Yes!
Football was, after all, a sport played by eleven people.
Even with his cheat-like boost, Li Yufei was stronger than every other player, but he still needed help from his teammates.
Otherwise, he couldn't play eleven people by himself.
Take the Dream Team Barcelona that had dominated football in recent years, for example.
Without Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets,
Messi alone, no matter how brilliantly he played, could never have led Barcelona to such tremendous success.
For a top player to win honors, he needed a team built around him.
Messi won the Six Champions and Five-time Champion titles with Barcelona because he had Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets.
Ronaldo won three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid because he had the Ceremonial Midfield.
Top players brought out the best in one another. There was no such thing as leaving your teammates behind and still achieving the same results.
Without Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets, even after evolving into a world-class number ten and putting in an incredible performance in 2019, Messi still couldn't prevent Liverpool from overturning the tie with a 4–0 win.
Without the Ceremonial Midfield, even after his hat-trick comeback against Atletico Madrid, Ronaldo couldn't make up for his teammates failing to score a single goal in the UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage.
It was fair to say that even Messi and Ronaldo were unlikely to win top club honors once they left their good teammates behind.
Li Yufei felt he still had a long way to go before he could match Messi and Ronaldo at their peaks.
Even if he took off in the future and became the greatest individual player in the history of football,
he would still need help from his teammates.
It was just that he didn't demand as much of them as Messi and Ronaldo did...
But having low standards didn't mean he could team up with just any Tom, Dick, or Harry.
For example, if Li Yufei teamed up with players at the level of the Chinese National Team, he'd never win any top team honors in his life.
No matter how good he was, he could only keep the team scraping by in the Premier League.
They'd be lucky just to avoid relegation each season. There'd be nothing else to hope for!
After thinking it over carefully, Li Yufei gave his answer:
"Boss, I can convince my dad to cover the transfer fees. My father should support my career."
"But you'll have to persuade those players yourself, Boss."
"After all, there's only a week left before the transfer window closes. Is there still time?"
Wenger finally felt the weight lift from his shoulders. His reply even sounded cheerful to Li Yufei:
"No problem. I've been waiting for you to say that. I've already had people talk to those players, and basically none of them are opposed. As soon as the transfer fees are ready, we can get things moving."
"Don't worry. We'll get it done before the transfer window closes."
When he heard that Wenger had already been making contact, Li Yufei was dumbfounded.
Wait, what was going on?
I hadn't even told the boss what I was thinking, and he'd already been making arrangements behind the scenes?
Where did he get that confidence?
After all, contacting as many players as you liked wouldn't help without the money!
Li Yufei couldn't make sense of it.
He had no idea that Wenger had been considering this ever since the moment he promoted him to the first team.
Everything was in place; they were just waiting for the final piece!
As soon as Li Yufei decided to ask Li's Father for money,
Wenger's transfer plan could be put into action immediately.
With a plan already prepared, things naturally moved quickly.
After hanging up, Li Yufei pondered for a while, then dialed a number he hadn't called in a long time.
After a few rings, someone picked up on the other end.
Li Yufei and the person on the other end both fell silent.
In the end, Li Yufei, unable to stand the silence, spoke first. "Dad, how are you?"
Li Yufei had planned to ask after his old man first, letting him feel his son's filial love before gradually getting to the point.
But Li's Father knew his unfilial son too well. He immediately cut off the "heartwarming father-and-son moment":
"Spit it out, you brat. What do you want? Why are you beating around the bush?"
His father's bluntness left Li Yufei a little embarrassed, but he still forced himself to show some concern.
After listening for a couple of sentences, Li's Father lost patience and got straight to the point:
"Enough with the nonsense. Tell me, what do you want from your dad?"
"Don't tell me you're asking me for money. Your wife made a fortune from her concert a while back. You two should have plenty of money. Don't take your old man for a fool!"
Li Yufei was speechless. He wanted to hang up right then and there.
Stay calm, stay calm. I still need the old man to cough up the money. I can't get him all worked up.
In the end, Li Yufei couldn't be bothered to play along with Li's Father anymore and told him what he wanted directly.
He'd already braced himself for a refusal and was ready to unleash his silver tongue.
If that didn't work, he was prepared to take the "save Arsenal by going over his father's head" route and call his mother instead, letting her persuade his father.
But to his surprise, Li's Father agreed as soon as he heard Li Yufei's request:
"So that's what this is all about? Fine, got it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yufei heard the call end.
Well, that was just like his dad—decisive as ever.
Li Yufei smiled wryly to himself, but he was still grateful for his father's support of his career.
Whatever else you could say, his dad was always complaining about him, but when it came time to help, he never hesitated!
"Darling, what did your father say?"
Li Yufei suddenly felt a gentle touch against his back.
He turned Taylor's face toward him and leaned in to kiss her.
Taylor didn't resist, quietly enjoying her boyfriend's affection.
"Nothing much. Our boss wants to sign some players for Arsenal, but the club doesn't have any transfer money to spare, so I asked my dad for some."
Taylor nodded, then opened her blue eyes, bright as a Persian cat's, and asked, puzzled, "Darling, won't these signings affect your playing time?"
Taylor, being an American, hadn't known much about football.
But ever since Li Yufei joined Arsenal's Youth Training program, she'd started paying attention to European football.
She was still only a half-informed casual fan, but she understood her boyfriend's situation very well.
At the very least, she knew one thing: her boyfriend wasn't a regular starter yet. For now, he was just a substitute high up the pecking order.
So she had to find out whether these signings would threaten her boyfriend's place.
After all, she only watched football to see her boyfriend play.
She didn't care about anyone else!
She wouldn't have paid the slightest bit of attention to Arsenal, the football club, if it weren't for her boyfriend.
Now that she knew the club was going to sign players, her first concern was whether Li Yufei would be affected.
If he would be, Taylor would definitely urge Li Yufei not to ask his father for money.
After all, what kind of sense did it make for his family to pay and then have that affect his playing time?
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