Chapter 3 The Tsar is coming

The striker needs to be solved urgently, and Anelka must leave. Although no club has publicly offered a price for the French striker, Don En knew that Anelka's two brothers must be lifted privately and multiple clubs. Don En ignored them and asked them to make trouble. Anyway, it was a result in the end - Anelka left. He didn't care how much money he made, which became aware of when he and AC Milan were fighting each other. He had to teach this unruly striker a lesson to let him know who is the boss in this team, and also teach the two greedy agents a lesson.

Anyway, the person who advocated the introduction of Anelka was Allen, so Don't consider giving Alan face so that he would let go of things in Anelka's transfer.

Putting Anelka's matter aside for the time being, Don went to meet Evan and Allen and gave them a look at his transfer list this season.

Both of them were surprised to see the few lives on a short list.

"Didn't you say that the funds are tight? I'll introduce fewer people. In addition, there are also candidates for being sold. "Tang En signaled them to turn over the list, and there are several names on the back, which are the people who can be sold.

Allen read this part more carefully. Over the past few years, due to Tang En's behavior of protecting his baby, the team has been in more and less entry in the transfer market, which seriously impressed the balance of income and expenditure.

After reading this list, Evan and Allen nodded to Donn and expressed full support.

Then Evan also told Donne that the construction land for the new stadium was obtained, in Clifton.

Donne knew this place, just southwest of Wilford and southwest of Nottingham. He was a little worried because it was too far from the city center.

The city stadium is now in the city center. It is very convenient for fans from all directions to watch the ball in every home game, and the transportation is very developed. But if the new stadium is placed on the southwest town of Clifton... he is worried about affecting popularity.

Alan smiled at him.

"Tony, it looks quite far away now, but after the stadium is built, you won't feel far away. At that time, with the new stadium as the center, there will be a large residential area, and the developed urban transportation will not make fans living in other places feel that the road is difficult to walk."

Evan smiled and explained to Donn why he chose Clifton.   not other places.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Allen nodded and said that this was indeed the case.

"As for transportation, I think it will be much better than the current situation. Now every home game, the outside of the city stadium is crowded. The parking lot is not enough. Many people need to park their cars a mile away and walk over. Since it is right by the river, there is no way to get more fans from the ground to enter the stadium at the same time - that will squeeze people into the river. At the same time, because it is in the city center, it is not convenient to build more modern transportation facilities... The city stadium was built more than a hundred years ago. It is too old... It is difficult to expand the old. The new stadium supports transportation facilities including the tram route directly to the square in front of the stadium. Fans can take trams from all over the place to directly reach the stadium gate, and the same is true when they exit the court."

Tang En was convinced. Anyway, he was not professional in business. In short, they would do whatever they said. If it was really a new stadium plus a residential area, maybe he would go there to buy a house in the future.

"It sounds like an exciting plan." Donn praised Allen's work. "I can't wait to go to the new stadium to direct the game."

The other two laughed.

The transfer plan was approved. Don Eun left the chairman's office, and he was busy introducing the players on the list and finding ways to sell the people on the back of the list.

The person who vacant after Anelka left on the front line was Andrey Arshavin, the forward star of Nizenit, Russia's St. Petersburg.

This player known as the "New Tsar" in Russia is not a young rookie. He is a bit late. He is already twenty-six years old, but he was not recognized by European football until the recent season.

And Tang En knew him and understood him because of Akinfeyev.

After deciding to rent Akinfeyev back to CSKA Moscow, Donn hired a Russian scout in Russia who was familiar with Eastern European football. He was responsible for tracking and observing Akinfeyev's performance in the Russian League and faxed him a report every week so that Donnn could keep abreast of Akinfeyev's status and situation in time.

At the same time, when hiring such a scout, Don En didn't know that it was for Akinfeyev, and he also found some high-quality and low-priced football geniuses from Eastern European football represented by Russia.

The young man paid for his own training. No matter whether he could play in the Forest team or not, he could make a profit even if he was sold. In fact, this old club was doing this before Don En joined the Forest team. Do you still remember the German young player Eugen Pope? He was a new star specially dug from Germany by the Forest team, but he failed in training in his place. But such failure would not affect the confidence of the Forest Club to continue doing this. This is the way for many small English clubs to survive. At that time, the Forest team didn't know that they would welcome a group of nobles.

Allen is very supportive of his plan - as long as the plan can make money for the team, Allen, an American, supports it...

The bearded scout named Dmitry Ivanovic Mendelev, who is the same name and surname as the famous Russian chemist, not only reports to him about Akinfeyev's performance, but also recommends what he found from time to time. Or Ah himself is already famous in Russian football but is still an unknown player in Western Europe.

Andre Arshavin is one of them.

After watching the video of Alshaven playing football sent by Mendeleev, Don Eun fell in love with this little player. He was fast, good at skill, could play almost all positions in the frontcourt, and was very smart, could pass the ball, was willing to assist, and created opportunities for his teammates. He was not an idiot who was self-centered and did not know how to cooperate, and did not know what "team spirit" was.

Such a landlord is very suitable for the Forest Team.

So, Mendelev's job later became one more: in addition to following Akinfeyev, he also had to follow Arshavin.

This made the "Russian chemist" suffer, and he often traveled to two places. Fortunately, his air tickets were reimbursed by the Forest Club, otherwise he might have quit.

As reports about Arshavin were constantly sent to Don'tun's desk, he became more and more familiar with this small player far away in Russia. Although he had not had contact with him in person, he already knew what he liked and hated...

It was at that time that Don En determined to put Anelka on the bench because he had found the best substitute for the French. Anelka is leaving? Let him go!

So before last season ended, Forest Club tied with Al Shavendi agent Rachetti.

But at that time, Rachetti looked down on such a "small club" - they didn't like Chelsea led by Abramovich; they were not as rich as Manchester United and Arsenal in the world football world today. More importantly, they just defeated Al Shavin's favorite Barcelona in the Champions League knockout round, and as head coach, Donn had many disrespectful words to Barcelona before and after the game and were revealed by the media.

Tang En didn't care about Arshavin and his agent Di Leng meeting, and he liked the players he liked. Even if he was wronged, it would be fine. He knew that Arshavin would definitely belong to him in the end, because he had a way to make the other party look at him and his team differently.

This method is to win one of the most important championships of this season.

After the European Champions League final, the entire club fell into great joy, but some people could not rest. Don Eun asked the club to contact Arshavin and his agent at the first time and proposed the transfer intention again. He planned to listen to the players' personal wishes first and then contact the club.

When playing games in the past, the rules stipulated that you could only go to the club to quote first, and then talk to the players. If the player himself was unwilling to. The hard work of bargaining with the club before was in vain. How could there be so many rules and regulations in reality? Every time Tang En led the transfer, he would first look for the opponent's players and then look for the club.

This time, Arshavin's agent's tone was relieved - he couldn't help but think that he could not let it go. Although Arshavin has become the No. 10 captain of Nizette's team, and is also the captain of the Russian national team, and is also well-known in European football. But those European clubs that are really worthy of weight are at most just verbally saying that they are interested in Andre Arshavin and have not taken any actual actions. Agent Rachetti cannot use the quotes from other clubs to bargain with the Forest.

And he also knew that the Nizette team would definitely not be able to keep Al Shavin, and Al Shavin also told him. He also told Nizette head coach Edvokat: He wanted to leave Nizette. Leave Russia and play in the highest level of European leagues.

This is the confidence and dream of any high-level player. The same is true for Al Shavin.

Nottingham Forest's timely Champions League championship also made Al Shavin look at this team that once defeated his favorite Barcelona.

He watched the live broadcast of the finals. The Forest team almost completely suppressed the Italian giant AC Milan in the final. Kaka's goal was reflected by Kaka's personal ability and had nothing to do with the performance of the entire AC Milan team. As a team that has just been promoted to the Premier League for only three seasons, the Forest team was able to completely block AC Milan in the finals and win 3:1, which really made Al Shavin not expect before the game.

It was also this game.  It made him interested in this team that has been pursuing him.

He first heard the name, a teammate of the national team. The main goalkeeper Akinfeyev announced that he would join a team in the English Premier League, but he would be rented back to CSKA Moscow for one season. He knew that the team's name was "Nottingham Forest".

After that, he kept hearing the name of "Nottingham Forest" and their personality head coach "Tony Donn" and took it to heart, after all, England and Russia were too far away.    It was not until he received a call from his agent Rachetti, telling him that Nottingham Forest was interested in him.

After the final, the Forest Club contacted Al Shavin's agent Rachetti. But the other party did not give them a clear answer, but just said that his players need to seriously consider playing football abroad.

After hearing this reply, Tang En knew that there was a chance. Although he did not give an answer immediately, it was normal. Who would nod or shake his head immediately for this important choice? If there was, it would be a fool. I think Tang En would not want it to come to the Forest Team.

So he went on vacation with Shania in a happy mood. After he came back, he asked about the transfer progress again. He heard that Rachetti had not contacted the club yet. He knew that Rachetti was dragging the time, and seeing that no other team in the transfer market would make a offer. If there was a family, he would have the confidence to bargain with the Forest.

To this end, Tang En specifically learned about the current European transfer market. There are indeed teams interested in Alshavin, but they are enough to compete with the club for land, and clearly stated that they hope to introduce Alshavin's attitude... none of them are there.

Now Tang Enxin was completely settled. He knew that the Russian "new tsar" could not escape from his palm.

After understanding everything clearly, Donn decided not to make any more trouble for Rachetti. He personally called Arshaven's agent Rachetti and expressed his sincerity to him, his understanding of Arshaven, and his love. Then he asked Arshaven again about his intention to transfer to the Forest team.

The Forests head coach called, but Rachetti couldn't refuse. He knew what kind of person Tang was. He told Don Alshavin that Arshavin did plan to play abroad, but if the Forests' conditions could not meet Arshavin. Then they would rather stay in Nizette.

"...After all, Andre has a lot of feelings for this team he has played for since childhood."

He said it was so high-sounding that his agents liked to come to this set. Don was not a rookie who had first dealt with his agent. The next day he sent a fax to the Nizette team in the name of Nottingham Forest Club, asking for their No. 10 core Andre Arshavin.

This time, the Forest team offered 10 million pounds.

Nottingham Forest is the first club to bid for Arshavin. Nizette is not surprised by this. They have long been mentally prepared to sell the core. After all, this is something that many small and medium clubs and European second and third-rate leagues have to face.

Those talented and outstanding star players cannot be willing to spend their careers in non-highest leagues. If there are clubs in the top European leagues invite them. These people will be unintentional in training. Unintentional in the game, their minds are full of top leagues.

Al Shavin is one of them.

Ten million pounds is not low. Nizert refused once. The Forests made a offer here, which was 1 million pounds in comparison to the first offer, and Allen told Nizert that if they didn't accept it, this was the final offer. As the new European champion, they have too many better choices in the forward position.

Of course, Nizette's boss knows that now the world football world lacks everything, but there is no shortage of strikers. If this opportunity is missed, who knows if there will be another next time? Those big European clubs say all day long that we are interested in Arshavin, but they always don't offer it. It seems that they are just talking casually. Maybe they still look down on Russian players, right?

Nizette's boss hesitated for a moment and accepted the offer half-rejectedly.

The club agreed, and the players' problems are easy to deal with. Donne knew that Arshaven liked Barcelona and wanted to play football the most, but Barcelona looked down on this Russian player. For La Liga giants, they have too many world-class choices in Arshaven's position, and there is no need to spend so much money and energy on a Russian league player. In the eyes of Catalans, Arshaven is not a world-class player.

Finally, after four days of negotiations, Al Shavin signed his name on his personal contract.

The next day, June 23, Piaotianyi Station, Nizette's official website, and Al Shavin's own personal website announced the news at the same time-

Nottingham Forest introduces their midfield core from Nizette in the Russian Premier League for £11 million, No. 10 captain Andre Arshavin. The transfer will officially take effect on July 1.

This is the first transfer of the new season announced by the Forest team. It has attracted the attention of many media. The first time Arshavin's name and his baby face have appeared on a large scale in many European sports media. England's Mirror is very concerned about the transfer of the new European champion. After the deal was confirmed, they used this title on the sports page to introduce the readers to the first signing of the Forest team this season:

"The Tsar is Coming!"

And there are countless other reports about him.

The 26-year-old Russian captain finally tasted the sweetness of joining the top team in the top league.

And with the announcement of this news, Anelka also knew that his days in Nottingham Forest were over.

Although as a player, he won the European Champions League for the second time. But it’s really ironic that this second trophy still has nothing to do with him...
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