Football: Rebirth 04, I Create a Black Shop in Football

The weather was very hot, but the weather was very hot.

Looking at the calendar on the wall, it was July 2004.

Li Shiguang rubbed his temples frantically, looking at the empty office environment, combined with the memory in his mind that did not belong to him, he was very sure that he was reborn!

As a die-hard fan, after watching the World Cup qualifier between the Chinese national football team and Singapore last night, he drank two more glasses in a fit of anger. As a result, when he woke up, he found that he was reborn in Leeds in 2004.

The good news is that the original owner of the body he occupied was a rich second-generation Chinese.

The bad news is that the cheap father who supported him to become a rich second-generation collapsed last month.

In this life, my cheap dad is a second-generation immigrant and a die-hard football fan. In the past few years, my hometown team Leeds United performed well, so I spent most of my wealth to buy a part of Leeds United's shares and became the second largest shareholder of the team.

I thought I could take advantage of the situation and make a small amount of money in my hobby. Who knew that the club manager Ridsdale, relying on Leeds United's good performance before, introduced many big-name stars through heavy borrowing in the 2001-2002 season. I thought I could fill the funding gap through the Champions League qualification, but who knew that Leeds United only ranked fourth in the league this season and did not even qualify for the Champions League.

In just one year, Ridsdale's credit card debt exploded and could only rely on clearing warehouses to survive. The result was that Leeds United's performance was even worse.

At the beginning of last year, Ridsdale was kicked out, and my dad bought his shares and took over as the club manager. He wanted to do a big job, but the high debt made it difficult for my dad to move forward.

Finally, after a year of struggle, Leeds United was relegated to the Championship before the end of this season.

Li Shiguang is familiar with Leeds United, which is known as the Young Guards.

According to history, the club now has a debt of nearly 80 million euros (for the convenience of writing, the euro is used as the currency throughout the text).

In this summer window, in order to reduce the huge salary expenditure, not only will a large number of first-team players be transferred or terminated, but even Leeds United's home stadium, Elland Road, will be sold. After that, the old fox Bates who sold Chelsea to Abramovich will buy Leeds United at a very low price, but the stingy Bates did not make new investments in Leeds United. Since then, Leeds United has embarked on a 16-year journey to return to the Premier League...

Thinking of this, Li Shiguang, who succeeded his father as the club manager, felt a headache.

After careful consideration, there are wolves in front and tigers behind.

According to historical development, Abramovich, who has been running Chelsea for a season, will continue to wave his money in this summer window, bringing stars such as Drogba and Robben to Stamford Bridge, and at the same time announcing the start of the golden era of the Premier League.

At the same time, Ronaldo and Rooney began to emerge in Manchester United. And Arsenal, which won the championship last season without losing, was terrifying to think about.

If I decide to sell Leeds United, I can only watch the club's home stadium being sold, and then sell the club to old man Bates, who has a bad reputation.

In this case, I guess I will be drowned by the saliva of Leeds United's diehard fans.

Moreover, in this case, the shares in my hands can't be sold for much money.

But if I don't sell it, according to the little money left by my father in the original owner's memory, let alone returning to the Premier League next season, it would be a blessing to be able to hold on and not be relegated to the English League One according to history.

And as far as he knows, before my father died, Bates had formally proposed to my father the intention to acquire Leeds United. Now that my father has passed away, Bates will definitely take advantage of the fire and continue to ask me to buy Leeds United at a very low price.

If I lose my shares in this club, I will be alone, and I will really have nothing at that time!

Just when Li Shiguang was worried, a voice sounded in his mind.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for activating the strongest club system! ]

"The system is binding..."

Hearing this voice, Li Shiguang's eyes lit up.

"Fuck? Sure enough, rebirth and crossing must have a golden finger!"

[Ding! Detected that the host is binding the system for the first time, the novice gift package skills have been issued, please check! ]

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the skill: Super Scout! ]

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the novice reward: Peak Buffon Template Experience Card (4 months)]

Hearing this voice, Li Shiguang, like the protagonist of the novel he read in his previous life, thought about it and began to call the system.

Sure enough, the next second, a translucent system panel appeared in front of him.

[Host]: Li Shiguang

[Club owned]: Leeds United

[Economic status]: Serious debt (80 million euros)

[Team status]: Low morale

[Available funds]: 20 million euros

[Fixed skills]: Super Scout (you can freely view the detailed attributes of any player)

[Skill package]: Peak Buffon template experience card (four months, applicable to any player)

[Ding! The task system has been opened]

[Ding! Task trigger: A successful start! ]

[Task content: The current Leeds United team is in dire straits. Please complete the team's reconstruction as soon as possible and win the first round of the league. ]

[Task reward: Gold treasure chest X1. ]

"Oh my, it's quite detailed..."

Just as Li Shiguang was muttering, his eyes subconsciously saw the star posters on the wall, and then the system panel refreshed.

[Ronaldinho] (The author tries to use the names of football stars that everyone is familiar with. Brazilian names are tongue-twisting and have many names. I don’t want to waste words in this regard, and it is also convenient for everyone to read)

[Age]: 24

[Offensive threat]: 96

[Defensive strength]: 43

[Body balance]: 76

[Long pass accuracy]: 93

[Short pass accuracy]: 99

[Shooting accuracy]: 90

[Dribbling accuracy]: 97

[Shooting skills]: 97

[Speed/fastest speed]: 80/91

[Awareness]: 97

[Leadership awareness]: 93

[Injury tolerance]: C

[Talent]: S+

[Current game status]: Hot

[Transfer value]: 50 million euros

[Remaining peak period]: 3 years

[Contract period remaining]: 4 years

[Potential]: No potential has been developed at present

[Player evaluation]: The top player in this position in the current world football. But his private life is chaotic, he is lustful, alcoholic, and takes illegal drugs, and he can affect the game at any time because of off-field matters.

[Overall Assessment]: S+

Seeing such a detailed player panel, Li Shiguang finally understood the role of the system and skills.

"So, I can't grasp the information of all players at any time? Then can't I do something during the transfer window?"

Li Shiguang reacted quickly. As a time traveler, he already had a certain understanding of the football world of this era.

Now with the function of the system, he immediately realized the business opportunity!

In the future, he can grasp the details of each player, just a photo!

With the skills of the Buffon template, he can completely turn low-priced players into treasures, and then sell them in the transfer window to earn more transfer fees!

As for the level of the player in the future, whether he will be cheated by the next home, it naturally has nothing to do with his own club.

This is not cold-blooded, nor is it a scam.

Because in the final analysis, football is also a business, and even more a gambling table!

The reason why each club has so many scouts is just to bet on the future of a player!

And I can be ahead of everyone!

This will not only solve the financial crisis of the club and himself, but also bring great potential in the future!

As for the coach panel opened as a reward for completing the task, it is not visible now. I wonder if it is the same as the player panel, where all the attributes of each coach can be seen.

Thinking of this, a cunning "profiteer" flashed across Li Shiguang's eyes.

Relying on his memory, Li Shiguang came to the office and opened a stack of player reports on his desk.

With the goalkeeper label, he quickly found the name of a player.

[Timothy Matthew Howard]

The American goalkeeper joined Manchester United only last year, but Li Shiguang knew that his life was not easy now.

Howard's own nervous temperament often made him make some low-level mistakes in the game.

Ferguson has begun to rotate with Carroll since the second half of the season.

And in another year, after Manchester United signed the Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar, he will completely lose his position.

But for Li Shiguang, it was enough, not to mention that he also had the Buffon template experience card given by the system, which could at least give Howard a stable performance period of 4 months.

And according to the introduction on the system, it only costs 3 million euros to sign Howard, which is a very low price.

"It's you!"

Then, Li Shiguang picked up the landline and dialed the number of the only assistant left in the club.

"Come to Manchester with me tomorrow, and then contact the agent of Manchester United goalkeeper Howard!"