I changed football.

On February 28, Monaco played away against Nantes.

The draw for the Europa League Round of 16 was held the day before the match.

Monaco drew Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently third in the Bundesliga and are in excellent form.

The first leg of the Europa League Round of 3 will be played on March 11.

There are only 10 days left.

There are still two league matches to play in between.

"You could say every cloud has a silver lining. If we hadn't been eliminated from the French Cup, we'd be playing three matches in ten days now. That's simply impossible!"

"Today's opponent, Nantes, isn't very strong either; they're only 14th in the league."

Before today's match, Li Yuan didn't chat with Mbappe but instead talked to Bernardo.

The main reason is that Li Yuan and Bernardo shared a room when they stayed at the hotel during away games. Although Monaco has always been wealthy, since their last away trip to Italy, the team has also been sharing rooms in pairs for this away game. According to a rumor from Mbappe, it was Jardim's request that the first-team players stay in pairs to increase their understanding.

Li Yuan questioned this practice, since no adult male would want to share a room with another adult male unless it was mandatory.

Li Yuan and Bernardo Silva are four years apart in age and from different countries, so there is actually quite a generation gap between them.

But Li Yuan had a pretty good ability in his previous life, which was that he could chat with anyone.

I read a lot of different things, but none of them were particularly insightful. However, I had enough to chat with.

So he could talk to different people depending on who he was talking to. In his past life, he could talk about double reduction with his teacher friends, talk about big A with his stock trading friends, talk about hybrid cars with his friends in the automotive industry, talk about Korean entertainment with his girlfriend, and talk about Ultraman and Eggman with his relatives' kids.

In short, I know a little about everything and can chat about anything.

And chatting with Bernardo Silva obviously means talking about football itself.

Bernardo is a big fan of football.

When he arrived at the hotel, Bernardo casually turned on the TV to watch the Premier League match.

This is a match between Manchester City and West Ham.

Li Yuan then started chatting with Bernardo.

Do you like Manchester City's style of play?

"I don't like this Manchester City team's style."

Li Yuan immediately understood the implication: "So you like Guardiola?"

"Of course."

"That's true, your style of play is exactly what he loves. By the way, have you ever thought about going to Manchester City in the future?"

Bernardo grinned: "Right now, it's just a dream."

"Who knows what will happen in the future?"

Bernardo continued, "Many top clubs wouldn't like a player like me who doesn't have a fixed position. They prefer players who can switch between the number 8 and number 10 positions, not someone like me who plays as a winger, then a number 10, then a number 8, and then a number 6. You're different. Wingers are the hottest position in the transfer market right now, especially since you're a left-footed right winger. There's a huge shortage of players in that position. Many top clubs are actually lacking players in that position."

"I still have plenty of time, I'm not in a hurry."

"Look at Martial, I played with him for half a season, and I would say he's not as good as you."

"What do you mean?"

"He wasn't as talented or capable as you, and his stats weren't as good as yours or Killian's, but he was able to transfer to Manchester United for £3600 million back then. Honestly, I feel that after you finish this season, a team will definitely buy you for £4000 million. After all, you've already scored 12 goals."

"I'm not planning to leave at the end of this season. After all, we're going to play in the Champions League next season. I'm not even 18 yet, so there's no rush."

"Oh dear, I'm only 22 myself, but compared to you, I feel old. You're not even 18 yet. Really—"

"You're only 22, and you're already saying you're old? You're still young."

"Speaking of which, do you have any plans for your career?" Bernardo suddenly asked this question.

Li Yuan and Bernardo are not yet good friends, at most they are just friends. He wouldn't say something like that casually. However, Li Yuan was obviously overthinking things, because after Bernardo said that, he went on to talk about his career plans.

"Actually, I want to play football in Spain in the future."

"By the way, are you a Barcelona fan?"

"Not really. If Real Madrid were willing to sign me, I could be a Real Madrid fan too. I really like the weather in Spain, whether it's Madrid or Barcelona, ​​the climate is great, and the culture is very similar to my hometown. Playing in La Liga would definitely be the best choice for me, but from a competitive standpoint, the Premier League is also a good option. In short, my first choice is definitely La Liga, and my second choice is the Premier League. If we can make it to the knockout stage of the Champions League next season, then there will definitely be La Liga and Premier League teams interested in me."

"It should be available now."

"Actually, there were, but those teams weren't the ones I wanted to join."

"Not a top-tier team?"

"Yes. The current Monaco team can consistently play in the Champions League, and their investment is among the top in Ligue 1. I really can't think of a reason to go to a club in another league that can't even play in the Champions League."

That makes sense.

"And you? What do you think?"

At this point, Bernardo Silva had already spoken, and Li Yuan had also spoken; it was all just casual conversation anyway.

"If I were to leave Monaco in the future, my first choice would definitely be the Premier League. I would not consider Real Madrid or Barcelona in La Liga."

"Oh? Why?"

"Real Madrid has Ronaldo, Barcelona has Messi."

"Oh—you want to be the boss!"

"Of course, just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you can't in the future."

"Where would you like to go among those Premier League powerhouses?"

"Anything is fine, as long as you can afford mine—"

"Huh?" Bernardo didn't hear that.

"It's nothing. Actually, if I had to choose, I would definitely go to a club that's on the rise. Manchester United is a huge mess. They haven't sorted it out since the post-Ferguson era, so Manchester United is definitely out. Anything else is fine."

Manchester United is going to be in this mess for 26 years.

What Li Yuan didn't say is that when he plans to leave next year, his transfer fee will definitely not be cheap. Even if there is only one year left on his contract, he guesses that his transfer fee will not be as high as Mbappe's, but it will definitely not be as low as 40 or 50 million euros. It will definitely still be a high price.

At that time, Manchester City and Chelsea were the clubs that people could afford to buy.

Do Arsenal and Liverpool have the funds at this time next year?

Li Yuan was a bit unsure. He really couldn't understand the management of these two clubs. Sometimes they were stingy, but other times they were very rich.

It might be a matter of order, since Li Yuan isn't a fan of either of these teams and doesn't know much about them.