Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 48 Enzo Fernandez

As soon as he got off the plane, Li Yanqing took a few deep breaths.

The climate here is very hot, even though it's already October.

He was already finding it a bit hard to get used to, and even felt that the cooler climate of England was more comfortable.

As for sunshine and beaches, he's not as happy as staying home and watching game videos.

Cheng Mengmeng came along too. She had mentioned before that she knew Latin, so she came to be the translator.

As for the team, it was handed over to Chris as usual.

Surprisingly, they ran into an old acquaintance shortly after they got off the plane.

Di Matteo, former manager of Aston Villa.

However, in a crucial match at the end of last season, they lost to Burton Athletic, who were struggling to avoid relegation.

Ultimately, they failed to gain promotion to the Premier League, which also led to him losing his job.

After that, he remained unemployed at home.

"Li? What are you doing here?"

"If I remember correctly, it's not time for the winter transfer window to open yet, is it?"

The head coach didn't hold a grudge against Li Yanqing; instead, he generously greeted him first.

"Uh...you're DiMaggio!" It took Li Yanqing a while to remember the name of this senior.

"I'm here to take care of some things, I'll be back soon."

"Have you set your sights on some talented player?" Di Matteo smiled; most head coaches come here personally for this reason.

"Then I won't waste your time. This is my phone number."

"I'd like to invite you over for dinner tonight, and we can also talk about other things."

"Of course, I'll come!" Li Yanqing immediately agreed.

The other side has been the head coach for many years and has a much wider network of connections than this young head coach.

If they're willing to befriend you, they might even provide you with some excellent players.

This is a golden opportunity!

River Plate Club, Youth Team.

Having temporarily bid farewell to Di Matteo, Li Yanqing headed straight here, having already notified River Plate beforehand.

Unlike the time he poached Sun Yan and his teammates, this time he followed the rules and did not directly contact the players.

After all, there was some personal grudge involved before.

Before coming here, the two sides finally reached an agreement on a transfer fee of three and a half million pounds.

It's 500,000 more than the original price, but there's a 1.5 million floating clause in it.

In other words, only a fixed transfer fee of two million pounds needs to be paid upfront, and the remainder, if it is to be paid, will be paid a year later.

If we succeed in making it to the Premier League, this amount of money won't be a problem.

They were received by a manager from Riverbed, and Cheng Mengmeng was chatting with him, only telling Li Yanqing the important information.

"That must be Enzo. They've already spoken to the players about it."

Cheng Mengmeng pointed to a young man.

"Not bad, not bad." Li Yanqing nodded repeatedly as he watched Enzo training.

He's 1.78 meters tall, has good speed, and excellent defensive awareness...

Name: Enzo Fernandez

Age: 16 years old.

Condition: Excellent.

Fatigue level: 2%.

Probability of injury: 1%.

Keywords: [Interception], [Master-level fill-in], [Backer], [Unwavering]

Looking at the entry panel again, it's practically perfect.

Not only does it possess two skill attributes, [Interception] and [Master-level Coverage], but this is the first time Li Yanqing has seen a master-level skill in a sixteen-year-old player!

Young Master?

We've even mastered the technical terms!

[Backer] is similar to Sittek's [Destructive Midfielder], the difference being that the former is more well-rounded, while the latter is strong in a single defensive ability.

Strong...too strong, stronger than Murphy, Quinn, Sun Yan, and even Li Yichuan!

We've struck gold this time!

Unlike Nasri, he is only on loan to Burton Albion, and his future is uncertain.

But if they can buy out Enzo, he could become the cornerstone of the club!

Li Yanqing was very glad he came. Based on Enzo's attributes alone, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was worth forty or fifty million.

There are simply too few excellent defensive midfielders in the football world right now.

He felt that if Enzo trained well for a few years, he could catch up with Kanté's level of performance!

Fortunately, the opponent wasn't an offensive player.

Defensive players are often easily overlooked for their importance. When Real Madrid lost Makelele, they were sluggish for quite some time.

If it were a striker with exceptional talent, like Mbappe or Vinicius who recently made record-breaking transfers, they would have been priced exorbitantly long ago.

buy!

I'm determined to get my hands on him no matter what!

As soon as training ended, Li Yanqing immediately arranged to meet with Enzo.

"Hello, I am Li Yanqing, the head coach of Burton Albion. You should have heard of me by now."

He was very confident that Enzo would not refuse his invitation.

The reason is simple: he is currently just a youth academy prodigy at River Plate, and hasn't even made it into the first team yet.

But Li Yanqing was able to directly send him to the Championship to play as a starter!

"Yes, sir."

"To be honest, I didn't expect that a club from that side would take notice of me so quickly..."

Enzo responded, but before he could finish speaking, his father interrupted him.

"Enzo is excellent, he is our hope, I need to know what you can bring to Enzo?"

As they spoke, Cheng Mengmeng translated for Li Yanqing.

"Uh-huh."

Li Yanqing thought for a moment, then spoke.

"You can check Burton's recent games; I'm known for using young players."

"Enzo will definitely be my starter, and his salary will not be lower than that of other first-team players. We will treat everyone equally."

"In addition, you should also know about Burton's potential. We are planning to push for the Premier League this season, and the situation is very good."

"My other guarantee is that if the team gets promoted to the Premier League, as long as Enzo himself doesn't cause any problems, he will still be my starting defensive midfielder!"

"Hmm?" His last sentence clearly piqued their interest.

If it were a Premier League club, they probably wouldn't need to go through all that trouble to agree.

The Championship level is much less attractive.

But then they would worry about whether Enzo would get enough playing time.

There are many examples of youth training talents who go directly to the top leagues but are unable to get playing time for a long time, resulting in a loss of their potential.

"In any case, playing as a starter at Burton will definitely lead to faster development than staying in River Plate's youth academy, right?"

Seeing that the other party was still thinking, Li Yanqing spoke up again to persuade him.

“Okay, that’s tempting, but we need some time to think about it.”

Ultimately, the other party did not make a direct decision.

Enzo himself was quite eager to do so, but he respected his father's wishes even more.

"No problem, I'll stay here for two more days. Just answer my questions during these two days."

Li Yanqing left her contact information with the other party, um... Cheng Mengmeng's.

"I really hope Enzo can join us."

"I am confident that I can develop him into a world-class defensive midfielder!"