Chapter 20 Manchester United's King Eric Cantona
Near nine o'clock in the morning, Fan Bizhuang appeared in the building next to the Old Trafford stadium, and in the spacious and huge conference room, there were already dozens of reporters from various well-known European media carrying long guns and short guns, waiting excitedly.
And when Fan Bizhuang walked in with his agent Molina, all the reporters were bright-eyed, got up in unison, picked up cameras and video cameras, and shot at him frantically, the magnesium lights flashed non-stop.
Today's Fan Bizhuang did not wear the usual sportswear, but a well-fitting suit, with a faint smile on his face, when the magnesium light flickered, he turned around slightly, and kept nodding and waving to the camera.
Fan Bizhuang is not a novice with zero social experience, and maintaining the necessary etiquette on such a formal occasion is not only respect for the new owner, but also respect for himself.
"Ha, Fan! Today you are really eye-catching, we are used to seeing you in the jersey, and now it seems that you are more handsome in the suit! β
"People are in good spirits at happy events! Ha, today is a great day for Fan and Manchester United, tsk, just this style, you can see at a glance that Fan is a real successful person! Ha ha! β
"Congratulations, Fan, from the moment you walk out of this room, you will officially be a member of the Red Devils Manchester United!"
"Fan, I hope that after the signing is over, you can take a moment to accept our exclusive interview......"
There was an uproar among the reporters, but the noise soon died down again, and United manager Alex Ferguson and Glazer family member Avram had risen from their seats and headed for Van Bizhuang.
Journalists know their job very well, and they are not only here to be able to get close to and interview Fan Bizhuang, but more importantly, to act as witnesses, radiating the important moment of Fan Bizhuang's contract with Manchester United to the world.
The news that Van Bizhuang and Manchester United have officially signed a contract three days ago has not been announced to the public, in fact, even if it is announced, it does not matter, the process still has to be in place, so in this room, under the watchful eyes of fans all over the world, they have to "sign" again - of course, this time it is a "show", for Manchester United supporters.
After the host said some brief opening remarks, the signing ceremony quickly got to the point, the reporters pointed their cameras and camera lenses at the front, Fan Bizhuang, Ferguson, and Avram, on the contract that had been prepared, each signed their names.
"This is a historic moment! We are delighted to announce that Van will officially become a member of the Manchester United squad from this moment onwards, and he will be fighting for Old Trafford for at least three years. As the highest-priced player the club has ever brought in, we have reason to believe and expect that Van will become the most important part of the club, and he will bring the best and most beautiful football to Manchester United fans all over the world! β
The host announced loudly and emotionally, while Fan Bizhuang stood with Ferguson and Avram, the three of them shaking hands with each other, and the magnesium lights of the cameras flashed again.
Now that the "signing" process has ended, the next step should be for the club to present Fan Bizhuang with a jersey and show Bizhuang's exclusive number in the team.
For this process, dozens of reporters in the audience are full of expectations.
Fan Bizhuang joining Manchester United is a sure thing, but Manchester United's tone is very tight, and has not revealed how many numbers Fan Bizhuang will wear.
There are speculations about the number ten, after all, although Fan Bizhuang has a strong ability to score goals, but the range of activities is very large, strictly speaking, he is an offensive forward player, and the number ten is a symbol of the core of the midfield in a broad sense, so it is natural for Fan Bizhuang to take this number.
There are also speculations about the number nine, the number nine represents the center of the positive India, Fan Bizhuang can be in the middle, it seems that he can score goals in any position, and it is reasonable to take the number that symbolizes the main center.
There are also people who think that Fan Bizhuang will continue the tradition in the Villarreal and Real Madrid periods, just take the 23rd, in the eyes of fans, this is the lucky number of Fan Bizhuang, there are few players in football who can count the number 23, and Fan Bizhuang, from a little rookie who does not ask anyone, has grown to a big star who is sought after all over the world today, has always been wearing the No. 23 shirt, even the national team is also this number, he is considered to be the "23" name justified, of course, It can also be said that the 23rd brought him good luck.
Of course, it is not without speculation that Van Bizhuang would ask the club to give him the number seven shirt, after all, the number "seven" is of extraordinary importance at Old Trafford - but not many fans agree with this view, and there has never been a time in the history of Manchester United that the number seven shirt has been handed over to another player when it has been handed over to another player.
And the current owner of Manchester United's No. 7 is Michael. Owen, the former England golden boy, is definitely a superstar, although the recent situation has not been good, and his competitive form and reputation have declined, but in the United Kingdom, he still has a huge appeal.
Owen is also a superstar, if he doesn't want to, even Fan Bizhuang is okay, fans don't think that Fan Bizhuang is a "newcomer", and it is impossible to fight with his future comrades for a jersey, which is inevitably worth the loss.
Fans have different opinions and speculations about how many numbers Fan Bizhuang will wear, but no matter what kind of speculation, the result is that Fan Bizhuang's jersey number is not too big - generally speaking, only the fringe players of the first team, or young players who have recently been promoted from the reserve team, will carry the "big" number, which symbolizes the main position, and the number is generally not too big.
And a superstar of Fan Bizhuang's level, Manchester United spent such a large transfer fee for him, saying that he was asked to play as a substitute, which is probably not believed by anyone.
Of course, no matter which number Fan Bizhuang chooses, there will inevitably be players who will "make way" for it - the regular numbers have their own owners, such as the number 10 and the number 9, the former is the exclusive number of the main striker Wayne Rooney, and the latter is the number of the dashing Gobertbatov.
Both of them are the main players in Manchester United's current squad, and it is indeed difficult to grab the number from them, so more people agree with the third statement, Fan Bizhuang will continue to carry the No. 23 shirt - Manchester United's current No. 23 shirt owner is Northern Ireland's young central defender Evans, on the importance and status of the team, Evans is barely a substitute, if Fan Bizhuang wants this number, then he has no confidence to refuse, can only hand over the No. 23 shirt.
Anyway, it's better to grab a substitute from a teammate than a main player - even if Evans is dissatisfied, it doesn't matter, Ferguson doesn't care about a substitute dissatisfaction.
Just when the reporters at the scene were looking forward to it, Ferguson sold a pass, and did not let the staff take the jersey for the first time, he turned his head to look at Fan Bizhuang, and said with a smile: "I prepared a gift for you, I originally wanted to hand it over to you personally, but there was a friend, he asked me to leave this opportunity to him, and I agreed." β
Fan Bizhuang had suspicion on his face, he knew what Ferguson meant by "gift", and it was precisely because of this that he was even more surprised, he said that he didn't care about the jersey number, but he didn't expect that Ferguson still had to "play tricks", and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the old Scottish man's gourd.
Fan Bizhuang shook his head, didn't think much about it, just nodded.
The reporters below were confused, but before they could get their questions out of their mouths, more people widened their eyes and suddenly exclaimed.
"Let's welcome my friend, he was a player here, he left behind a lot of goals and victories here that are still amazing to this day, and he isβ"
βErik. Cantona! β
Ferguson looked in the direction of the door of the conference room, and the host had already screamed, his voice was particularly sharp because of excitement and excitement.
At the door, a middle-aged man with a big beard, wearing a plain trench coat and a high collar, walked in slowly.
If you only look at the other party's dress and cold expression, there is no difference between him and the indifferent man on the road, his appearance and expression are bland, but his eyes are extraordinarily cold, and a kind of arrogance emanating from his bones cannot be ignored.
Manchester United King β Eric Brown. Cantona!
Everyone's eyes were drawn by the man in the trench coat who suddenly walked in, and there was silence in the conference room, and then, like a calm lake suddenly thrown into a boulder, the venue instantly boiled!
There was no one who was not familiar with the owner of this face, no one was unfamiliar with the owner of this pair of cold and unruly eyes, all the reporters were excited, and some even let out a low scream - the sudden appearance of Manchester United king Eric Cantona at the joining ceremony of Van Bizhuang was simply a huge surprise.
In this city, in this country, in this league, there is no one who is unaware of Cantona's status, and it is unceremonious to say that although Cantona has long since retired from Old Trafford, for Manchester United fans, it is something they will never forget...... God!
"God, I'm not dazzled, I'm ...... Who I saw! β
"It's Eric! It's really Eric! Oh my God, the King of Manchester United is here! β
"I can't imagine how Eric, with his pride, would be interested in coming to the signing ceremony of a new Manchester United signing! The newspaper said that Eric admired Fan, and I thought it was...... Now it seems, it's true! β
"The King of Manchester United has arrived! Eric what is this going to do? Is it ......?"
Someone suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly opened his eyes in horror, and looked fixedly at the man who covered his cheeks behind the vertical collar of his trench coat.