After the rebirth, Huafeng joined Manchester City, a mid-tier and lower-tier team in the Premier League, and immediately made the shocking decision to sell off star Anelka, fire head coach Kevin Keegan, and announce the end of reconstruction, triggering mockery from Premier League bosses and demonstrations by die-hard fans. With future memories in hand, he was unmoved. He spent 1.5 Billion pounds in the summer window of 2003, first signing Ronaldinho for 26 million pounds, spending 12 million euros to intercept Hukaka, and spending 16.9 Million pounds to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting CP. Finally, Messi, the talented young man who won Barcelona and Masia, vowed to make Manchester City far beyond Barcelona and Real Madrid and become the number one in the Premier League.
