Sporting de Gijón had avoided relegation four rounds ahead of time.
This was a big event in Gijón. All the bars were packed with people on this day. Speaking of which, in the past few months, or to be exact, since Li Ang took over Sporting de Gijón's first team, thanks to the good results achieved by Li Ang, the bar business had been getting better and better.
On the night of the game against Malaga B, the club's president, Manuel Arango, hosted a banquet for the entire team.
The president was very happy to announce that in order to reward the team's efforts, the entire team would be awarded a total of 300,000 euros as a bonus.
In addition, there was also a bonus of 300,000 euros for the team winning the Copa del Rey.
The two bonuses added up to 600,000 euros.
This naturally led to another round of cheers.
A bonus of 300,000 euros for avoiding relegation plus a Copa del Rey championship was indeed a little shabby. For example, if Real Madrid had not lost to Sporting de Gijón and had won the Copa del Rey, then the Galácticos stars would have received at least ten times this amount of bonus.
However, the players were already very satisfied. Everyone knew about Sporting de Gijón's financial situation. Although 600,000 euros could not be said to be the death of the club, it was enough to make the president feel the pinch.
Moreover, they were only a team in Segunda División B. Among the twenty-two teams in Segunda División B, 600,000 euros was not enough, but it was more than enough.
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Li Ang held a wine glass and strolled to the balcony. Feeling the sea breeze, he felt a lot more relaxed. Hearing the cheers of the players, a smile appeared on his face.
"What are you thinking about?" Venita held a wine glass in her hand and looked at Li Ang. The girl's eyes had a strange beauty under the moonlight.
"Nothing." Li Ang smiled and clinked glasses with Venita. "I'm just relieved. I can finally relax."
The aftereffects of their previous quarrel were slowly dissipating. With Sporting Gihon's Copa del Rey title and their success in avoiding relegation in advance, those little unpleasantness were no longer a big deal.
During this period of time, although Venita was still young and inexperienced as the general manager of the club, her overall work was pretty good. The girl had a more advanced management concept and was very creative.
What about Li Ang? For a manager, results were everything.
A 28-year-old manager and a club general manager who was less than 23 years old was the only one in the entire Spanish football world.
The two of them stood on the balcony. The glass door separated them from the laughter and noise behind them. Li Ang started to feel a bit awkward. Venita's face was flushed. Maybe because she had drunk some wine, her eyes were a bit blurred.
Li Ang rubbed his nose. The atmosphere wasn't too good.
In that case, let's talk about work.
"I went to France a while ago," Li Ang said.
"Yes." Venita took a deep look at Li Ang. There was some resentment in her heart. This coward again. "I saw the report. You signed a French player."
"Yes." Li Ang nodded. "A 21-year-old French lad. A lad with a lot of potential and a bright future."
"But I saw that he seemed to be just a player in the French Third Division." Venita frowned.
"So what if he's in the Third Division?" Li Ang shrugged. "McGuire is still in the amateur league. My vision …"
Venita chuckled. "Well, I know you want to talk about your vision. Since you think so, then it's fine."
"The main thing is that you didn't spend a single cent on the transfer fee. If you did, I don't believe you would be so easy to talk to," Li Ang said half-jokingly.
Venita gave Li Ang a sideways glance, but did not deny Li Ang's words. She really did not intend to interfere with a transfer that did not cost a single cent and had a normal salary.
"Then, there's a problem." Li Ang took a deep look at Venita. "How much transfer fee can the club provide during this transfer period?"
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Li Ang had intended to wait a few days and take some time to discuss the transfer funds with Venita.
The team had successfully avoided relegation. The most important thing now was to start preparing for the next season.
For the players, they had successfully avoided relegation. Although there were still four rounds of the league tournament, the season could almost be declared over early. They could also prepare to enjoy the holidays.
However, for the team's manager, this meant that Li Ang would be even busier. This season, he took over the team midway. There was no warm-up at all. He directly led the team to fight to avoid relegation.
The next season would be a normal full season for Li Ang. He had to start preparing for the next season now.
The team's recruitment and strength replenishment were the key to the team's preparation for the next season.
Since he wanted to recruit, he needed transfer funds. Furthermore, the amount of transfer funds also determined the quality of the recruits. You could not rely on Li Ang to always be able to recruit small monsters like Ribéry for free.
Besides, even if it was a small demon, it wasn't free. Ribéry was just an exception among exceptions.
Those small demons who were capable of fighting also needed money.
Hearing Li Ang's question, Venita did not immediately give an answer. Instead, she invited Li Ang to take a seat in the small booth on the balcony. She looked like she wanted to talk about it in detail.
"Li, what do you think about the team's next season?" Venita asked.
"Promotion, of course." Li Ang did not hesitate at all. He said directly, as if promotion was a matter of course. "I believe this is also the club's goal."
Venita also nodded. She was not surprised by Li Ang's answer. In fact, for Sporting de Gijón, a "traditional powerhouse" in Segunda División, promotion to La Liga had always been their goal.
At the beginning of this season, Sporting de Gijón was also considered one of the most popular teams for promotion. However, the development of the team later exceeded everyone's expectations. If Li Ang had not taken over the team midway and turned the tide, the team would have most likely been relegated to Segunda División.
However, under Li Ang's leadership, Sporting de Gijón regained their original identity as a "powerhouse" in Segunda División, proving that they indeed had the strength to compete for promotion.
Therefore, Li Ang said that the goal was promotion, which was not strange.
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"Although the team is in a good situation now, we haven't lost in three months. We also won the game against the league leader, Levante." Li Ang said, "But it will be very difficult for us to compete for promotion next season with the current lineup."
Li Ang saw Venita's puzzled expression. He knew that although Venita was good at business operations, she did not know much about football.
"In the last three months of the season, we can be said to be a dark horse." Li Ang said, "What do you mean by a dark horse? When we suddenly show our strength, people are surprised. They don't understand us, don't pay enough attention to us, and even look down on us. This is also part of the reason why we can win some games. "
"Next season, everyone will know that Sporting de Gijón's goal is promotion. Moreover, the team is no longer a mystery to them. Not only the teams with the same goal, but almost all the opponents will be more cautious when facing us. The difficulty of the games will also increase. "
Listening to Li Ang talk, Venita did not say anything. At this time, she interrupted and said, "You mean, the team's current lineup can't cope with the next season?"
"That's right." Li Ang nodded. "If I'm satisfied with the team, the current team can only be regarded as barely qualified."
"I'm not satisfied with some of the key positions."
"Yes, the defensive line, the midfield, and the forward line can't satisfy me."
Hearing Li Ang say this, Venita was a little surprised. She did not expect Li Ang's evaluation of the team to be only barely qualified. After all, this was the team that defeated Real Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey. How high do you expect the team to be?!
Venita looked at Li Ang with some surprise and suspicion. She even suspected that Li Ang was an alarmist in order to ask for more transfer funds.
The corners of Li Ang's mouth curled up. "Do you think I'm just exaggerating?"
"No," Venita said immediately. She thought that he could see through people's minds.
"Then, back to the question just now." Li Ang spread his hands. "How much transfer funds can the club provide? I'm talking about the highest possible amount!"
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