Mister Legend

Chapter 505 Negotiation and upcoming signing

First turn the timeline back to the moment after the press conference. After the news of Li Moody’s resignation was officially confirmed, almost all Turin players expressed their reluctance and gratitude through their personal social media, and successfully completed the resignation. Screen.

The team's top star Belotti wrote: "Boss, you are the best head coach I have ever met since I was a professional player. Thank you for everything you have taught me in the past three years. After learning that you are determined to leave , I feel very sad, but the spirit you left in the team will become the club's precious wealth, and will accompany generations of Turin players to continue to grow. Thank you, the eternal legend of the Red Bull!"

Barreca updated Twitter: "Boss, in the past three years, I have learned too much from your side, which made me grow from an ignorant teenager to a real man and a qualified professional player. A training, every game, every conversation, every suggestion is the best memory in my life. Thank you very much for everything you have done for me. For me, you will always be like a father and brother, Love you!"

Baselli said: "Proud to be a player under your command, Boss, I wish you all the best in the future and hope to have the opportunity to play for you again."

Immobile: "Until now, I still remember that you came to my home in Rome two years ago and described to me what a wonderful prospect it would be if you joined the Torino team. You fulfilled the promise you made at the time, but Not telling me what my plans are two years from now is so infuriating. But you know, my door is always open for you, come on, the best Chinese coach in the world."

Casillas: "It was an honor to play under you and thank you for helping me over the years. It was a pleasure to be with you at the end of my career and to have won so much. As a player , I respect your professional ability; as a friend, I wish you the best for the future. PS: What is your summer travel plan? Hope to see you again soon. Take care, old friend."

After that, etc., a group of Turin players represented by Ranocchia, Silvestri, and Pieto Pellegri sent their blessings to their coach, and even many youth teams The hairy lads also joined the ranks later.

Li Moody did not reply to this message, but when he struggled through countless guns and short guns on May 5 and boarded the flight to Madrid, he couldn't help sending a group text message to all the players , condensing his deep feelings accumulated in the past three years into one sentence: "Goodbye, my players, I will always love you Li Moody."

Immediately after that, he turned off the phone, raised his right hand, and gently wiped away the tear that gushed out of his eyes...

On the evening of June 6, the 1-2018 UEFA Champions League final officially kicked off at the Wanda Metropolitano, the home stadium of Atlético de Madrid. Sitting at home in Mallorca, Li Moody did not go to watch the match for the first time in three years. Each team is the sworn enemy of the support team, and he doesn't care much about who wins and who loses.

As a result, in the Melo decisive battle that reappeared after a lapse of ten years, the winner still belonged to the Argentine.Barcelona, ​​which is half of the home game, relied on its stable performance in the penalty shootout to beat Juventus, which was widely expected before the game, 5-4. While winning the sixth Big Ear Cup in team history, it also Once again shattered Juventus' dream of winning the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo had a perfect start in his first season after leaving Real Madrid and moving to Italy, but in the end he reaped an empty ending.

Boss Mei, on the other hand, rediscovered the spirit of kingship in the club after encountering a huge setback in the World Cup in Russia last summer. However, they still won the double crown with extremely high gold content in La Liga and the Champions League, which can be said to be the biggest winner among European teams this season.

In addition, Barcelona's victory also enabled the Spanish team to complete the sixth consecutive hegemony of the world's most influential club competition, which made the strong teams in other countries feel ashamed and determined to continue to strengthen their strength and overthrow La Liga. The determination has directly led to an increasingly fierce arms race among the giants in the next few seasons, and the fans have also gained the excitement of watching a Hollywood blockbuster.

The end of this game also officially announced the end of the European season of this season. Except for a very few countries that have set the league to not have a multi-year system due to climate reasons, it is said that most European countries have begun to enter the summer vacation.The transfer negotiations between the players and the new coach have gradually accelerated during this period of time, especially the latter, which has basically been lined up for official announcements.

It's just that due to the influence of some reasons, the major giants seem to have chosen a strategy of stability over everything this summer, and there is little news of changing their own coaches.Some media jokingly claimed that it was all the fault of Lafayette, which attracted the attention of many good people.

In the first season of Real Madrid, Lopetegui only won the Club World Cup, the third place in the league, the semi-finals of the domestic cup, the semi-finals of the Champions League, the runner-up of the European Super Cup, and the runner-up of the Spanish Super Cup. Compared with his predecessor Zidane , It can be said that there has been a big step back.

But Lafayette did not dismiss him halfway, because after the earthquake-level changes in the team lineup, the former coach of the Spanish national team's ability to use young players still makes people see the future hope of the Galaxy Battleship.So with the expectation that there may be an outbreak, Lopetegui will have at least two to three months in the next season. This is a blessing for him, and it is also a sharp sword in his head. , wish him luck.

As for the Premier League, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham have stable coaching positions. Needless to say, only Arsenal may change.After taking over the position left by Wenger, Emery's performance has been tepid, and his results in one year are hardly satisfactory. He only finished sixth in the league and created the worst league ranking since 1995. .However, in the eyes of the outside world, a large part of the reason for the Gunners' poor performance is that the club's investment in the transfer market is far less than that of other competitors. This blame should not be borne by the head coach alone.

But this statement obviously will not be recognized by Arsenal's top management. It is only because of the termination fee and the new coach candidate. They have not yet made a decision on whether to change the coach for the second consecutive year.

Apart from the arsenal, no other giants have expressed their intention to change the helmsman. This directly caused Allegri, who had had disputes with Juventus due to the salary issue of the new contract, to become restrained. It seems that he wants to stay in the team for another year, but it will take a period of secret negotiations to succeed. After all, Qi Zu’s name has been associated with the old woman since last summer, and many people think that The former Real Madrid coach has the ability to lead Juventus to regain the lost territory in the country, and can go one step further in the Champions League.

Due to the relatively stable coaching positions of these giants, those excellent head coaches who intend to change their environment have chosen to stay in the team for a period of time, so there is no such big news at this stage.

However, when it comes to Li Modi, who has just been promoted to a top European coach, things are a bit different. The advantage of not having to pay liquidated damages still gives him an extra opportunity.

After Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they sent someone to contact Guinness and made preliminary contact on whether Li Moody might take over the Ligue [-] giants.Although the Turin coach's attitude towards the outside world at the time was to put everything on hold and discuss it after the end of the season, his agent obviously would not be so ignorant, and he still gave enough respect to the top European teams. Always kept in touch.

It's just that Paris finally decided to trust Tuchel for another year, which brought the first fate of the two parties to an end.

However, after missing Paris, Li Mudi and Guinness did not feel too regretful. Apart from not having high hopes, it was also because they had other unselected offers in their hands.Even after a very careful screening, there are still Leicester City, Watford and Schalke 04 three teams that are more suitable for the conditions and are willing to wait, although these are not the best Choice, but the other party's sincerity is sufficient, by promising the new coach to be in charge of all transfer affairs, Li Mudi can still be tempted.

The reason why the team has not been decided as soon as possible is that apart from Guinness hoping to get better treatment for his partner, there is actually a tasteless existence that caused the two people to have different degrees of conflict. Tangled.

On the second day after the end of Serie A, the agent of Arsenal's new owner, the wealthy American businessman Stan Kroenke, who completed the full acquisition of the club last summer, appeared in the Apennine Peninsula in a low-key manner. The former Turin coach and his agent started negotiations on coaching Arsenal.

Although he is reluctant to pay Emery, who has just taken office for a year, a large amount of termination fees, but seeing the commercial value of the club have declined for two consecutive years, it makes the American family consortium that invests in the sports industry for the pursuit of profit feel. Very dissatisfied, so their internal support for an immediate coaching change is still not small.

And out of consideration of both competition and profit, Li Modi, who is backed by a wealthy Chinese company, has become the best candidate for the new coach, and has been recognized by most of the club's senior management.However, in terms of the conditions provided, there is a big difference between the traditional faction represented by the Gunners chairman Keswick and the owner of the American consortium. The former believes that the mistakes made on Emery should be corrected and let The new head coach controls the transfer power, and the latter still wants to operate in their American way.

In the end, the boss had the final say, but it was obviously impossible for Li Modi to agree to such a condition, so he firmly rejected it without saying a word.

But it should be that Arsenal are very optimistic about the coaching ability and money-absorbing ability of this new generation of young coach. After urgently asking the boss Kroenke for instructions, the agent relaxed their request and allowed Li Moody to have a certain amount of transfer. However, signings with a cost of more than 2000 million pounds must be reported to the board of directors and approved before proceeding.

Faced with this condition, Li Mudi was also unwilling to agree, but Guinness thought that a one-year trial restriction could be added. If the team's performance improved, the restriction would be completely lifted in the second season. If so If so, it can still be considered.After all, even though Arsenal seems a bit down and out, they still maintain their status as a wealthy family, which is in line with Li Moody's current status.

As for signing a team at the level of Leicester City, although the environment is very relaxed, but there is no support from the rich boss behind them, no matter how hard they try, they will not be able to achieve much in the highly competitive Premier League. It's better to step up to that step now.

For his agent, Li Mudi still respects and admires him very much, but whether the rights of the head coach are sufficient is a matter of principle. He does not want to make an exception in this regard, so the negotiation with Arsenal is halfway through Time was temporarily put on hold, and it seemed that unless one party made a compromise, it would not be possible to continue.

However, considering that this matter must not be delayed indefinitely, after all, the Premier League starts earlier and needs to enter the pre-season preparation state as soon as possible. Once the former Turin coach cannot take over, the Gunners must prepare to leave Emery to start the new season item worked.

So on the day of June 6, the two parties officially announced that the negotiations had broken down. Since everything was in private contact, the agent was also an American who was engaged in work that had nothing to do with football, so the entire incident this time It has not been discovered by the outside world.

The British media have been reporting the news that Li Moody may coach the Gunners during this period of time, but there is no evidence. Therefore, as soon as the news that Arsenal confirmed Emery's retention appeared, those rumors disappeared.

After dealing with the negotiations with the Premier League giants, and after two days of careful consideration, Li Moody has basically decided to take over the coach of Leicester City, which won the league championship in the 2015-16 season.

Although the performance of this team has shown a gradual decline in the last three seasons, and the original core of the team is old and walking, but the foundation is still there.In particular, Vardy and Schmeichel Jr. are still in good condition. As long as they can make appropriate adjustments in the lineup, Li Moody is confident that he will lead his team to win a European seat in the first year. Of course, it can only be in Europe. It's just the league, don't think about the Champions League for the time being, and it won't be too late to develop slowly in the future.

Just before he replied this information to England, two unexpected incidents happened one after another, disrupting all the original plans.

(End of this chapter)