Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 240 Reinforcement Plan

Three days after the interview ended.

It was also the final match of the league, but Li Yanqing did not go to the scene.

Just yesterday, he unfortunately fell ill.

I was overworked before, and I haven't been getting enough rest lately, so I caught a bad cold.

Although it wasn't a serious illness, it made him a little unsteady on his feet.

After Chris saw this, he immediately gave Li Yanqing two days off.

Anyway, the last game is unimportant and won't affect anything, so there's no need for the head coach to play while sick.

Lyman could also step up.

So Li Yanqing can only sit at home now, watching the live TV broadcast while preparing for player recruitment.

Regarding the match, several players, including Ibrahimovic and Bradford, will be absent.

Therefore, many players who rarely had a chance to start played first this time.

Murphy, Blind, Kvaradona, Karius...

He doesn't question the players' efforts, but it must be said that without a tactical leader to anchor the team, their performance on both offense and defense is unsatisfactory.

Fortunately, the opponent was not strong, and they did not concede a goal.

After watching for twenty minutes, Li Yanqing couldn't bear to watch anymore.

What a chaotic game.

He is still quite focused on player recruitment.

Enzo, Cazorla, and Justin have already confirmed their departure.

Just two days ago, Blind also said he wanted to transfer and leave.

This didn't really surprise Li Yanqing.

Although the player's form has improved, his poor defense has prevented him from getting many playing opportunities.

Barker is already in contact with other clubs, preparing to sell him off.

It would be good if it could sell for a few million.

In addition, there's the possibility of Baselli leaving.

Five players will be leaving the team.

As for Burton, there is still 120 million left in the transfer fee, and the Dybala that was previously agreed to play is not in the same position as these departing players.

Therefore, the requirements are very clear.

The first position to be secured is left-back. With Blind and Justin gone, only David Luiz is left to play that position.

But he's definitely better suited to playing center-back.

After Bradford's injury, the center-back position is also short-handed, leaving only Araujo and Pepe.

With Pepe unable to play regularly, the defense has been somewhat stretched this season, with Bradford and Araujo being used too frequently.

This led to the final fierce battle that directly eliminated the former, while the latter, who was younger and physically fine, also suffered a sharp decline in performance.

Therefore, it would be appropriate to add at least one more starting full-back and one starting center-back.

Once Bradford recovered from his injury, he immediately moved David Luiz to the defensive midfield position.

In addition, we need to buy another key defensive midfielder.

It's very likely that next season we'll only have Lars Bender left as a defensive midfielder, and even if we switch to a single defensive midfielder, it might not be enough.

If there isn't enough manpower for other positions, we'll probably have to promote from the youth training program.

This time, he plans to bring in some outstanding players to completely solve the team's defensive problems.

"Any progress?"

"John, you've been searching for so long..."

John's team was in charge of this matter, and he obviously didn't expect that his head coach would still be worrying about work while he was recuperating at home due to illness.

"Of course, I'll send it to you now."

"However, Li, you should get some rest now."

"There's no rush, it can't be done in a day or two."

"The sooner we finish the arrangements, the sooner we can have our vacation." Li Yanqing suddenly missed the days when Chris was still around.

His situation as an assistant coach was completely different from Lyman's.

He is a member of the fan club and a long-time employee of the club.

He has a deep affection for the team, so he is happy to take care of everything, saving Li Yanqing a lot of trouble.

Robinson was also happy to let him manage more of the team's affairs.

As for Lyman, he was just a perfectly normal assistant coach...

I opened the email John had just sent. He had prepared a list of about ten people, and each of them had a very detailed report attached.

This includes players previously rejected by Li Yanqing such as Maguire, Manolas of Roma, and Anderson Bomba of Frankfurt...

After automatically filtering out most of the names, Li Yanqing focused his attention on three people.

Manolas of Roma, José Jiménez of Atlético Madrid, and Mangala of Everton.

The three players each have their own unique characteristics.

Manolas, 28, was once considered one of the top center-backs in Serie A. His form has declined somewhat, but he is still considered a top-tier player.

He has good speed in recovering defensively and good man-marking ability, which can make up for some of the shortcomings of Bradford and Araujo.

Baselli, who also transferred from Serie A, performed exceptionally well defensively, which undoubtedly earned him many points.

Most importantly, Roma are willing to sell this player.

As for Jiménez, he is now a key central defender for Atlético Madrid.

A player who can play as a starting center-back under Simeone must have unquestionable defensive abilities. The biggest question is whether Atletico Madrid is willing to let him go.

If Miller, who was transferred there before, performs well, maybe we can talk about it.

Finally, there's Mangala.

According to Li Yanqing, this player was originally at Manchester City, but gradually became a fringe player after Laporte joined the team.

He was actually loaned to Everton, meaning he's still essentially a Manchester City player.

Pellegrini once said that he considered his opponent to be "one of the best defensive players in Europe".

Guardiola clearly doesn't think so.

What impressed Li Yanqing about this player was that he could play both left-back and center-back positions and was a fierce defender.

The downside is that he lacks ball-passing ability, so he can't compete with Laporte at all.

But Li Yanqing didn't think it was a big problem.

He doesn't like playing possession football, nor does he pursue one-touch passing; otherwise, most of the players on the team would actually be unqualified.

In terms of defense, he wanted to build his own "iron-blooded army", so he insisted on using two defensive midfielders.

The purpose is to increase the team's defensive capabilities.

"I'd be happy to buy all three of them."

“I have high hopes for each of them.”

Li Yanqing quickly realized he wanted them and then contacted Barker.

The latter made a quick judgment after reviewing the list.

"Manolas' price shouldn't be cheap, starting at 30 million."

“Jiménez... to be honest, I don’t think there’s much hope of poaching him, and it has nothing to do with money.”

"As for Mangala, it shouldn't cost too much money. Everton doesn't intend to keep him, and I guess Manchester City will let him go for a low price."

Barker's response was so quick that Li Yanqing was caught off guard.

"Don't be surprised, this isn't just your or Robinson's team."

"And I used to be a player too."

"It's only right that we know something about them..."