Wang Yi gave up on acquiring any of the top clubs.
For one thing, the owners of those clubs were all filthy rich.
Their teams made plenty of money, so they had no reason to sell.
For another, those clubs all had expectations when it came to results.
To achieve them, they couldn't give players without the ability much time on the field.
That would make it impossible to give young players from China the chance to train through match experience.
Third, acquiring one of those clubs would come at a staggering cost.
If the only goal was to develop young players from China, there was no need to spend that much.
So after weighing everything and consulting with industry professionals, Wang Yi decided to buy a team in Spain's Segunda División.
Their first target was Leganés, a Segunda División team.
The acquisition would cost around 20 million euros.
For Wang Yi, that was an easy sum to come up with.
And the additional investment required later wouldn't be significant, either.
Compared to the top clubs, which could cost tens or even hundreds of billions of euros, this was far, far cheaper.
Besides, the Segunda División wasn't as competitive as the top flight.
There was also no pressure of relegation, so the team could give young players from China plenty of playing time to develop.
Once they had trained enough, the talented and capable players would naturally stand out and get picked up by teams in the top flight.
After further development there, they would be ready to take on major roles when they returned home.
This was a very sensible plan for developing players.
Since money wasn't an issue for Wang Yi, the two sides settled on a purchase price of 22 million euros after just two rounds of