Chapter 72: New recruits report (Part 1)

January 1, 2004, is New Year's Day for others, just the beginning of the new year. But for Tang En, it has another meaning that excites him - the winter transfer window has finally opened, and he can experience the feeling of being a head coach, waving the check around and signing the player he likes for the first time.

Of course, it is inevitable that some people will be sent away.

Michael Dawson and Andy Reed set out for London on the day, and they joined Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur for 8 million pounds. To welcome them, there was also a small press conference there.

The 33-year-old Ian Jace also told Don that although he was happy to see Don return to the Forests, he hoped to leave the club after the end of this season and return to his retirement in Aberdeen, where he originally debuted.

Don Eun did not try to keep him because he and Jace knew it. This season, Jace had fewer and fewer opportunities to play. Even if the team successfully advanced to the Super League, he would not have a position. No matter how many goals and assists he contributed to the team, it would be useless. The Forest team is not qualified to be a nursing home yet.

This is also the cruel side of professional football. The old man will naturally be replaced by younger people. Only with the continuous infusion of fresh blood can a team stay energetic.

Another person who is about to leave the team is forward Karic West Carl. At the age of nineteen, he doesn't play much time after entering the first team, and his ability is much worse than Don't have any requirements. Two teams happened to have applied for him to buy, although the money was not much, only 150,000 pounds, Don't agree. The rest is that West Carl himself negotiated a contract with the two teams.

The old scout Stuart Leigh Moore returned from Leeds and did not bring the results he wanted to Donn. The Lennon family was more loyal than he thought. Even if Moore offered a signing fee of 100,000 pounds, they could not shake their belief in staying in Leeds to sign a professional contract.

Tang En shrugged and did not blame Moore. He tried his best in this matter. But he knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Leeds United would be relegated to the end of this season and bankruptcy would be certain. Then he would pay for Lennon, and there was no reason why he couldn't buy it. As for Lennon himself... would he rather be in the First Division or go to the Super League? It would be too easy to do this multiple-choice question.

The only regret is that it takes a lot of money to buy Lennon, a seventeen-year-old genius, in the 2005-06 season, to buy Lennon from Leeds United. Donne thinks that if he buys it in the 2004-05 season, it may not be more than one million, but it is probably not much less.

It is very dangerous to rebuild the team during the winter break. Don En can only do some minor repairs. The team's main team remains unchanged, fully explore its own potential, rely on them to play in the Super League, and then consider the reconstruction plan. In fact, to be fair, the people who bought land by Collimore are basically very strong, but he has not trained these people well, and has not tied up a team together to form a strong enough combat power. A team with a loose set of sand is as powerful as Real Madrid, and can only end up in an embarrassing situation of being empty-handed for three consecutive seasons. Not to mention Nottingham Forest.

As for the central defender, Moore recommended one person to Tang En. After watching only a few of his games, Tang En decided to buy it.

Clint Hill (clint_hill). A model of low-quality and low-priced defenders in the cm era. Originally, he should have played for Stoke City this season, and it would be more difficult to buy him. But due to the arrival of Donn, the impact in this world spread ripples, and Hill's career trajectory also changed. Stoke City did not reach an agreement with Oldham, where Hill was, on the transfer fee before the transfer window was closed. Hill could only continue to stay in the second-tier team Odham. At this time, Donn happened to take advantage of the situation.

Hill, who is not tall, is only 1.83 meters tall, but his physical fitness is excellent. His head, tackle and man-tapping skills are quite outstanding. The only problem is that he lacks defensive awareness and position sense. The advantages and disadvantages are written in detail in Moore's scout report. However, for Tang En. Such a defender has no problem being the main player in the League One. If he is in the Premier League, he can at least ensure the position of the main player as a substitute.

So Donn ordered the club to contact Odham and proposed the intention to acquire Clint Hill. Although Hill is now the main central defender at Odham, Donn knew that neither the club nor the player himself could refuse his request.

Moore did not return empty-handed from Leeds. He could not get Lennon and Donn had no further requests. He judged that the team was short of people on the wings based on his own experience. So he brought back a video of a young man's game training for Leeds United.

"Stephen McPhail (stephen_mcphail). The 24-year-old Irish international has scored seven times. He can play on the left and middle positions in the midfield. He is a very creative player. Both passes and crosses are excellent. I think if Taylor is the main striker, he will definitely come in handy. "More pointed to the Leeds player who was driving the ball on the TV screen.

Donn nodded in agreement with Moore's opinion.  This little man's personal skills are indeed excellent, even... better than Reed who left the team.   Although he didn't get Lennon, if he added in, there should be no problem with the left side of the midfield.

"But... his value must be not low, right?" This is the question that Don En is most concerned about. He only gave himself eight million pounds this season, so he has to save some money.

Moore nodded, then shook his head. “4.4 million pounds. But I suggest you to rent, and Leeds United and himself also want to get a chance to play through loan. The only problem is that Leeds United wants us to bear 90% of his salary.”

Done frowned. Is Leeds United so poor that they can't even afford the player's salary? "How much is that?"

"A weekly salary of 9,000 pounds."

Donn turned his head to look at Moore and widened his eyes. "Just let Leeds rob the bank. The only one in the Forest team, Rebrov earned over 10,000 yuan a week. He asked me to pay 9,000 yuan a week on a short-term loan... Forget it, no more. I'm not a candidate without a left midfielder."

Moore was also very interested when he heard Don Eun say this. He found that the coach did not seem to have a weak understanding of many players than his football field, such as Eastwood, which Don Eun discovered. So he asked: "Which one do you like again?"

Don En took out the sticky notes and pens he carried with him, wrote a name on it, and handed it to Moore: "Mr. Moore, please help me go to Stoke City to see what this person is doing recently."

"Kris_commons?" Moore stared at the name and nodded suddenly, "I know who it is. Are you interested in him?"

"Well, his team played against us last season, and he was replaced at the last moment, which caused a lot of trouble for my team. His team eventually lost to us six goals in that game, but he was the only Stoke City player who made me remember the name. "Donn nodded, "Breakthrough, cross, long shot, and strong free kick... a very good left-hander. And I don't think the price is too high, so we don't have to ask the guy who earns 9,000 pounds a week."

On the TV camera, McPhee beautifully fought with the two men on the side, and then used a very imaginative method to pick the football from between the two and speeding around by himself. His opponents were still stunned at this time, not knowing where the football went. Then there was a beautiful cross, assisting his teammates to score.

Seeing this scene, Tang En coughed a few times: "Uh, he is actually pretty good on loan. After all, Commons doesn't know if he can stick to every game, no injuries or illness... Well, it seems we need to have a good talk with Leeds United..."

A smile appeared on Moore's face next to him.

At this moment, the phone in Donen's pocket rang, and it was called by doorman Ian McDonald.

"Tony, I have someone here to look for you. He said he is the new signing player of the Forest team, but I think he is like a liar..."

A quick and sharp voice came from the other side of the phone: "I'm not a liar! I'm a professional player! Do you want me to give you the original agreement? Hell! Serim, help me find that agreement!" Then there was a burst of baby crying.

Hearing this, Donne laughed and asked MacDonald: “Ian, did you call the 'liar' in a yellow station wagon?”

"Yes, Tony, almost blocked the door! I have never seen the 'professional player' who set up his home in the station wagon...why do you say he is not a liar? And..."

"I said that I'm not a liar! I have proof!" A sharp voice sounded again. The sound even made Moore hear it.

Tang En and Moore looked at each other in a tacit understanding and laughed.

"Ian, you did a good job, I'll come here right away."

When Donn and More arrived at the base gate, Eastwood was still having a fight with Ian MacDonald. After listening to Donn's instructions, the old guard refused to let him, a gypsy who looked like a professional player, enter the training base. Eastwood had no choice but to wave his arms at McDonald because his wife did not find the agreement. His wife Serim was coaxing the child. The baby was obviously frightened by his father's sharp quarrel, and cried constantly in his mother's arms, struggling hard.
Chapter completed!