Three days passed after Allen called Donne, and Done didn't get any news about Abarca's transfer talks, thinking that was the end of the matter, and Allen didn't seem to be able to handle the two Frenchmen. Unexpectedly, this time he received a call from Fenerbahce in Turkey, wanting to talk to Forest about Anelka's transfer.

At the same time, Alan appeared in Evan Dogetty's office in the dust, Evan joked that Alan had returned with Turkish sand, and Don realized that the delay was due to Allen's trip to Turkey to negotiate with Fenerbahce Club.

Seeing Donn, Alan smiled brightly: "There is nothing good to drink in Turkey, no tea, no coffee, and no coke. ”

The two of them burst out laughing.

"It's settled." After laughing, Alan sat down to accept the results of his trip, "We will give Anelka's two agent brothers some appropriate 'payment', and they will help us put pressure on Fenerbahce FC - you are in the UK and you don't know the news over there. In Turkey, there has been a lot of negative news about Anelka's late training and confrontation with the coach recently, and it was all the two agents who did it. Fenerbahce FC was already overwhelmed, and I went to Turkey and quickly agreed on the idea of buying Anelka. Guess how much it costs us to buy an Anelka? ”

Both shook their heads.

Alan raised his hands and spread his fingers.

"Ten million?" Don frowned slightly.

Alan smiled and shook his head, retracting two more fingers. "Eight million."

The other two laughed at the same time. It's a good deal, eight million to buy an Anelka, which is within Donn's affordability. If it was 10 million, Don would inevitably feel sorry for the money.

"Half a season, a million earned, the Turks feel that they have not suffered. In addition, Anelka's personal contract had already been negotiated long before that. The contract is for a period of four years. The weekly salary ......," Alan deliberately sold a pass, "forty-five thousand pounds, ten percent of the salary per year, plus a signing fee of six hundred thousand." As a concession, we give up all of Anelka's image rights. ”

For this condition, Don is also very satisfied. Previously, the highest weekly salary in the team was 40,000 pounds for Van der Sar, but the Forest team has adjusted the salary structure of the whole team in the new season, although it has not yet been announced, but the level of 45,000 is only in the middle and upper reaches of the new salary structure.

As for the portrait right, give it up, give it up, and Anelkadi's portrait right is not worth a few dollars, only his two agent brothers are still holding on to it like babies.

While happy, Evan suddenly thought of a question: "Alan, what you said makes me a little worried. Now since we can get Anelka's two agents to treat Fenerbahce like this, who can guarantee that in one year, two years later. Isn't there any other team secretly encouraging those two money-eyed guys to treat us like this? ”

Alan didn't answer, but looked at Donn.

Donn coughed, "Evan, you know...... World football may lack quality players in many positions. But there is no shortage of good strikers. It's not that we bought Anelka and stopped looking for good strikers. I'll always keep an eye on the transfer market. If they want to make trouble, let them make trouble, and we are making a fortune in the transfer market. ”

Evan suddenly realized, he turned around and took a bottle of whiskey and three glasses from the wine cabinet, poured them one by one, and then divided the glasses to Don and Allen.

"Two and a half years ago. My father called me back from the United States and wanted me to take over his club. In order to get me interested in running a club, he showed me the Forest's training base, the Forest's stadium, and met with the local players and coaching staff. But he didn't think that was enough, and maybe the best way for me as a basketball fan to be interested in football was to watch a football game live, so he took me to an official Forest game. Evan looked at Donne, "It was a third round match in the FA Cup. First division side Nottingham Forest host team West Ham United. ”

Don knew what Evan was going to say, and he touched the tip of his nose with some embarrassment.

"Before the half-game. I looked at the full stands and couldn't understand what those people were thinking – a game against a lower team, not at a high level, not playing well, and having scored three goals in a row...... What's so good about such a game? I think it's stupid whether it's the fans who sit in the stands and watch the game, or the fathers who spend their energy and money on this team, they're just wasting their time. ”

Evan shrugged.

'At half-time, my dad insisted on taking me to the dressing room to meet the players, even though I didn't think it was the right time – who would want to have an awkward meeting in the dressing room when the team was down by a big score? Then we heard the show in the dressing room. Evan winked at Donn. It was exciting, I was interested in football for the first time. I guess it's a bit difficult to see the Sherwood Forest made up of 27,000 middle fingers now, right? ”

"That's a swan song, Evan." Donn replied with a smile.

"You're right, Tony. Now the Forest team is no longer the hopeless team it used to be. I still remember that second half very well, even though we still lost in the end...... But Tony, no matter how long it takes, I still have to say that it was the best game I've ever seen. ”

"Thank you."

"From that game onwards, I became interested in running a football club and suddenly I felt that it might not be a waste of time to sit in the stadium box and watch my team play in the stands every weekend afternoon. After returning to the US, Alan and I had serious discussions about giving up our existing property and going back to the UK to run a club. At first Alan thought I was crazy. He looked at Alan Adams again.

"You told me you were really crazy, just because of that game." Alan took over with a smile, "I studied the business situation of NBA clubs in the United States and the business model of traditional football clubs in the United Kingdom, and I think Evan may be really crazy, but it is not without reason. The NBA in the United States is the most commercialized and successful league in the world, and I think their way of doing business is worth emulating. Football clubs in the UK are different from the nBa, because of historical factors, many people think that a club belongs to the fans, and it doesn't matter whether they can make money or not. But I don't see it that way, if we want to make money for the team, we have to change some of the old ways of thinking. Luckily, the Forest were in a terrible situation – a financial crisis, results were slipping, and the fans were tired of the situation they were in and wanted to do something different. So......" he looked at Evan again, "Evan and I came up with a plan to push the Forest team into the abyss again. This plan is dangerous, very risky, and if it fails, Evan and I will not only lose the expected benefits, but also lose more, like walking a tightrope on the top floor of the Empire State Building. Luckily, we succeeded. ”

"So, as the person who came up with this plan and implemented it, you're even crazier than I am, Alan." Evan Dogetty teased.

Don listened to the past stories of these two people on the side, although he had experienced those things, but now that he feels it from a different angle, he still admires Allen very much. In terms of football club management, he has managed to break and stand still.

"Businessmen always have to deal with all kinds of risks, especially if I come from a speculative business." Alan laughed.

"So, I'm not a person with any special talents, I don't coach the team, I don't make much money, it's all Tony and Allen that helped me to make the Forest team what it is today. Thank you. Evan Dogetty raised his glass.

"Isn't it too early to say thank you?" Donn asked.

Alan nodded, "Let's talk about it when we achieve our goal, Evan." ”

"You two atmosphere-busting guys!"

With Fenerbahce and the player's agent already in agreement, transfer talks have become a formality – representatives of both clubs and the player's agent sit together for half an hour, confirm the terms of the contract, and sign their respective names on the contract.

The entire negotiation process was not made public - Allen only found out about this situation during the talks with Anelka's two agent brothers, so it was quickly ruled out that the other side was using the Forest team to seek more salary for Anelka in Fenerbahce - this afternoon, when Fenerbahce FC announced on its official website that French striker Nicolas Anelka had officially transferred to Nottingham Forest, the news earthquake can be imagined.

Half a year ago, the media across the UK were rejoicing at Anelka's departure. Unexpectedly, half a year later, this player with a strange personality and his two annoying agent brothers came back!

All the English media remember how difficult it was for them to interview the French striker when Anelka was in excellent form for Manchester City – want to interview Anelka? Yes, take 40,000 pounds. You know, if the media wants to interview Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, it only costs 8,000 pounds!

Anelka has already lost his reputation in England by his agent, and he is not welcome anywhere. This time, even Lineker, the famous BBc football presenter who has always been optimistic about Donn, was a little confused, and he said of the transfer deal in his online column, saying: "Coach Don's behavior is always incomprehensible, and this time it is the same." I think he should know exactly what Anelka will bring to his team...... Goals, of course, I never deny the talent and ability of that guy, but I think those goals will cost Forest a very big price. ”