Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 61 West Ham United's Offer

Even after losing his place at Manchester United, Blind was unwilling to be loaned to Burton Albion.

This left Li Yanqing somewhat frustrated.

But he felt relieved on the way back.

From any perspective, Blind's roster is a bit too good for Burton Albion at this stage.

Our own young players are actually growing quite fast.

Furthermore, with Jami on the left wing, the left-back's primary responsibility is defense, and he doesn't need to make many forward runs into the attack.

If they could be a little more composed, they would still be useful.

However, more targeted training is needed.

Upon returning to the club, he immediately gathered the team's young players.

Besides the defensive midfielders, the full-backs also include Murphy and Quinn, who have already secured their starting positions.

There's no need for special training for the others. Players like Jami and Nasri have already established their technical styles, so maintaining normal basic and tactical training is sufficient.

After the last match, Murphy gained a new skill: [Pass the Goalkeeper].

Before that, his training consisted of shooting, cutting inside, and dribbling.

Following this line of thought, Li Yanqing wanted to see if he could train other players to develop skill attributes as well.

Based on previous experience, the most useful skill attributes for defensive players are [Man Marking], [Covering Up], and [Interception].

Imagine what would happen if Sun Yan, who currently relies solely on speed and physical strength for constant high-pressure pressing, were to master the above three terms?

Combined with his "perpetual motion machine," each one has an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Their defensive capabilities are simply off the charts.

Of course, considering the difficulty of acquiring the skill, Li Yanqing was completely dreaming.

But if he can master any one of them, his strength will definitely improve significantly.

Therefore, the task of the defensive players is very clear.

One-on-one defensive training, five-on-five defensive training, plus extra physical training.

As for Quinn, his situation is rather special.

He possesses the "sudden enlightenment" quality and has already mastered the "piercing arrow" and "flash of inspiration."

The former is a rare shooting skill, while the latter is an even rarer status skill.

Li Yanqing was very satisfied with these two skill attributes.

It would be even better if it had an assist skill, such as a through ball or a lob pass.

The main focus is on practicing passing.

After assigning training tasks, Li Yanqing realized that he still didn't have enough manpower around him.

As an assistant coach, Chris is very versatile, but he has to be in charge of regular training and also take on some club duties, leaving him no time for other things.

As for Cheng Mengmeng, her role in this aspect is basically zero; she can only sit on the sidelines and supervise.

He has to keep an eye on the rest himself.

Even so, some players still need to rely entirely on their self-discipline to train.

For example, veteran goalkeeper Biwatt.

Fortunately, Li Yanqing doesn't need to worry about these veteran players; if they weren't disciplined, they wouldn't be able to play until this age.

The special training proved to be very effective. Although no one learned any new skills, the team's performance gradually stabilized.

They beat Bolton 1-0 away and then easily defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 at home.

The only downside was that they were held to a 0-0 draw by Sheffield United away from home.

They remained undefeated in three matches, scoring three goals and conceding only one.

The players performed very well, especially Murphy, who once again put on a show of dribbling past the goalkeeper in the match against Middlesbrough.

He has now been selected as the team's player of the month, and he's almost certain to be included in the Championship Team of the Month.

Although their opponents were not strong, this allowed Burton to successfully push fourth-placed Stoke City out of the playoff zone.

This will allow them to attract quite a few players during the winter transfer window.

To his surprise, Huddersfield also managed to climb to fifth place, sticking close to their tail.

"Li, take a look at this."

The day before the next round of the competition, Barker personally brought a document to Li Yanqing, who was supervising the training.

West Ham United have made an offer to Murphy, and they are willing to pay eight million pounds.

West Ham United, also known as the "Hammers," is a mid-table Premier League team that occasionally challenges for a top-seven European qualification spot.

They're the kind of team that has no chance in the Champions League, but can give the Europa League a shot.

"Don't joke around with Barker, I can't find a replacement for him, there's only one game left before the winter transfer window opens!"

"Don't expect me to sell it for eight million."

"I wouldn't sell even if you offered another 20 million!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yanqing immediately became serious.

He wouldn't have minded selling Murphy last season, but now the latter's growth has far exceeded his expectations.

In his mind, he changed his perception from a Premier League substitute to a super rookie on par with Rashford and Martial.

They deserve our full support and cultivation.

"Don't rush, Li, listen to me."

"It's only been half a season, and he's already scored ten goals. Clubs will eventually notice him."

"What I'm trying to say is that we're definitely not going to sell him now, and Murphy himself doesn't want to go to West Ham."

"But what if a top club takes a liking to him?"

"Have other clubs extended invitations to him?" Barker's words surprised Li Yanqing.

Although Murphy had a few slumps in previous games, his performance throughout the season has been outstanding, so it's normal for him to be on the radar of top clubs.

Many top clubs prefer to buy substitute players from the second division, as they are both cheap and effective.

Even if they can't get a starting spot, most players can't resist offers from top clubs.

Many people even dream of playing for the Kings or Barcelona from a young age, and their biggest wish when stepping onto the football field is to join the club they have loved since childhood.

Quinn is a native of Burton, but Murphy is not.

If a wealthy family extends an invitation to him, he's not really sure they'd want to stay.

"Not yet, but soon. Scouts from several clubs are already observing his matches."

Barker shook his head and said.

"What I mean is, you go and talk to him about the new contract."

"If the term is longer, the salary can be increased to 400,000, and the penalty for breach of contract can also be increased."

"He just signed the contract six months ago, right?" Li Yanqing remembered that he had helped Quinn get the contract last season.

Murphy, who also came from the youth academy, waited until the end of the season before renewing his contract with the club.

The term is three years, the salary is £200,000, and the penalty for breach of contract is £10 million.

The salary offered was clearly too low, and they didn't expect Murphy to have such an amazing performance this season.

At the same time, the release clause has also decreased. Since Neymar's 220 million euro release clause, all teams have set ridiculously high release clauses.

West Ham United's offer has now reached eight million, which is very close to Murphy's release clause.

So Barker rushed over to find him in a hurry.

He also hopes the players will stay, but he's afraid some clubs will directly pay their release clauses to poach them.

"Got it, I'll go."

"This is not something easy to bring up..."