Coaching career started as a college team coach

On the first day of Wei Le's appointment, he sent different messages to each player, mainly telling them that he had become the new head coach. Although Guo Guangchang deliberately reduced Wei Le's presence in the eyes of the media for the purpose of reducing Wei Le's pressure, he could not hide it from the outside, and the most basic personnel adjustments must be told to every player.

Most players were surprised by this decision, but some were not surprised at all.

"I can finally call you the boss." Coady said with a smile on the other end of the phone. Last season, it was Wei Le's suggestion that allowed Coady to find a new world in the central defender position. He played like a fish in water in the second half of the league, so Coady was very grateful to this coach who was younger than himself.

Most young players expressed their support for Wei Le's appointment, and some even specifically asked whether Wei Le would play FIFA games with the players after becoming the head coach.

At this time, Wei Le's advantage of being with the players for a long time last season was reflected. Compared with middle-aged players, young players have a relatively stronger ability to accept, and they also have more topics to talk about with Wei Le. Not only football, they also listen to the same bands and watch the same movies; and now that he has become the head coach, Wei Le has decided to make good use of the benefits of his youth.

In addition to greeting, Wei Le had a brief call with some players who had few opportunities to play last season and were not in his future plan to advance to the Super League. He told them frankly that they were not in his plan and could find their own way out.

After Fosun Group took over, they announced in a high-profile manner that "promotion to the Super League" would be a short-term goal. This is already a well-known fact, and the players certainly know this. The players with insufficient abilities know it in their hearts. Most of the players who received the call said that they were indeed in contact with the new team.

Wei Le does not intend to hold these players by the neck on the transfer fee. Fosun Group's financial resources allow him to make decisions without being so tight. But in any case, Football Director Matt Hobbs showed his skills at this time and let Wei Le see his excellent negotiation skills.

James Henry, a midfielder who played in rotation last season, transferred to Bolton for 1.5 million euros. The transfer price was not very high, but compared with his estimated value of less than 750,000 euros, it can be seen that Matt Hobbs played a role in it.

Putting aside the work of cleaning up the players, Wei Le put more energy on recruiting players.

He copied the recommended list given to him by the system onto paper one by one and searched for information about these players. The more he searched, the more regretful he felt.

It was still too late to take over the team.

Some summer transfers had actually been discussed since June, when the league just ended. In early July, when the transfer window officially opened, some players had already flown to their new destinations.

The player that Wei Le felt most sorry for was Chelsea defender Ake. The 21-year-old young central defender can also play a role in the position of full-back. But despite this, he obviously didn't get any opportunities at Chelsea under Mourinho. In any case, his ability is definitely acceptable in the Championship. But unfortunately, on the first day of the transfer window, he was already on loan to Bournemouth.

This loan must have been discussed for a long time before the transfer window opened. Even if Wei Le made an offer now, there was no way to intercept it.

And Wei Le did not even consider the players in the recommended list. For example, Mbappe of Monaco, the young winger produced by the Clayfontaine Football Base has amazing speed and dribbling ability. He has already taken the main position in Monaco. It is said that some top giants are paying attention to this player.

Let alone the high transfer fee, even if Monaco gave the green light, how to persuade him to run from a team that can play in European wars to play in the remote England Championship?

Wolves' center Noha Dicko is not in the team's lineup for next season. If Jota can come, the 24-year-old Mari center will lose his position. At present, Hull City is arguing with Matt Hobbs for the transfer fee. At this time, Wei Le suddenly asked Hobbs to wait.

"Ask them if they want to sell their central defender Maguire?"

After sending the email, I received a reply soon.

"They said no."

Wei Le felt a little regretful. Maguire gradually established himself as a starter in the second half of the just-concluded season. This tall and strong defender is not a traditional British central defender with rough movements and crude skills. He actually has the ability to connect the backcourt and can often be the initiator of the attack.

Hull City certainly knows this ability very well. Hull City has already confirmedThey will definitely rush to the Premier League next season, and this young central defender will definitely become their defensive support in the Premier League.

"You can give them a cheaper price, but we want another player of theirs named Bowen."

Matt Hobbs cast a puzzled look. He had never heard of this player, but he still sent an email according to Wei Le's instructions.

The other party obviously hesitated for a long time. Perhaps even they didn't know why Wolves took a fancy to such an unknown player. But in the end, they thought that the negotiations could continue, as long as they could get Bowen's consent.

"I'll find a way for the players." Wei Le waved his hand and let Matt Hobbs negotiate with confidence.

Bowen had just been promoted to the first team, but he still couldn't find a place in the team. For now, Bowen is still on the left wing.

After Wei Le took office, he also re-examined the ongoing transfer transactions. The first one was Boisson, who was given a negative evaluation by Wei Le during the interview. The team almost decided to use 3.2 million euros to introduce this center forward, but at the instruction of Guo Guangchang, the transfer was finally cancelled.

In addition, the loan agreement for Portuguese left winger Joao Teixeira recommended by Mendes seems to have been reached. The 22-year-old young winger came from Benfica's youth training and it is difficult to find opportunities in Benfica at present. Last season, he was loaned to another Portuguese Super League team Guimaraes, but he did not get many opportunities to play.

In any case, Wei Le thinks that this player is an improvement over last season's left winger Joe Mason. Although it is difficult for him to get a chance in the Premier League, he should also have a rotation level in the Championship.

There is another player in Benfica's youth training that Wei Le values ​​more. Central defender Ruben Dias has played in the Benfica B team and played 25 games with the team last season.

Benfica seems to have some doubts about whether this player can become a talent. You know, Lindelof and Semedo are only two or three years older than Ruben Dias, and they have already started in the first team. But Ruben Dias, who is already 20 years old, is still competing for a position in the B team.

Matt Hobbs heard that Wei Le seemed to want to rent this player, thought about it, and said, "In fact, we can buy him directly."

"After all, if you rent him, he is not your own, and it will be cheap for others if you train him. If you buy him, he is just a young player, and it is not expensive."

That's right. When Benfica heard that Wolves were interested, they actually doubted whether there was anything wrong with the team's evaluation of Ruben Dias. In fact, this player is quite talented? But he doesn't look like it. After a long time of arguing, Wolves accepted the price of 2 million euros plus some other terms, including providing Benfica with some shares after the next transfer. Although the price is not too high, 2 million alone is far more than Ruben Dias' current worth.

Therefore, after hearing that he could compete for a job in the English Championship, Ruben Dias happily accepted the transfer proposal. This was also the first transfer deal made by Wei Le after he took office.