Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 201 Arsenal's Offer

"Abnormal" can sometimes be a positive term, for example, when used to describe insects.

However, when used to describe people, it is usually accompanied by a series of negative words.

The bad news is that Alger said the other party might cause him trouble.

The good news is that the other party cannot buy Burton outright.

Because her situation was similar to Alger's, they could only use their own assets, and their families wouldn't indulge her in her reckless behavior.

If that's the case, then there's no problem.

In any case, Li Yanqing had nothing to be reluctant about except for the club.

However, to his surprise, the other party came knocking on his door very quickly.

"Why is she here?"

"Barker!"

"Isn't this your office?"

Two days later, when Li Yanqing came to find Barker, he was surprised to find the girl from that night sitting on the sofa.

"Hmm? She's my assistant."

"Robinson assigned him directly to me, Lee. You're not jealous, are you?"

Barker, completely oblivious to the seriousness of the situation, instead gave him a strange look.

"No, I..." Li Yanqing didn't know how to describe her current feelings.

But he couldn't very well bring up the adjectives Alger used to describe her in person.

"Hello Coach, I'm Aflint, the new business assistant."

"Nice to meet you."

Aflinn didn't react to Li Yanqing's overreaction; instead, she greeted him gently.

There's nothing wrong with it at all.

This made Li Yanqing suspect that Alger was telling some pointless lie.

However, he quickly dismissed the idea from his mind.

How come someone with so much money ends up working as an assistant at a small club?

"Don't worry, Li."

"Her professional skills are outstanding."

“Just minutes ago, she secured a three million pound investment for the club.”

Barker was very lenient with her, and that seems to be the reason.

Three million is just pocket money for the other party.

If I had to describe her in one word, it would be "time bomb".

"Fine, he's yours anyway."

"Alright, let's get down to business. Why did you call me here?"

Li Yanqing rubbed his forehead. At least the other party hadn't done anything outrageous yet, and if he said anything carelessly, he could easily be accused of slander.

Don't mess around with version T0.

"It's Arsenal."

"They want to buy Basselli and Justin..."

Barker handed Li Yanqing a transfer offer, wanting to buy both of them as a package deal for a total of 30 million pounds.

"reject."

Li Yanqing glanced at it briefly, then quickly crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

"They shouldn't be non-saleable, right?"

"And it's easy to find a replacement."

It's clear that Barker is eager to generate some revenue; even if it's not commercial, selling players would be a viable option.

"Well, they are definitely not non-sale items."

"But 30 million is too cheap."

"Have you forgotten how much we just spent to buy Lars Bender?"

"Even if Baselli is a bit lacking, it should still cost at least 25 million."

"Not to mention Justin, if we keep him, he will grow into a player worth at least 40 million in a few years."

"He is one of my key talents to be cultivated."

This is why Li Yanqing refused to make an offer. Justin has been here for more than half a year and has recently made a major breakthrough. Is it time to sell him?

Isn't this a joke?

"We will sell Enzo this season."

"If he performs well, we can earn at least forty million."

"Don't worry about performance."

It was fine as long as Li Yanqing didn't mention Enzo, but as soon as he did, Barker seemed a little angry.

"How dare you mention Enzo?"

"The draft terms include a buyback. The selling price was 40 million, and your buyback price is 10 million more!"

"This is not a good business!"

“It’s not like they’ll definitely buy it back 100% of the time…” Li Yanqing shrugged. This wasn’t his fault.

Enzo himself wanted to leave for a while because this place was no longer suitable for his development.

But he certainly wouldn't be willing to leave the top five leagues just like that.

"I'm under a lot of pressure right now, Barker, don't push me too hard."

"You know what Chris told me?"

"This is not the right time."

"I'll at least wait until I've completed the team's framework before I start thinking about players."

"Anyway, it's up to you." Barker was easy to talk to and quickly let him off the hook.

"But you need to keep an eye on Chris."

“He’s been facing a lot of obstacles at work lately.”

“No, I can’t control his work.” Li Yanqing shook his head repeatedly.

Chris now works directly for Robinson, and the goals he sets are usually impossible to achieve.

For example, the team's goal for this season has been set at finishing in the top four.

They were initially just trying to avoid relegation.

But after completing that, they couldn't wait to set their goals even higher.

This is the mindset of a boss.

In short, we can ignore that side.

All he needs to do now is ensure the team maintains its current performance and that Afrin doesn't cause any trouble...

So far this season, Burton's performance has been quite satisfactory.

They finished seventh in the league and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

Even though Li Yanqing was always careful in his use of the players, the team still experienced a period of fatigue.

They lost two games in a row and dropped to eighth place in the league.

Fortunately, they quickly stopped the decline, drew with Crystal Palace, and then won against Watford.

They have returned to seventh place in the league.

Then they won against Arsenal, who were in terrible form recently, in the FA Cup semi-final.

They haven't won a game this month, at least Li Yanqing could tell when they played against them. Burton, who wasn't in top form, wasn't afraid of his opponents at all.

Reconstruction is indeed a long and arduous task...

In short, this period of matches has exposed another weakness of Burton: the first team's bench depth is insufficient when the intensity of the matches is high.

There are too few players...

This problem can be solved after the season ends.

By then, my system should be about 60-70% complete and ready for use.

With Enzo's transfer fee, plus the transfer funds, it would be enough to bring back some talented players who have various shortcomings.

Karius, one of the experimental subjects that Li Yanqing bought, has recently shown some improvement.

Although his "butterfingers" haven't disappeared, he's been able to maintain a good mindset for a while now.

To be more specific, unless another mistake occurs, "Butterfingers" will not be upgraded to Master level.

This is a huge step forward!