Chapter 7 Mendes' Gift

The team has resumed normal training. But in the past four days before going to Russia, the team only conducted physical training to reduce the belly of many players growing during a holiday, restore their physical skills, so that their bodies can keep up with the intense training and game rhythm.

The team is not crowded now and there is no need to practice together.

Before leaving for Russia, there is one thing that must be done. That is Anelka's transfer issue.

Juventus has already made a 12 million pound offer to Nottingham Forest. After discussing with Allen, Don N decided to agree to the price. Although the offer for AC Milan was three million pounds lower than that of last season,... it is hard to buy money. Don N just thinks he spent 3 million pounds to buy a season victory against Anelka. Of course, after this transfer offer is made, AC Milan will definitely make a slight remark, but Don N N doesn't care about that much - he has snatched the other person's Champions League. Are you still afraid that the other party will chew his tongue a few times?

Anelka's agent brothers received a phone call from Donn, telling them that they could go to negotiate with Juventus, and the two flew to Italy immediately. They and their younger brother couldn't wait to escape from Nottingham.

As long as there is no club blocking, the progress of personal contract negotiations will be smooth.

Two days later, both sides finalized all the details, and the third day, the day before the Forest team went to Russia, Anelka was no longer seen in the Vilford training base, and the label with his name on the locker in the locker room was torn off.

Anelka had already flew to Turin, Italy with his brother's company for a medical examination.

Another person was missing, and the players of the Forest team did not react much to this. Some heartless people were still discussing where to go to Moscow.

Because of his withdrawn and unsociable personality, Anelka is not very popular in the Forest team, and no one will express his nostalgia after he leaves.

The next morning, when the Forest team was preparing to board the plane at London Heathrow Airport. A press conference was held in Turin, a northern Italian city thousands of miles away. This was Juventus' first successful transfer deal this season, when Juventus' new head coach Ranieri smiled and introduced Anelka to the Italian media.

"…He is a world-class striker, but he is always underestimated.  I think he will play his true strength here."

Anelka also made speeches such as "I came here to prove the correctness of this deal to you" that made local journalists and fans happy.

Then the two of them brought together a Juventus black and white sword shirt in front of many reporters, which contained Anelka's name and his back number - 39.

At this point, his two-year relationship with Nottingham Forest ended. The grudge between him and Tony Donn also ended.

If they still have a chance to meet in the Champions League in the future, I wonder what each other feels like?

After the Forest team arrived in Moscow, they met with their two new teammates and introduced each other again.

In the following days, the team was training in a quiet country sports club outside Moscow while attacking around the transfer market.

On the left back, Don Eun fell in love with Grosso, the Italian national team's main defender was not satisfied with Inter Milan. The injury caused him to lose his main position. If a buyer bid at this time, Inter Milan would be happy to turn it over.

At present, Lyon has expressed his purchase intention to Inter Milan, but Don't know the specific bid.

Nottingham Forest's offer to Inter Milan was 5.5 million pounds. It was about 7 million euros. Inter Milan agreed to the offer, and Don knew that Inter Milan also agreed to Lyon's offer.

The next thing is simple, it depends on who will give the conditions more attractive. Lyon's advantage lies in salary and benefits, while Nottingham Forest's advantage lies in the honors they just won and the bright prospects for more future championships. Of course, salary and benefits will definitely not be much lower.

Lyon finally gave Grosso an annual salary of 2 million euros. The Forest team offered 1.9 million euros, only 100,000 euros. But joining the European championship and joining a Ligue 1 champion, playing football in the Premier League and playing football in the Ligue 1... are completely different concepts.

Grosso had also hesitated whether Italian players could succeed in the English League, so Donne used Albertini as an example to dispel his hesitation.

Finally, Grosso signed the contract for Nottingham Forest because he felt that it was possible to win higher honors in this team, and although Lyon was the leader in Ligue 1, his performance in the European arena was really weak and powerless. He rejected Lyon and chose Nottingham Forest. Donne hopes that the arrival of world champion Grosso increases the thickness of Forest’s defense on the left side, which is good news for Forest, which will fight more lines next season.

Grosso, who signed the contract, came to Moscow directly, and after undergoing a comprehensive physical examination, he devoted himself to the training of the new team.

The Forests' signings have not ended yet. Tang En has always wanted to add another person in the right back position. Although Sun Jihai can also play right back, because he has played right back for a long time under Tang En, his performance in the right back position is no longer as good as before. Not very safe.

For this idea, Don is competing with Arsenal Professor Wenger in the transfer market at this time.

He and Wenger both fell in love with the defender of Auxerre in Ligue 1. Bacary_sagna (bacary_sagna). Due to his outstanding performance in the Ligue 1, he was selected for the best team in the season. There are many teams pursuing this black right-back, but it seems that he is closer to Arsenal.

Tang En strongly intervened in this deal with the limelight of the "new European Championship". He really hoped to get the right-back, known as "Turam's second", to enhance his right-wing strength. Zimbonda alone is definitely not enough, not to mention Zimbonda's slow progress in the past two years, which made Tang En very worried.

Arsenal offered £6 million, while Nottingham Forest offered £7.5 million, both sides were determined to compete.

As a result, the player's personal wishes played a key role in the end.

Sanya thanked the Forest for his love for him.  Tang En for his praise, but... this "but" made Tang En's heart suddenly cool.

However, Sarnia himself hopes to play football under Wenger because they are both French. He has always liked the head coach Wenger from France. It is his dream to be able to play football under him...

Things are over so far. The Forests lost to Arsenal in the "Sania Battle" just because their head coach looks more attractive than Wenger.

Tang En is a competitive and strong person. This reality makes him very depressed. It seems that he is not popular everywhere...

Arsenal then announced that Sarnia officially joined the Gunners, and the Forest had to find another right-back.

Fortunately, Tang En and Tang have several candidates in each position, so if this doesn't work, then replace the next one.

He originally had several candidates, among which Sarnia was the most suitable one. It was not expensive, had outstanding abilities, and was not very famous. Now Sarnia's plan has been ruined. He had to turn his attention to several other people.

After repeated screening, there were only two people on the list that were operable.

Schalke 04's right-back Brazilian Rafinha, as well as Croatian international and Donesque Miners' right-back Darijo Serna.   These two are both famous men and demons in the FM series, and Doneen has used them when playing games, and they are indeed very useful.

In the game, you can buy it and play it for yourself. It’s not that easy in reality.

Rafenha is the absolute main player in Schalke 04. Due to Schalke's status in the Bundesliga, his place is relatively high, which is the only reason why Donn gave up Rafenha at the beginning.

And what about Selna. The price is not a problem. However, according to the reports sent by the scouts who were specifically responsible for tracking him, and Tang En's own observations, Selna's performance was not particularly stable. Sometimes he became impatient due to some of his mistakes in the game, and his level was greatly reduced. This made Tang En's not very relieved.

Now that Sarnia is rejected, only these two people are the most likely.

Don En believed that as long as he issued a summon, the Donesque Miners would never be able to compete with the European champion, and Serna would undoubtedly come. But he still wanted to work hard on Rafenha first.

The Forest team began to try to contact Schalke 04. The answer was "not sold".

Schalke 04 thought this would make the Forest team tactful, but he didn't expect that the shameless Tang En didn't know how to write "tactful". One day later, Schalke 04 received an official offer from Nottingham Forest for 5 million pounds, which was equivalent to 7.5 million euros based on the exchange rate at that time.

In order to enhance the strength of the right side, Tang En planned to spend more money this time.

Fortunately, I caught a Thai Kaizi and sold Yang to bring the team a transfer fund of 25 million pounds. Otherwise, the Forest team, which is planning to build a new stadium, would be financially short. It is impossible to bring any financial support to Tang En.

Selling Yang's 25 million pounds and selling Anelka's 12 million pounds. Selling Arteta's 10 million pounds will earn 10 million. Look at the money Tang En spent when he introduced these players, and he will make sure to make a profit. With 47 million pounds on hand, deducting the 11 million pounds spent on buying Arshavin and the 5.5 million pounds spent on buying Grosso, there are still 30.5 million left. Even if the club's finances do not provide any support, Tang En is confident that he will form a team with strong combat power.

Facing the offer of 5 million pounds, Schalke 04 was unmoved, and their answer was still "not selling".

The Forests made a second offer that afternoon - 7 million pounds.

This figure may be dull in terms of pounds, but it can be quite low in the euro - about 10.5 million.

Schalke 04's answer is still a cold "non-sale product", and Don't plan to increase the price. You know, in the summer of 2005, when Schalke 04 brought Rafenha from Corinthian in Brazil to the Veltinsarena, it only cost 4.5 million euros. Now they can transfer to 6 million euros in just two years. Don't know what the Germans are not satisfied with. Anyway, there is Selna as a substitute, and at worst he can go to talk to the Ukrainian Don'tsque miners. I believe that that will not cost much.

Just when he decided to give up, a phone call came to his cell phone. Speaking of which, the person who called was still an "old friend" - Mendes, a famous Portuguese agent who had made great efforts when introducing Pepe.

Donn was very surprised why Mendes looked for him at this time. They had not contacted him for a while. As a result, what Mendes said surprised Donn - he turned out to be Rafenha's agent!

"He just changed his agent, and the new agent is me. Haha, I didn't expect it, did he? Tony?"

Don En did not expect it, but then he figured it out. Rafenha is the main player of Brazil's U20. After playing in the Bundesliga for two seasons, he gradually became famous. With the agility of a man like Mendes, how could he not know his future? So he tried every means to make promising players a "commodity" of his subordinates. It is also normal. Mendes' title as a European football agent, is not a puff.

"I know you're having a headache for the right back, so I'll help you solve the problem. Rafenha is happy to play football at a team that won the European Champions League. To be honest, he told me more than once - the Bundesliga is just a springboard. He hopes to play football in more advanced leagues and teams one day. Schalke has been targeting the league championship and the Champions League in 2004, but they have achieved it in a year. They can't compare with your team at all, Tony. I'm very optimistic about you and your Sen

Team Lin. So when I promised to sell Pepe to you at a cheap price, I was very happy to see him performing in your team. "Of course he was happy. Pepe is still a player under his command. The better Pepe performs, the more honors he receives. The value naturally rises with the flow. His small investment in foreign countries will be very generous. But now he speaks well, and a flattering can make the listener feel very comfortable. "Now I plan to help you again."

These words rekindled Don't want to pursue Rafenha again.

"But...this time is different from Pepe.   It's a bit tricky.   I think you may need to raise some quotations to impress Schalke 04, and then I put some pressure on them to get a price that both parties are satisfied with.  What do you think, Tony?"

Tang En knew Mendes’s thoughts in his heart. The agent can draw 10% at a time. If the transfer is ruined, then Mendes’ money will be silenced. Why did he help Tang En? To put it bluntly, just make money for him. Raise the price? It’s just to make that 10% more.

Tang En really wanted to refuse, but when he thought of Rafenha's ability, he felt like something was scratching his heart. He couldn't bear to let go. All coaches wanted to let outstanding players play for him. Rafenha really has the ability and is still young because he has broader development space and infinite potential.

Zimbonda said it bluntly that he is not the same right-back as Rafenha. If Rafenha can come, it is naturally the best...

Tang En re-sorted the transfer list in his mind and calculated how much transfer fee was left. Then he asked, "How much more do you need to increase?"

Mendes on the other end of the phone smiled with a wine glass: "Ten million. pounds, mentioning ten million is enough. Trust me. My friend, my face is still somewhat influential."

The total price is 10 million pounds, which is not outrageous, but only 15 million euros. The Forest team can afford this money.

Donn thought about it for a while and agreed to Mendes' suggestion. If successful, this is not a win-win situation, it is a three-win, or even four-win situation - Forest, Schalke 04, Mendes and Rafenha.

Players want to bring more honors and money to the team themselves. Clubs always consider the overall interests before the players' personal interests. The agents will always pursue interests.

Keywords - interests.

After Donn and Allen discussed, the Forest again offered 10 million pounds, equivalent to about 15 million euros.

Real Madrid spent 27 million euros when buying Sergio Ramos from Sevilla, which is the world's number one value for right-back. Now this offer cannot be considered low for a young man who is only twenty-one years old.

For this offer, England's The Sun has a very vivid metaphor:

"...We all know that in the battle against Baccaré Sarnia, Donn lost to Wenger. It is said that he was very disappointed with this result. Because Sarnia rejected him, it was not because the treatment was not high enough, nor because the team lacked honor and fame. It was just that he prefers coach Wenger rather than him. So Coach Donn was very angry, so how should he vent after being angry? As we all know, the best way for a woman to vent after being angry is to go shopping and swipe cards crazy. Our dear Mr. Donn inherited this fine tradition very well. He started a big kill in the transfer market, waving the pound in his hand. It seemed like it was a sharp sword, trying to defeat the Schalke Dragon who hijacked Princess Rafenha. "

To be honest, this metaphor is quite vivid, but Tang En doesn't like it because he feels like a shrew who is irritated.

He felt a little more disgusted with The Sun.

In fact, when Don En was playing games, he once worked as someone else’s kid because of Rafenha. At that time, he used the very famous Real Madrid to spend 40,000 euros to buy Rafenha!

Of course. There is a ingredient in this: he made a price of 5 times, and Schalke refused to discuss it directly, and he was unwilling to discuss it. So he was furious and directly claimed 40 million. This time Schalke finally nodded. Successfully won.

The Forest's finances will not allow the price to be 40 million for a player. Tang En is not playing games, he can throw money casually like throwing toilet paper.

Donn thought it was a fair price, and it would not make Schalke 04 shut up and not let go. It was also within the range that the Forest team could bear.

Schalke 04 was in a fiscal crisis a season ago. If it were to take action at that time, Rafenha would definitely not have been able to get so much money. Rafenha had only played in the league for a year, which was too young. It's different now. The Russian Gas Company has injected huge amounts of money into Schalke 04. At least they don't have to sell players to repay their debts.

To buy a young right-back for 15 million euros, Donn believes that this is a price that can let both sides sit down and talk. In addition, there is Mendes' promise. I believe that Schalke 04 will not be cold and "not selling" when he replied to the ground.

Sure enough, Forest Club received a reply from Schalke 04 and hopes to talk about this offer in detail.

There is absolutely no real "non-selling" in this world. It is just because the price of the other party is not high enough. Just like George Wood, if a club really offers 200 million pounds to buy him, even if Don Evan would not do it, Evan would rather fire the stubborn head coach. He would agree to the deal - let alone the joke of 200 million pounds. Even if the offer is 90 million euros, he might be sold.

For the young right-back Rafenha, Schalke believes that the price is not bad, they can sell Rafenha and then buy other excellent young people. Even if they don’t buy young people, buying more players who are strong enough in their playing years can greatly improve the team’s strength. Schalke’s goal in the new season of 2004 is to strive for the league championship, and every penny is very important at this time.
To be continued...