Episode [002]: Here Comes Another Farewell!

Gerard Pique's departure has become a foregone conclusion!

The atmosphere in the office suddenly dropped to freezing point, without a single sound.

In Di Matteo's view, this is the biggest poaching behavior that Zhong Cheng has encountered since accepting Leeds United. This will definitely affect the foundation of Leeds United!

Although Di Matteo figured it out, he was still very angry!

Who is Gerard Pique? It is a world-class central defender trained by Leeds United, so he let it go to Barcelona. It hurts so much!

Albertini also felt very upset!

It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let him go!

Zhong Cheng sighed, and then said: "We'll just wait for Barcelona's offer! However, we try to delay as much as possible, and we must officially make a move for Gerrard in the middle or late stage of the European Cup, you know?"

Yes, Zhong Cheng is not a fool!

Selling Pique now and selling Pique during the European Cup are completely two prices. Zhong Cheng firmly believes that Pique can perform very well in the European Cup. At that time, Barcelona would have to spend a lot of money to introduce Pique!

When Di Matteo and Albertini heard this, they felt a little better.

Di Matteo immediately said: "Yes! We must not suffer a loss. We must sell Gerrard after the European Cup. We must sell it at a good price. Barcelona people are not short of money!"

Albertini also kept nodding, seconding the proposal.

Zhong Cheng looked at the two, and the topic of Gerard Pique was over. He suddenly asked: "Except for Gerrard, what about the other players in the club? I heard that the players' hearts are fluctuating!"

Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of Di Matteo and Albertini disappeared instantly, and even anger climbed onto their faces.

Zhong Cheng's heart tightened, could there be something particularly bad?

DiMatteo immediately shouted: "These ungrateful guys, they saw that Leeds United was eliminated in the European Cup for two consecutive years, and many people have already clamored to leave Leeds United! These guys are so damned, I don't even think about who took them in..."

Zhong Cheng immediately raised his hand to signal Di Matteo to stop complaining.

Seeing Zhong Cheng's actions, Di Matteo sighed and remained silent for a long time.

Albertini's mood is not very high. Who would have thought that Leeds United, who have won three consecutive Premier League titles, would encounter these problems? The players on their team are really ambitious, and even three consecutive championships in the Premier League can't satisfy them!

Of course, Albertini believed that these were just excuses for some people who really wanted to leave. for what? Of course it's for money.

Now the players of Leeds United are very popular.

Firstly, the players of Leeds United are excellent. Secondly, they are very young. Thirdly, they are young and have a lot of experience in major competitions. As long as these players bring back one or two players, they can directly use them for seven, eight to ten years...

Such a player will inevitably be tempted by other teams!

The most important thing is that recently in European football, major financial groups have taken over one after another, waving large sums of money to seduce players. They are offering exorbitant weekly salaries to the players they value. Yes, for example, Manchester City has now offered more than 100,000 pounds, even approaching 200,000 pounds a week to seduce players.

Even if Zhong Cheng is very rich, he would not fire such a high weekly salary.

Now the average weekly salary of the Leeds United team is only about 30,000 pounds, and the team's maximum salary is less than 60,000 pounds. How does this compare with those local tyrants?

You see, as soon as you leave Leeds United, you can directly get a weekly salary that is double or even two or three times higher than it is now. Who can't be tempted?

Perhaps not being able to win the UEFA Champions League is one reason, and the other reason is money, and for some players, money plays a greater role.

Moreover, some players of the Leeds United team have also received news that the salary level of the Leeds United team will increase in the new season, but the increase will not be too large. The average weekly salary is around 40,000 pounds, and the maximum salary is around 80,000 pounds.

This is too different from the salary level some people offer, why should they stay?

No wonder Di Matteo is so angry, this group of damned boys are really ungrateful, have these damned guys forgotten, who trained them?

Zhong Cheng saw it very clearly, and it made sense for the players to leave for money.

Isn't the purpose of training people since childhood is to eat this food and get more money to improve their lives? It's normal for them to want better treatment. If I were them, maybe I would make the same decision as them.

Everyone has their own aspirations, don't force them!

Zhong Cheng said: "Let's see which players are going to leave first. If they are determined to leave, we don't have to force them to stay. As long as the other party can offer a price that satisfies us, we can make a move. There is everything in this world, except people!"

Di Matteo immediately looked up at Zhong Cheng, his eyes gleaming. He believed in Zhong Cheng's vision very much. Could it be that Zhong Cheng now has a new goal?

Di Matteo is full of anticipation!

━━━Separation line━━━

Luca Tony appeared in Zhong Cheng's office!

Yes, Luca Tony came to Zhong Cheng's office and bid farewell to Zhong Cheng!

Luca Toni is going to report to the Italian national team. He is going to practice with the Italian national team and participate in the next European Cup in 2008.

Luca Tony also knew that when he left, he left Leeds United completely. So, he came to bid farewell to Zhong Cheng!

To be honest, Luca Toni is very happy in Leeds United!

After he came to Leeds United as a late bloomer, his performance has improved to a higher level. He scored more than 60 goals in the Premier League in two seasons, and his effectiveness is amazing. In two seasons at Leeds United, Luca Toni scored 101 goals for Leeds United!

Luca Tony likes Leeds United very much, but he knows he can't stay.

He knew it last year, because at that time he agreed to transfer to Bayern Munich, and at that time, the deal had already been reached.

To be honest, Luca Toni is really reluctant to leave Leeds United!

Luca Toni looked at the young Zhong Cheng in front of him, and his heart was full of gratitude. In the past two seasons at Leeds United, Zhong Cheng's trust in him was unprecedented, and the team also revolved around him in offense. With his amazing performance, he not only secured Italy's starting center forward, but also got a super high annual salary in Bayern Munich!

For Luca Toni, who is already in his thirties, it is really a miracle to be able to get such a big contract at this age. Luca Tony is very grateful to Zhong Cheng, all of this is given to him by Zhong Cheng.

Luca Toni sincerely thanked: "Thank you, boss! Playing under you is the happiest period of my career. Here I have gained more fame, more money, and more goals... Thank you, thank you very much!" Zhong Cheng patted Luca Toni on the shoulder and said: "Needless to say Luca! These are all achieved by your own efforts. You are a striker with extremely high professionalism and outstanding strength. Success!"

Luca Tony was so grateful that he didn't know what to say at this moment, so he gave Zhong Cheng a hug to express his gratitude.

Zhong Cheng was also filled with emotion!

Luca Toni is really very good. Even Zhong Cheng, who is very optimistic about him, did not expect that Luca Toni has handed over such surprising results in the past two seasons when he came to Leeds United. Luca Toni is really a super player. At this time, Zhong Cheng is a little bit reluctant!

However, there is no way, who told me to sell him?

Zhong Cheng reminded Luca Tony: "Luka! Although this is a bit hurtful, I still want to say it!"

Luca Toni, Di Matteo and others felt nervous, what is Zhong Cheng doing?

Luca Tony was taken aback for a moment, then stared at Zhong Cheng and nodded, motioning for Zhong Cheng to say.

Zhong Cheng said: "Luka, you are getting older now. You don't have to work so hard in the game. The most important thing for you now is to maintain your health. People nowadays can't stand a serious injury. If you get another injury, you may have to retire early. So, don't fight for some risky balls in the game. Even if you remove these risky balls, you can definitely score around 20 goals in a season, which is very, very amazing for a 30-year-old veteran. Play for a long time to get more goals, you know?"

Luca Tony was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Zhong Cheng to tell him this!

Luca Tony's heart is full of gratitude, endless gratitude.

Although Zhong Cheng's words are not pleasant to hear, they are indeed the truth. And this is completely for Luca Tony's consideration. Luca Tony feels a sincere relationship, not a false concern.

Luca Tony was full of gratitude and said, "Thank you boss, I know what to do!"

Zhong Cheng nodded slightly, and patted Luca Tony on the shoulder!

Luca Toni immediately said: "Thank you, boss! Thank you for taking care of me in the past two years. It is really a blessing to be able to play under you. I think I will miss this period of time very much in the future!"

Zhong Cheng smiled slightly and said: "It is also my honor to work with you for a period of time. You are a very good player, and you are also one of the best strikers in our Leeds United team. I think I and all Leeds United fans will remember you, and you will always be with us Leeds United!"

Luca Tony gave Zhong Cheng another hug to express his gratitude.

Then Luca Toni hugged Di Matteo and Albertini again, and then he said goodbye to Zhong Cheng and others and left.

Looking at the back of Luca Toni leaving, the office is full of parting feelings!

Albertini is in a bad mood. Pique just decided to leave, and now Luca Toni is also leaving. It seems that Leeds United is really going to have a big change this season!

Is Leeds United really going to split up this season?

Albertini himself knew that there should be a few people in the Leeds United team who wanted to leave, and it wasn't just these two people who wanted to leave.

Albertini was full of helplessness, this is professional football!

What Albertini didn't know was that Zhong Cheng was more troubled than him now, because Zhong Cheng knew that Frank Ribery and their Leeds United team would not be able to keep.