Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 11 Li Yanqing's Helplessness

Training Course.

Li Yanqing sat in the stands, squinting as he watched the players training.

His expression was solemn.

His conversation with Kevin made him very unhappy.

When he first joined Manchester United, he wasn't the manager, and he could understand why Mourinho didn't listen to his advice.

Now I'm the head coach, but I'm still not the one who has absolute authority.

This is making him very irritable.

"Boss, you don't seem very happy?"

"Um... I have something I want to tell you."

At some point, Quinn slipped away from the training field.

Looking at the straightforward-looking child, Li Yanqing covered his face in exasperation.

A hesitant expression is definitely not a good sign.

If you know he's unhappy, then don't say anything.

Can't we change the time?

"Go ahead and speak, I'm listening." He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to stay focused.

Quinn remained silent for a long time before saying something that almost made Li Yanqing furious.

"I'm afraid I can't continue playing football, boss."

“My mom told me to go to the docks and find a job that pays more than I do now.”

"what?"

Li Yanqing could hardly believe his ears.

Can't play football anymore?

Are you kidding me? This is the most talented young man in the club!

He is a super young talent with the growth-oriented attribute "Spiritual Awakening Player"!

How much is your current salary in pounds?

“I don’t have a formal contract yet, and I only get twenty pounds a week. If I were working at the docks, I could earn that in a day.”

Quinn seemed frustrated; he didn't understand why the club wouldn't offer him a new contract.

"No formal contract has been signed yet?"

"Twenty pounds? These idiots!"

Li Yanqing cursed, "This amount of money can't even hire a cleaner, yet this salary is being paid to one of our first-team players?"

But then I remembered that just two years ago, this was a League Two club.

Well, we can't entirely blame them for not updating the youth training system in time; they did climb the ladder rather quickly.

"Go back to training, Quinn."

"I'll help you with the contract. Wait for my message."

"Thank you, boss!" Quinn immediately beamed upon hearing this and ran all the way back to the training field.

He certainly preferred playing football to hauling goods at the dock.

Li Yanqing saw it all, but it only made him feel worse.

After all, he is not the official head coach and does not have the power to decide on contracts on his own.

And Kevin...

He swore that the last person he wanted to see right now was Kevin.

"I can agree to let them return to the first team, but whether they can play is still up to me to decide."

"This is my final bottom line."

"Also, this is Quinn's new contract."

Li Yanqing sat down in front of Kevin and handed him a contract.

He still came, because he was the only one with the authority to sign now.

"Of course! I'm glad you understand!"

"I won't interfere with your work; you're the head coach!"

Kevin responded with a smile, even though he knew he was talking nonsense.

Both of them knew perfectly well that this was a deal.

They offered to rescind the penalties imposed on Palmo and Choudhury in exchange for the signing of the contract.

But after looking at the contract, his expression quickly became somewhat strange.

"Li, why is the weekly wage on this contract one thousand pounds?"

"That's double the price of a normal contract!"

"Quinn has only just joined the first team, and he's only played two games!"

Li Yanqing's answer was simple. "Because he deserves this number, Kevin."

"This contract is for five years, so we're the ones who benefited."

"Surely the club can afford something this small?"

Although the salary is much higher, it is still not considered a large contract.

According to his understanding, the club's top earners are currently winger Jami and troublemaker Palmo, both earning £10,000 per week.

Even 19-year-old Choudhury earns three thousand pounds a week.

Of course, compared to Quinn, they have all proven their worth, which is why they received this amount.

“This is irrational, Li.”

"If we give him that price, what will the other lads who came up from the youth training team think?"

Kevin shook his head repeatedly, saying that this would disrupt the salary balance and he couldn't take that risk.

Moreover, this Chinese man isn't even the official head coach yet.

"There are always some geniuses that we have to make do with."

"I think he has the potential to become a top player."

"If we lend him a hand when he's in trouble, he might become the club's star player in the future."

Li Yanqing then explained Quinn's predicament to him.

Kevin immediately understood.

However, his focus was not on the predicament.

For the sake of this contract, Li Yanqing was even willing to continue giving opportunities to players he didn't like.

It's clear he really likes this kid.

"Okay, we hope you can lead the club to avoid relegation, so it's impossible not to give you any support."

"But I won't grant any more of these requests until you successfully avoid relegation."

Kevin thought about it for a while, and finally signed the contract.

Quinn's talent and Li Yanqing's requirements are only one aspect.

The main reason is actually Pamo and Chowdhury.

If they can play, the commercial success alone will be enough to earn back several times that amount of money.

For him, it was a sure-fire way to make money.

As for whether it will cause any consequences, there is really no need to worry too much.

If they can successfully avoid relegation, everyone will be happy and no one will have any objections.

Li Yanqing is able to resolve any problems by virtue of his authority.

If he can't avoid relegation, he'll eventually leave the team. At worst, he'll just have to pay some penalty money and terminate his contract with Quinn.

"Of course, that's enough."

Li Yanqing was not a greedy person; he was already content to keep Quinn.

With only a few games left, financial support is actually not very useful.

Now we should think carefully about what to do with those two malignant tumors.

Training Course.

"That's Pamo and Chaudhry! They're back!"

Soon, someone spotted the two of them returning to the team's training ground.

"Coach, I..." The first to speak was Choduri, after all, he was only nineteen years old and not mature enough.

After realizing that the team wouldn't be able to function without him, he chickened out.

But Pamo, who came after him, seemed completely unaware of the problem.

"Hey, I heard we won two games. Good job, guys."

"Look at me next!"

What does it mean to look like a team leader?

Don't they have any awareness that they should atone for their crimes?

Before Li Yanqing arrived, Palmer was the absolute king of the locker room, and even Captain Bradford couldn't control him.

The locker room is much more harmonious without him.

Now, facing the sudden return of Palmo, the players looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

Finally, they all looked at their head coach, seemingly asking what was going on.

"You shouldn't be here."

"I haven't told you that you can come back yet."

Li Yanqing put on a cold and indifferent expression, since he was already very unhappy anyway.

"It was Manager Kevin calling..."

"What's it to you? We've already received the notification!"

Chaudhry was interrupted by Palmer, who remained as nonchalant as ever.

At this moment, Li Yanqing no longer felt angry, but instead let out a heavy sigh.

No wonder the previous head coach resigned without a second thought; he understands now.

Kevin is far too biased towards players with high commercial value!

They even placed them above the authority of the head coach.

But this was something he absolutely could not tolerate!