Strikers are an issue that needs to be addressed urgently, and Anelka is definitely leaving, although no club has made a public offer for the French striker, but Donn knows that Anelka's two older brothers must be dismissed privately with various clubs. Don ignored it and let them toss, anyway, in the end it was the same result - Anelka left. He doesn't care how much money he makes less, something he realized when he was working against AC Milan. He's going to teach the unruly striker a lesson, let him know who's the boss on this team, and teach the two insatiable agents a lesson.

Anyway, the person who advocated the introduction of Anelka was Allen, and Don would not consider releasing Anelka's transfer because he wanted to give Allen face.

Putting the Anelka affair aside for the time being, Donn went to meet with Evan and Allen to show them his transfer list for the season.

The two of them were a little surprised to see the few lives on the list in just one paragraph.

"Didn't you say money was tight? I'll bring in fewer people. In addition, I have a list of candidates who can be sold. Don motioned for them to flip the list over, and there were a few names on the back, which were the ones who could be sold.

Alan looked at this part more carefully. In the past few years, due to Donn's behavior of protecting calves, the team has been in and out of the transfer market, and it has seriously affected the break-even.

After reading this list, both Evan and Allen nodded to Don in full support.

Then Evan also told Donn the news that the land for the construction of the new stadium had been obtained, in Clifton.

This is the place that Donn knows, just southwest of Wilford, but also southwest of the city of Nottingham. He was a little worried because it was too far from the city center.

The current city stadium is located in the center of the city, and it is very convenient for fans from all over the world to watch the game at every home game, and the transportation is very developed. But if you put the new stadium on the south-western town of Clifton...... He worries about affecting popularity.

Alan laughed at his concern.

"Tony, it looks like it's far away now, but when the stadium is built, you won't feel far away. At that time, there will be a large residential area centered on the new stadium, and the well-developed urban transportation will not make the road difficult for fans living in other places. ”

Evan laughs and explains to Don why he chose Clifton over anything else. "Actually, we also wanted to choose the city center with the most people. But Tony, that would require more money, the construction cost was too high. Moreover...... There is no vacant land in the city centre for us to build a large stadium. The Clifton area was sold to us cheaply by the Municipal Axe, but on one condition, the Municipal Axe wanted us to cooperate with the development plan for the area – they decided to use the construction of the new stadium as an opportunity to make a commercial and residential area plan there. Alan is in talks with several bidding construction companies to find the best fit. I think the plan is very good, just to build a stadium, we are worried that we will not be able to find a suitable company, if it is a new stadium and a large commercial and residential area, there are many construction companies interested. ”

Alan nodded that this was indeed the case.

"As for transportation, I think it's going to be a lot better than it is now. Now every home game, the outside of the City Stadium is crowded, and there are not enough parking spaces in the parking lot, and many people need to park their cars a mile away and walk over. Since it's right next to the river, there's no way to get more fans in at the same time – that would squeeze people into the river. At the same time, because it is located in the center of the city, it is not convenient to build more modern transportation facilities...... The City Stadium was built more than 100 years ago, and it's just too old...... The old ones are even difficult to expand. The new stadium will be equipped with a direct tram line to the square in front of the stadium, which will allow fans to take the tram from all over the stadium directly to the stadium gates, as well as when exiting the stadium. ”

Don was convinced, anyway, he was not as professional as these two people in terms of management, in short, they said to do what they did. If it's really a new stadium and a residential area, maybe he will go there and buy a house there in the future.

"Sounds like an exciting plan." Don praised Allen's work. "I can't wait to go to the new stadium and direct the game."

The other two laughed.

The transfer plan was approved, and Donn left the chairman's office, and he had to be busy bringing in the players on this list and figuring out how to sell those on the back of the list.

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The man who has been vacant after the departure of Ninzel Anelka in the front line is Andrei, the striker of the Russian St. Petersburg Nizette (zenit_peterburg). Arshavin (andrey_arshavin).

The player, who is known as the "new czar" in Russia, is not a young rookie, but a late bloomer. He is twenty-six years old, but he was not known in European football until the most recent season.

And Donn knew him and understood him because of Akinfeev.

After deciding to loan Akinfeev back to CSKA Moscow, Don hired a Russian scout in Russia who was familiar with Eastern European football, and he was responsible for following Akinfeev's performance in the Russian league and faxing him a report every week so that Don could keep abreast of Akinfeev's status and situation.

At the same time, Donn hired such a scout, not knowing that it was for Akinfeev, but also for the sake of discovering some inexpensive football talents from Eastern European football represented by Russia.

The young ones paid for their own training, and whether they could play in the Forest team or not, even if they sold it, they could make a profit. In fact, this is something that the old club was doing before Donn took over the Forest. Remember that German teenager Eugen. Bebop? He was a rising star that the Forest team had specially poached from Germany, but his training failed in the end. But such a failure should not in any way affect the confidence of the Forest Club to continue to do so. This was the survival method of many small clubs in England, and the Forest team at that time did not know that they would welcome a group of nobles.

Allen is very supportive of his plan - as long as it is a plan that can make money for the team, Allen, an American, supports it......

His name was Dmitry. Ivanovich. Mendeleev, a bearded scout with the same name as the famous Russian chemist, in addition to reporting to him on Akinfeev's performance, also regularly recommended to him players he had discovered, or who had already made a name for himself in Russian football but was still unknown in Western Europe.

Andre. Arshavin is one of them.

After watching the video of Arshavin playing football sent by Mendeleev, Donn immediately fell in love with the small player. He is fast, has good technique, can play almost all positions in the front court, is very smart, can pass the ball, is willing to assist, can create opportunities for his teammates, he is not an idiot who is self-centered and does not know how to cooperate and does not know what "team spirit" is.

Such a person is a perfect fit for the Forest team.

As a result, Mendeleev later had one more job: in addition to tracking Akinfeev, he also had to track Arshavin.

This is a bitter thing for the "Russian chemist", who often runs from place to place. Thankfully, his ticket was reimbursed by the Forest club, otherwise he might have left it behind.

As reports about Arshavin continued to feed Donn on his desk, he became more and more familiar with the small player in Russia, so familiar that although he had not yet met him in person, he already knew what he liked and hated......

It was at that time that Donn was determined to put Anelka on the cold bench, as he had already found the Frenchman's best replacement. Anelka leaving? Let him go!

So back before the end of last season, Forest FC was linked up with Rakchetti, Arshavin's agent.

It's just that at that time, Lacetti was a little disdainful of such a "small club" - they didn't look as rich as Abramovich's Chelsea; Nor is it as glamorous as Manchester United and Arsenal are in today's world football. What's more, they had just beaten Arshavin's favourite Barcelona in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, and as the manager, Donn had a lot of disrespectful remarks about Barcelona before and after the game.

Don didn't care about Arshavin's cold encounter with his agent, and it was nothing for him to let himself suffer a little grievance for the player he liked. He knew that in the end, Arshavin would be his own, because he had a way to make the other side look the other way on himself and his team.

The solution is to win one of the most important titles of the season.

After the UEFA Champions League final, the whole club was in a state of great joy, but some people couldn't rest. Don asked the club to contact Arshavin and his agent for the first time, and once again proposed a transfer. He plans to listen to the player's personal wishes before contacting the club.

In the past, when playing games, the rules stipulated that you could only go to the club to make an offer and then talk to the player. If the player himself is unwilling, the hard work of going back and forth with the club will be in vain. How can there be so many rules and regulations in reality? Every transfer led by Donn is to find the opposing player first, and then to the club.

This time, Arshavin's agent's tone was loose - he couldn't help it if he didn't want to. Although Arshavin has become the No. 10 captain of the Nizet team and the captain of the Russian national team, he is also well-known in European football. But the European clubs that really have enough weight are at best paying lip service to Andre. Arshavin was interested, and none of them made real actions. Agent Lacetti couldn't bargain with Forest with offers from other clubs.

And he also knew that the Nizet team would definitely not be able to keep Arshavin, and Arshavin had told him and Nizet head coach Advocaat: he wanted to leave Nizet, leave Russia, and play in the highest league in Europe.

It's the confidence and dream of any high-caliber player, and so is Arshavin.

Nottingham Forest's timely Champions League victory also gave Arshavin a different look at the team that had beaten his favourite Barcelona.

He watched the live broadcast of the final, where Forest almost completely suppressed the Italian giants AC Milan, and Kaka's goal was a reflection of Kaka's individual ability, and had nothing to do with the performance of the AC Milan team. As a team that has just been promoted to the Premier League for only three seasons, Forest can completely block AC Milan in the final and win with a score of 3:1, which is really what Arshavin did not expect before the game.

It was also this game that made him interested in the team that had been pursuing him.

He first heard the name when his national team-mate, Akinfeev, announced that he would join an English Premier League side but on loan to CSKA Moscow for a season. He knew that the name of that team was "Nottingham Forest".

After that he kept hearing about "Nottingham Forest" and their last name to the manager "Tony." Donn" and for the sake of taking it to heart, after all, England and Russia are too far apart. That was until he received a call from his agent, Laceti, telling him that Nottingham Forest were interested in him.

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After the final, Woods contacted Arshavin's agent, Ratchti, but they did not give them a clear answer, saying only that his players needed to seriously consider playing abroad.

Hearing this reply, Don knew that there was a play, although he didn't give an answer immediately, but it was also human nature, this important choice, who would nod or shake his head right away? If there is, it must be a second stunned, and Donn will not want to come to the Forest team.

So he went on vacation to Brazil with Shania in a happy mood, and when he returned, he asked again about the progress of the transfer, and heard that Rachetti had not yet contacted the club. He knows that this is Lachetti dragging his feet, and seeing that there are no other teams in the transfer market that will make an offer, he will have the confidence to bargain with Forest.

To this end, Donn specifically went to learn about the current European transfer market, and there are indeed teams interested in Arshavin, but they have enough weight to compete with the club, and clearly indicated that they want to introduce Arshavin's attitude...... Not a single one.

At this time, Tang En's heart completely settled down, and he knew that the Russian "new tsar" would not be able to run out of the palm of his hand.

After everything was clear, Donn decided not to give Lachetti a chance not to make waves. He personally called Ratchetti, Arshavin's agent, and showed him his sincerity, and his understanding and affection for Arshavin. Then he asked again about Arshavin's intention to move to Forest.

The Forest manager called, and Racheti couldn't excuse himself. He knew what kind of person Donn was and he told him that he did have plans to play abroad, but if Forest's conditions didn't meet Arshavin's, then they would rather stay in Nizet.

“…… After all, Andre has a lot of affection for this team that he has played for since he was a child. ”

The words are high-sounding, and agents like to come to this set. Don is not a rookie who has dealt with an agent for the first time. The next day he sent a fax to the Nizet team on behalf of Nottingham Forest FC asking for their No.10 Andre. Arshavin.

This time, the Forest team is offering £10 million.

Nottingham Forest were the first club to make a bid for Arshavin, and Nizet was not surprised to see them ready to sell their core. After all, this is something that many small and medium-sized clubs and teams in Europe's second- and third-rate leagues have to face.

Those star players who are talented and perform well can't afford to spend their careers in leagues that aren't at the highest level. If a club from Europe's top league sends them an invitation, these people have no intention of training, no intention of playing, and their minds are full of top leagues.

Arshavin is also one of them.

Ten million pounds is not too low. Nizet pretended to refuse, and Forest made an offer of £1 million over the first offer, and Allen told Nizet's boss that if he didn't accept it, it was the final offer. As the new European champions, they have too many better options in the forward position.

Nizet's boss certainly knows that there is a shortage of strikers in world football these days, just strikers. If this opportunity is missed, who knows if there will be a next one? The big European clubs say they are interested in Arshavin all the time, but they don't always make an offer, it seems that they are just talking about it. Maybe they don't like Russian players yet, right?

Nizet's boss hesitated for a moment and accepted the offer with half a push.

The club agreed, and the problems of the players themselves were well resolved. Donn knows that Arshavin likes Barcelona and wants to play in Barcelona the most, but Barcelona can't look down on this Russian player, for the La Liga giants, they have too many world-class options in Arshavin's position, and they can't afford to spend so much money and energy for a Russian league player - in the eyes of Catalans, Arshavin is not a world-class player.

Eventually, after four days of negotiations, Arshavin signed his name on a personal contract.

The next day, June 23, the official website of the post-80s Shaolin Abbot Station and Nizet, as well as Arshavin's own personal official website, announced the news at the same time-

Nottingham Forest have brought in the heart of their midfield, number 10 captain Andre, from the Russian Premier League's Nizet for £11 million. Arshavin. The transfer will take effect on July 1.

This is the first transfer of the new season announced by Forest, and it has attracted a lot of media attention, and Arshavin's name and his baby face have appeared in many sports media in Europe on a large scale for the first time. England's The Mirror is very concerned about the move of the new European champions, and after the deal was confirmed, they used the headline in their sports section to introduce readers to Forest's first signing of the season:

"The Tsar is coming! 》

And there are countless other reports about him.

The twenty-six-year-old captain of Russia has finally tasted the sweetness of joining a top team in the top league.

And with the announcement of this news, Anelka also knows that his days at Nottingham Forest are over.

Although as a player, he won the European Champions Cup for the second time. But ironically, this second trophy still doesn't have much to do with him......

(To be continued)