Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

The club said that the players' playing time was decided by the head coach, but Li Lei would be given more opportunities.

Finally, there was the issue of salary. Mendes spoke frankly, saying that Li Lei's salary should be among the top in the team.

The club was more cautious and proposed a moderate increase, but it depended on Li Lei's performance.

The two sides had rounds of discussions and fully communicated and bargained on the relevant terms of Li Lei's new contract.

After many rounds of discussions and negotiations, the two sides reached a consensus on the term of the new contract and signed a two-year contract to give Li Lei enough time to grow.

In terms of liquidated damages, Mendes agreed to increase it to 10 million euros.

This means that if Li Lei chooses to leave after the end of this season, his transfer fee will not be less than 10 million euros.

This is undoubtedly a contract clause that is more favorable to Leicester City.

Considering Li Lei's current worth and potential, Mendes had to accept the higher liquidated damages requirement.

In this way, Li Lei signed this satisfactory new contract on the same day.

According to the contract, his new weekly salary will be as high as 50,000 euros, which is an upper-middle level in the club.

At the contract signing ceremony, both Li Lei and the club's senior management were filled with joyful smiles.

For Li Lei, with such a generous salary and fair contract terms, he can devote himself to the court with peace of mind and contribute better performance to the team. For the club, retaining this well-deserved new star is expected to get enough returns from him in the next few years.

Mendes also played a beautiful final battle for his agency business, and all three parties were very satisfied with the result.

September 20th was the match day of the 6th round of the Championship League.

On this day, Leicester City played against Burnley at home.

This is also the first official game for Li Lei after signing a new contract with the club.

Although Burnley is no longer the strong team it used to be and is now only in the middle and lower reaches of the Championship, Leicester City still attaches enough importance to it.

They sent out the main lineup and are determined to win at home.

Li Lei and Vardy also started this time and will fight with the team.

During the pre-match preparations, head coach Pearson reminded everyone:"We can't underestimate the opponent because of the average strength of the opponent. We must pay enough attention and go all out."

""Yes! Boss!"

In the locker room, the players said seriously.

When the players entered the stadium, there were warm cheers from the audience.

Li Lei raised his arms high to accept the support of the fans. He was already accustomed to the scene in front of him.

The game was as fierce as expected. Burnley fought hard and the situation was stalemate.

But Leicester City's defense line successfully resisted Burnley's offensive with well-organized defensive tactics.

The new stars Li Lei and Vardy cooperated well in the frontcourt and successfully broke through the opponent's defense line many times.

In the middle of the game, Vardy received a precise pass from Li Lei and scored a goal to help Leicester City open the situation.

The second goal was scored by Li Lei receiving a long pass from his teammate and pushing the ball into the far corner of the goal to assist Beckford to score, locking the score at 2:0.

Although Burnley pulled back a goal, Leicester City eventually won 2:1.

After the game, head coach Pearson spoke highly of Li Lei's performance at the press conference.:

"Li Lei showed excellent organization and coordination skills today. His passes were accurate and effectively connected our various offensive lines. This is a very valuable auxiliary ability for a striker."

In the post-match interview, many sports media also praised Li Lei's performance.:

"This young player has outstanding ball control and excellent passing vision. He can create opportunities for himself and assist his teammates. He is a typical two-way striker."

"His joining has undoubtedly added great vitality to Leicester City's frontcourt. He and Vardy have a tacit understanding and are the team's new attacking weapon."

The evaluation of Li Lei's excellent auxiliary ability was confirmed in the following game.

Three days later, on September 23, the 7th round of the English Championship continued.

In this round, Leicester City played against Hull City at home.

This is a newly promoted team that has just been promoted to the English Championship and its strength is at the bottom.

But Li Lei and his teammates did not slack off at all and still went all out.

In the game, Li Lei was active again. Not only did he threaten the opponent's goal with his shots, but he also sent out many accurate passes and cooperated with his teammates to score.

In the end, Leicester City easily defeated Hull City 3:1 and won three points.

After the first 7 rounds of the league, Leicester City ranked first in the standings with 6 wins and 1 draw.

Only one of the 7 games was tied, showing a strong fighting power.

This undoubtedly sounded the alarm for other clubs in the English Championship, indicating that Leicester City is unstoppable.

On social media and sports forums, many English Championship fans are discussing the rise of Leicester City.

"Their new players are so strong that it is surprising"

"This team is full of impact, and I think they have the strength to go to the Premier League."

The old giants in the Championship have to re-examine Leicester City.

They must be prepared in advance, otherwise this rising new lion is likely to devour all opponents.

The time came to September 29th, and the 8th round of the Championship began.

In this round, Leicester City will challenge Middlesbrough Football Club away.

Middlesbrough is a veteran and strong team in the Championship and once had a glorious history.

Middlesbrough's current strength in the Championship has always been a first-tier team, and it is always ready to impact the Premier League, but its home game against Leicester City is still a big problem.

When they arrived at Middlesbrough's home stadium, the Riverside Stadium, the Leicester City players became nervous.

There are hundreds of thousands of fanatical home fans here, and the visiting team often suffers tremendous pressure.

At the beginning of the game, Middlesbrough launched an attack as expected.

""Wow, Middlesbrough's attack is fierce!"

With the cheers of the home fans, Middlesbrough players actively launched an offensive.

Midfielder McEachran transferred the ball into Leicester City's penalty area, looking for a breakthrough.

Leicester City's back line was busy responding, and the two sides competed fiercely in this area.

Li Lei and other front players also quickly retreated to support the defense.

Middlesbrough players actively cooperated and wanted to create shooting opportunities in this area.

The two sides went back and forth, and there was a melee in the penalty area.

"Wow! Middlesbrough scored the first goal!"

Just as the two sides were fighting in the penalty area, Middlesbrough's center forward Jutkiewicz seized the opportunity and shot a powerful shot!

Although Leicester City goalkeeper Smith tried his best to save the shot, he failed to block this fierce shot.!

"GOALGOALGOAL!Jutkiewicz! Middlesbrough leads 1-0!"

The home fans cheered, and Jutkiewicz and his teammates raised their fists to celebrate. The

Leicester City boys looked solemn, as the sudden goal loss caught them off guard.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, Middlesbrough took advantage of their home advantage to score the first goal.