Done's feet have just set foot on English soil, and the transfer talks between Nottingham Forest and Portuguese club Porto for Pepe are already underway.

In addition to the negotiations between the two clubs, there is another issue that cannot be ignored – Pepe's labor certification. Because Pepe has played in Portugal for many years, he still only has Brazilian nationality and is a non-EU player, and has not played for the Brazilian national team so far, so he naturally does not meet the standard of 75% of the international A level competitions that must be represented by the national team of his country. If there is no problem between the two clubs and the three players, but in the end they are stuck on the labor certificate, I am afraid that Don will be angry and vomit blood. When playing FM, he has encountered such problems many times.

To his relief, Pepe's application for Portuguese citizenship had been submitted.

If the Portuguese side doesn't apply, Donn has one last resort - a special genius clause. His only concern is that no defensive player seems to have successfully applied for this clause since its inception...... And the thought of dealing with disgusting English FA officials makes Donn feel uncomfortable. As he spent more time in England and more contact with the English FA in his profession, he felt more and more that the English FA and the Chinese Football Association, which are the "birthplace of modern football" and "the world's first professional football governing body", were very similar and disgusting in many ways.

Pedantic, stupid, stubborn, self-righteous, bureaucratic, backward in concept, arrogant...... These are the "seven deadly sins" of the English FA.

Unless absolutely necessary. Don didn't want to have anything to do with those officials.

As the favourite Des said, Porto did not block the transfer of a fourth substitute centre-back for exactly four million euros, and the two sides did not waste time on the transfer fee. Straight into the step of negotiating personal conditions with the players.

Personal conditions or something, Don has already negotiated with Mendes, and Pepe authorized Mendes to be fully responsible for all his negotiations. The rest was simple, Pepe flew to Nottingham, England, accompanied by Mendes, and then underwent a full medical examination at the Forest club, the results of which surprised the professional sports medicine specialists. In Fleming's words to Donn:

"This kid doesn't look very strong. It's actually almost perfect. There is a terrifying power in the body. ”

Mendes has a lot of confidence in his players and is just as happy to hear it.

After passing the medical examination, the two parties can officially sign the contract, and then the transfer is officially announced.

After signing the contract, Donn shook Pepe's hand: "Welcome to Nottingham Forest. Pepe. ”

"Mr. Donn, I'm happy to play with you too."

"Don't call me Mr. Donn. Call me the boss, or boss. Donn patted Pepe's thick shoulder, "In England, players call it coach, you have to get used to it. ”

"Okay...... Chief. Pepe's round face smiled a little silly.

'You can go on vacation, the players' holiday isn't over yet. Also, if you have any requirements for the house you will live in in the future. You can also tell us that the club will take this into account when looking for housing for you. Allen, who was standing next to Donne, stepped forward and said.

Pepe didn't expect that just after signing, the club had already taken all these issues into account. He looked at Allen, the club's marketing manager, with some surprise. Don said with a smile: "The club has someone in charge of your life, so you don't have to worry about living here." You need to do one thing well – kick, play well. I'm sure you'll love it here. ”

"I've loved it already. Chief. ”

The room burst into laughter.

Evan has carefully analysed the gap between the competitiveness of the players and the development of loyalty between Forest and other big clubs. Relying on a stellar history and influence in the football world to attract players, and retaining players, it is clear that Forest are no match for other big clubs. Relying on huge wages to retain and attract players...... Evan is not Abramovich either. In the end, at this stage, I am afraid that only a few small details can make the players feel that this club really thinks about them. It's a club that deserves their contribution.

The same idea was when Don asked Evan to pay for Wood's mother's treatment in the name of the club and arrange a home for the Wood family. Enlightened Evan. He also saw the effect later, just spending some money on treatment, and building an apartment, so that the club gained a powerful midfielder who was rapidly rising in England, which made Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and other giants covetous

The Forest team also has something that makes the big clubs blush.

While Forest's goal is to be the big club in the G14, Forest are still a small club in the truest sense of the word, Evan admits it, so he has to do a lot of work. Donn's task is to lead the team in training and playing, and Allen is in charge of making money, so it is natural for him, as the chairman, to use some brains in running the club.

Don knows that Pepe is a player who values family more, and if he gets to Nottingham Forest and stays in a hotel all the time, it will definitely affect his swing. Finding him a fixed place to live, even if it's just renting, can stabilize Pepe's state. The club takes these trivial matters into account as much as possible and handles them well, so that Pepe and other foreign players can put all their energy into the training field and better contribute to the team.

Donn often said on the training ground: the devil is in the details.

Take care of every detail in training and when it comes to the game, the players get every detail done and the victory is a matter of course – unless it's too bad.

The same applies to the operation and management of the club. Evan wants Forest to be the most special of the 20 clubs in the UK, not just by results but by other differences.

Just think about why Barcelona can let Messi stay there willingly, not only because they are giants, but also because the club paid to cure Messi's Confucianism, and found a job for Messi's father in the club to solve the financial difficulties. The same is true of Dos Santos, where the Barcelona club paid for the dos Santos brothers' studies and provided them with a place to live. These more human details may seem inconspicuous, and few people can tell how much effort the club has put into their backs when looking at the talented performances of those talented players. But when these details are added up one by one, in the moment of need, there is an amazing power, and that is - loyalty.

As president of the club, Evan studied the history and stories behind almost every successful club in Europe. From the perspective of an entrepreneur, he believes that a successful club is actually a company-the clubs in the UK are all joint-stock limited liability companies. However, they are somewhat different from ordinary companies because they deal with special projects and customer groups.

Since it is a company, it is necessary to have a corporate culture, that is, the temperament of a club. But every successful club will have something that sets it apart from other clubs.

Unlike Real Madrid, which has a history of continued glory and global prestige, Nottingham Forest cannot put splendor and glory at the heart of the club's foothold. They also don't have the same strong sense of regional identity as Barcelona or Athletic Bilbao, and there is always a large and die-hard group of supporters, good or bad. They also don't have the same glorious tradition of KOP stands as Liverpool, with ups and downs, ups and downs, and ups and downs in the past.

Evan was frustrated after poring over Nottingham Forest's club history. They don't have anything to run through except that their history is old enough. Winning the European Cup two years in a row was not so much the era of one club as the era of one man – the era of Brian Clough. On top of that, the Forest's idiosyncrasies have been blurred and difficult to discern in the more than 140 years since the club's founding.

Evan had discussed this at dinner with Alan and Donn. When he was distressed that there were no characteristics that he could get with the Forest team, Donn woke up the dreamer with a sentence: Isn't it better to have no characteristics? It's like a blank sheet of paper, whatever you want to draw or write, we build this club from scratch exactly as you want it to be, and put your personal stamp on it. After a few years, people will think of Nottingham Forest and say that the history of Nottingham Forest was written by you, isn't it more rewarding than following the traditions of the past?

Evan was enlightened, and he felt that Nottingham Forest were now a small club – and there was nothing to be embarrassed about – but there were small benefits to being small. Every time he sees Tony and the players joking on the sidelines of the training pitch, he will follow along in his office. With a history of more than 140 years, Nottingham Forest is now a truly young team, from the president of the club to the manager of the team to the average age of the team, they can all rank first in the list of the youngest teams in the 20 English teams. Isn't it nice to have a young team, full of vigor and hope, under the leadership of a manager who is very capable of winning people's hearts, to unite and attack one goal after another, without the intrigue of a big club, and with a big smile on everyone's face?