Chapter 4 New Season The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn¡¯t stop! Leeds United did not create any turmoil in the transfer market. They also chose to play away from home during the warm-up match and did not receive much coverage. They were as low-key as a team that had never gone through a new owner, coaching change, or signings in the summer. It seems that they are waiting for changes, but other competitors have no intention of letting Leeds United go! The first one to take action was the "Blue Army" Chelsea. This team, which has been coached by three famous coaches including Mourinho, Stuart Pearce and Frank De Boer, still failed to win the championship. Now it has been passed on to the Scotsman Paul In the hands of Ramport, they only finished fifth in the league last season. The "Blues" who wanted to make a big splash this season took advantage of the turmoil in Leeds United to ask Nelson Olivier La. Phil Jones took action. Originally, Nelson Oliveira felt that he had lost his position because of Shaq's return. Everyone knew that Shaq had not been injured in twelve years. This guy's body was extremely good and he was very lucky. Give Shaq The most miserable thing is to be a substitute forward. Coupled with the high salary offered by Chelsea, the Portuguese found Simon Grayson and expressed his thoughts. Simon Grayson could only agree with a wry smile. He is the person who knows Shaq best. Although Shaq's physical condition is no longer as good as in previous years, Shaq still played 52 games in Barcelona last season. And he scored 90 goals. This is a figure that is still under the intentional control of Simon Grayson. If necessary, Shaq can still play all the games in a season. Facing Nelson Oliveira, Simon Grayson also felt helpless. At first, Shaq was pushed to the forward position and Tevez in his peak period formed a terrifying strike combination. As a result, he became the team's future strike reserve. Nelson Oliveira played very few games for the team in those two years. Now let him go! Anyway, it originally cost Leeds United 9.5 million pounds to buy the Portuguese forward. Now the 32-year-old Nelson Oliveira can still get 6 million pounds for Leeds United from Chelsea! In addition to Nelson Oliveira, the "Blues" also took a fancy to Phil Jones. The 31-year-old England national team's main center back has a simple reason for leavingsalary! In order to get Phil Jones, Chelsea offered a three-year contract with an annual salary of 5.75 million pounds, which was really too tempting for a 31-year-old player. And Simon Grayson also felt that his resistance to money had decreased. The "Blue Army's" offer of 16.75 million pounds made "Cruel Simon" excited, and finally the transfer transaction was completed. Leeds United¡¯s transfer capital account is not short of money, with 80 million pounds. But Simon Grayson knew very well where the money came from. It was all transferred through hard work by his most proud disciple Shaq. Before he met the kind of player who had to buy it, "cruel" Simon" still doesn't want to use it. As a result, Simon Grayson naturally can only rely on withdrawing funds from the transfer market to complete the accumulation of capital. Fortunately, when Simon Grayson was inspecting related clubs such as Gremio and Anderlecht, he found a talented Brazilian defender in Gremio, 22-year-old Marcio, who has excellent physical conditions and has a good ability. A young player with excellent heading skills and anticipation. With a little carving, it can become an excellent iron gate. However, Gremio's price is very high, with not a penny less than 7 million pounds. Simon Grayson has also temporarily shelved the transfer transaction. Du Xiaoguang and Marcio are the ideal players in his heart. Center back combination. Time has entered mid-August, and a deal that Simon Grayson did not want to complete was completed. The 60-year-old coach Mourinho of the "Gunner" Arsenal also spent 16.75 million pounds to complete the poaching. He encouraged Sime? Vrsaliko switched to his own side. This transfer. Simon Grayson didn't want to finish it, but the player's personal wishes played a decisive role! 31-year-old Sime Vrsaljko has been playing for Leeds United for 11 years. No matter who the coach of Leeds United is over the years, he has always sat firmly in the right back position and completed the "Young Guards" right-side offense and defense very well. However, as he grows older, Vrsaljko also Mature, this time when "The Gunslinger" comes to poach. After consideration, he decided to give up his good wish of playing football with his old brothers. While earning a high salary for himself, he also exchanged a huge transfer fee for Leeds United. It was a win-win result no matter how you look at it. What¡¯s more, during the warm-up match. Sime Vrsalico noticed Chen Jinlong's performance. This Spanish-Chinese young man performed very calmly on the court and had excellent offensive and defensive abilities. He was much better than himself back then. Together with the German right back Toby Yas, Leeds United will leave him too"There will be no big loss. On the contrary, if you stay, you will hinder the development of young people, so just leave." Simon Grayson understands Sime Vrsalico's thoughts very well, and so do the Leeds United players. Therefore, instead of being despised by the players like Phil Jones, his departure has made him People feel a little bit sad. Shaq once went to talk to Simon Grayson, but he was called back with a few words "Shaq, I don't want to let Sime go, but Sime chose to leave for the benefit of the team. Think about itdoes Chen get a chance to play? Does the club need to renew its funds? Can you bear to see Sime not get a high salary in Leeds? " Simon Grayson said a few words! As soon as he said that, Shaq left helplessly. It was true that he was the real owner of the team, but he didn't know much about how to run a football club, and he considered the problem more from the perspective of a player, which was obviously No, he can support a Sime Vrsalico out of his own pocket, but he cannot support a team out of his own pocket. The future development of the "Young Guards" still depends on itself. In the summer transfer market, Leeds United under "Cruel Simon" has already made a profit. After spending 27 million pounds to buy Du Xiaoguang, Chen Jinlong, Berakta, Koslov, Diaz and others, through After selling Phil Jones, Nelson Oliveira, and Sime Vrsalico, three veterans who are over 30 years old, as well as the 22-year-old central defender Nick from the reserve team, Leeds United made a profit from the transfer market. A whopping ¡ê43.5 million was recovered. In fact, neither Phil Jones nor Sime Vrsaljko are worth such a high price anymore. However, the competitors in the Premier League have already reached a tacit understanding. They must snipe Simon at all costs. Grayson spent a high price to recruit people, leaving a broken newly formed defense line for "Cruel Simon". The terrifying combination of Shaq and "Cruel Simon" is already well known to everyone. If we don't want the "Young Guards" to cause trouble for everyone in the new season, everyone must work together. With Sime Vrsaljko as an example, some old players who thought they would add a burden to the team started to think about it. Within two days, there was news about the transfer of Swedish winger Pifkovski. Rumors spread everywhere. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and other teams have all linked up with the 29-year-old Swedish star. It seems that every club wants to buy this Swedish big man with excellent skills at his feet. Simon Grayson didn't care at first, but when several offers came to his desk in no particular order, he really couldn't sit still. When Leeds United bought Pifkovsky from Blackburn Rovers He did it all by himself, and it cost Leeds United 3.5 million pounds at the time. Now the lowest offer is 8.5 million pounds, and Manchester City even offered a price of 9 million pounds. ??????????? Could it be Is this guy Pifkovsky just trying to help the team? Simon Grayson sighed secretly in his heart. He believed that the first Sime really chose to leave out of consideration for the interests of the club, but Pifkovskycertainly not! Leeds United has no shortage of players at the right back position, and there is even a very promising rookie, Chen Jinlong. The departure of Sime Vrsalico really gives opportunities to newcomers and really brings funds to the club. However, if Pifkovsky leaves, Leeds United will be stretched at the winger position. Not counting the 32-year-old captain Jonny Howson, Leeds United will only have German star Frank Murray. A qualified winger, 16-year-old Alex Lens is too young, and the team even needs Ben Parker or Chris Farley to go up front. However, since Pifkovsky was leaving under the banner of considering the interests of the team, Simon Grayson felt that even if he was forced to stay, this kid might not be loyal to the team, so he finally chose Let him go, but "Cruel Simon" still beat the rest of the team in front of Pifkovsky, publicly explaining the team's current lack of players. If it is really for the benefit of the team, he must For the sake of the stability of the team, stick to your position. Simon Grayson¡¯s words made some people think for a long time, and also made Pifkovsky blush. In the end, the Swedish star chose to go to Paris Saint-Germain and left the English Premier League directly. He will not have many opportunities to meet his old brothers like Leeds United in the future. Pifkovsky's departure has made Simon Grayson even more nervous about the formation. The team has no shortage of people in the midfield and backcourt, but there is really not enough in the frontcourt, but right now It is necessary to seize the time to prepare for the first game of the new season. In the first round, Leeds United will collide with the "Blue Moon" Manchester City at home.Although the lineup of the third-place team is not as luxurious as in previous years, it is still much better than the current Leeds United team. Having encountered a strong enemy at the beginning of the new season, Simon Grayson really didn¡¯t dare to be careless. If he lost this game, it would have a huge impact on the team¡¯s morale and confidence. (To be continued)