Chapter 79

"Ahaha! Emenalo, I don't remember since when Chelsea became a team where the boss' secretary decides on signings?" Mourinho said sarcastically.

"Wasn't this Li Lei's scouting report submitted by one of your people? Don't you even have the vision to do this?"

Emenalo was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"I am the head coach and it is my right to choose the players." Mourinho continued

"You also know my coaching philosophy. Li Lei fits my needs perfectly. He will bring a new option to our offense."

"As the head coach, I have my own criteria for judgment. Since I am optimistic about him, I will do my best to promote this transfer."

Mourinho's tone was full of authority, leaving Emenalo speechless.

Emenalo, whose face turned red, realized that the root of the problem was not at the technical level, but the internal conflict of the management.

He had to say to Marina:"Li Lei's skills have indeed met the requirements of the club, and he can also bring a large number of Chinese fans to support him. You should explain it to the boss."

Marina frowned and thought to herself:"Mourinho's power has obviously increased since he came back. It is obvious that we can't go against the head coach directly like this."

So he said:"The commercial value brought by the national players is indeed worth considering. I can recommend them to the boss from this perspective."

"You prepare all the data of Li Lei as soon as possible, I will make a plan, maybe we can get the boss to agree, but some conditions need to be negotiated."

Emenalo nodded and said:"Okay, I will prepare Li Lei's information right away, you grasp the commercial value and discuss with the boss, we can't lose this important transfer."

Mourinho looked at the two people talking to themselves with cold eyes, and had no intention of interrupting them. It was completely up to them to solve the problem themselves.

In fact, he knew very well that his return to Chelsea this time was not a simple situation.

Now the team has implemented the separation of powers, and Emenalo and Marina have divided many powers that should belong to the head coach.

However, Mourinho is not in a hurry to achieve it all at once. Li Lei's transfer is just a small touchstone for the power game, through which he can test and consolidate his position.

Seeing the two people busy persuading the boss, Mourinho was quite relieved.

His attitude is very clear. As a head coach, choosing talents is his exclusive power, and other management must be implemented unconditionally. After all, he is responsible for the achievements of the team.

If this transfer is successful, his position in the club can be strengthened. If it fails, he can also clearly see where the obstacles are.

In short, this is a game of power conversion and integration, and Mourinho is determined to succeed.

Seeing that the problem was solved, Emenalo and Marina left Mourinho's office.

After seeing the two people walk away, Mourinho picked up the phone and called Mendes and said:" Jorge, find time to invite your favorite player to talk!"

" No problem!" Hearing this, Mendes immediately knew that Li Lei's joining Chelsea was basically confirmed, and the only thing left was the transfer fee and salary.

" I will contact Li Lei immediately and negotiate with his current club. Don't worry, I will do my best to facilitate this transfer." Mendes said with a little excitement that for him it was just a small transfer

" Very good, I will wait for your good news"Mourinho also breathed a sigh of relief.

Gaining the support of the head coach is the key to success. With Mourinho's guarantee, Mendes is confident of reaching an agreement.

Both parties know that this is not just a contract, but also a signal of power transfer.

From now on, Mourinho's position in Chelsea will no longer be in doubt.

With the arrival of the transfer period, Leicester City, which has just won the championship, is facing the same problem.

Most of the players need to be sold and the income will be used to buy stronger players to adapt to the intensity of the Premier League next season.

They don't want to be kicked back to the Championship after one round.

The team's top management is formulating a plan to clean up the team. Most of the veterans in the Championship will be sold and the transfer fees will be used for signings.

The problem facing Leicester City now is that the loaned players such as Lingard, Keane and Harry Kane who performed well last season have been recalled by their old clubs, and most of the remaining players cannot adapt to the intensity of the Premier League.

Even if the boss has strong funds, the investment in the transfer period is unbearable.

In this way, the only two players with real value are Vardy and Li Lei.

And the team can only keep one core player as the cornerstone of the team building in the new season.

Vardy, as the Golden Boot winner in the English Championship, is obviously favored by everyone.

And Li Lei, who has just made great contributions this season, will undoubtedly be more likely to get a high price in the transfer market.

Considering that the team urgently needs a large amount of transfer funds to supplement its strength, selling Li Lei is a wise move, and his agent has also expressed his intention to leave in the new season.

Head coach Pearson was also at a loss when facing the coaching staff. This is also his first time to lead the team to play in the Premier League. If he had not led the team to win the championship this season, he would have faced the pressure of being fired by the boss.

Faced with the current situation, he can only ask for help from the coaching staff and said:"Everyone, tell me what we should do?"

The coaching staff looked at each other in bewilderment. No one responded for a moment.

Finally, Pearson's assistant spoke up:"Excuse me, Boss, we are beyond our capabilities. The operation of the Premier League is much more complicated than we thought."

"I suggest that we sell Li Lei as soon as possible, and keep Vardy as the core no matter what the cost. Then use the money from the sale to buy some Premier League veterans to make do with."

Everyone nodded in agreement, their eyes seemed to say"You are so smart!"

Pearson also understood the difficulties of reality, and could only choose a relatively safe method.

Otherwise, he really couldn't handle this mess:"It seems that this is the only feasible plan, let's finalize it, and as for the funding issue, I will talk to the boss."

The coaching staff left one by one, ready to implement this difficult decision.