There is a dream called football

Chapter 465 Manchester United
In the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, the Chinese team lost to Saudi Arabia 90-0 after 1 minutes of hard work and missed the final.

After the game, the players expressed their disappointment. Lippi did not make excuses. He said that the game was his own responsibility, and the loss was due to his carelessness.

"I think my tactics are still not so perfect. In the first half we played against the opponent, but obviously the opponent's strength is still very strong. In this case, I think it is actually better to be conservative."

"But the game is over."

Lippi looked a little frustrated.

"Will it be better if Li Qiao is here?"

Of course Lippi has his own opinion on this, that is for sure, but saying these now is like making excuses, meaningless, so Lippi chuckled, "I don't think the change will be particularly big, football is an overall project."

Just when the Chinese fans were dejected, there was heavy news in the world football world, that is, the news of Li Qiao's transfer to Manchester United.

This can be said to have caused a wave of waves with one stone, and then the British media with great powers began to dig out this news, and new news came out soon, which is true. It is reported that the transfer fee is a floating clause of 4500 million + 500 million. The specific content of the floating clause is not yet known, but it is nothing more than a clause linked to the Champions League or the Premier League.

It is reported that Li Qiao's annual salary is about 450 million pounds, and Li Qiao's contract period may be 5 years.

As for what number Li Qiao will choose, it must be revealed at the official press conference, and all this is still unknown.

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After the news came out, Li Qiao hid, he turned off his cell phone, otherwise it would be noisy to death, and everything will not be revealed until the press conference, now Li Qiao will not make any comments, nor will he answer any questions.

And Manchester United is not so easy, especially Ferguson, he must be interviewed.

"Sir, when did you and Li Qiao first get in touch?"

Ferguson was full of joy. He finally got his favorite prey. "It should be said that when he was still in Liverpool, I paid attention to him, but Arsenal started first. I think there is nothing wrong with that. I want to practice in Arsenal for a few years."

"But what I didn't expect was that Li Qiao's growth rate exceeded my expectations, so I think it is necessary to do something this season."

"That's how it is."

"Did you contact Li Qiao directly, bypassing Arsenal?"

"Of course not. If you don't believe me, you can ask Arsenal. All our actions are first notified to Arsenal officials. Arthur and I maintain a very good relationship. We are friends."

"When will the press conference for Li Qiao's joining be held?"

"It should be soon, the team needs to prepare, but don't worry, new players will be unveiled soon, and we will invite all the media who are willing to participate in the press conference."

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Protesting fans gathered outside the Arsenal headquarters in London, they scolded the management, many people held signs - "there is only one Joe Lee in the world."

"We refuse to sell Li Qiao."

"Management dismissed."

"Go away, Wenger."

The excitement of the fans is understandable, but Arsenal can no longer appease them at this time, because it is very simple, this matter is already a certainty, and it is impossible to change.

In the end, Wenger still decided to meet the fans. Of course, it could not be the group of emotional fans on the street, but people from the fans association. Wenger invited them to the club for lunch.

"I know people are excited right now, we've lost Thierry Henry and now we've lost Jo Lee, but we've taken on huge debts to build the Emirates Stadium and the club's finances are not that good, and in this situation it seems like there's no option to sell some players."

"Then why Manchester United? If Li Qiao wants to leave, then I would rather he leave the Premier League than go to Manchester United."

Wenger laughed, "Because only Manchester United can afford such a high price."

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Everyone was silent, and I have to say that this is irrefutable. There may be many teams that can spend 5000 million pounds, and there may be at least ten in Europe, but the team that can spend 5000 million pounds to buy Li Qiao may really only be Manchester United.

"We know Li Qiao very well, and I think Li Qiao will never be our enemy, just like Henry."

After the conversation, many fans were relieved, but there were also fans who were worried. They said they would not buy Arsenal's season tickets. Wenger had nothing to do about it, but let time dilute it all.

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Although Li Qiao has not officially signed the contract, Manchester United has already started to make money from Li Qiao, and the fan store has begun to sell Li Qiao's jersey.

It's just that there is no number printed on the back, but only Li Qiao's initials.

A Chinese mother brought her children to buy jerseys. Of course they came to buy Li Qiao's jerseys.

And there are many such situations, not only local Chinese, but also many tourists from China who come to buy jerseys, which makes Manchester United happy. When Ferguson introduced Dong Fangzhuo back then, the timing was not ripe, but he still did it because he was too coveted for the Chinese market.

And now this piece of cake has finally been eaten by Ferguson, and Li Qiao is the kind of player who can really play a role, so Ferguson has been very happy recently, and he can wake up happily when he sleeps.

After hiding in London for a few days, Li Qiao started to go to Manchester. This time, the Manchester United Club sent someone to pick him up, but he came in a private car like this, and was blocked by the media, but Li Qiao in the car just smiled, did not open the window, and did not make any response. In this way, Li Qiao entered the Carrington base again.

The last time I came here was sneaky, but this time, Li Qiao came as the host.

After meeting the team staff, Li Qiao will discuss the press conference and his debut ceremony with the Manchester United staff.

The appearance of Manchester United players is very distinctive. Later Sanchez's famous piano playing after joining Manchester United is a good example, which has also become a classic case of Manchester United players' appearance.

So Li Qiao thought of this immediately, and he was going to learn from Sanchez's appearance at Manchester United.

"For the unveiling ceremony, I have an idea."

"Tell me about it." Ferguson was very interested.

Li Qiao said his idea, and Ferguson laughed after hearing it, "It's very creative, how did you come up with it?"

Li Qiao laughed in his heart, this is the benefit of the time traveler.

(End of this chapter)