Chapter Forty-Eight: Mr. Two Trillion (Part II)

There are a few teams interested in Wood, but not many can make Donn nervous about it.

Can anyone imagine George as a regular in the Forest team? Will Wood go to a team that is at the bottom of the league?

There used to be a lot of clubs asking for money like this, and there was even a Championship side asking if they could sign Wood on loan! Donn felt that they should really check their IQ before talking to him about Wood.

But on the morning of January 3, Nottingham Forest received two offers from different clubs at the same time, which made Evan Anderson? Dogetty had to call Donn out of his bedding at home to the club, along with Allen, and the three of them got together to discuss the two offers.

Evan sat behind his desk, with two faxes on his desk, one with the Manchester United logo and the other with the Chelsea logo.

"Tony, did their people go to contact Wood?" Alan asked Donn.

Don shook his head: "There shouldn't be...... But I can't be sure, after all, I didn't have a twenty-four hour staring at him. ”

"Tony, what's your idea?" Evan looked at Donn.

"Refuse it." Tang En replied without hesitation, "I don't sell it for any amount of money." ”

Manchester United's offer is £4 million, which is a big investment for the Manchester United board.

The deep-pocketed Chelsea is even more exaggerated, and Abramovich at this time has not yet realized how stupid he is to throw a lot of money, and continues his strategy of burning money to buy people - 10 million!

Must say as Evan? Businessmen like Dogotti were stunned at first glance at Chelsea's offer. In the Premier League, George? Wood is still a newcomer, but he has been blown into the media by the media for his consistent performances and a beautiful key goal in the United game. He is the owner of the Forest Club, and he knows that the real price of his players is definitely not 10 million.

He didn't think Roman Abramovich and Mourinho were fools. So what does it mean for a newcomer to the back to report 10 million?

Donn lit a cigarette, took a puff, and shrugged, "We can understand this as a show-off, or a demonstration. The Russians are telling us in this way that there are no players they can't buy. Chelsea finished second last season and spent £110 million on it. They are in second place for the time being this season, having already spent 89 million in the summer. If you look at the price at which they bought people, it was higher than the average market price, and then they always bought the players they wanted very well. ”

Evan and Allen may not fully understand the spending methods of this Russian tycoon and his subordinate Mourinho, but Donn, the "person who came over", knows very well.

In 2004/05, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea won their club's first league title in 50 years, and set a series of records, which were built on top of Ranie's £110 million and won by Jose Mourinho for £89 million, making it the most "expensive" title in Premier League history.

Abramovich had been at Chelsea Football Club for 670 days when Chelsea won the league title, during which time he had invested £683.4 million, an average of more than $1 million a day! In 2004, Chelsea's annual financial losses were £87.8 million, a new record in world football, but just one year later, Mourinho had raised that figure by 60 per cent! That's a staggering £140 million!

Looking at world football, which club dares to burn money with Chelsea? Even Real Madrid don't have the courage to do that.

Countless clubs have felt Chelsea's deep-pocketed behaviour and have all surrendered in front of the ruble. Take a look at the names on this list and the clubs they once belonged to:

24 million Drogba, 19 million Carvalho, 13 million Ferreira, 12 million Robben, 8 million Thiago, 7 million Cech, 5 million Keyman, 8 million Del Horno, 21 million Wright? Phillips, Twenty-four Million Essien...... Before the Russians took charge of Stamford Bridge, English football had little concept of spending large sums of money, spending large sums of money in vain, and Arsenal, who had won the Premier League title three times, invested only 39 million in three seasons, and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea spent "only" 53 million in the lowest season.

This is the earth-shaking change that a Russian has brought to the Premier League, and now everyone has tacitly accepted the "championship rule" of "no_money, no_champion", if you want to win the championship, you have to spend a lot of money, and the team that is reluctant to spend money will be ruthlessly eliminated, this is the football version of Darwinism.

"They think that no matter how much we value Wood, if they offer us a high price that we can't imagine, we will not hesitate to accept it." Donn spread his hands, that's exactly what Abou had thought in his first few years at Chelsea.

After listening to Donne's words, Alan pondered for a moment, then looked up at Evan and Done: "That's right. Now before us is a multiple-choice question, Ten Million and George? Wood, which one shall we choose? ”

Manchester United has been automatically ignored by them, four million want to buy Wood? There is no need to talk about it.

"I don't think it's a multiple-choice question, Alan." Don shook his head, "Although I also think that there is nothing in this world that money can't buy, what I can't buy is just because the price is not high enough." But I guess I'm pricing Wood beyond the reach of the Russians. ”

Evan smiled, "I'd be interested to hear your pricing for Wood, Tony." ”

Donn nodded: "It's okay, Chelsea's offer reminds me, let's hold a press conference and make a statement specifically about the clubs that continue to bother us." ”

Allen seems to be a little hesitant, after all, he is in charge of the club's finances, and 10 million is indeed not a small amount for the current Forest team.

Evan didn't answer Donn right away, he was thinking about it just as much as Alan.

Don knew that they must have hesitated in their hearts, after all, this offer ...... Well, from an objective point of view, Donn thinks it's a complete bargain. But he can't look at this offer objectively, Wood was cultivated by his own hands, and he wants to buy it for 10 million? Mr. Abramovich, you underestimate me too much!

Evan thought of that time when he told Tony in a Wilford alley that he had sold Michael? Dawson and Reed, Don said those things to him.

Now the team is on the rise, and Wood has just been voted the team's Rookie of the Year, so he sold it for 10 million...... It's a pity. So he nodded: "Wood is a new star that we have cultivated ourselves, and from the perspective of the team's image and results, I don't agree to sell." ”

Neither of them agreed to sell, and there was no need for Alan to insist, so he nodded.

So, that afternoon, Nottingham Forest held a small press conference - although it was small, but it was a lot of media, because everyone knew that Chelsea had just played Nottingham Forest's George? Wood offers £10 million.

For the most popular people in the spotlight lately, his every move, any information about him can attract the attention of the public. The small city stadium conference hall was flooded with reporters, filling the room.

At the meeting, Donn told reporters with a smile on his face that the official response of the Nottihan Forest Club to the transfer request.

“…… I never said George? Wood is not for sale, and will never say so in the future. ”

Reporters are overjoyed, is there a drama in this deal?

"As long as there is a club that can offer us a price that we deems appropriate, we can take Wood away from City Stadium."

And so it was! The reporters were excited, and they were eager to raise their hands to push the topic to the top.

"May I ask Mr. Donne, George? How much is Wood worth? "There are already reporters who can't wait to stand up and ask questions.

"What was the UK's GDP (gross domestic product) last year, George? Wood is worth as much as he wants. Donn smiled and answered the reporter's question.

As soon as the words fell, not only all the reporters present, but even Evan and Allen, who were sitting next to Donn, were stunned.

Although the UK political axe has not yet released last year's GDP figures, judging from the data and growth rates of the previous three quarters, the past year should not be less than $2 trillion...... Twenty thousand...... Hundred million!?

Alan and Evan, who reacted, glanced at each other, the price ...... It's really not something that Mr. Abramovich can come up with.

At the press conference, reporters rushed to raise their hands, and some people even sat directly on their chairs and asked loudly: "Mr. Don, are you joking?" ”

"No, I'm serious, George? Wood is worth the price. Whoever can take it, I will allow him to leave. But if you can't come up with it, don't come back to the quote, it's just a waste of our time. In addition, Nottingham Forest does not accept instalments or player credits. This is the official attitude of the Forest Club. ”

Like an auctioneer in an auction house, Don made the final decision.

(To be continued)