Xi didn't say what she had analyzed, "So you don't need to worry about him anymore. As long as there is nothing wrong with the club, Jermaine, a super striker, will not be allowed to leave on a free transfer."

Long Bisheng heaved a sigh of relief and grinned.

Ning Xi could feel his feelings. Long Bisheng valued friendship and didn't want his friends to leave. But in the world of professional football, how many players can stay in a club from beginning to end?I'm afraid you can count the famous ones in active service!
According to various clues and Bates' personality, Ning Xi can basically confirm that after the end of this season, Jermaine Beckford, who transferred to Leeds with a transfer fee of [-] pounds, and the striker who scored more than [-] goals in three seasons, will probably leave Elland Road Stadium.

The reason is simple. Beckford has already contributed a lot to Leeds United. With only one year left in his contract, he will definitely ask for more. However, with Long Bisheng, a younger, more impactful center forward who has only been here for one season, Beckford's importance to the team has dropped a lot. Will Betts pay this kind of wronged money in his opinion?Won't!This guy is a very shrewd businessman!
Based on Beckford's performance in the past few years, even if he has only one season left on his contract, there will definitely be many League One or even the Championship teams rushing to introduce him, and his transfer fee will not be less than 50 pounds-and Leeds United will not spend more than this amount on Beckford in the past three years.

In Ning Xi's mind, Beckford's transfer and departure may not be a good thing for Leeds United, but it is definitely a good thing for Long Bisheng - if Beckford leaves, Long Bisheng will become the undisputed No. 1 in Leeds United's striker line - and Leeds United is not an ordinary Championship team. Being able to become the top striker in this team will have a huge impact on Long Bisheng's reputation. In addition, it's not like in Naples that you only have the name of a Serie A player but you don't get much chance to play, but you can really play the main force in the top European leagues!
Of course, Long Bisheng didn't need to know all this, all he had to do was play football well, and the other operations were Ning Xi's job.

Even Long Bisheng didn't know that Ning Xi had basically given up on the other players under her name. Apart from Long Bisheng, Ning Xi was no longer the agent of any player, but became Long Bisheng's real full-time agent. Her income, her future, and her security were all tied to Long Bisheng.

Few agents would do such a stupid thing, except for the relatives of superstars—this is because they do not have the ability to become agents of other players to gain benefits. Their interests are tied to those of their relatives.

But Ning Xi did this, she did it without hesitation, and at the same time she did it willingly.

Not many people knew about it, at least Long Bisheng didn't know, but Liu Lin and Jiang Hao knew that Jiang Hao had persuaded Ning Xi, but he didn't persuade him, and Liu Lin didn't persuade him, because he knew what Ning Xi's feelings for Long Bisheng were like.

After walking for a while, Ning Xi suddenly said, "Aaron, although Leeds United has entered the British Championship ahead of schedule, in the last two rounds, you can't relax, you still have tasks ahead of you."

"I know." Long Bisheng clenched his fists: "We are still only three points ahead of Leicester, and we want to win the League One championship!"

"That's not the only thing I'm talking about!" Ning Xi laughed, "There's another thing—the competition for the top scorer... Lambert scored a goal today, so he's still one goal ahead of you. In the last two rounds, you should score a few more goals and try to get the top scorer of League One! It seems like you haven't won this honor yet!"

"That's what you're talking about." Long Bisheng suddenly realized and laughed: "Well... I think it's better to follow the fate."

(End of this chapter)