Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 134 Plans Two Years Later

"Three matches, and the current record is two wins and one loss."

"We'd better make sure we get 31 points."

"You should know this, Li..."

In the office, Chris, Buckle, and Li Yanqing rarely got together.

After the team was promoted to the Premier League, Robinson was busy with business and rarely appeared in public.

Chris, having been promoted to management, became the one with the most authority among them, even higher than Barker, who was a manager.

"Of course I know, don't worry."

"Leave the competition to me."

Does Robinson have any specific plans for the team?

Thirty-one points is a score that basically guarantees survival in the league, and it is generally the target for teams fighting to avoid relegation.

Burton's target is also this number for now.

However, Li Yanqing was clearly not too impressed with this, and judging from the current situation, the team's performance was still within his acceptable range.

The other two teams, who are also newly promoted this year, haven't won a single game yet.

"What plans we have depends on what kind of results the team achieves."

"The most important thing is to avoid relegation. If we fail to avoid relegation, things will be very bad."

"But since you are confident, we certainly believe in you."

"Just give us a minimum acceptable target."

Chris shrugged. He was already used to believing Li Yanqing's story. Today, he was just informing them about the club's plans for the season.

"All our plans are based on the premise that the team can avoid relegation."

"If Robinson achieves a particularly good result, provided that they manage to avoid relegation, they have prepared a very generous bonus."

"We all have it, and the players have it too."

"For example, if we make it into the top seven, our prize money will be as high as five million pounds."

"It's five million per person..."

"There are even more in the top four, but that's basically just wishful thinking."

"Also, there probably won't be much funding available for your transfer during the winter transfer window, Li."

"At most twenty million, we'll have to make up for the overspending during the summer transfer window."

"Yes." Balk nodded, as this was something he was directly responsible for.

“I can accept this,” Li Yanqing agreed.

The current squad is strong enough to last a whole year, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

"One of the more important things is about the stadium."

"If we can avoid relegation this season, we plan to raise investment to build a new stadium for the team."

“Hmm…” This did not surprise Li Yanqing.

Compared to their current home stadium, Riverside Stadium, it is indeed a bit small, with a capacity of less than 8,000 spectators.

The team was fine in the Championship before, but after bringing in star players like Ibrahimovic, Anderson, and David Luiz, tickets for almost every game became extremely difficult to obtain.

"Of course, this process will be very long."

"Li, we have two years."

"We must achieve results during this period, the more outstanding the better."

"Winning a championship would be the best, or even the FA Cup would be fine."

"How big our new stadium can be built depends on the level the team can reach in the next two years."

That was actually Chris's main reason for calling them all over tonight.

Actually, it was Robinson's idea that a good club always needs a stadium that matches its status.

This will be the foundation of the team.

The current stadium was built more than a decade ago; it's too small and simply not big enough.

It is precisely because of this that someone like Will, who can rally nearly a thousand fans, is able to threaten the club's revenue single-handedly.

Perhaps Robinson already had this plan when he successfully avoided relegation the season before last?

Li Yanqing would not refuse such a suggestion that would benefit the club, and he also felt that the current stadium was somewhat inadequate.

However, he also had many concerns.

There's Arsenal in the distance, and Tottenham Hotspur in the near future.

They all put a lot of effort into building the stadium.

This will affect team transfer strategies for at least the next decade.

"If this plan is actually implemented, your transfer plans will definitely be greatly affected, Lee."

"So you need to make the most of these two years."

"As long as the team's overall strength improves, many problems can be solved."

Chris wasn't just referring to the first team, but also to his own youth training system.

He's been busy with youth training lately.

"I will." Li Yanqing nodded.

He is still very reasonable. Although it was agreed beforehand that no one was allowed to interfere with his transfer strategy, it would be different if there were extenuating circumstances.

After all, no top team's stadium can't hold 10,000 people.

"Although the bigger the stadium, the better."

"But I don't recommend that the club build a stadium that can accommodate 60,000 people."

"Even if we miraculously win the Champions League in the last two years, we shouldn't do that."

"It's too expensive, really, unless you can get an astronomical investment."

When Arsenal built their new stadium, Wenger had already been running the club for some time, and even with everything in place, they still faced such a huge challenge.

With only two years to go, it would be difficult for him to establish a comprehensive training system.

The team's playing style is still being improved, so there's no such thing as a system.

The system and practices of wealthy families are the result of a long period of accumulation.

"Of course, it depends on the specific circumstances."

Chris also agreed with Li Yanqing's words.

Blind expansion can sometimes backfire.

But he couldn't figure out what Robinson was thinking. If the other party really intended to achieve his goal in one fell swoop, he probably wouldn't be able to stop him then.

Anyway, that's the plan.

"The better the results, the more investment is required."

"Recently, many large financial groups have shown great interest in investing in football."

"Especially those members of the royal family..."

"What if there really is some astronomical investment?"

“Then we’ll have to sell the club’s shares again.” Li Yanqing rolled his eyes. If that were the case, he would rather not have any new stadium.

If there really were a board of directors, Robinson wouldn't be able to decide his position as head coach alone...