The transfer market will not open until July 1, and even if a contract has been signed with Forest, Arshavin will not be able to report to Forest, and he will remain in Russia.

After Arshavin signed, Don's heart was settled.

The arrival of the Russian told Anelka that his time at the Forest team was over, although Donn did not call his agent brother directly and say: "Your brother is not in my plans for next season. That's also because he doesn't want to have any conversation with Anelka anymore - this season, Don really didn't say a word to Anelka, whether in training or in games, when he needed to explain his tactics, he asked Don to tell Anelka that he was standing on the sidelines, completely treating the French striker as air.

He is such a person, no matter how much he jokes when the relationship is good, once the relationship breaks down, he can easily do anything ruthless.

He knew that Arshavin was here, and Anelka's two older brothers should also have results.

Sure enough, the next day, the sports news reported that several clubs were interested in Anelka. However, the vast majority of them are middle and lower teams, such as Fulham and Bolton in the Premier League...... And Villarreal in La Liga.

Donn is happy to throw Anelka into one of these teams that would only be able to play in the UEFA Cup, and let him experience the warmth and coldness of the society. But Anelka probably won't be willing to go. Maybe Villarreal isn't bad?

When the reporters went to interview Donn, Don made a statement. "As long as the price is right, we are happy to sell Anelka."

At the end of the day, Nottingham Forest received offers from Fulham and Bolton, with Bolton offering £8 million, which Donn didn't even think of refusing outright. It cost eight million to buy Anelka, and Don doesn't think that after three years in the team and a European Cup striker, he didn't have any value at all.

Fulham is slightly more generous, ten million. Donn agreed to the offer and then Forest informed Anelka's agent that it was time to negotiate terms with Fulham.

Anelka certainly knows what Donn has in mind – he wants to get himself into the middle and lower tiers. He had to not be able to do what he wanted, so this time Anelka refused without thinking about it. In an interview with the media, he said that he likes Nottingham Forest very much, likes his teammates here, likes the fans here, likes life here, and in order to prove it, he also used the fact that he bought a house here as evidence that he wants to fight a long game. In addition, he also said that he and Tony? Coach Don is not at all conflicted, and he is happy to continue playing under this coach.

Anyone who knew some of the stories of these two men would scoff at this answer, and Done was too, but he couldn't help Anelka.

If Anelka didn't want to go, he couldn't force him away. He knew Anelka was waiting for a move from a stronger team, and the French striker certainly wouldn't want to stay on the bench at Forest, he wasn't the kind of guy who was willing to get paid on the bench.

After a while, it is estimated that Anelka's agent and Villarreal have negotiated with the Spanish club to make a formal offer of £8 million to Forest.

The price made Don furious, believing that Anelka's two agents and brothers had colluded with the opposing club to use private contacts with players to find out what they were interested in, and then put pressure on the Forest team to buy Anelka at the cheapest price.

Donn again rejected Villarreal directly, and in the fax of rejection, he told the Spaniard bluntly: "Please don't talk about it again if it's less than 10 million pounds." ”

Anelka knows how to use the media to put pressure on him, how could Don not know about using the media to put pressure on the other side?

He took advantage of Anelka's previous remarks and turned the other side into a single army.

“…… Yes, I have a very good relationship with Nikolas (Anelka) and there are no contradictions between us. I want him to stay at Forest and we know we lack a speed striker. Poor Arshavin, just like that, was "forgotten" by Donn. "However, as a good friend of Nicholas, I will not stand in the way of his idea of pursuing new challenges. If he wants to go for a new thrill, I'll let it go. But...... There's a condition here, he's a Nottingham Forest player, a goalscorer who just won the European Cup, and he has to have an offer that matches his status. I don't think the £8 million price to send a beggar is a sign of respect for my players and my team. If you really want Anelka, be sincere. ”

It's a pretty word, what is enough sincerity? That's enough pounds.

Don slightly changed the words that Anelka had used to block him in the media, and made Anelka and his agent brother mute who ate yellow lotus - there is no way to say the bitterness. They can't say publicly: "We've made a private deal with Villarreal where we've promised the players to help them put pressure on the Forest team to buy Anelka at the lowest price and then we can get a discount. ”

In that case, Don would be happy to sue Villarreal and Anelka's two older brothers to FIFA.

It was because they knew that what they were doing was shady stuff that Anelka's two older brothers were so mad - they wanted to use Anelka's remarks to pressure the Forest Club and demonstrate against Donn. I didn't expect to be played by Don En.

Villarreal thought that giving a player who had been on the cold bench for a year was enough to give face to the Forest team, but he didn't expect the opposing coach to be so "ignorant" and think that eight million pounds was a beggar! He doesn't look at what Anelka has become, and no one cares about it in the transfer market! It's not the main force of the team, and what idiots do you write like "less than 10 million, please don't talk about it again"!

Villarreal was annoyed and stopped bidding.

Now, Anelka and his two older brothers are caught in the middle, neither to go nor to stay.

Don didn't care about them, let a few of them toss around, and he was busy contacting reinforcements from other positions.

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Anelka was in a hurry to sell himself to the big clubs, but he made so few appearances last season that many teams that were interested in him are now hesitant.

The rest of the Forest team is different from him, and those who have proven themselves in the Forest team have risen in value as they won the Champions League. A number of clubs have expressed interest in Forest's players.

In previous years, when Forest was not yet famous, these people were almost unnoticed, and now the various transfer requests flown to Nottingham Forest have left Donn a little anxious.

Looking at the list of requisitions for these teams, the entire squad of the Forest team is almost empty.

Ribery and George? Wood are two of the most popular in the transfer market, and many big clubs have taken a fancy to them. The most substantial offer so far was Real Madrid's offer to Wood – £20 million.

Real Madrid's pursuit of Wood is not a matter of a day or two, although the news has not yet been made public, and some people in the media have already sniffed it.

George? Wood is the captain of the Forest team, the banner and the heart of the future, and even if Real Madrid offer £200 million, Donn will not sell it.

Ribery's situation is similar to that of Wood. Ribery was personally poached by Donn from the lower divisions of France and brought to England to give him a chance to become a world-class star. There are a lot of teams looking at him these days, but Donn doesn't plan to talk to the clubs who are waving cheques.

Nottingham Forest is not a small team that has to sell its star to survive, nor does it say that winning the title will fall apart.

And this is only a champion, if this is satisfied, Don En is not Don En.

Although Donn still doesn't want to sell any players who are still useful to the team, in this context, he seems to be a little too wishful thinking.

On the morning of June 27, Don received a message from Mikel? The phone number of Arteta's agent.

During the call, the agent told Donn that Premier League side Everton were interested in Arteta, that David Moyes wanted to bring in the midfield playmaker who could not play a regular role for Forest, and that the agent wanted to hear from the club.

Don was going to reflexively answer "no", but he calmed down instantly.

He knows where Arteta is now in the team, hesitating about the arrival of Van der Vaart and George? With Wood's maturity and Ribery's talent in the middle, the Spaniard can no longer find a place in the midfield of the Forest team, and the main strength is slightly lacking, and playing as a substitute is really wasted......

Done has also been a headache for the man's chances, but he is reluctant to sell because Arteta can be an effective addition to the squad. But after all, this is from the point of view of Done as a manager, he does not look at it from the point of view of Arteta himself as a player.

"My opinion? I'd like to hear Mikel's thoughts first. He was reluctant to answer directly.

The agent told Donn that Arteta also wants to leave Forest and commit to Everton in his main position.

"Mikel likes you very much, Mr. Donn. He thinks you're the best manager he's ever seen, but ...... "the agent said," he didn't have a consistent playing role in Forest. Mikel is only 25 years old, and he still has a lot of room to develop, but if he can't play, it's all empty talk. Of course he wants to stay at Forest, after all, he's been here for three years and he's used to life here, but Mr Donn, can you promise to give him a consistent place in the game? ”

These words left Don speechless.

He didn't want Arteta to go, but he never wanted to give Arteta a place in the squad – he had always used the Spaniard as a substitute. And in that regard, he certainly disagrees with Arteta.

After a moment of silence, Don shook his head: "No, I can't make a promise like that. I choose players based on their form, not their names......"

His "excuse" was interrupted by the other party before he could finish speaking.

"That's right, you see, Mr. Donne, that's it. So Mikel will have to leave his favourite Forest team and go to a team that can guarantee him a place in the main team, such as ...... Everton. ”

Don was silent for a while, and he decided to accept this reality—an iron battalion, a flowing soldier. There will always be people coming and people leaving in a team. Whether it's Anelka or Arteta, their departure is a normal thing in this circle.

"Well, like men and women who fall in love and then break up, let's be friendly. As long as Everton's offer is not too low, I will allow him to transfer. Don sighed. I'm still saying that, my players, have to leave Wilford for a decent price. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Donn. I'm sure Everton's offer won't disappoint you. ”

The agent said it well, and Moyes, who is an old friend of Donne, also gave the Forest team face. Nottingham Forest don't want Manchester United and Liverpool to be direct rivals in the same league and not give their own players. As long as you estimate Donn's face and the interests of the club, Donn will be happy to do business with you.

Moyes knows his friend well and, in Donne's words, the price Everton have made this time is "very sincere".

£10 million, looking to buy Spanish midfielder Mikel? Arteta.

Don didn't get in the way, and he nodded and agreed to the deal. For a substitute player, 10 million is not less. Now everyone's financial situation is not good, not the era when transfer fees soared before. You must know that when Forest bought Arteta from Real Sociedad, it only cost three million euros, which is equivalent to about two million pounds, and now two and a half years later, it has changed hands and made almost eight million pounds, and Allen will be happy that Donn completed the deal when he learned the news, and did not reject Everton like AC Milan did before.

There is another reason why Donn agrees so readily, Everton have played Rooney, who knows if there will be other talents in their academy? When the time comes...... Forest's academy is just the right time to replenish fresh seedlings. Now, Forest have expanded their scouting squad for young players and are scouring Donn across the UK for good seedlings.

From the conversation between the agent and him, he can know that Arteta's agent must have been in contact with Everton's people in advance, and may have initialed the agreement privately, just wait for the nod of his representative Forest Club as a manager, and the deal can be completed.

Nowadays, in football, there are too many things to bypass the club to contact the opposing player first, doesn't Don often do this? It's just that everyone knows each other.

The speed with which Arteta and Everton's negotiations progressed confirmed Donne's suspicions, and the next day Everton eagerly announced their first deal of the summer on their official website – £10 million for midfield playmaker Mikel from Nottingham Forest? Arteta.

David Moyes excitedly announced at his press conference that he would establish Arteta as the heart of Everton's midfield. He finally got the player of his dreams, albeit two and a half years late.

Arteta's departure has also become the most significant transfer of the Forest team in recent years, and it seems to have broken the saying that Donn has been emphasizing that "the Forest team does not sell people".

Many clubs that have always been interested in Forest's players seem to have been encouraged to step up their pursuit of these players.

On June 29, two days before the summer transfer market opened, two transfer applications from different clubs for two different players were put on the table. Donn's desk.

The one on the left is from Italy. Juventus, who were ordered to enter the second division because of the "phonegate" incident, and then promoted ahead of schedule, made an offer of 12 million pounds to the Forest team to buy Anelka.

The one on the right is from England. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Shinawatra has taken over Manchester City, and he also wants to enter the Premier League strongly, just like Roman Abramovich at the beginning, so he spared no expense to improve the competitiveness of his team, in addition to hiring Eriksen to coach the team, but also scouring for talent. This time he is targeting the new European champion's main right midfielder - Ashley? Poplar.

(To be continued)