Chapter 2 £1

As Shaq invested 400 million pounds to take over the "Youth Guards", coupled with the strong return of Simon Grayson, the champion coach, Leeds United's attention has increased by several times. At present, the two most popular teams in Europe are Barcelona and Leeds United.

Although Barcelona is the world's number one richest family, the richest and most prestigious, it is in fierce turmoil at this moment, because Simon Grayson's departure requires a qualified successor. After the meeting discussion, the management did not directly straighten Xavi, but instead invited Louis Enrique back.

Luis Enrique, who coached Barcelona for the year from the 2017 to 2018 season, finally resigned due to record issues, has been considered a second time to enter the palace this time.

Six years later, Louis Enrique is no longer the inexperienced newcomer he performed quite well in Spanish football in recent years.

But Louis Enrique's entry into Barcelona brought about a chemical reaction. Originally, Xavi was determined to take over Simon Grayson's class, but he didn't expect that in the end he would be in vain. Barcelona's management still hoped that Xavi could assist Louis Enrique in conscientiously and responsibly, and he would be promoted to head coach in the next cycle.

But Xavi himself had no such plan. He had learned a lot when assisting Pujol and Simon Grayson, and was always preparing to be the head coach of Barcelona. But just when he felt that he could stand alone, he didn't expect Barcelona to change his mind again.

In anger, Xavi chose not to renew his contract with Barcelona, ​​left his emotional parent team, and called Simon Grayson, and then ran to Leeds with his family.

Xavi figured it out. Instead of assisting Louis Enrique in managing the strong Barcelona, ​​it would be better to go to Leeds and Simon Grayson to learn how to lead the resurgence of the messy "Young Guards".

The addition of Xavi really surprised Simon Grayson. His personal coaching team now includes three Italians, Divorio, Lerotale, and Marco Andreoli, who are responsible for the team's offensive training, tactical design and defensive training. Xavi, the Spaniard, who has shown good physical training and management, happens to be a supplement to his coaching team. Several people have worked together for several years and have had a tacit understanding. Xavi is naturally welcomed to come to Leeds.

Shaq had already decided to return to Leeds, and no one could say anything to contribute to his team. However, in name, Leeds United did not belong to him, Shaq, but to "Shaq Investment Company". So Shaq still signed a five-year contract as a free agent, and his annual salary was only...1 pound.

Ben Parker couldn't wait to return to his parent team. At the age of 31, he signed a two-year contract with Leeds United, with an annual salary of only 2.4 million pounds, which is indeed very low for the world's number one left-back.

Just as Shaq and Ben Parker were packing up everything and preparing to move back to Leeds, Shaq actually welcomed two unexpected visitors... Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong!

These two boys who had to give up their Chinese nationality and joined Spanish in order to pursue their dreams. They grew up very quickly in the past two years, one at the age of 20 and the other at the age of 19, but they have already had the experience of being selected for the Spanish national team. They are both the targets of Barcelona's focus on training.

"Shake, we're going to England with you too!"

"Shake, you are the boss of Leeds. Just buy us two brothers!?"

Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong expressed their purpose straight to the point when they saw Shaq. They got along very happily with Shaq. They really treated Shaq as the big brother. And most importantly, they felt that they were making rapid progress under the guidance of Simon Grayson.

They also thought it through. For a young player, it was a watershed between the age of 20 and 23 and 4. If he could develop rapidly at this time, he could become a star. Instead of fighting under Louis Enrique without knowing the ending, it seemed that it was not as reliable as following his mentor Simon Grayson to England to work hard. They originally wanted to contact Simon Grayson, but after thinking that Shaq, the boss who was still around, seemed not to be so ignoring it, so the two kids came.

Shaq was so happy that he felt a special feeling of intimacy with these two little brothers. It was rare that these two boys with great potential were willing to go to their Leeds. So what else can I say?

"Okay! Then go to Leeds with Ben and I to play football! Don't worry, if you two boys arrive in Leeds, they will definitely be their own people. No one will bully you. That's my mother team, and there are still a group of old guys here! Well, I'll call and let the club see how it works!"

Simon Grayson was excited to agree when he received a call from Shake. Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong were trained by him, so he naturally knew their strength clearly. These are definitely two players who have the potential to become world-class central defenders and right-backs.

But... can Barcelona be willing to let people go?

You won't be a lion talking big, right?

Leeds received a £180 million investment from Shaq, but this money includes the club's operation and transfer fees this year. Simon Grayson has to save money. This habit of calculating life has made the "brutal Simon" feel a long-lost excitement. When coaching Manchester United and Barcelona are not very comfortable to squander at any cost.

Fortunately, in the next week, Simon Grayson and Xavi, with their influence in Barcelona, ​​friendly relations between Rossel and Shaq, and the players' personal wishes, could easily buy the two rookie defenders of the Spanish national team, and only cost 10 million pounds in total!

Among them, Du Xiaoguang is priced at 7.5 million pounds and Chen Jinlong is priced at 2.5 million pounds. In addition to adding a repurchase clause to the transaction, Barcelona left a way out, almost half-selling and half-giving to send two Chinese boys to Leeds United.

To express his gratitude, Shaq made a special trip to visit Rosel with a gift before leaving Barcelona. The Barcelona president warmly welcomed him at home. He no longer regarded Shaq as a player, but regarded Shaq as a partner with good relationships as a foundation.

Barcelona is indeed the world's number one giant now, ranking first in reputation and influence. The club's capital and assets totaled 1.4 billion euros, which also exceeded Real Madrid by as much as 400 million!

Simon Grayson, Shaq has made an indelible contribution to being able to do all this, not to mention that Shaq has become the boss behind Leeds United. The "Youth Guards" have a considerable influence in European football and have the best youth training system. It is beneficial for both parties to establish a good cooperative relationship between Barcelona and Leeds United.

After some discussions between the old and the young, they really found many common topics. Rossel also talked about a lot of experience in managing a team without hesitation.

Thirty-year-old Shaq is not a little kid anymore. He knows very well that Leeds United's foundation is unlikely to develop into a top giant like Barcelona. Except for meeting in European courts, there will be no competitive relationship between the two clubs. Cooperation with each other is the king.

Although Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong have considerable potential value, in Rossell's view, there are some such kids in La Macia's youth training camp. Even if they pay two or three stars at the cost, if they can establish a cooperative relationship with Leeds United, the future returns will be absolutely worth the return.

On June 30, the official website of Leeds United released news of Shaq's return. The "King of the Football" appeared in front of Leeds fans as an absolute savior. The new contract was signed for five years and the annual salary was only 1 pound, which was equivalent to making contributions for no money. I believe that if the salary unit on the contract could be calculated in pennies, Shaq would get 1 pence.

Such a contract has once again improved Shaq's position in the hearts of Leeds fans, completely treating Shaq as... God!

The god of Leeds United!

Only those who love Leeds United are willing to play football for the club for free!?

What's more, Shaq just spent 400 million pounds on Leeds United!

Now, not only is Leeds United branded with Shaq, but even the city of Leeds is proud of having a big man like Shaq!

Below Shaq, there is news that Ben Parker, Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong joined the team. Ben Parker's annual salary level also surprised Leeds fans. He was deeply proud of the players he trained for. He also thought of Jonny Hausen, Ashley Hood and others' voluntarily cut salary. As expected, when the team encountered difficulties, his own people were still reliable!

In addition to Shaq, Ben Parker, Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong, four players who have transferred from Barcelona, ​​Leeds United have also completed three transfer transactions...

Simon Grayson bought 19-year-old French midfielder Hakan Belacta from Anderlecht, 20-year-old Russian talented central defender Yuri Kslov, and 7 million pounds forced to knock on the liquidated damages from Schalke 04 to buy Argentina goalkeeper Diego Diaz.

When supplementing the team, Simon Grayson had to praise Bielhof who had just joined the "Youth Guards". Anderlecht, Belgium and Portsmouth, England, both talked about Bielhof, who once worked hard. Although he had to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds every year, they could get help from the satellite club when Leeds United needed it. In addition, Brazil's Gremio Club also reached a cooperative relationship with Leeds United.

The emergence of these satellite clubs has indeed given Leeds United a positive development support. The chaos that Leeds United was just the impact of Bierhoff's personal investment failure.
Chapter completed!