"Gabriel. Abang Laho! Abang Laho! It was his third goal of the game! In less than eight minutes, Abang Lajo scored a hat-trick! Oooooo "The Villa Park stadium was thunderous, as if there was an earthquake here. The momentum stunned the visiting Manchester City fans, who stared stupidly at the kid running from the sidelines.

His name is Gabriel. Agbonlaho is a rising star in Aston Villa's last two seasons. Now he is the absolute protagonist of the game.

Manchester City manager Mark Murphy. Hughes stood on the sidelines, his hands folded around his chest, helplessly looking at the celebratory crowd around him.

Just eight minutes earlier, his team had just relied on Elano's penalty to level the score at 1-1. He's still planning how to take the three points away from home and give the new boss the perfect welcome gift. Here, Villa's No.11 has scored three goals in a row to complete his hat-trick...... After the game, Manchester City, who lost 1-4 away, became the laughing stock of the media. I just became a Monopoly, but I only lost a pair of panties on the court, which is really funny. In England, there seem to be a lot of people who hate the rich...... Back to Manchester from Birmingham, Mark. The first thing Hughes did was to go to the club's owner and tell him that the summer was coming to an end if he didn't do it again - due to Thaksin's problems some time ago, Manchester City were slow to move in the transfer market, except for the re-purchase of Sean. Wright. Outside of Phillips, there was no other commendable move.

Before he could leave to find his boss, an Arab man wearing a white turban found him.

"Mark. Good morning, Mr. Hughes. "The guy was very polite.

Hughes was surprised, but he wasn't surprised. Since the club changed owners overnight, there have been more people who have been born like this.

"I'm Mr. Fasim's assistant Osam."

"Ah, Mr. Osam, good morning. Do you have anything to do with me? ”

In fact, if you can guess, Osam looking for him is equivalent to Fasim looking for him.

"Mr. Fasim thinks there should be some big changes to the squad and he wants Mr. Hughes to draw up a list and give it to him."

In the face of such a good thing, Hughes shook his head: "Mr. Osim, I have no doubt that Mr. Fasim wants the team to become stronger. But now that the new season has begun, a major roster overhaul will only lead to worse results. Of course we need to change the squad we have now, but not now. ”

"So can you tell me what position the team needs the most at the moment?"

This time Hughes didn't think about it and blurted out: "Forward." ”

Yes, City's forward line is terrible.

The game against Aston Villa looked like something was wrong at the back, but in fact it was up front. If the striker is unable to pose a threat to the enemy's goal, the opponent's attack will become unbridled.

After Thaksin joined the team last season, he brought a lot of new talents to the team, but the quality is really not flattering...... This summer Mark. One of the first things Hughes did when he took over was to get rid of players on the team who didn't need them at all. On the front line, five were driven out in one go.

Corradi was sold to Regina, Bianchi to Torino, Samaras to Celtic and Di and Mpensa were released from their contracts by the club.

The only strikers who remain in the team now are Vassell and Benjamin. Mwaruvari, Bodinov and Sturridge can be used. Among them, Sturridge is the star of the team, but he is still a little immature.

Look at this lineup, there is hardly a scorer who can get it. Looking at the top five in the Premier League, which one doesn't have a leading goalscorer? Manchester United have Wayne Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez, Liverpool have Fernando Torres, and Arsenal have Adebayor and Eduardo. Silva, Chelsea have Drogba, Nottingham Forest have Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The rhetoric of Manchester City's new owners is still prominent in the media, and as a team that has always won all the trophies and reached the Champions Cup, it is too ...... to have a striker of sufficient grade It's shabby.

Mark. Hughes's proposed position was also agreed by Osam, and he nodded: "It won't be long, Mark. Mr. Hughes, you can have a lot of world-class strikers at your disposal. ”

Mark. Hughes was frightened, he was afraid that the club would waste time on players who would not come at all, and he hurriedly said: "I hope it will be soon." We don't have much time, Mr. Osam. The summer transfer period is still half a month away, and we can't find anyone, so we have to wait until January next year......"

"Rest assured, Mr. Hughes. We have a big plan, but it will take time. Rest assured, the striker will be satisfied at the first time. ”

With that, Osam turned and left, and he was now a busy man. Although Manchester City FC has a general manager, it is better to use this personal assistant in front of Fassim...... Mark. Hughes looked at the Arab man's back and shook his head. From the initial excitement of seeing a large amount of capital pouring into the club, to the current calm, it was only a week. Because he's seen first-hand how those stars simply rejected City.

Manchester City are not the Chelsea they used to be, and they are unattractive to most players. There are some things that you can't do with money alone.

Chelsea were so attractive at the beginning, and Abramovich's money was just one reason. The most important reason is that after the foreshadowing of several coaches such as Hoddle, Gullit, Vialli and Ranieri, Chelsea was already an emerging force outside the traditional top three of the Premier League at that time, and the league ranking was among the top four for a long time, and it won the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup, which was basically a quasi-giant. In this case, with the injection of capital, they can immediately transform.

Manchester City is different, although the history of Manchester is longer than Manchester United, but the results are really miserable. The best results are four FA Cup titles and one Cup Winners' Cup, and they are too long ago to appeal to the players of the moment. More people just see them as a traditional mid-table team in the Premier League.

How many world-class players would deign to come to a team that may not even be able to play in the UEFA Cup next season because of that little money?

To follow Hughes's thinking, Manchester City's rebuilding will take at least three to four years, with small wins and small trophies to rebuild the foundation and change the image of Manchester City as a low-grade team in everyone's mind. Then it's time for the giants...... But his new boss is an anxious man, and obviously can't wait that long. And he had many, many, too many pounds to count, and he thought he would buy time with money. He wants Manchester City to become the world's No. 1 team that is coveted by world-class stars overnight, and the new Manchester United and the new Real Madrid are not just shouting on the lips.

Mark. Hughes now feels that sitting in the Manchester City manager's position is not an enviable affair. There is such an ambitious club owner who knows nothing about football, and there is such a second-rate team...... The harsh reality made him feel like he was sitting on a crater. If the results are not good, the boss will naturally not leave, and will not reflect on what went wrong with his strategy, and the most common and simple way is usually to change coaches. So the poor head coach became a scapegoat, not only lost his job, but also had an indelible stain on his coaching career.

※※※ After all the matches in the first round of the league, Tony. Donn has once again made headlines in the sports pages of various media outlets. His post-match press conference offended the FA and the refereeing committee with his 'no one wants us to win' and he received a £15,000 fine and a one-match ban from the FA.

The Sun mocked Tony. Donn is probably the most suspended head coach in the history of modern football. They unceremoniously point out that Donn is a "fool who speaks out of his ass without going through his brain."

This time Don did not fight back, because he was "banned" by the club. Evan. Dogotti wouldn't allow Donn to be so open-mouthed about causing trouble for himself and the club. Totane's big mouth, Nottingham Forest has become the most difficult "thorn" in the eyes of the English FA, the English referees committee and the Premier League committee, no matter what the occasion, they always have to receive some "special treatment" that others do not enjoy.

So Don was very silent and aggrieved to look at the one-sided ridicule and ridicule in the media.

It was at this time that another incident came out that distracted the media. No one laughed at him anymore, but the situation annoyed him even more.

Manchester City FC have announced that they have written a blank cheque to Nottingham Forest for their top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy!

If successful, it could be the best player transfer in the world. No other club has ever flouted the rules of the game so much as Manchester City, and other clubs have been able to buy and sell players in a budget-conscious way to maximise their benefits, and there are many stories at the negotiating table at the end of the transfer window every year, with managers, professional agents, players and managers coming together to make a living movie.

But the emergence of Manchester City has broken with this traditional transfer rule. first provoked Manchester United, Real Madrid and other giant clubs, and then seduced the leading stars of other teams. And now it's even more astonishing – they're squandering other clubs like dung as money for their lives. It's like looking down on people from above, and then telling you in a cold and conceited voice: "How much are your players worth?" No matter what you offer, there is no one in the world that we can't buy. Don't be petty, just fill in, write as much as you want. If you don't write enough, I still say you're insincere. ”

Don was furious.

He approached Evan and Allen: "Did the Manchester City club really give a blank check? ”

Evan pulled a check out of the folder and handed it to Donne, "I really did." His smile was a little weird, maybe embarrassed. Alan sat silent.

Don saw that it was really blank, and there was not a single number, so he waited for him to play the number game. "Are these idiots playing with performance art? Is this sincerely looking for us to buy people, or showing us that they are rich and invincible? ”

In fact, Manchester City's owners are indeed rich – because they are the country, the United Arab Emirates.

Despite this fact, Don would never allow them to deliberately flaunt it, especially in front of himself.

Damn, I still have to pick up the little money in my hand this summer. It's good for you guys, it's a blank check when you shake your hand, who is this buried?

The strange smile on Evan's face deepened at the hearing Donn's complaint, and Don could be sure that he was smiling awkwardly. And Alan continued to be silent.

"What do you think?" Don wasn't dizzy yet, he knew that the opinions of both people here needed to be consulted.

Evan said: "Player trades, we all have to listen to you, Tony. ”

Don looked at Alan again.

Alan spread his hands: "Evan is right, the team is your domain, Tony. ”

"That is, I am solely responsible for this matter, and you don't interfere?" Don En, who was not at ease, asked again.

Evan just laughed and didn't reply. Allen raised his hands: "If you don't worry, we can sign an agreement, black and white......"

Donn interrupted him, "That's not what I meant, Alan. ”

"I mean we really don't interfere with your work, and we all respect every decision you make. After all, you brought the team today. ”

"Thank you." Don nodded heavily. "Please help me get the media to come to Wilford, I'm going to have a press conference...... All media. He said to Allen.

Alan nodded and didn't ask him what he was going to do at the press conference - fools knew what he was going to do.

"Can't keep people waiting too long, we'll give them an answer this afternoon." Don smiled.

※※※ There is one more thing that Don must do before the press conference. Out of respect for the player's personal wishes, he had to talk to Ruud van Nistelrooy to hear his thoughts on the matter.

Ruud van Nistelrooy knew about this before Donne, and City had no private contact with him and his agent, and Donn didn't believe it.

The Dutchman's answer was quite crisp, and he was also a little moved: "I didn't want to leave here, sir." If possible, I would like to retire here. ”

"The Arabs are offering you a tempting offer, isn't it?" Don wasn't completely relieved, he was afraid that this was a beautiful scene.

Van Nistelrooy smiled: "Actually, they also gave me a blank check and told my agent that I could fill in whatever I wanted." ”

Don secretly scolded the Arabs in his heart for being too vicious, just imagine how many players can withstand such a temptation? You can ask for any treatment...... I'm you second Arab uncle! It's great to have oil, huh? Dig it, dig it, dig hard, and after a few decades of oil digging, I'll see what you can do!

Tony, the child of a poor family. Don cursed in his heart. Extreme imbalance in the heart.

"Then you ......" was a sight in his heart, but on the surface Don was genuinely worried about Van Nistelrooy's defection.

"I'm leaving." The Dutch shooter shrugged.

Don almost hugged him directly.

"I didn't play to make a lot of money, I made enough money. Right now...... I want to enjoy football. I love playing here. ”

"Good brother, be angry!" Tang En blurted out this sentence, and regardless of whether Van Nistelrooy understood it or not, he patted the other party on the shoulder vigorously.

Van Nistelrooy didn't know what the leader was saying, but he just looked at him and smiled, allowing him to pat himself on the shoulder.

Now that he knows what Ruud van Nistelrooy is thinking, Donn has no worries about what he is about to do - he was worried not about what to do with Manchester City, but because he was afraid of affecting his relationship with the players.

After the afternoon training, all the reporters did not go outside the training pitch to stop the stars, and they all poured into the press hall of the Wilford training base.

While the protagonist has not yet come, some reporters are speculating about the purpose of Don En's sudden initiative to call everyone to a press conference this time.

There are actually two things about him lately. One thing stabbed the FA in the ass at one time and made them furious. The other is the recent "blank check gate".

More journalists have chosen to do with the "blank cheque" because they don't think Donn is the one to come out and call a press conference because of a ban and £15,000, otherwise he'd have to do it every once in a while.

When Don and Allen. When Adams appeared at the press conference, the room fell silent.

Alan sat next to Donn, who stood in front of a large pile of microphones. He made a "stop" gesture: "I don't accept questions about any situation, and I won't delay too much of your time." ”

Then he took out a folded piece of paper from his coat pocket and unfolded it to show it to the reporters in the audience.

'It's a blank cheque from Manchester City.' He said, pointing to the piece of paper.

The sighted reporters had already recognized it, and Don didn't lie to them.

Sure enough, it is related to Manchester City, which has been in the limelight recently.

Manchester City rely on their own money and have offended many clubs recently. There are also quite a few people in the media circle who don't treat them very well. Now Manchester City have finally found Nottingham Forest, one who is awesome because he suddenly became rich, and the other who is naturally awesome...... The group decided to watch a good show.

"They asked us this morning for Van Nistelrooy and pulled out a completely blank check for us to fill in the numbers. I thanked them for their generosity, and I decided to give them an answer in front of the media as a sign of respect, and my journalist friends are my witnesses. ”

With that, he took out a fountain pen from his arms and swept away a pile of microphones, mobile phones, and voice recorders on the table. Leaned down and began to fill in the numbers on the check.

As soon as he lifted his pen and put it down, the audience suddenly fell silent, and the reporter who had done a little closer stretched his neck to see what numbers Don would write.

I saw Donn's wrist in circles, circles, circles...... After about thirty seconds, his hand did not stop, and the scene remained silent.

In fact, Alan didn't know what kind of answer Donn was going to give Manchester City before he came, he was just as curious as the reporter below. So he squinted his eyes and glanced at ...... Just then Don screwed on the cap of his pen and picked up the check—he had finished writing.

Then, he beckoned to the photographers and videographers at the back: "You can come up and shoot, you can't shoot anything there, right?" ”

A group of reporters rushed up with their equipment and pointed their cameras and camera lenses at Don.

Seeing that everyone was coming, Don reopened the check with satisfaction and showed it to the camera.

"That's my reply." He had a big smile on his face.

It wasn't just photojournalists but also text reporters who were dumbfounded when they saw the numbers on the check...... 9999999999999999999999999999999。

No one can count how much it is in the first place, and in fact they may not be able to count how much it should be if they are given some more time. The dense Arabic numeral "9" in the number column fills the blank part, making people dazzled, let alone counting.

"Mr. Donne, this ...... How much is that? A reporter stammered and asked.

Don smiled, "I don't know. ”

"Huh?"

"I'll fill it out casually." The smile on Donn's face remained unchanged. "Until it's filled."

In this way, Don stood in front of the reporter with his casually filled check, the flash flashed wildly, and the room was white for a while. Don couldn't see anything but white light in his eyes. But he still kept smiling and holding a check.

Sitting next to him Alan. Adams rubbed his temples, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he felt like he was going crazy.

Mark. Hughes is in dire need of a world-class shooter to help his new boss achieve his goals. Al. Fasim also showed his generosity as a boss. The wealthy Manchester City club in order to bring in Nottingham Forest's leading goalscorer Luther. Van Nistelrooy, wrote a blank check for him. As long as Forest fill in the value of Ruud van Nistelrooy, the transfer deal will be considered a success. Nottingham Forest filled in the price they had made as they wished, but ...... To be honest, the rich Manchester City club will most likely not be able to afford it.

(To be continued)