For a team in the lower middle of the pack or simply aiming to qualify for next season's European competition, a transfer budget of €29 million is not too low. But for a team aspiring to defend multiple titles and make history in the FA Cup, $29 million may be enough to buy just one person.

Don had to be careful about his calculations. The kind of thing that you can sign a check to buy as long as you like it is destined to be just a dream.

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Don is Chinese, and he is not particularly extravagant in his treatment of transfer fees. The transfer budget given by the team last summer was not used up, and they also sold Anelka and Ashley. The fact that Yang has made money for the club is proof of that.

With careful planning, the right target, and a bit of luck, it's not impossible to buy a player at a bargain.

In fact, most of the Forest's positions have at least one dedicated substitute, with only one position being held by one person at all times. This position is not the back side that people think, but the partner of the back midfield.

Van der Vaart is the absolute playmaker of the team, he is even better than Ribery in terms of attacking organisation, and he also has the ability to shoot from distance and score from set-pieces. But Van der Vaart wasn't George after all. Although an iron man like Wood has not suffered major injuries since his transfer to Nottingham Forest, he has occasionally suffered minor injuries and headaches. Normally if he can't play, Don will make a cameo for Ribery in midfield. But this is not a long-term solution after all, Van der Vaart has been frequently injured in the world that Donn knows, and the fact that he has not suffered major injuries here can only be said that Donn is lucky. Wood helped him take some of the pressure off his shoulders.

Either way, a dedicated midfielder is needed to rotate with Van der Vaart. Even if he doesn't get injured, Van der Vaart's fitness doesn't guarantee him a full season.

In George. Once Wood's rotation was finalized, Donn began to have a headache with Van der Vaart's replacement.

There is no shortage of excellent and well-known strikers in the world, such as Brazil's Kaka, who is currently the world's number one striker, and Ronaldinho, who was eliminated by Barcelona. Kaka is the kind of player Donn could dream of, but unfortunately Nottingham Forest are unlikely to get the Brazilian treasure in terms of team appeal or financial ability. Ronaldinho...... Donn doesn't like this kind of player with a loose surname and a lack of discipline, no matter how talented he is.

Basically, Donn can only target players who are famous, but not world-class stars, have a relatively simple off-field life, and don't ask for too high salaries...... Ah, and very importantly, if the player's club doesn't want this guy anymore, that's the best.

But where can you find such a good thing?

Originally, during the European Championship, Donn fell in love with Croatian midfielder Luka. Modric. However, the Dinamo Zagrab team opened their mouths and refused to release them until at least 20 million euros. While Modryic himself would love to join European champions Nottingham Forest, Done is not willing to spend two-thirds of his transfer budget just to rotate a midfielder. The Forest team had no choice but to abandon their plans to bring in Modric and find a new target.

Modlic himself eventually achieved his goal of landing in Europe's top leagues - he joined Tottenham Hotspur for a transfer fee of 16.6 million pounds, or 20.88 million euros.

The real monopoly in the Premier League this summer is not Manchester United, nor Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, but the mid-tier team Tottenham Hotspur.

He can only envy others for their money to squander, and Don continues to look for his favorite target in the transfer market.

Although the powerful and famous Deco is very cheap, it is because Barcelona takes the initiative to clean it. However, he himself did not want to come to Forest, and he chose Chelsea, which is coached by the national team manager. As a result of that relationship, Chelsea spent only £8 million.

Nasri is also a young striker that Donn is very optimistic about, and has been dubbed "Zidane II" by the French media. However, his price is not cheap, and Nasri himself wants to join Arsenal, which is coached by French professor Arsene Wenger. In the end, Arsenal spent £12 million to bring him to the Emirates Stadium.

Doss. Santos is also good, showing enough quality in the Barcelona first team, but lacking opportunities and experience. Nottingham Forest are in a tight battle with Tottenham Hotspur on him. Eventually Doss. Santos' personal will played a key role. He thinks life at Nottingham Forest is no different from life at Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur have promised him a place in the team. In this way, for seven million pounds, Tottenham Hotspur bought Doss, known as the "Mexican Ronaldo". Santos.

The transfer market has suffered setbacks one after another, which makes Don very hot. The clock is passing day by day, and with August getting closer and closer to the start of the new season, the team has not made any progress in the transfer market. There have been media ridicules that Nottingham Forest won the European Championship and the league title, but the appeal has decreased, so the funny thing can only happen to Tony. Donn's team is on it.

So he prayed to God every day before going to bed at night, and when he woke up the next day, he saw a man lying soundly beside him.

Although this kind of nonsensical thing is impossible to happen, Don has finally found a forward midfielder who meets the current multiple conditions and has been recognized by Don for his ability and potential.

※※※ In the 04-05 season, a young talent with dual German and Turkish citizenship was born in the Bundesliga. Well, it may be an exaggeration to come out of nowhere, but he is indeed a talented teenager in Turkish football.

He started the match against Wolfsburg at the time of Borussia Dortmund and played the full game. The Turkish teenager, who is under the age of 17, became the youngest player to play in the history of the Bundesliga. Not long after, he became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Bundesliga. It has also become one of the top 100 hopeful stars in world football.

However, his fame at a young age took him on his back prematurely, and Dortmund was in deep financial crisis at the time, and the team was in chaos, and he fell into silence.

Just last season, Borussia Dortmund, who were overstaffed in midfield, loaned him out to Dutch powerhouse Feyenoord in the hope that he would get plenty of work. Coincidentally, Feyenoord's head coach officially became his benefactor in Dortmund, Van Marwijk.

That's how he should have gotten a really good training in the Netherlands, which is a necessary way for a midfield star to rise. Van Marwijk was very optimistic about the future of his proud disciple.

His debut in the Netherlands was very successful, scoring a goal in the first game and also providing an assist.

But bad luck soon struck. In his third game for Feyenoord, he was viciously assaulted by his opponent and fell to the ground, being pulled off the pitch by an ambulance. His face was full of tears when he came out, because only he knew how serious the injury was. At that time, he felt that he had completely lost his left leg and had no sensation at all.

The results of the examination at the hospital made everyone gasp.

The cartilage of the left knee was fractured, the meniscus was avulsed, and the anterior cruciate ligament was torn.

What does it mean that such injuries alone are the biggest enemies of a footballer's career, and now that three of them are concentrated in one player's left knee?

Feyenoord then announced that he would miss all of the remainder of the season, with the surgeon's surgeon also saying in an interview after the surgery that he was not sure if the Turkish phenom would be able to return to the pitch because ...... Normal walking may be affected.

At that time, in addition to condemning the perpetrators, the Dutch, Turkish and German media lamented - "A talented player has fallen prematurely!" ”

Does this sound sensational? But it is a true portrayal of his situation at that time.

Thankfully, the sturdy Turkish lad did not give up on his football dreams and actively cooperated with his rehabilitation treatment, finally making it back on the pitch at the end of the season. At the time, the Dutch media lamented that he had created a miracle of sports medicine.

However, when he returned to the pitch, his performance was nothing short of what he was before the injury. The shadow of a serious injury always hovered in his heart, and some movements he didn't dare to do at all, and he seemed timid on the court. The media's evaluation of him is - "it seems that he lost his original aura overnight".

What an apt analogy. The youngest goalscorer in the history of the Turkish national team, who had set multiple records and led Turkey to the 2005 European Junior Football Championship, is now completely unknown.

This is a fact that both Dortmund and Turkey are very sad about, but cannot but accept. Badly injured, he was far from what he was in many ways.

Van Marwijk is also very sorry, he had hoped to develop him into a world-famous star, but now it is all over.

At the end of the season, he returned to Dortmund. If he hadn't been injured, he would have had a road ahead of him. He is only nineteen years old, and he still has a lot of time to create his own future. But now, there is no place for him in the Dortmund team. Having lost his talent and body, he no longer knows where the future lies.

His father was a Turkish laborer in Germany, his mother was a housewife, and his family of three lived with more than 30 relatives in a small village in Dortmund. If he hadn't been injured and had become the main core of Dortmund, the family's financial difficulties would have been nothing. He can get a contract with a good income, buy a house in the city of Dortmund, and a car, and live like a rich man.

But now, it's all over.

Dortmund were going to give him a contract, but it was a far cry from the one they had promised. After all, the treatment of substitute players is not the same as the treatment of the main core and hope star.

Just as he was about to succumb to fate and sign the contract with Borussia Dortmund, there was a knock on his door.

"Nouri. Shaheen, we want it. Make an offer. The Nottingham Forest man said to Borussia Dortmund.

※※※ "You must be crazy, Tony. This Turkish brat is not worth buying at all. You can't just vent because you can't buy your target in the transfer market, right? Chris Rak was shocked to learn that Donn was planning to bring in the Turkish kid, who had just been almost forced to retire, and his mouth was open enough to stuff a boiled egg.

"You're like a dizzy woman!"

"It hurts my heart to say that, David." Don clutched his heart, "I know he's badly injured. But I don't think he's doing as well as before when he comes back, not because of his body, but because of his mentality. Unfortunately, neither Feyenoord nor Borussia Dortmund cared about this. They are accustomed to believing that the biggest and most fundamental reason for this situation is the regression of bodily functions. ”

"Psychological?"

"Actually, his mental quality is still very good, otherwise he would have to announce his retirement after the injury, because the injury in that regard is really not something a nineteen-year-old can afford. It's just that at such times, it is more necessary to be guided by others. I may not be fair to Shaheen when I say that. But I do think his injury is a good opportunity for us. Two years ago, when Arsenal bought Rosicky, they were going to bid €3 million to take Shaheen away. Dortmund, however, were adamant and intended to make Shahin the new nucleus of Westphalia. If he hadn't been injured, we wouldn't have had the chance to sit down with Dortmund and negotiate the price, and now they readily agreed to our offer......"

"Shake off a baggage, of course. They couldn't ask for it. ”

"Actually, Shaheen's case reminded me of another thing...... I think our club should hire a couple of psychologists. ”

"Huh?" Chris Rac seems to be listening to the Arabian Nights.

"Frequent injuries, depression due to sitting on the bench for long periods of time, ups and downs in form, goal drought among strikers, consecutive goals conceded by goalkeepers, and the trivialities of life have affected the performance on the pitch...... None of these things can be solved by training. Our players need psychologists to comfort them, enlighten them and keep them happy and healthy. Don touched his chin and nodded, "I think it's very necessary, and it's imminent." Now I will go to Mr. President. ”

With that, he was about to get up.

"Hey, Tony. That Turkish kid ...... over there," Chrislak called out to him.

"What's the problem? Borussia Dortmund agreed to our offer of two million euros and it was only left to sign a contract with him personally. Donn looked back at his assistant, "Ah, I forgot to mention another reason why his injury would be in our favor. We can take the opportunity to depress his treatment...... Of course, more than he did at Borussia Dortmund, but he was only in the bottom of the team. He can't fight for a better deal with us himself, so now he should thank us for giving him a chance to play in the European champions. Buying someone like that is better than buying someone like Ronaldinho will balance our weekly budget. ”

After that, Donn went out to talk to Evan in detail about the proposal to recruit a psychologist.

Leaving Chris Rac and Don in the office. Chrislak turned his head to look at Don: "Don, you and he are neighbors, what do you think?" ”

'It's the best thing to do in terms of the players and the team. Tang replied expressionlessly.

Two days later, Nottingham Forest and Borussia Dortmund announced that the 19-year-old Turkish would move from Westphalia to the City Stadium for two million euros.

As soon as the news broke, the English media blew up. Two years ago, Forest's introduction of Shaheen would have been praised by a lot of people, but now it is endless ridicule and ridicule that pounces on Tony. Dawn.

Everybody knows what happened to this Turkish kid last season. To be honest, I don't mention that he has a great future, and now there are not many people in the world who can still believe that he can recover to the level before the injury, maybe the head coach of the Turkish national team, Trim, is one, and Tony. Don is the second.

"Two million euros to buy a little kid who almost retired? 》

Tony. Don always gives us fun"

"A fool believes that Shaheen can recover"

"I can't read Tony at all. Donne's move in the transfer market...... First Juventus didn't want Thiago, and then Shahin, who broke his leg in the Netherlands. The double of the European Champions League and the League is like a ...... picking up rags"

"I can take my personality as a guarantee, Nouri. Shaheen will be Tony. One of the most failed acquisitions of Donn's tenure! ”

"Tony. Don told us with practical actions that there are no wonders in this world. ”

For the English media, who are most fond of sarcasm, it is really a pleasure to find an opportunity to satirize Donne. Of course, their doubts about Shahin's abilities weren't due to Donn. Sarcasm Tang En may be out of personal grudges, but Shahin's ability is indeed completely not recognized by these people.

“…… In the Dutch league, you will suffer such serious injuries. Is it true that in the English league the defensive players are all good guys? I really don't know Tony. What does Don think, maybe his brain structure is different from us ordinary people, right? ”

Statements like this are flying all over the place, with everyone criticizing and questioning Done's transfer, and some even wondering if he has taken any kickbacks. Donn didn't bother to argue with them, and he thought the flies had actually helped him a lot.

When Shaheen arrives in Nottingham, Donn welcomes the somewhat sullen Turkish "former" genius with a slew of newspapers scolding them both.

"Do you know English?" By means of an interpreter, Donn asked.

"I only know a little bit about ......" Shahin was very depressed when he first arrived in a new environment, and the confusion about the future made Shahin very depressed, he whispered.

Seeing him like this, Don was even more convinced that Shahin had a psychological problem. He smiled and handed the newspaper to Shaheen, then told him through an interpreter: "All the newspapers are scolding me that I spent two million to bring in a man who can't play football at all." Ah, they also questioned your abilities by the way. ”

The translator's eyes widened as he looked at Donn, not understanding why he was saying this. Don just winked at him and told him to follow the translation.

By this time, Shaheen had already turned his attention to the flamboyant newspapers, and his photos made sports headlines, mostly from the time he was injured in the Netherlands. He didn't know much English, but just by seeing the pictures, he already knew that there couldn't be anything good on them. So he was even more depressed.

After hearing the interpreter's words, he looked up at Don in a strange way.

The man laughed, not taking the media scolding seriously at all: "You may not understand it now, but when you stay in this team a little longer, your English level will improve." You'll be clear – I," he said, pointing first to himself and then to the newspaper. "It's not a good reputation here. It's pretty much the same to say 'notorious'. Now I insist on bringing you to Nottingham Forest, and I have given them a reason to attack me. But I don't care, they scold them for going, I'll mine. And I'm not quite like those idiots, and I'm sure your future is bright! ”

Ever since his injury, Shaheen has heard all the rhetoric of lamentation, all lamenting the unfairness of fate that allowed a genius to die and become a meteor instead of a star. He was so demoralized and demoralized that he didn't want to listen to it anymore. Unexpectedly, when he first arrived in Nottingham, he heard the head coach of this team say to him, "I believe your future is bright!" ”

Looking up at the man's smile, he suddenly felt that he might be lucky to leave Dortmund and come here.

"Now that the whole of England is not optimistic about your new life, do you want to give them a good look in the near future? Let them know how wrong they were in the first place? Don winked at Shahin. There seemed to be a kind of magic in his hoarse voice, and Shahin couldn't help but nod after hearing it.

Don laughed out loud and patted him on the back hard: "Then muster up the fighting spirit!" Don't look like a dead woman. I promise you'll feel good when you slap them, wahaha! ”

The next day, at a press conference, Shaheen showed off his skills in front of hundreds of Forest fans and dozens of media reporters. Don watched him perform with a smile on his face, just like he did before he was injured. In the bright sunshine that finally appeared, he showed his inspiration and skill as a creative midfielder.

He then joined Donn in holding up the red Nottingham Forest jersey with his name and number on it.

16 is his number in the new team.

A new life begins like a new number.

(To be continued)