Don's analysis is good, those giants who are rumored to be interested in Van der Vaart currently have their own problems at the moment, and they can't take care of him. Before Nottingham Forest joined the hunt, only Hamburg and Van der Vaart were the closest.

In fact, a season ago, Hamburg was keen to bring in the Ajax captain.

If Koeman had been the Ajax manager at that time, Van der Vaart would have chosen to go to Hamburg. But Billinder's arrival changed everything that Donn knew. He persuaded the pillar of Ajax to stay and help him for a season at a time when Ajax's young talent was halfway through and the team was shaky and needed an experienced man to lead him. Van der Vaart is undoubtedly the best candidate.

As the club's gratitude for choosing to stay, Van der Vaart will not be hindered from leaving the team after one season, as long as he reaches an agreement with the opposing team, then he can leave for a very low price.

Van der Vaart agreed to this condition, choosing to stay in exchange for a season's departure. Billinder also gave him back the captain's armband.

As a result, Van der Vaart turned down the hamburger a season earlier.

The German club did not change their minds and extended another invitation to Van der Vaart a season later, and Van der Vaart was also impressed by the German club that valued him so much and promised him to play his favourite 'shadow striker'. If not Tony? Donn stepped in and he was almost ready to start negotiating a personal contract with Hamburg.

The addition of Nottingham Forest changes everything.

A team with great ambitions and growing quality wants him to join him with the aim of winning the Champions Cup this season.

Van der Vaart admits this is more appealing than simply playing him as a "shadow striker".

As a professional footballer, who wouldn't want to claim football's highest honours? The highest honour for the national team is the European Championship and the World Cup, and the highest honour for the club is the European Champions Cup.

Nottingham Forest's story of reaching the final last season and losing to Barcelona in the final is so impressive that even people like Van der Vaart who didn't know Forest before will remember it well.

After interviewing Donn and feeling first-hand the manager's ambitions, Van der Vaart's balance had actually tipped at that meeting.

Broker Solon? Lebier was a meticulous man, and after that meeting, he gave Van der Vaart a few CDs of all the Forest's games.

Since it's too late to wait for the opponent to train in the Netherlands, it's better to use the match video to observe it now.

Lebier wanted Van der Vaart to see the footage to get a feel for what kind of team Forest is and then consider which club he should choose.

Of course, how could those discs not be without the original UEFA feature film for Nottingham Forest?

Tony? Donn and the team are very three-dimensional in front of Van der Vaart's eyes.

It's a young and energetic team, but it's not lacking in experience. It felt a lot like Ajax......

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"It's boring to have nothing to do......" In the hotel room, Don was concentrating on studying all the information about their opponents in the new season, while Don leaned against the window, watching the passers-by passing below, playing with the mobile phone in his hand.

Two days have passed, and Van der Vaart has not given them an answer, even the agent Soren? Lebier also seemed to be missing, and he did not take the initiative to contact him.

Don thinks his rhetoric and tactics have impressed the other side...... No, not think, it's that he's convinced. But the strange thing is why didn't the other party reply to him the next day? It's really uncomfortable to hang up like this.

"You can go alone and visit the world-famous human flesh window at night." Tang didn't raise his head and answered.

Tang En glared at the other party: "Sometimes I really miss the Tang who couldn't let out a fart for three days. ”

"Or, you should seriously think about training here now, how to keep those players from poking out of the basket."

The question was serious, and Don fell silent. He didn't think of this when he chose Amsterdam. The Netherlands may be considered the most open country in the world, where same-surname love is legal, drug use is legal, silver sales are legal, gambling is legal, and euthanasia is legal...... What is a serious crime in other countries is a matter of great spur in this low-lying place but in the open and under the sun.

If you're accompanied by a Dutch friend who knows Amsterdam well and is hospitable, Donn doesn't mind going to the Windmoon venue for fun. If someone like him is like that, what about the young players who are so strong?

In the West, unlike in China, it is not a big deal to talk openly about surnames. This kind of thing is personal freedom and private life, and others are not allowed to interfere with it at will.

Tang En is not one of those defenders, he thinks that it is a normal physiological need for a man to find a woman, and if he doesn't have a girlfriend and wife, he can't always go through his hands, so Scoop Ji is naturally one of the reasonable choices. He had this experience a few times in England, but it was not something for him to publicize publicly......

During the summer vacation, the players can't control what Don En does, even if they beat his wife and children, it doesn't matter to Don En, let alone find a woman to relieve his boredom.

But then it's the team's training camp to prepare for the start of the new season, and this time is working time for the players, has anyone ever seen the boss allow employees to be called up when they go to work?

Placing a training camp in Amsterdam would have to deal with such a difficult problem, and he could not ask all the players to stay in the hotel for the night and not go anywhere. This is a pre-season camp, not a Nazi concentration camp.

"Hmm......" Donn mused, "maybe I should adjust my training plans." ”

"Abandoning the Netherlands?"

"That's not it, the second-best team in Europe was scared away by a group of girls, and how embarrassing it was...... But I had to give up on Amsterdam, it's not a good place to train. ”

"Do you have a new place?"

Don smiled: "I suddenly remembered a place, maybe it would be a good fit." ”

"Where?"

"The town northeast of Amsterdam – Volendam."

Hearing this name, Tang was stunned for a moment.

"The water network is intertwined, which can be described as a water show. The place is a little remote, but it is quiet. The local people are very simple, and our people are not disturbed too much. I think it's a good place to train with peace of mind. Donn blinked, he certainly wouldn't say he saw the name from a web soccer book and remembered it well......

"A good place indeed......" Don didn't have much to say.

At this moment, the mobile phone that was being played with by Don rang and vibrated at the same time. Scared, Donn almost threw his phone out of the window.

The phone jumped back and forth between his hands a few times, and finally he held it steady.

“hello！ Mr. Lebeer! Donn's voice rose as he stood up from the window.

Don watched him stand up, then stopped talking.

After half a minute or so, a smile appeared on his face: "Great! Thank you, Mr. Lebeer. We're going to get in touch with Ajax right away and I think we'll be able to start individual talks tomorrow. ”

After hanging up the phone, Don raised his fists and jumped up: "Great news!" New teammate Van der Vaart joins! ”

"Don't be too happy, Ajax hasn't said he will release him yet."

'There's no problem with the club.' Donn waved his hand, "It's a good sign, a good sign for the new season." Don, I have the thrill of getting new epic gear...... Ha ha! We're stronger! ”

"This is not an online game...... What did the Homo economicus say? ”

"Rafael is delighted to have accepted Nottingham Forest's offer and entrusted me with full responsibility for the negotiation of his personal contract." Don learning from Sauron? Lebier's tone speaks.

Van Nistelrooy, Van der Vaart...... and much more. I'm going to turn European football upside down in the new season! Donn's eyes gleamed, and he grinned, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth.

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The personal negotiations went smoothly and all the terms of the contract were settled in one afternoon. Van der Vaart's salary in the team is in the first group, and Forest, who made a lot of money from TV broadcasts last season, are not stingy this time, and they are not stingy with cheques.

Van der Vaart is very happy with his personal treatment, with goals and assists in addition to his salary, and a reasonable four-year contract. He couldn't fault anything.

As for the negotiations between the clubs, as mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, Van der Vaart stayed on as promised to help the team through a difficult season, and now it is the club's turn to deliver on their promises. Ajax didn't make any fussy on Van der Vaart's departure, and the two clubs quickly reached an agreement.

In the end, Nottingham Forest successfully brought in Dutch midfielder Van der Vaart at a "low price" of 4.5 million pounds.

When Donn returned to England, he brought a great midfield attacker to the team, and more tactical changes to the team.

This time, the history that Cruyff, the "godfather of Barcelona", called "I don't know what to say or what Van der Vaart will do in Hamburg", was finally strangled to death by Donn in his infancy, and the European golden boy of the year, known as the "new Cruyff", later gradually degenerated player became a member of Forest Red. In this team, he will continue to wear his favourite number 23 shirt (Cruyff No. 14 + Van Basten's No. 9), and at the press conference to welcome him, Donn told reporters who questioned Van der Vaart's level:

“…… I know what he was like in the last moments at Ajax and we had a very open conversation. I'm a firm believer in my choice and Rafael is a player I can trust and a player that Forest needs. My player doesn't have to be responsible for the media questioning him, he only needs to be responsible for me and the team. ”

The future of Donne, the future of Nottingham Forest, the future of the Premier League, the future of European football...... It's all getting exciting.

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After taking the former number 10 player of the Dutch national team, Donn's hand on the transfer market has not been withdrawn.

Three days later, the post-80s Shaolin abbot station updated the transfer information they had updated only three days ago in a prominent position.

The post-80s Shaolin abbot has had a habit of never revealing the slightest news on his website until the transfer negotiations with a player are not finally successful, even if the outside world rumors have been flying, or newspapers such as "The Sun" have sworn that there is such a deal. The news they posted was all successful transfers, whether they were player departures or introductions. So Forest fans and some media who follow Forest know that to confirm whether a transfer deal is successful, just keep their official website.

This time, the person who appears in the photo on the front page of the site is an Eastern European player.

“…… We are delighted to announce that the club has reached an agreement with La Liga side Atletico Madrid to acquire Bulgaria international and left winger Martin for £5 million. Petrov. The player, known for his speed and ability to assist, was delighted to join the team, and in an interview he claimed to be the head coach Tony? Done's name attracted him to this decision. In this transfer we beat the north London side Tottenham Hotspur......"

By the way, the last sentence of this news is also one of the characteristics of the official website after Don came, this kind of public announcement of who has beaten who is who, which is very annoying to the opposing club, but the Forest team is tired of it, and has no intention of changing it.

This kind of megalomania is very much in line with Tony? Don gives the impression he makes......

After bringing in a lot of attacking players, Donn finally thought about bringing a little competitiveness to the backline.

A day later, a transfer confirmation message was added to the homepage of the official website.

"Nottingham Forest and Belgian Anderlecht about young centre-back Vicente? Kompany (vincent_kompany) has agreed on a transfer. Coach Donn said the £4 million Kompany is the future of the team, and he will compete with Pique and Pepe for the first-choice centre-back position in the new season. Vincent Kompany was delighted to join Nottingham Forest, for which he turned down an offer from Hamburg.

Meanwhile, Tony? Coach Donn agrees with Matthew? Epson moves to West Ham United. The terms between the two clubs and the West Han Tomb and the individual players have long been agreed, and Coach Donn has finally given his head after the successful introduction of Kompany, and we thank Epson for everything he has contributed to the team over the past two seasons and wish him ......the best of luck."

Matthew? Epson's departure brought in £4.2 million for Forest, and as the team's back-up centre-back, he was able to sell for that price, in addition to the Premier League's usual style of hyping up prices. The duet performances of Adams and Donn also contributed to it.

On the one hand, Allen is maneuvering with his opponent at the negotiating table. On the other hand, Donn's insistence that he would not sell a man also put a lot of pressure on West Ham United. In the end, the defender who was not in Done's plan was sold for £4.2 million, offsetting Kompany's transfer expenses and a net profit of £200,000.

After some transfer moves, Forest's squad for the new season is basically complete. Now, if there is still a piece of heart in the hearts of Don and Allen, it may only be the uncertainty of Anelka.

However, Don doesn't care about Anelka's affairs now, whether he is willing to stay in the team or leave, he doesn't have the time to care. With so many new players in the squad, he needs to put them together before the start of the season, manage the relationship between the players and guide the new players to settle into the team and life in England as quickly as possible.

"There is no distinction between the main team and the substitutes in my team, only the difference between a good form and a bad attitude. If you want to play more games, try to conquer me with your training and performance in competitions! In the first training session with all the players, Donn said this to his 25 first-team players.

Nottingham Forest's new season is in full swing.

(To be continued)