As everyone was shocked by the clean break between Cao Baming and Arsenal, it wasn't long before news emerged of Cao Baming's connection with Nottingham Forest.
The outside world gave Cao Baming a new nickname: Scumbag!
Of course, this kind of talk mostly came from Cao Baming's haters. After all, once a football star becomes popular, the more people praise them, the more criticism they receive.
Now, these people finally had a handle to grasp. They had tried their best to find fault with Cao Baming before but couldn't find anything worth criticizing. But now, they had finally gotten their wish!
Cao Baming didn't care about these voices. After turning off his phone, he went straight back to his room to rest.
He knew that by the time he woke up the next day, things might have evolved into an entirely different stage, and everything could change.
At the same time, Max was also lying in bed. However, unlike Cao Baming, he was feeling dejected, troubled, and even angry.
He had just pulled off a major stunt, and he hadn't even had enough of it, but people were no longer paying attention?
Hours had passed, and the news had only gained about ten thousand views! The fans had completely lost interest in him. All the efforts from top to bottom had been in vain!
In the end, he had even forfeited the contract termination fee! Max was so angry he wanted to hit someone. How could he possibly sleep?
Even now, Manchester City's side was wavering. If Haaland could be kept, why would they need Max?
Cao Baming knew he had won, but it was just one more victory among countless others. His win rate hadn't increased at all, as it had already reached one hundred percent.
Summer arrived, and one blockbuster transfer news after another kept emerging. This was the craziest time in football.
Cao Baming had settled his immediate affairs and could now focus his attention on his own team. It just so happened to be a transfer window.
The players within Manchester United were trembling at this moment. Cao Baming had arrived, and who he wanted to keep and who he wanted to let go would be entirely up to him!
Whether he could continue to stay in the team was still an unknown. As for players with contracts, they couldn't help but worry. Because as long as players have been in the game long enough, they would know that when the owner wants the contract to be valid, it would be. But when the owner is determined to get rid of someone, even with a thousand contracts, it would be useless.
Max had already taken the lead and left. How long could they last?
In fact, the anxiety of the Manchester United players at this time was somewhat justified. Cao Baming would indeed carry out a thorough overhaul of the team, and he already had a few targets in mind.
The first phase was to make personnel adjustments according to the simulation with the best team cohesion.
First, the attacking front. Sancho, paired with Messi and Ronaldo, seemed to be the best option for now. However, Messi was not yet back to his peak form, and Ronaldo had not even been contacted yet.
The midfield and defense configuration were equally important. Before Beckham's return and Kanté and Verratti joining the team, Casemiro could still play the defensive midfielder role.
After much thought, Cao Baming decided on the first wave of players to pursue and handed them over to the manager responsible for transfers.
The list included: Head Coach: Guardiola, Players: Messi, Verratti, Gavi, Balotelli, Carlos, Ronaldo.
After much consideration, the most important players at the moment were all on the list. With their arrival, a passable lineup could be loosely assembled. However, the current players on the team who needed to leave must leave. After all, even if team depth was desired, one couldn't keep so many useless players.
Although Antony was a good friend of Cao Baming, he had to be ruthless when necessary. It wasn't an issue of his skill level but simply that he didn't fit the unique tactical system that Cao Baming envisioned.
At the bottom of the list, under "Departures," Cao Baming wrote Antony's name first, followed by a list of nine others: Maguire, Bailly, Jones, Iqbal, Rashford, McNeill, and others!
The first phase of recruitment only targeted six people, and not all of them were guaranteed to succeed. Yet, he planned to let go of nine people at once, possibly even paying some termination fees.
After reading it, the manager was completely stunned. Not to mention how bold the adjustments were, but the very names on the list, when he first saw them, frightened him immensely.
Ronaldo, Messi, and even Guardiola. What kind of names were these? Was he being treated as a god? How could these figures possibly be brought in?
However, Cao Baming was not too worried. Everyone loved money. As long as the funds were in place, who couldn't be brought in? If there was still a slight issue, it was likely that the money wasn't sufficient!
Cao Baming had already planned for a reserve fund of two billion Euros to scout these excellent players. What could possibly go wrong?
What did two billion represent? It was enough to buy a quarter of a team.
After clarifying all these matters, Cao Baming began to wait for news. To his surprise, the first piece of good news came from his good friend Messi!
Cao Baming simply looked at the email on the screen. Messi had chosen to communicate via the internet rather than by phone.
The long message basically took up an entire screen. Cao Baming quickly skimmed through it and soon grasped the main points.
Messi wished to discuss the matter of Manchester United further. He had written so much, all of which was essentially to understand Cao Baming's plan and to clarify the implementation of the plan.
As a top football player, maintaining such a cautious and serious attitude towards a major transfer like this was completely understandable. Cao Baming naturally agreed.
This was Messi, who had stayed at the same club for twenty years. To think that after leaving Barcelona for only two years, he was about to make a new transfer. Perhaps even he hadn't expected it.
Cao Baming carefully recalled the progress of his plan, but he soon realized that the list had only just been sent out, the scouts were just starting their work, and there had been no response from Guardiola yet.