There is a dream called football

The opponent in the Champions League quarter-finals is Juventus. For Benitez, this is a difficult opponent, but after all, the eight remaining teams are all the best teams in Europe, so when they encounter

Going to a strong team is a sure thing.

It's just that Benitez hopes to meet a Spanish or Premier League team, for example, rather than an Italian team.

Because Italian teams are indeed very difficult to deal with, especially teams like Juventus, which is also nicknamed the Old Lady, which shows that its grinding skills are top-notch.

But before that, Benitez still has something to worry about, and that is the league. They are still fifth.

Now they have 47 points, 4 points behind Everton, who is in first place. Li Qiao remembers that Liverpool seemed to be fifth in the end that season and failed to reach the Champions League.

For this reason, Benitez once again had coffee with owner Tom to talk about the current situation of the team.

Tom knows very well what it means for Liverpool if they cannot play in the Champions League. In fact, it means that their income next season will be greatly reduced.

The Champions League can bring tens of millions of pounds in revenue to the team every year. Without this, the team would really have a hard time.

"Rafael, you and I both know how important the Champions League is to our team."

"I know."

"The team's summer signings will also be closely linked to whether they can reach the Champions League, did you know?"

Benitez nodded, "Boss, but please also consider the reality of the team. We only have one lineup and we have reached the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League. That is worth a lot of money."

"Raphael, should we consider selling some people in the summer, such as Gerrard, I think the price will be sky-high."

Chelsea has always wanted to bring in Gerrard. If Liverpool is willing to sell, it is likely to break Zidane's record.

Tom was tired of this hard-earned life, and he wanted to play a big game and sell Gerald.

But Benitez's heart skipped a beat, "Boss, then the whole city of Liverpool will be against you."

"Are you willing to make an enemy of the entire city?"

"..."

It's not that Tom is unwilling, but he doesn't know. In his view, this is a business, but in Benitez's view, this is a betrayal. The betrayal of the fans is likely to make Liverpool fans no longer support him.

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"Boss, has anyone contacted you?"

Tom was embarrassed and nodded, "The owner of Chelsea has contacted me and he is willing to pay 60 million pounds for Stephen."

60 million pounds, that is indeed easily breaking Zidane's record. No wonder Tom's eyes were shining when he spoke. We can understand this emotion. This is indeed a lot of money.

But again, perhaps in the hearts of Liverpool fans, the team is above all else, and Europeans’ belief in football is something that an American cannot understand.

Of course, Benitez cannot say this, "Boss, I still hope you will consider it carefully, especially taking into account the emotions of the fans, which is very important in Europe."

"Haha, this is what bothers me the most. Isn't this business? You Europeans just make it too troublesome."

sweat.

Benitez was helpless, but he had a vague feeling that the boss would not be here long.

*****

"Hey Joe, how are you?"

As soon as he got up, Li Qiao received a call from Mourinho. This was quite surprising. Although the two of them kept the phone number, they were in charge of their own affairs.

It is to avoid suspicion and we should not contact each other.

"Fortunately, why did you remember me, Jose?"

Li Qiao rarely watches TV recently. Could it be that there is some news about Mourinho?

"Haha, you brat, at this time last year we were comrades fighting side by side, we and I couldn't call you."

"hehe."

Li Qiao laughed along with him, but he knew that it must not be this, something must have happened.

Perhaps because he felt it was enough, Mourinho got back to business after laughing.

"I want to tell you something. I have decided to offer you and Gerrard in the summer."

"..."

Li Qiao patted his head, really doubting that he hadn't woken up yet. Is this true?

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Nothing, I'm a bit surprised, especially Stephen. It's impossible for him to leave Liverpool, you know that."

"Haha, if it was a few decades ago, then I would agree with you, but not anymore. Money is very important in modern football. As long as I make an offer that Liverpool cannot refuse, then everything will not be a problem."

"How much is irresistible? Can I ask?"

Li Qiao guessed that this was probably a secret, so he decided to keep a low profile and find out Mourinho's tone first.

"It's okay to tell you, but you have to keep it secret because it hasn't been officially announced yet."

"good."

"Gerrard's 60 million pounds, plus your 20 million pounds, package and buy it."

"..."

This was really a sky-high price at the time. Li Qiao was very sweaty. If this news broke out, it would definitely cause a sensation in European football.

"But I still say that, money can't fix Stephen."

"So I want you to ask me a question."

"Me? I'm afraid I can't do this."

"Okay, but you must come."

Li Qiao did not refuse or agree to this, because it is certain that the two American owners of Liverpool are unreliable. The question is how long they will spend to bring down the team, and by then it will be impossible for Li Qiao to leave even if he doesn't want to.

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"Are you still there?"

"Still there!"

"How about it?"

"Jose, I like you very much, but I'm still from Liverpool, so I don't think I can promise you anything."

"Okay, I understand what you said. I hope we can cooperate next season."

*****

"Stephen, what are you worried about?"

Gerald's wife asked. Gerald had been silent in the yard for a long time, and it was obvious that he was unhappy.

"My agent called me and told me that I can make a lot of money next season."

My wife was happy, "Isn't that a good thing?"

"But you just have to change a club and a different city."

"..."

"Leave Liverpool?"

Gerald smiled bitterly and nodded.

The wife understood why Gerrard was unhappy because he had been a child of Liverpool since he was a child. It would be difficult for him to leave Liverpool with everyone singing "You will never grow up alone."

"Stephen, don't think about it, you are not that kind of person."

"But there is really a lot of money and it will make me the richest player."

The wife chuckled and said, "Then it's not the Stephen I know. Besides, we're already living a good life in Liverpool, right?"