Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 117 World Cup

Li Yanqing was not in a hurry to deal with the transfers of other players.

He has already given the list to Barker, and Barker will handle it.

As for himself, he arrived in Russia a few days later.

That's right, the World Cup is about to start.

But this had nothing to do with Burton's players, none of whom were selected for the national team.

Joe Hart performed exceptionally well during the World Cup qualifiers, but Gareth Southgate did not include his name in the final squad list.

The starting goalkeeper is Everton's Pique Ford...

This sparked complaints from Burton fans, even though Hart had put on a great performance in the last half of the season.

Li Yanqing also personally admitted that he was the team's MVP in the second half of the season.

But there's nothing we can do; they were a Championship team last season, which is a huge drawback.

Regardless of the fans' complaints, it's still exciting for them.

Because this is the World Cup.

A major football tournament held every four years.

During this period, the number of fans will increase exponentially.

For head coaches, many players' market value will soar after the World Cup, so they are not in a hurry to make transfers.

Burton's target players include Danny Rose and Pepe, both of whom are expected to participate in this World Cup.

Of course, it's actually difficult for either of them to raise prices.

Pepe is too old, and Danny Rose has been playing less and less since his injury.

Although he can still put on a decent performance now, everyone knows it will be difficult for him to regain his former form.

"Hey!"

“We have been waiting for you for a long time, Lee.”

There are already people waiting for Li Yanqing here, um... two people.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Zlatan."

"And Mr. Vampire, aren't you busy? You actually came to watch the game live."

The people waiting for him were Ibrahimovic and his agent, Raiola.

On the night of Burton's victory celebration, they made a pact to watch the World Cup together.

As for Raiola, he will always be an unavoidable issue if Burton wants Ibrahimovic to join.

"I do take breaks occasionally."

"Besides, there are always some promising young players at every World Cup."

"You should be good at this. Can you recommend a few to me later?"

Raiola didn't mind Li Yanqing's way of addressing him, since it was unlikely they would become friends anyway.

“I think he definitely wouldn’t tell you if he found some good prospects, Mino.”

Ibrahimovic speaks very frankly, and that's exactly what Li Yanqing thinks.

He certainly doesn't want his players to hire an agent like Raiola, as it would increase the club's expenses significantly.

"Also, congratulations on your upgrade, Li."

"You won our bet."

"I will go to Burton."

“That’s fantastic! Zlatan!” Li Yanqing beamed, even though he had told Ibrahimovic about the decision before he invited him to watch the World Cup.

But hearing it live still excited him.

"We are currently recruiting players and preparing to do something big next season."

"For example, take down San Dezi?" Ibrahimovic made an expectant expression.

"If Ruoze agrees," Li Yanqing said, indicating that there was no problem.

This is something he was bound to do sooner or later, but Mourinho is still at Manchester United right now.

The other party is someone of my mentor's stature, and we have always maintained a good relationship, so we won't be fighting each other for the time being.

This kind of conversation shows a lack of respect for Manchester United...

However, he couldn't say something like "the goal is to avoid relegation" in front of Ibrahimovic.

If Conte is a coach with championship blood, then Ibrahimovic is a player with championship blood.

He has won three titles in the top five European leagues, and his total number of titles in his professional career is as high as 32.

The only regret is that they haven't won the Champions League title yet...

"Don't be too happy yet, Chinese kid."

"If you don't give me a few good options, I'll fight for an astronomical salary for Zlatan."

"Mr. Vampire, really, there are no wrong nicknames in football..."

The opening match doesn't start until tomorrow.

That evening, in his hotel room, Li Yanqing received a message from Barker.

He has already contacted the player or their club, and they responded very quickly.

Justin, Kvalatschlia, Cazorla, and Pepe have all agreed to join the team.

Justin's transfer fee was agreed upon beforehand, at 1.5 million.

Kvalatskhria, at only seventeen years old, had no reason to refuse the call of the top league and was signed by Bakker for a very cheap price.

Cazorla joined as a free agent, but due to his age and current form, he also didn't receive a high salary.

Fortunately, the player himself didn't mind.

He originally wanted to return to Villarreal, but changed his mind after being persuaded by Wenger and signed a one-year short-term contract with Burton.

As for Pepe, they didn't spend much money either.

The player even said he could ask for any salary he wanted, as long as he could play some games to maintain his form.

However, there are other requirements, namely that the player must have the right to terminate the contract at any time, and the number of matches they participate in cannot be too many.

He is quite different from most players.

Other players give up national team matches when they can no longer play, so they can focus on their clubs and earn high salaries to retire comfortably.

But he only plays for clubs to maintain his form so he can then compete for the national team.

Because his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to win a World Cup...

So after receiving Burton's invitation, he immediately terminated his contract with Besiktas.

The English Premier League is better at keeping him in form than the Turkish Super League.

Of course, if he wins the World Cup this year, he might retire on the spot.

In short, he didn't care about the club.

Li Yanqing didn't mind this, since the main purpose of signing veterans was to share their experience with younger players, not to make them starters.

Hmm...except for Ibrahimovic.

As for Bojan Korkic and Van de Beek, they both decisively declined Burton's invitation.

The former used to play for Stoke City, and it is said that during those years he developed a dislike for England and was unwilling to play there.

The latter, on the other hand, wants to stay at Ajax to play in the Champions League and has no interest in joining a newly promoted Premier League team.

Now only Danny Rose is left.

The good news is that they have now signed five players, three on free transfers and two young players.

Including salaries, the total expenditure did not exceed ten million pounds.

There's also Ibrahimovic; his salary hasn't been finalized yet, but it certainly won't be cheap.

Offering him 15 million like Manchester United would be unrealistic; 3 million would be a more reasonable range.

The bad news is, we'll have to find new transfer targets again...