On the first day of the New Year, the first time the winter transfer window opened, three news appeared on the official website of Leeds United, which sent gifts to Leeds fans...

23-year-old Brazilian talented central defender Marcio joined Leeds United for £6.5 million!

The 20-year-old Dutch right forward Hoydenk came to Dundee United for £4.5 million!

19-year-old Italian left winger Carlo Claysandy came to Leeds from Rome, Italy for £5 million!

The joining of three young players made Leeds fans even happier. They excitedly discussed the possibility of the team winning this season in the forum. The current "Youth Guards" have made up for all their final shortcomings and have no obvious shortcomings. The team is currently at the top of the standings and has no influence from European competitions. They can go all out to compete in the league. Why can't Leeds United win the championship?

Although Marcio is only 23 years old, he has played 73 games for Sao Paulo in the past four years and played 88 games for Gremio. He has a total of 158 professional league experience and has won 6 goals and 10 assists. He is really not a young player. His stability will definitely make Leeds United's defense more stable.

Hoydenk also has 79 professional games, scoring 18 goals and assisting 20 times, which is considered an outstanding performance.

Speaking of which, only Clay Sandy has a little worse experience. She only has 11 professional league games played for Roma last season. She has not been able to play for Roma this season due to personal injury. However, Leeds United bought him to deepen the substitute lineup, and it is enough to have him there.

The three new players from Leeds United spent a total of £16 million for the club, which is not very expensive. But the results were quite good. When the fans were discussing the three new players, Simon Grayson, Harvey and other coaches were also smiling happily on the training ground at Thorpe Arch Base.

Marcio is indeed as steady as he performed on the video. His left and right feet are capable of being the left and right center back. Although his height and weight are not outstanding, he performs very well in strength, explosiveness, speed, etc. In addition, he is better at playing against the man-marking center back. Whether it is cooperating with Du Xiaoguang or Kslov, Marcio performed very well.

But Simon Grayson cannot send Marsio to the stage immediately, and he will not be able to register with the FA.

But no matter what, Simon Grayson is very clear that in the next five years or even ten years, Leeds United no longer needs to worry about the candidates for the central defender. Du Xiaoguang, Kslov, and Marsio. These three will shoulder the responsibility of defending the goal.

Hoydenk performed well, his speed gave him a good range of movement, and his excellent breakthrough ability, he could fully bear the burden of launching a team offense on the right.

Speaking of which, only Clay Sandy's performance was a little disappointing. The 19-year-old Italian boy is handsome like a star. He has a more elegant feeling when playing football. His feet are skilled and conscious, but... his physical condition is not very qualified. At least he is measured by the standards of the Premier League. Clay Sandy is too thin. He needs to make himself more comfortable under the guidance of the team doctor in the next period of time.

But no matter what, Simon Grayson is quite satisfied with the three new guys. He has always had a good vision for investing in the future. These three guys... will definitely not let Shaq lose money!

On January 6, Leeds United welcomed Xie Zhou Wednesday at home. This is also the 20th Premier League game of the "Youth Guards".

Despite being confident before the game and saying "My team will definitely win" the game, Simon Grayson still didn't expect that Shaq, who had just celebrated his 31st birthday on January 5, would... go crazy!

Just 5 minutes into the game, Shaq kicked the penalty shot created by Murray into Xie Zhou Wednesday's goal!

In the 21st minute, Belakta sent a direct pass to Shaq. Shaq forced to the central defender of Xie Zhousan. He carried the opponent in the penalty area on the right side of Xie Zhousan, stopped the ball with his left foot, swung his right leg and threw the ball into the lower left corner of Xie Zhousan's goal.

Shaq, who scored twice, was more active on the court, but his third goal was still 43 minutes. When he was knocked down by 25-year-old central defender Mark in the left penalty area of ​​Xie Zhousan, he took advantage of the penalty kick to complete a hat-trick.

In the 71st minute of the second half, after Bellacta took the ball in the penalty area on the right side of the team on Xie Zhoushen, he turned around lightly and suddenly picked up his left foot with a light touch. While showing the elegance of French football, he also won his fifth goal after joining Leeds United.

4:0!

At the end of the game, everyone in Xie Zhousan lowered their heads. The Leeds United team they are facing was once a team they regarded as their mortal enemy, but now Xie Zhousan seems to have no qualifications to be a Leeds United opponent...!

After this round of Premier League, Leeds United continued to top the list with an unbeaten record of 16 wins, 4 draws and 52 points, leading Chelsea with one more game and 2 points, 7 points more than the Gunners who played two games less, and still cannot relax at all.

But the next day when the team started training on Monday, when Shaq was raising his arm high on the training ground to signal the passing height to Hoydenk, a shout came from the sidelines...

"Shake!"

"Shake, come on!"

kindness!?

Turning his head, Shaq saw Simon Grayson on the sidelines wavering to him with excitement. There was a fat man with a smile on his face. He was his most trusted agent, the chairman of Leeds United... Glen Oxley!

"Damn, what's this fat man doing here?"

Shaq muttered, gestured to his teammates and ran out. Simon Grayson immediately covered his long down coat and said, "Shaq, go, let's go to the office to discuss in detail!"

"Glenn, why are you here? What's wrong?"

Glenn Oxley chuckled and said, "Good thing! Of course it's a good thing!"

Looking at the excited and proud expressions on Fatty and Simon Grayson's faces, Shaq's heart was filled with a big question mark. These two old guys... are they doing something bad together?

When I arrived at Simon Grayson's office, "Brutal Simon" did not have any qualities as the champion coach. I personally brought Shaq a cup of hot milk, but the weather was still a bit cold.

After taking a sip of hot milk, Shaq put down the cup and said, "Okay, now you can say it? You two are so excited, there must be something good, right?"

"certainly!"

"A great thing!"

Simon Grayson, Glenn Oxley smiled at each other. Glen Oxley said, "Simon, you'd better talk first."

"Okay! Then I'll talk first!"

Simon Grayson took a piece of paper full of names from the drawer: "Shake, these young players are potential young players I have mastered through various channels in the past two years. They all play in the youth teams of various clubs, and only a few people have been promoted to the first team. I hope... Well, I hope we can try our best to buy them! Uh, they are not very expensive!"

I...Damn it!

Shaq widened his eyes. At least thirty names were written on the paper, so I bought them all!?

How much does it cost?

How much does it cost to buy these young players and train them?

In the future, we will pick out promising people from them and join the club's first team and support these people...

Oh my God!

This is the rhythm of making me bankrupt!

Shaq was depressed, and Glenn Oxley on the side said with a smile: "Boss, I have something to report to you here, I just... Well, to be precise, our Leeds United Football Club just received an interest-free loan of £120 million for twenty years!"

What!?

Shaq suddenly felt that his head was a little too weak, so why did he suddenly get 120 million pounds more?

Twenty years...interest-free loan!?

Glen Oxley quickly took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Shaq: "Boss, this is a contract we signed with the Emirates International Bank of the United Arab Emirates. They originally wanted to sponsor our team for six years of sponsorship fees of 120 million pounds. But I didn't agree. As I slowly talked, they made it a 20-year interest-free loan."

Hmm!

There is still this matter!?

Shaq is a little confused. He is awesome in playing football, but in terms of business operations, he is no different from an idiot. But it is always a good thing for someone to give money!

"Well, okay, boss, you can start buying those players according to your plan, and ask Glenn for money to solve it!"

"no problem!"

Simon Grayson laughed and said, "Shake, don't think that the amount of investment we invested this time is not small, and we will not see any returns in a short period of time. But the potential of these thirty-five children is not small. As long as three or five of them can become successful, we will make it back. I believe they will be loyal to the club in the future."

"kindness!"

Shake nodded, frowned and turned his head to Glenn. Oxley said: "Glenn, you are a businessman, it is right to maximize your interests, but you have to consider the mood of your partners! So... Well, I think you can talk to the UAE... or something bank, and we can still accept their sponsorship, but we will definitely be able to enter the Champions League next season. You should know how to do this price?"

Well!

Glen Oxley, Simon Grayson Tsits were shocked. They understood what Shaq meant. He wanted an interest-free loan and he also asked the other party to pay a higher price sponsorship fee. This was simply a matter of having both fish and bear's paw!

Shaq smiled and said with a little desolate look: "Boss, Glenn, I'm already thirty-one. How long do you think I can play? Well, I feel that it will be over for another five years. If I don't take advantage of the fact that I'm more confident in the club, will I think about finding investments for the club everywhere after I retire?"

On his 31st birthday, Shaq was awakened by a "nightmare" again, and all his attribute points were reduced a little. Now there are not many technical attributes that can exceed 15. In terms of physical fitness, he has only speed, explosive power, and strength, but only 15. Other aspects such as flexibility, balance, jumping power, endurance, and physical fitness are only 14. If he continues like this, his career will be less than a few years left.

After listening to Shaq's words, Simon Grayson and Glenn Oxley also fell into silence. They were both people closely related to Shaq. The biggest contribution they have been able to call the wind and rain in the football world over the years is Shaq's.

"Shake, don't worry, I will definitely give Leeds a solid foundation. Even without you and me in the future, this team will still be at the championship level!"

Simon Grayson made a promise to Shaq with a sincere face. Shaq smiled with relief and turned his head to say to his agent: "Glenn, in the future... if there are sponsors who are willing to cooperate with the club for a long time, we can give them some discounts. In this way... ten years, just ten years, if it is used as a unit, for more than ten years, we will give them a certain degree of preferential policies. We...well, there is an old Chinese saying that goes, "Even if we only have 50 million sponsorship fees in a season, but if we can last for ten years, it will be better than two or three seasons to have 200 million sponsorships per season... Do you understand?"

"Yes, I get it!"
Chapter completed!